"Ping Guo Gong, how come the whole army is encamped at this hour?"
Gu Xiaotang sent his best warrior Huo Ba Quy Nhon to protect Tang Ping, but he did not tell the fool the whole truth.
Because he really has no scheming and can't hide his words. It would be unsightly if someone deceived him.
So Huo Ba Quy Nhon was really going to attack Hou Kunji this time.
In the morning, after marching only more than ten miles, we stopped for lunch. Although the food was good, the morale of all the soldiers was greatly boosted.
However, they could only march no more than ten miles in the afternoon, so Tang Ping ordered them to camp and rest again.
Huo Ba Quy Nhon finally couldn't hold it back and came to ask Tang Ping.
You must know that although the quality of their Turkic army varies, the most important thing the Turks lack is animal power.
Except for the cavalry who have mounts, the infantry are all lightly armed, and all baggage is pulled by carts.
In addition, the whole day's journey is a smooth journey. If Huo Ba Quy Nhon leads the army, he may have to march a hundred miles on this day.
"General Huo Ba Quy Nhon, the weather is cold and there are no soldiers down there... so we can only let them rest more."
"Hmph!" Huo Ba Guiren thought that the reason Tang Ping said was true, and said angrily: "Those nobles usually jump out when they have benefits. This time, you clearly offered such generous conditions to them, Duke Ping. But I treat you like this!"
"If you ask me, I should kick those people out, and I can't give them even a penny of the per-capita payment!"
Veteran generals in the army like Huo Ba Quy Nhon could tell in the morning that probably half of the troops gathered from various tribes had undergone military training and were pretty good.
Not to mention how many of them had been on the battlefield. He felt that the soldiers who were used to make up the numbers would not only be useless on the battlefield, but might actually affect the combat effectiveness of other soldiers.
He had no choice but to persuade Tang Ping several times, but Tang Ping refused, and there was nothing he could do.
"Okay, General Huoba Quy Nhon doesn't need to be angry. After collecting those people, I naturally have my use. Come on, come on. I have a bottle of good wine here. Although the army is not allowed to drink alcohol when marching, but since it is... General Huo Ba Quy Nhon is here, so I can still drink a few sips to ward off the cold."
After appeasing Huo Ba Quy Nhon, Tang Ping still went his own way in the next few days, marching no more than twenty or thirty miles a day.
However, although the forward speed was not fast, the news of Tang Ping's dispatch of troops spread quickly.
There was no way, this was the dispatch of an army of more than 100,000 people, and Tang Ping led the army so arrogantly every day, it would be difficult for anyone with a little bit of eyes and ears to know the news.
However, the reason why Tang Ping sent troops became more and more outrageous.
It is said that Tang Ping proposed to the Turkic Khan Gu Xiaotang because of Hou Junji.
It is said that Tang Ping discovered that Gu Xiaotang's child was not his but Hou Junji's.
It was even said that Tang Ping discovered that Hou Junji actually fell in love with someone else...
Anyway, when the news of Tang Ping's dispatch of troops spread throughout the country, there were at least a dozen opinions in the market, and each had its supporters!
However, the Tang Dynasty court was not idle. All the armies received the news, saying that they would select elite soldiers and rush north to aid Duke Ping.
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Frequent mobilizations have indeed begun among the various armies.
Many forces feel that this is the time for the Tang Dynasty to pull out the nails around them. Hou Junji has maintained his own self-respect in the Northeast for so many years and is finally going to be liquidated. .
The Tubo people also breathed a sigh of relief. Recently, there have been frequent uprisings in the country. They have pressed the gourd and lifted the gourd.
At this time, Datang was going to attack Hou Junji, which was the situation they wanted to see the most.
"Protector, what should we do?"
Of course Hou Junji, who was Tang Ping's target, also received the news.
All the counselors and generals under his command gathered together.
In recent years, they followed Hou Junji to the Beiyan Protectorate, although some were forced and some took the initiative.
But in the end, the benefits here were not lost. When the court comes to liquidate, they are afraid that none of them will be able to escape.
We are all like grasshoppers on the same rope as Hou Junji. When we are prosperous, we are all prosperous.
"Why are you panicking?" Although he had long known that Datang would attack him sooner or later, Hou Junji really didn't expect it would be now.
Winter is about to begin, and it will be even colder in the Northeast. Although Tang Ping doesn't deal with him, he has never underestimated the other party.
In the middle of winter, more than 100,000 people are coming to attack you. Why are you so crazy?
As for the rumors circulating in the market, he naturally didn't believe them.
Although Tang Ping is not old, he is quite cunning and cunning. He is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.
"Where are they now?"
"According to the spies' report, they were still in Fengzhou three days ago!"
"Still in Fengzhou territory?"
"This...are they turtles crawling?"
"Didn't the spy report a mistake?"
After hearing the news, many people raised questions.
You must know that the location of the Turkic Royal Court was probably near modern Baotou, and the boundary of Fengzhou in modern times was probably Hohhot.
The modern drive from Baotou to Hohhot is more than 100 kilometers. In ancient times, there were no highways, so the distance would be longer, but it was only about 300 miles.
And it had been more than ten days since Tang Ping led his troops to set out three days ago. They had traveled so far in more than ten days. No wonder these military generals were a little suspicious of what went wrong.
"The spies are right. According to the reports in the past few days, Tang Ping led the army and walked about thirty miles every day."
The counselor in charge of the news said: "And I heard that the army led by Tang Ping this time is not the elite of various tribes. Many of them are made up of herdsmen and common people. ."
They understand that soldiers are more valuable than elites, and they believe Tang Ping understands this too.
But now that Tang Ping was marching slowly towards them with so many miscellaneous troops, they didn't understand.
Fear comes from the unknown, and what they fear most is Datang, which makes this fear even more amplified.
"What's Tang Ping's conspiracy?"
"Is it possible that he is a reinforcement in the Tang Dynasty?"
"You don't need to bring so much waste while waiting for reinforcements, right? Wouldn't it be better to just take the fine cavalry to the junction between us and the Turks first?"
The generals below discussed it one after another, but could not come up with a result.
"General, how about we strike first! Attack Guizhou!"
Guizhou is now Zhangjiakou. During the Tang Dynasty, it was Guizhou in Hebei Province. It was also the junction of the Beiyan Protectorate and the Turkic Protectorate.
"Guizhou?" Hou Junji smiled bitterly: "Our people have received news that all the walls of Guizhou have been replaced with new artillery. It is said that they are the same as those used by Tang Ping's warships sailing to Southeast Asia."
"Although the range is not as far as before and the power is much smaller, the rate of fire is fast! There are hundreds of new cannons placed on the entire Guizhou city wall. Our siege machines will probably be smashed before they even get close. "
In ancient times, if there were no siege equipment when attacking a city, the tall city wall would be the Wall of Sighs and could not be penetrated no matter what.
"Then, how about we avoid the edge for a while?"
"Retreat? Where are you going to retreat? Are you going to continue going north to Mrs. La's place where birds don't shit?"
