Chapter 95: A Glimmer of Victory

Guo Li stayed in the Assassin's Mansion.

Liu Fulai's family is in the backyard and wants to move out to make room for the new adults.

"You don't have to move out, the official can make do in the wing, and he has to grieve Liu Tingshi." Guo Li did not plan to stay in Shanzhou, Baguio was about to be born in a few months, and he would return to Beijing as soon as the war ended, and grab some territory with others in Shanzhou.

Liu Fulai was sure that this adult was really not here to grab his position, Liu Fulai put his mind at ease and raised grain and grass with peace of mind. Shanzhou originally had an inventory of 50,000 stones, which was apportioned by each county to see how much it collected, and the insufficient could only be taken out of its own pocket. Liu Fulai has been doing thorn history for many years, and has searched a lot. This time, I vomited it all out. As long as you can keep your official position, money is nothing.

"The villagers who came to report the enemy situation in Rong County, do you want to ask me?"

"Villager? Take it and have a look. ”

"Geshuhan, meet your lordship."

Guo Li saw that the person who came was sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed as a hunter.

"I heard that Tuyuhun occupies a few villages, I wonder if Ge Shuhan's family is good?"

"I ask the lord to take the boy to kill the enemy, when the enemy attacked, my father and brother happened to go to the neighboring village to propose relatives, maybe they escaped a catastrophe."

"Come along, Servant Wynne, I'll leave it to you."

The servant bone Huaien was depressed, why did Jianhu hand it over to me, and Geshuhan also handed it over to me.

Guo Li took Jianhu, Meng Haoran, and Servant Bone Huaien to Lexian.

Gong Wei, the general of Shanzhou, held out here for eight days, and heard that the general sent by the imperial court to seek the west came.

"I've heard the name of the handsome man for a long time, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation." Gong Wei hugged Guo Li with a fist.

"General Gong's name Guo already knew that in the first year of Shenlong, General Gong served as a captain, led 300 people to chase the enemy for thousands of miles, and destroyed more than 500 Turks. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan, Tubo Xing troops came to attack, General Gong served as the captain, led a thousand people to pursue the soldiers, annihilated 3,000 enemies, and was transferred to Shanzhou as a general. ”

"The last general, Gong Wei, meets the marshal."

Gong Wei was convinced by Guo Li at this moment. Not to mention anything else, just rushed to the last sentence "faded out of the bird" to win Gong Wei's appetite, and it has been a pain in the idle egg over the years. Whenever the military newspaper said that there was a war there, I couldn't wait to ask Ying to go and kill the enemy.

"Don't dare," Guo Li helped Gong Wei up, "The enemy army here and the enemy army on the front line, how easy to deal with over there?" ”

"Back to the commander, the enemy army here is vulnerable, if it weren't for the responsibility of defending the territory, the last general would have led three thousand soldiers and horses to kill the general. As for the enemy army in the first line, the last general has never seen it, so it is difficult to say. ”

"Happy, the commander ordered the general to lead two thousand cavalry out of the city to rush out of the city to investigate the enemy's reality, not to make meritorious contributions but to ask the general to come safely. Ben Shuai personally beat drums and cheered at the head of the city. ”

When others heard Guo Li's words, they thought that Guo Li was hiding evil intentions, this Gong Wei had been choking enough over the years, and he couldn't go into battle to defend the city in Lexian County, so he was a little aggrieved. Now when he heard Guo Li's order to rush and kill, he immediately took the order to leave.

"General Gong is a man." Li Guangbi said.

"Ziyi might as well hand over all the five thousand cavalry he brought to Gong Wei to see what kind of momentum he can play."

"The commander of this battle is reserved for Gao Sheji, and the last general, Gao Sheji, asks for his life, and is willing to lead three thousand cavalry out of the city to kill the enemy."

"Order: Gao Sheji led 3,000 soldiers and horses from the headquarters to follow General Gong to kill the enemy, with more than 100 dead and wounded, and come to see him." The high house chicken was ordered to leave.

Since he knew that Tuguhun in front of him was just cannon fodder for the Tubo people, his combat effectiveness was not strong, and it was inevitable that his morale would be low. Guo Li sent two teams of 5,000 cavalry, not to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but to let the Tuyuhun side defend themselves in peace and not really come out as cannon fodder.

The gate of Lexian County, which had been closed for many days, was opened, and two thousand cavalry came out of it and rushed to kill the Tuyuhun army.

Tuyuhun never expected that the Tang army would come out of the city, and was caught off guard by Gong Wei's army, and the formation was messy. Just when Tuyuhun closed the formation, another 3,000 cavalry came out of the city, and they were slashed and killed, and the 2,000 cavalry led by Gong Wei turned around and rushed to kill. Just when Gong Wei and Gao Sheji were rushing to kill, suddenly Lexian County was headed by Mingjin.

Mingjin stopped, and Gong Wei and Gao Jicoop gathered the cavalry and returned to the city.

"Why doesn't the big marshal continue to rush and kill? The opponent's position collapsed, and there were no ambushes. Gong Wei said dissatisfied.

Just now was indeed a good time to kill the enemy.

"These Tuyuhun will be used by me in the future, wouldn't it be a pity to kill them now?" Guo Li said with a smile.

Only then did Gong Wei know that the young handsome man in front of him had a strategic mind, which was not comparable to ordinary people.

"Dashuai, what are you doing now?"

"Climb the mountain."

"Climbing a mountain?" The tall house chicken does not understand.

Guo Li led everyone to the first line of the sky, and Gao Sheji understood what Dashuai just said about climbing the mountain.

The two mountains are towering, and a small road in the middle is not more than dozens of zhang wide, and the narrowest part is only a few zhang. The Tang army installed horse traps and horse rejection piles on this road, and dozens of feet in front of it were full of flammable materials. Once Tuyuhun attacks, only the rocket ignites the flammable, and the front immediately turns into a sea of fire. The end is a good place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, as the so-called one husband should be closed.

When Lilly came to find a superb terrain.

After a line of sky, it suddenly opened up, forming a large open field, and the front three miles narrowed and narrowed. The Tang army set up the first line of defense there, and the two lines of defense were separated by ten miles.

This terrain is quite famous, and the locals call it the Gourd Valley.

The two generals, Ling Dongshan and Li Ruhai, saw Guo Li leading the army coming, and hurriedly rushed forward.

"The last general, Ling Dongshan, meets the marshal."

"The last general, Li Ruhai, met with the marshal."

"What's going on in Tuyuhun?" Guo Li asked.

"After Tugu Hurong County broke the city, the march was blocked here, according to the order of Lord Thorn Shi, we will wait to garrison here."

"Do you have any confidence in breaking the enemy together today?" Guo Li brought 5,000 cavalry, full of confidence.

"The general is sent, and the general will never give up." The two captains defended here for eight days, and when they heard that the county order of Rong County had been martyred, they were eager to kill all the Tuyuhun soldiers in front of them to avenge the county order.

Ge Shuhan was familiar with the terrain here, and knew that there was a mountain path that could lead directly from the mountains to the county seat of Rongxian County. Guo Li ordered Ge Shuhan to lead the three hundred people led by the servant Huai'en to make a detour from the mountain behind Tuyuhun and firmly block the first line of heaven.

"Those who are stained with the blood of the people of the Tang Dynasty will pay the corresponding price. The Tang Dynasty military is mighty and cannot be provoked. Gao Sheji, order you to lead 5,000 cavalry to lie in ambush at the mouth of the gourd in front, and when the fire in the valley is extinguished, rush into the valley and try your best to kill the enemy. Lieutenant Lingdong Mountain, you are ordered to lead a thousand men and horses to lie in ambush on the mountains on both sides, smear tung oil on rolling wood, and hide sulfur and hay in the valley. When the enemy enters the valley, throw a rolling log into the valley and ignite it. The hay in the valley is on fire, and the enemy is doomed. The two generals, Li Guangbi and Li Ruhai, ordered the two of you to lead the men and horses of the headquarters to retreat, and when the battle is over, take the county seat of Rongxian at a very fast speed. ”

Ling Dongshan led the footmen, and it was just right to arrange them on the mountain. The rest of the cavalry had a speed advantage and were used to annihilate the enemy army.

After Ling Dongshan led the infantry up the mountain to make preparations, all the soldiers withdrew from the first line of heaven.

After noon, Tuyuhun's soldiers discovered that the Tang army had retreated and immediately reported it to the tribal chief. Tuyuhun was headed by Murong Xuanchao and had a total of six tribes. There is a chief among each tribe, and it is the Changping tribe that has the most power in the clan. The Changping tribe is between the upper reaches of the Yellow River and the Jinhe River, and has a radius of grassland. This time, Tubo raised troops in the Tang Dynasty, and the Changping tribe was also powerless to resist being coerced. The leader of the Changping tribe was twenty-five-year-old Murong Xing, who had no intention of fighting. This time he captured Rong County in one fell swoop, and was praised by the Tibetan marshal Shang Zandu. The Tubo people sent a hundred slaves to Murong Xing, including ten Tubo female slaves with all kinds of charms. Murong Xing was merry and happy, and he changed his mind and thought about making great contributions. Suddenly, the soldiers reported that the Tang army was retreating, thinking that the Tang army was cheating. sent a hundred soldiers to investigate, and there was no abnormality in the two miles of land, so he boldly led the army forward. If you make more great contributions, the rewards of Tibet will inevitably be even richer.

The first line is about ten miles long.

Murong Xing passed a glimmer of time before he let go of his worries. The first line of heaven is the best place to ambush, and the terrain is open forward, so even if you encounter an ambush, you will have the power to fight back.

"Chief, the terrain ahead is narrow, and there is a fear of an ambush." The Pathfinder came to report.

"Ambush? Even if the terrain is narrow, an ambush can only play a role in deterring the enemy, so there is nothing to fear. Murong Xing was not afraid.

After walking two miles forward, the soldier came to report: "Chief, Tang soldiers have been found ahead." ”

"Set up camp on the spot, and you will go with me to check it out." Murong Xing still didn't take it to heart. When he saw the location of Taniguchi, Tang Bing was ready to defend against the enemy. Flammable materials are placed at the mouth of the valley to block them when they are ignited in the event of an enemy attack.

Murong Xing said with a smile: "If you follow the previous method, there are two checkpoints in front and back of this valley, even if I have an army of 100,000, it will be in vain." Now digging your own grave and trying to hinder the movement of the army by relying on a single pass? ”

Before the words fell, countless sassal trees suddenly rolled down from the mountain. The Tuyuhun people were suddenly attacked, and in their panic they saw a rain of arrows from the mountain, and these arrows were not aimed at people but at the previous wood.

"Not good." Murong Xing understood the intention, and the other party attacked with fire. The gourd valley where you are located, long and narrow on both sides and open in the middle, is the natural location of fire attack.

This valley is known locally as "Gourd Valley".

Ge Shuhan led 300 people from the mountains to the back of the Tuyuhun people, followed the army of Tuyuhun, set up a fence on the outside of the first line of sky, blocked the horse piles and trapped the horse pit, and placed flammable materials in the first line of the sky. I saw a fire in the valley, igniting the flammable materials on the side of the line.

Murong Xing was already in a panic, and when he heard that the soldiers were coming to report that the retreat route had been sealed, he was in despair.

The fire is getting bigger, and there are already many weeds in the valley, although the weather in early spring is full of tender green and new leaves, and the dead branches and dry grass left over from previous years are caught by the fire and swept across the valley. The Tang soldiers on the mountain continued to shoot arrows downward, which further aggravated the spread of the fire.

The fire burned for two hours.

The sun was setting in the west, and the afterglow was blocked by the mountains, and the whole valley was miserable.

Gao Sheji led 5,000 cavalry to kill from the valley in front, and 78 out of 10,000 people brought by Murong Xing died in the burn fire, and the remaining 2,000 people surrounded Murong Xing.

The two sides soon came into contact, and the Tuyuhun tribe collapsed at the first touch, and they were slaughtered one-sidedly. After the three charges of the high chicken coop, there were less than 100 people around Murong Xing.

Li Guangbi and Li Ruhai led 2,000 men and horses to recover Rong County.

Gao Jicoop looked at Guo Li and admired the young handsome. The tall chicken coop is not afraid of bloodshed, not afraid of war, only afraid of nest fighting. Even if you die in a one-on-one battle, others will give you a thumbs up. It's been a long time since I've seen such a hearty battle in front of me. Gao Jicoop looked at Guo Li, and asked if he wanted to live in his eyes. After seeing Guo Li's absolute gaze, Gao Jicoop issued an order to kill without mercy.

Murong Xing's guards swore to protect the chieftain to the death, but they were surrounded by Tang soldiers. Another charge, there were only fifteen people around Murong Xing.

"Who is your general, Murong Xing is willing to join the Tang Dynasty, surrender and never rebel."

Guo Li walked out slowly and looked at Murong Xing.

"Whoever offends my heavenly might will be killed, whoever invades my territory will be killed, and whoever kills my people will be killed. Kill! ”

With Guo Li's order, the battle ended quickly, and all the fifteen guards were killed in an instant, and Murong Xing died under a dozen guns.

Fathers and villagers of Rong County, Guo Li has avenged you!

Zhuge County of Rong County knows that Guo Li has avenged you.

When Rongxian County ordered a scholar to die for the country, Murong Xing was doomed.

Guo Li took Jianhu, Ling Dongshan, Ge Shuhan, and Servant Bone Huaien to Rongxian County, leaving the tall chicken coop to clean up the battlefield.

Li Guangbi and Li Ruhai led 2,000 people to the city of Rongxian, the city gate was opened, and the city was empty. Tuyuhun originally had a small number of people left in the city, and when he saw the Tang Xing troops coming, he had already abandoned the city and fled.

Guo Li stood at the head of the city, the traces left by the blood at the head of the city have not disappeared, and Zhuge County has made the soul of the hero live forever. I don't know if this county magistrate is the same as himself, and he has traveled through time and space in the Hades Dynasty.

"Quickly find the corpse of Zhuge County Order."

The soldiers searched for a long time and finally found a pit of 100 people, which was full of corpses. Guo Li ordered the soldiers to pile up the grave bags in the same place, found a huge stone tablet, and engraved "Hundreds of heroes and martyrs in Rong County, Zhuge County ordered the martyrdom" as a mark. Guo Li did not find the body of Zhuge County Order alone. Hundreds of corpses had already decayed after several days, and if they were exhumed hastily, they would cause a plague.

The Si people are gone, but the heroic souls live on.

The army was stationed in Rong County and posted notices to appease the people.

……

"Eight hundred miles of urgent military situation!"

The military department received an urgent report and quickly reported to Shangshu Wang Hui, who took the battle report to Xingqing Palace to face the saint.

"Your Majesty, a great victory ahead! Guo Li led 8,000 men to annihilate 10,000 enemies and recover Rong County. ”

Li Longji was feeding the carp in the pond, and when he heard the good news, he was in a good mood, and accidentally sprinkled some more fish food, and the carp in the pond swarmed in, and the scene was spectacular.

"How many dead and wounded?" Li Longji expected Guo Li's recovery of Rong County.

"Seventeen killed, sixty-eight wounded."

"What?"

In comparison with the casualties, this battle was a great victory.

"Show me how the battle was fought." Li Longji took the battle report, and there were only a few crosses on it.

"On April 28, the eleventh year of Kaiyuan, the minister led 8,000 to die in Hulukou to set up an ambush to destroy 10,000 enemies, and his own 17 were wounded and 68, and then recovered Rong County. The former county ordered Zhuge Acropolis to be martyred and erected a monument to remember. ”

Li Longji Longyan Dayue, posthumously sealed Zhuge Acropolis as the history of Shanzhou Thorn.