Outside Yanmen City, a carriage was driving slowly, guarded by many large and round ordinary guards.
Although these warriors were not wearing armor, the intimidating aura on their bodies made everyone feel that they were no ordinary people.
Inside the carriage, Xu Yunyan, who was dressed in casual clothes, and Li Jing, who was also dressed in casual clothes, were studying their route.
"Is everything you said true?"
After Li Jing told Xu Yunyan about the army garrison he had arranged, Li Jing was a little surprised when he touched his beard here.
"Yes, Master, this is indeed true."
"But your army is stretched out fifty miles from front to back, and is suddenly attacked by the enemy. It is difficult to gather together immediately."
Xu Yunyan nodded here, "Master is right. It's just that I feel that my generation of warriors should protect our family and country, instead of letting the surrounding villages suffer the enemy's first attack to buy us time to assemble."
Li Jing looked at Xu Yunyan and nodded, indicating for him to continue.
"I split the army into some units and placed them near the border. They will be the first to be attacked. It is impossible for them all to die in the first place, right?
As long as they light bonfires and smoke, they can buy time for us and other second-line and third-line troops to gather. The second-line troops are only defensive troops, while the third-line troops are the serious troops that confront the Turks head-on. "
Xu Yunyan said this, and Li Jing nodded in agreement with Xu Yunyan's proposal.
"You have done a good job and are very considerate of the people of the Dawn of the Tang Dynasty. It's just that I, the sons of the Tang Dynasty, really have to die to stop the Turks and buy time."
Xu Yunyan was also a little helpless, "This is the fate of my generation of warriors, not to mention that these people all went there spontaneously."
"oh?"
Li Jing was even more surprised this time.
"Were they spontaneous?"
Xu Yunyan nodded, "I told them all the situation, and they went voluntarily. I was not here to force them."
Li Jing looked at Xu Yunyan who wanted to say something but couldn't, and finally patted him on the shoulder.
"It's hard for you. They are all good men from the North. They all deserve to be alive."
"Master said that they should all live."
Xu Yunyan agreed very much with Li Jing's proposal. Only these warriors who are not afraid of death are qualified to live.
Li Jing didn't say anything else after watching Xu Yunyan support him. And Xu Yunyan solemnly clasped his fists at Li Jing, who had worked hard for the country and the people for most of his life.
"Master, my disciple is going to the capital this time. I don't know what is going on and when he will be able to return. The Northland is the master's worry. The disciple only hopes that one day the master can gather troops and go straight to Dingxiang to capture Jieli and let the Beidi No worries.”
Li Jing nodded noncommittally.
"I have made such a decision when I came here this time. It's just that when His Majesty will use force and when the army will be mobilized, it will take time, and no information can be revealed during this period of time."
"Disciple understands."
Xu Yunyan hurriedly expressed that he was sensible and didn't need to worry.
"Master, please wait until General Su Liesu returns to pull out some of the old soldiers and let them break up into pieces and sneak into the grassland to detect the Turkic cavalry scouts. Block the news so that they know the news of our troop mobilization as late as possible."
"Inappropriate, inappropriate."
Li Jing was vocally opposed to Xu Yunyan's suggestion.
"You killed his scout cavalry and left them without eyes and ears. Didn't you take precautions?"
Xu Yunyan looked at Li Jing here waiting for Li Jing's teaching, and Li Jing continued to talk here.
"Send the most elite men to guard the route of our army. No enemies can appear on this route. As long as all the Turks who appear in our field of vision will be killed, there is no problem. They will only think that we are I discovered them without thinking about anything else.”
"Master is right, but my disciple failed to think about it."
Xu Yunyan felt ashamed here. He didn't take these simple things into consideration. He really felt ashamed of the title of general.
Li Jing looked at him here. "No one is perfect. It is normal to disclose a little, but we have to minimize this disclosure."
"Yes Yes."
Xu Yunyan kept nodding here. He agreed to whatever Li Jing said, but he did not dare to refute him when Li Jing taught him some details, even if he thought of some good things after Li Jing reminded him. Method.
Knowledge and generation are related.
This caravan stopped and walked along the way, passing many small military camps hidden everywhere. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were very enthusiastic after seeing the commander Xu Yunyan, but when Xu Yunyan introduced the man next to them, he was The Duke of Wei, Li Jing, General Li, and the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Tang Dynasty were even more excited.
Some of them were lucky enough to have met Li Jing, and even cried excitedly there.
"General Li, we are following General Li's command again. Are we going to attack the Turks to avenge our fallen comrades?"
These old soldiers are crying here. They have been oppressed by the Turks for too long. Although they now have the courage to wield the weapons in their hands to kill the Turks, if they don't go out for a while now, they will be even older. The body is weak, but he can no longer wear the armor and wield weapons.
These people asked excitedly here, and Li Jing looked at them with a lot of emotion.
"Don't worry, at most one year, within one year I will definitely go north."
After Li Jing said these words, the small camp was boiling, and Xu Yunyan held a fist next to him.
"Master, doesn't it matter if you tell this news?"
Li Jing looked at Xu Yunyan and smiled, "Aren't these all people who came to this border voluntarily as the first echelon? Since they are so determined to not be afraid of death, how can they leak the secrets of the Tang Dynasty?"
When Li Jing said this, Xu Yunyan scratched his head in embarrassment.
"Master is still considering it."
Li Jing didn't care about Xu Yunyan's flattery. After telling them the news, he encouraged them a few words. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were filled with tears here, and kept saying that they must do their jobs well and never let the Turks People come to the border without being noticed.
Just like that, after patrolling and encouraging one camp after another. After finally exploring all the lines of defense deployed by Xu Yunyan outside Yanmen, Li Jing was very satisfied when he saw Xu Yunyan preparing a large amount of war preparation materials.
"I am so lucky to have you in the Tang Dynasty and lucky in the North. But now His Majesty has an order for you to return to the capital. There are more important things for you. You must continue your efforts and make new achievements."
"Don't worry, Master. My disciple will never lose Master's face."
Xu Yunyan said to Li Jing here, "You don't even know whose disciple I am. Even if my disciple is embarrassed, I can't embarrass you, Master. Just look at it."
After Xu Yunyan said this, he immediately got on his horse and hugged Li Jing with a fist, and returned to Chang'an City with one of the Four King Kongs and more than a hundred cavalry.
This return trip was carried out with great fanfare, and people kept spreading the news here.
Some of the passing merchants still had some friendship with the Turks, and from time to time the news spread on the grassland that there was no Tang army general stationed in the north, and that Xu Yunyan was ordered to return to Beijing.
After this news was confirmed, the Turks started singing and dancing on the grassland.
The Tuli tribe finally stopped being afraid after getting the news, and the other small tribes wandering around also felt at ease.
"The devil has run away, and the devil will not come to trouble them again." "Changshengtian, I praise you!"
"The Great Turks are..."
They can celebrate now that Xu Yunyan is gone and they can take a breather.
But just when the Turks determined whether the news was true here, and after all the efforts, they got the news to be true, it was a joy.
The Jieli Wine Pond and the Meat Forest in Dingxiang City were extremely extravagant. When they heard this, they did not take the Tang Army in the north seriously. Or are you thinking here about whether to bring a group of soldiers and horses to the border to make a fortune?
But how would they feel if they knew that Xu Yunyan was gone and Li Jing, who was more famous than Xu Yunyan, came.
However, when a Turkic tribe was singing and dancing to celebrate this rare good news, the grass that could provide them with safety around the tribe. I don’t know why it grew so lushly. If it was cleared away, a Tang Army cavalry quietly appeared within sight. 's appearance.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Su Dingfang scratched his face with his whip on his horse, "Is it so magical? Have we passed many places like this?"
Su Dingfang asked his confidants. The confidants were also speechless. Here they said, "General, it seems that he has not been through many places, right?"
"No! We seem to have been wandering around this place, maybe we are lost."
A confidant said uncertainly.
Another confidant didn't blush or even beat his heart when he said he was lost, let alone feel embarrassed. After he said this, Su Dingfang felt helpless.
"What the hell is going on? There is not even a single iconic object in this vast northern land?
During the day, I run with the sun, and at night, I run with the moon. I run here and there, but I don’t even know if I have traveled to the east, west, north, or south.
Only the place where the sun rises every morning will be known, that is the east, and the place where the sun sets, that is the west. As for other times, who knows what time it is now? "
Su Dingfang was so helpless. He violated a military taboo and didn't bring anything with him that could guide the direction. He just walked aimlessly in the wilderness. Needless to say, finding the target of the attack was even a problem for his own survival.
If it weren't for the several wolves, there would have been problems with the food.
But there is always a way out.
Moving forward again, it suddenly became clear.
"General, Turkic tribe?"
Su Dingfang's confidants were a little unsure about this.
"Yeah! I saw it."
Although Su Dingfang had no expression on his face, he was still quite happy.
Now, finally, we have found the Turkic tribe.
Perhaps to vent his grievances, or perhaps to avoid going back and saying that he had no achievements, Su Dingfang was so happy after discovering this Turkic tribe. He didn't care that his confidant next to him, who was just as lost as himself, took out the sword from his waist and pointed forward.
"Sirs of the Tang Dynasty, now is the time to take revenge and complain. There is a Turkic tribe in front of us. Follow me and charge!"
Under Su Dingfang's call, thousands of Tang Army cavalry turned into a sharp arrow and instantly killed the Turkic camp. The Turkic people who were singing and dancing here just now to celebrate the departure of the devil suddenly became Spartan.
"The devil? The devil is here again!"
They don't recognize the word "Su" on the Tang people's flags, just like many Tang people don't understand what the Turks are saying here.
Seeing the Tang army coming, their first thought was that they had been deceived. The devil had never left at all, and now he was back, bringing with him an army that could cause them huge casualties.
What should I do?
But no one can give them answers.
How could there be a Turk standing here with his hands stained with the blood of Han people under the cavalry of the Tang Army plowing the court and sweeping holes?
