At the same time, a group of Brocade Guards galloped out of the palace and left Chang 'an City!
Due to Jiang Chen's request, the Embroidered Uniform Guards reported once a day, so the Embroidered Uniform Guards directly mobilized hundreds of people to relay messages between Chang 'an and Beizhou City!
This way, there was no need to rest and waste time midway. Moreover, they could maintain their fastest speed. A message only needed a day to be transmitted!
This could be said to have greatly increased the efficiency of information transmission.
……
At this moment, in the north, near the Gobi Desert, there were yellow sand and rocks everywhere. It was a desolate place that stretched as far as the eye could see.
And in this barren land, a military camp was stationed.
The barracks were all built with buildings similar to yurts. There were more than a hundred of them, and they were filled with grain.
Five thousand Turkic soldiers armed with scimitars and wearing woolen coats patrolled the camp.
This was the rear of the Turkic army of one hundred thousand!
After all, the Turks were a nomadic race and did not have a fixed city, so they had no fixed cities to transport food to. They could only station food camps to supply the troops at the front!
Of course, the Turkic army was not stupid. They knew that grain was the most important thing in war, so they did not set up the grain camp particularly close to the main army, but rather within the borders.
In the eyes of the Turks, this would ensure the safety of their rations, preventing the enemy from posing any threat to them!
However, the Turks had never expected that just as they thought they were safe, a mysterious troop had already set up an ambush on a cliff less than ten li away from the camp. Like a starving wolf, they were gathering strength and waiting for an opportunity to strike!
……
At the same time, in the forest ten kilometers outside the North Region, Li Jing ordered the army to stop advancing and hide on the spot.
Along the way, he followed Jiang Chen's instructions. Even if he mobilized the army, he kept a low profile and didn't let anyone notice.
After mobilizing almost 100,000 troops, he chose to go all out and rush to the North State City.
However, after arriving outside the North Region, they encountered a problem.
As a border fortress, the North Region City had been specially constructed. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Otherwise, the twenty thousand soldiers of the North Prefecture City wouldn't have been able to hold out for so many days against the one hundred thousand Turkic soldiers!
Now that the Turks had taken over the North Region City, their defenses were extremely tight. According to the scouts, there were tens of thousands of elite soldiers standing guard on the city walls, and the gates were tightly shut!
As a result, how to attack the city became a difficult problem. If they fought head-on, under the situation of equal numbers, the defending side would have the advantage, and the attacking side would suffer a huge loss!
Therefore, Li Jing was not in a hurry to attack the city!
Jiang Chen gave him the 100,000-strong army as a sign of his trust in him!
Thus, he had to use the most beautiful method and the least casualties to take down the Turkic army so that he could live up to the emperor's kindness!
"General, let's attack the city directly!”
"That's right! Why are you afraid of these Turks?"
"They still don't know that our troops are already at the city gates. We'll just attack them in one go and catch them off guard!”
"That's right! General, give the order!"
……
The surrounding soldiers began to persuade him. Each of them was filled with killing intent and wanted to start the war immediately.
After all, the soldiers also knew about the Turks massacring a city in the North Region, and their blood was ignited by Jiang Chen's national teachings!
Now, only by killing the enemy could they vent the hatred in their hearts!
And wasn't Li Jing's heart the same?
However, Li Jing knew that as a commander, he had to minimize his losses as much as possible, apart from winning the battle!
If they were to attack rashly at this time, they would only cause greater casualties if they could not break through the city gate!
Li Jing thought for a moment and said in a deep voice,""Let's not move first. Even if we want to attack, we have to wait until it's dark before launching a surprise attack to reduce casualties!”
Hearing this, the soldiers had no objections. They immediately passed down the order to set up camp on the spot. They did not move and prepared for a surprise attack at night!
"Report!"
At this moment, an Embroidered Uniform Guard rode a fast horse and rushed into the military camp.
"General, His Majesty has an urgent report!" As the Jinyiwei general spoke, he handed over the brocade bag.
"This is?" Li Jing furrowed his brows in confusion.
"His Majesty has spoken. If General uses this brocade bag, the city can be easily broken!”The Embroidered Uniform Guards said. Then, they jumped onto their horses, pulled the reins, and left the camp.
Hearing this, the surrounding soldiers were curious.
"Can such a small cloth bag help us break through the city?”
"You can easily break through the city? How is that possible!"
"Do you believe me? I don't believe it!"
"General Li, open it and see what's inside!”
"Right, quickly open it and let us see what kind of treasure it is. His Majesty actually said that it can easily break through the city!”
……
Li Jing was also curious and opened the brocade bag.
There was only a piece of paper in the brocade bag with a line of words written on it.
Most of the soldiers in the military camp were illiterate, so they could not understand what it meant.
Li Jing was different. He came from an aristocratic family of officials and had been well-versed in literature and martial arts since he was young. Therefore, he focused his eyes on it and read it out loud,"Wait, when the sky falls and the earth shakes, break through the city as if no one is there!”
Hearing this, all the soldiers present understood!
This was Jiang Chen's plan for them!
However, the soldiers felt that it was a little unreliable and were full of doubts about the words in the bag of tricks.
"Your Majesty, are you telling us not to rush to attack? Keep waiting? Wait until the sky falls?"
"How long do we have to wait!"
"The higher-ups also said that when we attack the city, it will be as easy as entering an uninhabited land!”
"That's impossible! There are a hundred thousand Turkic soldiers guarding the city!”
"Could it be that Your Majesty doesn't understand the situation ahead? So you gave me a random plan?"
"That's right, this plan is obviously unrealistic!”
……
The soldiers didn't believe Jiang Chen's plan would work as it sounded too unbelievable.
Therefore, they all bowed to Li Jing.
"General, the general is outside. We can't wait any longer. Let's wait until nightfall to attack.”
"That's right! General, we can't miss the opportunity!”
"His Majesty must not know the situation of the war ahead, so the plan he gave was wrong. General, you can't take it seriously!”
……
Li Jing frowned. The soldiers had never seen Jiang Chen before, so he understood that they would doubt Jiang Chen.
However, Li Jing was different!
He had seen Jiang Chen for real and knew that Jiang Chen was not the kind of person who didn't know the war ahead and would give a random plan, let alone make up a lie!
After all, since he left, he received reports from the Embroidered Uniform Guards almost every day. It was obvious that Jiang Chen was paying attention to the battle situation every day!
How could such a ruler be so childish?
However, the brilliant plan on the brocade bag was really a little mysterious, puzzling, and confusing.
However, whether it was to express his gratitude to Jiang Chen, or for the heavenly rule of obeying the king's orders, as well as his trust in Jiang Chen, Li Jing planned to act according to the brocade bag!
Thus, Li Jing ignored the soldiers 'persuasion and ordered resolutely,""According to the Holy Word, wait!"
……
At the same time, in the desolate desert, a group of fast horses galloped through the sand. The Embroidered Uniform Guards quickly arrived at the summit of a rocky mountain according to the gathering point they had set with Ma Chao!
However, there was no one on the mountain peak. It looked no different from other places.
However, the Embroidered Uniform Guards did not care. They shouted at the peak of the mountain,"His Majesty has ordered General Ma Chao to immediately attack the rear of the Turkic army!”
Then, the Embroidered Uniform Guards pulled the reins and rode away without looking back.
Shua Shua Shua--
Not long after, figures rode out from the cliffs, the barren slopes, and the crevices of the mountains.
The originally empty Forsaken Land suddenly had 10,000 elite soldiers!
Each of them had a resolute look on their faces. They allowed the yellow sand to hit their faces without any discomfort.
The warhorses beneath them also allowed the yellow sand to sweep through them, but they still stood motionless!
If it was an ordinary soldier of the Central Plains or a warhorse, it would have been the same.
In such an environment, one's combat strength would be greatly reduced due to the limitations of the environment before the battle began!
However, the Western Liang cavalry was different. They were a legion that had fought in the desolate border!
Fighting in such a desolate environment was like a fish in water. It was more like their home ground, which made them even more excited.
Ma Chao's eyes narrowed as he arrived at the peak of the mountain. He swung his spear against the sand and pointed it at the nearby Turkic grain camp."Kill them!"
"Kill them!"
More than ten thousand people roared at the same time. With dense killing intent, they swept up the yellow sand and rushed toward the grain camp less than ten miles away!
Each and every one of them was like a lone wolf in the desert. They were brave, ferocious, bloodthirsty, and unstoppable, making people tremble in fear!
The Turkic soldiers in the grain camp didn't notice anything strange, only pretending to patrol the camp.
After all, this was the desert, the territory of the Eastern Turks. It was the rear, and there were no enemies here. It wasn't suitable for the soldiers of the Central Plains to fight, so the Turkic soldiers stationed here were very lax!
In fact, some of the Turkic soldiers had already sensed that something was amiss. They felt as if the earth was trembling, but they didn't think much of it.
Such a relaxed attitude would be paid in blood!
Bang!
In the next moment, a loud bang spread throughout the entire military camp!
Tens of thousands of heavily armored cavalry descended from the yellow sand like heavenly soldiers and directly knocked down the fence of the military camp.
The unprepared Turkic soldiers were either smashed to death or trampled to death by the cavalry's frenzied charge!
A battle without any suspense erupted!
……
Time flew by, and another day passed.
North Prefecture City, Prefect.
This place was surrounded by Turkic soldiers and had already been completely occupied by the Turks.
The 'Dagan' of the Turkic army of one hundred thousand, Moorhaji, was currently enjoying his wine in his residence.
The young women in the city were all forced to enter the mansion to sing and dance for him.
As for the young and strong men in the city, they were all killed!
The elderly were used as coolies, while the middle-aged women were directly assigned to the soldiers!
This behavior was worse than livestock!
But the Turks didn't think so. In their eyes, everything was their spoils of war!
And this was just the beginning. Their ambition was the entire Central Plains!
"I really don't know how long Zarhar will be gone. Why hasn't he replied yet?”Moorhaji said impatiently.
His assistant immediately chimed in." The Tianwu Kingdom is no match for the Great Khan. In my opinion, there's no need to negotiate or submit. We can just send troops to occupy it. Wouldn't that be great?!" Haha!"
" This is the Khagan's idea. To the Khagan, taking down the Tianwu Kingdom without expending a single soldier is the best plan. We have no choice but to wait for another day. If there is still no news of Zarha, we will send someone to look for him!”Moorhaji said.
"Dagan! Not good! Something happened!"
At this moment, a soldier with a saber suddenly rushed into the residence.
"What's the hurry? Speak!" Moorhaji said disapprovingly as he ate the lamb leg in his hand.
" The Tianwu Kingdom declared war on us yesterday," the soldier said in panic." Zarhar's special envoy team was all killed. The Tianwu Kingdom is gathering all its forces and attacking us!”
"What is it? Zarhar was killed? This group of Han people, how dare they!" Moorhaji slammed the leg of lamb on the table and said angrily.
"Dagan, don't worry. Isn't this what we want? How can the Tianwu Kingdom's army stop us? In the words of the Han people, they are overestimating their own strength!”
The assistant at the side hurriedly said,
" And we can also take this opportunity to go all out. We'll send out our troops to attack cities and seize land on the way. We'll gain a lot of benefits. The key is that Dagan's achievements will also be recorded in history as the first Dagan to attack the Central Plains. When that time comes, even the Khagan will see you..."
Hearing this, Mohachi's eyes lit up, and his mustache unconsciously curled up.
Moorhaji was not stupid. He knew that if the Tianwu Kingdom accepted the surrender, then all the merits would go to Zarhar, and he would not get any benefits.
However, if he started a war, it would be different. The wealth, fame, and achievements he gained from conquering cities and conquering land would all increase his status and prestige in the Han Kingdom!
Therefore, starting a war was actually a good thing for him!
"Hahaha! Good! Inform the army!" Moorhaji raised his head and laughed. Just as he was about to give the order, he was suddenly interrupted by another person!
"Not good! Dagan! Not good!"
Another soldier rushed in, panting.
"What happened again?" Moorhaji asked impatiently.”
"The grain camp in the rear was suddenly attacked. The 5,000 people guarding it were all killed, and the supply of grain was cut off.”
the soldier hurriedly said.
"What?!"
Moorhaji slammed the table and stood up, his eyes wide with rage and shock.
He had never expected that someone would actually dare to attack his rear!
"Who did it?"
Moorhaji asked.
"I don't know…I only heard from the soldiers who escaped with heavy injuries that the enemy had a lot of people and was very strong…and then there was nothing else.”The soldier replied in fear.
"Damn it!"
" Arghhh!" Moorhaji bellowed. He had been prepared to give the order to set out, but who would have thought that there would be a problem in the rear, and it was the most important problem of food supplies.
This made Mohachi extremely furious. No matter who the other party was, he wanted nothing more than to tear his hands apart!
Due to the problem with the rations, the plan to set off had to be postponed!
After all, if the problem of rations was not solved, the soldiers would go hungry after they sent out their troops. Not only would it greatly affect their morale, but their combat effectiveness would also be greatly reduced. It was enough to affect the outcome of the battle!
"Has the Tianwu Kingdom sent troops? When will they arrive?" Moorhaji asked.
"The news came yesterday. They should have sent out their troops yesterday. Even if they march at full speed, it will take them at least three to four days to arrive!”the deputy analyzed.
Upon hearing this, Mohhagi sneered. The army of the Tianwu Kingdom would arrive in a few days. He did not think that it was urgent. What he needed to solve immediately was the problem of food supplies in the rear!
Thus, Mohji waved his hand and said domineeringly,"
"No matter who is causing trouble in our rear, I will find him and skin him alive. Now, pass on my order. The army will move out and help the rear grain camp. I want to see what kind of demons and ghosts dare to attack Bendagan's grain camp. Is it as many as Benda's army?"
"Yes, sir!"
The assistant agreed and immediately set off.
From time to time, the army would finish gathering and be ready to go out of the city to fight!
……
At the same time, Li Jing's army, which had been hiding in the dense forest outside the North Region City for a day and a night, could no longer hold back.
If not for Li Jing holding them back, the soldiers would have charged out to attack the city!
However, Li Jing knew that waiting endlessly would only wear down the soldiers 'stamina and patience, affecting their morale!
Therefore, he couldn't help but wonder if Jiang Chen's plan was wrong.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Just at this moment, a faint loud sound came from afar.
At the same time, some soldiers noticed that the pebbles on the ground were shaking irregularly!
Li Jing observed everything in front of him, and his pupils suddenly constricted. He immediately reacted and said,"The sky is collapsing and the earth is shattering. Isn't this the same as the sky collapsing and the earth shattering?”
The time to break the city mentioned in Jiang Chen's brocade bag had arrived!
Li Jing's eyes lit up. He immediately waved his hand and roared,"Army, move out and attack the city!"
Wuwuwu--
Two hours later, the army was fully assembled. The bugle horn was blown, and a huge formation of 100,000 people began to attack the North Region City!
When they arrived at the city gate tower, they discovered that the number of Turkic soldiers on the walls of the Northern Region had suddenly decreased!
In addition, these Turkic soldiers acted as if they had seen a ghost when they saw the army and desperately counterattacked!
But because their numbers had been greatly reduced, the Turkic soldiers 'counterattack was nothing to Li Jing's army!
This made Li Jing's army confused. They didn't know what had happened!
Weren't there 100,000 soldiers guarding the city? Weren't there ten thousand people guarding the city tower? Why are there only so few people?
Originally, the soldiers were prepared to experience a bitter battle, but they did not expect it to be so easy. They directly walked to the city gate and prepared to break through!
For a moment, everyone thought of Jiang Chen's brocade bag and their expressions changed!
Isn't this exactly what Jiang Chen said? It was as if he had entered a no-man's land!
For a moment, the entire army was in an uproar!
"Your Majesty, this is too godly!"
"It's really as Your Majesty said. Attacking the city now is like entering an uninhabited land!”
"This is amazing! Your Majesty is so divine!"
……
Li Jing was also shocked. He took out the brocade bag at his waist and took out the note inside. After confirming that the contents were accurate, he couldn't help but gasp.
"The emperor's brilliant plan is divine!"
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