Qinghai, Huangyuan
Dorji and Yue Tuo quickly detached a group of soldiers and horses, delaying the pursuit of the Harmongolian cavalry led by Bater, and immediately led their elite cavalry towards the entrance of a dark valley.
At this moment, it is already in the evening, the sky is filled with sunset, and the twilight is gradually sinking to the west. The winding mountains seem to be covered with a layer of golden and red gauze. The birds in the mountain forest have already been frightened and fluttered because of the war between Han and Mongolia. Flying around.
"Brother, it's easier to walk under the cover of night." Yue Tuo tightened his grip on the reins and said urgently.
Dorji was still frightened and whispered: "That's good, as long as we get to Haiyan."
At this moment, there are still about 10,000 Mongolian cavalry in Haiyan County. Not to mention a comeback, they can at least withdraw towards the entire desert and look for Junggar Khan Batur Hutaiji. This Taiji is an ally of Gushi Khan and had previously Help Gushi Khan defeat Quetu Khan.
It can be said that the current Heshuote Mongolia has gambled all its chips.
Yue Tuo tightened the reins of his horse and raised his eyes to look at the lush mountain peaks. The setting sun and twilight intertwined. The sky filled with clouds was already very low. The evening wind came slowly, rustling the mountains and forests, making people feel aroused. chill.
Yue Tuo didn't know why, but he couldn't help but think of the sentence recorded in the history book he read ten years ago. In the dark moon, geese fly high, and Shan Yu escapes at night.
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Under the banner of the Chinese Army——
Jia Heng rode on the horse and raised his eyes to look at the Han army that was swarming up the mountain stronghold not far away. The red flags and red uniforms were like flames burning all over the mountains and fields, which was majestic and spectacular.
As dusk fell, a bright moon as bright as silver gradually climbed up to the treetops, and the shouts of killing above the soldiers' camp gradually stopped.
Chen Xiao's clear eyes flickered under his curved eyebrows, and he said thoughtfully: "Yue Tuo and Dorji should not be in the village at the moment. Have they gone to pursue them?"
Jia Heng said: "Let's go up to the mountain stronghold and have a look."
If he was not the commander-in-chief of the army that conquered the west, he might have led the troops to hunt down Yue Tuo and Dorji, but here he needed to plunder the formations for the generals.
The commander-in-chief of the Chinese army raised his flag to prevent changes.
Now the overall situation has been decided, but night is falling, and Yue Tuan and Dorji may take advantage of the night to escape.
Jia Heng, accompanied by his personal guards, climbed onto the mountain stronghold that had blocked the Han army for nearly half a month. After continuous reinforcement and expansion, it became a strong fortress.
Along the way, burning flags and broken weapons can be seen everywhere, and blood stains are all over the grass.
"Duke Wei." Jin Xuan, accompanied by several personal guards, came to Jia Heng. Because they had been fighting for a long time, the sadness on his face faded a lot, and his voice was a little passionate, and he said: "The master of the cottage, Leng'e The ceremony has been conferred, and the enemy troops have been annihilated, twelve thousand, and countless more captured."
At this moment, Shi Guangzhu, Hou Xiaokang and other generals came from not far away, their faces full of excitement.
Although I really don't want to admit it, fighting with Jia Heng is more comfortable than fighting under Nan'an County Prince Yan Ye.
Although this long-lost victory was hard-fought, it was finally achieved successfully.
After this incident, some of the sins should be offset in the court.
Jin Xuan asked: "Mr. Wei, it's getting late. What will our army do next?"
At this time, the armies had been fighting for most of the day. They were extremely tired and it was time to rest.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Ezhe Khan has arrived to intercept the Chahar Mongolian troops and horses. General Fuyuan is here to clean up the battlefield. I will personally pursue Yue Tuo and Dorji. Yue Tuo is not allowed to Don’t remove it!”
If Yue Tuo is allowed to escape, it will not be considered as a complete victory. The subsequent battle will still be extremely troublesome. Yue Tuo has already made a desperate move, and his awareness of fraud prevention has been greatly improved.
Next time I will probably not trust the sexy dealer and deal the cards online...
Jin Xuan gave the order, and then led the generals of Xining Prefecture to clean up the mess, put out the flames, and bury the bodies.
Jia Heng looked calm and shouted: "Jia Fang, where is General Dong Qian?"
"The general is here!"
Jia Fang and Dong Qian came out in response to the order, looking excited and speaking loudly.
Both generals have made achievements just now. At least when they go back to talk about their achievements, it will be no problem to improve their ranks.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Lead the guard general and follow this general to support the Chahar Mongolian army to pursue the enemy invaders!"
Generals Jia Fang and Dong Qian responded in unison.
Jia Heng said, summoned Chen Xiao, led the guard general to a valley, and pursued Yue Tuo and Dorji at lightning speed.
When night fell and a bright moon hung high, Jia Heng also joined E Zhe's army thirty miles west of the military camp.
Jia Heng looked at his future father-in-law, Ezhe, and asked, "Khan Ezhe, has he sent troops to track down Dorji and Yue Tuo?"
Ezhe Khan said: "Previously, we divided our troops into three groups to cut off the road, but Yue Tuo and Dorji were really cunning. They should have divided their troops and found a small road to escape. There are many ravines here and the roads are unclear. I have assigned troops and horses to follow them, but It's getting late, and I don't know which way they went, so let's wait for news from the soldiers and horses."
When Yue Tuo was fleeing, he told Dorji how to make suspicious soldiers, split into several groups, attract the attention of the Han army, and then fled towards the mountains and forests.
Jia Heng said: "The fleeing Mongolian cavalry of Heshuote will definitely fall into hiding on the road. Our army can pursue them all the way."
Worried that E Zhe would not take him seriously, Jia Heng added: "We must keep Yue Tuo! Dorji can run away, but Yue Tuo must die! With this person here, there will never be peace in the northwest."
Otherwise, after they fled back to Haiyan, they probably wanted to lure Junggar troops to intervene in the battle of Qinghai. This war would have the tendency to expand, but if this is the case, it is inevitable.
His initial idea was to pacify Qinghai and take advantage of the situation to take back the four guards outside the Great Wall. As for the Guazhou and Hami Guards of the Seven Guards in Kansai, it is not impossible for the current Han Dynasty to capture them, but the war will drag on for a long time.
Of course, there is really no way to recover the Seven Guards of Guanxi, and the Han army will expand the border to the Western Region, laying the foundation for regaining the border in the future.
To live a new life, we must also make some contributions to the stability of the border areas and the integration of various ethnic groups.
The lowest strategic result this time is to wipe out the Qinghai people, the further step is to take back the Seven Guards of Kansai, and the highest result is to recover the Western Region.
Ezhe Khan nodded heavily and said, "Then I will lead my personal guards to follow you there."
As he said that, a large number of cavalry troops followed Jia Heng and chased towards the mountains and forests.
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At this moment, Dole and Yue Tuo led two thousand cavalry troops to flee wildly in the ravine, looking for a ravine with high mountains and dense forests, and circled all the way to Haiyan.
Along the way, it can be said that the armor was abandoned, and the troops and horses that stopped ten times were replaced by seven or eight.
As twilight fell, the vision was unclear, and the loud shouts of death behind him gradually became inaudible, while the only sounds around him were the hasty clatter of the Heshuote Mongolian cavalry.
Dorji was out of breath and said: "Brother Xian, this Han army should not be able to catch up."
Yue Tuo urged: "Brother, don't be careless. Now the Han army is eager to get rid of us and wait for us. Our army will be able to escape once more and reach Haiyan."
A bitter look appeared on Dorji's face and he said, "Let the brothers take a sip of cheese tea first. We are so tired right now. If we don't take a sip of something hot, we won't be able to move much later."
Now he was sleepy and hungry.
Yue Tuo was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, brother, let's take a bite first."
Dorji said: "The whole army is dismounted, eat dry food and drink some water."
The Heshuote Mongolian knights, who had been fighting since the afternoon and had not eaten, seemed to let out a sigh of relief after hearing this, and began to pick up dry food and goat milk.
Yue Tuo also turned over and dismounted, took the butter tea from the saddle, unscrewed the cork, and took a big gulp. The butter tea flowed down his lips and covered his wet clothes.
Above the sky, a bright moon hung high, and under the light of thousands of moonlights, the resolute face was full of melancholy.
Dorji came closer, patted Yue Tuan on the shoulder and comforted him: "Brother, don't think about anything else. When we get to Haiyan, we brothers will make a comeback."
Yue Tuo blamed himself: "This time I was outsmarted and fell into the trap of Duke Wei of the Han Dynasty."
Tens of thousands of troops were destroyed in one blow, and he could only escape in embarrassment.
Dorji sighed and said, "It's too late to talk about this now. Let's look forward. Didn't my wise brother also plot against Han Ting's 100,000-strong army?"
Yue Tuo sighed, the melancholy look on his face not diminishing at all.
Just when the Heshuote Mongolian troops were resting, suddenly at this moment, they heard the sound of rapid horse hooves gradually approaching, from weak to huge.
"No, it's the Han army!" Dorji hung the water bag on the saddle, quickly got on the horse, and said: "Hurry up, hurry up!"
The Mongolian knights who were eating behind them also stopped eating and got on their horses. Their movements were clean and neat, without any sloppiness.
At this moment, Jia Heng, leading the three thousand guard generals, stood at the mouth of the valley and said to Chen Xiao beside him: "There are horse hoof prints and dense grass on the ground. The main Mongolian cavalry army should take this road."
It can be said that although there are many valleys and the conditions inside are complicated, with some experience, we can still see clues of a large number of cavalry troops rushing through the grass.
Of course, even if it isn't, there is no other way but to try your luck.
Jia Heng said: "Come with me!"
As he spoke, a large number of cavalry troops from the Beijing camp followed behind him, lighting up torches and following closely behind. If you look down from a high altitude at this moment, you can see that it looks like a winding fire dragon.
In fact, marching at night is prone to dangers, but with the bright moon hanging high, torches burning, and the victorious army chasing the defeated army, there is no risk of an ambush.
When Yue Tuan and Dorji heard the chaotic sound of horse hooves from behind, they became anxious. They quickly got on their horses, urged the horses, and fled deep into the valley mouth.
"We found them, they are the main force of the cavalry!" The surprised voice of the Han army came from behind, and immediately a large number of elite Han troops from the Beijing camp came in pursuit.
"Pfft!"
Accompanied by the sound of the sword entering the flesh, muffled grunts were heard repeatedly, and screams were heard one after another. It was clearly the Heshuote Mongolian knights who had broken off from behind and the Beijing camp cavalry.
At this moment, the voice of the Han army gradually echoed through the mountains and forests from behind, saying loudly: "Don't leave Yue Tuo!"
Yue Tuo and Dorji's expressions changed suddenly. Under the moonlight, Yue Tuo's frightened face appeared on the maroon horse.
Yue Tuo said urgently: "Brother, let's go first. I will stay behind to resist the Han army's pursuit."
Hearing this, Dorji said anxiously: "Brother, what are you doing?"
Yue Tuo paused, with a tragic look on his face, and said loudly: "Brother, I have already caused a lot of trouble to my brother. Since the Duke of Wei wants my head, I will leave it here today! Brother, listen to me. , after returning to Haiyan, you can ask for reinforcements from Junggar, otherwise, the Han army's offensive will definitely sweep Qinghai, and the Mongolian tribes will definitely not be able to stop it."
His previous plan was discovered, resulting in the defeat of Heshuote Mongolia, tens of thousands of elite soldiers died, and two more Taiji fell into the army, which can be said to be a huge loss.
If he didn't fight to the death with Jia Heng today, how could his Yue Tuo have the dignity to stand between heaven and earth?
After saying that, without waiting for Dorji to say anything, Yue Tuo shouted loudly and shouted to the left and right: "Where is the flag with the red flag?"
All of a sudden, voices of promise rang out one after another all around. About a hundred guards pulled the reins and came out of the crowd, saying in a low voice: "Flag Master, here!"
These are all Yue Tuo's personal bodyguards under the banner of the red flag. They followed him all the way from Liaodong to the northwest. It can be said that they are loyal to Yue Tuo. They are all warriors who are one in a hundred under the banner of the red flag.
"Fight the Han army fiercely, let's break up the rear!" Yue Tuo said loudly.
At this moment, with Yue Tuo's order, he urged his horses to follow Yue Tuo and headed towards the Han army.
The Beijing camp cavalry was holding torches high at the moment. Along with the crackling sound of pine oil torches, the sound of fighting between the Han army and the Heshuote Mongolian cavalry could be heard from time to time, which was earth-shattering.
Looking at Yue Tuo and others who came to reinforce them instead of retreating, Jia Heng secretly said that it was good to come.
He knew that Yue Tuo was a man of loyalty. It can be said that compared to the surly and cold-blooded people like Hauge who killed his wife to show his loyalty to Huang Taiji, although Yue Tuo was resourceful and resourceful, historically speaking, Yue Tuo was a very emotional person. people.
For a resourceful person, attaching importance to emotions means being easily burdened by emotions.
As a result of the Mongolian defeat of Heshuote and the loss of so many soldiers and horses, Yue Tuo would definitely feel guilty to the gods. Now that he jumped out to cut off the queen, it was probably due to this complex!
"Yue Tuo, your death has come!" Jia Heng didn't even look at Dorji. He just stared at Yue Tuo, his expression shrouded in murderous intent, like frost in the night.
Yue Tuo's face was full of evil, like a fierce tiger that wanted to devour others, and he shouted angrily: "Jia Heng, you despicable and shameless Chinese dog! You will die!"
As he said that, the war horse seemed to feel the tragic and generous intentions of its master. It neighed, stared at Jia Heng with no other objects in its eyes, and charged away.
Jia Heng held a long-handled steel knife in his hand, and with the cold light in his eyes flashing, he held the knife towards Yue Tuo and killed him.
With his eyes like an eagle, Yue Tuo rushed forward like a whirlwind, slashing at Jia Heng with the long knife in his hand. The sharp knife was so sharp that it seemed to make an explosion in the air.
"clang!!!"
"boom!"
The clash of weapons, the sparks shooting out, and the clash of momentum could not help but make a deafening sound, which even overwhelmed the noisy battlefield at this moment.
Yue Tuo Kuishuo's body swayed on top of the horse, his arms felt sore and heavy, his pupils shrank sharply, and he couldn't help but be horrified.
This man has so much strength!
The weapons collided just now, and the pressure of fighting against the mountains came, which can be said to shock Yue Tuo inexplicably.
This is the first time Yue Tuo has fought against Jia Heng. He seems to understand why Duduo was defeated by Jia Heng in the first place. With just this bravery, he has become the enemy of few people in the world!
Yue Tuo couldn't think about anything else, his shoulders sank, and the long sword forged from hundred-forged iron was quickly drawn out, and it was swung down the mountain. The cold light of the moonlight flickered towards Jia Heng's neck.
Jia Heng narrowed his eyes slightly under his sword eyebrows, and blocked the horizontal strike with the golden sword in his hand. He turned his wrist sharply, and almost instantly slashed towards Yue Tuo's waist.
Yue Tuo was shocked and quickly used his sword to fight.
"Dangdang..."
With sparks flying everywhere, the two sides fought like a revolving door for ten or twenty rounds.
The sword was so sharp and so fast that others would be dazzled and dizzy when they looked at it.
After all, Yue Tuo had joined the army since he was young and had been fighting for half his life. His moves were all ruthless and straightforward, without so many bells and whistles.
Jia Heng relied on his immense strength, and along the way, he became extremely skilled in swordsmanship, and gradually mastered his momentum, reaching the peak of a military commander's skills.
At this moment, Yue Tuo was firmly suppressed, not even giving Yue Tuo a chance.
Although the hundreds of guards around Yue Tuo were brave, they were stabbed one after another under the constant attacks of the Han army and fell into a pool of blood.
The elite Mongolian troops of Heshuote who were left behind by Dorji gradually became sparse and lost to the heavy siege of the Han army.
For a time, there were only about a dozen personal guards around Yue Tuan struggling to support him.
Yue Tuo saw that he was already in a dead end, and his sword skills were even more crazy. His pupils were bloodshot, and his every move was designed to hurt both sides and kill them both.
On the other side, although Dorji was saddened that Yue Tuo went to fight the Han army, seeing that Yue Tuo was resolute and refused to listen, he had no choice but to lead his guards and escape deep into the forest.
Although Dorji didn't know the Chinese proverb that "keep the green hills alive, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood," but Dorji knew the similar principle of output only when you are alive.
When Ezhe Khan saw this, he was about to lead a group of soldiers and horses in pursuit, but Dorji's general Meng'an stood up again and led his fine cavalry to fight against him, giving Dorji a chance to escape. .
Ezhe Khan held a saber in his hand and headed towards the general.
clang! Meng An was shocked, and looked at the middle-aged man in surprise. He took a few steps back, his eyes widened, and said in a deep voice: "You are also a Mongolian, why do you want to join the Han people?" "
"I am a descendant of the Golden Family, and I can't bear to see you living in An'an all day long!" Ezhe Khan said, slashing at Meng'an with the saber in his hand.
Meng An roared angrily and struck towards Ezhe with the saber in his hand.
The guards of both sides also quickly exchanged blows, accompanied by the sound of "puff, plop" of weapons entering flesh, and muffled grunts.
Ezhe was a khan after all. After a few fights, there was a general from Heshuote Mongolia beside him, carrying a steel knife and stepping forward to help.
Not long after, Meng An was surrounded by several generals. He couldn't resist, and by accident, he was hit by several swords and fell off his horse.
In this way, the last two thousand soldiers and horses of Heshuote Mongolia were gradually chased and eaten away by the Han army. In the end, Dorji only led a hundred cavalry to escape towards the dense forest.
And Jia Heng's side is gradually coming to an end.
Although Yue Tuo is brave and fierce and can be regarded as one of the few fierce generals in the world, he still has to compare with someone. Compared with Jia Heng, the gap between Zhang He and Ma Chao is probably the same.
After walking for forty rounds, I felt a little exhausted and was panting heavily on the horse.
Jia Heng was wielding the long sword in his hand urgently. The light of the sword was as sharp as a thundering roar. Yue Tuan grunted, and the armor on his shoulders was lifted open, and blood spurted out.
Yue Tuan was hit by a sword, and his movements were inevitably a little slower. In a fight between top generals, this subtle difference would greatly magnify the disadvantage.
Not long after, Yue Tuan was stabbed twice in the leg and under the ribs. His face showed pain, the arm holding the knife became heavier and his movements were sluggish.
"boom!"
Jia Heng's long sword swept across the army and swiped hard at Yue Tuo's back. After a while, Yue Tuo fell from his horse, dust and grass clippings flying up.
"Come here, tie me up!"
Jia Heng was overjoyed and shouted loudly. Immediately, guards from the Beijing camp came forward and swarmed Yue Tuo, holding him down firmly.
Yue Tuo was like a pig that had been killed during the New Year, rolling on the ground and struggling violently, breathing heavily and looking fiercely at Jia Heng on the saddle.
If eyes could turn into swords, at this moment, Jia Heng might have been cut to pieces by a thousand swords.
Jia Heng said: "Yue Tuo, Duduo and Huang Taiji are waiting for you below."
Yue Tuo is actually a difficult opponent. In comparison, Dorji and others just escaped, and ten Dorjis are not as good as one Yue Tuo.
Even if Dorji found soldiers and horses from Junggar to help him, it would be nothing more than another expedition to the Western Regions.
But if Yue Tuo still goes through the motions and connects them in series, Dorji and others will become particularly difficult to deal with.
Fortunately, Yue Tuan was too emotionally swayed and lacked the ruthless demeanor of a poisonous warrior.
At this point, the first stage of the expedition to the west is completed, and you can report your victory to the emperor!
