A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 571 It's not good, I fell for it
Dugu Yanyun ran very fast and even detained Pang Yanzhang who went to deliver the order.

Wu Huaiyu sent out thirteen groups of light cavalry one after another to convey the order, asking him to stop his unauthorized actions and wait where he was to join the army. However, he refused to obey the order and instead led three thousand soldiers and horses to the north at full speed.

Can't catch up.

Wu Huaiyu could only remain silent as Dugu Yanyun ran further and further away.

"It's understandable that General Dugu is eager to achieve great results." Zu An, a military officer, said at the side.

Wu Huaiyu was in a bad mood and wanted to curse, but finally held back, "Send a letter to the Emperor of Chang'an immediately for me to impeach Dugu Yanyun."

"Great Governor, isn't it necessary?" Kou Ping, another soldier who joined the army, also said.

After all, although Dugu Yanyun's actions were a bit excessive, he was one of the nine generals of the Xuanwu Sect, the deputy governor of Andong and the governor of Tanzhou, a dignified founding county prince, and a relative of the emperor.

Furthermore, the soldiers who joined the army could more or less guess that the sudden arrival of the Deputy Protector was probably to check and balance Mr. Wu. It should not be impeached now because of a trivial matter, and what would the emperor think of him at that time? To put it lightly. It was the generals in Youzhou who were at odds. To put it more seriously, it was because Dugu Yanyun did not obey orders, and Wu Huaiyu also had incompetent orders.

A small matter, causing troubles, will not come down, and may even make the emperor feel that you are deliberately crowding out Dugu Yanyun, and are dissatisfied with the deputy arranged by the emperor.

"It's not necessary?" Wu Huaiyu sneered a few times, "Do you know what military orders are like a mountain? Dugu Yanyun, the dignified deputy governor, the deputy general manager of this Northern Expedition, ignored my military orders and went his own way. He couldn't even follow the thirteen military orders. Come back, do you know how serious this is?"

To put it mildly, this is sabotaging the combat deployment, but to put it seriously, it may lead to the death of three thousand Tang troops.

"Instruct the whole army to speed up and chase them. We must catch them."

Dissatisfied in my heart, I still have to put the overall situation first, and I can't really let the 3000 troops leave the main force. If they are really eaten by an ambush, the consequences will be even more serious.

But in this way, it would also disrupt Wu Huaiyu's strategy of advancing step by step, and he even intended to advance slowly, letting Xi Khitan Turks and others press from north to south first, using Sanbo as the main attack.

Now Dugu Yanyun is eager to achieve great results, but he can only speed up the pace. This coolie can only do it by himself.

He knew in his heart that Dugu Yanyun was not only eager to make meritorious deeds. This guy relied on his seniority and his family was the core of the Guanlong nobility. He was secretly dissatisfied with Wu Huaiyu, his young boss, especially since it was rumored that he came to Youzhou. As a result, Wu Huaiyu, who was in charge of the government, broke out halfway, but as soon as he came to Youzhou, he made unparalleled military exploits in the Battle of Yehuling.

From Dugu Yanyun's point of view, it seemed that Wu Huaiyu had robbed him of his status and military merit, which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

In this Northern Expedition, the Tang army sent out troops in five directions. Cheng Yaojin, Su Lie, and Wei Xiaojie all led one. However, Dugu Yanyun was also a dignified deputy governor, but he was not as good as Su Lie and Li Tu Diji. People can only follow Wu Huaiyu. In his opinion, Wu Huaiyu is deliberately suppressing him and not giving him the opportunity to lead troops.

The Wu family is a military upstart, neither the old gentry of the five surnames, nor the military nobles of Guanlong. The Dugu family is originally from the Li family of Zhaojun, and has entered the customs for several generations.

When Wu Huaiyu meets such a person, he can only say that he is unlucky. Wei Xiaojie is a veteran in his 60s, Cheng Yaojin is also a general of the emperor's hidden residence, and even Su Lie is a general who became famous at a young age. Who is not very polite to Wu Huaiyu, a young boss? respected.

"Chase," Wu Huaiyu said helplessly. If Dugu Yanyun died in an ambush, a general of this level would really shock the government and the public. What's more, he also led three thousand soldiers, who were also meritorious soldiers who participated in the Battle of Yehuling. .

"Who can resist General Dugu in Beishan? There are three thousand elites." Some people think that we should simply let Dugu Yanyun go. There is no need for everyone to chase because of this. As long as they march according to the established plan, Dugu Yanyun's three thousand soldiers can't defeat Beishan. Laughing?

"Stop talking nonsense and chase!" Wu Huaiyu was angry.

The upper reaches of the Chaohe River.

Dugu Yanyun led [-] Tanzhou troops to pursue them all the way, followed by about [-] Tanzhou disciples and Tibetan Hu soldiers near the city.
Regardless of Wu Huaiyu's repeated orders, Dugu Yanyun insisted on going his own way.

Even in order not to be overtaken by Wu Huaiyu, Dugu Yanyun specially ordered the horse to speed up. He originally marched 120 miles a day, and started camping in the afternoon, but Dugu Yanyun asked to travel [-] miles a day.

In order to save energy, camping at night did not build a lot of fences.

Three days later, they had reached the upper reaches along the Chaohe River Valley, more than [-] miles away from the Beikou Great Wall.

They also finally met some Beishan Xibu.

"General, there is a Beishan Xihu tribe ahead, fleeing in panic,"

"Chase! Don't let them get away!"

Dugu Yanyun was very excited. He did not expect that after leaving the Great Wall, there would be no one in the Chaohe River Valley.Beishan Xi Huhui ran so fast, which also made it difficult for Dugu Yanyun to get off the tiger. He could not give up halfway, so he went back to see Wu Huaiyu in despair without any success.

Fortunately, I finally caught up.

The Tang flag fluttered.

The two armies of Tanzhou Mighty Army and Zhenyuan Army that followed Dugu Yanyun, plus the army's city guards and disciples, etc., more than [-] people were also extremely excited, shouting and rushing towards Xi Hu who was fleeing in panic.

The people fled in panic, not even caring about their livestock.
Soon the forward Qingqi bit their tails,

More and more Xihu began to flee, and even the old and weak women could not take care of them.

"General, Xihu has been defeated. We have captured hundreds of old, weak, women and children, as well as many livestock, as well as some Xi chariots and tents."

Dugu Yanyun was not satisfied with this victory.

"Keep chasing them, don't let them get away."

He also asked Pang Yanzhang to be called, "Pang Yanzhang, go back to see the governor now, and say that I have caught up with Xihu and won the first battle. Beishan Xihu is afraid of the heavenly soldiers and is fleeing north in panic. I am taking advantage of the victory to pursue."

Pang Yanzhang had no choice but to return. "Keep chasing!"

"Brothers, if you keep working hard, most of Beishan's Xi Hu will definitely be not far ahead. Our opportunity to make contributions is right in front of us,"

A group of Tanzhou soldiers also took the lead bravely. Not only were their military exploits beckoning, but as usual, they could also get more of the captured supplies.

They quickly caught up with Xi Hu, who was fleeing. They slashed with bows and swords, and gained many military exploits.

By the time Wu Huaiyu led his army to catch up to the place where Dugu Yanyun first met the enemy, they were already far behind.

By the Chaohe River, at the foot of Mount Yotei,

Wu Huaiyu received another good news from Dugu Yanyun.

This was already his 13th victory report. One day and one night, thirteen consecutive victories, each time he reported defeating thousands of enemies.

Dugu Yanyun's tone became more and more excited, and even a little arrogant. He was still urging Wu Huaiyu in the victory report. Don't rush to chase him, just wait for the victory report at the back. It's just Beishan Hu. He is enough, at least He alone is enough for the Beishanhu in the Chaohe River area.

He also said that after the Chao and Beishan Xihu in the Baihe area were wiped out, he would also attack Beishan Xihu in the upper reaches of the Luanhe River, and asked Wu Huaiyu to build more camps to receive and arrange prisoners.

The soldiers who joined the army looked at these good news with different expressions. Some people felt that Wu Huaiyu was too worried, while others felt that Beishan Xihu was already vulnerable, but Dugu Yanyun took the credit.

Wu Huaiyu ignored them and took out the map to watch carefully.

Beishan Xihu suffered a [-]th consecutive defeat, while Dugu Yanyun pursued a winning streak.
"not good,"

"Dugu Yanyun has tricked him."

"Captain?"

The soldiers who joined the army were surprised and puzzled. Aren't they reporting good news frequently? Why did they fall into the trap?

Wu Huaiyu's face was ugly, because he compared the map and found a danger waiting for Dugu Yanyun. Dugu Yanyun, who had won [-] consecutive victories, chased Zhenghai all the way, but he had already been lured to Haosongba by Beishan Xihu.

This is the source of Dashigou, the upper branch of the Chaohe River. There is a pass to the dam.
The terrain of Dashigou is dangerous, the road is rugged, and it is very narrow, especially the Haosong dam head at one end, which is actually similar to the Yehuling side. It is like a dam, with steep terrain and upright cliffs.

Introducing a large rock ravine is basically a pocket, and the terrain inside is suitable for an ambush. Once the mouth of the pocket is penetrated, it will be dangerous.

This used to be a path for Beishan Xi to cross the dam head along the river valley and enter the Bashang grassland. Beishan Xihu, especially those in the Chaohe River area, are naturally familiar with the terrain here.

If they really wanted to run away, they wouldn't have to go to the most difficult dead end. There was only one possibility, and that was that they were tempting Dugu Yanyun all the way.

After losing thirteen battles in a row, it was obvious that many animals, even the old and the weak, were deliberately left behind, but Dugu Yanyun was paralyzed by the series of victories and completely attracted.

"Send the order to the entire army to pursue us!"

"I hope it will come in time!"

Wu Huaiyu, who was in a heavy mood, sent several more Qingqi to chase Dugu Yanyun, reminding him to be careful of ambushes and telling him not to pursue him into the big stone ditch, and asked him to retreat and join him.

A hundred miles away.

Dugu Yanyun led his army all the way along Beishan Xihucang's abandoned livestock and chased them into the Dashi Valley. The mountain road was rugged and narrow, and the valley became narrower and more dangerous as it went further in.
Tang Jun in Tanzhou also had to dismount and walk.

Dugu Yanyun was completely immersed in the joy of winning streak, and he didn't even realize the danger here.

"General, we found Beishan Xihu not far ahead, there were many of them, and they were running away in panic!"

"Don't let them run away, speed up the pursuit!"

In Dashi Valley, Beishan Xihu was overtaken, and it seemed that there was no way to escape.
They were forced to turn around and fight, the young and strong were at the front, the old and the weak, women and children also took up bows, arrows and spears and waited to assist behind them. Cars and tents can be seen everywhere,
Xihu's cries echoed throughout the valley.

Dugu Yanyun laughed wildly in excitement,
"Hahaha, there is finally no way to escape. Kill them. Those who abandon their weapons and kneel down will avoid death. Those who resist with weapons in hand will be killed."

When the attack horn sounded, more than [-] Tanzhou soldiers rushed towards Beishan Xihu.

The two armies fought, and Xishan collapsed at the first touch. The Tang army pursued them all the way.

suddenly.

The sound of horns sounded from the mountains on both sides of the Dashi Valley, followed by the sound of war drums. Ambushes spread all over the mountains and plains, rushing down towards the Tanzhou Tang Army who had already dispersed due to pursuit in the narrow valley.

The ambush is over,

Rolling logs and rolling stones, countless arrows,
"General, ambushes, ambushed among us."

When countless Beishan Xihu came to kill all over the mountains, Dugu Yanyun knew that the situation was over, but it was a pity that he regretted it too late.

"Kill, kill Xihu!" Dugu Yanyun, who was surrounded by the narrow valley, raised his arms and shouted, "Don't retreat, fight to the death and never retreat, kill Xihu, kill!"

(End of this chapter)