The Hanzhou army stopped five miles away from the west gate of Hezhou and set up camp. They were not in a hurry to attack.
Qin Huaidao led the Guards group to check some distance ahead and saw that the city was densely covered with Tibetan soldiers. They were all holding their bows and arrows and looking nervously. The flags were swaying in the wind and crackling, as if they were provoking and declaring war.
At this time, the city gate opened wide and a young general rushed out, followed by a thousand cavalry.
"Get ready to fight." Luo Wu suddenly shrank his pupils and shouted.
The members of the Guards picked up their repeating crossbows one after another and were waiting seriously.
Soon, the young general rushed up to a certain distance, signaled the accompanying soldiers to stop, and slowly stepped forward alone. He did not seem to be coming to start a fight. Luo Wu signaled that the guards did not take action and were on guard.
Qin Huaidao shook the reins, rode his horse forward and stopped some distance away, looking at the other party without saying a word.
The visitor also stopped, looked at Qin Huaidao, and said, "But in front of the King of Han?"
"Who are you?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"I, the fourth prince of Tubo, Sidoyu, heard that the King of Han had unparalleled military prowess and was like a god with his troops. It turned out to be extraordinary when I saw him today. I wonder if you can tell me how the third brother died?" the other party asked politely.
Qin Huaidao saw that he was neither humble nor arrogant, confident and calm, and his Tang language was very authentic, and he was a little extraordinary, so he said: "Lu Dongzan has raised some good sons. Your third brother Zanpo died miserably, and his head
They were cut off and piled up at the highest point in the capital. This time, the heads were missing. They were probably picked up by wild dogs."
"You?" The other party's expression changed drastically.
Qin Huaidao said calmly: "Don't worry, I will give you the same treatment. For Lu Dongzan's sake, I will give you a chance to choose. Where do you want to bury me?"
"As expected of the King of Han, his words are sharp. It depends on whether you have this ability."
The other party was not angry but smiled. He looked at the Hanzhou Army deployed in front of him. It was well organized and majestic. He praised: "The Hanzhou Army is indeed extraordinary, but it must be almost the same as the great Tubo Army. My father asked me to
Just tell me, as long as you are willing to surrender, the Tibetan army general is waiting for you."
"I don't need you to speak to me anymore, I'm just a dead man." Qin Huaidao said unhurriedly, but with a chilling air that made people shudder.
"Is the King of Han so sure?" the other party asked unconvinced.
"Your third brother asked me the same thing back then. You can eat whatever you want when you go back. You won't have a chance after tonight." Qin Huaidao pulled his horse back, not bothering to talk nonsense with a dead man.
"The city of Hezhou is tall and strong. It is guarded by a large army. There are countless grains and grasses, and there are mountains of arrows. I want to see how you break the city." The other party yelled unwillingly and turned his horse back.
Luo Wu came up to meet him and asked in a deep voice: "Uncle, do you want me to lead the troops to chase you up and take advantage of the situation to enter the city?"
"There are too many Tibetan archers, so we have been prepared for them. Every member of the Guards is an elite, and we cannot sacrifice them in vain. Let's talk about it after we go back." Qin Huaidao objected, but there was something in his heart.
The group hurried back and arrived at the Chinese military tent that had been set up.
Qin Huaidao asked people to notify Fang Yiai, An Guogong, and Luo Ying to come and prepare to discuss offensive tactics. He heard the neighing of war horses outside. Soon, Luo Zhang opened the door and came in.
"He came very quickly, sit down and talk." Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up.
Luo Zhang also sat down by the bonfire. He saw a water bag placed beside the bonfire. No matter whose it was, he picked it up and drank a few sips. He felt better and then said: "Uncle, Jincheng County only has five thousand soldiers."
Ma, the attack went smoothly, so Liu Wei left one division to garrison, brought the others directly over, and traveled all night, finally it was not too late."
With a division of nearly 7,000 men, defending the city is not a big problem unless the opponent has explosives.
"Five thousand people?"
Qin Huaidao was a little surprised. The number was twice as much as expected. He quickly spread out the map and thought for a moment before saying: "The main force of Tubo is in Qizhou. As for Qinling's use of troops, it is okay. After learning that our army is coming, there are only two options. One is to return reinforcements."
, one is to bypass Qizhou and raid Chang'an, the latter is more likely. Qinling is very determined to attack Chang'an. How many troops do you think will be left in Hezhou?"
"Definitely not many. Attacking Chang'an is not easy. It requires enough soldiers and horses." Fang Yiai said.
An Guogong thought for a while and said: "But it will not be less. Although Tubo and Tuyuhun have formed an alliance, they must also be on guard. Especially a city like Hezhou must be held in hand. You see..."
As he spoke, An Guogong picked up a branch and pointed at three locations on the map, and continued: "Wuwei, Jincheng, and Hezhou are garrisoned by Tubo, which is equivalent to forming a circular defense line to the east and north of Tuyuhun to block Tuyuhun. If
Tuyuhun was also in the hands of Tubo, and a big bag was formed to surround Tuyuhun. It can be seen that Tubo was wary of Tuyuhun. Hezhou is an important place and it is impossible not to send heavy troops."
After all, he is a veteran with rich experience and unique vision. He will look at problems from the perspective of human nature and interests.
Fang Yiai nodded in approval and looked at Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Zhang.
Luo Zhang said knowingly: "In my opinion, it won't be too much or too little, about 20,000. In addition, there is one more thing that needs to be reported. All the elderly in Jincheng County were massacred, including children, young adults and women."
Not seen, they were all taken away by the Tibetan army and made into slaves."
"What, these beasts, I'm not done with them." Fang Yiai was furious when she heard this.
The faces of the others also darkened, this was killing them all, robbing them all, it was so cruel.
Qin Huaidao didn't say anything, but his eyes were full of coldness when he looked at the location of Hezhou on the map. After pondering for a moment, he said: "We will attack Hezhou tonight with a night attack. Remember, if no one is left behind, we will have no food to feed the animals.
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"Follow the order!" Everyone agreed with a roar.
"You can't see the enemy or ourselves clearly at night. To facilitate identification, everyone tied a piece of white cloth around their necks to show the difference." Qin Huaidao continued, his eyes sweeping around everyone.
During the battle, he was always attacking with his head, and he had a white cloth around his neck for easy identification.
"King of Han, I'll take the lead." Fang Yiai shouted, his eyes wild.
"Don't argue, listen to uncle." Luo Ying shouted.
"Tonight's battle, there will be no leading group, the four gates will launch the main attack at the same time, swarm in, and fight quickly." Qin Huaidao shouted coldly, his sharp eyes fell on Luo Wu, and added: "Arrange three teams, lead
Armed with enough explosives, use the cover of night to quietly infiltrate under the city gate, and when the war drums sound, blast open the three east, west, and south gates for me."
"Understood!" Luo Wu agreed excitedly.
"An Guogong, you are in charge of the south gate. After dark, we must gather three miles away from the south gate. When the war drums sound, light torches and rush in. Luo Zhang, you are in charge of the north. You must not be exposed before the general attack. Fang Yiai, you are in charge of the west gate. Kill
After entering, arrange manpower to clear out the enemies on the city wall."
"Follow the order!" The three people whose names were called responded with clenched fists.
Luo Ying reminded worriedly: "The three armies are marching into the city. What if the Tibetan army arrives?"
"There will be no big army coming back for reinforcements. Tubo must be busy attacking Chang'an." Qin Huaidao said confidently.
"So, uncle didn't send people to block the east gate, was he deliberately letting them leave?" Luo Ying asked.
"No, no one can escape."
Qin Huaidao said murderously, pointed at Qizhou and explained: "There is the main force of Tibet in Qizhou to the east. Once the Tibetan army in the city finds that there is no one at the east gate, their morale will definitely drop and they will escape through the moving gate. This is called surrounding three and missing one.
Moreover, only if the east gate is released, they will be able to come out with peace of mind, but they will not be able to come out with peace of mind at the other gates."
"I understand, let's go to the east gate, right?" Luo Ying's eyes lit up.
"How are you going to fight?" Qin Huaidao said in the school test.
Luo Ying was overjoyed when he saw that he had actually been sent on, and immediately said: "It's not difficult. Use the steel wire as a snagging rope. How many people rush out and knock down as many as they can. The army surrounds them in a circle and makes big bags. They shoot them with repeating crossbows. No one can escape."
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"Not bad, let's get ready." Qin Huaidao said with satisfaction.
"What about us?" Luo Wu became a little anxious when he saw that there was nothing wrong with the Guards.
"Except for the people who blew up the door, the rest of the Guards stayed to guard the camp to prevent sneak attacks."
"Follow the order!" Luo Wu was a little disinterested, but he did not dare to disobey the order.
Everyone got up and left, making arrangements.
Not long after, Li Jingren came in with a heavy face. Qin Huaidao asked, "What happened?"
"The Turks gave up attacking the Great Wall and headed east, with unknown purpose."
"Going east?" Qin Huaidao was a little surprised, his eyes fell on the map, and he gradually made some guesses, but he was not sure. He warned: "Let the spies follow. I suspect that the Turks will not get good results at the Great Wall, so they are ready to give up going south and enter the pass, and go to
Go east to raid the grass valley, plunder enough food and grass, and the population will evacuate. In addition, I have ordered Duke Wei that once the Turks evacuate, let go of the main force and focus on logistics. Even if you cannot get back the food and grass, you will have to destroy the food and grass. As for the population, try to rescue them as much as possible."
"Follow orders."
Li Jingren quickly agreed and left.
Qin Huaidao shouted: "Wait a minute."
"What else does the King of Han have to say?" In the Chinese military tent, the address must be formal.
"Inform the secret agents in Chang'an City to find out whether the Holy Spirit is really crazy. In addition, find out why General Niu Jinda was reused. I'm afraid it's not simple."
"Understood." Li Jingren's eyes lit up and he hurried away.
"I hope you think more about it."
Qin Huaidao looked at the dancing bonfire and felt inexplicably irritable.