Northern Wei calendar, the end of February in the third year of Taihe.
the new emperor Yuan Ke was in Jiuquan, memorials from Luoyang were still continuously delivered to his desk via the Tianjiansi and Diwang departments.
Yuan Ke has learned all about the civil unrest in Southern Liang . The turmoil stirred up by the Heavenly Monitoring Department and the Earthly Network in the capital of Southern Liang has begun to show results.
For the Great Wei, this was a good thing as it prevented the Great Wei from being attacked from all sides.
In addition, the internal conflicts within Southern Liang were far more serious than he had expected.
Dugu Chong , the left guard general who guarded the southern border, also sent two secret letters in succession. One was about the changes in the situation in Southern Liang, and the other was about the restless Gao family of Qizhou and the Cui family of Qinghe.
The latter one in particular is a major issue t
In early March, the weather outside the Great Wall gradually warmed up. Both the Wei Dynasty and the Rouran, which had been silent for the entire winter, felt that it was time for a decisive battle.about the Rouran has begun to circulate in recent days . The most noticeable one is that the Rouran main general Baturu was questioned about his ability by the Rouran royal court because the war was tense and there was no progress , so much so that news of a change of commander began to spread.Among the eight tribes of Rouran , the Yujiulü tribe is recognized as the strongest. The reason why the main general this time is not from the Yujiulü tribe is also a means for the Rouran Khan to let the other seven tribes let down their guard and unite against the outside world.Although each department knows the truth, it would be easier for the other departments to accept it if it is made public.The news spread to the two passes and also reached Jiuquan.Th
When the army leaves the border, this kind of news must be of utmost importance.Yuwen Tai was also well aware that there were Rouran spies inside the pass , so he asked all the generals to strictly control their men, and to keep all arrangements such as training as before, so as not to let outsiders see any clues.The soldiers were just waiting to go out and kill the enemy, so they had to endure this kind of pretense.The detailed arrangements of the army were soon passed on to Jiuquan. After reading Yuwen Tai's battle deployment, Yuan Ke also felt that this was feasible. He therefore ordered General Yan Bingchu of Huaihua to lead 30,000 troops out of the northeast of Jiuquan, and two days later, they would advance side by side with Houmochen Jing's troops.Xiwu troops 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
led by Yuwen Tai marched slowly, and it was not until noon that the army reached Shitou City.The first city outside the two passes is the Stone City. Although now all you can see are broken walls and ruins, and it is in a dilapidated state, with sand filling the sky when the spring breeze blows, there was once a city here.There is almost no new green in the Stone City, and everywhere is desolate.The Stone City got its name because the ground was covered with messy stones that had been weathered by the wind and frost after the original city was destroyed.Shitou City was originally Po Nu City, and was the bridgehead for the confrontation between Wei and Rouran .More than a hundred years ago, due to civil strife in the Wei Palace, the disaster spread to the entire Wei Dynasty.The Rouran took advantage of the civil strife and quickly sent troops south. They not only occupied Po Nu City, but also captured Yumen Pass and Yangguan in one fel
After returning to the camp, Baturu immediately arranged for scouts in the front to keep a close eye on the movements of Yuwen Tai's troops . He asked the scouts to report the exact location of the Wei army every hour.The commander's reaction naturally showed that this battle was unusual, as both sides were still unable to figure out the other's moves.The Wei army's marching speed was extremely slow. After the encounter with Baturu, the army marched all the way until the evening, and then camped on the grassland before sunset.The place where the army was stationed was the area between Liangguan and Beimang Mountain . The Rouran scouts who had been keeping a close eye on this area were extremely surprised to find that the Wei army was no longer marching.The more the Wei army acted like this, the more Baturu dared not to act rashly. Although the reaction he had expected from the Wei Dynasty came true, Yuwen Tai's true and false intentions made Baturu
many Rouran soldiers were extremely sleepy by dawn , and some even fell asleep, ignoring their commander's orders.The previous victory swept away their previous gloom about the Wei army, and they thought they were now stronger in terms of strength.It was not until the 8,000 cavalry led by Gao Huan and Sang Ganchuan charged into the Rouran camp that the sounds of hacking, horse hooves, and running awakened the still sleepy Rouran soldiers .an invincible victory. The vanguard troops of Yutulin and Afugan were completely wiped out before they even had time to react .In addition to the 15,000 troops stationed in the two garrisons, there are also 3,000 cavalry brought by Zi Zichang , totaling 18,000 people.Zi Zichang 's three thousand men set up a separate camp next to the two garrisons, so they were the first to react.Three thousand men mounted their horses, and their chief general Zi Zichang also received the news of the Wei army's invas
led by Yuwen Tai could not retreat too far. In fact, he and Baturu were engaged in a psychological warfare from the very beginning. Fortunately, Baturu did not push forward.Juqu Guang, who had never relaxed, suddenly received news that Houmochen Jing's troops had begun to advance.A big war is about to begin.After Houmo Chenjing led his troops to advance another 20 miles, Juqu Guang 's 20,000 men and Baturu's 10,000 men arrived at the vicinity of the garrison of the Wuwu tribe. Judging from the situation, the three armies formed a small encirclement of Houmo Chenjing.The Rouran tent .Now the army is sixty miles away from the Beimang Mountain base and only forty miles away from the two passes of the Wei Dynasty, and not far ahead is Yuwen Tai's army.The two armies were barely separated by this distance. If one of them had the will to charge, they might have been able to have a good fight with the Wei on the grasslands outside the pass.
After Sangganchuan and Zuo Ji returned with the remaining troops, the news of the army's victories over the Yutulin and Afugan tribes soon reached Jiuquan. Yuan Ke was overjoyed when he heard the news.the Grand Marshal Yuan Shuang and the Imperial Censor Lu Wenmiao, who were in Luoyang, were determined to urge the emperor to return to Beijing.The two also knew that two urgent memorials would not persuade the emperor to return, so shortly after the first two memorials arrived in Jiuquan, the subsequent memorials arrived soon after.In fact, Yuan Ke himself understood that it was time to return to the capital. If he stayed here, he would not only be of no use, but would hinder the deployment of troops by General Yuwen Tai. Therefore, after learning of the victory on the front line, Yuan Ke decided to set off for the capital.Yuan Ke was returning to the capital spread, the Tianjiansi and Diwang arranged everything, and at the same time did not forget t
the Rouran army , which was confronting the general outside the two passes, would suddenly turn around and head straight for Jiuquan, and that the Rouran army had escaped everyone's sight and was not discovered.There was no extra time for Liu Can to think about it. After receiving the news, he immediately arranged for his men to prepare the three armies for battle.On the other hand, he sent someone to urgently pass the message to General Yuwen Tai outside the two passes, because Liu Can understood that it would be difficult to resist the attack of the Rouran army with only the 30,000 troops in Jiuquan City .After arranging all these, Liu Can immediately led his men to the top of the city wall.the Rouran army that appeared in a black mass at the end of his sight , Liu Can suddenly felt the pressure.Judging from visual observation, it is very likely that the Rouran will send out all their forces.the Rouran invasion quickly reached the a