When choosing the main direction of attack, Li Wei, Wang Fangyi and others all made careful considerations.

From Tocharian to the south, open up the city of Jiling, and be able to join forces with the Persian rebels who are active in the city. With its back to the Western Regions, when it is unfavorable, a group of Turkic soldiers can be transferred from the Western Regions to assist. However, the Tocharian area is mainly mountainous, and there are many treacherous cities. Some cities are difficult to conquer, such as the city of Gowen, which is known locally as the city of Gabro.

Because of the mountainous terrain and the limited amount of grain produced, the Tang Dynasty originally needed to ask for food from the river and Tocharo, and once the army was dispatched, it needed a large amount of food, which needed to be supplied locally. It's just that the countries in the area from Tocharo to Jiling City can't afford it. Unless, like the Great Cannibal, he doesn't care about the lives of the locals.

So in the end, I chose Moufu City. When it is dragged to the summer, a large amount of grain and grass can be obtained just in the wild. The city of Moufu was also the capital of Khorasan, and it gathered a large amount of wealth, which could be used as a reward to motivate the warriors to make up for the losses caused by the war.

After deciding the direction of the main attack, not to give up Tocharo, Tocharo also had to divide the troops, not only Tocharian divided heavy troops, but also a military team, from the middle road to the south, through the East Cao State, over the Boxi Mountain, to the Bazhou Governor's Mansion (Kumi State), and then, according to the situation, continue to go south from the two roads, or to the southwest bypass the Tianma Governor's Mansion (Xie Su State present-day Dushanbe), Gumo Prefecture Governor's Mansion (Tan Rong State), cross the middle reaches of the Wuhu River, and go straight to the Great Khan Governor's Mansion (the remnants of the Hata people). Or go down from the southeast to the Gaofu Prefecture (Gu Du Shi State) and the Wangting Prefecture Metropolitan Protectorate (Jiuyue Deganguo), and go west into the Great Khan Metropolitan Protectorate. When you get here, it is possible to continue to make three plans, one is to the west to the Governor of Lumastiff Prefecture (Wuyu Country), one way to the southwest to the Governor of Kunxu Prefecture (Dole Jian呾剌健国), and the other way to the south into the Governor of Qisha Prefecture (Hushi Qianguo) and the Governor's Mansion of Feng Prefecture (Fanyan Kingdom).

The first two were to cooperate with the maximum annihilation of the Great Food Army in the direction of the Wuhu River, while the latter was to form a siege of the Tiaozhi Prefecture (Caoju Zha State) and threaten the other two important cities of Khorasan, Barikh (40 km west of Mazar-i-Sharif) and Herat.

However, there are many mountain roads on this trip, which is inconvenient for the army to advance, so it can only be regarded as a strange army with few troops. And the Wuyu country, the Dole Jianjia country, the Qianguo country, the Fanyan country, the big cannibals all sent garrisons. So this strange army will not come in handy until the end, and at this time it is stationed on Mount Bosi.

The military corps used in the early stage was mainly one in the west and one in the east.

This attack is the real sound of the east and the west, not the first two sound of the west and the east of the east.

But it is not a pure feint, if it can effectively annihilate the enemy's forces, as much as possible. I haven't fought with the big cannibals, and I don't have any details in my heart. As for whether the city of Gabro can be captured or not, it does not matter, the main thing is to ensure victory on the Western Front. When the son of Ni Nishi, Bo Shanhuo, arrived, he was willing to go to Jiling City and preside over the activities of the rebel army, and the plan was revised.

However, the number of troops was still insufficient. There are soldiers, but the army of Hezhong and Tocharian is not as much as possible, and even Wang Fangyi does not dare to use all the soldiers of these two places to fight the big cannibals. It can be used, and it can only be used after several great victories, with combat experience and confidence.

Another way came to mind.

When the immigrants arrived, spring came, crops were planted, and grain was moved. Most of them are used by cars, and last year a lot of heavy trucks were built, but when I arrived in Shiguo, it was also a mountainous terrain, so some livestock were used. So let some people with the surname Bai Yan ride back and forth, and for the recruited soldiers, there are many people with the surname Bai Yan who can't even ride a horse. Pulling the horse with a heavy load, the empty horse rode back to continue transporting grain, just to practice riding. However, there was a huge food shortage, and the war had to prepare materials, grain and grass, and a batch of surplus grain was transferred from the Tocharian countries, Gudushi and other countries, and even the Western Regions of Tingzhou. It's still done in the form of a transaction. These areas are also mostly mountainous, so these soldiers were sent to pull grain back with their livestock.

A few people's eyes were fixed on this.

At the beginning, more than 50,000 government soldiers were recruited, but after screening, some of them were old, and some were only children at home, with parents and wives and children, and these government soldiers had to be eliminated. So that they can't be greedy for exemption from taxes, compared to the Central Plains, in order to encourage the surname Bai Yan to come, the tax is very light. These people have heavy burdens, or poor physical strength, and when they go to the army, they are a burden. In March, after Wang Fangyi sent people to investigate and pick one by one, only 40,000 and thousands of government soldiers remained.

Let some of the Bai Yan surnames go to the Kumi Country and the Xie Su State and the Gu Lu Shi Country to move grain, and take the opportunity to mix the 8,000 elite troops with the Bai Yan surname and transfer them to Boxi Mountain. At the same time, 40,000 Xinfu soldiers were dispatched to the Western Regions on horseback in the name of carrying grain, and 25,000 men and horses were transferred from the Western Regions to Tocharian from the Governor's Mansion of Birdfei Prefecture (Honey Protection Nation). It seems to be a very powerful army, a full 65,000 cavalry. In fact, the combat effectiveness is very weak, and most people do not dare to ride fast on horseback. However, the combat effectiveness of the 25,000 troops transferred from the Western Regions is still okay, after all, the plan has changed, and there are very few soldiers who can really come in handy in the eastern battle situation.

These arrangements have made many detours, and Da Shi has sent scouts, but he has no ability to inquire about them. Under the unknowledge of the big cannibals, the Tang Army completed the entire strategic deployment.

In late March, the Tang Dynasty army gathered from the city of Drinking. In addition to the 5,000 armies of the Tang Dynasty, there were also 50,000 armies integrated by the Tocharian countries, but Jean Qiming also picked and eliminated 10,000 people. Preparing to go out of the army, but at this time encountered a problem.

Checkpoint outside Gablo.

The city of Gablo was the most important choke point to Sestan and Sindh. It is a treacherous terrain surrounded by mountains, forming a natural barrier, with only seven narrow passes leading to Tochar, Sindh, Barihe, and the city of Koling. In addition, except for the Xibotu Pass, the other six mountain passes will be frozen for three to four months, and they will barely be able to pass until February. In particular, attacking from the north to the south, because the north spans the Daisetsuzan Mountains (Hindu Kush Mountains), it is more difficult than the Great Cannibals attacking from the south to the north.

The eyes of the big cannibals attracted the war on the Western Front, and there was some negligence in the war on the Eastern Front. Surim only brought 10,000 soldiers from the Great Eclipse, and some reinforcements were added in the later period, plus the local garrison, and the total number of troops reached 30,000 or 40,000. It is necessary to defend such a long line of defense from Barihei to Herat and Gabro, and the troops are somewhat small. But Surim was not a military idiot like Bashaf, and saw the importance of Gabro at a glance.

Fifteen thousand soldiers were concentrated in the city of Gabro for defense. And there are strict checkpoints on the seven passes. Each level is built in the most treacherous place of each pass.

In order to besiege the city of Gablo and achieve its strategic objectives, it is necessary to take the pass to the northeast.

Qi Ming called the generals to discuss, and the fine seal thunder took the initiative to ask for his life. Then he picked two thousand brave soldiers, most of whom were Tang troops brought by Li Wei from Qinghai. For other military units, the fine sealing thunder is also not strong. However, a small number of Tocharian soldiers were also selected for the need. It's almost one in a hundred, picking out the fierce pawns in the Spitfire Army.

The first battle was first fought at the northeastern pass of Gabula, but it was more dangerous than the battle of Guadanshan.

In order to reach the northeastern mountain pass of Gaburo, you must cross the western part of the former Tang Dynasty's Xiuxian Prefecture (Zongbin Kingdom), which was controlled by the Great Cannibals, and perform a jumping tactic. Zheng Binguo also hated the Great Cannibal, and this time he also secretly sent an envoy to meet Li Wei.

However, there are also a small number of big cannibals, as well as the eyes and ears of the big cannibals.

He made another arrangement, and selected the most elite 150 soldiers, as well as 200 brave warriors selected from Tochar, with some goods and horses, led by his nephew Xifeng Manping, disguised as merchants, and set out first. The other soldiers also divided into several teams, and Liyan used the mountainous terrain of the Pop Kingdom to sneak into the territory of the Pop Country, only then did they suddenly rendezvous and pounce on the city of Gaburo with lightning speed. When the generals of the Great Cannibals stationed in the country of Popin heard about this, they demanded that King Popin send troops.

King Zongbin didn't want to offend the Tang Dynasty, so he pushed it, and the fine sealing thunder had already left Zongbin Country and was approaching the Great Snow Mountain.

Surim didn't let up, but his men did. Anyway, the main attack of the Tang Dynasty was in the direction of the Wuhu River, which had nothing to do with itself. Therefore, when the news of the arrival of the Tang Dynasty army was obtained, the army team that sealed the thunder was only about 80 miles away from the checkpoint.

The 500 defenders of the checkpoint were shocked and sent messengers to the city of Gabro as they prepared to close the gates.

At this time, the fine seal Manping suddenly pulled out the weapon from the baggage, and an accident also occurred. Originally, they were going to blend into the checkpoint and come to the inside and outside, but today there are more business trips in the past, and they have not yet arrived at the city gate. Seeing that the big cannibal was about to close the city gates, he didn't care.

One by one, they slaughtered the city gate with scimitars in hand.

All at once all the passing caravans exploded into the camp. Let the fine seal Manping grab it and rush to the city gate. There was a fierce battle.

The scene was very chaotic, and the big cannibals couldn't tell which civilian was the real enemy, and they were ferocious and killed indiscriminately. But let the fine seal Manping nail to the city gate, and did not let the city gate close. After nearly two hours of killing, both sides paid serious sacrifices. He led his troops to arrive before the soldiers of Gabro arrived. Immediately rush into the city and close the south gate. Dismount and prepare to defend. At this time, Surim also took his subordinates and rushed to the bottom of the level. First, I sent out scouts and inquired. Hearing that this was just a lone army, my heart settled. In order to protect the power of the Great Eclipse, the Great Eclipse soldiers were not sent to attack the fortifications. Instead, he forced the soldiers and used them as cannon fodder to tackle key problems. After four days of attacking, the Tang Dynasty army paid some sacrifices, but they firmly held the checkpoint without losing it. Under the wall, there were even more corpses of the soldiers of the Caoqi Nation who were thrown all over the place.

Surim was not wary of this, and the more soldiers of the Caoju Kingdom died, the better. Anyway, it wasn't killed by our big cannibals, it was killed by the Tang Dynasty. Aren't you looking forward to the arrival of the Tang Dynasty? That's what you want.

There are even more cannon fodder sent in the future.

But it was precisely because of his move that Tang Jun on the level won four precious days. It was not until the fifth day that Surim received the news that countless Tang Dynasty troops were marching towards the city of Gabro. That's when it's time to launch a real attack.

After three days of attacking, the defensive weapons originally prepared by the big cannibals in the checkpoint were exhausted, and they had to move stones from Kanbei to make stones and cut down tree stumps to make spears. Finally put down the offensive of the big cannibal one**, and by the evening of the seventh day, the level had not been lost. The Tang Dynasty army also arrived, and Bo Shanhuo brought 5,000 soldiers and rushed here non-stop, replacing the fine seal mine's subordinates and continuing to defend. At this time, there were 2,000 people under the command of the fine seal thunder, and there were less than 500 people left, and all of them suffered from the severity of the light, and the fine seal Manping, who played the greatest role in the seizure of the pass, also died heroically in the fierce battle.

But the hardest days passed. From the afternoon of the next day, the Tang Dynasty army rushed over from behind.

Not 40,000 troops, but 110,000 troops.

There were not only the original Tocharian army, but also the imposter army that bypassed all the way from the Western Regions. This line is a bit far, the road is not easy to walk, and the combat effectiveness is low, but they all come on horseback. At first, many people did not know how to ride horses, and they polished their horses every day, so that they could not draw bows and shoot arrows on horses, but later on, they could barely ride horses and trot all the way without fighting. It took nearly a month to arrive at the city.

This is also a pre-emptive opportunity for the Great Cannibals.

The city of Binding was the original capital of Tocharo, and because of the invasion of the Great Cannibals, Tocharian had to transfer the capital to the city of Asch. After the Great Cannibal Soldier pointed here, there was no way to expand eastward, and the area around Tocharian was mostly mountainous, which was difficult to manage. So he withdrew his forces to the city of Gabulo.

It was a serious misstep. In terms of geographical location, the city of Binding is far more important than the city of Ashu. Last year, Li Wei led the army to arrive, and suddenly the general's team was transferred to the city of Binding and Drinking, and he seized the opportunity. But at that time, Salem didn't care, and he didn't even psychologically think that Tocharian had to be taken. With this effort, it is better to take over the more affluent and manageable area of the river.

After the two armies met, they also got the news that the pass had been taken, and the general's team made a simple reorganization and set off immediately.

No one thought that among the 110,000 Tang Army, there were actually 45,000 recruits who didn't understand anything. I only saw countless military teams, divided into several roads, each of which stretched for several miles. Along the way, no army dared to stop them, and they came to the Great Snow Mountain smoothly and joined the fine sealing mines.

Surim didn't know either, as soon as he heard that it was more than 100,000 Tang troops coming, he was startled, and he really gave up the checkpoint. The general brought the army back to the city of Gaphonro and began to set up defenses. He also sent men to gallop to the Wuhu River on fast horses and asked Salem for help.

Cherimin led his army into the Gaburo Basin and looked at the city of Gabro. I've seen a lot of information, but this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes. After winning the level, it is still difficult to attack. The tall castle was built against the back of the mountain, and a large amount of grain and weapons were stored in the city in advance, and there was snow water on the mountain that could be introduced into the city as drinking water. But it was also an ideal place to camp, with a rectangle on all sides, a huge lake between the castle and the sand hills to the south, and three small rivers flowing from the mountains to the Gaburo Basin. The mountains are covered with lush pastures, and there is no need to worry about the grass and grain for the horses.

Only the soldiers ate the rations that were a bit burdensome. 110,000 people consume a lot of food every day. It doesn't matter if it's a question, it's not long. After besieging the city of Gabro, there was no rush to attack the city. First, he dispatched troops and took down the seven pass checkpoints. was also ready to pay some sacrifices, but the soldiers stationed at the checkpoint saw that so many Tang troops came, and they didn't resist one by one, except for one checkpoint that carried out counter-resistance, the soldiers in other checkpoints took the initiative to give up the checkpoint, rode on horses and fled. After taking the level, some soldiers were sent to defend it, and began to order the construction of trebuchets, tower carts, crash cars, and ladders.

Looking at the dense Tang Dynasty army at the foot of the mountain, and looking at the siege equipment that is getting more and more day by day, Surim sent several scouts, with the help of the night, absconded, crossed the snowy mountain, and once again urged Salem to send troops to rescue. Just let the scout bring a word, don't rub around the Wuhu River, there are only 50,000 Tang Dynasty troops there, and they have not crossed the river to the south under several favorable opportunities. Here are more than 100,000 troops, why is the Wuhu River the main direction of attack of the Tang Dynasty army?

The news arrived in Li Wei's hands earlier than Salem.

Qi Ming was ready to attack the city, first asked the recruits who came this time to pick some dirt mountains, let them come, bluff, but also polished, along the way not only trained horsemanship, but also trained each other's cooperation. Before attacking the city, let them pick the mountain, but also let them feel the atmosphere of war. And when they had taken the city of Gabro, they would go back with food. If they want to exert their real combat effectiveness, it will be at least until the next year. Even when camping, they are also stationed in the back camp to prevent the big cannibals from launching a counterattack at night, which can cause a collapse under the leadership of these recruits.

After estimating the time, it was time for the fire. Some of the earth mountains were as high as the head of the city, and Qi Ming called the generals and prepared to attack the city. In this siege, there is one thing that is the siege of the city, the fire medicine. The most terrifying thing is that there are a lot of fire pills in his hands, and the Tang Dynasty army has no use for either the east road or the west road. However, the capture of Gablo was just an appetizer, like the previous battles on the Uhu River.

The real battle of Dayu was fought at the Wuhu River.

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