The Six Arts of the Gentleman in the Bright Moon of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 540 Bingzhou's True Intentions [Subscription*Monthly Ticket Request]

Zhangye City, unaware of the situation, still sent out troops, and 20,000 defenders left the city directly and rushed to Wuwei.

Only the direction of Jiuquan was hesitant.

Jiuquan is different from Zhangye and Wuwei. There is a small path on the north side that leads directly to the Hunxie King tribe.

Because of the counterattack by Luo's soldiers, King Xiutu retreated, and most of the 30,000 defenders left behind were from King Hunxie's tribe.

However, King Hunxie is not in the south of the desert now. Instead, he is leading an army of 50,000 to the north of the desert, garrisoning in Juyan Lake and contacting the Dayuezhi.

Therefore, Dugu Ming's order could not mobilize King Hunxie's army.

Therefore, Yan Qing, the general stationed in Jiuquan, refused Dugu Ming's transfer order.

"Can King Xiutu defeat the main force of Bingzhou? Or the most elite Yulin Guards?" Yan Qing was very confused.

The Chanyu went north and had already fought with the central army of Bingzhou. He was no match for them and took advantage of his familiarity with the terrain to move towards Juyan Lake.

How did King Xiutu defeat the Yulin Guard army led by Bingjun himself?

Yan Qing was really confused.

That’s Bingzhou!

But he also read the military report sent back from Wuwei, and it seemed that there was really no problem.

Could it be that... Jin Lu'an is really so brave?
Yan Qing knew Jin Lu'an. Both of them were among the best vanguard generals in their respective royal courts, so naturally they had fought against each other before.

However, Yan Qing still did not believe that Jin Lu'an had the ability to defeat the Bingzhou Yulin Guards.

However, the good news that came back made Yan Qing begin to doubt himself.

Could it be that... Jin Lu'an is a late bloomer?

Yan Qing suddenly remembered an idiom from the Central Plains of China: late bloomer!

Apart from this explanation, he couldn't think of why Jin Lu'an could chase after the Yulin Guards and fight them.

"Is Bingzhou really so weak?" Yan Qing looked towards the direction of Yumen Pass. If Jin Lu'an could do it, it seemed that he could do it too, right?

But when he saw the death order left by King Hunxie before he left, asking him to garrison in Jiuquan and guard the royal court, Yan Qing hesitated again.

"Wait! Wait a little longer. If Jin Lu'an can break through the ancient city, I can't fall behind!" Yan Qing thought about it and decided to play it safe.

As long as Jin Lu'an can break through the defense line of the ancient city, he will send troops to Yumen Pass. He cannot let King Xiu Tu have all the credit! -
The Alxa Plateau is actually a chaotic place, with King Xiutu, King Hunxie and the Dayuezhi each mixed in with each other, each in their own.

Just like Wuwei City is the location of the Xiutu royal court, but the nearby Jinchang is the territory of the Dayuezhi.

Cangsong County was originally the territory of Dayuezhi, but because of the arrival of the Bingzhou army, Dayuezhi had to retreat to Ci County in the north.

Therefore, when King Xiutu was making rapid progress, the people of Dayuezhi were also impatient and wanted to get a piece of the pie.

However, now that the King of Dayuezhi had been assassinated, several princes and uncles of Dayuezhi were fighting each other, the political power was in chaos, and without the command from the royal court, they did not dare to give up easily.

But this does not mean that they would not dare to take action on their own without orders from the royal court.

If King Xiutu really drives the Yulin Guards back to Jincheng, the tribes of Dayuezhi will really dare to take action.

However, Cangsong County has now been built into a military fortress by the Yulin Guards, ready to await the arrival and attack of King Xiutu's army at any time.

However, due to the death of Jin Lu'an and the defeat of the vanguard army, King Xutu Hongwen slowed down the pace of the entire army.

"I want to know where the Hu Cavalry Camp and the Yue Cavalry Camp went?" Yang Duanhe walked into the commander's tent and asked Dian Qing directly.

He couldn't ask Yan Yan directly as that would be an offense, so he could only ask Dian Qing.

Because he discovered that after evacuating from the city of Wuwei, the Yue cavalry and Hu cavalry camps did not retreat with the main army, but had other missions and were nowhere to be found.

Dian Qing looked at Yang Duanhe who was puzzled, and hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether he should tell him about Bingzhou's military operations and plans. Yang Duanhe also understood that he had overstepped his authority, after all, he was not a Bingzhou general, but a general sent by Qin to assist and observe.

Bingzhou's real military operations did not need to be disclosed to him.

However, the disappearance of the Huqi and Yueqi camps still made him very curious about where they had gone.

Because there were also many generals under his command in the Huqi and Yueqi camps.

"General Yang is not an outsider, so it's okay to tell him!" Looking at Dian Qing's inquiring eyes, Yan Yan nodded slightly.

"They didn't leave Wuwei City at all, but hid under the cliffs."

"Moya!"

Yang Duanhe was stunned. That was not the place where they captured Dugu Longcheng. It was very close to Wuwei City.

"Just believe it!" Yan Yan said with a smile.

The biggest advantage of cavalry is speed and burst.

King Xiutu could not find any trace of them. When the scouts of King Xiutu's army swept the area, they had already hidden in the desert.

In the vast yellow desert, hiding tens of thousands of people is not a problem at all.

"What exactly are you going to do?" Yang Duanhe was a little confused about the situation.

"Who stayed behind in Wuwei?" Yan Yan asked with a smile.

"Dugu...Dugu Ming!" Yang Duanhe understood.

Bingzhou wants to keep all of King Xiutu's troops outside Wuwei City.

Once the reinforcements from Zhangye leave Wuwei, it will be time for Bingzhou to counterattack.

Just imagine, the rear was empty, and the main city of the royal court, which was entrusted with an important task by King Xiutu, changed hands in an instant. The city of Wuwei, which was originally their retreat, closed its gates. Then they could only fight a decisive battle with Bingzhou outside Wuwei City.

Without the garrison of Zhangye, it would be impossible for them to recapture Wuwei City.

From the very beginning, Bingzhou wanted to annihilate the entire Xiutu King tribe.

"King Xiutu is finished!" Yang Duanhe looked at the sky and had already seen King Xiutu's end.

Bingzhou’s repeated retreats were nothing more than a cat playing with a mouse.

When Bingzhou makes a move, what will King Xiutu use to resist Bingzhou's might?

"In addition, General Meng Wu has led an army of 50,000 directly to Weiyuan!" Yan Yan continued.

"Weiyuan?" Yang Duanhe was confused. What place was that?

"Weiyuan, which is where the royal court of King Hunxie is located, is at a three-way intersection in the north of Jiuquan County." Yan Yan said with a smile.

This time they dispatched an army of 500,000 and entered the Alxa Plateau.

However, Meng Tian and Meng Yi had been following the main force of King Hunxie north to Juyan Lake, while Meng Wu divided his troops to attack the court of King Hunxie.

"Not only that, Luo Bing will also cooperate with Meng Wu to encircle the army left behind by King Hunxie in Jiuquan." Yan Yan continued.

Do you really think that this time they just want to kill King Xiutu?
Just one King Xiutu is not worth it for Bingzhou to mobilize an army of 500,000 and march across the country.

They not only wanted to rescue Luo Bing's 6,000 blood cavalry, but also to incorporate the entire Alashan Plateau into Bingzhou's territory and drive the Dayuezhi and the Xiongnu to the northern part of the Alashan Plateau and to the Middle East to eat sand.

Regardless of whether Dayuezhi is defeated or not, Bingzhou will not allow any forces that do not belong to Bingzhou to exist on the Alashan Plateau.

The entire Hexi Corridor must be protected under Bingzhou's sphere of influence.

(End of this chapter)