Princess Taiping gave a dinner in the Chengxiang Palace, which was considered to be a practice of wine, and at this time, the war of the main Turkic force attacking the nine surnames of Telle had already begun, so Xue Chongxun adjusted his mind and Mingguang's second army to leave Guanzhong to the north within a few days.

The farther away from Chang'an, the bustle and bustle of the lights will gradually drift away. Walking out of the Guanzhong Plain, the mountains are undulating, the grass and dead trees are tuned, and the north wind with sand and dust blows away the peaceful and tranquil rich scene of Guanzhong. The surrounding population gradually thinned out, but there were many strong men on the road, all of whom were requisitioned by the local government from far and near to transport grain and grass materials. The vicissitudes of labor and farmers, the heavy ironclad army, the atmosphere has become heavy, Xue Chongxun recalled that the drunken gold fans in Chang'an were two completely different worlds.

There were many banners erected among the Chinese soldiers, some of them were written "King of Jin" and "Xue", and some were written "Tang", which made it easy for the messengers to be identified and could keep the information flowing. The Tang Army of Shishuofang Town, the Xianbei Army of Lingzhou, Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Hedong and Hedong have been ordered to transfer troops to the Hetao area, and there are many people and horses, and mobilization and assembly is not a simple process, I am afraid it will take some time. The speed of organizing such a congress to fight the Tang Dynasty was obviously not as fast as that of the nomads.

At the same time, the cavalry of the various khanate prefectures dispatched by the imperial court also set out one after another, and the news was constantly reported to Xue Chongxun's Chinese army, so that the center could grasp the location of its own troops in time. After Xue Chongxun and his staff gathered the information, they found that in fact, most of these "allies" and subject countries were here to make up the numbers, and only two Xianbei people really planned to contribute: the Xianbei people of the Tuyuhun Murong clan and the descendants of the Xianbei people of the Wuluo Hubu in the east.

The Murong clan sent 30,000 cavalry, and the marching speed led by Murong Xuan, the king of his khan, was at the head of the armies of all ethnic groups, and it had reached the periphery of the Shan Yu Duhufu area. It is easy for people to take the Murong family's contribution for granted, because their family and the Xue family have had a hot relationship in recent years, and they have joined forces many times, and the sister of the Khan King has also become the side princess of the Jin Palace.

However, the small group of Wuluo Protectors actually sent 20,000 troops, which made Xue Chongxun and the others somewhat surprised, because Silla sent hundreds of people because of such a large territory.

Zhang Jiuling analyzed: "Wuluohu is adjacent to the eastern part of the Turkic Khanate, and they must want to ask the Tang Dynasty to divide the pastures and interests of the Turks after the victory. ”

Xue Chongxun thought that this statement was more reliable, nodded and said: "We are all fair people, as long as Wu Luo has made a meritorious contribution, it is natural to share more benefits." ”

At this time, the army had been out of Chang'an for nearly half a month, and it had only walked a few hundred miles, and the march was only half of the way. In addition to the rugged roads on the northern plateau of Guanzhong, the reason for the slower speed is also the reason why most of the soldiers walked. Both the Shence Army and the Mingguang Army are elite, among which the Mingguang Army is fully cavalry, and each sergeant is equipped with at least two war horses; The infantry of the Shence Army also had horses for walking. However, in order to raise horses, most of the soldiers marched on weekdays with horses on foot.

Wang Changling also offered a plan: "This time, our army is transferred from all sides, there is no need to conceal the intention, Xue Lang can send a document in the middle of the road to spread it to all places, before the soldiers and horses arrive, take the lead to occupy the name of righteousness, and show the general trend of justice will win, so strive to take refuge in the Turkic Khitan and some tribes within the Turks that are not in harmony with the Mosi royal court, if those forces can be separated from the Mosi Khan one after another, the growth of one will become a trend of cannibalization. ”

Xue Chongxun immediately clapped his head and said, "This matter will be handed over to the young uncle." ”

Su Jin was not far behind, and then said: "Although the Khitan, the old Goguryeo and some Turkic tribes are not die-hard loyalists of the Mosi Khan, they also have grudges with the Tang Dynasty that are difficult to sort out. ”

Zhang Jiuling muttered: "At this time, the main force of Mo Si fell into Tiele, if we get a mobile and fast cavalry to raid the black sand in the south of the court, and start the battle to lay a big victory, we are not afraid of those wall grasses and do not look back." ”

When Su Jin heard this, he thought that if he didn't win the first run, would he blame himself? Then he answered: "This move is also a way, but it is too risky, and it is not the way to seek stability by going deep alone." ”

Xue Chongxun said with a smile: "I am the one who finally decides how to fight, no matter whether I win or lose, I will not blame the person who came up with the idea, you are undoubtedly too cautious, and if you have anything in your heart, just say it directly." ”

Suddenly, Su Jin's face was a little unbearable, and he hurriedly said: "The minister has no other intentions, but it is a little risky...... However, the Turks dare to fight Tiele first at this time, their arrogance is obvious, arrogance will give birth to the heart of the enemy, I am afraid I don't believe that we can take the black sand so quickly, the prevention should not be too big. ”

Xue Chongxun thought for a while and said: "It is indeed a fighter, we can't be timid at the beginning of the war, just as the young man said, it is especially important to take the initiative." It's just that it will take nearly a month for our Shence Mingguang Second Army to reach the Hetao area, and the other soldiers and horses will not be too fast...... However, the two Xianbei soldiers and horses have recently been cavalry, but let them attack alone, but they don't know what the combat strength is, if they can't win, it will be bad. ”

Zhang Jiuling said: "Wuluo is afraid that it will not be possible to protect the widows of the small country, and if you want to choose the Murong family, it is obviously more useful." They have been surviving between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty for a long time, and they have a set of tactics with soldiers, and the Turkic combat power is not as good as that of Tubo and they are unprepared. ”

Xue Chongxun would not make a rash decision about this kind of risky matter, so he changed the topic and said, "Last time, we secretly sent an envoy to the Khitan, what was the result?" ”

Wang Changling replied: "The Khitan people have made no progress in vain, but the envoy has returned to the dynasty safely without hindrance. ”

"If you are not of my race, your heart will be different, it seems that this is not only suitable for our Central Plains, but also makes sense on the grassland. Sure enough, the Khitan and Mo Si are not the same heart, otherwise if Mo Si killed the Tang envoy, the Khitan would not have let the envoy back lightly, they were to leave a way back for themselves. Xue Chongxun said.

After a few more days, a new military situation suddenly came from the border pass, and the surname Tiele Gelulu, who was located in the northwest direction, was the first to attack because of his alliance with Ba Tugu, and was defeated in the first battle, and his troops were slaughtered, and nearly 10,000 people were captured, and countless people were plundered and tortured.

At this time, Wang Changling's inscription was also issued, which detailed the brutal and bloody crimes of the Turks, which were obviously more recognized by the people at the time of the massacre of the Qarlu clan. An article made the image of Mursi Khan slide from the hero who helped Li Tang to restore the devil into the abyss of tyranny.

Zhang Jiuling said again: "Mo Si Khan is proud of his victory and wanton slaughter, and he will definitely not stop against the other two surnames (Huluwu and Rat Nishi, who are allied with Ba Tu Gu), it is the time to take advantage of it!" It would be detrimental for us not to act immediately after the condemnation. ”

Xue Chongxun was still a little hesitant between benefits and risks at this time, and did not grasp the key reason to convince himself to make a decision. But with his usual experience, when it is difficult to weigh the pros and cons, the best way is to choose one at random and then implement it firmly, whether it is right or wrong, it is better than the result of hesitation. So he immediately made a decision and ordered the secret envoys to go to Murong Xianbei's camp day and night.

At this time, Murong Xuan had already arrived in the area of Hetao Sanshou City one step ahead of the main force of the Tang army, and after receiving Xue Chongxun's secret order, he hurriedly convened the noble ministers in the sweat tent to discuss and ask for advice, in fact, to see the support attitude of the various ministries.

Since the death of the previous prime minister Fulu, the Khan king Murong Xuan, with the help of his sister Murong Yan, with the help of the Tang Dynasty, successively got rid of those ministers who were disloyal to him, and this young man who was less than a weak crown (twenty years old) gradually controlled the power of the entire Tuyuhun, and the status of the Murong clan had a revival in his hands.

As soon as the prestige was established, the decision was much easier than before, and the ministers and ministers who would follow the Murong clan to send troops were originally for the purpose of helping the Tang Dynasty attack the Turks, and at this time they expressed their willingness to obey the "wise decision" of the Khan. Murong Xuan's health was still not very good, he looked thinner and weaker as before, with a pale face, but at this moment, the people under the tent no longer dared to have any contempt for him.

Murong Xuan coughed twice and said softly: "The imperial court (Tang Dynasty) granted the king of Jin the power of the army to join forces to fight against the Turkic tyranny, and the people and horses of all ethnic groups should all listen to his orders and work together. ”

The leaders of the nobles immediately shouted: "The Khan King is wise, and the ministers are willing to follow the Khan King to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions." ”

Murong Xuan said with great satisfaction: "In this way, you will each lead your troops to set out from the camp, first go to Zhongshou Surrender City to hand over the national documents, replenish supplies according to the system, and go straight out of the northeast to kill Heisha City." ”

At this time, the Tuyuhun ruler Murong clan was obviously a loyal vassal of the Tang Dynasty, and a large part of Murong clan's prestige in Tuyuhun today was due to the strong backing of Xue Chongxun and his party in the Tang Dynasty, which made up for their lack of shaking foundation in the previous civil strife. Therefore, of course, the Khan King must resolutely support Xue Chongxun's authority, and the lip-to-lip relationship is difficult to abandon.

Most of the Xianbei people came to the city for the first time, and when they saw this city here on the marching road, they were all surprised, and some people exclaimed: "The middle city is famous, it is the towering Khan Road and the only important place to pass through the road, why is it so poorly repaired, there is not even an urn city?" ”

Murong Xuan, who was wearing a white robe and had a tightly wrapped head on his head, said lightly: "When the Tang people built the city, they thought that the enemy soldiers should not be afraid to cower when they came, and should go out of the city to fight to the death. It has the same meaning as 'breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat' in the Han Chinese book. ”

Under the influence of the Murong clan's national policy, the Xianbei tribe, an ethnic group that once competed with the Han people for space in the Central Plains, reached the point of almost worshipping the Han people at this time.

Murong Xuan took the opportunity to say to the army: "The Xianbei people are all descendants of the Yellow Emperor (they think so), so they should move forward fearlessly and bravely!" ”G