Just when Sun Xiurong was ambushing Wu Chengyan in a leisurely manner near Wende County (later Zhangjiakou Xuanhua District), Wu Chengen, the governor of Guizhou and Qingyi Army, who received the news that Wende County was occupied, also took about 3,000 infantry to walk on the post road leading to Wende County.

In his opinion, "Yang Shouzhong"'s surprise attack on Wende County was a lucky success. For someone like him who urgently needed to make great contributions and then compete with An Lushan for the position of Fanyang Jiedu, the self-destruction of "Yang Shouzhong" gave him the possibility of taking down the entire Qie tribe, humiliating the main tribe, and then clearing the border of Guizhou.

If this goal can be achieved, his position as the governor of Fan Yang will be as stable as Mount Tai. Even if An Lushan now has become Yang Yuhuan's adopted son, he will not be favored by the emperor and his wife.

The Tang Dynasty in Li Longji's era, at least in the middle and early stages, was generally based on the policy of employing people with the ability and the mediocre. As for whether the capable is evil or not, it is not important, which is also the key to the prosperity of Kaiyuan.

Whether An Lushan, Wu Cheng'en, or Geshuhan, they are at least qualified and above-level generals.

No one doubts about this.

Although Wu Chengyan took all the cavalry away, this does not mean that he had no personal soldiers in the Qingyi army. Not only did he have, he also selected the best people from the Qiang people, Khitans and Xi people who settled in Guizhou (collectively known as Khitans).

"Yin'an Khitan Zhi", the name "Yin'an" has just appeared shortly after it appeared in Guizhou, and it was popular throughout Hebei at the end of the Tang Dynasty. With this name, the Wu brothers made great contributions.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the degree of the Silver-San Khitan Zhi in each Jiedu directly determines the combat power. Of course, the Tang Dynasty is still in its heyday, and the Silver-San Khitan Zhi is not that outstanding. However, like the Snow Ye Army, once the Khitans (Xi people) who have been skilled in bowing and horses since childhood have sufficient military equipment and regular training, their combat power will definitely be much higher than that of ordinary cavalry.

In fact, Sun Xiurong's Slashed Ye Army was a large Yinan Khitanzhi. There are three camps with 5,000 people at present. It is conceivable that if it were placed in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it would be a complete material to unify Hebei.

But at present, the Tang Dynasty's government troops have not been completely destroyed, and recruiting troops is in full swing. Outstanding generals are emerging one after another. The Tang army's combat power is still above all the troops. It is only a dream to rely on the unification of the Central Plains with only three battalions.

Wu Chengen is the eldest son of the Wu family. As a foreign nation that moved to the Central Plains, most of them know their way of survival. Just like Liu Yuan of the Later Han Dynasty, he was full of knowledge and could talk with Wang Xie's family to a long conversation with Wang Xie's family for three or five days, but he still did not give up riding and shooting. The same is true for the Wu family, a descendant of the Qiang people.

Wu Chengen also came from the Wanqi Camp directly under the emperor's command in Chang'an. He was also a palace guard. He was a disciple of the emperor and also studied martial arts. He was also a civil and military talent. Unlike his younger brother Wu Chengyan, Wu Chengen was a talented person. Although he was only forty years old, he was well maintained. He had long jade faces and beards, and his mountain armor was given by the emperor. He was definitely a Confucian general.

But in fact, Wu Chengen was more cruel than Wu Chengen. He came to Guizhou four years ago as the governor and military envoy (except Guo Ziyi from Fengzhou, that is, Wu Chengen had this honor). When he first came, there were only 15,000 families in Guizhou, including Han people and familiar Khitans. But four years later, he doubled Dingkou by coercion, catching lives and temptation (attracting familiar Khitans from Youzhou, Tanzhou, Jizhou and other places to make a living).

Just because of this contribution, the Jiedushi Fan Yang should actually give it to him.

But the reality is cruel. He can't do Hu Xuanwu, pretend to be stupid, and he will not call Yang Yuhuan, who is in his early twenties, as his 40s, with his face licking his face, which makes the emperor happy, and then thinks that this person has no intention, so he rises again and again.

In addition, Wu Chengen was in charge of Guizhou. The nearby main tribe of the Qiehe tribe only produces fur and has no other specialties. However, there are old ginseng, large pearls (specialized by the Ussuri River, Yalu River), marten and precious wood near Yingzhou. If you have these things, An Lushan can win over the interview envoys, disposal envoys, and the Censors who came to conduct open and secret investigations.

This way, the emperor trusted An Lushan more because he was talking to An Lushan from bottom to top.

Of course, this is also related to the origin of the current emperor who relies on Taoist priests and the Hu people to power. Once an impression is formed in his heart, it will be difficult for people at this time to change it.

Wu Chengen wanted to bribe him. He made a lot of money through Shannan and Shanbei Quechang, but he was still far behind An Lushan. Therefore, at the critical moment of competing for the French governor, he naturally had the strategy of not caring about it, taking down Shanbei Quechang, and then bribing Chang'an Xianqi.

As for those merchants who have connections with Chang'an Xiangui, they are still like ants in Wu Chengen's eyes. In his opinion, the nobles only accept the merchants' shareholdings. They usually have how many shops, how many people they have, how much investment they earn every year, and where their business is done, so they are too lazy to care about it.

Even if we investigate, since we were killed and there was no evidence of death, we could not find out.

But heavy bribes alone are not enough. If he can win two Xi people from outside the Great Wall, he is the military governor of Fan Yang.

He believed that Wu Chengyan's three thousand cavalry could withstand Yang Shouzhong's five thousand cavalry no matter what, and his three thousand elite infantry army could wipe out them completely with the arrival of his three thousand elite infantry!

Therefore, when he set out from Guizhou City, he did not look very anxious. He absolutely believed that the three thousand cavalry of Wu Chengyan could entangle Yang Shouzhong's tribal cavalry.

If the Wu brothers could not even do this, the Tang Dynasty would not have placed it in such an important position.

As for the captured Wende County, Yang Shouzhong was mostly burning, killing and looting it. He could still surround it and then annihilate it at normal speed.

In addition, he naturally knew that since Yang Shouzhong had entered the pass, the Guangbian Army had probably failed. He also ordered Gao Tinghui, the capital of the Qingyi Army, to lead a thousand elite troops to attack from the border wall of Longmen County to the east. The border troops from Longmen County to the border army were only a few dozen miles away. If he attacked along the border wall, Yang Shouzhong would definitely be shocked.

Gao Tinghui was one of the few Koryo people in Guizhou who passed the selection of the jump camp, but was not a Khitan straight in Yin'an. He was extremely brave. He was selected by Wu Chengen in various departments the first year. His first captain of the Tooth Soldiers was promoted to Duyuhou four years later.

Gao Tinghui and Wu Chengen gave him the nickname "The Evil of Ancients". That's because Gao Tinghui was born with five big and three thick weapons, and his weapon was a pair of double iron halberds. Each short halberd weighed fifteen kilograms and three feet long. When waving, ordinary people could not get close to him.

He had three hundred Yuhou soldiers under his command, all of whom were recruited by Xi troops, Khitans, Shiwei, and Goguryeo warriors who had been trapped in Youzhou. With these people in charge, plus the seven hundred well-trained government soldiers, it was more than enough to take down the troops left by Yang Shouzhong in the Guangbian Army. It is estimated that Yang Shouzhong would not have many troops left by Yang Shouzhong in the Guangbian Army, and he could not have expected that the Tang army could attack along the side wall.

And where did Gao Tinghui's achievements in recent years come from?

Of course, he was almost a nightmare for the Xi people in his ranks. Since he became the Du Yu Marquis of the Qing Yi Army, the Xi people have changed to "If you cry again, Gao Manzi is here!".

It can be seen that Gao Tinghui is brave and ruthless.

(Yu Wenjing, Li Riyue, Gao Tinghui, and later one of the three powerful generals under Shi Siming)

Even so, once he led the army to fight, Wu Chengen still restored his family to the generals (Wu Chengen's father was Wu Zhiyi, the Pinglu army envoy), and he immediately became serious. In order to prevent the sudden encounter of Qie cavalry, he asked 500 heavy troops equipped with large shields and spears to walk in the front, followed by the 500 crossbowmen, and the 300 silver-san Khitanzhi and the remaining infantry troops he led followed closely.

This arrangement is also of particular importance. Once an enemy suddenly encounters an enemy, the heavy army camp and the strong crossbow camp can form a square formation to defend on the spot. As long as they can last for a period of time, once their own Yinsan Khitan or Wuchengyan cavalry arrives, the tribal cavalry will only have to escape far away.

Of course, if Gao Tinghui successfully took over the Guangbian Army, he would be able to close the door and fight the dog himself. If he took over Yang Shouzhong, he would be able to remotely control the entire Qi army. With such great achievements (catching Yang Shouzhong to Chang'an to offer prisoners is the favorite program of the emperor today), the French governor of Fan Yang would definitely not be able to escape.

Wende County is not far ahead. In order to prevent accidents, Wu Chengen immediately issued an order to rest for a moment.

Not long after, when Wu Chengen issued the order to continue the march, the enemy came!

After learning about the enemy's outfit, Wu Chengen became a little nervous.

"The iron helmet of the Nine Ball Festival? That is the most obvious sign of the Uighurs in Mobei. Why did Yang Shouzhong also assemble it?"

The costumes of the Xi people are completely different from those of the Turks. Yang Shouzhong will never use the costumes of the Uighurs!

Like Wu Cheng'en, Wu Cheng'en suddenly woke up.

"Grandma, it's not Yang Shouzhong. It's probably the hateful Ye Jun pretending to be Uighurs and came through Yang Shouzhong's territory! This makes sense, why none of the Guangbian Army fled and were trapped by the enemy? If it was Qi Gebu Xi people, it would be too incredible, but if it was Shao Ye Jun, it makes sense."

"hateful!"

When he thought that it was Thunder Ye Jun, Wu Chengen's expression immediately became solemn.

That is a powerful enemy that swept across the tribes near the tribes!

"Design the formation!"

The central army issued a tight drum sound, and the heavy army battalion and the strong crossbow battalion at the forefront immediately formed a large square formation. The heavy infantry were on the periphery, guarding the periphery with large shields and spears. The strong crossbow soldiers were in the middle and could shoot at any time. Such a formation has been in China for thousands of years. If a side van is added, it would be the configuration of Li Ling's infantry going out of the fortress.

However, Wu Chengen's heavy army camp has a large shield, which is as high as five feet high, and a spear of one or two feet long is enough to protect the entire formation.

Of course, Wu Chengen also secretly regretted that such a formation could only be passively defended. In addition, the Mo Dao Bing, who had just shown his strength, has not yet been equipped with the Qingyi Army, and his ability to take the initiative to attack was still weaker. If one thousand more cavalrymen cooperated, even if five thousand tribal cavalry suddenly arrived, Wu Chengen could resist it.

But the one who came was the Broken Ye Jun!

In the past five years, the reputation of the Sacred Ye Army has gradually spread in border towns, and it has reached its maximum after Sun Xiurong and three thousand people traveled thousands of miles to the junction. As for the final defeat of Bayegu and the powerful Sandal and Soyabeantai, it is just the icing on the cake.

It was Bai Xiaode who came!

After learning that Wu Chengen's infantry arrived, Bai Xiaode's handsome face became more and more excited.

"It's great to follow Dalang to fight."

Even if you are happy, how to defeat Wu Chengen, the turtle formation as soon as possible, and beware of the sudden appearance of mobile enemies, is what is placed in front of him.

He did not act rashly, knowing that the Sai Ye Jun was trained by Sun Xiurong with great difficulty. Sun Xiurong did not accumulate even the same copper coins for himself, and all his wealth was placed on Sai Ye Jun and the craftsmen, and he could not lose it easily.
Chapter completed!