The chariots, the horses, and the pedestrians, bows and arrows, are all at the waist. His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict, and the wind-up carriage of the Tang Dynasty rumbled, and the sixteen guards directly came out of six, plus the army that had already been stationed at the border pass had a total of 100,000 regular troops into the battlefield, not counting Li De's back army, local garrisons, people's husbands and other manpower, it can be said that the countries that could launch more than 100,000 wars in ancient times were all super strong existences, the 600,000 army of the Qin State dominated China, and Liu Bang's 100,000 army had a 400-year-old Han family in the world, and today the Tang Emperor Li Shimin also sent 100,000 troops, is bound to compete with the overlord of the steppe Turks, my Han family sons and daughters will once again follow the story of the Han Wu to send troops to the grassland after a hundred years of absence, and break the Turkic wolf Juxu. The ethnic groups outside Chang'an City consciously stood on the side of the road, cheering and cheering for the sons and daughters who were about to set foot on the battlefield, and none of the people in the Turkic invasion of the pass did not expect the Tang Dynasty to send troops to defeat the Turks and drive them far away.

The army of the Six Guards set out from Chang'an with their heads held high, and then turned to the northwest, and handed over a part to Li Daozong, the head of the Datong Dao march, to lead out of Lingzhou through Helan Mountain and directly into the Turkic court, and the other was led by Li Jing, the head of the Dingxiang Road march, to the north after repairing in Shuofang, as the main force to attack the Turks and set up a bridgehead on the edge of the Tang Dynasty. Li De was wearing a suit of armor, riding on a tall horse and walking out of Chang'an, about to go to the battlefield, Li De was extremely excited, I don't know if it was Li Yuanba's violent genes, he was full of fever when he printed the mountain battlefield in his mind, and he didn't sleep well last night when he was excited.

The army came to Shuo County, that is, Mayi in the Han Dynasty, and repaired it slightly.

In the big tent of the marching chief, Li Jing sat in the center, and the officers at all levels were lined up on both sides.

Li Jing kept flipping through the paperwork sent by the clerk and nodded from time to time. Put down the paperwork and look up and asked, "Where is the Shuo County guard?" ”

An officer dressed as a general came out and replied, "The lowly duty is here"

Li Jing then asked, "Ben will ask you, have the Turks been here recently?" Do you know if there are any rangers on the road? ”

The general replied, "Back to the general manager, Shuo County adjacent to Dingxiang has always been the direction of the Turkic reconnaissance cavalry closely monitored, often there are Turkic stragglers to the nearby grass valley, the last general has been according to the requirements of the military department to clear the wall, according to the city and guard, just a few days before the arrival of the general army There are traces of Turkic reconnaissance cavalry, but this time has not been found, I don't know if the reinforcements arrived in Suzhou Ganzhou, the Turks have retreated. Or maybe November is about to be winter, and the Turks usually return to the steppe for the winter at this time. ”

Li Jing thought that Jieli must have known that the reinforcements from the two states had arrived, and the Tang Dynasty did not react excessively, so he retreated and went back, according to the usual judgment, it was about to enter winter, and neither the Turkic nor the Tang Dynasty would choose this time to start a war, and the troops on this side must have shrunk back to Dingxiang. It's just that the art of war is cloudy and false, and there is no room for failure in this military dispatch.

Li Jing said, "You immediately arrange for scouts who are familiar with the road to set off, scout the surroundings carefully, and report immediately if you encounter a Turkic scout." ”

The general clasped his hands into fists and saluted, "No." "Stand back.

Li Jing said again: "General Wei Chi." You immediately go and prepare 500 cavalry, ready to go, if you report that you find Turkic scouts, then you lead 500 cavalry to sweep the Turkic cavalry near Shuo County, not sparing a single soldier. ”

Wei Chi Jingde went out of the queue and went as ordered.

Li Jing continued: "The generals of the various departments, immediately do a good job of replenishing the army's food and grass armaments, and they will touch the city of Dingxiang before the Turks react." Let's go get ready."

The people in the tent said "no" in unison

"King Wei, please stay"

Li De thought that he was going to rest in the tent without his business, anyway, Su Dingfang was there in the Beiwei army, and he didn't have to worry about these trivial matters, and he was just about to step out when he heard Li Jing stop him. Turning around, he said, "Stop me, what's wrong?" ”

Li Jing stepped forward and said, "I heard from the Holy Lord, His Highness's Beiwei Army is an elite soldier, and this time His Highness will be sent to lead the army to ambush the Turks in Baidao, I don't know if His Highness is ready." ”

Li Jing is obviously not worried about Li De's new army for fear that he will drop the chain, Li De must say, "Don't worry, the manager, I, Li Yuanba, know that I have a few catties and a few taels, and if I want to say that this marching and combat strategy is the first, but when it comes to this training ability, I am the first in the Tang Dynasty, and you forget, your proud protégé Su Lie is under me, in fact, I only care about the war, and I can leave the matter of the new army formation to Dingfang." ”

Li Jing "Oh~ I don't know that His Royal Highness is still such a commander who can know himself and his opponent, His Royal Highness will definitely not deceive so-and-so, since this is the case, then so-and-so will rest assured, but the saint can tell the old man that there is a good thing here in His Highness, and he has the ability to clear the direction. I don't know if His Royal Highness made this thing, it's about to snow, it's not easy to discern the direction on the grassland, even the most experienced guide has mistakes, this time it's a national war, and there is no room for loss. ”

Li De thought to himself, talking to smart people is tired, okay you Li Jing, this second question is what you really want to ask, blame me for being too simple, Su Lie is an old man's personal disciple, how can he not know the situation of this Wei army, this is obviously looking for something for me and I am embarrassed to say it directly, I have to turn around like this and be tired enough, otherwise how to say that people will immediately become obscure after the high merit of the master, and the ancient people are trouble.

Li De said, "Don't worry, I brought a lot of good things this time, I'll go and prepare right away,"

On the other side, the leaders of the Ashinadur and Yaerjin tribes, who were ordered to retreat from Ganzhou and Suzhou, also came to Dingxiang to prepare to meet Jieli Khan.

"Ashnadur, Yarkin. Meet the Khan"

Jieli Khan is not tall, and his body is still a little fat, it is estimated that he has been fattened by the good life of the past few years, but those eagle-like eyes show that the overlord of the grassland has not declined. He put down his glass and said, "You have come just in time, come and drink a glass of wine first, and wash away the dust." ”

The maid served the wine, and the two of them took a sip.

Jieli then said, "The two generals, hard work and high achievements, this raid on the Tang Dynasty Suzhou, Ganzhou, the credit is not small, this Khan remembers your merits, and when the next invasion of the Tang Dynasty, treasures, women, by your two departments are preferentially selected." ”

Yaerjin happily bowed down to Jieli and said, "Thank you for the Great Khan's reward, Yaerjin is willing to be the forerunner." ”

Jieli smiled happily, and then asked with a straight face, looking at Ashinadur, who was not moving.

How could Ashinadur be happy, he had just died tens of thousands of soldiers, and Jieli just said two good words so lightly and wanted him to forget it.

Jieli said unhappily, "Ashinadur, it seems that you have a grudge against Ben Khan."

Ashinadur said nonchalantly, "Don't dare, it's just that Ashinadur has something unclear, and I ask the Khan to explain my doubts."

Jieli said, "What's the matter?" ”

Ashinadur said angrily, "Dare to ask the Khan, is it your order to let me and Yaerjin attack the Tang Dynasty, then why did you order us to collect troops when I was about to break through Suzhou City, the warriors of my tribe fought bloodily, and they were about to break the city and let me collect the troops, I don't accept it."

Jieli slapped the table in front of him, swept the wine and food on it to the ground, and said angrily, "Why, you Ashinadur is dissatisfied with Ben Khan, and the order is Ben Khan, you must listen." Even if your troops die, you must obey the orders of Ben Khan. ”

Ashinadur didn't even explain when he heard that Jieli was arrogant. Directly overwhelm people. Thinking of the heavy casualties of the direct tribe, Ashinadur's brain was hot, and he wanted to get angry.

Then a voice came out, "General Dur is angry. The Great Khan also followed my advice to let the two retreat, this attack is just to test the reaction of the Tang Dynasty, since the Weishui Alliance, the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin has been secretly accumulating strength, in a vain attempt to fight to the death with our Turks, my Great Turks are naturally not afraid, but knowing oneself and knowing the other can be invincible, this attack also tested the confidence of the Tang Dynasty not to be determined to fight with me, otherwise General Dur thinks you will return to the grassland so easily. , According to the reconnaissance cavalry, the reinforcements sent by Li Shimin have arrived nearby, even if you don't retreat, it is estimated that it will be difficult to withdraw, and the Great Khan is for your good, please ask General Dur to calm his anger. ”

Ashinadur said unhappily, "It's all you, a Han Chinese, I don't know why you have the trust of the Great Khan, which has torn our Turks apart, and I can't wait to cut you on the spot." ，”

Jieli "Bold, who asked you to talk to Zhao Guoshi." Ashina Dur Ben Khan can tell you that the national teacher is the guest of honor of Ben Khan, and no one can slow him down. , don't think that you are the son of Chuluo, that old guy is dead a long time ago, you are now my subordinate, you have to listen to me, otherwise you will get out of me, and take your people to get away from me,"

Ashinadur said angrily: "Okay, since the Great Khan doesn't look down on Ashnadur, then I'll take my tribe and roll." , farewell"

Jieli originally wanted to scare him, but he didn't expect Ashinadur to be so tough and really left, you must know that the Turks are now internally unstable, and many tribal leaders are dissatisfied with his rule. However, due to the face of the Great Khan, he is naturally not sure to save it. secretly wondered if he would let his cronies intercept him halfway and adopt his tribe.

The national teacher surnamed Zhao on the side knew Jieli's nature, he was ruthless, and he must be thinking about how to get rid of Ashinadur, and said persuasively, "Great Khan, we can't kill Ashinadur yet, his influence is not small, we still have to slowly figure it out, and the war with the Tang Dynasty is about to begin, and Natuli is eyeing the enemy, and it is not too late for us to clean up those enemies and deal with them." ”

Jieli gritted his teeth when he thought of that Tuli, and hated to tear him alive, but Tuli's power was stronger, and he faintly fought against him, and he swallowed his breath when he heard this, and when he cleaned up Tuli and Li Shimin, he was the first to kill everyone who opposed him when he came back.

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