The Tang army was chasing after him all the time.

Yi Ran, Su Li, Yan Xingjun, and King Zuogu Li, did not dare to take it lightly.

According to Yi Ran's arrangement, each general led the troops to different places to set up ambushes.

They are like a mirror with all their hearts, this battle is related to the life and death of the Turks, and whoever dares to underestimate the enemy and who dares to be sloppy is to gamble on the future of the Turks.

If the Turks are defeated, they will be Turkic sinners.

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Near the city of East Surrender.

Yang Yue, Zhao Xuanhu, Ye Qinghu, and Nandao Ming led the army to come and converge with the armies left here.

Ordered Li Yucheng and Yuan Mingsha to lead 50,000 elite cavalry each, and stationed near the Eastern Surrender City and the Middle Surrender City respectively, to guard against the Turks turning back to the south and being vigilant against the Khitan rash attack.

Yang Yue drove the expedition in person, led the remaining elite cavalry, and went to the grassland to pursue the Yiran tribes.

Two days later, Luo Shishang and Guo Xiaoqi led the forward elite cavalry and arrived in the grassland after a long journey.

According to the news sent back by the front-line spies, they basically figured out the whereabouts of Yi Ran's main force and realized that Yi Ran was preparing to return to the royal court with his army.

However, Luo Shishang and Guo Xiao rode but did not lead the troops to risk advancing and chased after Yiran.

On the contrary, they became more cautious in leading their troops forward.

They were waiting, waiting for Ye Qinghu to draw a map, grasp the direction of the mountains and rivers in the steppe, and then make a decision to pursue the Turkic tribes.

The wilderness is vast and endless.

Completely different from the Central Plains, where there are many city-states, the hilly and undulating places are likely to hide a large number of ambushes, and the dense grass may also hide ambushes.

If you are not careful, you will step into the trap set by the Turks in advance, and you will be afraid that it will be difficult to escape.

In the military.

Ye Qinghu was very busy, he was roughly drawing the Turkic terrain according to the report of the captives and the dictation of the people of the Tang Dynasty.

To be on the safe side, he still followed Yang Yue's arrangement and sent hundreds of spies to various places to reconnoiter and make sure that there were no major mistakes and errors in the places on the map.

After all, the more detailed the map in the endless grassland, the more it can help everyone to adapt when a crisis comes.

In the past few days, according to the report of the spies, Ye Qinghu has basically determined that there are several drawing errors in the map.

However, many of the spies who were sent to reconnoiter did not return in time.

He was probably able to gauge where there was danger, where there might be hidden ambushes, or where there might be tribal life, and where it would be empty and suitable for marching pursuits.

In this way, the movement of the main Turkic forces and the movements of ambushes in various places were judged, and the risk of the Tang army penetrating into the steppe was minimized.

After several days of hard work, Ye Qinghu basically mapped the terrain of various Turkic places, except for the Turkic royal court area, he was still not very familiar with most of the Turkic places.

While the army was advancing, Ye Qinghu rode his horse to report to Yang Yue.

If Yang Yue confirms that it is correct, he will arrange for a messenger to pass the map to Luo Shishang and Guo Xiaoqi, and the forward army will follow the map description to pursue and kill Yi Ran's main force and kill the Turkic royal court.

Arriving at Yang Yue's side, Ye Qinghu presented the drawn map to Yang Yue, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, after the reconnaissance of various spies, the last general has basically drawn the Turkic terrain, which can help the army to fight.

However, during the reconnaissance of the spies, there were many casualties in three places, and the last general suspected that there were Turkic elite cavalry, and the spies still needed to go to confirm."

Yang Yue took the map and browsed it in detail, in the map, the mountains and rivers in various parts of the Turkic region, and the migration of tribes were depicted in great detail, which was basically clear at a glance.

After nodding with satisfaction, Yang Yue asked, "General Ye, where are you pointing more dangerous?" ”

He had to admit that Ye Qinghu's approach was very clever, judging the movements of the Turks according to the casualties of the spies, and the news sent back by the spies who followed the withdrawal of the remnants, at present, they basically found out the movements of the main Turkic forces.

However, the vast grassland, many places are unknown areas for the Tang army, and it is still impossible to determine whether there is a danger hidden in them.

In order to reduce the casualties of the Tang army and ensure the safety of the soldiers, it is necessary to be cautious.

Ye Qinghu heard the sound and rode his horse close to Yang Yue. Pointing to the three places on the map, he said in a low voice: "Hutouling in the east, the hilly area in the west, and the area to the Turkic royal court, in these three areas, our army spies have all suffered casualties, and nine times out of ten, they will encounter Turkic ambushes, or tribes living in the local area."

Tiger Head Ridge?

Hilly terrain?

The region leading to the Turkic court?

Yang Yue muttered to himself when he heard this, and lowered his head to find these three places in the map.

For a moment, my mind suddenly cleared.

These three places are clearly like an eagle flying with wings, and the places leading to the Turkic royal court are the eagle's head, the tiger's head ridge, and the hilly area, which are respectively two wings.

The iron cavalry that pursued the royal court in a hurry was likely to be surrounded by ambushes on both flanks.

If this is the arrangement of Yiran's troops, I have to say that their plan is very clever.

If the Tang army is a little careless, the entire elite cavalry that broke into the steppe will fall into a Turkic ambush, and in an instant, lose the opportunity to retreat.

When he thought about it for a while, Yang Yue turned his head and asked, "General Ye, are you sure that these three places hide ambushes?" ”

Ye Qinghu's suspicions were not unfounded, but it was also possible that there were Turkic tribes living in three places, and a large number of Tang army iron horsemen broke into the other tribe and were wiped out by the other party.

If you send an army to do so, you will delay the speed of the army's pursuit in vain.

"Your Majesty, the last general is not sure, but according to the reports of the captives and the people, there are no Turkic tribes in these two places, so nine times out of ten it is an ambush arranged by Yiran!" Ye Qinghu truthfully reported that these three places made him feel dangerous, and there was no spies to return safely, and he could not fully understand the local environment.

"General Ye, be careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years, not to mention that the army is risking to the Turks, and you must not be careless!" Zhang Shaoming cautiously reminded on the side.

The battlefield in which the army is located has changed, which has advantages and disadvantages for the Tang army, and hundreds of thousands of elites have penetrated deep into the grassland, and they must be more and more careful to ensure that the army is as full as possible.

"That's right, you have to be cautious in this battle!" Yang Yue also didn't dare to be careless, and ordered: "Immediately send shrewd spies to the two places to investigate in detail, it is best to capture the prisoners, if it is determined that it is the main force under Yi Ran's command, in this battle, it is time to first eradicate the ambush troops on the two flanks." ”

"Whoa!"

"The last general will arrange it immediately!"

Ye Qinghu got the order, and rode away with a slight bow.

At this time, Zhang Shaoming said: "Your Majesty, it seems that at present, Yi Ran and others led the troops to retreat to the grassland, and they did not have the idea of a truce, but were ready to ambush the Tang army!" ”

"That's right, the death of Timur in battle did not affect the fighting spirit of the Turks!" Lin Kaiyue agreed.

Yang Yue chuckled slightly, and said: "Whether it is Agus or Yiran, they all hope to revive the Turks and lead the tribe to glory, but unfortunately the situation has changed early, how can I give them a chance, after finding the traces of the Turkic tribes this time, the main Turkic force was severely damaged in a battle, and the other party was completely defeated." ”

(End of chapter)