Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Thinking of this, Guo Ye also complained in his heart, His Majesty Li Er must have made a big foolish move, which does not match his status as an ancient Mingjun.

Take the mountain south road, far away;

Go to the Tubo border, near;

While weighing the matter, Guo Ye looked at the sleeping sons who were lying on all fours on the ground after setting up the camp.

Seeing Guo Ye's expression and actions, Guan Jiujiu knew that Guo Ye must have some emphasis, so he persuaded him: "Master Bingsi, if you go north through the Tubo border, what if you encounter Tubo cavalry? I heard that the Tubo people are notoriously cruel, they often plunder horses, cattle, sheep and passing merchants at the border, and attack our border towns in the Tang Dynasty from time to time."

After Guan Jiujiu said this, Cheng Erniu gave him a blank look, and Zhu Fatty snorted at him.

Guo Ye didn't look at him, but turned around leisurely and looked into the distance, humming disdainfully: "The Tubo people are cruel? Let's fight! Let's go to northern Xinjiang to dare to fight the Turkic people. If he is paralyzed, if the Tubo people drive him away Squeeze the beard, hehe, I beat him until he was in pain and fear."

Speaking of this, he showed off his confidence and said, "Don't think that I don't know what kind of beating nature is in Tubo now."

Hearing Guo Ye's courageous words, Guan Jiujiu already knew which way Brother Guo was going to go north.

Chapter 218

It took half a month to go out of Sichuan, and Guo Ye had no choice but to take the risk and choose to go north along the Tubo border to northern Xinjiang.

After setting up camp and resting all night, they made a fire and cooked food when it was dawn, and then set off to turn around.

After walking for about a day on foot, I finally arrived at the junction of Yazhou and Kangding, Jiannan Road.

Kangding belongs to the border of Tubo, adjacent to Yazhou.

When Guo Ye led his army to arrive here, he finally felt what it means to see the sky is vast and wild, and the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low.

The original plateau appearance, the loess high slopes and the short and lush green barley that can't be seen at a glance.

From time to time, I saw a few wild yaks startled by the passing Longxi army, howling, and running away, splashing dust all over the sky.

shuh~~

A bone-piercing, dry plateau wind blew past, causing Guo Ye's cheeks to ache.

He tightened the reins and stopped his horse, and sighed to the people around him: "Did you see that we are adjacent to Tubo in Sichuan, but they are different from each other."

Fatty Zhu looked at the endless plateau and felt the desolation in the wilderness. He said proudly: "That is, the fields in the middle of Sichuan are fertile, and we have the reputation of the land of abundance. Although we have not set foot in this Tubo country, look at their border. I already know, hehe, there is no comparison, you are poor!"

Lying on the mule, he obviously couldn't bear the altitude sickness when he got close to Tubo, panting heavily and said: "Tubo is naturally not as rich as our central Sichuan, let alone as rich as the Central Plains, otherwise why would they often step on the ground?" Crossing the border to plunder grain, grass, cattle and sheep?"

"I bother!"

Fatty Zhu spat contemptuously: "Shut your crow's mouth, don't open your mouth to plunder, what if the Tubo cavalry is recruited?"

Guan Jiujiu was also afraid of this, and for the first time this time, he didn't start scolding Fatty Zhu, so he resolutely kept his mouth shut.

Guo Ye didn't care, he shrugged and said, "Don't imagine the Tubo people to be so awesome, okay? If you really run into them at the border, then hit them."

Fatty Zhu naturally didn't change his temper, and praised Guo Xiaoge for his domineering with a smile.

Only Guan Jiujiu continued to lie on the mule, praying in his heart, don't bump into the Tubo cavalry.

If we really want to run into a fight, it is unavoidable. The key is that fighting is doomed to death, and it takes time. If we delay our trip to the Turkic battlefield in northern Xinjiang, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?

blah blah~~

There was a sound of horseshoes flying in front, and the sound of seven or eight war horses galloping.

Guo Ye knew that Cheng Erniu, who was in charge of exploring the way ahead, should be back again.

really,

I saw Cheng Erniu waving the horizontal knife in his hand and shouting from a distance: "Safety ahead, go forward, go forward!!"

Guo Ye said to the two Heheng two think tanks beside him: "Notice, hurry up and try to find the city with the Tang border troops stationed before dark, otherwise at night, the bandits will be rampant, just in case you encounter the Tubo cavalry , that would be really blind."

Unfamiliar with the terrain, fighting at night, and the one-day journey was exhausting, even if Guo Ye had the guts to fight the Tubo people, he did not have the confidence to guarantee victory in the first battle.

Immediately, he swung his spear in his hand, and shouted to the three thousand Longxi Army behind him who were arranged in an orderly manner like a dragon swaying its tail: "Go on, go on!"

"go ahead!"

"Master Guo has an order, go forward, go forward!"

……

……

The order was passed on step by step, and after a while, the long dragon formation began to squirm and slowly migrate forward.

one mile,

Wuli,

ten miles,

Twenty miles,

As it was getting dark, the Longxi Army continued to advance on the desolate Tubo border, not to mention the Tubo cavalry and a small group of bandits, and even the ordinary grazing Tubo people could not see it.

However, since they couldn't see human habitation along the way, they couldn't find a city where they could live.

The night slowly fell, the sky was full of stars shining one by one, and the moonlight was alluring, which made Guo Ye feel uneasy.

Why can't I see a city?Could it be that they really want to set up camp on the wasteland tonight?

If Tubo cavalry came suddenly after sleeping until midnight, it was no joke.

Paralyzed, Guo Ye regretted taking the road to the Tubo border.

Since he didn't dare to sleep in the wilderness, Guo Ye had no choice but to ask the team to slow down their marching pace in order to preserve their energy.

Then again, he ordered Cheng Erniu to lead seven fast horses as scouts to scout the horses, and to scout the road ahead quickly.

Afterwards, the team crawled forward at a slow speed...

After traveling for another five miles, there were still no lights, no human habitation, let alone a city to live in.

At this time, the [-] Longxi troops were suffering from hunger and cold, and most of the soldiers were obviously starting to lose their physical strength. What's more, they clamored to rest and pitch camp to sleep.

Tired, so tired!

Not to mention that these soldiers who came from water bandits had no formal training at all, and even Guo Ye himself clearly felt that his physical strength was being lost bit by bit.

Therefore, he didn't blame these soldiers who were crying and tired and wanted to sleep, so he had to endure his temper and continue to slow down the marching speed, so that Kang Bao and Pang Feihu could try their best to comfort them, and don't scold and whip them.