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Zhao Ping bowed and said: "I also ask Father to clarify my doubts!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Whether it is the former Huns on the Mobei Grassland, or the current Rouran people, including the Xianbei people who once ruled Mobei, they all have one thing in common, that is, they live in no fixed place, Uncertain, quick action! They are grazing in Junji Mountain this year, maybe they will not be there next year, but go to Zhuoxie Mountain!

For another example, Rouran Datan Khan has moved to the Khan Court many times. Since he became a Khan, the position of the Khan Court has been changed every three to five years. Of course, this is to find a new grazing place with rich water and grass. Let the old grazing land rest and live, and it is not without consideration of preventing other tribes from raiding!If a tribe raised troops to rebel and led troops to sneak attack, they would probably miss nothing. Several generations of emperors in the Northern Wei Dynasty led their troops to conquer Rouran and they all encountered situations like this!

During the Han Dynasty, in view of the characteristics of the Northern Huns, Dou Xian formulated a combat strategy of long-distance raids, encirclement first and then annihilation, and relentless pursuit. Once this strategy was implemented, it received miraculous effects. After several blows, the Northern Huns could not hold on. After suffering heavy losses, some of them had to move westward, and a few collapsed and were incorporated by other tribes!

The Rouran people are slightly different from the Huns, but they share the common characteristics of nomadic peoples. This time the Northern Expedition to Rouran, the father modified Dou Xian's strategy slightly. In the past, the Northern Wei Dynasty dealt with the Rouran people. Learned from Dou Xian's strategy back then!

So, either don't fight, or fight until Rouran can never stand up, this is why the father wants to continue chasing!

Father believes that Tuhezhen Rouran's army must also be experiencing insufficient food and grass at this time, and has to kill horses to solve the hunger and thirst problems of soldiers and generals. They are also exhausted and exhausted. They are even more difficult than us. After all They are running for their lives, our army is in much better condition than them! "

Zhao Pingdao: "My son understands my father's painstaking efforts, but if the problem of food and grass is not resolved, it will always be a major issue that weighs on everyone's mind!"

"I have my own calculations about this matter!"

After dinner, Zhao Junsheng once again ordered all the ministers and generals to come to the commander's tent. After everyone arrived, he directly ordered: "The army will light a fire and cook food at Maoshi tomorrow, and start at Chenshi to continue to pursue Rouran Khan to the west." real!"

Dongfang Chen quickly stood up and said, "How does Your Majesty solve the problem of insufficient food and grass?"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Let's search the two hundred miles west of Yanran Mountain and around Jinwei Mountain. Is half a month enough time? The remaining half month's food and grass are enough for us to go to the Western Regions and return to Chang'an via the Western Regions! "

The ministers came back to their senses this time, and looked at the map again, yes, Jinwei Mountain is not far from the Western Regions, the army only needs to cross Jinwei Mountain and walk south for a few days to enter the Western Regions, Gao Chang and Yiwu is a town where large-scale supplies can be carried out, while the Western Regions are Dagan's territory, and Dagan's army can enter at any time without anyone's consent.

This time there was no objection.

In the early morning of the next day, the soldiers of the Gan army had enough food, fed the horses with feed and water, and then assembled and set off.

Zhao Junsheng did not lead troops along the river through the desert and desert to the West Sea, but chose a relatively safe road, marching southwest along the edge of the desert. Going directly through the desert and the desert is much farther, but it should be safer. After all, the army has never been in this area, and they are not familiar with the desert climate in this area. If they cross the desert rashly, they may encounter many uncertain factors.

Under the leadership of Zhao Junsheng, the soldiers and horses walked along the edge of the desert. Because they were not familiar with the terrain, it was not safe to walk only with the map. In order to ensure the safety of the entire army, Zhao Junsheng had to slow down the marching speed. They only walked seventy or eighty miles, sent more scouts around the main army, and sent several scout teams in front. The farthest scout team was more than [-] miles in front of the main force, and there were several scout teams behind it. The team responded and let the detected news come from the front in time.

Six days later, the main force of the Qian army arrived on the southeast coast of the West Sea.

On a high hill, Zhao Junsheng stopped his horse and looked at the big lake in front of him, which was the West Sea.

After the scouts from the front came to report, Na Yan came forward to report to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, the scouts have checked. This West Sea is a freshwater lake with no end in sight. It seems that the area is not small. The scouts have already walked along the lake. Go search and reconnaissance, news will be sent one after another!"

Zhao Junsheng looked at the lake below, and said: "Since it is a freshwater lake, and the water and grass are abundant by the lake, it is impossible that there are no tribes grazing and living here! The soldiers are ordered to rest where they are, and we will wait here for the scouts." The result of the investigation!"

After an hour and a half, a scout from the northwest rushed along the lakeshore to the resting place of the army.

"Your Majesty, I found a tribe twenty miles to the right of the West Sea. They have a total of more than 2000 accounts! According to my investigation, this tribe is almost full of old and weak women and children. According to common sense, such a tribe is almost It is impossible to survive, such a situation can only be a possibility!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Say your judgment!"

"Yes, the only possibility is that the young and strong of this tribe went to war, or Rouran Khan Tuhezhen once brought people to this tribe and took away the young and strong in the tribe!"

Zhao Junsheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he shouted, "Herald!"

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"Order the whole army to get on their horses and set off!"

The army walked for an hour and arrived at the Rouran tribe mentioned in the scout report. Under Zhao Junsheng's order, the generals surrounded the entire tribe's camp.

The old and weak women and children in the tribe were driven to the middle of the open space. There were more than 4000 people, all of whom were elderly, women and children.

When Zhao Junsheng came over on horseback, Nayan had already figured out the situation, and he reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, I have interrogated this tribe. This tribe is a different kind of Xiongnu. They have lived here for hundreds of years. Their surname is A Shi Nashi, the current leader is Ashina King!"

"A different species of Xiongnu, surnamed Ashina?" Zhao Junsheng asked in surprise, but he was muttering in his heart, this tribe could not be the ancestors of the Tujue people, could it?

Nayan replied: "Yes! They explained that they attached to the Rouran people, because there are many gold and iron ore nearby, and because they are good at forging weapons, so the Rouran people asked them to make weapons for the generals of Rouran! "

Zhao Junsheng said in his heart that this is correct. There is a saying in later generations that tujue was originally a small tribe attached to the Rouran people, and was responsible for making weapons for the Rouran people. He was a full-time blacksmith for the Rouran people.In the middle of the sixth century, a man named Ashina Tumen came out of tujue. That Tumen is Yili Khan, the founding monarch of the Tujue Khanate.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Has the Rouran people been here?"

"Before, they said that two days ago Rouran Khan Tuhezhen brought more than 2000 people here. They only rested for half a day, and they brought the tribe's chief Ashinakin and 2000 young and strong warriors with them. Walk!"

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Where did you go?"

"The river cloud two hundred miles away to the northwest!"

Zhao Junsheng glanced at those old and weak women and children, and ordered: "Pei Guangyuan!"

"The minister is here!" Pei Guangyuan stood up and clasped his fists in agreement.

"Our army needs to replenish food. You will be responsible for this matter. I will give you 2000 men! The main force of the brigade will go first, and your troops will follow quickly!" After Zhao Junsheng finished speaking, he ordered the army to move out.

Chapter 916 Encirclement on Three Sides

If the army wanted to supply food and grass, they could only supply it from Ashina. Pei Guangyuan rode on the horse and stared blankly at the group of people heading northwest, feeling unspeakable pain in his heart.

The deputy general rode over and asked, "General, how do you collect this food and grass?"

Pei Guangyuan turned his head and asked, "What do you think?"

"Buy? We didn't bring any money, even if we had money, they wouldn't necessarily sell it! Rob? This...we are soldiers not bandits. It's not good to rob people, right?"

"Kill!" Pei Guangyuan highlighted a word.

The lieutenant trembled when he heard this, "What...General, these are old, weak, women and children!"

Pei Guangyuan turned his head coldly and looked at the lieutenant general, "Obey the order. If anything happens, I will be responsible for everything, and it has nothing to do with you! If you don't follow the order, you will be punished as disobedience to the military order!"

The lieutenant general's expression changed, hesitation appeared on his face, but finally he gritted his teeth and raised his hand: "Kill——"

Pei Guangyuan closed his eyes. If he was fighting the enemy, he would be fearless, but at this moment...

The cavalry cavalry who received the order slapped their horses and rushed up. With their weapons swung, there were screams and blood splattered. In just a moment, Ashina's camp turned into a Shura hell.

When the last scream came to an abrupt end, Pei Guangyuan opened his eyes, his eyes became colder, "Collect food, drive cattle, sheep and horses together! Also, make a mark on the drawn map, here are Gold and iron ore, maybe the court can use it in the future!"

"Yes!" The lieutenant general agreed and waved to the soldiers.

During the march, Zhao Ping, who had been by Zhao Junsheng's side all the time, couldn't help it, and asked boldly, "Father, the reason why you insist on pursuing to the end is not because this place is closer to the Western Regions. Once the food and grass are insufficient, you can go to the Western Regions to supply supplies. Is it because you believe that there is a tribe of Rouran people near here?"

Zhao Junsheng looked forward and asked, "Did Rouran fight with other forces before we set off?"

"It seems not!" Zhao Ping replied.

"Is there civil unrest?"

Zhao Ping thought for a while and shook his head: "It seems that there is no such thing!"

Zhao Junsheng asked again: "Since they have not been beaten by other forces, and there has been no civil strife, why have we dealt with the Rouran army for so long but have not encountered a tribe of Rouran people? Why?"