The soldiers in front of the Celestial Army changed their usual slow chewing and swallowing movements. Instead, they gobbled down the food in big mouthfuls.
Shi Yue's three dogs were smart enough to notice that something was wrong. They quickly chewed and swallowed the dried meat. It was time for them to set off.
The Celestial Army's frontline consisted of one man and four horses. They were the kind of soldiers who fought when they could and ran when they couldn't.
After the soldiers finished eating, one of them carried two dogs while Shi Yue carried one of them.
The dog didn't struggle. As a hunter, it would be embarrassing if Shi Yue couldn't even handle this little bit of training.
The troops set off and followed the direction they heard. They wanted to see who it was and what it was.
The man carrying the other two dogs put half of a steamed bun in front of the dog's mouth and urged the horse to the dog, "Hurry up and eat it. I'll throw you down when the fight starts."
The dog didn't mind. It bit off a piece and ate it into its stomach. Then, it bit and licked.
"I'll stuff it in." The man carrying the dog knew that the dog didn't dare to bite the man's hand.
He stuffed the rest of the steamed bun into the dog's mouth. When he pulled his hand out, the dog started to chew.
Not to mention hunting dogs, Li Yi's family had a lot of good dogs. When the adults tried to break the dog's mouth, the dog struggled.
If it was a child, the dog wouldn't dare to move for fear of hurting the young master's hand. So be it. You're young anyway, you can't hurt me.
If the child slapped the dog's face, the dog would still have to accompany its young master.
If it was a cat, the cat would slap back if the child dared to slap the cat's face. At most, it wouldn't show its claws.
The cats raised by the imperial family of the Tang dynasty were more docile and had a way.
Everyone would hit them. Only when they ran to one person would the others stop.
Even if the cat didn't have a hierarchy, it knew who could protect it. When the owner waved, the cat would be obedient. It couldn't be helped.
A well-raised dog would recognize its owner. If it was beaten, it wouldn't compromise. If it couldn't fight, it would die. If it could run, it would run to its owner.
If the owner was beaten, it would bite. If it died, it would die.
Therefore, Li Family Zhuangzi didn't raise cats. He didn't have the time to play with the cats.
If you don't know how to raise a cat, a poor family can't raise a cat. If your living conditions are not good, the cat will leave. If you are poor, other people have meat to eat, but you don't. Leave.
Dogs, on the other hand, wouldn't do that. Even if they were poor, they would endure being beaten.
If you feel that your master is spoiling you too much, then try to bite him. If your master doesn't hit you, then you can bite your master to death next time. Your status has changed!
In history, Li Longji and Yang Guifei got a Persian cat as a pet. The cat felt that it was better here and couldn't find a better place.
Now, there were also cats on the grassland, or rather, feline animals. When they saw a large group of cavalrymen running, they all ran away.
Why would they run away like a pack of canines? That was not something they should touch.
With the binoculars in hand, Shi Yue's team finally found another team.
"The scouts are in groups of ten, and we've discovered seven groups with different faces. There are at least five thousand of them, and each scout has three mounts. The main force should be one person on two mounts."
Shi Yue's army of five hundred scouts was sent out, and they brought back information.
They couldn't enter, as the enemy's scouts were too concentrated. If they entered, they would be attacked.
He wasn't afraid of fighting, but he was afraid of alerting the enemy.
The other party was obviously going to launch a sneak attack. When they realized that the situation was not right, they would turn around and attack them.
"Commander Shi, the Turks are going to the Xi Tribe. They are too fast." Another team of scouts returned.
"Ten men, go and inform the Xi Tribe to prepare. Send another ten men back to report that there is a problem within the Turks. No, report it truthfully, but tell them our considerations. "
Shi Yue instantly judged the situation. The Turks were going to war with the outside world. They had to either stabilize the situation or shift the conflict.
To stabilize the situation, they naturally had to expand. To stabilize the situation, they had to fight for power.
As the commander, Shi Yue thought of many things in an instant, but he didn't dare to give any accurate information. He could only report it truthfully.
Rumble, rumble, rumble. The two teams ran away. They threw their things to the other teams and ran with all their might, reducing the burden on the horses.
However, the water and grains that the horses drank were not reduced at all. It was not a problem for the people, but the horses had to pursue speed.
"Commander, what do we do?" The captain beside him asked.
"What else can we do? Preserve the horses. Once they attack the Xi Tribe, we will ambush them when they are in formation or charging. We have guns.
When they arrive at the Xi Tribe's territory and the Xi Tribe organizes a defense, we will look at the situation and go out. "
Shi Yue thought of many things in an instant. He intentionally let these people go. If they attacked now, the other side would be defeated.
He wouldn't be able to gain much advantage, but the Xi Tribe would be safe.
He had to make the Xi Tribe afraid, and then his team would fight to prove that the Tang dynasty's army could protect the Xi Tribe.
He didn't care about ten times the number of troops. The range of the bow and the range of the gun was too far apart.
The gun was indeed inaccurate on the horse, but the bow was accurate? Who didn't know how to shoot? Didn't they know how much the wind would affect the arrow?
Shi Yue had already discovered it, but it wasn't him who discovered it. It was the border army who tested it.
The stronger the wind, the more powerful the gun. If the distance was small, the stronger the wind from the bow and arrow, who knew where it would be blown.
Sniping was difficult, but they could at least guess one of the shots, right?
If the enemy died, and they didn't die, it would be a victory.
There was also the downwind. If the enemy was downwind, and their team was downwind, they would still stop their horses, aim, and shoot. After two rounds of shooting, the bow and arrow wouldn't have enough range.
The border army had already studied it, and they had practiced with a lot of bullets.
"Check the bullets. Don't let anything go wrong." Li Dongzhu's words were repeated several times in his heart. It's time to start.
Shi Yue couldn't tell if he was afraid or excited, but he was very excited.
They were finally going to fight. What was wrong with the Tujue?
"Understood!" "Understood!" "Understood!" "Understood!" "Good!" "I'm watching." "No problem!" "Yes!"
A mess of responses sounded. Everyone checked the bullets. Riding the horse didn't delay, except for the one carrying the dog.
"Be obedient and don't move. Let me check the guns. When it's time to fight, you run. You just need to report."
A soldier carrying a dog talked to the dog. The dog couldn't understand, but it could feel the emotions.
The dog was lying in front of the man, its two paws behind the horse's neck to maintain balance.
It didn't need people to carry it. It knew that it was tired from running, but it wasn't tired on the horse.
"Do you want to kill the scout?" The scout on his side ran back and asked Shi Yue. Do you want to do it?
"Then isn't it over? Keep a distance, don't let them see us. Their scouts are riding three horses each, and the regular army has two more.
We have four horses, and we have the advantage in speed. Don't fight with the enemy. "
Shi Yue shouted back. He knew that the scouts on his side were itching for a fight. They could surround and kill the enemy's scouts at any time.
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