Chapter 186: Luo Cheng is patient as a spectator Chai Shao and the people of the world are the envoys
Although he deliberately acted in a high-profile manner, it was extremely difficult for this vast area of the Turkic rear to reach the ears of Sha Bo Luo Khan in Wuyuan City for a while.
"General, there are nearly a thousand miles to the Turkic Har and the Lyya tent, and there are dozens of tribes along the way, and 600 miles ahead is the famous Helan tribe of the Turks, which is a large tribe, and there are no less than 10,000 Turkic herdsmen alone. After the lower officials suggested that they sack the Helan Ministry, they would not go any further, and they would build momentum in the Helan Ministry, waiting for the news that the army of Shabalu Khan had returned to the tooth tent. If he still does not retreat, our army will attack Har and Lin again. Ling Jing took out the map and pointed to the location of Helan and said.
"What Mr. saw was that I had waited for Yin Mountain to be far away, so I stopped at Helan to wait for news, so that our army could retreat in time to avoid being entangled by it." Wu Yunzhao looked at the location and distance of Helan from the Yinshan Pass, and couldn't help but feel a little panicked, this way will reach a running distance of nearly 3,000 miles. Far more than the 2,000 miles mentioned by the lord. If they are entangled or cut off from retreat, the 20,000 people of Baima Yi will definitely die or live.
"The general's whole army is reorganized, and he can move on." Zuo Tiancheng ran over at this time and shouted loudly. This road opened Zuo Tiancheng's eyes and let go of his hands and feet. When he encountered the people who resisted in the tribe, he basically came forward to slaughter them, and he did not show any mercy in looting people and materials. On the contrary, the people who came with the army did not want to kill in vain, and they were much calmer.
"The whole army hurried to the Helin Department, 80 miles away, and the rules were as usual." Wu Yunzhao ordered. As soon as the order came out, it was as if the whole army had found a good place to be cheerful, and nearly 20,000 troops swept away.
Besides, Luo Chengbu, who took the initiative to ask for orders, had an army of 10,000.
At this time, he had already rushed to the Yinshan Ural Pass, but he made his own opinion, leaving only 500 people to garrison the Ural Pass, and the rest of the horses all went out of the Yinshan Mountain and came directly to the grassland at the edge of the desert to set up military tents. It is also more than 100 miles away from the mountain pass, but it is stuck on the same road leading to the mountain pass.
"Did General Zhang arrange for the horses to go to the surrounding area, and this is the only place to enter and exit the mountain pass? Behind us is the mountain pass, don't let people bypass it and cut off the back road for me to wait. Luo Cheng looked at the vast grassland in the distance on a hillside and asked Zhang Gongjin, the main general standing beside him.
"Shao Bao rest assured, the choice to camp here is also set by the brothers Wei Chibei and Wei Chi Nan repeatedly checking the surrounding terrain, and behind our army is the only way into the mountain, just wait here for General Wu Yunzhao to return." Zhang Gongjin said loudly.
"Good! Let the Wei Chi brothers, Nanyanping, and Beiyandao 4 people each bring 200 people to explore for me, and also hunt some grassland wild things to eat by the way. The little master who has been eating dry food for days has a stomachache. β
"Yes, Shaobao, this is the arrangement, to ensure that there is meat to eat tonight, hehe!"
After watching Zhang Gongjin gallop back to the account to arrange, Luo Cheng couldn't help but think of Yang Guang, the king of Jin who was no more than 2 years older than him. Although he is young, he has never served others, and if he wants to say that the only person he admires is his cousin Qin Qiong, it is also because Qin Qiong has his own aura, and both black and white are mixed well. But after getting acquainted with Yang Guang, the king of the Jin Dynasty, I realized that this person's pattern is big, and his long-term vision is not comparable to ordinary people. If this man has succeeded to the throneγγγγγγ
Luo Cheng couldn't think about it anymore when he thought of this, and he intuitively felt that there was nothing in the world that His Highness Chitose didn't dare to do. Look at what his 20,000 elites are doing? Once successful, this credit is huge! Luo Cheng couldn't help but feel a sense of pride when he thought of this, how could this greedy merit only let him Wu Yunzhao take it away?
Luo Cheng thought to himself, and couldn't help clenching the silver gun in his hand, showing unwillingness on his face.
It has been the 5th day of camping here, and there is no brigade to pick up Wu Yunzhao, nor is there a Turkic Tartar that he hopes to see, but a long line is ushered in, and when he gets closer, it turns out that it is the escort team sent back by Wu Yunzhao, led by a flag officer.
This flag officer saw the military flag with the banner of the Great Sui fluttering on the mountain, so he was no longer flustered, and after going to see Luo Cheng in the big tent, he relieved himself and handed over all kinds of materials, cattle, sheep and horses and nearly 20,000 Turkic women and children to Luo Cheng's army to take care of, and he took 800 men and horses under his command, turned his head and plunged into the grassland desert again, to chase his own army.
What remained in the eyes of Luo Cheng and others was envy, jealousy and hatred! His 10,000 Yan troops have become a containment brigade here, and they have properly become a green leaf that sets off the aura of others.
"Shaobao, how can I watch others eat meat here, it is better to allocate 2,000 men and horses to the last general, and also go to a Turkic tribe camp a hundred and ten miles away to rob it. The brothers are just watching from the side, it's not funny! Yu Chibei came to Luo Cheng to ask for battle, and Yu Chinan behind him was also eager to try.
"No! This place is very important, if it is lost, my Yanyun and King Jin will all be lost. If it is said that he Wu Yunzhao has great merit, at least half of it is due to my Yanyun army. "Zhang Gongjin is the oldest, and he has a long-term view than several other lieutenants. Before sending troops, the king of Beiping traded the young master Luo in his hands, and if there was a mistake, the responsibility would be great. Therefore, he strongly opposed the temporary.
"What General Zhang said is reasonable, you must not move, it is important to stay here, maybe I don't go to find the Tartars, and the Tartars will come to me." Luo Cheng hesitated for a moment, feeling that what Zhang Gongjin said was reasonable, and at the same time had a hunch that the Turks would send a military horse here to cut off the way of the Sui army that invaded the desert as he thought. It's not hard to think of a plan to close the door and beat the dog.
After listening to Luo Cheng's arrangement, the generals had no choice but to put away their selfish desires and return their accounts.
Not to mention that Luo Cheng's army was at the foot of Yin Mountain to answer Wu Yun's summoning of the White Horse Yi from the camp. Turning around, he said that Chai Shao took food and other supplies to Wuyuan City to reward the Turkic army.
This time, Chai Shao went to the Turks, but there was one person who came with Chai Shao, and this person was Xiao Li Shimin. Chai Shao brought Li Shimin to see the Turkic Khan, which was also a last resort. It turned out that this Li Shimin heard that his brother-in-law was going to escort grain to the Turkic Shabalu Khan's Wuyuan army, so he took advantage of people's inattention to get into the gap on a grain wagon. On the contrary, Chai Shao was taken aback. Since he was far away from the city and it was already dark, Chai Shao had to take him to stay in his Chinese military tent and sleep with him.
After a three-day trek along the north bank of the Yellow River, the escorted grain went all the way to the west, and finally arrived at the Turkic Shabalu Khan Village. After handing over the grain in the car to the Turkic baggage officials, he followed a Turkic attendant to the Chinese army's tent to meet Shabalio Khan and the Turkic generals.
In the past, it was the university scholar Wen Daya who represented Tang Gong to envoy the Turks, and Chai Shao was the first envoy, but when he thought that this place was originally the land of the Han people in his country, there was a strange feeling in his heart, and Li Shimin, who was holding a small hand, also looked at Chai Shao from time to time, and his small brows were clumped.
The two of them walked into the domed Turkic tent, which was already full of barbarians of all colors. Li Shimin was so frightened that he was so frightened that he hid behind Chai Shao when he saw the faces of the aliens who were obviously different from the Han people, and the various "monsters" in the tent couldn't help but grin when they saw it. For a time, this Turkic imperial tent was as hideous and terrifying as the Yama Palace in the underworld.
"Brother-in-law, where is this? I'm afraid! Li Shimin grabbed Chai Shao's hand and whispered.
"Don't be afraid, the people here are not Han people like me, but people of a different race. Everyone here asks for me, so don't be afraid. Chai Shao was not afraid at all at this time, he was full of poetry and books, and he was rich in five cars, and he had a kind of heart for the Central Plains in his heart, and he didn't take these wild aliens in his eyes at all.
"This envoy Chai Shao was ordered by the Tang Duke of Jinyang to send an envoy to the Turks, and he has seen the Great Khan." Chai Shao stepped forward without humility or arrogance, bowed to Sha Bo Luo Khan, who was in the middle position, and said.
"Huh! Horses don't have to be polite. I heard that Tang Gong has a dragon fast son-in-law who is quite extraordinary, but today I saw that it was really the case! Please be seated. Sha Bo Luo Khan was not flustered when he saw that this Chai Shao had come in, and his words were full of anger, and he knew that this person was extraordinary. So he politely invited Chai Shao to sit down with the VIP seats on the side.
"Chai Horse, who is the child behind this?" Seeing Chai Shao taking Li Shimin's hand and sitting down at the banquet, he couldn't help asking. An envoy with a child had never seen such a situation before, and Shabal Khan asked with a moment of curiosity.
"Great Khan, this is my brother-in-law, Li Shimin, the second son of Tang Gong. Now he is the deputy envoy who came to pay a visit to the Great Khan. Chai Shao didn't hide it, and told the truth.
As soon as Chai Shao's words came out, there was a burst of discussion in the imperial tent, and the Turkic civil and military forces in the tent felt weird, how could he be a deputy envoy at such a young age?
"Huh! It turned out to be the son of Tang Gong. Well! Yes, it's really a young man! Sha Bo Luo Khan couldn't help but laugh.
"Great Khan, today Chai Mou pledged 50,000 stone of grain, not because Tang Gong was unwilling to give food to the army, but because he urged grain several times, and he couldn't get it together for a while. But according to Chai, the Great Khan had these 50,000 stone military rations enough to defeat the Great Sui official army. Chai Shao was busy introducing the topic into formality, and Mo Zai made the people of the world a topic in the mouths of these barbarians.
"Oh? What do you say? These 50,000 stone of grain are only enough for my army for half a month. Dalit, the Turkic military advisor sitting opposite, hurriedly took over and asked.
"If your army occupies Shuofang City on the south bank within 3 days, will there still be a shortage of food?"
"Oh?" As soon as Chai Shao's words came out, not only Dalit was taken aback, but even everyone in the tent was stunned.
"The envoy knows that you have already divided your forces here to occupy the crossing of the Yellow River and cut off the reinforcements of the Great Sui on the south bank. If Shuofang City is captured by surprise, the tide of battle can be reversed in an instant, and the defenders of Wuyuan will abandon the city and leave. β
"Huh! Mr. Chai spent a long time in the inner mansion listening to songs and watching dances with the county lord, ignoring the current situation and not knowing how to use soldiers, and his military division could also understand it. Although the crossing of the Yellow River is controlled by our army, a big river is enough to make my hundreds of thousands of troops look at the river and sigh! Do you know that a large number of boats are required to cross the river? Dalit looked disdainful, put three locks of mustache in his hand, looked at Chai Shao and said with a sneer.
"You sour and rotten man, how do you know that there is no boat on the river?" Before Chai Shao could answer, Li Shimin, who was beside him, suddenly spoke, and the child scolded this literati-like Turkic military division who laughed at his brother-in-law.
The sudden sound of the child's voice in the imperial tent immediately detonated everyone in the tent, and everyone laughed wildly. Even Sha Bo Luo Khan couldn't help laughing at this time, only the military advisor Dalit was embarrassed, and his face was like a purple eggplant. A flurry of voices: "You-you-you!" I'm mad at me! Boy, where do you say the boat? β
"Don't blame adults, Shimin is still a child, and he has no taboo." Chai Shao was also a little unable to hold back his laughter at this time, and hurriedly comforted the Turkic scribe with a treacherous face on the other side, secretly thinking in his heart that this person must be the important minister and adviser of the Turkic Great Khan. I seem to have seen this person from afar during the royal autumn hunt last year.
"Chai Horse, may I ask where is the ship that this kid is talking about?" Sha Bo slightly sweated to stop laughing and asked Chai Shao.
"Shimin, since you said that there is a ship, you can talk to the Great Khan, don't be afraid!" Chai Shao turned around and encouraged Li Shimin and said, this is a good opportunity to train people.
"Then I'll talk about it." Li Shimin turned to Chai Shao and said with a straight face.
"You Turks are a steppe people, and you rarely see big rivers, and a single river can stop the military horses. I go to and from this river on a daily basis, and I have to have a boat to cross the river. You can make a raft out of sheepskin, cowhide and other items, and you can easily cross it! At this time, Li Shimin was not afraid of all kinds of "monsters" in the tent and talked eloquently.
"We have sheepskins in our army, how to make a raft to cross the river?" Tagle, the general of the Leopard Division, who had returned from the ferry to discuss the matter, couldn't help but ask anxiously. During this time, I was anxious because I couldn't find a boat to cross the river.
"Huh! This envoy brought more than 100 fishermen from the Yellow River with him, and they were officially masters of making rafts, and they could deliver sheepskins and other things to them, and within two days, they could get hundreds of sheepskin rafts. Chai Shao added.
"Good! Just build a sheepskin raft in the army. After it is built, our Turkic army will be able to break through the Yellow River moat in one fell swoop. General Tagre will be in charge of this matter to you, and you can consult with Lord Chai-ma-chan about everything. Shabalu Khan said with great joy. The Dalit on the side couldn't help but smile at this time, looking at Li Shimin on the other side and nodding again and again.
For two days in a row, I didn't see the Turkic army attacking the city. Sun Sheng, the marshal of Wuyuan City, didn't feel a little flustered in his heart, this situation was completely out of his control. Coupled with the fact that there is no information from the outside world, this passive state has made him unable to sleep for several days.
"Marshal, I think there is a shortage of food in the Turkic army, and we are waiting for the military rations to be delivered!" Yuan Ying saw the boss's uneasiness and comforted him.
"Alas! I don't know how things are going when Wang Xuan is outside? The Turkic army had no intention of retreating, thinking that there was an accident with Tang Gong Li Yuan. β
"Marshal, if Jinyang Li Yuan is outside the Turks, won't my Wuyuan bear the siege of the Turkic troops alone!" Liu Fang said.
"It is not impossible for General Liu to say this, now that the foreign feudal lords are doing their own thing, each for their own selfish interests, I think that Li Yuan was originally expelled from Beijing by the Holy Lord, and it is normal not to save Wuyuan in order to protect himself." Changsun Sheng turned out to be also a Beijing official, and the political intrigue in this has long been seen.