Chapter 169: It's better to hold on than to counterattack

Li Siye stood at the door of the grass hall and discussed with everyone present how to deal with it, and he first asked the team Zheng Fujimu: "You talk about it first." ”

Fujimaki replied: "In my opinion, we should clear the wilderness, evacuate everyone outside the city to the city, defend the city, and send people to Shule Town to deliver the message, and we should actively defend and wait for reinforcements." There are only more than 1,000 Tibetans and cannot take the city, so when the reinforcements arrive, we will join forces with the reinforcements to rescue the hidden tribesmen. ”

Everyone nodded, Fujimu's suggestion was indeed a decent and safe approach. Li Siye nodded slightly, turned his gaze to Tian Zhen and asked, "Tian Zhen, what do you suggest?" ”

Tian Zhen stepped forward with his chest puffed up, and said with his crossed hands: "If you want to say my opinion, instead of shrinking your head and being a turtle, it is better to take the initiative to attack, although there are many people in this Tubo army, but the good and the bad are uneven, and the real combat ability is strong, that is, those Gui archer warriors, as long as we defeat them in one fell swoop, the slave team is not worth mentioning."

Fuji Mu continued to raise objections: "As the saying goes, ants bite elephants to death, and although the Yong Guardians have low combat effectiveness, they are the main combat force, and the Tubo people are brave and not afraid of death. We can't capture more than 120 people in the Green Mountains, and even if we count the 500 troops of the general of Gayan, we are weaker than the other party. So I don't think there's any need to take that risk. ”

"Fighting a war is about winning in the face of danger, how can you win a big victory without taking risks?"

Li Siye asked Song Heng, the former team leader standing behind: "Song Heng, you are the only one who has dealt with the Tubo people, tell me your opinion."

Song Heng stepped forward stubbornly, glanced at Tian Zhen and Fujimu hesitantly, and then said: "Li Yuanjun, the Tubo people are indeed brave and good at fighting, although Yong is a slave, but the weapons and protection are weaker, and the combat effectiveness is not weak. Moreover, every time they fought, they charged with superior slave forces, and when the situation was in a stalemate, the Gui archers attacked with brazenness, showing the power to decide the outcome of the victory, and they were invincible. Therefore, I agree with the Fujimaki team's suggestion to stick to it. ”

Li Siye glanced at the faces of each sergeant, and could see their attitude from the flickering eyes of everyone, most of the people present were still in favor of sticking to it, after all, they had been absent from the battle formation for a long time, and some of them had not even participated in the battle, and no matter how skilled they were in the sparring competition on weekdays, they could not replace the bloody conquest.

"I approve of taking the initiative." Li Siye's voice was deep but penetrating.

He turned and pointed to the brown earth wall that guarded the city: "Look at this wall, is it really strong?" If we confine ourselves to the city, we will seem to have gained a sense of psychological security, but we will also lose the initiative. Once the Tibetans attack the city, they can do whatever they can to attack the city, but we can only respond passively. ”

"Another thing I want to say is that the Tibetan army has just plundered the Zhiyin tribe, and the wives and daughters of the general are still in their hands. If they are attacking the city, should we release arrows? What if they put a knife on the shoulders of the general's wife and daughter and force him out of the city to surrender? Should he surrender?"

Gayancong's body trembled and his face showed sorrow, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he could imagine the scene, which made his heart drip like blood. But he gritted his teeth ruthlessly, actually bit his lip, and said with a firm expression: "Li Yuanjun, don't worry, I will not surrender!"

"I know," Li Siye turned back and said, "I won't embarrass you."

"Will holding on protect us? No, it will tie our hands and feet, although the Tubo people are strong, but we are stronger in the green mountains, it is time to test the results of our training! Everyone follow me out of the city to meet the enemy! ”

The soldiers went to the stable to lead the horse to prepare the saddle, and Kubani and Ruossunluo, as Li Siye's personal soldiers, personally fed the black fat, put on the saddle for it and led it to Li Siye.

Suo Yuanyu took the initiative to follow behind Li Siye, his eyes blinking as if he could release a little star, his hands behind his back, his fingers hooked, he shook his shoulders from side to side, and asked with a coy smile: "Can I ......?"

"I can't."

Li Siye put on the fine scale armor with the help of his own soldiers, and Wu Sangao originally gave him a set of golden mountain armor, but that thing was too bright and ostentatious, and it was easy to attract the attention of the enemy.

Suo Yuanyu stomped his foot angrily: "I haven't finished yet." ”

"You stay in the city and organize the families of the soldiers with Li Shi Niang, once we are defeated, someone will come back to deliver a message and take you to Shule Town."

Suo Yuanyu snapped his fingers and insisted: "I started practicing martial arts at the age of eight, I started using knives and guns at the age of nine, I started guarding at the age of thirteen, and at the age of seventeen, I single-handedly overturned three bandits in the desert......"

Li Siye raised his hand and scratched her nose, took the sash from Kubani's hand and put it on her head, looking very detached: "You just say that I can't take you there, don't mention to me about those old sesame seeds and rotten grains, and I don't have extra armor for you."

Suo Yuanyu's face sank, and Li Twelve Niang took the initiative to come over and pull her to the back.

Li Siye turned over on his horse, and in order to save the fighters, he tied the trumpet flag behind his back, the jagged edge of the red flag fluttered in the wind, and he slowly walked forward with a Mo knife shaking the reins of the horse.

"Let's go."

When the cavalry walked out of the city gate, the ladies of the military families saw each other off, and they were reluctant to follow their husbands' horses. When Suo Yuanyu saw this scene, his eyes were shining again, and he grabbed Li Shiniang's hand and chased him to the city gate, and he also wanted to see off Li Siye.

Li Twelve Niang struggled a few times and didn't break free, her face was slightly red, what kind of experience was it to have a girlfriend with thick nerves, which could often bring her into an embarrassing situation.

The people who sent Lang off on the expedition were all wives and children, in what capacity did they send Li Siye to? Didn't she think of that? Also, if she can think of it, she is not Suo Yuanyu.

"Li Lang," Suo Yuanyu bowed his hand in front of the horse: "I wish you a successful start and success."

Li Twelve Niang had no choice but to step forward and arch her hand and said: "Don't be too strong, do everything you can, you ...... Be careful. ”

As soon as the words came out, she felt awkward, she shouldn't have said such things in her capacity.

"Hmm." Li Siye nodded: "Thank you for your concern, go back."

Fuji Mu grinned beside him, Li Siye didn't know that his spring had arrived, and he was so angry with the two ladies, didn't he want to start a family in the future?

Li Siye glared at him in annoyance: "What are you laughing at, let's go!"

The five hundred tribes of Gayan had been assembled, tall and thin, men, women, and children, and only the first hundred were armed with bows, arrows, and spears, and the rest were holding sharpened sticks and stones in their hands.

Li Siye frowned and said: "General, streamline the team, women and children, and old people over fifty years old are left, and the rest of the people, there are still some discarded weapons in the warehouse, and they are asked to take them."

After such a streamlining, there were still more than 300 people left in the team of Garocong, who were replenished with weapons from the warehouse, and barely had the appearance of an army.

Tian Zhen came to Li Siye's side and asked in a low voice, "Don't you leave some people in the city?" In the event of our defeat, there will not be a single soldier to defend the city. ”

Li Siye glanced back at the city, and replied indifferently: "You don't have to stay, we are the bottom line, if we die, what else do we want the city to do?"