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6. Pingliang is a battleground

The current situation really made Shang Jiezan a little confused because Xifan suffered such a loss in the border war. In a trance, the guy named Li Sheng was given by him many years ago.

That was the fourth year of Dali. Shang Jiezan was not a big argument at that time. Li Sheng was only a general in the Anxi Beiting camp. That year, Shang Jiezan still remembered that Xifan also concentrated his efforts to attack Yan and Lingzhou, and Li Sheng also adopted the tactic of blocking, leading only a thousand light cavalry and out of the Great Zhen Pass, even more tiger than Duan Xiushi. He actually swept all the way to Dingqin Fort in Taozhou (now Lintan, Gansu) and massacred all the city defense forces in Xifan of the fort.

The Xifan army who received this news could only retreat to the west of Longshan in a mess and retreated to the west of Longshan.

"The hatred between Li Sheng and our Dafan cannot be resolved." Shang Jiezan judged.

Because Li Sheng's hometown is Lintan, Taozhou, and his grandfather and father have been generals in Longyou for generations. Xifan occupied his hometown, and he hated him more than anyone else, and it is impossible to have a good relationship with Xifan.

Thinking that Li Sheng, Duan Xiushi and others still hold military power in the Tang Dynasty, Shang Jiezan's hatred and fear were deeper than ever.

However, Shang Jiezan didn't know yet. Yu Gou Touyuan defeated him and seized his military flag, umbrella cover and seal was the new "Baicao Army" of the Tang army. After Shang Jiezan returned to Pingliang, he always believed that the one who defeated him was the elite imperial guard of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty - Shen Ce Army.

When all the Jie'er in the camp (the position established by Xifan in the newly occupied area is similar to the governor), the enemy's defense envoy, the city defense envoy, and the heads of thousands of households gathered in front of Shang Jiezan, the great remark carefully analyzed the previous defeat and then warned everyone:

"We Dafan now have more soldiers than the Tang people, more war horses than the Tang people, more military weapons and armor than the Tang people, and more favorable geography than the Tang people, but why did we suffer such a big setback in Qingshiling? Because before the war, due to the previous advantages mentioned in this thesis, we had the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy. Therefore, the most dangerous enemy of our Dafan since then was the Shence Army, which the Emperor of the Tang family had trained and trained. They were able to skillfully use powerful crossbows and fly cannons (Shang Jiezan misjudged the Baicao Army as the Shence Army), and they were very brave to charge and could use cavalry decisively. In addition, Duan Xiushi, the general of the Tang army in the entire Jingyuan and Fengxiang area, was the chief of the Tang army. The Tang family regained their disadvantages in both the "army" and the "general", so Dafan suffered a small setback."

After listening to the analysis of the Great Host Theory, most of the Western Foreign Army generals suddenly realized it.

Then, a guessing enemy defense envoy suggested that Shang Jiezan said:

In a big statement, Pingliang was originally the herds and prisons of the Tang family. It was mostly grasslands and hills, and the border ditches of the pastures were everywhere. The city walls were destroyed for many years, making it easy to attack and difficult to defend. In addition, our army was newly defeated and its morale was poor. You might as well retreat to the northwest to the sand castle in Yuanzhou. The city defenses were operated for many years, and it was backed by Longshan and Liupan, and the pastures of our Xifan were provided with supplies...

"You understand this theory, but what the Tang family originally wanted was Pingliang. They wanted to build a city here, then shed horses, farm and till the villages here, and firmly take root here. Once this theory retreated, they gave Pingliang to the Tang family, and then they would use this place as a gate, or go north to erode my Yuanzhou and Huizhou, or go south to encroach on Qinzhou I occupied. They would slowly break the barrier of Longshan and extend their hands into the right side of Hexi. The consequences are endless." Shang Jiezan's overall view is very clear. He realized the strategic significance of Pingliang, and said that since I, Xifan, now I occupy this area, I must never retreat.

So Shang Jiezan not only rejected the suggestion of the enemy's defense envoy, but also asked the scout to quickly pass a wooden slip document to destroy the sand castle, and asked the city guards there to move the supply line forward and use cattle to transport wheat and barley to supply Pingliang.

In addition, Shang Jiezan also issued an amazing order: He would bring nearly 20,000 Xifan soldiers to build a city in Pingliang forever.

This is the plan to fundamentally eliminate the Tang family.

In the Sunqiu Valley area, in the Tang army camp that had just won victory, "What, Your Majesty learned that the men and men had won a great victory in Goutouyuan, and specially sent the Inner Cushion of the Bow and Arrows Huo Zhongtang and the Inner Cushion of Xuanhui Liu Zhenliang to come and comfort the soldiers?" Gao Yue got the news from the General Xing Junya of Shence.

Xing Junya said that, several Shence Army towns in Jingzhou and Jingzhou were also in charge of the post stations. The news was accurate-the two Chinese envoys were on the way and arrived soon.

Gao Yue pondered, hurriedly expressed his gratitude to Xing Junya, and then walked into another tent.

This camp is where Ximen Can, the Baicao Army Supervisor, recovers from his wounds.

After Ximen Can's wrist was injured, Gao Yue ordered his soldiers to continue to give him good Xingyuan herbs and various meat soups to nourish his body.

"Empress Gao Lian!" When the military commander Ximen saw Gao Yue walking in, he quickly got up from the bed to greet him.

Gao Yue stepped forward first and was about to hold the Ximen Supervisor's hand, but he realized that the Supervisor's hand was injured, so he hurriedly supported the Supervisor's shoulder and asked him not to move. Then he told the Supervisor what the Emperor sent to the envoy.

Of course, Ximen Junjian wanted to remind Gao Yue, so he said:

"It's really strange that Zhu Jie's seal and Lu Bu have not been presented yet, so the emperor sent a private person to come."

"I hope the supervisor will give me advice." Although Gao Yue already understood in his heart (he had been with Li Shi for a long time), he still wanted Ximen Can to guide him.

Ximen Junjian said in a low voice: "Whose merit is Sun Qiugu winning?"

"Fengxiang's military commander Zhang Jingze."

"Whose merit was Gou Touyuan's victory?"

"I, I'll do it." Gao Yue was very careful.

"Where is Qingshiling?"

"Liu Haibin, Liu of the queen of the Jingyuan camp, and Xing Junya, the general of the Shence friendly army."

"Isn't that right? The Holy Lord spent so much money and food to train tens of thousands of soldiers from the Shence Right Camp. It was Gao Lian who asked you to propose to the Holy Lord, but he only helped him on Qingshiling. Lian Zhi is a smart person. You said..." Ximen Can said earnestly.

"The words of the Supervisor of Ximen made Yue suddenly enlightened!" Gao Yue said quickly.

Soon Gao Yue walked out of the camp where Ximen Can lived, found his branch officer Su Yan, and asked Dr. Su to modify Lubu, but he wanted to modify the piece of paper.

"Why is this?" Dr. Su was puzzled. He realized that the dew cloth was written very well.

Gao Yue was not convenient for explaining Su Yan too deeply, so he said that it would not be the case. Let's press Lubu Jie for the time being, and then make a decision after the emperor's envoy arrives.

"Cai Fengyuan, Cai Fengyuan!" Then Gao Yue called the Duan Ya and asked him where Taiwei Duan's triumphant army had arrived.

"I have arrived in Huating."

"I asked Wei Tuotian to prepare a horse for me, and I want to go to Taiwei Duan to have a businessman."

Under a cliff in Huating, Duan Xiushi led a large army to escort the rescued Tang people. He was about to go to Sunqiu Valley to meet with friendly troops, but Gao Yue arrived first.

"I'm afraid that's what Yi Yisong said." After listening to Gao Yue's narration, Duan Xiushi touched her beard, and her sallow face also had a helpless expression.

This is the emperor of Zichen Palace!

But then Duan Xiushi smiled again and said to Gao Yue: "I am the Grand Marshal only in military affairs. I will leave it to Yisong for dealing with the emperor's envoy."
Chapter completed!
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