Chapter 477 Desert

When the news of the defeat of the Tuyuhun army reached Xue Chongxun's army, many people were surprised and shocked, and Wang Changling said angrily: "The main force of Moyu is still in Mobei, and Tuyuhun's 30,000 iron cavalry to attack an empty city has become such a situation!" The first battle was unfavorable, how to make those tribes who were watching leave the silence? ”

The crowd was discussing, and some asked for an envoy to be sent to reprimand the king of Tuyuhun Khan, who was not in a good position to fight. Xue Chongxun was also a little annoyed at the beginning, but Tuyuhun was nominally a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, and the Khan King claimed to be a courtier, and he could not be dismissed and demoted at will like the mainland courtiers. In the noise of the civil and military forces, Xue Chongxun suddenly remembered Murong Yan, and remembered that he was hiding in a cabinet to watch her all kinds of customs at that time......

After a while, Xue Chongxun sighed and said: "Success or failure, gains and losses, and life gathering and dispersing are also a fate. ”

He said this without a head, and everyone didn't appreciate what it meant, and they all quieted down one after another. When everyone looked back at Xue Chongxun, they saw that he was looking into the distance and didn't know what he was thinking, plus the exclamation just now, it seemed that Taoism had enlightened something like that.

At this time, Zhang Jiuling said quietly: "On the military report, the Turks transferred 10,000 cavalry reinforcements in advance, and the defenders were only half less than half of the Xianbei army in terms of numbers. The Tuyuhun people are fighting a war of the Tang people, and there is no merit or hard work for the blood shed for our dynasty, and we can't blame them too much. ”

After hearing this, everyone felt that there was some truth, and Wang Changling said: "It's just delaying our strategy." ”

At this moment, a sergeant suddenly reported to the Chinese army, and the envoys of the foreign feudal lords asked to see him. Xue Chongxun sent someone to see him, the envoy turned out to be a person sent by Wuluohu in the Northeast, this tribe is also a descendant of the Xianbei people, and it cannot develop in the staggered territory of the Northeast forces, and it is bent on making meritorious contributions to the Tang Dynasty and sharing part of the pastures in the Monan region, so the national elementary school transferred 20,000 troops to almost the whole country to join the coalition army to serve the Tang army.

The first battle of Heisha City was very famous, and the Turks preached it everywhere, and the Wuluo Protector also got the news, so they immediately sent people to find the Tang army and asked to send troops to attack Heisha City for meritorious service.

However, Xue Chongxun's shogunate rejected the envoy's request, because considering that Murong Xuan's attack had failed and had failed to inflict heavy losses on the Turkic army in Heisha City, there was little chance that another coalition force with a smaller number would rush over. In fact, Xue Chongxun's decision to let Murong Xuan attack Heisha City at the beginning was not out of the purpose of wanting to control the Zhan Mo South region, but mainly to build momentum, and now that the strategy fails, it is impossible to take a greater risk, and the main force of the Tang Army has not yet been dispatched to the point of breaking the jar and falling.

What Xue Chongxun and the others didn't expect was that the Wuluo Protectors were quite bold, they didn't wait for a reply at all, and they had already sent troops while sending envoys...... The leader Yuwen Hongju marched westward, intending to cross the Gobi region, so he drove straight from the Monan grassland to attack Heisha City, and then waited for the Tang Dynasty reinforcements to arrive and take the pastures in the eastern part of Monan.

The abacus was crackling, thinking that the main Turkic force was in Mobei, which was a good opportunity to exploit loopholes. This opportunity was originally given to Xue Chongxun's relative Murong Clan, Yu Wenhong thought that Murong Xuan was too hasty, so wouldn't it have solved everything by letting them take the lead?

A group of nomadic cavalry wearing animal skins and sporadic leather armor and chain mail marched towards the depths of the Gobi under the leadership of Yu Wenhong. They walked all day under the scorching sun and among the rocks, and the next morning they had just marched out of camp when they suddenly reported a large force of cavalry to the south. The scout ran into the ranks and shouted, "It's the Khitans!" ”

The panicked tribal leaders said: "We have no grudge against the Khitans, they were also forced to join the Turks, why are they attacking us now?" ”

Someone understood as if an afterthought: "The Khitans have always wanted to annex our Wuluohu, and this is enough!" ”

The enemy soldiers are approaching, and Yu Wenhong can't care about those reasons, so there is only one way to go first. At the moment, he led the Uro Escort to turn around and face the south. After a long time, I saw dust in the middle of the lifeless stones in the distance, and in the roar of horses' hooves, a black line appeared in the gray and yellow Gobi, and the horses in the distance were like black floods.

The Khitans didn't send anyone to talk about the big truth or shout a few words of surrender or preferential treatment, and the large force of cavalry did not stop for a moment and swarmed directly to this side. The Gobi Desert is rugged, the Khitan people and horses have no formation, the black tide is like an ant colony gradually swallowing the desert in front of you, and when it is approaching, it quickly charges, and the sound of "wow" and horses' hooves is loud. The Uro Protector also rushed forward with a shout, and soon the sound of hand-to-hand killing shook the sky.

The blood sprinkled in the dry rocks and sand quickly dried, and the skull and stump fell to the ground and covered with dust. Cruel killing is like this cruel living environment, and there is no reason for the jungle to eat the strong.

The Uro Protectors ran away from defeat and ran eastward for dozens of miles, leaving behind countless corpses and wounded, and those who were wounded with broken legs would sooner or later die in this uninhabited place. Yuwenhong's Chinese army was unfortunately surrounded by a group of Khitan soldiers who took a detour from the flank during the retreat, and the tribes were scattered, and he himself died in the chaos.

After the Khitan victory, they divided their troops and marched to the area where the Wuluo Protectors were active, and the soldiers let out a message to let Yuwenhong's son come and surrender and let his people go.

…… When the Chinese army of the Tang Dynasty learned the news that Wuluohu had been defeated by the Khitan, they were also interrupting to cross a desert. This desert is located in the south of the Three Surrender Cities, but the Three Cities in the north and the Shan Yu Protectorate are not called Mobei, and the Desert South and Desert North are divided by the Gobi Belt on the side of the Hanhai Metropolitan Protectorate.

The Wuluo Protector did not listen to the orders of the imperial court and went out without authorization, but the leader Yuwen Hong was already dead, the tribe was also destroyed, and the Xue Chongxun shogunate was helpless, so he could only send them a sentence: find death by yourself.

Zhang Jiuling said: "When the Murong Xianbei people attacked Heisha City, the Khitan stood still on the wall and watched, and Wuluo Huyu Wenhong probably didn't expect the Khitan people to suddenly attack halfway. This also shows that the defeat in the first battle of Black Sand City made the Khitan and other tribes lean towards the Turks again, and if we don't reverse the shape, I'm afraid that the early preparations will be in vain. ”

Because the news of the main force of the Turkic Khanate's Mosi Khan is still in Mobei to deal with the Tiele tribes, the place where the battle can start in front of him is still Black Sand City. However, the main force of the Tang army is still in the desert area south of the Three Cities, and after reaching the Three Cities, it is hundreds of miles away to attack the Black Sands, and it is difficult for the army to reach it in a short period of time, and it is difficult for the surrounding allied forces to find people and horses who can have the strength to attack the Black Sand City, and the situation is at a stalemate for a while.

At this time, Du Xian, the general of the right military guard, entered the account and asked for orders: "Please ask the king of Jin to order his ministers to lead the Mingguang army to attack Heisha." ”

Xue Chongxun was stunned for a moment, and Du Xian hugged his fists again and said: "If you can't break the city, come and see you!" ”

Zhang Jiuling on the side persuaded Du Xian: "General Du must not be impulsive, it is a taboo for soldiers to go deep alone, the Mingguang Army is the elite of the Chinese army, and it should not be lightly exposed if it has not yet engaged with the main Turkic force, let alone take risks." ”

Du Xian shook his head and said: "The cavalry was originally looking for fighters to attack quickly, Xianbei people can't do it, how about trying our Datang iron cavalry?" The prince thought twice, if he didn't turn the situation around at this time, and when the main force would fight, the Khitan tribe and other armies in the old part of Goguryeo would work hard for Mo Si, and our enemy might increase by 100,000 iron cavalry! If we let Mingguangjun try their edge, maybe we can't let those wall grasses cling to it, at least let them have a wait-and-see mentality, which will be very beneficial to us. ”

Xue Chongxun didn't hesitate after hearing this, and said earnestly: "Not only is the Mingguang Army a person I value, but General Du is also the person I care about. ”

Du Xian hurriedly said: "I will live up to the trust of the prince!" ”

Du Xian was about to say goodbye and go out to prepare, Xue Chongxun stopped him and said, "How about we play another piece of "Out of the Stopper"?" ”

"It's an honor." Du Xian hugged his fists and smiled.

The sergeant brought the drum and the reed pipe, Xue Chongxun still used the pipe, and Du Xian beat the drum together. Xue Chongxun picked up the flute and couldn't help but sigh: "Success or failure, gains and losses, life is all fate, cherish the time of reunion." ”

Everyone looked a little stunned when they heard this. Soon the sound of propaganda sounded in the tent of the Chinese army with thousands of troops, and the tune was still out of tune, but it still sounded so tacit and listening, happy to the good, Wang Changling sang loudly: "Hou Qi out of Ganquan, running for his life into Yanyan." The flag is a floating cloud shadow, like a bright moon string! ”

After a song, Xue Chongxun put down the transverse flute, took off the saber on his waist and handed it to Du Xian and said: "After General Du comes out of the plug, I will miss playing with you very much. ”

Xue Chongxun is equipped with some ordinary horizontal knives, but the scabbard is inlaid with a few gems, and he doesn't use a good knife for a long time, and the frost and snow sent by Princess Taiping before he set out last time was directly lost. But it is not the knife that is expensive, but a favor, Du Xian was greatly moved, and knelt to take the saber.

Xue Chongxun asked someone to bring wine again, which was regarded as a farewell for Du Xian. He picked up the wine glass and said: "Persuade you to drink a glass of wine, and there is no one in the three cities in the north." ”Q