Looking at the back of the generals leaving, Liu Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and still returned to the map, thinking about the map that was good enough for the current level of mapping, but Liu Yi felt that it was far from meeting his needs, and thought about it.

From Shuozhou to the area of Jinya Mountain, although the straight line distance is only seven or eight hundred miles, there are several rivers to cross along the way, and there are several mountains, and some places have to take a detour, and the distance to be walked is at least more than 1,000 miles, and it is possible to encounter many tribes grazing here, and even the Turkic tribes that are fighting against my Tang Dynasty, will be attacked by them. Although Pei Xingjian said that according to his requirements, Pei Xingjian equipped the sergeants with two war horses to change horses, so that the speed of the march could be maximized, but Liu Yi was still worried that because of these uncertain factors, his troops would not be able to reach the area of Jinya Mountain within a few days specified by Pei Xingjian.

The Golden Tooth Mountain is not a specific place name, there was no such name in the past, and the place where the Turks built their tooth tents was often called "Golden Tooth Mountain", just as there was also a Golden Tooth Mountain in the territory of the Anxi Protectorate. At present, the Golden Tooth Mountain where Ashina Fu Nian's tooth tent is set up is located in the northeast of Yinshan Mountain, Nuozhenshui area, to attack there, you must cross Yinshan, and the white road is through the widest and best passage of Yinshan, my army is from the white road every time out of Yinshan, but this time, the Turks have troops stationed in the white road, and it is still difficult for thousands of my army to approach their tooth tent under the noses of the Turks, without being discovered.

This raid is also a test of the strength of this army's ability to act quickly, if it can really succeed in one fell swoop, of course, Liu Yi and the team he led will definitely be famous, making the tribes in this area frightened.

Liu Yi is also worried that the team he led has not undergone high-intensity and systematic training, whether it can withstand the continuous march and launch an effective attack on the enemy, after all, these horses are improvised patchwork, although they are all veterans of the war, but they have only been systematically trained together for about a month, and the run-in on the way, how will they behave during the war, and whether they can succeed in one blow, Liu Yi is still not completely sure.

Liu Yi is a pity, the battlefield of this expedition to counter-insurgency is likely to be carried out in the place where the last war took place, and he is also thinking, if after the last war, the imperial court can follow Pei Xingjian's suggestion to build a city in the southern foot of Yinshan and send troops to garrison it, will the Turkic rebellion that still occurs in the Yinshan area still happen? The answer should be no! On another level, the military needs spent on an expedition of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of troops at a time must be much smaller than the cost of building a city and sending troops to garrison it in this area. Many people think that this is just a barren land, there is no output, it is not worth the imperial court to send troops to garrison, how do you know that the rebellion in this place can reach as far as the interior of the Tang Dynasty, and the Turkic light cavalry from here can quickly attack the interior of my Datang, not to mention that there are many places in the Yinshan area that can be cultivated and grazing, and the use of Yinshan alone can effectively prevent the invasion of the Turks, and move the border passes that I actually control in the Tang Dynasty to the north a lot, so it is worth sending a large army to garrison in my Datang.

Prevention is better than prevention, although everyone can say this sentence, but only a few people really understand and make it a reality.

Since the north of Duhufu alone, there is still no Tang army stationed after the last war, which makes the army led by Liu Yi after entering this land, if it cannot effectively strike at the enemy, or due to various factors to prolong the war period, the dry food brought is eaten, there is no place to replenish, this is a very unfavorable situation, only by plundering the Turkic livestock and grain to supplement, Liu Yi hopes that this situation will not occur.

Although the difficulties are not small, Liu Yi is still very confident in the success of the war, judging from the experience of the last counterinsurgency war, the Turks are just a group of rabble, and their combat effectiveness is very poor. It is very likely that under the military blows of the Tang army for many years, those brave and warlike Turkic warriors have been wiped out, and only these men and horses with weak combat power are left, not to mention that a large part of this time is still the Asdwin Fu Department who suffered a heavy blow from our army last time, these people who have suffered the destruction of our army will definitely be timid when they encounter our army again. In addition, in response to the imperial court's edict, the Hui and the Khibi tribes, who were ready to support our army, although these two equally capricious tribes could not rely too much on them, as long as they did not support the Turks and did not let the Turks flee to Mobei, the imperial court's purpose of sending the edict to the various ministries before the war had been achieved.

Liu Yiyi pondered for a while, and then ordered several of his guards to come to the tent.

This time, the guards who followed Liu Yi on the expedition were far more than last time, there were more than 150 people, according to later generations, it reached the scale of a reinforced company, and most of the young men in the village under the mansion were summoned, Liu Yi hoped that in this operation, his own personal guard could play an important role.

Several of the backbone of the guards soon came to Liu Yi's tent, and Liu Yi softly gave them another order.

After Liu Yi gave the order, Liu Ben, who was named, unexpectedly objected, this was also the first time he did not obey his master's order, "No, young master, no matter what, we can't leave you to carry out the order alone, our duty is to protect your safety, if we go on another mission, and the lady knows, we will definitely be blamed heavily, if the young master encounters any trouble on the way, then the surnames of our people together cannot be offset!"

Liu Ben said this, and several other guards also expressed the same opinion, unwilling to take one step ahead of the army and go to carry out the task assigned by Liu Yi alone, saying that no matter whether they live or die, they must follow Liu Yi and protect his safety.

This situation was still a bit surprising to Liu Yi, after he was stunned for a moment, he immediately calmed down, and said to them in a tone that had never been majestic before: "There are seventy or eighty guards around the young master, they are enough to protect the safety of the young master, and the safety of the young master can be guaranteed the most, that is, your operation is successful, and if you succeed, the young master will have less trouble commanding the war." I repeat, the task assigned to you this time must be completed, young master, I don't want to lead the army to storm the camp, there will be very stubborn resistance in the Turkic camp, if this happens, then the young master's safety will be really threatened... You must obey unconditionally in all your actions, this is the first thing I said to you when I first trained you, there is no room for negotiation, do you understand? ”

Several guards led by Liu Ben glanced at each other a few times, and then shouted a little reluctantly: "Yes, young master!"

"You set out overnight and left marks along the way..."

"Yes, young master!" Liu Ben and the others roared angrily again, and then turned around and walked out of the tent-

The front army of more than 6,000 horses led by Liu Yi, after setting out from Shuozhou, took advantage of all the time of the day and night conducive to marching, crossed the Great Wall, turned north, found a gentle area, flowed through the Purple River, which was turbulent due to the thawing of the river, and then turned back to the northwest, fifty miles west of Yunzhong City, swept through Yunzhong City, and three days after setting out from Shuozhou, it encountered the army led by Cao Huaishun on the bank of the Jin River, and after getting in touch with Cao Huaishun's department and conveying Pei Xingjian's order, he used the pontoon bridge built by his troops to cross the Jin River. and supplemented himself with some of its supplies, and soon surpassed Cao Huaishun's department and arrived west of Heicheng and south of Qingshan.

The front army led by Liu Yi encountered a scattered Turkic people who were ready to go to the Ashina Funian Department south of Qingshan, this Turk was about 1,000 people, Liu Yi encountered it head-on, and issued an order to attack, several people and horses launched a rapid attack on this small tribe, wiped it out at a very small cost, seized its cattle, sheep, livestock and grain for this purpose, and reported the situation to Cao Huaishun who came later.

After this small-scale battle, Liu Yibu rested for a long time at the southern foot of Qingshan, slaughtered the cattle and sheep they had obtained, and continued to rush north after supplementing them with food.

On the evening of the fifth day, the army arrived near the Baidao at the southern foot of Yinshan, Liu Yi got the report of several guards who were left by Liu Ben to walk into the guard and contact him, two days ago, the main force led by Ashina Funian had just crossed the Baidao from the northern foot of Yinshan to the southwest, and it was estimated that he found the traces of our army, or found any special circumstances, and went to prepare to deal with it, and now there are not many Turkic soldiers and horses guarding near Baidao.

Liu Ben left a personal guard named Liu Jin who contacted Liu Yi to report to Liu Yi in detail about their journey, and then said to Liu Yi: "Young master, Liu Ben has already led his brothers across the white road and sneaked to the vicinity of the Turkic tooth tent. According to our reconnaissance, thirty miles after entering the White Road, there is a dangerous pass, where about 500 soldiers of the Turks are stationed, but the defense is not very tight..."

"It's not bad, you guys take a rest first, we'll cross the white road overnight!" Liu Yi listened to the praise, and motioned to these guards, dressed in Turkic costumes, to rest, and then move with the army.

It was already dark, and the soldiers were temporarily resting under the leadership of their respective chief officers, Liu Yi looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and made the idea of preparing to cross the white road at night without any consideration.

At this time, it is already the middle of March, and it has been about a month and a half since the army set off from Chang'an, during this time, although the weather on the grassland is still relatively cold, it has not encountered wind and snow, and has not brought great trouble to the march of the soldiers, and the moon is getting fuller and fuller, which also brings convenience to the army's march at night.

The total length of the White Road is nearly 100 miles, and Liu Yi hopes to eliminate the few Turks guarding the White Road when the Turks are defenseless, and take advantage of the night to cross the White Road, and strive to reach the north of the White Road before dawn or noon.

The rapid march of almost a thousand miles of leap forward will come to an end temporarily at this time in Baidao, and the large-scale battle will gradually unfold, Liu Yi thought for a while, and immediately asked people to send the main generals to come over, preparing to arrange the night task...

(To be continued)