Chapter 216: The Death of the Prairie
Needless to say, the courage of the Turkic soldiers, although they were in a desperate situation, but they were still forced to kill a bloody road, Ao Archery led less than 10,000 remnants of the army to escape, most of the remaining nearly 40,000 horses were killed, only a few thousand people were captured, after this battle, the Turkic soldiers and horses in the area of Diaoyin, Yan'an and Shuofang were almost wiped out, and the remaining 10,000 remnants could not set off a big wave. Needless to say, Li Shimin's benefits are self-explanatory, there are 10,000 intact war horses alone, although he lost more than 20,000 soldiers for this, but with these 10,000 horses, he can form a 10,000-strong army, which can be worth at least 100,000 troops on the plain.
However, although this part of the Turks has been eliminated, there are still 100,000 Turkic troops in the vicinity of Weiwu, Pingliang and Honghua, led by Jieli himself, this army is the most elite of the Turks, so the situation in Guanlong is still grim, generally speaking, the Turks still have the advantage, but Li Shimin's side occupies a favorable position, this time the Turks are defeated, and it is estimated that the revenge will come fiercely!
Just when everyone's eyes were on the land of the Great Sui, they didn't know that there was also a war going on on in the grassland at this time, although it was a war, it was better to say that it was a one-sided massacre.
Luo Yi led 5,000 Youyun Iron Cavalry from Xi to enter the Turkic territory, and he was familiar with the road all the way. This is the second time he has led his troops into the territory of the Turks, the first time he led 3,000 horsemen into the steppe to kill a lot, but because the army in the Turkic territory is still there, they only wander on the border between the Turks and the Great Sui, and do not dare to go deeper. However, this time was different, after returning to Yang Xuan, Yang Yichen gave her another 2,000 horses to expand the scale of the Youyun Iron Cavalry, and this time it was taking advantage of the emptiness in the Turkic territory, so she could drive straight into it without any resistance.
Having said that, Jieli dared to raise the strength of the country to attack the Great Sui, this courage was not ordinary, and he was not afraid that the surrounding tribes would take the opportunity to carve up the Turkic territory. This is a big gamble by Jieli, he can get a piece of the pie if he wins the Great Sui River, even if the Turkic territory is occupied by the rest of the tribes during the period, then it can be recovered, of course, if he loses, he will gain nothing, but Jieli has never considered losing.
"Move quickly, those beasts on the grassland will be able to smell the smell of blood sooner or later!" Another small tribe was still slaughtered, not only his soldiers, but even he felt a little numb. Along the way, large and small tribes encountered a lot, all men, women, and children, and all of them were killed, and all the cattle, sheep, and horses were killed, and each time they were supplied with enough food, they left, although they were not willing to stay in front of a pile of corpses for a while, and they did not dare to set fire to them, and they were not easy to be discovered, but fortunately, there was no shortage of carnivorous animals such as wolves and eagles in the prairie to help them deal with the aftermath.
"General! It's a pity that all these cattle and sheep are killed! "The cattle, sheep and horses they killed along the way are less than tens of thousands, which is a large amount of food, and they didn't dare to think that they could eat meat before, but now they have meat to eat, and they are tired of eating, and they almost vomit when they see the jerky.
"Don't be wordy, hurry up and gather clothes and make jerky. Ben will also be heartbroken, but we can't muster so many troops to drive these cattle and sheep back! Luo Yi also felt a pity, but there was no way to distinguish the troops, not to mention, and the Turks were invading the country, and these cattle and sheep couldn't be driven back at all.
"Prepare more water, you're about to enter the desert!" Luo Yi commanded, seeing that the grass is getting shorter and shorter, and the farther north it feels, the hotter it will be during the day, and he can know that he is about to approach the desert, he has not been to the Turkic Tooth Tent, but he heard that to get to the Turkic Tooth Tent, they must pass through a vast desert, and the Turkic Tooth Tent is the purpose of their trip, of course, they have to cross the strange desert first. And along the way, the soldiers were asked to collect the clothes of the Turkic men, on the one hand, to keep out the cold at night, and on the other hand, to prepare for emergencies.
Sure enough, after resting for a while, it didn't take long to reach the edge of the desert, but each person brought a few water bags, not worried about the lack of water, so he entered the desert without hesitation. At first, there were still large and small rocks on the ground, and there were a lot of weeds on the ground, but the deeper you go, the smaller the rocks became, until they were completely replaced by sand. The desert was unusually hot during the day, but it was very cold at night, and the 5,000 men and horses wearing full iron armor were even less cold-tolerant, but fortunately they had collected enough clothing to keep out the cold. The moonlight was so bright on the sand that you didn't need a torch to see the road ahead.
The 5,000 men and horses never stopped, and decided to hurry out of this ghost place day and night. Five thousand black shadows slowly swam like a black dragon in the panicked ocean.
Gradually, the wind began to rise, and the sand and dust filled the sky, bringing unknown obstacles to the progress of these 5,000 people.
"General, take a rest, the wind and sand are so great that not only the soldiers, but even the war horses can't open their eyes, and many brothers have fallen a few times." Whether it was a tailwind or a headwind, the sand and dust in the sky were so dense that they couldn't open their eyes, so a captain came to ask Luo Yi for instructions.
"No! Anything can happen in this ghost place, I have heard the merchants who go back and forth between the Turks and the Great Sui say that the night in the desert is full of dangers, and many caravans will never be able to get out when they walk in, and those experienced caravans are still like this, let alone us? Let all the soldiers cover their horses' noses with cloth and move on! "It's not that Luo Yi is too careful, it's that the desert at night is too dangerous. It's just that what he doesn't know is that there is a danger coming ahead.
"Hey, what's moving up ahead?!" Some people felt very strange when they saw a small hill in the distance, and the black shadow was slowly moving. Luo Yi also noticed it, and the wind seemed to be getting stronger.
"Not good! Could it be ......" At this time, Luo Yi seemed to remember a word "black whirlwind" said by an unknown trader, that is, desert storm, because it often occurs at night, so it is called a black whirlwind. Thinking of this word, Luo Yi smiled bitterly in his heart, this is too weak, isn't it just one time to give such a big gift?
"Quick! Dodge to the right! Don't wander around, try to stay together! Seeing the sand dunes slowly moving, Luo Yi decisively ordered to dodge.
Before Luo Yi and them could move out of the sand dunes, the desert storm affected them, the wind was fierce, and the sand particles brought up by the wind hit them like a rain of arrows, fortunately there were leather clothes on the outside and armor on the inside, otherwise they didn't know what the pain would be on their bodies, just look at the wailing of the war horses. The soldiers felt sorry for the war horses, and surrounded the war horses one after another, and used their bodies to block the wind and sand for the war horses!
After about an hour, the raging wind and sand finally passed, and every warrior's feet were deeply sunk in the sand, and half of the horses lying on the ground were buried in the sand.
"Count the numbers!" Luo Yi ordered to count the number of people immediately, and just now he couldn't open his eyes at all and didn't know if anyone was blown away by the wind. After counting more than 100 people, it is estimated that they were either buried or scattered, it could not be blown away, if the person is gone, it's okay to say, now even the war horse is gone, but I think it should be scattered, an hour is enough for them to go far away!
Luo Yi didn't let the troops stay longer, because he wasn't sure if there would be another storm in the future, and it was the most important thing to get out quickly, as for the scattered people, I hope they will ask for more blessings.
The next day, the sun was shining, and the heat was unbearable, and many soldiers could not stand it and took off their armor one after another, but they were sunburned after a short time, and the water they brought was not enough for the horses and people to drink, and the water ran out in less than a day. I was forced to endure another night, but fortunately there was no storm, but it was still difficult to survive due to the lack of water.
"Oasis! Look! It's an oasis! Suddenly, someone saw the grass not far away, and there seemed to be a faint fluctuation of the lake, and they cheered. But when they chased after them, there was nothing, and they were even more thirsty after running for most of the day, and the oasis was still not far away.
Seeing this scene, Luo Yi finally remembered the "ghost town" that the merchant said, in the desert, you often see oases or cities, but you can't get there, Luo Yi knows that this is the case they encountered! However, if Yang Yong was here, he must know that the real oasis was not far away!
"Another one~" Looking at another oasis in front of him, all the soldiers had no strength to rush over, and they chased a few with hope, and in the end they were only full of disappointment.
"That's true!" Luo Yi shouted, clearly smelling the smell of grass that had not been seen for a long time, and the horse seemed to be even more eager to neigh!
This time, everyone's heartfelt cheers finally came out of this ghost place, and everyone breathed in the fresh air unbridledly. After finding another place to get water, replenishing the water, and resting a little, the five thousand men and horses continued to advance, and since they had already walked out of the desert, the Turkic tent was definitely not far away.
"General, the Turkic tent is not far ahead!" The scout horse sent back said excitedly, "But there are probably tens of thousands of soldiers and horses guarding near the Turkic tent, I'm afraid that our little ones are ......" The soldier wanted to speak and stopped, but Luo Yi knew what he was trying to express. The combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses who can defend the Turkic tent must be higher than that of the Turkic cavalry outside the city of Zhuojun before, so it is not difficult for their 5,000 men and horses to attack, and it is not difficult to escape, but it is very difficult to capture the tent.
"It doesn't matter, what about tens of thousands of cavalry? This was expected by the general, do you know why the general asked you to collect the clothes of the Turkic men? In addition to keeping out the cold, you can also pretend to be a Turkic cavalry at critical moments! Luo Yi said what he was going to do. Hearing Luo Yi say this, all the soldiers were dazzled, so it was possible to fish in troubled waters.
Luo Yi ordered all the soldiers to wear Turkic clothes, but although the clothes were changed, the headdress was still Han hairstyle, and only a few people had a hat worn by the Turks to cover it, and the helmet was definitely not allowed to be worn.
Luo Yi looked at the situation in front of him, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly had an idea. Then he opened his mouth and said: "The Turks killed my fellow villagers, kidnapped my compatriots, and trampled on my Great Sui territory, what do you say?!" ”
"Revenge! Kill, kill, kill! "The purpose of this time is to take revenge, so there is no need to ask again.
"Good! That would have asked you whether it was national hatred, family hatred, or personal safety?! Luo Yi then asked.
"National enmity!" Five thousand people replied in unison.
"Well, since everyone understands, then we will have the Turkic tooth tent in a few days! However, you also know that there are tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers guarding the Turkic tooth tent nearby, and I know that my Youzhou sons are not afraid of death, but we can't bring the Turkic tooth tent to death, so what kind of face do we have to meet our compatriots? If we go this way, we will definitely be discovered, and we will only succeed in blending in if we are dressed like the Turks, so we will have to cut off our hair. I know that the body and skin are subject to the parents, but compared to the interests of the country and the people, I am not afraid to throw my head and spill blood, what is the value of such a little effort? As he spoke, Luo Yi took out his long sword, took off his helmet, and cut off his hair.
Seeing Luo Yi's actions, all the soldiers were moved, but they only hesitated for a while and followed Luo Yi's example one after another, cutting off their long hair, and the hair could grow even longer if it was cut off, but there was only one chance. However, they carefully put their hair into their arms, not allowing a single hair of their hair to remain in this strange place.
"You, and you each led a thousand men and horses to detour the left and right wings of the Turkic tent, Ben will lead 30,000 horses to kill from the middle, and when Ben will cut the Turkic Khan banner, you will kill from both ends, and we will kill him seven in and seven out!" Luo Yi decisively gave the order.
"Yes!" The two generals ordered each to take his people and leave.
Sure enough, after Luo Yi led people to the Turkic tent, there were patrolling cavalry out to dish, fortunately, some people in his army could speak Turkic, under the pretext that they had come here from the order of the Great Khan, and they were late because of the long distance, so they were fooled, and the patrolling cavalry let them go over to camp around the tooth tent, perhaps because they were few in number, and it didn't seem to pose a threat to the tooth tent guarded by tens of thousands of people.
Luo Yi passed all the way near the tooth tent, and while looking at the deployment of troops around the tooth tent, he saw that the Turkic camp was set up very casually, and there was no discipline at all, it seemed that it was time.
"Do it!" Luo Yi ripped off the Turkic clothes on his body, revealing the shiny black armor, took out the helmet from the sack and put it on, and then took the lead and rushed towards the Turkic Khan banner.
"Kill!" Three thousand centaurs followed Luo Yi and killed them together!
"Enemy attack!!" The Turkic tent was in chaos at this time, and the scuffle was staged, and this was the most difficult time to kill!