Inside the city, outside the city, there is a city gate.
When Li Qinzai led his army out of the city gate, for some reason he felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, as if he had inexplicably shouldered a heavy burden at that moment.
The vivid faces of the people who turned around and returned to the city without hesitation still appeared in their minds.
Li Qinzai could only secretly pray to Su Dingfang that there would be no accidents on the road and that he must arrive at the border on time. Otherwise, not only would he be hard-pressed, but the people would also be in danger.
Shanzhou is only a hundred miles away from the border. After leaving the city, Li Qinzai quickly entered the territory of Tuyuhun.
As soon as they entered Tuyuhun, the scouts came to report that Lu Dongzan had sent more troops from Tubo into Tuyuhun, about 30,000 troops, and had assembled an army of 30,000 troops near Qinghai Lake to find out the whereabouts of Li Qinzai's troops.
Apparently, Li Qinzai had switched to guerrilla tactics in the past few days and annihilated many small groups of Tibetan troops, which angered Lu Dongzan, so he changed his tactics and gathered superior forces to completely annihilate Li Qinzai in Tuyuhun territory.
Li Qinzai scratched his head a little.
This is not easy to handle. He has more than 5,000 soldiers and horses under his command. How can he fight against 30,000 Tibetan troops?
Switching to guerrilla tactics also didn't work. Lu Dongzan was not a mediocre person. Since he had seen through Li Qinzai's tactics, he would not be fooled again.
It can be said that the Tibetan army will not easily divide its troops in the coming days, but tens of thousands of troops will move at the same time. Li Qinzai's harassment strategy may not be effective.
But what Lu Dongzan didn't know was that Li Qinzai had replenished more than a thousand three-eyed muskets and sufficient ammunition in Shanzhou City.
Li Qinzai now has a total of 2,000 three-eyed muskets and more than 3,000 cavalry under his command.
Counting the days, Pei Xingjian's 10,000 Anxi Army will soon enter Tuyuhun.
Lu Dongzan's superior troops have been gathered, and Li Qinzai and Pei Xingjian gradually formed a pincer attack from the east to the west.
The strategy has been formed, but in terms of tactics, one must be extra careful. Once Lu Dongzan senses something is wrong, he immediately jumps out of the situation Li Qinzai laid out for him, and the early arrangements fall short.
"Two thousand three-eyed muskets were lined up in the center, and more than three thousand cavalry were outflanking them from the left and right flanks. They advanced in the center, crossed the flanks, and killed Lu Dongzan, a bastard!" Sun Congdong said viciously.
Li Qinzai grunted: "If everyone could fight as happily as you, they would all be famous generals in the world."
Sun Congdong smiled.
Li Qinzai glanced at the Song and Jin pictures.
Song Jintu remained taciturn. After receiving the leader's gaze, he seemed to have no intention of opening his mouth to say anything, like a dull donkey that had just been working for a long time.
Li Qinzai could only sigh.
There is no chaotic noise in the army. All actions and actions are decided by the commander, and the people below carry out the decision unconditionally. This is good.
But when the coach wants to hear some useful advice from his subordinates, don't expect it.
Only then did I realize how important it is to have a staff around me.
On the Nth day after I left King Luo Bin, I missed him.
After a long time, Song Jintu finally held back a sentence: "We cannot confront the Tibetan army head-on."
Li Qinzai and Sun Congdong both looked at him with approval and expectation in their eyes.
"Then what?" Li Qinzai couldn't help but ask.
"Then it's gone. Whatever Uncle Li said we should do, the general will do it." Song Jintu's expression of shirking responsibility was extremely sincere.
Well, the only sentence is barely nonsense.
Sun Congdong couldn't help but said: "Tell me a few more words, do you still want to visit a brothel?"
Song Jintu said seriously: "I listen to County Uncle Li."
Li Qinzai sighed, he couldn't count on either of them.
"Before Pei Xingjian's 10,000 Anxi Army arrives, we have to contain the Tibetan army in the northern part of Tuyuhun, so..." Li Qinzai gritted his teeth and said: "We still have to use harassment tactics, but we can't fight head-on. We can only use our
The advantage of the light cavalry led the Tubo army by the nose."
Sun Congdong whispered: "Uncle Li County, we have more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, including 2,000 three-eyed muskets. If the Tibetan army pursues less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, we can swallow them."
Li Qinzai shook his head: "Since Lu Dongzan has seen through our harassment tactics, he will not divide his troops to pursue us. Once attacked, the entire army will be dispatched. For us, the 30,000 Tibetan troops have no guarantee of victory. We will suffer casualties in a head-on confrontation."
Too big."
"What's more, I heard that Lu Dongzan mobilized 30,000 troops from Tubo to Tuyuhun. With his plan, he might set up a trap for us in turn."
"Our army has become a serious problem for Lu Dongzan. He will definitely try his best to annihilate us."
Sun Congdong said: "Uncle Li said that we should continue to harass, how can we harass?"
Li Qinzai pondered for a moment and said: "Lu Dongzan didn't dare to divide his troops, but I dared. The five thousand soldiers and horses were divided into three parts, from the northeast and south of the Tubo camp, respectively, and launched an attack on the Tubo army outside the camp. Once the Tubo army came out,
The battalion pursued us, so we scattered and fled."
"We will run in three directions to see which direction Lu Dongzan chooses to pursue. Regardless of whether the Tibetan army is divided or not, we must finally choose a place to assemble in the three directions."
"If the Tibetan army divides its forces, then choose one of them to destroy him. If he does not divide his forces, we will lead the Tibetan army in a circle until they give up the pursuit."
"After repeating this several times, the Tibetan army will become tired and lazy, and will gradually stick to the camp. After a few days, the troops of Pei Xingjian and Su Dingfang arrive, and the Tibetan army will be pinned to death by us near Qinghai Lake in the north of Tuyuhun. The three armies will join forces to suppress it.
Our strategic goal has been achieved."
Song Jintu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "What should we do if the 30,000 new troops from Tubo suddenly attack our Tang border city from the south of Tuyuhun?"
Li Qinzai hesitated and sighed: "This is what I am most worried about, and it is also unsolvable. After all, we only have more than five thousand people. It is already very difficult to deal with the guerrillas with the Tibetan army. We are really unable to protect the border town..."
Gritting his teeth, Li Qinzai said: "If it really comes to that point, we can only risk it."
Looking up at the desolate wasteland, Li Qinzai sat on the horse and straightened his back.
The foundation for a thousand years, the peace for a hundred years, pay this battle.
Afraid?
I'm afraid, but a man must do what he wants.
The next day, the whereabouts of Li Qinzai's five thousand troops were discovered by Tibetan scouts.
Lu Dongzan ordered 20,000 troops and horses to go out of camp to pursue him. Li Qinzai fled north. The two troops ran one after another for more than 200 miles. At sunset, the Tibetan army was worried about an ambush, so they ordered a retreat.
On the third day, Li Qinzai led his troops to approach the Tubo camp near Qinghai Lake again.
Lu Dongzan ordered troops to pursue him, but once again he chased me until they reached the foot of the Qilian Mountains, but the Tubo army returned without success again.
This was repeated many times, and the Tibetan soldiers were exhausted, and Li Qinzai's troops also gradually showed signs of fatigue.
Li Qinzai was waiting for the opportunity for the Tibetan army to divide its forces, but Lu Dongzan was obviously not easily fooled.
When the two armies were in a stalemate, a scout brought bad news from the south.
After the newly added 30,000 Tibetan troops entered Tuyuhun, they set off eastward on the orders of Lu Dongzan, with their destination being Shanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and made an offensive posture.
Obviously, Lu Dongzan already had plans to attack the Tang Dynasty city.