Chapter 32: The Decisive Battle in the Western Regions (3)

Abu? In the big tent of the Muslims, there is an argument going on among the great food generals.

"My lord, we will immediately send troops to fight to the death with the Chinese."

"yes. The Chinese are so hateful, let us die so many brothers, this revenge must be avenged. ”

The Tang army came to relieve the siege of Qiuzi, and the Tang army originally had a disadvantage, and the chances of victory were very high, and it was likely to annihilate the 100,000 Tang army led by Li Changguo. Seeing that victory was in sight, but a great change occurred suddenly, Guo Ziyi led the army to break through the northern defense line, hit Dashi by surprise, suffered heavy losses, and the casualties were higher than those of the Tang army, much higher.

This kind of thing makes it difficult for the generals to accept it, and when it is mentioned, the crowd is raging, and they can't wait to fight the Tang Army immediately.

"Although the Chinese have taken advantage of it this time, they have come from afar and have another big war, and they are not lightly tired, so we should seize this rare opportunity to fight the Chinese and not let the Chinese breathe."

All the generals are good generals, well versed in military morality, and what they say is very reasonable.

However, Abu? The Muslims, however, denied it: "Don't go to war yet, but recharge your batteries." ”

"My lord, why is that?" The generals were puzzled. If the war starts now, it will be beneficial to the Great Food and unfavorable to the Tang Army. The shrewdness of a Muslim, he will not fail to understand, why not go to war?

"You have a point. However, you only see the present, but not the crisis in other directions. "Abu? The Muslims gave a rare explanation to the generals, saying: "We suffered this loss because the northern defense line was breached, which caught us by surprise. Do you think there is only one squadron in the northern desert? ”

According to Abu? The Muslims' plan was originally to annihilate the 100,000 Tang army led by Li Changguo, but at the beginning, the plan went well and developed in the direction of the Great Eclipse. However, Guo Ziyi led the army to kill from the desert and broke through the defense line of Da Shi, making Abu? The efforts of the Muslims were in vain.

When it comes to the northern defense line, the generals are unhappy.

"Could it be that there is still a [***] team in the desert?" The congregation will be in disbelief.

"There must still be." Abu? The Muslim was very determined, nodded heavily, and said: "The Tang army that arrived from the desert was just deliberately exposed by Li Changguo and used to confuse us. If you think that there is only such a one, then you have fallen into the big hands of Li Changguo. We can't fight a decisive battle at the moment, but we don't know how many [***] teams there are in the desert. ”

Speaking of this, his eyes rolled, his essence burst out, and his voice was a little high, and said: "If the Chinese still have a large number of troops in the desert, killing me from behind during our decisive battle will have unimaginable consequences." ”

The next big war, you don't need to think about it, you know, it will be a life-and-death struggle between the two armies with all their might. If at the critical juncture of the battle between the two armies, a large number of squadrons are suddenly killed from the desert, then there is no need to think about the consequences, and you can think of the consequences with your heels, it will definitely be a disaster.

"This ......" The generals were shocked. Abu? When the Muslims say yes, then there must be, and they dare not have the slightest doubt. The thought of the terrible consequences was terrifying.

"The most urgent thing at the moment is not to fight a decisive battle with the Chinese, but to find out how many [***] teams are still in the desert, which is the most important." Abu? Muslims will never allow uncontrollable situations to arise and must be aware of them.

"Your Excellency is wise." The generals praised in unison.

Immediately, Abu? The Muslims sent men to search into the desert.

xxxxxxxxx desert, a Tang army camp, covering a small area, it seems, but only three or two thousand Tang troops.

A group of food scouts appeared, leaving a few people on guard, while the rest reached for the camp.

The Great Food Scout was cautious, and saw that he was about to arrive at the Tang army camp, and at this moment, a patrol Tang army appeared. The scout had to hold his breath and hide without coming out. However, the patrol of the Don Army suddenly turned and walked towards their hideout. As he got closer, he saw that he couldn't hide, so the scout had to jump up and flee.

"Annihilation, there is annihilation!" The Tang army patrol shouted and chased after it from behind.

The roar alarmed the Tang troops in the camp, and the Tang troops continued to rush out on horseback and join the pursuit team, and after a while, hundreds of Tang troops chased after them from behind, and the momentum was huge.

The big food scout couldn't wait to grow two more legs, and desperately escaped, but he couldn't escape, and was finally killed and caught by the Tang army. Even the Great Food Scouts who left a guard did not escape, and this Great Food Scout was wiped out.

XXXXXXXXX is another Tang army camp, which covers a large area, and there are tens of thousands of Tang troops camped here.

A group of food scouts appeared and quietly approached the Tang army camp. They were lucky enough to get them into the camp.

The Great Food Scout was overjoyed, and he could finally verify how many Tang troops there were in this camp. However, their good fortune ended here, and they fell into the encirclement of the Tang army, and by the time they found out, it was too late. There is nowhere to escape, and there is only the share of the total annihilation.

There is another camp in xxxxxxxxx, which is not the camp of the Don army, but the camp of the Turks. It occupies a large area, many tents, not to mention tens of thousands of people.

The Great Food Scout quietly appeared and found a strange thing, the Turkic camp here was only strong, and there were no women, children, old or weak. In the whole camp, I saw Turkic soldiers riding horses and shooting arrows, and they were performing martial arts, which was so lively.

"This is the barracks, the barracks of the Turks." The scout was quick to make a judgment.

The leader reprimanded him in threes, one part on guard, and the remaining two in two directions towards the Turkic camp.

The scouts were lucky enough to make their way into the camp without being noticed.

One of them had better luck and heard the conversation of the Turkic chieftain.

The Turkic leader was drinking wine with a large bowl of the leaders, munching on meat, talking happily and foaming at the mouth.

"Datang requisitioned us, this is to fight with the big dog. We must fight hard, kill more dogs, and earn more credit. At that time, we can ask the court for rewards, and beautiful silk and delicious tea are indispensable to us. ”

"The leader can also be promoted to the rank of knight, and our tribe will have more pastures, cattle and sheep, and when the time comes, see who dares to provoke us?"

"Do you know how many Turkic warriors were sent to participate in the war this time?"

"How can we know such secrets? Do you know? ”

"Of course I know, Datang has levied a lot this time, 160,000."

"160,000? So much? The Tang Army is really going to fight. ”

The conscription of 160,000 Turks to participate in the war is a very important secret, and it must be reported to Abu? The Muslims knew that this information was so important that a big food scout was so excited that he made a noise.

"Who?" When the leader found out, he shouted, drew his scimitar, and rushed over to take a look. But there was no one in sight, it turned out that the big food scout was alert and fled.

"It's dangerous!" The big food scout who escaped from the camp was in a cold sweat. Although this spy was thrilling, it was a great gain, and I knew the number of Turks levied. It would be even better if we could know the number of troops sent by the Tang Dynasty. It's a pity that this can only be thought of. However, it is also a great achievement to have this harvest, and the Great Food Scout immediately went back.

On the xxxxxxx desert, Li Guangbi's big tent, Li Guangbi was silent.

"General Li, we have annihilated the Great Food Scout when we found it."

"General Li, I found the Great Food Scout ......"

One message after another came, but Li Guangbi just listened, but did not speak.

"The number of Turks requisitioned has been revealed."

"The number of troops sent by Datang also made Dashi known."

After listening to the report, Li Guangbi finally spoke and said, "Good job." Abu? Muslims, you are proficient in the Chinese military way, you should know the way of the void and the truth, do you know what is the void? What is true? ”

xxxxxxx under the city of Qiuzi, Abu? The Great Tent of Muslims. Abu? Muslims look solemn and listen to military reports.

"My lord, I found a Tang army camp, about two thousand."

"I found a Turkic camp, all of them strong, no less than 10,000."

"The Turks are really cheap, their ancestors were obviously destroyed by the Chinese, they are willing to be the lackeys of the Chinese, work for the Chinese, what a cheap bone!" Some of the generals cursed loudly.

"What can you do if you don't work hard? If you don't sell your life, you won't be able to kill the Chinese without any seeds? "There are great food generals who also understand that the Turks are not willing to sell their lives.

Abu? The Muslim raised his right hand to stop the generals from talking and said, "Go on." ”

"It has been ascertained that a total of 160,000 Turks were levied and 230,000 were sent by China this time." The guards shouted loudly.

"So much?" The Great Food Generals exclaimed in unison.

Combined, 390,000 troops, which is really a lot. With the strong combat power of the Tang Army, the generals of the Great Food felt very tricky.

"Is it really verified?" Abu? The Muslim asked in a deep voice.

"Your Excellency, this is what the scouts heard with their own ears." The guards hurriedly replied loudly.

"No, what I heard is that China sent 500,000 troops and 400,000 Turks, a total of 900,000 troops." A scout, led by his guards, strode in and shouted from afar.

"There can't be so many." The generals spoke out in unison.

"I've heard more. China sent a million troops and a million Turks, a total of two million. Another scout hurried in, led by the guards.

"You lied about the military. What I found out was that China sent 350,000 troops and requisitioned 280,000 Turks. Another scout came in, led by the guards.

One scout after another was brought in, and when you said your number, I said mine, none of them were the same, and the gap was very large. The generals listened to it, but they didn't know who to believe.

Of course, Li Guangbi will not reveal the exact figures, let alone only a set of numbers, but reveal more, and lay down a maze, which really confuses the generals.

"Li Changguo, are you confusing me? This little trick also wants to stump me? "Abu? The Muslim sneered and said: "Report the number you have found." ”

In the end, 26,000 Tang troops were found in the desert, and more than 43,000 Turks were found.

"Also, keep looking." Abu? The Muslim raised an eyebrow and ordered loudly.

(To be continued)