Two hundred and ninety-five Rong Ma to the west
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Even if only more than half of the soldiers in a prisoner camp were subdued, it was a great achievement, Fang Li was just about to continue to ask, Sun Ce on the school field saw Fang Li and Dian Wei from a distance, and hurriedly ordered Hua Xiong to take his place first, trotting all the way over.
Fang Li stopped Sun Ce's desire to salute, and looked at the meticulously practiced Han soldier with curiosity: "Bo Fu, how did you do this?" In such a short period of time, let so many captives obey you. β
"Returning to the lord, the minister told them the news that our army was going westward without authorization, and ordered people to spread the tragic situation that the Bai Di people killed innocents indiscriminately in Beiqu and Nanqu, and left no grass everywhere they went." Sun Ce hugged his fists and said, "The minister told these captives that as long as they follow the lord, they can avenge the innocent people who died in the west." β
"It's as simple as that?" Fang Li narrowed his eyes, obviously not believing Sun Ce's fluttering words, "That's it, tens of thousands of Han troops are all at your command?" β
"Naturally not, thanks to the five hundred Han soldiers who were subdued by the lord." Sun Ce pointed to the front row of people standing in the school field, "The one named Zhao Si, the lord promised him the official position of the middle guard, and the minister made him and his subordinates serve as junior officers, and promised these Koreans that they could not face each other with their comrades. β
Speaking of this, Sun Ce glanced at Fang Li with a hesitant expression: "This matter is a matter of the minister's unauthorized assertion, and he has not reported it to the lord, and he asks the lord to punish him!" β
Fang Li was stunned for a moment, and only after a while did he realize what kind of crime Sun Ce was asking for.
Promised these captives not to let them meet their comrades, which means that these people will not be of much use in the battle to attack Korea, and can only be used in the face of Bai Di.
"Alright, it doesn't have to be." Fang Li patted Sun Ce's shoulder nonchalantly, and went straight to visit the camp, "Since the widow gave you nearly 50,000 people, how to toss it is your business, there is no need to ask the widow for everything." β
"yes, you just put your heart in your stomach!" Dian Wei laughed and hammered his fist on Sun Ce's stomach, "With Han Wu's current soldiers, if these Koreans don't turn against each other and cause trouble, our army can easily push him and Handu!" β
Sun Ce straightened up and rubbed his throbbing abdomen, smiling bitterly as he followed, this General Dian Wei really didn't know how heavy it was.
Of the 48,000 captives, nearly 20,000 of them were willing to accept the Tang army's recruitment and follow Fang Li to the west to defeat Bai Di, and the number is still increasing every day.
It's not that these Han pawns have no bones, it's really that the total amount of Korean land is so big, and the western border is notoriously fierce, and more than one-third of the 48,000 prisoners of war are in the west, and some of their hometowns have been tragically captured by Bai Di, and the other part is also in danger.
The rest, some are loyal to South Korea and can't overcome this hurdle, and some are forced to join the army, and since they are captured, they never want to take up arms again, and live this kind of life and earn one day at a time.
For those who had no intention of joining the army again, Sun Ce gathered them together, ordered them to work hard for the Tang army in exchange for daily food, and promised to let them go home as long as the war was over; For those who were shaken, Sun Cexiao was moved by emotion and reason, and repeatedly promised that he would never force them to fight their comrades-in-arms in turn.
As for those die-hards, Sun Ce isolated them one by one to ensure their safety but did not let them come into contact with their comrades.
After another ten days, a total of 30,000 prisoners of war expressed their willingness to follow the Tang army westward.
Knowing that this is probably the final number, Sun Ce placed these 30,000 prisoners of war in the Korean army camp by the river, still wearing the Korean army uniform, only tying a bright yellow scarf around his neck to distinguish it, and issuing wooden weapons for daily drills, gradually, the spirit of this group of prisoners slowly improved.
At the same time, Fang Li was also constantly receiving information from the internal guards that the Bai Di army was attacking.
The battle was changing day by day, and every day a small city or village would fall, and Fang Li's brow furrowed more and more as he looked at the topographical map spread out on the ground.
"South bend, north bend, then Jiaogang, and now into the military building city, Bai Di is going north?" A bad premonition surged in Fang Li's heart, "This group of barbarians won't be fighting Han Du's idea, right?" β
Sun Ce, Gao Shun and Hua Xiong were all training at this time, except for Dian Wei, only Zhang Liao and Jia Xu, who came to report on the affairs of the priest, were in the town guard mansion.
Hearing Fang Li's muttering, Zhang Liao paused his finger as he wrote and drew on the map: "Won't it?" The grassland people's invasion of the Central Plains is nothing more than to smash and loot and burn, and when they have enough of it, they will run, what are they going to do to capture Handu? β
"But if it weren't for that, what was the purpose of them going north along the border?" Fang Li's gaze kept wandering around Bai Di's marching route, "And according to the intelligence of the internal guards, these Bai Di actually learned to send troops to garrison every city they occupied, which is too strange." β
Fang Li and Zhang Liao both fell into deep thought, frowning and silent, and Jia Xu muttered to the side, not knowing what he was thinking.
Suddenly, Jia Xu, who had been silent, "Bang!" Di Yi clapped his palms: "The minister understands!" β
Fang Li suddenly woke up: "Wen He understands what's going on?" β
"My lord, General Zhang, please take a look." Jia Xu casually untied the saber at his waist, and pointed at Bai Di's lair with a scabbard instead of a wooden staff, "The minister's internal guards have already discovered that the three tribes of Bai Di's Xianyu clan, Fei clan, and Gu clan who invaded Korea this time are still recuperating because of the heavy losses last autumn, and they did not participate this time." β
"So what?" Fang Li looked at the place where the scabbard was pointing suspiciously, "No matter what tribe, isn't Bai Di's style the same as that of other grassland people?" β
"Back to the lord, the Fei clan, the Gu clan and the Qiu You clan may be, but the Xianyu clan is different." Jia Xu's scabbard slowly moved along Bai Di's march route to where the Han capital was located, and said word by word, "The long-cherished wish of the Xianyu clan from ancient times to the present is to be able to build a country in the Central Plains!" β
"Nationhood?" Zhang Liao's eyes widened in disbelief, "What does Mr. mean, the Bai Di people are encroaching on step by step, preparing for the founding of the country?" β
Jia Xu nodded with a stern face: "I'm afraid yes, if the minister is not mistaken, the Xianyu clan should have the idea of self-reliance on behalf of Han." β
"We must not let this group of barbarians gain a foothold in the Central Plains!" Fang Li slammed his fist on the table next to him, and looked at Jia Xu with red eyes, "Is there any movement over there Han Wu?" β
"Back to the lord, not yet." Jia Xu raised his arm and arched his hand, "Danchen has ordered people to spread public opinion around the Han capital and force Han Wu to compromise. β
"As soon as there is news over there, our army will be mobilized!" Fang Li turned his head to look at Zhang Liao, "I can't wait any longer, go and tell Gao Shun Sun Ce Wei Yu to always be ready to pull out, and release all those stubborn Han troops on the spot, South Korea is no longer a climate, and the widow has no time to look at the dolls for Han Wu!" β
"No!" Zhang Liao clenched his fists awe, turned around and went to convey the order, leaving Jia Xu in the lobby to continue to discuss the route of the westward march with Fang Li.
Two days later, just when Fang Li couldn't hold back and wanted to send troops directly regardless of it, Kuaima finally sent back Han Wu's reply.
The destined king of the country finally chose to protect his people, promised the Tang army to borrow the way, and ordered the Korean army on the border to cooperate with the Tang army until Bai Di was driven out of the Central Plains.
When the news reached the west, everyone in Korea rejoiced, and in the case of repeated defeats of the Korean army, the Tang army, which was said to be invincible, and the Tang army, which could be comparable to the tiger and wolf Qin, became the only hope in the hearts of the people on the border.
Fang Li, who got the letter, did not delay any longer, leaving 3,000 soldiers and horses to garrison with Xu Sheng's army on the river, and the whole army totaled more than 146,000 people immediately pulled out the camp and marched westward, among which the Han and Zhou coalition troops led by Sun Ce were the most demoralized, vowing to drive the group of robbers who did all kinds of evil back to the grassland.
This time, the Tang army received a completely different treatment in Korea than before, and the local people would greet each other with a pot of pulp every time they crossed the city, and they were not familiar with the mountain roads when they crossed the mountains and mountains, and there would immediately be indigenous people to lead the way for the army.
Fang Li is also carefully creating the character of the "savior" of the Tang Dynasty, ordering the whole army not to disturb the people and not to damage the crops that have just been planted in the field.
Almost half a month later, the 140,000-strong army finally crossed the hills and reached the plain to the west, and a dozen miles in front of them was Nanqu, which had been occupied by Bai Di for a month.
The south and north bends are less than 100 miles apart, and the two cities are in the basin area surrounded by mountains, and there is only a gap in the north that leads directly to the grassland, which is relatively closed.
According to the intelligence, there are less than 10,000 cavalry stationed in Nanqu, but the surrounding walls have been cleared, and the people are dead and wounded.
"According to intelligence, guarding here is the tribal cavalry of the Baidi Drum Clan, which is different from the Xianyu Clan, this group of people is a typical grassland barbarian, and if they can't be beaten, they will run." In the camp temporarily set up by the army in the valley, Jia Xu explained the information collected to Fang Li by candlelight, "There is a smooth road leading to the grassland from Nanqu, and the grassland people will not defend the city, they will definitely escape with the defenders of Beiqu, attracting our army to deal with them in the field." β
Fang Li's thoughts raced in his mind, and one battle plan after another flashed through his mind.
Among his 140,000 troops, there were only about 40,000 cavalry, half of which belonged to the Tang army, and the other half belonged to the armies of Wei, Zhou, and Han.
And the strength of the Central Plains army lies in the infantry and crossbows, and the cavalry and the steppe people are specially divided into the next choice.
"Find a way to block their retreat." Fang Li said in a low voice, "Whether these people want to harass our army or join up with the big army, they can't let them succeed!" β
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