Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 290 It's Snowing

Ashtai is only in his 30s this year, but he has a lot of friends in East Turkistan.

Due to the close relationship between the ancestors and the Turkic high-level, Ashtai's tribal life is very good.

Although the total population is less than 1, it can only be regarded as a small and medium-sized tribe on the grassland, but Ashtai has some friendship with many tribal leaders and Turkic generals.

After hearing what Ash Tai said, Qin Xiedao decisively decided to give him a chance.

He even asked Ashtai to leave with a thousand elite tribesmen.

"Brother Qin, let him go like this? What if he is lying? "

In Fang Yiai's view, there is no need to spend a lot of effort on problems that can be solved by violence.

"Being cheated is cheated, how much loss can we have? But if it succeeds, the meaning is different.

Empress Xiao is Xiao Yu's older sister, and many people in the court received her favors back then.

And Yang Zhengdao was the so-called emperor of the later Sui Dynasty. These two people have very different meanings to our Tang Dynasty.

The most important thing is that if all the confidant generals of Jieli Khan can start to defect, this will have extraordinary significance for our further attack on the grassland. "

Qin Xiedao is naturally not a non-brained person like Fang Yiai.

War ultimately serves politics.

For the Tang court, getting Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao back was a very meaningful political event.

For Qin Xiedao, taking this opportunity to further divide the power of the Turkic people can better plan for his future plans.

"We will reach Qikou in a few days, so shall we march so fast?"

Cheng Chumo is also unwilling to use his brain now, and just follow Qin Xiedao to do things.

"Let's take a moment, it happens that this tribe has plenty of cattle and sheep, so we will rest here for ten days and a half months.

Otherwise, after running around for almost two months, the soldiers are also very tired. "

With the tight fit and hot air balloons to help patrol, Qin Xiedao didn't worry about his vanguard battalion being encircled and suppressed at all.

So simply rest assured and boldly rest here.

Most importantly, looking at the weather, it seems that it is going to snow heavily.

Qin Xiedao didn't really want to march in the heavy snow.

At that time, few people will be killed in the battle, but if a group of people are killed or injured in the march, then it will not be worth it.

Although Qin Xiedao had asked people to prepare a lot of warm clothes for the soldiers of the Qianfeng Battalion during the expedition, but the current Qianfeng Battalion already has a team of [-] troops, and many captives who surrendered did not have such good cold protection measures. of.

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Although the Turkic people knew that they could not compare with Datang, they felt a little envious and jealous in their hearts.

So Qin Xiedao simply let the army rest here for ten and a half months. On the one hand, it was to let the soldiers relax their nervous mood.

On the other hand, it is also possible to have some time for these Turkic soldiers to improve their equipment.

After all, it is a large tribe with nearly [-] people, so as long as we act harder, so that those Turkic people who surrendered can wear warm clothes and eat well, there is no problem.

"With the heavy snowfall, we probably won't be able to use our Flying Pigeon Letters. At that time, the Chinese army won't get any news from us, and we don't know where they are. Then we will really become a lone army."

Marching Sima Chu Suiliang didn't have much sense of presence, but he couldn't help reminding him.

Along the way, he had a lot of objections to Qin Xiedao's arrest of himself in the Qianfeng Battalion as a marching commander.

However, Shangshu Zuo Pushe personally arranged the transfer, and he did not dare to have any objections.

"A lone army is a lone army. On the vast grassland, we have nothing to be afraid of even ten thousand elites."

Fang Yiai still had that fearless look.

"General, the explosive kits and white phosphorus bombs we prepared are basically used up now.

That is to say, there are still some crossbows and arrows, but they may not be able to support several battles. I think it is still necessary to get in touch with the Chinese army as much as possible and act together with the Chinese army. "

After all, Chu Suiliang was at the level of a prime minister.

Although it hasn't fully achieved results yet, there are still some insights that should be gained.

"Don't worry about this. I have already arranged for someone to transport a batch of supplies to Dingxiang City. When the wear and tear is almost exhausted, we can go to Dingxiang City to replenish and continue to chase Xieli."

Obviously, Qin Xiedao is ready to play a game of cat and mouse with Jieli this time.

This time the Tang Dynasty conquered the Turks, but the six armies came together.

The Minister of the Ministry of War appointed Li Jing as the general manager of the Dingxiang Road march, Zhang Gongjin as the deputy, and led the Chinese army directly to Yazhang.

Xu Shiji, the governor of Bingzhou, was the general manager of the march on the Tongmo Road, and led the main force from the East Road to directly attack the hinterland of the Eastern Turks.

At the same time, Chai Shao, the governor of Huazhou, was the general manager of the Jinhe Road march, marching along the Yellow River on the west road, echoing Li Jing and Xu Shiji.

In addition, Li Daozong, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was the general manager of Datongdao's march, and Zhang Baoxiang was the deputy, advancing from Lingzhou to the northwest.

There are also actions in the direction of Youzhou and Lingzhou, which can be said to be fully prepared.

Li Shimin is planning to completely wipe out the East Turks this time.

So Qin Xiedao is not worried about whether the war will be won, but he is worried that Jieli will be caught too early, and then he will have no excuse to continue to harm the grassland.

It would be best if Jieli fled eastward and westward, with Qin Xiedao constantly chasing after him.

During this pursuit, the Turkic captives were gathered regardless, and the Turkic people were used to deal with the Turkic people.

At that time, take this opportunity to destroy the Xueyantuo people under the Turks.

You must know that after the Great Tang eradicated the Eastern Turks in history, Xue Yantuo won the greatest victory, and soon became a new threat to the north of the Great Tang.

Qin Xiedao didn't have the awareness to make wedding clothes for others.

"Since the general has already made arrangements, the subordinates have nothing to say."

Chu Suiliang looked forward helplessly.

The heavy snow like goose feathers has begun to fall.

One piece, two pieces, three or four pieces, and soon the whole grassland was a piece of whiteness.

The Vanguard Battalion, who have worked hard for several months, can now relax completely and make some corrections.

And Li Jing, who is far away in Zhanxiang City, is now standing on the city wall with complicated emotions, looking at the snow-white snow in the distance.

"General Manager, the Vanguard Battalion has lost news. Although they won a big victory in Zhanxiang City, they relied entirely on special weapons.

It is estimated that their weapons are almost used up now, and the rest of the battle must not be so smooth.

Maybe Qin Xiedao will bring us bad news immediately after he won a big victory. "

Zhang Gongjin, as always, had no confidence in Qin Xiedao.

There is no way, Qin Xiedao's tactics are completely different from what he understands, it would be strange to understand.

"After three more days of rest, the army will leave Zhanxiang City. We can't wait here forever!"

Zhang Gongjin: ...

(End of this chapter)