Chapter Twenty-Four: Breaking Through the Prairie
Xue Wanche and Li Kuan were talking outside the camp gate, although the two had faced off before, but at that time Xue Wanche was acting on orders, Li Kuan was seeking self-protection, there was really no deep enmity between the two, and that time Xue Wanche was planted in Li Kuan's hands. Now that this famous early Tang Dynasty general in history has come to take refuge, Li Kuan really didn't expect it.
"Xue is just a small citizen now, and when he was young, it coincided with the end of the Sui Dynasty, and the smoke was everywhere. Therefore, only this body of martial arts is passable, and for other businesses, Xue can be said to have six tricks out of seven, and he doesn't know anything about it. So in the past few years, on this Taihang Mountain, Xue can be said to have endured all the hardships. I don't want to fall into the grass, so I can only fight and fight with my life in the mountains. For the sake of those orphans and widows, Xue has not been stable all these years! Xue Wanche did not hide his situation in the past few years, he felt that this was also a kind of training, but also a valuable experience.
"Then why does General Xue want to join the army now? Who did you arrange? Li Kuan asked, Xue Wanche was happy to come to him, but if it was because he took Xue Wanche in, it would not be beautiful to let those who were helped by Xue Wanche to survive fall into the dilemma of life again.
"It's arranged, a few boys in the stockade can already hunt alone in the depths of the mountains, and Xue doesn't want these children to go to the battlefield again, so he didn't bring them here!" When Xue Wanche said this, there was a burst of pride between his eyebrows, as if the few boys he said made him very complacent.
"Since this is the case, then this king will no longer shirk it, and General Xue will be a small army under this king for the time being! Let you go to other generals, I'm afraid you won't feel comfortable staying! Li Kuan knew Xue Wanche's careful thoughts. This rough-faced man actually has such careful thoughts. But this also shows his extraordinary, thick and fine. He is a man who can lead troops into battle.
"Xue dares to disobey!" Xue Wanche knelt down on one knee and sang loudly.
Helping Xue Wanche up, Li Kuan asked the soldier who summoned him to wait for Xue Wanche to go to the barracks to arrange the camp tent and issue a set of standard armor, while he went into the distance. When he was far away, the corners of Li Kuan's mouth grinned: This TMD is like the protagonist, and the little brother came to defect. Bow down!
Although Li Kuan felt that these things were very unbelievable, where could there be such a person who was shocked by the tiger's body, and Wang Bazhi could accept the little brother and the beauties as soon as he was angry? But this did not prevent Li Kuan from longing for something in his heart. Although he knew that in the next few decades, the protagonist of the Tang Dynasty would be Li Er.
Walking out of the distance, there was only a small black shadow left in the camp, and Li Kuan let out a long whistle. The shrill whistle was heard far and wide in the grasslands. Even startled a rabbit hiding in the snow. It was already close to the Turks, and the wind and snow raging in the steppes could be felt here, at least the snow on the ground and the sky under the lead-black clouds were the most direct expression.
The wind was cold, blowing the big wind on Li Kuan's body, and the fox fur scarf was around his neck, slightly resisting the cold wind that drilled straight into his clothes. Li Kuan waited, the little gray gray is in this area, as long as he hears his whistle, he will definitely come. And dogs' hearings are the same as those of wolves, and they can hear well from many kilometers away.
Sure enough. With a '......whining' howl, there was a sound of a soo everywhere, which was the sound of wolves stepping on the snow, and after this terrible wolf howl, a roar like a lion and a tiger came, low and penetrating. This is the unique roar of Little Gray Gray, this guy is less and less like a dog, when he was young, he also called twice, and when he grew up, he changed, and it has always been this kind of sound, like a lion on the grassland, a tiger in the forest. When it made such a sound for the first time, it also startled Li Kuan's little maid Tianxiang.
After this sound came out, the wolves were quiet, but they still surrounded Li Kuan, staring at Li Kuan with a pair of cold and bloodthirsty eyes, making Li Kuan's pores shrink for a while, which was a dangerous feeling. As a martial artist, his unique intuition made him know that his situation was in danger now, and as long as there was the slightest movement, I was afraid that these wolves would rush up.
Out of trust in the little gray ash, Li Kuan came alone, and he didn't bring any weapons, at this time, he regretted a little in his heart, he was big, but he didn't expect that this was just a wolf pack of twenty or thirty wolves that actually made him feel this dangerous feeling, it seems that the combat effectiveness of these steppe wolves is probably very amazing.
Fortunately, Li Kuan's big dog is still very loyal, and he roared low at the wolves, as if to say to them: I am your boss, but this is your boss, be respectful. After this roar, most of the wolves turned their heads and looked at the periphery, as if to give them the wind. After that, Little Gray came to Li Kuan happily, rubbed Li Kuan's leg with its big head, and spread joy for a while.
"Alright, you big guy, you think you're a puppy! This has become the wolf king, so don't sell cute! Listen to me, I have a task for you this time! Li Kuan rubbed its big head and pulled the two ears lying on the door of the head and said.
"Woo woo...... "Little Gray raised his head humanely, and there was a look of excitement in his eyes. Not only has this guy grown in physique, but he is also a lot taller than other dogs in terms of intelligence. It understands most of Li Kuan's orders, and can act accordingly.
"You take the little brother here, go up to the steppe, gather more wolves, and then go and bite all the Turkic sheep to death! You know? Li Kuanzhen thought that the big dog was alone, and ordered at it.
"Whew!" The big dog raised his head, and on his head, which was almost as high as Li Kuan's shoulders, a pair of pale yellow eyes looked directly at Li Kuan for a while, then turned around, and after roaring, he headed in the direction of the depths of the grassland.
Seeing that the leader was gone, all the remaining wolves followed, and the wolf howl was far away, leaving only messy footprints on the snow.
Li Kuan turned around and walked towards the camp, this time he explained that the little gray ash went to the grassland to plague the cattle and sheep, with the intention of making the Turks uneasy, although Li Kuan knew that the wolves might bite some cattle and sheep to death, but it would definitely not bring much loss to the Turks, but when the Turks knew that there were wolves around them, could they rest and recuperate with peace of mind? I'm afraid that I will have to sleep with one eye open, and in this case, in ten days and a half months, the Turks themselves will collapse.
Therefore, although Li Kuan only dispatched a big dog this time, it was even more fierce than the three thousand elites entering the grassland. Steppe wolves are not uncommon in this boundless prairie, and when the number of wolves exceeds 100, even a cavalry regiment of 100 people will not choose to fight them, so Li Kuan is not worried that Little Gray Ash will be injured on the grassland. This can be regarded as an unintentional willow insertion, it must be gratifying to have a harvest, it doesn't matter if it doesn't affect it, and I didn't invest anything anyway.
Three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and it has been almost ten days since the army met on this border, and Li Jing's discussion has not yet been finally established, although the vanguard was caught by Zhang Baoxiang, but for various reasons, he was not able to go deep into the grassland for the time being. Xue Wanche has also completely integrated into the new barracks, his arrival surprised Liu Wei for a while, he knew about the grievances between this and his own prince, but he didn't expect him to come to defect. But although he was surprised, he was happy, because this person was much stronger than him, and with the addition of this famous general, Li Kuan's safety was even more guaranteed.
"Why is this weather so cold? Even if you soak your pee, it will become an ice lump when it falls to the ground, and it is simply not a place for people to stay! Last night, the snow was so heavy that some of the soldiers in the battalion in front of them froze to death in their sleep! Hurry up and go into the steppe, kill these Turks as soon as possible, and go home early! A soldier stood on a sentry at the entrance of the boot barracks, chatting with his comrades.
"These things, our little soldiers can't be the master, those big generals make decisions, they feel that it is not cold enough, the snow is not deep enough, and it seems that they have to wait for another snow before leaving! I don't understand! Another soldier sighed, how can these big soldiers influence the decisions of the army, and it is not the first time that people have frozen to death, now everyone in the army is treated equally, all are the same bedding, no one has preferential treatment, so what can the soldiers complain about? The generals, like themselves, are all frozen.
"Alright, let's not talk about it, stand guard! The Captain is here! The soldier's gaze was on Li Kuan, who was coming from a distance, and he whispered, then closed his mouth and stood up straight.
Li Kuan walked out of the camp, he decided, he wanted to ask Li Jing for a military order, he wanted to enter the grassland, wait for the snow here, and then fight with the Turkic army on the border line, that was not what he wanted, most of the time the border was the Turks attacking the city, and the Tang Dynasty defended. It's not fair, I've been on the defensive for so many years, and if you defend for a long time, you will lose, and the best defense is to attack. Li Kuan wanted to lead a small group of troops into the steppe, even if he couldn't make trouble in the steppe, it was not bad to just drag the Turks back.
Walking into the Chinese military tent, Li Jing was sitting upright on a low stool, and in front of him was a map, on which was the border line of the Tang Dynasty and part of the topographical map of the Turks. Seeing Li Kuan coming in, he motioned for him to sit down, and then asked, "I heard that you want to enter the grassland?" What's the plan? "Li Jing's news is still quite well-informed, and Li Kuan's plan has only been discussed with Liu Wei and Xue Wanche once, and he already knows it.
"Yes, now that the Turks on the grassland have gathered together and are coming towards the border of the Tang Dynasty, the interior of the grassland must be empty at this time, and there may be an unexpected harvest when entering the grassland at this time!" Li Kuan looked at Li Jing and replied.
"Then do you know that everyone on the grassland is a soldier, and those women and children are not without the power to resist, so you will take your three hundred people there? It's not about sneak attack, it's about sending people to death! Li Jing stroked his beard and said.
"In addition to the soldiers under my command, I have helpers!" Li Kuan replied.
"Oh! What helper? Li Jing was a little surprised, Li Kuan only had so many people in his hands, where was there any helper?
"Wolves on the steppe!" Li Kuan didn't plan to hide it, the big dog he brought became the wolf king of the grassland, and many people in this military camp knew about it, because the little gray gray took his little brother to Li Kuanxian after subduing the wolves.
"So? Yes, but bring two more with you! Li Jing pondered for a moment and agreed. (To be continued......)