Chapter 141: Encounter with the Turkic Army at Night
Di Renjie grabbed the flying leopard flag in his hand, and his face couldn't help but have a worried look!
"Master, how did this Flying Leopard Army Flag appear here? Could it be that our Great Zhou army really fought here? Di Chun asked in surprise!
Di Renjie shook his head and said: "This is unlikely, this is only a dozen miles away from Black Sand City, and the cavalry is fast and fast horses are coming in an instant, if our Great Zhou army engages here, there is only one possibility, that is, our Great Zhou army has conquered Black Sand City!" But we have just come out of Black Sand City, and there is no sign of this Black Sand City being attacked, and there is no mention of fighting in the vicinity of Black Sand City in the various Tang newspapers! ”
"Sir, then this is too strange, since we have found our Great Zhou military flag and weapons here, it means that our Great Zhou army must have been here?" Chang Ping asked puzzled!
"In fact, there is another puzzling place here, that is, whether it is a steel knife or an arrow, these weapons are quenched, this is not the style of my Great Zhou army, and if it is needed for war, if you want to quench the weapons of tens of thousands of people, it will also take a long time to prepare, not to mention the cumbersome process of quenching, just boiling the poison is a huge expense!" Di Renjie said!
"That's weird!" Di Chun couldn't help but sigh!
Suddenly, there was a sound of horses' hooves in the distance, and Di Renjie's expression tightened, "Not good!" Someone's coming, hide! ”
The three of them hurriedly hid behind a boulder in the dense forest, and after a while, a cavalry galloped in, but fortunately, this cavalry did not stop and went up the mountain road!
"Master, they, they are the cavalry of our Great Zhou?" Di Chun said in astonishment!
"Yes, sir, they are all wearing my Da Zhou's military uniform!" Chang Ping was even more surprised!
Di Renjie nodded and muttered, "I saw it!" After saying that, he fell into deep thought!
"It's really strange that there are only a few cavalry members of the Great Zhou who dare to break into the hinterland of the Turks, it's really daring!" Chang Ping said to himself!
"I'm afraid they're not my Great Zhou's cavalry!" Di Renjie came back to his senses and said with a twisted hair!
"Huh? Not the cavalry of the Great Zhou? Di Chun and Chang Ping asked in unison!
"Hmmm! You think, the war between our Great Zhou army and the Turks has not ended, how can the enemy and us, who were still fighting for their lives just now, allow the other to go deep into their hinterland? Also, the cavalry just now spoke Turkic! Di Renjie said!
"Huh? Turkic? Could it be that this cavalry was disguised by the Turks? But why did the Turks pretend to be the cavalry of our Great Zhou? Di Chun asked in surprise!
"I'm afraid we'll have to go along and take a look!" Di Renjie looked at the mountain and said!
"Keep up with them? Master, they're cavalrymen, how can we follow them? Di Chun asked with a bitter face!
"Hahaha, although they are cavalry, but don't forget, we are in the mountains, this mountain road is already rugged, not better than fighting on the plains, on this mountain, horses do not have the advantage of speed!" Di Renjie laughed and said!
"That's right! How did I forget this stubble, sir, let's go? Di Chun said suddenly!
Di Renjie waved his hand and said, "Don't worry! What if we go up now, if they find out? And even if they don't find out, where are we going to find them? ”
"Master, didn't you just say that the horses of this cavalry have no advantage on this mountain?" Di Chun asked puzzled!
"Hahaha! You, I just finished boasting that you have grown, why have you regressed? Wait, we'll go up the mountain when it's dark, and they'll tell us where they are! Di Renjie laughed!
"Master, what you're talking about is too hanging, isn't it? How could they take the initiative to tell us where they are? Di Chun asked puzzled!
"Oh! I see, sir, is saying that at night, if they are in the midst of this Ugin Mountain, they will definitely light a fire to warm up the light, and where there is a fire, we will go! Chang Ping said suddenly!
"Hahaha! It is worthy of being the military leader of Qianniuwei! Di Renjie said approvingly!
"Hey, I've been talking for a long time, so this is it?" Di Chun scratched his head and smiled bitterly!
Ugin Mountain, the moon is dark and the wind is high!
Di Renjie and the three of them took advantage of the cover of night to march on the narrow mountain road, and suddenly, a little fire flashed in the distance, Di Renjie's face tightened, and he pointed to the cliff next to him!
Di Renjie waved his hand, Di Chun and Chang Ping met when they landed, and followed Di Renjie to climb the cliff, and the three of them quietly climbed to the top of the mountain, Di Renjie walked to the edge of the cliff, looked down at the cliff, and was stunned by the scene in front of him!
In the valley under the cliff, a wooden fence encloses a camp, and piles of bonfires are lit in the camp, and there are many felt tents around, and there are teams of patrolling guards walking by between the felt tents.
Chang Ping, who was beside Di Renjie, asked dumbfounded: "This, this, how, how can the Turks and the soldiers of the Great Zhou mix together?" ”
Di Chun said: "Didn't the master say it just now? That cavalry was not the cavalry of the Great Zhou, it spoke Turkic dialect, it should be pretended to be Turkic! ”
Di Renjie looked at it quietly for a while, and said slowly: "Strange, if these soldiers of the Great Zhou are all pretended to be Turks, then why are they stationed here?" ”
"Master, why do you say that this Turkic is pretending to be the army of the Great Zhou?" Di Chun asked puzzled!
Di Renjie said softly: "This kind of thing has been going on for a long time, since Emperor Taizong, this Turkic people have a precedent of pretending to be a soldier of our dynasty, the Turks are not comparable to the Heavenly Empire, although the Turks also have a great khan, and the status in the Turks is equivalent to our emperor, but the Turks are divided into ten surnames, each in the east and west, in the east is the Wulu tribe, in the west is the five crossbow Yabi tribes, the five Lu tribes are mostly nobles, each has a small khan, and the crossbow Yabi five departments also have five major Khan, whether it is a small Khan, or a big Khan, they are the leaders of their respective tribes, And these leaders must obey the orders of the Great Khan, even so, the Great Khan is not able to say everything, for example, if you want to start a war with my Great Zhou, you must get the support of the ten tribes, whether it is soldiers and horses or grain and grass, but not all tribes are willing to ignite the flames of war, so there will be people within the Turks who pretend to be the army of the Great Zhou, harassing or killing the tribes that are unwilling to send troops to support the Great Khan, so as to arouse the anger of the tribe and force the little Khan or the big Khan to send troops to participate in the war! ”
"Oh! I see, sir, what you mean is that the Turks in this big camp pretending to be the Great Zhou army are playing this role, right? Chang Ping said suddenly!
"Isn't that right? Master, now that the war is over, why do they still wear the uniforms of the Great Zhou army? Di Chun asked puzzled!
"It's not clear yet that the purpose of this Turkic army is still uncertain, and it is also possible that the Turks are preparing to start a war with us again!" Di Renjie said with some concern!