Li Xiang took the Volunteer Army and the Shenwei Army, a total of more than 800 people, from Longmen to Yanmen. Along the way, he and Qin Qiong, You Junda and others studied the current situation in Yanmen, and also said what he thought in his heart.

Several generals have led troops to fight, and they also have their own understanding of the current situation, no matter how to rescue, the chance of success is not great, after all, the Turks are 100,000 elite soldiers, and they don't even have a fraction.

Li Xiang saw that everyone frowned and didn't speak, and said with a smile: "Why, when I was in the barracks, everyone was arrogant, and this is about to arrive at the place, so I don't have the guts?" ”

"It's not that you don't have guts, the difference in strength is too great, it's definitely not good." You Junda shook his head, very helpless.

Qin Qiong also said: "Captain Du's mind is good, but our soldiers are too few, as long as we encounter a slightly larger tribe, we will have no ability to resist." I think we'd better think of another way. ”

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Since I brought you all out, I won't ask you to die." However, on the battlefield, there will be danger at any time, and I can only try to ensure everyone's safety, but if we don't even have the courage to fight, then what's the point of us coming out? ”

"It's not that we're afraid of fighting, but if we continue to fight like this, we really don't have any chance of winning, and we will only increase casualties." Wang Junkuo also spoke.

Li Xiang shook his head and said: "You didn't understand what I said, I mean, Shibi has sent 100,000 elite soldiers to besiege Yanmen, then his rear must be empty, as long as we seize this loophole in him and go straight into the grassland, then his rear is the fat in front of us, isn't it how to fight as much as you want?" ”

Qin Qiong still shook his head and said: "Duwei, no matter how fast we are now, we will not rush to the depths of the grassland within half a month, besides, when we enter the grassland, if the Turks return to pursue us, at that time, we really have no way to live." ”

Li Xiang frowned, but thought in his heart: "These generals in my impression are all bold people, why are they so cautious now." Did history change inadvertently, or did they follow themselves and become like this? ”

After thinking for a while, Li Xiang smiled and said: "Then let's go around Yanmen first, enter the grassland from Yunzhou, and fight two battles, and then see if it is so simple to tell me, if it is really difficult, I will listen to you, how about we go back?" ”

Everyone also knew what Li Xiang had set, unless there was a very reasonable suggestion, or it would never be changed, so they had to nod and agree. After everyone went out, Li Xiang hurriedly wrote a letter to Yang Guang and told him about his plan. He knew that Yang Guang couldn't die at all this time, so he had to benefit from this matter, and he had to let Yang Guang know that they had also come to King Qin.

After writing the letter, I thought that it would not be good to send it to Yang Guang, so I had to put it away for the time being and continue to go north.

After walking for another two days, after leaving the Tiger Prison Pass, he met Uncle Liang and the others, and brought back hundreds of military horses.

Li Xiang and Uncle Liang talked a lot alone, as for what it was, those generals didn't know, but when they saw Uncle Liang's eyes red out of the big tent, they knew that Li Xiang must have told Uncle Liang something about the past again.

On the second day, Li Xiang lined up Uncle Liang and Dalgan to disguise themselves as Hu people and went to Yanmen to deliver a letter, and he continued to gallop north with his soldiers and horses.

Just when Yang Guang received the letter, Li Xiang's group had already passed Yunzhou and saw the prairie in front of him.

The sky is like a dome, covering the four fields, the sky is firm, the wilderness is vast, and the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep.

The unique scenery of the prairie still makes these people who are running all the way forget their fatigue for a while and enjoy the beautiful scenery to the fullest.

Most of these soldiers were first-time visitors, with the exception of a few who had done business with the Turks. When the wind of Hulunbuir came with the fragrance of autumn grass, everyone was a little drunk. As far as the eye can see, the sky is open, the eagle in the sky, and thousands of cattle and sheep underground appear abruptly, making everyone's heart feel like being opened, and the breath is much more enjoyable.

Li Xiang hadn't seen such a scene for a long time. Riding a horse and running wantonly on the grassland, lying on horseback looking at the white clouds in the sky, listening to the songs of the herdsmen a few miles away, Li Xiang closed his eyes.

Such an atmosphere can only make him think of his parents and friends in his previous life, and think of those people and things that can occupy his heart.

I don't know how long I ran freely like this, and Fang Saburo, who was following him, said: "Duwei, you can't run anymore, there is a tribe in front, and it will be discovered further on." ”

Li Xiang reluctantly opened his eyes and looked at the reflection of the sunset not far away, dozens of tents, large and small, scattered on the green ground.

He grabbed the horse, took off the binoculars from his body and looked at them for a long time, and said with a smile: "Look at how many people they are a tribe." ”

Fang Sanlang's eyes were already fixed on the telescope in Li Xiang's hand. When Li Xiang set off, there were only five telescopes made in the research room, so there was no Fang Saburo's share. Every time he saw Qin Qiong and those people holding a display, he would complain a few words, complaining that Li Xiang didn't match him with one.

At this time, Li Xiang asked him to take a look, and quickly took it, closed one eye, and looked at it.

Li Xiang waited for a long time and he didn't speak, and when he looked back, this guy was holding a telescope and didn't know where he was looking, so he coughed and said, "Hurry up and look at the tribe in front of me and tell me how many people there are?" ”

Fang Saburo smiled, then looked at the tribe, he simply counted the tents, and then scratched his head and counted for a long time: "There are more than seventy tents, according to one five people, it is nearly four hundred." ”

Li Xiang nodded and asked, "Then how many men are there who can fight?" ”

Fang Saburo smiled this time: "Du Wei came to test me again, I also learned in the Volunteer Army, in fact, this tribe is a small tribe, and I also looked at it just now, I didn't find a few men, there are women and children outside, which means that their men have already followed Shi Bi to Yanmen, as for those who can fight, didn't Du Wei say that the peoples on the grassland, regardless of men and women, are all warriors when they pick up weapons, so more than 400 of them can fight, I don't know if what I said is right?" ”

After Fang Saburo finished speaking, he looked at Li Xiang with a little smugness. Li Xiang smiled: "I didn't expect you to be really serious when you learned, yes, you're right!" Very good! ”

"Then how is the Lieutenant going to reward me?" Fang Saburo climbed up the pole inch by inch.

"This is common sense that you must know, how can you be rewarded for answering it?" Li Xiang pointed at him with a smile and said, "It's a very good person, but it's all a slippery head with Cheng Biting Jinxue!" ”

"Lieutenant, you can't talk about me behind your back, why am I a company commander now." Cheng Yanjin seemed to be able to calculate that Li Xiang was talking about him, and appeared beside Li Xiang on time, and Qin Qiong and Liu Hongji also came.

Li Xiang laughed and said, "You have long ears, you can hear it so far away." ”

Everyone laughed for a long time, Qin Qiong pointed to the tribe in front of him and said, "Duwei, this is the first tribe we have seen after entering the grassland, did you start our plan?" ”

Li Xiang thought for a while and said: "Not yet, it's still too close to the Great Sui, and it doesn't have much effect, on the contrary, if we loot them, we will know it soon, and then send a large army over, it will be difficult for us to do it." ”

Liu Hongji nodded and said: "Yes, we should go deeper into the grassland, but we didn't bring much grain and grass in order to march quickly, and our consumption during this time is not small, and we don't have a few days of rations when we just entered the grassland." ”

Li Xiang frowned and said, "How many are left?" ”

"There are probably seven or eight days left." Qin Qiong replied on the side.

"Seven or eight days." Li Xiang muttered, and then asked Fang Saburo to take out the map, lay it out on the spot, and look at it. Qin Qiong and the others also came around.

Li Xiang looked at it for a while and said: "This is the current terrain that I asked the scouts to draw according to the actual situation, you see, this is Yunzhou, and we are here now." Li Xiang said to the two points on the map: "The two places are about 100 miles apart, and it took us less than a day, and we haven't exerted our strength, that is to say, if we keep going to the depths of the grassland for seven or eight days, we will reach here." ”

Li Xiangxiang drew a circle in an area to the north and said: "This is already the hinterland of the Turks, if we can make some big moves here, if Shibi knows about it, we will definitely return to the army to rescue." ”

Qin Qiong frowned and said: "But if we plunder here, the danger will be much higher, Duwei, you see that there are two rivers here, and there are mountains all around, that must be the place where the relatively large tribes in the Turks live, with our current numbers, there is no way to attack and disturb." ”

Liu Hongji also said: "And there will be more and more tribes encountered along the way, and we will be discovered before we pass." ”

Only Cheng Yanjin laughed and said: "I told Du Wei a long time ago that you are timid, how about it, now you can see it." Then he said to Li Xiang: "It's okay, I'm not afraid, you call me a general, and I will take my brothers to make trouble for them." ”

Fang Saburo kicked him and said, "Okay, you are still a general for those two moments, and before you pass, you will be eaten as a fat sheep." ”

Li Xiang shook his head and smiled: "Don't make trouble, in fact, what you said makes sense, but you forgot one thing." ”

"What's the matter?" Qin Qiong asked curiously.

Li Xiang smiled: "Forget that my name is Li Xiang!" ”

Everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know why Li Xiang said this, but they didn't think it was funny.

Li Xiang said curtly: "Since we have entered the grassland, we must follow the customs of the countryside, who said that we must be dressed up as Sui Dynasty people, let's go inside for two more days, rob a small tribe, and change into their clothes, isn't it Turkic?" When the time comes, the swagger will reach their hinterland. ”

Liu Hongji had no choice but to nod and say, "Yes, yes, we have indeed forgotten the ability of the captain." ”

Qin Qiong also smiled: "Okay, anyway, I have followed Du Wei here, what to do, Du Wei has the final say." ”

Li Xiang touched his nose and said, "How do I feel that you all seem to be reluctant!" ”

"No, no!" Everyone laughed and waved their hands.

Li Xiang also shook his head and said, "It seems that you have all followed Cheng Yanjin to learn badly in the past few days!" ”

Cheng Biting Jin opened his mouth and glared at Li Xiangdao: "Captain, I'm still standing here, why don't you just say it in front of me, how can I see people in the future!" ”

When everyone heard him say this, they laughed even more.

After talking for a while, they returned to the camp tent, and Li Xiang called all the officers over again, carefully arranged the affairs of the past few days, and then buried the pot to cook and began the first day of life on the grassland