Twenty thousand imperial troops were willing to follow, which was an unexpected surprise.
Qin Huaidao warned Zhi Shen Si Li and told him to call Cheng Chumo, Fang Yiai and Luo Zhang after he left. Twenty thousand people could be organized into three divisions, and Luo Zhang would give priority to those who were good at riding and organize them into Qing Dynasty.
The remainder of the cavalry division was divided equally between Cheng Chumo and Fang Yiai.
The three were overjoyed and quickly rushed to take over the army. Due to the mixing, the original command system was in chaos. However, the three already had experience and adopted previous methods to allow everyone to form their own teams. People who are familiar with each other are more united together and can better form combat effectiveness.
Let the captains compete to select the chief and deputy battalion commanders, chief, deputy regimental commanders and deputy division commanders. Select those who have rich experience and understand the art of war, but are older and not suitable for fighting on the battlefield to serve as staff officers at the battalion, regiment and division levels.
In one night, 20,000 people were organized and ordered.
Early the next morning, the large army set off and headed west.
Li Jing and Cheng Yaojin discovered that the imperial army not only did not return to their place of origin, but followed them, and the military formation was completely different from before. They immediately inquired out of curiosity and learned that they had been recruited, and the recruitment method was weird and incompatible with the imperial court. It was Qin Huaidao's request, but unfortunately Qin Huaidao had already
He led the troops one step ahead and pestered Cheng Chumo to ask.
With nothing going on, Cheng Chumo explained the reformed military system in detail one by one.
The two of them have been fighting for a lifetime and know the military system best. Naturally, they understand that the mixing of multiple arms is not conducive to large-scale fighting and confrontation in battle formations, such as the most commonly used cold weapons and the most difficult to break the wild goose formation, the eight formation diagram,
Mandarin Duck Formation, Longmen Formation, Fuhu Formation, etc. How do you break through the enemy's array?
However, after weapons such as artillery came out, it was different. They were just living targets when placed in formation, and they were all blown up. The mixed formation was different, and they could work as a team. The advantages of multiple arms complemented each other, and their combat effectiveness was greatly increased.
The two of them carefully tasted the pros and cons, and the more they tasted it, the less simple it became.
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Qiemo Wangcheng.
The golden sunshine shrouded the ancient Qiemo King's City, and the flags swayed in the wind, slapping the faces of the soldiers who defended the city. The compacted earthen city wall was dyed red with blood, and was covered with arrows, even like hedgehogs. Under the city wall, corpses piled up like mountains.
The ground was covered with broken limbs and pieces of flesh, emitting a foul smell.
A Turkic death squad retreated like a tide. All of them were wearing simple coarse clothes and hats, holding spears with wooden handles or large wooden bows. No one paid attention to the calls for help from their fallen comrades, and their morale was low.
For several days, they could not attack for a long time, and the Turkic army lost the arrogance and pride it had when it first arrived.
Xue Rengui held a horse in his hand and stared coldly at the Turkic troops who had fled back. He could no longer remember how many attacks he had fought back. After fighting for several days, his body was exhausted and he could not bear it anymore, but he did not dare to fall, and he could not fall.
The soldiers in the city were all watching.
"General Xue, are you okay?" Li Derjian came over quickly, his eyes full of concern.
"It doesn't matter, why are you here?" Xue Rengui responded, staring at the Turkic army without blinking, but a hint of worry flashed in his eyes, and he didn't know how long he would have to hold on?
"The Turkic army is gathering more and more. Although they are not good at attacking the city, with the continuous crossbows in hand, our losses are not small. If we continue to fight like this, we can hold on for at most a month. By then, the arrows will be exhausted, the casualties will be too high, and morale will be lost.
It will definitely fall sharply. I am worried that the Turkic troops in the city will surrender and rebel again, so I have to find a way to do it." Li Derjian reminded.
"You are the chief of staff. In the words of the young master, you are the military advisor. If you have any good ideas, just tell me."
Li Derjian did not hide his secrets and said bluntly: "I remembered a method used by the King of Han when he attacked Goguryeo, which was to build a shed on the city wall, with wood as the pillars, and smaller long strips of wood on top, stacked with stone slabs. The stone slabs are hard.
It can prevent fletching arrows. Earth bags are piled on the stone slabs. The soil bags can slow down the impact of fletching arrows and ensure that the arrows are not broken. They can be used again and again to make up for the shortage of fletching arrows in our army."
Xue Rengui's eyes widened and he said happily: "This method is feasible, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I just remembered it, I'm really sorry." Li Derjian looked apologetic.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. Quickly arrange for people to build the shed you mentioned. The Turks may launch another attack at any time. Time waits for no time. If there is not enough material, we will collect it all over the city, but don't rob it. Give some food and money to buy it to stabilize the people's hearts.
There's going to be trouble."
"Don't worry, I'll make arrangements." Li Derjian promised.
At this time, Li Jingren hurried over and said excitedly: "General Xue, Chief of Staff Li, and the King of Han sent news that Zhangye County was captured overnight, and the army set out and is on its way."
"Great!" Li Derjian clapped his hands excitedly and said hurriedly: "Twenty days is enough for Zhangye County to come here, and we can travel day and night for up to half a month, and Mo City can be saved."
Xue Rengui asked cautiously: "Zhangye County has a hundred thousand Tibetan troops garrisoned, and with the convenience of the city, it was captured overnight. How is this possible? Are you sure the information is correct?"
"Don't worry, the information is absolutely correct. It uses a password. There are only three people in the world who know this password. One is me, one is my sister, and the other is the King of Han. I am in the city and it is impossible to leak the password, little sister.
It is even less possible with the King of Han." Li Jingren said solemnly.
Xue Rengui thought it made sense, but he still couldn't believe it.
Li Derjian also realized that those were 100,000 Tibetan elites. Even if it were 100,000 pigs, it would take time to kill them. How could it be done overnight? But when he thought of all the miracles Qin Huaidao had created, he smiled and said: "Others certainly can't.
But the King of Han is different. Maybe the King of Han has some kind of great weapon that we don’t know about."
"It is definitely not possible for manpower to capture Zhangye County, which is garrisoned by 100,000 people, overnight. This is the only explanation, but it is indeed a good thing for our army. Once the young master arrives, the Turkic troops outside the city will not be a concern and must be defended.
Jingren, tell the young master that Qiemo City is in hand and there is no need to worry. Chief of Staff, build a shed quickly."
"Follow the order!" The two of them solemnly clasped their fists and left.
Xue Rengui looked at the powerful Turkic camp in the distance. People were neighing and horses were roaring, and the sound shook the world. The worries in his heart were swept away. A strong fighting spirit broke out and he said coldly: "Come on, young master, we will kill a hundred thousand people in one night."
I think I can't do it with a large army, but I can still stop you bastards and ensure that the city is not lost."
The voice is deep, confident and domineering!
The military spirit of a generation is fully displayed!
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Almost at the same time.
Sunshine, a pass west of Dunhuang.
Luo Tong led his army in a hurry and saw that the Tang army's flags on the city wall had changed colors. The earthen wall was stained with blood, and there were crossbow bolts that had not been cleaned. Countless Turkic soldiers were waiting with their bows drawn and their eyes fierce, so they couldn't help but cursed:
"We're a little late for these beasts."
After saying that, Luo Tong looked at the deputy commander Lin Ping and asked: "Yang Pass has been lost. The defenders in the castle seem to be about three thousand. We are not sure about a strong attack. What do you think?"
"Our army has been fighting all the way. We are exhausted and have no siege equipment. We cannot capture the city in a short time. The general is even more worried that the defenders in the city are acting as bait. There may be more Turkic cavalry hiding around. Please think twice.
"Lin Ping reminded carefully that as a bandit, he is most sensitive to danger and is used to not fighting uncertain battles.
The two of them are brave and cautious, which can be regarded as complementing each other.
After hearing this, Luo Tong nodded in agreement. His eyes couldn't help but search the surroundings. Looking around, the terrain was flat and desolate. It seemed that it was not conducive to hiding soldiers, but what if?
"General Luo, why don't we intercept the grain road?" Lin Ping was really afraid that Luo Tong would get angry and attack Yangguan regardless of the situation.
"Liangdao?" Luo Tong was a little tempted.
Lin Ping quickly explained: "The Turkic troops are divided into two groups. One group blocks our pursuit, and the other group covers the other group to seize Yangguan. The blocking Turkic army has been killed by us. The Turkic army that captured Yangguan is trying to gain time.
If you were to catch Yangguan off guard, you would have to go into battle lightly. You would not be able to carry enough food and grass, and there would not be much food in Yangguan. The sudden increase of 3,000 people would definitely not be enough to eat, and they would need follow-up support. As long as their food route is cut off, Yangguan will not be able to survive for a few days.
The attack will defeat itself."
"It makes sense. I'll leave a team of scouts to keep an eye on the situation at Yangguan and report at any time. The others will follow me to intercept and kill the Turkic grain roads to the north. I don't believe it." Luo Tong roared murderously, and then beat the horse and fled.
go.
Lin Ping quickly arranged for a group of scouts to keep a lookout, and then quickly chased after him.
At noon, the team came to a river valley.
The river bed has dried up, and a Turkic army is slowly marching along the river bed. There are a large number of pack horses and camels in the team, all carrying bulging packages, and a large herd of cattle and sheep, with a strength of about two thousand.
Luo Tong was overjoyed after receiving the scout's report. He quickly rushed over to investigate. After confirming that it was correct, he was still uneasy. He dispersed the scouts within ten miles to investigate in case it was a trap. He followed the team for a while and made sure that there was no ambush around him.
Charge forward hesitantly.
What kind of general leads what kind of soldiers.
The soldiers also roared and galloped forward, their swords gleaming in the sun.