Chapter 54 Grain Interception

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After leaving Qinghai, the grain army led by Pei Xingjian has been entering the territory of Tubo for many days, and with the continuous increase in altitude, these soldiers and soldiers who have not adapted to altitude sickness have been affected much more seriously than the army led by Du He. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

With the quality of the Tang Army, this is not enough, but the grain transportation team does all manual work, and the consumption of physical strength is far better than that of the front-line soldiers, so every step of the line doubles the difficulty.

Pei Xingjian saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart. Although he is far away from the war zone, he has a certain understanding of the current situation through the information that has been transmitted, and he also has his own unique views and opinions. He felt that Du He was a general with a slight incomparable army, and although he went on an expedition across the land, he was still able to stand in an invincible position step by step, and grasp the initiative in the battle, which was really a very remarkable thing.

There is a saying in "The Art of War": "Those who are good at fighting are invincible, and they will not lose the defeat of the enemy." ”

There are also corresponding records in Li Jing's Art of War, which is more delicate than that of "The Art of War". He felt that the battle situation was ever-changing, but it was divided into active and passive. Passive is to let the enemy lead the way, let the situation lead the way, while the initiative is to control everything, lead the enemy, control the unfavorable situation, and make it a helper.

Just like the current situation in Duhe, Songtsen Gampo took advantage of the plateau climate to concentrate all the supplies, intending to drag the Tang army to death. But let Du He do the opposite, take advantage of the characteristics of their material concentration, and force them to be cornered first.

Duho took the initiative, which meant that victory was only a matter of time. And the only key that can cause Duhe's defeat is behind them.

As long as the rear is unharmed, this battle can be won, but if there is a problem in the rear, it will ruin the situation that Du He has created in a shocking way.

Pei Xingjian believed in his own judgment, so he was willing to risk being punished, and he also had to deliver the food safely.

It's just that the environment here in Tibet is too harsh, although he paid great attention to preserving the physical strength of the soldiers along the way, but as time went by, various adverse reactions inevitably occurred.

Pei Xingjian was thinking about countermeasures, while looking at the situation left and right, suddenly alert to stop the horse, not far ahead is the undulating uncertain plateau hills, this kind of terrain is common here in Tubo, it is not surprising, but the few hills in front of them are unexpectedly undulating, just like a small mountain, they can't see the situation on the left and right, even if there is a large army, they can't see it with the naked eye.

"If I am Songtsen Gampo and attack the grain road, this is the best place!"

Pei Xingjian thought silently in his heart, and then said: "The whole army stopped, the scouts detoured left and right, and explored the way on the back of the hills......"

Pei Xingjian's order made the partial general Wang Luo have no temper, and the official was crushed to death, as a subordinate, even though he was dissatisfied in his heart, he still sent scouts.

The horsemen turned into meteors and went away, and just as they were about to reach the highest part of the hill, they suddenly fell from their horses, and the horses were frightened, lost control, and dragged the scout to the ground.

Pei Xingjian was the first to react, and said loudly: "There are ambushes, and the speed is ......."

Wang Luo admired with no superfluous heart, and instinctively commanded his soldiers to form a formation, so that they could enter the battle state and enter the battle.

The Tang army was invincible, and it was not in vain, that is, it was a soldier who transported grain, and he was also strictly trained. The ability to adapt quickly is no less than that of elite soldiers, and they are ready to respond to the battle in the shortest possible time.

Pei Xingjian squinted his eyes in the Chinese army and looked carefully, and really saw that in the dark shadow composed of layers of hills, something was rapidly approaching, like ants.

The ambush soldiers are the brave men of the Nanzhao Kingdom, Songtsen Gampo knows the terrain of Tibet well, where is the only way, where is suitable for ambush are well known, and gives a set of reasonable and effective ambush tactics.

Seeing that the Tang army was about to enter the encirclement, he secretly rejoiced, but he didn't want to change suddenly, so the Tang army sent scouts to explore the way. His ambush was hidden on the other side of the hill, and he only had to go up to the top of the hill, and his soldiers and horses would have nothing to hide.

As the original general, Meng Nan still has a lot of experience in the battle array, and he decisively let people shoot and kill the scouts, and the surprise attack failed, so he changed to a strong attack.

The Nanzhao army grew up in the jungle, and its infantry combat ability was extremely strong, and it swooped down the high slope, and the speed was no less than the cavalry's sprint.

With the help of the power of the dive, they fiercely penetrated the formation of the Tang army and launched a fierce hand-to-hand battle with each other.

The first time Pei Xingjian experienced this situation, he only felt bloody and disgusting.

Fortunately, his quality in his heart is also excellent, and he did not flinch, with a blue face, looking at the soldiers who fought bravely, and constantly giving orders.

Pei Xingjian had no time to think about why there was a large army here, and there was only one thing that was going over and over in his mind: if he lost the battle, it would cause the Duhe army to run out of food and be in a desperate situation, making the overall battle defeated.

"Can't be defeated, never defeated......"

Pei Xingjian put all his energy into the battlefield, and through his talent in command, he broke up the opponent's offensive again and again.

But Pei Xingjian experienced the cruelty on the battlefield, as well as the feeling of weakness that was powerless.

The Tang army was not weak, but the soldiers who came to the enemy were stronger.

After all, the grain transportation team is not the kind of elite who fight on the front line, let alone the Xuanjia Army, the Jiesheng Army, and the Xuanfeng Army. Their strength is already limited, not to mention that they are also affected by the plateau climate, and their strength has to be weakened by three points.

On the contrary, the soldiers of Nanzhao are all elite, occupying an absolute advantage in numbers, and they are also superior to the Tang army in terms of strength. They don't have any unique tactics and tactics, just an onslaught, and they continue to kill with absolute strength.

Even if Pei Xingjian is skilled in commanding, it is difficult to return to the sky.

The Tang army gradually lost his hand, and the formation was also shaky, and he gradually couldn't hold on.

The battlefield is still a place where strength speaks, not to mention Pei Xingjian, a novice, even if Du He and Li Jing go into battle in person, they may not have the power to return to the sky.

Pei Xingjian had to admit that he couldn't hold on.

Looking at the carts of grain and grass, and the lifeblood of the Tang army, he gritted his teeth and said: "Pass the order down, surround the grain carts in a circle...... and then he called Wang Luo, and said solemnly: "Captain Wang, give you the most difficult task, when the fire starts, you take advantage of the chaos to lead a pair of soldiers and horses to kill, rush to the general manager's barracks, tell him the situation here, let him prepare the equipment as soon as possible, and Tubo has other reinforcements." ”

"Fire?" Wang Luo was surprised for a while, but when he saw the cart of grain and grass surrounded by cars, he faintly understood in his heart, and said in a lost voice: "What do you want?" ”

Pei Xingjian gritted his teeth and said: "They want to rob us of our grain, so I will let them be buried with these grains and grass......

Wang Luo was moved, and for the first time looked at the boss he had always looked down on with admiration, and said loudly: "I'll come, I'm convinced of the adult's ability, my king is a little cheap, and it's not a pity to die, but the adult is extraordinary, and he will definitely be able to achieve a career." ”

Pei Xingjian smiled calmly: "Your martial arts are above me, and the chance of killing you is greater." Needless to say, let's get ready......"

He ignored Wang Luo, and secretly used his outstanding command skills to introduce the unstoppable force like a tiger and wolf into the grain cart, and when the time came, he set fire to the grain......

Just when Pei Xingjian was about to give the order......

"Kill-!!" Suddenly, an earth-shattering roar sounded in front of him, and this roar was like a wind sweeping everything, shaking Pei Xingjian's eardrums.

Another army appeared in the rear of the enemy army, Pei Xingjian looked at it, and the flags were embroidered with the words "Tang" and "Fang" on the wind.

Pei Xingjian, who was about to order the fire, had a thought in his mind, "Reinforcements are coming......

Adapting to the situation, Pei Xingjian decisively changed his tactics and pressed the soldiers, all they had to do now was to bite the incoming enemy and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

Fang Yiai has been doing nothing recently, because the terrifying power of the Mo Dao Army was obtained by sacrificing speed.

Therefore, it also means limitations, he cannot enter the battlefield anytime and anywhere, like a light horse.

Songtsen Gampo fled like a mouse, and the Modao army had no room to contribute, and with their little speed, it was really impossible to catch up with the Tubo army.

Du He saw that Fang Yiai had become an idler, and he was worried that his character would cause some trouble, but he happened to be concerned about the matter of grain and grass, so he sent him to support and escort him to ensure that everything was safe.

After years of experience, Fang Yiai has also grown a lot, when he noticed that the grain team was attacked, he had an idea, that is, he ordered the flag to cease and quietly came to the nearest place, and finally Yi Jun suddenly rose up and caught the other party off guard.

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The city of Logos.

Since Du He led his army to move into Luo, he put all the generals and his family members in the city under house arrest, and found a house near the palace to move in as a temporary command center.

Coincidentally, it is the mansion of Qinling.

On this day, Du He met his henchman Huangfu Haohua in the mansion.

The success of this battle was due to the contributions of Huangfu Haohua and Qin Yu.

Du He smiled and rewarded them for their merits, and affirmed their contributions, as a secret agent, he could not give them fame, the only thing he could give was sincerity and love.

Huangfu Haohua smiled shyly, a little moved, he didn't feel that he had helped Du He much, he just thought that all this was taken for granted, there was no Du Ruhui when he was a child, there was no childhood for them, and there would be no Du He without them when he became an adult, and he would not be where they are now, being able to contribute to Du He and the Du family is a very satisfying thing for him.

"Childe, according to the investigation in the past few days, sure enough, as you said, although Songtsen Gampo is wandering around and hiding, everything is a trick to confuse us. Those wandering soldiers were not the real elite, his real elite hid in the mountain col to the northwest, where he recuperated and seemed to be waiting for something. ”

Du He always felt that Songtsen Gampo would not hide like a mouse***, there must be another purpose, thinking that the Tubo army that appeared from time to time was an illusion, so that Tayue Liuxiang launched an investigation into this matter, and it really worked.