Chapter 244: A Famous General of the Tang Dynasty
"What do you think of this scene?" Zhang Fan looked at the vast mountains around him and asked Akon.
"If you don't want to find a way, I'm afraid it's very difficult!" Akon sighed, "Don't look at it now, it's calm yet!" If you fight, don't talk about the danger of close combat. In the end of this battle, all the vows on our side will be in danger! ”
"In this battle, the Tang army was defeated, and Gao Xianzhi only ran away with more than a thousand remnants! The rest are captured and half dead, and half of us are likely to die as well! Ending a little better, fight to be captured. The twelve mission horses that were captured could not be saved. Living creatures can't fit into the ring space. Therefore, even if you are captured, you may be fined a lot of merit points. ”
"Well, I know that, so let's talk about it. See if you can reduce the casualties of the Don army. Zhang Fan was also in a very low mood, although Yujian was a sloppy Taoist priest and felt a little down-to-earth, but Akon also tested the bottom line of the precept holder Shijie, this enigmatic Taoist, I'm afraid he can't violate the rules to save himself and his comrades.
Akon was silent, as if his mind hadn't settled down on it. Zhang Fan put forward his own suggestion: "You see the failure of this battle, mainly because of the mercenaries of the Tang Army's Gellulu Division, who attacked the Tang Army from behind, causing the Tang Army to suffer a great defeat from the enemy. ”
"So what do you think is going to solve the problem of the rebellion of the Qarluq mercenaries?" Akon asked.
Zhang Fan thought for a moment, "After the war starts, you can use props to attack them first, and let the Tang army pay attention in advance." Or we keep a close eye on the Qarluq mercenaries, and when we see them in battle, we immediately use our props to attack them. In this way, at least the Tang army will be prepared and will not give them a successful sneak attack. ”
Hearing this, Akon sneered: "You mean, we attack our own troops first, or attack our own friendly forces when the two armies are in full swing, causing chaos in the formation of our own troops, so that the Arab army has a chance to take advantage of it?!" ”
Zhang Fan thought about it, it is true, attacking his own troops during the battle, I am afraid that even if he is kind enough to break the siege, it will lead to great confusion in the army's morale, and he will not be attacked by his own army.
"What then? Could it be that halfway through the battle, we surrendered to the Arab army and begged for our lives? Zhang Fan was a little discouraged, the two scenes he had experienced before were on the winner's side, and he took advantage of the situation, and it was naturally smooth. Now this battle is on the losing side, and it is the defeated side, and it is really feng shui in turn.
"It's a good idea." Akon laughed.
Zhang Fan took a bite at him, "Phew, what kind of bullshit ......"
"I'm thinking about ......" Akon suddenly interrupted Zhang Fan with a smile, his eyes calming down. Zhang Fan immediately stopped speaking, knowing that this wise man might be about to say the main point.
"Do you think the Qarluq mercenaries will rebel for no reason?" Akon spoke, and Zhang Fan was shocked.
This ancient scene is no better than modern wars, the information is not detailed, and it is difficult to find a turning point from it, so Zhang Fan is at a loss. But Akon's sentence reminded him that wasn't this a turning point?
"What do you mean......"
"You think, in the battle, the sudden backlash must require the tacit cooperation of both sides to achieve the most haode effect. And judging from the outcome of the battle, I am afraid that the anti-water effect this time is maximized! Who is Gao Xianzhi? He is a generation of famous generals who crisscrossed the Western Regions, destroyed the Nine Kingdoms Hu, and shocked Central Asia! With countless battles commanded and rich experience in battle, even if the mercenaries of the Qarlu Department rebelled, if it wasn't at an important moment, I am afraid they would not be able to let it rout so far! ”
Zhang Fanxin lifted it, as if he had caught some clues, but he didn't know where to start.
Speaking of this, Akon pointed to the Tang Dynasty army that was being reorganized by the troops on the march, "Now is the most powerful moment in the history of the Tang Dynasty, the combat capability of the army, the quality of the soldiers, that is second to none in history!" These elites who have been guarding the Western Regions for a long time will be defeated because of the defection of a single army? I'm afraid they never took these soldiers seriously! ”
Zhang Fan nodded, "If it weren't for the fact that during the critical period of the battle, an army of our own side suddenly defected from behind, how could it be defeated, and only more than a thousand people were left to run away!" They must have been premeditated! And well-thought-out jihua! ”
Akon clapped his hands and smiled, "That's right! I think if we want to change the tide of battle, we have to start by breaking this jihua! ”
Zhang Fan thought about it for a while, Akon's train of thought gave him a lot of inspiration, could he lose the ability to analyze the battle without detailed information. There must be flaws in the battle that they did not find in the historical materials. How could such a powerful army easily fail if it did not have many battle turning points!
By the way, Zhang Fan carefully recalled the course of the battle and thought of a possibility, "The Battle of Talas took place in Talas City, and it was an offensive and defensive battle of the Tang army attacking Talas City, and that was because the Tang Army was not able to take the lead in occupying Talas City, giving the Arabs the first time to enter the city and help the Shiguo troops defend the city." ”
"The Tang army could not attack the city, so Arab reinforcements arrived, and the Tang army was sandwiched by the defending troops, making the battle situation unfavorable to the Tang army. In this case, it was still the powerful Don Army that had the upper hand. If it weren't for the rebellion, it would still be difficult to predict the future battle......"
"If the Tang army takes the lead in raising a surprise army, taking the lead in defeating the Shiguo troops defending the city, and occupying Talas City, I'm afraid the situation will be different!" Zhang Fan said confidently.
Akon shook his head, "Gao Xianzhi uses soldiers like a god, he is a master who is good at using strange soldiers, and he still uses us to teach him to fight?" And you see the time now, the Arabs have already settled in the city of Talas. ”
"Oh, we're late." Zhang Fan sighed.
Akon continued: "Even if what you say makes sense, now send out a surprise army to harass us, but we are soft-spoken, how can we affect the overall situation? You're just a little captain from the Eighth Rank Imperial Insult. Gao Xianzhi's sons are all five-grade masters! ”
"Uh, don't hit people like that, okay." Zhang Fan was a little embarrassed to tell him, he was so ambitious, thinking that if he understood history, he could do whatever he wanted, which was too obscene.
"But what you said is not unreasonable, if it is possible to affect Gao Xianzhi, tell him this historical story, maybe he can come up with a more intelligent way by himself." Akon smiled and patted Zhang Fan on the shoulder. "But what we need to do now is to find a way to get to the Qarluq, and if the Arabs want to win over this wallgrass, we should start now."
"Don't laugh at me, the question is how we get there." Zhang Fan smiled self-deprecatingly, "This is not a barracks for American soldiers, the Tang Army has strict military discipline, and my identity is probably not qualified enough to run around." And how did we get into the Qarluq barracks? If they were colluding with the Arabs, they wouldn't be killed if they went in. ”
"There will be a chance, this is a baggage camp, such an important place, the senior generals will not come to inspect it, as long as they come, I will have a way to get them to pay attention to us, and then it will be so ...... then" Akon said in a low voice.
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Akon is right, after all, this guy has experienced ancient scenes, and he knows a lot about the way ancient armies fought and marched. Two days later, in the evening, the army set up camp, and Li Siye, the deputy general of the Tang Army, took a few of his own soldiers to the baggage camp to inspect it.
Zhang Fan and the three of them were all officers, so they naturally had to report for duty, and the dark cherry blossoms in the collection were also pulled by Zhang Fan to be his own soldiers.
In the open space outside the military tent, some leather mattresses were placed, Li Siye sat in the middle of the golden knife, a group of lieutenants sat around on the left and right, and the commander of the baggage battalion asked the secretary to come forward to report the consumption of the march, and a lot of expenditure data, Akon remembered in his heart.
After that, each lieutenant reported on the military affairs under his jurisdiction, and Zhang Fan, as the military physician of the Imperial Medical Department, naturally also stepped forward to report the health status of the soldiers and the military doctor's inspection of each battalion. Although there is no war damage, the military camp is densely populated, natural illness, and possible epidemics on the march are still to be concerned. The task of the military doctor is to ensure the combat effectiveness of the soldiers at all times.
Next, Li Siye gave a lecture, which was naturally to improve morale and rectify military discipline. Then this famous brave general of the Tang Dynasty dined with the officers of the baggage battalion, and let some sergeants who could play games engage in some military entertainment.
After a discussion with Zhang Fan, Akon beckoned Green Wing and Honzo and told them Jihua.
Green Wing listened, a little happy. When Benzo heard this, he shuddered. It turned out that Akon wanted the two of them to go up and challenge Li Siye! Green Wing is a martial arts idiot, and the bonus is high, so he is naturally willing to go and see the martial arts of this legendary warrior.
Honzo is a slut, and the bonus is very low, although he has been training in the ninja enchantment for a long time, and he has also learned some practical skills, but he is far from the green wing, so he naturally does not dare to weigh the top generals of this era.
Akon asked him to go because of this guy's status as a Tang envoy, which could easily arouse Li Siye's curiosity and deepen his image, otherwise he would let the green wing go casually, I am afraid that Li Siye may not necessarily engage in the battle, and it will not be possible to reprimand the main general of the baggage battalion.
Green Wing glared at Honzo and dragged the kid to the middle of the clearing, and the two of them bowed to Li Siye in the center.
Green Wing stepped forward and said: "General, this is a Dongying warrior from thousands of miles away, who came to my Tang Dynasty to learn, and has quite a lot of strange skills, and the last general has also learned a few hands, and he is willing to perform with this warrior." These words were taught to her by Akon, although it was the first time for Green Wing to see such a scene, but the so-called art masters are bold, and in the Yanagi family, they often perform in martial arts competitions like this, which is not unfamiliar.
When the commander of the baggage battalion heard this, he was a little happy, and his subordinates were still very on the stage. So he whispered a few words beside Li Siye, which was nothing more than saying that the Tang Dynasty was powerful, and all countries came to the court, and suggested that Li Siye take a look.