The wind was howling and yellow sand was everywhere. A Turkic army of thousands of people marched south in the strong wind and sand. The shadows ahead were silhouetted. The outline of a city was the outline. When the army arrived there, they could enter the city to shelter.

This city does not have too many fixed residents, and most of them are the residences of nomadic bloggers in the season. Therefore, although the city is dilapidated, it is still a bit popular. But now it is the time of war. The forward whistle cavalry has investigated and there is no people in the city.

Seeing the city right in front of us, the Turkic army was advancing much faster. The Zhou army that had attacked before had retreated. It was the time for them to take the opportunity to go south to test and see if there was any advantage to take.

This place is not far from the northern entrance of Baidao. After walking along Baidao over the mountains and then walking hundreds of miles southeast, they can approach the Shuozhou area of ​​Zhou. If the Zhou army is relaxed, they can take revenge.

As he thought about it, the Turkic army accelerated its speed again. At this moment, the sound of horns suddenly sounded in the city, and then it stopped abruptly.

The short sound of the trumpet seemed just a illusion in the wind and sand, but in the ears of the Turkic generals, it seemed like a big bell rang: this is the trumpet of warning, and the reason why it ended suddenly was probably because an enemy came over to kill the trumpet blower.

After only a few breaths, the Turkic generals reacted, making people sound the trumpet and preparing the army for the battle.

Of course, if you have to fight, you will turn around and run away at this time, and you will only give your back to the enemy. If the opponent chases you, you will suffer heavy casualties. If you fight, there will be nothing to be afraid of when thousands of cavalry on your side.

The Turkic cavalry were soon ready to fight, while their opponents moved faster: the Zhou cavalry attacked from the city and on both sides, and rushed towards the Turkic army with great momentum.

The Zhou cavalry wearing windscreens were not affected by the wind and sand at all. They each had a Mingde three-year cavalry air gun. During the first round of charge, they planned to beat the Turkic cavalry to the point of being overturned.

The Turkic cavalry, who were attacked by the head, dispersed in a short while and rushed outwards.

However, they were blocked by other Zhou cavalry who were circumventing around the periphery. The Turkic cavalry who tried to break through were fired several times by revolver pistols, and the pursued Zhou army shot several times with bows and arrows, with most of the casualties.

Except for a few people who broke through by luck, other survivors surrendered one after another.

An encounter ended shortly after the beginning.

Half a day later, the wind and sand dissipated. It was dark and it was almost evening. The anxious Turkic prisoners saw a large number of troops appearing in the wilderness south outside the city. It seemed that they were the main force of the Zhou army who had just crossed the mountains and headed north through Baidao.

Looking at the increasing number of flags, the Turkic prisoners were frightened: Didn’t the Zhou army retreat? So many soldiers and horses came again, what was going on?

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In the morning, the clouds were cloudy and the flags were waving in the dilapidated city. Emperor Yuwen Wen, the emperor of Zhou who had arrived here, brought his prince Yuwen Weihan and the main generals to build an altar in the city to worship.

The altar is very simple, it is a temporary mixed civil and industrial building. Yuwen Wen, his sons and generals wore military uniforms to worship the ancestors of the Yuwen family according to the ceremony.

This dilapidated city is the ancient city of Wuchuan Town, one of the six towns in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The rebellion of the Six Towns more than 70 years ago changed the world's pattern and the fate of countless people.

The fate of the Yuwen family who settled in Wuchuan also changed significantly.

A group of soldiers who came out of Wuchuan entered Guanzhong and merged with Guanlong's powerful people to form a military group. Therefore, the Western Wei Dynasty, the Zhou Kingdom, and the "Guanlong Group" as later generations called it.

The famous Eight-Pillar Kingdoms of the Western Wei Dynasty, Yuwen Tai, Dugu Xin, Zhao Gui, Hou Mo Chen Chong and Li Hu, were born in Wuchuan Town (or settled in Wuchuan Town since their ancestors).

There are also twelve generals, among which Yang Zhong was also from Wuchuan. The Wuchuan Group in history founded three dynasties: Zhou, Sui and Tang dynasties. It can be said that Wuchuan is the former residence of Guanlong Group.

During the Baoding period of Zhou State, Yang Zhong led his army to attack Jinyang, Qi State, and walked around the grassland and crossed the Yinshan Mountains (Daqing Mountain) through Baidao to Bingzhou. When passing through Wuchuan, he went to his old house to sweep and worship his ancestors.

Now Yuwen Wen is in charge of the army and attacks through Baidao. Wuchuan is the key exit of the northern end of Baidao, of course, a must for the Zhou army. Therefore, Yuwen Wen specially brought his son and generals to build an altar to worship his ancestors to show that he has not forgotten his roots.

At this time, there was no return home in glory, no people were eating and drinking, only soldiers surrounded him, making the dilapidated city popular.

Since the rebellion of the Six Towns, the six town areas, which were originally an important stronghold for the grassland forces, have gradually been occupied by the grassland forces and then gradually abandoned.

The bustling Wuchuan Town, which was once lively, has now become a temporary residence for nomadic tribes. In fact, the city is a huge cow and sheep pen, and the old houses of Wuchuan Wuxuns are actually dilapidated.

Yuwen Wen even had the risk of getting a wrong place and paying a wrong home at this time.

Of course, Yuwen Wen did not recognize the location of Yuwen's former residence, and most of the old people in Wuchuan had passed away. At this moment, there was nothing to know about Lao Ma and his ministers of Zhou to Yuwen's former residence to worship their ancestors.

To be on the safe side, Yuwen Wen chose to build an altar in the city to worship, killing multiple deaths at one fell swoop.

First of all, there is no risk of going to the wrong home to visit the wrong door; secondly, there is no need to "redecorate" the old house, and the location of the old house will not be exposed, so as to avoid the Turkic people from revenge, venting anger, and turning the Yuwen family's old house into a cesspool.

That's right, Yuwen Wen did not intend to reorganize the Wuchuan Old City and list it as an important city outside the Great Wall to send troops to garrison. He did not even intend to expand the border line significantly from its current position to the north.

There is no intention to expand the border line to the north of the Yinshan Mountains for the time being. The specific reality will depend on the situation in the future.

Some people may ask, isn’t the Turks now being beaten to vomit blood? Isn’t it a good opportunity to open up the territory in large numbers? Why are they so conservative? Are they timid?

Of course Yuwen Wen was not afraid. He also wanted to push the defense line to the northern foot of the Yinshan Mountains, that is, to reappear the border lines of the six towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then arrange troops at each node, attack at any time, and sweep the grassland.

But the problem is that the current national strength cannot stand such a concept. If it is forced, it will only end up in fiscal bankruptcy and will not be able to continue to give up.

Yuwen Wen has worked hard to save for several years and finally saved enough capital to "sweep the ground". If he invests resources in the construction of the defense line, not to mention the initial investment, the huge maintenance costs in the later stage will not be able to bear the current fiscal revenue.

The Turkic country was strong and had not yet reached the point where the sun set. Even if it was defeated this time, it did not mean that the other side would perish. The war between the two countries would surely be long-term and it would not be decided in one or two years.

Yuwen Wen believes that limited resources should be invested in the construction of the army (field army) rather than building and maintaining a long line of defense. A line of defense that only has a line of defense but no strong field army, is actually a decoration, and each important place will be violated one by one by the Turks.

Not to mention that he also needs to solve the Liaodong issue, where can he get so much money and food to support long-term and high-consuming military operations on the east and west sides at the same time?

Therefore, he was just passing by Wuchuan. When the operation was over, he would withdraw his troops and return to the Central Plains. Wuchuan was still not within the national border. If he made the Wuchuan old city beautiful and the ancestral home magnificent, it would only be cheaper for the Turks.

There is a priority. What Yuwen Wen needs to do now is to eliminate the Turkic army, captives, and kill more Turkic domestic population as much as possible, so as to directly damage the opponent's vitality and not be able to recover for at least ten years.

Only with a precious ten years of stability can he have the energy to free up his hands to solve the problems of Liaodong and Goguryeo.

Only by completely solving the Eastern Front can we concentrate our efforts to solve the problem of the Western Front, otherwise we will not be able to fight on both sides well.
Chapter completed!