At You hour, the base camp of the victorious army had quieted down. There were several corpses lying on the ground, blood flowing all over the ground, and quickly freezing into red ice. The entire village slowly returned to calm. From time to time, Mai Tie

Zhang then came to Dingyang County with a huge team.

Seeing this long dragon-like team, Zong Luohu, Xue Wanche and others were all shocked.

Good guy!

There must be 40,000 to 50,000 people, right?

After the generals exchanged greetings, they entered the Chinese army's tent and took their seats. Zong Luohu couldn't wait to ask about the origins of these people.

Mai Tiezhang introduced with a smile. When they first entered the country, there were only three thousand people. Over the years of fighting guerrillas, they lost nearly half of their strength, so his current soldiers are mainly composed of local horse thieves and slaves kept by nobles.

Compared to horse thieves, there were more slaves and they were more obedient. The soldiers who were born as slaves included Han Chinese, Qiang people, Hu people, Sogdians, Tubo people, and even some Xianbei people.

Tuyuhun was a country established by the Murong clan of Xianbei, and the Xianbei people had the highest status in Tuyuhun. It is true that there were only more than 2,000 Xianbei families who moved here from Liaodong with Tuyuhun; but they annexed many small and medium-sized tribes on the way.

When he stopped at the West Sea, there were already tens of thousands of Xianbei households. Without this strong capital, how could he, a dragon crossing the river, be able to fight against local snakes like the Di people and the Qiang people?

In order to maintain their own rule, the Murong family implemented the national policy of supremacy for the Xianbei people, and gave Xianbei many preferential treatment and good treatment, so that the Xianbei people could enjoy the post-war fruits, and they always had the same heart and mind as the Murong family, and then through assimilation, marriage, and coercion

, using inducements and other methods to annex many native Di and Qiang people,

Let them integrate into Xianbei and be proud of being Xianbei. This continues to this day, and the Xianbei people are the most populous ethnic group in Tuyuhun. However, after all, Tuyuhun is a country dominated by tribes. Fights between races often occur. Many Xianbei people are in the tribe.

He failed in the battle with the tribe and eventually became a slave to the victorious side.

After Mai Tiezhang captured the tribes of these slaves, they incorporated them all into soldiers. Even those slaves who did not dare to resist the old masters, when they received the property, food, and weapons distributed by Mai Tiezhang, they were transformed into soldiers.

The mistress became her own woman and suddenly gained the courage to fight.

They were already grateful to Mai Tiezhi for rescuing them and giving them a good life; in the following days, in order to maintain their existing good life, they followed Mai Tiezhi's orders as if they were imperial edicts.

Mai Tiezhang knew that the situation was urgent, and after annihilating the defeated soldiers led by Ni Luoyan, he led his army to join forces with Zong Luohu. This time, he not only brought the main battle army, but also the soldiers and officers who stayed at the base camp.

The family members were also brought in. The latter's main mission was to guard the prisoners who were responsible for transporting food, grass and baggage, freeing up a lot of energy for the main war army.

After listening to the introduction of Mai Tiezhang, Zong Luohu and Xue Wanche were amazed and convinced.

"General Mai, how did you show up so promptly?" Zong Luohu asked the question he was most curious about and wanted to ask.

Although the two of them had decided on the strategy and tactics to capture the Sugannuoer Lake Camp, they had no time to communicate the specific battle time. Unexpectedly, on the day of the battle, Mai Tiezhang cooperated perfectly, which made Zong Luohu

Extremely curious.

Mai Tiezhang laughed: "Just like General Zong believes that I will appear, I also believe in General Zong, that's all."

Mai Tiezhang's words gave Zong Luohu a big shock. It felt good to be trusted by others. He smiled and joked: "When General Mai suppressed the bandits, I had no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth, so I had to stay far away."

Escape from the Turks. Are you not afraid, general, that I will trick you and lead to the annihilation of the entire army?"

"I have never worried about this." Mai Tiezhang laughed loudly and said: "The king is like a god in using soldiers, and the level of knowing and employing people is even more impeccable. Since the king entrusts you with this difficult task, you must have experienced it.

If you are a human being, you will definitely not disappoint your Majesty and me."

In Mai Tiezhang's view, Yang Ji and Yang Shuang are the same type of people. Yang Shuang was able to sweep through the Turks and achieve a great historical achievement that was no less than that of Huo Qubing. In addition to his own heroic arrogance and military talent like a god, he also

Talents like Zhao Gui, Li Chong, Li Che, Liu Fang and Yin Shishi fully assisted.

Yang Ji is now solid

Although there are still many shortcomings, especially in politics and political struggles, he seems to be a little ambitious. But he is young and studious, open and sincere, listens to good advice, and always strives to give his subordinates opportunities to show their talents. Such a prince with unlimited potential,

One day, like people like Gao Jiong and Yang Su, he will become a model for generals and prime ministers.

What Mai Tiezhang said made Zong Luohu speechless for a while, and he said in his heart: "After all, I still believe in the king. It has nothing to do with me. If I had told you earlier, I would be moved for so long."

"This is just one of them. The second is that General Zong won two battles and successfully attracted Nile's mind and energy away, thus creating an opportunity for us to defeat the enemy." Mai Tiezhang continued: "This is the case.

Of course we would not miss this opportunity. So I had two armies ambush in Annanba Mountain. On the one hand, they were always monitoring Niloyan's every move, and on the other hand, they were preparing to roll wood and stones. Even if General Zong did not join me, I would not

We will attack the camp at the right time."

Zong Luohu had never had direct contact with Mai Tiezhang before. He had only heard about his deeds and abilities, and knew that he was very powerful. Today, he personally experienced his wisdom and courage. He sincerely handed over his hand and said: "General Mai's move is the best of both worlds and goes hand in hand.

I will admire you greatly."

"Actually, it's nothing!" Mai Tiezhang shook his head and said, "Those of us who are thieves are very cunning and prepared in everything we do, otherwise we will definitely die. Didn't you do the same thing back then?"

"Haha!" Zong Luohuo saw that he was full of thieves and was not ashamed but proud. He couldn't help but laugh, and the sense of distance disappeared. While laughing, he asked: "General, what should we do next?

"

Under the guidance of Yang Ji and others, Zong Luohu became increasingly qualified as a general. When he was a thief, he was thinking about how to fight a good battle, how to defeat the guards of a certain caravan at the minimum cost, and obtain the most generous rewards.

Reward. After winning, you and your subordinates will enjoy the joy of victory. If someone performs well, you will be praised and rewarded. As for what happens after winning, you have never considered it.

Now as a general, Zong Luohu's vision is further; he knows that it is extremely dangerous for people of their status to be immersed in the current victory as before and cannot extricate themselves. What they want now

The focus of thinking is how to cooperate with the army led by Yang Ji in the next battle, how to fight, and how to win.

However, because there are too many powerful people around him, Zong Luohu feels that his current military level is limited to leading his troops and defeating enemy troops one after another. If he is allowed to think independently and cooperate with Yang Ji, IQ

It was inevitable that there were some shortcomings, so he decided to hand over the command to Mai Tiezhang, who had a higher military rank and more experience.

"This is the fundamental reason why I mobilized all my troops!" Mai Tiezhang paused and said: "Youdao is reluctant to let his son catch the wolf, so I decided to let the second-class soldiers, family members of the soldiers, female slaves, and wounded soldiers all be stationed here.

Yangcheng, in order to attract Murong Yong to send troops to attack. The main battle army is roaming outside, responsible for annihilating the enemy. This can not only reduce the pressure on the king, but also make Murong Yong and his army restless and unable to fight with peace of mind. "

Zong Luohu took a breath of air and said worriedly: "Although General Mai's method is good, the number of troops we can fight is less than 1,700. But I don't know how many troops the general has."

"Don't worry, I have a lot of troops." Mai Tiezhang laughed, introduced his army, and said: "Our soldiers and horses did not suffer any losses in the previous battles. The main battle army has five

There are more than a thousand soldiers. There are more than 4,000 soldiers with lower combat effectiveness. They are mainly responsible for staying in the camp and transporting supplies. According to formal terms, they are an auxiliary force and heavy equipment with strong combat effectiveness and high fighting will."

"As for those female dependents, female slaves can actually fight. They follow us around, conquering here and there. The weak ones have already died due to various reasons; the remaining people are almost all the ones who survive the fittest. They are better than

Many ordinary men are still stronger, so it may not be possible for them to fight the enemy face to face, but their ability to defend the city is more than enough."

"If you calculate this one by one, I have at least 23,000 soldiers. Adding your army, our total strength is 25,000."

This news made Zong Luohu and Xue Wanche both happy. They looked at each other and their eyes became urgent.

, now that there are so many troops, they can do a lot of things.

Zong Luohu raised his hands and asked, "I wonder what General Mai has decided to do?"

Mai Tiezhang pondered for a long time and said: "In addition to the north-south highway in the eastern part of the Jinshan Valley, there are also three "big roads" heading east to Tuyuhun. The one in the north is the grassland between the Qilian Mountains and the Yema Nan Mountain, and the one in the middle

It is the sweet spring water basin between Yema Nan Mountain and Ulanda Ban Mountain. This one in the south is the official road of "Ulanda Ban Mountain - Hala Lake - Muli Lake".

Speaking of this, Mai Tiezhang said with a teasing smile: "Tuyuhun was worried that our army would cross the Dangjin Mountain Camp and send a surprise force to cross the mountain to enter, so he set up the key point of the north-south highway in the gentle area of ​​Altun Mountain and Wulanda Ban Mountain.

at

, Dingyang City was built at one of the entrances to the South Road. This city has a circumference of more than ten miles and the walls are three feet high. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a strong city. However, although the intentions when building the city were good, during the war, Murong Fuyun was determined to

Let it out."

Zong Luohu said with a smile: "Actually, there is no other way. After all, he does not have that many troops, so he can only concentrate on guarding the three camps."

"That's right!" Mai Tiezhang nodded, then looked at Zong Luohu and said, "Dingyang City is located south of Jinshan Camp. The distance between the two is about a hundred miles. This distance happens to be the Altyn Mountains and Wulanda Ban.

Mountain remnants, the middle is full of

There are many hills, woods, and maneuverable places. And I am more familiar with the terrain here than you, and I also know a few trails. It would be a long night and a dream, and Murong Yong would send troops to garrison. I immediately led my main battle army to take a shortcut to occupy this place.

city."

"You and Xue Wanjun went northward from the main route with heavy supplies, family members, and wounded soldiers, and also broke camp overnight. What do you think?"

Regarding this safe strategy, Zong Luohu had no objections and handed it over: "The general will have no objections!"

"Then it's settled!" Mai Tiezhang stood up and said, "Without further delay, everyone will act according to the plan immediately!"

"The last general will obey your order!" All the generals responded with a roar.

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At the same time as they were marching again, another battle at Jinshan Pass slowly began.

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Chapter completed!