The news of the Turkic invasion of the border surprised and surprised Sheng Tang not only because of the war itself.

The dynasty has been established for 800 years, and the swords and soldiers are iron-blooded, and they are commonplace. There are hundreds of countries or tribes that they have directly wiped out, not to mention the unfortunate neighbors who have repeatedly ravaged countless times.

Fighting, hunting is just a play, what is worth mentioning!

What really puzzled the monarchs and ministers of the Holy Tang Dynasty was the scale and reason for the Turkic Empire's attack.

In terms of scale, the troops sent by the Turks to invade the ghost desert in Western Xinjiang were the famous Blood Wolf Legion. Although it is famous, the number of people is only 30,000. To provoke Saint Tang with such a force is either extremely confident or suicidal.

In short, it's really hard to understand.

What is even more incomprehensible is the reason for sending troops: revenge.

Revenge? What revenge?

The war letter sent by the Turks said that they were here to avenge the son of Duke Karen of the Blood Wolf Clan, as well as twenty-five warriors of the Blood Wolf Clan.

They were shamefully killed by the Holy Donalds.

The imperial court of the imperial capital listened with a bewildered expression: This ...... This is too inexplicable, isn't it, when did we kill the Turkic nobles?

Li Jiangyao, who was thousands of miles away, couldn't help but feel a thrill all over his body, and subconsciously glanced at his boss Zeng Xian. Zeng Xian was also confused: Damn, the old men who co-authored the Protectorate didn't report this matter to the imperial capital?

It wasn't reported at the beginning, and now it's even more difficult to admit it. Although the Turks who died were exterminated by the scout camp because they crossed the border to attack the caravans, it can be said that they were innocent. But because the battle situation was not reported in time before, if it is investigated from above now, the three deputy protectors will have to be punished by the imperial court.

So, they reached an agreement, on the one hand, they put up an iron resistance, declaring to the outside world that there would be no killing of the Turkic nobles, and on the other hand, they patted their chests to the imperial capital and assured that the Zhenjiang Protectorate would immediately gather troops and horses, and they would definitely defeat all the enemies in the future, and never let the adults bother.

After the imperial court watched the performance of the Imperial Protectorate, think about it, isn't it just 30,000 enemy soldiers? I really can't worry about this, so I let the Zhenjiang Army handle it themselves.

Therefore, the emperor Li Chengwu issued a decree ordering the Zhenjiang Protectorate to send troops to resist the enemy, and be sure to block the Turks from the ghost desert.

According to common sense, the Turks invaded the ghost desert in a big way, which is tantamount to invading the territory of the 36 countries in Western Xinjiang, so even if they want to resist, they should let their own troops in Western Xinjiang be dispatched.

However, because he missed the military situation first, and now took the initiative to promise the imperial court to withdraw from the enemy, the high-level officials of the Zhenjiang Protectorate didn't care too much, and made a decision directly, or let themselves go on the field and quickly end this trouble.

According to the rules, they first greeted He Jingming, who was recuperating in the imperial capital, and before waiting for the reply of Commander He, Cao Yongji, the deputy capital protector, went out and commanded the 30,000 speed reinforcement divisions stationed in Chechi to go to the front line.

Cao Yongji was originally a member of the Long Knife Legion.

Twenty years ago, when the first emperor Li Chengwen issued an order to quell the rebellion in Western Xinjiang, Cao Yongji accompanied the army into the ghost desert with the title of deputy captain, and when the war ended three months later, this guy had been promoted two levels in a row by virtue of his outstanding military exploits, from deputy commander to brigade commander, and he was in charge of 6,000 long swords and tigers.

Not long after, in order to deter the Turkic Empire and maintain the tranquility of Western Xinjiang, Li Chengwen decided to set up the Zhenjiang Protectorate, and asked the two legions of Long Sword and Fierce Blade to each set aside 20,000 elites as the new army team.

At that time, the western Xinjiang had just experienced the baptism of war, the ruins and broken walls, full of devastation, and the vast ghost desert was a ghost place where birds did not, except for the desert is the Gobi, the climate and environment are extremely harsh, and even the skin will become rough after staying for a long time.

Therefore, at that time, none of the senior officers of the Long Knife Legion were willing to leave their old troops and stay in Western Xinjiang to protect everything. After receiving the order, Huo Fang, the commander of the long knife, asked this and that, and seeing that none of his subordinates nodded and said angrily, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

At this time, the new brigade commander Cao Yongji stood up and expressed his willingness to transfer to the Zhenjiang Army.

Huo Fang was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly made a report from the military department, and promoted Lao Cao to another level, and sent him to He Jingming according to the rank of deputy army commander.

Since then, Cao Yongji has become the deputy protector of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate, and he is also the representative of the long knife system in the Zhenjiang Army. And most of the 30,000 quick reinforcement divisions that were ordered to be stationed in Chechi Country were the troops he brought from the Long Knife Legion.

Unlike Guan Zhan, the deputy capital of the government military department, Cao Yongji and Zhang Sanpi from the Fierce Blade Army are both old military leaders who are used to the battlefield. Therefore, for this Turkic invasion, Lao Cao not only did not panic much, but on the contrary, he was a little eager to try.

The reason for this is very simple, Commander He has been bedridden for a long time, and he has not asked about the affairs of the Zhenjiang Metropolitan Protectorate for a long time, and the imperial court has also been thinking about selecting a new Metropolitan Protector to replace He Jingming.

Isn't this Turkic invasion a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

The Holy Tang Dynasty has always attached great importance to military merits, and whoever can defeat the Turkic ghosts will of course be qualified to command the entire capital protectorate!

With this little calculation in his heart, Cao Yongji offered to the other two colleagues that he should lead the troops to meet the enemy.

At this time, the Turkic army had launched a full-scale invasion of the ghost desert in western Xinjiang. After raiding several countries in a row, they are now preparing to concentrate their forces on attacking the court of the king of Qiuzi. Ten times a day, King Qiuzi asked for help from the Metropolitan Protectorate, claiming that the five thousand rookies under his command could not stop the sharp teeth of the blood wolf, and if he didn't come to help, Sheng Tang would wait to say goodbye to Qiuzi.

The situation is tense, and there is no room for more meaningless arguments in the Metropolitan Protectorate. Zhang Sanpi and Guan Zhan considered the overall situation, and finally agreed with Cao Yongji's idea, and let him be responsible for commanding the operation.

Cao Yongji got the approval of the two and immediately set off. He rushed all the way from Anxi to the car late, didn't even bother to eat, and took the quick reinforcement division that had already been assembled and had been waiting here for a long time, and rushed to Qiuzi in a hurry.

Originally, it took three days to walk, but Lao Cao only took a day and a half to get there. When King Qiuzi saw the banner of the Zhenjiang Protectorate, he was so excited that he almost hugged Cao Yongji and kissed him.

Deputy Cao Duhu pushed him away: "What about the Turkic ghosts? ”

"It's all gone."

"When did you leave? Where did it go? ”

"I just left yesterday, and it seems to be Benshan Shanguo."

"Holy! The whole army turned around, and the goal was Shanshan! ”

The army of the quick aid division didn't have time to rest for a while, so they hurriedly jumped on their horses and continued to march towards Shanshanguo.

Who knows, less than half of the way, they received a report from the Pegasus Scout Battalion: After the Turkic Blood Wolf Army rested for a while on the border of Shanshan Country, they turned to rush to the Elite Country!

Cao Yongji rolled his eyes in anger, and hurriedly ordered the troops to adjust their direction and fight in a desperate fight.

In this way, the 30,000 speed aid division, chasing the 30,000 blood wolf army, set up a circle in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang. From Qiuzi to Shanshan, from Shanshan to Jingjue, from Jingjue to Ruoqiang, from Ruoqiang to Loulan, for eight days, Cao Yongji didn't even see the shadow of the Turks, and he was left to play with his life.

There are two main reasons for this depressed situation.

For one thing, the Turks are so fast that it would not be an exaggeration to say that they are as swift as the wind. Coupled with the ever-changing and elusive direction of travel, even the Pegasus Scout Battalion was unable to scout and report in a timely manner, so that the Speedy Aid Division could only follow behind and chase after him.

Second, the armies of the countries in western Xinjiang are also too watery, not only weak in strength, but also sparse in combat effectiveness. If they can stop the Turks a little, even if they put on a show on the road and scare each other, they will not tire Cao Deputy into a dog.

The two soldiers and horses launched an armed march in the ghost desert of Western Xinjiang one after another, and the countries were so frightened that they hid behind the city wall and did not dare to show their heads, but Zhang Sanpi, the deputy capital of Anxi, was the first to see that something was wrong here.

He sent someone to Cao Yongji overnight to send an urgent letter, reminding the other party to immediately stop blind pursuit, first hold a few strategic points, and wait to find out the enemy's true movements before making plans.

At the same time, he also told Cao Yongji that he would urgently mobilize the main force of the capital protection fu stationed in Anxi to join up with the quick aid division, and then everyone would try to encircle the Turkic wolf army together.

However, Zhang Sanpi's advice was still a step too late in the end.

On the same day that his messenger rode out of the city of Anxi, the Turks, thousands of miles away and had been in a state of rapid movement, suddenly stopped.

The place where they stopped was called Yewang Slope.

"Yewang Slope, Yewang Slope, Yewang Slope has many unjust souls.

Playing golden drums and beating silver gongs, it is difficult for unjust souls to cross the Okura River. ”

Yewangpo is an angle zone formed by the branch of the Green Ridge and the Okura River, with inclined terrain, high in the north and low in the south. Because the east-west trade route runs through here, and it is located at the junction of many countries, Yewangpo is a famous ancient battlefield.

In history, many major battles have broken out here, and countless men in Western Xinjiang have buried their bones in the battlefield, becoming the unjust soul of Yewangpo wandering all day long.

The Turks suddenly chose to stop here, apparently with no good intentions.

But no matter what, the other party finally stopped running this time, and the panting Uncle Cao showed a happy smile: It's good not to run, then let's do it!

During the period of your pursuit, the Pegasus scout camp gradually figured out the details of the Turks, and the accurate enemy situation was sent to Cao Yongji one after another.

I said before that the opposite side was the Turkic Empire's Blood Wolf Legion, but in fact, this statement is not very accurate. In a strict sense, the other party should be called the Blood Wolf Legion, or the Blood Wolf Karen Army.

Because the 30,000 Turkic soldiers and horses that invaded the western frontier this time were only the clan troops under the command of Duke Karen, and the main force of the Blood Wolf Legion, the wolf guard army commanded by Shanduhan himself, did not appear at all.

After Cao Yongji received the news, he immediately felt happy and depressed. Fortunately, the enemy is not the main Turkic force, so it is naturally much easier to deal with; And the depressed thing is that there is no place for heroes.

I am a dignified tiger with a long sword, and if I want to drink it, I will drink the blood of a strong enemy, then it will be strong enough, what is the matter of a second-rate army.

However, Cao Yongji, who was full of ambition, was soon surprised to find that although there were Turkic second-rate troops on the other side, their combat power was particularly first-class in Shengtang!

The curtain of the battle of Yewangpo was officially opened under a bloody sun.

The 30,000 Turkic iron cavalry, as soon as they saw the Shengtang army entering the battlefield, did not even say half a polite word, and immediately launched an attack from the top of the northern slope, which occupied a geographical advantage, and swept towards the south like an angry tide.

Oh, my God! Cao Yongji's heart tightened when he saw this: the other party didn't even have the least tentative contact, and launched a group charge as soon as he came up?!

In the current situation, he couldn't afford to hesitate for a moment. Cao Yongji drew his sword, shouted to the sleepy and tired speed reinforcement division, and hurriedly laid out a defensive formation, preparing to resist the impact of the Turkic cavalry.

The soldiers of Rao is capital protectorate are well-trained and experienced in battles, and in the blink of an eye, they have changed from a state of pursuit to a phalanx of battle, but they still can't withstand the incomparably powerful oppressive force on the opposite side.

After all, everyone had been on the road for a few days in a row, and they had just arrived at Yewangpo, and before they could even breathe, they met the Turkic army that had rested for half a day, and the state of both sides was high!