Ten miles before Yangguan, the Turkic camp was bustling with war horses neighing.
Another huge reinforcement army hurriedly arrived, followed by a large number of cattle and sheep. The warm sunshine hid behind the thick clouds, and there was a large shadow on the vast wasteland, but other places were golden and the green grass was swaying in the wind.
, showing a bit of stubbornness and unyielding.
The Turkic prince led a group of generals out of the tent to welcome reinforcements.
The one who came to help was the King of Khotan. The Kingdom of Khotan, like the Kingdom of Qiemo, was under the control of the Turks. The eldest prince sent an invitation for help. The King of Khotan, who was closest to Qiemo, had no choice but to come. When he saw the eldest prince, he came out to greet him with all the courtesy. He felt that in his heart.
The dissatisfaction dissipated a lot, and the pleasantries started.
After some polite remarks, the eldest prince changed the topic: "The King of Khotan can bring 30,000 troops to support me, as well as a large number of cattle and sheep. I will bear this kindness in mind and will never reciprocate in the future. It is not a good thing to gather troops and horses."
, The terrain to the east of Yangguan is flat and open, would you like to ask the King of Khotan to lead his army to station there, without comment?"
The east side of Yangguan is not a good location. Once reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty arrive, they will be the first to bear the brunt. The eldest prince is planning to let Khotan block the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty.
The King of Khotan is not stupid. The terrain to the east is not bad, and it is convenient to get water. As for the imperial army, he will fight if he can. The Turkic prince has to give him face. If he can't fight, he will run away. He agreed wholeheartedly and signaled to his subordinates to go directly
He went over to set up camp and followed the eldest prince into the tent.
With the 30,000 troops brought by King Khotan, the number of troops available to the eldest prince was as high as 100,000.
In the big tent, the eldest prince sat at the head of the throne, King Khotan sat on the right, Wu Chi sat on the left, and the others sat around on both sides.
The bonfire burned brightly, and the sheep roasted in the volcano sizzled with oil.
The eldest prince personally cut off a piece of meat and handed it to King Khotan as a courtesy. King Khotan took it gratefully. He knew clearly that the eldest prince was trying to win people's hearts and used this method to force himself to express his position, but he had to obey and said sternly.
: "The Great Prince, the troops and horses of Khotan have descended on their own, and they all obey the orders of the Great Prince."
"Then thank you very much. Once you capture Longyou and complete the mission assigned by your father, you will be repaid with great rewards." The eldest prince expressed his gratitude and made no secret of his intention to win over.
"Please give the order, the eldest prince." King Khotan expressed his stance again.
The eldest prince smiled with satisfaction and looked at Wu Chi.
Wuchi nodded knowingly: "Dear King of Khotan, I am Wuchi. The eldest prince has commanded the troops and horses. By the eldest prince's order, he is responsible for commanding the battle of Yangguan. Your army has come from afar and needs to rest and recuperate. At dusk, I will
If our army launches an attack, we will also ask your army to flank Yangguan."
The King of Khotan saw that the eldest prince did not say anything, which showed that this Wuchi was not simple, and he agreed: "No problem, how to fight specifically?"
"Yangguan has been repaired by the Tang Army. The cavalry cannot charge directly and can only fight on foot. We have many soldiers, but Yangguan cannot accommodate too many people at once. I intend to choose ten attack points to attack at the same time to disperse the enemy's forces.
The enemy has a small number of troops. Once they are dispersed and their combat power is greatly reduced, they will fight in ten rounds and attack in turn. As long as they break through, the army will press forward and completely tear the enemy to pieces." Wu Chi said with a murderous look on his face.
Attacking in ten directions at the same time can disperse the troops and avoid artillery bombardment. It can also take advantage of the large number of troops and force the opponent to divide his troops to resist. Any breakthrough will greatly increase the chance of victory.
I have to say that Wu Chi is quite capable, and in the past three days, he finally thought of a way to deal with it.
The biggest threat to Yangguan is artillery. If the troops are concentrated in the attack, a large area will be killed. If they spread out, they will still be bombed, but the casualties will be much less.
King Khotan didn’t know the power of artillery yet, but he liked this method of fighting. He said with a smile: “When wild wolves attack buffaloes, the strong buffaloes will protect them on the outside, and the wild wolves will spread out and test from different angles to look for opportunities.
As long as one area is not guarded, he can rush in and kill the effective calf, and the buffalo herd will inevitably be in chaos. Commander Wu Chi's strategy is so sophisticated, I wonder what our army needs to be responsible for?"
"How about your army taking charge of three positions?" Wu Chi asked with a smile.
Three positions are not too much. If you invest a thousand people at one time, three positions will be 3,000 people. Even if you are defeated, the loss will not be big and you can afford it. He immediately agreed: "No problem, which three positions are specific?"
The eldest prince suddenly smiled and said: "King Khotan, don't worry. Eat something first. The meat won't taste good when it's cold. As for the attack position, we'll talk about it later. Don't worry, just drink some wine."
The King of Khotan was not polite, took the handed wine bag, took a sip, and said in surprise: "Good wine, this is the Zhenguan drunkenness of the Tang Dynasty, right? I heard that this wine was made by the Han king of Yangguan, and it is hard to find it with a thousand pieces of gold."
"Like it? I'll ask someone to send one over later. I have two jars left."
"Thank you very much!" King Khotan's eyes lit up.
"By seizing Yangguan and capturing the King of Han alive, we can know the brewing recipe. Then you can drink as much as you want." The eldest prince said with a smile.
King Khotan understood the subtext behind it and said quickly: "Please rest assured, the eldest prince, the Khotan army will be the first to rush to Yangguan and capture the King of Han alive and offer it to the eldest prince."
"Hahaha, okay, if we really can capture the King of Han alive, the Khotan tribe can get 10,000 altars of Zhenguan drunkenness every year."
"It's a deal." King Khotan's eyes became wild.
The wine is not important soon. What is important is that in this way, you will be completely tied to the eldest prince. The eldest prince has the best hope of inheriting the throne. This will be of great benefit to the Kingdom of Khotan.
The two looked at each other, nodded in agreement, and smiled.
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Yang Guan.
Qin Huaidao stood looking into the distance and said: "Another reinforcement army has come, and they have also brought a lot of cattle and sheep. The Turks now have a large number of troops. They have no worries about food and drink. It is time to attack. It will be either noon or dusk. Order the army to be careful. One hundred thousand
There are less than 10,000 people out there, so we can’t be careless at all.”
Luo Wu nodded knowingly, signaled a guard to pass the order, and asked: "Uncle, how do you think they will attack? Ordinary tactics are useless against us. The Turks are not stupid. They know that we have artillery but they still die in vain."
, I have been holding it in for three days, and I must be thinking of ways to attack."
"There are two types of offensive battles. One is to concentrate the troops and make a breakthrough at one point. The other is to disperse the troops and make more breakthroughs. Concentrating the troops in front of the artillery shells will lead to death. No amount of troops will be enough to explode. The Turks are not fools. They will eat every gap and make a breakthrough.
Wisdom, so it is most likely to disperse the attack and make more breakthroughs. Of course, it does not rule out that the Turks will continue to concentrate their forces and break through at one point. It doesn’t matter which way, as long as the troops come to block it."
Luo Wu carefully considered the reason and couldn't help but nodded: "It makes sense, but we have dug trenches in the past three days. We can use the trenches to cover and provide support at any time. Moreover, people hiding in trenches are not easily shot, but they can
Kill the enemy calmly, Yang Guan is already like a hedgehog, it is useless to attack more."
"That's because you know that Yangguan's company is setting up defenses, but the enemy doesn't know."
Qin Huaidao smiled and saw a group of people coming out of the Turkic camp. The group rode forward a short distance away, stopped and pointed, as if talking about something, and continued: "The enemy came out to observe the situation. They are preparing to attack.
It seems that reinforcements are almost here."
"Do you think our people from the three cities of Hanzhou will take the opportunity to break out of the city, kill the Turks who stayed behind, and come to support them?" Luo Wu asked doubtfully.
"It's hard to say, but it doesn't matter. As long as Yangguan wins, everything else is not a problem. Unfortunately, the Turks suddenly released mountain eagles to kill our homing pigeons. The news cannot be conveyed. I don't know what everyone's situation is now." Qin Huaidao looked at Qi with some worry.
In the direction of Tun, look in the direction of Loulan.
As for Qie Mo, with Xue Rengui guarding him, Qin Huaidao was not worried at all.
"Should we send someone to notify Yumen Pass and ask Duke An to send troops to help?" Luo Wu suggested.
"No, if we really can't stop it, we still have the strength to fight out. We can go to Yumen Pass by then, and An Guogong will come over. If the Turks send troops to attack Yumen Pass, we will have no way out. You have to remember that the battlefield is dangerous and the most taboo is
If you are angry, you must leave more escape routes unless you have to."
"Remember." Luo Wu nodded solemnly.
Not long after, the Turks who came up to observe were divided into two, one returned to the tent and the other went to the east.
After waiting for a while, there was no movement from the Turks. Qin Huaidao estimated that the enemy would not attack at noon. To ensure the safety period, he let the army have lunch early and asked for more food. When the battle started, there might not be time to eat, and all the feather arrows were distributed.
Go down and prepare for the coming war.
Time passed slowly and it was dusk before I knew it.
The setting sun was like fire, as if it sensed danger, it hurried behind a group of thick clouds. The earth dimmed instantly, and even birds did not dare to fly over the Yangguan.
The new wind is fierce and the sky is filled with withered grass.
In the desolate land, a group of people were killed.