Chapter 539: Gao Chang
The royal court of Xue Yantuo
In the past few days, Bayan Zhuoer has not been idle for a moment, Li Xiang did not stipulate to him what to do, everything has to be understood by yourself, if you want to become Xue Yantuo's right general, then you have to do something that needs to be done.
After settling down the herdsmen who were brought out, Angurtai also came back with his men, Li Xiang made arrangements for the two people, Angurtai is the left general, Bayannur is the right general, the defense area is similar to before, the grassland was the left and right captains, and now Li Xiang has been reorganized into the left and right generals.
Huo Qubing also came back from Mobei, and they went all the way to the Arctic Ocean region that Li Xiang said, but that place was even worse than Li Xiang described, they had a total of more than 1,500 people, and when they saw the northern sea, about one-third of them couldn't come back.
However, according to Li Xiang's instructions, they placed the boundary monument of the Tang Dynasty in the extreme north, which means that the land of the Tang Dynasty is there, and all the middle is no man's land, and there is no need to send troops for the time being.
Li Xiang has already made a complete plan, in the summer of this year, Li Xiang will send a number of expeditions, their task is to map the territory of this area, and at the same time set up a post every 200 kilometers, the task is to observe everything here, once there are organized personnel entered, they must immediately report to the imperial court.
As for the fleeing Xue Yantuo Khan, news also came back this time, and they had already entered the territory of Gaochang Kingdom to the west.
Li Xiang has already sent the fold back to Chang'an, and now Li Xiang is outside, so he can only send an official document from Chang'an City and let the people from the Li Fan Yuan take it to Gaochangguo.
"This efficiency is too slow, it's better for our cavalry to chase it directly, if this Gao Changguo knows each other, it's okay, if he really doesn't know each other, I don't think it matters if he is killed."
Su Dingfang is now used to this, they were cultivated by Li Xiang like warmongers, and Li Xiang also likes this kind of wild person, not to mention that during the Zhenguan period, all the generals basically had this idea.
"General Su, Gaochangguo is not terrible, and Gaochangguo's military strength is not strong, at most there are tens of thousands of people, but Gaochangguo is backed by the Western Turks, and the power of the Western Turks is very strong."
As Xue Yantuo's Zuo Daduwei, Angurtai is naturally very clear about some of the situation in the Western Regions, the original Turkic Empire was very powerful, and later split into two countries, the east was naturally destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and the remaining part moved westward, that is, the current northwest of China, where the Western Turks were established.
"How powerful can it be?"
Su Dingfang said happily, Angurtai was silent, the strength of the Western Turks is relative to Xue Yantuo, if it is compared with the Tang army, the gap between the two sides can almost be seen with the naked eye, you and an adult say that a child is strong, can this adult believe it?
"How's the training of the Turks when you came? How many of your men joined? ”
When Li Xiang set out from the Turks, he had already reorganized the Turkic troops and let them train for several months, and now the time should be almost complete, and the men under Angultai have also been integrated.
"If you go back to Your Highness, according to Your Highness's orders, you will have to go through three months of systematic training, when Weichen set off, they had been going on for two months, and now it should have been completed, but without His Highness's order, they are still stationed in the same place, and a total of 25,000 cavalry from our side and the Turks have been selected."
Angurtai said honestly, when he said this, this guy's heart was like a drop of blood, this was the last bit of strength he brought out, but Li Xiang didn't allow them to touch the military power anymore, although your title is good, but there are not many troops in your hands.
The people on the steppe do not obey discipline, this is the impression that Li Xiang gave them, if there was no civil strife among the Turks this time, how could Li Xiang come to this place? Of course, this is also an opportunity, if we don't rebel now, we will rebel in the future, while we are strong enough now, just break the hearts of these people to rebel, and there will be no other things in a hundred years, and after a hundred years, the great national integration has appeared, who will think about the past?
"For the time being, you all have to rest in place first, spring is coming soon, and it is also the time for the grassland to regain its vitality, we must help these herdsmen recover quickly, only when they are all restored, our rule will become more and more solid."
As soon as he heard Li Xiang's words, Su Dingfang knew that there was no chance of fighting, after all, what Li Xiang wanted to do now was to recover the economy, and there were only many cattle and sheep on the grassland to be able to survive in winter.
After saying these words, Li Xiang let these generals on the grassland out, although they have already surrendered to Li Xiang, but Li Xiang still has to make them feel different, as long as they feel different from the generals of the Tang Dynasty, then they will continue to perform hard.
"Regarding the matter of Gaochangguo, we can't just wait for the imperial court, we ourselves have to send a team to follow the route of Xue Yantuo Khan and continue to advance westward, on the one hand, to pursue them, and on the other hand, to record the situation along the way, although we don't need it now, we may not need it in the future."
After there were no outsiders, Li Xiang also said his true thoughts, Su Dingfang immediately came to the momentum, this guy is the most reluctant to stay in the army, if he is allowed to fight, then he really didn't say it, but if he is allowed to develop in the army, then just give him a knife, he doesn't have this kind of cell in his brain.
"Your Highness is right, the three thousand cavalry under the lowly rank have been prepared, otherwise let the lowly lead the team?"
Su Dingfang said eagerly, now this guy has a lot of credit, but he is not fighting for merit, he just hopes to realize the value of his life, he thinks that the value of the general's life can only appear on the battlefield.
"Huo Tang, you are the deputy general General Su as the main general, and the two of you will chase west with 5,000 soldiers and horses, but you are not allowed to enter the territory of Gaochang Kingdom."
Li Xiang shook his head, and finally gave Su Dingfang Huo Quzhi, the two of them slowly discussed something, and when there were others, Li Xiang called Huo Quzhi Huo Tang, which means Huo Huo Datang......