Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 755
Yongjing ten years, mid-May.

On the Congling Plateau, warblers fly and grass grows.

Moisturized by snow water, the plateau is full of vitality.

But in Li Chuyun's eyes, there was a bit of desolation.

Li Chuyun was very uncomfortable with this situation, and said: "The coalition forces of the Great Food Law are determined to repeat the Battle of Talas, and there will be no ghosts on the way..."

There is more than 300 miles between Kashgar and Talas, half of which has been traveled, and there is not a single person except their army along the way.

It is not that Ali Musa did not arrange to visit the horses, but they found the shadow of the outpost of the Dayu army and avoided it far away. Naturally, the Chinese army where Li Chuyun was located would not be able to meet them.

This piece of land was already inaccessible, and the move of the Great Food Method made the mighty [-] to [-] coalition forces of the Eastern Dayu seem as small as a drop in the ocean.

Li Chuyun, who was born in the Central Plains, has no way of understanding how vast the land is and how sparsely populated it is. Even though he has lived in Liangzhou, a sparsely populated city, he has never seen such a scene.

The Lion King has long been used to it, and said: "Since this is the case in the Western Regions, the environment here is relatively harsh. If hundreds of thousands of people gather in one place like the Central Plains, the resource allocation is insufficient and it is difficult to survive. The way to survive is to disperse them. In fact, it is not bad here. Well, it is normal for the two villages in Tarim to be separated by three to five hundred miles."

Li Chuyun smiled and said: "It's a certain ignorant." He said with a bit of gratitude: "Thanks to Khan for being the guide on this journey, our army is so smooth, Khan should be the first credit!"

He gave the Lion King a thumbs up and said: "You are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army. After this battle, I will invite you to drink my Jimo old wine from the Central Plains. It is a rare wine that His Majesty specially rewarded me for 60 years. This time I have been with the army, thinking that after the big victory, I will drag a few generals and have a drink. The sweat must be rewarded at that time..."

The Lion King hurriedly said, "It's an honor!"

Li Chuyun is not at all like a march at the moment, just like traveling in mountains and rivers, talking and discussing with the Lion King about the customs and fantastic beauty of the Western Regions.

The two talked almost all the way.

It wasn't until fifty miles away from Talas that he calmed down a bit, and felt that the storm was about to come before the war.

Li Chuyun was not in a hurry to fight the Western coalition forces. They had traveled all the way and needed a good rest. They set up camp forty miles away from Talas.

That night, an unexpected guest came to the Lion King's camp.

"I've seen sweat!"

The Lion King squinted his eyes at the stranger in front of him, and said, "Are you the emissary of Ali Musa?"

"Exactly!" The stranger said with a smile on his face, "Khan, I..."

"Okay!" The Lion King interrupted with a wave of his hand, and said, "I don't want to listen to your nonsense. If you have anything to say, go tell Li Dudu."

"Come on!"

He yelled and said, "Tie this person up and send him to the account of Li Dadu."

The messenger didn't even have time to say his name, so the Lion King took it down.

In fact, for Dayu and Li Chuyun, this Gaochang Uighur Khan was repulsive from the bottom of his heart.

How can this side of the couch allow others to snore? This sentence is from the perspective of the owner. Thinking about it the other way around, what is the mood of the person sleeping on the side of the couch?
The reason why The Lion King is worse than Li Shengtian is that he knows that some things are irresistible. Rather than destroying them, it is better to take a step back. The discomfort in his heart is inevitable.

But with the contact with Li Chuyun these days, the Lion King has a great affection for this governor.Dayu's accumulated reputation over the years, the technology and equipment of Dayu's army, and the terrifying combat power displayed all gave him a feeling that he couldn't resist, he might as well lie down and enjoy it.

Compare it with the Ganzhou Uyghurs of the same clan who were encircled by Dayu. They are all fish at the mercy of others. The Dayu court chose not to eat them. What else can we say?Compared with them, I am still very good.

Thinking about it this way, everything is relieved.

When the envoys of the Kara Khanate escorted him to Li Chuyun's tent, Li Chuyun was discussing with Yeluxiu, Chang Side, Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Yuqing about tomorrow's deployment.

Li Chuyun looked at the envoy sent in front of him, smiled and said: "Understood, let's drag it down and chop it down."

He didn't even ask, just executed.

Li Chuyun learned from Gao Xianzhi's lessons when he went to the Western Regions this time, and he showed both kindness and power to the countries in the Western Regions, especially Gaochang Uighurs, and he believed that the Lion King could clearly distinguish the interests.

No matter what purpose the Kara Khanate envoy had, this attitude of trust was enough.

Brother Yeluxiu heard the envoy's panic and said, "It seems that our prediction was good. The other party didn't plan to let us take a good rest. We have to fight tomorrow."

Li Chuyun said: "Then follow the original plan...Xunning, you lead your army into the Julan Grassland. This Julan Grassland under the Julan Mountain is the most suitable for cavalry to gallop. It's just a good place to show off your strengths."

Brother Yeluxiu nodded slightly and said, "Leave it to me!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhe Yuqing.

Zhe Yuqing immediately went out of the squad and said: "Great Governor, the final general wants to go out with Deputy Commander Yelu."

Li Chuyun smiled, knowing that Brother Yeluxiu and Zhe Yuqing had cultivated a friendship like a master and apprentice along the way, so he agreed.Thinking of his youthful son, the days when he was with Cao Bin and Pan Mei in the Imperial Camp came to mind, and there was a trace of anticipation in his eyes.Zhe Yuqing's potential is not inferior to Li Jilong's at all. It is better to have a peer who can motivate each other than to be alone.

Li Chuyun continued: "To the north of the Talas River, there is a Gobi desert called Xiabaersi. There is an oasis in the center. The locals built a fort here called Zhambul Fort. The place is full of wind and sand, and the terrain is complicated. If you win here, you can go straight to the rear of Talas, or besiege the city, or take advantage of the momentum to attack the Saman country, and take the initiative to attack..."

Naturally, he said this to Zhe Yuxun.

Zhe Yuxun said: "Don't worry, the governor, the desert wind and sand these years are not for nothing."

The infantry and cavalry combination under his command has been training in the Ningxia desert for a long time, and has accumulated a lot of experience in sand combat.Especially the [-] camel cavalry were built with a lot of money.

"My lords..."

This is not a formal military meeting, but the core members decide the combat strategy by chatting and discussing the military situation in private.

But Li Chuyun suddenly looked solemn, and got up solemnly.

Everyone looked awe-inspiring, stood up and cupped their hands.

Li Chuyun looked around in the account and said: "When your Majesty went to the mansion, he taught us that as generals, we should be like Wei Huo and Li Su, open up the territory and expand the territory, and seal the wolves to live in Xu. Today we are one step away from this goal. If If you win, the Western Regions will all belong to me, Dayu. It will be famous in history and will last forever. If you lose, the results of our Western Expedition for half a year will be reduced to nothing. How can you and I have the face to go back to see Your Majesty?"

Brother Yeluxiu, Chang Side, Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Yuqing all had their own thoughts.

Brother Yeluxiu thought to himself: I was able to save my life as a Khitan general, it is already a great grace of the emperor, but His Majesty not only does not despise me, but trusts and appreciates him, the kindness is as heavy as a mountain...

Chang Side also thought: I am just a laborer on the wharf. I am fortunate to be incorporated into the Imperial Army Division.

Zhe Yuxun and Zhe Yuqing also looked dignified: they are noble, and they are relatives of the state after the generals. They don't have the special circumstances of Brother Yeluxiu and Chang Side, but Luo Youdu gave them the greatest support. He bought camels for them, Select the elite, create improved equipment and tools that are convenient for desert combat, respond to every request, fully support, and the same kindness is like the sea.

Li Chuyun saw the atmosphere, and said: "The victory or defeat is in this battle, I will split up tomorrow, and I will not give up until I break the big food."

"If you don't break the big food, you will never give up!"

Just as they expected, Ali Musa gathered troops in Talas for half a year and made sufficient pre-war preparations, and did not plan to give the Dayu coalition forces who came from afar a rest time.

Early in the morning of the second day, the news of Ali Musa's dispatch of troops reached Li Chuyun's ears.

Li Chuyun was riding on the horse, but looking at the map in his hand, he said in a low voice: "The first to contact the enemy should be Yeluxiu's Hehuang Army..."

The Dayu Allied Forces and the Great Food Law Allied Forces were separated from east to west.

The terrain can be divided into three sections, the Xiabaersi Sand Dunes to the north of the Taros River, the inter-river hills to the south of the Taros River, and the Julan Grassland to the north of the Julan Mountains.

From a strategic point of view, it should be mutually offensive and defensive.

As long as the Zhambul Fort in the sand dunes of Baersi is broken, Dayu will be able to threaten the rear of Talas and take the strategic initiative. There is no doubt that Dayu will attack and Dashi will not defend.

In the middle of the road, there is nothing to say.

As for the Julan Grassland on the lower road, the area is vast, and the enemy cavalry can detour to the rear of the latter to attack the grain road.

This road should have been sticking to the main line, guarding the Chinese army and the logistics of the grain road, waiting for the other two roads to get fighters.

But Li Chuyun chose the most aggressive tactics and chose to attack from three directions.

Brother Yeluxiu is also attacking troops along the way...

Compared with their Chinese army, which mainly consisted of infantry, Yeluxiu, who walked across the hills between rivers and the Gobi desert on the north road, and who was all cavalry on the grasslands, was naturally the fastest to encounter the enemy.

At noon, Yeluxiu's leading cavalry team spotted the enemy's leading troops first.

Through the binoculars, Xiao Punu looked at more than [-] enemy cavalry who were searching for him from a few miles away, rolled his eyes, and said: "Everyone go to rest at the foot of the mountain, let's give him a big gift."

"General Long, we have spotted an enemy ahead!"

Long Hu reined in his horse and stopped in his tracks, with fiery eyes, he said, "How many people are there?"

"More than a thousand people are resting at the foot of the mountain. They are very cautious, they dare not light a fire, and they are eating dry food."

Long Hu's face was full of excitement. In the battle on the Congling Plateau, he was very dissatisfied with his teammate Ken's defeat. Today he volunteered to ask for his life to avenge his shame, "Good job! If you win this battle, I will reward you extra Ten silver coins. Come on, lead the way, let's touch it and get off to a good start."

Long Hu moved closer, and he really saw more than a thousand Dayu cavalrymen sitting around one place, not knowing what they were doing, it was meal time, presumably they were resting and eating.

"assault!"

Without any hesitation, Long Hu rushed towards Dayu's cavalry with a loud cry.

Long Hu rushed to the front, and the imaginary scene of the panic-stricken enemy did not happen, but took out the hidden weapons in an orderly manner...

Dayu soldiers and cavalry are all equipped with crossbow arrows...

(End of this chapter)