Chapter 232: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
Chapter 232: Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron
The two consecutive days of high-intensity siege made the Great Food Coalition army cry bitterly, and the Qiuzi army and the Khotanese army also organized several charges, and the two flanks attacked at the same time, so that Muhammad and Abdullah were almost out of breath, and it took a lot of effort to barely resist it. Moreover, the siege time of the Anxi army that day also increased significantly, and it worked from morning to evening before collecting troops, which made the nerves of the Great Food Coalition Army tense to the limit from top to bottom.
"General, I'm afraid it's hard to continue to resist like this......" Tararidan finally couldn't hold his breath, the war of attrition for several days in a row, most of the losses were the soldiers of his stone country, and if it goes on like this, even if Qi Yad wins the victory in the end, can he still call it a country?
Ziyad also had a headache at the moment, and Muhammad and Abdullah attacked several times under his instruction to no avail, and almost let the two flanks of the Tang army counterattack, which really surprised him. But at this moment, in the face of Tararidan's questioning, he still had to stabilize the scene first.
"Your Royal Highness, please don't worry, I have sent someone to urge reinforcements to travel, as long as the 100,000-strong army led by Winhagul and Homer arrives, it will be the time for us to launch a major counterattack. When the time comes, the Anxi army will definitely ......"
"General Qiqi, there is news from Whitewater City!" Wincourt rushed into the house excitedly, clutching a parchment roll tightly in his hand.
"Bring it!" Ziad was overjoyed, and finally arrived!
After reading the parchment letter in a hurry, Qi Yade swept the gloom in his eyes and laughed loudly: "Good! That's great! Long live Allah! ”
Tararidan looked at the insane boss with a look of suspicion and half-joy, and pursed his lips, not knowing whether to ask or not.
"Your Royal Highness, great news!" Ziyad turned around with a smile, "Lord Abu has agreed to fully support our plan for a decisive battle in Talas, and at present, the food and grass supplies needed for the battle have been transferred from Mulu and Samtar to Tuozhi City and Whitewater City; The allied forces led by General Wenhagur and General Homer have also arrived in Whitewater, and they will be there in three days! And our good friend, the Commander of the Qarlu Army, has also agreed to cooperate with us and stab the Anxi army in the back! That's great news! Hahaha! ”
Tararidan let out a long breath, and a long-lost smile revealed: "Good news indeed!" ”
Ziyad pondered for a moment, then turned to Winhagur and commanded, "Send a message to Homer with a herald dove, and let them set out quickly, and the cavalry will arrive at Talas within two days!" ”
Jian Yu Wei camp tent.
Yang Qing took off his middle pants with cracked teeth, and looked at the inner thighs in surprise: "It's calluses again!" ”
Zhang Nan smiled innocently: "Riding a horse all day is inevitable, if Miss sees it, she should be sad." But don't worry, it's good if the cocoon falls two or three times. ”
Yang Qing pouted: "It doesn't matter if he's ugly or not, the key is that he rubs it painfully!" You have to endure it in front of outsiders, and you have to suffer sin. ”
Zhang Nan smiled silently, his own uncle is also a resolute person, he has been pampered since he was a child, and after the military training in the past few months, he didn't cry out in front of outsiders.
Yang Qing smashed it: "Now think about it, in Lishan, although it is tiring to carry a sandbag every day, after all, it can allow you and Gan Ting to beat a few wild meats from time to time to come back to adjust and adjust, and now the dead noodles and cakes all day long are windy and meaty...... Oh, it's hard for ordinary soldiers to even see a piece of meat, it's really good to be at home for a thousand days, and it's hard to go out for a while. ”
Zhang Nan stopped what he was doing: "Uncle...... Homesick? ”
Yang Qing threw himself onto the marching couch and looked up at the top of the tent: "Say no, that's fake." Since joining the army, your young lady has not complained in her mouth, and she must be ...... in her heart."
"Report! The forward battalion sentry card reported, and someone asked to see General Zuo Lang! ”
Yang Qing rolled over and got up, this is strange, ask to see? Over here?
"Who? Where is it? ”
"The person who came said that it was the family of General Zuo Lang's house, and they were waiting at the checkpoint. I don't dare to make an assertion under the mark, so I hereby ask Zuo Lang to show it! ”
Yang Qing glanced at Zhang Nan in surprise: "Someone from the family?" ”
"Come in! No, I'll pick it up myself! ”
"Also...... Yiqing?! ”
Yang Qingxing rushed to take Zhang Nan to the forward sentry card, but he didn't recognize it at first glance.
"Childe, don't come unharmed?" Sima Chuan bowed deeply, his eyes full of joy.
"Unharmed...... Unharmed...... What are you doing here? You're not ...... In the ......, "Yang Qing couldn't turn the corner at all for a while, this surprise came fiercely."
"Zuo Langjiang, it seems that he is also in trouble, so let's go back to the account first and then talk?" Zhang Nan suddenly interjected.
"Oh, yes, yes, I'm confused, pay back, pay back first! Yiqing, you can get on the horse without ......"
Under the lamp, looking at Sima Chuan, who was gobbling up, Yang Qing patted him on the shoulder sadly: "Slow down, slow down." ”
Sima Chuan poured another bowl of water and wiped his mouth embarrassedly: "I'm in a hurry, I haven't eaten for a day." ”
"In such a hurry?"
"The subordinates went around in a big circle, found out some news, and hurried back to tell the son......"
"No less than 100,000 people?!" Yang Qing gasped.
Sima Chuan nodded affirmatively: "The subordinates have carefully estimated, at least 100,000, according to their speed, they should have arrived in Baishui City now." ”
"It's only three days away!" Yang Qing was taken aback again.
"That's normal, if it's a cavalry march, it's a day and a half." Zhang Nan also frowned, "It's coming so fast." ”
Yang Qing hurriedly paced: "You just said that there is a large amount of grain and grass to assemble in Tuozhi City?" ”
"Yes."
Yang Qing suddenly stood still: "Yanxi, arrange Yiqing to rest, I'll go find Guo Xi!" ”
The lights were still not turned off in the tent of Coach Jian Yuwei, Yang Qing did not wait for Li Yang to enter the account, and went straight into the account: "Xilie, come with me to see Gao Gong!" ”
"There are more than 100,000 people?!" Guo Xi's face was also difficult to look at, "This is more than twice the size of our army." ”
Yang Qing hurriedly walked in the head: "And they are on the defensive, since ancient times, the battles have been far greater in siege than in defending the city." ”
Guo Xi grabbed Yang Qing: "Ziyin, what are your plans?" ”
Yang Qing patted Guo Xi's hand: "Let's talk about meeting Gao Gong in person......"
"No way!" Guo Xi made a fierce effort and pulled Yang Qing away, "You must have a plan, tell me about it first!" ”
Yang Qing understood that Guo Xi was worried that he had some dangerous plan to implement alone, and he was not at ease. I really have a plan in my heart, I wanted to wait for Gao Xianzhi to make a prelude to it, but now it seems that I can't get around.
"Xilie, it's okay if you want me to say it now, but you have to promise me after you hear it."
Guo Xi's face sank: "You talk about it first." ”
"I'm going to make a surprise attack on Tuozhi City!"
Guo Xi was obviously stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
"Tuozhi City...... Ay! Ziyin and so on! ”
When he stepped into Gao Xianzhi's handsome tent, Yang Qing had already arrived first, and he didn't dare to look at him with a weak heart. Guo Xi glared at his lieutenant general fiercely, and arched his hand to Gao Xianzhi: "The last general ......"
"There's no need to be polite, come and discuss." Gao Xianzhi has unfolded the topographic map, and several major generals are there. "Ziyin, you speak!"
"Yes. The last general's family, the day before yesterday, set off from the capital, from Tianshan South Road to make a big circle, found something along the way, and the special starry night rushed to report. The follow-up reinforcements of the Great Food Alliance have now arrived in Baishui City, and a large number of heavy grain and grass are also gathering towards Tuozhi City. The enemy reinforcement was led by the generals Wen Hagul and Homer, and each had a 10,000-strong team of its headquarters, plus the allied forces of the Zhuhu State, with a total of more than 100,000 people. ”
Everyone's faces were solemn, and although no one changed color, their brows were tightened.
Gao Xianzhi bowed slightly: "I have made a bloody investment." Tell me what to do? ”
There was silence.
Gao Xianzhi raised the corner of his eyes: "Are you scared?" ”
"The last will think!" Guo Xi raised his eyebrows, he couldn't hear the word "afraid" the most, "The countermeasures set by Gao Gong the day before yesterday when he summoned us can still be implemented, creating the illusion of Gelulu's defection, luring the big food and heavy troops to be greedy, surrounded and annihilated by the soldiers and horses of the four towns of Anxi, and the flanks of the Bahanna and Qarlu troops were dispatched to attract the enemy's attention, and our Jianyu guard attacked and harassed the enemy's Chinese army, quickly broke the city, and intercepted the enemy's rear road!" In this way, the overall situation is decided. ”
Gao Xianzhi was noncommittal: "What do you think?" ”
Zhang Ji nodded slowly: "According to General Guo's deployment, the enemy can still be broken and captured, but the number of enemy soldiers is large, and it is difficult to completely annihilate it." ”
Don't point to Duan Xiushi's map: "The last general is a little worried, where are the enemy's 100,000 reinforcements coming west?" Stuck in this opening, we can't do it yet, and the same is true for the Great Food Army. If the enemy's reinforcements are stationed west of Talas, with the strength of Jian Yuwei 5,000, even the elite will be difficult to break through the city, and it will still be a two-point game. If it goes on like this, it is possible that it will be difficult to distinguish the winner in three or five months, and the final competition may be the supply. ”
Everyone was silent again, they were all veterans of fighting and leading troops, Guo Xi's plan could be fully realized, but that was the assumption that everything was going well, and Duan Xiushi's inference might be more realistic. After all, the enemy's numerical advantage is too obvious, even if you eat half of him, it is impossible for you not to lose, but the Great Food Alliance still has ** tens of thousands, still more than you.
Of course, Guo Xi was not convinced in his heart, until now, the Anxi army has not seen Jian Yuwei's terrifying strength with his own eyes, but the relationship between this battle is too important, Duan Xiushi's words are somewhat convincing, Guo Xi has no real grasp in his heart after all. It depends on how Gao Xianzhi decides.
"The last general, please die!"
Gao Xianzhi raised his head in surprise, his face full of surprise.
"Ziyin? Please! ”
"The last general is willing to lead five hundred horsemen to raid Tuozhi City!"
"Ziyin!" As soon as Guo Xi heard Yang Qing's voice, he knew that something was wrong, this madman, don't want to die? If you really want him to go, in case of a mistake, how to explain to Yang Qing's family?
"Wonderful!" Gao Xianzhi slammed his fist on the map.
"Draw wages from the bottom of the kettle!" Duan Xiushi looked at Yang Qing excitedly, with sincere admiration in his eyes.
"Five Hundred Horsemen...... Will it be a little less? Zhang Ji was a little worried.
"It's not much more expensive." Yang Qing's face was calm, "Enough." ”