Chapter 240: Tug of War
It's almost time, Lin Sen simply gathered his manpower, there are not many of those people who fled back, so it doesn't matter, if they go back to spread the information that the Tang army is strong, maybe it can also hit the morale of the Turkic army.
There are still some Turkic prisoners of war who have been captured alive, so it is good to seize the time to surprise and interrogate them first, and learn more about the enemy's movements.
From this battle, it can be seen that those who can be scouts for the army are indeed good hands, and these Turkic scouts still chose to fight to the death despite the heavy casualties in the first round of the duel, and their riding and archery skills are indeed worthy of their reputation.
However, from the situation learned from the prisoners of war, the morale of the Turkic army itself was not too high, mainly because of their internal fighting, which made these people a little panicked and unable to settle down.
While thinking about it, Lin Sen didn't forget to arrange for someone to go to the back to report the news, and at the same time asked his subordinates to quickly rest and recuperate, get some food and drink to replenish their strength.
Since we have already engaged the Turkic scouts in close combat, it means that the enemy's main force will not be too far away, and we will definitely continue to explore the details of the enemy later.
As a result, when Lin Sen and the others packed up and were about to set off again, Xue Wanche and some of the vanguard army had already caught up, and briefly explained the situation, and after getting permission, Lin Sen and the others still set off again.
After walking cautiously for dozens of miles, there were still dozens of miles away from Shuofang City, and Lin Sen and they were unexpectedly blocked again, which showed that they had come to the periphery of the Turkic army, and these rangers were all sentry scouts in the camp.
Without saying a word, Lin Sen and the others just covered it with a rain of arrows, and before the enemy gathered, they circled the Turkic camp as much as possible, and kept fighting with the gradually increasing number of enemies as they ran.
After almost figuring out the reality of the enemy, Lin Sen quickly turned around and ran away, and the thousands of Turkic troops behind Nima gathered and were ready to come over and eat them.
This is not the time to be a hero, and sending back the detected information in time is the scout's top priority, and if you continue to entangle with those mad dog-like rangers, I am afraid that you will not be able to go back.
It was not until Lin Sen and Xue Wanjun's vanguard army converged that the thousands of Turkic cavalry who had been chasing after each other showed off their might in front of the battle, and then slowly retreated.
Lin Sen didn't have the impulse to run out and play with those people, his subordinates ran and killed at the same time, which consumed too much physical strength, after all, people with almost unlimited physical strength like him are very few, and even those dealers under him have already shown fatigue, which shows that they are really wearing a lot of money today.
At this time, running out to play with others will not only fail to achieve the goal of damaging the enemy's morale, but may cause his subordinates to die in vain.
"General Chai has an order, let me wait to find a suitable place to camp first, and wait for the arrival of the army before making plans.
Your unit is doing very well, I will go to General Chai to ask for credit for you, now rest first, and tomorrow it will be your turn to go out to investigate. Xue Wanjun said in front of a group of subordinate generals, and he inevitably praised Lin Sen and them.
Probably because of his younger brother's relationship, this strong general also showed some kindness to Lin Sen rarely.
The generals responded with a bang, and in addition to arranging the necessary troop guards, the rest of the team began to look for suitable camping sites, and by the way, also cleared the surrounding enemy scouts who might be spying on them.
The final location was still set by Xue Wanjun, and the most important camp construction was, of course, done by those auxiliaries.
Opening roads in the mountains and building bridges in the water is also one of the important tasks of the vanguard troops, and it is also easy to do this work, and it does not take long for a strong camp to be built.
Horses, trenches, and other things that hinder the enemy were readily available, and even the craftsmen in the army had begun to assemble bed crossbows and make a number of trebuchets. These big guys can not only be used when attacking the city, but also for defending the camp.
It was rare to have a good night's sleep in the camp, and Lin Sen, who had become energetic again, set off again, and the Turkic camp was there, and the goal this time was much clearer.
However, the other party also frantically wanted to get close to the Tang Army's camp, and Lin Sen and the Turkic rangers had several encounters, and they also had their own casualties, of course, Lin Sen's men still had less damage.
It's just that I haven't been able to get the information I want, and there are more and more rangers from the Turkic side who come to investigate, and the small group that has quietly touched it in private is even more unknown.
Lin Sen's interception became more and more difficult, and in the end, the battalion had to dispatch some cavalry teams and engage the opponent head-to-head to block the opponent.
It is inevitable that there will be a lot of attrition among Lin Sen's subordinates, that is, relying on the sworn protection of their respective generals, it is rare that those guards have all saved their lives, but without Lin Sen's admirable strong armor, hanging colors is always indispensable.
Especially those who are on the battlefield for the first time like Lin Sen, they are a little inexperienced, and they don't have Lin Sen's super reaction speed, so they are all hanging colors.
They are fighting, and when their heads are hot, they can't help but burrow into the enemy's pile, and if Lin Sen hadn't brought people to rescue them in time and snatched them out of the enemy's encirclement, they would have died on the battlefield.
Except for Xi Weizhong, the generals under Lin Sen have not yet been reduced, and those generals brought by the guards have more or less sacrificed their lives for the country.
Of course, the results they have achieved are also quite rich, and as of now, Lin Sen and his guards are definitely the most successful group of people in the entire army.
Even so, Lin Sen was still a little dissatisfied, because it was becoming more and more difficult to probe the situation on the enemy's side, and he had to know whether the enemy had the intention of dividing his troops.
It's a pity that there is no falcon that can detect the enemy, or something like a reconnaissance plane, and one guy can see the enemy's situation in a comprehensive way.
However, this tug-of-war did not last long, and a sudden heavy snow covered the entire Xiazhou, and also temporarily blocked the eyes of the two armies from probing each other.
But Lin Sen did not relax, because Lin Sen felt that the real decisive moment was about to come. So even if he returned to the camp temporarily, he was still waiting for him, ready to attack at any time.
Chai Shao, who had already been stationed in the camp, also gathered the generals and was discussing the next countermeasures.