Chapter 237: Throwing Stones and Asking for Directions

"Map!"

It seems that it will not work to go forward, thousands of enemy troops have just passed, and it is difficult to say where they will be encountered, and the small detachment of less than 500 people, no matter how elite it is, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no jade shattering; It is even more difficult to retreat to Tuozhi City, and there are thousands of revenge-hungry cannibals chasing and killing; Hiding and waiting for the enemy's edge to pass over first, and then plan to return to the Talas camp? Yang Qing shook his head, once the news of the burning of Tuozhi City was transmitted back to the front line of the Great Food, withdrawing the army would become their only choice, and their own people would still be caught at that time......

The north and south roads are impassable, the west side is a desert that is not too small, and the east side is the vast lofty mountains and mountains of the Tianshan Mountains, do you really want to hide in the mountains to fight guerrillas? It may save your life, but how does it help you in the bigger picture?

Yang Qing's gaze crossed the medicine killing water, crossed the Gobi Desert, and continued to move westward - Mulu Prefecture.

"Yiqing, you say...... Is it possible that the governor of Khorasan of the Great Food is in the state of Mulu? The strange thoughts in his mind may be crazy, but Yang Qing doesn't want to kill them easily.

"It's possible, maybe it's in Samtar."

"Sam Tartar ......" Yang Qing easily found Sam Tartar City not far east of Mulu Prefecture, "It's very close." ”

"Childe is trying to ......?" Sima Chuan wasn't sure what Yang Qing wanted to do, he only knew that his boss's expression was very weird now.

"Just go to Mulu Prefecture! What do you think? Yang Qing looked fierce, "We were originally here to copy the enemy's back road, but now that we have burned their granary, the task can be said to have been completed." But now in a dilemma, it's better to be ruthless and dig deeper! Isn't their governor on the side of Mulu State? Let's go find him! ”

"Make!" Ye Guan's eyes lit up, "They have more than 100,000 people to Talas, and now they have sent thousands of people to the front to consolidate the supply line, the emptiness in the rear is certain, it will definitely be done!" ”

Yang Qing looked at Sima Chuan again, and the latter didn't say anything, just nodded firmly.

On this expedition, 500 people all had the idea of sacrificing their lives for the country. It is normal to die on the battlefield, and if you can get out of the battle, you will earn it. Since the coach has this ambition, what else is there to say, go to the cannibal nest!

"Put out the torch, Xidu medicine kills water!"

Two days later, Yang Qing's men and horses completely disappeared into the endless desert. At Sima Chuan's suggestion, Yang Qing still arranged for two sergeants to enter the Tianshan Mountains along the road before turning, hoping to tell Gao Xianzhi and Guo Xi about the new movements and plans.

In ancient times, the means of communication were backward, and Yang Qingzhen hoped to have a mobile phone. Thinking that Ayiji could use communication pigeons to deliver news, Yang Qing was secretly concerned that he must establish and promote this method after he goes back. However, even if Jian Yuwei had an advanced communication pigeon system at this moment, he did not dare to hand over his movements to the pigeons to bring back. The carrier pigeon used by the big cannibal is already very mature, and accordingly, in order to counteract, there are also some fierce birds such as Hai Dongqing and the like, specializing in hunting carrier pigeons, in case the enemy army gets important information about their own side, it is really a dead end. The only hope is that there will be communication pigeons in Tuozhi City, in that case, the Great Food Alliance will not make up its mind to quickly retreat in advance, and Gao Xianzhi's deployment will be meaningful.

Yang Qing's wish was half fulfilled, and there was indeed no communication pigeon in Tuozhi City, but there was a ...... in Whitewater City

The relay of changing horses and not changing people made the bad news of the burning of Tuozhi City spread to Whitewater City within three days, and the guard general was like ashes after hearing the news, trembling and writing the news, tying it to the feet of the carrier pigeon, and then began to plan for where he would go.

Ziyad unfolded the small parchment roll, and after just one glance, he felt dizzy.

"Tuozhi City was attacked and burned by hundreds of Tang troops, and the grain and grass were gone!"

A great sense of fear struck him, and Ziyad's face turned pale, and his hands that were propped up on the table trembled slightly. How can it be? How could there be a Don Army in the rear? There are more than 100,000 horses under his command to eat and drink, and with the supply of Talas and Whitewater City alone, how many days can they support?? The Anxi army is as solid as a rock in front, and our army's attack is not effective, if we learn the news of the food shortage, the army's heart will be floating......

"General? What's wrong? Muhammad saw that Ziyad's face was not right, and he asked worriedly.

Ziyad's mind was so confused that his mind went blank, and when he didn't know whether to tell Muhammad or not, the herald shouted outside the door:

"General Qiyu, the Tang army has changed its formation again!"

When Ziyad was stunned, Muhammad frowned and replied in a muffled voice, "What are the details?" ”

"The Shule army has come up, and the left and right are still the two armies of Khotan and Qiuzi, and the Yanqi army has retreated to the rear to rest."

"What about the Qarluq? Where did it go? ”

"It has retreated, and the camp is set up behind the Yanqi army, across the river from the Bahan's army."

"Qarlu has changed the rear army?" Ziyad seemed to see a life-saving straw and came back to his senses suddenly.

It was at this moment that Ziyad finally figured out something. Why has the siege momentum of the Anxi army not been in a hurry or slow? Why is Gao Xianzhi willing to drag the stalemate even though he knows that he is suffering a loss in numbers?

It turned out that he had already arranged this move, and Gao Xianzhi wanted his army of hundreds of thousands to die here! He was waiting for the time when he had to retreat when he ran out of food and grass, and the time to chase and kill!

Ziyad's eyes gradually became fanatical, I can't just admit defeat! I still have one move that would kill the Anxi army!

Mohammed looked at his boss worriedly: "General, what's wrong with you?" What's the news coming from Whitewater? ”

"It's fine!" Qi Yade replied to Yin Owl's expression, "A small group of Tang troops sneaked up behind us from somewhere, and they were attacking the area from Tuozhi City to Baishui City, but their numbers were pitiful, and they couldn't make it into a climate!" ”

Muhammad was waiting to ask questions, but was stopped by Ziyad's raised gesture.

"Muhammad, go, go now! Organize our heavy cavalry, all the heavy cavalry, and get ready under the city! Tomorrow, the decisive battle! ”

Muhammad was taken aback: "General, in that case, our wings will be empty!" ”

"Let the people over there in Anguo and Kangguo make up for it! Let them stand behind us, and the Anxi army will not act rashly! Ziyad grew manic, "I want Qarlu to do it!" Tomorrow! ”

Muhammad did not dare to say more, but hurried down to prepare.

"Bang!" Ziyad slammed his fist into the parchment roll on the table. Gao Xianzhi, you are indeed a good means. But tomorrow I want you to die without a place to die!

"Gao Gong, the enemy army on the opposite side is moving!" Zhang Ji hurriedly walked into the camp, his voice full of irrepressible excitement.

"Oh?" Gao Xianzhi, who was crooked on the couch, had his eyes lit up and stood up, "So uncontrollable?" How did it move? ”

"It's not really true at night, but it seems that troops and horses are being drawn from both wings to assemble under the city, and the Zhuhu troops behind are filling the gaps in the two wings. Gao Gong, do you say this is ......?"

"It's pretty much the same!" Gao Xianzhi clapped his hands excitedly, "They are preparing for the cooperation between the inside and the outside, it should be early tomorrow morning!" ”

"Please make a public announcement!" Zhang Ji's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and he realized that the opportunity for a decisive battle had come!

"First, send someone to bring a message to Guo Xi, and tomorrow morning with the sound of the arrow as the signal, and act according to the plan. Let him take out Jian Yuwei's true skills, didn't the big cannibal send thousands of soldiers and horses to monitor him, if Guo Xilie can hold them all up and not leak the news, I will take his credit! Second, let Li Siye wake up ten thousand points of spirit, don't be too fake in acting. Also, when retreating, the point was pressed, and there was no need to lose the soldiers and horses! If he makes the slightest mistake, the old man will not be spared! Third, tell Duan Xiushi that he will personally arrange the deployment of the two wings, and the enemy army will definitely spare no expense tomorrow, even if it is surrounded, it will be a vicious battle, and the enemy must not be underestimated and arrogant! Fourth, you personally went to Gelulu's side and helped them to deploy, so that the merchant Han was optimistic about the beggar force, which is the most important thing! Remember! ”

"Yes! The last general commands! Zhang Ji got out of the tent with enthusiasm, looked up at the sky, and it was another dark night with dark clouds and moon.

Early in the morning, Ziyad hurried up to the tower.

"Is there any unusual movement in the Tang Army?"

"Not yet. However, their front army seemed to have retreated a little, and did not attack the city as usual. Abdullah replied respectfully to Ziyad's question.

Muhammad went to the city to command a mixed force of more than 10,000 heavy cavalry and 30,000 light cavalry, which was all Khorasan possessions. Originally, Qi Yad intended to lead the charge in person, but he was persuaded by a group of generals and could only sit at the head of the city.

"It's not surprising, we are gathering the main force under the city, they are afraid of the impact of our heavy cavalry, it is normal to retreat a little."

Qi Yade guessed correctly this time, Gao Xianzhi really didn't expect that it was actually the heavy cavalry of the big cannibal that had been hiding behind. In the era of cold weapons, a stable formation is the basis for ensuring victory, high morale is the key to victory, and once the enemy's psychological balance and organizational foundation are destroyed, it is equivalent to victory. And in a not too short period of time, a terrifying short-range charge with heavy cavalry was indeed one of the most effective means of achieving this end.

However, for this kind of army, which was also prominent in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the clever Chinese have long found a way to crack it - spear infantry, plus various artificial obstacles to block heavy cavalry charges, with long-range heavy projection weapons, and light and flexible light cavalry, the combination is a nightmare for heavy cavalry.

Although the method is known, Gao Xianzhi still needs time to arrange it. Therefore, the Shule army retreated some distance.

The sun gradually showed its head, smearing the armor of the Great Eater Heavy Cavalry with a faint layer of blood red.

Ziyad didn't want to wait any longer, he knew that in half an hour, his army would have to charge head-on to the sun, which would be very disadvantageous.

"Tell Muhammad that the light cavalry will attack and harass, and raise the three black and three yellow flags!"

The day when Talas decided his fate had finally arrived.