The emperors of all dynasties basically had a hobby of appreciating singing and dancing.

After all, they didn't... Ahem, there is no Internet, and you can't enjoy the hot dance of Internet celebrities.

Basically, the palace has a special dance team, and the most famous is naturally Li Longji's pear orchard.

Li Er's preferences are a little special, he likes the songs and dances of beauties, but what he likes even more is that the defeated kings and khans gather together to form a choir.

It has to be good at singing and dancing, and it has to be the kind that has the ability to do original singing and dancing.

The king of Little Bolu is barely qualified to join the choir.

Seeing Cheng biting Jin's actions, Li Yunze also secretly said that it was a pity. If he had known about this, he should have arrested the king of the Great Bolu when he passed through the kingdom of Dabolu.

I can't help it now, I can only wait for next time.

After crossing the river, the Tang army quickly retreated, and the many horses brought by Li Yunze played a huge role.

Cheng had lost most of the horses before, but now that he had received support, he quickly flipped through the green ridge and went straight to Shule.

At this time, the main army of the Tubo people at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains had already sensed the crisis after the supply was cut off.

Their commander Lu Dongzan quickly made a decision, first giving up the encirclement of Qiuzi, which had been unable to attack for a long time, and attacking Yanqi in the east with all his might.

Because behind Yanqi is Gaochang, where there are all kinds of materials piled up in the real sense, enough for more than 100,000 main troops of Tubo.

Moreover, if these materials are captured, they can also cut off the supply lines of the Tang army in reverse.

There is nothing wrong with the strategic choice, but the problem is that it cannot be done tactically.

The Tubo people tried their best to attack Yanqi, but they couldn't even break through the iron gate of its portal. And the Qiuzi defenders behind him are also constantly coming out to attack their rear roads.

Li Er was not idle during this time, he sat in Chang'an City and watched the intensive battles in all directions.

Constantly raising all kinds of materials and troops, and sending reinforcements everywhere one by one.

This is thanks to the selfless sponsorship of many local tyrants, wealthy businessmen and foreign friends before, otherwise the Daming Palace would not be able to make up so much military spending.

Reinforcements continued to arrive in Gaochang, and then they were sent to Yanqi to defend against the Tibetan attack.

When Lu Dongzan saw that the Tang army was fighting more and more, he knew that this road was impassable.

Without hesitation, Lu Dongzan immediately retreated and retreated westward along the fertile soil between the Tianshan Mountains and the Chihe River (Tarim River).

The east side can't be moved, and the Tianshan Mountains in the north are so high that they definitely can't be climbed.

Hanhai to the south... Lu Dongzan quietly sent some advance teams into Hanhai, controlling the oases along the way to find the way, and at the same time inquiring about the situation on the southern side of Hanhai.

He is not stupid, he has already sensed the approach of the crisis and began to make the last retreat.

It's not easy to come, and it's not easy to go.

At this time, the Tang army was not cowardly and timid, and when they saw the enemy retreating, they would cheer and shout that they had destroyed dozens of miles of waste with one shot.

Whether it was the defenders of Yanqi or the defenders of Qiuzi, they all followed behind, and from time to time they would rush up and bite them.

This greatly limited the speed of the Tibetan retreat, hit their morale, and consumed their troops and supplies.

By the time Lu Dongzan had worked hard to bring the soldiers and horses to Shule, Li Yunze and the rescued Cheng Yanjin's troops had already returned.

Here in Shule, more than 30,000 main forces of the Tang Army were assembled.

These are all elite veterans who have experienced a series of fierce battles, and they have received a large amount of supplies brought by Li Yunze before.

After descending the plateau, the Tang army regained the combat capability of the dragon spirit and tiger meng, and in the territory of Gumo Kingdom east of Shule, on the bank of the Sihun River, a decisive main battle broke out with the main force of Tubo who desperately wanted to break through.

In this battle, the 30,000 well-equipped, well-trained and morale-boosting Tang army defeated the main army of more than 100,000 Tibetans.

The Tang army's infantry pressed forward in formation, and the terrifying Great Wall of Steel crushed all the resistors in front of them.

Many cavalry flanked on the left and right, crushed the Tibetan cavalry first, followed by outflanking its heavy back, directly leading to the collapse of its entire army.

The Tibetan cavalry was quite numerous, and its combat effectiveness was not weak.

In history, after Princess Wencheng passed with the dowry, she got the Tubo cavalry with iron armor and other equipment, and even the Tang Dynasty iron cavalry was able to compete for a long time.

Now, it is mainly the Tubo cavalry based on leather armor, and the Tang Army's iron cavalry with horse armor under the crotch is fighting, no matter how brave and fearless, the result is basically a doomed thing.

No matter how strong Lu Dongzan's ability is, there is no way at this time, so he can only wipe his tears and snatch the horse and flee all the way.

To the north of the collapsed Tubo army was the towering Tianshan Mountains, and on the east and west sides were Tang troops blocking roads, so they could only escape into the Hanhai Sea in the south.

The Tang army did not pursue deep into the Hanhai, but only blocked the northern border of the Hanhai along the Chihe River.

was broken up of the organization, lost supplies and fled into Hanhai in a panic, relying on the instinct to go home through Hanhai, in this case, it is not worth mentioning that the 100,000 Tubo army scattered into it.

Li Yunze estimated that if one out of ten could go back alive, it would be a miracle.

The supply line of the southern line of the Tianshan Mountains was opened, and a large number of supplies were transported from Gaochang and other places, and the crisis of the four towns of Anxi was completely lifted.

The Tibetans, who had suffered heavy losses, no longer had the strength to launch another large-scale offensive of a similar scale.

The news was quickly transmitted to Chang'an City, and Li Er ordered people to spread the news of Anxi's victory, and the whole city immediately rejoiced.

The relevant rewards were also decided quickly, and Li Yunze, who played a decisive role in this battle, was directly promoted to the founding county duke, and later became the lantian county duke.

Cheng Biting Jin, who was already a national prince, because he failed to win the battle in Big and Small Bolu, and he still needed someone to rescue, Li Er gave him a credit to offset his merits, but it was a reward for Cheng Chumo, who successfully adhered to Shule.

In addition, many other soldiers were rewarded and knighted, among which Xue Rengui, who was recommended by Li Yunze as the first in all merits, was promoted from a recruit to a captain, and was awarded the title of Pingyang County Earl. realized the counterattack of life, and also greatly improved the soldiers of the Tang Army

Ambition to make a difference.

The four towns of Anxi opened up the situation here, and Li Er also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he received a joint telegram from Li Yunze, Cheng Yanjin and others, saying that he was going north to help Su Dingfang.

After Li Er thought about it, he agreed to their request.

At this time, the battle north of the Tianshan Mountains was also extremely fierce, and the strength in Su Dingfang's hands far exceeded that of the southern front, but the strength of his opponent was also stronger.

The Western Turks, Xue Yantuo, Hui and other troops attacked desperately and dragged them in the Yinli River Valley.

Zhaowu Jiu's surname Tuqi Shi and other miscellaneous hus besieged Broken Leaf to the death, and cut off the supply lines in various parts of the North Garden.

Through telegram contact with Su Dingfang, it was learned that his supplies were close to running out, and now he was about to rob the tribes everywhere to maintain it.

Even so, Li Yunze did not rush to send troops to reinforce, but waited slowly for the arrival of a large number of supplies sent from the rear, and then set off to the north, crossing the Tianshan Mountains through the Tuluirt Pass to the north of the Tianshan Mountains.

This is why Schuller's position is so important.

To the east is to go to Qiuzi and other places, guarding the western edge of the Hanhai Sea.

To the west is the Ufangbeli Pass, which is the only way on the Silk Road.

To the south is the Green Ridge, stuck in the throat of the plateau.

To the north is the Tulu-Irt Pass, which leads directly to the north of the Tien Shan Mountains.

The geographical location of Shule is so important, Li Yunze simply suggested that Li Er set up the Anxi Protectorate here.

Crossing the mountain pass to the north of the Tien Shan, the first enemy he faced was the Qarluq.

Li Yunze's most profound understanding of Qarluq is the Battle of Talas a hundred years later in history.

At that time, it was precisely because of the decisive betrayal of the Qarlu tribe that directly led to Gao Xianzhi's defeat.

The Battle of Talas was also the only defeat of the Tang Anxi Army in many wars between the Tang Dynasty and the White Clothed Great Food.

Even if it's just for this matter, Li Yunze won't let them go.

The traditional tactics of the nomads for thousands of years have been cavalry raids, and the Qarluq tribe is no exception.

They took advantage of the speed advantage of the light cavalry to constantly attack and harass, seized the opportunity to take a bite, and came to make trouble when they had no chance to prevent the Tang army from marching smoothly and camping and lodging.

This tactic was effective against the armies of the Song and Ming dynasties, as they lacked cavalry.

But for the strong man Sheng Tang, this is looking for death.

Because during the Han and Tang dynasties, Middle-earth had the most powerful cavalry corps in the world.

The excellent war horse provided by Li Yunze for Datang also played a powerful role at this time.

The Don hippopotamus, which has super adaptability, can persist in fighting whether it is in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains or on the plateau.

Moreover, they are extremely fast, and even when they are armoured, they can match the light cavalry of the Qarluqs.

On top of that, the Don hippopotamus has excellent stamina.

They can even run for nearly ten hours in a row, running hundreds of miles!

Moreover, the Tang army has a large number of horses, and the standard configuration is one person and two horses, and the ability to continue to pursue is stronger.

The Qarlu tribe tried to use the harassment to drag the Tang army, but the result was that the Tang army was chased by the iron cavalry of the Tang army, and there was no way to enter the sky.

The Tang army basically took the team as a tactical unit and pursued it with a roar.

If the Qarlu tribe wanted to concentrate their forces to besiege it, the Tang army would light the cupola cannon and summon nearby reinforcements to reinforce it.

The Cupola is a two-kick-like firework that, when added with a special chemical, explodes in the open sky to form a large, striking shape, alerting nearby allies within a radius of 100 miles.

After more than ten days of fierce cavalry battles, the old battalion of the Qarlu Department was finally found by the Tang Army, and then thousands of elite Tang Army iron cavalry under the leadership of Xue Rengui directly eliminated the old camp of the Qarlu Department.

The nomadic tribes, which were mainly cavalry, were indeed very mobile in terms of tactics.

But in fact, in terms of strategic mobility capabilities, it is far inferior to the Middle-earth Dynasty.

Their old battalion had to be not too far from the front line to provide adequate logistical supplies for the cavalry.

Once the location is found, the old camp, with a large number of men, women and children, various material tents, and countless cattle and sheep, will not be able to run away at all.

The most sophisticated trick in history is that Huo Qu is sick.

The old camp was taken to the end of the Qarlu department, and it collapsed directly.

The old and weak of the captives were all sent to Shule, and the young and strong were escorted to drive the captured tens of thousands of cattle, sheep and horses north to Broken Leaf City.

As for the so-called khan of the Qarlu tribe who had been named by himself, as well as the nobles and heads of the nobles under his command who had been arrested, they were all escorted to Chang'an City to see if Li Er was interested in letting him join the choir.

If you feel that he is not qualified to join the group, then you can only dispose of it.

After defeating the Qarlu Department that blocked the road, Li Yunze's eyes were Broken Leaf City!