The atmosphere in the room was somewhat silent. Fang Jun felt unwilling, but he also knew that he had committed an obsession.
His Majesty Li Er is determined to win Goguryeo, and no one can destroy this situation, otherwise the consequences will be very serious...
Li Siwen looked left and right, then glared and said: "What's wrong with you? Now Xue Yantuo is attacking the Turks brazenly, can we just sit back and ignore it? The Turks must be rescued, so we must confront Xue Yantuo.
Let’s start the war! This is the war started by Xue Yantuo, and it’s not my fault! Since this battle must be fought, no one can hold back. Why not block Baidaochuan first and have a big battle with Dadu. If we can easily defeat him
If it is defeated, we can take advantage of the trend and go north across the Baidaochuan River to Mobei. With the victory already determined, we can let Dadu succeed in breaking through. By then we will pursue them one after another. Who can say that it is our fault? Isn’t it hard to see?
Can we calmly leave the powerful enemy who invaded the country? If Dadai sets up a strong combat force, at worst, we can just let him return to Mobei from Baidaochuan. This can be considered as taking the overall situation into consideration, so we are right!"
Hey!
The other three people all cast surprised glances at him, each thinking to himself, how could this brave and foolhardy man come up with such a slippery and cunning idea that could advance and retreat freely?
Li Siwen was stared at for a while and felt uncomfortable. He knew his own affairs, and among the gang of young men, he was not very smart. He usually did what others told him to do and rarely expressed his opinions. Now he was a little agitated.
Feeling guilty, he thought there was a serious mistake somewhere, so his face turned red and he said angrily: "I'm just talking, why do I have to look so disdainful?"
Fang Jun was in high spirits, slapped the table and said happily: "This is a good idea! Xue Yantuo is now aggressively attacking the Turks. No matter how important the Eastern Expedition is, he can't ignore the Turks, right? He can't just sit back and watch as Xue Yantuo burns, kills, and plunders, right?
"
With this excuse, no one can accuse him of starting a war against Xue Yantuo!
We can't just let the Eastern Turks supported by the Tang Dynasty be destroyed, and the Turkic Khans who were personally conferred by the emperor be killed, right?
The Eastern Expedition is important, but the stability of northern Xinjiang is equally important!
Datang’s face is more important!
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"Commander, the Youtun Guards have arrived thirty miles south of Mayi City! General Xue is in the south of the city at the moment, requesting an interview with the Commander-in-Chief!"
While they were discussing how to deal with Xue Yantuo's army, scouts came to report, and the Youtunwei army finally arrived belatedly.
Fang Jun was overjoyed and said: "Hurry up and ask Marshal Xue, the right military guard, and Dugu Shouzhong, the defender of Mayi City, to come to the government office to discuss matters!"
"promise!"
The scouts left in a hurry.
A moment later, Xue Wanche and Dugu Shouzhong arrived.
Everyone sat down in the house, but before they could say anything, another scout came to report...
"The Turkic tribesmen, led by Ashina Simo, are already rushing to Yanmen Pass?!"
Everyone in the room was surprised. While looking at each other, they all looked at a map hanging on the wall.
Fang Jun stood up and marked the current situation on the map with a red pen.
The Youtun Guards and the Youwu Guards all gathered in Mayi City. Together with the defenders of Mayi City, the number of troops was about 100,000, one-third of which were cavalry, and among the cavalry, there were two thousand armored cavalry...
Yanmen Pass, Mayi City, and Dingxiang City are not a straight line, but a triangle. If Yanmen Pass and Dingxiang City are aligned, Mayi City protrudes to the east, and the official road connects Yanmen Pass, Mayi City, and turns after leaving Mayi City.
Then turn northwest and reach Dingxiang City.
There is still a passage connecting Yanmen Pass and Dingxiang City, but it has to go over a place called Wuyang Ridge. The road is rugged and difficult to navigate, especially with the heavy snowfall, which is not conducive to cavalry attacks.
The current situation is that Ashina Simo led his troops to abandon Mayi City, which was the closest and heavily guarded, and instead rushed to Yanmen Pass, which was far away and difficult to navigate.
Is it because the road in Wuyang Ridge is difficult to drive away Xue Yantuo's pursuers?
no one knows.
However, Xue Yantuo's army had already arrived at the foot of Wuyang Ridge. Regardless of the difficulty of traveling on the mountain road, it pursued the Turks closely, with the intention of completely annihilating them in one breath.
Fang Jun looked at the map and quickly considered and weighed various strategies in his mind, as well as the gains and losses involved.
No matter what Ashina Simo's intention was to abandon Mayi City and rush to Yanmen Pass, it actually created an excellent condition for Fang Jun. As long as Fang Jun has the courage to do this...
"Commander Xue, please lead the Youwu Guards to be ready. After Xue Yantuo's army crosses the Evil Sun Ridge, they will set off again, occupy the Evil Sun Ridge, and rely on the terrain to cut off Xue Yantuo's retreat. Xue Rengui immediately led the Right Guards to Dingxiang City.
, there must be an emptiness in Xue Yantuo’s camp, someone took it away!”
"promise!"
"promise!"
Xue Wanche and Xue Rengui stood up together and agreed loudly.
Xue Wanche's title was higher than that of Fang Jun, but Fang Jun had the tiger talisman Jieya bestowed by the emperor, and he was the well-deserved commander-in-chief of the Northern Xinjiang battlefield. Everyone must be controlled by him.
Zhang Xiangxiang took a breath of cold air from the side: "Erlang, what about the Turks?"
The Turks dragged their families and drove their livestock. Even if the Evil Yang Ridge was not conducive to the pursuit of Xue Yantuo's cavalry, it was also not conducive to the Turks' escape. Even if they could pass through the Evil Yang Ridge safely, they would most likely be captured before reaching Yanmen Pass.
The Xueyantuo people caught up.
Taking a step back, even if the Turks could reach Yanmen Pass now, they would not be able to escape the Xue Yantuo people by relying on the Great Wall.
Yanmen Pass is the key to the Great Wall and the gateway to the east of the river. Once Yanmen Pass is lost, the entire hinterland of the east of the river will fall under the iron hoofs of the barbarians!
It is absolutely impossible for the defenders of Yanmen Pass to allow the Turks to enter the pass to avoid the enemy...
Because they are Turks!
Even though he was attached to the Tang Dynasty, he was still a Turk!
If they are not from our race, their hearts must be different. How can we open the door of the Han family to the Turks?
When Ashinasmo begged the emperor to allow the Turks to graze, live and recuperate in the Hetao area, everyone in the court was opposed to it, let alone retreating into the pass now?
As a result, the Turks will be overtaken by Xue Yantuo's cavalry sooner or later, and perhaps they will encounter a massacre at Yanmen Pass...
Fang Jun's eyes flashed with cold light and he said calmly: "We are now stationed in the city and have separated from the Turks. Even if we pursue them now, we will definitely fall behind after they catch up with the Turks. What should happen will still happen. Instead of
When encountering Xue Yantuo's cavalry in the flat area under the Evil Sun Ridge, why not guard the Evil Yang Ridge and attack them when the Xueyantuo people retreat? Moreover, since Ashina Simo abandoned Mayi City and chose Yanmen Pass, he must have made special plans.
Are you going to lead your own people to a dead end? Therefore, we don’t have to worry about the Turks."
It's true that no one can guess what Ashina Simo's plan is, but that doesn't matter.
If there were no large-scale casualties among the Turks, how would the Tang Dynasty have an excuse to go to war with Xue Yantuo?
Without an excuse to start a war, how to block the Baidaochuan River and cut off Dadu's retreat to Mobei?
As long as Xue Yantuo kills the Turks brazenly, everything will fall into place. Even if the war in Northern Xinjiang is turned upside down, the responsibility cannot fall on Fang Jun.
As an official, doing things is secondary. First, you must be able to get yourself out of unfavorable situations. Otherwise, if you can't even keep your official position, how can you expect to do anything important to the country and the people?
You have to have an official position.
As for whether the Turks will die or how many they will die, it is not within Fang Jun's budget.
Anyway, it was Xue Yantuo who committed the murder. What does it have to do with me and what does it have to do with the Tang Dynasty?
If the Turks were really massacred, and when the Tang army blocked the Baidaochuan, the barbarian tribes who were attached to the Tang Dynasty would only lament the power of the Tang Dynasty, and would avenge the poor Turks every minute, with only awe in their hearts.
There is absolutely no resentment, let alone any thoughts of sadness when the rabbit dies and the fox dies, or the lips die and the teeth become cold...
Of course, words cannot be said clearly.
But who told Ashina Simo to obediently hand over a pillow when Fang Jun was dozing off, and dare to go to Yanmen Pass instead of coming to Mayi?
Even someone with a simple mind like Xue Wanche understood Fang Jun's thoughts at this moment.
But no one thought anything was wrong...
Even though the Turks were annexed to the Tang Dynasty, they were still Turks!
Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, how many of the Han family have been killed by the Turks, and how many cities have been burned, killed, and plundered by the Turks? The shame of the Wei River is still there yesterday. Even if Li Jing led an army to attack Yinshan at night and destroy the tent of Jieli Khan, it would still be
As long as there is one Turk in the world, the blood feud will never be eliminated!
Compared with getting an excuse to start a war with Xue Yantuo, what big deal is the death of a few Turks?
"Follow the order. As a commander-in-chief, if the court blames me for anything, I will take full responsibility for it!" Fang Jun's eyes were bright and he was determined to cause something big.