Chapter 354: At the Foot of Wolf Mountain
Langshan is located a thousand miles north of Yanqi. Although it is called Shan, it is actually a mountain range, which belongs to part of the Altai Mountains and is the eastern edge of the Altai Mountains. Because it is located on the edge of the grassland and has abundant water sources, it has become a place where wolves gather, and Langshan is named for this!
In the past, there was no sign of human activity except for the hungry wolf wandering around within a hundred miles of this Wolf Mountain. Even if the water and grass are abundant here, it is a rare natural pasture! No herder has the courage to face thousands of wolves!
However, the only overlord of Wolf Mountain on this day, the prairie wolf pack fled in a hurry to the north, west, and east, as if something terrifying in the south was driving them away!
Sure enough, shortly after the wolves escaped, a black line slowly appeared at the intersection of the grassland and the sky. As the black line spread, the grassland that was originally green and green had already lost its original color!
As this black line continues to move forward, its true face is finally revealed - the Tang Dynasty dragon flags fluttering, and during this period, the "Li"-shaped flag was mixed with the "Supervised" and it was the Tang Dynasty's Western Expedition Army led by Li Jing!
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At the same time, about a hundred miles north of Langshan, there was also a large army of more than 100,000 to march southward. Unlike the Tang Dynasty's army, these 100,000 troops were all cavalry riding war horses. Wherever they passed, the grass was directly stepped into powder and melted into the soil!
If the timid people see the horses galloping, the overwhelming force may be directly scared!
This is the Turkic coalition led by Yugushu!
"Khan, the main army of the Tang Dynasty arrived at Langshan, with a total of about 100,000!"
Where the central army of the Turkic army was located, a flying cavalry quickly approached and reported to Yugushe, who was sitting upright on the war horse!
Although Yugushe was not a Khan of the Western Turks, the people of his tribe still called him Khan, and he himself liked this title. Of course, this is limited to Yugushe's own tribe, and other tribes will not recognize his name as Khan!
"100,000?" Yugushuai frowned slightly, "Have the movements of other army in the Tang Dynasty been clearly investigated?"
A few days ago, he had discovered that the number of Tang troops did not match the 200,000 mentioned in the information, and it was half less! So he sent many scouts to investigate the traces of the 100,000 Tang troops that had disappeared within a radius of hundreds of miles!
"The subordinates are incompetent and still cannot find the enemy's traces!"
"Hmph! You are indeed incompetent! Three days, I will give you another three days. If you can't find the trace of Tang army before you reach Langshan, you won't have to come back!"
"Yes, the last general will take the order!"
Looking at the scouts who were leaving again, Yu Gushe had a vague premonition. He did not expect that the Tang army would choose to fight head-on with the army he led head-on, and he did not expect that the Tang army would actually hide its troops!
According to his prior vision, after knowing the news that his commander's army went south, the Tang army would definitely stick to the passes and cities, and block the Turkic army from moving south!
After all, all the army he led was cavalry, and according to the information he received, although the Tang Dynasty had an army of 200,000, the number of cavalry was only about 50,000. When facing head-on, how could infantry be the opponent of cavalry? Moreover, the Han people were good at defending cities but not cavalry warfare!
But who would have thought that the Tang army not only did not take advantage of their advantages and defended the city, but instead advanced directly towards Langshan and came to the grassland, as if they were going to fight to the death with their 100,000 cavalry!
What he unexpectedly did not expect was that the Tang army was like him, and did not attack the entire army, but only half of the army came. The remaining 100,000 troops were evaporated as if they had disappeared from the world, and there was no trace of them!
"Haha, Li Jing, Li Jing, maybe you are as brave as the rumor, but you will never imagine that the outcome of a war is not only decided on the battlefield!"
The Eastern Turks were destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and many Eastern Turks fled to the Western Turks and joined the tribes of the Western Turks. The name of Li Jing was also spread to the ears of the Western Turks. In the impression of the Western Turks, Li Jing was a god general who defeated the powerful Jie Li Khan, a demon who lost the powerful Eastern Turks! It is no exaggeration to say that now, there are many Turks who are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, but there are not many who are not sure who are Li Jing!
Of course, Yu Gu Shi would not be unfamiliar with Li Jing. He was also a little scared about the battle with this rumored magical god general of the Tang Dynasty. However, thinking of his arrangement, his confidence recovered again!
"They should be coming soon, right? As long as they succeed there, I will see what you, Li Jing, will do then!" Looking at the direction where Tang Jun was, Yu Gu Xue said with a fierce look on his face.
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On the other hand, after arriving at Langshan, the army led by Li Jing did not continue to go north, but instead stationed at the foot of Langshan and began to build simple fortifications.
At this time, he had received the information sent by Shi Wannian and knew that 50,000 Turkic troops had become secretly hidden.
"General, the Turkic army is hidden in the secrets of tens of thousands of troops. I'm afraid there is any conspiracy. We have to be careful!"
"Yes, General, if these 50,000 troops unexpectedly attack us at a critical moment, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"Yes, I think we need to find the traces of these tens of thousands of troops as soon as possible. Before that, we must not easily start a war with the main Turkic force!"
"We are directly advancing into the grassland this time, giving up the benefits of the city gate, and using infantry to fight against the Turkic cavalry is already at a disadvantage. If we are attacked again, there is probably little hope of victory!"
"Yes, General, we will die if we are defeated, but the Western Expedition strategy decided by Your Majesty is very important. Once we are defeated, it will definitely affect the entire Western Expedition strategy. At that time, we will be punished by a hundred deaths!"
In the central army's tent, Li Jing was anxious to discuss the next battle and handed over the information sent by Shi Wannian to everyone. Everyone immediately started discussing it.
Li Jing looked around the Lieutenant General, raised his hand slightly to stop them from continuing the discussion, and said calmly, "It is not a fear of just 50,000 troops. If they really want to attack the main force of our army and the Turkic forces, I will not be worried. At that time, I will have my own way to deal with it, but..."
Li Jing thought about the possible movements of the 50,000 army and couldn't help frowning.
Unlike others, Li Jing was not worried about the 50,000 troops' sneak attack. After all, he also arranged a backup plan. It would be fine if the 50,000 Turkic troops did not come. If they came, they would definitely make him come and go!
But...what if these 50,000 troops were not secretly preparing to attack their own troops, but went to other places? And if they went to other places, where would they go?
This is what Li Jing really worried about!
Chapter completed!