Chapter 1164: Night Attack on the South Shore
In addition to pointing to the heavens and the earth to be the most faithful servant, Hasim is also worried about the matter of casting his name, and the cold reception he received from Jiang Fengxiang has always left a deep impression on him. This made Hashim a little paranoid that perhaps the Tang people attached great importance to the so-called vote.
"General, the villain is willing to vote for the general!"
Zhang Yuanzuo was stunned for a moment, and then laughed.
"Well, tell me about your vote. ”
It turned out that Hasim had been closely monitoring the movements on the south bank in the past few days, and the base camp of the Great Food Army was frequently moved, so he concluded that Yusuf must have some new moves. Early this morning, I got the exact news, and sure enough, the army that was originally besieging the city began to shrink, and all the gates of Zhangye were lifted from the siege one after another.
According to Hasim's analysis, this was influenced by the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty, and he was ready to deal with the attacks of the Tang soldiers at any time to prevent them from being broken by each other.
Now there is still a river between the two armies, so that Yusuf can calmly dispatch, but the amount of water in the Zhangye River and Ruoshui is not large, and the depth is only up to the waist of a normal adult, so crossing the river is not an impossible thing to achieve.
Hasim's plan was to take advantage of the frequent movements of the Great Food Army, sneak up, catch the unsuspecting men and horses, and bite them hard.
This time, he chose to target the northern part of Zhangye. In order to deter the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, the Great Food Army in the north can still be basically maintained, but it is only superficial. Since Hasim had acquaintances in the army, he learned the secrets.
The garrison of the Great Food Army north of Zhangye only maintained a superficial stability, but in fact the morale of the army was fluctuating. This is related to Yusuf's decision, if the troops and horses of the other departments are not moved so frequently, the morale of the army will remain above the previous benchmark.
It's just that after the artillery bombardment of the Tang Dynasty's soldiers and horses that day, it had a certain impact on Da Shi, coupled with the withdrawal of Zhangye, so the army's heart did not fluctuate.
Hasim targeted a garrison on the south bank of the Zhangye River, which was used more for deterrence and surveillance. He naturally knew who the target of deterrence was and who the target of surveillance was.
Hasim's heart longs to have seven holes, exquisite, and he can't understand Yusuf's distrust of himself.
If Yusuf could be kind to himself, he would not have rebelled frequently, but Yusuf not only sent him to death, but also sent people to monitor him to die, which was intolerable.
Therefore, this surveillance of the Great Food Army naturally became the "letter of nomination" that he sent to Zhang Yuanzuo.
If there was only Hashem himself, he might not dare to cover up the past, but now that there are more Zhang Yuanzuo's fierce cavalry, he is confident that there is nothing that cannot be done, at least it is more than enough to kill the soldiers and horses on the south bank.
Zhang Yuanzuo listened to Hasim's description with a solemn expression, and immediately took people to a high ground on the north bank to check the situation, and at the same time sent people to secretly go to the south bank to investigate after putting on makeup. After a short and half day of determination, it has been basically determined that the military situation is not much different from what it describes.
So, Zhang Yuanzuo decided to lead troops to attack at night. Night raids were Tang Bing's forte, especially against the big cannibals.
After more than half a month of raiding and harassment, Zhang Yuanzuo has discovered the law of cannibalism, and rarely fights at night.
Moreover, the Great Food Army is mixed, and its combat effectiveness and will to fight are also different. For example, the big cannibal himself has good combat effectiveness, and the steppe barbarians who are attached to the big cannibal are not much different.
The weakest are those Persians, who have been conquered by the Great Cannibals for a long time, and are never active in fighting, but most active in fleeing and surrendering.
For example, the Great Food Army stationed in Jiuquan before, as well as Hasim in front of him, have repeatedly rebelled and surrendered, all of which illustrate this problem.
However, even if it was a night attack, Hasim did not intend to fight hard, he knew the defender of the south bank, Abu, and maintained frequent contact with him. Moreover, this Abu is not a resourceful person, and if he has a calculating or unintentional intention, he may be able to encourage him to surrender the Tang people with himself.
Under the influence of one another, more and more Persians will choose to submit to the Tang Dynasty.
As soon as the scale is formed, it will become a common tendency, after all, the Persians as a conquered people do not have a strong loyalty and belonging to the Great Food.
Hashem himself is an example, although he was reused as the old aristocracy of Persia, the inferiority in his bones brought by his birth is indelible in any way. The aristocrats of the Great Eaters who crossed paths always looked down on them, such as Yusuf.
It is precisely because of the lack of a sense of belonging that Hasim has repeatedly rebelled. Even if Abbas, the governor of Khorasan, used him more seriously, but after all, Abbas was old, and his body could last for a few days? Otherwise, how could Abbas not personally lead the army to the east?
As the younger generation of the Abbasid dynasty, Yusuf was extremely capable and promising, and it was only a matter of time before Abbas was appointed governor of Khorasan by the court of Ctesiphon after his death. With such a proud and domineering person riding on top of his head, how can he have a future?
The rebellion was also largely driven by this anxiety.
In the evening, under the pretext of escorting the seized supplies, Hashim sent people to contact Abu.
Zhang Yuanzuo questioned how it could be so easy to transport the captured materials in the middle of the night, unless the lord of the south bank was a fool?
Hasimden proudly said:
"The general may not know that the villain has sent supplies more than once in order to wait for this day, and Abu on the south bank didn't believe it at first, but after a few precedents, he gradually lost his vigilance. Tonight's success rate is above 70%. ”
However, in a war, only a 50% chance of victory can already be regarded as a must-win battle, and if this certainty can be maintained at more than 70%, then there is no reason to retreat.
Zhang Yuanzuo nodded, agreeing with Hasim's statement.
However, Hasim's actions still surprised Zhang Yuanzuo.
He actually proposed to let Zhang Yuanzuo sit in the back and watch how he could take advantage of the night to subdue the thousands of soldiers and horses on the south bank.
This not only proves his meaning, but also reassures Zhang Yuanzuo, which is equivalent to indirectly expressing his so-called loyalty.
Of course, this is also where Zhang Yuanzuo is not at ease, with what Hasim has done before, it is naturally difficult for him to fight side by side with him without reservation, and in the night attack plan determined during the day, he does not intend to let Hasim's troops attack with him.
Zhang Yuanzuo is undoubtedly confident, but he will not refuse this opinion put forward by Hasim in any case.
The night raid has begun!