"Old General, come and see," Cao Zhong stretched out his hand and pointed on the sand table, "There are canyons on the north and east sides of Lingwu City that can be defended. Of course, this may be the only line of defense we can rely on besides the city, but if we just
Blindly defending, I am afraid it will be difficult to stop the Turks' determination to go south. With their numerical advantage, we are likely to face greater risks."
Yu Yi nodded slightly and gathered the two armies in Lingwu. In fact, it only avoided the risk of everyone being defeated individually. However, how to resist the Turks and even how to launch a counterattack is still an urgent problem to be solved.
And Xu Deyan stretched out his hand a little to the west of Lingwu: "According to our current assumptions, the point of breaking the situation is here."
"Dahe?"
"That's right, the river." Xu Deyan nodded, "As the weather gets colder and colder, there is already thin ice on the river, and it will probably freeze solid in a few days, so that we can travel to both sides of the river at will.
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"This is indeed a good idea." Yu Yi was a veteran in the army after all, and he immediately understood what Xu Deyan and Cao Zhong were planning.
The upper reaches of the river are mostly canyons and rapids, and it is almost impossible to cross them. Once the river freezes, you can naturally travel between the two banks. The Turkic tribes north of the river may take the opportunity to go south, and those south of the river may also cross.
After crossing the river and entering the desert in Hexi, this is why Wuwei cannot take it lightly, and the Tuyuhun people dare not advance rashly even if they are ready to make a move.
However, this big river can be a tool of the Turks, and naturally it can also be a tool of the Han people. Once the Turks start to attack Lingwu, it is conceivable that the outside here will definitely be covered by Turks' cavalry. By then, the army in the city will
Every move will inevitably fall into the eyes of the Turks, and if you want to take the initiative and catch them off guard, crossing the river and then turning back is obviously a very good detour strategy.
Of course, the Turks will definitely send cavalry to the west of the river, but the number will definitely not be as large as the Lingwu periphery, so as long as they can avoid the Turks' detection, they will naturally have a chance. But in this way, they will definitely take the initiative to attack
It can only be cavalry. It is almost a wishful thinking to use slow-moving infantry to attack the flanks of the Turks in the wilderness.
As for the cavalry... Thinking of this, everyone looked at the sand table in unison. The hills and ravines outside Lingwu became very clear due to the Hou Mi's continuous exploration of the platoon, but now I don't know the Hou who is most qualified to lead the cavalry in a roundabout way.
Where are these two people, Mi and Yu Xi?
The thousand cavalry under their command can be said to be the largest organized army that the two groups of soldiers and horses can produce, and they must also be the main force for counterattacks and roundabouts.
"General, general," a messenger ran out of breath, and his breath turned completely into white mist, "General Hou and the others are back!"
After all, Hou Mi and Yu Xi arrived at Lingwu County on the third day of their escape. In fact, it was not very slow. They almost ran without looking back. Fortunately, they brought all the troops with them.
It was one person and two horses, and they switched to Mercedes-Benz. Coupled with the speed of the northwest war horses, they were able to escape the pursuing Turks several times.
These 1,000 troops had turned into more than 800 people. After all, there were inevitable battle losses, but compared to their deeds, this was no longer a sacrifice.
After all, the entire northwest situation was suddenly shaken up by these thousand cavalry!
Their condition was not much better than that of the messengers just now. The men and horses were gasping for breath as soon as they stopped. Naturally, the generals in the army knew that this was the most likely way to cause trouble, so they urged both men and horses to move in small steps.
The weather outside the Northwest Great Wall is always changeable, and it has suddenly become colder these days.
The white air coming out of the people and Maha shrouded the entire team.
The cold air carried by the wind condensed on the armor and swords, turning into icicles hanging, making these cavalry look even more murderous.
Cao Zhong and Yu Yi strode forward to greet them. The transformation of the entire northwest battle situation from chaos to clarity was irreplaceable with the dedication of these soldiers.
As the leaders, Hou Mi and Yu Yi also got off their horses. The two looked at each other with a tacit understanding and strode in front of the two commanders. To be honest, both commanders Cao Zhong and Yu Yi came to Lingwu.
County, they themselves didn't believe it at first. After all, they just wanted to gather 6,000 soldiers and horses in order to defend Lingwu County.
But now that I came all the way from the outside of the city to the city, I realized that there were only six thousand soldiers and horses. The entire northwest Han army and Northern Zhou army should have been out in full force. Looking at the two commanders Cao Zhong and Yu Yi, we knew that the real situation was
There's a big war going on.
"I will see you at last, general!" Yu Xi and Hou Mi saluted together.
"Get up!" Cao Zhong reached out and pulled Hou Mi up.
Yu Yi, who was next to him, also helped Yu Xi. The father and son looked at each other. Although Yu Yi did not show any expression, Yu Xi also saw encouragement from his eyes, a father's appreciation and encouragement to his son.
"It's windy outside. Let the brothers rest. Come in." Xu Deyan said in a deep voice, "Tell me what the situation is now."
While taking a cup of hot tea handed over by Xu Deyan, Secretary Hou said in a deep voice: "We originally wanted to continue exploring eastward, but we didn't expect to encounter a main group of enemy cavalry, so we had to withdraw all the way.
The enemy was very aggressive at first, but it wasn't until we entered the valley on the northeast side of Lingwu that we disappeared."
Following the direction of Hou Mi's finger, Yu Yi nodded slightly: "There are our scouts behind this valley, and it is also very close to Lingwu, so it is reasonable for the Turks not to rush in."
"How many Turks are there, and who is their leader?" Cao Zhong also asked.
Yu Xi gritted his teeth: "Their number is not very large, about two thousand people, but their leader is a Tutun from the flag."
"Tutun?!" Yu Yi and Cao Zhong were both calm this time.
Yu Yijiu was in the northwest, and Cao Zhong already knew something about the Turks, and of course he knew what Tutun meant.
The Turks first surrendered to the Rouran people and grazed their herds in Jinshan Mountain in the northwest. Jinshan produced gold. In the language of the grassland peoples, the pronunciation of "gold" is "Altai", so Jinshan is also called
Afterwards, the Turkic peoples thrived along the east and west sides of the Altai Mountains.
The shape of the Altai Mountains is like Douluo, so the Turks called themselves "Douluo". The pronunciation of Douluo in the Turkic language is "Turk", which is also the origin of the Turkic people's name. As the Turkic nation grew stronger and its former masters
With the demise of Rouran, differences emerged within the Turks, which were gradually divided into East Turks and West Turks with the Altai Mountains as the border. The East Turks began to migrate to the eastern grasslands, replacing Rouran and becoming the largest tribe on the northern grasslands. (To be continued.