On the endless grassland, the wind sounded cold and the murderous intention was solemn.
One thousand cavalry in black quickly circled the north and south Horusun Lakes and headed towards Qalmu.
The speed of the black cavalry was not very fast, but the Tubo people concentrated all 10,000 Tubo cavalry in the northern part of Qalmu in almost the shortest time.
They were so afraid of Li Xuan.
At this moment, out of sight of the Tubo people, tens of thousands of Eastern Tuyuhun cavalry rushed towards the fifteen thousand Western Tuyuhun cavalry on the Golmud grassland.
Four thousand Tang Army cavalry attacked the center of Qalmu and Xituyuhun cavalry at the same time.
The 10,000 Tuyuhun cavalry who had just fought out from between the north and south Huolusun Lake were immediately stopped.
…
The battlefield in the east started first.
The same Tuyuhun people engaged in the most brutal fighting using the fighting method they were most familiar with.
The 10,000 Tuyuhun cavalry in the middle immediately couldn't help but kill the Tang army's cavalry.
On the central battlefield, a bloody fight immediately began.
But at this moment, five thousand Tang Dynasty infantry suddenly surrounded the battlefield from both sides.
Countless crossbow arrows flew into the sky on the grassland.
Countless lives disappeared on the battlefield in an instant.
At this moment, a thousand cavalry in black suddenly appeared on the easternmost battlefield.
In just half an hour, the black cavalry had directly penetrated Xituyuhun's formation.
Immediately, with these one thousand black cavalry as the vanguard, ten thousand Dongtuyuhun cavalry followed closely and rushed over together.
The green dragon flag flutters high.
The moment they saw the flag clearly, all the East Tuyuhun cavalry immediately followed and charged madly, while all the West Tuyuhun cavalry fell off their horses and fled in fear.
The cavalry of East Tuyuhun quickly charged into the cavalry of West Tuyuhun, but only stopped one-third of the cavalry of West Tuyuhun, and the battle flag stopped.
The East Tuyuhun cavalry also stopped for an instant, and no one continued to move forward beyond the battle flag.
This scene happened in a very short period of time. In less than a quarter of an hour, the green dragon flag continued to charge.
…
Countless Xituyuhun cavalry rushed madly across the north and south Huorusun Lakes, rushing towards Charmu and Golmud.
The cavalry and infantry of the Tang Dynasty immediately slowed down at this moment.
The cavalry from East and West Tuyuhun rushed forward one after another, and finally gathered under the banner of the blue dragon and slowly pushed towards Charmu.
Charmu is empty.
When the blue dragon flag appeared under Charmu City, there was no trace of the Tibetan cavalry in the city.
Even less than half of the food originally stored in the city was left.
Li Xuan, wearing red clothes and gold armor, approached Charmu on a war horse. Looking at all this, she couldn't help but shook her head and said, "Golmud is over."
Ming Chongyan and Murong Nuohebo followed Li Xuan in silence for a while.
Half of the food reserves in Charmu were taken away by the Tibetans, which showed that they had no intention of holding on.
If they don't guard the north gate of Golmud, how can they guard Golmud?
Golmud is over.
All the plans here, from formulation to implementation, were watched by Ming Chongyan and Murong Nuohebo.
They never thought that this extremely simple plan would completely destroy nearly 40,000 Tubo and Tuyuhun cavalry just because a thousand black cavalry directly broke the balance of power on the battlefield.
Of course, the total number of real dead and wounded soldiers on both sides did not exceed five thousand, and most of them fled.
More than five thousand Xituyuhun cavalry joined Murong's command.
"Master, please send a message to Dayan Mangjiebo. I will give him one night. No one can leave Golmud before the sun rises tomorrow." Li Xuan turned to look at Ming Chongyan. Rarely, he raised his hand and said, "Here!"
Li Xuan immediately turned around and looked at Murong Nuohebo, and said directly in front of everyone: "Grand Governor, after capturing Golmud, prepare food and grass for 3,000 people for seven days. The remaining right guard, left guard, and Hangzhou soldiers, They will go to Qaidan, Delingha and Fuqi City one after another to transport food and grass for the army on the northern front."
"Here!" Murong Nuohebo immediately accepted the offer.
Li Xuan fulfilled her promise and left immediately after taking Golmud without stopping. This made both Murong Nuohebo and Ming Chongyan feel relieved.
…
Golmud, the most prosperous city under the Kunlun Mountains, was once the most important node on the Southern Silk Road.
At dawn, the Tang army completely blocked the last route to the west.
By the time the army arrived, the city gates were already wide open.
Li Xuan entered the city with Murong Nuohebo, Ming Chongyan, and five thousand Tuyuhun cavalry.
Although there are differences between East and West Tuyuhun, they were one family decades ago, and many of them are even related to each other.
"Three thousand cavalry immediately marched to the foot of Kunlun Mountain to occupy all the minerals here. When people from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households and the Shaofu Supervisor come to take over, everything will be left to the real person." Li Xuan sat in a high position and watched calmly. To Ming Chongyan.
Ming Chongyan was stunned for a moment, but then he remembered that Li Xuan was leaving soon, and Shi Jin, Qiu Zhenmu, Yan Tao, etc. were also leaving soon. He was the only one who could take charge of this matter now.
"Originally, I wanted to accompany the prince to Xinghai to have a look." Ming Chongyan stood up with a wry smile, then cupped his hands and said, "I accept my order."
Li Xuan nodded calmly, Ming Chongyan's purpose was unclear to Li Xuan.
No matter from which aspect, a clan like Li Xuan with strong combat power cannot be ignored by the ministers of the DPRK.
That is to say, in the Tang Dynasty, the emperor controlled everything. In another era, Li Xuan would not have the slightest chance.
Of course, there is also the threat of Tibet.
"Grand Governor, immediately send people westward to completely block Dayan Mangjiebo's counterattack." Li Xuan turned to look at Murong Nuohebo with a solemn expression.
"Here!" Murong Nuohebo immediately handed over his hand, but there was a trace of unwillingness in his eyes.
He knew that Datang's support for him ended here.
For the rest, if he wants to unify the entire Tuyuhun, he has to rely on his own strength.
"And." Li Xuan spoke again and said: "Now that Eastern Tuyuhun has occupied Fuqi City, Delingha and Golmud, the restoration of the country has officially begun to be scheduled. Grand Governor, you must make preparations early. Your Majesty and the Queen are still here Waiting."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, Murong will definitely live up to the expectations of His Majesty and the Queen." Murong Nuohebo looked excited.
Occupying three cities at the same time and re-establishing Tuyuhun in the east, he can deal with his dead father Khan no matter what.
"The other thing is about the merit-based rewards for officers and soldiers. Brother Qiu, you will be responsible for everything and handle it according to the laws of the Tang Dynasty and the military regulations." Li Xuan's eyes fell on Qiu Zhenmu, with a smile on his face.
Countless soldiers fought with him, for nothing more than money and military merit.
This must not be treated unfairly.
"General, take your orders." Qiu Zhenmu stood up immediately.
Li Xuan nodded, looked at Su Baotong standing on one side, looked solemn, and said: "Baotong, find some people from Xituyuhun and let them escape to Xinghai."
"Here!" Su Baotong immediately accepted the offer.
Everyone present became awe-inspiring at the same time.
The war in Golmud here had just ended, and Li Xuan had immediately set his sights on Xinghai.
"One last thing, I would like to ask the Governor to prepare three thousand sets of black sweaters, black cloaks, black leather boots, and black gloves. As for the armor, forget about it. The original armor will be painted black." Li Xuan looked at Murong Nuohebo. Said: "This money, right guard will come up with it."
"No need!" Murong Nuohebo immediately stood up and said with a sincere face: "The prince has paid a lot for Tuyuhun, and Tuyuhun should repay him."
"The Governor said this, which makes Xuan a little embarrassed, but Xuan is ashamed to accept it." Li Xuan nodded slightly in gratitude.
But in fact, everyone knew that Li Xuan had no intention of paying, but the last thing Murong wanted now was to see Li Xuan stay.
…
In the dead of night, in the study.
There are still some ink stains on the remaining paper on the desk.
Those were the traces left behind by the memorial and family letters that Li Xuan had just finished writing and had sent to Chang'an.
I hope that taking Golmud so smoothly this time will not make Empress Wu too vigilant.
As for the emperor, Li Xuan didn't care. Whether it was Pei Xingjian or Xue Rengui, Li Xuan was far behind.
Even his own father-in-law Liu Rengui could suppress him single-handedly, so what Li Xuan showed at most was the image of a genius general.
Since he said that he would be the champion of the Tang Dynasty, Li Xuan didn't mind if his talents were not inferior to Huo Qubing's.
But that's all.
The emperor was already on guard.
Once a new state is established, Li Xuan will immediately relinquish military power and become the governor of a state.
Without military power, even as the governor of Bianzhou, Li Xuan could not control too many troops. The number of three thousand was as high as the sky.
After gathering her thoughts, Li Xuan turned around and calmly packed away the books in the garrison mansion.
At this time, Li Zhu appeared behind Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, the people who went to Tardin are back. The Tibetans are settling the grain and grass they stole from Golmud, and Dayan Mangjiebo has no plans to come back for the time being. "
Li Xuan nodded and said: "Don't worry about them, they will be Murong's trouble from now on."
"Here!" Li Zhu cupped his hands.
Li Xuan turned sideways, looked at the documents on the desk behind him, and said directly: "There are many local household registrations, mountain topography, and mineral records in there. Make a copy of them all and take them away, so that our people can go north. Survey, there is an open-pit coal mine and two iron mines over there, determine the location and reserves, and then send people to mine on a small scale. Shi Duwei's people will help cover it up, and if anyone else finds out, they will all be silenced."
"Here!" Li Zhu cupped his hands and silently exited the room.
Li Xuan took a breath. In addition to taking Golmud, his biggest purpose in coming to Qingxi this time was to search for coal and iron mines.
With these three mines, if he goes to war with Tubo in the future, his demand for North Korea and China will be greatly reduced.
Li Xuan's eyes fell on the map on one side.
Qingbei, Delingha, Chaka Northwest Xicheng, Qugou, and then Xinghai, everything is connected.
Not only that, Golmud fell into the hands of the Murong family, and Dayan Mangjiebo's source of money and food was reduced by half.
It was impossible for the Tubo people to allocate money to him, so he could only rely on the Western Regions for food, grass and supplies.
But on that side, Li Xuan's caravan had already taken the opportunity to infiltrate.
Now that Dayanmangjiebo's external needs are increasing, his people can further increase their penetration and control of Dayanmangjiebo.
When the time comes, all you need to do is gently turn your palms...
Looking at the entire Qingxi Basin in front of her, Li Xuan roared silently in her heart:
Wait until the next moment, when he comes here again.
The green dragon flag is flying, and the entire Qingxi Basin, the entire Qaidam, and the entire land of wealth will fall into his hands.
(End of chapter)
