Chapter 161: Prelude: Night Attack
After completing the final decision, the three Jiedu envoys left, and dozens of miles away on the Xiao Pass, after a day of rest and supplies, the Tubo army also marched eastward.
Two days later, Mu Tu led his army and thousands of young men to the No. 1 camp outside Xiao Pass.
In the past, Tubo captured Chang'an, that is, it took the line of Xiaoguan-Jingzhou-Pizhou-Fengtian, and later Fugu Huai'en rebelled, and it was also through Xiaoguan-Jingzhou-Pizhou to Fengtian, and then Guo Ziyi carried out a Jedi counterattack in Fengtian.
But it doesn't mean that the Bizhou Road is a smooth road, at least at this moment, it is presented in front of the eyes of Tubo Mabenmutu, the Tang army can be called a fortress-like camp, blocked by a narrow passage.
"The Tang army has taken great pains to get here, but it's a pity that everything is empty, let all the craftsmen keep working day and night, hurry up to build equipment, and the soldiers will rest and recuperate, and start attacking after dawn tomorrow!"
Throughout the night, the lights stood outside the No. 1 camp of the Changying Army, and the auxiliaries of the Tibetan army and the captured young men kept going all night under the command of the craftsmen.
It was also on this night, on a watchtower in Camp 1.
"General Zhonglang, in fact, you don't have to stay here, I will take a battalion of brothers to hold on for three days."
"I'm not worried that you and the brothers of the first battalion will be able to hold out for three days, but I am worried about how many people will be left in the first battalion after three days!"
"As long as there is one person left in my battalion, I ......"
"What I'm afraid of is what you say, if you defend a battalion for three days and the enemy loses three to five thousand people, do you think they will fight down?"
“……”
"Look at the posture of the Tubo people, a quarter of an hour has not been wasted, this is going to Jingzhou, do you really need us to lure you?"
“……”
"Xiao Guan and Longxi are our goals, Fan Shuai once told me that when we are about to fight, we must take the initiative as much as possible...... Bring the archers who are ready for battle, and we will go out to give gifts to the Tibetans! ”
"Gift-giving? …… If the Tibetans are on guard? ”
"How many Tibetans are you afraid of with your three hundred archers? Don't wear anything on your arm, chain mail plus a cuirass is enough, don't bring anything else, bow and arrow plus a horizontal sword! ”
"By the way, did you leave you with thistles when the engineer battalion left?"
"Yes!"
"Also, bring a few tribulus terrestris for each person......"
“……”
In the dark night, the gate of the camp of the Changying Army slowly opened, and three hundred archers slowly felt out of the camp gate, slowly moving forward under the guidance of the faint light of fire in the distance, and several flexible and agile figures shuttled in front.
Suddenly, a dark shadow rushed in front of Guo Rong.
"General Zhonglang, several secret posts of the Tubo people have been killed!"
"Good, everybody, move forward!"
After there were no obstacles, the speed of the three hundred archers increased greatly, and they quickly entered the position of about sixty steps in the Tubo camp.
In the Tibetan camp in the distance, the second half of the entire camp was brightly lit, and a large number of Tubo people were busy, but this firelight illuminated the camp and provided Guo Rong with a clear vision.
And looking out from the bright camp, sixty steps, a distance of nearly 100 meters, has been stretched out again and his five fingers have been lost, which is equivalent to providing Guo Rong with a one-way vision.
"The first team, the watchtower on the left, the second team, the watchtower on the right, the third team of sentinels, the fourth team of the camp gate, the fifth and sixth teams of thistles, put!"
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
At this moment, the lights in the large camp of Tubo were bright, and countless people were coming in and out of the back camp, and in this case, just a rain of arrows, the night watchman in front of the Tubo people was completely extinguished, and more than one sentry was planted from the watchtower.
Then there was no commotion in the entire camp, not even the slightest wind to be exact, as if these night vigil sentinels did not exist, and even Guo Rong was stunned by this mysterious effect.
At this time, Guo Rong already regretted that the thistle terrestris had been thrown away early, otherwise he could have gone in and set a fire, as for now, think about the unlucky people on the grassland who were hacked by himself...... hehe
"Five or six teams, thirty steps forward, free shooting, ten arrows rapid fire!"
After a thousand arrows rushed in, bursts of wails and screams sounded, and there were signs of commotion in the camp of Tubo, at this time Guo Rong was finally relieved, this should not be a trap, this kind of cry can not be faked.
"Meng Qian, go on!"
"Team 5 or 6 ran back to camp!"
"Three or four teams, thirty steps forward!"
"Tribulus terrestris, throw!"
"Free fire, rapid fire of nine arrows!"
"Three or four teams run back to camp!"
"One, two preparations, target the Tubo camp gate!"
Accompanied by two rounds of arrows, the wails of the arrows pierced the sky, and the entire Tibetan camp began to fall into chaos, and even fools knew that they had been attacked.
Gradually, Tibetan soldiers began to rush out of the camp gate, and at this time they heard a voice in the darkness.
"Put!"
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
With the continuous sound of breaking the sky, several Tubo people who had just rushed out of the camp gate were directly shot into hedgehogs.
"Put!"
"Whoosh! Sou! Sou! ”
Accompanied by a dense array of arrows, more than a dozen Tibetans rolled at the camp gate with a wail.
Next, as long as there are Tibetans trying to leave the camp, it must be the sound of "release" that pierces the night sky, followed by the dense sound of breaking the sky.
One, two, three......
One hundred archers and nine hundred armor-piercing arrows tortured the Tubo people in the chaos to death, and completely blocked the camp gate of the Tubo people in a short period of time.
It's just that Guo Rong only has these 100 archers in his hands at the moment, and the arrows are also limited, and after nine volleys, the remaining 100 archers retreated silently.
Of course, before retreating, they did not forget to leave the small gift that Guo Rong asked them to carry and gave to the Tubo people - tribulus terrestris.
When the Tibetans found that the Tang army blocking the gate had disappeared, they quickly rushed out of the camp gate and began to pursue.
However, as soon as these men rushed out of the camp gate twenty paces, the Tubo soldiers at the front fell one by one, and the wails and screams came one after another.
When Mabenmutu quelled the riots in the camp and the Tibetan camp returned to calm, he immediately gave the order after knowing the whole ins and outs.
"Order, craftsmen speed up construction, after dawn I want to see at least ten throwing buildings, three goose carts, flying ladders, wooden donkeys, the better!"
"Strengthen the vigilance tonight, but no one is allowed to leave the camp, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"
After the order was given, he squinted his eyes and looked at the Tang army camp in the distance.
At the same time, Guo Rong, who had successfully returned to Camp No. 1 after the sneak attack, also began to move away from the Tibetan camp.
Both Mutu and Guo Rong know that the real big battle is tomorrow.
The next day, the sky was bright, and in addition to the No. 1 camp under the command of tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers Mu Tu, a large number of siege equipment was also slowly advancing in the rear.
Guo Rong saw at least a dozen instruments similar to the Tang Army's catapults, and Guo Rong knew that they were Tubo catapults, called throwing buildings.
At three o'clock, the first stone was issued, and the battle began!