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After resting in Lanzhou for five days, Wang Sili and Fugu Huaien, Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu led the men and horses to start first.

Wang Sili, Chen Huiguang, Hao Tingyu's men and horses marched directly along the Yellow River valley, through the Yellow River valley into the southeast of Qinghai, Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu's troops directly to the back of Dafeichuan, Wang Sili's troops prepared to attack the Red Sea northeast of Dafeichuan, and the follow-up arrangement of these two roads was to attack the Shangjiexi Department of Dafeichuan, as the support of the men and horses on both sides, Chen Huiguang, Hao Tingyu and the purpose of cutting off the retreat of the Tubo people. Because they had the farthest way to go, especially Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu, they had to move first so as not to miss too much time with the other troops.

Take this line into the hinterland of Qinghai, the distance is relatively short, but the road condition is not good, you have to go over some high mountains, cross the Yellow River and the Huang River, the altitude fluctuates greatly, the journey will be very difficult, and it is possible to encounter heavy snowstorms.

Fortunately, the rivers in this area are still in a frozen state, which brings a little convenience to the movement of my army.

The men and horses of Fugu Huai'en directly crossed the Laji Mountain, preparing to capture the Niuxin Pile and then take the Mantou Mountain. Yang Xi boldly imagined when he studied this campaign before setting out on this expedition that if he attacked Niuxindui and Mantou Mountain through Laji Mountain, it might save a lot of trouble than attacking through Kushan, and as long as the army could overcome the influence of terrain and weather when crossing Laji Mountain, which was more than 3,000 meters above sea level, then this raid would certainly be a great success. Yang Xi dared to make such a decision, not by patting his head, before making a decision, he sent an elite special operations team to investigate the situation in the area of Laji Mountain.

After the counterinsurgency campaign, the special special detachment was expanded, and many new members were recruited, and the overall combat strength was further enhanced. On this expedition, Yang Xi also pulled out all the horses and horses to fight with the army. This time to inquire about the situation. The members of the Einsatzgruppen returned safely, and their report made Yang Xi determined to climb over the mountain. Quickly attack the bull heart pile, and then take the strategy of Mantou Mountain.

Yang Xi believed that with the leadership of the tiger general Fugu Huaien, and the leadership of the members of the special operations detachment who had already figured out the situation in the area around Laji Mountain, they would definitely be able to cross Laji Mountain and attack the Tubo people by surprise.

Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's 35,000 men attacked Kushan, and Yang Xi believed that it could be captured quickly.

Although Kushan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, the Tubo people guarding Kushan are 8,000 people, and the strength cannot be compared with my men and horses attacking Kushan, as long as Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's attack speed is fast, they have a special operation detachment to help them. I'm sure I'll be able to capture Kushan soon.

If this can't capture Kushan, then Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu can also commit suicide by throwing themselves into Qinghai Lake.

Once Kushan is captured, the entire Chiling Mountains can be occupied, and the gate to Qinghai will be completely open.

The remaining 80,000 men and horses led by Yang Xi himself will advance along Huangshui, preparing to capture Kushan and Chiling after Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's troops have captured. Through Kushan, Chiling, Mantou Mountain straight to Dafeichuan, the route taken is similar to the battle of Tuyuhun led by Li Jing in that year, this road is relatively far, but much smoother. The mountains east of Chiling are quite undulating, but after crossing Chiling, there is a vast plain on the shore of the lake. That's the world of cavalry. If the cavalry plays well, it is not a problem to gallop more than 100 miles a day, Yang Xi needs speed most now, and the speed of our march is beyond the imagination of the Tubo people, so it is possible to attack it by surprise and achieve victory.

There are now more than 1,000 members of the special operations detachment, and in addition to the 500 people who are attached to various departments, Yang Xi has walked all the other nearly 600 people to the west of Kushan and Chiling, with the purpose of spying on the intelligence of the Tubo people, assassinating the Tibetan generals, and intercepting and attacking the scouts of the Tubo people.

These elite special forces are one of the important factors in Yang Xi's confidence in victory, and the role of these people is sometimes stuffed with thousands of troops.

Two days after Wang Sili, Fugu Huaien, Chen Huiguang, Hao Tingyu and other generals led the army to set off, Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu's troops also set off. There was a day difference with Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu, and Yang Xi led the rest of the men and horses to set off from Lanzhou.

The men and horses of several groups had one thing in common, that is, each soldier carried about 30 days' worth of dry rations and necessary weapons and equipment, which was a necessary measure for a rapid advance. If the army that was preparing for a quick attack carried a large amount of heavy grain and grass, the speed would definitely not be able to be raised, and it would be impossible to do it quickly. Of course, the heavy grain and grass will follow, which is what the men and horses in charge of logistics need to do, but their speed is far from keeping up with the soldiers who are ready to rush into battle.

If the war was not over after thirty days, the soldiers would have to raise their own food. However, as long as the attack is successful, there is no worry about not getting food, and the Tibetans will provide a large amount, and they hoard enough cattle and sheep to eat meat every day, although they will get tired of eating meat every day, but at least they will not starve to death.

Moreover, by that time, the convoy carrying grain and baggage had almost entered the hinterland of Qinghai, and as long as we persisted a little longer, there was no need to worry about the grain problem at all. The two Taishou of Shanzhou and Lanzhou and their subordinate officials were fully responsible for the transportation of grain and grass, and tens of thousands of migrant workers and a sergeant would take up this important responsibility, as long as the war went smoothly and the Tubo people along the way could be wiped out, logistics and supply would not be a problem.

After the successful attack of Kushan, Niuxindui, and Mantou Mountain, these places can immediately become our transit stations, and the battle line will be stabilized-

It's already the beginning of March, and it's almost Qingming season.

At this time, the south has already bloomed in spring, and Chang'an is definitely full of spring, but Qinghai is still very cold in the middle of winter, the Yellow River and Huangshui are still frozen, and the war horses can easily come back and run on the river. The mountains at higher altitudes are covered with snow, and the north wind blows a chill. At this time, there are no herders coming out to graze, and the herdsmen who have passed the winter have not appeared, and it is still a long time before they can graze. The Tibetans probably didn't expect the Tang army to attack before they could rest, and they didn't send many scouts to find out the situation. However, even when they sent out scouts, most of them were eliminated by heavily trained Einsatzgruppen members. The Tubo people knew almost nothing about the movements of our Tang army, and this intelligence advantage was soon obtained in actual combat, and when Yang Xi arrived in Shanzhou, he received news from Pang Zhong that he had taken Kushan lightly.

The enemy in Kushan did not expect the Tang army to attack so quickly, and did not make any defenses, and the special operation detachment attached to Pang Zhong's operation infiltrated the Tibetan camp at night, assassinated one of the leading troops of the Tibetan army, and set fire to his camp. The surprise attack of the special task force occurred at dawn, when the sky was the darkest, Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu, who led the army to sneak to the vicinity, immediately led the army to attack, and almost did not take much effort to capture Kushan, completely annihilating the defenders of Kushan, and making a good start.

When the news came, Yang Xi couldn't help but grin, and his smile was very bright. The start was good, and the prelude to the battle of Qinghai was kicked off with a one-sided victory, and the future is full of expectations. Yang Xi also immediately sent the news of the victory in the first battle back to Chang'an, and asked for rewards for Pang Zhong and Li Baoyu-

On a hillside at the Kushan Gap on the northeast side of Chiling, Yang Xi and Gao Shi stood side by side on horseback, looking at the army that stretched forward and marched rapidly.

"General Gao, after passing the Chiling, the terrain in front is flat, and the gate to enter Qinghai has been opened, I believe that there will be good news from Niuxindui and Mantou Mountain in two days!" Yang Xi pointed to several snow-capped mountains in the distance, and said with emotion: "When Li Weigong destroyed Tuyuhun, he led the army into Qinghai from here, and finally destroyed Tuyuhun through hard fighting.

"Marshal, Kushan is so easy to capture, and the next battle will be very easy to fight," Gao Shi, who was pulling the reins, no longer had any worries, and said with a smile: "Marshal, the last general has more and more admiration for you, you use soldiers like a god, and you can be compared with Li Weigong back then!" The last general thinks that the way you use your troops is the same, that you are all using speed so that the enemy has no time to take precautions. ”

Gao Shi's feelings are real, he really feels that Yang Xi and Li Jing are very similar in their way of using troops, they like to surprise soldiers, and they like to attack quickly. But how did he know that Yang Xi, who came from later generations, admired the most is blitzkrieg, win with speed, and defeat the enemy with surprise soldiers, and his concept was learned from the madman Hitler in the World War II era.

"How dare I compare with Li Weigong, General Gao, don't scare me!" Yang Xi glared at Gao Shi dissatisfiedly, this guy would scare him to death if he pulled him to the same height as Li Jing, a generation of military gods. Li Jing is a god's existence, at least in Yang Xi's heart, he didn't think of surpassing it at all, at least in the era of cold weapons, he couldn't surpass Li Jing.

Yang Xi stopped Gao Shi, who wanted to continue to pat himself, pointed ahead and said: "General Gao, we will speed up our march next, and we will also be separated temporarily, I hope you can lead the army to win military merits again in the next time!"

"The last general will not disappoint the marshal!" Gao Shi responded loudly. He was full of pride, and he couldn't wait to fly to Dafeichuan immediately and fight a fierce battle with the Tubo people, proving that Yang Xi had greatly improved his ability.

But Gao Shi's expectations are unlikely to be fulfilled immediately.

Kushan is located between Chiling and Riyue Mountain, is the gateway to Qinghai from the direction of Shanzhou, there are hundreds of miles away from Dafeichuan, there are many people in front of "robbing" military exploits, it is certain that it is not until Dafeichuan that he has the opportunity to perform, and the opportunities in front fall into the hands of others.

Dafeichuan is the west of Dafeiling in Qinghai Nanshan, a plain and valley staggered at the eastern foot of the Oro Mountain, compared with the Qinghai Nanshan and Ola Mountain on the east and west sides, this area can be described as "flat", although the altitude is not low, but the relative undulation is not large, it is one of the most suitable places for grazing along the coast of Qinghai, and it is also the gateway to enter the Wuhai Sea and to the hinterland of Tubo, the Tang Fan Avenue extends from here, when Princess Wencheng and Princess Jincheng entered Tubo, they all walked from here.

No one would have known that a great battle of hundreds of thousands of horses on both sides would soon begin here......