The leader of Wang Gu who went to the Naiman Khanate to negotiate was soon back, and he had one ear missing. He cried to Gao Chong. The Naiman thought that Wang Gu first betrayed the Khitan and surrendered to the Jurchens, and now he surrendered to the Han people.

The Uighurs who attacked Gaochang meant that they were no longer friends of the Uighurs, but their enemies. If they wanted to leave, they had to go to war unless they handed over all their weapons and property.

"Brother Li, the Naimans are so rude, we seem to have only one battle, otherwise it would be a big trouble for them to merge with Gaochang!" After hearing this, Gao Chong quickly asked a doctor to treat him, and comforted him again.

Fan sent him back to the camp to recuperate and said to Zhao Li with a calm face.

"Brother, in my opinion, the Naimans may not make things difficult for us because of the same clan as Gaochang!" Zhao Li saw that Gao Chong was suppressing the fire, and held his breath and said with a smile. Although Gao Chong cannot be regarded as the original king's mansion.

However, he and the emperor were educated and subordinates. Later, he participated in the establishment of the Xiangyi Army and were very generous and sincere, so he was very kind to them, and they were all called brothers in private.

"Oh, why? We have never dealt with the Naiman people in the past, and there is no possibility of conflict. Is it because we don't like it?" Gao Chong said angrily.

"Haha, the burden is heavy, and there will always be thieves!" Zhao Li patted his waist and said with a smile.

"You mean that the Naimans are interested in our property?!" Gao Chong turned his face and looked at Zhao Li in confusion.

"Well, the Naimans have been in the barbaric land for a long time, and there are no rich people around them. When they suddenly see so many people, the horses and baggage will certainly think that they are fat sheep coming to their door. Although they have never been to the Central Plains,

It is certain that I have heard of the wealth of our Song Dynasty from the merchants who have come and gone, so I naturally want to blackmail a sum of money for buying a road!" Zhao Li nodded and analyzed.

"Haha, we have to look at our teeth when they eat them. We don't have to worry about being choked to death by being broken!" Gao Chong also smiled. These guys were too ignorant of the sky and earth. They couldn't even beat the Khitan and had to let them go.

If the Jurchens had ruled for more than 200 years, if they hadn't destroyed the Khitan and liberated them, they would have paid tribute every year. Now they dared to provoke the Song army, who even fled when they saw the Jurchens, wouldn't they be tired of living!

"He has never bitten it, of course he doesn't know how hard he is. He is used to being king and dominating in this place. He thinks he is invincible in the world, so he will certainly not take us seriously. I'm afraid that in their eyes, only the Jurchens can do it with them.

Compare the best!" Zhao Li said.

"What should I do with Li Ge'er? Do you still ask us to give them money to buy a road?" Gao Chong said helplessly. There is really nothing he can do about these ignorant guys, but now they are eager to go on the road and really don't want to fight them.

This battle.

"It doesn't matter if they opened their mouths to ask for some money at first, but they shouldn't have cut off the messenger's ears. This is not only a humiliation of the ancient people of Wang, but a contempt for our Song Dynasty. If we talk to them about money again, it is not only a matter of

Making the Naimans even more rampant will greatly damage the morale of our army, especially the Tatar tribes who follow us will feel disappointed!" Zhao Li said.

"Brother Li means to decide to fight and let the Naimans know who the boss is!" Gao Chong knew that Zhao Li has always been rigorous in doing things and never talk about war easily, but this time he took the initiative to use force against the Naimans. He asked for verification again

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"Yes, the Naimans are insulting my envoy, this reason is enough. Moreover, the Naimans control the mountain pass leading to Gaochang. If we compromise this time, giving them some property will only arouse their greater greed. In the future, this road will be the best.

From then on, it will probably become their way of wealth!" Zhao Li nodded.

"Well, since you want to fight, it's better to fight early. Brother Li thought it would be better to fight!" Gao Chong said.

"We cannot stay here for a long time, so we should make quick battles and decisions, and we must defeat them with one battle. We must defeat them with dignity!" Zhao Li thought for a while and said.

"Okay, then tomorrow we will set up a battlefield to decide the outcome, so that they can understand the truth that there is heaven outside the day!" Gao Chong said, both the chief officials were determined to fight...

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After a full meal the next morning, the Song army began to move towards the Altai Pass. In order to prevent the Naimans from attacking, the brigade of men and horses formed a formation. The central army and baggage were protected in the center, and the hunting cavalry swam around the left and right wings of the brigade. It took only twenty miles to walk.

Then a scout came to report that a large group of cavalrymen from the Nai Barbarians appeared in front of him, with a number of no less than 30,000.

Immediately afterwards, the hunting cavalry on both wings also issued a warning, and many enemy squads appeared on the left and right, and they were in contact with them, as if they were looking for the flaws of the Song army. The dragon cavalry of the army later had entered a state of combat readiness and followed.

The enemy wanted to attack the marching ranks several times, but found that the Song army was very cautious and retreated awkwardly. However, the number of people continued to increase and harassment became more and more frequent.

Gao Chong understood that this was the most commonly used combat method for nomadic peoples. It was like their daily hunting, blocking the front, and then rushing back and forth with cavalry to disturb the hidden beasts, allowing them to run and hide, and involuntarily hide in the center.

They gradually gathered the encirclement and drove the beasts to one place. Finally, they slaughtered the beasts that were panicked and rammed around.

What the enemy is doing now is to make the Song army feel surrounded. When they reveal flaws due to fear and chaos, the Naimans who were cruising around the army would launch attacks again and again until the gap was opened. Then they would send elite troops to the death.

Take the opportunity to break into the gap to expand the breakthrough, and then the team will break in, using interspersed tactics to divide the team into several pieces, making it difficult for the opponents to support each other. When the surrounded persons try to break through, they will then cover up and kill and eat the opponent.

But the Naimans did not know that the training that the Song army received in front of them since the date of its establishment was carried out to target the tactical characteristics of the nomadic peoples in the northwest. Their tricks were difficult to shake the Song army's formation.

The defense also prevents them from finding flaws, just like a dog biting a hedgehog and having nowhere to put his mouth. The cunning Song army has been marching against the river bank, making it impossible for them to play their advantages of coming and going like the wind and advancing and retreating freely, and can only be like a wolf.

Following like a group, waiting for the moment when the Song army relaxed their vigilance, they did not believe that the Song army could continue to walk tirelessly.

Sure enough, the patience of the Nai Barbarians finally got rewarded. The road turned a corner and gradually moved away from the road and entered the boundless grassland. The snow on the top of Mount Altai was vivid in my mind. The open terrain could maximize the advantages of their cavalry. Therefore,

The Naimans' hunting began. They formed a team of small teams and surrounded them from all directions. The harassment also turned into repeated attacks. The Song army also withdrew all the outer rangers back to their team and narrowed their defense circle.

"Stop moving forward and set up a formation on the spot!" It was almost noon. Seeing that more and more enemy troops were increasing, the Naiman team had already gathered on the road ahead of them, Gao Chong ordered.

"The commander has an order, set up a formation on the spot!" As soon as the order was issued, the commander immediately ran to various departments to pass the order. After receiving the order, the desert army of the front army immediately spread to the two wings to form two semi-arc defensive formations to hold the position;

Then the first brigade of the infantry army went forward into four rows to form the first line of defense, and a machine gun position was arranged in between; the infantry army was followed by the artillery position; and the central army protected by the dragon cavalry; and the baggage detachment was also used to

The chariots formed a chariot array, placing livestock and food in the middle; the Second Infantry Brigade lined up to the back, arranged to resist horses, and defended against the outside world; the Hunting and Cavalry Brigade and various ministries joined the army and snaked the formation between the two wings

In addition, expel the approaching enemy troops...

The marching team was the most vulnerable to attack when it changed its formation, but the Nai Barbarians did not dare to act rashly. They had already seen the extraordinaryness of this army. The army of nearly 100,000 people called each other with a command while they were advancing.

The cover unfolded in turn and quickly formed a huge square array. There was no confusion in the action. It was like rehearsing countless times, and of course it did not leave them any flaws that could be exploited.

"Khan, are we starting the attack?" Seeing that the enemy formation was arranged, but Khan did not move at all, the Naiman army commander Ribir was a little anxious and asked for instructions again.

"Look, let's not move blindly!" Naiman's Sun Khan heard from the merchants that the Song Dynasty was an extremely wealthy country. Their army held a mysterious firearm that could capture people from three or four hundred steps away

Life, and the killer weapon in it will make a loud thunderous sound when it is fired. When the explosion occurs, people within ten feet of the surrounding area will either die or be injured. These legends have been confirmed by the people who escaped from Zhenzhou a few days ago.

Now he saw that the Song army had a basis for advancing and retreating, and had strict defense, and he couldn't help but become cautious.

"Khan, the enemy is now dismounting and resting. It is time to catch them off guard. I am willing to lead the troops to capture their lords and present them to the Khan horse!" Ribir volunteered, watching the enemy's formation

It was already done, and he felt even more anxious. Now the enemy was eating under their eye. This was really bullying. I wonder if he had led the people to chase them for a whole morning and still had no rice in.

"Wait a little longer, the enemy will have some support to eat calmly in front of our army. I may have set up a trap to wait for us to come forward!" Sun Sweat licked his lips and rejected Ribir's suggestion again.

"Big Man, since that's the case, do we also get off the horse and rest and eat something? The men ran for half a day and were tired and hungry. The horse should drink water!" Libre was angry, but he couldn't watch the enemy eat enough.

After drinking enough, let’s beat myself up, let’s take the opportunity to eat.

"Yeah, that's fine!" Sun Han thought for a while and agreed, but when the order was issued, everyone had just sat down and had not yet drunk it, suddenly the enemy's roar sounded as if they were going to launch an attack. Everyone hurry up
Chapter completed!