When there were still two days before the expedition, the court sent a prison army, but to Xu Chen's surprise, the person sent was the eunuch Bian Lingcheng.

Every time there is a war in the border town, the imperial court will send the supervision army to supervise the formation, of course, this is sent by the emperor to monitor the feudal officials, before the Wu Dynasty, the supervision army was sent by officials in the court, such as officials such as the imperial historian, but in the Tianbao period, the supervision army was replaced by the third brother to the eunuch.

Because of Gao Lishi's relationship, Li Longji has a good impression of the eunuchs, and the main purpose is also to balance the forces of the DPRK and China, so the eunuchs are used to supervise the army, but slowly find that the eunuchs will be loyal to him, and they are out of control.

Therefore, the general feudal officials treat the prison army as much as possible to attract bribes, but you can't underestimate these eunuchs, the emperor's hearing is from their mouths, a little offended, it is inevitable that they will not get benefits, these eunuchs are generally very dark in their hearts, if they are offended, then it is over, they will definitely say bad things in front of the emperor, even if the emperor does not believe it, but over time it is inevitable that they will doubt, after all, the eunuchs stay by the emperor's side every day, and the feudal officials are powerful, but the mountain is far away from the emperor.

At this time, the prison army was sent out before the war, and the old emperor was afraid that the eunuchs would stay in the army for a long time and collude with the Jiedu envoys, and every time the prison army sent would be replaced, it was reasonable to send the border to order the city this time, because this guy had never been to Hexi at all.

Bian Lingcheng naturally did not have a reception ceremony in the official office, but Ge Shuhan personally entertained him, and the two still have some origins, when Wang Zhongji was framed by Li Linfu, Bian Lingcheng said good things, and the emperor asked him: Can the loyal heir be loyal. Bian Lingcheng only said: The old slave only heard that the general governed the army in a good way, and he was promising. Others say that he has a bad heart, and he doesn't believe it when he is killed.

Because at that time, Ge Shuhan also went to Beijing to report on his work, and swore to defend Wang Zhongsi in front of the third brother, the old emperor softened his mind and couldn't make up his mind, so he asked about Bian Lingcheng, but it was also because of Bian Lingcheng's words that Wang Zhongsi was completely rescued, of course, the old emperor himself didn't want to kill Wang Zhonghe, after all, he saw it since he was a child. Bian Lingcheng's words finally allowed Wang Zhonghei to escape from death.

Of course, the reason why Bian Lingcheng spoke for Wang Zhongsi was actually that Wang Zhongsi gave him a lot of benefits every time he came to Kyoto, but Ge Shuhan was grateful, and this time Bian Lingcheng came to supervise the army, although he did not hold a big feast, but he personally entertained him.

In fact, eunuchs are the best to deal with, and if they don't have physical instinct, they can only turn grief into strength. Obsessed with power and money, and by the time Tianbao arrived, the degree of corruption had long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and it was not too much to even openly bribe money. Bian Lingcheng even asked Gao Xianzhi for jewelry, which was normal.

The arrival of Bian Lingcheng was a common thing, but it took Xu Chen by surprise, and Xu Chen was naturally deeply impressed by this great eunuch who left a strong mark in history. This person is too mercenary, too protective of personal relatives, and too face-saving. But it's too easy to deal with, of course Xu Chen is not angry, when he saw Bian Lingcheng's face, he pointed his nose and scolded, his eight-generation ancestor, you can't offend such a person, either kill him, or use him.

However, this Lingcheng is very attentive to Xu Da and the horses, and when he came to the barracks, he revolved around Xu Chen every day, and even did not hesitate to serve tea and water, Xu Chen was flattered, tsk, it seems that this old man wants to follow him.

Such a person is a dangerous person, no matter how deep your friendship is on weekdays, such as Gao Xianzhi, once you offend him, you will inevitably be shot in the back, Xu Chen sees that he is respectful to himself, and he is not like the sinister villain, even scolding at will, the eunuchs here will not complain.

In the past two days, Xu Chen was busy with the expedition and stayed in the barracks, thinking of some ways to resist the Turkic cavalry, of course, Ge Shuhan's cavalry was not inferior to the Turks, but once he entered the grassland and was hung by the Turks, the situation was not so favorable, at this time, the Tang Dynasty cavalry was equipped with a spear (spear adapted essence version), the armament rate of bows and arrows reached 100%, and it was also equipped with Mo knives, horizontal knives, and the strength of the equipment was unmatched, especially the compound bow and arrow, which could adjust the accuracy and strength according to the tension of the bow and arrow. In particular, the Mingguang armor greatly reduced the weight of the soldiers, and the combat effectiveness was incomparable.

And what Xu Chen was busy doing was to gather some of the archers in the army together, carry out effective array training, and use it as a frontal battlefield, 400 people for a team, divided into four columns, 100 people for a team, open the bow to shoot full, the back of the battle quickly prepared, take turns to shoot uninterrupted, and Xu Chen's main training is speed, after shooting, retreat, practice is a pace, such an array has a good resistance to the Turkic cavalry, a rain of arrows will definitely not be able to bear.

Ge Shuhan didn't care much about Xu Chen's tossing in the army, especially when Lingcheng followed the horse's ass all day long and handed over tea and water, so he was not courteous, which made Ge Shuhan a little depressed, how powerful this horse is, even Bian Lingcheng licked his old face.

However, for the tactics practiced by Xu Yuma in the army, Ge Shuhan knows it, but he has not studied it like this, Xu Chen also plans to set up a special bow and arrow battalion of 400 people, because the bow and arrow of the Tang Dynasty is equipped with a pair of people, but it is difficult to give full play to the maximum power of the bow and arrow when it really fights, and the infantry can keep up with the cavalry as quickly as possible after the front impact formation, and the bow and arrow are generally released before, and it is difficult to come in handy when fighting, and Xu Chen means to find out the archers in the barracks and form a force, Specially used to release arrows, and there are logistics personnel continue to transport materials, to the fastest speed to distribute the arrow feathers, and when it comes to the fight, these archers can be specially to the enemy's rear to release arrows, although the effect is not large, but it really can not be ignored.

It's not that Shuhan, the brother of the bow battalion, didn't think that what he relied on was his light cavalry, and he didn't take it seriously, now Xu Chen is practicing, the speed must be extremely fast, a hundred people in a row, and it is effective to change the formation after shooting, where to fight, the density can be seen, and he was surprised, so he let Xu Chen do it.

And this is aimed at the Turkic steppe cavalry, Xu Chen also put a lot of effort into research, the Tang army's light cavalry is fast and brave, much stronger than the Turkic cavalry, which is also the pride of Ge Shuhan, the strength of his cavalry combat effectiveness is unmatched, if the two armies are facing each other. Once the battle begins, the light cavalry will definitely break up the enemy's formation, and there is a great tendency to smash the Yellow Dragon.

However, the Turkic cavalry of this crusade is not so unbearable, these ten years they have annexed the tribes year after year, and even attacked the beggar several times, the last sneak attack on the border its swiftness is really not to be underestimated, if it is a guerrilla war with the Tang army, relying on the advantage of the nomads running fast, it is also a headache, and this Turk is 20,000 cavalry. The real cavalry, once the whole army is attacked, it is also difficult to resist.

Xu Chen racked his brains in the past few days to think of all kinds of methods, there are not many good ways, I have read some military books before, what is the formation of resisting the cavalry, but it is not applicable on the grassland, the only thing that can be used on the grassland is the terrain, and the plain is the world of the cavalry. We'll see when the time comes......

Three days later, the whole army assembled at the camp in the north of Liangzhou City and swore to march.

These 60,000 border town soldiers plus the 3,000 guards of Long Wuwei brought by Xu Chen, a total of 65,000 people. Heading towards the Mobei grassland.

In the past few days, the military detectives have frequently sent news that they have locked down the nest of this Turkic force, and Ge Shuhan decided to lead a large army to approach the steppe and uproot the Turks. Hui Qi is also ready to help in the war, and this attack is obviously inevitable.

Geshuhan made the Great Dou Army the vanguard. Long Wuwei coordinated with 3,000 people, a total of 9,800 people, and took the lead at dawn, out of Liangzhou, through Ximen Pass, and directly into the hinterland of the grassland, and it was Xu Juma who commanded this vanguard force.

Geshuhan made this decision for two reasons. The first is an edict from the court, brought by Bian Lingcheng, Yang Guozhong said several times in front of the emperor Lao'er that the Turks were just a remnant, and Ge Shuhan destroyed it without much effort, which was in the hands of the third brother, he sent Xu Chen to go on the expedition, what he wanted was to give him fame, so under the repeated instigation of Yang Guozhong, the old emperor made this edict.

The second reason is that he realized that this horse intended to lead the troops in person, coupled with what happened before, Ge Shuhan had a faint expectation for this horse, and the imperial decree of the DPRK was to let Ge Shuhan entrust the horse with a heavy task and eradicate the Turks, which made Xu Chen a vanguard officer.

The two have also talked a lot in the past few days, Ge Shuhan has a special impression of this concubine, and he did not pursue more because of Ge Shu Deying's matter, which is regarded as abandoning the previous suspicions, the military focus of the conversation between the two is mainly focused on Tubo, this expedition to the Turks, if the Tubo people attack Jiuqu, it is inevitable that they will not be able to resist, and Ge Shuhan has been paying attention to the dynamics of Tubo recently, but there are several groups of scattered Tubo spies in the Jiuqu area these days, and they are obviously snooping and waiting for the opportunity.

However, Xu Chen still has some understanding of the history of the Tianbao period, since Geshuhan occupied the strategic point in the Jiuqu area, the Tubo people have been much more honest, and there was no large-scale war after that, if this time it is really a conspiracy between the Turks and the Tubo, it can only show one point: the course of history has changed slightly.

And what Xu Chen expects is this, if history really changes, even a little bit, it is a good thing, to prove that he can indeed have an impact on this era, then it is possible to change history according to the trajectory of history.

This war is the Tang army's crusade against the Turks, and because Li Longji sent a horse to the expedition, it proves that the emperor attaches great importance to this war, and Liangzhou has begun to assemble troops half a month ago, and has drawn elite soldiers and good generals from all over the country, and the momentum is undoubtedly huge.

The Turks also have plenty of time to prepare, the crusade against the Turks is far from as simple as imagined, Xu Chen has already analyzed the key points with Ge Shuhan before, although it is to fight more and less, but the Turks are mainly cavalry, the mobility is very strong, and the army is deep into the hinterland, once the terrain is used to disperse to fight, the Tang army does not have many advantages, as long as the Turks are not stupid, they will definitely not fight with the Tang army head-on.

Xu Chen, as the commander of the march, the vanguard officer personally appointed by Ge Shuhan, led the Dadou Army at dawn on October 21, and the vanguard of the Longwu Army was pulled out, and two days ago, Xu Chen and the sergeants of the Dadou Army drank a lot.

As for the news that Xu Chen was appointed as a pioneer officer, Ge Shuhan had already told him two days ago that Bian Lingcheng had brought the edict over, which roughly meant the court. The vanguard officer is indeed a technical job, rushing to the forefront will definitely take out the momentum of the Tang Army, of course, it is also more risky, obviously since the old emperor let him get military merits, he will not be put in such a desperate position, and Ge Shuhan also hinted at Xu Chen, which has the meaning of Yang Guozhong.

Xu Chen didn't know why Ge Shuhan wanted to reveal such information to him, after testing Bianling City a few times, Yang Guozhong really had a major suspicion, if it was really Yang Guozhong who intervened, he sent himself as a pioneer officer. There must be something greasy in this, and the danger can't help but deepen, but although Xu Chen is too indecisive and scruples to think about it, he is extremely excited about such an opportunity, and the credit for winning the battle this time is definitely deserved, and no one else will be allowed to say anything in the future.

Because of the matter of marching and fighting, Xu Chen became familiar with Cheng Shouli a lot. After three days of getting along, this Cheng Shouli was no longer afraid of Xu Chen because of that gaffe, and as soon as the conversation box was opened, he couldn't stop it.

It was only noon. The vanguard force had already left the boundary of Liangzhou and went straight north to Ximen Pass, because the vanguard force was mainly light cavalry, and its movement was swift. Xu Chen's previous training of the bow battalion was brought with him, mainly to try how effective it could be, if the Turks made it a heavy cavalry. The bow and arrow naturally lost its power, but the Turkic cavalry also lost its mobility, and the fact that the Turks could not have the money to purchase military funds, the reason why the Tang army was strong in combat was of course inseparable from the country's prosperity and strength, and military materials were readily available, especially the horses of the Tang Dynasty were victorious, and the soldiers had no worries about the natural battle might.

The march along the way was boring, but the three thousand dragon guards cheered up, followed Xu Yuma to be the vanguard troops, and could bravely kill the enemy on the battlefield, which was both a death and a glory, the Tang Dynasty was still martial, and the soldiers were more eager for war to get ahead, plus Xu Chen made a speech in Long Wuwei before, and the Praetorian Guard was like fighting chicken blood at this time, so it was not majestic.

At noon, Xu Chen ordered the whole army to camp and rest, ready to have lunch, such a march is often a destination to rest, but Xu Chen doesn't care about anything else, let Cheng Shouli's words chatter, and finally Cheng Shouli has no choice but to agree, after all, such a march is far away, and there is no danger in the territory now, walking for six or seven hours must be tiring, and you can regain some strength after resting.

And Xu Chen is thinking about war horses, no matter how tired people are, they are also riding on horseback, although this vanguard force has brought two thousand more horses as a reserve, but it must also be properly handled, and this vanguard force does not bring many materials, and it is fast, and it is not a good thing to be far away from the main force.

After this adjustment, Xu Chen took out a hu cake from his arms, and a small pickle was eaten with water, not to mention, he was really panicked after walking for most of the day, and the food was really fragrant, the Great Dou Army and the Praetorian Guard Army had already been surprised, they had been practicing together for the past few days, and they were used to seeing the horses like this, but they were all warm in their hearts.

Fang Yi originally thought that Xu Chen was pretending, but all the way over, where did he seem to pretend to be, so that he himself was embarrassed to eat and drink, and he had to sleep with the sergeants, so he was not used to it, how did he know that Xu Chen loved to eat Hu cakes the most, in the past few months, every day for breakfast was a bowl of Hu cakes and a bowl of porridge, which was very refreshing, Xu Chen just wanted to tell him: This Hu cake is really fucking delicious!

Cheng Shouli was also very happy to see that Xu Yuma was such a pioneer and did not engage in privileges, although Ge Shuhan was strict in governing the army but very harsh, and rarely sympathetic to the corporal, Xu Chen's actions, regardless of whether they were intentional or unintentional, invisibly injected a warm current into the hearts of the sergeants.

Cheng Shouli brought a bag of hand-grabbed mutton and was embarrassed to take it out to eat, and finally he was really hungry, so he asked Xu Chen for a Hu Cake, pretending to eat it, and was about to open the conversation box after a while, but Xu Chen got up from the ground, patted the dust, turned over on his horse, and ordered the whole army to continue to advance.

Where can this old Cheng take care of eating for half a day, the vanguard officer has given an order, he is helpless, the soldiers in the army eat that is a speed, no matter how much you eat, it must be eaten within a limited time, Cheng Shouli did not eat at all, but at this time on the horse is hungry stomach growling, but he does not dare to eat on the march again, this horse usually talks and laughs with you, but once the march, it is not smiling, still thinking of Geshu Deying's ass, Cheng Shouli is to put the cake into his arms, the box that was just about to be opened, also had to be closed, I just felt a tightness in my chest.

For this horse, Cheng Shouli has begun to admire, not only heard that this horse is powerful in Beijing, and Yang Guozhong's discord, but also impressed by the military ability of this horse, he got this bow and arrow battalion, after several trainings, it can already be used in actual combat, these few days of drills, this horse even designed a secret weapon, Cheng Shouli has been dumbfounded......

Nearly 10,000 people marched on the road as an advance force, the team behind was not far apart, Ge Shuhan was sitting in the rear, and the border city was following him, and the army went straight into Mobei at the same time, Ge Shuhan seemed to be paying attention to the movements of Tubo from time to time, and this expedition of 60,000 soldiers naturally had to rely on him to suppress the formation, but in case of a large-scale invasion of Tubo, this expedition to the Turks was on the line, and Ge Shuhan had to consider the marching commander Xu Da and the horse...... (To be continued......)