Dugu Yanyun ran very fast and even detained Pang Yanzhang who went to deliver the order.
Wu Huaiyu sent out thirteen groups of light cavalry one after another to convey the order, asking him to stop his unauthorized actions and wait where he was to join the army. However, he refused to obey the order and instead led three thousand soldiers and horses to the north at full speed.
I can't even catch up.
Wu Huaiyu could only remain silent as Dugu Yanyun ran further and further away.
"It's understandable that General Dugu is eager to achieve great results." Zu An, a military officer, said at the side.
Wu Huaiyu was in a bad mood and wanted to curse, but finally held back and said, "Immediately write a letter to the Emperor of Chang'an for me to impeach Dugu Yanyun."
"Grand Governor, is it not necessary?" Kou Ping, another soldier who joined the army, also said.
After all, although Dugu Yanyun's actions were a bit excessive, he was one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect, the deputy governor of Andong and the governor of Tanzhou, the dignified founding governor of the country, and a relative of the emperor.
Furthermore, the soldiers could have guessed that the sudden arrival of the Deputy Protector was probably here to check and balance Mr. Wu. It should not be impeached now because of a trivial matter, and what would the emperor think of him then? To put it lightly.
It was the generals in Youzhou who were at odds with each other. To put it more seriously, it was because Dugu Yanyun did not obey orders, and Wu Huaiyu also had incompetent orders.
Even a trivial matter will not cause trouble, and may even make the emperor think that you are deliberately squeezing out Dugu Yanyun and are dissatisfied with the deputy appointed by the emperor.
"It's not necessary?" Wu Huaiyu sneered a few times, "Do you know what military orders are like a mountain? Dugu Yanyun, the dignified deputy governor, the deputy general manager of this northern expedition, ignored my military orders and went his own way. He couldn't even follow the thirteen military orders.
Come back, do you know how serious this is?"
To put it mildly, it would undermine the combat deployment; to put it more seriously, it might lead to death with three thousand Tang troops.
"Send an order to the whole army to speed up the pursuit and we must catch them,"
Although he was dissatisfied, he still focused on the overall situation and could not really allow these three thousand troops to break away from the main force. If they were ambushed and eaten, the consequences would be even more serious.
But this would also disrupt Wu Huaiyu's strategy of advancing step by step, and he even intended to advance slowly, letting Xi Khitan Turks and others press from north to south first, using Sanbo as the main attack.
Now Dugu Yanyun is eager to achieve great results, but all he can do is speed up the pace. This coolie can only do it by himself.
He knew in his heart that Dugu Yanyun was not simply eager to make meritorious deeds. This guy relied on his seniority and his family was the core of the Guanlong aristocracy. He was secretly dissatisfied with the young boss Wu Huaiyu, especially since it was rumored that he came to Youzhou.
As a result, Wu Huaiyu, who was in charge of the government, broke out halfway, but as soon as he came to Youzhou, he made unparalleled military exploits in the Battle of Yehuling.
From Dugu Yanyun's point of view, all this seemed to be Wu Huaiyu robbing him of his status and military exploits, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.
In this Northern Expedition, the Tang army sent out troops in five directions. Cheng Yaojin, Su Lie, and Wei Xiaojie all led the way. However, Dugu Yanyun was also a dignified deputy governor, but he was not as good as Su Lie and Li Tu Diji.
People can only follow Wu Huaiyu. In his opinion, this is Wu Huaiyu deliberately suppressing him and not giving him the opportunity to lead troops.
The Wu family is a new military aristocrat. They are neither the old gentry with the five surnames nor the military aristocrats of Guanlong. The Dugu family is originally from the Li family of Zhao County. They have been in the Guan for several generations and have served as a dragon. They are increasingly dissatisfied with young people like Wu Huaiyu.
When Wu Huaiyu meets such a person, it can only be said that he is unlucky. Wei Xiaojie is a veteran in his sixties, Cheng Yaojin is also the emperor's general, and even Su Lie is a powerful general who became famous at a young age. Who doesn't support Wu Huaiyu, a young boss?
Be polite and respectful.
"Chase," Wu Huaiyu said helplessly. If Dugu Yanyun died in an ambush, a general of this level would really shock the government and the public. What's more, he also led three thousand soldiers, who were also meritorious soldiers who participated in the Battle of Yehuling.
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"Who can resist General Dugu in Beishan? There are three thousand elites." Some people think that we should simply let Dugu Yanyun go. We don't have to chase because of this. Just march according to the established plan. Dugu Yanyun's three thousand soldiers can't defeat Beishan.
Xi?
"Stop talking nonsense and chase!" Wu Huaiyu was angry.
The upper reaches of the Chaohe River.
Dugu Yanyun led 3,000 Tanzhou troops to pursue them all the way, followed by about 2,000 Tanzhou disciples and Tibetan Hu soldiers near the city.
Regardless of Wu Huaiyu's repeated orders, Dugu Yanyun insisted on going his own way.
In order not to be overtaken by Wu Huaiyu, Dugu Yanyun even ordered his horse to work faster. Originally, he would march sixty miles a day and set up camp in the afternoon, but Dugu Yanyun ordered to march one hundred and twenty miles a day.
In order to save energy, we didn’t build much camp fence when we camped at night.
Three days later, they had reached the upper reaches along the Chaohe River Valley, more than 300 miles away from the Beikou Great Wall.
They finally met some Beishan Xi tribe.
"General, there is a Beishan Xihu tribe in front of us, and they are fleeing in panic."
"Chase! Don't let them escape!"
Dugu Yanyun was very excited. He also did not expect that after leaving the Great Wall, there would be no one in the Chaohe Valley all the way. Beishan Xihu would run so fast, which also made it difficult for Dugu Yanyun to get off the tiger. He could not give up halfway.
Just like that, he went back to see Wu Huaiyu in despair without any success.
Fortunately, I finally caught up.
The Tang flag flutters.
The two armies of Tanzhou Mighty Army and Zhenyuan Army who followed Dugu Yanyun, plus the disciples and other disciples who followed the army around the city, more than 5,000 people were also extremely excited, shouting and rushing towards Xi Hu who was fleeing in panic.
The people fled in panic, not even caring about their livestock.
Soon the forward Qingqi bit their tails,
More and more Xihu began to flee, and even the old and weak women could not take care of them.
"General, Xihu has been defeated. We have captured hundreds of old, weak, women and children, as well as many livestock, as well as some Xi chariots and tents."
Dugu Yanyun was not satisfied with this victory.
"Keep chasing them, don't let them get away."
He also asked someone to call Pang Yanzhang, "Pang Yanzhang, please go back to see the governor now and tell him that I have caught up with Xi Hu and won the first battle. Xi Hu in Beishan is afraid of the heavenly soldiers and is fleeing north in panic. I am taking advantage of the victory to pursue him."
Pang Yanzhang had no choice but to return.
"Keep chasing!"
"Brothers, if you work harder, most of the people in Beishan will definitely be not far ahead. Our opportunity to make contributions is right in front of us."
A group of Tanzhou soldiers also took the lead bravely. Not only were their military exploits beckoning, but as usual, they could also get more of the captured supplies.
They quickly caught up with Xi Hu who was fleeing, slashed him with bows and swords, and gained many military exploits.
By the time Wu Huaiyu led his army to pursue Dugu Yanyun where he first encountered the enemy, they had long since chased him far away.
By the Chao River, at the foot of Mount Yotei,
Wu Huaiyu received another good news from Dugu Yanyun.
This was already his thirteenth victory report. One day, one night, thirteen consecutive victories, each time he reported defeating thousands of enemies.
Dugu Yanyun's tone became more and more excited, even a little arrogant. He also urged Wu Huaiyu in the news of success. Don't rush to chase him, just wait for the news of success in the back. It's just Beishan Hu. He is enough, at least
He alone is enough for the Beishan Hu in the Chaohe River area.
He also said that after the tide was cleared, he would attack Beishan Xihu in the Baihe area, and he would also attack Beishan Xihu in the upper reaches of the Luanhe River. He also asked Wu Huaiyu to build more camps to receive and arrange prisoners.
The soldiers who joined the army looked at these good news with different expressions. Some felt that Wu Huaiyu was too worried, while others felt that Beishan Xihu was already vulnerable, but Dugu Yanyun took the credit.
Wu Huaiyu ignored them and took out the map to look at it carefully.
Beishan Xihu suffered a 13th consecutive defeat, while Dugu Yanyun pursued a winning streak.
"not good,"
"Duguyan fell into a trap."
"Grand Governor?"
The soldiers who joined the army were surprised and puzzled. Aren't they reporting good news frequently? Why did they fall into the trap?
Wu Huaiyu's face turned ugly because he checked the map and found a danger waiting for Dugu Yanyun. Dugu Yanyun, who had won thirteen consecutive victories, pursued Zhenghai all the way, but he had been lured to Haosongba by Beishan Xihu.
This is the source of Dashigou, the upper branch of the Chaohe River. There is a pass to the dam.
The terrain of the entire Dashigou is dangerous, the road is rugged, and it is very narrow. Especially the Haosong dam head at one end is actually similar to the one at Yehuling. They are like a dam, with steep terrain and upright cliffs.
Introducing a large rock ravine is basically a pocket, and the terrain inside is suitable for an ambush. Once the mouth of the pocket is penetrated, it will be dangerous.
This used to be a path for Beishan Xi to cross the dam head along the river valley and enter the Bashang grassland. Beishan Xihu, especially Xihu in the Chaohe River area, are naturally familiar with the terrain here.
If they really wanted to run away, they wouldn't have to go down the most difficult dead end. There was only one possibility, and that was that they were tempting Dugu Yanyun all the way.
After losing thirteen battles in a row, it was obvious that many animals, even the old and the weak, were deliberately left behind, but Dugu Yanyun was paralyzed by the series of victories and completely attracted.
"Command the whole army to pursue!"
"I hope it's not too late!"
Wu Huaiyu, who was in a heavy mood, sent out several more light cavalry to chase Dugu Yanyun, reminding him to be careful of ambushes and telling him not to pursue him into the big stone ditch, and asked him to retreat and join him.
Hundreds of miles away.
Dugu Yanyun led his army all the way along Beishan Xihucang and chased the abandoned livestock into Dashigou. The mountain road was rugged and narrow, and the valley became narrower and more dangerous as it went further in.
The Tang army in Tanzhou had no choice but to dismount and march.
Dugu Yanyun was completely immersed in the joy of his winning streak, and he didn't even realize the danger here.
"General, we found Beishan Xihu not far ahead, there were many of them, and they were running away in panic!"
"Don't let them run away, speed up the pursuit!"
In Dashi Valley, Beishan Xihu was overtaken, and it seemed that there was no way to escape.
They were forced to turn around and fight, with the young and strong in front, the old and weak, women and children also picking up bows, arrows and spears and waiting behind to assist. The old cows, thin horses and sheep were completely ignored and scattered all over the valley, everywhere, and on the roadside.
Ridiculous cars and tents can be seen everywhere,
Xihu's cries echoed throughout the valley.
Dugu Yanyun laughed excitedly,
"Hahaha, there is finally no way to escape. Kill them. Those who abandon their weapons and kneel down will avoid death. Those who resist with their weapons behind their backs will be killed."
When the attack horn sounded, more than 5,000 Tanzhou soldiers rushed towards Beishan to attack Xi Hu.
The two armies fought, Xishan collapsed at the first touch, and the Tang army pursued them all the way.
suddenly.
The sound of horns sounded from the mountains on both sides of the Dashi Valley, followed by the sound of war drums. Ambushes spread all over the mountains and plains, rushing down towards the Tanzhou Tang Army who had already dispersed due to pursuit in the narrow valley.
The ambush was raised,
Rolling logs and stones, numerous arrows,
"General, ambush, we are ambushed."
When countless Beishan taunts came from all over the mountain and killed them, Dugu Yanyun knew that the situation was over, but it was a pity that he regretted it too late.
"Kill, kill all Xi Hu!" Dugu Yanyun, who was surrounded on all sides in the narrow valley, raised his horse and raised his arms and shouted, "If you don't retreat, fight to the death, kill all Xi Hu, kill!"
