This is also unexpectedly imagined by the generals and soldiers under Li Shiji's command.

A bad news, and then he talked about the situation of Luo Shixin.

This bad thing is too reminiscent of Luo Shixin's defeat, so that there is a feeling of depression in the whole army, especially those soldiers who regard Luo Shixin as a role model, all of them are unbelievable.

General Chang Sheng, why did he lose so lightly?

Li Shiji didn't seem to see the reaction in the army, and pressed all the soldiers with both hands to silence them.

As a general in charge of the army, Li Shiji's ability and prestige were enough to subdue the soldiers under his command, and the noise disappeared in an instant.

Li Shiji said to himself: "The general's army has already achieved rich results in the first step when we left Yanmen Pass. Four battles in one day, first broke the sticky tribe, and then divided the troops to defeat the reinforcements of the Wu tribe, killed its chief, and then repelled the Luo Yi reinforcements, and there was an extermination of the Wu tribe that night, Luo Yi was threatened by the general's soldiers, abandoned the camp and fled in panic. In one day, the general directly destroyed the front line of the Turks and achieved brilliant results. ”

As soon as Li Shiji's voice fell, the noise around him rose again.

It's a twist of God.

"That is to say, just Turkic, how can I help the general!" A young brainless fan whispered softly to the soldiers beside him.

His words immediately echoed him.

"That's it, the general can use 2,000 soldiers and horses to fight with 100,000 Turkic cavalry, I'm the first fierce general of the Tang Dynasty, how can a mere Turk be his opponent?"

"But isn't that good news? How did it become bad news? "A slightly rational soldier said the most critical issue at the moment.

A few soldiers, you look at me. They all looked at Li Shiji on the school platform, and they were all shocked in their hearts, and hurriedly kept silent: their commander. Li Shiji, the head of the Datang Tongmo Road March, had an iron face, and anger seemed to be brewing in his eyes.

Zhang Gongjin, Gao Yongsheng and the other generals didn't understand Li Shiji's intentions, and they all looked at him with surprise, wouldn't they be angry because of Luo Shixin's big victory, haven't you heard of any deep contradictions between the two of them? And Li Shiji has always been known for his wisdom and bravery, and he will not be so disregarded for the overall situation. No one can guess the Tao of Li Shiji's current thoughts and intentions.

"Something to be happy about, isn't it?" After Li Shiji's voice was quieter below, he said coldly.

It's quiet all around!

Li Shiji shouted: "I want to sue you." A few days before this news came, when we were gathering our troops and waiting for the grain and grass to arrive, the general had already broken through the Turkic front. Now he is marching on the court of the Turkic Khan. Think about us again, it's just a few small fights, and the number of kills is less than half a hundred. I don't need to talk about the general's ability to fight, you should all know it. Rubbing like this. We haven't taken Xiangcheng yet. The general destroyed the court of the Turkic Khan. The three-way army, the general is making rapid progress, and the chief manager must not be far behind. Only we are the slowest and most powerless, do you have to wait until the other two roads have destroyed the Turks, and we are still attacking Xiangcheng, so that everyone in the world is laughing at us, do you know what shame is? ”

Li Shiji's words fell, and the surrounding soldiers and generals reacted.

Yes!

Fighting the Turks is to expand the territory. A great event that has created great achievements. Such a once-in-a-lifetime situation as a general is the best way for them to leave their name in history, as soldiers. Promotion rewards and post-war rewards are also the motivation for their hard work......

But if you want to get this qiē, you have to play a record!

If all the exploits of the war are attributed to Luo Shixin and Li Jing, then how can they still leave their names in history, even if they have promotions and rewards, it is only a fraction of it.

As a martial dynasty, the soldiers and generals regarded their military exploits as a kind of glory, and even the literati tried their best to gild the army and add a stroke to their resumes. Now when the soldiers found that they were far behind the other two armies, it was as if they had eaten the delicacy in their mouths and let others rob them.

One by one, they were all eager.

Li Shiji said: "This battle is very important to my Datang, I originally wanted to take it step by step, rely on the advantages of my Datang, and achieve victory." But the current situation does not allow us to be slow. If you want to stay behind, you have to speed up. Now immediately march into the army and go straight to Xiangcheng. ”

"Good!"

The 40,000-strong army shouted in unison.

Perhaps because he was adapted to Li Shiji's approach step by step, the Xiangcheng guards were unprepared for Li Shiji's sudden attack.

This breath did not ease up, and under the onslaught of the Tang army, which was stimulated like a wolf, Xiangcheng fell overnight......

After Li Shiji took Xiangcheng, all the horses in the general gathered, matched with the captured war horses, and left the soldiers who could not ride horses, but they just rested for half the night, and immediately advanced into the depths of the Turks without stopping.

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Kubuqi Desert.

Li Jing took a sip of water, licked his shriveled lips, glanced at the sun in the sky, and said, "How far is it from the oasis in front?" ”

A person beside him said, "There are about twenty miles left." ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "The order goes down, and the whole army rests for an hour." Tell them, there is an oasis not far ahead, so you don't need to save too much water in the pot, you can drink it all. ”

"Do you want to hold on?" Adjutant General Wei Chi Jingde spat out a mouthful of sand, which was very different from the situation encountered by Luo Shixin and Li Shiji.

Whether it is the grassland north of Luo Shixin, or the grassland that Li Shiji encounters when he passes through Dingxiang is a flat river, a livestock base rich in water and grass.

Lingzhou, which Li Jing guarded, was relatively remote, because it was located on the south bank of the Yellow River in the most upstream, and was affected by the alluvium of the Yellow River and the impression of the flood deposits in front of the Wolf Mountain, forming a huge desert area.

Li Jing and their intention to attack the Turks from Lingzhou were not the enemy, but the vast desert called Kubuqi that they had to overcome first.

Like Han Xin, Li Jing belonged to the representative figures of the war-seeking faction, and the greatest strength of people like them was that they were well-informed, thought through books, absorbed all kinds of knowledge, and were able to cope with all kinds of situations.

The Kubuqi Desert is hundreds of miles long, like a yellow dragon lying horizontally in the northern part of the Ordos Plateau, and the sand and soil in the territory are dominated by sand dune chains and lattice sand dunes, which are not easy to walk. But it could not bring any obstacles to Li Jing at all, with the knowledge learned in the book, he was like a veteran who walked on the desert all the year round, leading his soldiers to walk in the desert. With professional knowledge, he overcame a series of problems in the desert.

Even if Wei Chi Jingde was a little unpopular, he was also conquered by Li Jing's expression, and there was no resistance to his orders. It's just that these days they are walking in the desert, the water can't drink much, and there are all kinds of restrictions. Let him, a man from the north, be extremely uncomfortable, thinking that the distance is only twenty miles, and he will survive by gritting his teeth if he persists. There is really no need to rest in this desert.

Li Jing shook his head and smiled: "In front of you is the only oasis in the Kubuqi Desert, if you want to cross this desert, you will inevitably pass by there." If I were a Turk, I would have set up an ambush here and waited for the enemy to enter the urn. We walked in the desert for many days, where the difference between hot and cold alternated day and night, and the consumption of officers and men in the army was not small. Since today's departure, we have walked for two hours, and if we barely go down, we will speed up the consumption of the body. If the Turks really lie in ambush in front, it will be unfavorable to us. ”

Wei Chi Jingde was a little unimpressed, but he didn't say anything, and found a place to rest in the wind.

Li Jing found a place at random, sat down on the spot, spread out a detailed Turkic map in his hand, and pondered it alone, looking at it with relish.

But all excellent generals are extremely strict and cautious about military orders.

Even though Li Jingping is not very strict, he is extremely cautious about military orders.

Say that you will take a break for an hour, and you will not change it at will.

An hour later, the army continued its departure.

Sure enough, after walking twenty miles, I came to an oasis called by the locals.

Li Jing first sent people into the oasis to investigate the situation, and there was no one in the Rimo Forest, but there were signs of a build-up of soldiers in the northwest corner.

Li Jing listened to it and said disapprerovingly: "This Ashina Sheer knows how to advance and retreat, it's not simple." ”

Wei Chi Jingde was shocked to come over, if he led the troops, he would have to be hit at this moment. He is a straight man, and he does not hide it, and says bluntly: "The chief manager is clever, and Wei Chi respects it." ”

Li Jing said humbly: "This army is walking in the desert, after all, it is subject to a severe survival test, and a lack of water is inevitable. If we know that there is a water source ahead, according to the character of man, we will speed up the march to solve the dilemma of lack of water. Ashina Sheer took advantage of this heart, and planned to attack our army and take advantage of the fact that we were speeding up our march and our body was too consumed. ”

Wei Chi Jingde was speechless: "The Turks have such a mind? ”

Li Jing shook his head and said: "General Wei Chi Buke underestimated the Turks, and the people on this grassland have been entangled with our clan for many years, and they are no longer what they used to be. Some of them may not be inferior to our generals in the Central Plains. This Ashina Sheer is one of them, and there is another one who is obsessed with thinking power, all of which are remarkable. At the age of eleven, he was known for his wisdom and bravery, and he was proficient in our Han culture, and became a local khan. He governed the Turkic people with the benevolence of our Han people, won the love of the tribe, marched and fought, and had both courage and strategy. Today, he can decisively withdraw his troops, and he has to look up to him a few points. ”

As he spoke, he instructed Xue Wanche to set up camp, replenish water and rest.

Li Jing also planned to get some water to wash away the wind and sand, but learned that Luo Shixin had sent a war report.

Li Jing hurriedly invited someone in, it turned out that the vast desert did not know how to find the whereabouts of Li Jingjun, so he simply waited in Rimolin. This is the only way for the Tang army, and it will inevitably pass through here. Because of the presence of the Turks, he hid until the Turks retreated. (To be continued......)

PS: Chapter 1, Chapter 2 follows!