South of Yin Mountain, east of Montenegro, the camp of the Turks led by Ashina Nishu.

It was almost dark, and the camp of the Turks, who had been noisy for a day, was still as quiet as ever.

The Turks in the camp had almost finished their dinner and were ready to rest.

Although the climate of Monan is warmer than that of Mobei, but now in this early spring, it is still very cold, at night, the north wind blowing from the direction of Yin Mountain and Black Mountain is stronger, and the cold outside the tent is even worse, most of the clansmen have hid in the camp to rest and avoid the wind.

There was a fire made of the dung of cows, horses, and other livestock, and the fire was so warm that no one wanted to go out of the tent at night, and most of the people were ready to sleep soundly in the tent.

Even the men and horses who patrolled the camp did not want to run away, and after running outside the camp gate for a while, they hid in tents with less wind, and no one would have thought that there would be an enemy situation in this cold day. Just a year ago, the Tang Dynasty army that braved the snow to quell the rebellion was defeated, and hid in the Shan Yu Duhu Mansion and did not dare to come out, and the victorious Turks retreated back after a fruitless onslaught, and retreated to the Yin Mountain area about four or five hundred miles away from the Shan Yu Duhu Mansion, camping in this flat place sandwiched by the north and south mountains, and the three men and horses were stationed nearly 100 miles apart, which could echo and support each other.

The defeated Tang army was unable to attack again, and the Tang court wanted to send a large army again, which was bound to be after the weather warmed up in the beginning of spring, and no one would have thought that there would be an enemy situation at such a season, and the Turks' defense was not tight.

The sky has just turned dark, the moon has not yet come up, the frost that has just formed on the whole steppe is white, making the night a little brighter, the whole world is silent, even the noisy Turkic camp during the day, all kinds of sounds are almost inaudible, and the Turks in the camp will also fall asleep.

What the Turks did not expect was that about fifty miles northwest of the Turkic camp, something unusual happened.

From far and near, there was a dull sound of horses' hooves, and there were still a lot of horses, and such a sound made people listen very uncomfortable in the silent night, as if bringing a kind of war blood.

Although the sky was dark, under the bright light of the sky, and the frost on the grass was white, making the scenery on the steppe still faintly visible, and on the south and west sides of the Turkic camp, countless people and horses were moving rapidly, and their goal was the direction of the Turkic camp.

After a short run, a group of cavalry galloped up a slightly higher hill and stopped, and one of the leading generals surveyed the surroundings through the darkness of the night.

Immediately a few more horses came running and stopped in front of the hill.

A sergeant's voice came out loud: "General Cui, our army is still twenty miles away from the Turkic camp!"

"General Ho, what's going on in the east and west?" The General Cui asked back.

"Report to the general, the Turks in the east have not made any movement, and General Cao's headquarters is about five miles away from our department," the general surnamed He reported again, "General, the battle in the west under the personal command of the marshal should be over, and the number of routs running over is already decreasing!" All of them were intercepted by our army, and the number was about two thousand people!"

"Okay, order the whole army, advance at a medium speed, three miles away from the Turkic camp, light torches, fan queues, and attack the camp from multiple directions!" The general surnamed Cao calmly ordered, "Send someone to pass on the situation of our army to General Cao immediately!"

"Yes, General!" The general surnamed He led the army away.

"Brothers, go!" The general surnamed Cui drove his horse down the hillside.

This general surnamed Cui is Cui Xiantun, the general of the right military guard of the Tang Dynasty, he led more than 40,000 men and horses in his department, on the orders of Pei Xingjian, from Shuozhou directly to the north, preparing to attack the middle part of the three Turkic people in Tun Yu in advance, the pseudo-Turkic Khan Ashina Sheer, and he cooperated with more than 40,000 people of Cao Huaishun, the general of the Zuojin Wuwei.

After several days of continuous marching, they quietly arrived not far from the Turkic camp after collecting all the scattered Turkic tribes or herdsmen they encountered along the way.

During the march of the army, Cui Xiantun sent a lot of scouts to listen to the news, according to the scout's report, Ashina mud is familiar with the creeping department, the location of Jutun is the northernth, relying on the Ashide service department in the west, and the Asdewen Fu department in the east, the three departments form a slightly flattened zigzag, which can help each other to defend and echo, and if attacked by the enemy, they can support each other.

According to the news that Cui Xiantun just got not long ago, the Ashide service department in the west has been wiped out by the army led by Pei Xingjian, but the enemy chief Ashide is nowhere to be found, and many Turks are defeated and scattered, fortunately, Cui Xiantun has been ordered by Pei Xingjian before going on the expedition, that is, to send people and horses to block the contact between Ashide and Ashina Nishu Creeping Department, Cui Xiantun according to Pei Xingjian's order, also sent nearly 10,000 horses, inserted to the west, ready to destroy all the Turks encountered, and not let the Turks know the news of our army, They are also not allowed to inform each other.

Cui Xiantun was also afraid that if a Turkic rout slipped through the net, he ran back to the Ashina mud camp to report the situation, so that Ashina knew that our army would attack them, so that our army's attack would lose its sudden surname, that is, he ordered his army to speed up its march and prepare to launch an attack on the Ashina mud camp as soon as possible.

This group of men and horses can also prevent the Turks from escaping when our army attacks.

Cui Xiantun got the news before the war, they were going to attack the Ashina mud Shu tribe, because its chief Ashina mud Shu Shu was flowing with the noble blood of the Turkic Ashina royal family, and was held by Ashid and Ashdwin Fu as the "Khan," but the original power of Ashina Ni Shuluo was not very strong, the number of tribes gathered was less than 80,000, and the warlike clansmen were at most only half of the total number of tribes, which was the weakest of the three Turkic rebels, and Cui Xiantun and Cao Huaishun had nearly 90,000 people, There are about 60,000 sergeants who can attack the camp, which is numerically superior, and it is possible to get the support of friendly forces from the east and west, even if it is not an attack on the camp, it is not afraid of the Turks to fight the Turks head-on in broad daylight.

Cui Xiantun also understands Pei Xingjian's repeated instructions before the war to start a war at night, and the Turks are unprepared at night, and our army will launch a surprise attack, which will definitely maximize the results of the battle, and the price paid by the party will be the smallest.

Everyone wants to win the biggest victory of the war at the smallest cost, and Cui Xiantun is no exception, so he is ready to attack when the army arrives at the Turkic camp.

Although the physical strength of our generals has been affected by the continuous long-distance march, the enemy's unprepared attacks are still very beneficial to our side.

Cui Xiantun led the guards around him, galloped down the hillside, and rushed to the north.

More than ten miles southeast of the Turkic camp led by Ashina Ni Shulu, there was also a large number of troops moving rapidly.

The moon had shown its face on the horizon, making it easier to see more clearly in the vast steppes, and much easier for the cavalry soldiers marching at night.

This was the men and horses led by Cao Huaishun, the general of the Zuojin Wuwei, who marched almost hand in hand with Cui Xiantun's troops, and pounced on the Turkic camp in the night.

During this time, the weather was still more favorable to the Tang soldiers, although the weather was cold, but there was no snow, and the first few snows were almost gone, and the actions of the Tang soldiers were less troublesome.

But the weather is still very cold, the night is frozen, in the cold day, the difficulty of launching an attack on the Turks is not small, including Cui Xiantun and Cao Huaishun's department, there have been a lot of non-combat attrition, due to frostbite and lost combat effectiveness of many personnel, horses also have a certain loss, but most of the soldiers are still fine, which makes the Tang soldiers still full of confidence in the victory of the war.

Who said that the Turks are more suitable for the terrain of the Anbei area, and the battle-hardened Tang soldiers can gallop in this area, including in winter like now.

A few horsemen quickly swept sideways past the cavalry contingent that was often marching in the north direction, galloped to a halt in front of a large group of men and horses that were marching rapidly, and a person who looked like a leader reported loudly: "General, General Cui sent someone to send a message, the commander's department has eliminated Ashid's department, they have intercepted a lot of routs, they are about fifty miles away from the Turkic camp, and they are rapidly approaching, in order to prevent the Turks from discovering the whereabouts of our army, they are preparing to attack the camp at night, and ask our army to act together!"

"Fifty miles?" Cao Huaishun asked suspiciously. The annihilation of Ashide's ministry was not an accident to Cao Huaishun, but Cui Xiantun's department was still fifty miles away from the Turkic camp, but it was a surprise to him, and the one he led was only a dozen miles away from the Turkic camp.

"General, this is the distance when the transmission came, and nearly half an hour has passed since now!" The general who had come to report again reported loudly.

"Understood, report back to General Cui, and launch an attack in half an hour!" Cao Huaishun pondered for a moment, and then ordered.

"Yes, General!" The people who brought the report immediately left.

The communication at night was still not very convenient, the two armies, which were originally only separated by less than ten miles, sent people to spread the situation It took nearly half an hour, at this time Cao Huaishun's troops were only less than ten miles away from the Turkic camp, he had already ordered his subordinates to slow down, ready to find a place to rest temporarily, and wait for the soldiers to recover a little bit before starting the attack.

The soldiers had been marching for several hours, and they had not rested well in between, and if they did not take a break before the battle, the soldiers would have to be physically exhausted when they rushed to kill.

However, the pre-war rest should not be too close to the Turkic camp, too close to be easily discovered by the enemy, generally at night the Turks may send reconnaissance cavalry will not exceed the patrol range of ten miles, rest and recuperate outside the enemy's camp about ten miles, is the most appropriate distance in Cao Huaishun's opinion.

When the large army was resting, Cao Huaishun still sent thousands of men and horses to approach the Turkic camp, and worked with the scouts to detect the situation, intercept and kill the Turkic scouts, and prevent accidents.

At this time, the Turkic camp was still silent, the lights were becoming scarcer, and many people had fallen asleep...

(To be continued)