In the middle of the Turks, the Turkic Khan Jieli also stopped, preparing to command the army and the Tang army to fight here. At this time, the Turks had already survived the first wave of attacks of the Tang Dynasty, and they had all begun to gather their armies and prepare for battle. And Jieli is obviously very dissatisfied with the sudden invasion of Datang, and even angry. And he naturally wants to teach Datang a good lesson, otherwise he really doesn't have to be a Turkic khan. Next, the Turks had begun to prepare to transfer troops to confront the Tang army.

"Khan, we're going to have a big advantage! We locals are familiar with the environment here, and the weather is very cold, and the Tang Dynasty people can't stand it. Once they enter the depths of our steppe, their supplies are very large. If you don't have that much food to need, water is crucial. It was impossible for the Tang Dynasty people to transport water, so their demand for water was so great that it was easy to obtain. This is especially true for rivers that do not freeze in winter. They don't know where the rivers are, so they don't have access to water. A Turkic general patted his ass and said.

Fighting in the steppes, water is indeed a very huge problem. Because although it seems to be winter and it looks like there is snow everywhere, the snow on the ground may not be usable. Anyone who has learned a little bit of medical knowledge knows that if you take snow water directly, the core body temperature in the body will drop rapidly. Sub-zero snow will cause an extreme drop in body temperature, which can easily cause sudden death. So don't look at the snow everywhere. But the snow water is not drinkable. Therefore, if you want to drink water, you must boil it with fuel to make it liquid before you can drink it. But if you use fuel to boil water, that fuel is a huge drain. On the battlefield. It is also a very important material. Although in ancient times, fuel was not needed for mobility as in later generations, but in the current situation, once you enter the grassland, there are no big trees. If it is in China itself, there are also many trees that can be cut down for fuel. But once you're in the grasslands, there's no tree you can cut down for fuel.

When fuel is limited, the limited fuel must be supplied to human heating. At this time, liquid water is crucial, if there is liquid water. It can be heated up a little, and you can even use your body to "heat up", so that you can also replenish water. This is the importance of water sources on the grasslands. It's best to be able to replenish it locally. If you still need to replenish liquid water from the rear, then I'm afraid that Chen Fei, the logistics officer, will really hang himself. If water could not be found, the logistical pressure on the hundreds of thousands of troops would have been too great, and they would have to deliver food. If you also want to transport liquid water. That's really going crazy.

And at this time, he made Zhi lose his strength and took refuge in Datang, and the water source could be obtained on the spot. As long as the water source is found, the army will be able to gain a firm foothold.

"Khan, it's not good!" A Turkic shouted.

"What's going on? Panicked? Jieli asked.

"Khan, it's not good, I've lost my Sili chief and taken refuge in the Tang Dynasty! We in the vicinity of Datang saw with our own eyes the chief of the stubborn Sili who helped Datang lead the way. Go find water. Now the water sources near the Great Wall have been guarded by the Tang Dynasty army. The Tang army already had a water source at their disposal. ”

Hearing this, Jieli almost fainted. This time it's really fatal, if the Tang Dynasty army has enough water, then the Turks will not have an advantage. Now Datang is obviously steady and steady, and will definitely not take rash risks. Ejieli didn't know that in the original history, Li Jing chose to take the risk of a sneak attack because of insufficient logistics equipment, and then captured Jieli alive. However, the appearance of Chen Fei in this time and space has made the military equipment much more complete, so Li Jing will not choose the risky move in the original history.

In this way, Jieli originally thought that he could defend against the Tang army through water sources. But now that the Turks actually have traitors, they took the initiative to tell the address of the water source of the Tang army, so it will be miserable. The Turks will not have the geographical advantage, and they will also face the threat that the Tang Dynasty may attack at any time and encroach on their territory.

"Damn, they actually use this step-by-step method, this really makes us uncomfortable!" Jieli thought.

And the other immediately said: "Khan, they are afraid of our Turkic elite cavalry, so they will do this." Datang is afraid of us, that's why it's like this, and the Tang Army is nothing great. ”

The Tang Dynasty was indeed afraid of the Turkic cavalry, although Chen Fei had trained some of the new cavalry, but this kind of cavalry was not too much, and it was impossible to confront the entire Turkic people. So now that Datang has given up the risky sneak attack tactics, it is ready to carry out some stable methods to fight, and the best way is to take it step by step. As long as you take every step of the way, you will be able to contain the cavalry advantage of the Turks, so as to avoid too much loss for yourself.

"Well, since you think Datang is afraid of me, then you go and defeat them!" Jieli said.

"Well, this ......"

That guy knew that he had slapped the horse's hooves, and he said that Datang was nothing great, but there was no way to defeat them, which was obviously very polite. And then everyone has nothing to say, because Datang is now pressing step by step at any time, who knows if it will gradually encroach on the grassland! As long as there are no problems with Datang's logistics, then the Turks will have no way to defeat Datang. As for the cavalry attack, this is simply a joke, Datang is advancing steadily step by step, so that their cavalry cannot attack Datang's position at all.

"It seems that if you want to force the Han people to retreat, you must start from the logistics of the Han people! Go and find out where the supply lines of the Han people are! Jieli said.

Jieli clearly realized that if he wanted Datang to withdraw at this time, he had to start from Datang's supply line. If the problem of logistics and supply of the Tang army cannot be solved, then I am afraid it will really fail. Therefore, the core of this war lies in the supply lines of the Don Army. As long as the supply lines of the Tang army are cut off, even if the Tang army does not retreat, it will not be able to continue to attack the Turkic hinterland. (To be continued......)