Ningxia Guard and Liangzhou Guard were both guard posts guarding the Great Wall.
But northern Shaanxi is too barren and the terrain is too complicated. In the past, the Slavs attacked Shanxi from Yanmen Pass.
The burden on Ningxia Guard and Liangzhou Guard is not very heavy.
Since the Han Dynasty took control of Hebei, the Slavs still wanted to help Chu. There was never an attack on the Great Wall from the direction of northern Shaanxi.
After Xiong Wuwo became the second assistant, the whole country searched for good generals and promoted them.
I got Xiao Yu in Yan'an Guard.
However, in the Ningxia Guard and Liangzhou Guard, no good talents were found. They had to choose the taller ones from the short ones and selected two relatively talented people as commanders.
Among them, the commander of the Ningxia Guard was called Xie Pingcheng.
The commander of Liangzhou is called Tang Qiang.
Ningxia Guard Station.
Pingjin City.
This is a frontier fortress city next to the Great Wall. Half of the city is military households, and half is civilians. Most of the men are armed with swords, and the people's customs are tough.
Inside the slightly dilapidated commander's office.
Xie Pingcheng was wearing heavy armor and sitting on the main seat. Under him are dozens of people including hundreds of households, thousands of households, and staff.
"You also read Xiao Yu's letter. Tell me, if I send troops to help him now, can I capture Zhang Zhen?"
"If we can capture Zhang Zhen, it will be a great achievement."
Xie Pingcheng's tiger eyes flashed with a strange color.
Among the civil servants and generals of the Han Dynasty, there were many people whose military exploits and status were above Zhang Zhen's. But he has an advantage that no one else can match.
Bloodline.
The only nephew of Emperor Wu Nian of Han Dynasty.
If he could kill or capture Zhang Zhen, his status would rise immediately.
"General. Zhang Zhen led thousands of people deep into northern Shaanxi and invaded Yan'an. It was already at the end of the war. Moreover, Xiao Yu escaped and gathered his old troops. It must have been beyond Zhang Zhen's expectation. When he sent troops at this time, Zhang Zhen was like a man caught in a net. Fish can be fished out with just your hand.”
A Qianhu stood up and bowed to Xie Pingcheng excitedly.
If only Zhang Zhen could be killed. Then the commander asked the adults to eat meat, and we can also drink soup.
This deal is such a good deal, why not do it?
"General. Senhu-sama is right. There is a piece of fat right in front of you. It would be a pity not to eat it."
"Yes General."
The other hundreds or thousands of households stood up and all requested to send troops.
"Okay. Let's do this." Xie Pingcheng made a decision in his heart. He raised his right hand and slapped the coffee table hard. He stood up and ordered loudly: "Send the order. Prepare military supplies and food and grass. Send out troops tomorrow."
"Follow me, general. Capture General Zhang Zhen."
"Yes." Baihu, Qianhu, and the staff stood up and responded loudly, then turned and left.
"It's my turn to get rich. Hahaha." Xie Pingcheng couldn't calm down for a long time and said with a smile.
Although his talents are not as good as those of Xiao Yu, Ningxia Wei can still be regarded as an elite soldier.
Strong mobility.
After Xie Pingcheng's order was issued, the entire guardhouse started to move.
Military supplies were gathered in one day.
Early the next morning.
After the soldiers had breakfast, they gathered in the south of the city. Xie Pingcheng got on his horse, holding a horse's spear eight feet long, and led the Ningxia Guard with five thousand people and horses, countless grain and baggage, and headed south towards Yan'an.
He was not careless and sent many spies to prevent himself from being ambushed.
However, the Han army had more spies, and the undulating mountains in northern Shaanxi were very conducive to Tibetan troops.
You can set up an ambush anywhere.
morning.
In a mountain village.
Halfway up the mountain, near the main road, stood a small courtyard.
It's a blue brick house.
Anyone who can build a small courtyard like this on this mountain must be a person of high status. This small courtyard house belongs to Guanshan, a well-known village in the village.
It is said that he is a descendant of Guan Yu and has a good relationship with Li Feng.
In front of the small courtyard. Zhang Zhen sat on the threshold made of bluestone, closing his eyes and relaxing.
His son, Chen Ping, holds the eight-foot-long horse tree vertically in his right hand and stands on his left side with his left hand on his waist. He was very excited and looked around.
A large number of Han soldiers were distributed in the mountain villages.
"Da da da." A big man from Guanxi in black came straight to the small courtyard. No one stopped him along the way. It was Guan Shan.
"General Zhang. Ningxia Guard Commander Xie Pingcheng, leading the guards, is only five or six miles away from us on the mountain road."
Guan Shan walked up to Zhang Zhen, took a breath, then bent down and clasped his fists to salute.
"Lead the way. I'll go get his head. We'll do it in one day. Send troops to the west tomorrow to attack Liangzhou Guards." Zhang Zhen opened his eyes, his light flashed and then calmed down, stood up, patted his butt, and took a big step He walked towards the war horse, got on the horse, and took the eight-foot-long horse spear from his son's hand.
He was extremely calm and composed. It seems that this trip is not a battlefield, but just a fun trip at the foot of the mountain.
The momentum is amazing.
"Yes." Guan Shan was deeply encouraged and energetic, and responded.
The soldiers conveyed the order and the troops began to gather. After all the Han soldiers gathered, Guan Shan led several domestic slaves to lead the way.
Zhang Zhen commanded thousands of Han soldiers and followed closely behind him.
Chen Ping rode a horse and followed closely beside Zhang Zhen, trembling with excitement.
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Loess Plateau, Huangshan Mountain is connected to Huangshan Mountain.
There are few places where large-scale troops can settle down.
It's almost noon.
Xie Pingcheng led his troops to a mountain. He looked up at the sky, felt his stomach was empty, and looked back at the army.
There was a long queue of people, horses and baggage vehicles.
Xie Pingcheng stood up and dismounted, and said to the soldiers beside him: "Give me the order. Bury the pots to make rice, and arrange the men and horses to guard."
"Yes." The soldier responded and immediately went down.
The Ningxia guards were very loose in the open space beside the road or burying pots and making rice on the top of the mountain.
Only some soldiers stood on high ground and were on guard.
"It's been a long time since I've been marching and fighting like this. I'm a little tired." Xie Pingcheng walked to the bench prepared by the soldiers and sat down, and said.
While at the station, he also practiced martial arts every day. But practicing martial arts on flat ground is different from marching over mountains and ridges on horseback.
Much more tired.
After resting for a while, the aroma of millet porridge came out of the iron pot. Xie Pingcheng's stomach began to growl, and saliva was secreted crazily.
It took a long time to wait for the rice porridge to come out of the pot, so Xie Pingcheng asked his soldiers to get flatbread and dried meat to eat. This thing was too dry. He was so anxious that he choked and asked his soldiers to get water before swallowing it.
Maybe the water is too cold, maybe the jerky or flatbread is bad. I don't know why, but not long after eating, his stomach started to feel upset.
You can't wear armor when going to the toilet.
Xie Pingcheng quickly asked his soldiers to remove his armor, but as soon as the armor left his body, the weather was too cold and biting. It's bad if you catch the cold.
He asked the soldiers to get a cotton-padded jacket and put it on, then took toilet paper, hurried to a place where the soldiers could not see, and started to defecate.
At this moment, the Han army came to kill him.
