It was getting dark, and the various units of the Tang Army stopped one after another.

On this day, the Tang army only traveled more than 20 miles, and the long tail of the Tang army was only considered to have just left Jiexiu, and this kind of army that stretched for more than ten miles was rare in Jindi.

Even when Li Yuan raised his army, there were not so many people, and now Li Tang doesn't look at the enemies on all sides, but I have to admit that Li Tang's strength has indeed expanded rapidly in the past two years.

On the shore of Fenshui, the black pressure is the figure of the Tang sergeant taking water.

On the other flanks, the Tang army set up camps under the command of generals.

Of course, more than 100,000 troops stood in the wilderness, and in a hurry, they didn't want to set up too decent villages, and the Tang troops on the periphery were digging soil, planning to replace the walls with trenches and piled up earth barriers.

When night fell, a bonfire was lit, and the smoke was faint, making the more and more hazy the circle of more than ten miles.

Most literati always imagined the scene of the golden iron horse, swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, but in fact, the most important thing in the battle of the army is often some details, and the fierce battle that finally separates the winner and the winner often does not last too long.

On the top of the moon, the noisy voices in the Tang army camp finally became quieter, and the hungry Tang soldiers sat on the ground, gobbling up their dinner, corn and pickles, and only those guys with military positions could take out some jerky from their arms and chew it.

And those more senior officers have their own tents, and they don't eat very well, and most of them can only have a piece of barbecued greasy bone stick, and stuff corn that is not very hungry.

Li Shentong is in the Chinese army, and he will not be idle at the end of the day, and immediately summons the generals to the Chinese army to discuss matters, and what they eat is the food exclusive to the nobles.

Roasted golden wild animals, beef and mutton, and dairy products are also drunk.

This is a hierarchical group, and there is no need to question anything, Li Po's army is almost the same, the generals and soldiers share weal and woe, and the generals who share weal and woe must be peerless in this year, and the generals who lead such an army are not necessarily good generals.

If it really comes to that point, in fact, it can only explain one problem, the shortage of food and grass has reached the extreme, and it is difficult for the military spirit to maintain stability.

In the darkness around the Tang army, there are still many eyes watching, they are assessing the solidity of the Tang army's night camp, most of the night battles are the product of necessity, but it is indeed a very common means in the conquest of the army.

That night, the scouts of the two armies fought in the dark, and the short fighting and collision did not stop for a moment.

More than ten miles behind the Tang army, almost more than ten miles northeast of Jiexiu, along the north side of Jieshan, five thousand parallel cavalry troops were quietly stationed here, except for the occasional dull neighing of horses, everything else was hidden in the darkness.

The horsemen, who had become accustomed to this kind of life, drank cold water silently in the dark, gnawed on hard jerky, and when they were full, they fell under the belly of the horse, and fell asleep.

They slept soundly and soundly.

Among them, there are Turks, Mayi, Yanmen, and Lou, but there are no recruits.

After several years of war, Li Po has thoroughly tapped the war potential of the border areas, and most of the cavalry who have joined in now are Turkic soldiers.

The people in the border areas of Daizhou, the adult men who can ride horses and open bows, almost all have entered his command, and if they want to expand the cavalry, they can only choose from the Turkic prisoners, and then wait for the new Daizhou men to grow up.

Now that the Turkic cavalry is in the surrender of the Turks, Li Po can no longer have too many scruples.

Because the Turks are indeed a good source of soldiers, they will soon be able to adapt to this kind of military career that is different from the Turkic army, and the only obstacle is that these guys have to learn Chinese.

Of course, with the increase of Turkic people in the army, the previous Heng'an town army, which had strict military discipline, has gradually become a little more angry, so strict military discipline has also become Li Po's mantra.

He wanted to integrate the Turks into the army, not be assimilated by the Turks......

However, in any case, it is an irrefutable fact that this cavalry army, which is mainly composed of Daizhou and Turkic people, is increasing in combat power day by day.

Li Po's scruples that the Turks would affect the cavalry's combat strength in large numbers did not become a reality, and the Turkic prisoners were willing to break away from their slave status, join a powerful army, and fight for a wise and strong master who had proven himself.

And in the war, the strength of this cavalry army has been more and more fully confirmed.

Snoring in the dark, almost no one tossing and turning for the impending life-and-death struggle, unable to sleep all night, most of them have already regarded this as a normal thing to eat and drink.

Some of the guys even laughed in their sleep, they dreamed that they had cut off the head of a big official, and exchanged it for a beautiful house, and of course, a few strong and fertile mothers-in-law.

Well, the so-called thinking day and night dreaming, a outlaw really didn't call them.

At this time, Xue Wanche was lying on a hill, only accompanied by his beloved horse who had followed him for more than a year, he didn't sleep, just opened a pair of slightly tired, but under the influence of the atmosphere of war, more and more fierce eyes, looking at the clear sky.

He couldn't sleep, not because of anything else, he was already used to his military career, and the things of war couldn't stop him.

The reason why he was a little uneasy at this time was only because tomorrow's battle was the first time that he Xue Wanche had taken charge of himself since he took office.

He already felt that since he returned from the first battle on the grassland, Li Po has more and more trust in him, and today he has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, as if he has a tendency to stand out among the generals.

This battle is crucial for him.

And the children of the Xue family have always made contributions to the swords and guns, and now that there are Wei Chigong, Bu Qun and others in front, what is he Xue Wanche worse than? It's just a chance encounter......

Xue Wanche pursed his lips and fell asleep, this night, he didn't have a dream, early in the morning, he jumped up on the hillock, recruited guards to help him sort out his clothes and armor, and by the way, ordered a few leading captains to come to him to discuss matters.

At the same time, reports from the scouts continued to come to him.

When the leading captains dispersed, Xue Wanche gave the order loudly, and the whole army immediately rose from the camp and marched to the northeast.

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After the Tang army left Jiexiu, it walked very slowly, and Pei Lian, the deputy commander of the Jinzhou Road March, sat in the army, and in addition to the people of the brigade, he also had a part of the army.

Originally, Li Shentong wanted Pei Lin to keep Jiexiu, but Pei Lian was unwilling, he came for military merits, and it was a little inconsistent with his original intention to always shrink back, and if he wanted to stay in Jiexiu, what credit would he have under the First World War?

When I went back to Beijing and saw Liu Wenjing's dog thief, I would definitely be ridiculed again......

So the rear army of the Tang Army was also under his control, and Li Shentong did not demand too much on this, in addition to giving Pei Lin 60,000 soldiers to stay in the rear army to guard the grain and grass, he also gritted his teeth and gave him 3,000 cavalry, which can be regarded as worthy of Pei Lian.

Of course, it is said that it is the rear army, but in fact, it has been integrated with the army, in fact, at this time, the Tang army does not have a grain road, and all the baggage is carried in the army, which is enough for the army for two months.

In Li Shentong's view, if the enemy army can't be broken in Pingyao for two months, then it will be almost winter, and it is inevitable for the army to return south, so it doesn't matter whether the grain road is or not.

It can be said that with Jiexiu and Bird Mouse Valley as the backing, Li Shentong, who thought that the army could be attacked and defended, was already planning to do his best to fight the enemy.

Like Pei Lian's rear army, it is a little more bloated than Li Shentong's Chinese army, plus the people's mules and horses, it does slow down the journey of the army, but it can be regarded as the whole army marching, echoing from beginning to end.

This seems to be the most conservative way to deal with possible attacks.

And with Pei Lin sitting in the rear army, then this is also the world of the Pei family, and the generals who lead the troops are either the children of the Pei family in Hedong, or the disciples of the Pei family.

In this battle, although Pei's did not make a heavy bet, Pei Lin was there, but Hedong Pei's had to take out his savings for many years to make a foundation for Pei Lian.

Originally, Pei Lin also planned to include Xu Shiyun and others under his command, but he was not stupid, knowing that the reason why he was in the rear army and leading the troops was really not as good as those generals under Li Shentong.

If there is any advantage, they are much more meticulous in managing grain and grass, and there are only two or three generals who can conquer and are accustomed to war, and they are all from the Kansai world, and they are a little bit out of deal with Pei Lian.

So in contrast, Henan's generals are a good choice, which can make Pei Lin feel more at ease.

Of course, Li Shentong would not agree, such an elite team should be used in the right place, and he didn't think that Pei Lin could suppress Xu Shiyun and others......

Soon after leaving Jiexiu, he camped and rested for a night, and when he went on the road again, Pei Lian, who was on the horse, looked at the mighty army, full of pride.

Proud, Pei Lin smiled and said left and right: "With such military might, who can stop it?" If we and Li Po'er change places, haha, it's better to go down early, and we can still save our wives? ”

After listening to it left and right, they naturally echoed it.

This is obviously a joke, Pei Lin is not Li Ding'an, and Li Po definitely doesn't want to compare with his lucky minister.

By noon, the Tang army had traveled more than ten miles, a little faster than yesterday, which was the inevitable result of the Tang army's self-adjustment, according to Li Shentong's estimate, three days later, it should be able to see Pingyao City.

After lunch, the army continued to move forward, and at this time the rear army of the Tang army had left Jiexiu for about twenty miles.

The rear army was a little chaotic, there was no way, there were many people, and the weight of grain and grass was also quite cumbersome, and it was inevitable that they would be scattered between the marches.

And Pei Lin did not have the ability to govern the army, so he could make the generals obey and prohibit the order, so after only two and a half days and one night, the rear army of the Tang Army showed some signs of slackness.

(Commuter Pass) (To be continued.) )