Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Seeing that the weather is getting warmer, and the stove shop, which is extremely popular in winter, has fewer and fewer people, Liu Bai simply closed the stove shop and replaced it with other businesses of the Liu family.

What worries Liu Bai the most is the cast iron business.

The cast iron business is related to people's livelihood. With the current ironmaking technology of Datang, it is enough to produce refined steel.

But the output is pitifully low.

The output of those iron-making workshops in later generations without business qualifications in one month can be equivalent to that of the entire Tang Dynasty in one year.

This is not the way to go.

Since it is about people's livelihood, it is necessary to make small profits but sell quickly.

Liu Bai came to the iron smelting stove in the corner of the backyard, watched the craftsmen pour the freshly baked molten iron into the mold, and sighed.

He was a student of history, and he knew what happened in a certain year in history at his fingertips.

However, in engineering, his eyes were darkened.

At most just know a few names.

For example, the method of frying steel and clamping steel is very simple from the name.

But the craftsmen tried hundreds of times, but all failed.

Now Liu Bai is extremely hopeful that the system can give him a famous craftsman in history.

It's a pity that there is still a long way to go before the mission of 'million mu' of fertile land is achieved, so we can only pin our hopes on Wang Shouren and Xue Li who are on the front line of Longyou.

Longyou, Marmot Yuan!

This area is famous for its abundance of marmots.

The fur of the marmot can be used to make a cloak, and the marmot oil refined from the fat of the marmot is a wonderful medicine for treating scalds and burns.

It stands to reason that with this kind of industry, there should not be a small number of people living here.

But the total number of people on the whole marmot source does not exceed one thousand.

Because this is also the border line of the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks!

30 people lined up troops here, and in just half a year, battles of all sizes have been launched no less than a hundred times!

Now, the two sides are in a stalemate, and no one can do anything to the other.

Guanzhong has already warmed up, and the grain in the fields has sprouted tender shoots.

However, the temperature on the source of the marmot is still very low, which can freeze the stones.

The last snow has not yet melted away, and the second snow is coming as scheduled.

The Turkic people are used to such bad weather, but most of Tang's soldiers are from Guanzhong.

If the Ministry of War hadn't purchased a batch of stoves from the Liu family, the soldiers would have been overwhelmed.

Cheng Yaojin opened the curtain, walked into the large tent of the Chinese army, put his hand on the stove, grinned and said, "This damn weather!"

It's almost April, and the weather in Longyou is actually colder than before!

As a handsome man, he had chilblains on his hands and feet.

As soon as the fire burned, it became more and more itchy.

In the big tent, Wang Shouren, who was writing a letter, immediately raised his head when he saw Cheng Yaojin come in.

"Congratulations, Commander!"

"There is nothing to congratulate, could it be?"

Cheng Yaojin was startled, and the next moment, his face was filled with ecstasy!

"Could it be that Tuli agreed?!"

He jumped three feet high, no longer caring about the frostbite on his hands, and ran to Wang Shouren in a few steps.

Picking up the letter in front of him, he read it.

Soon, he was even more excited.

"Good good!"

He looked up to the sky and laughed, the sound was so loud that it shook a lot of snow from the handsome tent!

Wang Shouren smiled faintly, and said: "After a month of contact, Tuli has agreed to encircle Jieli with our army. Wang plans to go to Tuli's tent to play a prelude in person and announce His Majesty's canonization decree!"

"The old master sent someone to take you there. The matter is of great importance, and there must be no mistakes!"

Wang Shouren did not refuse. With his ability, even a person can travel through the deserted marmot source.

But no one can say whether there will be emergencies.

The more people, of course the better.

After simply eating something, Wang Shouren immediately took a hundred elite soldiers on the road.

After watching Wang Shouren leave, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly started writing letters to Li Jing.

Li Jing is the biggest commander in this Turkic war. To encircle Jieli Khan, all the troops of the Tang Dynasty must take action together.

The outcome of this battle is decided in one fell swoop!

Chapter 176: Today, we are going to capture Xieli alive

What Li Jing used was a large depth tactic.

In the face of elite Turkic troops, platooning and confrontation is not the best choice.

Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Chai Shao, Zhang Gongjin and other six armies were distributed along the border. Without the order of Generalissimo Li Jing, no one could move a single step.

However, after receiving Cheng Yaojin's letter, Li Jing immediately saw an opportunity!

The 10,000+ soldiers of the Tang Dynasty began to slowly move towards the direction of Marmot Yuan, closing together and leaving.

As Tuli dispatched troops from the Turkic army's rear, Xieli's end has come!

A team of about a hundred people trekked through the wind and snow.

Although they said to the outside world that they were just a caravan, in fact, their equipment was better than any army!

This group of people is naturally Xue Li and the Jin Yiwei he leads!

Before leaving, the equipment Liu Bai gave them could be said to be armed to the teeth.

Everyone is equipped with thick fur coats, earmuffs and gloves, and spiked boots for stable walking on the ice.

In addition to the embroidered spring knife at the waist, each person is also equipped with two strong crossbows. The bows and arrows are specially made by Liu Baihua at a high price. They are two inches shorter, but their power has been increased by more than three times!

In addition, sleeping bags, tents, walking sticks, and fire appliances are also readily available.

In fact, Liu Bai specially ordered Li Shizhen to prepare a lot of medicine.

It's not just used to treat injuries, but also some poison that seals the throat with blood!

For Liu Bai, the importance of this team is far beyond silver.

No matter how much money is spent, it is worthwhile to save one person from dying!

In this kind of weather, no matter which army travels, it is tantamount to courting death.

But for Xue Li and his Jin Yiwei, there is no need to worry so much.

On this trip, they want to go deep into the hinterland of Turks, rush ahead of everyone, and capture Xieli alive!

"stop!"

Xue Li waved the team to stop, lay down on the ice-covered ground, and listened carefully for a while.

No need for him to say anything, the Jinyi guards took up their crossbows one after another, formed a formation on their own, and stared at the front with covetous eyes.

Sure enough, not long after, the ground began to shake.

cavalry!

It is less than a hundred miles away from Jieli's sweat tent, so it cannot be a person from Datang.

Turkic cavalry!

From a distance, a Turkic cavalry of about 500 people rushed towards them in this direction.

Xue Li's actions were very secretive, and it was impossible for the Turks to discover them.

The only explanation is that the Turks took action.

There was an unconcealable excitement on Xue Li's face.

After waiting for several months, Cheng Yaojin and the others finally made their move!

He didn't have the slightest intention of retreating, but raised his arms high.

"put!"

One arrow is three shots, two crossbows are six shots!

In an instant, crossbow arrows like locusts flew towards the Turkic cavalry overwhelmingly.

Just one face-to-face, the Turkic cavalry was reimbursed [-]%!

It has to be said that the combat quality of the Turkic cavalry is extremely high.

After a short period of panic, they regrouped and charged towards Xue Li and the others!

Without further ado, Xue Li took out a halberd from behind, which was twice as tall as Fang Tian's.

The first to rush up!

The Jinyi guards behind them also took out their long weapons one after another, but in the blink of an eye, the two sides were fighting together!

After several months of tempering, Xue Li's martial arts has improved by more than a notch.

The Turkic cavalry has no enemy like him, and every time Fang Tian's painted halberd is swung, it will definitely take away a life!

In less than half a stick of incense, the Turkic cavalry were killed and injured!

The seven Jinyiwei hundred households all came this time.

One of the strong men held a Turkic man covered in blood, asked him a few words in Turkic dialect, and killed him with a knife.

"Xieli's army was defeated by Cheng Guogong and Chai Guogong, and now there are less than 3000 people left by his side. This is our best chance!"

Xue Li nodded and said, "Retire on the spot for half an hour. Today, we are going to capture Xieli alive!"

A hundred miles away, the Turkic Khan Tent!

Xieli was pacing back and forth in the big tent like a raging lion.

Next to it, lay seven or eight corpses, some male and some female, apparently killed by Xie Li himself.

He never imagined that just three days ago, the Turks still had the upper hand.

But the situation took a turn for the worse, and his army was stripped layer by layer.

The Turkic Khan Tent, which was guarded by 20 people, now has less than 3000 people left!

Moreover, many of them are just his wives and servants!

He held a bloody sword in his hand, and his face was cloudy and uncertain.

In the end, he made up his mind.

Rushing into the tent of his wife and concubine, he hacked and killed them mercilessly.

Half an hour later, he abandoned all the old and weak in the army, and led a team of less than 2000 people to the depths of the prairie, fleeing in a hurry.

As long as he entered the hinterland of the prairie, he would still rule the world!

His biggest mistake was to be confused by the illusion of Tang Jun's weakness and leave the advantageous terrain.

"Report to the Great Khan, Tuli's army is blocking in front!"

Xieli hated it so much that his teeth itch.

Tuli was his own nephew, but now he has become the black hand who sent him to hell.

"Tulili is well-versed in foreign countries. After Ben Khan returns, he must be executed immediately!"

No matter how much he hated Tuli, he couldn't delay any longer.