It was not until the Khotanese cavalry disappeared that the Tang army removed its vigilance and breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Don't look at Cheng biting Jin's hard anger, he really doesn't know how to fight, but fortunately, Wei Chiding is not stunned and didn't make a rash move.

Aguda, who was paying attention to the confrontation between Khotan and the Tang army on the side, smiled bitterly in his heart, Yu Khotan really didn't dare to offend the tiger power of the Tang Dynasty, and Fu Yun's desire to rely on Khotan to restore the country was just a fantasy.

Cheng Yanjin looked at Fu Yun's head on the yellow sand, couldn't help but show a satisfied smile, stretched out his hand, and Jun Sima immediately stepped forward to properly place it as if he had obtained a treasure, this is the best proof of their military exploits!

"Withdraw!" Cheng Yanjin shouted, for the first time he gave the order to withdraw the army, and the army chased into the desert for many days, and finally the battle was complete, which can be described as a successful ending, and they naturally had to return to the army.

"Whew!"

The soldiers of the left leading army and the thousands of cavalry soldiers immediately cheered in unison.

This withdrawal naturally represents the end of the Battle of Tuyuhun, and his left leading army guard not only has great achievements, but also gets Fu Yun's head, which can be said to be the biggest winner.

And as long as he returns to Chang'an City, he will definitely be greatly rewarded, and many soldiers who have won a lot of battles will immediately begin to calculate this military merit.

"Da Da Da!"

The 1,000 cavalry returned to the Tulun River at the fastest speed, just in time to meet the 2,000 cavalry who had received the scout's report to come to support, and then the 3,000 cavalry did not stop at all, returned to the Tulun River with enough water and food, and stepped into the desert again to step on the return journey.

With the exploration of the time to come, when returning from the Tulun River, it only took three days for the left leading army guards to step out of the desert.

The moment Cheng Yanjin led three thousand cavalry out of the desert, he was immediately discovered by Li Jing's scouts.

"General Cheng Qi! The army has been waiting for the end city for a long time. The scout immediately stepped forward and said, the Tang army captured a large number of cattle and sheep, and only a place like Mocheng could be fed by a bumper harvest of water and grass, so Li Jing directly ordered the army to return to Mocheng, leaving the scout to inquire about the news of Modon and Cheng Biting Jin again.

"Go ahead and retreat to the end city." Cheng Yanjin did not hesitate to order, and the left leading guard set off again.

When the left leading guards arrived at the end of the city, Li Jing, who had already heard the news, led the generals out to greet him.

"The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored!" Cheng bit Jin and gave a military salute, and solemnly presented Fu Yun's helmet armor.

"Good! General Cheng has worked hard! ”

Li Jing was overjoyed when he saw this, as long as Fu Yun gave the head, this battle was successfully completed.

The other generals couldn't help but look at Cheng Yanjin and Morton on the side with envious eyes, the two of them returned with the heads of the two of them, which can be said to be a great merit, and what is even more commendable is that the two of them actually led three thousand cavalry into the desert, except for a few who died in battle, the others all returned.

However, when they saw Cheng Biting Jin and Morton as if they had taken off a layer of skin, they couldn't help but gasp, the difficulty of this trip can be imagined, if the opportunity is in front of them, on one side is the vast desert, on the other side is the pursuit of little hope, if they choose, I am afraid they may not dare to step into the desert.

After Li Jing checked that Fu Yun's head was correct, he showed a satisfied smile and said: "General Cheng has worked hard, this battle left led the army and the guard into the vast desert, it can be said that it is brave, and this general will definitely make the first contribution to you." ”

Cheng Biting Jin said in his heart: "The general has won the award, and this time the pursuit of ink sacrifice wine has also contributed a lot, and the last general will not dare to be greedy for all the merits." ”

Merton couldn't help but secretly scolded Cheng for biting his head, this time the pursuit went back and forth, and he lost five thousand war horses in the vast desert, even if he captured many war horses of the king's tent cavalry, there was still a gap of three thousand horses, which was not a small number.

And the main force of this battle is the left leading guard, the credit is indispensable, Cheng Yanjin took the initiative to ask for credit for Merton, on the one hand, it is the friendship between the two families, it is impossible to be greedy for Merton's credit, on the other hand, it is also to share the pressure, Merton's reputation as a loser is outside, and he can perfectly carry the black cauldron of five thousand war horses.

When Li Jing heard this, he immediately looked at Merton's tanned face with a smile that seemed to be not a smile.

"The way the ink wine fights is very special! General Ben was an eye-opener. Li Jing said with a smile.

The other generals also burst into laughter, how could the news that Cheng Biting Jin and Merton directly planned to lose six thousand war horses be concealed from the generals, when they converged with the deputy general of the left leading guard, the number of war horses of the entire left leading guard could not be accounted for, but now that the two of them returned victoriously, they paid a rich return, and naturally no one would break all this.

"Let General Li laugh."

Merton's face was originally tanned, but now it has become black and red.

The other generals couldn't help but sigh, the Mo family does have a lot of ghost ideas, the only biggest drawback is the loser, not the ordinary family can not withstand such a toss as Moton.

Li Jing waved his hand and said: "Since the left leader and the firearms supervisor have returned one after another, we can also return to the court." ”

The task of Li Jing and others staying here is to pick up Cheng Biting Jin and Morton, and now that the three of them have returned, everyone naturally has no reason to stay here, otherwise the army will stay outside for a long time, but it is a taboo in the army.

After the order was given to the three armies, the Tang army, which had already been impatient, immediately prepared as quickly as possible.

This return journey was much easier, there was no task of pursuit, the army specially selected places with abundant water and grass to march, and when it crossed the Qaidam Basin again, although the army made some long detours, it was extremely easy.

Until this moment, Merton had the leisure to appreciate the magnificence of the Qaidam Basin,

Small salt lakes, deserted Gobi deserts, and magical shell beams can be seen everywhere.

"Quick, dig me right here!" Merton commanded the firearms guards, he had heard the name of Shell Liang for a long time, but he had not had the opportunity to see it, and now he finally got this opportunity, how could he miss it.

When the thin layer of saline soil is lifted, a thick layer of rock is revealed, and in the texture of the rock, a large number of rock-shaped stones in the shape of shells are revealed.

"What is this?" Cheng Yanjin leaned over curiously and asked.

Merton's strange behavior had already attracted many people, and there were many curious generals behind him.

"These are fossilized shells, and this place must have been a sea countless years ago." Merton said with emotion on his face.

"The vicissitudes of life!" Under Merton's explanation, the generals sighed.

Merton easily found a rock of a broken shell beam, and put it into the carriage of the firearms superintendent.

Then the army stepped into the Yadan landform of Mahai, and under the strong command of Merton, the army detoured for thirty miles without destroying this magical landform.

At this moment, the Tang army won a big victory, even if Merton's request was very strange, Li Jing still generously agreed.

Just as they were about to step out of the Qaidam Basin, an incredible piece of news shattered the joy of the army's triumphant return.

The Tuoba tribe is reversed! Tens of thousands of cavalry from various units of the United Party blocked Li Daoyan's soldiers and horses in Yehu Gorge, and the situation was precarious.