Chapter 263: Reinforcements and Counterattacks
Yan Hanshui eased for a moment, and then put his clothes on. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info she did not shy away from Li Bin, and directly rode the same horse with him. With the help of the two-headed Cerberus, the remaining 2,000 or so soldiers finally retreated alive to the other side of the Dorus River. It's winter now, and without a pontoon bridge, it's impossible for the big cannibals to attack Yan Hanshui and these people.
After crossing the Doros River, the pontoon bridge was destroyed by the cold water. It is not a matter of a day or two for the enemy to want to build a pontoon bridge, and if it is bypassed, it will take a whole day to go around to the shallow water downstream in the south. So after those people occupied the camp of Doros, they simply spent the night here. That two-headed Cerberus had already been killed by a group of people, after all, the Cerberus's defensive ability was truly tragic.
And the relieved smoke and cold water are respected by all the tribes. If it weren't for Yan Hanshui's decision-making at the beginning, coupled with the elite cushions led by the Tang soldiers, I am afraid that today's casualty figure would have to be multiplied several times later. All night today, the biggest casualties were the Chinese army. Only more than 1,500 of the 4,000 people in the entire Chinese army finally came out, and in addition to the Chinese army, the remaining soldiers died in total.
On the side of the Great Eclipse, there are also three or four thousand casualties tonight. In fact, if you fight normally, the exchange ratio given by the Datang soldiers to the other party is at least 1 to 1.5. It's a pity that the attack power of the two-headed hellhound in the end is too ruthless, and it is as big as a god. Whether it was a Tang soldier or a tribal soldier, they were so frightened that they trampled on each other, or were breathed to death by Cerberus.
Of course, the worst thing on Datang's side is that two comrades-in-arms who have followed Yan Hanshui for a long time were sprayed to death by Cerberus together. Ma Lin is crying now, although it is said that the bitch is ruthless, but after two years with one person, there are several people who can be truly ruthless. Yan Hanshui couldn't help but sigh, comforted Ma Lin, and Zhang Luyi, who had already fainted from crying.
Zhang Luyi has gradually matured in recent years, but before he got married, his father had already died in battle and his bones were gone. The smoke and cold water gave Du Zhong on the side a look, and this time is also an opportunity to grasp it yourself. After all, Yan Hanshui is persuading, and it is not as effective as the persuasion of a person who is a little ambiguous with her. In the past two years, Du Zhong has completely become a Lolitacon, and she has nothing to do with the little girl and her father.
After Ma Lin cried for a while, she suddenly received a message, she wiped her tears and came directly to the edge of Yan Hanshui. "Captain, I got a message. The Tang side has also sent us troops, and we have already arrived in the south of here through the flying pigeon just now, and there is still a day to go before we are located. "Yan Hanshui, they had already told Datang Gaochang about this matter, and Gao Chang told Tingzhou that they were a little late when they were mobilizing troops and horses.
Yan Hanshui looked at the camp across the Dorus River, and then gritted his teeth: "Very good... The other side attacked us, and now it's our turn to sneak up on them. Let Yanzi pass the message and tell the generals about the situation here, and say that although it was defeated, the main force did not suffer much loss. The enemy, on the other hand, held the captives, Gu Gebi, and some of the women, wives and children of some tribes, to the west of their location, about half a day's journey. ”
"If the Tang soldiers were able to search with fast horses, it should be easy to find the camp where the prisoners were held. Since that group of big cannibals ate our loot, then it is just right for the Tang Coalition to eat the spoils of that group of big cannibals. If the operation goes well, it will be possible to divide the troops to surround this group of cannibals tomorrow and let them see what it feels like to be attacked by a sneak attack. Yan Hanshui laughed evilly, looked at the group of big food soldiers who were staying in the camp just now, and suddenly thought of a way to retaliate.
After communicating with Yanzi again, Yan Hanshui found that Gao Chang and Tingzhou were also elite this time. They also know the method of smoke and cold water now, as well as the importance of the Datang Alliance. So naturally, the whole army attacked and brought all the elites. A total of 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry were dispatched. In addition to these soldiers, only 2,000 infantry were left in each city of Beiting and Gaochang as protection.
This is how many years Datang has not had such a big position in Beiting, but it is worth it. The person who led the troops was Li Yuanzhong, the protector of the Beiting Metropolitan Guard, and the deputy general was the Deputy Protector Yang Zhengu, and the two high-level officials of the Beiting were all here, so it is conceivable that they attached great importance to this matter.
Yan Hanshui told them about the matter through Yanzi simply, Li Yuanzhong looked at the report, and then asked Yang Xingu: "What do you think of the female Sima you gave, how is your ability?" How feasible is this information? ”
"Back to Daduhu, you can basically believe it. After all, that woman is Yuan Guangting's righteous daughter, and she seems to be very ahead of her time in terms of identity and knowledge. If it weren't for her, so many tribes in the entire Beiting would not be willing to listen to her command. At that time, I just tried it, but I didn't expect this woman to be a genius. Yang Zhenggu said admiringly.
"In that case, let's do what she said, go and sneak attack first. Then they came back to the rescue, hoping that they would last a day. Li Yuanzhong nodded, and then set off with cavalry and infantry overnight.
Datang is here in the Western Regions, and there is really no shortage of horses. Therefore, even the infantry used horse-drawn carts, and the soldiers did not start their battle formations on foot until they arrived at the place. The first advantage of this is to save time, and the second is to save energy. So their speed is not to mention that the big cannibals can't think of it, and even the smoke and cold water didn't expect it.
Of course, this kind of march is not without its drawbacks, that is, it takes a long time to prepare. The allocation of various substances and the carrying of grain and grass are all big problems. And the money consumed is really astronomical, and here in the Western Regions, the elite of Datang is also smashed out with money.
On Yan Hanshui's side, after letting Yanzi immediately find a way to report the news, he also rested early. Today has been completely tossed from beginning to end for a day, and Yan Hanshui doesn't even want to move a finger. Although today's battle was aggrieved, fatigue made everyone forget to scold.
The only person who is still sticking to his post is Li Bin. He's a manager and he has to be conscientious, so even if he's tired, he still keeps patrolling.
Yan Hanshui slept until noon the next day before getting up, she looked at the current time, then looked at the situation in the camp opposite, and then smiled slightly: "Call all the leaders to a meeting, tonight, it's our turn to sneak attack them." ”
All the leaders were surprised to come to Yanhanshui, and Li Bin had just woken up at this time. He slept for less than three hours, from morning to noon. Li Bin looked at Yan Hanshui and asked suspiciously, "Let's fight back?" How to fight back? ”
Yan Hanshui told them about the arrival of the Tang reinforcements last night, and then began to ask all the leaders to count the number of their cavalry, as well as the remaining combat strength. In the end, it was found that there were less than 2,000 cavalry, and all the rest were added together, and there were more than 7,000 who could go to the battlefield. There are also about eight thousand wounded, and although many are not fatal, they will certainly affect the current battle.
The rest of the people were basically killed in battle, and when they came, they were close to more than 30,000 people, and the losses this time were really not small. With a mortality rate of nearly two-fifths and a casualty rate of two-thirds, it is good that these tribal warriors did not abandon the alliance.
Yan Hanshui looked at the state of these leaders and found that the morale was really good. After all, there is hope for winning now, and it seems that there are still seventy or eighty thousand slaves and the money and material accumulated by many tribes, and everyone's heart is very hot when they think of this. Although the tribes suffered many casualties, they would have gained more if the scheme was successful.
"Dear Bai Tan, tonight...... I'll leave it to you. "The smoke and cold water finally swept away yesterday's unhappiness. After all, if someone else killed your friend, it would be too much to take revenge and go back. After the tribal leaders left, Yan Hanshui began to discuss the plan of the night attack with a few people close to him.