This is the truth, but the situation may not be the case.

Human beings are not purely rational. Many times they do things with sensory factors, especially grassland people with distinct black and white. Sometimes they are terrible, but sometimes they are extremely enlightened. In many cases, they have to look at what they are about to do and whether they are in line with the three views they have formed.

When Zhang Chang'an was exploring the front line as a scout, the army led by Shangguan Qingcheng slowly moved a hundred miles away. Because they were all cavalry, the distance of a hundred miles was not far, and the extreme speed of the sprint cavalry was 300 miles a day and night. On the grassland, this distance could be pulled further.

So this hundred miles distance is at some point a march day.

As the main general of more than 30,000 elite cavalry, the issues that Shangguan Qingcheng needs to consider are naturally different from Zhang Chang'an. The biggest difference is the size of the object being considered.

"The Khitan army's offensive against our Tang Dynasty is now concentrated in three areas, namely Juyongguan in Guizhou, North entrance of Tanzhou, and Yuguan in Pingzhou. According to the latest news, Yelu Abaoji is outside Yuguan. Compared with the previous two, Yuguan is actually the easiest to break, but in the summer, after the Yuguan rises, Yuguan, built based on the geographical location, its moat becomes even more insurmountable, so it is now the most solid.

"If Yelu Abaoji wants to break through the border, he can only choose Juyongguan and Beikou. However, in terms of the current situation, whether Yelu Abaoji takes the initiative to attack is actually between the two. After all, in the case of Hexi and Shu Wars not winning, the general trend of the battlefield is beneficial to the Khitan.

"If this battle is delayed, although the Khitan army also has food supply problems, Yelu Abaoji has nothing unacceptable to the Tang Dynasty, which faces enemies three times. Therefore, Yelu Abaoji is likely to adopt a sticking strategy now, relying on the support of the Uighurs and Nanzhao, to use this war to drag down the Tang Dynasty. If we want to win this war, we must break the deadlock.

"What is in front of us is the Khitan army in Guizhou. The leader is still Yelu Xie Niechi, the general of the confidant army, and his army is about 600,000. The main force is divided into two parts, part of which attacks Juyongguan, and part of which besieges Huairong City, the capital of Guizhou Prefecture.

"Unlike our army's war, they did not set up another grain, fodder, and baggage warehouse. Therefore, Huairong and Juyongguan are their cattle and sheep flocks and baggage warehouses. It is not easy for us to cut off their food channels to achieve the goal of defeating them."

The one who said this was not someone else, but Chu Zheng.

He is now a record officer of Shangguan Qingcheng. Although his position is not high, he has the power to counsel the military. This disciple of Bailu Cave is now at the time of his life, so he is very energetic.

Shangguan Qingcheng could not deny Chu Zheng's words and said blankly: "According to the news reported by Zhang Chang'an, there should be not much food and fodder in the Khitan army, otherwise there would be no more troops to dispatch to raise food."

"The war has exceeded Yelu Abaoji's previous expectations, and the lack of food and fodder is reflected. As long as we defeat their grain raising team, we can still play a role in supporting the front-line battlefield."

Chu Zheng thought about it and agreed with Shangguan Qingcheng's judgment.

He turned to think, "The people in the grassland war were actually very barbaric. The food and fodder of Yelu Abaoji's headquarters were not too short of it. The territory controlled by the eight Khitan departments was enough to mobilize enough cattle and sheep.

"But two million troops were fighting outside, many of them were not his direct troops. These troops had to ensure that they had sufficient food and fodder, so they had to start raising food now. From this, it seems that in the past few months, the soldiers of the border fought bloody battles and blocked the Khitan army from the Great Wall. The results and effects were obvious."

Shangguan Qingcheng pondered for a while, and said with a sharp look: "Our troops have more than 30,000 cavalry, and we want to break the stalemate. This is an opportunity. I will send an order to Zhang Chang'an that we must find out the gathering location of the Khitan grain-raising army. Only in this way can we hit them with one hit and hurt them!"

"yes!"

After receiving Shangguan Qingcheng's military order, Zhang Changan summoned Dutou, one of his more than 500 subordinates, and discussed with Taoist Buchen to find out the assembly point of the Khitan grain brigade.

This is not an easy question.

What’s not simple is where everyone is now.

The army set out from Yunzhou, basically following the Great Wall, advancing northeast on the grassland. The area where it is located is close to Huaian County, the nearest county in Guizhou. On this vast grassland, it is not possible to find the gathering point of the Khitan grain-raising army.

"Since the Khitan grain raising team appears here, and it is the size of a thousand-person team, you can imagine that their gathering point is not too far from here. Within a radius of two hundred miles, there must be their camp. Buchen, you should set out now to contact Quanzhen Temple on the grassland, Wukong Shimen, mobilize their strength, and be sure to find out where the other party is. Remember, you must hide your whereabouts and not let the Khitan monks notice it, otherwise you will be alerted."

Zhang Chang'an solemnly said to Buchen.

Buchen nodded, "Don't worry, commander, although Quanzhen Temple has not walked on the grassland for too long, if it comes to the strength of the eyeliner, it can definitely be driven. Let's go now."

After Buchen left, Zhang Changan was still not completely relieved. As a general in charge, he could use other forces to investigate military information, but the initiative must be in his own hands. He summoned the Qi training monks in the team and wanted to send them out, put on makeup and disguise and investigate, and track the Khitan grain brigade.

"It is not possible to not have a grassland shepherd as a guide. Once we encounter Khitan monks, we must have a shepherd to speak. Although we will also speak some language on the grassland, because we have been studying for too short, we are not very skilled now, and it is easy to expose our strength. At that time, our lives will not be small. Once we are alert to the Khitan army, the main army led by General Shangguan will not be able to successfully raid."

Xu Jiu, the head of the capital, expressed his considerations. He was also a student of Chang'an Cultivation Academy, and he was a soldier in the army before, and he did not lack understanding of military affairs.

Zhang Changan pondered for a moment, "There are six living people in this tribe, and there are four people who can follow us now, but Buchen cannot convince them to serve us. How can you and I speak to them?"

This question was thrown out and everyone fell into silence.

Xu Jiu suddenly said, "I heard from several surviving shepherds that the girl you saved is actually the granddaughter of the tribe chief. If you can convince her, then she will come forward to persuade those shepherds. Maybe this matter will not be difficult."

Zhang Changan was stunned, but he didn't expect Gesang to be the chief's granddaughter. She was heartbroken these two days, and the two of them didn't communicate too much. On weekdays, he would call each other when he was having dinner, but he used the iron pot in his tent.

Zhang Changan got the help he wanted.

Under Gesang's persuasion, all the survivors of the tribe agreed to support the alien army of the Tang Dynasty.

When Gesang persuaded them, Zhang Changan followed behind him. He found that Gesang's words were not very powerful and his thoughts were not very strict. He was really not worth mentioning in terms of agitation. He was confident that he could say something that made people's blood boil.

But even such simple and simple language was spoken from Gesan's mouth, and the shepherds easily agreed and agreed, and their attitude was very firm. It was also from this time that Zhang Changan realized that on this vast grassland, no matter how the Tang people were talking, it was useless to ordinary shepherds. The only useful thing was the identity of the speaker.

Gesang is a grasslander and a member of their tribe, so what she says can easily gain the trust of her companions.

Gesang helped Zhang Changan solve the big trouble. His only requirement was to kill all those who invaded the tribe. The additional requirement was to go to the battlefield with Zhang Changan.

"The battlefield is dangerous, not a place where you women can get involved, if you are not a monk."

Zhang Changan said to Gesang very seriously, "You can be our guide, but if the battle begins, you can only avoid it far away."

Gesang's eyes were tearful, but he bit his lip and replied, "I will not interfere with your battle. I am on the edge of the battlefield, so you don't have to worry about me. I just hope you don't drive me away, so that I can avenge my tribe members with my own hands!"

Zhang Changan had no choice but to refuse such a request.

In his eyes, the grassland woman is a country girl. Although he does not discriminate against the other party, he cannot take it seriously. Since Gesang must twist his knife and chop people by himself, it is nothing to let her kill a few wounded soldiers without becoming a burden to the army.

With the help of Gesang and her tribe members, Zhang Chang'an's scout team dispersed.

Among his team of more than 500 people, there are dozens of students from Chang'an Cultivation Academy. Among them, the lowest cultivation level is expected to enter the Qi Refining Stage before entering the academy. After more than half a year of studying in the academy, most of them have broken through the Qi Refining Stage.

Now, it is time for them to use their own cultivation to serve their country.

Zhang Changan personally led Gesang - or rather, led by Gesang, and sneaked into the wilderness.

Ordinary soldiers are not qualified to participate in such an action. In Zhang Chang'an, the five-person team, Gesang is the only existence who is not a Qi training monk.

They fled into the vast grassland, relying on Gesang's familiarity with the environment, and cooperated with Zhang Chang'an's judgment on the enemy's actions, and the simple map given by Buchen, they could easily follow a Khitan cavalry who raised grain.

This cavalry has more than 700 people.

This shows that they had harmed enough shepherds before, so that they could divide nearly 300 people to escort cattle and sheep. Now this cavalry team is flattening a tribe of more than 200 people. After paying a very small price, they took away their cattle and sheep.

It was probably time, and the cavalry team did not continue to raise food, but instead escorted the cattle and sheep to start walking back. Zhang Chang'an knew the location of this place, so they must be heading southwest to get close to Guizhou. Therefore, he could easily judge the other party's intention to move.

Gesang, who was also lying on the grass slope, now his face was red and gritted his teeth. He only looked at her wolf-like gaze. Zhang Changan knew that she must have remembered the scene of her tribe being destroyed. Seeing that the other party had already started his journey back, Zhang Changan pulled Gesang away from the grass slope.

The longer she gets together, the more Zhang Changan feels that Gesang is different from ordinary women. To be precise, she is different from the Central Plains women. She is obviously only thirteen years old, but she is unexpectedly sensible and mature. No matter what she sees along the way, how angry she is, as long as Zhang Changan gives an order, she will never hesitate or impulsively, and will definitely cooperate with Zhang Changan's actions.

Just like now.

Her facial features were obviously distorted, but when Zhang Changan said he would leave, she followed him quietly.

Such Gesang made Zhang Changan feel pity, and the other party was so pitiful.

He is not a playboy who is ignorant of the world, nor is he an ordinary person who has seen the world. Of course, he knows that the sooner a person matures, it means that she has endured too much pain at the age when she shouldn't have suffered.

Gesan is obviously such a girl.

Even if she is the granddaughter of the tribe chief.

Zhang Changan has now seen it very clearly that a chief of a tribe of more than 100 people really has no power on the grassland. Compared with the Central Plains, the grassland is much more disordered, and the reality that big fists are the hard truth is much more naked. How can a girl who grows up in such an environment be so charming?

Gesang always made Zhang Changan's eyes lit up, but he did not have much energy to pay attention to the other party. His own mission and situation made him nervous at all times.

Following the team of escorting cattle and sheep in secret, Zhang Changan and others headed towards Longmen County. As the sun and the moon changed, the number of Khitan cavalry teams they met on the road continued to increase. At this time, Zhang Changan had to admire Gesang.

This girl was always able to tell Zhang Changan in advance based on the mountains and rivers, which routes should be avoided, which places should not be set foot, and which places are suitable for the army to operate. Because of Gesang's existence, Zhang Changan and others were never encountered by Khitan cavalry along the way.

Zhang Changan was surprised to find that Gesang was really smart.

Along the way, in order to make his own actions comprehensive, he instilled a lot of military knowledge into Gesang, including the key points of time, place and other things that need to be considered for scouts' march. Gesang could always learn and use it now. If it weren't for this, they would have been discovered by Khitan's rattle and monks.

To be honest, Zhang Changan did not think Gesang was very smart. He also told the other party about some major national events, poems, songs, and war faces. The other party was like listening to the heavenly book, and he forgot it when passing by. Only the things related to this grassland were always learned from one example, just like an instinct.

Relying on Gesang, Zhang Chang'an finally discovered the location where the Khitan troops gathered for raising grain.
Chapter completed!