The think tank and the civil servants were not good at using force, so they all stayed in Licheng.
After leaving all the remaining reinforcements from Jiande City to defend the city, the Immortal Army left Licheng and headed south into the small grassland.
The small grassland is a name relative to the grassland where Turks once grazed outside northern Xinjiang. In fact, the size of the small grassland is not too small. After the Uighurs annexed the original residents, because there were no other nomadic tribes competing for pasture, they could
It is said that life is quite nourishing.
If the Turks invaded the northern part of Dali, the main reason was that there were too many tribes on the grasslands, resulting in frequent shortages of food supplies for the winter, then the Uighurs who broke away from the Turks and occupied the small grasslands were mostly because they were used to it.
In the early days of the grasslands, the Uighur people, who were still Turks, were already used to taking the opportunity to grab things to replenish their warehouses when their neighbors were weak.
Now that I have arrived at the small grassland, although there is not much shortage of food, I have seen the constant internal troubles in Dali. Even Goguryeo, which can only rely on the geographical advantage to stay in a corner, dares to harass a few times. Based on the idea that individual happiness is not as good as everyone's happiness,
He simply participated.
Therefore, compared to Goguryeo, the soldiers at the eastern border hated the Uighurs who were latecomers even more.
It's just that the Uighurs are nomadic people from the Turks after all. Although they were forced to leave the grassland in the end, they were able to compete for the position of the Great Khan, which is enough to show the strength of the Uighurs.
As for the nomads, their strongest force is the cavalry.
The strongest thing about cavalry is its ability to charge forward.
Therefore, even though the soldiers at the eastern border wanted to skin and dismember the Uighurs, most of the time they could only stay in a defensive position, relying on the city to resist the cavalry charge.
Only Liu Jiande, the commander of the capital, could lead some soldiers and rely on more sophisticated weapons to set a trap for the Uighur cavalry.
But there aren't many such opportunities, and most of the time we can't achieve very good results.
As long as they were on the plains, the only thing the Uighurs feared was the Turkic cavalry, which came from the same source.
But that was before. Now the Uighur clan has another object to fear, and that is the Northern Xinjiang army that destroyed the Turks.
But what makes the Uighur people even more desperate is that.
As a nomadic people, only enough place to graze cattle and sheep can meet the needs of the tribe, and the size of the small grassland is a bit small for the Turks, who are united by many tribes.
Therefore, the Turks who occupied the grassland never went all the way to deal with the Uighurs, the traitors of the grassland.
However, the Northern Xinjiang army did not care about this.
After annihilating the Turks, and after more than a year or two of rest and recuperation, the great general of Zhenguan in Northern Xinjiang actually led his army directly to embark on an expedition.
Originally seeing that the number of the expeditionary force was not large, and that what stood in front of them was Goguryeo, which was well-located and good at defense, the Uighurs did not have much worry. Instead, they laughed at Prince Da Liyu for overestimating his capabilities.
However, the expeditionary force won a clean and decisive victory, which slapped everyone who was prepared to watch the joke in the face.
The most violent reaction was from the Uighur clan.
They are both nomads. Since the Northern Xinjiang army can destroy the Turks on the grasslands, it proves that the strength of Northern Xinjiang in frontal combat has surpassed the Turks.
And since it surpassed the Turks, it naturally also surpassed the Uighurs, who were originally only a part of the Turks.
Therefore, after witnessing the power of the Immortal Army, they knew that once Prince Daliyu captured Goguryeo, the Uighur clan who followed him would face a tough battle.
By then, regardless of victory or defeat, the Uighur people will definitely suffer heavy losses.
Even if they survived by chance, they, who were not used to building cities, would not be able to resist the covetousness of other forces.
Therefore, among the barbarian missions heading to Dali Capital, there was a mission from the Uighur clan.
As the expeditionary force progressed, the royal court of the Uighur clan urged the mission several times and promised to give up many interests to the mission. After lowering their posture to the lowest level, the Dali court still did not agree to the Uighur clan's request for peace.
But until the Northern Xinjiang Expeditionary Force appeared on the small grassland, the negotiations between the mission and the Dali court still had no results.
At this time, even a fool could guess that there must be a conspiracy.
As for the surrender of the expeditionary force, the Uighur clan did not believe that Prince Daliyu would allow the Uighur clan to be preserved intact.
As a nomadic citizen, it is not an exaggeration to say that all members are soldiers. No one would trust such a dangerous tribe to be left alone.
At that time, whether it is dividing or exterminating most of the tribe, it will be unacceptable to the Uighur tribe.
Since peace cannot be achieved and surrender cannot be achieved, the only choice is to fight.
Moreover, as a nation of horses, the Uighur people naturally have their own pride. If they don't even have the courage to challenge head-on, how can they gallop on the grassland.
But this does not mean that the Uighurs are fools.
After witnessing the power of the Immortal Army, since the Uighur clan wanted to fight, they were naturally determined to fight against the odds.
Therefore, when the scouts who entered the grassland in advance returned to the expeditionary force, what Emperor Xin received was the news that the Uighur tribe had gathered together to prepare for a battle to decide the outcome.
When we didn't know when the negotiations between the imperial court and the barbarian mission would end, we naturally looked for ways to save time.
Therefore, the response of the Uighur clan can be said to coincide with that of Emperor Xin.
And what Emperor Xin could give to the Uighur clan was the same unrelenting response.
Under Di Xin's order, the soldiers of the expeditionary force were ready to form formations at any time. The generals who bear the name of god generals also formed sharp knives in front of the army under the leadership of Ouyang Xuan, sharpening their knives.
Heaven seemed to be aware of the solemnity between the expeditionary force and the Uighur army. The light rain that fell before the expeditionary force left Licheng stopped in the morning before the two armies came into contact.
After a day of sun exposure, at night, the muddy land had become dry again.
After the mud disappeared, the grassland became more suitable for cavalry charges, but Di Xin's expression did not change at all. After resting for a night, he ordered the army to advance again.
Without hesitation, he approached the Uighur army that had already assembled.
On the other side, after discovering the arrival of the expeditionary force, the Uighur army headed by the cavalry suddenly became nervous.
The war is about to break out.
At the same time, the place where the two armies were fighting went all the way west, into the territory of Dali. The gates of Jiande City were opened wide, and countless cavalry surged out.
The one at the front was none other than the armor-clad commander of Jiande City.
Liu Jiande, who has broken through and become an innate grandmaster.
However, after the assembly, the Jiande City cavalry moved in a slightly different direction from that of the expeditionary force and the Uighur cavalry on the battlefield.