Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 813 Desert Tribe
"We didn't encounter any enemies along the way. It seems that they are going to fight us behind the desert."

Li Ji's words made people feel cold, everyone looked at each other, and their faces were not very good-looking.

If the Turks didn't wait for work with ease, or if they didn't need to cross the desert, then they really didn't have much fear of Turkic soldiers and horses.

But if they cross the desert, they must be very tired when they go out. At that time, will they have the strength to fight the Turks?

And they can't stay in the desert for too long. Firstly, the water source is not enough, and secondly, food is also a problem. Only by leaving the desert as soon as possible can they survive better.

Therefore, it is not possible to take a break in the desert before going out.

Qin Tian's eyebrows were frowned, and he said after a while: "It is indeed very difficult, but we have to go. I told the soldiers to throw away all the heavy things like trebuchets. We will travel across the desert lightly."

Catapults are definitely a sharp weapon for the Tang Dynasty, and they are very lethal against Turkic cavalry and soldiers. As long as there are enough trebuchets, it is no problem to destroy a group of Turkic soldiers if there are enough trebuchets to hit the morale of the Turks.

But it is too troublesome to transport this kind of thing, and it is even more difficult in the desert, which will make them consume more energy on it. Therefore, since they have to fight when they leave the desert, it is best not to use this thing. The soldiers saved enough physical strength.

After Qin Tian finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin and the others were taken aback for a moment. It would be a pity that such a good thing as the trebuchet should be discarded. However, they also knew that the trebuchet would drag them down, so they didn't object much.

On Li Ji's side, after shaking his head and sighing, he agreed.

Tang Jun stayed here for half a day and one night at Qingshuihe. Early the next morning, they took the stored water, food and grass, and rode to the desert at the mouth of the river on horseback.

The closer they got to the estuary desert, the more severe the wind and sand felt, and the less green grass around them.

In such a place, it is almost insulated from life.

The faces of all Tang Jun were not very good-looking.

Of course, they could choose to take a detour, but it would be too much time-consuming if they took a detour, and Li Jing and Hou Junji were working together with him. If they took a detour, it would definitely increase the pressure on Hou Junji and the others.

If Hou Junji and Su Dingfang were facing [-] Turkic troops, the Tang army might be defeated, and if Hou Junji and the others lost, it would affect the entire battle situation. Even if they took a detour, they might not be able to save the situation. , because at that time, they will also face more enemies.

Therefore, it is necessary to rush at a similar speed, so as to divide the enemy's forces and prevent one of them from being killed by the Turks on a large scale.

Although the Hekou Desert is difficult, Qin Tian and the others must go.

After entering the desert, Tang Jun's speed slowed down, but although the wind and sand here was a bit big, it didn't have too much or adverse impact on them, it just hindered their speed.

Fortunately, Tang Jun gradually adapted to the situation here.

A few days later, they came to the hinterland of the Estuary Desert, and here they encountered an oasis.

Encountering an oasis in the desert made Tang Jun feel a little carried away with excitement.

You know, what they have seen in the past few days is sand, and suddenly they saw a different color from the sand, the patches of emerald green, and the winding stream, which made them feel a lot better.

Although they still had water in their storage, they rushed over frantically when they saw this.

People in the desert get excited whenever they see an oasis.

Qin Tian led Tang Jun into the oasis, firstly to take a rest, and secondly to replenish the water source.

Tang Jun rushed over quickly, and then some people started cooking, and some went to fetch water from the stream. The whole Tang Jun suddenly became scattered, and there were people here and there.

They didn't feel that they would encounter any danger in this desert, so they were more relaxed.

But when Tang Jun was relaxing wantonly on the oasis, Qin Tian looked around through the binoculars, and after he looked around with the binoculars, his face suddenly became condensed.

"Not good, there are Turkic soldiers and horses attacking, tell the soldiers to prepare for battle."

Qin Tian gave orders immediately, and Cheng Yaojin and the others were taken aback: "Little Tian, ​​why are there Turkic soldiers and horses here? Aren't they going to wait for us outside the desert?"

"There are not many Turkic troops, only a few thousand, but if we are not prepared, we are afraid that we will suffer serious damage. Tell the soldiers to be ready."

Someone immediately began to order the soldiers to assemble, and Cheng Yaojin and the others also became a little more cautious.

And just after Qin Tian gave this order, about half a stick of incense, they heard the sound of horseshoes.

In the desert, the sound of horseshoes was not very loud. If they waited until they heard the sound and regrouped, it would be too late. Fortunately, Qin Tian had a telescope, so he could find the enemy's traces earlier and faster.

Not long after the sound of horseshoes came, they saw a Turkic army.

This Turkic army looks even more sturdy and rough. Each of them has dark skin and strong arms.

However, when they rushed over, the leading leader was stunned for a moment.

"How could this be? Tang Jun was already prepared?"

The leading leader is the leader of the desert tribe, named Shamo. He was ordered by Jieli Khan to attack the Tang army in the Hekou Desert, and the place he chose was this oasis.

Living in the estuary desert all year round, they are very familiar with people's feelings when they see an oasis. They guessed that after Tang Jun saw this oasis, he would definitely relax his vigilance, and at that time, they could come quickly. There is an assault on Tang Jun.

But now, they did come, but Tang Jun did not let down his vigilance, and he was waiting for them, as if he had been waiting for them for a long time.

Sha Mo was very surprised, how could Tang Jun have discovered them so early, or was Tang Jun always so cautious?

He thinks it is impossible. It is unlikely that anyone will be particularly cautious when seeing the oasis.

However, although these are surprising to Sha Mo, they are not the most important issue now. The most important issue is that now that they have come and met Tang Jun, whether to fight this battle.

There are many soldiers and horses in the Tang army, but they don't seem to be particularly energetic. After all, they were very tired after driving such a long distance in the desert. Before they had time to eat, they met the soldiers and horses of their desert tribe again.

Seeing Tang Jun like this, Sha Mo hesitated for a moment, and after a while, Sha Mo suddenly waved: "Come on!"

He doesn't need to destroy this Tang army, he just needs to cause trouble to this Tang army.

(End of this chapter)