Chapter 144 It’s time to wake up from the dream

Author: Gongsun Wujiu

Chapter 144 It’s time to wake up from the dream

This time, Wu Tong and Zhao Guanghan were responsible for searching the mountains and seas in Luntai.

Both of them are now officials commanding the army and Quhou.

This was also the first time for the two of them to independently lead troops in combat, and Zhang Yue actually had a test in mind this time.

The Western Region is remote, and not many captains from Chang'an are willing to come here. In Zhang Yue's plan, the future Western Region should be close to the Six Towns of Anxi (during the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty) in the future.

At worst, it will reach the scale of the four towns in Anxi (Xuanzong period).

In this way, the Western Region needs a group of officers who can stand alone.

Wu Tong, Zhao Guanghan, Zhao Yi, Han Ye, Dong Fei, etc. are all the targets of his assessment.

Wu Tong and Zhao Guanghan naturally knew that this operation was related to their future, so they went all out, hoping to deliver a satisfactory answer.

A month ago, the two men sent troops from Tiannan and Wulei respectively. After more than a month of raids, they had found more than a thousand Luntai survivors.

But since seven days ago, fewer and fewer Luntai people have been found.

Although several settlements of Luntai survivors were found, they were all deserted.

And judging from the traces left behind, they didn't leave for a long time. When they left, these people burned all the things they couldn't carry.

At first, the two of them didn't take it seriously, but after these situations happened one after another, they couldn't help but become alert.

Various signs indicate that the actions of the Luntai survivors were under unified command.

Their actions were clearly aimed at clearing the country.

The judgments of the two men were accurate, and the actions of the Luntai survivors were carried out in accordance with Erdan's instructions.

Not only that, Erdan also built a strong wall in his hometown, hoping to rely on the terrain to fight against the Han army.

After realizing this, the two did not act rashly.

At the same time, he ordered the dispersed villages to regroup.

On the other hand, a large number of scouts were sent to conduct reconnaissance in the nearby mountains and forests.

The orders issued by the two men were timely and effective.

As soon as the villages received the order, they began to receive organized attacks.

Fortunately, all the villages were prepared, but the equipment and training of the attackers were not very good. The organizers were also quite poor.

Therefore, it did not cause serious harm to the Han army, but allowed the Han army to capture many prisoners.

Through the interrogation of these prisoners, the Han army quickly figured out the opponent's intentions and general layout.

Zhao Guanghan and Wu Tong quickly joined forces while reporting the situation they encountered.

After Zhang Yue received the information from the two men, he took it very seriously.

He immediately ordered that two hundred soldiers who were good at mountain warfare be transferred from Tianshan City to strengthen the troops of Zhao Guanghan and Wu Tong, and appointed Zhao Guanghan as commander-in-chief and Wu Tong as deputy.

At the same time, Han Jiang was ordered to lead Yuli's troops and Cai Ting was to lead Qiuci's troops to enter the mountainous area and outflank them from the east and west.

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In the dense forest, Liu Yi and several scouts were marching in secret.

The purpose of their trip was to find the hiding place of the Luntai immigrants.

This time their destination was a valley not far ahead.

Yesterday evening, Liu Yi and others had actually detected signs of human activity in the valley.

It was only because it was getting late that we postponed it to today for safety reasons.

The group of people moved quickly, but their voices were very quiet.

After nearly two hours of marching, we were almost approaching the valley.

At this moment, the scout at the front suddenly stopped advancing and squatted down.

He also used hand gestures to remind everyone to stay hidden.

Just as a few people took cover, a group of soldiers holding weapons appeared in front of everyone.

The people in that group all had deep eyebrows and high eyes, and their appearance was very different from that of the Han people and the Huns.

"Old man from Luntai!"

Liu Yi felt happy.

He judged correctly that these were the survivors of the Luntai Kingdom.

After Erdan gathered the Luntai Kingdom survivors, large and small, in the mountains.

Those who could fight among them were organized into 11 hundred-man squadrons according to the original Luntai army organization.

What Liu Yi and others saw was one of them.

Liu Yi and his party waited patiently for this group of people to pass before following them unnoticed.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for them to see a steep pass.

Liu Yi was shocked. He did not expect that these survivors of the Luntai Kingdom could build such a dangerous pass in this valley.

After finding the hiding place of the Luntai immigrants, Liu Yi quickly sent the information back to Tiannan City.

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On September 12th of the first year of Taishi, the main force of the Han army, about 900 men, who had been prepared, advanced towards the enemy's base under the command of Zhao Guanghan.

At the same time, Han Jiang's troops also detoured back to the enemy's rear, cutting off the enemy's retreat.

After Erdan and others learned that the main force of the Han army was dispatched, they also began to take active action.

While he was constantly sending troops to attack the Han army, he slowed down the march of the Han army.

On the one hand, they stepped up preparations for war and prepared to hold on to the mountain pass.

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A group of men and horses are ambushing in the dense forest.

About two miles away from them, an army was slowly advancing in a line formation.

This army is the Han army under Zhao Guanghan.

Ambushing in the dense forest was a group of men directly under Erdan.

"Everyone, get ready. The Han army is about to arrive. Wait for my order..."

What these people didn't know was that behind them, a group of Han troops were quietly outflanking them.

Their attention was completely attracted by the Han army in front.

"Prepare!"

These people opened their soft bows and were about to launch an attack on the Han army below the mountain forest. However, the Han army suddenly stopped.

"What's going on!"

Just when they were puzzled, there was a sudden strange noise behind them.

"Boohoo!"

That was the sound of flying crossbow arrows.

Suddenly, a hail of arrows shot from behind them, covering the entire mountain forest.

"ah……"

Screams continued to sound.

Many people were pinned to the ground by arrows before they could recover.

"Run!"

I don't know who shouted.

Those who survived the rain of arrows fled in panic.

At this time, the Han army at the bottom of the mountain also surrounded and killed...

The battle ended faster than expected.

In this battle, the Han army actually wiped out a team of hundreds of Luntai survivors with zero casualties.

In the next few days, Erdan, who was unwilling to give up, arranged several consecutive attacks on the Han army.

Unfortunately, it had little effect against the well-equipped Han army.

Only a few Han soldiers were killed, but our own side paid the price of hundreds more.

Seeing that the Han army was getting closer and closer to the mountain pass, the Luntai survivors became more and more nervous.

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"Erdan, what should we do now? Should we fight or retreat?"

After a series of soldiers in the past few days, the Luntai survivors became more and more confident in defeating the Han army.

In fact, the same was true for Erdan. He had never thought beforehand that the Han army would have such a strong combat effectiveness in the mountains and forests.

"Erdan retreat, we are no match for the Han army..." People around him kept persuading him.

"Just retreat like this?" Erdan hesitated in his heart.

But when he thought about the benefits of defeating the Han army,

He gritted his teeth, stood up and said, "I have made up my mind to fight the Han army to the death..."
Chapter completed!