Chapter 67: The enemy changes and I change
"Rumbling!" Under the leadership of Li Longji, the Tang army advanced rapidly, with the sound of hooves sounded like thunder. When the horse's hooves were pedaled, the soil splashed, and a huge dark cloud appeared in the sky, connecting the sky to the ground, and Wei was spectacular.
"Report to King Chu, there is a Turkic army of five or six hundred people a hundred miles east of us." Pei Xiaoke rode his horse and reported to Li Longji.
"Send a thousand people to destroy this Turkic team." Li Longji immediately ordered.
"Rumor!" A thousand Tang troops immediately rushed out.
Not long after, the few Turkic army discovered was split into pieces by the Tang army.
"Report to the King of Chu, there is a Turkic group of two thousand people in the northwest direction, resting." Pei Xiaoke reported.
"Li Kuan, you lead 5,000 people to destroy this Turkic force." Li Longji ordered loudly.
Li Kuan received the order and led 5,000 Tang troops to go, and soon destroyed the Turks.
In this way, under the leadership of Li Longji, this Tang army with 20,000 people scattered in the desert, searching for water and grasslands, and gained a lot. From time to time, they would find hundreds, thousands, and thousands of Turkic troops. Li Longji decisively sent the Tang army to deal with these Turkic troops one by one.
In a blink of an eye, more than ten days passed.
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Black Sand City, the tent that moistened.
Mochu, Tsukugou and Tuoxi, as well as a few ministers present.
The war has begun, and the ministers have already commanded the army to fight. Most of the ministers left behind are counselors, and few lead the troops to the battlefield.
"Khan, the situation is not right." Shi Yugu frowned, pondered for a while, and slurped.
"It's not right." Mochu nodded and said, "It is a good strategy for us to deal with the Tang army with a stunning strategy. However, our army suffered a considerable loss and was constantly discovered by the Tang army. Why is this?"
"Yes." A minister said with fear on his face, "So far, we have lost 70,000 to 80,000 troops. If we continue like this, we will not last long."
The Tang army entered the desert for only a dozen days, and the Turks lost 70,000 to 80,000 troops. This was amazing.
According to Mochu's idea, as long as the Turks take a gamble and fully utilize the advantages of the Turks' familiarity with the desert, they can drag down the Tang army. However, the progress of the war was far beyond his imagination. No matter where the Turks hid, the Tang army could always discover it.
As soon as the Tang army discovered the Turkic army, it was crowded with large troops and launched a fierce attack on the Turkic, causing heavy casualties.
In just over ten days, the Turks lost 70,000 to 80,000 troops. By this calculation, at most, Mochu's army would be completely lost in two or three months. If there was no army, how could they talk about restoring the country?
"Especially that Li Longji, he killed 30,000 Great Turkic Warriors, which is hateful." Shiyugu looked angry.
In the past ten days, the Turks lost 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and almost 30,000 were killed by Li Longji. This really made them hate him. Mochuo said hatefully: "This Li Longji is a big trouble. If he doesn't get rid of it, there will be endless troubles."
"Father Khan, I am willing to lead troops to kill Li Longji." Tuoxi's eyes flashed with hatred and he pleaded loudly.
He was captured alive by Li Longji, which made him very angry and he always thought about seeking revenge on Li Longji.
"It is inevitable to get rid of Li Longji, but it is not possible at the moment. Our army cannot be exposed too early." Although Mochuo was angry, he did not lose his mind and said, "The Tang army is in full swing. If our army is exposed, it will be besieged."
The Tang army is now highly morale and strong. If the Turkic army is exposed, the Tang army will inevitably surround from all directions, which will be a disaster.
If you want to deal with Li Longji, you can’t even think about it without a 50,000 or 60,000 army. If the 50,000 or 60,000 army is over, it will be a huge loss.
"Khan is wise." Shinyugu raised his eyebrows and said, "You can wait to deal with Li Longji, but we have to think of a solution at the moment, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."
"That's right." Mochu nodded and said, "I thought about it carefully. The most attacked army was in the water grassland, and that's the problem."
"Water grassland?" Shiyugu was shocked suddenly, with a look of shock on his face, and said, "Wang Xiaojie is indeed amazing. He actually found the place where our life gate is."
The water grassland is really the life gate of the Turks. Although Mochu asked the Turks' army to use roaming and not fight head-on with the Tang army, the places where the Turks rest and rest were mostly water grasslands. As long as the Tang army focused on the water grasslands, they could find the Turks and launch an attack on the Turks' army.
"What should I do?" The Turks are nomadic people and cannot live without the aquatic grassland. If the Tang army stared at the aquatic grassland, it would be a big problem, and Tuoxi's face changed drastically.
"Don't panic." Mochuo was very calm and said, "Wang Xiaojie's move is indeed amazing, but it is not impossible to deal with it."
"Khan, do you have a clever plan?" the ministers asked hurriedly, their eyes widening.
"The Great Turkic Warriors used to camp and rest on the water and grasslands. Now the situation is different. We cannot rest on the water and grasslands." Mochuo analyzed and said: "The horses need to eat grass, and there are grass in the desert. This is not difficult. Just solve the water well, it is not a problem."
The Turks are nomadic peoples and cannot do without aquatic grasslands. Of course, this is only relative. War horses have to eat grass, and there are many grasses in the desert, so they don’t have to go to the waterlands. The only thing left is only a problem of water.
"The order: It is strictly forbidden to camp in the water and grassland, rest and those who violate the law will be killed!" Mochu rolled his eyes and burst into tears, and he said loudly: "Each department should bring more leather bags, more water, and try to get as little as possible to get the water and grassland."
"Miscellaneous! Wonderful! Wonderful!" The ministers praised.
This is definitely a good way to deal with the Tang army, and the ministers are not allowed to dislike them.
The desert is very big, and you may not be able to find a place to hide if you find it.
"Wang Xiaojie, what can you do to me?" Mochu's lips curled up.
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The Tang army stopped and rested, Li Longji, Chen Xuanli, Zhang said, Xue Zhi and others got together.
"This Pei Xiaoke is really true. He hasn't found the Turks in several days." Zhang Xiaofei complained, very dissatisfied.
"Don't worry." Chen Xuanli comforted him: "As long as we stare at the water and grassland, we can find the Turks, and you can kill them."
"Yes." Xue Zhi agreed.
"Dede!" The rapid sound of hooves sounded, and Pei Xiaoke rode his horse and galloped towards him.
"Pei Xiaoke, have you found the Turks? Haha, I have to beat them again." Zhang Xiaofei cheered, ready to beat them, wishing he could kill them immediately.
"It must have been found the Turks." Chen Xuanli, Xue Zhi and others' eyes shining and they were full of fighting spirit.
Pei Xiaoke came close, flew off his horse, walked over quickly, met Li Longji, and said, "King of Chu, something is not right."
"How to say it?" Li Longji asked a little surprised.
"King of Chu, I haven't found the Turks these days, and there's a reason for this." Pei Xiaoke frowned and said, "It's not that there's no trace of the Turks, but we went too late, and the Turks would have left long ago. If it were once or twice, it might be a coincidence. It's already five times so far, and this is definitely not a coincidence."
Zhang said their faces were solemn.
As Pei Xiaoke said, if you go too late once or twice, it could be a coincidence, but it would be wrong for five times in a row.
"Tell me in detail." Li Longji's face was solemn.
"The first time we found Turkic traces on the water grassland, there were not many people, about seven or eight hundred. There were no traces of Turkic camping on the water grassland, only messy hoof prints." Pei Xiaoke's tone was a little high, and he said, "I didn't care at the time, thinking it was a Turkic who temporarily replenished water."
He paused a little and said, "Later, four batches were found in a row, with varying numbers of people, but they had one thing in common, that is, they did not camp in the water and grassland, but just replenished the water and left."
"This..." Everyone was shocked, and everyone looked shocked.
Previously, Li Longji and the others killed many Turks, nearly 30,000 people. Except for a very small number of them who accidentally bumped into them on the road, the rest were solved on the water grassland.
If you stare at the water and grass, you will find Turks and you will gain something.
Nowadays, the Turks do not stay in the water and grasslands. As long as they replenish the water, they leave immediately. This is abnormal.
"There is only one possibility that the Turks have changed their strategy." Li Longji's eyes shone brightly.
"That's right." Everyone agreed with this.
This can only be explained by the Turks changing their strategies, otherwise, there would be no such many Turks who did not rest and camp in the aquatic grassland. You should know that the Turks are nomadic people and cannot do without the aquatic grassland just as the Tang army cannot do without the food and grassland. The Turks did not stay in the aquatic grassland for more, so they could only change their fighting style.
"It's trouble now." Zhang Xiaofei said with a quick heart, "If the Turks do not stay on the aquatic plants, but run around in the desert, where can we find them?"
Everyone was in a heavy mood, just nodded and didn't say anything.
The desert is vast and boundless. If the Turks do not stay in the water and grasslands, they will find a place to hide and where to find it? Don’t say that the 400,000 Tang troops are, even a million Tang troops may not be able to find it.
"Zhang said, do you have a good idea?" Chen Xuanli frowned and thought for a while. There was no good idea, so he could only ask the resourceful Zhang.
Everyone was very convinced by Zhang Shuo's talent and their eyes fell on him.
"No." Zhang said, shook his head.
"Mochu's hand is so cruel." Everyone sighed.
Mochu's move was indeed fierce, and it hit the Tang army's key point. For the Tang army, it was necessary to fight quickly and not delay. Because the supply of hundreds of thousands of Tang army was a huge problem, even with the strong national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it was difficult to last. The Turks did not fight with the Tang army and hid without a trace, and were determined to drag the Tang army down. This was really a ruthless move.
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, with a look of helplessness.
"Mochu's move is cruel, but it's not impossible to deal with it." Li Longji looked calm, as if he didn't know that Mochu's move was cruel enough.
"King of Chu, do you have a way?"
"What's the method?"
Zhang Shi's eyes fell on Li Longji's head, each with expectation on his face.
"I have a way. If the enemy changes, we can break the Turkic food route." Li Longji nodded and said.
"You..." Zhang said, Chen Xuanli, Xue Zhi and others' expectations disappeared, their faces darkened, they looked at Li Longji, shook their heads, and looked disappointed.
"King of Chu, what you said is wrong." Zhang Xiaofei said with a quick heart and said, "The Turks come and go like the wind, there is no food and grass. How can we cut off the food route of the Turks? King of Chu, are you talking nonsense?"
This was straightforward enough and did not give Li Longji any face. Zhang said that they nodded in agreement.
In fact, Zhang Xiaofei's words are still good, and it is better not to say that Li Longji is crazy about gaining and losing his mind.
"If you are a person, you have to eat and drink, and even Turks have to eat and drink." Li Longji said lightly as if he had not heard Zhang Xiaofei's accusations.
"King of Chu, if you are a person, you have to eat and drink. This is certainly true, but where is the food channel for the Turks?" Chen Xuanli shook his head, looking disbelief.
"Aquatic grassland." Li Longji only said three words.
"Aquatic grassland?" Xue Zhi shook his head and said, "The Turks don't go there anymore, so it's useless for us to stare at the aquatic grassland."
Chapter completed!