Chapter 8 There is a way to divide and unite
It is said that Lou Fan attacked the Hongkui camp, and the Tang army soldiers fought bloodily for half a day, and the Turkic army was repelled. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info Cleaning the battlefield, burying the corpses, calming morale and the like, let's not go into details, just one stroke.
Just when he rested for fifteen days near Tie Hoop Mountain, he was about to march into Jiuyuan. There is a report from Tan Malay: "Report to the general, Hong Kui has retreated to Jiuyuan City." Jiuyuan City has been repaired by the Turkic army for half a month, and now the city wall is three zhang high and one zhang wide, and the war horses gallop without hindrance. ā
"What's going on in Jiuyuan City now? How many enemy troops are there in the city? "General Hui, there were originally 10,000 garrisons in Jiuyuan City, and the 5,000 people brought back by Hong Kui also joined the defense of Jiuyuan City. In addition, about thirty miles northeast of Kuhara City, there were three large battalions, led by Samurton and Bai Xing. "Probe and report again."
Three days later, Lou Fan was promoted to the account. Lou Fan said: "Rank, after the Battle of the Iron Hoop, our army has been truces for more than half a month, and now it should recover Jiuyuan." I wonder if you have any good ideas? ā
A lieutenant said: "General, now Jiuyuan City is already a strong city. Our army lacked siege equipment, and the general thought that it could be besieged but not attacked. It is not too late to attack the city when the food in the city is exhausted. ā
A person next to him hurriedly said: "No." The enemy numbered fifteen thousand, six times the number of our army. If the city is besieged, the enemy forces concentrate their main forces on one road, and our army has no chance of victory. The last general thought that he could attack the camp in Samurton outside the city first. ā
Everyone nodded yes.
Lou Fan said: "No! There were 5,000 soldiers in the large battalion outside the city, and it was the fierce general Samurton who led the army, even if our army completely annihilated the enemy. It will definitely suffer heavy losses and be unable to attack Jiuyuan City. "I wonder what the general's plan is?" Everyone said in unison.
Lou Fan said: "My Tang Jiuyuan defenders originally only had a thousand. It can still resist the attack of a small group of Turkic troops, and now the Turks have more than 10,000 troops, and they still need troops outside the city, indicating that they have no confidence in defending the city. In terms of combat power, the Turkic cavalry was mobile, good at field warfare and offensive, and not good at attacking and defending cities. Now that the main force of the Turkic army is trapped in Jiuyuan City, it is actually giving up its advantages and seeking its own death.
What I'm worried about is not how the Turkic army will defend, but rather how they will abandon the city and fight with our army on a mobile basis. With our department's mobility ability, how can we outrun the war horse?
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, every time the Turkic army invades, it has plundered horses, cattle, sheep and population, and does not occupy cities. That's because the supply of grain and grass in the city could not meet the needs of the Turkic army. As we all know, the Turkic people mainly feed on mutton, and although the border people of the Tang Dynasty are also nomatric, they are mainly used to exchange food.
Therefore, I expected that the Turkic army would inevitably send supplies from home. I intend to cut off the Turkic supply lines and force them to retreat. ā
Everyone said in unison: "Please give the order of the general!" "Three days later, the camp will leave!"
The next day, Lingwu Tan Malay reported: "Shuozhou Jiedu will lead an army of 300,000 to pass through Tiehoop Mountain tomorrow to join our army." Lou Fan immediately ordered someone to prepare.
At noon the next day, Guo Ziyi's army arrived.
I saw that at the forefront were 30,000 elite iron horsemen. I saw rows of soldiers, all dressed in battle armor, full of energy, holding spears in their hands, bows and arrows in their backs, and carving bows under their saddles. As the first general, he is holding a big sword, hanging a sword from his waist, a chain of armor, a red brocade robe from Xichuan behind him, and then looking at the fire dragon horse under his crotch, like a fire-like spirit!
After the cavalry, there was a group of men and horses behind, the military flag was moving, and the drums were beating. I saw a person in the center wearing bright silver armor, a handsome golden helmet on his head, and a banner and arrow. There are dozens of generals behind him, all of them holding knives and guns, wearing armor, and they are majestic.
Lou Fan led all the sergeants to welcome Guo Ziyi to the handsome tent and exchanged a few words of greetings. Guo Ziyi said: "Tomorrow, Ben Shuai will worship the heavens and worship the spirit in Tie Hoop Mountain. Hurry up and get ready! ā
At noon the next day, at the foot of the Iron Hoop Mountain, the 300,000 soldiers of the Tang Army were already well. I saw that on the way up the mountain, there were already pro-soldiers and guards on both sides until the top of the mountain.
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
With the sound of three cannons, the marshal Guo Ziyi led hundreds of generals to slowly walk up the mountain. I saw that the altar had already been set up in the mountain, and the sacrifices of pigs, cows, sheep and animals were placed on the table.
I saw that Guo Ziyi had planted the sacrificial fireworks, and a soldier had already brought a knight full of wine. Seeing this, the ceremonial officer stepped forward and shouted loudly!
Worship the sky! Guo Ziyi sprinkled the wine into the air
Sacrifice the earth! Guo Ziyi sprinkled the wine on the earth
Sacrifice to the spirits! Guo Ziyi cut his fingers with a knife, dripped blood into the wine, and then picked up the jue and sprinkled the wine on the three animal sacrifices
Recite the memorial text!
The officers and men of the three armies also told the people of the world:
My Tang Dynasty, starting from Gaozu, carried the Sui Emperor. The second Taizong, swept the kings in the south, and the Xiongnu in the north of the Qing Dynasty, and worked hard. Wenzhi martial arts, far better than Wenjing, Qi and Han Wu. All the people of the world are praised. For more than 100 years, the sea has been peaceful and the world has been healthy.
An Lu thief, a giant traitor who steals the country, deceives the king, colludes with Fanbang, and messes with our dynasty. The remnants of the Turks, the thief's heart does not die. The white-eyed clown, who committed my western frontier, the general Geng Biao, was unparalleled in wisdom and bravery, suppressed tens of thousands of enemies, and was famous. The Jiuyuan defenders, the division and the weak brigade, also have responsibilities, although they were defeated in the hard battle, their ancestors were glorious. General Wenzhong, loyal than Hansheng, righteous as long as a cloud, a big gun, the dragon is shocking, and the slope is sharp. Lingwu soldiers, bloody iron hoops, countless loyal souls, buried in other places.
In the crisis of the Tang Dynasty, the man carried a gun and crisscrossed the field. Horse leather shroud, what's the matter?
Feast! The three armies worshipped
Soon, Guo Ziyi decided to release the document to reassure the people.
Shuozhou Jiedu envoy Guo told the Shuozhou military and civilians:
The whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister. Now the Turkic barbarians, bold, treacherous, peeking into our Central Plains. All the people of the Tang Dynasty should defend against foreign tribes and guard the frontier.
But there are those who have joined the army, all of them are loyal and good, retreat from the Turks, and have their own rewards. Whoever gives bread, no matter how much, is rewarded. Those who dare to surrender to the enemy will be cut by a thousand cuts. It's hard to get off the charge!
The next day, Guo Ziyi's army set off! Lou Fan got 10,000 new elite soldiers. Lou Fan believes that although there are 10,000 horses added, it is equivalent to the number of the army of King Baimei. But there is one point, the Turkic army is guarding the fortified city, and it is not known how many people will fall just by rushing under the city walls. The best way is to force the Turkic army out of the city to fight in the field. Only by waiting for work can there be a chance of winning.
Lou Fan's army set out of camp and marched one hundred and fifty miles to the northwest, setting up camp in the Evil Wolf Valley, the backward supply line of the Turkic army. This Evil Wolf Valley is only fifty miles away from Jiuyuan City, and there has already been a Turkic horse exploration report: Lou Fan's army has been stationed in the Evil Wolf Valley, and there is only one large camp.
After Lou Fan's army was stationed, he immediately sent out a scouting horse. The horses to the north even reached Yinggou Gorge, where Baiyun Hill ambushed Yang Yi. For several days in a row, several groups of probe horses were sent, but no Turkic convoys were found when they returned.
On this day, when Lou Fan was worried, he reported to Malay: I found a Turkic transport team, they had just crossed the Yinggou Gorge, and our army was not a hundred miles away. It is estimated that there were a thousand Turkic troops, as well as varying numbers of Tang people. Lou Fan said: "Why do I have the people of the Tang Dynasty, are they captured in the past?" ā
"General Hui, they are all Tang people forcibly conscripted by the Turks in Jiuyuan City." Lou Fan said: "Order five thousand soldiers, go directly to the outside of the Evil Wolf Valley to ambush them!" The army was puzzled, but when they thought of the battle of the iron hoop, our army of 20,000 defeated the Turks with 40,000 horses, and annihilated 35,000 enemies, and the ratio of enemy and enemy losses was as high as 2 to 1. The soldiers still obeyed the order and set off.
Soon, Lou Fan's army completely annihilated the Turkic army, rescued more than 2,000 people, as well as Turkic coats, and countless cattle and sheep. Lou Fan let the good students entertain the people.
Suddenly, Lou Fan found an old man in the crowd: Yang Yi!
Lou Fan took Yang Yi to his big account. Lou Fan said: "Brother, where have you been these days?" ā
Yang Yi said: "Since I parted ways with my brother that day, I encountered an ambush in Yinggou Gorge, was hit by an arrow, and escaped with injuries.
Later, I met Master Zenai of Asoka Temple, and he told me that Kuhara Castle was broken. I thought that it was too late for Jiuyuan to report the news, so I asked the master to go to Lingwu to report the news.
After I recovered from my injury, I went to Jiuyuan alone, and I knew that my Datang would soon recover Jiuyuan, so I went there to find out the news first. By the time I arrived, the defense of the Nine Plains had already been completed.
Just as autumn was approaching, the Turkic army needed to transport a large number of winter clothing supplies. The Turks did not have enough men, so they went to the city to requisition the people, and I went. I found out that the Turkic logistics supply camp was in the western school field of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, where only 3,000 Turkic troops were guarded.
We can attack them! ā
Lou Fan said: "That's what I mean. "I'm familiar with the situation."
"Brother, I entrust you with one thing. And so it is! ā
That night, Lou Fan's army forcibly marched one hundred and fifty miles and attacked the Turkic logistics camp overnight!
Here, King Baimei had just received the news that his supplies had been intercepted yesterday, and he was about to lead his troops to exterminate the Tang army in the Evil Wolf Valley, when he received the news that the Tang army had attacked the logistics camp! The white-eyed king was furious and hurriedly summoned Hong Kui to discuss the matter.
Hong Kui said: "Lord Wang, according to the news obtained by Tanma, Lou Fan's army is 15,000 people, and our army is okay to fight with him in the field, but if we attack the Evil Wolf Valley, I am afraid it will be difficult to win." I have ordered Samurton to cut off his logistical supply lines as well. At the same time, we asked the Khan for help again, and agreed on a good time, and the two armies flanked the Tang army in the Evil Wolf Valley from the north and south. ā
King Baimei said: "Good! Just do what the teacher says. ā
That night, a cavalry unit of more than ten people, under the cover of night, set out from the West Gate, ready to go for help. As soon as he traveled thirty miles, he was caught by Yang Yi's 5,000 troops and intercepted the information. It turned out that Lou Fan ordered Yang Yi to lead 5,000 troops to the west of Jiuyuan City to respond to Lou Fan's main action in the north. Before he could think about it, he was about to set up camp when the Wolves' reinforcement cavalry arrived.
To the north, Lou Fan's army has also been vigorously armed, preparing to attack Jiuyuan City!
A bloody battle is inevitable!