Section 18 Hesitation
The heads of the Turkic, Qarluq, and Dangxiang tribes sat in a tent to discuss matters, and it should be called a regional cooperation meeting for future generations, how could it occupy a place in the international media, but in this era, no one paid attention, or some people paid attention, but only to a few people - Zhao Heng, the emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty, Yelu Longxu, the emperor of the Northern Liao, and perhaps the most famous Empress Dowager Xiao Xuan of the Northern Liao, but limited by the efficiency of communication in this era, how could it be two months later.
But at the moment, the person who pays the most attention to this is the topic of conversation in the mouths of the three leaders - Luo Kaixian.
"Alc, are you sure you watched the three leaders enter a tent?" In the still unchanged military tent, Lao Luo sat on the soft collapse.
"Yes, the general, the three divisions are very well guarded, we can't get close at all, we can see that the leaders of the three divisions are all relying on the one provided by the general... Telescope. "Alke stood in front of Lao Luo,
"Hmm...... How can you be sure it's the three themselves? Lao Luo knew that these three parties would definitely not give up, and it should be normal for a few generals to lead the troops to cooperate, but he didn't expect that the three leaders would personally gather in this inconspicuous riverside Polo town at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains.
"Speak the tongue that you have caught, Lord...... And we saw the crescent moon banner of the Turks, which was used for the king's tent, and the banner of the Khan king of the Qarluqs...... "In the face of Lao Luo's questioning, Alke was not nervous, but gave a lot of examples of circumstantial evidence.
Lao Luo didn't really care who the enemies he was facing, and his question was just a subconscious determination - Alkping was meticulous and careful, how could he be negligent in miscognizing? And when Alker replied, he was thinking that it was a big trouble.
It's not that the enemy is too strong to defeat, it's that it's not easy to control the outcome of this battle.
If he was facing some soldiers led by an ordinary general, he could have led people to directly rush to kill and destroy all the enemies - in fact, the joint camp of the Turkic, Qarluq, and Dangxiang tribes seemed to be densely packed and covered all the roads to the east, but in his eyes, there were at least seven or eight ways to break the camp quickly, and it would not cause too many casualties to his own side.
But for now...... The leaders of the three major tribes are in the enemy camp not far away, what kind of chain reaction will be caused by destroying them? Is it good or bad for yourself?
Although Lao Luo doesn't care about the so-called changes in history at all, and believes that no difficulties can stop him, but a controllable and predictable road or an unknown road full of variables, which one is better, as long as you are not a fool, you know how to choose.
Who is it good to kill the leaders of the three tribes in one fell swoop?
For Lao Luo, he can remove a few enemy leaders who are snooping on his side, which will be a great deterrent to other people, and will cause internal chaos in the three departments, so that these three will not dare to spy on themselves in the short term, but the benefits are only that, and it is only in the short term, what about the long run?
Sooner or later, the shortcomings of the eastbound battalion's population base will be exposed, and after the chaos, the three parts of the unified mind will surely make a comeback, that is, Lao Luo is adding countless pressures to his future.
Under tremendous pressure, it will be very difficult to develop smoothly for a period of time - Lao Luo's promise to everyone in the east is to seek a peaceful life, and when this goal cannot be achieved, there will be major problems internally......
"Lord, we have also found the king's tent of the Turks...... There were Kurds recruited by Mahmoud and the Darahmans...... It should be Mahmud's Ghulam Guard...... "Lao Luo didn't think about it for a long time, and Alk didn't notice it, and he was still telling about their new discoveries.
"Okay, okay, Alke, sit down and wait, I need to think about it......" Lao Luo waved his hand and arranged for Alke to find a place to sit down by himself, his head was still thinking about how to choose, as for what Arke said about the Kurds and the Delamanites, the former was mentioned earlier, and the latter are the mountain tribes on the shores of the Caspian Sea, who like to set gems on their shields, Mahmoud likes to choose different ethnic groups to recruit into his guard, in fact, it is a kind of guard composed of trained slaves, the name is Gulam, All of this is very clear to him, and there is definitely no discrepancy in Alck's news, so choose to be ruthless or only cut off the arms of the three clans?
The situation in front of him is a multiple-choice question for Lao Luo. Unlike later generations, there was no combat staff officer to analyze the pros and cons of all aspects for him, and there was no superior leader to force any orders for him, everything needed to be judged by himself and bear the chain reaction caused later.
The tent was silent, except for the distant shouts of soldiers busy camping, except for the faint sound of Lao Luo pacing back and forth on the thick carpet.
Alke, Alki and the others had never seen Lao Luo's expression, thinking that their general had encountered a big thing that was difficult to choose, so they kept their mouths shut and didn't dare to make a sound, lest it affect Lao Luo's train of thought.
It's just that this slightly oppressive atmosphere is a little unsettling, which is nothing for Alki, who has been by Lao Luo's side for a long time, but it is a little unbearable for Alke, who is more happy than quiet.
"Lord, is there anything difficult about it? Do you want me to call Gonzas, and bring someone to arrest those three guys for you to dispose of?" Ark Huoran stood up, stepped forward and stood in front of Lao Luo and said viciously, his eyes clearly had a fierce murderous intent.
"Catch?!" Lao Luo was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he was a little busy and confused, thinking about the consequences of killing the leaders of the three tribes, but he ignored that those three guys were not simple prey, how could they be caught casually? Which of these guys who can command one side does not have one or several measures to save their lives? Before the meal in front of me reached my mouth, I was thinking about what to do with the dishes, and my arrogance was like this, right?
"Ha, I've thought too much......" Shaking his head, Lao Luo smiled self-deprecatingly, and looked at Alke again, "Okay, what to catch?" The warriors are busy, so keep an eye on the Turks. ”
"Really? General, as long as you give the order, you can catch them with a desperate fight! "It's the first time Alc has seen what his own master is worried about, starting from Athens, he has seen too much along the way as a gladiator who is on the verge of life and death, and he also understands how difficult it is to do it all by himself, and now that the master has encountered something difficult, there is nothing to hesitate to use this life for.
"Eventful! Keep an eye on their movements, and send someone to report any unusual behavior, but don't act without permission! The words were scolding, but Lao Luo felt in his heart that there was nothing wrong with the original move to recruit gladiators, and once these outlaws of this era were taken for their own use, they could indeed be called loyal.
The purpose of capturing people from the enemy camp is a bit exaggerated, but breaking into the enemy camp and stirring up the whole situation is something these guys can do, but as Alker said, they will trade their lives for it.
Lao Luo didn't need his subordinates to accomplish anything with their lives, although he faced at least twice as many enemies as his own, but it was not so urgent, and there was no need for this.
Alke, who was full of gloom, was a little unwilling to be driven back to the front by Lao Luo to continue to be his scout, as if Lao Luo had taken something important from him.
The scout camp is now full of adventurous guys, especially Alke, Min Wenhou these guys, the former came out of the flesh and blood killing field, but the latter has an unruly heart, this way there are many situations found, they are the sharp spikes in Lao Luo's hands, they are invincible if they are used well, once they can't grasp it, they are likely to be damaged, although Lao Luo admires the performance of the soldiers, but he is also secretly vigilant.
It has been three days since that night to Jinghu, and all the people who had stayed behind in the rear have all advanced through the pass, and now the Pingmin camp is stationed on the edge of Jinghu, while the garrison camp has advanced a step forward, and has camped on two deserted hills more than 100 miles away from the three camps around Polo City, which can be regarded as facing the three grassland tribes.
Both sides are constantly improving the facilities of the camp, but Lao Luo's side is obviously much faster than the other side - after all, the grassland tribe is good at attacking but not good at defending, but the eastbound team has accumulated too much experience along the way.
After sending Alk away, he came out of the tent and looked at the party members who were not far away with the help of binoculars, which made Lao Luo suspicious, according to the convention, these three tribes should take advantage of the unstable foothold on their side to make a surprise attack, how could they learn the eastern fortress and defend in peace?
"General, it looks like those guys won't attack again today!" The sound of horses' hooves galloping with the dust of grass clippings, Gonzhas jumped off his horse, and said loudly, half helplessly.
"Why, the cavalry of the party members didn't come out?" Gonzas went to the nearest party camp to test it, and judging from his expression and words, Lao Luo came to a bad conclusion.
"That's right, those bastards just hid in the camp and didn't come out! Lord, they must have been frightened by our balloons, were they? Tearing off the iron helmet from his head and shaking his loose hair, Gonzhas asked angrily.
Compared with the two camps, in addition to the style of armor and flags, the biggest difference is that there is an observation balloon floating in mid-air on the top of each camp on the slope of Lao Luo's side, and a huge eye is deliberately painted with white paint on the black coating, which is indeed a little intimidating to look at.
"Impossible......" Lao Luo shook his head, if it was a small country people, they might make a fuss, the three leaders of the Turks, Qarluq, and the party were not ordinary people, and it was impossible to destroy their purpose because of a few strange things, Lao Luo squinted his eyes and looked into the distance, "It seems that they are not ready to take the initiative to attack, but to fight a war of attrition with us......"
"A war of attrition?"
"Yes, our horses and camels can eat some grass, but so many people eat and drink a lot every day, and there is no supply nearby...... Oh, the Turks are enough to lose their ......" Lao Luo retracted his gaze, but guessed the other party's plan in his heart, in fact, it is not a bad loss, this kind of trick stuck with logistics consumption is not above board, but for combat, this kind of strategy is a complete yang strategy.
"......" pondered speechlessly for a long time before Gonzhas came back to his senses, "General, what should we do?" ”
"What to do? Hmph, if you don't want to go home early...... Look who's consuming whom! Lao Luo didn't care how the other party fought, but he didn't want to be dragged down by these steppe tribes, he was already tired of this non-stop wandering life, "Olki, send someone to inform the various departments, and gather in my tent after dinner!" ”
Alki took the order, but Gonzas still stayed by Lao Luo's side, "General, let's take the initiative to fight?" ”
"That's right! I don't have time to fight for them, although it is early summer, but in the east, we have to build a new city before the arrival of winter, and time is not so boring! Lao Luo said categorically, he actually doesn't care about consumption, there is still a lot of food in the space, but this kind of senseless war of attrition is meaningless, he is used to counting time by seconds in later generations, and he has become more and more unbearable for this slow pace.
The water of Jinghu Lake is still calm, the sun is slanting in the west, and the fall of green trees and young grass is far more beautiful than that of later generations, but all this cannot make Lao Luo stop......
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