bastard seizes tang

Chapter 464 Returning to Junji Mountain

"The grass is withered and the eagle's eyes are sick, and the snow is as light as a horse's hoof."

In mid-spring, in February, the snow on the grassland on the northernmost side of Nuozhenshui melted, and a group of ten thousand light cavalry swept across the fertile field like a whirlwind. Swing open, like a war drum.

The sudden arrival of more than ten thousand people broke the silence of the whole winter on the grassland at once. The beasts ran and fled in all directions in panic, avoiding them far away.

And just before this mighty Wanyu Qingqi, the leader was a 17-year-old young man in full bloom, with fresh clothes and furious horses. Needless to say, this young man was naturally Li Ke.

Li Ke was at the front, followed by the Turkic Khan Ashinasmo, the governor of Shuozhou Su Dingfang, and the governor of Yunzhou Qiao Shiwang.

Today Li Ke did not stay on the pasture as much as before, but led his army northward, heading straight for the pass of Junji Mountain.

"Khan's eagle has no choice but to carve. We traveled northward for tens of miles, but we didn't lose a cent. We followed closely behind." Li Ke whipped his horse and looked at the white eagle circling in the sky. Sina Simo praised.

Ashina Simo said: "The name of this eagle is Gyrfalcon, also called Haidongqing. It is the god of all eagles, and there is no one in all."

Li Ke said: "The name of Hai Dongqing has also been seen in the classics. This eagle is rare. I never thought I would see it today."

Ashina Simo said: "This Haidongqing is really rare, but I sent people to spend a lot of money to get it from the Khitan tribe. On the ground, the Dingbei dragon horse of the governor is as fast as the wind, traveling thousands of miles a day, without horses." It can rival it, but in the world, my sea dongqing is the invincible overlord."

Ashina Simo said, with a hint of color on his face, obviously, Ashina Simo loves this sea dongqing very much.

Li Ke also said: "This Hai Dongqing is really not bad, it is different from the ones I have seen in Beijing before, it is more like a horse."

People in the Tang Dynasty were fond of hunting, and for good hunters, dogs and eagles were indispensable. There were not a few dignitaries in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty who raised falcons. Even Li Shimin had this preference. Li Ke had naturally seen it before, but Ashina Simo's Haidongqing is much better than the ones Li Ke has seen before, both in size and appearance.

Li Ke has seen the world, and seeing Li Ke's words of praise, Ashina Simo became more and more happy in his heart. Ashina Simo said to Li Ke: "The governor also likes this thing, and if the governor likes it too, I will So I ordered people to make a special trip to Liaodong again, and be sure to find one for the governor, and give it to the governor after raising it."

Li Ke waved his hands and said with a smile: "This king is just curious, but I don't really like it very much. Besides, the princess is also in the Taiyuan mansion. The princess is a girl, so I don't want to see these fierce beasts. If I see them, I will be afraid."

Listening to Li Ke's words, Ashina Simo also smiled and said: "I thought it was wrong. The governor is newly married, and it is the time of warmth. It is really not suitable to raise these ferocious beasts. If it scares the princess, it will be mine." guilty."

Although Ashina Simo is a Turkic Khan, he has always acted cautiously, and even Emperor Li Shimin once issued an edict to Ashina Simo, asking Ashina Simo to cooperate with Li Ke in everything, Ashina Simo Mo knew who was the real king in the north, and his Turkic court in Dingxiang City was at best a vassal of Hedong.

Just when Ashina Simo and Li Ke were talking, they heard several long beeps of "chirp, chirp, chirp" in their ears, and Haidongqing, which was hovering in the air, suddenly uttered loudly.

"Governor, there may be something unusual ahead. Hai Dongqing's eyes are sharper than others. He must have seen something in front of him." Ashina Simo said to Li Ke, listening to Hai Dongqing's cry.

Li Ke said: "Ten miles ahead is the pass of Junji Mountain. Xue Yantuo must have got the news and deployed heavy troops."

Ashina Simo said: "The number of Xue Yantuo is unknown. Although our army is occupying the dangerous pass, the governor should not be careless."

Li Ke nodded and said: "Yes, what Khan said is very true."

Immediately afterwards, Li Ke said to Su Dingfang who was beside him: "Send the order, and all the troops are on alert."

"No." Su Dingfang replied, and ordered someone to pass the order.

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When Li Ke led the crowd to the pass of Junji Mountain, as expected, the north side of the river bank in front of the pass was already full of Xue Yantuo's soldiers, all of them in armor and standing ready.

"The last general, Ashinazhong, paid homage to the governor and the Khan." Li Ke led his people to the pass, and the general Ashinazhong, who was ordered to be stationed at the pass, got the news and hurried forward to Li Ke and Ashina. Nasimo bowed.

Li Ke raised his hand, asked Ashina Zhong to stand up, and then asked Ashina Zhong: "When was it like this on the other side?"

Ashina Zhong replied: "Since the governor went north to hunt and garrison Nuozhenshui, the other side has deployed troops to deploy defenses along the water."

Ashina Zhong said, pointing to a man in his thirties on the opposite bank, and said to Li Ke: "Great Governor, that man is Tumozhi, the commander of the Junji Mountain Army, and the nephew of Yi Nan."

Li Ke said: "Tumozhi, the king has heard of his name. He must have some ability to set up trust for Dadu and entrust the defense of Junji Mountain."

Ashina said faithfully: "If this man talks about using troops, he is not very outstanding, but he has always been cautious and extremely stable."

Li Ke said: "That's why Dadu set him up in Junji Mountain."

The pass of Junji Mountain was owned by Datang, and Xue Yantuo had already been strangled by Datang to go south. It was absolutely impossible to regain the pass with the strength of Tuomozhi, let alone go south to fight against Li Ke.

Therefore, the defender of Junji Mountain is better at attacking than defending. Tumozhi has always acted cautiously and set great trust in generosity, so he is naturally the best candidate to station Junji Mountain.

Ashina Simo on the side also said to Li Ke: "I have also heard about the name of Dumozhi in Dingxiang City. This man uses troops to seek no mistakes, not meritorious deeds, and is the best at defending himself. Therefore, in the battle with Xue Yantuo and Jieli This person has no achievements and is not well-known. It was only after Xue Yantuo established the country that wars became more and more frequent. Where Domozhi was, he never lost an inch of ground. Only then did Domozhi gradually show his prominence in the Liaodong war and was valued by the barbarians."

Li Ke said: "So this person is good at defending the general?"

Ashina Simo replied: "This person is in Junji Mountain. He has more than enough rules, but not enough to attack. Right now, he is not harmful to our army, but if the commander-in-chief makes a northern expedition in the future, he may be troublesome if he stays in Junji Mountain."

Li Ke has the pass of Junji Mountain in his hand, and he occupies the best location. He is not afraid that the commander of Junji Mountain will be a warlike person, but what Li Ke is afraid of is a general like Tumozhi who can't get in.

As Ashina Simo said, Tumozhi is good at defending, if the two armies fight in the future, it will be more troublesome for Tumozhi to defend here.

Li Ke thought for a while, and said to Ashina Zhong: "Speak up for the king, tell Tumozhi, and say that the king wants him to answer before the battle."

(End of this chapter)