Chapter Thirty-Eight: No Soldiers
Liang Shidu's army was slowly assembled, but the scouts he sent were not slow, and every move of Luo Shixin's army was under their surveillance.
The Tang army lost those items that were not very valuable, and the news of speeding up the march reached the ears of Liang Shidu at the first time.
"Haha! That's just the case with Roshixin! Liang Shidu was complacent with his strategy, thinking that he had seen through it.
Luo Shixin was certainly brave, but they fought a great war against the Turks, and now the main purpose is to withdraw the army and return to Gyeongju and transport the hunted sheep and horses back to the Tang Dynasty. At this time, in terms of reason, the withdrawal of Yanzhou should be the first priority. No matter how bad they are, they still have more than 30,000 soldiers. Even if it may not be able to defeat the Tang army, it is more than enough to delay it for a little time.
The last time Luo Shixin attacked the Turks, he gained a lot and slapped the Turkic Khan King Jieli in the face. For this reason, Jieli thundered and was furious, and now that Luo Shixin has succeeded again, Jieli cannot sit idly by, and there must be a large army following behind, and Luo Shixin will face the danger of being attacked from both sides. How fierce Luo Shixin is, in the face of two attacks, there is only one way to destroy.
This basic truth, with the wisdom of Luo Shixin, should be able to see through.
For such a judgment, Liang Shidu was also quite confident, and with a wave of his hand, he called Feng Duan.
Feng Duan was his latest promoted general, used to replace Liang Luoren's position, followed him for many years, was loyal to him, and never disobeyed him.
Liang Shi was extremely proud and couldn't listen to other people's opinions, and Feng Duan's subordinates who gave him orders like a holy decree were the most appetizing to him.
"General Feng. You immediately order 20,000 soldiers and horses, and kill Li Tang's army that is heading for Qiwu Mountain and pursuing Luo Shixin. "Liang Shi gave the battle order as before. No deliberation was made.
A trace of fear flashed in Feng Duan's eyes, he had always been obedient, and when he heard that his opponent was Luo Shixin, he couldn't help but say, "This...... Luo Shixin is brave and good at fighting, and is famous all over the world. He can meet 150,000 Turkic cavalry with 20,000 foot soldiers, which is only 20,000 soldiers and horses, and I am afraid that he is not his opponent. ”
Liang Shidu didn't think he was afraid to fight Feng Duan. On the contrary, I can understand that this Luo Shixin is too capable of fighting, and he has risen to the world in just a few years. Cheng can be said to have stolen the limelight, no one knows, no one knows, even he is frightened. And his subordinates? There is no life here. Instead, he persuaded strictly: "I really didn't let you really fight with Luo Shixin, just make a show." Luo Shixin and the others are now speeding south, intending to return to the territory of Yanzhou Datang earlier. You just need to lead the soldiers and horses to follow slowly behind, and wait until they return to Yanzhou, get the support of the southern border soldiers, and then retreat. He elaborated on the reason, and Feng Duan suddenly realized that he was just making a show. It's just a play.
Feng Duan's confidence was enough all of a sudden, and he led the order loudly. The soldiers gathered and went.
In order not to let the Liang division look down on him, Feng Duan's speed was extremely fast, and he prepared 20,000 soldiers in a short period of time and went out of the city in a mighty way.
Feng Duan left Shuofang City majestically, and before he had gone ten miles, he conveyed the order, marched slowly, and rushed to Qiwu Mountain at a snail-like speed.
Feng Duan walked in the middle of dealing with it, but in his mind he was thinking about how to go in the future.
Datang's sanctions against Shuofang are too ruthless, and the gossip goes without saying, so that now Shuofang's No. 1 and No. 2 characters are on the verge of turning their faces, and No. 3 has even defected to Datang. At the same time, all the fields in the territory were destroyed by the Tang army's light cavalry, and now the grain reserves in the city are empty, and the soldiers and civilians can only eat some food mixed with porridge, rice and vegetables every day, and most of them are starving, and the morale is so low that you can imagine.
The Tang Dynasty began to implement the grain starvation strategy last year, but because of the initial savings in the city, plus the support of the Turks, and the grain and grass smuggled by the black-hearted traders, they barely survived the year. Now that the city's reserves are running out, it may be able to survive the winter by eating up all the rice for seeding. But what about the coming year?
I don't even have rice anymore, what future is there?
Thinking of the strange incident that happened in Shuofang City some time ago, a white monster that looked like a wild cat but was not a wild cat fell from the sky and fell in the middle of the square where the food was distributed, Feng Duan couldn't help but feel a palpitation.
He didn't know what the white monster was, and he had never seen it, but the scholars in the city recognized it as a tengu, a strange beast recorded in the Book of Mountains and Seas.
"Among them, Dowen Bei, there are beasts, called tengu, its shape is like a raccoon dog and its white head, its sound is like a grenade, it can resist the evil......"
The ancients were always superstitious, and the tengu was recognized as one of the great omens. That night, a fire broke out inexplicably in Shuofang City, and it was just in response to the imminent occurrence of a bad omen.
"The "Historical Records of Heavenly Officials" records: The tengu is like a big running star, with a sound, and the dogs below it stop on the ground, and the fire they fall into, and they look at it like fire, and the flames soar to the sky." He said that the tengu was a great murderer, and there would be fires everywhere he went.
This tengu fell into the city, which is really a sign of great evil.
Although Feng Duan is a general, he is not exempt from vulgarity, and he is convinced of this kind of prophecy, the warning from heaven is convinced, thinking about the internal and external troubles of the Great Liang Dynasty, and the whole person has become a source of trouble: Liang Shi has been paying attention to him recently, and he should look at it in his eyes, but the higher his status, the more he cannot be autonomous, and the more dangerous he becomes. This high-ranking official is generous, and he has no life to enjoy, so what's the use?
Feng Duan didn't want to fight this battle at all, so he didn't put his mind on fighting, and he thought of his future from the outside world.
Just when he was thinking about it, he suddenly "killed-!! ”
An earth-shattering roar rang out beside him, and the deafening shout whipped up a gust of wind that seemed to burst his eardrums.
Feng Duan hit a spirit, and he was so frightened that he fell off the horse.
"What...... What's the situation? Feng Duan, who was dizzy and dizzy, and finally got up, was black in front of him: his helmet was crooked when he fell off the horse, which just blocked his eyes, and straightened the helmet, and the scene in front of him made him dumbfounded: he saw countless cavalrymen in armor coming out of the hills extending from the Qiwu Mountain, and directly rushed to the side to kill them.
The men were all cavalrymen: the black armor reflected the earthy yellow glow of late autumn, giving them a gold-like glow. In the distance, a high banner is erected in the air, the sunlight shines through the flag, as if it is burning, and the dragon and phoenix dance on the flag are embroidered with several big characters "General Luo of the town army".
In the Tang Dynasty, only one general was awarded the title of general of the town army......
"Yes, yes, it's Luo...... Luo Shixin ......" Feng Duan exclaimed, he was so frightened that his feet were weak, Fang Gan got up, he almost lay down again, and his voice was a little unpleasant, and his voice was unconsciously trembling.
The other party's speed was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it was already close.
"Up, up, up!" Feng Duan was not ready for battle at all, and in a hurry, where was the commander coming, he only knew to let the soldiers go up to block this wave of impact.
At this moment, the advantages and disadvantages of the soldiers, as well as the role of the generals, are reflected.
The real strong soldiers are ready for battle at the moment of attack, and as soon as the general's order is issued, they do not go back to consider whether the general's order is correct, and before thinking, they instinctively take the execution of the order first. And an excellent general, in such a situation, must make the most correct judgment and the wisest instructions at the first time, so as to calm the anxiety of the soldiers after the attack.
Obviously, Shuo Fang's army is far from reaching this realm, and although Feng Duan is not good for nothing, he is obviously not rich enough in combat, and he has fought a lot of downwind battles with more wins and fewer wins, and once he encounters such an unexpected situation, he does not know how to deal with it.
The most important thing is Luo Shixin, Luo Shixin's storage is like a mountain pressing on Feng Duan's chest......
He didn't have the courage to fight against it.
Even the generals are like this, let alone the soldiers.
In addition, the Shuofang army has a fatal shortcoming.
Shuofang's soldiers are accustomed to Commander Liang Luoren, and Liang Luoren can manage the troops quite well, and he can grasp the hearts of the soldiers. And Feng Duanfang had just ascended to the throne, and his foundation was insufficient, and most of the soldiers were not very convinced of him. Especially in the recent shortage of food in Shuofang, Liang Luoren will fight for them to get the greatest benefits, and Feng Duan is obedient, and he will give him as much as Liang Shi gives him, which will cause complaints.
The multiple circumstances were so uneven that not many of Feng Duan's orders were carried out.
This Luo Shixin was about to be killed, but no soldiers stepped forward to resist, and he was in chaos.
The two armies fought in one place in an instant.
Blood splattered, and people turned on their backs.
Luo Shixin waved his spear, and as soon as he came into contact with the enemy, he killed more than ten people, broke into the enemy formation, and saw that the Shuofang army had no intention of fighting, and shouted: "Crusade against the traitor!" Only take the head of the thief, the rest of the party does not ask, and the surrenderer does not kill! ”
"Defeat the traitors! Only take the head of the thief, the rest of the party does not ask, and the surrenderer does not kill! The whole army had already understood, and they shouted loudly in unison, as if there was another scorching thunder in mid-air.
The soldiers around saw that the emperor had rushed to the front, and instinctively wanted to step forward to fight, but this time they heard "only take the head of the thief, the rest of the party does not ask, and the surrenderer does not kill!" The pace of the Shuo soldiers in the Quartet slowed down significantly, and their movements became hesitant.
Looking at the general who was like a god of war wearing bright light armor under the other party's banner, Feng Duan's heart almost jumped out of his mouth, it was the soul-chasing eye, Bai Sensen's fangs, and the spear that drank blood, in his eyes, Luo Shixin almost became a monster, watching them get closer and closer, and hearing the shouts against him, he finally couldn't stand the pressure and fled.
His run brought the little morale of the remnants of the Shuofang army, which was already unwilling to fight and demoralized, to the bottom......
They ran away.
The 5,000 cavalry of the Tang Army was just a charge, and his body was not hot, and he did not cause many casualties......
The other party actually ran away...... (To be continued......)
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