Chapter 528: Full Bloom
The Tatars have a characteristic, which is that they can only play in a favorable situation, but not in an unfavorable situation.
When they encounter an opponent stronger and more ferocious than themselves, they will just run away.
No one dared to look back to see how many Yunzhou cavalry were chasing them.
Especially when the Khan and all the middle-level officers were almost wiped out, the Tatars were like a pile of loose sand, without any fighting spirit or cohesion.
This pursuit made the Yunzhou special forces almost vomit blood: "How can they run so fast?!"
Gu Nanxi didn't expect that she could really fool this group of Tartars!
Twenty thousand people chased more than one hundred thousand people all over the grassland, and no one would believe it if they told others about it.
The messenger who came to deliver food and fodder brought a message for Has, asking about the next action of the 30,000 troops guarding Wuzhou City.
Gu Nanxi thought for a moment and said, "If the situation in Wuzhou City stabilizes, we can allocate 20,000 people to cleanse all the Tartar tribes."
The messenger was a Han Chinese from Wuzhou City. Hearing Gu Nanxi's order, he was so excited that he trembled: "General, what kind of people can be kept? Under ten years old? Or not as tall as the wheels?"
Gu Nanxi emphasized: "All! I mean all! Regardless of gender, age or status!"
What's not as high as the wheels?
When the Tartars bullied the border residents, they never spared the babies in their cradles.
Why keep them? To take revenge later?
"Yes, sir!"
Because this group of Tartars were so good at running, they actually ran into a group of deserters from Zuo Xian Wang.
"Why are you following us?! Run over there! Don't go in the same direction as us!" When Zuo Xian Wang's deserter realized that the person he met was the one being chased by Gu Nanxi, his scalp went numb.
The Gu family army is already difficult to deal with, and with the addition of a Jade-faced King of Hell, even if your mother gave you two more legs, it would still not be enough!
"Where can we run?! If we go further north, it's freezing cold there. How can we survive this winter? We can only run west!"
"Where is your Zuo Xian Wang?"
"Dead. Where is your Khan?"
"Dead."
The two sides looked at each other, then kicked the horse's belly hard. Okay, let's continue to escape to the west!
The Jade-faced King of Hell’s hometown is in Yunzhou, so we can’t keep chasing him.
The Tartars were running in front, and the Yunzhou army was chasing behind.
Once any Tartars leave the main force or are left alone, they will be crushed by the Yunzhou army!
"Report to the general! Yingzhou and Weizhou have been taken!" Gu Hai had another long scar on his face, which was left when he was besieged by Zuo Xian Wang.
Gu Nanxi opened the map: "Gu Hai, you are responsible for continuing to pursue the Tartars."
Gu Hai: "Where are we going to drive them to?"
Gu Nanxi tapped the map: "Xixia!"
"Huh?! If Xixia joins forces with these defeated soldiers and fights back..."
Gu Nanxi: "No. The king of Western Xia was a Dangxiang. In the previous dynasty, the Dangxiang gradually moved inland due to the invasion of Tubo, and finally occupied five states and formed a unified Dangxiang tribe. During the reign of Taizu, the king of Western Xia took the initiative to show goodwill to the Great Zhou, but in recent years, he has begun to waver."
Gu Nanxi's eyes sparkled. Now that he had set a goal and made up his mind, he would have to go all out!
The new Xixia ruler Li Jiqian was not a weak person and was determined to restore glory.
Especially in the past ten years, the Great Zhou was suppressed by the Tartars, and Li Jiqian became even more dissatisfied with the Great Zhou court.
Gu Nanxi knew very well that he could not wipe out all the Tatars. They were like weeds. As long as the nomadic living habits were not changed, they would grow again in the spring breeze.
So the question becomes where to drive these Tartars.
Gu Nanxi decided to drive them to Xixia.
The remaining Tatar troops are probably around 100,000. Given their national characteristics, it is impossible for them to be willing to be controlled by the Western Xia leader.
Similarly, Li Jiqian, the ruler of Western Xia, could not tolerate so many Tartars appearing in his sphere of influence.
Therefore, there will definitely be a battle between the two, and the winner will be decided in the end.
And the time they are fighting is the time Gu Nanxi buys for himself!
The Tatars to the north of the Great Zhou were defeated by themselves, and the Western Xia in the northwest was dragged into war.
Gu Nanxi occupies a large tract of land north of Yunzhou, which will take him anywhere from one year to four to five years for strategic maneuvering.
Gu Hai now has blind trust in Gu Nanxi. Even if Gu Nanxi asks him to jump into the sea, he will do so without hesitation.
"Yes, sir!"
After Gu Nanxi gave the order, he rested on the spot for a day.
Because she was always running on the grassland, communications from various troops were not timely.
Gu Nanxi needs to know the situation of each army before making the next decision.
Fortunately, Gu Nanxi didn’t have to wait long before good news from all fronts came in.
All the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were taken back.
All the wise kings on both sides died, and all the Tartar nobles were slaughtered.
Now on the grassland, there are still 30,000 deserters of King Youxian whose whereabouts are unknown.
Gu Nanxi thought about it and ordered Fu Mingyuan's right-wing army and Has's 20,000 soldiers to plow and dig holes on the grassland together!
Boss Li in the east immediately led his troops back to Yunzhou.
Gu Nanxi also planned to take these 20,000 troops back to Yunzhou.
As for Gu Hai and the Gu family army, they were responsible for driving the Tartars to Western Xia.
In order to let the Tartars and Western Xia fight each other, after completing the mission, the Gu family army will stay at the Western Xia border for a while and use knives and swords to warn the Tartars that if they dare to step into the territory of Yunzhou, they will surely die!
When chasing the Tartars, the Yunzhou army was very fast.
After deciding to return to Yunzhou, the Yunzhou army moved even faster.
"If we had been at this speed when chasing the Tartars, wouldn't we have eaten more Tartars?!" Old man Geng felt very regretful.
Gu Nanxi was a little absent-minded, her heart had already flown to Yunzhou.
Is Yunzhou okay? Is there enough food? How did they withstand Wanyan Wushu's siege? Were there heavy casualties?
Will those 30,000 deserters turn around and attack Yunzhou?
Gu Nanxi and Boss Li finally met in Wuzhou City!
"General!" Boss Li had a bandage on his arm. Noticing Gu Nanxi's eyes fell on the bandage, he hurriedly explained.
"When I was attacking the city with explosives, I was accidentally injured by the debris. It's no big deal."
Gu Nanxi's voice was a little hoarse: "I'm glad you're okay. I'll rest in Wuzhou City for a day today and return to Yunzhou tomorrow."
Boss Li looked up at the sky. It was still light. Given the general's character, he should return to Yunzhou without stopping.
For the first time, Boss Li noticed a hint of uneasiness on the general's face.
Boss Li understood.
Has and others have been stationed in Wuzhou City and have not found any trace of the Tartars, so Yunzhou should be safe.
So, the general is homesick?
Boss Li was a rough man. He grunted for a long time before squeezing out a word of comfort: "General, the messenger and the eldest lady said that Yunzhou is fine, so we can go north without worry. It must be fine."
"Um."
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