The sun gradually sets in the west, and the last trace of heat left in the air is sucked dry, leaving behind a bone-crushing dry cold.
In this vast Gobi desert, the temperature difference between day and night can be so much different. The stinging cold in the morning and the scorching heat at noon have tortured everyone to death. Unexpectedly, at night, it is even more chilly that penetrates into the bones. This kind of
The cold is different from the stinging cold in the early morning. It does not stick to the skin and does not cause pimples, but it penetrates into the bones of people.
Although the soldiers of the Shule Army all wore thick cotton coats and armor of different shapes, they could not retain any warmth. The soldiers had to huddle together in groups of three or five, huddled together.
Use your body to warm yourself.
This time when they went to Anxi, the Shule Army did not carry a large amount of baggage. Gao Xianzhi only asked for people, but did not say that he would bring military equipment. Northern Xinjiang was using troops against the Khitans, and Jiannan and Longyou had to allocate troops to guard against the eager enemies.
Although the Tubo people and Mobei have temporarily gained peace because of Wang Zhongsi's plowing and clearing holes of the Turks, the right way is to nip it in the bud. How do you know that the Uighurs and Tiele people who seem kind and kind will not bite you in turn?
A mouthful?
People who are not from my race must have different thoughts. Don’t look at how respectful they are to me, the Tang Dynasty. That’s because our national strength is prosperous! If there is a slight war in the Central Plains, they will definitely pounce on us and tear off a piece of fat.
The Tang Dynasty had a vast territory and many border towns, so there were not enough armaments. Isn't Anxi rich in pig iron? His Majesty issued a decree allowing Gao Xianzhi to cast weapons by himself, but the amount of castings needed to be reported to the court regularly.
Gao Xianzhi didn't dare to have any wrong thoughts even though he was in the army with the supervisor Bian Lingcheng.
His Majesty the Emperor was very fond of this newly reorganized Shule Army and ordered the military department to equip the Shule Army with the best Hexi war horses, so the entire army was made up of uniform cavalry.
At this moment, Shule's military envoy Li Kuo ordered his troops to station behind a series of raised earthen fences. The horses were tied together and formed a bow shape, leaving only a dozen steps at the opening on the north side.
When I had time, I placed shrub branches that can be found everywhere on the Gobi Desert. First release
Although the simple camp seems a bit ugly at first glance, it is very practical. Hiding behind the earth fence, it is sheltered from the wind, and tying the war horses together can form a soft wall to cover the dozens of pairs of horses in the bushes not far away.
Green eyes. This saves a lot of trouble. Otherwise, how can everyone sleep when they look at these green eyes?
In the Gobi Desert, there are hungry wolves everywhere. Water resources are scarce in the Gobi Desert, and prey is even scarcer. Therefore, after finding prey, these wolves will follow closely and wait for the opportunity. These wolf packs are quite large.
There are hundreds of them, and there are dozens of small ones, and they specialize in picking out large prey. In order to survive, once they choose a prey, they will not let go easily, and they will fight to the death.
The best way to deal with wolves is fire. In this regard, the Master of Soldiers and Horses has rich experience. When he dealt with these beasts in the Zhongnan Mountains, he used fire and smoke. Now the area has been changed to the Gobi.
Beach, but the beasts are still the same beasts. Is it possible that the wild wolves outside Yumen Pass are much more ferocious than the wild wolves in the pass?
For the sake of safety, Li Kuo also ordered his people to spread several layers of caltrops outside the camp. This trick was the most effective. No matter if it was a pack of hungry wolves or a bandit of sand thieves who committed evil deeds, if they had a thief intention and rushed over without hesitation,
He will definitely be stabbed to the point of crying for father and mother.
Of course, the necessary guards must not be missing. The general ordered that every fifty people keep vigil for an hour, rotating in turn, until the army arrives at Shule City. With such strict defense measures, let alone sand bandits, even if they encounter regular
Uighurs and wolves are riding on them, and the Shule army will not be thrown into disarray.
Of course, the Uighurs are herding sheep in Mobei, so how could they appear in Guazhou, thousands of miles away. They have just taken over the Turkic people's pastures of thousands of miles, and they are already very busy. No matter how warm the spring breeze is this year, the grassland will be plump and plump.
The grass will not stretch from Wenkunshui to Daze. (Note 1)
"This earthen fence in the Gobi Desert is said to be a tomb!" Wang Xiaochun huddled in a ball and told everyone a story word by word to relieve their boredom. The long silent night was endless, and there were howling wolves everywhere.
How can I fall asleep? If I don’t chat to relieve my boredom, how can I die of suffocation?
He heard some things about the Gobi Desert from the Tubo herdsman, and he wrote them down. Every summer, some young and energetic Tubo horse thieves would go to Yangguan to hunt for the autumn wind. According to the herdsman, that generation
Compared with Guazhou, it is still desolate. Apart from the Gobi, it is a desert. As far as you can see, there is no green at all. In comparison, the road we are taking is much smoother.
"Back then, the Eastern Turks were defeated. Some of the remnants surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and moved into the pass. Some of them tried to resist stubbornly and stroke the beards of the Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty..." After a slight pause, Wang Xiaochun swallowed a mouthful of spit.
: "But how could they be my opponents in the Tang Dynasty? Li Weigong only used 10,000 cavalry, and he killed nearly 30,000 Turkic wolf cavalry. Li Weigong knew the principle of eliminating evil, and chased them all the way, driving them outside Yumen Pass.
At this time, the blood was dyed red in Daze. Because the cold winter was approaching, Li Weigong did not continue the pursuit and gave those Turkic bastards a chance to survive and fled to his relatives in the Western Regions."
He said this with force and color, as if he had experienced all these things personally. The soldiers on the side all showed proud smiles. In their eyes, the Tang Dynasty was an invincible myth. Regardless of whether they were Turks or Tibetans, they had to worship them.
at their feet.
But as soon as these words came out, Beidagan immediately stood up and said: "What do you mean by this? The Turks have already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and are part of the Tang people. What are your motives for deliberately belittling the Turks!"
"
His grandfather is a Turk and his mother is from the Tang Dynasty. They had a good relationship and gave birth to him, so he is most taboo about others talking about his identity. Although Wang Xiaochun's words just now were unintentional, they touched the wounds in his heart, which made people feel uncomfortable.
fed up.
It stands to reason that Beidagan came to Shule Army earlier than Wang Xiaochun, and his seniority is also higher than that of Wang Xiaochun. But Wang Xiaochun valued his status and blood more than anything else. How could he allow a Turk to make noise there?
"A bastard is a bastard, even if he joins me, the Tang Dynasty, he is still a bastard!" Wang Xiaochun gave Beidagan a disdainful look and said a harsh word. In fact, his relationship with Beidagan was not bad, and he did not deliberately
The intention is to insult the Turks. However, now that the topic has been provoked, we cannot give in and lose face.
"You..." Beidagan's eyes widened, and he reached for the handle of the knife with his right hand and tried to pull out the sword. Paoze on the side saw that the situation was wrong, and quickly pulled Beidagan's arm and shouted loudly: "Xiaochun,
You admit your mistake, admit your mistake quickly!"
Wang Xiaochun spat out a mouthful of thick phlegm and said: "Let me apologize to the Turkic bastard, don't even think about it!"
"I'm going to kill you, I'm going to kill you! Don't stop me, don't stop me at all!" Beidagan's eyes were already red with rage, and he pushed away the tugging on his robe with both arms, and brandished his knife.
Cut it to Wang Xiaochun.
Wang Xiaochun never thought that he was really going to fight him desperately, and he was eager to draw his sword to meet him. But he didn't know whether he was too nervous or the sword was stuck too tightly, and he couldn't pull out the sword for a while.
Feeling a cold wind blowing across his neck, Wang Xiaochun subconsciously fell backwards. With the help of his strength, he rolled onto his side and escaped Beidagan's fatal blow. But Beidagan might have really gotten angry and actually struck him repeatedly.
He chopped off Wang Xiaochun's body.
"Are you crazy? You lunatic, get out of here!" Wang Xiaochun rolled over one after another, leaving a layer of yellow soil on his cheeks. However, Beida Gan did not intend to stop there, and would not give up until the blade saw blood.
"stop!"
A majestic voice came from the front, and Beida Gan and Wang Xiaochun stopped when they heard the sound.
"General...general...I..." After seeing clearly that the person who came was none other than his own military commander Li Kuo, Beidagan lowered his head in frustration. He was indeed wrong in this matter, but the king
Xiaochun really deceives people too much.
"Pa!" The crisp slap sounded extremely loud in the silent night. Before Beidagan understood what happened, a bright red palm print appeared on his cheek.
"Are the horizontal swords of our Shule army aimed at Paoze? Are the feather arrows of our Shule army aimed at our brothers? We are Paoze, brothers who have died. No matter what happens, we can never be right.
My own brother does it!"
Li Kuo's eyes were so cold that Beidagan shuddered as he stared at him.
"General, I..." Beidagan covered his cheek, too shy to look directly into Li Kuo's eyes.
"Xiaochun, come here!" Li Kuo sighed and ordered in a deep voice.
"General, he is a lunatic. I was just saying casually, but he actually stabbed me. You have to punish him well this time...ah!"
When Wang Xiaochun saw Li Kuo slapped Beidagan in public, he felt quite proud and strode over, but who knew that this treatment would also fall on him!
"General, are you going to hit me?"
Looking at Li Kuo in surprise, Wang Xiaochun's eyes were filled with tears.
"Are you kidding me? Is this kind of joke made casually? What would you think if someone said in front of you that the brothers in Zhenwu and Xiongwu Camp are slaves? When barbarians enter China, they will be destroyed by China. As long as they truly integrate into our country, the Tang Dynasty
, if you identify with our culture, you are a Tang person!”
Li Kuo's majestic voice soared into the sky, drifted along with the stars and the moon, and spread throughout the silent and indifferent Gobi Desert.
Note 1: All are the names of rivers and lakes in the Tang Dynasty.
ps: This is also my point of view. Cultural identity is the most important thing. Doesn’t Li Tang still have Xianbei blood? Doesn’t it prevent him from becoming the pride of our descendants of Yan and Huang?
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