As far as the eye could see, the vast Alashan plains were filled with swaying wildflowers, boundless green, and the azure sky seemed to have been washed clean. The gentle breeze caressed their faces, carrying with it the fragrance of the wild grass. The five thousand remnant China soldiers galloped across the vast plains at an extremely fast speed, gradually disappearing into the depths of the wild grass.
The Alashan plains were sparsely populated, and after traveling for so long, they did not see even the shadow of the Hu. After the Turks established the Khaganate, they gathered the many small tribes together and divided them into fiefdoms according to the number of people. The fiefdoms did not interfere with each other. During the dry season and the coming of winter, all the tribes would graze in their own fiefdoms and live off their livestock. When the flowers bloomed in spring and there was plenty of water and grass, the entire tribe would move out to graze. That majestic aura was like the flowing clouds on the plains.
This settlement system was mostly borrowed from China, but according to the situation of the plains, there were some improvements made, and it could be called a semi-settlement system. Under the guidance of this semi-settlement policy, the Alashan plains gradually formed many Turkic settlements of different sizes, ranging from thousands of people to tens of thousands of people.
In order to ensure that the various tribes had sufficient pasture, the Turkic settlements were maintained at least several hundred li apart. It was this distance that gave the China cavalry ample space to move around. At present, more than three hundred thousand of the most elite cavalry of the Turks were surrounding the Helan Mountain Valley, and the able-bodied men of the various tribes had all been mobilized. This also gave Lin Wanrong a lot of confidence to penetrate deep into the plains alone.
The topographic map of the Alashan plains that Xu Zhiqing had given him before leaving was very simple, but the routes were extremely clear, which was a great help to this lone army. Coupled with the help of the experienced Hu Bugui, at least the five thousand people would not get lost in the plains.
After capturing Bayanhaote, the army had already replenished their supplies for six to seven days. Even if they could not find a single grain of rations after penetrating deep into the plains, they could still last for seven days without being defeated.
Even so, Lin Wanrong was still worried. He rode back and forth to check, and only when he saw that every Turkic horse was full of dried meat and rations did he nod in satisfaction.
"Brother Lin, good news, good news," Gao Qiu shouted anxiously, galloping from the back of the army with Hu Bugui.
"What good news?" Lin Wanrong smiled as he watched the two of them approach. Dismounting from his horse, he asked, "Could it be that Military Advisor Xu defeated three hundred thousand Turks?!"
It had been seven to eight days since they lost contact with Xu Zhiqing. Now, they were alone in the grassland, heading in the opposite direction of the Helan Mountain Valley. They had no idea what was happening at the foot of the Helan Mountains.
Gao Qiu shook his head and said, "Brother, aren't you joking? I, Old Gao, am not an immortal. How could I have news about Miss Xu? I am speaking of the twenty thousand Turks. Just as you expected, they truly were testing us. After traveling less than a hundred li, the twenty thousand Hu found nothing, so they turned east, heading in the direction of Wuyuan. "
Lin Wanrong responded with an "Oh", but he didn't feel any joy in his heart. Now that the twenty thousand Turks had realized that they had been tricked, they would definitely turn back, and it would only be a matter of time before they encountered them. Yu Jia was honest and didn't lie. However, this lass's intelligence was even more frightening than a hundred thousand Turks.
"Speaking of Military Advisor Xu. I, Old Gao, have thought of something. " Gao Qiu said in a low voice, "We have changed our plan at the last minute. Instead of returning to Wuyuan, we will continue westward into the grassland. Should we let Military Advisor Xu know about this? She can also coordinate with the army, and perhaps we will be able to achieve twice the results with half the effort. "
"That's reasonable." Lin Wanrong looked at him in amazement, smiling. "Brother Gao, you are becoming more and more proficient in the art of war, almost catching up to me. I admire you, I admire you. "
Hu Bugui listened to their conversation, his expression solemn as he shook his head. "Brother Gao, it is not as easy as you say to inform Military Advisor Xu. Three hundred thousand Hu are stationed at the front line of Wuyuan, not even a fly can fly in. How are we going to inform her?! "
Gao Qiu grunted, nodding solemnly. Lin Wanrong laughed heartily. "It is not that difficult to inform Miss Xu. Perhaps at this moment, the Hu are giving me free publicity. "
Free publicity? Old Hu and Old Gao were taken aback, and it was Hu Bugui who spoke, "General Lin, what free publicity? How come we don't know about it?! "
"Sigh, because of this matter, I have to bear a lot of infamy, it is quite unjust." Lin Wanrong sighed, saying mysteriously, "Brothers, do you know my Turkic name?!"
General Lin's Turkic name? Old Gao hurriedly nodded with a lewd smile. "I know, I know, Sanshe clan — nest old attack, I have heard Miss Crescent Moon call it several times. Tsk tsk, what a good name, one look and you know it is used to take advantage of others. Brother Lin, Old Gao admires you! "
Old Gao gave a thumbs up, praising incessantly. Hu Bugui's reaction was slower, asking in puzzlement, "Brother Gao, how is this name used to take advantage of others, tell me."
"You don't even know this? Third brother is — — my husband! Hubby, to put it in layman terms, was the meaning of a husband or a husband. This name is specially used for Miss Crescent Moon, do you understand? "Gao Qiu proudly lectured Hu Bugui.
Hu Bugui was suddenly enlightened, bursting into laughter, full of admiration for General Lin's methods.
Old Gao, this pervert! Lin Wanrong shook his head and let out a long sigh. "The same name, in the eyes of different people, has a completely different meaning. What you see, is the true reflection of your inner thoughts. Sigh, the gap between people, why is it so big? "
"What, what do you mean? Brother Lin, your Turkic name is not pronounced like this? "Gao Qiu stammered.
"Of course not." Lin Wanrong snorted. "When other people see my name, they think that I am sexually obsessed, shameless, and unscrupulous. In fact, if you ask me, those people who have guessed the meaning of my name wrongly, and criticized me, are the ones who are sexually obsessed. Brother Hu, your thoughts are more upright, why don't you reverse my Turkic name and see what it is?! "
Hu Bugui made an 'oh' sound, carefully thought for a moment, then carefully said, "Attack old lair — — Sanshe clan! Is that how you say it, General Lin?! "
"That's right! Just reverse it. Attack old lair, it is three brothers — — attack old lair, it is three brothers!!! " Lin Wanrong snorted. "This is the only correct way to pronounce my name, and also the secret I want to tell Miss Xu. Brother Gao, look, what are you thinking? You've been sexually obsessed! "
So this was the meaning! Old Gao was drenched in cold sweat. No wonder Brother Lin was filled with righteous indignation. It was clearly a very noble and meaningful name, but it was mispronounced by so many people. It seems that I have misunderstood him in the past, I am ashamed, I am ashamed.
"I understand." Hu Bugui clapped his hands. "General Lin, as the leader of our army entering the grasslands, captured Yujia, this name is bound to spread throughout the grasslands and desert. With Miss Xu's intelligence, as long as she heard General Lin's Turkic name, she would understand our intentions. General, you have suffered, I have never admired you so much. "
General Lin shook his head, sighing deeply with a face full of sorrow. "Others laugh at me for being too crazy, I laugh at them for not seeing through me. Not seeing the Wuling heroes' graves, no flowers, no wine, no hoes, no fields. — — A person like me, is destined to be alone all my life. Sigh, get used to it, get used to it. "
He really did not expect General Lin to be such a profound person. Old Hu sighed and shook his head. It seemed that in the future he could not only look at his flowery appearance, he had to see more of his lonely inner world.
Old Gao gave an embarrassed chuckle, then said seriously, "Brother Lin, I have decided, I must be like you, to be a person who is dissolute on the outside, but noble on the inside. Currently, I already have this kind of feeling. "
Feeling my ass, you are dissolute on the outside, but even more so on the inside! Hearing Old Gao's hypocritical confession, even Hu Bugui could not help but smile disdainfully.
Lin Wanrong laughed heartily. "Brothers, I will say it bluntly, the meaning of my name is the highest secret of our army. Now that you understand this secret, you should know what our ultimate goal is in killing our way into the grasslands, right? "
"I know, the old lair — —" Old Gao laughed carelessly, casually agreeing, but after a while his expression changed. "Old lair?! Brother Lin, you, you want to go straight to the imperial court of the Turks?! "
Lin Wanrong nodded with a smile. "Otherwise, how can it be called the highest secret?! What, brother Gao, are you afraid?! "
Old Gao spat disdainfully. "Why would I be afraid? That day in the camp, when I saw that brother Lin did not say anything, I knew that this matter is not over. Sure enough, after going around in a big circle, we are still heading towards the old lair of the Hu people. Haha, delightful, delightful, following brother Lin, I have never experienced such delightful things in my life. "
Lin Wanrong nodded slightly, turning to Hu Bugui. "Brother Hu Bugui, what about you, are you going?!"
He had originally thought that entering the grasslands was to use battle to nurture battle. Casually wiping out a few Hu tribes was already a remarkable achievement, but he did not expect General Lin to have such a grand plan in mind. Hu Bugui's blood was already boiling with excitement. "Go! If I don't go, I will be a squatting person peeing! "
Gao Qiu was puzzled. "Old Hu, your oath is interesting — what is a squatting person peeing?"
Lin Wanrong looked deeply at him, nodding. "Brother Gao, you have really become pure, I am very pleased!"
Putting aside the purer Old Gao, since he had already told them about the plan, Lin Wanrong did not hide it anymore. He took the map drawn by Xu Zhiqing and revealed the plan that he had been thinking about for a long time. "Brother Hu Bugui, look. From Advisor Xu's map, our current position should be at the southwestern end of the Alxa grasslands. And the Turkic King, Tinkezil, is at the northern end of the grasslands. If we continue north along the grasslands, we can naturally reach Kizil. But there are countless Hu tribes in between. Even if we defeat all the Turkic tribes, by the time we reach Kizil, it will be several months later. At that time, what awaits us at the imperial court is a hundred thousand Turkic cavalry, there is no need to fight the war. "
Hu Bugui carefully studied the map, nodding. "General is right. If we continue north, not only will we expose our goal, we will also be seeking our own death. If we want to attack Kizil, we must take a path that the Hu will not be able to detect, just like what we did to Bayanhaote. "
Lin Wanrong moved her finger forward and pointed at a place on the map. She smiled and said, "This place is called Yiwu. I've heard that there's a mystical Silk Road that runs through the snowy mountains of the Great Desert, passing through Yiwu and Nantai before crossing the Ulungu River and reaching the Altai Mountains. After crossing the Altai Mountains, you will see Kobdo, where the Spicy Nose Grass grows. After passing through Kobdo, you will reach the Turkic King, Tinkezil. "
The path that Lin Wanrong pointed out, starting from Yiwu, had already left the Alxa grasslands, made a small arc, crossed the Altai Mountains, and re-entered the grasslands, where they would face Kobdo, where the Spicy Nose Grass grew, and the imperial court of Kizil.
Hu Bugui was pleasantly surprised. "General, is there really such a path? If it is, as long as we reach Yiwu, we will be able to bypass the Turkic blockade. "
"There should be." Lin Wanrong chuckled. "But there is a possibility, maybe we only found this path after experiencing it."
Hu Bugui did not care about this. The surprise attack on Bayanhaote had already proved that Lin Wanrong had the ability to choose a path. Since General Lin said that they could reach the imperial court of the Hu, then it must be possible.
Gao Qiu listened to their conversation, carefully examined the map, and nodded. "Since Brother Lin said it is possible, then it must be possible. But the most important thing is, how are we going to reach Yiwu? There are still a few Turkic tribes in between! "
Xu Zhiqing's map was very vague, and only indicated a few Turkic tribes, but did not specify the location of the tribes.
"It's very simple, we just have to fight our way there!" Lin Wanrong said indifferently. "We have to rely on our own strength to reach Yiwu. Not only do we have to use the blood of the Hu to send a message to Miss Xu. More importantly, only by fighting will we be able to obtain supplies. "
"But, we don't even know the location of these tribes!" Hu Bugui said doubtfully.
"You don't know, but there are people who do!" Lin Wanrong smiled mysteriously. "Have you forgotten? Yueya still has dozens of tribesmen. Why would I take the trouble to lead them? This, is the best guide! "
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