After Sangganchuan and Zuo Ji returned with the remaining troops, the army was on the way to Tu. The news of Afugan's victory also reached Jiuquan shortly afterwards. Yuan Ke was overjoyed when he learned the news.

The Taiwei Yuanshuang and the Censor Lu Wenmiao, who were in Luoyang, were determined to urge the emperor to return to the capital this time.

The two of them also knew that the two expedited memorials were not persuaded to return the emperor, so shortly after the first two memorials arrived in Jiuquan, the subsequent memorials arrived immediately.

In fact, Yuan Ke himself also understood that it was time to return to Beijing. Staying here would not only not have a big effect, but would also be constrained by General Yuwen Tai's military deployment. Therefore, after learning that the front line was victorious, Yuan Ke also decided to set off and return to Beijing.

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Not long after the news of Yuan Ke's return to Beijing spread, the Jiantiansi and Diwang arranged everything, and at the same time, they did not forget to send a message to Yuwen Tai.

At noon that day, Yuan Ke rarely put down the messy memorials in his hands, and accompanied by Dongwan and Zhou Haisheng, Yuan Ke climbed to the top of Jiuquan City.

The early spring wind outside the frontier was still a little cold. Yuan Ke stood on the wall and looked at the vast north. When he saw the bleak place, he could vaguely see the sound of the Great Wei soldiers on the battle formation that year.

Below the city, it is still seen that the monument erected by the guard Tao Wen was erected by the guardian general. Although the stone tablet has been damaged by the accumulation of wind and sand, its power has not diminished.

If soft and undestructed, the northern part of the empire will never be stable, and the people will never be able to live and work in peace.

If you don’t climb to the city, you won’t feel passionate.

Yuan Ke looked at the desolation outside his eyes and swore in his heart that he must completely defeat Rouran when he was in power.

A moment later, Yuan Ke withdrew his gaze and looked at the monument erected for Taowen. He looked at the inscription and said slowly: "The Rouran soldiers have not been seen outside Jiuquan City for a hundred years, and this will still be the case for the next hundred years."

Dongwan, who was standing beside him, heard this and said, "With the general here, Rouran still dared not come to Jiuquan City to be presumptuous."

However, Zhou Haisheng from another stage changed his statement and said, "As far as I know, Rouran this time is very different from the past, so you can't be careless."

Yuan Ke nodded silently when he heard this. He also saw the tricky this time, and all this was naturally inseparable from the credit of his good brother.

However, the soldiers of the Great Wei Dynasty were not afraid of Rouran, not because of their own self-confidence, but because of their own strength.

After that, Yuan Ke remained silent. He stood quietly above the city and looked at the north. One day he would cross Jiuquan and go deeper into the grassland.

During the period when Yuanke landed in the city, the frame and the accompanying guards who returned to Beijing had been arranged.

About two minutes later, Yuan Ke, who had packed everything, boarded the car back to Beijing accompanied by Dongwan. General Liu Shen, who was responsible for guarding Jiuquan, left the city to see the emperor off.

There will be a group of people from the Jiantiansi and Diwang in the team that followed Yuan Ke back to Beijing, but they will not follow them all the time. Perhaps after entering the Central Plains, others who are scattered in various places or staying in Luoyang will come to pick them up.

Yuan Ke got into the car and lifted the curtain, and finally looked at the majesty of Jiuquan City in front of him.

Before leaving, Yuan Ke instructed the ward general Liu Shen to fight Rouran back to the grassland with General Yuwen Tai. Liu Shen knelt down and took the order.

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To the north of the Wei army camp outside the two passes, eight thousand people sent by Batulu had arrived one after another, but these people did nothing except shouting and harassing.

Yuwen Tai didn't care about the purpose of these 8,000 people, just sent a small group of people to keep an eye on the movements of these people. The most important thing in front of him was the result of Hou Mo and Chen Jing.

It is estimated that Hou Mo Chenjing and Yan Bingchu's troops have already fought with the Uwo Ministry, and Yuwen Tai has not received any news yet.

Due to the forcing of the Rouran army, Yuwen Tai did not dare to send a small group of troops to the grassland to investigate the news, so he entered the waiting time.

On the other hand, there was no news about Gao Huan's Yuwen Tai who had already penetrated the grassland.

Sang Ganchuan and Zuo Ji were particularly worried about Gao Huan's safety and asked Yuwen Tai many times to give them a light cavalry to let them enter the grassland to pick up Gao Huan, but they were all rejected by Yuwen Tai.

Now it is the period of anxiety with Rouran, and there will be a big battle in no time. You can't be distracted and care about the others.

Yuwen Tai believed that Gao Huan could come back alive, so he also made Sang Ganchuan and Zuo Ji believe in Gao Huan, and they wanted to put the Rouran army in front of him.

After such a day and night, the soft horses on the north side of the army camp were still wandering back and forth, and sometimes they would approach and provoke it, enjoying it and doing such useless efforts.

Wei Jun, who was ordered to stare at this group of people, never understood the other party's purpose. Could it be that he deliberately harassing him here?

Not long after, Yuwen Tai, who was in the central army camp, received two letters from Liu Shen, the general of Jiuquan.

The first thing is naturally that the emperor is already on his way back to Beijing, and the other thing is about Hou Mo Chen Jing and Yan Bingchu.

The encirclement of the two teams had a certain impact on the Uwobu tribe, but the Rouran reinforcements came in time, and the Uwobu tribe seemed to know from the beginning that Hou Mo and Chen Jing also had reinforcements, so they did not choose to fight to the end.

, so much so that the battle situation is now tense, Yan Bingchu and Hou Mo Chenjing retreat to the northeast to prepare for a brief rest and then attack.

The two men are now separated from the north by the Rouran army, and their connection with Jiuquan City has become somewhat difficult, while the rest is fine.

Knowing that Hou Mo and Chen Jing were progressing smoothly, Yuwen Tai was relieved.

Faced with the Rouran soldiers who did not harassment, Yuwen Tai later sent military officer Tang Qiyu to lead 5,000 troops to expel them.

The purpose of Rouran's eight thousand people was to disrupt the Wei army's sight, so Tang Qiyu led his troops to retreat, and Tang Qiyu retreated slightly and they would return again, and for a moment they were exhausted with Tang Qiyu's troops.

And in order not to give them the opportunity, Tang Qiyu kept watching them.

Shortly after Rouran's 30,000 front troops set off, the rest of the troops began to run towards Jiuquan City one after another.

One and a half days have passed, and the army is getting closer and closer to Jiuquan. At the current speed, they can arrive at Jiuquan City by tomorrow morning.

The three thousand men of Afugan and Zichang have now retreated. Juquguang, Qin Fu and other three teams also besieged Hou Mo Chenjing and Yan Bingchu in the north. For a moment, the Rouran army was

The road to advance has become unimpeded.

Yuan Zhen, Yan Lanzhou and a group of remnants who had followed Yuan Zhen also followed the army toward Jiuquan. Yuan Zhen even expected the scene when he met his younger brother. Will he be surprised and afraid.

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Immediately, thinking about this, Yuan Zhen's thoughts quickly fell into memories.

He thought of Luoyang, which he had not returned for a long time, and the pear tree planted by himself in his house, which probably bloomed like snow this year.

He remembered his embarrassed look when he left Beijing, and even fantasized about the scene of returning to Beijing.

Yan Lanzhou on the other side was a little worried.

During the period of time spent with Yuan Zhen at Rouran, Yan Lanzhou not only allowed him to see through Rouran's ugly face, but also allowed him to see clearly the master he served.

Yuan Zhen said that he did not have a big concept of family and country, and he paid more attention to himself and his immediate interests.

It is said that the character of a literati is, but Yan Lanzhou mocks himself for not having that character long ago.

But even now he still wants to do something right, such as at least he cannot attack his country with his weapons, and cannot help the evildoer, otherwise he will return to him in the future.

Yan Lanzhou, who was slightly behind, looked at Yuan Zhen with a smile on his face beside him. Yuan Zhen probably thought that the humiliation he suffered in Rouran was tolerated, but in Yan Lanzhou's opinion, he actually swallowed his anger and had no confidence.

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Yan Lanzhou didn't want to be called a woman and fucked, and he didn't want to go back to his hometown to worship his ancestors one day and even dared not step into the ancestral hall.

So Yan Lanzhou began to examine what he did and whether he had any solutions to correct his mistakes.

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Tang Qiyu, who was leading the troops to guard Rouran's scattered soldiers, accidentally found that the enemy he had originally faced seemed to have been replaced. The sudden appearance of the group of people was full of strange faces. They also changed their past. You retreated, you advance, I retreated.

The strategy of choosing to keep a suitable distance from one side and not attack each other.

Although there is nothing strange about all this, Tang Qiyu always feels strange, so he still

The news was passed to General Yuwen Tai.

When Yuwen Tai received the news, he was staring at the sand table in front of him. On the one hand, he was paying attention to Gao Huan's approximate location, and on the other hand, he was keeping a close eye on Hou Mo Chen Jing's current location.

After receiving the news from Tang Qiyu, Yuwen Tai looked at the location of the Rouran army on the sand table and fell into deep thought.

The current garrison of the Rouran army almost formed a natural city wall and Yangguan with the Uwo tribe, and formed a confrontation between Yumen Pass and Jiuquan.

After thinking for a while, Yuwen Tai dispatched a group of scouts to secretly go north to investigate the situation at Rouran's station.

On the sand table, Yuwen Tai's gaze was staring at four places, the Rouran Army base, the Uwobu base, the two passes and Jiuquan City.

There is a large open space in the middle of the four-sided location, and there is no danger to resist except for some difficult roads.

When contacting the Rouran army generals Hou Mo Chenjing and Yan Bingchu's troops to the north, a thought suddenly popped up in Yuwen Tai's mind, and he immediately stared at the location of Jiuquan City.

When Yuwen Tai realized this, the scouts sent out had been three hours.

When the sky was completely dark, the scouts in front of him sent back the news, and the flames at the Rouran army station were still vague and seemed to be a little empty.

At this point, Yuwen Tai finally determined the purpose of the Rouran army, they wanted to attack Jiuquan.

There are only 30,000 defenders left in Jiuquan City. Facing the fierce army of Rouran and 100,000, it is definitely difficult to resist and is in danger.

Therefore, after receiving the scout news, although it was not certain whether it was accurate or not, Yuwen Tai immediately ordered the preparation of the three armies and the defenders within the two passes, and except for leaving a small group of people to guard the pass, the rest of the people rushed to Jiuquan immediately.

This sudden order surprised everyone. With such a ignorant army rectified on time and set off immediately.

Tang Qiyu was left by Yuwen Tai to station at the station outside their pass.

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When the sky was about to be bright the next day, when the defenders above the top of Jiuquan City were barely changing their defenses, rows of small black dots suddenly appeared in the land north of the city.

At first, the soldiers on the city wall couldn't see what it was. Some soldiers thought they were dazzled, so they simply rubbed their eyes and found that it was still the same.

When the Rouran army was closer, they finally realized that it was a cavalry.
Chapter completed!