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Jiangnan is already a very comfortable warm spring season, but the Yellow River Jiuqu, located in the southeast of Qinghai, is still frozen. The nearby mountains, as well as the grasslands that could have been grazing, are covered with unmelted snow. From a distance, there is a large white patch of grass in the middle. In this large area of withered yellow and snow-white, there is a long group of men and horses marching quickly to the west.

The location of the nine bends of the Yellow River is at the very big bend in the upper reaches of the Yellow River, according to its meaning, there are nine bends, and this place is almost the place where Li Xian, the emperor of Tang Zhongzong, gave the Tubo people as a dowry when the princess of Jincheng got married. The terrain is not very high, and there are many pastures and herders, but it is the summer season when the weather is warmer. In previous years, in this frozen season, before the spring grass germinated, the area around the Jiuqu of the Yellow River was uninhabited for hundreds of miles, and no herdsmen would graze in this place where the water and grass were unusually abundant in summer, but this year is different from previous years, and within these days, a certain number of troops of a certain size have passed by.

This is an expeditionary force from Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu that overcame countless difficulties and trekked here with great difficulty.

The Tang army does not know how many years it has appeared in this direction, since Tang Zhongzong Li Xian cut the Yellow River Jiuqu to Tubo as the dowry of the princess of Jincheng, the Tang army has never been lying on this piece of land. However, after many years, the Tang army returned here.

When they arrived here, they also paid a lot of price, nearly 2,000 people were sleeping on the plateau for various reasons, and the hardship of the army's march was comparable to that of Hou Junji leading the army to pursue the remnants of Tuyuhun during Zhenguan. The unfortunate death of these soldiers once led to the fluctuation of the army's morale, but in the end, with the encouragement of Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu, the army recovered its morale and continued to move forward in the ice and snow. Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu both knew that if they could reach behind Dafeichuan and attack the Tubo people in Dafeichuan, even if there was no support from other friendly forces. The Tibetans will also be taken by surprise, suffer heavy losses, or even be defeated. Any of the men and horses arranged by Yang Xi, as long as they reach the predetermined target and launch an attack on the Tubo people, will be a heavy blow to the Tubo people.

However, Yang Xi's order to Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu was that if they reached the back of Dafeichuan first, but there was still no movement in the area of Dafeichuan, then they would not attack until the battle in front of them began. They can attack.

The main role of these 10,000 men was to attack the camp from the front. Taking advantage of the fire, he rushed into the camp of the Tibetans from behind. Inflict a more fatal blow on the Tibetans. Of course, they also had a very important task, which was to cut off the passage for the Tibetans to flee to Wuhai and the source of the river, that is, they were a rope that tied the encirclement to the Tibetan hinterland.

This one way. In the summer, when the weather is fine, it is not easy to walk, and it is too wet, and the movement of the war horses is affected. Relatively speaking, it is more convenient to travel when it is frozen, and those wetland-like places are frozen, as long as the war horse ties the horse's hooves and increases the friction, the travel speed is still quite fast. Because of the adequate preparations made in advance, Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu's troops marched much faster than they expected.

The Tibetans never dreamed of it. In the icy and snowy season, tens of thousands of Tang troops will come from the direction of the Yellow River Jiuqu, ready to attack them from behind. Whether it was Shang Yuxi or Dazha Lugong, they didn't expect Yang Xi to be so bold. In the icy and snowy season, a detachment of men and horses was sent around the valley of the Yellow River to kill them in the back. Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu did not fight during their journey, and the route they traveled along the valley of the Yellow River was the main reason for their fast march.

One of the advantages of crossing the Yellow River is that you don't need to cross the Yellow River, and you can easily ride a horse back and forth on the frozen river, which is very difficult to walk if the ice and snow melt. The army of more than 10,000 troops of Chen Huiguang and Hao Tingyu took advantage of the convenience of the river and the swamps on both sides of the river to walk back and forth on both sides of the Yellow River.

When Chen Huiguang, Hao Tingyu, and Chen Huaiguang's troops arrived at the back of Dafeichuan earlier than expected, they lightly took the Fugu Huaien and Wang Sili troops from Mantou Mountain and Niuxindui, and after getting in touch with each other, continued to move westward rapidly, heading directly at Dafeichuan.

The easy victories in the battles of Mantoushan and Niuxindui made the morale of the soldiers of the two Tang armies unprecedentedly high, and the fear of the Tubo people before the war was immediately thrown out of the sky. Whether it is a general or a soldier, what they are most looking forward to is to continue to fight against the Tibetans and gain more military achievements. The Tibetans were vulnerable, and their military exploits were at their fingertips, and they were afraid of being robbed by friendly troops, so they were very fast when they marched.

However, marching in the cold highlands is still hard.

After Fugu Huaien easily captured the Niuxin Dui, he looked triumphant, and felt that his contribution in this battle must be the greatest, but after learning that Pang Zhong and Wang Sili's troops had taken Kushan and Mantou Mountain lightly, the feeling of pride was immediately gone.

These two generals who have been following Yang Xi's campaign have made greater contributions than him, which makes him who has always had a strong sense of self-esteem how to endure it, and strongly hopes to perform better in the next battle, overshadowing Wang Sili and Pang Zhong. Therefore, he also repeatedly ordered his men to speed up their march, hoping to be the first to attack the Tubo base camp in Dafeichuan.

However, Wang Sili's department was not far behind, and they also marched quickly with full strength, all of them wanted to strive for more military merits.

In the eyes of the generals of the Tang Army, the current Tubo people do not seem to be powerful opponents, but at the mercy of others, as if they can reap military merits as long as they fight with the Tubos. If Shang Yuxi knew about this, he might be angry and vomit blood.

Near dusk, in a valley about 100 miles northwest of the Yellow River's Jiuqu, more than 20,000 horses led by Fugu Huaien were camping and resting. The soldiers were already very experienced in setting up camp and starting camp, and in a short time a large camp was set up in the valley, and soon the terrible screams of livestock were heard, mixed with the laughter and noise of the soldiers.

The current camp and rest is to ensure that the soldiers have the physical strength to rush and kill in the second half of the night. According to the scouts' reports, as well as the news from the special forces assigned to them, they were now very close to the Tibetan camp in Dafeichuan. Fugu Huaien was preparing to attack the Tubo camp in the second half of the night, and he had already passed the news to the accompanying Wang Sili and Hun Ministry. The three tribes were almost synchronized, and the communication between them was not interrupted, and if the three tribes launched a surprise attack on the Tibetan camp at the same time, the effect would be very amazing.

The army had brought enough dry food to consume for about thirty days, and it was almost enough, but Fugu Huaien was not at all worried about the lack of food. At the time of the attack on the heart of the cow. They seized a large number of cattle, sheep and other livestock.

These four-legged food, which could walk on their own, provided ample food for the soldiers and basically did not affect their marching speed. At each camp, after camping, the soldiers began to slaughter the livestock, boil the cauldron and eat the meat. When the weather is cold, drink a hot stomach and eat a few pieces of hot beef and mutton, all fatigue and cold will be driven away.

Before the army set off, Yang Xi conveyed a special order. That was when the armies were slaughtering their livestock. The liver, kidneys, belly and other offal of livestock must be eaten in full. In addition, each soldier was required to consume at least a certain amount of offal every day.

Yang Xi, who had studied physiology and biology in middle school in the later world, knew that night blindness was due to a lack of vitamin A, and he also knew that the internal organs of animals, especially the liver, were very rich in vitamin A, so he also ordered the soldiers to eat such animal organs that were rarely eaten before.

The effect of eating animal organs is still obvious. Night blindness is rare in the military.

Whether the generals understood or did not understand the meaning of this order, they did not dare to disobey it, and every day they strictly ordered the soldiers not to abandon the entrails of their animals, and it is the same today, before the slaughter of animals, the same order is given every time.

The terrible screams of the cattle soon subsided, and in a short time curling smoke rose from the camp.

Soon, the guards around him brought a pot of steaming beef soup and a few pieces of roasted mutton liver to Fugu Huaien. As he enjoyed it, he pondered over the map. According to the information obtained by the scouts dispatched, their troops were less than 50 miles away from the Tubo camp in Dafeichuan, and they could launch an attack on the Tubo camp in the second half of the night.

However, there is no news from the Wang Sili Department and the Hun Silent Department, and Fugu Huaien doesn't know where these two people have gone-

"General. An urgent briefing from the Einsatzgruppen!" A sergeant who gave orders hurried to Wang Sili, who was riding his horse in a hurry.

Wang Silile stopped his mount and shouted loudly: "Speak!"

"There are many Tibetan scouts in front of our army, and General Wang of the special task force wants our troops to strengthen their vigilance," the sergeant who gave the order succinctly and shockedly.

"Got it!" After Wang Sili agreed, he immediately shouted loudly, "Someone!"

Several sergeants who followed Wang Sili and were in charge of heralding orders quickly rushed to the front, ready to accept the task.

"Tell the generals, speed up the march, if you encounter any Tubo rangers, hunt them immediately, and don't let anyone go!" Wang Sili calmly gave an order, "After dark, the whole army will rest and recuperate, seize the time to replenish food and water, and then start again!"

"Yes, General!" Several sergeants who gave the order quickly left, and in the blink of an eye, they disappeared between the sky and the snow, and there was no trace.

"Summoning General Gu Huaien and General Hun Xuan, informing us of the location of our army!"

After Wang Sili gave a few orders, he continued to beat his horse and move forward.

According to the information from the special task force, they are now only more than 60 miles away from the Tibetan garrison in Dafeichuan, and they can launch a surprise attack on the Tibetan camp tonight. The battle was about to start, and Wang Sili was full of excitement, and he felt that he and his men and horses could create another miracle tonight.

The easy victory in the battle of Mantou Mountain made him full of confidence in the victory, Yang Xi's men and horses were not far from him, as long as a few or a few of them entered the camp of the Tubo people, the follow-up men and horses could be supported immediately, and the defeat of the Tubo people was inevitable.