The heavens start from saving Daming

It gets dark here in the Western Regions much later than in the Middle Earth. Although it is only evening, the sun in the distance has just set, but it is actually already Xu time (seven, eight or nine o'clock in the evening).

The soldiers of the Tang army, who were full of food and drink, arranged camps and sentries, and took off their luggage from the pack horses to set up tents.

The night in the wilderness is very cold, and when the cold wind blows it is like a howling knife.

Without effective cold protection equipment, it is common for people to freeze to death.

There are many large and small cities in the Western Regions, no matter how difficult the conditions are, they must be built, because even the worst walls and houses can resist the cold wind.

Even miscellaneous beards in the wild will use cowhide tents to protect themselves.

Tang Jun is naturally well-equipped here, and Li Yunze brought an advanced modular tent.

The sergeants of the same group each have their own single-person tents, and there is no problem in accommodating one person after they are propped up.

Moreover, the tents of ten people can be combined to form a large tent, which can hold the entire staff.

Sprinkle insect and snake repellent around the tent, spread thick woolen blankets inside the tent, wrap cotton clothes and cover quilts, no matter how strong the cold wind outside is.

In the middle of the night, it suddenly rained heavily in the sky.

This unexpected weather change made many soldiers worry about whether the order to attack would change.

However, when it was time to cook at the third quarter of the ugly hour, no new order had been received.

Under such weather conditions, the Huotou army propped up the Nuoda canopy made of rubber, and wore thick raincoats to start a fire and cook.

The meals in the army naturally don't pay attention to exquisiteness, even though the restaurants in Chang'an City have begun to transform towards exquisiteness at this time, the army has already focused on making enough food in a short period of time.

The staple food this time is fried noodles, add dried meat and dehydrated vegetables, and then just pour in the salt, sugar and spices packed in bamboo tubes and cook.

The big pot made the meals, put them directly into tin buckets and sent them to military tents everywhere.

The sergeants happily finished their meals in the military tent, then put on rubber rain capes, put on the distributed rubber shoes, and began to put on armor and pack their luggage.

In the rainy environment, the sergeants who had been sharpened from the battlefield did everything in an orderly manner.

The reason why Li Yunze didn't cancel the battle under such weather conditions was because it was helpful for the concealed march.

Even if the enemy troops in a war environment relax their vigilance due to the long-term siege, they will never reveal too many flaws to the opponent.

This rain was a good thing for Li Yunze who was about to launch a night attack.

The horses naturally have their own tents, and they all hide under the rubber shed.

The sergeants came over, fed the horses water and ate bean cakes, and deliberately added more salt.

After that, it was to untie the cold cloth and put on horse armor for the horses.

The sentinels and firehead troops on duty at night will stay here to take care of tents, pack horses and various luggage and military supplies.

Except for weapons, armor and war horses, everything else was left behind.

I haven't ridden much along the way, and the physical strength of the horse is very good. Now is the time to use it.

The reason why they are taken care of so well is to use them at this time!

Li Yunze, who was wearing a poncho outside his armor, got on his horse and looked around. Then he raised his hand and waved forward. Thousands of cavalry walked silently in the direction of Shule in the rain.

In the dark night sky, a bright silver snake flashed from time to time.

With the help of that momentary brilliance, one can clearly see a dark cavalry army in action.

After more than an hour, the rain in the sky gradually weakened, turning into an understatement-like hazy rain.

As for Li Yunze's troops, they were already more than ten miles away from Shule City.

Tan Ma stepped forward and pointed out to him where the Tubo camp was located.

"Everyone." Looking around at the generals, Li Yunze seriously instructed, "There is only one target in this battle, and that is the Tubo people. As for the miscellaneous beards on the periphery and the nine surnames of Zhaowu, they just need to drive them away. Did you hear that? "

"only!!"

With the help of the cover of the night, the officers and men of the Tang army began to make final preparations.

Under such weather conditions, the bow and crossbow are naturally useless, both sides are the same.

After resting for a while to recover his strength, Li Yunze raised his hand and pulled off the hideous visor on his helmet when a white belly appeared on the far horizon, and his big hands in iron gloves fell heavily towards the direction of the Tubo camp.

There was the sound of horseshoes in the night.

At the beginning, it was very light and slow, but the sound of horseshoes gradually became denser, resounding like drums falling across the field.

Most of the coalition forces are herdsmen, and they are most sensitive to this kind of sound.

In the last darkness before dawn, they ran out of the tent in panic, shouting and running around like headless chickens.

The fine drizzle finally stopped, and the fish-belly white in the sky finally turned into a ray of morning sun and fell on the world.

The golden sunlight penetrated the clouds and fell on the cavalry group of the Tang army, shining brightly!

Zahu and Zhaowu Jiuxing, who finally saw this scene clearly, looked at Tang Jun, who was pressing down like the Great Wall of Steel, with silver light, his only thought was to run, and his only movement was to run crazily!
The cavalry trampled on it, and everything along the way was destroyed.

Countless fleeing soldiers were like animals migrating on the African savannah, screaming and running without a clue.

A large part of the defeated soldiers were driven to the Tibetan camp.

The people in front had their feet empty, and fell directly into the ditch outside the camp, and were immediately pierced by sharp wooden stakes.

The people behind followed one after another, and fell into the ditch in rows and pieces.

Then came Juma and Antlers, and all the peripheral defense facilities were swallowed up by these frightened routs.

This is what any army fears the most, Ying Xiao!
The Tubo soldiers, who had already awakened, carried the fence of the camp to their death, slashing with knives and guns in their hands, beheading an unknown number of rout soldiers, and even piled up a ramp outside the camp.

It's a pity that it's useless, there are so many defeated soldiers that they can't be killed at all.

The first rout jumped over the fence and rolled and fell into the camp.

The rout was quickly ended with a single knife, then the second, and the third.
Hundreds of rout soldiers were killed, but more and more followed until it could no longer be stopped.

When Datang's cavalry rode their horses into the camp along the ramp, everything ended accordingly.

Tang Jun, who rushed in, drove the coalition forces around, threw a rope and stuck it on the fence, and then beat his horse hard to drag the fence.

The overwhelmed fence finally collapsed, and more Tang army cavalry rushed in.

In the following battle, only the pursuit remained.

Until this time, the sound of horns and drums finally sounded in Shule City, a few miles away.

The city gate that had been closed for a long time was opened, and a large number of defenders rushed out to beat the dogs in the water.

There are no surprises in this battle.Even if Lu Dongzan is here at this time, facing this kind of situation, he can only run away.

Tang Jun's iron cavalry chased and killed for dozens of miles, and then returned with unsatisfied intentions.

In the Tibetan camp, Cheng Chumo hurriedly found Li Yunze who was doing the post-war inventory.

"General of the Third Division!"

Cheng Chumo saluted when they met, and called out Li Yunze's official official position, "I beg the general to save my father!"

Cheng Yaojin took more than 1 Tang troops south to Bolu, and there has been no news for several months.

Cheng Chumo's mood can be imagined in a place thousands of miles away from Middle Earth.

Li Yunze sized him up. The embarrassing stubble and bloodshot eyes were enough to prove how much mental pressure he had endured during this period.

Facing the anxious Cheng Chumo, Li Yunze didn't have any kind words to comfort him, nor did he make any sweeping promises. He just said, "Get up, do things first."

At this time, Cheng Chumo was a general of the Shule garrison, not Cheng Yaojin's son.

There are many things to do, such as cleaning the battlefield, counting the achievements of the battle, the first level of loot, escorting the prisoners, and so on.

It took two full days to thoroughly clean up the area around Shule.

There were tens of thousands of Zahu and Zhaowu's nine surnames captured in this battle, and the Tubo people who were regarded as the main targets were counted afterward. Thirty thousand people.

If it hadn't been for taking advantage of the poor information and fighting a beautiful raid under the cover of the rainy night, it would not be an easy task to defeat so many soldiers and horses.

After that, Li Yunze ignored Cheng Chumo's begging, quietly repaired the soldiers and horses, treated the wounded, and sent scouts around to find out what happened in the distance.Just don't send troops to rescue Cheng Yaojin.

When the angry Cheng Chumo wanted to throw the Shule city defenses to Li Yunze and lead his own troops to rescue, the emperor would send a telegram to reprimand him severely and ask him to obey Li Yunze's orders.

In terms of leadership, Cheng Chumo was a subordinate of the Second Division General Cheng Yaojin, so he could naturally ignore Li Yunze's orders.

But now there is a telegram from the emperor. Even if Cheng Chumo stated that the telegram was not an imperial decree, his Tang army would not go with him.

The news of the surrounding hundreds of miles will not be known until Tan Ma returns.

But the news about Chang'an City, which is thousands of miles away, is the real day.

Cheng Chumo was sullen, so he locked himself in the mansion and drank all day, leaving everything to Li Yunze.

And Li Yunze was not polite here, he immediately took over the military power, and readjusted the troops he brought with the Shule garrison.

Cheng Yaojin definitely wanted to rescue him, but not now.

The premise of rescuing others is not to trap yourself.

After waiting here in Shule for more than ten days, the follow-up large-scale supply convoy finally arrived here slowly.

On the third day after the convoy arrived, Li Yunze led the thousands of cavalry that had already been selected, and headed south with four horses, one man and four horses, heading straight towards Congling.

Congling, also known as the Pamirs, is where many mountain ranges meet.

The altitude here is very high, usually above several thousand meters.

The mountains stretch, the river valleys criss-cross, and the moraine plains and desert plains appear alternately.

The most eye-catching thing is the permanent snow and icebergs on countless hilltops, which are indeed very imposing when viewed from a distance.

If you want to go to Xiaobolu, it is most convenient to take Congling and cross Suolechuan, which is also the route Cheng Yaojin took before.

It's just that when Tan Ma reported that all the bridges on the Suole River had been destroyed, Li Yunze knew that this road would not work.

Reluctant to give up, he rode his horse to the bank of the river, and he saw the rushing river and the destroyed bridge.

There are also provocations from the Tubo people on the other side.

Some people may say, rivers, there are no bridges for boats.

However, the reality is that Suolechuan is a river valley, with steep and high cliffs on both sides, and the river roars and flows extremely fast.

It is impossible for the cavalry of the Tang Army with a large number of horses and supplies to cross the river on a large scale by boat in this environment.

Looking again at the Tubo people on the other side who were crazily provoking this way, Li Yunze took out a machine crossbow with a range of hundreds of steps from his luggage and "detour."