Chapter Twenty-Four: Commanding the Desert
Chapter 24 ordered the Great Desert to eat this eastern crusade, which made the advantage of the Tang Dynasty greatly weakened, but on the whole, it was still the Tang Dynasty that had the advantage, which made the generals breathe a sigh of relief.
"Dashuai, how do you set up a game?" The generals were very curious and couldn't wait to ask Li Changguo.
Abu? The talents of the Muslims will be greatly admired by the people, despite the hostility. Want to design Abu? Muslims are not easy to say, but if they do, it is definitely exciting.
"Want to give Abu? The most important thing in Muslim design lies in the desert, and it is necessary to start from there in order to succeed. Li Changguo did not elaborate, but said it vaguely.
The generals looked confused.
"Huh!" Li Mi nodded heavily and let out a hearty laugh.
On the xxxxxxxx desert, in Guo Ziyi's big tent, all the generals are talking about each word, gossiping and giving advice, sometimes silent, sometimes noisy, like a vegetable market.
The next big battle will be a difficult and abnormal battle, if you can make a little effort, draw a little strategy, it will be a great honor, the soldiers will naturally express their opinions, no one will hide clumsy.
Of course, they are dedicated to the public, not attacking each other for their own selfish interests, and they have different plans, but they have the same heart: must they overthrow Abu? Muslim.
Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi were drinking tea while looking at the generals, their ears were erected, and they listened to the arguments of the generals in their ears, smiling, very comfortable.
Brainstorming is just like that, that is, to say what is in your heart.
As the debate progressed, the initial number of proposals was reduced to a dozen, and as the arguments progressed, the number of proposals decreased again, and only one remained.
"I thought that judging from the current situation, although Datang's advantage prevailed, it was not as huge as imagined. Abu? Muslims dare to fight a decisive battle under Qiuzi City, he must have something to rely on, and his reliance will have a great impact on the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the only bureau we can set up is in the direction of the desert. ”
"That's right!"
"Abu? Muslims are hateful and annoying, but they are talented and shrewd, and he will definitely think that the army of the Tang Dynasty will advance westward from the desert, and he will definitely take precautions. Want to sneak up on Abu from the desert? It is unlikely that the idea of a Muslim will work. ”
"yes. Abu? Although Muslims are hateful, they are extraordinary, and meeting such an opponent is not only exciting, more comfortable than climbing a woman's belly, but also helpless, very tricky. ”
The generals said everything you said to me, and the words were full of excitement and helplessness.
Abu? Muslims are so rare that if they can win in battle, it is definitely the most glorious thing in life. The problem is that such an opponent is very difficult to deal with, and the generals are both excited and helpless.
"The desert is the biggest article in this decisive battle, and we must do a good job." Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi glanced at each other and announced in public.
"General Guo, how do you do this?" The generals asked in unison.
Before Guo Ziyi could answer, the guards walked in quickly and presented the military report: "The military report of the marshal." ”
"What did the marshal say?" The generals' eyes shone brightly, and they looked at the silk silk in Guo Ziyi's hand very curiously.
Guo Ziyi took a look, nodded heavily, was very happy, and handed the military report to Li Guangbi.
Li Guangbi took it in his hand, looked at it for a while, and couldn't help laughing: "Do you know what it means that a hero sees something the same?" That's it! We thought of a piece with Dashuai. ”
"What does the marshal think?" The generals looked like curious babies.
"This matter has to be kept secret, this is the order of the commander." Guo Ziyi received the military report in his arms, rolled his eyes, and said: "Your plan has made General Li and I more firm in our views, but the marshal has gone one step further and has actually been deployed." Release the flying eagle and return to the marshal, we agree with the marshal's plan and guarantee the completion! ”
In the xxxxxx desert, the Qarluq tribe is a Turkic tribe, and the original power is not large. Since the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, it adopted a strategy of division and control against the Turks, splitting the originally powerful Turks into many small tribes. At the same time, in order to eliminate the influence of the Ashina clan of the former Turkic royal family on the desert and support some small tribes, the Qarlu tribe was fortunate to be selected by the Tang Dynasty.
With the support of the Tang Dynasty, the Qarlu tribe flourished and its strength was greatly improved. Of course, this ascension was within the controllable range of the Tang Dynasty. Despite this, Qarluq still gained a lot of benefits, both the cattle and sheep and the pastures were greatly improved, and he became a large tribe in the desert.
In the big tent of the tribal leader, a group of large and small leaders gathered, all of them with a look of displeasure.
"The Han people are going to send us troops again, how can this be reasonable."
"Whoever fights a war does not let us rush to the front, we have the dead and wounded, but the credit is not ours. For this reason, we have lost so many cattle and sheep. This time, we will never send troops, we must not send troops. ”
"Yes. The Han people are insidious, treating us as chess pieces, using them when they need us, and when they don't need us, they don't know where they go. ”
"Why do our Turkic warriors fight for the Han Chinese? If we want to desperately let the Han people fight, we won't go. ”
The leaders were indignant and shouted loudly against the sending of troops.
Since becoming a vassal of the Tang Dynasty, Qarlu has become the gun of the Tang Dynasty, which is used when it is needed and put aside when it is not needed. Whenever an order came down in the Tang Dynasty, they could not refuse, and they did not dare to refuse.
Over time, many people died in the battle for the Tang Dynasty, which made these leaders very unhappy.
In fact, they didn't want to think about it, if it wasn't for the support of the Tang Dynasty, would the Qarlu Ministry be able to have what it is today?
"Alright." The leader, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "You are just shouting and venting your anger, if you really want the court to make an order, can you still resist?" ”
The heads of the leaders hung down, and they didn't dare to fight anymore.
As the leader said, their shouting can only be angry, and it will not solve the problem at all. If the orders of the Tang Dynasty came down, they would not only be obediently executed. If they dare not carry it out, as long as the Tang Dynasty makes a decree, many steppe tribes will come to attack them.
The Qarluq tribe did not want to be the dog of the Tang Dynasty, and there were many tribes who wanted to be the dog of the Tang Dynasty.
"I have decided, this time, not only to send troops, but also to send troops in a big way." The leader loudly announced the decision.
"Chief, this can't be done. How can we send troops in a big way? There was a cry of opposition, and the leaders were eager.
"You fools!" The leader was a shrewd man, snorted coldly, and said, "You don't want to think about it, what does this battle mean now?" In the past, when the imperial court ordered us to send troops, it was just a small fight, and we could dispatch tens of thousands of people. In this war, the imperial court dispatched hundreds of thousands of troops, so many from the desert alone, and many from the Silk Road to the west. Such a large-scale expedition is rarely seen in the history of the imperial court, which shows that the imperial court is going to fight to the death with the Great Eclipse. At this time, it is not necessary to send troops to reap enough benefits, but when? ”
The leaders' eyes suddenly brightened, and the thieves were brighter than the stars at night.
"The Great Food is coming fiercely this time, hundreds of thousands of troops are marching eastward, if we lose the battle, we don't need to think about the benefits. Not to mention anything else, when it is a war horse with a big food, it is better than our grassland horse. ”
"Not to mention, the big food is moving eastward, and there are countless baggage I carry, if I catch it once, it will be enough to eat for several years and equip more troops."
"Also, if we win the battle, we can also ask the court for a reward. Although the court wants us to work hard, but every time we are rewarded, it is really a lot. The beautiful silk and fragrant tea are good things. ”
The leaders were all excited, shouting loudly, as if the opposition to the dispatch of troops had never happened.
The Turks, whose surname is greedy, are eager to reap the benefits of the Tang Dynasty, and they do not suffer as much as he shouts. It is precisely because the Tang Dynasty was well aware of the pros and cons that it was not confused by the Turkic shouting, but only rewarded to a certain extent. Despite this, it was also the Tang Turks who were excited about Mo Ming, who called the Turks so poor, and it was a bun?
"If we don't raise our troops, the good fortune of our Qarlu department will come to an end." The chief knew very well what was at stake.
At the time of the Tang Dynasty fighting to the death with the Great Food, if the Qarlu Ministry did not send troops to help, there was no need to think about what the consequences would be. Because the Tang Dynasty will definitely settle accounts after the fact.
The Tang Dynasty must have thought, such a big war is exactly when you need your help, you actually steal and play tricks, with such a small number of troops, how can I let you go? Well, the Qarlu Ministry doesn't want to be the dog of the Tang Dynasty, and some tribes work hard for the Tang Dynasty, and they only need an order to send it to the desert.
Perhaps, the Tang Dynasty didn't even need an order, just a little wind to the desert, and naturally there were tribes who attacked Gelulu's subordinates in order to please the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the Qarluq tribe will be divided.
"Phew!" Thinking of this terrible consequence, the leaders couldn't help but take a cool breath.
"And more importantly, we don't dare to send troops in a big way." The leader sighed.
"Chief, what do you mean by that?" Some leaders couldn't figure it out.
"Isn't that obvious?" The leader glanced at this person angrily, and said coldly: "Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops are in the desert, who dares not to show loyalty?" Whoever does not raise an army and does not show loyalty will wait to be destroyed! ”
“……”
The leaders opened their mouths wide and were speechless.
The story of the Tang army galloping across the desert has only passed a hundred years since the destruction of the Turks, and the story of the Tang army galloping in the desert has been widely spread, and the people in the desert do not know, which one does not know?
As long as it is a person in the desert, everyone knows that the Tang army was invincible in the desert, killing and wounding countless people, and I don't know how many Turks died under the Tang saber. Although a hundred years have passed, it is still shocking to mention it.
To this day, some people are still using this incident to scare babies who cry at night, "Don't cry." You cry again, the Tang Army is coming. As soon as these words came out, the baby immediately closed his voice and tried all kinds of things.
"And how many troops do we send?"
"Except for the necessary stays, all are dispatched." The leader did not dare to hide the slightest secret.
(To be continued)