Chapter 548

Merton smiled bitterly: "That's why the boy intimidated Tuyuhun's envoy. It's true that if we follow this method, our Datang will surely win. However, the trapped animals are still fighting. If Tuyuhun is forced to rush and fight back suddenly, our Datang will win, it will also win miserably. The whole land of Longyou will be hit with holes and holes. You know, our Datang is not the only opponent. Tubo on the plateau is powerful The West Turks, the nine tielers who are ready to move, and the feud Koguryo. If Datang suffers heavy losses, I'm afraid these opponents will attack like wolves. "

The generals nodded heavily. This method seems to be feasible. I'm afraid it can only be used as a deterrent. Once implemented, it will also hurt others and yourself, and the injured beast will fight back more fiercely.

"Moreover, the army consumes countless food and grass. If 200000 troops are consumed in Longyou for three or five consecutive years, I'm afraid the Tang Dynasty will be destroyed by huge military spending alone. Moreover, if we retire today, the Qiang tribes in Dangxiang of the Tang army will surely be retaliated by Tu guhun. I'm afraid we can't ask the Qiang tribes for help next time "Yes," said Merton.

"Yes, it's true that the snake will not die but suffer. Fuyun is a greedy poisonous snake. If our army wins this time and Tuyuhun is not completely solved, I'm afraid we will regret missing the good opportunity in the future." unexpectedly, Hou Junji took the initiative to agree with Merton's point of view.

Merton nodded heavily: "Since we all think we are suffering a lot, I believe Fu Yun must think so. If we risk pursuing, we will be able to catch Tuyuhun unprepared. If we withdraw today, we must have made no contribution and received accusations from the imperial court, but if we pursue now, there will be a risk of failure, but it is also possible that we can achieve all the success in the first World War. At that time, we will wait for great credit, I believe you will not fail to understand this truth. "

The generals looked at each other and wavered, but no one asked to withdraw.

Li Jing looked at Merton with appreciation, looked back at a group of generals, and said, "since Datang and Tuyuhun will have a pursuit war sooner or later, if we don't let us pursue today, we have heavy troops in hand, and Fuyun has been terrified. We must hold Fuyun and return this war."

"Yes!" the generals said in unison,

Li Jing is the chief General. Military orders are like mountains. Naturally, people dare not disobey them.

"However, Qinghai is thousands of miles away. If Fu Yun wants to hide, I'm afraid we're like looking for a needle in a haystack. How can we pursue it?" Li daoyan frowned. He thinks he's a child of the royal family. He usually treats himself well and complains.

Hearing the speech, Li Jing couldn't help looking at Li daoyan coldly. If Li daoyan was not a child of the royal family, Li Jing would now be guilty of shaking the morale of the army, and he had nothing to say.

Merton saw this and said, "no matter where Fu Yun escaped, his ultimate goal is only one, that is

That is the western regions. "

Li Jing's face slowed down, and Li daoyan was relieved. Li daoyan was immediately pardoned and did not dare to be a leader again.

"Yes, thirty years ago, under the pursuit of the Sui army, Fu Yun fled to the western regions, and finally restored the country with the support of the countries in the western regions. This time, Fu Yun must want to repeat his old skills." Hou Junji analyzed.

Li Jing nodded coldly: "In order to stop the pursuit of our army, a fire burned the grass, but he made a fatal mistake. Our army's war horses were indeed short of grass. However, when Tuyuhun fled West, there must be herds of cattle and horses, and his need for grass will be ten times better than our army. Therefore, Fuyun will certainly divide troops to reduce the pressure of grass and confuse our army's pursuit. This move seems wise, However, it gave our army a chance to dismember Tuyuhun. "

"Dismember Tuyuhun?" the generals looked at Li Jing puzzled.

Li Jing Zhizhu said, "if 300000 Tuyuhun cavalry are together, our army will lose a lot even if it wins, but if it is divided into tens of thousands of small tribes, how can it be our opponent."

The generals' eyes lit up. If Tuyuhun divided tens of thousands of troops and there was little difference in troops, the Tang army could be said to have won steadily.

"I'm going to pursue this pursuit. The first priority is to defeat the scattered Tuyuhun departments one by one, so that Fuyun has no soldiers to use. Even if Fuyun escapes to the ends of the earth, it's just a toothless tiger. What's the fear?" Li Jing said proudly.

The generals' eyes suddenly lit up. They have been worried about Fu Yun's revenge after the withdrawal of the Tang army. If they destroy the remaining forces of Tuyuhun, even if they don't catch Fu Yun in the end, they don't have to worry about Fu Yun's counterattack. In addition, they can also capture a large number of cattle and sheep, or give an explanation to the court and make up for the deficit of the court. After all, for the western expedition , the imperial court spent too much money and food.

"The name of the general!" the generals readily agreed, and even Li daoyan stopped refuting.

Li Jing looked at the generals with satisfaction and said, "in order to avoid our pursuit, Fu Yun burned the grassland. If our army wants to pursue, there are only two ways. One is to bypass the fire and pursue from the north through the 800 Li Han sea, and the other is to take the South road of the fire and cross the land of the Black Sea."

"Eight hundred miles of the vast sea! The land of the dark sea." the hearts of the people sank.

The eight hundred mile sea refers to the Qaidam desert. It's not an easy thing to cross the desert. Not to mention the difficulties of tens of thousands of troops.

The land of Wuhai is in the south of Tuyuhun and adjacent to the Tubo plateau. The terrain is high. If Tang Jun arrived at Wuhai, there would be serious altitude reaction and great loss of combat effectiveness. It can be said that there are many difficulties in both directions.

"In that case, our troops are divided into two routes, North and south. I don't know if you generals have any ideas." Li Jing inspected and asked for advice.

"Everything is at the command of the general alone." the generals shook their heads.

"In that case, the general and Hou Shangshu led the troops respectively. The general took the North Road and Hou Shangshu took the South Road, and sent troops to pursue Fu Yun." Li Jing looked at Hou Junji.

"Yes!" Hou Junji immediately received the order. Hou Junji is the Minister of the Ministry of war, and his official position is the largest under Li Jing. It is reasonable to command the way alone.

"Where is Su Ding?" Li Jing shouted.

"The end will come!" Su dingfang said.

"How much dry food is there in the army now?" Li Jing asked.

Su dingfang bowed and said, "the compressed dry food that has been prepared is enough for the army to eat in January and a half."

"Eat in January and a half." the generals nodded with satisfaction, which ensured the expenses of the soldiers. If some Tuyuhun cattle and sheep were captured as military food, there would be no worry about the food and grass of the pursuit war.

Su dingfang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, in order to treat night blindness before the war, the army continued to eat meat, which gave Su dingfang sufficient raw materials to make compressed dry food.

Li Jing nodded and said, "from now on, you will immediately distribute all the dry food to all the troops. At the same time, all the baggage of the army will be handed over to your department to guard the wounded camp here."

"Yes!"

Su dingfang immediately took orders. But he was very sorry. It seemed that the pursuit had nothing to do with him. His baggage troops were too slow to keep up with the pursuit of the army. Moreover, the wounded camp was here and needed to be guarded. It was indeed the best choice.

"Li daozong takes the South Road and Cheng Zhijie takes the North Road!....................................."

"Yes!"

Everyone took orders.

"Well, all the troops are ready at once. If we pursue one day early, we will have a better chance of winning." soon, Li Jing quickly assigned the routes of all the generals.

The generals were about to go back and give orders. Suddenly, they heard Merton's weak hands raise and say, "general, what about our firearms prison?"

Li Jing also looked at Merton with a headache. In terms of the number of people, this time the firearm supervisor came only thirty or fifty people, but in terms of credit, the firearm supervisor contributed more than that guard, and the firearm supervisor also belonged to the battle sequence.

Cheng Yaojin said with a smile, "Mo boy, I'm afraid the gunpowder of the firearm supervisor has run out! Without the gunpowder, you firearm supervisor is a toothless tiger. You might as well follow general Su to guard the wounded camp?"

When Merton heard the speech, he smiled shyly and said, "indeed, I have run out of gunpowder bags and gunpowder bullets, but there are still a lot of boy's grenades!"

"Grenade!" Li Jing's eyes lit up. At that time, they saw the power of the firearm supervisor's martial arts practice with their own eyes. A single soldier can use it, and the power is not small.

Merton has prepared so many grenades that he obviously expected today. Then Li Jing said reluctantly, "then follow general Cheng first and go north."

"Thank you, general!"

Merton said excitedly that he didn't want his journey to the West. It was over after only one battle.