Everyone looked at each other with solemn expressions. One Yang Guan was difficult enough to deal with, but with an army of ten thousand people, how could we fight this battle? Everyone looked at the shaman.
The shaman suddenly regretted seizing power. The prince took responsibility for the defeat before, and he has to take responsibility for the next defeat. The question is, can he win?
The eldest prince was inexplicably relieved, and when he saw the shaman's depressed expression, he wanted to laugh to the sky, but after all, they were one, and if he continued to lose, he would not be qualified to take the position of the Great Khan.
Soon, a doubt came to mind. Where did the Tang army get reinforcements? Was there something wrong with the army on the left led by his father? Or was Tubo defeated?
The shaman also thought about this problem, looked at the eldest prince and asked bluntly: "eldest prince, have you received any battle reports from the army on the left recently? Also, is there any news from Tubo?"
All the flying eagles in the army were in the hands of the eldest prince. The eldest prince shook his head and looked solemn.
The shaman continued: "The King of Han of the Tang Dynasty could take thousands of people through Longyou on a small road and reach here. How could the Tang imperial army do it? Unless Tubo was defeated and Zhangye fell. Secondly, judging from the intelligence available, the King of Han refused
The imperial court appointed him as the commander-in-chief of the expedition. Even if Tubo was defeated, the Tang imperial army would not be able to come to assist the King of Han. There must be something behind this that we don't know about."
Wu Chi couldn't help but remind him: "Master Shaman, these are no longer important. What is important is that they are indeed here, and there are more than 10,000 people. How should our army fight next?"
"That's right, the army is now under your command. Please give the order." The eldest prince also took the opportunity to say, shaking off the responsibility. If the battle is defeated, he will be able to escape in the future.
How could the shaman fail to understand the implication, but the words had already been spoken, and it was too late to regret. After thinking for a while, he looked at the King of Khotan: "The Tang army is on the left, which is the Gui army's side. You can keep an eye on it. Don't worry."
Just let them disrupt our army's attack on Yangguan. As for the night attack, your army does not need to participate."
"That's okay!" King Khotan eagerly agreed.
"The night attack plan remains unchanged. Let's discuss the division of labor." The shaman continued, his face filled with confidence.
This self-confidence has infected everyone, and the military morale will wait a moment.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a scout hurried in: "Report to the eldest prince, there are three large armies behind our army. Each army has more than 10,000 people. The composition of the personnel is complex. In addition, the food transport team did not return at the specified time."
"What?"
Everyone's expressions changed drastically, and their newly calm hearts became confused again.
Even the shaman was confused. He stared at the scout and asked, "Is this true? How far is it?"
"Sir, the situation is true. The distance is only five miles, and many people in the rear army have seen it."
"It's so close, why are you reporting now?" the shaman was furious.
The scout took a step back in fright and quickly explained: "Sir, the other party came out of nowhere. Even the scouts who dispersed didn't notice it. It was like they suddenly appeared."
"What about the scattered scouts? Who is responsible?" the shaman asked.
"They...haven't come back yet."
If he didn't come back, there was only one possibility: he would be silenced, and the food transport team might also fall into the hands of the other party.
Thirty thousand people is not a small number. Judging from their posture, they are obviously here to support Yangguan. How can they fight?
Wu Chi reacted quickly and quickly looked at the eldest prince: "No, I'm afraid it's the armies of the three cities of Hanzhou, and only their armies have a complicated composition."
"Impossible, they are surrounded by our remaining troops, unless there are reinforcements..." The eldest prince came to some possibility first, his face changed drastically, he looked at Wu Chi and asked: "The situation is not good, is there any way?"
"Break through, it's too late." Wu Chi said quickly.
The eldest prince looked at the shaman: "What do you mean?"
"No, they only have more than 40,000 people. Our army still has more than 70,000 people, which is more powerful than them. As long as the King of Khotan stops the 10,000 Tang troops and leaves 10,000 troops to stare at Yangguan, the remaining troops will be killed.
"Killing the enemy troops in the rear means that attacking Yangguan is not easy, but it is still very simple to prevent the enemies in Yangguan from attacking." The shaman made a decisive decision.
When everyone heard that it made sense, they felt at ease.
There are fortifications at Yangguan, so we can only fight on foot. We are not all good at it, so it will be difficult to fight.
But field combat is what everyone is best at, and fighting back to the rear has a high chance of winning.
Morale is instantly boosted.
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Yang Guan.
Qin Huaidao also saw the army coming to support him. He thought it was Luo Zhang at first, and notified the fifth regiment cruising outside to check. The news was quickly conveyed through flags and he learned that it was Li Jing and Fang Yiai who were coming with the army. Luo Zhang
, Su Dingfang and Luo Tong appeared behind the Turks with their army, and their hearts dropped.
Reinforcements have arrived and it's time for a decisive battle.
The news quickly spread throughout Yangguan. When the soldiers heard that reinforcements had arrived and surrounded the Turks, their morale immediately increased.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"
A series of deep, deep horn sounds sounded, spreading throughout the wilderness.
The Turkic army moved. A group of cavalry rushed out of the camp, stopped some distance forward, dispersed their guard, and did not come to challenge, which was a bit strange.
The army on the left also moved, and formed a formation to confront the army led by Li Jing, maintaining a distance of about three miles.
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised by this scene. It was understandable that he would take the initiative. What kind of strategy was it to take off half of his pants and occupy the manhole without shitting?
Defense?
Qin Huaidao had a guess in his heart, but he did not dare to be careless. The reason why Yangguan was able to be defended was because of the fortifications and terrain. He was not good at rushing down to fight in the field. He could not act blindly. He continued to observe and loudly ordered the troops to prepare for battle.
If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move to avoid traps.
Anyway, hold on to Yangguan and kill as many as you come. The geographical advantage cannot be lost.
Not long after, the Turkic army broke out of camp and rolled towards the rear.
But the two groups of people confronting each other remained motionless and on guard with murderous intent.
Luo Ying asked worriedly: "Uncle, are the Turks going to run away? Or are they going to attack the people behind them first?"
"It's very possible to attack the rear first. The reason why we leave two armies to guard us is to prevent us from sending troops. Uncle, please send troops." Luo Wu looked determined and filled with murderous intent.
"Don't worry, take a look first to prevent the enemy from trying to counterattack, and then wait until they are far away." Qin Huaidao said cautiously. If the departing army returns, the consequences will be serious.
The two Luo Ying brothers nodded understandingly and said no more.
After waiting for a while, the Turkic army moved away, and the hostility was obvious. Qin Huaidao no longer hesitated, secretly glad that the mines had not been buried, otherwise they would block everyone's way, and shouted in a deep voice: "Send the order, the whole army is ready to go, prepare more arrows,
Guards Regiment, bring all artillery and bombs."
"Follow the order!" The two brothers quickly ran to make arrangements.
Not long after, the army moved into action, distributing arrows and getting on their horses one by one with wild eyes.
Qin Huaidao looked at the piles of arrows, as well as the various equipment and weapons he had brought. He thought that no one would be left behind. After thinking about it, he left a battalion of the Guards and all the injured brothers of the special warfare division. Xiao Qian
People, that's enough.
Soon, the army was ready to go.
Luo Ying hurried over: "Uncle, should I take the people to go first? Ten thousand people are staring us down. The Turks think too highly of us. Do you really think our special operations division can't fight in the field?"
Luo Wu immediately objected: "We can't attack hard. I will lead the artillery battalion first and bombard their formation. The war horses will be in chaos after being frightened. If you take action again, nothing will go wrong."
"Alright." Luo Ying was always convinced of his brother's military skills and looked at Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao nodded and said: "Fight as Luo Wu said, but just defeat the blocking troops in front. There is no need to chase and kill. Kill to the left to support Duke Wei and others. As long as the enemy in front runs away, the enemy on the left will be alone.
Easy to beat."
"It makes sense, uncle is wise." Luo Wu said with admiration.
Luo Ying was convinced and nodded: "Yes, an army alone will not last long. We and Duke Wei will attack from both sides and we will win. If we can eat this army, the Turks will not have to worry about it."
"Send the order to Duke Wei." Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Wu.
Luo Wu nodded knowingly and quickly arranged for the flag soldiers to deliver the order.
After a while, the retreating Turkic army still showed no sign of retreating. It could not be a trap. Qin Huaidao ordered: "The artillery battalion of the Guards Regiment will take the lead. When it reaches the shooting range, quickly build a position and bombard me! The special operations division will follow and be ready at any time.
Prepare to attack, take action!”
"Obey the order!" The generals clasped their fists and accepted the order.
The army quickly moved and went down the mountain along the only untrenched passage. The Guards Artillery Battalion took the lead. After rushing down the mountain, they rushed for a distance, stopped to set up the grenade, adjusted the angle, opened the box and took out the shells one by one.
The special operations divisions came up and guarded the rear of the artillery camp on both sides, staring eagerly ahead.