"The moon black geese fly high, and they flee in the night. If you want to chase away the light horsemen, the snow is full of bows and knives. ”

Li Jing held a sharp blade in his hand, stood on the vast plateau, and sang this hymn loudly, which was his praise for him after he conquered the Winter Turks.

Conquering the Winter Turks is an art.

Now, on the vast plateau, there are blue and snow-white glaciers, barren grasslands, vast Gobi deserts, and endless mountains and rivers.

This place is extremely beautiful, and in Li Jing's eyes, this will be another place for him to rise to the glorious merit monument.

Behind him, 25,000 light horsemen, under the control of him and the head of the five-way march, were all elites drawn from Jane to carry out this fateful order issued by the Holy Son of Heaven.

Li Ji came on horseback, raising a piece of dust, he is the deputy commander of the Xizheng army, if Li Jing has an accident, this army will be commanded by him, Li Ji came to the front and back, and reported loudly: "The general manager, the king of Xiyan knew that my army went straight to the city of the king of Xiyan, so he repeated the old trick, led his troops to escape the ice field, and burned the grassland, this is to force my army to retreat." ”

The last time the Tang army retreated in this way, this vast plateau, the average altitude is more than 4,000, the supply of the Tang army is difficult, and the physical strength is also a huge problem, most of the generals seek stability, worried that the supply will be cut off, lost in the plateau wilderness.

If that happens, it will be the result of the annihilation of the entire army, and there is no one on this plateau who can escape alone, either leaving alive or dying in this devil's land.

……

Murong Yun, the king of Western Yan, ordered all the tribes of the kingdom to leave the vicinity of Qinghai Lake and retreat to the lake deep in the plateau, and he smirked at everyone: "The emperor of the Tang Dynasty sent a large army to expedition to my Great Yan Kingdom, but this king is not afraid, this king is also a descendant of Zhuxia Miao, and King Su will not only bless him."

Whether it is his position as the Son of Heaven, or the Khan of Heaven, or the King of kings, this king does not recognize it.

One day, this king will revive Dayan, a dynasty that once had a territory of thousands of miles.

Let the Tang army come, on the vast plateau, there is endless barren Gobi.

The Tang army will be in a predicament of lack of food and grass, they will starve and die, and then be defeated by the king, or leave here, belonging to the realm of the king.

Dayan is like the most sacred Haidongqing, falling on the highest peak of Qilian Mountain, never falling to the ground. ”

Surrounding Bohai, Murong Yun announced his words of war to the Xiyan royal court in a high-profile manner, and the people who supported him laughed loudly and danced around the bonfire by Bohai.

People who are interested in the Tang Dynasty are very uneasy, and the experience of going to the Tang Dynasty has made them know how powerful the Tang Dynasty is, and the original Winter Turks were easily destroyed, and this time the general who destroyed the Winter Turks, respecting the orders of the Son of Heaven, led the Tang Dynasty army to the plateau.

Can Dayan really resist that extremely powerful country?

Da Yan, can he really defeat the Son of Heaven who is as wise and martial as the Holy King?

They have only deep suspicions.

Loud singing has resounded all around, and it is not only the Central Plains that this is the case, but almost every ethnic group.

"Eilechuan, under the Yin Mountain.

The sky is like a dome, covering the four wildernesses.

The sky is vast and the wilderness is vast.

The wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep low. ”

Murong Yun sang this folk song that once circulated in Northern Chaoyan, when Northern Chaoyan sang it, it was all heroic, but now when it is sung, there is endless desolation, Murong Yan migrated from the northeast, the last way to the southwest, how much he has experienced along the way, all in this song.

"Let the Tang Dynasty see the sword of the Murong Division!"

Murong Yun was very moved, but he had never seen it, and many people looked at this scene blankly, not understanding why he sang this tune.

……

When Murong Yun mobilized the Western Yan Kingdom, a debate broke out in the Tang army about the follow-up war, that is, whether to continue the march.

Those who do not support the continuation of the march occupy the majority, the reason is simple, the supply is insufficient, there is a shortage of grain and grass, and the risk is too great.

Li Daozong even said directly to Li Jing: "Chief, Murong Yun has studied the tactics of my Tang Dynasty to attack and destroy the Winter Turks, he didn't fight with our army at all, and left the royal city directly, and he didn't give our army a chance to raid the royal city and behead it at all, I suggest withdrawing the army, and there will be a chance to fight again in the future." ”

If Murong Yun was here, he would definitely give Li Daozong a thumbs up, Li Daozong completely said that in his heart, he was worried about the Tang Army's beheading tactics, especially Li Jing, when he attacked and destroyed the Winter Turks, he used the decapitation tactics twice in a row, and as a result, the Winter Turks were defeated at a very small cost, so Murong Yun had to guard against this tactic.

After listening to the objections of several people, Li Jing said angrily: "Why did Your Majesty ask me to be the chief manager, it is because Your Majesty knows that I am a person who dares to be the first in the world and dare to do things that others dare not do.

This battle must be fought, and it must be won, and no one in Xiyan who wants to fight dares to provoke my Datang.

Isn't King Xiyan worried about being beheaded by me?

Then I won't behead it this time.

Did he think I was just going to do tricks?

This time, I will use my absolute strength to defeat the Western Yan Kingdom.

According to the guide and Datang's understanding of the snowy region, there are two ways to pursue the Xiyan Kingdom, the Southern Route Army and the Northern Route Army, we will meet here, along the way, here are all strongholds, pull out these strongholds, and let the Xiyan Kingdom know the power of the Tang Dynasty.

Let the King of Xiyan know what it means to have no way to go to heaven and no door to enter the earth. ”

Li Jing's plan highlights a large depth interspersed, and the Wushuang Hou and the champion Hou used this tactic to defeat the Huns on the grassland.

However, the implementation of such a tactic of interspersing in large depths on the plateau is also a loss to Li Jing's daring to think.

It can only be said that fortunately, this plateau where the Xiyan Kingdom is located, although it makes the Tang soldiers feel uncomfortable, but it is not serious enough to lose combat effectiveness, if it is the plateau where Tubo is located, then Li Jing will definitely not propose this tactic, after all, most of the army will be left behind on the way, it is simply looking for death.

But the danger faced by the Tang army is not only altitude sickness, "Dai Guogong, the general manager, if our army marches with all its might, there will not be enough food and grass." ”

Yes, the lack of food and grass is a big deal, other things such as cold, such as pain, can be endured, this time they are all elite, and there are many armor people dug out of the deep mountains and old forests of Liaodong, quite able to endure hard fighting, but food and water are necessary to sustain life.

Li Jing stretched out his hand and pointed to the glacier in the distance, and said loudly: "Where there is ice and snow, there is water, and drinking ice and lying in snow is not necessary for a strong army?"

And there is no food, you can go and grab it, the environment on the south road is not so bad, only the north road is really difficult, who will take the north road? ”

The north road is indeed more difficult, may experience a period of thousands of miles of no man's land, and the terrain is higher, although the Tang Dynasty does not know what is called altitude sickness, but the high terrain will be uncomfortable, on the north road, there is even a mountain called "Han Crying Mountain", which is that the Han people living in the Central Plains come here, they will not be able to restrain the pain and tears, in fact, the altitude is too high, and the altitude is too high, and there is altitude sickness.

Seeing that Li Jing had made up his mind, several marching commanders respected his orders, which was the case in the Tang Army, Li Jing was the chief of the march, even if the commanders of the provinces disagreed with the tactics, they could put forward their opinions in advance, but after the commanders made up their minds, they must resolutely implement them, otherwise they would be disobeying military orders.

Li Daozong did not agree with Li Jing's pursuit before, but now he said angrily: "I am the clan, the most difficult battle, of course it should be handed over to me to fight, I will lead the troops to the north road." ”

Li Daozong is the real leader in the clan, not comparable to Li Shentong's half-, especially in the past few years when Li Xiaogong did not make a move, his military exploits are far ahead in the clan, and Li Shimin also respects Li Daozong and praises him many times.

When Li Jing heard what Li Daozong said, he immediately said cheerfully: "Okay, King Jiangxia really deserves to be an example of the clan, what King Jiangxia said today, when I write a battle report, I must present it to Your Majesty, so that Your Majesty can see King Jiangxia's sincerity." ”

Seeing this, Li Ji groaned slightly and said: "Since this is the case, then the King of Jiangxia, General Ashina and I will lead the troops to the north road, and the chief manager and General Xue and General Qibi will take the south road."

We crossed the territory of the Western Yan Kingdom and rendezvoused at Dafeichuan. ”

The Grand Governor and the Deputy Grand Governor went separately, each leading two marching chiefs, a very fair division, which is not worth saying.

Li Jing rode on a horse and said loudly: "Everyone, what feats can be made, it is in your hands, I only have one sentence, that is, persistence, and then do not hesitate to hesitate, keep moving forward, overcome all the hardships that God tests us, overcome the harsh environment of this snowy plateau, and victory is naturally ours."

Finally, I hope to meet all of you who are alive and encourage you. ”

After that, he rode his horse and led the army away, and several marching commanders said goodbye to each other, "Everyone, goodbye Dafeichuan, I hope you are all still alive." ”

Several of them gave the supreme blessing to the others, that is, to be alive, and on the battlefield, there is nothing more important than being alive.

Especially on the snowy plateau, any accident could lead to their death, Li Jing was indeed a military god, but he couldn't have predicted every detail.

Do his best, obey the fate of God, he can just try to improve the personnel to the maximum, but in the end it still depends on a little luck.

If, in the middle of the march, you encounter a continuous heavy snowfall, what can be done?

It can only be said that it is the death of heaven.

And if in the middle of the march, you suddenly encounter the Xiyan tribe carrying cattle, sheep and livestock, then what should you say?

It can only be said that the emperor blessed the Tang Dynasty to win all this.

Emperor Tiansu, please bless the Tang Dynasty!

Li Jing, Li Ji, the general manager of all roads, the generals and captains at all levels, and every soldier and soldier all prayed silently in their hearts.

(End of chapter)