Li Junxian and they went out of the Great Wall, Li Junxian asked, "Have our scouts been sent out?" ”

"General Li, we have already sent out, and the scouts are looking for those Turkic tribes, so we should be able to get back soon. As soon as we receive a reply from the scouts, we can attack and capture the corresponding tribe. Mulan said.

Li Junxian nodded, he understood.

And deep in the grassland, a team of about twenty people was galloping on horseback. They were dressed in leather clothes, and their whole bodies were tightly wrapped, but they were still a little cold.

"Platoon Commander Zhu Erdan, it's really cold here for the Turks! Our scout battalion has never been to such a cold place. A soldier said.

The platoon commander hurriedly said: "How many times have I said it, don't call me Zhu Erdan, my name is Zhu Yong." Since I read and write, I don't use the name Zhu Erdan. Zhu Erdan, how rustic this name is! I am a military attache of the Nine Grades of the Imperial Court, how can I use such a rustic name? The platoon commander said.

These people were a reconnaissance platoon under the reconnaissance battalion of the Special Guard, and they were at the forefront of the army, and they were the ones responsible for detecting enemy intelligence. And these scouts had a name in ancient times - scouts. A scout is the person in charge of intelligence on the battlefield, which is quite important to an army, because military intelligence is extremely important to the decision-making of military commanders.

And even in later generations, it is still inseparable from the scout. However, the reconnaissance methods of later generations were much more advanced, ranging from reconnaissance planes and satellites to a cushion bugging device. In this world, as long as there is fighting, it is inseparable from the support of intelligence, and even business has the term commercial espionage. Therefore, the scout class can be prosperous for a long time.

"Platoon Commander Zhu Yong. What are we doing here! There's such a university here, what are we doing here? After walking for most of the day, I didn't even see a ghost shadow, so what a Turkic tribe! Will all the Turkic tribes go north? A soldier asked.

"Ahem!" Platoon Commander Zhu Yong knocked the soldier on the head.

"You idiot, haven't you been taught by General Li? General Li told us that the more south the moon, the warmer the month, so the Turks would not go north. Now is the coldest time for the Turks in decades, and the Turks will definitely not go further north. The more north they go, the colder it gets, and when they go north, they are looking for their own death! Now, they had to go as far south as possible. Only to the south can it be warmer. Therefore, since those tribes are heading south, they should be able to be attacked by us, so it can be regarded as a good start. When the time comes, our reconnaissance battalion can be said to be the first hero after leaving the Great Wall, what reward do you say we will be able to get at that time? Zhu Yong asked.

"General Li will definitely promote Platoon Commander Zhu to be the company commander!" Immediately, a soldier patted his ass.

Zhu Yong sighed and said, "Company commander, that's eight grades." I really didn't expect that I was originally a big soldier, but General Li was good at my horsemanship. I was personally appointed platoon commander, and more than 20 of you soldiers are under my command. In previous drills, we were all the first to live. This time, we're going to fight. You can't afford to lose to someone else. If we lose to others, where do we put our face? So, this may be what General Li said, honor is actually a drag. ”

The scouts were helpless too. I have won too many honors before, but now in order to maintain this honor, it is inevitable that I will be dragged down. When the time comes. Honor can only win more honor for oneself to maintain the previous honor. However, a soldier is all about striving for honor, not anything else.

"Well, we should move on as well, so that we can find more Turks. Only when the Turks are found, can they be reported to General Li and asked him to come and clean up these Turks. Zhu Yong said.

Now, these scouts are running around the grasslands, running through the already snowy meadows. Fortunately, Li Junxian was prepared and wrapped some cotton in these hooves, so as to ensure the temperature of the horses' hooves. Moreover, these horses are also dressed in leather clothes, and the horses must also be kept warm, otherwise it will not be fun for the horses to freeze to death.

"Dada......" More than twenty cavalrymen began to run on the steppe.

"Platoon commander, it seems that there is a Turkic army in front!" A soldier will report.

"Oh? Let's go up and have a look! Zhu Yong said.

Zhu Yong took more than 20 cavalry to the front to take a look, and they found that there were actually many tents of this Turk, and Zhu Yong couldn't finish it.

"My dear, how many Turks are there?" A soldier whispered.

Zhu Yong began to count them one by one, and found that there were thousands of these tents, and then said: "If you calculate according to a family of four or five people, these more than 2,000 tents can probably accommodate about 10,000 people." 10,000 people, that's a lot. The Turkic population is only a few million, and there are 10,000 here, which should be a large tribe. If we report this tribe to General Lee, then General Lee will come and occupy this tribe, then General Lee will surely reward us with all sorts of things. When the time comes, I'm afraid I'll be able to be a company commander. ”

A tribe of tens of thousands of people is already a large tribe in the Turks. The Turks actually adopted a system of alliances, and although the Khan was the king of the Turks, that only meant that he was the most powerful tribe. However, many of the tribes were obedient to the Turkic Khan, and they supported the orders of the Turkic Khan if it was in their interest. Sometimes, however, the orders of the Turkic khans hurt their interests, and they refused to carry them out. Sometimes, they even rebelled against the Turkic khans and set themselves up as kings.

This is a system of steppe nomads, who rely solely on the prestige of the strong to subdue those tribes. Once the tribal leader dies, and his son is unable to subdue those arrogant subordinates, I am afraid that the internal division will be. Moreover, because they only obey the strong, this causes them to betray without any psychological pressure, which causes a lot of changes in the dynasty of the steppe nomads, and the herdsmen can accept it, anyway, it is just a change of leader.

Xue Yantuo, Hui Hui, Bayegu, and Tongluo all betrayed from the Turks, and the Tang Dynasty accepted them and even supported their rebellion. And it is precisely because of this that Datang is confident that the Northern Expedition will be successful. If the Turks were monolithic, then the Tang Dynasty would not have thought about the Northern Expedition to the Turks at this time. (To be continued......)