I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 60 Night visit to the Turkic royal court
  At this time.

Li Zheng glanced at the sky.

The sun in the sky has crossed the center line and is tilting to the west.

"Yugu Changdu is only thirty or fifty miles away from us. Let's speed up."

"Try to get to the Mobei Turkic Royal Court before dark and catch up with Yugu Changdu."

Li Zheng said in a deep voice.

"General."

"Although the Turks were defeated, Yugu Changdu still brought thousands of personal guards. They also took in many remnant soldiers along the way. With some newly joined herdsmen, the number of troops is probably more than tens of thousands."

"According to the report from the spies, they captured several remnants of the Turkic soldiers. The Turkic soldiers confessed that Yuguchangdu already knew that we were pursuing them, so he was probably on heightened alert."

"If our army attacks rashly, I'm afraid the situation will be bad."

"Who said this general is going to launch a frontal attack?"

"I, the general, am not that stupid. I use more than two thousand of my soldiers to fight against the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yugu Changdu."

Li Zheng was riding on Wu Zui's horse with a calm expression and a confident self-confidence.

Although the main Turkic force was completely wiped out by the Tang army.

But before that, Yugu Changdu left the battlefield with thousands of personal guards, took in some remaining soldiers along the way, and recruited some herdsmen from the tribe.

The current strength is at least 10,000 to 20,000, which is quite powerful.

In a head-to-head encounter, even if Li Zheng now has the blessing of the Nine Yang Divine Art, the Black Iron Sword, the Wudang Swordsmanship, and the Six Arrows, he can defeat thousands of people by himself.

The more than two thousand elite cavalry under his command have increased combat power and high morale, but compared with the ten or twenty thousand trapped beasts in Yugu Changdu, they are not sure of victory.

Of course Li Zheng knew this.

"No matter what the general arranges, my subordinates are willing to follow him to the death."

Zhao Ming bowed to Li Zheng, his eyes full of trust and determination.

He just finished speaking.

More than two thousand soldiers behind him all drew their swords and shouted in unison:

"I will follow the general to the death."

"I will follow the general to the death."

"The vanguard army will win!"

"The Tang army will win!"

The voice was high-pitched and the momentum was like a rainbow.

These elite vanguard troops followed Li Zheng in the south and north, and were victorious. They were completely impressed by Li Zheng's courage and strategy of leading troops.

Following Li Zheng in all directions, they were convinced from the bottom of their hearts.

"Generals!"

"Let's go now!"

"Catch up with Yugu Changdu!"

"kill!"

Li Zheng was refreshed when he saw the soldiers' majesty.

Still leading the way, galloping ahead, followed closely by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty behind them, galloping across the vast desert.

……

The distance was fifty miles away from Li Zheng's vanguard army.

Yugu Changdu, set up camp here and set up a temporary royal court.

Tents were scattered around the royal court.

In this desert, there are no barriers, only camps.

On the one hand, in the desert of Mobei, apart from oases, it is difficult to see even a root of grass, let alone trees.

It's all sandy, and rocks are hard to find.

Yugu Changdu has been desperately fleeing, and Wang Ting is moving around like the herdsmen on the grassland.

under night.

From a distance, you can see the royal court and the hundreds or thousands of tents surrounding it, all brightly lit.

Around the tent, the Turkic soldiers piled some sand into a wall to block the horses, and set up police posts every few feet. Several Turkic soldiers squatted on the sand pile and were on guard.

Moreover, there are Turkic soldiers patrolling inside and outside the sand pile, which shows that Yugu Changdu is still very cautious.

The temporary royal court can be said to be heavily guarded.

On a sand dune a hundred meters away from the temporary royal court, Li Zheng was crawling on the sand dune, observing the brightly lit Turkic temporary royal court through the night.

Zhao Ming and several commanders of the Pioneer Army were lying next to Li Zheng.

"For such a large royal court, with continuous tents, there may be 20,000 to 30,000 Turkic soldiers."

"That old Turk didn't lie to us."

Zhao Ming said excitedly.

"But general, this royal court is so large and heavily guarded, and there are walls made of sand dunes around it. If we rush in and immediately find the camp where Yugu Changdu is, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"And once we fight in, we are likely to be trapped inside and be surrounded by Turks."

Wu Yuanlong, the commander of the cavalry battalion, said worriedly.

Ever since the battle of Yinshan, Wu Yuanlong was rescued by Li Zheng, and he had admired Li Zheng sincerely.

With Li Zheng's promotion, Wu Yuanlong, as the commander of the cavalry battalion, was also highly regarded by Li Zheng.

He is one of Li Zheng's confidants.

This time he was also one of the generals carefully selected by Li Zheng.

This temporary royal court in Yugu Changdu is indeed very large. There are thousands of tents alone. Once you rush in, you will see all the tents as you look at it, and it will be like entering a maze.

Once he falls in, he will have to fight hard with the Turkic soldiers. This is not what Li Zheng wants.

"These days, as you follow me to conquer those tribes, have you discovered anything in common?"

Li Zheng lay on the sand dune and said to the commanders around him with a smile.

"The general means that the camps of the leaders of those Turkic tribes are located in the center of other camps."

"The same should be true for the royal court. Yugu Changdu's tooth tent should also be in the center of the tent."

Zhao Ming, who was beside him, understood immediately.

"You're right."

"This is the custom of the grassland people."

"These grassland peoples are still in the tribal era, and they are most particular about class hierarchy. The central position is always reserved for the tribal leader. Just like my Tang Dynasty court, the emperor always sits at the top, and the people below are seated one by one according to their official rank."

Li Zheng said confidently.

"General, now that the location of Yugu Changdu has been determined, what do you want us to do? General, please give the order, and your subordinates will be the first to go in."

Wu Yuanlong lay on the sand dune, clasped his fists and said.

"I am willing to follow you to the death."

All the commanders said in unison.

"If we want to achieve results and reduce our losses, it is natural that the Turkic Royal Court will be in chaos first."

Li Zheng looked at the brightly lit royal court and already had a plan in mind.

……

at the same time.

In the royal court of the Turks, in the Yazhang of Yuguchangdu.

"Khan!"

"According to reports from the herders who escaped from our tribe in Mobei, an elite cavalry force from the Tang Army has chased into the desert and seems to be not far from our royal court."

"As for how many troops there are in this Tang cavalry and who will lead them, it is still unclear."

"For the sake of safety, I feel that it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. I suggest that we wait until early tomorrow morning and our royal court will be moved immediately to avoid being overtaken by the Tang army's cavalry. Although our army still has more than 20,000 people, many of them are newly recruited herdsmen. There are also scattered soldiers, except for your personal bodyguards, the others don’t have much combat effectiveness.”

"I think this Tang cavalry dares to go deep into the barren desert. They must be the elite of the Tang Dynasty. They should not be underestimated!"

"Once we catch up, I worry about Khan's safety."

A Turkic minister bowed and reported to Yugu Changdu, who was sitting on a tiger-skin chair.

"Have the spies not found out where this Tang army is?"

The Turkic Khan Yugu Changdu looked at his generals and shouted sharply.

(End of this chapter)