A red sun quietly emerged from the horizon, looking curiously at the vast land.
Its daybreak!
The early morning wind brought a bit of coolness, taking away the smell of blood that permeated the Jinyan tribe. A gust of wind playfully opened the door curtain of the tooth tent, and the bonfire in the yurt blushed instantly, hissing smoke, and new flames burst out.
Beside the bonfire, Qin Huaidao jumped up, memories flooding into his heart.
The Jinyan tribe was unexpectedly captured last night, but it also disrupted the plan of not using the knife for half a month and focusing on training. Now that the matter has come to this, there is no point in blaming Luo Ying. After all, due to good intentions, the plan can only be readjusted.
"Brother Qin, are you awake?" Luo Tong's voice came from outside.
"Come in." Qin Huaidao shouted.
The door curtain opened, and Luo Tong strode in, holding a clay pot in his hand. He sat down diagonally across from Qin Huaidao, handed over the clay pot, and said, "It's just been stewed. Eat some."
The clay pot was stewed with mutton and some wild vegetables. Qin Huaidao was not polite and took it and ate it. Luo Tong said beside him: "That kid Luo Ying violated discipline last night and deserves to be punished. He has already been beaten with a military stick. From now on,
You won’t dare to mess around, don’t worry.”
"Did you instigate it?" Qin Huaidao asked bluntly.
Luo Tong chuckled, acquiescing, and asked: "Now that the Jinyan Department is in hand, we can mobilize nearly 8,000 troops. Since we know that people are in the Qiemo Kingdom, it is better to rush over and save them."
"No, eight thousand is too few, and they are scattered and do not have much fighting power. They may defect at the critical moment. They must be trained well to win people's hearts. Moreover, the Mo Kingdom has about fifty thousand elite soldiers. Once a war breaks out, nearby tribes will send troops to support them.
, the total force we will face by then will be at least over 100,000, how can we fight with less than 10,000?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.
"That's right, what should we do next?" Luo Tong asked.
"Capture Qitun and divide the troops for garrison. Qitun and Jinyan tribe are in a line and are close to each other. There is desert to the north of the two places, to the Tang Dynasty to the east, and to the Gobi to the south. Only the Turks are in the west. The two places are connected to each other.
The horns can prevent Turks from attacking, and only after we capture Qitun can we safely transport supplies without worrying about being robbed."
Luo Tong felt that this deployment was not simple and asked bluntly: "What are you planning to do?"
Qin Huaidao spread out the map and said bluntly: "First use Qitun and Jinyan tribe as strongholds, and then move west along the Qiemo River, pushing all the way in a war posture to seize the territory, and win more territory to avoid Qiemo taking over.
He'er is being used as a hostage to threaten us to withdraw our troops, and the purpose of the rescue must not be exposed. After the Qie Dynasty is captured, the army will stay and build a kingdom that belongs to us."
"Jianguo?" Luo Tong was startled by Qin Huaidao's ambition, and immediately became excited. He chuckled and said, "I thought I was brave enough. It's just childish to compare with you. I like Jianguo, but not enough. Jianguo is not a trivial matter. It requires huge resources."
Financial and manpower support, manpower is easy to handle, Turks are not sure, financial resources?"
"no problem!"
Qin Huaidao smiled and said, the most indispensable thing now is money, and reminded: "Brother Luo, founding a country is not the goal, but to compete with the Chang'an man and make him fearful. Let us have more power to protect ourselves. When the time comes, we still need to
To be integrated, we cannot do things that separate us, but we must be autonomous.”
"It's equivalent to a vassal king. I understand. This is good. We have soldiers in hand, but we are not independent. We can even pay tribute. The Chang'an man will not attack us. I also have a bad temper." Luo Tong said excitedly.
said.
Qin Huaidao thought for a while and reminded: "In the future, after taking down the Turkic tribes, the Tang people's slaves were sent to the army and returned home. They made their own choices and did not force them. However, the Turks all respected the Jinyan tribe's way of executing it and became slaves. They exchanged their hard work for freedom and food.
, forcing them to fight, and giving them hope. As long as the credit is enough, there is no harm in giving them freedom."
"Understand, if you want the horses to run, you have to feed them grass. The same goes for the Turks. When they regain their freedom and taste the benefits of equal treatment, they may continue to work in the army. After all, on this barren grassland,
, Nothing is more profitable than fighting." Luo Tong said knowingly.
What kind of contribution can make the Turks regain their freedom? Men, women, old and young are different and need standards. The two chatted for a while, and there was noise outside. Someone came in to inform that Li Yixie had moved the begging department as a whole.
Qin Huaidao and Luo Tong came out of the yurt, went up to greet them, and asked a few questions. After learning that everything was normal, Qin Huaidao asked Li Yixie to collect the Tang slaves from the Jinyan tribe.
Luo Tong also went to the Turkic prisoners to announce the standards and pay close attention to training.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner.
Qin Huaidao did not dare to be careless. He walked around, understood the situation, and solved the problems in time. After all, there were too many Turkic prisoners. The only ones who were truly trustworthy were a thousand special battle groups and five hundred guards battalions, a total of 1,500 people. Once the Turks
A series of rebellions will have serious consequences.
Five days passed before I knew it.
Both the prisoners of the Begging Department and the prisoners of the Jinyan Department were quite honest, and they were very cooperative in adapting and training. Qin Huaidao was not sure whether there was any hidden danger behind it. That morning, a soldier from the Guards Battalion who went out for reconnaissance returned on horseback and rushed to
Qin Huaidao turned over and fell off his horse, clasped his fists and said, "Young Master, I found a caravan entering Qitun, and one of them looks like Commander Luo Zhang."
"Finally, how many people are there?"
"There must be four to five hundred people pulling a hundred carriages. You can't see what's inside. There are brothers watching from a distance and not getting closer. The captain asked me to come over to report and ask for instructions on the next step."
"My son is here, are you sure?" Luo Tong came over after hearing the news and happened to hear the conversation, with a look of surprise on his face.
"You can't be wrong. Commander Luo has trained us and we will never admit our mistakes." The soldier of the Guards Battalion said seriously.
What else did Luo Tong want to ask? After all, he is his own son, how could he not care? Qin Huaidao raised his hand to interrupt, looked at the soldiers and warned: "Find a way to enter Qitun, don't alert the defenders of Qitun, meet Luo Zhang secretly, let's
He will kill the Seven Tun garrison when he has the opportunity, but he must ensure that no one slips through the net, and must not let any news leak out. If not, he will wait until dark, and then send people over to coordinate the inside and outside."
"Understood." The other party bowed again, got on his horse, and hurried away.
The arrival of Luo Zhang made Qin Huaidao feel confident that the plan to attack Qitun could be implemented.
"Are four to five hundred people too few?" Luo Tong reminded worriedly.
"Don't worry, there are about 200 caravans in our house. There is only one possibility of four to five hundred people appearing. There is also a caravan traveling with us. Li Derjian is the most likely. They both run to the grassland. The closest distance will naturally come the fastest.
With Li Derjian's plan and Luo Zhang's bravery, there are only 700 defenders."
"Are you sure?" Luo Tong asked.
Qin Huaidao smiled: "Brother Luo doesn't know the composition of the people around them, so it's reasonable to be suspicious. To be honest, the people around them are retired from the Forbidden Army. You should know the combat power. Even if four or five hundred people face a thousand
Five hundred people are no problem."
"I see, then the members of the caravan around you are all forbidden troops?" Luo Tong asked in surprise, he really didn't know this situation.
"In addition to the two of them, there are also Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin, and the others are composed of their family members."
"That's not weak at all. In addition to loyalty and strength, how many people will be there when all of them are gathered?"
Qin Huaidao laughed when he heard this question and was proud of the original layout. Although Yuchi Baolin couldn't come to Jeju Island, it didn't matter. He smiled and said: "Li Derjian, Luo Zhang, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Li Jingren, Fang Yiai, Su Dingfang plus you
, Li Yixie, Luo Ying, waiting for Xue Rengui and Cheng Chubi to return, twelve powerful generals, each bringing more than 200 people, that is, nearly 2,000 elites."
"Okay, with two thousand trustworthy elites here, we won't be afraid of the Turks surrendering their troops and defecting. After dark, I will take people to visit Qitun." Luo Tong was overjoyed and completely let go of his worries.
"Let's see, maybe it's not necessary." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, trusting Luo Zhang very much.
Li Derjian and Luo Zhang have arrived at Qitun, and the other brothers will not be far away.
With people and soldiers, we can finally let go and fight.
Involuntarily, Qin Huaidao looked in the direction of Qiemo Kingdom, his heart agitated.
Because of the language barrier and different appearance, it is impossible to infiltrate quietly and rescue people in the final city. The rescue is too difficult, but it is different with soldiers in hand.
"King Qiemo, you'd better pray that He'er is okay, otherwise it won't be as simple as destroying the country."
Qin Huaidao swore secretly, clenching his fists and looking coldly and deeply.