The commander of the Left Guard Division pointed a shaky finger at Modun with a grizzled head, exasperated at his failure to live up to his expectations. "Son of the Mo Family, I don't care how you squander. This is the Left Guard Division, you're going to squander all of our Left Guard Division's assets in one go!"
The entire Left Guard only had a little more than ten thousand people and they were mainly infantry. If they didn't capture a large number of Tuyuhun warhorses, how could everyone in the Left Guard be able to ride a warhorse? According to Meton's plan, the Left Guard had lost six thousand warhorses in one go and returned them to their pre-liberation state overnight.
Meton said indifferently, "Even if one man and one horse brought water, they could only last until Tulun River. However, if this information was misled by Fu Yun, or if Fu Yun left Tulun River early and destroyed the water source, then I'm afraid all of you will be buried in the desert. If each of us has three horses, we can ensure that we have enough water and we have the initiative. The safety of three thousand soldiers and six thousand warhorses, you can decide for yourself. "
The commander of the Left Guard was stunned. He was struggling in his heart and felt like he was bleeding.
Cheng Yaojin gritted his teeth and suddenly shouted, "Commander, how many Tuyuhun warhorses did we capture in this battle?"
The commander blurted out, "A total of four thousand."
Cheng Yaojin stared and angrily rebuked, "What four thousand? They were clearly taken away by the defeated soldiers when they fled. The Left Guard lost another two thousand."
Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth and immediately wiped out the debt of six thousand warhorses.
The commander was stunned and opened his mouth to refute. He looked at the vigorous soldiers of the Left Guard and steeled his heart. He swallowed his words and said, "This official's eyes are blurred and I counted wrongly. Please forgive me."
Everyone knew that this kind of debt couldn't be investigated. Once it was found out, the commander would bear the greatest responsibility. However, the commander didn't hesitate to wipe out the debt of six thousand warhorses according to Cheng Yaojin's order.
"Pass down the order. Each man has three horses and bring enough water." Cheng Yaojin shouted.
Soon, the Left Guard received the most extravagant ration in the Tang Army. Each man had three horses. In the end, when the captured warhorses weren't enough, the soldiers left behind to guard the Left Guard directly gave up their warhorses.
"Boy Mo, I hope we can catch up with Fu Yun this time. Otherwise, we will suffer a great loss this time!" Cheng Yaojin said with a wry smile. Even he was frightened by the loss of six thousand warhorses.
Meton laughed and threw the compass in his hand, "Uncle Cheng, with this and enough water, how can the eight hundred miles of sea stop us? As long as we can capture Fu Yun and completely eliminate the remaining forces of Tuyuhun, the six thousand warhorses will be worth it."
Cheng Yaojin nodded fiercely. He couldn't help but look at Morton with satisfaction. Morton, other than the fact that he was a prodigal, which made people's hearts bleed, the way he handled things made people feel at ease.
"Let's go!"
Cheng Yaojin shouted. Suddenly, the three thousand cavalrymen suddenly mounted their horses and resolutely stepped into the vast desert.
Princess Guang Hua looked at the disappearing figures in the yellow sand and couldn't help but sigh secretly. The Tang Army's soldiers were sharp, their willpower was strong, and they had all kinds of strange tricks. This time, Fu Yun's defeat was not unjust!
"Princess Guang Hua, please return. General Li will be here soon!" The deputy general of the Left Guard advised.
At that time, the two armies had agreed that once they confirmed that they were chasing in the wrong direction, they would immediately turn back and meet up. Now that the Left Guard was chasing in the right direction, Li Jing was naturally chasing in the wrong direction. They believed that he would meet up soon.
On the fifth day, Li Jing's army finally arrived and came to meet up.
"Where are Cheng Yaojin and Meton?" Li Jing looked at the deputy general of the Left Guard who came to meet him and couldn't help but frown.
"General, General Cheng and Mo Jiu have already gone to Tulunchuan to chase after Fu Yun." The deputy general braced himself and said.
"What? Tulunchuan! "All the generals of the Tang Army couldn't help but exclaim.
"If they get lost in the vast desert, I'm afraid the consequences will be unimaginable."
"In the desert, not even a blade of grass grows, and there is no water source. In addition, it's June and the weather is very hot. Once the drinking water is exhausted, I'm afraid the Tang Army will be in danger of being wiped out."
"In my opinion, it must be Meton who insisted on chasing."
… … …
The generals of the Tang Army were worried, and some of them blamed Meton. Everyone knew that Meton was the most determined pursuer, but they didn't expect that Meton would be so crazy that he even dared to charge into the vast desert.
The deputy general of the Left Guard nodded a few times and didn't dare to say that Meton instigated the Left Guard to sacrifice 6,000 warhorses. Otherwise, there would definitely be an uproar here.
Li Jing waved his hand and said, "Since the two of them took the initiative to chase, they must be confident. All we can do now is to wait for the good news. Now is the time for us to count the results of the battle."
The generals nodded. Seeing Fu Yun's tent not far away, they couldn't help but reveal a knowing smile. At this stage, the war had finally come to an end. Whether the three thousand Tuyuhun cavalrymen that Fu Yun had brought away with him would no longer affect the overall situation. In the end, the Great Tang still won this war, not to mention that they had even captured the Guang Hua Princess of the previous dynasty.
"General, it's time to report to Chang 'an," Duan Zhixuan said excitedly.
Li Jing nodded slowly and said, "I think His Majesty must be waiting anxiously."
Li Jing was not a pedantic person. Now that the army was on an expedition and there was no news, the entire Chang 'an must be in a state of panic. The sooner the news was sent back, the better it would be to calm people down.
"Come here!"
With Li Jing's order, Li Jing's men presented a document. Li Jing personally wrote a report of the victory of the Tang Army.
"Bang!"
Li Jing stamped his Tiger Talisman heavily, and the generals beside him followed suit and stamped their own seals as well.
"Where is the messenger?" Li Jing shouted.
"I'm here. Greetings, General!" A messenger quickly came out and said.
Li Jing sealed the report and handed it to the messenger, saying, "I'll send 100 cavalrymen to escort you, three for each person. Send them to Chang 'an at the fastest speed."
"Yes!" The messenger immediately took the report and ordered 100 soldiers to leave in a hurry.
When the deputy general of the Left Army Guard heard that one person was riding three for each person, his heart trembled and he quickly lowered his head.
Li Jing and the others naturally did not notice the abnormality of the deputy general of the Left Army Guard. Instead, they looked at the yellow sand in the distance with a heavy face. This time, Cheng Yaojin and Meton took the risk to chase into the Immensity Sea, and the predicament they faced was much more difficult than that of the Tang Army's Western Expedition.
If they could return with Fu Yun, the Tang Army would definitely win the battle. But if they were trapped in the Immensity Sea, then …
Suddenly, the Tang Army was covered with a layer of Yin and Yang.
"Pass down the order! We'll wait here for the Left Army Guard to return, "Li Jing ordered.
There must be a result in this battle anyway. Since they set out together, they naturally had to return together.
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