Chapter Eighty-Six: Before the Great War
Since sending out the letter asking for help, the two of them have been unable to sleep and eat, urging the soldiers to go through the horses while waiting for the good news of Wang Cheng. www.biquge.info Although Wang Cheng promised to send troops to fight against the Chiti Department with the set department, the 20,000 troops of the leader, Su Nang Taiji, stopped and stopped, and after several inquiries, either the food was uneven or the road was bumpy, and there was always a reason to prevaricate. They also knew that this was the deliberate action of Su Taiji, and they could afford to wait, but they couldn't afford to wait, so they gathered nearly 30,000 troops and marched in the direction of Dengkou, hoping that the Hechiti people could move slowly, and the city had not yet taken shape, otherwise they would live in the shadow of the Hechiti Department for the rest of their lives.
In fact, it is very easy to build a dock fort in Dengkou, and as long as there is cement in the Hechiti Department, as long as the stones and sand are complete, even if it is a city with a radius of ten miles, the main body can be completed in a month at most. It's just that they ignore a problem, the mouth is not like the Gobi, but there are no decent stone mountains around the desert, and it is difficult to collect stones for building cities. Ever since he was laid down, Kali was aware of this problem and began to send people to collect stones from all around. Further away, there is a stone mountain, but it is not easy to mine, and the time is pressing, so he can only think of another way with Lu Xiang.
"General Kali! With the current stone, it is impossible to build a city, I'm afraid that even a guard fort is not enough, and this set of men and horses is about to arrive, what should I do? ”
Building a city without stone was something they had never thought of before, and they thought that it was the same as Hechiti, and it could be mined from Helan Mountain, but a lot of it could not be used up. And now that he was completely dumbfounded when he arrived at Dengkou, if he could not provide shelter for the army on time, the casualties of the dragoon army might reach an unprecedented level, so Lu Xiang and Kali became the most anxious people.
"Hey!" Gali threw the whip at the ground and complained, "I'm going to make people dig three feet into the ground, except for fucking sand and sand, and there are no stones." Lu Xiang, my Lord Lu, you can't think of a way anymore? ”
Lu Xiang shook his head helplessly: "General Kali! Now it's better to report to the Great Khan about what happened here! I can only do my best to build a fort in the hope of supporting the arrival of reinforcements from the Great Khan. ”
"I've already used the falcon to report the matter here to the Great Khan." The grassland aristocracy popularly domesticated falcons, which can not only be used for hunting but also to detect the enemy and transmit information, which is much more comprehensive than pigeons, but the training is also more complicated. And the eagle slave under the former Deduo is a master of eagle training.
Just when the two were about to accept their fate, Li Tongfan appeared again to save the overall situation.
"General Qiyu, Lord Lu! I don't know if it's feasible to have an idea? ”
As soon as she heard Li Tongfan's opinion, Gali suddenly came to her senses: "You guy has a good brain, if there is any way, hurry up." ”
"General, Lord Lu. The last general just listened to the conversation between the two of you, but our current stone is not enough to build a city, even a fortress. The purpose of building a city was to have something to rely on and counteract the advantage of cavalry. So why don't we give up the walls? ”
"Abandon the walls?" Kali and Lu Xiang couldn't believe which way this guy's attention was headed.
"That's right! Abandon the walls! I once read in a book that the Marquis of Western Shu Wuhou once laid down a stone formation to besiege Lu Xun's 100,000 army, why can't we follow suit? The front can be piled up with sand into a ridge, covered with gravel and then poured mortar, until the mortar solidifies like a stone wall, even if the war horse can cross it is exhausted, one does not work to set up a few more, anyway, this does not consume many stones, and can prevent the sleeve from destroying the sand ridge. ”
"After that, you can build a stone wall, which does not require contiguous but is complicated, and it seems to be messy, but in fact there are rules and regulations. No taller than eight feet wide and more than two feet wide, the stone walls can be combined with the sand ridges in the array, and a few more tall towers can be placed in between. It can be used as a command, and it can also be used as a marksman to kill the enemy army and cover our army. ”
"Compared with my dragoons, there are only a lot of people, but the equipment of our army is much stronger. The army is not only equipped with ballistas, but also almost every person has a bow and crossbow. With such a long-range weapon in hand, and we are familiar with the battle formation, we can only be beaten if we want to come to the set. ”
Kali didn't know any allusions to the stone formation of Wuhou of Western Shu, but she heard the highlights from Li Tongfan's words. Their main task was to attract the Trap and hold it back so that the army of Burhan could take their back route, and then the Trap would be able to fight down, not to annihilate the Trap. It is necessary to deploy heavy troops to defend the city, and in the face of the crazy set of soldiers and horses, if the city is broken, how many people can escape from his dragoon army? Even if the city is not captured, the casualties are not a small number, right?
Li Tongfan's method is good! In this way, they can not only attract the troops to attack, but also contain the enemy army with the least number of troops, and the Kali can even send some cavalry to help them, so the battle is more flexible.
"Haha! Lee Tong-beom! Lao Tzu knows that you are not a simple kid, can you think of such an idea? In this way, you and Lord Lu Xiang and Master Lu will study and study how to arrange it, Lao Tzu is good at fighting, but the people who build cities are experts. And also! This time you are in charge of command in the city, and Lao Tzu will promote you. ”
Kali said that Li Tongfan was embarrassed, he scratched the back of his head and smiled, "Many... Thank you for your kindness. ”
After speaking, Lu Xiang can study the matter of arranging the formation. Kali couldn't help but take a closer look at this person, and thought: No wonder Guo Wei attaches so much importance to this guy, why didn't I think of it? How stupid!
The crisis on the Kali side was lifted, but it broke out on the Burhan side. It has been almost half a month since Burhan's army arrived in Tukemu, and there has been no movement on the Kali side, seeing that the reserves of supplies are about to be exhausted, Burhan can't help but be annoyed. It's not that I'm angry with Kali, but I blame myself. Don't say that the plan that has been designated in advance is to be naturalized, what am I going to do in advance! Now that the supplies are running out, and there is no letter from the Kali side? If you think about it, can you build a city overnight? It's going to take at least a month, right?
It's still because the overall planning is not done well!
"Great Khan! In this way, I'm afraid it's not a solution, do you think we will enter the loop first? Although it will be a little more troublesome in the future, it will be better than just sitting here. The supplies stored in Tukmu are also running out, and the water is only enough for the army for three days, and in another three days, not only will we not be able to help General Kali, but we will not be able to protect ourselves, and this plan to attack the army can only be canceled. Although Guo Wei's words are not good, they are all true.
Burhan did not want to see such an outcome, not to mention that the dragoons might become a meal on the plate, but that if this plan failed, it would be a catastrophic blow to the morale of the Hechiti tribe. The two-day journey from Tukmu to Purple Muddy may be a ladder of death, and Burhan's credibility will also be reduced, and it is unclear whether he will be able to retain the position of Great Khan.
Burhan pursed his dry lips and said, "General Guo Wei, am I wrong?" Because I misjudged in advance and caused tens of thousands of troops to fall into a desperate situation, am I really wrong? ”
Burhan's cry caused a crowd of nobles to gather around him. Batu Bagen cheered Burhan and said, "There is nothing wrong with the Great Khan! No matter what the Great Khan does, it is for the people of the Hechiti tribe, and we are willing to shed blood for the Great Khan without complaint or regret! ”
Batu Bagen is the highest-ranking nobleman here except for Burhan, how dare others disagree when he says this? The ministers said together: "The ministers are willing to follow the Great Khan to the death!" Throwing his head for the sweat and spilling blood without regrets! ”
"Good! Good! All right! Bursting into tears of excitement, Bulhan asked the heavens, "O immortal heaven! Did you see that? I have such a group of loyal ministers in Burhan, why can't I make a contribution? Ha ha! God is really not kind to me Bulhan! ”
At this moment, a piercing scream pierced through the sky, and people looked up at the sky. "Great Khan! You see it's a falcon. The eagle slave has been training the eagle for many years, so he naturally knows that this is not an ordinary eagle falcon but has undergone special training, only to see him put his little finger into his mouth, making a sound similar to an eagle's scream, only longer, and the falcon that was still hovering on the head of Burhan swooped towards the eagle slave with a swoop. Slowing down closer, and then carefully landing on his arm, the Eagle Slave looked around, and sure enough, he found a small wooden cylinder respectfully handed to Burhan.
Bourhan looked at the eagle slave in surprise, when did this guy come up with so much high-tech, why didn't he know?
When I opened it, I saw a letter from General Kali. Hope is good news! To be on the safe side, Burhan read it alone, and after only a few seconds of reading, Burhan crushed the letter.
Something really happened to Kali's side, and I felt even more sad in my heart. I didn't expect that the sand nest in the mouth of the stone was actually lacking stones, what a failure! First, he miscalculated and arrived in Tukemu prematurely to consume the materials that the tribe had fortunately accumulated in Tukemu, and then failed to seriously understand the specific situation of the Dengkou, so that the Kali army had no stone to build the city. The stones, which were usually everywhere, have now become the biggest pain in Burhan. No way! General Kali must be rescued.
"Haha!" Burhan forced a smile and said, "Pass the order, the ration of the whole army will be released today, add two more days of dry food and water, and we will go to the set to wander!" ”
As soon as Burhan's words came out, the soldiers all celebrated, and after dormant for many days, they finally waited for this moment. Looking at the soldiers celebrating each other, Burhan felt more solemn, and only he himself knew what the situation was.
Ask the scribe for a pen and paper, and write to Kali: "Don't retreat quickly! He gave it to the Eagle Slave and asked, "Can you send it out?" ”
The eagle slave is flattered, this is a great khan and his calm speech, can you not show it? "Great Khan! And lo and behold! The Eagle Slave didn't know where to get the raw meat and fed it to the Falcon, then stuffed the paper tube back into its original place and said, "Let's go!" With his arm raised, the falcon flew off into the distance.
Burhan thought silently in his heart, hoping that the Kali would survive to the rescue.
On the second day, the entire 30,000-strong army of the Hechiti Department gathered in the yellow sand and rolled towards the set of troops to kill. In fact, Tukemu is a day's journey away from the sleeve. The day after! When the army arrived at one place, it was obvious that it was different, and it was the contrast between the confluence of the Hetao region and the Xitao desert, which meant that it was not far from the Tao.
Burhan raised his whip and pointed ahead and said, "Uncle Batu Bagan, this place is not far from the Taobu, you lead the Tiger Cavalry to attack the old camp of the Taobu and find out the situation." If you can't do anything, you can feint from the side, and if the guards are lax, simply take it down. I led the wolf cavalry with the Captain's Guard, the camp of the Ulus, and the general Kali. ”
Burhan's arrangement is more comprehensive, firstly, it can reduce the pressure on the Kali army, and secondly, if the set department knows that the old battalion is attacked, it will inevitably return to the army to rescue, and maybe it can turn the tide of the battle.
Batu Bagan was ordered to lead his tiger cavalry in the direction that Burhan had directed, while Burhan was to go south to join General Kali, and whether the set was fooled or not, his tens of thousands of men could calmly retreat.
Just as the army of Burhan was moving towards the mouth, Li Tu and Huo Luochi had already gathered 30,000 people and set up a formation to fight a siege battle. But everything in front of them made the two of them confused, saying that it was a city rather than a chaotic wind hill. Although I haven't encountered anything like this before, I really don't know what to do.
"Big brother! What do you mean by this Hechiti man? What are these piles of stuff in the east and west? Shall we send troops to rush it? ”
The rabbit grabbed Huo Luochi's arm, "Brother Xian!" No hurry! The Hechiti people built the mouth like this, and the mouth is here, and it can't run. The horses have been rushing for days and are already sleepy and tired, so it is better to rest for a day and take it down in one fell swoop tomorrow morning. ”
Huo Luochi thought about it, "It's still the eldest brother who thinks thoughtfully, then let them live for one more day, and tomorrow morning, the eldest brother will let the younger brother and I taste the blood first." ”
"Come on! Fence this 'city' for me, and let him run away tonight! After saying that, Huo Luochi and the others began to command the general to surround this mouth.
"Hey! Checkmate! What do the people in this department do? If you want to fight, what are you doing with us? The soldier who was going to do a big job asked Li Tongfan.
For this battle, Kali risked the danger of crossing the line of fire and promoted Li Tongfan to become the commander-in-chief of the defense of the city of Dengkou. In order to prevent Li Tongfan from being unable to command many commanders in the defense of the city of Dengkou as a standard commander, Gali directly assigned the two troops under his personal command to Li Tongfan's command. When he encountered such a reaction from the sleeve, he felt that it was normal.
"What can you do? Afraid that we won't sleep well, so let's stand guard and sentry? Sleep in peace, I'm afraid it's no fun today, these guys won't attack us. ”
Li Tongfan's answer, Xiao Bing was a little unconvinced: "General, are you sure?" There was a lot of fire outside, and I was afraid that the people of the Sleeve would attack us while we were asleep. ”
Li Tongfan gave a roll of his eyes: "That's good!" You're just staring at them right here, and if they do come to attack them, call me, I'm going to sleep. After saying that, he fell asleep, and the little soldier was really real, and he stared at it until dawn.
The next day, Li Tongfan saw that the little soldier next to him was still staring at the movement of the opposite sleeve, rubbing his hair fiercely and asking, "What?" Really haven't slept all day? Is there any movement on the other side? ”
"Look, General!" Following the direction of his finger, Li Tongfan saw two people riding tall horses on a hillside opposite, surrounded by crowds, and with his toes, he could think that it must be the two of them, the Rabbit and the Huoluochi. Pulled the creep over and said, "Quick... Go wake them up and get ready for a big fight. ”
"Yes! Checkmate! ”
On the small mound, the rabbit and Huo Luochi observed the terrain of this mouth, and Huo Luochi was impatient, "Big brother! Let the sons and daughters rush it, and they will definitely be able to take down the mouth. ”
The rabbit dismounted, grabbed a handful of yellow sand, and said, "I thought about it for a night yesterday, and finally knew why the Hechiti people built the city like this." As he spoke, he sprinkled the yellow sand in his hand like an hourglass and said with a smile: "Haha! The ground is full of yellow sand, where are there so many stones? What did they build a city with? Ha ha! If they can't build a city, aren't they turtles in an urn? Tell the sons and daughters to kill me, kill them until they don't have any armor, and teach that dog mongrel in Burhan that it's not easy to mess with knowing that we are in the trap. Kill! ”
With the greeting of the rabbit, the soldiers and horses of the entire set began to act, such a defense is not even a dirt fence, where can the siege weapons be used? Just whip up your horse and kill as much as you want!
PC:There's only one chapter today.,After reading the next few chapters, I think I still need to change it.,I can only update one chapter today and tomorrow.,Come back in the evening and rush out as soon as possible.,I'm really sorry!