Chapter 183: Gearing Up
It's already dawn. The winter sun on the prairie comes later than in the interior, and it doesn't light until nearly eight o'clock. On a messy street, a large number of Tang troops were cleaning up the battlefield.
On the ruined streets, there are dead corpses of different shapes, and after a night of winter, they are all frozen hard, like ceramic dolls. The two of them lifted it up and threw it on the cart casually, the carriage was already full, and then slid to the ground, provoking Tang Jun to scold in a low voice.
A group of people walked along the road like this, the two people led by them held their heads high, and a person with their heads bowed next to them was pointing, as if they were being tour guides, it was Li Jing, Wei Chigong and Kang Sumi.
When Tang Jun on the side of the road saw his chief manager coming, they all immediately got up and saluted, and sent out the most enthusiastic admiration with their hot eyes. Can you not worship, the Tang army knows that the Turks are not easy to fight, although they have suffered from snow disasters in the past two years, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, how to say that it is also a big empire. Everyone is ready to fight a hard battle, a difficult battle, and a protracted battle. Who knew that everyone was still playing rugby in Mayi, I heard that the chief manager had captured the Evil Yang Ridge, and immediately sent troops to support, and they were ready to attack the city, who knew that the city gate would be opened, and they occupied this Mobei Xiongcheng in such a muddy way, and the casualties were negligible, who didn't love such a commander.
Not to mention that the road on the march was so hard before, but now with gloves and masks, it is not so bitter in winter, which is a blessing brought by the general manager.
Li Jing also nodded and smiled at these soldiers, making them even more excited.
Kang Sumi said with a smile: "The chief manager loves soldiers like a son, what a generation of famous marshals." It's a pity that he didn't think it through, so he lost his thinking and ran away, when he went to Chang'an City to say disrespectful to the emperor, this time it would be good to catch him and dedicate it to the emperor. ”
Wei Chigong said: "It's okay to run away, when I arrest him, wouldn't it be better to present the head to the emperor." ”
Being topped by Yu Chi Gong like this, Kang Su Mi sneered: "That is, General Wei Chi is brave and unparalleled, he will definitely not be able to run out of your palm." ”
Li Jing said with a smile: "Kang Sumi, don't be so careful, you are a great hero, we have sent the chapter of the victory to Chang'an together with your letter of merit, and now we are all ministers in the same palace." ”
Kang Sumi hurriedly said: "Don't dare, I can have the opportunity of the two generals today, and I will definitely take the lead of the two generals." However, there is also good news, the national teacher Zhao Deyan was killed by his stubbornness, which can be regarded as one less confidant. Their infighting is also a good thing for us. ”
"Yes, Zhao Deyan is a scheming person, unscrupulous in doing things, in order to establish himself in the Turks, how many bad ideas have been made, how many border people have been harmed, so it is really cheap for him to die." Wei Chigong said: "Why don't we take the initiative to catch up?" Jieli had only set off for a day, and there were only 3,000 cavalry around him. ”
"Jingde, everything can't be done, we already have the great merit of the surprise attack on Dingxiang City, we have eaten all the meat, and we have to share some soup with others." Haha" Li Jing smiled at Chi Gong: "The truth you let Li Dongsheng understand, but you forgot it when it came to yourself?" ”
"Haha, isn't it just that I saw Jieli run away like this, and I was unwilling."
"The two generals rest assured, this winter's life will definitely be difficult, now except for the Turks who are still subject to his management, the rest of the Xue Yantuo, Tiele and other tribes have a lot of opinions about him, his biggest possibility is to take the white road and then retreat to Tieshan, where is his largest tribe in Tieshan." Kang Sumi hurriedly offered a plan, so the traitor is worse than the invader in this place, and the traitor knows any of your hole cards.
A large army marched the steppe, with outposts in front pushing the snow on both sides, and the teams behind followed, a mile apart. Half an hour is changing, and it is extremely difficult to walk.
At this time, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves, and the scouts on the periphery took a look, it turned out that the scouts who went to Li Jing came to report, and the general manager Li Jing sent troops to attack Dingxiang City at night, and sent dead soldiers to persuade Kang Sumi around Jieli to return to the Tang Dynasty, and opened the city gate to greet him. Dingxiang City has been taken, Jieli has fled, and the whole army is repairing in Dingxiang City. He ordered Li Shiyun to lead the army to speed up the journey, go all out, and block Jieli in the white road.
Li Shixun's whole person feels bad, what's the situation? Dingxiang City, which I thought was a bitter and vicious battle, was taken lightly?
One night, the city of Dingxiang, which the Turks called "the paradise of the steppe", was lost?
The rest of the staff and others were also surprised, and they didn't know what to say.
When did the Turks become so cowardly, and when did the Tang army become so fierce? It scared Jieli away.
"Good!" Li Shiyun suddenly stood up and shouted: "Notify the whole army, immediately speed up, go straight to the white road, and block Jieli!" ”
The general was so excited that he danced with his hands, and regardless of the fact that he was on the march, he shook his head and smiled: "Pharmacist, you are really interesting."
How could Lee not be happy?
At the beginning, he thought about meeting Li Jing in Dingxiang, and then attacking Dingxiang City together. Because Dingxiang City is the only way to the desert, if you want to enter the grassland, you must pass through Dingxiang City, this place is the throat of the Mobei grassland, Jieli lives here, you can imagine the importance of this city.
If you want to capture Dingxiang City, at least more than 50,000 troops will attack day and night, and even if it is finally captured, it will have to suffer heavy casualties, and if you don't die 20,000 or 30,000 people, the city will not be able to be taken.
Besides, now it is freezing and snowy, and once it cannot be attacked for a long time, the Turks come with reinforcements from the north, and the siege army may be wiped out under the city of Dingxiang.
But now, this Northland Xiongcheng was actually taken in one night?
That means that in the future, the Tang army will have a fixed camp on the grassland, which can be attacked and retreated, and it will occupy the strategic initiative. It shows that Li has already made great contributions to the troops this time, and now let Li Shiyun go straight to the white road to block Jieli, that is, to give away the credit he has received.
Li Shichang has been crisscrossing the north and south for so many years, and he is extremely shrewd about the situation on the battlefield, so he naturally knows that the grassland is not suitable for marching now, and there is no strong city to defend.
If you're a little lucky, you'll meet Jieli's team in the white road. Killed the Great Khan of the Turks? That's a first-class feat.
"Yes, follow the Governor's orders!" The major generals agreed and went out one after another to convey it.
Everyone is not stupid, such a great credit is placed in front of you, what snowy roads are slippery, what military rations are insufficient, and what people have frozen hands and feet, all of them are not a problem. Killing the Turkic Great Khan is the glory of leaving a name in history!
When the news spread, the whole army of Tonghan Dao cheered continuously, was elated, did not eat, and marched towards Baidao day and night.