The snow was frozen, and the Lightning River was quietly on the endless snowy field, like a frozen corpse, with golden swords and iron horses stepping across the river. The plateau at the southeast foothills of the Greater Xing'an Mountains was already full of solemn scenes.

This is a very strange team. They wore the black-bottomed flags of the Northern Qi Dynasty and rolled over the snow-collapsed grassland like a torrent. In addition to the armored cavalry with helmets and armor, there were also many herders carrying hunting bows and strange hair styles.

Fur boots, falcons on their elbows, shaved on their heads, or left two long hair on their temples, or just a glossy rat-tail braid behind their heads. The image is very strange, and a wild aura hits the face. There is no doubt that, except for the regular army of Northern Qi, most of this team are Khitan, Xi, and Mohe and other servants. In the northern border of Qi, the only one who can command them is Gao Baoning, the governor of Zhenbei, the emperor of Northern Qi, who was named Qin.

Gao Baoning took advantage of the Turkish focus on Youzhou and broke through, tore open the blockade of the Turks, recovered Anzhou in one fell swoop, and rushed into the territory of the Turks. The entire Turkish army was shaken by the momentum of pieting and sweeping the caves.

Even many people inside did not expect that the progress of the matter would be so smooth. Now, Gao Baoning received the war report that under the attack of Gao Yanzong, Wang Jun, Yang Su, and Yu Di Fulian, it was only a matter of time before the Turkic bandits retreated. But just driving away was not enough. Gao Yanzong and Gao Baoning knew that what the emperor wanted was not just to defend the territory, but what he wanted was a comprehensive victory in the war!

Therefore, Gao Yanzong and Gao Baoning had to temporarily reach a tacit understanding. Go out of the southern road and chase after it; go round and detour on the northern road, try to avoid the main force of the Turks, divide a large circle, and intercept the Turks' way back to the north. Immediately, more than 100,000 Turkic troops would be surrounded by Qi people! But the complexity of the war determined that it would be necessary to complete it, and there was still a lot of work to be done.

"Governor." Gao Yang uncovered the curtain and a smell of moldy smell came. The furnishings of this camp were very simple, not like the place where the governor who commanded tens of thousands of troops should be stayed. But Gao Baoning just stayed here, just a dim kerosene lamp, carefully reading the military newspaper. Under the glimmer of candlelight, Gao Baoning's beard under his jaw was dark.

"Zhaoxuan, it's so late, why are you here?" Gao Baoning looked up at him, greeted him calmly, and then buried his head again.

"The Turks are attacking the camp outside." Gao Yang said. In fact, the sound has lasted for a long time. Since they began to confront the Turks head-on, the war has never stopped.

Gao Baoning listened for a while and said indifferently: "No wonder, we cut off their retreat. It is normal for them to run to the camp to make trouble. I have heard before that the Turkic Palace Tent Army has extraordinary combat power. Not to mention the combat power, the endurance is also very good. As expected, after fighting for several days, there was no sign of fatigue..."

Now is not the time to praise the enemy. Gao Yang was speechless and reminded: "They are coming very fiercely. Our soldiers fought for a long time, but were imprisoned by the governor's order and were not allowed to go out to fight in the field. There are some morale problems..."

"Of course, it is fierce when a dying person fights a trapped beast, but he is afraid he is weak." Gao Baoning glanced at him, disagreed: "Do you think he can attack our camp?"

"If we can't attack, we will find them twenty miles away from the camp."

"That's it, I can't fight in. I have anything to worry about. I sympathize with them. I have been struggling outside for a night and can only chew the remaining sheep bones when I go back. Why do you think?" Gao Baoning turned a page casually. "When I was very young, my grandfather told me not to fight with a group of wolves that were about to starve to death. I agree deeply. Wouldn't it be nice to pounce on them and drink blood when the enemy is weak?"

"The governor's statement is somewhat similar to some of the ideas that His Majesty said." Gao Yang said.

"Oh, what did Your Majesty say?" Gao Baoning was very interested. Gao Feng recalled and said, "Your Majesty said... the enemy retreats and I will advance, the enemy advances and I will retreat, the enemy is stationed and I will disturb me, and the enemy is tired and I will fight. What is it called...guerrilla warfare?"

"This is Goguryeo's playing style, how could Your Majesty know?" Gao Baoning said with a strange look on his face, "In recent years, Goguryeo has expanded to the west and touched a lot of places. I have also come into contact with them and know their playing style...

"Ha, it's very rogue, but it's really a headache. They can't beat us. When the army arrives, they all evacuated. When the army retreats, they immediately put the flag in. They never confront us head-on. They only send small groups of troops to harass and test the borders, and occasionally kill a few people to make plans for me..." A fierce look flashed on Gao Baoning's face, "If it weren't for the alliance between my dynasty and Goguryeo, I would have launched a military campaign to attack these barbarians! The little bug, but his heart is higher than the sky, so he doesn't know how to live or die! What kind of thing dares to regard himself as orthodox?"

"Then what else can I do? All the civil and military officials in the court want to deal with him, but because of the alliance, they have to swallow their anger for the sake of the national plan. They always warn them.

"Last year, the Sumo tribe sued Jinyang, and the emperor was already dissatisfied with Goguryeo. This time, my army went out of the frontier. I heard that Goguryeo was moving again behind him. This place can only be retrieved in the future. It is useless to say more. Don't be angry." Gao Yang got up and prepared to leave, "Then I will go and patrol and prepare to prepare for defense."

Gao Baoning stared at the other party with wide eyes: "Are you leaving?" He sighed and said: "It's still early, so why not play a game of chess with me to relieve boredom."

"Oh, I don't know how to play Go. How about the orange drama that is popular now?" Gao Baoning took out a box, a wooden cake-shaped chess piece, which was very large, with words such as "Zhu" and "Ma" engraved on the face. Gao Feng said: "Isn't this a chess, it is said that it was created by His Majesty..."

"Oh? You know?" Gao Baoning obviously became even more excited.

"I have never played with anyone, but I have seen someone play. The changes are simpler than Go..." Gao Yang looked at the sky, pondered for a while, and then sat back, "Okay, then I'll talk to the governor for a few games."

As they rose and fell, both of them were quickly attracted by this tense rhythm.

"There are principles of chess and military tactics. Everything in the world can be integrated. It is okay to talk about a little bit, but it would be too naive to think that one can learn something and understand everything.

"Zhaoxuan, even though you are a genius and have great achievements in internal affairs, you may not be as good as me when you really plan and plan." Gao Baoning pressed step by step.

"Gao Lun!" Gao Yang took the horse and ate the other party's pawn.

Gao Baoning and Gao Yang have different personalities, so their methods of playing chess are naturally different. One only cares about setting aside the situation and siege the city and land; the other is neither hurry nor slow, thinking about the overall situation. After losing two games, Gao Yang gradually sorted out some insights, and the chess game began to gain the upper hand.

Gao Baoning struggled. After winning the game, he pushed the chessboard and said, "Okay, let's get to this place, and fight again another day."

Gao Feng looked proud, "Is the governor a confession?"

"Saying defeat? How can this be called admitting defeat?" Gao Baoning looked dissatisfied, "I am called avoiding the enemy for a while, in order to come."

Gao Yang shook his head and laughed: "The governor is a clan, so this move is a bit rogue."

"Hey, what kind of family am I? However, I think chess has a lot of similarities with life. As long as I don't admit it, who dares to say that I am a voting person and admit defeat? A rogue has its own benefits." Gao Baoning said, and suddenly, a noisy voice came from outside the tent. Gao Baoning asked unhappily: "Who is making noise outside?" Gao Feng looked outside suspiciously, opened the curtain, and several soldiers were waiting outside the tent.

"How is the battle?"

"Fifty-two people died, and about two hundred casualties were killed. A battalion was washed open, but fortunately the gap was filled in time." The sergeant replied.

Gao Yang frowned and turned to Gao Baoning and said, "Governor, this casualty is not small..."

"We cannot waste it. Your Majesty clearly ordered the war to be calmed down in spring and drag it down. It is difficult for the emperor to explain."

Gao Baoning didn't say a word, he was the governor. Even if someone was dissatisfied with him, he was still the governor, but his subordinates had to take care of their feelings. So he thought for a while and replied carefully:

"The Turks put their main force here, just to drag us down here, so we shouldn't have been experiencing them here. I think it's better to cross the river and find an opportunity to fight Ashina'anluo. He is Tuobo's son, and it may be a miraculous effect to take him down!"
Chapter completed!