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Chapter 906 Qinghai Road (3/3)

The biting cold wind roared in, like a violent beast sweeping across the exposed mountain ridges, with biting coldness, raging on this snowy plateau with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters. The air became extremely dry, and every breath was It's like an ice knife cutting through the heart, which makes people feel in awe.

This was the boldest strategy Li Jing had ever made in his life. The army moved forward on the desolate Gobi, burned-to-ash grasslands and snow-covered ice fields.

This is far more dangerous than the surprise attack on the Winter Turk Royal Court, and even more dangerous than when Luo Shi crossed the vast desert to Mobei. If he is not careful, the entire army will be destroyed.

"Don't fall behind, don't fall behind. Once you fall, you will never get up again. Sons, keep moving forward."

Li Jing shouted loudly. In this extreme environment, the light and heat from the sun lost its warm and soothing effect, leaving only the dazzling light falling on the snow, which was quite uncomfortable to watch for a long time.

Li Jing felt that the difficulty of the march was even more difficult than he expected. It would be even more difficult for the Northern Route Army. At this time, a scout suddenly rushed back and said excitedly: "General Manager, we found a tribe from the Xiyan Kingdom ahead, with cattle and sheep." ”

Li Jing's eyes turned green when he heard this.

Cattle and sheep, he licked his lips. The most critical point of his raid plan was to feed the enemy. You must know that even the strong walls of the Central Plains often cannot be cleared. Even if the King of Xiyan ordered all tribes to retreat, It was impossible to really clear them out, and with so many cattle and sheep, they couldn't all be placed on one pasture. They had to be scattered.

"My men, there is a tribe of Western Yan ahead, with fat cattle and sheep. Catch them, stew them and eat the meat and drink the soup!"

Li Ji and other generals sat around the fire with the soldiers to encourage the soldiers' fighting spirit.

"The cold glaciers cannot defeat us, nor can the desolate and inhabited wasteland. When we leave here, find the King of Xiyan, cut off his head, and pay homage to the dead Pao Ze. I promise here that I will wait until the day when we defeat the King of Xiyan. , take all the gold and silver treasures as you please, the responsibility will be borne by the general.

Li Ji rode horses in the army and kept running. The soldiers meandered along the rugged mountain roads. The horses' hoofs crushed the snow, making a crunching sound that echoed in the valleys on the plateau.

The cold wind was as sharp as a knife cutting the face, and the flags were buzzing in the strong wind. The patterns on the flags were particularly eye-catching under the snowy light. Li Ji could only ask the soldiers to temporarily put away the flags, leaving only a few flags. .

The sharp sword in Li Jing's hand held a sword flower, and he waved it forward, laughing loudly.

Compared with the southern road where Li Jing was, where he could still encounter tribes grazing, the northern road where Li Ji was on was the real extremity.

Singing war songs, what could be more exciting to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty than "The Music of King Qin Breaking the Formation"?

But at this time, only singing the music of King Qin breaking the formation and recalling King Qin's illustrious martial arts can best enable them to overcome all real difficulties with enthusiasm.

After parting ways with Li Jing's Southern Route Army, Li Ji led the army to gallop all the way, and soon reached the most difficult road. Many of the soldiers suffered from altitude sickness.

"The royal wind of the four seas, the virtues and the clear water for thousands of years; I don't even have to wear my military clothes, I will be successful today."

When the soldiers who had been eating snow for several days heard this, their morale suddenly exploded. These are the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty now. The difficult environment will not dampen their fighting spirit, but will only make them more thirsty for victory.

The snow-capped mountains tower into the sky, as cold as iron, and the continuous peaks are like the backs of giant dragons, reaching straight into the clouds.

The altitude here is higher and the environment is harsher. Even the locals don't graze here.

countless.

As night fell, the camp tents swayed in the cold wind, and the bonfires burned brightly, reflecting the tired faces of the soldiers.

Brothers, sing a war hymn. On this desolate night, it would probably be good to sing a war hymn. "

How many people here are fighting for the emperor?

On this expedition, they were all elite and had extremely rich supplies. Almost every soldier wore thick felt boots and thick furs, but they still could not withstand the bone-chilling cold of this plateau. Their faces were purple from the cold, and their mouths were full of cold. The breath he exhaled instantly turned into white mist and blended into the surrounding cold air.

Facing the extremely elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, the Xiyan tribe had no resistance at all. After the one-sided massacre, Li Jing looked at the captured cattle and sheep and decided in his heart that fighting here would be like mixing snowballs. The most important thing is The key is to win the first battle, and after getting supplies such as cattle and sheep, you can drive the cattle and sheep to fight in the subsequent battles.

The songs of the soldiers were so loud, and the starry sky at night was dazzling, but it was also accompanied by unimaginable low temperatures. Under the silent night, there was only the cold wind and the singing, echoing in the valley, silent yet magnificent, chilly yet passionate. .

Li Ji has fought in countless battles throughout his life, but this is definitely the most difficult and dangerous one.

He and the soldiers under his command experienced unimaginable torture. The entire thousands of miles were desolate, or covered with white snow, without any supplies. Humans and horses can only survive by eating snow and ice. Horses that are injured and unable to move forward will be killed. Horse meat is hair. The warm horse blood and horse meat can not only satisfy hunger, but also warm the body from the inside out.

Li Daozong, the famous king of the Li Tang royal family, is now like an evil ghost. There is no royal atmosphere at all. This is why Li Shimin is tolerant to those who follow him through life and death, and whether it is meritorious service or title, he is higher than those given by civil servants. Because he knows only too well how dangerous the battlefield is, and the generals are fighting with their heads on their waists.

After Li Jing's South Route Army obtained cattle and sheep as supplies, they galloped all the way and defeated the Xiyan Army at Qinghai Lake that had not had time to withdraw, and then pursued it towards Bohai.

When Murong Yun got the news about the Tang army, he couldn't believe it at all, "Did the Tang army have wings? How did they cross the snowfield and Gobi to get here?"

In terms of strength, the Xiyan Kingdom was no match for the elite Tang Army. Murong Yun himself did not have any tactics. His tactics were to rely on the plateau, one word at a time, and another word at a time, dragging down the Tang Army's logistics to death, and then they would win without a fight. .

But he didn't expect that Li Jing would fight him to the death, and even travel thousands of miles to chase him. What he didn't expect was that he couldn't defeat the Tang army who was hungry and cold!
The Yan State is no longer the powerful country that established the Northern Dynasties. Now the Yan State is just a small kingdom on the plateau, and it is a tribal kingdom. It is completely different from the well-organized empire back then.

Murong Yun fled all the way to the west. Li Daozong, Li Ji and others walked two thousand miles in no man's land. Many soldiers of the Tang army stayed in the ice and snow forever. Facing the hastily arriving Xiyan army, they sang war songs, Immediately, he went on a killing spree to vent the anger and murderous intention that had been buried in his heart for these days.

When Murong Yun saw this, he was so frightened that he lost his dream of restoring the Yan Kingdom. He led the remaining Yan soldiers to run away in the desert of Qaidam Basin.

If Murong Yun is indeed a talent, he can still run so fast in the desert. Naturally, the Tang army will not give up the pursuit, and Murong Yun tries to hide in the desert.

But just as he didn't know how the Tang army's divine soldiers descended from heaven to appear in front of him at the beginning, now he also didn't know how Qibi Heli attacked his royal court in the vast desert.

Murong Yun was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but it was a serious matter of life and death, and he knew that Tang Jun would never let him go, so he could only run away again.

He ran all the way out of the desert, then ran all the way in the no-man's land, and even ran into the Western Region, arriving at Taklimakan, which is the center of the Tarim Basin.

The Western Region consists of three mountains sandwiched between two basins. The southern basin of the two basins is the Tarim Basin. From Qinghai Road to Tarim, even Qibi Heli and a group of Tang soldiers who were chasing Murong Yun felt that this guy was too good at running away.

The wars along the way took place either in the snowy plateau, in the desert, or in no man's land. There was no normal place. Basically, they were all areas where it was difficult for travelers to get out. It was known as the "Dead Realm". ".

Murong Yun himself ran away in a bit of despair, the kind of despair where he could not see the future at all, not to mention the people around him. The more they looked at Murong Yun, the more resentful they became. Originally, there was no war between the Xiyan Kingdom and the Tang Dynasty. .

This person in front of me insisted on provoking the Tang Dynasty. He clearly couldn't defeat him, but he still insisted on jumping. He didn't take it seriously in the face of Tian Khan's rebuke. As a result, he caused the catastrophe of the country's ruin. Countless people of the Yan Kingdom followed him. implicated.

Damn it!

This old man deserves to die!

Once this thought appears in my mind, it can never be erased.

Murong Yun was like this, full of panic, screaming, and died in the hands of a pawn without any heroic demeanor.

Qi Bi Heli, who followed closely, finally breathed a sigh of relief and killed Murong Yun. This war was finally concluded. He wrapped Murong Yun's head with lime that he had prepared long ago, and then treated Murong Yun with him. Hundreds of cavalrymen shouted loudly: "The King of Xiyan has been executed, you can present it to your Majesty!"

The exhausted Tang army officers and soldiers all cried with joy, and loud shouts rang out to celebrate this hard-won victory, and at the same time to commemorate the dead Pao Ze.

Qibi Heli did not stay in the Western Region for long, and soon returned with hundreds of Qingqi. The other road managers on the way were envious when they saw Murong Yun's head in Qibi Heli's hand.

The moment he saw the army behind Li Jing, Qibi Heli's tense strings finally relaxed completely, "General manager, you have fulfilled your mission!"

Li Jing looked at the clear blue sky and laughed loudly: "General Qibi has fulfilled his mission, and I have fulfilled my mission as well. My sons, please return to the court with us!"

"Ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty!"

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If the Tang Dynasty attacked the Winter Turks in order to eliminate the border threat of the Tang Dynasty, then conquering the Yan State was a key step in the Tang Empire's foreign strategy. It not only once again demonstrated the Tang Dynasty's tyrannical force, but also achieved the goal of suppressing Tibet and controlling the Western Regions. The strategic goal, an unprecedentedly powerful military empire, appeared in front of all countries. This was a martial arts show belonging to the Tang Dynasty. ——"The Rise and Fall of the Tang Empire"

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