Late at night, the entire Tang Army camp had gradually quieted down.
After the high-intensity battles during the day, the soldiers fell asleep after having enough wine and food.
Zhao Ziliang also had to prepare for tomorrow's long-distance attack, so he naturally couldn't rest.
If he wanted to succeed in the long-distance attack on Henglus City, he had to be surprised, so time was the most critical.
The raid could be successful only if there was news that Fire Immortal Khan was defeated and captured.
The only way to achieve the effect and purpose of the attack was to cross the vast three hundred miles of desert in the north.
The first condition was to find a good guide.
After all, the Tang army was not familiar with the desert terrain and roads.
Without a guide to guide the way, it would be almost impossible to move. .
Therefore, Zhao Ziliang called Wang Can and told him: "Go and find a guide among the local herdsmen who has crossed the desert to Henglus City.
This guide must be good.
He must not only be familiar with the terrain and roads, but also must not have two minds.
Once If the guide misleads the marching direction of the army, not only will we fail to complete the sneak attack mission, but we will also be trapped in the desert with uncertainty about our life and death."
Wang Can thought for a while and said, "General, if you want to find a guide who has walked through the desert, it is not a good choice to find local herdsmen.
The herdsmen only graze, and there is no pasture in the desert to feed cattle, sheep and horses.
I think that, If you are looking for a guide, it is better to find the merchants of those caravans as guides.
Due to the civil strife caused by Tuqi, the northern Silk Road was often cut off.
In order to pass through, many caravans took the risk of choosing to go north.
This way, not only can you go directly from Suiye City to Henglus City, but you can also avoid a lot of tolls.
Therefore, most of the caravans traveling between the east and the west are familiar with the desert terrain, weather changes and roads.
In addition, these merchants are not familiar with the desert terrain.
They will be hostile to our army.
If we promise to give them a reward, or promise to give them some appropriate care when traveling to Anxi, I believe someone will be willing."
Zhao Ziliang nodded when he heard this: "Well, what you said makes sense, go find it.
Didn't we imprison a lot of caravans before?
Just go to those caravans and find them and bring them to me."
"No" Wang Can agreed and left.
Zhao Ziliang asked Zheng San to be found again, and took him and more than a hundred cavalry to find Dugujun, who had joined the army, and received a large amount of grain, grass and other military supplies.
Looking at the hundreds of carriages loaded with grain, grass and military supplies, Dugujun asked Zhao Ziliang with doubts on his face: "General Zhao, can you take away so much grain, grass and supplies?
It won't slow down the march of the army."
"Haha, Master Dugu is overthinking.
Since I have guaranteed my ticket, I will naturally have a way to carry them without slowing down the march.
If there is nothing else, I will leave."
Zhao Ziliang smiled and turned around with his hands in hand.
Get on your horse and leave with Zheng San and hundreds of horse-drawn carriages loaded with grain and supplies.
After returning to his camp, Zhao Ziliang ordered his people to store all the food and supplies in a tent dedicated to storing supplies.
After finishing, he said to Zheng San: "Go and find all the cooks, make the food into steamed buns and pancakes, and make them overnight."
The dried meat is placed here, and another person is sent to the river to fetch water, which is packed in wooden barrels or large tanks.
The larger the quantity, the better, and then placed in the warehouse."
"Promise" Zheng San agreed and immediately arranged for someone to do it.
While there was no one in the warehouse, Zhao Ziliang put all the dried meat, horse feed and other military supplies into the ring space.
Now his ring finger has been continuously absorbing the life energy on the battlefield after several battles in the past year.
The internal space has expanded to more than 40,000 cubic meters.
Today alone, more than 40,000 people died on the battlefield during the day.
Excluding the life energy that was too far away to be absorbed, his finger space suddenly increased by more than 40,000 cubic meters, which could store a large amount of supplies and annihilate a mere 5,000 people.
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It’s not a problem to pack a few days’ worth of food, grass and drinking water.
After a busy night, the cooks finally made four days' worth of dry food for five thousand people before dawn.
After baskets of steamed buns and sesame cakes were carried into the warehouse, Zhao Ziliang loaded them into the finger space, and then filled the After all the hundreds of large tanks of water were collected, the preparations for the attack on Permanent Ross City were almost done.
Just after finishing the work, Wang Can ran over and reported: "General, there are only 300 of us who have not arrived out of 5,000 troops.
The others have already been assembled.
Fumeng Lingcha has also returned from Mr.
Gai.
He sent people here Ask if you are ready?”
"It's all ready.
Go and ask Zheng San to come over and ask him to send people to deliver these water bags and steamed buns filled with water to the assembly point.
Give everyone a water bag, two steamed buns and a small bag of pickles at noon and night.
The food will be distributed when the time comes."
"promise" When Zhao Ziliang led three hundred elite cavalry to the assembly point by the Suiye River, Zheng San was leading more than a hundred soldiers to distribute steamed buns and water bags to the knights who were about to go on the expedition.
"General, it's too late."
Zhao Ziliang rode his horse and rushed to Fumeng Lingcha and saluted him.
Fumeng Lingzha waved his hand: "It's not too late.
We will set off immediately after breakfast and water bags are distributed.
Let the soldiers eat while walking on horseback and return to the team."
"promise" Zhao Ziliang waved to Wei Meng and others behind him, and Wei Meng and others quickly led three hundred elite cavalry to join the army.
At this time, a horse came from afar, but it was Li Siye.
He rode his horse to Zhao Ziliang and said with his hands in his arms: "General, take your subordinates with you.
This battle is a rare one, and I don't want to miss this opportunity."
Zhao Ziliang frowned and said, "If you leave, what will happen to the Modao Team?"
Li Siye said quickly: "My subordinates have already agreed with Brother Huo Kan to let him help me carry them.
Anyway, there are not many troops in Suiye City.
Maybe when the commander and his army arrive at Suiye City, there will be a surprise attack in the city."
The Qishi people opened the door and surrendered."
Except for the 300 elite cavalry that Zhao Ziliang planned to take away, there are still about 700 people from the garrison in Diazhuai City staying here.
Zhao Ziliang had already discussed with Sima Sima of the Shouchuo Prefecture and Zhaowu Colonel Li Wentong last night, leaving Li Wentong behind.
Wentong took charge of these seven hundred people here, and Huo Kan stayed to assist him.
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and agreed: "Okay, you stay with me."
Li Siye was overjoyed: "Promise" Zhao Ziliang came to Wang Can and asked him to bring over some businessmen and guides he had found last night.
Wang Can quickly brought two businessmen from the Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Ziliang brought them to Fumeng Lingcha and said: "General, we want to Take the desert and cross the desert to reach the city of Henros, but we are The terrain, weather changes and roads of the desert are unfamiliar.
These two businessmen were hired by Mo Jiang last night as guides.
They often travel between the Tang Dynasty, Persia and the Eastern Roman Empire, and often travel through the desert to avoid taxes on the Silk Road.
Therefore, they Very familiar with desert conditions.”
"The little man is waiting to meet the general."
The two Tang Dynasty businessmen tremblingly bowed to their husband, Meng Lingcha.
Fumeng Lingcha looked at the two businessmen for a few times, nodded to Zhao Ziliang and said: "Zi Liang has considered it carefully.
It's very good.
In that case, let one of them follow the sentry team and the other stay with the army."
The two businessmen hurriedly said: "You guys will do your best to serve the general."
The water bags, steamed buns, and pickles were distributed quickly.
Some of the soldiers who received the food first had already finished eating, while others were still eating.
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The soldiers who received the food last had not had time to eat, but at this time they could no longer wait.
The horizon in the distance It started to turn white, and it would be dawn soon.
The army had to take advantage of the break to walk by the Suiye River, bypass Suiye City, and move westward.
The soldiers who had not eaten yet could only eat and drink while riding horses.
After the army set off, Zhao Ziliang fought all day yesterday and didn't sleep all night.
He was already exhausted.
If time hadn't been too tight and things were too urgent, he wouldn't have been able to hold on.
Just after passing Suiye City, the sky began to turn white.
Zhao Ziliang finished a dozen steamed buns and a pack of braised beef and was about to sit on his horse to sleep.
At this time, Wang Tao, the official of Fumeng Lingcha, came running over on horseback.
Shouted: "General Zhao, General Fumeng asked you to come over."
Zhao Ziliang didn't care about resting on the horse anymore, and immediately said to Li Siye and Wei Meng: "You two, watch out, don't let the brothers fall behind, Chu Ge is coming with me."
"promise" He led Chu Ge to the middle of the army and found Fumeng Lingcha.
Zhao Ziliang cupped his hands and said: "General, I don't know what I want to tell you from the future."
Fumeng Ling observed: "The new city is thirty miles ahead.
The kings of Shiguo and Shiguo must have sent rangers and patrol cavalry to blockade all the areas south of Suiye River.
It will be difficult for our army to avoid their eyes and ears when passing through. , although they are friendly forces, the news is easy to leak in the night, do you have any way to solve this matter?"
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "General, this is easy.
I will send someone over to speak to King Mo Hechu of Shi Kingdom and King Si Jinti of Shi Kingdom and ask them to withdraw the rangers and patrols."
Two hours is enough for my army to pass through.
What does the general think?"
Fumeng Lingcha nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's do it."
"Nuo" Zhao Ziliang agreed and said to Chu Ge: "Both Mo Hechu and Si Jinti have met you.
You take a few people to see them, tell them the situation, and ask them to remove the two rangers and patrol cavalry. time, and also asked them to keep it secret and not leak the information."
"Nuo" Chu Ge agreed and left with a few followers.
After finishing this matter, Zhao Ziliang returned to his own team to lead the team.
He was responsible for logistics affairs, so the 300 elite cavalry and 100 logistics personnel he led walked at the end of the army.
Soon, Chu Ge led his men back to report that Mo Hechu and Sjinti had withdrawn the rangers and patrol cavalry.
Fumeng Lingcha immediately ordered the entire army to advance at full speed.
This section of the road was very easy to walk, with flat plains and endless prairie.
On the right is the Broken Leaf River.
The cool breeze carrying moisture blows from the river, which is very refreshing.
Before noon, the army bypassed the new city where the armies of Shi and Shi were stationed.
Less than an hour after passing through the new city, the army arrived at the edge of the vast desert.
The temperature had risen very high, and the soldiers were sweating profusely. , when losing a lot of water, you can only drink water to replenish water.
In view of the fact that the temperature was too hot, on the advice of the guide, Fumeng Lingcha had to order a break at noon to allow the soldiers to eat, drink water and rest
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