Turkic battalions.

In the tent sat Umiden and his old military division, and in front of the tent stood two tall guards, but now two leaders from outside the tent stepped into the tent and hurried into the tent.

"Big brother, the Tang army has already set off, and the horse sent by the old emperor has been a pioneer officer, leading more than 10,000 light horses, and now he has entered the West Gate Pass!"

The big man who walked in front entered the camp tent and said in a big stinging voice. This man was the chief of the confidants of Umiden, and his brother was called Ashnako, who was also a descendant of nobles. Ashinake has his own skills, and he is extremely brave in battle, and has made great contributions to the rise of Umiden.

Umiden nodded and asked, "Are there any other movements?" ”

"As expected, the Tang army has 30,000 light cavalry and 30,000 infantry, with abundant grain and grass, and plans to go straight to Mobei." Ashina Ke paused and continued:

"The Tubo people have gathered their forces, once the 60,000 Tang troops enter the grassland, they will go all out to recover Jiuqu, and when the time comes, they will definitely catch the Tang army off guard and make the Tang army unbearable!"

When Umiden's old military division heard this, he nodded, and at first he couldn't help but be angry at Umiden's provocation of the Tang Army's crazy approach, but he didn't expect that this Umiden had his own plans, if it was Tubo Xingjun, the Tang Army would definitely be in a mess, and the strategic location of the Jiuqu area was too obvious, Ge Shuhan would definitely not ignore it, not to mention, he was clear about the movements of the Tang Army, because there were secret agents.

This made the Turks who had little hope see the dawn, the old military division knew the importance of this war, if he could defeat the Tang army, he could regain the dominance of Mobei, and recapture the former majesty that had disappeared.

"Hold your ground for now, let the spies keep an eye on the front." Umidon Road.

"Hui Qi gathered some troops east of Qishan and responded to the call of the Tang army, but it was not enough to pose a threat. Presumably, the beggar tribe is engaged in civil strife right now, and I'm afraid it's just for a show, and I don't have the heart to move us. "It was another leader who spoke, mainly responsible for the reconnaissance of Mobei.

Umiden nodded and signaled, the two Great Khans finished reporting their work and retreated, but after the two left, the old military division stepped forward and said: "The Tang Army's expedition this time, in fact, the grain and grass are the most important, and if the grain and grass are destroyed, the whole army will be in chaos." Defeated without a fight, presumably Na Ge Shu Han must have taken some precautions, even Na Agu is difficult to intervene. ”

Agu is a milk name, and people close to him are called so, and the person with the nickname Agu is Umiden's internal response, and he has some power in the army, so Umiden is full of confidence in this war and is eager to try. Umiden naturally knew that the fatal key to the expeditionary force was grain and grass, and Umiden was confident that he could surprise the Tang army with the help of Agu. But now is not the time, he will not make a move until the Tang army goes deep into the hinterland, so that the Tang army will not come back this time.

"Why should Uncle worry. It's not us who underestimate the enemy, you see that Brother Shuhan actually let a horse be the vanguard officer, it's ridiculous! ”

Umiden burst out laughing, and the old soldier shook his head and sighed. I know that Umiden is becoming more and more arrogant and bold, but there must always be moderation, even if the Tang army can't make waves this time. With this Umiden's temperament, I'm afraid that there will be big problems in the future, but now Umiden thinks that he is a scheming and can't listen to anyone's words.

For this horse, the old military division has long had a rumor, and the Tang army can make such a big battle this time, pouring 60,000 troops to crusade, and this horse has a great relationship, according to the spies to report, this horse is a hand, young but very powerful, obviously the purpose of this crusade is to give this horse a chance to make meritorious contributions, to the old military division's surprise, Ge Shuhan actually let such a child do the vanguard officer, with Ge Shuhan's calm temperament, there will definitely be no such possibility, if not this horse is familiar with military is the idea of Emperor Tang, Obviously, the latter is more likely.

This made Umiden laugh, full of confidence, and sat in the tent and said to himself: "This colt thinks I, Umidon, am a vegetarian? If you dare to be a pioneer officer, I will let you taste the power of my iron horse! ”……

This group of vanguard troops led by Xu Chen arrived at Ximen Pass in the afternoon of the next day, this checkpoint is a dangerous stronghold in the border town, Geshuhan naturally has heavy guards, today a big fighting army will rest here for a night, tomorrow morning out of the border straight into the prairie.

In the evening, the follow-up troops led by Ge Shuhan immediately rushed to Ximen Pass, and the two teams did a short meeting here, Xu Chen found Ge Shuhan and analyzed a lot of information, and the two discussed for a long time and made a major decision.

Ge Shuhan has some appreciation for Xu Chen's military theories, even if they are on paper, they have unique insights and vicious vision, especially after Xu Chen and Ge Shuhan discussed some modern military theories, which surprised Ge Shuhan, and Xu Chen just proposed to let this old guy analyze whether it can be practical on the battlefield, after all, Ge Shuhan has too rich experience in military practice.

This gave Ge Shuhan all kinds of illusions, believing that this horse was not an idle person, not only the power of the DPRK and China, but also very military talent, so he indirectly contributed to that major decision.

Xu Chen was not very interested in this major decision, as I said earlier, this crusade against the Turks was originally a small-scale battle, but because Xu Chen was a horse in the court and was ordered by the emperor, the government and the opposition gathered considerable attention to the crusade against the Turks, and the color of this expedition was a little stronger, and the momentum was inevitably a little bigger, and if Tubo really took this opportunity to attack Jiuqu, it means that Xu Chen has affected history to a certain extent.

Ge Shuhan's decision was really forced by the situation, of course, there was nothing wrong with it in his opinion, he actually didn't pay attention to that small group of Turks, if the Tubo sneak attack and got Jiuqu, it would be a big deal.

After a short meeting between the two armies, after discussing with Xu Chen and making a series of secret deployments, the next morning the Great Dou Army and Long Wuwei took the lead in embarking on the journey and entered the grassland, and Ge Shuhan's follow-up troops also announced the advance of the army at noon the next day after the rectification, and even beat the gongs and drums so lively, for fear that others would not know that the Tang Army was going to crusade against the Turks.

Four days after the whole army approached the grassland, Tubo quickly gathered 50,000 troops and raided Jiuqu that night, intending to take Jiuqu before Geshuhan returned with the advantage of troops...... (To be continued......)