The army was ready to go, and following Qin Huaidao's order, they broke out of camp.
All the way eastward from the city of Bolese River, the terrain becomes lower and gentler.
A day later, we arrived at the Uduo River. The Uduo River first flows eastward. The terrain is flat and the army can walk easily. A day later, they suddenly changed their route and headed north, walking along the foot of Congling Mountain and arriving at a place called Hepantuo. There lived a
There are about three thousand households in the tribe.
An army appeared on a hillside, staring warily at the approaching army.
Qin Huaidao saw that many of the tribes were armed with wooden sticks and did not even have uniforms. They were like beggars. He did not immediately order an attack. With a move of his hand, the army stopped and ordered and banned it.
"Luo Wu, interpreter!"
Luo Wu agreed and quickly brought a businessman hired by the city of Bolse River, who was both an interpreter and a guide. He was about thirty years old, alert and flexible.
"Ask them if they are willing to trade grain, and we will buy it." Qin Huaidao signaled.
A Turkic general who could understand Tang translated to the interpreter. The interpreter quickly chirped and the general translated: "To inform the King of Han, the interpreter said that his family had sent food to this tribe. The tribe was very poor and did not have enough to eat.
I’m afraid there won’t be any extra food.”
"Is there any oil?" Qin Huaidao asked with the mentality of playing with dates or not.
The general asked a few questions, and the interpreter quickly went up to ask.
Perhaps because of their acquaintance, an elder from the tribe came out to communicate with the interpreter. Soon the interpreter came back and spoke. The general quickly translated: "King Han, this tribe has some oil and is willing to trade."
"Everything is needed, let the interpreter do it." Qin Huaidao did not expect an unexpected surprise. Although food is important, the more the better, but oil is also good. Anyway, after taking the city of Bolse River, a lot of local currency was seized, leaving behind
It's useless.
The transaction was completed quickly, with a total of five thousand cans. The locals usually used it for firewood and did not know other uses. There was not much inventory. There was a ravine fifty miles away from the tribe. There was an underground ditch in the deepest part of the ravine. Oil came out of it. I wanted to
More will have to be mined.
However, the flow of the underground ditch was not large, and it would be too time-consuming to get more. Qin Huaidao did not have time to wait here, so he continued marching north with 5,000 cans of oil.
A few days later, in the afternoon, the army arrived at a place called Shuangqu.
Shuangqu is located between Bencheng and Yarkand, one of the three cities under the jurisdiction of Shule Town. Yarkand is one of the thirty-six kingdoms in the Western Regions. It was successively called Yarkand, Qusha and Yarkand Khanate. It is an ancient
It is the strategic hub of the Silk Road, an important hub for land transportation between the East and the West, and an important military garrison.
To the south of Yarkand is Yarkand City, which is also known as Yecheng in later generations. It is the westernmost ancient city in the Tarim Basin.
Shuangqu was a commercial village built near a lake, where businessmen gathered. It had a population of only about a thousand households, but it had declined due to the war.
The army did not march directly in, but found a small lake to camp.
A strong man trotted up and was stopped by the army.
Qin Huaidao saw clearly that ordinary people had no time to hide, but they did not dare to attack the army. They must be one of his own, and he motioned to Luo Wu to go over and have a look at the situation.
Soon, a strong man was brought over by Luo Wu. Li Laogui recognized the man at a glance and hurriedly stepped forward to explain: "King Han, this is my intelligence officer, squad leader Ren Hai, from Tang Dynasty."
Qin Huaidao knew about Li Laogui's dispatch of intelligence personnel two days ago. He stepped forward and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work. Are you all okay, brothers?"
"Thank you, King Han, for your concern. Brothers walked quickly and arrived at this man two days in advance. The situation has been basically understood. This place is called Shuangqu. When General Xue Rengui attacked Shache, he sent troops to Shule Town. He once occupied Shuangqu."
, and now Shule Town has been recaptured by the Turks. The generals who defended the city did not hold on and went north. Now Shuangqu is under the jurisdiction of the Turks, and a thousand-man army is stationed."
"The generals who defended the city should have given orders when they went north. General Xue wanted to gather troops to fight against the Turks. It seems that the situation is not ideal. What about Yarkand? It was also recaptured by the Turks?"
"According to investigation, there is no such thing. The details are unknown."
Qin Huaidao frowned and thought deeply. If Yarkand is recaptured by the Turks, it means that all the major cities on the edge of the Tarim Basin may fall into the hands of the Turks again. There are two roads in front of him. One is to follow Xue Rengui and follow the edge of the Tarim Basin.
After killing them, the other option is to continue going north and crush Ye Town.
"King of Han, I will finally lead people to capture Shuangqu." Fang Yiai took the initiative to ask for a fight.
Luo Tong, Luo Zhang, Cheng Chumo, Duan Zan and other brothers were all promoted, and Fang Yiai felt a sense of crisis.
Qin Huaidao did not answer immediately. He raised his head and looked at the two canals ahead. There was not even smoke from the low adobe house. He obviously knew that the army had arrived and was panicking. There were only a thousand defenders. It was easy to take down the Shang Dynasty.
The small villages that the team travels to and from have a lot of things and are worth buying.
Fighting the two canals is not the key point, the key point is how to march?
Previously, the news was blocked, and it was unclear that the defenders left by Xue Rengui had evacuated and the city had fallen into the hands of the Turks again. Now that we know it, we have to make a new decision.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao took out a map to check and walked northeast along the Yarkand River. It would take at least a month to reach Yuegong City, but it would take up to half a month to travel from Shuangqu to Suiye Town. Once the Turkic army attacking Yuegong City got
News, the troops must be withdrawn, and the siege of Yuegong City will be solved.
Time is too important to Xue Rengui.
The next moment, Qin Huaidao's eyes flashed, and he reaffirmed his original plan and shouted: "Fang Yiai, send a division up and fight quickly. Liu Renshi, after the battle is over, take your troops up to take over. All the supplies in the shop will be counted as trophies."
Take them away, and do not disturb the people's homes. The army will rest where it is for a day, take good defense, and be careful about stealing the camp."
Liu Renshi, Fang Yize, Liu Yanjing and two others each led a division of the logistics army and were responsible for material care, escorting and other matters. The three of them were new recruits and lacked military merit, so they were not promoted to army commanders. The army commander was concurrently held by Luo Wu.
"Obey the order!" The generals followed the order and left with a bang.
Soon, a large army rushed toward Shuangqu with a momentum like a rainbow.
Qin Huaidao took the intelligence team leader to inquire about the situation, while he was thinking about the map. Not long after, Old Ghost Li hurried over, holding a small note in his hand and said: "King Han, our intelligence personnel have infiltrated into the city.
Just after Fei Ying sent a message, he said that the city was well defended and that there were 10,000 troops stationed there. He saw a group of about 5,000 wounded soldiers entering the city, who looked like Tocharians. The details are unknown."
This intelligence revealed three pieces of information: first, there were 10,000 garrison troops throughout the city; second, the defense was tight; and third, a group of 5,000 wounded soldiers had arrived.
Qin Huaidao pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "It seems that Xue Rengui fought well. If this disabled army is a Tocharian and rests in the city for one night, it will go down the Shuangqu tomorrow and return to the kingdom along the route we came from.
If you dare to attack Xue Rengui, this wounded soldier must be eaten."
"King of Han, there is no need to go to so much trouble. I will lead my troops overnight and capture the entire city." Xue Wanche said in invitation, his eyes sparkling with eagerness. The young men were promoted one by one, and the old generals were also anxious, unwilling to lag behind.
"General Xue, don't worry. The army is very tired from coming all the way. It needs to rest and regain its fighting strength. You don't need to worry. You can kill some of them along the way." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
Xue Wanche smiled with satisfaction when he heard this. He just wanted to hit some, but he was afraid of being ignored or even left out.