Datang: Stop pretending, you are a peerless expert

Marching in the desert, the most important thing is water.

An army of one hundred thousand, if they can't find a source of water, let alone fight, they will probably die of thirst.

After leaving Mohe City, Li Shimin headed west, Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang were still leading the way.

The two sent scouts to investigate far away, and at the same time asked the guide to determine the water source one day in advance to ensure that there was water.

The army marched without any trouble along the way.

After these times, those who should surrender surrendered, and those who did not surrender all went to Qianquan.

The Western Regions were originally inaccessible and the birds didn't shit, but now they look even more desolate.

Li Shimin and Li Jing rode westward together.

"Duke Wei, why is our route winding and winding?"

Li Shimin asked.

Coming out of Mohe City, one does not walk in a straight line, but goes north for a while, and goes south for a while.

Li Jing replied: "This route was determined by the son-in-law. He sent someone to investigate He Lu's escape route to the west."

"Our current route is He Lu's route from Mohe City to Qianquan that day."

Although Su Yu had a map, the water and grass environment in the Western Regions in the Tang Dynasty was very different from what he knew.

After all, 1000 years have changed a lot.

And He Lu is a local snake, and when he fled with so many soldiers and horses, he must have gone to a place with a lot of water.

Therefore, it is absolutely right to follow He Lu.

Li Shimin smiled and said: "This kid has a good brain, he can think of everything."

Li Jing smiled and said, "That's right, we all admire it."

"After walking for 7 days, the army has never encountered the problem of water shortage."

"This is the wise decision of the son-in-law."

Cheng Yaojin followed beside him, trying hard to shut himself up.

After what happened last time, now Cheng Yaojin has turned into Cheng shut up, keeping his mouth closed all the time except for eating.

Su Yu was lying in the carriage, and Yisha was also in it.

Qingyue 42 people are in the middle of the team, walking west together.

They were shocked to see the desert scene in the Western Regions.

"There's a lot of sand in this desert."

A disciple sighed.

Qingyue smiled and said: "There is nothing wrong with what you said."

A horse appeared in the distance, like a small black speck on a sand dune.

The scouts found out, and a dozen people rode to kill them.

The little black dot descended the dunes and soon disappeared into the sky.

The scout came back and reported to Xue Rengui: "General, I just saw a Turkic man, and he is watching us."

Xue Rengui asked: "Where is the person? Have you caught him?"

The scout shook his head and said, "The man left when he saw us, very fast."

Su Dingfang heard this and said, "Is there any tribe from the Western Regions planning to block our way?"

Since the destruction of Kucha City, the tribes in the Western Regions have become completely black and white.

Xue Rengui said: "You still have to be careful, if a cavalry appears from somewhere to attack us, it will be very bad."

The march is not an array for combat.

If attacked, it will be troublesome.

Regarding this, Su Dingfang smiled and said: "If the mountains and forests are dangerous, you can still ambush."

"In the desert of the Western Regions, it is almost impossible to ambush tens of thousands of soldiers. General Xue is too worried."

Xue Rengui didn't dare to slack off, and asked the scouts to investigate everything within a five-mile radius.

The black dot on the sand dune is Zhuxie Jinshan, the prince of Shatubura.

The Tang army set off for Qianquan, and Zhu Xiejinshan guessed that the Tang army would follow He Lu's route.

So he has been waiting for Tang Jun to pass by.

Finally saw it today.

Zhu Xie Jinshan rushed back to his camp, where many tents were scattered.

The Shatuo tribe came out of Dasha Moraine and waited on the only way for the Tang army.

After entering the tent in the middle, Zhu Xie Jinshan sat down and said, "Father, the Tang army has arrived."

Zhu Xieye frowned when he heard that Tang Jun had arrived.

"It's finally here, we've been waiting here for days."

Zhu Xieye said.

He Lu had already assembled in Qianquan, and he thought that the Tang army would soon go west for a decisive battle.

I didn't expect to wait so long.

They definitely don't know that Su Yu is a salted fish, lying in Mohe city and not wanting to move.

That's why it's been delayed until now.

Zhu Xieye got up and said with firm eyes: "Tell our soldiers, the Tang army is coming, it's time to tell all the tribes in the Western Regions who is the strongest warrior in the Western Regions."

Zhu Xie Jinshan's will to fight was aroused, and he said happily: "Yes."

After leaving the tent, Zhu Xie Jinshan found the generals of the Shatuo tribe and assembled the Shatuo cavalry.

When they heard that the time for the battle had finally arrived, everyone cheered.

There was no look of fear in their eyes.

The cavalry quickly assembled, a total of 6 people.

Zhu Xieye and Zhu Xie Jinshan were in front of the army.

Zhu Xieye used a scimitar, but Zhu Xiejinshan did not, he used a long spear.

This is rare in the Shatuo tribe.

Because there are more spears in the Central Plains, desert cavalry in the Western Regions prefer machetes.

"Warriors, Tang Jun is here."

Zhu Xieye shouted.

The Shatuo cavalrymen's eyes were burning, full of fighting spirit, and Zhu Xieye was very satisfied.

That's the kind of fighter he wanted.

"It's time to teach Tang Jun a lesson and let them know that not all people from the Western Regions are cowards."

"Today, give them a head-on blow and kill him with corpses all over the field."

Zhu Xiye continued.

The Shatuo cavalry shouted excitedly: "Kill the Tang army and capture Su Yu."

"Kill Tang Jun and capture Li Shimin."

Zhu Xie Jinshan grinned and shouted: "Follow me!"

[-] cavalry came out of the camp, carrying nothing but scimitars, bows and arrows, and went straight to the Tang army.

Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang led the cavalry in front.

At this time, Xue Rengui ordered the cavalry to slow down and wait for news from the scouts.

Suddenly, a team of scouts rushed back and shouted: "Enemy attack!"

Xue Rengui was shocked, and immediately shouted: "Array!"

The scout came back and reported: "General, there are [-] cavalry in the southwest direction, and they are elite soldiers."

Su Dingfang frowned and asked, "Can you see clearly?"

Because it is very rare for [-] elite cavalry to appear at this time.

Those who can have this scale have either surrendered or gone to Qianquan.

The scout said: "The subordinates can see clearly, so they can't be wrong."

Xue Rengui immediately ordered the cavalry to form a battle formation, and at the same time flew to report to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was walking and chatting with Li Jing when suddenly a horse galloped in front of him.

"Report!"

The cavalry yelled.

Li Shimin was taken aback.

The cavalry reported: "I met the enemy in the southwest, and the opponent's cavalry was about 6."

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Li Shimin said strangely: "Why are there so many cavalrymen who dare to stop us on the way?"

He thought that there would be no resistance along the way.

Didn't expect it to still exist.

Li Jing was also very surprised, and said: "Let's line up and face the enemy first."

"Report to Young Master immediately."

The cavalry immediately went to the carriage where Su Yu was.

Li Jing ordered the whole army to stop advancing and line up to fight.

The army immediately stopped and formed a battle formation.

Li Shimin and Li Jing clapped their horses forward, Xu Shiji's infantry formed a phalanx, blocking the front, behind was Lao Chen's Shenji Battalion, and on both wings were the cavalry led by Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang.

Li Zhi, on the other hand, followed Li Shimin with a sniper rifle.