After Tang Fei broke up with Li Su and others, he returned to Chang'an City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin's study.

Li Shimin received Tang Fei's recital, and after reading it, he was taken aback, he hurriedly asked people to spread out the map to check the route of the army, and then sent people to find Li Ji, Fang Xuanling, and the eldest grandson Wuji and others to urgently discuss the Tang army's combat plan in the Western Regions.

The eldest grandson Wuji said in surprise: "This is too risky, to be enemies of three countries at once, they only have 40,000 combat troops, what can you do?" ”

Li Shimin is also worried. He was not worried about the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, but he had to attack Yanqi, Gaochang and the Western Turks in succession, and the combined strength of these countries was no less than 100,000 people. The Tang Army's labor expedition was very difficult, and the logistics supply was very difficult, so I really don't know how they could persist in this battle.

He now regrets that he had given such a big responsibility to a 17-year-old. The defeat of the battle is not only a matter of life and death for 50,000 horses, but also will lead to the entire Western Regions opposing the Tang Dynasty, adding a great hidden danger to the border security of the imperial court.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, if it doesn't work, send someone to catch up with them quickly and stop their war against the Western Turks for the time being." ”

Li Jing looked at the map, kept looking, and didn't make a sound.

Li Shimin asked, "General, what do you think?" ”

Li Jing said: "The minister thought about it for a long time, if, judging from the sneak attack on the Western Turks, this is a good way, but after they defeated Yanqi and Gaochang, how to avoid leaking the news, how to control Yanqi and Gaochang?" There aren't enough troops. ”

Li Shimin regretted that he had handed over the military power to Li Su, and was very annoyed that he had advocated changing the offensive line, but now that the army was thousands of miles away from Chang'an, it was too late to say anything.

on the desert.

The wind whistled through the sand and gravel, and in an instant it was so dark that nothing could be seen, and even the moon seemed to be afraid of its power, and disappeared into the darkness.

Li Su hugged Cai Sha tightly in his arms and used his body to shield her from the dust. Wrap a blanket around yourself yourself. Form a small space. He couldn't see what was going on outside, he just felt a huge pressure on his back, like someone was pushing him hard. He pressed his feet hard against the ground in front of him, struggling to support himself.

The furious wind and sand swept everything in heaven and earth, and many soldiers who had no support could only turn their backs to the wind and sand, holding each other's arms to resist the wind and sand. It's like a tug-of-war with wind and sand. Finally some of the soldiers were blown away, swept away, and disappeared into the billowing smoke and dust.

Li Su felt that sand began to pile up on his back, and according to the method given by Zhao Dashan, he moved his body up little by little, raising his position to prevent being buried by the sand. The yarn also moved with his body. He was both wrapped in blankets, still breathless, choking on some fine dust and coughing. He secretly hated himself and said to himself: "Why did you forget to make a mask?" Be sure to promote the use of masks in the future. ”

Both of them covered their mouths and noses with handkerchiefs. Li Su was worried that he was afraid of picking yarn, so he said: "Don't be afraid of picking yarn, it'll be fine in a while." Who knew that she actually laughed and said, "Lord Wang, I'm fine." I think at this time, there are only two of us left between heaven and earth, so romantic. She leaned into his arms, feeling leaning and warm. The heart is full of joy.

Li Su said strangely in his heart: "This woman's idea is really strange. ”

Finally, the sand and dust disappeared, and the desert returned to its usual calm.

The losses were enormous. Nearly a hundred soldiers are missing. Many carriages, horses and some belongings were also missing.

Li Su was worried that something would happen to Ashinaqing, so he hurried to find her. He didn't go far when he saw Ashina Qing coming over on horseback, his eyes searched around, and he saw Li Su, and she was obviously relieved.

Li Su was moved. Ash Naqing saw Li Su's appearance, and she also came to find her, and her heart was also warm.

The army packed its bags and moved on.

The sky was getting brighter, and through the faint mist, an oasis appeared in the distance. After just experiencing the desolation of the desert, the usual landscapes look like a fairyland. The army finally came out of the desert.

In the morning, Zhao Dashan led a team to reconnoiter in front and found that several farmers were plowing in the distance. He immediately led men to outflank him. There was no way to hide their whereabouts in the field, and the peasants also saw them, so they didn't care at first, but when they got closer, they found that it was not the clothing of the Yanqi army, and they panicked. A man ran to the edge of the field, got on his horse and ran.

Zhao Dashan was taken aback, and said in his heart: "If he is allowed to report the letter, the army's intentions will be exposed." He must not be allowed to report the news. While he ordered his men to surround the remaining peasants, he himself led a few cavalry to chase the fleeing peasant.

Zhao Dashan grew up on horseback since he was a child, and when he grew so big, except for eating and sleeping, he almost never left the horse, and his equestrian skills were exquisite. And the farmer made a living from farming, so he had much less time to ride a horse. After a short time, Zhao Dashan approached the peasant, and when he saw that the peasant's costume was Huiren's dress, he told him to stop in Hui. I don't know that the man ran faster.

Before leaving, Li Su confessed that he should try not to kill civilians, because Yanqi's social structure is a family system, and if you kill one person, you will offend the family, and you may offend the whole family, which will not be conducive to the future rule of the imperial court.

Originally, Zhao Dashan wanted to capture him alive, but at this time, he had already seen a village in the distance, so he had to bend his bow and arrow and shoot at him. The farmer was shot in the back and fell off his horse. Zhao Dashan and several cavalrymen surrounded him. The farmer was not dead yet, so Zhao Dashan had someone bandage him and bring him back to their family.

Then, Zhao Dashan led people to continue to lead people forward to investigate.

After receiving Zhao Dashan's report, Su Dingfang and others immediately sent 200 cavalry to surround the discovered village. No one is allowed to go out to prevent leakage. The army rested near the village, waiting for news from Zhao Dashan.

Yanqi is a city-state with a total population of 28,000 people, a standing army of 3,000 and a wartime mobilization of 5,000 troops. Most of the population is concentrated in the capital city of Bogdaqin.

Bogdaqin City is located in the east of Shilipu Township, Yanqi County, more than 40 kilometers away from Korla, "Bogdaqin" means "magnificent and tall city wall" in Uyghur language, is a rectangular city with a circumference of more than 3,000 meters, covering an area of 6 square kilometers. The stone wall is about 4 meters high, has two gates, southeast and southwest, and is about 10 meters wide, and there is a moat 10 meters wide and 2 meters deep outside the castle.

Such a strong city defense was a disaster for the Tang army, which did not carry siege equipment.

The main forces of the Tang army hid in the desert for a day, quietly waiting for nightfall.