Chapter Seventy-Six: Capture the Bridge (1)
Mardaqi came from a small tribe in Tibet, and even in the tribe, he was not a warrior, so it was difficult for him to stand out in his army, so it was better to try his luck in this vassal land.
But things are so unfortunate, it's hard to get acquainted with the previous Dongben, and if you go further, you can get a job like a tax collector, but I didn't expect that only a few months later, a new chief official came, and all his plans failed.
This is okay, it only costs some money to leave and right, as long as there is a future, how can you earn it back, who knows, this new Dongben, looking young, is extremely powerful, the property is still collected, things are as usual, but he is sent from He Bo City to the side of Po Yi River, and he is also famous, giving him a chance to get ahead.
This is really stealing chickens and rice, Marda begged to think of a common saying of the Tang people, which was used to describe his mood at this time, which could not be more accurate.
Tang people, as long as he thought of this word, his heart jumped, and rumors have been spreading in the camp recently, all saying that tens of thousands of troops from the Tang people came and were stationed on the opposite side of the river.
Whether there are really so many, no one knows, but he knows very well in his heart that the Tang people must be here, otherwise Dongben would not be so close to the enemy, not only recruited locals to join the army, but also personally led the cavalry to press on the river bank. Only I know.
Just when the atmosphere in the camp was tense day by day, there was an accident in the rear again, Xi Dongzan led the troops out of the camp, and only told them to guard the bridge carefully, but he didn't say anything, but he stayed here for so long, there was something he couldn't guess, it must be something happened in He Bolao City.
There were only a hundred or ten steps between the two camps, and the movement of the Tubo people was so loud that it was impossible to cover it up, so that the atmosphere in the camp was even more strange, and every time he went to patrol the camp, he could feel that those Bolu soldiers no longer seemed to be as tame as before.
The Tubo people have occupied this land for only about 30 years, and the slightly older people still remember everything at the beginning, there were too many rebellions and suppressions, and a lot of people were killed, coupled with heavy taxes, it still had an effect under high pressure, at least on the surface, they have been obedient and have not made any trouble for a long time.
But what he thinks in his heart, only the gods know.
Mardaqi understands that it is not the gods who can help him now, but himself, at least when Dongben returns to the division, to keep the bridge from being lost, and there will be no chaos in the camp, which is the limit.
Therefore, he had to show greater enthusiasm than usual, urging several Tibetan officers in the battalion to make rounds from time to time, in an attempt to stabilize the morale of the army in this way.
He Bolao City is only more than a hundred miles away from here, and the cavalry can arrive in half a day, as long as it lasts for two days, it may not take two days, and Dongben can return to the division.
The night was as cold as water, and only they lit rows of torches on their side, shining from the barracks to the bridge, as bright as day.
In fact, it is not a good choice for the defenders, because if the Tang army is ambushed on the other side, it will be easy for them to see the movement here, but they themselves will not see them.
This is a helpless thing, it is dangerous at night, there is no light, it is more likely to have accidents, and the lesser of two evils can only be used.
Mardabeg led the men straight to the head of the bridge, which was the focus of their garrison, and the bridge deck, forty paces wide, could pass eight horses side by side at the same time when the treads were intact, and only such a passing rate could support the huge caravan between the two places.
There were no torches lit on the bridge, because the surrounding area was sprinkled with fire oil, and a careless end was burned, and in the dark, several figures were busy there, and some figures kept running from a distance.
Is there an enmity?
In the environment of bad light, many people could not even open their eyes, which was a disease known as "night blindness" in later generations, due to the lack of vitamin A in the diet or due to some digestive diseases affecting the absorption of vitamin A, resulting in retinal rod cells not synthesizing rhodopsin raw materials.
However, the Tang people, especially the Tang army, did not have such shortcomings, and they could even run day and night in the grasslands and deserts, so as to achieve unexpected goals.
"Which team is on duty today?" As he walked, he asked his men.
"The Bitter Boss of the village of Nufley."
As soon as he heard that it was him, Mardaqi did not ask any more, but his pace quickened a lot, it was a hunter with good eyes, and he wanted to know what the other party had discovered.
A few miles away in the valley, the Tang people's camp was boiling, but the torches were strictly limited, although this distance, the enemy may not be able to see clearly, but the light reflected in the sky could not be hidden.
The entire front was moving, even the Yang and the headquarters of the right army in a parallel state were no exception, and the cavalry all dismounted, holding the horses with titles and hooves in their hands, and lined up in a single column, almost sticking to the side of the mountain and marching forward.
And the Chinese army led by Feng Changqing, all the horses and pack horses were used to pull the cart, the cart was a variety of wood and ropes, as well as a wooden tenon structure for riveting, the heavy cart pressed the road deep into it, and the sergeant who was pulling in front had to be whipped again and again, but the speed could not be fast.
"If you can't go this way, they won't be able to support it for long, so let all your people go to the cart." Seeing this situation, Feng Changqing was a little worried, and after sending Liang Zai out, he saw his own guard at a glance.
"You also bring people, there will be no danger here."
The escort had no choice but to lead people away, and there were only a few civilian positions left around him, such as soldiers and judges, and watching a cart of materials being pushed to the front, he still felt a little unsure in his heart.
"Yuwen joins the army."
"The lower official is here." Yu Wensheng replied in a low voice.
"You said these were all things that Gorou asked to do?"
"Exactly, Xia Guan looked at the pattern he drawn, and there is only one word to describe it." He paused for a moment and continued, "Unbelievable. ”
Feng Changqing understood his feelings, and after seeing the real thing, his heart didn't swell with this feeling.
For a moment, he even suspected that all the bad deeds of this Gorou in the past were all to cover up this genius, otherwise how to explain everything that happened in front of him.
He looked up ahead, high and low figures rose and fell in the valley, the night covered all this, but he couldn't hide the worry in his heart, what was the road ahead?
It's a matter of success or failure.