Chapter Thirty-Six: The Surprise Attack

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Li An's mouth, and his answer was very light, as if he didn't pay attention to the main force of the Fan army outside the city at all.

When Guo Ziyi heard this, he couldn't help but praise Li An, paused, and said: "Since Li Shaolang is so confident, what reason do I, Guo Ziyi, have to be afraid of the Fan army, let us stick to Anbian City together until reinforcements arrive." ”

"I am willing to listen to General Guo's dispatch."

Ang Lee yelled to show his determination.

In the evening, the sky began to drift with snowflakes, and soon, the snowflakes grew larger and larger, turning into goose feather snow, dyeing the gray earth white.

After Li An finished dinner, he walked on the snow on the city wall, followed by Kunxiong and Feiyu, he took the snowflakes with his left hand, and watched these snowflakes melt in the palm of his hand, revealing a hint of a smile.

This heavy snow came too timely, and for the attacking army, the slippery snow would greatly increase the difficulty of the attack, but this did not have much impact on the defenders.

"Kunxiong, Feiyu, you see, even God helps us."

Ang Lee spun around and looked at the snowflakes around him.

Kunxiong and Feiyu were naturally very happy, and they nodded again and again, giving them greater confidence in defending Anbian City.

"Li Shaolang, hahaha!" Guo Ziyi walked out of the city gate tower with a smile, looked at Li An and the others, and said excitedly: "This heavy snow is too timely, tomorrow the Fan army will either stand still, if it launches an attack, it will definitely be defeated, hahaha!" ”

Li An smiled at the corner of his mouth, looked at Guo Ziyi, and said slowly: "General Guo, if the Fan army does not move, can our army launch a surprise attack and inflict heavy losses on them?" ”

Guo Ziyi was stunned for a moment, waved his hand and said: "How can this be, the main force of the Tibetan army is more than 10,000, and our army is only a few hundred people, the difference in strength is too great, if you take the initiative to go out of the city to kill the enemy, it must be the whole army destroyed, and the Tibetan army can't wait for us to do this?" ”

Li An smiled slyly and corrected: "General Guo, the Fan army should have expected that our army would never dare to go out of the city to attack!" ”

Guo Ziyi was stunned again, Li An was right, the Fan army was strong with soldiers and horses, and he must not have imagined that the Tang army would take the initiative to attack, if it really attacked outside the city, it would indeed have the effect of a surprise attack, but the strength of a few hundred people was too small, and the Fan army would definitely find out in advance, so as to quickly prepare for the battle.

Guo Ziyi looked at Li An and grinned: "Li Shaolang's idea is very good, surprise attack is indeed a very commonly used strategy in the art of war, it can often defeat the strong with the weak, and win more with less, but it must also meet some of the most basic conditions, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is safer for us to stick to Anbian City." ”

"Then General Guo thinks, why is it not feasible at this time?"

Guo Ziyi smiled and said: "First, the difference in strength is too great, the Fan army has more than 10,000 elites, and our army only has a few hundred people. Second, the distance is too far, the Fan army is temporarily stationed five miles south of the city, even if it is unprepared, it will send sentry horses to patrol back and forth, as long as our army leaves the city gate, it will be discovered by the Fan army immediately, five miles of snow, enough for the main force of the Fan army to prepare for war, our army rushed up, is to kill themselves. ”

After listening to Guo Ziyi's analysis, Li An first nodded in approval, that's right, Guo Ziyi's analysis is very correct, the lack of troops and distance are the biggest obstacles to the Tang army's surprise attack, but Li An does not think that these circumstances can prevent the Tang army's surprise attack from victory.

"General Guo, the soldiers are not many but the fine, the battle of Pengcheng, Xiang Yu's 30,000 cavalry broke Liu Bang's 600,000 army, the battle of Kunyang, Liu Xiu broke Wang Mang's 400,000 army with 3,000 elite soldiers, and the battle of Weishui, Xie An broke Fu Jian's 800,000 army with 80,000 Beifu troops, these are typical examples of defeating the strong with the weak, our army is far inferior to the Tibetan army, but it may not be impossible to achieve a brilliant victory, as for the problem of too far away, as long as our soldiers and horses rush into the camp of the Tibetan army at a very fast speed, so that the soldiers and horses of the Tibetan army have no time to prepare, so, No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, the army will be defeated. ”

Ang Lee's eyes were full of confidence, and he was not afraid of Guo Ziyi because he was a famous historical general.

Guo Ziyi patiently listened to Li An's explanation, smiled indifferently at the corner of his mouth, and praised: "Li Shaolang is worthy of being the queen of the general, and he actually knows so many classic battle examples, yes, if according to Li Shaolang's statement, our soldiers and horses can immediately rush into the camp of the Tibetan army, and they will definitely be able to catch the Tibetan army by surprise, even if the strength is less than one-tenth of the opponent's, it is enough to defeat the Tibetan army, but this distance of five miles, how can our army quickly enter the camp of the Tibetan army?" Do you want the soldiers to put on their wings and fly over? ”

After speaking, he looked at Li An with interest.

Ang Lee, Kunxiong, and Feiyu glanced at each other, and they all smiled knowingly.

"General Guo only needs to give me a day, and tomorrow night, I can give the soldiers the ability to fly into the camp of the Tibetan army in an instant."

When Guo Ziyi heard this, he immediately became suspicious, he didn't believe what Li An said at all, and the soldiers didn't have wings, how could they fly into the camp of the Tibetan army, but after a short time of getting along, Guo Ziyi felt that Li An was by no means the kind of person who opened his mouth, since Li An said it confidently, there should be a way.

"Okay, since Li Shaolang is so confident, then I will believe you."

Li An was overjoyed and said, "General Guo, this raid will be led by me and my brothers, as well as the soldiers and people in the city, I will be able to choose." ”

"No problem." Guo Ziyi readily agreed.

Although Zhang Qiqiu, the envoy of the Hengye Army, is the supreme leader of Anbian City, at this moment, Guo Ziyi has taken over the responsibility of defending the city, and he can just nod.

With Guo Ziyi's full support, it was much easier for Li An to get things done, and after a night's rest, early the next morning, he first transferred a detachment of Li Fei Shouyu back to the south gate.

Then, among the Yokono army and the people, a burly and flexible warrior was selected, and a full 300 people were selected.

There are several slopes in the city, and now there is a thick layer of snow on them, which is a natural ski resort, Li An selected thirty people from the less than fifty brothers in the White Wolf Village, and let them be responsible for teaching the three hundred warriors to ski, and the remaining brothers followed Kunxiong and Feiyu to make snowboards, and made sure that the three hundred warriors had a share.

Under the training of the brothers in the White Wolf Village, the three hundred warriors made rapid progress, after all, all they had to learn was to go straight down, and they didn't need to play very complicated tricks.

Guo Ziyi stood on the city wall, looking at these warriors who were practicing skiing, his heart was full of joy and shock, according to the speed of these soldiers sliding down from the heights, it was enough to pass through five miles of snow in a very short time, so as to defeat the Tibetan army in one fell swoop before the main force of the Tibetan army reacted.

"Li Shaolang, how did you come up with this, what is the plank under the feet of the warriors?"

With extreme excitement, Guo Ziyi looked at Li An.

Li An pointed to the three hundred warriors who were training, and said proudly: "General Guo, this is made when you are idle and bored, it is very useful in the snow, and it slides quickly, so let's call it skis." ”

"Snowboarding, that's a plank that glides on the snow, a good name." Guo Ziyi nodded lightly and analyzed: "As long as it is condescending and uses skis to raid, it is many times faster than the speed of the cavalry, which the Fan army must not have imagined." ”

"General Guo, the warriors learn quickly, and they can launch a surprise attack in the middle of the night today."

Guo Ziyi nodded confidently and patted Li An on the shoulder: "Li Shaolang, just attack tonight, I will personally lead nearly a thousand soldiers and horses to kill later." ”

"Hmm." Li An hurriedly responded.

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Five miles outside the south gate of Anbian City, Li Tagu and Li Tianlong stood side by side outside the big tent, at this moment, the surroundings were full of fairytale snow, but they were not in the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

To be precise, their mood at the moment is really terrible.

First of all, the reason why they came to the upper reaches of the Sanggan River was because of the snow disaster in the lower reaches, and the cattle and sheep of the tribe could not get enough forage, and now, not long after they arrived here, there was a heavy snowfall, which was naturally not a good thing for them.

Secondly, the sudden arrival of heavy snow will greatly increase the difficulty of their attack on Anbian City, and even make them have to give up the siege for a while.

Li Tagu looked at Anbian City in the distance, and sighed dissatisfiedly: "Even God is helping the Tang Army, is it because God is going to die and I am angry?" ”

The fat on Li Tianlong's cheeks trembled, and he said: "Chief, Anbian City is not easy to capture for the time being, but there are many villages in Ulzhou, especially near the state city, many villages are very rich, we can't just stare at Anbian City, if we can break through the state city, the wealth obtained will be several times that of Anbian City." ”

Li Tagu nodded slightly, glanced at Li Tianlong sideways, and said with determination: "Li Tianlong, you and 5,000 soldiers and horses stay here, keep an eye on the Hengye army in the city, and this leader personally leads 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack south." ”

"Rest assured, the leader will definitely complete the task." Li Tianlong replied loudly.

An hour later, the leader of the Nu Du tribe, personally led five thousand elite cavalry, and rushed towards the direction of Lingqiu City, Lingqiu City is the seat of Ulzhou, not only there are many rich people in the city, but there are also many rich people in the nearby villages, if you carry out a plunder, you will definitely be able to harvest a lot.

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In the evening, the three hundred warriors who were carefully selected were all proficient in the use of skis under the training of the brothers in the White Wolf Village, and the three hundred pairs of brand-new skis were all made and distributed to each warrior.

In order to let the warriors who raided in the middle of the night have enough physical strength and energy, after dinner, Li An asked all the warriors and the brothers of the White Wolf Village to start resting immediately.

At the same time, Guo Ziyi personally gathered nearly 1,000 soldiers and horses, preparing to serve as the backyard of Li An's army, so as to expand the results of the battle.

"It's okay, in a few hours, we will launch a surprise attack on the camp of the Fan army, should we send someone to investigate first."