Tibet

Five days later, Narman, the great chief of the Pogo tribe, arrived in Suiye City.

Nalman is Aling's father, but he doesn't understand the relationship between Aling and Li Ye. He came to Suiye this time because the situation in Ge Luolu was critical, which made him worried.

It is winter now, which does not mean that the other party will attack Geluolu in winter, but this ominous omen makes Nalman feel uneasy.

Li Ye and several important officials received Nalman in the meeting hall.

"The chief should know the origin of these uninvited guests!"

Nalman nodded and sighed: "I know where they came from. They are Ashinabusa's men and came from the Khazar Khanate!"

"Who is this Ashina Busha?"

"He is a Turkic royal family with a complicated origin. In fact, the Khazar Khanate relied on the Western Turks to establish its country. There are two major forces in the Khazar Khanate. One is the Kassa people and the other is the Western Turks. They implement In the dual-king system, the Gesa people serve as the king, and the Western Turkic royal family serves as the deputy king and prime minister. It has been passed down from generation to generation. This Ashinabuza is the fifth generation deputy king and prime minister. He has 30,000 troops under his command."

Xie Jin asked: "Then why did the Western Turkic forces suddenly attack Yibohai?"

"This should be related to the change of faith ten years ago. The Khazar Khanate has always believed in shamanism. Ten years ago, the Gessa people collectively converted to Israelism. This led to the separation of the two major factions in the Khazar Khanate. Three years ago, A civil war broke out in the Khazar Khanate. It should be that the Western Turkic forces were defeated and had to retreat eastward. Their target must be the Western Turkic homeland, including Suiye, Yibohai and Yili Valley.

The army that was killed this time was just the vanguard to deal with it. They would first occupy a pasture. After next spring, a large number of people and livestock would follow. "

"You know very well that they will come?" Li Ye asked.

Nalman nodded, "In fact, we all know that the reason why Chief Sare sent troops to help the Food Army was to a large extent to find a backer. Last year, the Tang Army only had one Broken Leaf Army Town, and he did not trust the Tang Army. North Korea, but we all know that the Western Turks can no longer stay in the Khazar country. After last year’s Battle of Talas, the Great Food Army will not expand eastward, and the Khazar Turks will come.”

"What's the chief's plan?" Li Ye asked again.

Nalman smiled bitterly and said: "How can I do it? I can only fight them desperately, but I am worried that I will not be the opponent of the opponent on my own. I hope to get help from the Tang Army and join forces with the Tang Army to annihilate this ferocious army." The Western Turkic forces, Governor Li, with all due respect, if the Tang army does not dispatch, Ashinabusa will be unprecedentedly powerful after annexing the Geluolu and Tuqishi tribes, and will also be a great threat to the Tang army in the river. "

Li Ye said displeased: "Of course I know they are a threat, I don't need the chief to remind them!"

Nalman also realized that he had said the wrong thing and was silent for a moment. After a moment, Li Ye slowly said: "It's not November yet. I want to know, is Ge Luolu's army ready?"

"My army is ready. I will not let them spend the winter in Yibohai. No matter how heavy the snow is, I will eradicate them!"

Li Ye nodded. He thought so. It was impossible for Nalman to come from Xuanchi. It would take more than ten days. His army should be nearby, so he came so quickly.

Li Ye spread out a map and said, "Tell me where your army is? How many people are there?"

Nalman pointed to the map and said: "When the Khazar Turks attacked the Western Tribe, I happened to be east of the Yibo Sea. I immediately organized three thousand troops to go south. The current army is in the south of the Yibo Sea, more than a hundred years away from Suiye. However, my army is too small and the troops from Diao Xuanchi are too late, so I can only ask the Tang army for help."

Li Ye nodded, "The chief will go back to command the army immediately. I will personally lead five thousand troops to join us and annihilate this invading army together."

Nalman thanked him again and again and left in a hurry.

Wang Changling worriedly said: "Didn't the Governor say that after winter in the Hezhong area, it will be freezing and snowy, making it difficult to move even an inch?"

Li Ye smiled and said: "You can't find food in the wild in winter. If you don't have supplies, it will be difficult to move forward. But if you have sufficient supplies and tents, it's not that serious. This is not a grassland. There are vast snowfields on the grassland, and you can't tell the difference. In the southeast and northwest, you will get lost and eventually die of cold and starvation. This is a mountainous area with directions. As long as you have sufficient supplies, you can still travel in winter. In winter, there will also be caravans coming to crush leaves, so don’t worry!"

Hucao Shenjun Li Min, a native of Suiye, also smiled and said: "It's not November yet, and the snowstorm will appear in mid-November. As long as we return to Suiye Valley before mid-November, there won't be a big problem." ”

At present, there are 17,000 Tang troops in the Hezhong Dudu Mansion, including 12,000 Guanzhong Tang troops, 3,000 Ningyuan troops, 1,000 Modao troops and 1,000 original Suiye troops.

This was a good opportunity to train troops. Li Ye led 7,000 cavalry and 15,000 camels loaded with small tents and supplies to leave Suiye City that night, and headed towards Yibohai overnight.

There was a light snowfall, the snow cover was very shallow, the temperature was good during the day and the sunshine was warm, but it was quite cold at night.

The Chu River has just begun to freeze. The ice on the river is so thin that it is impossible to walk on it. It will not be completely frozen until mid-November.

Three days later, the army arrived at the south of Yibohai. The wind here was very strong and cold, and strong winds of level 6 or 7 often roared by.

Nalman led three thousand Galulu cavalry who were already waiting here. Seeing the arrival of the Tang army, they were extremely excited. Nalman stepped forward and loudly said to Li Ye: "The spies I sent are back. The other party has three thousand cavalry, and they are still where they were." Before the land was gone, they occupied the cattle, sheep and women of Tashi's army, and they were all very fierce."

Li Ye nodded, "You go to the west. If the Tang army defeats them, they will definitely escape to the west. They are responsible for intercepting them, attacking them from both front and rear, and annihilating them all!"

Nalman said loudly: "I know, I will lead the west immediately, but the governor must be careful of them, they are as cunning as wolves and are very good at sneak attacks."

Three thousand Geluolu cavalry went west, and Li Ye led seven thousand troops to continue to move northwest. When they were still sixty miles away from the tribal camp, Li Ye found Pei Xiu and An Taixuan.

"We have too many troops, and we are afraid that they will be scared and flee. Each of you leads 500 cavalry to march in front, making them think that we are not many in number, and my army will follow behind."

Pei Xiu said: "Captain, why don't we attack the enemy camp at night and kill them by surprise?"

Li Ye shook his head, "They know that the Geluolu people will come, and they will definitely arrange a sentinel inspection. They will not be able to hide it from them, and they will carry out my arrangement!"

"Follow the order!"

Pei Xiu and An Taixuan each led 500 cavalry in front, while Li Ye led a large group of troops to follow.

At night, Pei Xiu and An Taixuan's troops camped in a leeward place. Each of them brought a small tent. They stayed in the tent and their horses were tied outside.

At this time, densely packed cavalry appeared at a height one mile away from them. This Khazar Turk cavalry discovered a thousand Tang troops during the day. At night, they in turn stole the camp.

The leader of the Ten Thousand Captain waved his spear and shouted: "Kill -"

Three thousand cavalrymen swept towards the Tang army's camp one mile away like a flood breaking a bank.

The cavalry was getting closer and closer, and the Tang army soldiers seemed to be asleep. Three thousand cavalry rushed into the camp group in an instant, but found that there was no one in the camp, with only dozens of horses tied at the front, creating an illusion.

Realizing that he had been fooled, the captain shouted: "Retreat!"