Chapter 1255

The sky is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees cattle and sheep.

In the Turkic hometown with abundant water and grass, there are abundant water and grass everywhere. Especially after the Turkic ministries moved in for ten years, the grassland here has long recovered its vitality, even better than in the past. Yellow sheep are everywhere. They are good grasslands for animal husbandry and hunting.

At a river bend, there are hundreds of felt tents, which is obviously a gathering place of small tribes.

"Dada, dada!" however, a burst of rapid hoofs broke the peace on the grassland. A large group of Xue yantuo cavalry rushed to this small Turkic tribe for a long time.

However, before Xue yantuo cavalry attacked the Turkic tribe, the whole tribe did not respond at all, and no brave Turkic cavalry came out to meet the enemy.

"Empty! Go back and report it to Dadu immediately!"

The commander in charge of the raid, Engel, looked embarrassed and immediately turned his horse back. At the same time, he did not forget to burn the Turkic tribe with a fire.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a cold arrow came from a small hillside, and then a large group of Turkic cavalry swept in and killed the Xue yantuo cavalry.

The two cavalry immediately fought together and fought each other. Soon, the Turkic cavalry took the advantage of the raid. However, the Turkic cavalry did not continue to expand the results, but quickly left the battlefield and retreated directly to the south.

After a while, a large number of Xue yantuo cavalry came, and the leader was Prince Xue yantuo Dadushe.

"When we returned to Dadushe, the Turks were as timid as mice. They had moved all the herdsmen inside and left felt tents to lure us into ambush. After sneaking on us, they ran south again." Engel reported angrily.

Dadushi did not blame Engel, but carefully observed the situation of the small raid, and even showed a satisfied smile and said: "our army lost 100 horses, Turks still lost 50 horses when they took the lead. It seems that the warm weather in Datang has made Turks lose their combat effectiveness."

Although the Turkic cavalry served in the forbidden guards of the Tang Dynasty, they chose the training methods of the Tang Dynasty. After returning to the grassland, they were as elite as Xue yantuo's cavalry trained day and night in the bitter and cold place. If there were no chance of surprise attack, the Turkic cavalry would not be able to take advantage of it.

Now Xue yantuo has gathered 200000 elite troops from all departments, while the Turks have only 40000 elite troops. Xue yantuo will win this war.

"Generous and wise, Turks are just the defeated old wolf king. They become the watchdog of the Tang Dynasty and even fantasize about the dream of grassland overlord." the Khitan leader complimented.

On the grassland, strength has always been respected. Now Xue yantuo is powerful. All parts of the grassland naturally respect Xue yantuo, the most powerful, and directly abandon the old overlord Turks.

If Turks win unexpectedly, they will also need these small tribes. This is the way for grassland tribes to survive.

"Keep chasing. In the future, there will be one army for every ten thousand horses. Each army is 30 miles apart. Turks can't run far. From now on, there is only one overlord on the grassland, that is Xue yantuo." boldly set a cold voice.

"What if the Turks fled back to Datang?" the leader of Huihe frowned, and the leaders of other departments were worried. Once the Turks retreated to the south of the Yellow River, it was Datang's territory, and they could attack Datang.

Dadu set Zhizhu in his hand and said, "it's impossible for Turkic ministries to escape back to Datang so easily, because they know that once they withdraw to Datang, it's not so easy to come back."

This time, he wants to make the Tang Dynasty fully recognize Xue yantuo's rule in the Turkic homeland by virtue of the power of the war, otherwise his 200000 army doesn't mind going south. He also wants to see the scenery of Chang'an City, but this time he's not going to take the Ba bridge. He heard that the Tang Dynasty has built a more magnificent Weishui bridge, He wondered whether the bridge could bear the weight of 200000 cavalry.

In a valley on the North Bank of the Yellow River, tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry gathered, and everyone was ready in battle and looked solemn. Now Turks are facing life and death. If the war is won, Turks can gain a foothold in the grassland. If Turks are defeated, they will completely lose their hometown and can only continue to send people under the fence.

"Tell Khan that he ganchengji is back." with the messenger, he ganchengji, the general who had just raided Xue yantuo's cavalry, entered Li Simo's tent.

"How's the war going? Where are Xue yantuo's cavalry?" Li Simo asked quickly.

He ganchengji hesitated and replied, "at the end, he will use the tents left by the migrating tribes to ambush Xue yantuo's cavalry. He won a small victory and beheaded 100 people. Now Xue yantuo has gathered 200000 troops from all parts of the grassland, which is less than 500 miles away from our army."

"200000 troops!" suddenly the whole tooth tent exclaimed. Xue yantuo had 200000 cavalry, but they only had 40000 cavalry. There was no doubt that they would lose the battle.

Li Simo roared, "I think when Turks were strong, all parts of the grassland did not follow. Now not only Xue yantuo rebelled, but also those small tribes dared to fall down."

"Why don't we withdraw to the south of the river to avoid xueyantuo soldier peak." a Turkic nobleman said humbly.

Li Simo shook his head and said, "Ben Khan has already made a memorial to Chang'an City and asked Datang to send troops for help. Retreating to the south of the river for self-protection is the last method. We must not implement it until the last moment. We have lost the grassland once and must not lose it again."

"What Khan said is very true!"

Many Turkic generals nodded one after another. They finally returned to the grassland. As a result, they went back sadly in less than a year. It's not so easy to return to the grassland again.

Moreover, they believe that Datang cannot sit idly by and allow Xue yantuo to annex Turks. This is also a big bet for Turks. If they win, they can return to the grassland overlord, and if they lose, they can return to Datang.

"If we continue to fight Xue yantuo, we must delay until the arrival of reinforcements in the Tang Dynasty." Li Sima Lang said.

"Yes! Khan!"

A group of Turkic generals said in unison that although Li Simo was a Khan granted by Li Shimin and his foundation was not stable, now was the time for the survival of Turks, and all they could do was work together.

"Kill!"

Two groups of cavalry kept attacking on the grassland. They were in a commotion and fought on a small scale. As expected, in terms of field operations, the Turkic departments did not have the upper hand.

Had it not been for the logistics of the 200000 troops that could not keep up, Dadushi would have sent troops to besiege the Turks. However, under the leadership of Dadushi, the 200000 troops besieged, chased and blocked the Turks, constantly compressing the space of each Turkic department,

Five hundred miles, three hundred miles, one hundred miles.

For the cavalry, the distance of 100 Li is already very dangerous. Seeing that the Turkic departments have fallen into a desperate situation, and the reinforcements of Datang still haven't arrived, the whole Turkic departments are shrouded in a melancholy cloud.

"I told you not to trust Datang. How can Datang risk defeat and send troops to help?" a Turkic general said angrily.

"However, Western Turks are our natural allies. We are from the same family, and yugshi will certainly help us." a Turkic nobleman placed his hope on Western Turks who are also Turks,

Li Simo shook his head and said: "No, relying on Datang is the only way out for us. Western Turk is located in the western regions, which is beyond the reach of the whip, not to mention that it is defeated by Datang to set up a valley. Relying on the strong is the eternal truth of the grassland. If Turk departments want to protect themselves, they must rely on the strongest in the world. You can rest assured that Datang will not die, otherwise if Turk departments are defeated in this war, the grassland will be destroyed again No one checks and balances Xue yantuo. "

The Turkic general's face was uncertain, but many people were dissatisfied with Li Simo. They thought that it was a disgrace to the ASHNA family to abandon his brother and take refuge in the enemy.

"Report to Khan, Datang reinforcements have arrived!" suddenly Hegan Chengji came in a hurry with a happy face.

"Seriously!" Liz Morton suddenly got up with a surprise on his face.

"How many troops and horses have come to Datang!" the Turkic generals asked one after another.

Hegan Chengji replied, "tell Khan that the Tang Dynasty has 3000 troops and horses!"

"Three thousand troops and horses?" suddenly all the Turks couldn't help but lag and couldn't believe looking at Hegan Chengji. Three thousand troops and horses were not enough to fill their teeth in front of 200000 troops. What's the use of these three thousand troops and horses in the Tang Dynasty? "

Hegan Chengji said proudly, "don't underestimate these three thousand troops. These three thousand troops are the firearm army of the Tang Dynasty. The general of the firearm army is my good brother sun Chong."

"The firearm army, the firearm army that destroys the city!" the whole Turkic generals immediately burst into an uproar. For the name of the firearm army, who is better than Lei Guaner? When he destroys the city in Gaochang, he retreats thousands of miles to frighten the valley and destroys thousands of Tubo soldiers in a thousand miles in the 800 mile vast sea. His outstanding military achievements have surpassed the most famous Modao team in the Tang Dynasty in a short time, And become the most powerful army in the world.

Moreover, we should know that at that time, the firearm army was only 1000 people. Today, the firearm army has expanded to 3000 people, and its strength has increased several times.

"The general not only brought 3000 firearm troops, but also 3000 pieces of armor and weapons to all Turkic departments." while talking, the eldest sun Chong in military uniform walked proudly into Li SMO's tent with sun wukai.

"Three thousand armor weapons!"

Li Si Morton's face was happy. The number of Turkic soldiers was far inferior to Xue yantuo. If they could get the elite armor and weapons of the Tang Dynasty, they would soar in combat power and make up for the shortage of numbers.

"But even if we have 6000 men in full armor, I'm afraid we can't beat the 200000 Xue yantuo army." Li Simo said sadly.

Hegan Chengji said proudly, "Sima Khan can rest assured that general changsun is only the first force, and then general Li Ji led 30000 Tang cavalry to come later."

"Thirty thousand Tang cavalry!" a group of Turkic generals were surprised. They personally experienced the combat effectiveness of the Tang army equipped with armor, not to mention the world-famous firearm army, plus 40000 elite Turkic cavalry. Now the Turkic side has the confidence to fight Xue yantuo in terms of number and strength.

Li Simo was in high spirits. He insisted on standing on the side of Datang. Now Datang finally gave him rich returns. As long as he defeated Xue yantuo, the Turks could gain a foothold on the grassland and regain the throne of grassland overlord.