Li Wenyuan's sudden words made Zhang Juntai confused, camel cavalry? As far as I know, I just got the Shandan Army Horse Farm, and there should be no shortage of horses in the army at this time, so why did I suddenly have to form a division of camel cavalry?

Li Wenyuan saw Zhang Juntai's reaction, and knew that he was in a bit of a hurry. Hurriedly pointed to the sand table and said to Zhang Juntai: "Juntai, where do you see here?" ”

Zhang Juntai looked in the direction of Li Wenyuan's finger, and saw that the place Li Wenyuan was pointing to was not elsewhere, it was the Western Turk's tooth tent, and he didn't know the purpose of Li Wenyuan's finger here, so he replied truthfully: "This is the Western Turk's tooth tent, and it is also the place where the Western Turk's royal court is located." ”

"Yes, yes, this is it. Juntai, come and see. Since ancient times, when the army goes out to the Western Regions, it has to start through Dunhuang County, pass through Yiwu County, go to Gaochang, Yanqi, and Qiuci before they can get here. Often when you arrive here, you are already on an expedition and exhausted. However, the royal court of the Western Turks was able to take advantage of this location and wait for work, so that our army failed to return with results in repeated expeditions. If there is a partial division, starting from Shanshan County, crossing the Tulun moraine, crossing the Beihe River, and directly attacking the Western Turkic royal court near Qiuci, it will definitely be able to stir up the Western Turkic army's disarray, and then the army will still advance to the Western Turks according to the old route of the expedition, and will definitely be able to drive the Western Turks to the north of the Tianshan Mountains, and even if it goes well, we can also enter the place south of the Jinshan. "After working with Zhang Juntai for so long, Li Wenyuan has long regarded him as his confidant, and all his plans are no longer hidden from him.

Zhang Juntai listened to Li Wenyuan's description, and his eyes lit up, fighting against the Hu people and expanding the territory is something that every Han man dreams of. The honor that can be obtained in this kind of battle against foreign enemies is far from being comparable to the honor that comes from cannibalism at home. But, then again, the Turkic royal court was not so easy to raid. Even if a surprise attack of 3,000 cavalry from one division could not be able to defeat the Turkic army defending the royal court.

After listening to Zhang Juntai's question, Li Wenyuan waved his hand at him and said, "I have my own clever plan for how the three thousand cavalry can defeat the Turkic army of Gongwei Wangting, and you will know Juntai when the time comes." Now, what you want to do for me is to teach the cavalry of this division how to ride camels. At the same time, let them know everything in the desert, including how to find the water veins hidden in the underground surface, how to judge whether there is a big sandstorm, etc., to ensure that they can pass through the desert unharmed. ”

Zhang Juntai saw that Li Wenyuan had a big deal, and said that he had a way to make 3,000 cavalry defeat the elite Turkic cavalry that was three times the number of himself. I didn't ask any more, after all, each superior has some secrets of his own that he can't share with his subordinates, so he just needs to do a good job of what Li Wenyuan has explained.

Li Wenyuan saw Zhang Juntai nodding in agreement, so he said to him again: "Juntai, there are not many people around me who can be trusted now, so in addition to training those camel cavalry, you will hand over all other military affairs to Udrus to deal with." Take my warrant and go to the storehouse where the stolen money is kept, and take out enough gold and silver, and then take the craftsman to renovate the Shandan Military Horse Farm, where I have prepared for you five thousand camels. ”

Before Zhang Juntai could go out, someone sent urgent documents to the border. Li Wenyuan opened it and saw that it was written: Li Rail occupied Dunhuang County and rebelled, and Yiwu County also raised troops to respond to Li Rail, and it is now under Li Rail's rule.

Li Wenyuan frowned, his heart was not good, this time it was a bit big. In his own plan, Li Liang should only occupy a newly established Yiwu County, and he will follow in his footsteps to clean up one county after another. In the end, a large number of people and materials occupied the seven state capitals of the entire Western Regions to trap Li Liang to death in Yiwu County. But now that Li Liang occupies Dunhuang County, which is very rich in population and materials, his plan to trap him in a corner of the Western Regions is about to be declared bankrupt. And now the generals under his command are not abundant, so they can only guard against a little. Once Li Rail carries out a multi-front counterattack, he will inevitably fall into the passive side.

Li Wenyuan handed this document to Zhang Juntai, and told him his doubts, Zhang Juntai looked at it and said: "Don't worry, the manager, although our current strength is not comparable to Li Rail, it is not so easy for Li Rail to come back and find a field." Just yesterday, Uderu sent me news that he had led people to take down Jiayuguan. That is to say, the west gate of our Zhangye County has been closed for Li Liang, and on the contrary, for us, the east gate of Dunhuang County has been opened for us. As long as we integrate the remaining state capitals in the Western Regions, then we can send troops to recover Dunhuang County and Yiwu County at any time. Igo County was newly established, and the city defense facilities were not to be worried. Although Dunhuang County has been established for a long time, the city defense is set up to face those Hu people who have no siege equipment. If you face the Han army that is good at attacking cities, I am afraid that it will not last long. So although we seem to be in a passive situation at this time, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us. ”

After hearing this, Li Wenyuan said as if he had been enlightened: "We can take advantage of this opportunity to exercise military management, sort out the officialdom more quickly, and more confidently reorganize the old army and expand the new army." ”

Zhang Juntai looked around at no one, stepped forward again, and said quietly: "And the chief manager thinks that after the failure of the second Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, there will not be a third one?" As long as Li Liang was still in the Western Regions for a day, he Yang Guang would not dare to easily mobilize the troops of the Western Regions. Moreover, the damage caused by the Second Eastern Crusade to the Great Sui was far greater than that of the first. Once Yang Guang launched the Third Eastern Crusade. ”

Li Wenyuan took over Zhang Juntai's words and said: "Then the Third Eastern Crusade will completely destroy the Great Sui." ”

Zhang Juntai also nodded: "At that time, it will be the time for the world to compete for the deer and win the Central Plains." I still suggest that the governor should not be a head bird at that time, and just manage the people's livelihood and train the army in the Western Regions. When the time comes, the governor can be based on the facts, and the name is false. still claims to be Sui Chen, widely accepting the people who fled the war in the Central Plains. After all, only with a large enough population can there be food to feed more troops. In this way, we can defeat other opponents in this battle and go to the end. ”

"Yes, that's it. We also want to establish our own lineage in the military in the Western Regions. In other words, the first martial arts exam in the Western Regions to be held soon after must be done well. With the help of Zhang Juntai, Li Wenyuan reformulated his plan for the future.