The war always starts unconsciously, and ends unconsciously, the heavy snow makes everyone stagnate, I have to say that Jieli's luck is very good, this heavy snow at least let Jieli live for more than a month, the front is Dingxiang City, and the Tang Army, but was blocked by the heavy snow three hundred miles away, the heavy snow in the sky has stopped, the weather after the snow is very cold, mixed with the unique cold wind of the grassland, blowing snowflakes straight into the neck. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Li Chengyan was roasting a fire in his tent, and there were a few potatoes on the fire that were about to be baked, Li Jing pushed the door in, rubbed his hands, and leaned on the warm brazier.

"It can't go on like this, the surrounding wood has been almost cut, and if it drags on, it can only be a tent."

The grassland is not good at this, you want grass, there is a lot of it, if you want some fuel, it is really lacking, the only few forests around have been cut down, the roots of the trees have been dug out and burned, and now there are fewer and fewer things that can be burned, and something will happen if this continues.

"I'll take people out and see if I can find something to burn."

Li Chengyan put on a big hat, said hello to Li Jing and went out, calling five hundred cavalry, this is what Li Jing ordered, now the surrounding is very chaotic, there are small Turkic cavalry everywhere, although Jieli is old, but where is his combat power, so he called five hundred people to follow Li Chengyan out.

The grassland is a heaven-sent treasure land, his rich resources, has long made Li Chengyan salivate, coal mines are the most important part of the grassland, many open-pit coal mines in later generations are near here, so Li Chengyan dared to come out to explore.

Yesterday's snow was not very big, a thin layer, and soon the north wind blew to expose the turf, and it had been around for almost a day outside, there was no shadow, and the metabolism was fast in winter, Li Chengyan found a leeward place to pee, and there happened to be a dry riverbed in front of it, which was not very deep.

When Li Chengyan saw a large black stone in the ditch, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, and looked carefully, a black belt in the middle was mixed with stones and soil on both sides in the middle of the river, Li Chengyan whistled and beckoned a cavalryman to come over.

"Go and inform the chief steward and tell him that the camping place is arranged here."

The guards took the order, Li Chengyan put on gloves, and put together some of the coal that had been weathered in the riverbed, this is not the time to be lazy, just move if you can.

"What kind of bear weather is this, why is it so cold?"

It was Lao Zhao who spoke, squatting on the edge of the fire with his hands and waiting for the fire, Li Chengyan untied some gasoline from the horse, poured the whole bottle on the coal pile, lit the gasoline, and the whole fire ignited with a snort.

"How good the weather is, this year's Jieli is estimated to have to lose a lot, hehe."

In this weather, even if you wear more, it is very cold, and the snot flows out unconsciously, and the face is already stiff from the cold, and it takes a long time to ease up.

"Lao Zhao, come with me tomorrow to Tuli."

Li Chengyan rubbed his face vigorously, and said to Lao Zhao, now Lao Zhao is his own general, a simple and honest person, looking honest, knowing that he has become a prince, he immediately scratched his face, and he will follow Li Chengyan in life or death.

"What do you mean?"

"What else do you mean, let him be honest,"

Tuli has 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and now the biggest variable in the grassland is Tuli, if he helps Jieli, then the matter will be big, Li Jing and Tuli discussed it last night, and finally Li Chengyan decided to set off on his own, one to appear sincere, and the other to go, Li Chengyan really does not worry about others to pass, Li Er's order is the freedom of the battlefield, Li Chengyan's decision Li Jing naturally cannot be stopped.

After about an hour, when the sky was about to darken, Li Jing took people to start camping here, the scene of 3,000 people opening a mine together is spectacular, the mineral deposits here are very large, and it is open-air, saving trouble, the camp side according to Li Chengyan's meaning, press the stove on the corner of the tent, really can't find the chimney, fortunately, it is directly with mud, and it will be used.

It was still a little cold, but it was not enough to freeze to death, and the fuel problem for more than 30,000 people was solved, so Li Chengyan walked towards the east of the grassland with 3,000 soldiers and horses.

The winter days of the grassland are very short, five hundred miles away Li Chengyan walked for nearly fifteen days, the road passed through several large and small battles, although the scale is not large, but it is also very thrilling, on the way to the Tuli tent, Li Chengyan met an acquaintance, Xue Wanche, the governor of Lingzhou, since Xue Wanche went to Lingzhou, the two have not met for nearly three years, Princess Danyang went to Lingzhou with him, and now his children are almost three years old.

"Haha, I didn't expect to meet you here, why did you think about coming to me, is it that Li Jing's mouth is too broken, and you can't stand it. Haha"

is still that ramming character, Li Chengyan also laughed, with Xue Wanche entering the big tent, the army is like this, they are all rough men, there are not so many rules, it stands to reason that Xue Wanche is Li Chengyan's elder, but the two have always been friends with each other, Xue Wanche sat in the coach position, looking at Li Chengyan, whose beard had begun to rise, and smiled.

"You are just an unconscious, your aunt heard that you died, sad for a few days without eating, a few days ago your news arrived in Lingzhou, you don't know how happy your aunt is, a few days ago I have taken the child back to Chang'an, I didn't think you didn't go back, haha."

Li Chengyan Wenyan was also moved, as Xue Wanche also laughed, a jar of wine came in outside the account, and a whole sheep was roasting, Xue Wanche and the two put chairs on the edge of the fire, roasting sheep around the fire, chatting.

"You're going to Tulina?"

"The only variable now is Tuli, although he has a deep grudge with Jieli, but it is difficult to guarantee that Tuli is afraid of losing his lips and teeth, and he will fight back, so it is good to prepare early, rest assured, Tuli can't do anything to me to drink."

Xue Wanche thought carefully for a while, and nodded, it is not appropriate for others to go, Li Chengyan is the best choice, and he can't do anything to Li Chengyan, so he won't delve into it anymore.

On the second day, Li Chengyan got up early in the morning, and just as he was about to leave with his own people, he saw three thousand cavalry following behind, and the people led by him caught up with Li Chengyan and said with a straight face.

"A certain family was ordered by the governor to escort the prince.

"Your family manager has a heart, since that's the case, let's go!"

Everyone traveled all the way, to Tuli's big tent, it was already ten days later, Tuli had already heard the news of Li Chengyan's coming, for Jieli's affairs, Tuli originally didn't want to interfere, but Jieli's grassland, Tuli has been coveted for a long time, Tuli is preparing Jieli to fail, eat some leftovers, how much stronger, how much stronger, looking at a teenage doll in the distance with a heavy cavalry coming.

Li Chengyan looked at the group of people waiting for him outside the wooden fence, sped up the speed of the horse, and resolutely stopped the horse when he was more than 30 meters away from them, the cavalry behind him did not panic at all, not even a trace of movement, and stopped neatly behind Li Chengyan.

Tuli is Jieli's nephew, his face is dark and resolute, but he is not a man, Li Chengyan said in a thousand steps.

"I often hear that there are dragons and phoenixes among the people of the grassland Tuli Khan, and when I see it today, it really has a different reaction."

Tuli grabbed Li Chengyan's shoulder, then looked at Li Chengyan carefully, and said.

"Where, I have long heard that Tang Prince Wencheng Wude, you defeated the bravest warrior on the grassland, and now your prestige has spread all over the grassland."

"I have prepared wine and women for the prince, please~"

Tu Li beckoned, and led Li Chengyan towards the big tent, and more than a dozen guards followed by Li Chengyan also followed Li Chengyan in.

Roasting the whole sheep is the most solemn etiquette for entertaining VIPs on the grassland, Tuli handed the mare's milk wine to Li Chengyan with both hands, Li Chengyan still understands some of the etiquette of the grassland, took the wine glass with both hands, tapped his index finger, respected the heavens and the earth, and then drank it in one gulp, and showed the empty wine glass to Tuli.

Tuli sheep's pipa bone with meat with four long ribs was placed in Li Chengyan's brass plate, Li Chengyan cut a piece with a hand knife and stuffed it into his mouth, Li Chengyan didn't like to eat mutton, but this mutton was not as angry as he imagined, but crispy and delicious, nodded, and Tuli returned to his seat with a smile.

In the middle of the tent of more than 300 square meters, a dancer wearing light sand is dancing, drinking three rounds, and five flavors of food, Li Chengyan stood up and said to Tuli.

"You and my father are also acquaintances, and my father should have come in person, but everything in the court is complicated, and I really can't take a break, so I specially asked me to come over to greet him."

Tuli had already started to contact Li Er, and Li Er's secret edict to Li Chengyan said that he should be polite to Tuli and not be reckless. Therefore, Li Chengyan did not regard Tuli as his enemy, but maintained due courtesy to Tuli.

Tuli stood up, put down towards Chang'an, covered his chest with one hand, and bowed.

"I am close to His Majesty the Emperor as brothers, thank you for Your Majesty's concern, and may the Immortal Heaven bless Your Majesty."

The two looked at each other and smiled, Tuli was not as arrogant as he imagined, but he was very yearning for Datang, he was not an ambitious person, whether it was Li Er or Li Chengyan, Tuli sat down and said to Li Chengyan.

"Jieli's arrogance made him pay his own price, Datang has become a brave lion, and Jieli is already a dying old wolf, he does not care about the life and death of the Turks, and the anger of the steppe people has permeated the entire grassland."

Tuli and Jieli have a long-standing grudge, and Tuli, who is in his twenties, is very disdainful of Jieli's actions, but he has no ability to overthrow it, and this time Li Chengyan's arrival has given Tuli a glimmer of hope.

"My father often said that the Turki Khan is a hero of the steppe, and he is willing to form an incense brother with you, and forever form an offensive and defensive alliance,"

After listening to Li Chengyan's words, Tuli stood up, walked to Li Chengyan's side, and said anxiously.

"Is that really what Your Majesty said? If so, I, Ashina, will always be loyal to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. ”

Li Chengyan smiled in his heart, always loyal? Are you afraid that Datang will slow down and clean you up, but Li Chengyan naturally won't take it seriously when it comes to face, he nodded lightly to Tu Li, Tu Li laughed, and then took a glass of wine and drank a full glass with Li Chengyan, the wine banquet continued, the enthusiastic Tu Li made Li Chengyan feel a little afraid, drinking, if you don't drink, you look down on the men of the grassland, and if you don't get along, you will be sorry for your father, what should I do? Drink it, from the afternoon until midnight, and when Tuli hugged Li Chengyan and shouted at his brother, the two of them finally got drunk.

Tuli doesn't seem to be a figure to be liked. As the second khan, he himself did not have the ambition to dominate the steppe, or even the world; However, he had two ambitions for the Great Khan, who was bent on doing great things, and the disunity within the Turks was an important reason for his failure to go south. (To be continued.) )