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Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Daizhou, rushed to help Yunzhou with [-] soldiers and horses. When the soldiers and horses arrived in Yunzhou City, Lin Quanyong, the guard of Yunzhou, and Yang Ruo, the deputy general, felt more at ease.

After the Turkic cavalry arrived on the west slope a hundred miles outside Yunzhou City, Lin Quanyong was very cautious, for fear that they would make a surprise attack or a strong attack.Therefore, he sent people to Daizhou for help, and sent dozens of horses to scout the enemy's capital.But after waiting for three days and two nights, there was no news from the scouts.In fact, he also knew in his heart that by this time these scouts had become the enemy's prey and were captured.Therefore, his heart was always hanging, and he was always worried about not knowing the number and deployment of the opponent's soldiers and horses.He dispatched more than a dozen groups of elite cavalry in a row, but they never left and never returned.This made him wonder if the current soldiers and horses in Yunzhou City can still defend the opponent's attack?

Fortunately, in the past two days, the Turks only stationed on Xipo and did not invade Yunzhou, which made him feel at ease.

Today, Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Daizhou, personally led [-] soldiers to Yunzhou City, and he let go of his hanging heart.

Zhang Gongjin, courtesy name Hongshen, Han nationality, was born in Fanshui, Weizhou.During the Xuanwumen coup, he and Changsun Wuji and other nine people ambushed outside Xuanwumen, and became one of the key figures for Li Shimin's ascension to the throne.After Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were killed, their party members attacked Xuanwu Gate. Mr. Zhang had the courage to resist dozens of people with his own strength, and forced to close the city gate.Therefore, after Li Shimin ascended the throne, he trusted him very much, and worshiped him as the governor of Daizhou, in charge of the military affairs of Yunzhou and other states, and defended against the northern Turks.

When he received a request for help in Daizhou, he immediately mobilized people and rushed to Yunzhou without stopping, and arrived in Yunzhou in time on the morning of the third day.After he came to Yunzhou, he went up to the city tower to inspect the defense of the Turks in Yunzhou City, and then returned to the Yunzhou Governor's Mansion.

"General Lin, who are the enemies outside Yunzhou City? How many troops are there? Please tell me the situation." Zhang Gongjin didn't talk too much nonsense, and went straight to the point.

"Minister Zhang, the Turkic soldiers have been on the west slope for three days, but they have not moved, and there is no sign of attack. The scouts dispatched by the last general have not heard from them yet. Therefore, the deployment and personnel situation of the Turkic troops are not known for the time being." Lin Quanyong blushed and said in a low voice.

"The army has been standing still for three days? Why hasn't there been any movement for three days? You haven't even found out any military information?" Zhang Gongjin asked in surprise.

"The last general is incompetent, please punish him by Governor Zhang." Lin Quanyong knelt down, and when he knelt, Yang Ruo and other generals in Yunzhou in the hall knelt down.Lin Quanyong is guilty, how can they escape.

"Get up, Yunzhou is safe and sound, what crime do you have to be ruled by the capital?" Zhang Gongjin said this, and glanced at Lin Quanyong, "But as the chief general, you still don't even know the deployment of the enemy's Turkic tribe. Then how did you, the general, defend the city?" Zhang Gongjin was obviously a little angry when he said this, Lin Quanyong knew that he was too cautious and didn't want to send too many people out to investigate, so he didn't know anything now.Therefore, knowing that I was wrong, I bowed my head and said nothing.

"Get up!" Zhang Gongjin glanced at Lin Quanyong and others kneeling in front, and said lightly, "I know what you are thinking. Why don't I think so? But, if you don't investigate the enemy's situation clearly, how can we arrange it?" , how to guard against them?"

"Don't worry, Dudu Zhang, the general will make arrangements now, and he will definitely find out the enemy's situation before dark." Lin Quanyong said with confidence after Zhang Gongjin's arrival.

"Go! Be sure to find out the real situation of the enemy tonight." Zhang Gongjin said in a deep voice. He knew that both Lin Quanyong and the general of Yunzhou wanted to be safe, as long as they ensured that Yunzhou was not lost.Therefore, I dare not send too many scouts out, so as not to intersect with the Turkic soldiers.

At that time, after receiving Yunzhou's request for help, he thought that the Turks were going to break through Yunzhou, so he rushed here.But when I came to Yunzhou, I found that the Turks had been standing still.He was very puzzled, there must be fraud in it.Listening to Lin Quanyong's statement now, he is even more skeptical about the purpose of the Turkic trip.

"Hey, it's because Lin Quanyong and others are too cautious. Otherwise, if they know more about the Turkic situation, why should I be so passive and guessing." Zhang Gongjin sighed inwardly.But now that he has come to Yunzhou, he must do a good job in the deployment of Yunzhou.Therefore, he can only determine the next step when the scouts come back at night.

Yunzhou is on the edge of the Mobei grassland, and the weather is relatively cold.In the evening, Zhang Gongjin refused the reception banquet arranged by Lin Quanyong and the Yunzhou soldiers, and climbed up the Yunzhou city tower alone, looking in the direction of the west slope.

It has been a day since the scouts left the city, and they haven't come back yet. Could it be that something went wrong again?This time Lin Quanyong sent three teams, each with 100 people. Even if a team of 100 scouts encounters Turkic scouts, none of them will fail to come back.Unless there is a possibility, that is, the Turks do not want to let themselves know their details.There were also a lot of scouts sent out, and when the scouts from both sides met, the Tang's scouts were definitely no match for the Turks.Thinking of this, Zhang Gongjin suddenly felt a little restless, as if something was going to happen.He looked in the direction of Daizhou, then in the direction of Suzhou, and sighed secretly, "I hope nothing will happen to Suzhou and Daizhou. The matter here is settled, so we must go back immediately."

At that time, he knew that the Turkic invaders in Yunzhou were leaving in a hurry, so the military arrangements for the two states were not thorough enough, and he also transferred [-] elite cavalry from Suzhou.Thinking about it now, he felt that what he did was a little negligent, and things were not as simple as he thought.The purpose of the Turks is not as simple as Koubian.

Looking at the dark night sky, Zhang Gongjin did not feel sleepy.

Speechless all night!The next morning, as soon as Zhang Gongjin got up, he saw Lin Quanyong walking in. His expression was a little sad, "Captain, the scouts sent out yesterday haven't returned all day and night, and they may have been killed."

While washing his face with the water brought by the maid, Zhang Gongjin said, "If you send someone out to investigate, you must find out the details of the enemy."

Lin Quanyong wanted to say something after listening to Zhang Gongjin's words, but he didn't open his mouth when he said the words, and pushed them out in a low voice.

Seeing the figure of Lin Quanyong leaving, Zhang Gongjin said calmly, "Why do I want to lose the elite of Tang Dynasty for nothing? But if we don't detect the enemy's reality, how can we know the real purpose behind the enemy?"

After washing up, Zhang Gongjin came to Yunzhou City Tower to check the situation after breakfast. He saw smoke rising from the west slope hundreds of miles away. It was obvious that Turkic people were cooking.But I just can't see the amount of cooking smoke clearly, and I can't judge how many people there are.Mr. Zhang did not know the number of the enemy and the deployment of troops, so he did not dare to go out of the city rashly, so he could only patrol the defenses of the various gates in the city.He saw that the four gates of Yunzhou City were tightly guarded, and the enemy had no chance to take advantage of it, so he let go of his heart and returned to the Yunzhou Dudu Mansion with Lin Quanyong and others to discuss the current situation.

"Everyone tell me, how should we deal with the current situation in Yunzhou?" Zhang Gongjin was not very satisfied with the attitude of the generals in Yunzhou.What they only think about is the safety of Yunzhou, but as the governor of the acting state, he thinks about the safety of not only Yunzhou.

"The enemy is not in a hurry to attack. In the end, it's better to wait and see how it turns out..." A general got up and said, but before he finished speaking, Zhang Gongjin motioned him to sit down, and then looked at the crowd, saying, "I know you all think this way, but if Yunzhou is fine, it means that other state capitals are fine? You only think about your own Yunzhou, but I think about Datang.

Can't you see the enemy's obvious suspicious tactics?The reason why the scouts did not return must be to keep us from knowing their truth.They have been stationed on the west slope for four days, and they have not moved. Why?There must be something else.Don't you think about it, isn't it Yunzhou who is so suspicious of the strategy of the army? "The more Zhang Gongjin spoke, the angrier he became. He slapped the table and was furious. The generals below dared not speak, especially the general who spoke just now was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy, and did not dare to raise his head.

When Zhang Gongjin got angry, the hall suddenly became very calm, and all the generals present held their breaths and dared not speak.But at this time, a burst of rapid horseshoes knocked on their hearts from far to near.So what happened when the horse galloped so fast outside the gate of the Dudu's Mansion?The sound of horseshoes stopped abruptly at the gate of the Dudu Mansion, and not long after, a Tang soldier with ragged clothes and a little blood on his body ran in. When he saw Zhang Gongjin, he immediately knelt down and cried, "Report to the Dudu, the Turkic surprise attack last night In Suzhou City, Deputy General Sun died, General Wang and some people have already evacuated Suzhou City from the north gate."

"What?" Zhang Gongjin hurried forward, grabbed the soldier's clothes with both hands, pulled him in front of his eyes, and said angrily, "Say another word?"

Seeing Zhang Gongjin's dark complexion when he was angry, the soldier said with fear, "Turk...has broken through...Suzhou, robbed...money and people's names." He finished speaking hastily This sentence fainted.

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Zhang Gongjin's heart skipped a beat, he finally knew the real purpose of the Turkic people outside Yunzhou City.They were only responsible for feigning an attack on Yunzhou to attract their attention.And their real goal is not Yunzhou, but Suzhou.

Thinking of this, he pondered for a moment, and hastily ordered, "Reorganize the soldiers and horses, leave the city immediately, and surprise Xipo."

Now, the only thing he can do is this, the city of Suzhou is broken, and with the nature of the Turkic people before, they will definitely withdraw their troops immediately after looting.I'm afraid it won't help to rush to Suzhou, so why not get rid of the Turks outside Yunzhou first?

He thinks that there will not be too many Turkic soldiers making a feint attack. As long as they are dealt with, the Turkic people may not have the next step if they do not have a feint attacking force.

Thinking of this, he raised his head and said to Lin Quanyong, "Babaili hastened to report the imperial court's report on the attack on Suzhou and our dispatch of troops to Xipo."

"No..." Lin Quanyong knew the seriousness of the situation, replied thoughtfully, and then left the hall.

After Lin Quanyong left, Zhang Gongjin glanced at the generals at all levels in the hall, and said angrily, "Still doing it coldly!"