On the road from Lanzhou to Liangzhou, a group of lightly armed soldiers is marching quickly on the Liangzhou side of the network. And there were more than 7,000 of these soldiers, and the weapons they carried were not heavy, and they were mainly horizontal swords, bows and crossbows. And they rushed to Liangzhou, that is, they wanted to fight the Tubo people.

"Brigadier Gao Kan, is my brother-in-law going to attack this time?" A young general asked.

And the brigade commander immediately replied: "Our main responsibility is to lure the enemy, not to attack!" ”

This brigade commander is Gao Kan, who is now the brigade commander of the Independent Mixed Brigade of the Western Army. And his deputy, that is, Jingwen's cheap brother-in-law Dugumou. Gao Kan was promoted to the regimental level by Jingwen, and later, according to the battle plan, a mixed brigade was to be formed to lure the enemy, and this mixed brigade consisted of three regiments, about 7,000 people. And the brigade commander of this brigade, Jing Wen asked Gao Kan to serve as a temporary one. Of course, Jingwen did not promote him from the ranks, but only made him a temporary commander. This is like the reason why several regiments work together and then choose a regimental commander as the commander. And Jingwen also assigned him a deputy, that is, his cheap brother-in-law Dugumou. This lure to the enemy can be said to be a merit, and when the time comes, you will definitely not miss it when you are rewarded for meritorious deeds. Therefore, Jingwen also gave this opportunity to Gao Kan and Dugumou, so that they could get the first credit.

Dugu Mou heard that it was to lure the enemy, and he was a little dissatisfied, because the main thing to kill and injure the enemy was not himself, so how much credit could he have. And these ancient soldiers still did not get rid of the habit of calculating merit by head, so they still thought that killing the enemy was the best means. However, the merit is not calculated according to the number of people killed by an individual at all, but according to the total number of enemies killed, and then the merit is apportioned to each meritorious unit, and then it is apportioned to each person again. Therefore, although they may not be able to kill the enemy directly, it is also a great credit for luring the enemy over. When the time comes, you will be able to get a lot of heads.

"Hurry up, try to kill me in Liangzhou City tomorrow, I'm afraid the Tubo people are waiting to ambush us!" Gao Kan shouted.

These soldiers were lightly armed, so the march was very fast. A two-day journey would be almost the same in one day, and the Tibetans should have laid an ambush right in front of them. And their responsibility is to lure the enemy, not to destroy it. And they are only more than 7,000 people, and in the face of 50,000 Tibetan elites, they are definitely not opponents at all.

"Brigade commander, according to the return of the reconnaissance troops, there is a ravine ahead. I'm afraid it's a good place for the Tibetans to set up an ambush! A scout said.

Gao Kan looked at the canyon ahead, and then immediately said, "It seems that they are probably trying to ambush us there." Then of course we have to 'throw ourselves into the net'. Give me orders, put up all the shields for me, and give me all leisure. Also, watch out if they throw boulders to block the road! ”

Gao Kan was also prepared, because the canyon road was narrow, and if the road was blocked, it would not be able to lure the enemy but would be completely annihilated. So. It is important to pay attention to whether they will drop boulders to block the road. If the enemy can drop boulders to block the road, it's better not to go.

And the scout immediately continued to contact the reconnaissance unit in front, and then came back and said: "Brigade commander, we have seen the terrain there. There can't be boulders blocking the road ahead. Because the two sides of the canyon are narrow, they can't fit the boulders blocking the road, and they can only stand people. ”

After hearing what the scout said, Gao Kan also knew that it was probably the Tubo people who had an ambush. However, most of them are not actually ambushed in the canyon. Because the sides of the canyon were too steep to stand too many people, only a few archers. The rest of the people were just outside the canyon. When they get in, they will also meet on a narrow road. However, what you have to do is to respond to the enemy and then lure the enemy out.

"Raise your shields, watch out for the enemy's bows and arrows, and follow me in!" Gao Kan said.

In this way, everyone raised their shields and looked at them at any time to avoid the enemy's bows and arrows from killing them.

On the other side, the Tibetans were also watching these people approach.

"Zamp, they're already close, we're waiting for them to come in. As soon as they come in, then we can take the opportunity to annihilate them and slap the Tang Dynasty people in the face! Qin Ling said.

Songtsen Gampo looked at the smoke and dust in the distance, and said, "Something seems wrong, they seem to be less than 10,000 people!" I remember that the Tang Dynasty had more than 20,000 people in the Western Army, but why were they less than 10,000? ”

"Zampu, this is not surprising, the army can't send all the people out at once. They may be trying to use the less than 10,000 men to explore the way, and then the 20,000 troops behind them are behind! Qin Ling said.

"What you said makes sense, less than 10,000 people are pioneers." Songtsen Gampo said.

And after Gao Kan's army gradually entered the canyon, the shield was raised very high, apparently ready to fight the enemy's bow and arrow at any time. And Songtsen Gampo saw this and was speechless.

"Zamp, did they find out about our plan?" Qin Ling asked.

Songtsen Gampo said, "Not necessarily! They may have been just vigilant out of the presence of many battles. Since they are the vanguard, they are often very elite troops, and the elite army is very alert, so they will be wary of whether there is an ambush after entering the canyon. ”

"Damn, why are the Tang Dynasty people so cunning?" Qin Ling said angrily.

Songtsen Gampo said, "Don't be cunning, they will die a long time ago." The Tang Dynasty has just pacified the world for not many years, and there are still a lot of veterans in the army, and it is normal to be alert. ”

When a third of Gao Kan's troops entered the canyon, Gao Kan did not plan to continue advancing. Because if you keep going, then maybe once people throw something down, the loss will be great. The terrain in the canyon is not good, and it is impossible to deploy all the troops, and when the time comes, the people will attack condescendingly, and they will suffer great losses on themselves. And once the battle starts in the canyon, it will be a war of attrition. The enemy has 50,000 elites, and he only has 7,000, so no matter how you look at it, he can't consume the enemy. Therefore, it is not advisable for troops to go in too much.

"Archery!" Gao Kan shouted.

"Whoosh Whoosh...... Gao Kan's troops shot arrows at the top of the cliff, and a dense rain of arrows was shot to the top of the canyon.

"Whoosh whoosh......" The Tubo people also hurriedly shot arrows to counterattack, but they were blocked by the shield bearers of Gao Kan's subordinates, who had been prepared for a long time. (To be continued......)