Chapter 168: If you can take prisoners, don't kill them, we are civilized people
The waiting process is not boring, and it is even a little pleasant.
Watching the Turks eat and drink Lazar every day is similar to watching the live broadcast.
"Tsk, open defecation, these people, do they have a little concept of toilets, even if they are not afraid of filth, they should always be afraid of infectious diseases or something, well, I guess they have no concept of germs or anything."
"The felt bags are so densely distributed, and the air is not circulating at all, does the smell of mutton smell on each other's bodies is very good?"
", put hay and torches in a pile, aren't they afraid of burning the company camp?"
Full of slots, Li Ran can only use barbarism and primitive to describe the way of life of the Turkic people, and he can be regarded as having seen the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and he has not learned any good aspects.
Moreover, this was still the living conditions of the Turkic royal court, and the environment of ordinary nomads could only be worse.
So the reason why they went south to rob Datang is simply too legitimate...... Forget about life, at least ensure survival.
However, the hard work is hard to force, and I offended Datang, so I am waiting to be cleaned up.
The first surprise attack troops successfully converged.
The person who led the team turned out to be Wang Zhonghe...... The door tiger is worthy of its name.
"Immortal Master, it's really you!"
The other party took the initiative to come to the convergence, after all, Li Ran's iconic signboard was too obvious...... When he was in Liangzhou, his windy hot air balloon impressed the officers and soldiers, and Wang Zhonghe, as a member of the border army, was a good little fan.
"Yes, you've taken over a lot of Turks."
Li Ran stretched out his thumb, the blood on the child's armor had already coagulated, and there was a series of ears hanging on the horse's back...... A mark of great merit.
The whole army numbered more than 1,400 men, a quarter of the troops, which was quite a high percentage in absolute numbers, but their morale was very high, which only showed that the enemy died more.
"Immortal Master, we wanted to sneak attack the Turkic royal court, and we were going to be ready to sacrifice our lives, but we didn't expect to see you, great!"
Like his father, this kid's trust in Li Ran is deep-rooted, after all, the Tang Immortal Master is the legend who turns the impossible into possible.
"Let's eat first, rest well, and then let's do it."
Li Ran did not deny his plan, but he did not plan to act immediately.
According to observations, there were at least 20,000 people in the Turkic royal court, and the most elite wolf cavalry of the royal family was stationed...... The wolf was the symbol of the Turkic royal court, and in the name of the wolf, there was no doubt about the fighting ability of this cavalry team.
Besides, a sneak attack may not work.
Although the location of the royal court is a depression from the geographical point of view, built to facilitate the use of water, there is no shelter around, in other words, even if the speed of the cavalry rushes over, the other party has two pillars of incense to prepare, for the Turks who grew up on horseback, the two pillars of incense are enough to get out of the felt bag, pick up the weapon and mount the horse to meet the enemy.
The most important thing is that Li Ran did not intend to bury the Turkic royal court here.
Too risky...... Judging from the battle loss ratio of Wang Zhonghe's partial army, there are more than 5,000 troops in the entire Tang Dynasty, and even if they are assembled, they may not be able to attack.
So, it's okay to sneak attack, but it's not necessary to do it all in one battle.
The purpose of the stage is to support Ashina Qiyun to the top...... This dude has betrayed so many compatriots, it's time to give him a little sweetness.
Two days later, Wang Haibin quietly approached with the main army.
"Sure enough, your father and son both have similar thinking, and beheading is the most effective method...... But Lao Wang, you are eccentric! ”
Seeing the old man outside the plug, it is normal to be happy and embarrassed.
Wang Haibin looked embarrassed, not that he couldn't make jokes, but that he was really biased...... Divide the army for his son, twice as many troops as other partial generals!
"I'm the deputy marshal, I have the final say on how to divide the troops...... General Wang Lao divided the command with me and Xue Sixing, and asked us to act cheaply. ”
There is no excuse, just play tricks, Li Ran was immediately convinced, such a brazen person, what else can he say.
However, by mistake, the forces for the sneak attack were enough.
"What about Ashina Qiyun? On his bloodline map, half of the objects that need to be killed are concentrated in the Turkic royal court, and this guy won't want us to break in. ”
Li Ran smiled, knowing that this question must have an answer.
"Turn the tiger away from the mountain!"
Sure enough, Wang Haibin replied briskly, "Our soldiers are divided into several ways, General Xue swept the Turkic tribes on the periphery with great fanfare, and deliberately released some remnants of the soldiers to report back to the Turkic royal court, while my side is a dark son, bypassing the outlying camps of the Turks, and going straight to the location of the royal court to behead him, calculate the time, these remnants should have arrived, according to that kid's estimate, the royal court will definitely send wolf cavalry to reinforce the surrounding tribes, the main account is empty, we just caught him off guard." ”
Genius's plan, although Ashina Qiyun has not read a day of military books, he is playing beautifully, of course, more importantly, Wang Xiaojie's decisiveness is really good, a total of 8,000 people still dare to play these sassy routines.
Just do it.
Sure enough, there was soon an unusual commotion in the Turkic royal court, and a large number of rangers poured out, and all of this was clearly seen by Li Ran, who was hiding on the hillside...... The observation range of a few kilometers is not covered.
"Go, kill according to the list, I only have one request, if you are lucky enough to bump into the Turkic Khan, don't kill him, don't kill him, don't kill him even if he lets him go, it's better to be captured."
"This ...... Why? ”
Wang Haibin looked puzzled, from the enemy's point of view, cutting off its head would undoubtedly be more profitable.
"Because he is better alive than dead, if he lives, he will be able to gather the Turks, and the political situation of the Turks will not be chaotic, this is the conclusion I have come to after considering a lot of factors in the past few days, is it funny? But for Datang, keeping him alive is indeed the highest benefit! ”
Li Ran had to persuade Wang Haibin to do the same, killing the Turkic Khan would certainly plunge the Turks into civil strife, but there were so many royal bloodlines, once a new Khan was elected, in order to establish his authority, he must gather a large army to have a big battle with the Tang Dynasty.
A defensive war with no profits, at most there is no loss if you win, and it is a loss-making transaction if you lose.
If you want to fight, you have to choose the battlefield on the opponent's territory as you do now!
And keeping the Turkic Khan, and then killing the main battle faction, the other party will have a great fear of Datang, and he wants to take revenge but has many scruples, this state could not be better.
Ashina Choyun and other innovative forces can take the opportunity to raise their heads, and with that kid's political skills, as long as they secretly support him, it is not impossible to help him ascend to the throne...... Turning the Turkic Khan into an agent of the Tang Dynasty is touching when you think about it.
How to do it, there will be time to think about it in the future.
Wang Haibin was dumbfounded, obviously Li Ran looked at the problem from an angle far beyond his thinking, and after being silent for a moment, he finally nodded and said, "Okay, the immortal master has the emperor's edict, and even the old general Wang Xiaojie is controlled by the immortal master, how to fight this battle, you have the final say." ”
"Don't look bitter, I only make a request, specific command, you come."
Li Ran fully performed what it was like to shake his hands and be in charge.
Of course, these words are exactly what Wang Haibin wants...... Killing the Turkic lair with his own hands is a great sense of accomplishment for the generals.