The Tang Dynasty's army pursued westward, defeating and capturing the remnants of Tuguhun along the way. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The sunrise and moon setting on the Gobi are not quite the same as the hours in the Central Plains.

After about three or five days of chasing, Duan Zhixuan gathered the generals into the big tent.

When everyone arrived, Duan Zhixuan first stared at Xia Hongsheng for a few moments, and saw that Xia Hongsheng was furious in his heart, and then turned his head and said to everyone: "The spy report came back from the front, and sure enough, as expected by the deputy director, Fu Yun divided into two ways to escape, all the way to the northwest, all the way to the southwest." And, Fu Yun ordered the grass to be burned along the way. ”

"It's a last resort, the deputy manager is really good!" Li Junxian said to Xia Hongsheng in surprise.

Xia Hongsheng shook his head.

"Boss, but I don't know where Fu Yun will flee?" Su Dingfang asked.

Duan Zhixuan shook his head and said, "The spy hasn't found out which way Fu Yun will go all the way." ”

You will look at me, and I will look at you.

Everyone knows that if you go after Fuyun any way, you can capture the lord, ministers and nobles of the country, and you will definitely have higher military achievements.

"Hehe, the last general can guess." Xia Hongsheng suddenly laughed and said, "However, please also ask the chief manager to decide whether to divide the troops and attack first." ”

"Divide the troops ......" Duan Zhixuan thought about it, as if he was talking to himself, and seemed to be saying to everyone: "Tuyuhun burns grass along the way, pursues the past, and has to take risks. If you go deep alone, you will definitely be undersupplied. If it retreats, Tuyuhun will make a comeback, and it is not known. ”

"The Grand Commander, the last general feels that the army should not be pursued." A general stepped forward at this time and said.

"Oh? Why? Duan Zhixuan asked.

The general said: "The general manager has already said that the grass along the way is burned, and the war horses cannot be full, which is not conducive to pursuit, let alone battle. Once pursued, the speed will be very fast, and the rear army will definitely not be able to catch up with too much baggage. And if there is no baggage, the front army has no supplies. It is taboo to go deep alone and have no supplies. And the horse has no grass and is tired, and cannot go deep. Moreover, these 8,000 soldiers are all cadets of military academies, and this is the first time they have been fighting, and I am afraid that they will not be able to endure the suffering of long-distance raids and delay military aircraft. It's better to return to the dynasty for the time being. ”

"Makes sense, too." Duan Zhixuan nodded.

"Daxing attack, already laboring and mobilizing, if Tuyuhun comes back after going back, he will have to come again. It's better for us to suffer some hardships this time, as long as we can catch up with Fu Yun, take advantage of his initial defeat and the separation of people's hearts, and work together to forge ahead, we will be able to complete the battle. Li Junxian objected.

Duan Zhixuan thought about it.

Xia Hongsheng knew Duan Zhixuan's character, and if the coach was as radical as Hou Junji and Li Xiaogong at this time, he would not hesitate and directly ordered the pursuit. Duan Zhixuan has always been rigorous, and military law is more focused on steady and steady progress, step by step.

None of the generals spoke, waiting for Duan Zhixuan's decision.

"The expedition is not easy, if there is an opportunity, it should be completed in one battle." After a while, Duan Zhixuan opened his mouth and said: "The price of the pursuit is not small, if the pursuit diverges in the direction, Fu Yun will run away, and the price will be in vain." When the troops were divided into two ways to pursue, Fu Yun had nowhere to escape. The Lord will hear it! ”

"Yes!" Seeing Duan Zhixuan's decision, the generals lifted their spirits and immediately shouted.

"Tuyuhun is adjacent to Tubo in the south, and the terrain is extremely high, so it is not suitable to escape far. The old man expected that Fu Yun would follow the north road in the majority. Xia Hongsheng, Su Dingfang! Duan Zhixuan said.

"The last general!" The two of them came out of the queue and answered.

Duan Zhixuan picked up an arrow from front of him and threw it down, and ordered: "Order the two of you to each lead 2,000 troops and 4,000 soldiers and horses to pursue in the northern province, if Fu Yun is in the northern province, he must not be allowed to escape." If they don't take the north road, you must cut off their thoughts of taking the north road. ”

"The last general commands!" Xia Hongsheng and Su Dingfang clasped their fists and saluted.

Duan Zhixuan nodded, and said, "The old man personally led the remaining four thousand men and horses to pursue the southern road. If Fu Yun took the north road, the old man should cut off the rescue road of the Tuyuhun tribes in the south. Vice versa. ”

"Yes!" The generals below received the order in unison.

Duan Zhixuan looked at Xia Hongsheng and asked again, "Deputy Chief Manager, let's talk about it, which way do you think Fu Yun will escape?" ”

Xia Hongsheng saluted and replied: "The last general expected that, like the chief manager, he felt that Fu Yun would flee from the northern province. Because of its southern road to Tibet, as the chief governor said, the terrain is extremely high, and it is not suitable to escape far away. Second, Tubo has been eyeing Tuyuhun for a long time, but because of the chaos in its country, and the surrounding Dongyang and Yangtong have not returned to Shun, they can't spare their hands to deal with Tuyuhun for the time being. If Fu Yun fled south and was known to Tubo, he would definitely catch Fu Yun and threaten Tuyuhun. Therefore, Fu Yun will definitely flee from the northern road. If my Tang army has been pursuing, Fu Yun can drive out and hide in Khotan. Therefore, the last general was decided, and Fu Yun was determined to enter the moraine lightly and flee from the north. ”

"Straighten out the military horses and set off immediately!" Duan Zhixuan nodded and said in a deep voice.

The generals came out, put their parts in order, and then continued to pursue.

Duan Zhixuan left Xia Hongsheng alone.

"Boss!" Xia Hongsheng saluted.

Duan Zhixuan waved his hand and said, "Virtuous nephew, your going north to chase Fu Yun this time is full of risks, so you must be very careful." This is a long journey, and if you want to pursue Fu Yun, you must go deep alone. Logistical shortcomings are certain. Go north to the Western Regions, once you enter the Gobi and even the desert, there is no water and no food, when necessary, you can make the soldiers stab the horses to drink blood, if necessary, cut the horses to eat meat! This goes to the north, you are alone, with the ability of a virtuous nephew, but the rest does not need to be said by the old man. Just one point, you must remember that you are the commander-in-chief in the army, and you can hear the words of the generals in all plans, and you cannot win the ambition of the generals. The decision up and down must be made by you. You are the commander, you need to strategize, you don't need to go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Once you get involved in danger, the generals will have to take care of you and will not be able to use their skills. Your skills, keep the decision-making in the account, rush and kill before the battle, and leave it to Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai and others. ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded, saluted Duan Zhixuan, and said, "Yes!" Thank you Uncle for your advice! This pursuit of Fu Yun will definitely not disappoint the uncle! ”

"Go ahead, be careful!" Duan Zhixuan raised his hand and patted Xia Hongsheng's shoulder, and said, "The old man is waiting to meet with the virtuous nephew and drink a bottle with the virtuous nephew!" ”

"Yes!" Xia Hongsheng clasped his fists and saluted, then turned around and left the big tent.

The cadets were forbidden by military order, and soon the assembly and rectification were completed.

Xia Hongsheng and Su Dingfang led 4,000 soldiers and horses, left the Kushan camp, and pursued them in the northwest direction. (To be continued.) )