A red sun crept out of the horizon and looked curiously at the vast expanse.

It's dawn!

The early morning wind carried a little coolness, taking away the smell of blood that permeated the sky above the Jinyan tribe, and a gust of wind playfully opened the curtain of the tooth tent, and the bonfire in the frightened yurt instantly blushed, hissed and smoked, and burst out new flames.

Next to the bonfire, Qin Huaidao got up, and memories flooded into his heart.

Last night, he accidentally took the Jinyan tribe, but it also disrupted the deployment of not moving the knife and concentrating on training for half a month, and the matter has come to this point, it is useless to blame Luo Ying, after all, with good intentions, the plan can only be readjusted.

"Has Brother Qin woken up?" Outside, there was a voice from Rotong.

"Come in." Qin Huaidao shouted.

The door curtain opened, Luo Tong strode in, holding a clay pot in his hand, sat down diagonally opposite Qin Huaidao, handed the clay pot over, and said, "Just stewed, eat some." ”

The stewed mutton in the clay pot and some wild vegetables were not polite, and he took it over and ate it, Luo Tong said beside him: "Luo Ying's kid violated discipline last night and should be punished, he has already beaten the military stick, and he will never dare to mess around in the future, don't worry." ”

"You're picking it up, aren't you?" Qin Huaidao asked bluntly.

Luo Tong smiled, acquiesced, and asked rhetorically: "Now that the Jinyan Department is in hand, we can mobilize nearly eight thousand soldiers and horses, since we know that people are in the end country, it is better to kill and save people directly." ”

"No, 8,000 is too little, and a plate of scattered sand, there is not much combat effectiveness, at a critical moment, maybe it will defect, you must first train well, and win the hearts of the people, not to mention that the end of the country has about 50,000 elite soldiers, once the war starts, the nearby tribes will send troops to support, and the total number of troops we will face will be at least more than 100,000, how can we fight with less than 10,000?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

"That's right, so what's next?" Luo Tong asked.

"Take Qitun, divide the troops to garrison, Qitun and Jinyan Department are connected into a line, the distance is close, the north of the two places is a desert, the east is to the Tang Dynasty, the south is the Gobi, only the west has Turkic people, the two places are each other's horns, can prevent Turkic attacks, and after taking Qitun, the materials can be transported with confidence, not worried about being robbed."

Luo Tong felt that this deployment was not simple, and asked bluntly: "What are you going to do?" ”

Qin Huaidao spread out the map and said bluntly: "First take the Qitun and Jinyan tribes as strongholds, and then go west along the Jimo River, push all the way with the war posture of grabbing territory, take more plates, avoid and Mo Na He'er as a hostage to threaten us to withdraw our troops, the purpose of the rescue must not be exposed, and after taking the end of the country, the army will stay and establish a kingdom that belongs to us." ”

"Nationhood?" Luo Tong was taken aback by Qin Huaidao's ambition, and immediately became excited, and said with a smile: "I thought I was bold enough, compared to you, I like the founding of the country, not enough, the founding of the country is not trivial, it needs huge financial and human support, manpower is easy to do, the Turks are not confirmed, financial resources?" ”

"No problem!"

Qin Huaidao said with a smile, the most important thing now is silver, and reminded: "Brother Luo, the founding of the country is not the goal, but to compete with the one in Chang'an, let it be jealous, let's have more self-preservation, when the time is ripe, we still have to integrate into one, we can't do anything to split, but we must be autonomous." ”

"It's equivalent to a vassal king, I understand, this is good, we have soldiers in hand, and we are not independent, we can even pay tribute, the one in Chang'an will not do anything to us, and Lao Tzu has also calculated a bad breath." Luo Tong said excitedly.

Qin Huaidao thought for a while and reminded: "In the future, take the Turkic tribes, the Tang slaves will fill the army, go home, choose by themselves, and don't force it, but the Turks all respect the Jinyan tribe's way of execution, all of them are slaves, exchange merit for freedom, exchange food, force them to fight, and give them hope, as long as the merit is enough, it doesn't hurt to give them freedom." ”

"Understand that if you want the horses to run, you have to feed the horses, and the Turks are the same, and when they regain their freedom and taste the sweetness of equal treatment, they may continue to stay in the army and work hard, after all, in this barren steppe, there is nothing more profitable than fighting." Luo Tong said knowingly.

What kind of credit can restore the freedom of the Turks, men and women are different, and standards are needed, the two chatted for a while, and there was a noise outside, and someone came in to report that Li Yixie had moved over with the begging department as a whole.

Qin Huaidao and Luo Tong came out of the yurt, went up to greet them, asked a few words, and after learning that everything was normal, Qin Huaidao asked Li Yixie to collect the Tang slaves of the Jinyan Department.

Luo Tong also went to the Turkic captives to announce the standards and pay close attention to training.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

Qin Huaidao didn't dare to be careless, he went around, understood the situation, found the problem and solved it in time, after all, there were too many Turkic prisoners, and there were only 1,000 special combat regiments and 500 guard battalions around him who were really credible, 1,500 people, and once the Turks rebelled in tandem, the consequences would be very serious.

Five days passed before I knew it.

Whether it is a prisoner of the Begging Department or a prisoner of the Jinyan Department, they are all quite honest, and the adaptation and training are also very cooperative, Qin Huaidao is not sure if there is a hidden danger behind it, this morning, a soldier of the Guards Battalion who went out to reconnoiter returned from Pegasus, rushed to Qin Huaidao and turned over and fell off the horse, hugging his fist and saying:

"Young master, I found a caravan entering Qitun, and one of them looked like Luo Zhang's leader."

"It's finally here, how many people?"

"There must be four or five hundred people, pulling a hundred carriages, and I can't see what's inside, and there are brothers watching from afar, and I didn't get closer, and the captain asked me to come over and ask for instructions on what to do next."

"I'm here, sure?" Luo Tong rushed over when he heard the news, just in time to hear the conversation, and his face was pleasantly surprised.

"I can't be wrong, Commander Luo has trained us and waited, and I won't admit my mistake." The soldier of the Guards Battalion said seriously.

What else does Luo Tong want to ask, after all, it is his own son, how can he not care? Qin Huaidao raised his hand to interrupt, looked at the soldier and admonished: "Find a way to enter Qitun, don't alarm the defenders of Qitun, meet Luo Zhang secretly, let him kill the defenders of Qitun when he has the opportunity, but we must ensure that none of them leak the net, and we must not leak the news. ”

"Understood." The other party saluted again, turned over on his horse, and hurried away.

Luo Zhang's arrival made Qin Huaidao's heart reassured, and the plan to attack Qitun could be implemented.

"Four or five hundred, will it be too little?" Luo Tong reminded worriedly.

"Don't worry, there are about two hundred caravans in the house, there is only one possibility for four or five hundred people, and there is also a caravan with you, Li Dejian has the greatest possibility, both of them run to the grassland, the distance is the closest, and naturally the fastest to come, with Li Dejian's strategy, Luo Zhang's bravery, and only seven hundred defenders are not a problem."

"Are you sure?" Luo Tong asked.

Qin Huaidao smiled: "Brother Luo doesn't know the composition of the personnel around the two of them, and it is reasonable to be suspicious, let's be honest, the people around them are all retired from the forbidden army, and you should know the combat effectiveness, even if four or five hundred people face one thousand and five hundred." ”

"I see, then the caravan around you is composed of forbidden troops?" Luo Tong asked in surprise, he really didn't know about this situation.

"In addition to the two of them, there are also Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin, and the others are all composed of their mansion generals."

"That's not weak, in addition to being loyal and powerful, how many people will be there when all of them arrive?"

Qin Huaidao smiled when he heard this question, and was proud of the original layout, although Yu Chi Baolin couldn't come to Jeju Island, but it didn't matter, and said with a smile: "Li Dejian, Luo Zhang, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Li Jingren, Fang Yiai, Su Dingfang plus you, Li Yixie, Luo Ying, and so on Xue Rengui and Cheng Chubi return, twelve strong generals, each of whom brought more than 200 people, that is, nearly two thousand elites." ”

"Okay, there are two thousand credible elites here, so I'm not afraid of the Turks surrendering to the army, and I'll take people to Qitun after dark." Luo Tong was overjoyed, and the worries in his heart were completely put down.

"Let's see, maybe not." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, trusting Luo Zhang very much.

Li Dejian and Luo Zhang have arrived in Qitun, and the other brothers will not be far away.

There are people, there are soldiers, and they can finally let go and do a big job.

Qin Huaidao couldn't help but look in the direction of the end country, and his heart was agitated.

Because of the language barrier and the different appearances, it is impossible to quietly infiltrate and rescue people in the end of the city, and it is too difficult to rescue, but it is different with soldiers in hand.

"And the last king, it's best to pray that He'er is okay, otherwise it won't be as simple as destroying the country."

Qin Huaidao swore secretly, his fists clenched, his eyes cold and deep.