The news was brought here by flying pigeons. Normal pigeons would not be able to fly in the stormy climate. But Li Mu's pigeons were blessed by the system and had their own 'satellite positioning and navigation'. Although they fell down,
It was already dead, but the patrolling scouts still found the body of the pigeon and brought the news back.
The scouts sent to look for Tong'e have not returned yet. Although the first batch of food and grass has arrived, now that Dingxiang is surrounded, it is impossible for the second batch of food and grass to arrive. Now it is a situation of sitting back and having nothing to do. What's more, no one is better than Li Mu.
It is clear that there are no available troops in the Tang Dynasty. In other words, there will be no reinforcements in Dingxiang.
At the beginning, he discussed with Li Xiaogong and chose to take the initiative because he was afraid that Dingxiang would be besieged. Although he had defeated the Western Turks, he could not prevent the fate of being besieged.
If he had known that Xue Yantuo would interfere with Tong'e at this time, he would definitely not come after Tong'e, but now it's too late to say anything, "Master Marquis! Give the order! Let's go back and fight with them!" All the generals gathered together.
Everyone looked at Li Mu and asked for battle.
However, Li Mu pursed his lips tightly and refused to speak. Su Dingfang wanted to say something, but he stopped him with his eyes, so he had to hold it back.
Seeing that the commander was undecided, the generals had no choice but to retire and wait for Li Mu to make up his mind. Before leaving, Su Dingfang said in a deep voice: "You must not reveal the fact that the food road is cut off."
"That's natural." The generals nodded one after another. The most important thing at the moment was to block the news and not let the subordinates know that their food and fodder had been destroyed and their way back was cut off, so as not to shake the morale of the army.
When the generals retreated, Su Dingfang stayed. He looked at Li Mu and said, "Master Marquis, don't you want to return for reinforcements?"
Li Mu nodded: "I want to continue pursuing."
"Chasing the Turks?" Su Dingfang's eyes widened. He never expected that Li Mu would make such a choice, and said, "Why? Dingxiang is in danger, Master Hou!"
Li Mu pointed to the map on the table and said: "We are now thousands of miles away from Dingxiang. Even if we return to support, it will not be of much use. If the city is broken, it will be broken when we arrive. Even if the city is not broken, we
How effective can it be if there are only 10,000 people and a tired army?"
"But..." Su Dingfang wanted to say something, but couldn't. He knew that Li Mu was telling the truth!
"Tong'e's army has long been out of food and grass. He dared to hide in the oasis and not come out. Obviously, there was enough food and grass there for the remaining troops." Li Mu said unhurriedly.
"Even if there is no food and grass, as long as we can completely annihilate the Turkic army, the more than 10,000 war horses can solve our urgent need."
Li Mu said calmly: "Furthermore, by killing the remaining Turkic cavalry, our army can avoid the danger of being attacked from both sides. Then we can concentrate on dealing with Xue Yantuo and be more calm."
Su Dingfang said: "Since Lord Marquis has made the decision, let's now..."
"I'm waiting!" Li Mu said solemnly: "I'm waiting for the scouts to come back to see what the situation is. They haven't returned yet, so it's useless to talk about it." After a pause, Li Mu said solemnly: "And once the decision is made, it will be
A desperate move, if something goes wrong, the whole army will be wiped out?"
Li Mu's tone became heavier and heavier as he spoke, and anyone could hear that he was struggling at the moment.
"Hey!" Su Dingfang was also suffocated by the heavy atmosphere. He beat his thigh angrily and said, "It's true that God is not as good as man. Why did Xue Yantuo come at this time!"
"Wait a little longer." Li Mu clasped his hands behind his back and continued to pace. "Let's see if there will be any good news tonight?"
"Yes." Su Dingfang had no choice but to retreat.
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Deep in the Gobi Desert, strong winds rolled up waves of wild sand, forming an overwhelming yellow curtain. Behind the curtain, there was a lush oasis with watery springs, hidden in this vast desert. This was a typhoon shelter.
A few days ago, Tong'e led the remnants of his troops to finally arrive here, and survived the desperate situation. The Turkic nobles did not expect that Tong'e still had this hand. At this time, both the nobles and ordinary people all admired him to the point of admiration.
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After two days of rest, the exhausted Turkic troops and horses finally recovered. But when a group of Turkic nobles learned that Li Mu's army had chased them to the edge of the desert, these frightened birds were once again in panic.
These people came all the way in a hurry. They had long lost the courage to fight against the Tang army. They thought that Li Mu might still want to chase in, so they hurriedly went to find Optimus Prime and Tong'e, the Turkic tribesman. In this situation, he was the only one who could
Countermeasures.
Seeing the anxious looks on the faces of the Turkic nobles, Tong'e smiled contemptuously and said: "You are really frightened to think that Li Mu dares to chase after you." He scanned the crowd and said calmly: "No.
How can he, Li Mu, fly across this barren land that is hundreds of miles away? Besides, the location of this typhoon shelter is extremely secret, and even you have to lead the way, so how can Li Mu know this place?"
After listening to the words of the Great Khan, all the Turkic nobles felt that they were more reassured at this time, but it was not a problem to hide here. Someone respectfully asked Tong'e: "We can escape because of the Great Khan."
Khan has a clever plan. But although this oasis is good, it is small after all. Although the Khan has prepared military rations in advance, he can't stand it with more than 10,000 of our tribesmen eating horse chews. I think the Khan must have a back-up plan, so why not tell us?
So that we can feel at ease."
"Haha," Tong'e, who had been flattered by this flattery, lightened her body, and feeling that the time was about the same, she let out a shocking secret: "Of course we don't have to hide here for a long time, Li Mu will be finished soon!"
"What?" A group of Turkic nobles were stunned. If they hadn't seen the calm look on his face, they would have thought that the Great Khan had gone crazy. They all started talking: "Li Mu chased us for thousands of miles and suffered almost no losses.
, how can it be over after all is said and done, how is this possible?"
Everyone's expressions were as expected by Tong'e. A smile appeared on his calm face and he said: "Now it's not a question of whether Li Mu should chase in, but a question of whether we should kill him or not!"
Hearing that Tong'e said that they would counterattack, all the Turkic nobles felt a chill in their hearts. It would be a blessing if Li Mu didn't come to fight. Wouldn't it be dangerous to kill him if he went out now?
Tong'e's words made everyone confused. The Turkic noble asked tentatively: "Looking at the Khan's intention, does our army still have a chance of winning in counterattack?"
"Hahaha!" Tong'e laughed three times and said: "You don't know, the night before we entered the Camel Valley, I had sent someone to inform Xue Yantuo. Tell them that the main force of the Tang Dynasty had been led away by us.
Dingxiang is now empty. With Yi Nan's greedy personality, they will definitely take action against the Tang people, which will definitely cut off the Tang army's retreat. I think they will have succeeded by the time we arrive at the typhoon shelter. The Tang army outside is probably about to run out of food.
There is no way out, and there are soldiers chasing us. At this time, if you go deep into the vast sea and desert to chase us, wouldn't you be risking your own death?"
"Ah! It's so hard for the Great Khan to hide this from us!" A group of Turkic nobles looked at Tong'e in disbelief. Although they were complaining, their faces were full of ecstasy. If it is really like what E said
, that was really an eye-opener for Changsheng Tian! The Tang army was bound to be defeated! If the Tang army were to fight Xue Yantuo and had no time to look back, they might be able to get a big advantage.
The nobles were very excited when they thought that they had been chased by Li Mu and now had the opportunity to chase him.
"But Great Khan, Xue Yantuo has long been dissatisfied with our control. If he comes to help us this time, he probably has other motives!" The bright-minded Turkic nobleman came to his senses at this time, but still felt unbelievable.
"Humph! Of course these bastards don't have good intentions," Tong'e said with a displeased face as she tried to save others by herself, "They must have seen us dying. We were hit hard this time and started dreaming of unifying the grasslands."
"Ah! Then why should we mess with them? Let's let them fight like dogs!" The Turkic nobles looked at the respected grand master with admiration, with little stars in their eyes.
"Hey, I want to repay him with his own medicine." Tong'e was full of confidence, shook her head, and said: "Xue Yantuo and those bastards, don't they want the snipe and the clam to fight for the fisherman's profit? I also took the medicine according to the prescription,
When we wait until they are both defeated in the battle with the Tang army, and then suddenly attack, we will definitely reap the benefits!"
Tong'e said this, but he actually had no idea in his heart. But he had no choice. After all, after a series of defeats, Tong'e needed a big victory to stop the decline and maintain his rule. Of course, he could
It would be better to take advantage of the opportunity to make a big profit.
After listening to Tong'e's analysis, all the Turkic nobles were dazzled. Although they still didn't quite understand, they all knew that now they no longer had to worry about the Tang army catching up, and they also had the opportunity to bite back and take revenge! The excitement of the Turkic nobles
The feelings are so strong that they are soaring into the sky!
God knows what kind of life they have been living for these past few months. They are chased to pieces by Tang Jun every day. They only dare to close one eye when sleeping at night, for fear that if they sleep too deeply, they will be left behind and become Tang Jun's slaves.
Prey. Nervousness, worry, fear, exhaustion and countless negative emotions accumulated day after day. Many Turkic nobles no longer looked like humans or ghosts.
The Turks needed this kind of news to relieve their pressure. Seeing that some people in the army were crying, some were dancing, and some were rolling on the ground, Tong'e also understood that if they were not allowed to vent, these guys would be afraid
There is no way to return to normal, let alone take them to fight.
So, the Turkic Grand Master took advantage of the excitement and announced that all the Turks would party for three days and three nights, and then fight out of the desert!
"Ouch! Ouch!" All the Turks howled happily, and some Turkic nobles said with dissatisfaction: "It's a pity that there is no wine, the carnival always lacks a bit of flavor."
How could such a trivial matter trouble the great Turkic Khan? Tong'e smiled and said to the nobles: "Who said there is no wine?" As he spoke, he clapped his hands, and hundreds of Turkic soldiers brought out more than a hundred jars of wine.
Come.
The eyes of all the Turkic nobles almost stared down, and they all cried out: "Could the Great Khan be a god in the sky?"
Tong'e was so proud that she laughed loudly and said: "This is the wine I hid here a few years ago. Originally..." Tong'e wanted to say that it was originally used to make a 'celebration wine', but this was not the case.
Why couldn't Jing say this? He could only smile and said: "Forget it, just don't mention it."
All the Turkic nobles didn't care to listen to what he said. They rushed to the wine jar one by one, smashed the mud seal, and started drinking heavily at the mouth of the jar. For these drunkards, they had not touched a drop of wine for more than a month.
It's simply worse than killing them.
The great carnival began, and the Turkic people's wild laughter and shouts spread throughout the oasis, to the desert, and spread for more than ten miles. Even the scouts who were on guard outside were attracted by the sound.
"What happened next?" the scouts asked their compatriots who had just come out of the oasis for a shift.
"Xue Yantuo has taken the Tang army's retreat, and we are about to turn defeat into victory. The grand master ordered a three-day carnival, and even brought out the treasured wine!"
"Wine?" Those scouts' eyes suddenly glowed green, and the wine bug in their stomachs was scratching their hearts and lungs. They couldn't think of being on guard outside? They wished they could rush back and drink the wine.
The scout, who was just about ready to go back to rest, walked away under the envious eyes of his colleagues. He also laughed and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, there will be no wine left for you, no wine jar left?"
This statement made all the scouts worried, and they all asked anxiously: "What if we run out of wine when we get back?"
"Ahem, it's not like Tang Jun is seeking death in the desert anyway. What are we doing here wandering around and eating sand? We might as well go back and have a good time drinking!" Someone boldly suggested.
"It makes sense, I haven't even seen a single hair these days." Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all agreed: "It's only right to go back and drink quickly!"
"Then who will be on guard?" He also has a sense of responsibility that has not been wiped out by alcohol addiction.
"Let's go back and get the wine first, and then come back. Could it be that the Tang army came and killed us right now?" The scouts were already drunk and excused themselves. As for whether they would come back after they went back, that was only
The immortal genius knows.
After finding an excuse to comfort themselves, all the scouts fled together... These guys rushed back to drink, and no one noticed. In the distance, several khaki figures were following behind them...
Those figures were not riding horses, and with only two legs, they could keep up with the speed of the cavalry.
After hanging behind the Turkic scouts for more than ten miles, I could clearly feel that the air around me was moist. When I looked forward, I saw a lush green field.
In the long yellow sand, the green was so dazzling that it was hard to turn away. They carefully touched the edge of the oasis, only to realize that they didn't need to be so careful at all, because the Turks only had wine in their eyes now, so they couldn't care less.
What happened outside of yourself?
Several men crouched in the yellow sand, carefully observed the oasis, marked it on the map, and listened carefully to the few words coming from the oasis. After they were sure that they could not hear anything new, they tiptoed out again.