Chapter 577: Caged Bird
20,000 horses, not much,
However, according to the information Mamel received before,
20,000 light cavalry,
It should be the number of all the light cavalry of the Han Heavenly Empire,
Does this indicate that
The initial plan of these Han Dynasty troops,
is to wait until his troops enter the first line of heaven,
Then block the exits on both sides,
At the same time, launch an ambush attack in the canyon,
so as to achieve the goal of defeating your own army in one fell swoop,
The possibility is huge.
With such an idea,
Mamel did not listen to Minbayi's advice.
"Order Tucker to pursue and destroy that light cavalry force, and at the same time, send an additional 50,000 men to support Tucker, and kill all those who encounter any resistance!"
The guards in charge of the herald hurriedly retreated,
Mamel turned his head and glanced at Mingbayi,
When he found that he closed his lips tightly but did not say a word,
I sneered secretly in my heart,
Then the command was issued:
"Everyone else, speed up and set off for the first line of heaven. At the same time, I ordered the slave soldiers in front of me to charge with all my strength, and I must wipe out those Han Dynasty people in the sky, those who kill five enemy soldiers can restore their freedom, and those who kill ten people can join the army of my Kushan Empire! ”
After saying this command,
A cruel smile appeared at the corner of Mamel's mouth,
This commandment is not so much a reward for the slaves,
It's more like a command to send them to death,
Those slave soldiers were poorly equipped,
It's hard to be able to fight with regular soldiers,
Not to mention the need to kill each other.
They only have rudimentary sticks in their hands,
Or rusty iron,
Don't say it's a slaughter of heavily armed soldiers,
Even cutting down some ordinary domestic animals is not an easy task,
But there is a restoration of freedom,
can even become this temptation of the Kushan Empire's soldiers,
Don't worry that these slave soldiers don't fight hard,
Mamel's ultimate goal was not to let these slaves establish meritorious deeds.
Just let these guys,
Able to fight and kill,
Hold those Han Dynasty armies back,
Don't give them time to retreat or set traps,
so that your troops can quickly catch up,
Even able to pass the first line of the sky,
That's enough.
After listening to Mamel's order, Mingbayi on the side,
His face darkened involuntarily,
However, he still did not choose to speak,
Such a reaction,
It makes Mamel even happier.
Time passes minute by minute,
The sun slowly climbed to the center of the sky,
At noon, it finally came,
A glimmer of heaven is already in sight,
Mamel ordered the troops to temporarily recuperate,
Although knowing that the battle is about to begin,
But sharpening the knife does not mistake the woodcutter,
Such a truth,
It's suitable for everywhere you go,
Naturally, Mamel is also very clear,
It's because the battle is about to begin,
Therefore, it is all the more important to let the troops get sufficient rest.
Mingbayi didn't eat those delicious delicacies,
Just a glass of wine in his hand,
Walking slowly around the barracks,
His eyes were fixed on the towering glimmer of heaven in the distance,
For some reason, when I saw there,
There will always be a thrilling feeling in my heart,
He always felt that there was something strange in this line of heaven,
Although according to the intelligence returned by the spying,
It can already be deduced that
There was no error in Mammell's previous judgment,
The other party really didn't come to this line of days in advance,
And on the other road,
the appearance of enemy troops,
It is also from the other side that explains the reason,
Presumably the other party's coach,
If you want to have a 'turtle in the urn',
But they don't want to, their urns are not yet ready,
But this goal appeared in advance,
It all looks a little unexpected,
But it also makes sense,
And it is very conducive to the current situation of the Kushan Empire's army,
But Mingbayi always felt that something was wrong,
As for the specific reasons,
But I can't describe it.
Moreover, he also knows very well,
Mamel was very bad for his senses,
At this time, if it is just some inferential words,
Not only can it not have the desired effect,
It will make the situation worse.
In the final analysis, he Mingbayi is just a poor background,
More often than not, before making a suggestion,
The first thing to consider is your own position,
And most importantly, life safety,
This is the year he has been doing it for more than 20 years.
The truth realized from the struggle of life and death.
At the moment when Mingbayi was thinking hard,
A herald hurried over,
"My lord, urgent military situation! General, please hurry over! ”
Mingbayi hurriedly drained the wine in the glass,
Hurriedly walked towards Mamel's tent,
When you turn around,
Again took a deep look at the sky in the distance,
There is the sun shining brightly,
It looks deeper and more dignified.
When I entered the tent,
Mamel was sitting upright in front of his seat,
There was no one else in the tent,
A smug smile appeared on Mamel's face,
At this time, Mingbayi already had a lot of understanding in his heart.
"Oh, it's the dear wise man who is here, come on, come on, please take a seat!"
When Mamel raised his head and saw Mingbayi,
With a big smile on his face,
There is a bit of sincerity behind this smile,
Only he could tell.
"Hey, my friend, guess what I got just now?"
Minbayi looked at Mamel,
Honestly shook his head,
He really didn't know what the reason was.
But after seeing Mamel's smug smile at the moment,
He seemed to have guessed something.
Seeing Ming Bayi's suddenly paused expression,
The smile on Mamel's face was even brighter,
"Hahaha, it seems that our wise man has guessed it, you can talk about it."
Mamel picked up the wine glass on the table,
drank the glass of wine beautifully,
"Could it be that General Tucker's side has won?"
Mingbayi said with some uncertainty.
"Hahaha, worthy of the wise man, it seems that nothing can be hidden from you."
Mamel said in a relaxed tone,
Ming Bayi raised his eyebrows when he heard this,
He was a little incredulous,
Could Tucker have won so easily?
But thinking of the resistance of those countries in the Western Regions that I encountered before,
The nations of the Western Regions,
Whether it is a large country or a small country,
Their sergeants,
There are very few really tough guys,
The so-called nations that can fight well,
In front of the armies of their Kushan Empire,
It's not much better than paper,
can easily defeat this kind of soldier,
The strength of the enemy is not visible at all.
I heard before that the countries of the Western Regions,
all described the Han Dynasty army as very powerful,
Now it seems that there is an element of exaggeration in this,
I'm afraid, more,
It is also because of these armies in the Western Regions,
They themselves are too weak,
Therefore, Minbayi thought of this,
It's also a little relieved.
Mamel looked at Minbayi very proudly,
Gently tapping on the table in front of him,
"Tucker is a good guy, he didn't disappoint me, although he only scattered the light cavalry and didn't annihilate them, but he found the main force of the other party."
"The main force of the other party!?"
Ming Bayi raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
"Not bad, the main force! We have explored before, this time the Han Dynasty army sent to the Western Regions, it is only about 100,000 horses, and after removing some of the men and horses left behind, only about 80,000 people can fight here. Tucker had previously routed nearly 20,000 light cavalry, and later discovered the build-up of nearly 30,000 troops, all of which were under the banner of the Han army. ”
Mingbayi's eyes widened,
He didn't expect things to change like this,
After the 20,000 light cavalry,
There are also nearly 30,000 Han troops,
If this is true,
That's pretty much what you can do.
What Tucker encountered,
It must be the main force of the Han army.
Mamel looked at the shock on Minbayi's face even more proudly,
Then he spoke:
"In addition, those slaves broke through the canyon very quickly, and also encountered the Han army's troops, but the other side was not many in number, the two sides only fought for a long time, and those Han troops hurriedly withdrew, although there were not many corpses left, but Beroka personally inspected the battlefield, those guys did not retreat on purpose, but were really repelled by those slaves. What else do you have to say now, Lord Wise? ”
Mamel changed to a comfortable position and sat down,
Gently shaking the wine in the glass,
Watching the wine spin in the glass,
His eyes were slightly raised,
Looking at Ming Bayi, who was frowning on the side,
But in my heart I am secretly spitting,
This blind guy,
Now it's so obvious,
His stinky expression,
It seems that I still have to say some discouraged words.
But now happy Mamel,
I'm not interested in making too many calculations with him,
While shaking the wine glass,
While gently stroking the thick beard on the side of his cheeks.
"General!"
Mingbayi knew that he was open,
Surely in the minds of the other party,
Even more unpopular,
But after all, he is the duty,
I had to bite the bullet and say:
"I still think that it should be safer!"
A momentary gloom flashed between Mamel's eyes,
But soon, he quietly hid this look,
"Wise Man......"
In Mamel's tone,
Filled with naked mockery,
He continued:
"I know you're a very cautious person. However, on the battlefield, opportunities are fleeting, and if you miss an opportunity because of caution, it can be something you will regret. Now, the distribution and intentions of the enemy army have been very obvious, and all signs show that your previous conjecture is correct, but we are one step ahead of the other party, so we came to this line before we grabbed the other party. Now that things are so clear, if you want to continue to be cautious, then ......"
Mamel's gaze at Mingbayi grew cold,
Though the mouth did not continue the words,
But the implication is that
But it has been expressed very clearly.
Minbayi heard this,
bowed and bowed,
Standing aside and not continuing to speak,
He has done his duty,
Go on,
Once annoyed by Mamel's words,
Not only can it not change any status quo,
Instead, he gave away his life in vain,
It wasn't what he was hoping for.
Seeing that Mingbayi finally closed his mouth in recognition,
Mamel laughed again.
"Tucker didn't have a frizzy direct attack, he has already learned that I sent reinforcements, and he is still repairing while waiting for reinforcements to arrive. After the reinforcements arrived, the 100,000-strong army and the extermination of tens of thousands of people in this area were just a matter of being captured. ”
Mamel glanced at Mingbayi,
But this sentence was deliberately explained to him,
Although he is very unaccustomed to this kid,
But after all, the other party is a wise man appointed by King Udir,
also give the other party some face,
It's good that this guy is smart,
is more tactful in dealing with the world,
This is also the fundamental reason why Mamel did not really run on Mingbayi.
"In addition, on this side of the Sky Canyon, Beroka also ordered people to go forward to investigate, and the whereabouts of the enemy army were not detected nearby, and the main force would be separated from those slave armies by some distance, even if there was really an accident, both sides would be able to take care of it."
"General Mingjian!"
Mingbayi hurriedly said respectfully to Mamel,
The other party has explained the entire strategy very face-savingly.
Mingbayi is naturally very clear,
This is to give face to His Majesty the King who is standing behind him,
And he was glad to get off the donkey,
After all, Mamel's deployment is not a omission,
It's relatively thorough,
In today's situation,
In addition to the complete evacuation waiting for detailed information,
This is already the safest way to deal with it.
Mingbayi lowered his head and slowly withdrew from the tent,
Let out a long breath,
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a beautiful bird flying into the sky,
The bird had just stopped by the Mamel tent,
When you stop where you are,
Covered in gray-white feathers,
It looks unremarkable,
But when this wings fly,
Beneath the gray feathers,
There are countless brightly colored patterns hidden,
It looks very beautiful,
The bird hovers and soars in the sky,
Looks free,
Very free,
Mingbayi put his hand on the pergola and watched the unknown bird gradually fly higher and farther away,
I couldn't help but start envious in my heart,
What a beautiful bird it is,
It doesn't look good on weekdays,
But once you spread your wings and soar,
The bright feathers,
That vigorous posture,
How remarkable,
It seems that he is also such a person.
Thinking of his life with twists and turns since childhood,
Later, it gradually emerged,
Respected wherever he goes,
Even awe-inspiring,
And even in the end,
I have received great grace,
Summoned by His Majesty the King himself,
And gave him a grand reward,
and a prominent position,
At that time,
It's so radiant,
Just like this bird flying in the sky at this moment,
It's just, stirring thoughts,
In the end, it turned into a sigh,
Lingering in the air for a long time,
The bitterness and helplessness inside,
But people can't help but feel their hearts rise,
Mingbay is in my heart,
Silently said to himself:
It's just a pity that I'm not as good as it after all,
It can laugh proudly in the sky,
But he can only look up in the cage.