Outside the city, Li Jing defeated Tuyuhun's troops in one go, killing more than 3,000 people, capturing more than 4,000 people, and only a few of them fled.

However, although the results of the battle were not small, the material captures were very small, and even less than half of the ox heart pile.

"Chief, the forward battalion is now pursuing Fu Yun to the west, but I know from the captives that Fu Yun is heading southwest, do you send someone to inform them to change direction?"

"It's too late, Tugu Hun is vast and sparsely populated, and out of Fuqi City, it is impossible for a few scouts to find the forward battalion. Ben General wasn't worried that they were chasing in the wrong direction, but I was worried that they would run headlong into Fu Yun's army, and that would be in trouble. ”

Li Jing looked at the map in the military tent, calculated the route of the forward battalion and Fu Yun's march, and felt that although they were in different directions now, they were likely to meet in ten days.

Although this kind of encounter is not terrible for the Tang army, there are at least tens of thousands of troops around Tugu Hun Fuyun, and if the thousands of forward battalions meet, it will be more than lucky.

"Hou Shangshu set out from the south to pursue, we are in the north, the further west we go, the more difficult the road becomes. Now that the snow has not melted, the horses may not be able to support the army for much far. If Fu Yun had not been stopped before the army converged, the battle that followed would have been very difficult. ”

"Yes, so Ben will be worried that the forward battalion will run into Fu Yun's army, and hopefully they will be able to do so."

……

A herd of takin kept arching the snow in the snow, just for the dead grass under the snow.

If you're lucky, you'll be able to find some hardy grass, which is a rare meal in February, even though it's just popping up.

Suddenly, one of the leading takins became motionless and seemed to listen to nearby sounds.

"Whoosh!"

Before it could react, a sharp arrow killed it.

And this arrow seemed to be a signal, and immediately a rain of arrows flew, and the small population of about 20 takins was wiped out.

"Haha, with Zhu Fufu's help, our hunting has become a lot easier."

In the white snow, dozens of people suddenly stood up, and it was Xue Li who led the way.

It has been more than half a month since the forward battalion set out from Niuxindui, and at the beginning it was still able to occasionally encounter some tribes, but in the last five or six days, it was not a single living person.

Because he was not sure how long the pursuit would be, Li Kuan began to consciously let Xue Li take the scouts to hunt some prey, which could be regarded as replenishing fresh food for everyone and alleviating the consumption of dry food.

Li Kuan didn't want to force himself to exchange his precious points for some food because he didn't have anything to eat.

That would be too painful.

Now that broken system, in addition to giving some points rewards when completing tasks, he usually can't find a way to increase points, so Li Kuan easily doesn't dare to go inside to exchange things.

"Although these takin are not as strong as the scalpers, they are also hundreds of catties, and today they have hunted more than 20 at once, which is enough for the army to eat for a few days."

On such a cold day, I am not afraid that things will go bad.

After cutting the takin, you can put it wherever you want, just like you put it in a natural freezer.

"This is a place, no wonder General Duan returned in vain last year, it's really not something ordinary people can stay for."

Xue Li tightened his collar, feeling that he had never felt such a cold since he was a child.

"The prince said that after walking for another five or six days, he should be able to reach a stronghold in Tuyuhun, which is the fief of the king of Tuyuhun Tianzhu, and should have stored a large number of cattle, sheep, horses and hay. If you can occupy it in advance, you will definitely be able to greatly deter the Tuyuhun tribes. ”

King Tianzhu is Fu Yun's most trusted minister, and it is unceremonious to say that he is the second most powerful person in Tuyuhun, and it was his idea to invade the Tang frontier in recent years.

……

Fu Yun rode on a horse and braved the bitter cold to head northwest.

This time, he regretted it a little in his heart.

The Tang army was in hot pursuit, and he had received news from several tribes, and several armies had entered Tuyuhun, if he hadn't decisively given up Fu Qi City, it was estimated that they had been captured by the Tang army.

"Khan, the Tang army has been running for a long time, and it can't last long, and now it's just the end of the crossbow, as long as we hold on for a while, they will naturally retreat."

The Heavenly Pillar King saw that Fu Yun's mood was not very good, so he comforted him and said.

"This time is different, Datang just sent troops last year, and it has only been more than half a year, and it seems that this time it is serious."

In the Sui Dynasty, Fu Yun experienced the situation that Tuyuhun was almost destroyed, although he relied on the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty to regain the lost land, but the fear of the Central Plains Dynasty in his heart has always existed.

Of course, this jealousy is a bit contradictory.

On the one hand, he also agreed with the Tianzhu King's proposal to continuously invade the Tang Frontier Prefecture, capture the population and materials, and strengthen the power of Tuyuhun.

On the other hand, he didn't dare to fight with Datang in an upright manner, he knew that Tuyuhun's national strength was not as good as Datang.

"No, we will go directly to the end, there are nearly two thousand miles away from Fu Qi City, the more back, the more deserted, even if we Tuyuhun people do not dare to casually break into some no-man's land, if the Tang army dares to follow, without our action, God will collect it for us."

"For the sake of today's plan, I have to do this, but the various tribes along the way are probably going to suffer."

"Khan, it's okay, we can let those tribes resist, if they can't fight, they will surrender, the Tang army has always dared not kill innocents, as long as they surrender, they can basically continue to graze there, it is nothing more than nominally belonging to the Tang Dynasty. When Wang Shi comes back, everything will be back to the way before. ”

Based on his past experience, the Celestial Pillar King came up with his own plan.

"Okay, the army will speed up its march, and in three days it will arrive at Tianzhu City, and after replenishing supplies, it will immediately go to the end."

……

Northwest Plateau, thin air.

Even if Li Kuan made full preparations to protect himself from the cold, dozens of people in the forward battalion still fell forever on the march.

"Lord Wang, ahead is the fiefdom of the Tianzhu King, just now Zhu Fufu said that a group of soldiers and horses have gone west, and we may not be able to replenish much supplies there."

Xue Li's face showed a worried look, and the harsh climate in the hinterland of Tuyuhun was beyond his imagination.

Now the forward battalion is more than 1,000 miles away from Liangzhou, and it has lost contact with the army led by the general manager for more than ten days.

Fu Yun left in a hurry, and for a while, it was impossible for all the soldiers and horses of Tuyuhun to gather. I estimate that he has a maximum of twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses, and as long as we bite them to the death, we will be able to clean him up sooner or later. ”

Li Kuan's estimate is not bad at all, whether it is Li Jing's Northern Route Army or Hou Junji's Southern Route Army, they have already fought with Tuyuhun's soldiers and horses several times, and these are tribes that have not had time to retreat westward.

It's just that after listening to Li Kuan's words, Xue Li still didn't understand how more than 3,000 people could deal with 20,000 or 30,000 people.

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