Chapter 0402 - Not Small
Of the 200 men and horses at the time of departure, only 188 people were able to reach the scheduled assembly site Gesang Ridge, and the remaining 12 people were not heard from, which may have been discovered by the Tibetans, or they could have lost their way and failed to arrive at Gesang Ridge in time.
As soon as the appointed time came, Captain Guoyi Deng Qiyuan decided not to wait any longer, and immediately took one hundred and eighty-eight people, wrapped their horses' hooves, and galloped east in the night.
This season, although it has not snowed yet, the night wind on the plateau is already very cold, blowing on the face like a knife cut, one hundred and eighty-eight Tang soldiers endured it silently, and not one of them complained in the slightest.
It is an honor to be sent to carry out this mission first, thinking that at the beginning, Li Ang with fifty people could destroy many Tibetan tribes and destroy the city of Ambush, which is an immortal myth, and every Tang soldier is fascinated by it.
This mission was very similar to the experience of Li Ang leading the light cavalry deep behind enemy lines, and everyone was extremely eager, hoping that their own people could also create such a record.
The power of example is endless. With Li Ang's role model, everyone only thinks about making contributions in their hearts, where will they be afraid of the cold wind?
Deputy Qiu Yi caught up with Deng Qiyuan and asked: "Captain Deng, when Mo Liyi is broken, if you return to the east, it is very likely that you will encounter the army withdrawn by Dazarugong, according to me, we should not rush back at that time, and also learn from Li Changshi, go deep behind enemy lines, and do a big job!" Maybe we can also get some miracles and become famous all over the world! ”
Deng Qiyuan said with a smile while whipping the war horse: "This still needs you to say, since I came out, I didn't plan to go back like this, Mo Liyi is just the beginning, as long as our sneak attack is successful, Dazarugong's logistics supply is urgent, and we can only retreat; At that time, our army will take advantage of the situation to chase and kill, and it will definitely be able to defeat Dazarugon, so that the entire Dafeichuan will become like a naked girl? We took such a big risk, if we just go back with this ticket, how can we be worthy of ourselves? ”
"Great! Let's all think of going together, Captain Deng, what do you say? Where to hit? Brothers, listen to you. ”
"Yes! Oh, yes! Captain Deng, we will fight wherever you say, there is no ambiguity, as long as you don't go back so quickly. ”
"Everyone, don't get excited, let's finish the vote of Mo Liyi first, I haven't thought about the follow-up actions, in fact, I can't think about it, I don't know what will happen to the tens of thousands of troops in Dazaru Gong by then, we only have more than a hundred people, and we can only adapt to the situation according to the situation, it is said that Li Changshi did not plan a sneak attack on Fu Qi City at the beginning, and after successively breaking through a number of Tubo tribes, he learned that the enemy troops in Fu Qi City were empty, so he temporarily formulated a plan to attack Fu Qi City."
"Captain Deng, how do you know so detailed?"
"Of course, I have repeatedly inquired about the details of Li Changshi's every use of troops, and there is nothing wrong with it, can it not be detailed?"
Speaking of Li Ang, Deng Qiyuan was full of energy, which shows how much he admires Li Ang.
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In the vast night, the north bank of the Yellow River is full of shadows, 3,000 Tibetan men and horses are divided into multiple locations, crossing the river at the same time under the cover of night, they are tied to sheepskin sewn air bags, holding the horse's neck to cross the river from a relatively gentle place;
In order to make these 3,000 men and horses successfully cross the river, Dazarugon launched an attack on the north bank of the camel bridge overnight, and the sound of killing on the side of the camel bridge spread for more than ten miles.
In stark contrast, these river crossing sites are silent, all the war horses are on the halters, so as not to neigh, and each river crossing site must first send a few people to cross the river on a bamboo raft to reconnoitre, and after determining the safety of the south bank, the follow-up people and horses will hurry up to cross the river.
The cold wind was bitter, and it was not pleasant to swim across the river in such a season, and all the Tibetan soldiers took off themselves naked and wrapped their clothes before going into the water;
Horses are born with water knowledge, and the Tibetan soldiers are still tied with sheepskin air bags, and if they hold the horse's neck, they don't have to worry about drowning.
Still, the process of crossing the river was fraught with danger. War horses sometimes struggle desperately in the water, the icy river water will freeze people's hands and feet stiff, the surging water will rush people and horses downstream, if they can't reach the opposite bank for a long time, freezing can also freeze people to death. Three thousand Tibetan soldiers, after paying three or four hundred lives, finally crossed the south bank. After crossing the river, they were shivering from the cold, their hands and feet were stiff, and if they were discovered by the Tang army at this time, they would only be slaughtered.
Fortunately, Nie Chi was lucky this time, the Tang army didn't seem to expect that someone would swim across the river on such a cold night, not only allowing the three thousand Tubo people to cross the river smoothly, but also giving them the opportunity to gather all the men and horses.
According to the plan, if the Tang army was discovered when crossing the river, the men and horses who could cross the south bank would fight separately and choose their own targets to attack. Now that the operation was unexpectedly smooth, and the men and horses were all assembled, Nie Chi had a bold plan, and he decided to immediately take the assembled 2,600 people to attack the Great Momen City.
He guessed that if the Tang army rebellion in Da Mo City was acting, Li Ang must be in Da Mo Gate City, and at the same time, the Tang army in the city would not think that someone would sneak attack from the rear.
If you can take Da Momen City by surprise and capture Li Ang, the whole situation of the battle will be changed as a result. Nie Chi said he would do it, and immediately killed Da Momen City overnight.
Nie Chi's bold action was really unexpected by the Tang army, in the night, more than 2,000 Tubo cavalry quickly advanced towards Da Momen City, and the Tang army was unaware of it.
In the city of Da Momen, Li Ang was watching the battle reports from all sides under the lamp, and the 10,000 troops of Tubo were attacking the stone fort, although the offensive was quite fierce, but the threat to the stone fort was not great;
In the direction of Niuxindui, the soldiers and horses of the Party Department stopped in the west of Chiling and did not move, and seemed to be still waiting, which was a chain reaction caused by the previous Dazaru Gong stopping in the Yak River for a few days, and the main force had stopped, and of course the division had to wait and see.
On the north bank of the Camel Bridge, the sound of killing came one after another, and when it seemed that there was no stop, Li Ang put down the battle report, listened attentively, and said to Wu Xuan beside him: "South Gate, have you noticed anything wrong?" ”
Wu Xuan asked in surprise, "Lang Jun, what's wrong?" ”
Li Ang thought about it again and said: "During the day, the enemy took advantage of the strong wind, and after being attacked head-on, he did not organize a second attack for a long time, and he wasted an afternoon. It was counterintuitive to launch an attack at night, not to mention that now the enemy has been repulsed twice, and the sharpness has been completely lost, continuing to attack at this time is just a waste of human life, does Dazarugon really think that he has too many soldiers? ”
After Li Ang's analysis, Wu Xuan also felt that something was wrong, he couldn't reach far at night, it was already very difficult to organize a large-scale offensive, after the enemy was repulsed twice, the morale must be even lower, and the Tang army won several victories in a row, and the morale must be high. In this case, if you are more sensible, you should first stop the battle and recuperate, adjust your tactics, and wait for the morale to recover a little before fighting.
"Lang Jun, could it be Lang? Plum put pressure on Dazarugon......"
"Not like that!" Before Wu Xuan could finish speaking, Li Ang interrupted him, "Nanmen, you go and invite Li Mi over, I have something to discuss with him." ”
"Whoa!"
Wu Xuan hurriedly went out and almost collided with Li Mi, who was rushing in, and he hurriedly said, "Mr. Li, are you okay?" ”
Li Mi shook his hand at him, and then said to Li Ang urgently: "Doctor Li, what is Dazaru Gong hiding something. ”
"What are you saying about the attack of the enemy army on the north bank?"
"If I expected it to be true, it must be so."
"Well, it makes sense, otherwise there is no need for Dazarugon to waste people's lives so much, Yu, what do you think Dazarugon wants to hide?"
"One, he wants to withdraw his troops. Second, he was going to send people across the river to sneak attack. Both are the most likely. ”
"Which of the two is more likely....... hiss, cross the river and sneak attack! Dazarugon really dared to think, don't you know that I still have 10,000 troops and have not moved? ”
"Doctor Li, don't forget, the enemy is here to sneak attack, not to fight in front of the gong and the drum in the opposite face."
"If the enemy were to cross the river, where would they cross .......?"
"Doctor Li, I'm afraid the enemy has already come."
"If the enemy has already crossed the river, the most likely target to attack...... Hiss! Great Momen City! ”
"That's right, Da Momen City, the enemy army crossing the river, once the whereabouts are exposed, there is almost no physiology, plus we still have 10,000 troops nearby, the enemy sneak attack elsewhere, it will not have much success, but will become the prey of my 10,000 army. Only by sneaking up on Da Momen City and capturing Dr. Li can we get the greatest result and quickly turn the entire battle around. ”
"Damn! Dazaru Gong really dared to think that he wanted to kill Lao Tzu, Wu Xuan, immediately ordered Cao Yan and An Daoyuan to search for traces of the enemy and destroy it as soon as possible! ”
"Whoa!"
After Wu Xuan left in a hurry, Li Ang put on his armor and carried a horizontal sword, and soon came to the city wall, he ordered the city defense to be strengthened, and at the same time asked people to send a message to Li Guangbi on the north bank, so that Li Guangbi could be prepared, so as not to panic the Tang army on the north bank in case the enemy really came to attack Da Momen City.
Before Li Ang's orders were issued, he heard a rustling sound outside the south gate, and the 2,600 Tubo soldiers led by Nie Chi had really come.
The city of Da Momen is sandwiched between two mountains, and the terrain in the city is very narrow, which can only accommodate two or three hundred defenders, and the tens of thousands of troops of Cao Yan and An Daoyuan are stationed at Baishuitan fifteen miles away and Heiniling twenty miles away respectively. Leon had only about two hundred men in the city.
With the help of the fire at the head of the city, he saw a large number of enemies with swords and arrows, carrying simple ladders, and rushing silently towards the south gate.
"Drumming!" Leon let out a loud shout. The war drums on the top of the city suddenly rumbled.
At this moment, a rain of arrows from the Tibetan people rose from the darkness and enveloped the city.
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