Chapter 657: An Army That Doesn't Fear Divine Punishment
Feng Changqing didn't know Li Siye's wishful thinking, thinking that after winning the Da Bolu to complete the follow-up pick-up, he could return to the west of the class, and then Dr. Li would talk about his merits, and he was happy to wait for the addition of officials to the knighthood.
Don't you know that winning the big bouryu is just an appetizer before the meal, and North India is the real main course. Of course, with India's abundant produce, it can also be worthy of a main course.
Five days after the surrender of the Great Bolu, the scouts sent by Li Siye to monitor the movements of various countries (who knows whether the scouts were true or not) suddenly came with news that North India was trying to gather forces to help the Great Bolu Kingdom drive the Tang army away and regain the territory.
Many Tang Army generals who didn't know the truth felt incredible when they heard it, is it something you should worry about in North India to help Da Bolu restore the country? People in Tibet have lost the battle and retreated, and they haven't said that they want to regroup their forces to retake it, what kind of chaos are you in the southern country to fill in? Even if you feel the danger of bordering the Great Boru, there is also a country in this Kashmir founded by the Aryans called Lalita Dido, and no one in this country says that they will send troops to help the Great Boru, and you are too wide in North India.
Everyone couldn't believe the magical idea of this country, and Feng Changqing also questioned the motives of North India, but none of them doubted the accuracy of the news.
Because Dr. Li Siye reacted quickly, and he was even very happy after hearing this false news.
According to the tradition of the Don army, after learning about the actions of the enemy army, he would never passively defend, so he immediately gave the order to attack North India.
Li Siye did not send Feng Changqing, who had made new achievements, to lead the troops, but ordered Zhao Congfang to lead the Quy Nhon army as the main force, and Bai Xiaode to lead a part of the Longshuo army and the Shule army as the vanguard, and the troops marched towards India in two ways.
Before the departure of these two confidant generals, Li Siye personally held a small meeting with them, explaining that the target of the battle was the defenders of Qunu City, as well as the Brahmin Temple, the highest authority in North India, and the Yasa Poman Palace. In such a theocratic society, as long as you control the Brahmin monks, you control the whole country, and even the king of Yesa Poman can be discarded like garbage.
Li Siye was still not at ease with the two of them, and sent Dai Wang, who was proficient in Sanskrit and familiar with Indian customs, to serve as a military advisor and guide. Of course, the overall decision-making power is still in the hands of Zhao Congfang, he is the fist of the Anxi Army in South Asia, so he should naturally be in charge.
As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing that the other is invincible, Dai Wang gave the two generals a popular science about the current situation of Qunu City and the structure of the city. Before the prosperity of Delhi and Kolkata, it was the center of India, the capital of the Ring of the Sun Dynasty, and the most prosperous city in ancient India after the capital of the Mauryan Dynasty, Fahrenheit.
"In the past, the Mauryan Dynasty and the Jieri Dynasty once unified India, and the Jieri Dynasty also flourished during the Taizong period, but after the death of the Jieri King, the unified country was immediately divided, and even the Qunu City was occupied by the minister and established himself as the king. When Wang Xuance went to India to coincide with this period, he was attacked by the king of this country, killing and wounding more than 20 people, and all the tribute was taken away. Wang Xuance and went to Tubo alone to borrow 1,200 soldiers from Songtsen Gampo and 7,000 from Nibora, commanded these more than 8,000 people to break through the city of Qunu, and captured its king after two battles, more than 12,000 princesses and palace members, more than 20,000 cattle and horses, and returned to Chang'an to present to Emperor Taizong. ”
"Wang Xuance is very good." Bai Xiaode said in surprise: "Why haven't I heard of this past? ”
Dai Wang sighed and said: "It's not Wang Xuance's cow, but Taizong's cow, Tiankhan cow." If it weren't for the Heavenly Khan's intimidation of the Tang Dynasty, how could Wang Xuance be able to borrow troops from the two great powers of Tubo and Niboro, and how could he break through the Qunu City and capture the king of Zhongtianzhu? It's a pity that although the national strength of our Tang Dynasty is strong, its influence is far less than before, so it is just a matter of letting the Tubo people repeatedly provoke in the surrounding area, and even a small country like Nanzhao dares to openly rebel. ”
Bai Xiaode rode on the horse and said with pride: "Although today's Tang Dynasty is not as majestic as Taizong Tian Khan, it is not far away. Dr. Li's ruling Anxi captured the old land in the river and captured the big and small Bolu. Isn't it also attacking North India now? Although there was no Tibet, Nibora borrowed strong troops, but there were also Zhiyin and Humi as allies to help in the war. ”
"That's right," Zhao Congfang immediately became sleepy as soon as he heard that Bai Xiaode had sung praises to Li Siye, and continued with his words: "Now the control area of Anxi Xiting is the most extensive since Gaozong, and more than half of it is due to Dr. Li, and now Dr. Li has been painted by the sage Lingyan Pavilion, which has not been seen in nearly a hundred years. ”
Dai Wang sat on the horse and muttered, Zhao Congfang couldn't see any expression from under his mask, didn't he bend his intention to welcome him like this, isn't it just to let this Dai Liulang hear it and reach Li Siye's ears?
Bai Xiaode asked Dai Wang: "What is the strength of this North Indian, what is the combat effectiveness of the soldiers, and can the armor be strong?" But what kind of powerful formation? ”
"The North Indian king Yesapaman has a total of 30,000 troops, and now there are only 10,000 in the city of Qunu, and the remaining 20,000 are stationed in Lahore and Moraba respectively. Their army armor protection is almost all leather armor, focusing on aesthetics rather than practicality, and the combat effectiveness of the army is acceptable, which is considered strong among the Indian countries. The formation is nothing more than a simple phalanx, by the way, they have a very powerful elephant formation, although the speed of action is not as good as that of camels, but the skin and flesh are extremely difficult to deal with. ”
"Elephant array? What is it? Bai Xiaode was confused.
"You haven't seen an elephant?" Dai Wang raised his hand and gestured: "This thing is taller than two horses, stronger than five oxen, with ears like a fan and a nose like a long snake." ”
So, in Bai Xiaode's mind, a fierce monster was conjured, the body was like a cow but five cows were stronger than a cow, the horse's legs were as long as stilts, and there was a fierce poisonous snake on his face, and he opened his bloody fangs to bite everything.
"So terrible? How can this be fought? ”
"Terrible is not terrible, elephants have a gentle temperament, so they are more likely to be afraid. They are afraid of lions, they are afraid of open flames, and they are even more afraid of explosions. This expedition brought the bombing battalion with the envoy of Da Bolu Zhao, and the fierce fire and thunder in their hands were the nemesis of the elephant array. Therefore, the biggest problem in fighting the North Indian army is not the elephant array, but the capture of the city of Qunu. ”
Zhao Congfang turned around from the front and said with a smile: "If you want to conquer Qunu City, I have a plan, but I need Dai Liulang to work hard." ”
"What's the strategy?" The two asked in unison.
Zhao Congfang slowed down his horse, walked side by side with the two of them and said: "Dai Wang, you personally led a thousand people to provoke under the city of Qunu, the Brahmin Temple and the Yesa Poman are very hateful to you, they will definitely send troops out of the city to fight you, you take the opportunity to retreat, and when the enemy pursues us to the preset ambush location, you can defeat it in one fell swoop." ”
"Don't kill the prisoners after defeating the enemy, pledge them as people to attack the city, when there are not enough soldiers and horses in the city, it will be conquered by me."
Dai Wang muttered secretly, such a ruthless method of taking prisoners to attack the city would be punished by God in the eyes of the Tianzhu people.
However, Bai Xiaode had doubts in his heart: "Such a simple plan, can they be fooled?"
Dai Wang pondered in his heart for a long time, probably considering whether the god Brahma would condemn him, before he agreed: "It's completely possible! These Tianzhu armies are still in the stage of ceremonial warfare, and the two armies have agreed on the battlefield against each other, and they will never cheat. If there is an unruly party, it will be sanctioned by the Brahmin temple and cursed by the gods. ”
"So you can use the thirty-six tricks, conspiracy and deceit, as long as you are not afraid of Brahma's divine punishment."
"I'm afraid of a fart!" Bai Xiaode laughed: "This Brahma is the god of the Tianzhu people, not our god, and he can only control them, but he can't control us." Hahaha! ”