With the army leaving the border, this kind of news must be a top priority.

Yu Wentai also knew that there were Rouran spies in the pass, so he asked the generals to strictly restrain his men, and all arrangements such as training were as before, so that no outsiders could see any clues.

The soldiers were waiting to go out and kill the enemy, and they tolerated it even if they were pretending like this.

The detailed arrangements of the army were quickly spread to Jiuquan. After seeing Yuwentai's combat deployment, Yuan Ke also felt that it was feasible. He ordered Huaihua general Yan Bingchu to lead 30,000 troops out of the northeast of Jiuquan. Two days later, he joined Hou Mo and Chen Jing's troops.

Advance.

Because the Chao Wo tribe stationed on the front line had a natural disadvantage in terms of numbers, Yuan Ke gave Yan Bingchu great freedom in leading the troops. If the opportunity was right, he could directly encircle Chao Wo with Hou Mo and Chen Jing's troops without reporting.

Although the Chaowo tribe is relatively weak among the eight Rouran tents, if they can capture it in one fell swoop, their morale will be greatly boosted.

Yuan Ke, who was on the front line, was still busy with government affairs every day. Precisely because he knew that if he slacked even half a moment in handling court matters, the delays would be even longer, so he lived in seclusion every day and rarely had any free time.

Besides Zhou Haisheng, who was responsible for his safety, there was only a young eunuch named Dongwan who served Yuan Ke.

Dong Wan is also a miserable man, and Yuan Ke's rescue of him was quite accidental.

Dongwan does not have a surname and is only named after his hometown. According to Dongwan, he is afraid that he will forget where his home is as time goes by.

In fact, Yuan Ke doesn't quite understand this kind of obsession in Dongwan. It's obvious that that home has no warmth to him, but he still doesn't want to forget it.

Yuan Ke spent the longest time with Dongwan on weekdays. Whenever he was tired of dealing with government affairs, he would chat with Dongwan for a few words.

Dongwan has been with Yuan Ke for a long time. There is no difference between the two of them as a monarch and a minister. They can talk about anything just like friends.

Although Yuan Ke is now an emperor, he doesn't have the airs of an emperor here in Dongwan. In fact, the simple Dongwan still regards Yuan Ke as the high-spirited young nobleman he was back then.

Chatting with Dongwan, such simple peace is rare for Yuan Ke today.

Yuan Ke immediately responded to Yu Wentai's memorial after receiving it in the morning. After that, he simply had something to eat and continued to review the memorial.

It was not until noon that Yuan Ke felt a little tired and leaned on the edge of the chair to rest for a while.

Yuan Ke wanted to call Dongwan in to get him a cup of tea, but he didn't expect that Dongwan had already walked in from outside before he opened his mouth, still holding something in his hand.

Yuan Ke didn't pay much attention to what he was holding. When he saw Dongwan, he said, "Come and give me a cup of tea, but I'm exhausted."

Hearing this, Dongwan quickly stepped forward. As he walked, he said: "Your Majesty, here is a quick report from Luoyang."

Zhezi came to the capital almost every day, so Yuan Ke was already used to it. He patted the table and signaled Dongwan to put the zhezi down.

Seeing this, Dongwan put down the folding book in his hand and gave Yuan Ke some tea.

Then he said slowly: "Your Majesty, one of these two envelopes is from Lord Taiwei, and the other is from Lord Lu. The messenger said that the two adults asked Your Majesty to review the envelopes as soon as you receive them."

Hearing this, Yuan Ke opened his slightly closed eyes. He lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the two memorials that had just been put down. He then asked: "But what happened in the capital? This is the first time that the Taiwei and their own memorials can be returned."

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Hearing this, Dongwan shook his head and said, "I don't know the specific matter, but judging from the look of the messenger, it doesn't seem to be anything important."

When Yuan Ke heard this, he smiled and said: "It's definitely not an easy thing for the two of them to write a letter each. That's all. I'll take a few sips of tea and then look at it."

After saying that, Yuan Ke took a few sips of the tea before standing up, which was slightly bitter.

Yuan Ke doesn't like tea, he still likes to drink sweet things, but tea can improve his health and he has to drink it.

After that, Yuan Ke began to read the notes handed over by Yuan Shuang and Lu Wenmiao, while Dongwan waited quietly.

Looking through Yuan Shuang's letter, Yuan Ke read it carefully and found that it was related to the border defense affairs of the southwest. He had not paid much attention to this matter before, but now it seems that his handling at that time was careless.

In the memorial, Yuan Shuang had already listed all the specific matters regarding the establishment of the Autumn Army. There were no details about the initial number of troops to be mobilized from various counties, the selection of the first batch of generals, the selection of generals to lead the army, and the expenditure on food and salary for the army.

There are all the memorials, large and small.

Yuan Ke patiently read through it without feeling upset. He read it from top to bottom, especially the selection and deployment of generals. This was the key point. Yuan Shuang had no selfish motives in this matter, and the selected generals were nothing.

Background, but excellent abilities.

After reading the whole article, Yuan Ke felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he directly marked it with a red pen.

Things went smoothly in the first envelope, so Yuan Ke didn't feel any burden before opening the envelope from Lu Wenmiao.

This letter from Lu Wenmiao, the imperial censor, is much simpler in terms of content. There is not much superfluous words in it, just one sentence: Your Majesty, it is time for you to return to Beijing.

There is also a line of small characters at the back, which says that the Prime Minister means the same thing.

This is not the first time that Yuan Shuang and Lu Wenmiao have urged Yuan Ke to return to Beijing, so when he saw this news again, Yuan Ke was a little confused.

He also knows that this is a real problem, but he is a little unwilling to make any progress until now.

In the first battle after he ascended the throne, Yuan Ke was very motivated and wanted to force Rouran back to the desert and restore peace to the border for at least ten years.

This idea is naturally good, but Luoyang still has a lot of government affairs waiting for him to deal with, and he cannot abandon Luoyang and ignore it completely.

Yuan Ke was stunned for a long time after reading it, and then he put down the book in his hand without reviewing it.

Dongwan, who was on the side, felt that the emperor seemed to be in a depressed mood and asked: "Your Majesty, is there anything that is bothering you? Is there something going on in the capital?"

Yuan Ke smiled bitterly and said, "There's nothing going on in the capital. It's just that they started urging me to return to the capital again. This time, even Cui Gong also expressed his stance."

After Yuan Ke finished speaking, Dongwan unexpectedly said directly: "Your Majesty, it's time for you to return to Beijing."

Yuan Ke was a little surprised when he heard this. He turned to look at Dongwan and said with a smile: "Dongwan, could it be that you also received a message from the two of them, so that you can also persuade me?"

Dongwan shook his head and said with a smile: "Nothing. I feel that Your Majesty, you have stayed in the border area for long enough. When you return to the capital, you have to deal with a lot of political affairs. Secondly, it is safer for your safety."

The key to the meaning of Dongwan is the second half of the sentence.

It is not difficult to understand that Yuwentai, who was in Jiuquan as the general, had to ensure that there were enough defenders in Jiuquan City, which also restricted the deployment of the army to a certain extent.

Thinking of this, Yuan Ke sighed. Although he was an emperor, he couldn't help himself in some things.

Yuan Ke smiled bitterly and muttered: "Let's delay it for a few more days, at least until General Yuwen's dispatch of troops is over."

Dongwan knew about Yuan Ke's ambition, so he didn't say anything after that. The emperor's considerations were clearer than him, and he didn't need to add any extraneous details.

Time flew by and two days passed quietly.

On the eve of the army's dispatch, Yangguan, Yumenguan and Jiuquan were all quietly sealed off, strictly prohibiting anyone from entering or exiting.

The spies in the three places finally noticed the upcoming movements of the Wei army at this moment, but the Wei army sealed off the city in advance so that they could not send the news back to Beimang Mountain.

At this moment, in the Rouran Chinese Army Camp in Beimang Mountain, after the news spread, Batulu ordered the three armies to increase their alertness, and the dispersed scouts should pay close attention to the movements of the Wei army.

Since our own side regards the enemy as an enemy, we must be fully prepared.

Tonight, Batulu called all the generals over. Yu Jiulu Rongzhi, Yuan Zhen, Yan Lanzhou and others were among them. Yu Jiulu Rongzhi has been busy with the sword-hide men in recent days, so he has no idea about the confrontation between the two armies.

She didn't pay much attention to it, but she did a brief understanding before coming tonight and realized that the decisive battle between Da Wei and Rou Ran was about to begin.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, everyone sat in two rows, with Yuan Zhen and Yan Lanzhou also seated very close to the front.

Batulu first briefly explained the many reasons to everyone, and also talked about Wei's possible actions.

Nowadays, Rouran's army is divided into three places, which has advantages and disadvantages, especially under the current situation.

Vulnerable to double-teaming.

Therefore, Batulu decided that the Chinese army and horses should also gradually expand to the two wings to prevent the situation from not being able to take into account the other two areas.

Rouran's side is similar to that of Dawei. The long stalemate has made them want to experience the feeling of a hearty fight, so everyone is very excited when they know that the war is coming.

It was said in the account that Yuan Zhen and Yan Lanzhou must be the most familiar with the Wei army, so Batulu asked Yuan Zhen about Yu Wentai's possible combat deployment, and Yuan Zhen also expressed his thoughts.

The Wei army is powerful and has no fear in the face of Rouran's army. This is actually something Rouran needs to pay attention to.

High military morale will also be of great help to the battle situation. Wei Jun's fearlessness may greatly undermine all the careful arrangements.

The discussion lasted until late at night, and the top priority was naturally the deployment of one's own side.

The specific matters and personnel arrangements were explained one by one by Batulu, and the tasks were also specifically arranged for each person.

In the early morning of the next day, before there was light in the sky, the defenders of Yangguan and Yumenguan, led by Yuwentai, Gao Huan and Hou Mochenjing, came out of the pass in three groups.

Gao Huan and Hou Mo and Chen Jing both led 10,000 troops and headed straight for their respective targets with light equipment.

The Chinese army led by Yu Wentai sent 20,000 troops, and the rest were stationed in the pass.

Gao Huan and Hou Mo and Chen Jingbu were the focus of this operation, so the whereabouts of the two teams were extremely hidden.

On the other hand, the march of the Chinese army led by Yuwentai was much more high-profile, so not long after dawn, the slow-moving Chinese army was discovered by Rouran scouts.

The slow movement of the Chinese army was an order given by Yu Wentai. He asked the rear army to build up momentum and make sure to see the flags fluttering and dust flying. Yu Wentai wanted to give the Rouran scouts an illusion and make them think they were sending troops.

A lot.

Since the scouts did not dare to get too close to the army, they were fooled by Yuwentai's plan.

The scouts reported back that the Wei general Yu Wentai personally led an army out of the pass and marched toward Beimang Mountain. The number should be about 50,000.

When the news came back to the main camp, Batulu immediately mobilized the entire army and wanted to personally lead the troops to meet with this old rival.

However, Batulu also had doubts in his heart. It was obviously impossible for 50,000 people to fight in a decisive battle, so Batulu also wanted to see what kind of medicine Yuwentai was selling in his gourd.

At the same time, both Gao Huan and Hou Mo and Chen Jing were marching rapidly, especially Hou Mo and Chen Jing. He thought that there was a high chance of defeating the Chao Wo tribe in one fell swoop, so he wanted to seize the opportunity to avenge his previous humiliation.

At the same time, Hou Mo and Chen Jing sent a message to Yan Bingchu, who was also sending troops from Jiuquan.

Yan Bingchu is also a veteran, and you can tell from between the lines of Hou Mo and Chen Jing's words that he wants to eat his fill.

And Yan Bingchu also had this intention. If a lonely soldier still dare not eat, then the wars he has fought for so many years will be in vain.

And since it was a beating, Rouran had to be beaten painfully all at once.

So he made an appointment with Hou Mo and Chen Jing, and Hou Mo and Chen Jing's troops marched to the northeast of Chao Wo's station. The army's movement would definitely be noticed by Chao Wo's troops in the end. Yan Bingchu, on the other hand, led his army in a large circle from east to north, and finally circled

Arrive at the rear of Chao Wo's tribe and attack Hou Mo and Chen Jing from both front and back.

In fact, this is not a simple layout. Hou Mo, Chen Jing and Yan Bingchu must cooperate closely, not only to let Hou Mo, Chen Jing's department be discovered first, but also to let Jian Wo's department focus on themselves. This will test Hou Mo, Chen Jing's ability.
Chapter completed!