Chapter 15 Determination of the Tang Army
Dalai Valley!
Dalai Valley is located more than 20 miles south of Lintaowu Street. There is an unexplored grassland here, which is suitable for feeding sheep and horses. The Tubo army chose to station here.
In terms of logistics operation, Tubo did not have the manpower and material resources of the Tang Dynasty and rarely carried logistics supplies. They imitated the animal husbandry logistics of the nomadic peoples. Whenever they went on a war, they would bring a large number of sheep to be responsible for the food and clothing of the three armies. The goat milk and a little bit of barley rice were both nutritious and calories. The key was that goat milk was inexhaustible and could be produced repeatedly every day, greatly alleviating the pressure of logistics.
At this moment, in the Tubo military camp, Di Dayan and Qili Xu, you stared at me with your eyes. The two of them looked at each other with affectionate long time, but they didn't know how to speak.
For the current Tang Dynasty, they were despised from the bottom of their hearts. It was not that they were complacent and proud. They really felt that the Tang Dynasty was no longer the original Tang Dynasty. During the Wu Zetian period, the military was weak in the Tang Dynasty, but there were still good people like Xue Rengui, Wang Xiaojie, Heiqi Changzhi, Tang Xiujing, and Zhang Renyuan. But what about now?
The only one Xue Ne is in full swing! It is also the Northeast Bians. The Northeast Bians will inevitably be "unacceptable to the local situation", just like his father Xue Rengui in the past.
Who doesn’t know how powerful Xue Rengui is! But so what? In the battle of Dafeichuan, the entire army was wiped out?
Although it was because of the disagreement of the generals and Guo Daifeng's self-decision, the entire army was wiped out, which was not Xue Rengui's fault. In the final analysis, it was because Xue Rengui was the commander of the Northeast and was transferred to the West to resist Tubo, which led to the dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction of the Western generals, and the result was the result.
The general is one of them, and the weakness of the general is also the fatal key.
The new Zamp Chide Zuzan and the regent Wulu family were ambitious. After quelling the civil strife, they had been planning a battle against the Tang Dynasty, and for this reason they had reached a consensus with the Turks to attack the north and the south. In recent years, they have been using the relationship between Yang Ju and to find out the reality of the Tang army, the strength of the Tang army, and the situations they faced are all within their control.
The Tang Dynasty, which had no good generals and weak soldiers, was a soft persimmon that could be kneaded at will, but she didn't want the war to be far better than they imagined.
The three armies attacked Taozhou and achieved expected results, while the other two armies did not achieve any results.
Just now, news came from Beefle's vanguard cavalry. When he led the vanguard cavalry to arrive at the Weiyuan Military Horse Farm, there was no ghost shadow in the huge military horse farm except for the messy horse manure. Not to mention the military horses, there was no single horse and foal, so he ran for nothing. The vanguard cavalry that rushed towards Jincheng was even broken by the Tang army. Three thousand vanguard cavalry who were good at cavalry warfare actually killed the fallen water, and damaged a general and two commanders of thousands of men.
The start was not smooth, so he gave Di Dayan a fierce slap in the face, making them a little confused.
It was not until Beaver's account that they took back their gaze.
"Kuo Rangcuo Gui Meiyinbo Drink!" Bifulu cursed. What he said was naturally Tubo dialect, which means that the Tang army ran faster than the Tibetan antelope in their hometown and could not see any shadows.
Di Dayan sighed: "We are careless. Even if the Tang Dynasty is critically ill, it is the Tang Dynasty that cannot be easily dealt with. The troops are divided into three groups and are too arrogant and should be taken step by step."
Qili Xu also nodded: "The people of the Central Plains say that if the sheep are lost, they will make up the sheep pen. As long as we don't underestimate them, we can't deal with a group of rabbits with our Tubo warriors and eagles on the mountains. Marshal Di Dayan, we should plan carefully and not underestimate them. Especially Xue Na, who is the son of Xue Rengui. When I was in the hands of Dalun, I heard that Dafeichuan was not known at that time, if it were not Guo Daifeng, the outcome of the victory or defeat was unknown. The children of the people who were afraid of Dalun would not be easy to deal with." In the Tubo Dalun, the prime minister meant, and the great thesis mentioned by Qili Xu was exactly the god of Tubo military Garqinling.
Di Dayan obviously agreed with Qilixu's point of view and said: "We don't need to fight the Tang army to death. In their territory, fighting this battle is not worth it. Taozhou is already our Tubo. As long as we plunder another amount, we can withdraw Taozhou. Return to our land, the Tang army cannot beat us on our land."
Qili Xu volunteered to Ying: "Leave Jincheng to the Mo General. Mo General has learned the tactics of siege with the Great Religion. As long as I give me enough troops and cooperate with our prepared backup, I will be fine to take down Jincheng."
"Okay! How many warriors do you want!" Di Dayan had no choice. Longyou was already barren and was not as rich as Guanzhong. The only one who was truly worth robbing was a military horse farm and Jincheng, Lanzhou, which became rich by relying on the Silk Road.
Qili Xu said in a deep voice: "According to the news we have received, there are 6,000 soldiers in the city, giving me 50,000 is enough..."
Di Dayan said without thinking: "I will give you 60,000,000, ten times the strength of the troops, and you must take down Jincheng. I have 30,000 in my hand. I will do everything possible to delay the Tang army's march. Before they arrive from Guanzhong, they must take down Jincheng." He directly issued a death order to Qilixu. Only people of his level know how important Jincheng is to the current Tubo.
Tubo is not as big as the Tang Dynasty, with a vast land and a wealth of resources. Although their army is very strong, the economy has never been able to keep up with it, which has dragged down their development. No matter how their policies are waiting for merchants, they still have no brains to get rid of the caravans. They traveled all the way to challenge the plateau reactions and went to Tibet to do business. Therefore, they urgently hope to get the Western Regions. Only by getting the Western Regions and monopolizing the Silk Road can the Tubo economy be developed.
Only when both the economy and military are strong at the same time can the country be truly considered to be strong. In recent years, they have been taking advantage of the instability of the Tang Dynasty's government and bribing small countries in the Western Regions, achieving good results. This has led to excessive expenditures of the treasury and a large amount of property is needed to supplement the needs of the treasury.
Tubo did not lack horses, and he did not like the Weiyuan Army Horse Farm very much. He only sent troops for it out of his mentality of not robbing it or not. Only Jincheng, they were determined to win.
Qili Xu clasped his fists and chest with a cautious look on his face and performed the highest military salute of Tubo.
"Biefulu!" Di Dayan pointed his beloved general and said, "I will give you 20,000 elite cavalry. The soldiers in the army will be selected by you and will be freely allocated. You can use all means and means to delay the marching of the Tang army. Be sure to make their army have no bridges when encountering water or mountain without road when encountering mountains, and beware of attacks at all times. Marching in one day will be at most fifty miles, so that it can win enough time for Qilixu..."
"I understand!" Beeflu's fierce face showed a ferocious expression.
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Fengtian Military Village!
The soldiers and horses of Guanzhong gathered here one by one. After all, unlike the Tubo people, they were all soldiers and were well prepared. This war suddenly and urgently mobilized the army was also a long process.
Xue Ne was on the lookout platform, looking at the troops coming to report, with a stubborn and stubborn face as sharp as a knife, showing an expression of gratitude or sadness.
After being appointed as the Longyou defense ambassador, he immediately came to Fengtian Military Village, where the army gathered. Standing on the high platform and looking at the military horses coming to report was a must-do every day. Only by understanding the strength of the soldiers in his hands can he correctly formulate a combat plan. No matter how good the plan is, if the general is outside the range of strength, it is equivalent to empty talk.
Xue Ne is over 60 years old this year, and has been in the army for nearly fifty years. He has rich experience. Few people have a unique advantage in controlling this detail. Whether a soldier is strong or not, he can tell from the momentum of the military lineup, and there are almost no mistakes.
The troops that came to report were undoubtedly excellent in equipment, but most soldiers were just as morale, fighting spirit, lined up, and combat power. They were not weak, but they had no excellence at all. They really had the power to fight, but they wanted to take on some heavy responsibilities but were not of sufficient quality. They were much better than the group of Youzhou new soldiers in the past. It was completely different from the 100-match brigade under his father's command. After several consecutive days, only a few soldiers and horses could enter his eyes and were barely used.
Suddenly, dust was flying not far away, and a cavalry team rushed over. Looking at the dust, Xue Na's heart roughly confirmed the number of the opponent, about two thousand, and he couldn't help but look forward to it. There were not many cavalrymen coming to report, and now he was missing a cavalry team that could take on a great responsibility.
As the dust gets closer, Xue Ne's eyes are getting brighter and brighter...
Just one mile away from Fengtian Military Village, Wang Haibin grabbed the reins and made a stop gesture. The remaining strength of two thousand soldiers and horses was only fifteen feet high, and they had stopped and were silent.
Looking back at the soldiers he had trained carefully, Wang Haibin said enthusiastically: "Brothers, there is Fengtian Military Village ahead. This army is raising troops for a thousand days and using troops for a while. We suffer on weekdays, but are we doing what we are today? We are different from those ordinary soldiers who are mediocre. Men are born in the world. If they don't do a grand career, they might as well be a nanny and hide in the building to embroider their flowers."
Wang Haibin is seven feet tall, in his thirties, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose and wide mouth, and is extremely powerful when he shouts. He is from Qi, Taiyuan, and admires Xue Rengui, who started from scratch since childhood. Although he is a white man, he has always been eager to achieve Xue Rengui's career and become the commander of the three armies with a large army.
He came to Longyou to make a living in his early years, and was famous for his bravery, becoming the envoy of Feng'an Army. Seeing that the Feng'an Army had no fighting spirit and was living a life of life and waiting for death, he felt dissatisfied. With his personal charm, he instilled his lofty ambitions and ideals into his soldiers. He spent a year and a half to train them hard, completely changing the old situation of Feng'an Army.
"To make achievements is now! Brothers, follow me!" Wang Haibin waved his hand...
"Yes!" Although there were only two thousand people, their cry sounded loudly!
Chapter completed!