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In the desert, Li Longji, Zhang Shuo, Chen Xuanli, Xue Zhi, Pei Xiaoke, Li Kuan, Su Fan, and Zhang Xiaofei gathered together, all frowning, with a solemn face.

The 20,000 troops stayed on a meadow, guarded separately, like iron buckets.

"We have been in the desert for more than a day, and we have been deep for nearly two hundred miles, and we have searched and searched, but there is no trace of the Turks. Li Longji rushed to the crowd.

"I have long guessed that the Turks will fight and will not fight us head-on, and this is the case." Chen Xuanli's eyebrows raised, and he said, "In the past day or so, we have searched many places, but we have not found the Turks, which is really difficult." How good is that? ”

As for the Turkic response, they have long guessed. However, it is one thing to guess, and quite another to experience it firsthand.

This day is more than two days, so many places have been searched, and even the shadow of the Turks has not appeared, how can this battle be fought?

If this problem is not solved, it will be empty talk.

"King Chu, this is not the way." Pei Xiaoke, who was in charge of inquiring about the news, frowned tightly, and there was no lack of worry on his face, and said: "The desert is so vast, when we enter the desert, we are like blind people, turning around, it is difficult to find the Turks." In the past two days, the place where I led people to search was very wide, not to mention the Turks, and I didn't even see the shadow of the Turks, so this battle could not be fought. ”

"In the battle of Montenegro that year, all the Turks rushed to Montenegro, we are near Montenegro, and the Turks can appear at any time, and they can fight as much as they want. At that time, I didn't worry about the Turks fighting, but I didn't have the strength to fight. Zhang Xiaofei's brows were twisted into a Sichuan character.

Tang Jun came with all his strength this time, where did he think that he couldn't find the Turks, it was like a punch hitting the air, there was nowhere to focus, and no one felt good in their hearts.

"You're right." Li Longji nodded and said, "The Turks have learned wisely this time, and they do not fight with us head-on, but take guerrilla battles, it is indeed difficult to find them, but it is not impossible. ”

"King Chu, do you have a way?" Everyone's eyes were burning and fell on Li Longji, with a look of anticipation.

If you want to fight the Turks, you must first find the Turks, and if you can't find the Turks, it is pure nonsense to talk about fighting the Turks.

"I think, Zhang said there is a way." Li Longji glanced at Zhang Shuo, and saw that Zhang Shuo was very calm and not anxious.

"I have an idea." Zhang Shuo nodded.

"Say it quickly." Everyone hurriedly urged, their eyes widened, and they couldn't wait to pull out the answer from Zhang Shuo's mouth.

"Of course, the Turks have changed their fighting style and want to use guerrilla to drag us down, but there is one thing that the Turks cannot change, and that is the water source." Zhang Shuo reminded.

"Water source?"

"That's right! Headwaters! ”

"Why didn't I think of that?"

Chen Xuanli and the others suddenly realized, all of them were excited, and the worries on their faces were swept away.

The desert is empty, and unobstructed, very suitable for cavalry galloping, with the Turkic familiarity with the desert, it is completely possible to come and go like the wind. But there is one limitation, and that is that you can't do without water.

Both humans and horses have to drink water. If you don't drink water for a short time, it's not a problem, but it's okay to live without drinking water for a long time? Definitely not.

People, you can drink horse **, it's really urgent, you can also drink horse urine, and even drink blood. What about horses? If a horse doesn't drink water for a day, can it still run?

As for the use of horses and camel water, it is okay for a short time, but not for a long time. Because the horse will have a lot of water to drink, how much can a horse camel? The water I drank for three or two days was already the sky.

Just find a key point, and the problem will be solved.

"We only need to stare at the water source to find the Turks." Chen Xuanli was excited.

"Lakes, rivers, streams, you can't let them go." Xue Zhi added.

Li Longji spread out the map, looked at it for a while, and said, "There is a lake here, and there is a grassland, which is suitable for garrisons, so we will stay here." Then, send people to the water source to find out the news. ”

"Good!" There was no objection from the crowd, and they were unanimous.

"We should report this to the commander, and the commander will remind the ministries." Zhang said to add.

This is necessary, and everyone naturally has no objections.

As soon as Li Longji gave the order, he went to the selected lake to garrison the troops. This lake is not big, only three or four miles, the lake water is clear, and the water of 20,000 people can completely solve it.

Pei Xiaoke led people to search around.

On the first day, there was no news.

The next day, there was no news.

On the third day, there was finally news.

"King Chu, good news, good news." Pei Xiaoke's face was full of excitement, and he quickly rushed into Li Longji's big tent.

"Now Turkic?" Li Longji raised his eyebrows, very excited.

"yes." Pei Xiaoke nodded heavily, not allowing Li Longji to ask, and said: "More than a hundred miles away from us in the northwest, there is a small lake, where 10,000 Turkic troops are resting. ”

"Ten thousand. Let's eat him! ”

"That's right! Just 10,000 people is not enough for us to stuff our teeth. ”

Chen Xuanli's eyes were hot, and they were gearing up.

"This is how we come." Li Longji pondered for a moment and said, "Chen Xuanli, Xue Zhi, and Zhang Xiaofei and I led five thousand elites to come out first, and Zhang Shuo led the main force to come from behind. ”

One of the advantages of this is that it can bite the Turks quickly. As long as you bite the Turks, it's easy to say.

"The Turks want to fight, they won't stay in one place for too long, and it is necessary to bite the Turks with their elites first." Zhang said that he was the first to agree.

This matter was decided, and Li Longji, together with Chen Xuanli, Xue Zhi, and Zhang Xiaofei, led five thousand elites out.

These 5,000 elites are the elites selected by Li Longji, one person and three horses, one on horseback, one camel transporting things, and one resting. The advantage of this is that you always keep the horsepower at its peak.

Fighting in the desert, horsepower is too important, if the war horse does not have sufficient body, it is difficult to catch up with the Turks.

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There were a number of tents on the edge of a small lake, where the Turkic army was stationed.

The leader of this Turkic army was a Tutun, a man in his forties, tall and strong.

The Turkic royal family's surname was Ashina, called Khan, and his wife was called Kedun. Below the Khan, there are other military commanders, and the children are called special services, and the ministers are Ye Hu, Qu Lusi, Abo, Qi Li, Tutun, Tong Jin, Yan Hongda, Jieli, Dagan, and all twenty-eight, etc., all of which are hereditary, and there is no restriction on posts.

Tutun was much larger than the Dagan officers that Li Longji killed during his winter military training. Of course, because of the tribal system practiced by the Turks, the tribal leaders were hereditary, and their armies were more or less.

To make an explanation here, the "Book of Tang" records the Turkic children as "Teller", which, according to the research of later historians, should be a mistake and should be a "special service".

"I can't live this day, here today, there tomorrow, it's really a toss-up."

"That's right, where is this war, it's just tossing people, running around, I don't even see a shadow of the Tang Army, I still have to hide."

"I've never fought a battle like this. It's still as good as ever, when you see the Tang Army, you rush forward, you can fight if you can, and you can flee if you can't. We are now like marmots in the desert. ”

The congregations were complaining.

Mo Si was a shrewd man, he did not let the Turkic army stay in one place for too long, and had to leave after a short rest to avoid being discovered by the Tang army. This kind of handling is very good, but these generals have not fought such a battle, and they are very unhappy.

"The Khan ordered it so badly that it had to be carried out." Tutun's face sank, and he shouted in a deep voice: "You all know that the Tang Dynasty dispatched at least 400,000 troops this time, and if we really want to fight, we can't beat it." We can only drag and go around on the desert with the Tang army, until the Tang army is dragged down and exhausted, and we will have a chance. If you are too long, you can go to Tang Jun to fight hard, and I will never stop you. ”

The generals were stunned for a moment, and their faces changed greatly.

They also knew that Tutun was right, they really wanted to find Tang Jun desperately, and those who were seeking their own death. If you want to defeat the Tang Army, you can only go around in circles with the Tang Army and drag the Tang Army down.

"My lord, we are just complaining, you don't have to take it seriously." There are generals who are cautious.

"As a warrior of the Great Turks, at this critical juncture of recovering the country, even if there is a great grudge, you have to hide it in the bottom of your heart and not show it, understand?" Tutun's eyes sparkled, and he glanced at the generals.

"Understood." The generals are busy.

"If I hear someone complaining again, confusing the army's morale, I will not be spared." Tutun shouted, like a thunderbolt, and the generals shrank their necks, and they didn't dare to come out.

"We've rested here for a day, and we'll give you half a day to rest, and we'll be out." Tutun Road.

"Obey." Although they were unwilling, the generals did not dare to disobey.

"Your Excellency, Tang Jun is here." At that moment, the scout hurried in and shouted at Tutun.

"Tang Jun?" An exclamation sounded, and the faces of the generals changed greatly.

The Tang army is prestigious, and the Turks have a psychological shadow, and when they heard of the arrival of the Tang army, they couldn't help but be afraid.

"So soon?" Tutun was surprised, with a look of admiration on his face, and said, "The Khan is wise! Not staying in one place for too long is a wonderful way to deal with the Tang Army. ”

Tutun's courage was good, and he didn't panic, and asked, "How many people are there in the Tang Army?" ”

"Your Excellency, not much, just 5,000 people." The scout said busily.

"Five thousand?"

"That's fine."

There are 10,000 Turks gathered here, and they are really not afraid of the 5,000 Tang army, and the generals secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"If there are more Tang troops, I can only avoid their edge, and only 5,000 Tang troops will dare to attack me, which will be death." Tutun's eyes flashed with fierceness, and he shouted: "Give orders, set up formations, and prepare to meet the enemy." ”

As soon as the order was given, the Turks began to line up.

This Turkic army was well trained, and soon it was formed into formations, horizontal rows, vertical columns, orderly, and purged in one faction.

"Rumble!" As soon as the formation was completed, I heard an earth-shattering sound of hooves, and a black line of water appeared in the field of vision, beautiful and smooth.

"The hooves are neat, this is an elite!" As soon as Tutun heard it, he knew the reality of this Tang army.

For the sound of hooves, the Turks are more familiar with their own women than they are with their own women.

Soon, you will be able to see the Tang Army clearly, and you can see that the Tang Army is in a neat formation and the flag is fluttering.

In the middle, there is a king's flag.

"King Chu? Wu Zetian's stinky woman's own grandson, Li Longji is here. Tutun was overjoyed and laughed: "Haha! God bless the Great Turks, let me meet Li Longji. Li Longji, Li Longji, you are killing yourself. ”