Chapter 318: The Decisive Battle (I)

It's late at night!

Dong Qi fell on the couch and slept very hard.

Cai Yan sat next to the couch, quietly looking at Dong Qi who was sleeping, with a feeling of distress in his eyes.

Ah Chou lost weight...

Since arriving in Zhangye, Dong Qi has hardly ever been relaxed. He either tinkered in Dong Yucheng or was busy with marching and fighting. In a flash, it has been almost three years, but the couple has never said a word. This is not the A Chou in my memory... A Chou in my memory is a cheerful and good man who cares about the family.

But now...

Cai Yan doesn't blame Dong Qi, but she blames herself.

She can't ride horses and fight like Ren Hongchang and Dong Lu, nor can she have the ability to deal with complicated things. She can play the piano, recite poems and essays, and she can sing and dance, but she doesn't know how to help Dong Qi, and she feels extremely guilty.

Cai Yan knew that everything Dong Qi did now was to return to the Central Plains in the future.

But looking at Dong Qi's increasingly thin appearance, Cai Yan really wanted to say: Let's not go back, it's great here.

But she knew even more that Dong Qi would never listen to her.

Because Dong Qi still wants to take revenge, he also wants to help Liu Bian restore the Han Dynasty, he also wants to...

Before he knew it, Ah Chou was no longer the ignorant boy in his memory. He was carrying too many expectations on him.

Sighing softly, Cai Yan gently stroked Dong Qi's cheek.

It's still that ugly, but for some reason, it looks so attractive tonight.

Cai Yan rarely cares about military and political affairs. She can only work hard to make this family more comfortable. Whenever Ah Chou comes back after finishing his work, he can eat a delicious meal and have a good sleep, and Cai Yan feels very satisfied.

But today...

She heard Zhuge Jin whisper privately: "The lord has decided to use troops to Dayuan and will end the battle before the New Year."

At that time, Cai Yan felt very strange. Just use troops. A Chou was not a rookie who had just started to engage in the war formation. What's the use of telling me about this? She knew that Zhuge Jin was someone that Dong Qi trusted very much. Among the many advisers around Dong Qi, Zhuge Jin had a deep knowledge of his family, and was well-versed in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. He was also the one who could talk to Cai Yan the most.

"Tiyu, just say anything."

Cai Yan believes that Zhuge Jin will never say some useless words to her for no reason.

Sure enough, Zhuge Jin whispered: "This military use is a big deal... It is more mixed with all aspects and has a great relationship. This time, the military use against Dayuan will be concentrated on the elite of the three divisions of the Yuanrong Army and the Youyi Army. The lord also asked us to capture Guishan City within thirty days and end the military use against Dayuan before the beginning of spring."

Cai Yan frowned, "So what?"

"My mistress doesn't know that the most critical point in using troops to Dayuan this time is the blockade of the Wusun army by the Turgat Pass..."

Cai Yan was unhappy. She didn't like Zhuge Jin's hesitant way of speaking.

Where is the Turgat Pass?

Cai Yan didn’t know, nor did she want to know. Now she just wanted to know what Zhuge Jin meant to say this?

"Tiyu, you should just be a little bit more, don't hesitate like this."

Zhuge Jin hesitated for a moment, "The lord wants to lead the troops personally to block the Wusun army at the Turgat Pass."

It turned out that Dong Chu was going to go to the battle himself!

Cai Yan thought to himself: I thought it was something, so it turned out to be like this... This is not the first time Ah Chou did such a thing, so what's the point of making a fuss?

She knows Dong Qi very well.

How capable is Dong Qi? Cai Yan can't explain it clearly. But one thing Cai Yan knows is that Dong Qi is not a person who likes to sit at home and plan. He likes the feeling of being involved, taking risks, and galloping on the battlefield... If Dong Qi is letting him stay at home honestly, there will be problems.

After letting out a light breath, Cai Yan smiled and said, "Tiyu, what's the fuss about this? You don't understand your lord's temper. He likes to charge and says that this is called the power of role models. I can't persuade him about this."

Zhuge Jin also sighed.

It's really hard to talk to this talented mistress.

What kind of temper does Dong Qi have? Zhuge Jin also knows more or less. I remember that when he brought dozens of people to play games with a million people, it was not something that ordinary people could do. But when he met his lord, he seemed to like that kind of life very much. But this time, it was different from the previous situation.

The Turgat Pass is located in the upper reaches of the Nalun River, and is also the dividing point between Wusun and Dayuan, and is the only way between the two countries.

Apart from this Turgat Pass, you can only enter Dayuan by surrounding Kangju and crossing the Tashkent mountains.

What exactly does the Tashkent mountain look like?

Zhuge Jin didn't know either, he only knew that if he wanted to pass through the Tashkent mountains, the price he needed to pay was extremely amazing.

Therefore, whether it is Wusun or Kangju, if you want to rush to Guishan City, you can only pass through the Turgat Pass.

The problem is that the Qihuo army went on the expedition, the You Yi army went on the expedition, and the Yuanrong army went on the expedition...

Almost all the troops in the central part of the Western Regions were drawn. Moreover, Chen Dao's army would go north to Jiluo Pass and attack Jiankun... Although the royal court of the Northern Huns was in Zhizhi City, Jiankun was in the royal court of Zhizhi City. In this way, the military forces of the Northern Huns could be restrained and it was difficult to finish. After all, if Jiankun was lost, the Northern Huns would be completely lost.

The Selected Front Army attacked on the Mobei Plateau and had to face the Xianbei Army alone in Huchuquan.

Xu Huang's Jiefan Army needed to guard Shuofang and assist the Suicheng City. At the same time, it had to echo the Selected Front Army to ensure stability in the north of Yancheng. Xu Rong's troops must be stationed in Queyin to prevent Ma Teng's troops from attacking from the rear.

The troops in the entire Western Regions were all drawn.

Although there were military farms in Dichi, they had to first ensure the safety of the entire Hexi. After all, those naturalized Qiang, Di people and Western Regions, although they surrendered on the surface, the time was short, so it was difficult to ensure that they would not take advantage of the situation.

In other words, in the blocking battle at the Turgat Pass, there were less than 5,000 soldiers available in addition to Dong Qi's trolls and Beiwei Army.

And the number of enemy troops that Dong Qi will face will be more than 100,000!

Zhuge Jin spent all his words and explained to Cai Yan the danger of the Turgat Pass.

What Cai Yan said was that she was so beautiful that she was in a state of disgrace.

"Originally, we didn't agree to let the lord do this...but the lord insisted that no one except him could take on this task. He also said that if he stayed at the Turgat Pass for one more day, our war against Dayuan could be accelerated... Miss Mother, you don't know, the lord was smiling and said to General Huang and others at that time: I believe that the generals will never let my governor throw his life at the Turgat Pass. The sooner you end the war in Dayuan, I will be safer sooner. So, in order not to delay the spring plowing in the spring, I will be left to stop the Wusun army!"

Zhuge Jin imitated Dong Qi's tone at that time, which sounded awkward and ridiculous.

But Cai Yan couldn't laugh!

Let it die before you live. Ah Chou, Ah Chou, you really like to put yourself to death. But why can't you consider your wife, children, and the children? If you are gone, how can I continue to live?

After Zhuge Jin left, Cai Yan sat in the room blankly until Dong Qi came back...

Surprisingly, Cai Yan did not persuade Dong Qi.

Because she knew very well that Ah Chou's bad temper would not change what she decided, and even the King of Heaven would be useless.

To do his duty as a wife, Cai Yan cooked himself and made a sumptuous meal.

It was not until Dong Qi fell asleep exhausted that she sat silently beside Dong Qi, with tears in her eyes and without saying a word.

"A Chou, I know I can't persuade you, nor will I advise you to leave the house in a depressed mood. But I also hope that you can take care of yourself and think more about grandma, me, and our children when things happen... This family cannot do without you."

Cai Yan murmured in a low voice, and after a moment he got up and left.

As soon as she walked out of the room, Dong Qi suddenly opened his eyes. He turned over and sat up from the couch, looked at Cai Yan's back, and sighed lightly.

Sister, why did I forget you?

I know that I have been wronged by you and your children in the past two years. When the world is peaceful in the future, I will definitely find a way to compensate you.

Just now...

Thinking of this, Dong Qi closed his eyes lightly involuntarily.

*******

Juyan City is towering and majestic.

The five-meter-high horse-faced wall exudes an unspeakable sense of ferocity in the north wind, making the city more courageous.

This most majestic city among the many towns of the four counties of Hexi will always make every newcomer sigh from the heart. Its majesty, its prosperity, and of course its unique steepness.

Xu Shu and Shi Tao are also among many sighers.

"Is this Juyancheng?"

Shi Tao couldn't help but exclaim: "It's not much worse than Chang'an... Who can build this great pass if you don't have the Marquis of Wugong?"

As Dong Qi's first fan, Shi Tao has already felt too much emotion after entering the four Hexi counties.

The so many feelings made the people around him almost calluses in their ears!

Haha, Shi Tao and Xu Shu did not come alone. Since leaving Xiangyang, they have traveled all the way and met many people. Among them, the two men are Ma Qiao, a scholar in Xiangyang, Ma Boliang, and the scholar in Jiujiang, Jiang Gan, Jiang Ziyi.

Ma Qiao is twenty-six years old and has a handsome face and is extremely majestic.

It’s just that he is born with little white hair, which makes him look like he looks thirty or forty, and he looks a little old-fashioned.

This man is skilled in politics and is very famous. Liu Biao once wanted to recruit him, but he refused him on the pretext of his father's new demise.

In fact, Ma Qiao has seen that Liu Biao is not the one who accomplishes great things.

He knew Xu Shu and Shi Tao for a long time, and the arguments were quite similar, so after Xu and Shi left Lumen Mountain, they were the first to visit Ma Qiao. Hearing that Xu Shu and Shi Tao were preparing to travel to the Western Regions, Ma Qiao also had the intention of traveling. In addition, he was curious about Dong Qi, and hit it off and the three of them left Xiangyang together.

Of course, before leaving, I had to go to Shuijing Villa to inform Pang Tong.

Unexpectedly, the three of them met Jiang Gan, who was going out to take refuge in Jiujiang's bandits.

Jiang Gansheng had a good appearance and was quite eloquent. It was because of his poor background and frequent wars, so he had nowhere to stay. According to him, he studied in Lujiang with Zhou Yu in his early years, so he wanted to go to Yuzhang to try his luck.

But after thinking about it, Jiangdong is now in frequent wars and there are many pirates, so he is really...
To be continued...