Chapter 65: The Verge

Although the moon was illuminated, it was still difficult to march through the white path between the valleys, and the army had to light torches.

According to the reports of the guards who received them, the Turks were only guarded by sergeants in this danger in the White Road, and no troops were sent to defend the other places, that is, this stronghold was uprooted, and no Turks would encounter it until the end of the White Road.

This is a bit illogical arrangement that Liu Yi can't quite understand, it stands to reason that such an important place must be to send a larger number of troops to garrison, at least a few strongholds, so that they can communicate with each other and respond when attacked by the enemy, is there no one in the Turkic camp who understands military affairs? Or did the Turks like to fight on the move, rather than holding their positions and waiting for the enemy to attack?

It's just that all this will be understood after interrogating after catching Ashina Fu Nian or Ashdwin Fu, what Liu Yi has to do now is to lead his subordinates to the vicinity of the Turkic tooth tent as soon as possible and launch a devastating attack on their tooth tent.

Although the guards reported that the Turks did not set up any more defenses in Baidao, Liu Yi still did not dare to be careless, so Wang Sui and Wang Zhou, a pair of cousins, led 500 soldiers to the front of the team, and the follow-up men and horses were separated by a distance of one to two miles, so as to prevent possible Turkic blocking or ambush, and there was enough time to react.

This battle that can be won very easily just now has brought Liu Yi full confidence, a good start is half the battle, the operation to uproot the Turkic stronghold is so smooth, and the battle was also very smooth when he encountered the small Turkic tribe the day before, Liu Yi is also full of confidence in the next battle, since the main forces of Ashina Funian and Ashdwin Fu have already gone south, it should be easy to end their lair.

Liu Yi also understands a little, Ashina Funian and Ashdwin Fu divided their troops to the south, Pei Xingjian first sent secret envoys to the two departments to lobby for the purpose has been initially successful, if these two troops work together, use the mountains in the Yinshan area to jointly resist the attack of our army, the Turks occupy the advantage of the time and place, the outcome of the war is still unpredictable, at least our victory will not be so easy.

Judging from what has happened, the Turks are really not too difficult to deal with, at least the Turks who live in this land now are not very skillful.

After Liu Yi finished the attack that warmed up for him just now, he had already led the squad to join the fast-marching army, and ran at the forefront of the team together with Zhang Qianqiao.

"General, your methods are really clever, five hundred Turks, in such a short period of time, all of them were wiped out, the brothers only injured a few people, not a single one was killed, I am afraid that few people believe in such a record!" Zhang Qianqiao shouted loudly to Liu Yi.

Liu Yi's ability to command the battle in the last counterinsurgency campaign has made Zhang Qianqiao admire, and the ability to lead a small team to raid this time also surprised all the Tang army officers and soldiers, including Zhang Qianqing, in less than half an hour, all 500 Turks were annihilated, the enemy village was captured by our side, only a few soldiers on our side were wounded, and no one died, such a record is very amazing, but also frightening, anyone who encounters such an opponent, are frightened.

"If you can't even deal with these hundreds of Turks, then what's the talk of attacking the Turks' tooth tent!" Liu Yi responded lightly, "This small battle has just ended, there is nothing to be proud of, what we have to do well is how to effectively break through the tent of the Turks, capture Ashina Funian's relatives, and force Ashina Funian to surrender!"

"General, under your leadership, we will definitely succeed!" Zhang Qianqiao said confidently.

"Command the brethren to speed up their march and strive to get out of the white way before dawn!" Liu Yi shouted.

Nearly 100 miles long white road, now has walked more than 40 miles, it is the middle of the night, to get out before dawn, there is a certain difficulty, but as long as no longer encounter the Turks, it is completely achievable, because the most difficult section has passed, the further north, the wider the road, the soldiers can let the horses run fast.

"Yes, General!" Zhang Qian got the order, and ordered the sergeants to go to the front to give orders to Wang Sui and Wang Zhou, so that they could speed up their march, and at the same time order their troops to run quickly.

To the east of Fengzhou and west of Yinshan, the general of the Zuo Yulin Army and the general of the Shidi Road march, Cheng Wuting, were inspected.

It was already dark, and the soldiers camped to rest.

Cheng Wuting's big tent was still brightly lit, Cheng Wuting, dressed in military uniform, was holding a candle, looking at the combat map spread on the case, according to the secret order sent by Pei Xingjian, he asked his troops to go to the southwest of Yinshan, preparing to attack the Ashina Funian Department that might come in this direction.

This place is the place where Cheng Wuting had been to the last time he went out to quell the rebellion, where he encountered the remnants of the Ashid service, after a fierce battle, he successfully captured the Turkic leader of Ashide's service, so he made a great contribution, this time he got such a report from Pei Xingjian, Ashina Fu Nian may come to this time, so that Cheng Wuting feels that the opportunity has come to his head again, if he has been killed, the Ashina Fu Nian Department will be defeated, or even annihilated, it will be a great achievement, if Ashina Fu Nian can be captured, The feats of war will be even greater.

Thinking of this, Cheng Wuting was a little complacent, he had a good relationship with Pei Xingjian and Pei Yan in the past two years, and his career was smooth, he was looking forward to being awarded a higher position by the imperial court after this war, and he could raise his eyebrows when he returned to Beijing to take office.

Originally, he was promoted to the position of Yulin Army, which can only be obtained by generals in Beijing, and Cheng Wuting, who also led troops in Fengzhou, was awarded this position, which has made Cheng Wuting see the hope of returning to Beijing, if there is no such expedition, then he can return to Beijing immediately, Cheng Wuting also has a strong premonition, what kind of person is creating opportunities for him, creating opportunities for more military exploits, after returning to Beijing, he may be given a higher and more important position.

But there is still a premise for all this to be realized, that is, this expedition, must make war merits, and the war merits can not be small, defeat the battle can not happen no matter what, if the battle is lost, not to mention that there is no hope of promotion, even the existing little thing will be lost, Xiao Siye, Li Jingjia, Hua Dazhi is a lesson from the past, so Cheng Wuting is unconventional, and did not advance as quickly as the previous leader, but at the same time sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the news, he maintained a certain steady speed to avoid being attacked by the Turks.

Cheng Wuting was thinking about it while checking the map, when the shouting of the guards came from outside the tent.

"Come in!" Cheng Wu raised his head and shouted.

With the sound of Cheng Wuting's order, a guard outside the tent brought another person into the tent.

"Report to the general and discover the whereabouts of the Turks!" The sergeant who followed the guards into the tent was a scout sent out by Cheng Wuting, and he immediately reported the situation to Cheng Wuting after entering the tent.

"Where are the Turks found?" Cheng Wuting, who was still checking the map for several pieces of information, raised his head suddenly, his expression was surprised.

"About a hundred miles east of our army, there are about three to forty thousand people!" The scout replied.

Cheng Wuting sent out scouts to reconnoiter the scope is very wide, at most one or two hundred miles, is afraid of being attacked by the Turks, after all, the number of troops he led is not much, only 15,000 people, not close to the distance from several other friendly troops, encountered the attack of the Turkic superior forces, it is unlikely to get the support of friendly troops, with the strength of more than 10,000 people, against the Turkic tens of thousands of troops, there are still some risks, Cheng Wuting is as careful as possible, so the number of scouts sent is very large, and the range of exploration is farther than before, While preparing for a surprise attack by the Turks, it was also preparing for a quick strike on the enemy.

"Oh!" Cheng Wu replied, gestured to the map, and ordered the scout to come to his side and gesture to the map.

The scout stood next to Cheng Wuting and, after judging the direction on the map, gestured his finger in the general direction of the Turks.

After the scout named the enemy on the map, he said: "General, the Turks are coming to the southeast of our army, and they already know the whereabouts of our army!"

"I see, you go out and rest first!" Cheng Wuting waved his hand.

"Yes, General!" The scout was ordered to go out of the account.

"Someone, send orders to the generals, and discuss the emergency military situation!" After thinking for a while, Cheng Wuting straightened up and shouted loudly.

"Yes, General!" Several sergeants who had given the order quickly left.

While the sergeant went to give orders, another scout came back and reported a similar situation, and Cheng Wuting, who had basically confirmed the situation of the Turks, had already thought of a way to deal with the Turks.

Soon, his generals were summoned to Cheng Wuting's tent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to the report, the Turks have 30,000 to 40,000 horses coming in the direction of our army, according to the general's judgment, it may be the men and horses led by Ashina Funian himself, this should also be Ashina Funian's housekeeping force, if it can be defeated, the Turkic rebellion will be quickly quelled, so the final general decided: set off overnight, ready to attack the Turks!" Cheng Wuting paused as he spoke, and glanced at the generals in the tent.

The generals at all levels who had just been urgently summoned heard that the Turks were not far away, and most of the people were excited for no reason, and they basically did not encounter a major war in the last war, but just picked up a bargain and caught Asid to take up his post, and today I heard Cheng Wuting say that tens of thousands of people are ahead, and the big war will happen soon, and the opportunity for meritorious service is in front of you, how can you not be excited!

"General, give the order, the brothers are waiting for a battle with the Turks!" A Lang general shouted in a rough voice, and with the shouting of this Lang general, several other generals also shouted, there was a battle, and of course the generals who wanted to make meritorious contributions were excited.

The Turks were not strong in battle, and even if they were superior in numbers, they did not feel afraid!

Seeing this, Cheng Wuting showed a faint smile, and then calmed his face again, and ordered loudly: "The commander below announces the battle order..."

(To be continued)