Chapter 323: Night Attack (Part II)
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Three hours passed quickly, in the middle of the night, when all the people in Songzhou City fell asleep, the south gate of Songzhou quietly opened, a soldier in full armor quietly sneaked out of the city, sneaking in the southwest direction, the operation was extremely secretive, in addition to all the soldiers who participated in the raid, the rest of the only few people in Songzhou City who knew about the event joined the army, that's all. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Walking in the middle of the team, looking at a guide sent by the Songzhou army beside him, Li Qing asked curiously: "How far is it from Gansongling here?" What is there for an ambush on the march? ā
King Shou asked, and the guide of the army arched his hand, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, Gansongling is not far from Songzhou, only fifty miles, and it is enough to arrive in an hour, and during the Zhenguan period, in order to defend Songzhou, the empire once set up a separate army on Gansongling, and Songzhou City is a corner, taking care of each other, but after a hundred years of vicissitudes, the garrison of Gansongling, which once shocked Tubo, has long disappeared in the dust of history, and the disciples left an abandoned camp that makes people sigh. ā
"Speaking of which, the military guide has a regretful face, the current empire is different from the imperial focus in the Zhenguan period, the empire focused on the north but did not ignore the defense of the southwest border during the Zhenguan period, and during the Tianbao period, the empire's focus was not at all in the southwest, if there was still a Tang army stationed in Gansongling at this moment, how could Tubo dare to invade Jiannan so much?"
Of course, these military guides naturally won't say it, although they know that His Royal Highness King Shou next to him is selfless, but after all, the other party has the blood of His Majesty today, and if he talks about His Majesty's rights and wrongs in front of the other party, it is obviously out of place.
After a pause, the guide spoke again: "There are indeed many suitable places for ambushes on the march, but if you want to talk about the best place, there is only one. That is a section of the sheep intestine trail ten miles away from the Jatamansi Ridge, this sheep intestine trail is about three miles long, both sides are hilly sections about ten zhang high, and there are perennial green pines on the high ground on both sides. Perfect for hiding traces of the army! ā
"And more importantly, the mountains are full of gravel, and it can be said that if the other party dares to step into this sheep intestine trail for half a step, even if it is not completely annihilated, it will definitely suffer heavy losses!"
Listening to the words of the army guide, Li Qing was secretly happy in his heart and secretly glad at the same time, glad that he had stopped following because of the obstruction of the personal guard battalion. Otherwise, with the wisdom of Qinling's perennial leader, he would definitely lay an ambush here, and if the Tang army, who did not know the situation, rashly chased here, it would definitely suffer heavy losses and unimaginable consequences.
After summoning several generals and Mu Fan of the Eastern Battalion who accompanied the army, Li Qing said in a low voice: "Listen to the orders of this king, this raid is mainly a temptation, and there must not be too many losses. Strive to cause the maximum loss to the other party at the lowest cost, you are the backbone of the defense of Songzhou, and you must not have too many losses! ā
Knowing the seriousness of the matter, the generals spoke one after another: "We will follow the arrangements of His Highness!" ā
Recognized by everyone, Li Qing opened his mouth and said: "This time the army is mainly harassing, there is a sheep intestine trail forty miles away from here, and the deputy general of the city defense army led the headquarters to ambush on the hills on both sides, as for Mu Fan, he drew a hundred elites from the army to gather all the green moth guards around the king, and there was a guide accompanying Li Ye to lead the infiltration into the enemy camp from behind, and assassinate the main general of Tubo. Disrupt the enemy camp! As long as the enemy general is killed, the Tubo sergeants who have just suffered a fiasco and are already unstable are bound to collapse on all fronts! ā
As he spoke, Li Qing set his eyes on the obscure military guide standing aside. He said: "The guide lives in Songzhou all the year round, so he must know other ways to sneak behind enemy lines?" ā
Seeing Li Qing's question, the guide naturally arched his hand and said: "Your Highness, rest assured, your subordinates know that there is a road on the west side of Gansong Ridge that has been abandoned for many years, and this road is extremely remote, if it is not for the local people of Songzhou. It is absolutely impossible to discover this path, and the Tibetan soldiers have come from afar, expecting that they will not be able to discover this hidden road! ā
Mu Fan naturally didn't dare to refuse King Shou's orders, but looking at Li Ye, who was always guarding Li Qing's side, Mu Fan still said: "Your Highness's orders to the last general naturally don't dare to refuse, but if the head of the Qing Moth guard goes out to carry out the assassination mission, the guards around His Highness will inevitably be empty, and when the time comes, if His Highness has any accidents, we will be responsible for death." ā
"The last general asked me to lead a hundred brave men to go deep into the enemy camp to assassinate, Mu Fan dared to make a military order to His Highness, and he would definitely kill the enemy army and send his head and hands to His Highness."
Waving his hand to stop Mu Fan's active invitation, Li Qing opened his mouth and comforted: "This king has the protection of the Tang army by his side, so naturally you don't have to worry about the safety of this king, and your task is that this king will go to raid the enemy camp, attract the attention of Tubo, and let them come to pursue, and this king will cooperate with your actions and appear with you." ā
After all, the non Qinling, who had just suffered a fiasco, was eager for a big victory to lay the heart of the army, and at this time, this king, the first-class prince of the Tang Dynasty, who was sent to the door at this moment, was undoubtedly a huge temptation for the non Qinling, who was eager to make contributions, even if they knew that they were cheating, but they had to pursue it, because only they themselves would understand what it meant to them to capture King Shou, the supreme commander in Jiannan Dao today? ā
An hour later, under the Janson Ridge, all kinds of white tents were scattered all over the wilderness in a very orderly manner, except for a little spark and the occasional patrol of soldiers, there was no movement!
In the north direction of the barracks, under the cover of night, an army looked at the two sleepy-eyed Tubo soldiers standing on the temporary lookout platform of the trees, Mu Fan waved one hand, and behind him, there were already two soldiers holding Tang crossbows aiming at the target, only to hear Weng's voice, two Tubo soldiers fell in response!
Of course, at the moment when the two soldiers fell, losing the solidity of the Tubo people, Mu Fan clenched his hands into fists here, and hundreds of Tang troops rushed up behind him, crossed the improvised fence built by Tubo, and rushed towards the surrounding Tubo military tents!
And the Tubo soldiers who fell asleep with the Tang army's burning and killing onslaught, some of them had not woken up and had fallen asleep, and some had just woken up, and their clothes had been hacked to death before they had time to wear them.
Just out of a big war, who thought they would be able to sleep peacefully and sleep well, who would have thought that they would never wake up from this sleep, indifferently, there was such a big movement here, and a pair of Tubo soldiers patrolling gradually gathered here, but in the face of the Tang army, which was in full swing with killing intent and currently occupied a numerical advantage for a short time, their arrival could only slow down the pace of the Tang army's massacre!
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