My older brother is Gao Huan.

Chapter 497: The Younger Generation Begins to Take the Stage

Although the ancestral home of the Erzhu clan was in Xiurongchuan, Sizhou.

However, after Erzhu Rong rose to power, while the northern border was in chaos, Erzhu Rong turned Bingzhou into his own base of operations.

Shanxi's terrain is characterized by mountains and rivers, with its essence, the Taiyuan Basin, located within Bingzhou.

Gao Huan borrowed troops from the grasslands and lured Erzhu Zhao, who was originally stationed in Mayi, thus opening the northern gate of Sizhou and then marching into Sizhou to completely control it.

Erzhu Rong did not rush to send troops to retake Sizhou.

Because he knows it very well.

With the fortified city of Jinyang holding the line, Gao Huan's army had no chance of penetrating into Bingzhou.

As his stronghold and the "overlord's mansion" that remotely controlled Luoyang, Jinyang had absolute confidants among its generals and soldiers.

Such a fortified city could not be conquered head-on without an inside agent; it could only be besieged.

Just like back then, the Mongols couldn't take Xiangyang no matter what they tried. In the end, they could only use several times the number of troops in the city to besiege it. Even so, they managed to besiege it for several years before finally taking down this tough nut to crack.

Jinyang is actually quite similar to Xiangyang.

Gao Yu never intended to fight to the death in Jinyang. His goal was to take over Hedong, which is Fenzhou, and then Jianzhou and Jinzhou, completely cutting off Bingzhou's connection with the outside world. He also wanted to use a siege strategy to constantly put pressure on the defending troops in Bingzhou.

To take over Bingzhou at the lowest possible cost would be enough to 'control the roof of the world'.

no way.

Siege warfare is basically about sacrificing lives. The lives of the soldiers under his command are very precious. How could he possibly use his valuable soldiers as consumables?
Gao Yu stood in front of the map.

Their gaze turned to Hengzhou.

"Erzhu Tianguang is a complete idiot. Yang Zhong is right not to rush into war. Let the idiots of the Erzhu clan use the pretext of war to ruthlessly plunder the local powerful families and clans. It would be best if they offended all the powerful families and clans in Hedong."

"As for Xingyang and Hulao Pass, we can let Wan Jing take the initiative. The Yellow River is under my control."

Although Erzhu Rong ordered Chilie Yanqing to lead his army to cower in Xingyang City, it seemed that he had ceded a large area of ​​Sizhou's territory east of Xingyang.

But that's not actually the case...

Chilie Yanqing would still send out a large number of cavalry to harass the area every day. Henan was a flat plain, which was very conducive to highly mobile cavalry to cause damage.

A fertile land, once turned into a battlefield, is doomed to fail.

The enemy won't just stand by and watch you do any production right under their noses.

Gao Yu pointed heavily at the location of Jianzhou on the map with his finger.

"Take advantage of the autumn harvest to take Jianzhou and cut off Bingzhou's connection with Luoyang. Tianbao... Although I will not launch a major offensive for the time being, I will not stand by and watch you retreat to Luoyang and Guanzhong to develop."

The door was pushed open, and a gust of evening breeze blew in.

Gao Yu turned around.

They were the sisters Li Zuyi and Li Zue.

"I've met the Prime Minister."

After the two bowed gracefully, they walked over to Gao Yu's side.

"Zu Yi, didn't I tell you two to rest well these next few days?"

The girl, held in Gao Yu's arms, looked pitiful and asked in a wronged tone, "Prime Minister, you've already grown tired of us?"

Gao Yu shook his head.

"Then why would the Prime Minister mistake me for his elder sister?"

Ok?
Gao Yu frowned.

The girl in his arms kept giving winks to another equally beautiful girl beside him. Gao Yu noticed this obvious little gesture and wanted to laugh.

Turning his head, the girl beside him was clearly a beat slow to react. It wasn't until she realized Gao Yu's gaze was on her that she blushed and stammered, "Yes...yes, why did the Prime Minister mistake my sister for me?"

"Could it be... that I've mistaken him for someone else?"

"Yes, yes, yes! The Prime Minister is so cruel!"

Li Zuyi seemed to genuinely believe that she had tricked Gao Yu. She covered her face with her hands, pretending to cry, but secretly peeked at Gao Yu through her fingers.

They knew perfectly well whether Gao Yu doted on them or not.

But Gao Yu looked completely helpless, like a wronged child, and she couldn't even control the corners of her mouth from smiling!

Can be followed immediately.

Li Zuyi felt a sudden dizziness as Gao Yu flipped her over, holding her waist with one hand to keep her in place. Because she was upside down, her skirt naturally fell down. Gao Yu stroked the smooth skin of her legs and said with a smile, "Whether you are Zuyi or not, I will know as soon as I see you!"

"Oh, Prime Minister!"

Li Zuyi dared not struggle recklessly, but feeling the burning heat on her legs, her pretty face flushed red.

Now she only regretted how easily she had told Gao Yu her physical secrets. "How dare you deceive me! What is your punishment?!"

"Hmm... I will leave my daughter to the Prime Minister's disposal."

"Zu'e, don't just stand there, come here quickly!"

………………

August of the second year of the Tianping era.

Autumn is high and fresh.

A fierce wind howled, whipping up clouds of dust, and the rapid sound of horses' hooves echoed across the open field.

A group of knights galloped at full speed, while not far ahead, another group of knights were fleeing.

The leader, though his face was young, had a mature look in his eyes.

The horse galloped wildly, constantly jolting. The boy gripped the horse's belly tightly with his legs using the stirrups, his lower body rising and falling with the horse's movements, but his upper body remained as steady as a mountain, seemingly unaffected by anything.

He took a handful of arrows from his quiver, nocked them, and aimed.

Whoosh.

The arrow pierced the air and shot straight at the fleeing knight not far ahead, knocking him off his horse!

The young man's movements were fluid and graceful. He put away the bow, and by the time the horse reached the man who had fallen, he had already drawn his sword from his waist and slashed down, successfully finishing him off.

"Hahaha! Another one! Today I have already killed ten enemy cavalrymen. I am certain that Hou Ni is no match for me!"

"The Commander-in-Chief is a divine archer!"

"Hmph, even the Prime Minister highly approves of my archery skills, yet that brat Hou Ni dares to provoke me!"

Hulü Guang continued to ride his horse at breakneck speed.

However, the pursuit could not be delayed for long.

But then they heard the sound of rapid hoofbeats coming from afar.

Suddenly, a group of knights in full armor appeared before them. What was even more dangerous was that behind the leader of the group was a man holding a military flag with the words "Heba" written on it.

"Damn it! Could it be that we've run into Hebasheng?"

Hulü Guang was greatly alarmed!
He quickly tightened the reins, shouting, "Quick! Retreat! Do not fight them head-on!"

Within this month, they frequently clashed on the border between Jianzhou and Xiangzhou, and Hebasheng's reputation had already spread far and wide.

The cavalrymen behind them were in hot pursuit.

"Don't run, you little thief! If you have the guts, stop and fight me!"

Hulü Guang had no time for verbal sparring with Hebasheng. Instead, he took out his bow and arrows and kept shooting at the people behind him. His accurate archery skills shot several people off their horses and almost hit Hebasheng. Hebasheng barely managed to avoid it by lying on his horse.

"Hahaha, Hebasheng is nothing special!"

"Damn it! You little thief, don't you dare run away!"

Hebasheng was furious.

However, after pursuing them for a short while, they saw sand and dust filling the sky, indicating that enemy reinforcements had arrived.

"General, enemy reinforcements have arrived. Perhaps we should stop pursuing them."

Hebasheng tightened the reins, pulled his horse back, and could only watch as Huli Guang and the others rode away. Then he threw his whips to the ground. "If it weren't for reinforcements, I would have captured that little thief alive!"

"General, please calm down. Do not act rashly and pursue them recklessly."

Hebasheng angrily turned his horse around and rode away.

The other side.

Seeing that there were no pursuers behind him, Huli Guang slowed down, even feeling quite smug. "That brat Hou Niyu always said that Hebasheng was exceptionally brave, but didn't I make a fool of him today!"

When they rejoined their allied forces and took a closer look, they discovered that the person who had led the troops to their rescue was also an acquaintance.

"Xiao Xian!"

Although he was also a young boy, this boy had a mature and composed appearance.

It was Duan Rong's son, Duan Shao.

As Huli Guang approached, Duan Shao frowned and scolded, "Mingyue, you have once again rashly pursued the enemy."

In the annals of history.

Of the three famous heroes of Northern Qi, two have reunited, but Gao Cheng's son, Prince Lanling Gao Changgong, is not even an embryo yet.

(End of this chapter)