"Jiayuguan, not far west of Jiuquan City, will definitely be the site of this decisive battle. When this battle is over, we can make a fortune by going over there to pick up bones, I don't know how many people will die, alas! ”

Enjoying Anaye's massage, Fang Chongyong, who was leaning on the Taishi chair and humming comfortably, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Anyway, Jiayuguan is not his stage, and Fang Chongyong has already decided to lie flat in Shazhou.

Now that I have nothing to do to guide the country, I feel quite comfortable when people who go ashore watch the unlucky people struggle in the water.

Fang Chongyong was indeed a layman when he faced the enemy, and he couldn't lift a knife or draw a bow. He is also very self-aware, just do it, it's better to die than to live.

However, Fang Chongyong actually has a deep understanding of the military strategy, and he can integrate the terrain into the military art of the two armies, and he can also see some doorways.

What kind of terrain is about Jiayuguan, Fang Chongyong has a number in his heart.

In a word, it is a good "place to bury bones", and if it really starts, no number of lives will be enough to fill it.

"Tsk, it seems to be true, you're talking big here again."

Anaya sneered, then sighed, her face softened, and she asked with some concern, "Lang Jun won't go again, right?" You won't be leading troops again, will you? ”

"Of course I won't go, I won't go.

Even if Brother Kei knelt before me, I wouldn't go. ”

Fang Chongyong hurriedly waved his hand and said unashamedly.

He's not Brother Kei, what kind of shift? And it's not like that's how you have to work overtime, it's going to die!

"It's good not to go, it's really too dangerous. Hexi hasn't fought so hard for a long time.

If you fight outside for a day, I can't sleep for a day. ”

Anaye said with palpitations.

During this time, she has been worried, and she has dreamed back many times at midnight, dreaming that Fang Chongyong waved goodbye to her in blood.

"I don't know if there will be a war on the Hexi side.

However, if the Tubo people can be hurt this time, then Hexi will probably have a long period of peace.

This shouldn't be a bad thing. ”

Fang Chongyong comforted Anaye against his will and said, without a word of truth in his mouth.

Many times, worries that don't make a real difference are just an extra burden.

There is no need to make a Hexi girl worry every day.

In fact, it is just the opposite of what Fang Chongyong said. He feels that all border towns, including Hexi, will enter the "era of military involution" in the near future!

Although there will be no more large-scale wars around Hexi, small-scale clashes will not stop at all.

The years are quiet or something, don't even think about it!

Because with the demise of the government military system, the conscription system became popular. The financial pressure on the imperial court will increase; The corresponding military salary and reward will be less and less; And the cost of raising soldiers will be more and more!

On the one hand, the professional level and combat effectiveness of the Long March athletes will be unprecedentedly strong due to the introduction of relevant supporting systems, providing an objective basis for border generals to absorb military merits;

On the other hand, military spending will account for more than eighty percent of the imperial court expenditure, and the proportion will definitely increase year by year, with no upper limit.

In this way, the generals of the border towns must constantly provoke the surrounding areas, and they must raise their own dignity in order to get more military funds and more supplies!

In this way, they are required to have more military merits as a support to come to the court to ask for money.

If you don't fight, how can you make meritorious service?

If you don't make meritorious contributions, how can you be embarrassed to ask for money, food, and supplies?

If you don't kill the enemy, how can you get promoted and get rich?

And as the threshold of Jige increases, his expectations for military exploits will also increase. Ordinary victories will become embellishments in Brother Kei's life that can't even splash water.

Only the great victory of destroying the country and expanding the territory in a position that was previously unattainable will make Ji Ge excited.

It can be seen that the arrival of troubled times is probably not far behind.

If someone can live a stable life now, it is absolutely right to burn incense and worship the Buddha to thank God for his favor.

Fang Chongyong's eyes were far-reaching, and he stared intently at the door of the study, which was in stark contrast to his lazy sitting posture.

At this moment, Zhang Guangsheng quietly pushed open the door of the study, walked in and saluted: "The envoy, the local big family and the big Hu businessman from the Western Regions, jointly banquet the envoy, or in the old mansion of the Zhang family." ”

"Well, you dress formally at night and go with Yan Zhuang, and you just need to consult with those people.

It's time to get you down to business, don't have stage fright. ”

Fang Chongyong waved his hand lightly, looking like an understatement.

Seeing that Zhang Guangsheng still had something to say, Fang Chongyong shook his head and said:

"This time against the Tubo people, we have a degree of advance and retreat, which can be described as a powerful Western Regions!

Those people are here to discuss the new rules with us. Since it is a request for someone, it must have the appearance of asking for someone.

As the person who controls the military power in Shazhou, this official should also have my shelf.

Come as soon as it is called, and leave as soon as it is called, and the official is a wild dog wagging his tail and begging for mercy.

I told them that the official had just returned to Shazhou from the expedition, and he wanted to recuperate his body, so it was inconvenient to meet guests.

If there is anything to do, it is the same with you, and when the time comes, just take out the articles of association that you have discussed and show them to the official. ”

Hearing this, Zhang Guangsheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, and bowed deeply to Fang Chongyong.

Then he was ordered to leave.

After he left, Anaye asked curiously, "Is Lang Jun's shelf so big?" It seems completely different from the way you used to do things. ”

"If you don't have a little arrogance, people won't believe it.

A lot of things are so strange, you are approachable and they don't believe it, thinking that there must be something to be done with courtesy.

Only by putting on a lofty posture can you show your nobility.

It's normal for me not to go, but it's not appropriate to go.

After months of hard work and killing so many Tibetans, now is the time to reap the fruits of victory.

In the future, the military and politics of Shazhou will be up to me. ”

Fang Chongyong's tone was cold, and he said something that made Anaya feel shocked and unbelievable.

Through these expeditions, Fang Chongyong has proved his ability to control the army to people from all walks of life in Shazhou.

In the border towns, if there is no army, then there is nothing, and how much money is someone else's. Only now did Fang Chongyong really get rid of the embarrassment of "bicycle assassination history" and control the military, government and civil affairs of Shazhou.

Since he controls the army, isn't it natural for a large local family or a big merchant in the Western Regions to deal with him with him in a low profile?

There's no reason to get used to these people.

"Hehe, I can't see it, you're really good now!"

Anaye said sarcastically in a righteous manner.

"yes, but those are useless."

Fang Chongyong took out a large piece of paper from his arms like a trick, handed it to Anaya and said:

"From tomorrow onwards, I will strictly follow my study plan.

Whether it is reading, studying or exercising, whether it is the art of war or the art of sword and archery, you must keep up.

Be strict with your time management! Don't waste your time! All entertainment, all forbidden!

You have to supervise me, and if I break it, you can slap me in the palm with a ruler! ”

Fang Chongyong had a strange seriousness on his face, which was moving.

"You're all thorns, what are you doing here......"

Anaya was speechless for a while, didn't Fang Chongyong realize that he was already a court official?

"You don't understand, everything is empty, wealth, official positions, beauties, saints, connections. These things may be said to be gone in the future.

Only one's own ability is real.

I can be merciful to the weak, but I cannot ask for the gifts of the strong.

If you don't study and exercise, how can you become stronger? ”

Anaye was stunned by these words, and after a long time, her gaze gradually softened, and she took the initiative to hold Fang Chongyong's hand and said, "I remember, if you are lazy in the future, I will hit your palm." ”

……

After the Ming Dynasty, Jiayuguan became famous and was the westernmost point of the Great Wall in the north. It is not too much to use the reputation of "the first pass in the world".

However, the current Jiayuguan has not been repaired. Only a few beacons were built in some key areas, and most of them are still relics of the Han Dynasty.

The northwest defense system of the Tang Dynasty advocated "mobile defense" and regarded the Hexi Corridor as a whole.

Therefore, most of the facilities near Jiayuguan are still used for the transfer of troops and the travel of merchants, so they are far from being "impregnable".

The Black Mountain in the north and the Wenshu Mountain in the south form a Grand Canyon along the Zarai River, which is also the main road from Suzhou to Guazhou, and the widest place is actually more than 20 miles!

To the north of Montenegro is the vast desert, and if you want to detour from Guazhou to Suzhou, you can take this road. But only camels, not horses, there are no supply points on the way, there are no oases, and the journey is as long as 100 miles, which can be described as risky.

And between the Wenshu Mountain and the Qilian Mountains in the south, there is a large canyon that accommodates the Zarai River, and the east side of the river is dozens of meters higher than the west side! The Grand Canyon is nearly 600 meters wide, which makes people sigh and sigh, and it is the natural defense line of Jiayuguan.

Not only is the canyon very steep, but it is also steep, with cliffs like slashes and axes, with only the southernmost point being slightly flat. Datang erected a wooden bridge called "Tiansheng Bridge" here, which can only accommodate two people side by side.

Either take the heavily guarded Grand Canyon, or cross the "Tiansheng Bridge" that is impossible to open. In the era when there was no Guancheng, how to defend Jiayu Pass was a headache for both the east side and the west side.

The Tang army and the Tubo army have fought many times on this battlefield, whether it is along the Lai River or at the Tiansheng Bridge, both sides have short-handed encounters, and each other has won and lost, and no one can help anyone for a while.

Today, however, the situation has changed, and the Tibetan army has begun to assemble!

On a higher hill southeast of Heishan in Jiayuguan, Wang Zhongsi, the envoy of Hexi Jiedu, was leading several senior generals in the army to observe the battle situation and take overall command.

"Jie Shuai, the Tubo Army is going to be anti-guest-oriented!"

The strong man who spoke was called Ma Yuanqing, the deputy envoy of the Chishui Army, who had been in the army here for many years, and was much older than Wang Zhonghe's qualifications.

He pointed to the wooden fence in front of the Don Army front below the hill and said.

In front of the wooden fence, a line composed of horse-repellent piles was also arranged, which was used to fix the basic shape of the military formation, so that it would not be scattered by the Tibetan cavalry.

The width of the Jiayuguan Gorge is enough for tens of thousands of troops to line up here, so it tests the tactical level of the commander.

"It's okay to kill as many as you want, it's okay."

Wang Zhongsi waved his hand and said indifferently.

He deliberately sold a flaw to vacate the desert area to the north and did not send troops to defend it. If the Tibetans were smart enough, they would definitely send troops to make a detour from the north, cross the Baili Desert, make a detour to the rear of the Tang army, and then try to defeat the Tang army.

And on the front of the canyon, there will be rounds of bloody and bitter battles.

Although the Tang Army did not arrange a "pure team" like the later Song Army (that is, the arms could not be replaced, and the combat flexibility was greatly reduced), it still had a clear division of labor among the main forces, and each branch of the army performed its own duties, not just eyebrows and mustaches.

Among them, the armies are divided into archers, crossbowmen, garrisons, strikers, horse armies, jumpers, and surprise soldiers according to their functions. These arms often have multiple skills, and they can take on whatever duties they need to fight, and the tactical literacy of the soldiers is very high.

Under normal conditions, the Don Army in positional warfare, whenever the battle unfolds:

When the enemy was at one hundred and fifty paces, the crossbowmen began to fire;

When the enemy was at sixty paces, the archers began to shoot arrows;

When the enemy has advanced twenty paces, the crossbowmen fire their arrows and hold their swords and clubs (swords or clubs) and fight with the strikers.

After the one's hoplites meet the enemy's infantry cavalry, the odd soldiers, horse troops, and jumping troops are not allowed to act rashly.

If the battle situation of the infantry in front is not smooth, the jumping, odd soldiers, and horse troops can meet the enemy in front of them, and the heavy infantry will retreat and reorganize and prepare to reinforce.

If the Jumping, Surprise Soldiers, and Horse Attack are unfavorable, all infantry troops (except for the heavy infantry armed with Mo knives, including sword and shield soldiers who defend against long-range weapons such as bows and arrows, and light infantry armed with short weapons) must fight at the same time as the horse army.

There are many similar regulations, and the article is not small.

So how to fight before the battle, in fact, the rules are fixed, and the basic routines are just like that. Even a layman who doesn't know anything can fight decently with a "tactical manual" and a gourd to draw a scoop.

This part, in fact, is not the difficulty of commanding a war.

Because, when playing on the battlefield, it's just that the general situation is like this.

It is a pity that on the battlefield ...... There are very few so-called "general situations", but "irregular situations" abound.

This is similar to the fact that there are no two leaves in the world that are exactly the same, there is no routine of definite war, only the stubborn mediocre general with the head of the wooden fish.

When encountering special circumstances, it is a great test of the commander's tactical adaptability.

You can cook whatever food you have here, and you can cook whatever "taste" the guests like, and there is no fixed way of playing, and there is no dead rule of carving a boat to seek a sword.

Wang Zhonghe's arrangement of troops this time completely abandoned those lightly armed foot soldiers, and also saved a large number of archers and crossbowmen. These crossbows and other things are of very limited use against the heavy infantry that Tibet is proud of.

At a distance that could inflict damage, the crossbowmen could only fire one arrow, and the second arrow would slash the face of the Tibetan hoplites' axes.

Wang Zhongsi concentrated the Modao team this time, determined to resist it first, and then use the light infantry to fight a bloody way in the position of the middle army of the Tubo army.

"Stabilize the fence and don't rush to attract the heavy infantry of the Tubo army to attack. After the Tibetan cavalry is dispatched, let our light cavalry go over and harass them with bows and arrows, the Tubo people have no riding and archery skills, just hang them and fight. ”

Wang Zhongsi said to Ma Yuanqing.

The winner of this battle is estimated to be the Tubo army on the other side of the desert. If the Tibetans don't have this trick, or if they are too late, then they will wait to die!

The Tang army placed hundreds of bed crossbows on the cliffs on the east bank of the Kaolai River south of Wenshu Mountain! When the time comes, condescending ten thousand arrows will shoot the Tibetan defenders on the other side of the river into a sieve! After that, the elite of the Chishui army will fly across the Zarai River from the Tiansheng Bridge, and then press on the flank to the south of the Tubo army!

This army will go straight into the middle of the Tibetan army, and there will be a good show to watch at that time.

Bang dang! Bang dang! Bang dang! Bang dang!

The heavy infantry of the Tubo army was rubbing and swaying all over their bodies, and they lined up neatly towards the wooden fence of the Tang army. The Tubo people didn't seem to want to play any fancy things, and they seemed to have seen Tang Jun's strategy, and maybe they didn't care much about it.

Because as long as the front of the main force of the Tang Army in Jiayu Pass is penetrated, then the operations of other Tang troops everywhere will become useless!

One force will drop ten!

"Kill!"

The Tibetan heavy armor soldiers rushed up, the Tang army Mo slashed against each other, and the weapons used to kill horses were used to kill people, and both sides had enough strength to put the other party to death!

Sonor!

The sound of soldiers slicing through the armor resounded in the sky, and the bloody battle began.

Seeing that the two armies' fronts were intertwined, and even the Tubo people had broken through a little bit in some places, Wang Zhongsi still did not change his face and ordered Ma Yuanqing: "You will take the elite of the Chishui Army and fly across the Tiansheng Bridge now." ”

"Order!"

Ma Yuanqing turned around and left.

Wang Zhongsi turned to Dong Yanguang, the newly appointed envoy of the Great Dou Army, and said: "You take the main force of the Great Dou Army and deploy defenses near the desert in the north of Jiayu Pass. Don't let in a single Tibetan! ”

"Order!"

Dong Yanguang also turned around and left.

Wang Zhongsi continued to stand on the hill and watch, and he saw the two armies on the battle line fists to the flesh, and blood droplets were flying. The two sergeants who were still alive and well before all fell one after another, and the people behind continued to make up for them.

Whoever sees it will be moved, but unfortunately no one can make them stop.

Ci is not in charge of the army, nothing more than that. The heart of the coach has always been the most ruthless, and in their hearts, there is only the word victory.

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