Chapter 534 Beiting Protectorate

"How many days are left until the royal court of Xueyantuo?"

The tribes in the southern region have basically surrendered, and the tribes they encountered along the way are all deserted, so Li Xiang and the others have speeded up a lot. They have been marching for two consecutive days now.

"If we go back to His Highness, if we ride quickly from here, it will only take two days at most. Because it is winter now, we can cross the river. If it is spring and summer, then we need to take a detour."

Bayannur is very clear about the situation here. This guy now knows what he should do. He was a little confused when he set off. Now he just wants to work hard for Li Xiang and let Li Xiang see what he is capable of.

Li Xiang only knows a general idea here. We are rushing there from the east and south, so it is impossible for these people to escape from these two directions. Xue Yantuo's main force has not been found yet. According to what Bayan Zhuoer said , at least tens of thousands of cavalry can be gathered. If these tens of thousands of cavalry make moves, we will definitely notice it early, and the goal now is to find them.

Sounding balloons are always in the sky, and the soldiers on them rotate every hour or two. If there is a large group of people around, there is no reason why we can't find it.

On the way, they proposed several locations where Xue Yantuo Khan would most likely set up an ambush, but we didn't expect that we walked through them all without any danger. Where did these main troops go?

Su Dingfang and the others had already made preparations for the battle, hoping to defeat Xue Yantuo in one battle. But no matter how well prepared they were, you simply couldn't find their people now. On such a large grassland, if you want to fight with If you play hide-and-seek, you can really play for a while, but if you play hide-and-seek in winter, their non-combat attrition will definitely be very severe.

Two days later, they finally arrived at the location of Xueyantuo's royal court, but except for some old, weak, sick and disabled, no one was found here.

"Report to your Highness, I have inquired clearly. Xue Yantuo Khan took the last 30,000 cavalry to the west."

Bayannaoer said with some worry that among the 30,000 cavalry there were some relatives in his family. He had already asked Li Xiang for kindness. As long as he performed well on the battlefield, Li Xiang could pardon those people without mercy. Sin, now those people have gone to the west and followed a bastard like Xue Yantuo Khan. Will there be any good results?

Li Xiang thought about the war process here countless times in his heart, but all kinds of methods were useless. Unexpectedly, Khan Xue Yantuo took Ren to the Western Regions.

"What position has Huo Qubing reached?"

Li Xiang thought of another group of troops. The one he led directly attacked the royal court of Xue Yantuo, while Huo Qubing attacked the right captain.

"Returning to Your Highness, we have not heard from General Huo for two days. However, according to the plan we made before, if Captain Right had not left, then General Huo should have fought against him."

Su Dingfang looked at his record book. Generals in this era did not have such a thing. This was also because of Li Xiang's words and deeds. A good memory is not as good as a bad pen, so the generals in the army also have their own record books. , write down all important things in them so that you won’t find them when you need them in the future. If there is anything you need to check, these notebooks can also allow you to find it quickly.

"Does anyone here know the strength of Captain Xue Yantuo's troops?"

We have already investigated clearly before. The right captain should have 20,000 cavalry under his command. However, due to the snowstorm, the number must be reduced by at least 30%. However, these are all our guesses. Now we have arrived at Xue Yantuo's lair. There should be some people inside who are familiar with the situation. Calling them here should know the real situation.

"Returning to Your Highness, I have just conducted an interrogation. According to the results of several people, Lieutenant You can count on having 20,000 combatable soldiers under his command. However, these people are distributed in more than a dozen tribes. If no one gives him If he gives a warning, it will be difficult for him to gather these people."

Bayannao'er had seen Huo Qubing's ability to command troops. If Huo Qubing led people there, then trying to gather these people would be a fool's errand, and Huo Qubing would never give them this opportunity.

Li Xiang smiled when he heard the news. It seems that the grassland prefers Huo Qubing. This boy can find opportunities to make contributions no matter what age he is. He could do it in the Han Dynasty, and he can do it now in the Tang Dynasty.

"Set up camp. Let's take a rest here for the time being. In addition, go find the tribal leaders around you and find them all. From now on, this place belongs to the Tang Dynasty. Regardless of Xue Yantuo's fate in the future. Whether Khan comes back or not, the Beiting Protectorate will be set up here."

After Li Xiang finished speaking, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty stood up instantly. They felt that they were very proud. Almost all of the protective palaces established by the Tang Dynasty were due to Li Xiang. If it had not been According to Li Xiang, how could Datang's jurisdiction be so large?

"Your Highness, some of the tribal leaders around here are stubborn. They are all old men who were around the Khan before. Some even sent away their sons, leaving only their old bones here. Want to It might not be easy to convince them."

Bayannur knew who the people here were. They were all old people around Khan. It was almost impossible for them to betray Khan, so he had to give Li Xiang a vaccination first. Okay, so that Li Xiang won't be angry when he sees these stubborn people.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. Those who are willing to submit to the Tang Dynasty can still be tribal leaders. Those who are unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty can be sent to the west. We don't need such people."

Li Xiang looked at Bayannaoer with a smile. If your hands are stained with blood, you will not be able to win people's hearts here. In the future, even if this area is sealed to your subordinates, many people will not accept you, so you can only Live with the help of Datang.

Su Dingfang and the others immediately moved out of the way. Li Xiang had done similar things in other places. It depends on whether you really surrender to the Tang Dynasty and use your knife to cut a way for the Tang Dynasty. Then you His descendants are all from the Tang Dynasty.