The dark night is always frightening, and the deeper the night, the greater the fear, and the deeper the expectation for Li Min. The Tatars, who had fought and fled all night, finally let the Khitan pursuers retreat after dawn, or rather, they finally escaped the pursuit of the Khitan pursuers. The night battle was the most exhausting, especially the elderly, women and children, who lacked combat strength, and they could only desperately flee in the boundless Gobi. Fortunately, this is not the first time that such a situation has been encountered, and the Tatar women have already had a way to deal with it, and when the tribal warriors fought with the Khitan soldiers last night, they did not scatter and flee, but gathered together as much as possible with their children and limited belongings.

After dawn, Tubak commanded the warriors, and gradually gathered the people of the tribe, and last night's battle once again gave the tribe a lot of panic and trauma, leaving corpses, bloodstains, and scattered property, cattle and sheep, but the sky was pitiful, the losses were not too great, and the casualties of the soldiers did not exceed 1,000.

All in all, in such a desperate situation, the people who can come here know that there is no way out, they rose up to resist, so last night's battle was extraordinarily brave, blocking most of the Khitan army out of the camp, and last night's Khitan army did not seem to be many, and it was not like before, as soon as it appeared, there were tens of thousands of people. Tubak finally concluded that the Khitan army last night would not exceed 3,000, and the reason why they launched an attack at night was also to take advantage of the night to expand the panic.

While Tubak asked the casualties to be counted, he asked Barasi to gather his people so that he could continue his journey west during the day.

However, the beautiful and enchanting princess has not been seen, which makes Tubak become extremely agitated.

It didn't take long for a message to reach his ears that Tubak had almost fallen off his horse—Her Royal Highness the Princess, Ahri, had been captured by the Khitan!

The soldier who came to report the situation was named Warwick, and he said that he saw His Highness Ahri surrounded, and after being defeated in battle, he was restrained by Khitan thieves, tied to his war horse and taken away. At that time, Warwick desperately wanted to step forward to stop him, but he was cut off his horse by the Khitan thieves, seriously injured and unconscious, and after being rescued today, the first thing he did was to report the incident to Tubak.

Tubak was furious and heartbroken. He has already lost three sons, and he really can't bear to lose the only daughter he has! But so what, do you want to divide your forces to fight back against the Khitan and recapture Ahri from the Khitan? The Tatar Ministry is now precarious, trying their best to avoid confrontation with the Khitan, and divide their troops to fight back against the Khitan, what is the difference between that and suicide?

It didn't take long for Barasi to learn of this, and he rushed to Tubak and shouted, "Father Khan, please give me a thousand soldiers and let me save my sister!" ”

Tubak's heart ached, but he hesitated.

Balasi was furious, and he hissed and roared, "Father Khan! ”

Tubak glanced up at the tribe as they struggled westward, tears in his eyes.

Balasi couldn't restrain himself any longer, turned his head and left, stepped on the war horse, patted the horse and galloped through the marching crowd, "Princess Ahri was plundered by Khitan thieves, if you are willing to go with me to save her, take your bows and arrows and follow me!" ”

Applicants gathered!

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Katsuju Castle.

Wang Pu stood on the city gate, looking at the army slowly marching into the city, with a smug smile on his face. Beside him, Chen Li, who was full of spring breeze, said with relief: "Sir, after all these days of sending troops, with the triumph of this last group of soldiers, the entire territory of Shengzhou has been recovered. Those newly recruited pawns, after the tempering of these battles, have also appeared. Now, Shengzhou is not impregnable, but if the Khitan barbarians come again, it will not be so easy to capture Shengzhou! ”

"Yelu enemy martyr only lost his troops outside the Sangqing Pass, after a ruined defeat, it takes some time to recover, in a short time, want to attack Shengzhou? - If I don't attack Fengzhou, he should be glad that he is. Wang Pu said a little "unashamedly", looking high-spirited.

Chen Li laughed, "Attacking Fengzhou, it's a matter of time!" Speaking of which, looking to the north, the vast grassland is endless, "I just don't know where General Li is now." ”

Some time ago, after Li Congjing defeated Yelu's enemy, he led the Hundred Battles Army into Shengzhou for a short rest, but he did not stay long, and left the city two days later, waving his army to embark on the journey again.

Wang Pu said: "The commander of the army will lead the Hundred Battles Army to the south of the Yellow River to the west first, bypassing the control of the Ying Tian army, and then going north, straight to the territory where the Tatar Ministry is located. Although the distance is farther, it can be guaranteed not to be discovered by Jerod. As long as Yelu Enemy Lie cannot find the commander in a short time, the commander's plan will be promising. ”

Chen Li nodded and said with emotion: "General Li is really a man of courage and courage, and he went deep into the grassland alone, such a feat, I didn't dare to think of it before I waited." ”

"Leading the troops out of the grassland, what's so difficult about this, in the early years of this dynasty, my Tang Xiongshi went deep into the grassland, which was commonplace, like entering your own backyard!" Wang Pu said, "These are all things of the past, let's not say anything, let's just say that last year, the Hundred Battles Army also went deep into the grassland to fight, and the cavalry turned to fight for thousands of miles, and the Hundred Battles Army is no stranger." What I said later was that last year, Guo Wei was ordered by Li Congjing to lead the gentlemen into the grassland to "train soldiers", imitating the actions of Wei Huo in the past.

After these gossips, Wang Pu turned around and looked at Chen Li, "The land of Fengsheng originally belonged to the Zhenwu Jiedu envoy, and was later captured by the Khitan barbarians, without the order of the imperial court, and the Zhenwu Jiedu envoy did not send troops to recover." Now that Shengzhou has returned to the Tang Dynasty, I don't know if the envoy of Zhenwu Jie will send someone to take over the defense. Datong and Zhenwu are approaching, in General Chen's opinion, what will happen to Zhenwu at this time? ”

"Presumably, it will be played to the imperial court, intending to return Shengzhou to its jurisdiction." Chen Li said.

Wang Pu smiled disdainfully: "If that's the case, you can't be cheap Zhenwu Festival Envoy." It's not that we want to fight for power and profit, since Zhenwu Jie Du made it impossible to hold Shengzhou before, how do you know that it will be able to hold it in the future? If we let Yelu Enemy Lie seize Shengzhou again, we will work in vain, and the price we have paid will be in vain. In this case, according to my wishes, it is better for the Datong army to take over Shengzhou, and then ask His Majesty for orders to include Shengzhou in the Datong Festival. ”

"This ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? Chen Li was a little surprised, although he agreed with Wang Pu's words in his heart, he always had some concerns.

Wang Pu waved his hand, "The recovery of Shengzhou was originally done by the Datong Army, and it is logical to take over Shengzhou now." Saying that, he looked at Chen Li, "What, is it possible that the Datong army is afraid of the fierce soldiers of the Yelu enemy and does not dare to garrison this city for the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"Birds!" Chen Li was suddenly annoyed, "If the enemy dares to come, the Datong army will see it and cut it once!" ”

Wang Pu clapped the board, "Then this matter is decided." Trouble General Chen, inform General Qin of this matter, and ask for his opinion. ”

As long as Shengzhou can be classified into the Tang Realm and firmly guarded it, so that it will not be lost again, who will temporarily take it, not only Wang Pu, but Li Congjing also does not care. After all, it is impossible for the Hundred Battles Army to be stationed here.

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After crossing the Yellow River to the west, the Hundred Battles Army went north again, entered the vast grassland, found herdsmen as guides, and headed northwest, and soon stepped into the Gobi Desert.

Unlike the first day of entering Yunzhou and going out to aid the Datong Army, although everyone was also responsible for the heavy responsibility at this time, they were finally no longer urgent that day, and the fifth girl and others who had not had time to enjoy the scenery of the grassland had been looking around all the way, and they were addicted. And the beef and mutton on the grassland make them feel refreshed when they are feasting.

Even Liu Xixian revealed the girl's nature, and hunted all the way with the fifth girl, which really turned this trip into a tour of the mountains and rivers.

The desert scenery has a unique flavor, when the wind rises, the sand and rocks go away, and there are rolling smoke and dust within a hundred miles, less the gentleness of the Central Plains is like water, and there are many more heroic and vigorous. If Jiangnan is a gentle township, it is a place of heroes, a place where hot-blooded men fight on the battlefield and make contributions. Since ancient times, there have been many wars in the north, in the Gobi, grasslands and deserts, how many Central Plains men have been far away from their hometowns, fighting, living, dying and burying here.

Border pass, side pass, these two words, how thick they are to pronounce.

The mountains are wiped with slight clouds, the sky is even declining grass, and the sound of painting horns is broken. Suspend the conquest and talk about the total detachment. How many old things in Penglai, looking back, there is a lot of smoke. Outside the sunset, jackdaws are ten thousand points, and flowing water surrounds the lonely village.

Ecstasy. At this time, the sachet is secretly dissolved, and the sachet is lightly divided. The slander was won, and Qinglou Bo survived. When will I see you here, on the sleeves, there are empty scars. At the injured place, Gao Cheng was cut off, and the lights were already dusk.

……

Li Shaocheng looked ahead on horseback for a long time according to the map, pointed to the northwest direction, and asked Li Congjing: "Big brother, a hundred miles to the northwest, it is Juyanhai." The westward migration of the Tatar Department must pass through this place, and the large-scale migration of tens of thousands of people must leave extremely obvious traces, as long as I wait for Juyanhai, I can lock the whereabouts of the Tatar Department. ”

Li Congjing nodded and looked up into the distance.

Not far away, several horses galloped over, but the rangers who were released came back to their lives. Because of the deep lonely, the role of the ranger is becoming more and more important, and this time it is Lin Ying himself who goes out to explore the way. He returned to Li Congjing, clasped his fists and saluted, and then spoke: "Marshal, a group of cavalry has been found ahead, and the number is between two thousand and three thousand. ”

"Is it the Tatar Ministry?" Li Shaocheng frowned and asked.

Lin Ying shook her head, "Not like that." Looking at the appearance of the other party, it is the attire of the Khitan army. They must have just experienced a battle, and there were prisoners and wounded in the ranks. As for the others, because it is inconvenient to get too close, it is not real. ”

"Khitan Army?" Chewing on these three words, a meaningful smile appeared on Li Congjing's face, and he looked at Li Shaocheng, Guo Wei and others, "This is a coincidence." ”

"What a coincidence! On this steppe, in addition to the Tatar army, it is the Khitan army! The fifth girl snorted.

Li Congjing didn't care about him, Guo Wei pondered: "Since it is a Khitan army, and it is fighting with people, it must be the men and horses who are chasing the Tatars, but why are there only two or three thousand people, but this military strength is less." ”

"Not a lot, not a lot." Li Congjing said with a smile, "At this place, the Khitan has almost expelled the Tatars from their original territory, and the reason why there are still Khitan army Tatars biting at this time should not want to chase them down and annihilate them, but to drive them westward." ”

Li Shaocheng's eyes were bright, "That's true." Expelling the Tatars from their original territory, the strategic goal of the Khitan army will be achieved, at this time, as long as they are guaranteed to continue to move westward and do not turn back, the Khitan army of two or three thousand people should be driven away and monitored. As for where the Tatars went after moving westward, that was not what the Khitan cared about at the moment. ”

Guo Wei also figured out this joint, and said downward: "When the Tatar department moves westward, it must find a place to live and gather, and it needs to invade the pasture, so it will inevitably have conflicts and wars with other tribes in the west, and the Khitan is already on the westward expedition, which is tantamount to letting the Tatars be its vanguard troops, disrupting the western tribes for them, and consuming military strength." In this way, when the Khitan army marches westward, the resistance encountered will be much smaller, and it will be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman! ”

"Yes, indeed!" Li Congjing laughed out loud, "This abacus is clanging, it seems that Yelu Abaoji and Yelu Enemy Lie are old and calculating, and they are well versed in the way of using soldiers." ”

Lin Ying said: "It's just that their plan is about to come to naught!" ”

Seeing Lin Ying's words pierce the key, everyone laughed.

After laughing, Li Congjing waved his hand, "Okay, since you want to connect with the Tatar Ministry and participate in a big move, this first meeting, a meeting gift is always indispensable." ”

"This Khitan army, as well as the Tatar captives in the Khitan army, is exactly used here!"

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