"The second prince is wise!"
Tumidu gave a free flattery and exited the tent.
The wind and snow were still blowing outside the big tent. Tumidu looked at the dark sky, feeling the cool pleasure of the feather-like snowflakes falling on his face, and his heart was burning like fire.
Perhaps, after this battle, not only will the Turks completely disappear and become a noun in history, but the tyrannical Xue Yantuo will also suffer a heavy setback, and this will be the best opportunity for the rise of Uighurs! Stupid Xue Yantuo people, why do you have to go head-to-head with Datang?
The Tang Dynasty was too vast and had too many people, so how could it be conquered by the grassland peoples?
Don't think about occupying many cities of the Tang Dynasty, just go to the Tang Dynasty to plunder from time to time. Stabilizing the rear of the grassland is the top priority...
The sky has darkened, and the road from Yanmen Pass to Mayi City is deserted. Only the north wind is blowing heavy snow, the sky and earth are desolate, and the surrounding fields are vast.
A heavily armed cavalry raced through the wind and snow, heading towards Mayi City.
Fang Jun is located in the center, with guards at the front and back. He covers his head with a cloak and wears a mask on his face, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
In front of him was a soldier with a helmet and armor on his head, the red tassel on his head fluttering in the wind, and the red cloak behind him rustling fiercely.
This is a stand-in...
What happened at Yanmen Pass made him extremely vigilant.
Forced attacks have been commonplace since ancient times and have never been interrupted. They should not be considered a big deal. Shuozhou is the private land and back garden of the Guanlong nobles. It is the place where they started. It is so powerful that no one else can get involved. This makes sense. When Li Jing led his army to raid thousands of miles to annihilate the Turks, he created almost the greatest achievement in foreign wars since the Self-Defense Qing and Huo Qubing. As the landlords, the Guanlong nobles went out to contribute a large number of soldiers, grain, and horses, but only made a small profit. Some insignificant achievements made Li Jing famous as the "Military God" in the world. The nobles of Guanlong suffered from this for many years.
In that battle that year, many generals with noble backgrounds from Guanlong participated in the battle, but all of them failed to achieve the desired results. Not even a green leaf could stand out against the red flowers...
Just imagine, if Li Jing's meritorious service was obtained by the Guanlong nobles back then, and now there is a "military god" controlling the situation, how could the emperor dare to unscrupulously weaken the Guanlong nobles? Why would the Guanlong nobles still need to beg for mercy like this?
So now that Xue Yantuo's army is marching to the border, intending to conquer Dingxiang, and boldly requesting a marriage, the Guanlong nobles have already regarded it as another "Turkish war", and will never allow anyone to come and seize the credit that should belong to them. .
In order to attack each other on the battlefield, Fang Jun could imagine how they would trip each other up, dig traps, and even deliberately release false news.
But it would be too much to directly block Youtunwei at Yanmen Pass and not allow him to leave the pass.
In the final analysis, an attack should be based on the situation where the overall situation has been decided, and everyone should fight openly and covertly based on their own ingenuity. However, now that the enemy is surrounded by tigers and wolves, why did they start fighting among themselves?
Are you sure that Xue Yantuo cannot launch a large-scale attack or start a brazen war?
Or is it that he doesn't care about the outcome of the battle at all, has no regard for the people of Shuozhou, and doesn't care about the survival of Shuozhou?
Most of the Guanlong nobles have lived under one family name for too long, and they don't know the difference between family, country and world. When the Sui Dynasty was tricked, the country was shattered and the country was in flames, the country was in dire straits, and the people were in dire straits. A huge empire suddenly collapsed. Today, the Tang Dynasty is still treated in the same old way.
In their eyes, they didn't care at all about the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, or even whether they were Hu people or Han people around them. As long as they could keep the family's glory and wealth, they would not hesitate even if they accepted a thief as their father and bowed their knees.
They are so brave!
Fang Jun didn't mind using the most despicable malice to speculate on the character of these Guanlong nobles. Since he could make the decision to block the Youtun Guards at Yanmen Pass and not be allowed to leave the pass to guard the entire Shuozhou, he would not dare to do it in this ice and snow. A brazen assassination...
The north wind was very strong, and the snowflakes were flying between the sky and the earth. As soon as the snow fell to the ground, it was picked up by the strong wind and piled up in the lee of the rocks in the mountain. Therefore, the snow on the road was not thick, probably only about half a foot, although it was not Run at full speed, but the speed is definitely not slow.
Gao Kan and Wei Ying closely guarded Fang Jun, their two pairs of falcon-like eyes narrowed, always paying attention to the surrounding situation.
After they came out of Yanmen Pass, they received a warning from Fang Jun, saying that they were very likely to encounter an assassination attempt by a "mountain bandit and road tyrant", which made them worried.
Everyone understood what Fang Jun meant.
Where did so many bandits and road bullies come from?
It must be the border army controlled by the Guanlong nobles, who want to prevent Fang Jun from going to Mayi City...
The strong wind blew between the mountains in the distance, whistling like a ghost crying.
"boom"
A dull sound was hidden in the wind and snow. If you didn't listen carefully, you might be confused with the sound of the wind, making it difficult to distinguish.
But for Fang Jun and the soldiers who were always keeping their spirits up, it was clearly audible.
That's the sound of the crossbow string vibrating!
The soldier in front of him who was dressed up in "flowery" clothes hid under the belly of the horse at the moment when the crossbow string sounded. A crossbow arrow suddenly appeared above his head like a seducer from hell, and penetrated the top of his helmet and tied it. The pointed cone with the red necklace on it shot the helmet to the ground before it was exhausted.
"there!"
Gao Kan shouted loudly, held the reins and clamped the horse's belly. The horse's hooves leaped into the air and galloped away in the direction of the crossbow tip!
The whole cavalry turned a corner on the road, their iron hoofs smashed the frozen snow on the road, sending ice shards flying for a while, and they rushed in that direction.
Fang Jun and Gao Kan rushed at the front, their upper bodies pressed tightly against the horse's back, their eyes fixed on a small hillock in front of them.
Under such a strong wind, if you want to kill someone with one arrow, you must close the distance, otherwise no matter how strong the bow is, it will lose its accuracy under such wind force. The crossbow arrows were fired from this direction, and this mound was almost the only bunker nearby. The assassin must be hiding behind the mound!
Gao Kan rushed to the front and reached the hilltop in the blink of an eye. His horse jumped into the air and jumped onto the hillock. In mid-air, Gao Kan had already drawn his sword out of its sheath and shouted loudly: "Thief, where are you running from!"
Fang Jun also took the horizontal knife in his hand and held the reins in the other hand, leading more than ten riders to ride up the hillock like a whirlwind. He saw that Gao Kan was already leading the way and killed towards the back of the hillock.
There, on the white snow, there were more than twenty black figures running for their lives in the other direction...
Not far away, a dozen horses were clearly visible in the snow, presumably because they were afraid that the horses' neighing would ruin the assassination operation.
The gap between the two sides was only about twenty feet. The war horses accelerated with all their strength, and they had caught up in the blink of an eye. Gao Kan took the lead, leaning on the horse's back, slashing down the sword in his hand. An assassin howled miserably and was slashed on the neck from behind. A head flew up instantly, and hot blood spurted out. The headless corpse ran for several more steps before losing its balance and falling to the ground. At the same time, the blood also splashed on the snow...
"Ho! Ho! Ho!" Fang Jun and the soldiers mobilized their horses together, forming a fan formation to cover up the enemy. The opponent was running for his life on the snow, but how could two legs outrun four? Almost as soon as they made contact, the opponent collapsed instantly, and was either killed on the spot, or lay down in the snow with his head in his hands and surrendered.
What was originally a carefully planned assassination turned into a surprise attack...
Gao Kan jumped off his horse, kicked a prisoner over, and tore open his collar, revealing the Tang Army's standard leather armor. He turned around and shouted to Fang Jun, "It's a soldier from the border army!"
Fang Jun nodded. The crossbows that had just been abandoned by these assassins on the mound to assassinate him had already exposed the identities of these people. The Juzhang Crossbow is the highest-level individual crossbow made by the Ordnance Supervisor. Its range can reach 300 steps, nearly 500 meters. It is extremely lethal within 300 meters and can even penetrate light armor within 100 meters...
Coupled with the military uniforms on their bodies, the identities of these people can be easily revealed.
Fang Jun sighed, he was so brave!
If he hadn't been prepared in advance and braced himself for this situation along the way, the other party would have taken advantage of him. This place is located in the empty area between Yanmen Pass and Mayi City. No one would be surprised if there were bandits. Even if someone is suspicious afterwards, Yu Wenfa can still deny it.
In order to seize the offensive, or for the credit that has not been obtained, you dare to assassinate the general sent by the central government?
Really looking for death...
