late at night.
Han army camp, outside the tent.
The Ouchi guards are armed with strong armor and are guarding at all levels and are heavily guarded.
Suddenly, a Qianhu man led more than ten soldiers and flew over.
"Who?!!!" an Ouchi guard shouted immediately.
"The spies from the Imperial City Division have sent news." Qianhu didn't dare not answer, so he got off his horse and bowed in salute.
An Ouchi guard walked up and talked with Qianhu.
Inside the big tent, outside the tent. The two night-time bachelors were sitting in chairs and taking a nap. After hearing the noise, they opened their eyes.
Inner tent.
"What's going on?" Wu Nian, who was sleeping, immediately woke up, sat up and asked. A team of eunuchs serving in the tent immediately fetched clothes.
Wu Nian waved his hand, indicating no need, sat up and put on his shoes.
"Your Majesty. The spies from the Imperial City Department have received news. Han Laocheng led thousands of cavalry and left Lanzhou City not long ago."
The imperial guard walked in from outside and said with a happy face.
Wu Nian suddenly exhaled a long breath, his face showed joy, and he said cheerfully: "Han Laocheng is finally gone. We Han people don't have to fight to the death under Lanzhou City."
After calming down, Wu Nian ordered: "Let Wang Gui, Zhang Sheng, King Qi, and Feng Chong prepare troops and horses. I will go after Han Laocheng myself."
"Let Xiao Yu lead the infantry and continue to surround Lanzhou City, but he is not allowed to attack. No matter whether we can kill Han Laocheng or not, Lanzhou City will collapse without attack."
"Go and call Guan Chaoqiang."
"Yes." The Ouchi guard wrote down one by one, turned around and left the inner tent.
"Wear armor for the poor." Wu Nian stood up energetically, spread his hands and said.
"Yes." The eunuch responded and turned to get the armor.
When Wu Nian, neatly dressed in armor, came to the outer tent and sat down with a golden sword. Guan Chaoqiang entered the big tent under the guidance of an imperial guard.
"Your Majesty." Guan Chaoqiang lowered his head slightly to show respect.
"Guan Qing. Han Laoguo has really run away. I plan to personally lead the troops to pursue him. You immediately organize your Liangzhou Prefecture soldiers and cross the river back to Liangzhou Prefecture. Attack the land west of Hexi."
Wu Nian said with a smile.
"Yes." Guan Chaoqiang perked up and responded loudly.
After Guan Chaoqiang left, Wu Nian, surrounded by the imperial guards, walked out of the tent, got on his horse, led his troops out of the Han army camp, and chased north.
The Han army chased in a hurry, but Han Laocheng ran very fast.
Moreover, Han Laocheng ran away first, and the Han army spent a lot of time organizing the troops. Wu Nian led his troops to pursue Han Laocheng all night until they reached the edge of the Yellow River, but failed to catch up with Han Laocheng.
At this moment, the sky is bright.
Wu Nian turned to Wang Gui beside him and said, "Go find the ferry."
"Yes." Wang Gui bowed in response and immediately went down.
Wu Nian got off his horse and ordered Wu Min, Zhang Sheng and Feng Chong to be summoned. An imperial guard brought a small bench and asked Wu Nian to sit down.
Wu Nian asked someone to fetch a map and spread it on the ground.
After a while, Wu Min and the others came to Wu Nian and bowed. Wu Nian waved his hand and asked them to sit down, and they all looked at the map together.
The terrain of Gansu is like a big bone. To the west is the Western Region, to the south is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, to the north is Inner Mongolia, and to the east is Guanzhong.
A place with easy access in all directions.
Gansu is cut in half by the Yellow River, with the Longxi Plateau to the south and the Hexi Corridor to the north. In the Hexi Corridor, there are five prefectures including Liangzhou Prefecture.
Now the Liangzhou prefect, Guan Chaoqiang, has led thousands of Liangzhou soldiers and is on his way back to Liangzhou.
Other prefectures and counties are still loyal to Han Laocheng.
After Wu Nian thought for a while, he raised his head and said to Wu Min: "Son. Although I asked Wang Gui to find a ferry, there are too many 40,000 households of cavalry, and it will be difficult to cross at once."
"Let's cross the river first and pursue Han Laocheng together."
"And you don't need to chase. Cooperate with the Liangzhou magistrate Guan Chaoqiang to occupy the prefectures and counties in the Hexi Corridor. Then increase the troops at Yumen Pass."
"Although the Turks have not made any movement yet, I guess they are already on the way."
"There will definitely be a fight between the Han army and the Turks."
"Yes." Wu Min and Zhang Sheng immediately bowed in response.
Feng Chong showed dissatisfaction and said to Wu Nian: "Your Majesty, I am more experienced in fighting than King Qi, why don't you take me with you?"
"You also want to take care of our father and son's affairs?" Wu Nian raised his eyes and scolded with a smile. He turned his head and glanced at Wu Min, feeling reluctant.
Han Laocheng is half dead, and Gansu has already obtained it.
Next is the Western Region.
After occupying the Western Region, his son followed the plan to develop in the Western Region first, and then sent troops to Central Asia.
Although a man is a man, he has ambitions in all directions.
But as I am, I still feel reluctant to give up.
Wu Min also thought of this, and his eyes were slightly sour.
Feng Chong was still unhappy and muttered. But Wu Nian ignored him.
Soon after, Wang Gui did not get many ferries back. Wu Nian took a small number of imperial guards and crossed the river with Wu Min first, then galloped on horseback and pursued them northwest.
...........
"drive!!!"
A group of more than 10,000 people rode toward the northwest. There were more horses than people carrying supplies.
The flag with the word "cool" is flying in the wind.
It was the soldiers who protected Han Laocheng when he left Lanzhou City. This cavalry is one of Han Laocheng's most loyal troops.
The treatment he receives on weekdays is among the best in the Gansu army.
All kinds of pensions are available.
There are rewards all year round.
Many officers in the army are from the Han family.
But even so. This cavalry protected Han Laocheng from leaving his homeland. The faces of the soldiers showed more or less frustration and confusion about the future.
Morale is low.
Soon at noon, a small river appeared ahead. Han Laocheng was both thirsty and hungry, so he ordered to stop eating.
Naturally, subordinates will take care of trivial matters.
Han Laocheng sat down with Panda and Dou Rong, drinking water and eating dry and hard flatbread and dried meat. His face was very ugly.
In the past, fighting was easy, and I could still eat a pot of mutton soup.
it's good now.
I was completely on the run, so I could only eat this jerky and flatbread.
"We finally escaped. Now the sea and the sky are wide for birds to fly. Once we leave Yumen Pass and reach the Western Region, we can recharge our batteries and make a comeback."
Han Laocheng was depressed, but also felt happy. Finally left Lanzhou City. After being attacked by the Han army for fifteen days, being in the city was like being in prison. It was uncomfortable even to take a breath.
"That's what the prince said. When we get to the Western Regions, get some women, cattle and sheep. We will allocate soldiers, herd and farm, accumulate strength, and look for opportunities to counterattack Gansu." Dou Rong said with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, I see that the mood of the soldiers is not right. Should I reward the soldiers with some silver to stabilize their morale?" Panda said.
Han Laocheng frowned slightly, then glanced at the soldiers and said in a deep voice: "Give the soldiers five taels of silver each."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Panda thanked him and quickly stood up and went to make arrangements.
The soldiers, whose morale was low, suddenly became energetic when they heard about the rewards, and their morale also increased visibly.
After he was full of wine and food, Han Laocheng got on his horse and continued to lead his army to the northwest.
Leave Yumen Pass and make a comeback.
