The soldiers under the command of Zhu Yuwan and Yelu Qingyun who escaped with their lives returned to the tent and cried to Xu Liesheng about the whole army's exhaustion. Xu Liesheng cried three times, and he was extremely resentful of himself in his heart.

Originally, the reason why he sent heavy troops to fight the grass valley was to be foolproof, but he didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty could know the movements of his troops in advance, and in the shortest possible time, he pocketed himself and let himself enter an ambush.

The Turkic cavalry was extremely fast, and he gave orders casually, so he didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty could seize its own loopholes in this short interval, so as to deploy the army and complete the fatal blow.

By this time, the Turks had lost more than 25,000 cavalry, and their strength was greatly reduced, and after the two wars, the Tang Dynasty still controlled 25,000 soldiers and horses, and the disparity in strength was undergoing subtle changes.

Moreover, what makes Xu Liesheng the most headache now is that the army is disheartened, and many generals have already talked behind his back that he is not good at commanding troops, and, what is fatal is that now the grain and grass in the city are about to run out, which is not enough for ten years, and the messenger who went to the Turks to transport grain and grass has not yet heard any news, which makes him feel like he is on pins and needles.

No, the Tang Dynasty must be taught a lesson, Xu Liesheng was furious, and he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart.

He originally wanted to fight with the Tang Dynasty in a dignified battle, and then defeat and kill him with superior forces, but what he didn't expect was that although he occupied an empty city, it seemed to have merit, but he fell into a difficult situation, if he retreated, it would definitely not work, in that case, he could foresee, and he would definitely be forced to resign under pressure after returning home.

After all, many elders in the country are subdued by force, and when the time comes, they will be the fate of the fall.

The Tang Dynasty's tactics, which were not "above board" in his opinion, had completely angered him, so he gave an astonishing order, leaving 55,000 military horses to defend the city, and he himself personally led 30,000 troops to find the main force of the Tang Dynasty army for a decisive battle.

I saw that what Xu Liesheng was riding was not a horse, but a huge yak, with a lion-like body, extremely powerful, it was the mount he used to use in countless battles, very spiritual, covered with iron armor all over his body, and his hooves were also equipped with protective gear.

Around him, there were 800 Turkic dead soldiers protecting the Chinese army, and he had always been afraid of the Tang Dynasty's martial arts, so his own defense was still very tight.

As soon as Xu Liesheng went out of the city, he rushed straight to Shilinyu, his eyes were full of killing intent, a hundred miles away, he arrived quickly, and first sent five hundred spies to enter to check the situation inside.

With the previous lesson, although Xu Liesheng was in a rage, he still did not dare to make obvious mistakes.

The spies quickly returned to the murderous Xu Liesheng, the forest was already empty, not only the army of the Tang Dynasty, but also the indigenous tribes living here, they didn't know where they went, the silence in the forest was terrifying, and what was even more vicious was that when the natives left, even the house was burned, and there was nothing in the bare white land.

Such a scene almost made Xu Lie's anger break his chest, because he pounced and ran in vain, full of murderous aura, but he couldn't find the main force of the Tang Dynasty to fight a decisive battle.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty was leading his 25,000 troops to hide in another oasis to rest.

After such a great battle, it was definitely necessary to rest, but fortunately, there was plenty of food and grass, and the soldiers ate and drank to their heart's content.

In fact, just half an hour ago, the Tang Dynasty wanted to ask the troops to rest on the spot in Shilinyu, but he immediately received information from Xueying that Xu Liesheng was leading a large army to a decisive battle, so he immediately transferred.

He knew that in such a situation, if he tried to ambush again, he would definitely not succeed, and the army was exhausted, and the best way was to transfer to recuperate his strength.

Up to now, the Tang Dynasty has tasted the benefits of fast intelligence, as far as it is concerned, if he retreats a little late, I am afraid that Xu Liesheng will follow the clues to catch up, not to mention who will die in a scuffle, and it is possible to attract a large number of Turkic soldiers, in that case, he will finish up the only bit of capital he has.

Xu Liesheng couldn't find the main force of the Tang Dynasty, and there was a sky-high anger in his heart, but there was no way, so he had to lead the troops to drive more than a hundred miles and loot an indigenous settlement, but the grain and other things obtained could only support the food and clothing of the seventy or eighty thousand army for one or two days, and the Tang Dynasty had already let out the wind, and the Turkic cavalry who specialized in robbing and beating the grass valley for a living had already arrived in Anxi Duhu, and the residents of the border area heard the news early, and those who had a little bit of assets fled into the mountains, even if Hu Liesheng ransacked another hundred such indigenous towns, The results are probably very small, and the distance between the oases and oases in the desert is probably not a good solution.

Obviously, it can be supported in these days, but in a few more days, the local natives will flee far away, and then the food and salary of the army will be difficult. Originally, when the army went to war, grain and grass went first, but the whole Turkic country was like this, the army lived by robbery, and the cavalry that could not be grabbed would be ridiculed by all the people -

Of course, this is also the reason why the Xiongnu and the Turks have been hated by the Western Regions and the Han nation for hundreds of years, and they have done a lot of open fire and robbery, and naturally poisoned their descendants. The Tang Dynasty was very aware of history, the Japanese Yamato nation launched a war of aggression against China, killing more than 20 million Chinese compatriots, although now some people in Japan have repented and extended a friendly hand to China, but to tell the truth, when holding his hand, you sometimes want to kill, not to mention the destruction of the Yamato nation, but at least the heart to kill 20 million is occasional.

This is the pain of history, which is not just said to be in the past, but buried in the heart of a nation. The Xiongnu and the current Turks are both fierce nomadic peoples, with strong armed forces, and the surrounding peoples are naturally bullied by him.

In fact, the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and Yelu is largely due to personal reasons, but why he brought the soldiers of the country to support him as soon as the message was transmitted, a big reason is that the Khitan nation wants to take revenge, and the Turks robbed the Khitan, which is a hundred times better than Gao Xianzhi. Because Gao Xianzhi is a smart person, since he controls the trade in the Western Regions and masters the Silk Road, he also puts on the shelf of a great country and lives in harmony with the surrounding peoples.

Xu Liesheng knew that although the tribal countries of Hui, Khitan, and Xi were not very strong, if the war dragged on, these countries would definitely support the Tang Dynasty, and when the time came, their military morale would be hit again, and they might not even have a chance to retreat.

However, the anger in his heart was great now, and it was so great that he robbed several towns in a row before he retreated—

The Tang Dynasty waited for Ban Lin to lead the Snow Eagle intelligence team back and rewarded him heavily, knowing that he had won Xu Liesheng by intelligence. At that moment, he was sent out to inquire about the news.

It was also after such a rest that on the seventh day, the Tang Dynasty received an important piece of information from Banlin that the grain trucks from the Turks had arrived three hundred miles away from the capital of Anxi.

After thinking about it again, Xu Liesheng couldn't find a way to solve the problem of grain and grass, so he had to falsely report his military exploits, and at the same time ordered the country to transport grain to help the emergency with a fast horse. At such a time, Xu Liesheng felt the horror of the Tang Dynasty. Guarding an empty city, he was worried that the Tang Dynasty would come back by relying on his familiarity with the terrain, and he was caught off guard and lived in fear.

This is why on the seventh day of the occupation of Anxi Duhu, he ordered his two commanders to take 20,000 men to camp outside the city with 20,000 men, in order to prevent a surprise attack by the Tang Dynasty.

This convoy of grain and grass was from the Turks, and it was transported quickly with the strength of horses, and there was not much grain and grass, only 3,000 stones, which could only support the Turkic army for a month's food.

If this were at any other time, it would definitely be funny, because I didn't think that the Turkic cavalry would have no food and grass, but the reality is that it is, the Turkic army has no food and grass.

Hu Liesheng is now in a dilemma, it is not easy to find the main force of the Tang Dynasty and then destroy it, but it is obviously not what he wants to retreat like this.

You must know that he is still wishful thinking in his heart, hoping to occupy the Anxi Protectorate, and then gradually control the situation, so that the past merchants can be unblocked, so as to collect huge profits.

It was this kind of thinking that led him to transport grain from the Turks and continue to occupy the capital of Anxi.

However, at such a time, he also felt the threat of the Tang Dynasty.

It was at such a time that the Tang Dynasty led an army of 10,000 people, riding lightly, and rushed to this grain transport team-

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