Volume 5: Whose Great Cause: Chapter 21: The Turks' Counterattack (2)

The whole prairie seems to be boundless, now the prairie has not been destroyed by later generations, here, green is the main tone, the breeze blows, the fresh pasture grass that has just grown soon is undulating, like the ripples rising in the sea, spectacular and abnormal, if you have seen the people who have seen the wind and sand flying all over the sky in the later generations are fortunate enough to come to such a prairie, they will definitely sigh.

Perhaps God thinks the green is too monotonous, the Altai Mountains are more than 4,000 miles long, the Turkic people call the Golden Mountain range lies on the grassland from east to west, the highest point crosses the sea and dials up to more than 4,000 meters, it is covered by ice and snow all year round, the melting ice and snow converge into a river to moisten the grassland, and the part near the east exposes the light yellow soil, forming the Gobi and desert on the grassland, and only some monotonous and drought-tolerant thorns and camel grass and other plants grow.

Such Gobi desert and desert are not without life, you can often see wild camels or yellow sheep, here away from the crowd, these animals are not picky eaters, the roughest plants can chew, not to mention the existence of oases in the desert, such oases may be large enough to accommodate the survival of a small tribe.

This is an unknown Gobi Desert, it may be the remnant of the Altai Mountains, or it may not, on this day, there is a red team marching on the edge of this Gobi Desert, this team is undoubtedly a Sui army, it is the vanguard army led by Li Jing and Han Shi.

Since entering the grassland, the most harvest is undoubtedly Li Jing's team, only 500 troops not only captured thousands of Turks, captured tens of thousands of livestock, but also found a large tribe of thousands of people, and several teams worked together to encircle and exterminate this large tribe, according to their military exploits, after returning to the most ordinary government soldiers can also share more than 100 spoils.

However, people's hearts are not enough to swallow the elephant, whether it is for military merit or money, this team is taking the lead, and the coach is also happy to have such a prominent team to boost morale. What's more, even if others want to fight, they may not be able to fight. Half of the other soldiers had horses, and they relied on capture. Not only were there two horses, but also a horse to transport supplies, and only they had the confidence and ability to roam the edge of the Gobi Desert.

It's now May. The weather was just lukewarm, except for rainy days, even the march was not too tired, and their horses were redundant, and they were all on horses when they marched, and this alone was enough to make the rest of the team drool with envy.

The warm sunlight shone on Han Shi's body, making him lazy and unable to lift his energy, if it weren't for the fact that he was worried about finding the Turkic tribes, I am afraid that he would have fallen asleep on horseback with his eyes closed. The weakness of the Turks surprised Han Shi, and such a battle really made his heart cold for his achievements.

Just as Han Shi was drowsy, Li Jingdi's voice sounded: "Shi, have you seen anything in the sky?" ”

Han Shi's spirits perked up, he raised his head and looked at the sky, the sky was white, only clouds were fluttering, these clouds were so low that they seemed to be picked off as long as they climbed to the mountain in front of them and stretched out their hands, Han Shi said disapprerovingly: "No, what can there be in the air?" ”

Li Jing said solemnly: "You take a closer look." ”

Han Shi wiped his eyes. Looking at the sky again, this time they saw clearly, there seemed to be a black dot hovering around them on the clouds, and Han Shi blurted out: "It's a bird." ”

"Yes, strictly a harrier eagle." Li Jing said affirmatively.

Han Shi was shocked when he heard this: "You mean that it is a harrier eagle raised by the Turks. ”

It has long been heard that the Turks are good at feeding harrier eagles to observe the enemy. Harrier eagles have keen eyesight. The target can be found dozens of miles away, with a harrier eagle in hand. Much more useful than dozens of scouts, only they had never seen them before.

"Yes, this animal has hovered over us several times, and if it is impossible for ordinary birds to leave and return even if they are curious, it is estimated that we are being targeted by the Turks."

As he spoke, the small black dot on his head suddenly flew away into the distance, gradually disappearing into the clouds, Han Shi was not surprised: "So we will meet the Turks soon, so what are you waiting for, immediately order the team and speed up the march." ”

"No, herald, everyone climb the hill ahead, and dismount to rest."

"What do you mean by this, I finally ran into the Turks, I have to let them escape." If it weren't for the horse, Han Shi would probably be in a hurry to jump up.

"Shi, do you think ordinary tribes can have Harrier Eagles? I heard that the harrier eagle likes to build a nest on the cliff wall, and the harrier eagle is not a juvenile can not be trained, in order to get a harrier eagle, the Turks often have to pay several or even a dozen lives to climb the cliff to obtain the harrier eagle's young birds, such a precious harrier eagle can not be owned by some small tribes? ”

The more Li Jingyue said this, the more Han Shi's heart was itching, and he said puzzledly: "Then we don't speed up the march, what if they run away?" ”

Li Jing showed a hint of a smile: "No, I won't run, I'm afraid the Turks are waiting for us to send them to the door." ”

"Cousin is saying that the Turks are fighting our idea?" Han Shi's mouth was open enough to stuff a duck egg, and the march had been smooth for more than two months, and the army had changed from cautious to unleashed, as if everyone had forgotten that the Turks were wolves, and regarded them as sheep that could be slaughtered at will.

Are the Turks sheep, obviously not, Han Shi gradually understood, the huge victory in front made the Sui army, from the commander to the ordinary soldiers, think that the Turks were already vulnerable, but a powerful nation that had dominated the steppe for a hundred years could be so docile?

"Yes, this harrier eagle is the second time I have seen it, and I am not sure the first time, since it is the second time it has flown over our heads, then I am sure that the Turks must have been eyeing us." After Li Jing finished explaining, he turned his head and asked back, "How far is the closest team to us?" ”

No one paid attention to the conversation between Li Jing and Han Shi just now, and when the scout heard the commander asking him, his spirit perked up, and he replied, "General, we have left them behind for at least twenty miles." ”

The scout's words caused a burst of laughter, people are afraid of comparison, when they first entered the grassland, every team was just as ordinary, and now their men and horses are undoubtedly the most dazzling existence, I don't know how many people are angry, ordinary soldiers are naturally proud of it, and they can laugh loudly at others.

"Summon, immediately get in touch with the nearby team, and say that we have found a large number of Turks who are moving, and there are Turkic nobles among them, and if it is too late, the Turks are likely to escape."

"Yes, General." Hearing Li Jing's order, several scouts galloped and galloped to the right and behind, while to their left was the vast Gobi Desert, so naturally there was no need to send people.

After the scouts were gone, Han Shicai asked suspiciously, "Cousin, didn't you say that the Turks would come to attack us, why did you say that they would flee?" ”

Li Jing asked with a smile: "Did you say that they heard that the Turks attacked us quickly, or did they hear that a large number of Turks were found and wanted to flee quickly?" ”

Han Shi laughed out loud, he always thought that his cousin was loyal, but he didn't expect that he was not inferior to calculating people, they had borne a lot of aura, and naturally they were also jealous of many people, if they heard that they were attacked or surrounded, although they would not die without help, it was very possible to delay a little time, if a large number of Turks were found to escape, there were previous examples, I am afraid that every team that received the news would rush desperately.

Behind a hill a few miles away from them, a thousand people led by Jieli were quietly crouching, this thousand horsemen were under their old capital, in addition to the five hundred people who were the veterans left by the original golden wolf cavalry, the other five hundred people were also selected and allocated, except for the lack of formation and discipline, the cavalry shooting was no less than those veterans, and there were human lives on hand, not rookies who went to the battlefield for the first time.

The soldiers of the Sui army are nothing more than relying on good armor and sophisticated crossbows, as well as their vajra chariots and other endless means of defense, when it comes to mounted archery, how can they be compared with the Turkic men who grew up on horseback, Jieli is confident that only the Sui army falls into their own trap, and the first wave of blows can kill and injure at least one-third of the opponent's men and horses, perhaps it only takes a tea time, and this team of five hundred Sui troops will all turn into cold corpses.

In them, you can clearly see the place where the harrier eagle is circling, it is only about three miles away, and it won't be long before the Sui army is coming, and their nearest team is still more than twenty miles apart, maybe after ambushing this team, you can take a break to welcome the arrival of the next Sui army, Jieli thought.

A black dot fell like an arrow, Jieli's face was full of smiles, and he took out several pieces of veal jerky from the pouch hanging on his chest and threw them into the sky.

Jieli stroked the feathers of the harrier eagle a few times, with the harrier eagle, it is equivalent to having an eye in the sky, the Sui army divided the troops so much, and he won.

It's just that he didn't expect that the first team he wanted to ambush was the enemy of fate, although Li Jing had just grown up, he was only taught by Han Baohu since he was a child, and he was extremely experienced in using soldiers, and his eyes in the sky also exposed himself, and his ambush was destined to end in failure.

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