The sky gradually darkened, and the sunset glow spread across the sky and earth like a huge red silk fabric. The long yellow sand was reflected in the blood-like sunset glow, and became bright red, like coals burning in a furnace, covering the space between the sky and the earth.
Ashina Fudai rode his horse and stood on the mountain road on the south side of Lugu Mountain, looking far to the south.
The weather was hot, and even after the sun had set, the mountain breeze still brought a hint of heat. If you were a Han Chinese, you might find it very comfortable, but Ashina, despite being the most noble Turkic nobleman on the grassland, was extremely patient.
Not hot.
Half of the fur on his body was taken off, revealing half of his chest as solid as iron. The colorful laces around his waist were tied loosely, and half of his shawl was draped over his shoulders. It was made of the finest silk. In the afterglow of the setting sun,
shining.
On Ashina Budai's exposed chest, between the furry chest hairs, there is a tattoo of a green wolf head, leaning on its big mouth, looking up to the sky and howling, lifelike. This is the most noble Ashina talent on the grassland.
Some totems represent the most glorious bloodline of the Great Khan.
There is a three-inch disk-shaped ornament tied around the waist, studded with blue gemstones that are as round as pearls. This is a symbol that can only be worn by the most direct bloodline of the Ashina clan, and represents the symbol of Ilic.
The most direct bloodline of Khan Ashina Tumen. If they are descendants of the Ashina clan, the arm ornaments are simply gold and silver.
The reason Ashina Budai is worthy of this armband is because he is the son of Shibi Khan and the younger brother of Yibidulu Khan Yugushe. He is also the second-ranking figure in command of the tribes in the Western Regions.
, second only to his elder brother Yugushe.
Although the sunset at dusk is gorgeous, it falls obviously faster.
As the sky darkened, Ashina Budai immediately stood on the high sand dune road. Across a low hill in front of him, he stared at a faint spark rising in the far distance to the south. It was the light coming from the Tang Army's station on the bank of Puchang Sea. There.
There were not many Tang troops stationed there, only 2,000 regular troops and a group of civilians carrying heavy supplies. Maybe they didn't pay attention to the Turks at all?
Ashina spitted out and murmured endlessly: "Instead of fighting the main force of the Tang army, let us go to this place to sneak attack on the supply camp? I really don't know what the Great Khan was thinking... Sigh, our big man
Khan, probably scared out of his wits by the Tang army, kept moving westward, wishing he could escape to the place where the sun sets, but what happened? The Tang army chased after him..."
Ashina did not take the Tang Army to heart at all. He had always been very arrogant and led his troops to pass in front of the fortress controlled by the Tang Army, coming and going as he pleased.
In his opinion, his brother Yugushe was just a timid rabbit.
The ability of the Turkic cavalry to move across the grassland like the wind was all used by Yugushe to escape...
He will just keep running away, which is completely useless!
Of course, Yu Gushe still has some skills, that is, looking at a woman's abilities...
As long as he thinks of the soft body and hot breathing of his brother's new Qiuchi concubine in the Turk's tent, Ashina Budai has a passionate impulse, and he can't wait to ride back to the tent immediately and sneak into his brother's tent.
In his tent, he held the Qiuci concubine under him and fucked her until she kept begging for mercy...
Ashina Fudai touched the new pink flesh that had just grown on his right cheek, and the corner of his mouth twitched, breaking out into a ferocious smile. His eyes were cold and electric, like a hungry tiger in the night,
The faint cold light flashing when staring at the prey.
Behind him, a thousand Ashina's personal soldiers were "attached" and waiting for him. They were the most elite Turkic cavalry!
The deputy general rode his horse to Ashina Fudai and asked: "Inspector of the left side, do you want the soldiers to dismount, eat and drink to recharge their batteries, and wait until dawn to launch the attack?"
Ashina Fudai gave the deputy general a cold look. He was sent by his brother Yugushe and was as timid as his master... Ashina Fudai thought so.
"No need! I have been fighting since I was a child, and I have killed countless Tang troops. These 'attached' warriors behind me are all the elites selected from the tens of thousands of string-controlling people in the clan. Faced with such a group of
Why should the Tang army be cautious when transporting baggage? Moreover, the Tang army must have discovered our traces, and maybe at this time, they have sent a message to the main force in front asking for help. If the delay is too long and the main force returns to help, wouldn't it be that the Great Khan's order has been missed?
?”
The lieutenant general argued: "My subordinates have reported the news, and the main force of the Tang army will not return reinforcements...ah!"
Ashina Budai picked up the riding whip in his hand and struck the deputy general on the head and face with a whip, knocking him off his horse. He opened his eyes and said angrily: "Shut up! If you dare to make any noise again, you will not believe me."
Don’t you believe I’ll beat you to death? Send the order, everyone dismounts, and when the moon rises, we’ll rush into the formation and kill every one of these Tang troops in one go!”
The lieutenant general was so frightened that he did not dare to say a word and crawled back to deliver the order.
This demon king is one of the most brutal in the tribe. Even the Great Khan cannot give in. How dare he provoke him?
Ashina Budai raised his eyes and glanced at the lights in the distance, but in his heart he was thinking about getting rid of these Tang soldiers quickly, and hurried back to his tent, so that he could enjoy the sweat of the beautiful Kuci concubine...
A wife is worse than a concubine, and a concubine is worse than a thief. What the Han people say really makes sense!
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Outside the Qijiaojing Canyon, the Tang army camped all night, waiting for dawn to cross the canyon and reach the foot of Gaochang City.
Hou Junji sat upright in the commander's tent, reading the military newspaper under the bright candle.
Changsun Chong was sitting at another table, copying memorials. Hou Junji's handwriting was not good-looking, so he couldn't use it...
There are soldiers announcing outside the tent.
Hou Junji called him in and asked, "What's the matter?"
The soldier respectfully said: "Commander, the Admiral of the Shenji Camp and Qin Huaidao of the Baggage Camp jointly stated that a large number of cavalry were found in the sand dunes on the north side of Puchang Sea. They suspected that the Turks wanted to rob and burn the grain, grass and baggage, and requested the Marshal to send troops for assistance."
Changsun Chong's hand holding the pen paused slightly, his breathing stagnated, and he did not raise his head. He just listened carefully to Hou Junji's reaction.
"Turks?"
Hou Junji frowned, stood up, walked towards a map hanging on the side with his hands behind his hands, and carefully checked the nearby terrain.
"How could Turks appear there?"
Hou Junji was a little puzzled.
The Gaochang Kingdom was just a pretext for this army's western expedition, and the top priority was to deter the Western Turks.
After the surrender of Tuli Khan, Yibidulu Khan wanted to succeed Gushe as the Western Turkic Khan, and secretly colluded with the countries in the Western Regions to unite to resist the Tang Dynasty. This not only destroyed the trade routes in the Western Regions, but also seriously threatened the northwest of the Tang Dynasty.
Regarding the stability of the border, Datang would never sit idly by and let it stir up trouble in the Western Regions.
Logically speaking, the Western Turks are standing behind the Gaochang State. In this attack on the Gaochang State, the Western Turks should help their allies. That's why Your Majesty will send tens of thousands of troops at a time. Otherwise, how can Gaochang, a small country, use such many troops?
But now the Western Turks actually divided their forces to attack the supply camp... Is it useful?
The Kingdom of Gaochang is surrounded by mountains, with abundant rainfall and fertile land. As long as the city of Gaochang is conquered in one fell swoop, there will be no fear of food shortage.
What is the purpose of the Turks?
Hou Junji felt that his mind was a little confused. When he turned around, he saw Changsun Chong secretly looking towards him, meeting his eyes, but he immediately lowered his head with a guilty conscience.
Something weird!
Is this guy so concerned about Shenji Camp?
It doesn’t make sense!
Hou Junji twitched his chin and his mind was spinning rapidly.
After thinking for a long time, he asked: "Consort Changsun, if you are my commander, should you send troops to rescue me?"
"Ah?" Changsun Chong was startled, stood up quickly, and said, "How dare I interfere with the military plan..."
"Just say what you are told!" Hou Junji said with a sullen face.
He didn't like Fang Jun, and he didn't think Changsun Chong was any good, but he just didn't get along with him.
"No!" Changsun Chong calmed down, thought for a while, and said: "I believe that conquering Gaochang is the top priority, and everything should be based on this."
Hou Junji's face was expressionless. How could I still ignore the priority?
Changsun Chong continued: "The Turks must be in Gaochang City at this moment. They are assisting Ju Wentai in defending the city. How can they divide their troops outside? The Turks are not stupid. They know that even if they rob and burn our army's food and grass, it will not have much impact on the overall situation."
How can this be unnecessary? Therefore, I believe that the report about the presence of Turkic cavalry in the report from the Shenji Battalion is really nonsense and there is no need to pay attention to it."
Hou Junji narrowed his eyes.
After a while, he smiled and said: "Very good, the eldest son-in-law is indeed resourceful. Even so, I will recognize your advice!"
Changsun Chong was stunned for a moment, and then he cursed in his heart: This Hou Junji is so shameless! You didn't want to separate your troops to rescue, but you were afraid that something would happen afterwards, so you actually threw the blame on me?
But he could only swallow this breath, because he was actually the one who least wanted to separate his troops for rescue?