Chapter 231: Surprise Attack
Shock and then sweep, and even integrate, all this is easier said than done, not something that can be achieved overnight, and the effort and energy required is amazing, but Li Zhen is not worried that something will go wrong, without him, Li Zhen's bloody plan is actually not Li Zhen's original but stolen from the rise of the Mongolian Genghis Khan in later generations - the steppe people have always been a warlike people, looting is killing is the commonplace of the steppe people, not to mention the bloody vendetta between tribes and tribes, It is the people of the same tribe, and even the brothers are inevitably swordsmen and soldiers, which has caused two results - first, the individual combat effectiveness of the grassland people is fierce, but as a whole, it is okay to fight a good battle, once it encounters a little big trouble, the tribes will immediately go their own way, tear each other down, or even withdraw troops without authorization on the battle array; Second, the steppe people are not afraid of blood but are afraid of people who are more bloody than them, that is, as the saying goes, bullying the soft and afraid of the hard, the reason why Genghis Khan was able to rise rapidly, in addition to his own good war, the main thing is that Genghis Khan is ruthless enough, and he can make a move to slaughter the city and exterminate the tribes when he talks and laughs, and he subdued the grassland tribes with the blood of his body, of course, the more clever thing is that Genghis Khan knows how to reorganize the people and horses of the tribes - forcibly break up the fixed composition of the tribes, and organize all the young and strong into an army according to the decimal system, and hand them over to the control of trusted generals, Then it was restrained by harsh and even cruel military law, which stimulated the wolf nature of the grassland people, and then had the capital of Meng Yuan to sweep the world.
As far as the current situation is concerned, Li Zhen has achieved the best effect, whether it is his own name of good war, or even the bloody "notoriety", Li Zhen has enough capital to integrate the youth of the tribes, and the specific integration method is not a problem, it is nothing more than Genghis Khan's set of changes according to the specific facts at the moment is enough to deal with - first, all the leaders and even the elders of the subordinate tribes are transferred to Jiaohe to be controlled, and they are entertained with good food and drink, but they are not allowed to leave their residences without permission. They are also not allowed to have contact with the outside world, and secondly, the young and strong nearly 10,000 people of the various tribes who swept over were scattered and the original fixed tribes were organized into ten cavalry brigades according to the decimal system (ten-commander, centurion, thousand-commander), and all the officers were filled by Tang officers and soldiers, and these tribal cavalry were listed as slave soldiers, promising that if the slave soldiers made corresponding military achievements, they could get rid of the status of slave soldiers, not only could they get material rewards, but also could get the promotion of the official system, of course, their families could also benefit from this, The specific provisions were all detailed, and all the provisions were transparent and open, giving the slaves great hope.
Obviously, the integration work that Li Zhen is busy with is of great significance, once it is proved to be a practical strategy, it is of immeasurable significance to the management of the subsequent grassland tribes and even the implementation of the state and county system, but this work is very cumbersome, it is by no means as simple as it sounds, Li Zhen needs enough time to complete this matter, but the problem is that the Western Turkic army will not leave too much time for Li Zhen - not only the remaining soldiers and horses of the two major tribes of Wucrossbow Lost and Suog Mohe have begun to assemble, Ashina Thero's army is also preparing to return to the army, as far as the current state of the Tang army is concerned, it can't stop the encirclement and suppression of the two armies at all, and the situation is still not optimistic - the Tang army has about 15,000 people, but at the moment only 5,000 main forces of the Tang army have a certain combat effectiveness, but because of the transfer of manpower to integrate the relationship between the tribal soldiers, the combat effectiveness has decreased compared with before the original army, although it is not much, but the impact is still there, and the nearly 10,000 tribal soldiers have just begun to integrate, not to mention the combat effectiveness, once on the battlefield, Escape is still a trivial matter, and it is possible to fight back with a single blow, and at the moment, these horses and horses are fighting hard with the Turkic armies, which is as unrealistic as taking eggs and smashing stones.
The threat faced by the Tang army can basically be divided into four ways - first, the five crossbows are lost, and the remaining soldiers and horses of the two major tribes of Suoge Mohe are about 13,000 people, and they are currently being assembled. The second is the Qiuzi ** team that is about to move, although it is not clear how many soldiers and horses the Qiuci country will send this time, although the combat effectiveness of the Qiuzi ** team is really not very smart, but the 30,000 elite soldiers of the Qiuzi country are not all useless ornaments, once it is mobilized, it is also a threat that cannot be ignored for Anxi, who is empty in defense, but Li Zhen's whip is beyond the reach of Anxi, and it can only be controlled by Mo Li according to the strategy formulated in advance; Third, the movement of the unknown Yibi to capture the White Wolf Army of more than 11,000 elite cavalry divisions, this part of the soldiers and horses is very weird, the siege is not attacked, it seems that he does not listen to the dispatch of Ashina Sero, although Li Zhen does not know what contradictions there are between the two Turkic armies, but vaguely guessed some, and also thought of the corresponding countermeasures, not very careful, at least before the fall of Ashina Sero, Li Zhen does not need to think about the matter of this Turkic army, the above three threats are still easy to deal with, But the most tricky thing for Li Zhen is the threat of this last road - the more than 40,000 cavalry led by Ashina Thero.
Li Zhen's strategic goal is to sweep the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, completely sweep away the Turkic forces in southern Xinjiang, win enough living space and time for the development of the Anxi Tang Army, and prepare for the next step in the northern Xinjiang, therefore, in order to achieve this goal, even if it is at the expense of Yizhou, of course, if it can ensure the realization of the strategic goal, it is naturally better to keep Yizhou, there is a problem here - not to let the more than 40,000 cavalry led by Ashina Serro return to help prematurely, Even if it can't completely delay the pace of his army's return to help, he must ensure that Ashina Thero's department will not return with the whole army, and he can't let Ashina Thero's department send troops to attack Anxi, which is empty, otherwise, in the current state of the Tang army, it is really impossible to compete with the revenge-hearted Ashina Thero's department, no matter whether Anxi or Li Zhen's main force is lost, it is a burden that Li Zhen can't bear.
It's difficult, it's really difficult, Ashina Sero himself has been on the battlefield for a long time, has rich combat experience, and is not a person who is easy to deceive, besides, Li Zhen pried the nest of the Turks before, and most of the small tribes that sent troops fell into Li Zhen's control, and it is strange that the soldiers of those small tribes in Ashina Serro's army do not want to return to the army to take revenge, whether Ashina Serro is sent to the army or immediately return to the army to the grassland, it is a fatal blow to the realization of Li Zhen's strategic goal, With Ashina Thero's old way of using soldiers, he may not be able to see the change in the situation, once Ashina Therro moves, it is really enough for Li Zhen to drink a pot, if he encounters the country of Qiuzi again, let alone what to level the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountain, Li Zhen will become a lost dog by himself.
Waiting has never been Li Zhen's style, Li Zhen is not so mediocre as to pin her hopes on Ashina Sero's wrong judgment, and the extraordinary situation should do extraordinary things, in the face of such a grim situation, Li Zhen thought about it again and again, and finally decided to take the lead and send surprise soldiers to completely disrupt the situation, and give Ashina Sero a mystery, hoping to take this opportunity to drag Ashina Sero's footsteps, as for whether he can really succeed, Li Zhen is not the slightest sure, but it is better than sitting and waiting, isn't it?
The spring is cold, although it is the middle of February, but for the desert, this is only early spring, it is still cold and frozen, if this weather can comfortably hide in the hot quilt and drink a few sips of old wine, it is really a good enjoyment, especially in the rainy night, but Ashina Sero is really not so leisurely, although the night is already a little deep, but Ashina Sero still does not have half a point of sleep, Squinting and staying up all night with red eyes, he stood in front of the large map hanging in the big tent for a long time and didn't move for a long time, like a sculpture, but his heart was not as calm as it appeared on the surface, on the contrary, Ashina Thero's heart was full of turbulence at this time - ten days, only ten days, and it was only ten days since Li Zhen's department suddenly disappeared in front of the battle, but the situation had deteriorated to such an extent that it was really too unexpected for Ashina Thero, Although Ashina Sero faintly felt that Li Zhen must have his intentions when he disappeared before he went out of the battle, he couldn't guess that Li Zhen would carry out such a bloody massacre policy, and dared to go to the hinterland of the Western Turks to play the trick of co-opting small tribes, Ashina Sero had to admire Li Zhen's ruthlessness, but he couldn't understand where Li Zhen got such courage, you must know that the reorganization is not a child's play, and a careless one will either mutiniate collectively or defect before the battle, Ashina Serro asked himself if he didn't have the courage of Li Zhen to do such a risky thing.
Don't understand! Ashina Therro really couldn't understand the basis for Li Zhen's risky strategy, not to mention that the left-behind soldiers and horses of the two major tribes of Wucrossbow and Suoge Mohe were enough for Li Zhen to drink a pot, once his own army returned to help in a big way, and once again controlled those small tribes that were attached to Li Zhen in his hands, how could the soldiers of the small tribes in Li Zhen's army still obey Li Zhen's dispatch? Once this happens, even if Li Zhen can fight again, how can he compete with his own army on the grassland? Taking a step back, if they ignore Li Zhen's actions on the grassland, and instead attack Anxi, where the garrison is extremely empty, and completely end Li Zhen's nest, then wouldn't Li Zhen's department become a rootless drifter?
Wrong! There must be something else going on here! In his opinion, although Li Zhen acted a little risky, he was not a reckless person, if there was no battle, Li Zhen would never dare to do so, but what this battle was Ashina Serro couldn't guess, because of this, Ashina Serro really didn't dare to act rashly, he would rather be more stable, and never blindly return to the army - although his soldiers were excited, the soldiers of the small tribes were eager to fight, But Ashina Thero is still steady, at least before he sees Li Zhen's hole cards clearly, Ashina Thero doesn't want to move, but where will the ambush be? Ashina Thero looked at the large map in front of him, frowning and thinking, but he couldn't see through the fog.
Well? What's going on? Just when Ashina Thero thought of it, he was suddenly alarmed by a noisy shout of killing, and before he could rush out of the Chinese army's tent, he saw the eldest son Ashina Ruda rushing in, and said loudly: "Father, the Tang army is coming, and it is attacking the west camp, and a fire has been ignited in the second brother's camp. ”
Tang Jun? Xiying? That's impossible! Ashina Sero didn't care to say anything to Ashina Rudado, and rushed to the door of the big tent in three steps and two steps, looking at the blazing Xiying, he was a little stunned for a while, and he didn't even notice that the generals of the Chinese army came over, and his eyes were full of suspicion.
The soldiers of the West Camp are the small tribesmen led by Ashina Thuro, the second son of Ashina Thuro, although there are 20,000 of them, they can all belong to different ones, and the combat effectiveness is very problematic, at least in Ashina Thro's view, plus these small tribes have basically been attached to Li Zhen, and the soldiers have no fighting heart, once attacked, rout is inevitable, Ashina Thurro can not care about the life or death of the West Camp soldiers, but he can't help but care about the safety of his second son, who values the most, the trouble is that at this time, Ashina Thurro can't determine how many soldiers and horses the Tang army has come, and whether there are other ambushes, I really didn't dare to make up my mind to go out of the middle camp to meet the enemy, listening to the sound of killing in the direction of the west camp, Ashina Thero's face was immediately as black as the bottom of the pot.
"Father, let's fight, if you don't fight, the second brother will ......" Seeing that his own Lao Tzu didn't speak, Ashina Ruda immediately became anxious, knelt on the ground regardless of it, and shouted loudly.
"Marshal, the enemy is menacing and can't be moved."
"Master, the last general is going to be out of battle."
"Marshal, the last general is willing to lead his troops and horses to battle!"
"Marshal, don't ignore it, the Tang army is cunning, I'm afraid there will be an ambush, I'd better defend the Chinese army first."
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In general, the young generals shouted for battle, while the veteran generals advocated holding the Chinese army steadily, waiting for changes and then making a decision.
"The generals will obey!" After thinking for a while, Ashina Sero, who couldn't give up his second son, finally made up his mind, glared at him, and ordered in a loud voice: "Ruda, you lead 5,000 soldiers and horses from your headquarters to attack the enemy from the right flank, Ma Chi, you lead 4,000 men and horses from your headquarters to attack the enemy's left flank, you and the other two must be careful, don't fall in love with the battle, just need to repel the Tang army, don't blindly pursue, the rest of the generals will lead their troops to guard the middle camp, and they must not leave the camp without authorization!" ”
"Yes!" As soon as he heard that there was a battle to fight, Ashina Ruda, who had already been suffocated, jumped up, shouted a promise, strode out, and ran straight to his troops.
Tang Jun? That's right, it was indeed the Tang Army that came, but it was not a regular Tang Army, but six thousand sand thieves led by Dong Qianli and Liu Qi - since Li Zhen subdued the sand thieves in the Hami area, these sand thieves were not incorporated into the Anxi Tang Army, but sent a lot of henchmen to serve in this sand pirate team, trained it into an army, and ordered it to clear and incorporate the sand pirate team in the surrounding areas, in less than four months, the size of the army has expanded from more than 3,000 people to more than 6,000 people today, Although there is still a certain gap between its combat effectiveness and the regular Tang Army, it is almost the same in terms of weapons and equipment, and it can already be regarded as a strong army, and this is one of Li Zhen's hole cards.
"Kill, son, set fire, set fire, burn the fuck, haha......, kill, kill again!" Dong Qianli led his troops to kill very happily in the western camp, and he shouted endlessly, it is no wonder that after he was born as a lone thief, he became the leader of the sand bandits, although he also fought a few battles, but they were all small fights, and he had never experienced such a big battle, and he was a little carried away by this killing, especially when he saw that the Western Turkic army in front of him, who was showing off his might on weekdays, was killed by his own troops, and there was almost no backhand, which made Dong Qianli so happy that he could not help himself.
"Block, block, don't mess up, with the general, my father's army will arrive immediately, don't be escaped by the Tang army, don't forget the blood feud of the Tang people slaughtering my tribe, kill it, and destroy the Tang people!" Seeing the defeat of the army, Ashina Heru was anxious, regardless of the fact that he led more than 1,000 of his own soldiers to fight bravely, desperately blocking outside the big tent of the Chinese army, desperately screaming to cheer up his soldiers, but his heart was full of chagrin - his soldiers were all small clan soldiers, and the attack on Rouyuan a few days ago had already suffered a lot of casualties, and the morale was low, plus I heard that my own tribe was attacked, how could I still have any fighting spirit, not to mention anything else, even the camp guards were very lax, In addition, Ashnaheru himself did not expect the Tang army to appear here, and there was no relevant defense, which led to the end of the defeat, at this time, Ashnaheru fought desperately in addition to trying to stabilize his own position, but also extraordinary determination to die to wash away the shame, not to mention, his gang of personal guards are all brave men selected by the five crossbows, all of them are very brave, although they were oppressed by the Tang army to retreat, but they were always defeated but not chaotic, desperately resisting the fierce impact of the Tang army.
"Damn, dare to stand in the way of Lao Tzu, the sons rush up and overthrow them!" Dong Qianli was able to kill, but was blocked by Ashinahru's department, and immediately his heart was on fire, and he rushed to kill regardless of the army, the scimitar in his hand danced fast, constantly cutting down the enemy horses that came forward, and aimed straight at Ashinahlu, who was commanding the defense, to kill the generals.
Dong Qianli may not be a famous general, but his strength is very clever, he fights for his life like this, but it is really invincible, the Ashinahru personal guards, who were originally at an absolute disadvantage, were immediately rushed to pieces, and in an instant, Dong Qianli was killed out of a bloody road, looking at Ashinahru who was in a hurry to meet the battle, Dong Qianli showed a strange smile on his face, as if a hunter saw the prey of his heart, he screamed, and the horse was about to kill the general, but at this moment, a horse suddenly ran out of the oblique spur, blocked Dong Qianli's way.
"Qianli, hurry up, the enemy is coming from both wings!" The person who came was Liu Qi, the deputy leader of this sand pirate team.
Dong Qianli is a master of the "Rising Sun", the news is very well-informed, knowing that Liu Qi is not small, but he is the person valued by Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and admires Liu Qi's personality and training skills, no matter how big or small things are discussed with Liu Qi on weekdays, at this time I heard Liu Qi's words, although Dong Qianli was unwilling to let go of Ashinahru, but he did not dare to risk the whole army falling into the danger of falling into the enemy's encirclement, in desperation, he could only restrain the galloping war horse, and glared fiercely at Ashinahru, who was nervously guarding not far away, As soon as he twisted the horse's head, he shouted: "Sons, the wind is tight, and it is!" As soon as the words fell, he took the lead on the right flank, bypassed the big tent of the Chinese army, roared into the rear camp, and swaggered through the camp while the enemy troops on both flanks had not had time to close the siege, leaving only the fire of the camp and the corpses of the enemy in one place.
"Father, the child should die, he neglected to take precautions, and actually called a group of thieves to sneak attack." Ignoring the camp after the robbery, Ashinahru hurried to the big tent of the Chinese army, knelt down in front of Ashina Thro with a face full of shame, and said with his head bowed.
"Well, what about the casualties?" Although Ashina Thro was angry, he couldn't bear to blame Ashinahru, his face darkened, and he waved his hand.
"The father is handsome, the child is incompetent, more than 1,000 soldiers and horses have died, and 800 have been injured, but nearly half of the people have been dispersed." Ashinahru replied with a gloomy face.
"Humph! Impotent! Although Ashina Thro had already expected such a situation, he couldn't help but slap the case heavily and scolded angrily.
"Damn the child, damn the child!" Ashinahru was so ashamed that he could only kowtow frequently to accuse.
"Forget it, they'll just leave if they're leaving." Ashina Sero has been in the army for a long time, how could he not know that those soldiers of small tribes are not very reliable, he shook his head with a wry smile, glanced at his second son who was kowtowing, groaned for a while, and asked: "Have you ever found out which way the Tang army did it?" ”
"Father handsome, children and others fought desperately, and took a few thieves and wounded soldiers, after verification, these people are not Tang Jun at all, but, they are sand thieves under the thief Dong Qianli." Ashinahru's face turned red and replied in a sneering voice.
"What?" As soon as he heard that it was the sand thieves who attacked him, Ashina Thero's eyes immediately straightened, and he looked at Ashinahru with a face full of disbelief, and his eyes almost fell out of his sockets.
"Bastard, you dare to deceive your father!" Ashina Thelo has fought a lifetime of battles, and has also killed sand thieves, in his impression, although the sand thieves are fierce, but they do not have the courage and determination to fight to the death, especially in the face of the regular army, when it is the turn of the sand thieves to kill the sand thieves to fight the army, not to mention that as far as Ashina Thro knows, there is no sand thief in the Hami region can have such a large team, how can he believe Ashina Heru's answer.
Ashina Heru smiled bitterly and said: "Father, the child doesn't dare to lie, according to the prisoner's confession, this sand thief is actually the private army of the king of Yue, and most of the officers in the team are from the personal guards of the king of Yue's mansion." ”
"Private army?" Ashina Thelo gasped, his face changed constantly, he didn't say a word for a long time, and his brows furrowed into a big Sichuan character......
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