"Informing the Great Chanyu, the Chinese army suddenly split into two groups. One group was led by General Wang Gaolin, with a total of 10,000 cavalry. They headed northwest. I don't know what their intentions were. The other group still had Tiger Wing General Tai Shi.
Ci is leading the group and is slowly retreating."
After Ke Wu was able to listen, he couldn't help but asked to himself: "Is the Chinese army about to retreat?"
Without having time to think about it, Ke Wuneng stood up immediately and shouted sternly: "Captain Zuo!"
"Here!" A burly man immediately stood up, saluted Ke Wuneng, and asked, "What are your orders from the Great Chanyu?"
"Immediately lead 30,000 cavalry to the front and quickly pursue Taishi Ci's troops. We must not let Taishi Ci walk out of the Gobi. We will let the 60,000 Chinese soldiers starve to death and die of thirst in this big Gobi."
Yu will arrive soon with his army, and when the time comes, we will encircle them and annihilate them in one fell swoop." Ke Wuneng said loudly with a cold light in his eyes.
After hearing this, Lieutenant Zuo Dadu immediately left the tent. A man stood up on the right side of Ke Wuneng and volunteered: "Da Chanyu, I am willing to lead 20,000 cavalry to pursue Gao Lin's troops..."
Ke Wuneng didn't wait for the man to finish speaking, then waved his hand and said: "No need, the right captain will go with me to go on the expedition. The Chinese army has no food and water, where can ten thousand people go? First, try your best to destroy Taishi Cisuo
Of the 60,000 troops at the base, the remaining
There is nothing to be afraid of if there are thousands of people. Even if he is a general king, he will definitely be defeated by me on this Gobi, plateau, and desert. Send the order, gather all the troops, and attack Taishi Ci's troops in the evening.
, to end the battle.”
"promise!"
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Gao Lin rode a red dragon and galloped quickly on the vast Gobi desert. The cavalry behind him were all elite men. They galloped from the unknown mountain to the northwest for about fifty miles, and then they stopped for a while.
Take a break.
He dismounted, called his guards, and asked, "How far is it?"
"Prince Qi, it's about fifty miles away."
"Bring the map of the direction of the underground river, dig water on the spot, and let the soldiers relieve themselves from the heat before setting off," Gao Lin said.
"promise!"
The soldiers were already sweating profusely. If they continued galloping, they would probably fall to the ground, both men and animals. At this time, everyone dismounted and rested. A group of soldiers followed the direction of the underground river and began to dig three feet into the ground.
They were all eagerly waiting for water. Although there was no food, it was a happy thing to have enough to drink.
Gao Lin shared the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, and walked among them. Wherever he passed, officers, big and small, and ordinary soldiers all respected him. Everyone respected Gao Lin, not because he was aloof.
The general Wang regarded him as a friend. Besides, although Gao Lin was a little violent, he treated the soldiers like brothers.
In addition, Gao Lin started out as a soldier, so he deeply realized that it was not appropriate to be a soldier. His step-by-step promotion did not make him a lone goose. It is true that in terms of personal combat effectiveness, Gao Lin has the best reputation in the whole world.
The Chinese army is also unrivaled. He is a rising star after the top ten generals. Although he has not officially competed with the top ten generals, his outstanding military force can indeed reach the top level.
After a long time, the spring water in the underground river gushes out. Gao Lin and his soldiers took a cold bath in the Gobi and washed the horses together. After the summer vacation was over, Gao Lin got on his horse and shouted to his subordinates: "
The time to mount your horse and kill the enemy is coming soon, and you must have a full meal in Thang Long City tonight."
After giving the order, ten thousand cavalrymen mounted their horses and began to gallop towards the northeast.
Gao Lin rode on the back of the red dragon and thought to himself: "I hope Sima Yi's plan will not go wrong, otherwise, I will never spare him..."
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At the same time, Taishi Ci was commanding the army to retreat slowly. Since there were no horses, they had to move forward on foot, so the journey was very slow.
However, no matter how difficult it is, Taishi Ci must make a high-spirited gesture. Only in this way can his subordinates be confident.
"General, the military counselor has mobilized all the cavalry, leaving only the old, weak, sick and disabled here. If the Xianbei rebels come to kill us, won't we have no way to retreat?" Song Xian asked worriedly.
Taishi Ci glared at Song Xian angrily and asked, "Do you have any other ideas now?"
"No." Song Xian replied truthfully.
"Then let's just treat a dead horse as a living doctor. Besides, Sima Yi is extremely talented. I didn't follow his advice last time and got into such a mess. Now I should fully trust him. Sima Yi could have left, but he didn't.
, this is enough to prove
Obviously, Sima Yi would not leave so many troops and sit idly by. Besides, with Sima Yi's wisdom, he must know the principle of both prosperity and loss." Taishi Ci sat in an open carriage and looked at the people riding beside him.
Song Xian from Malaysia said.
Song Xian thought for a while and seemed to understand a little, so he asked: "What does the general mean..."
"Yes, the army of the Western Expedition was divided into three groups, and two groups returned triumphantly. Only our group suffered some setbacks. Even if the general was at fault, Sima Yi was the military advisor of this army. If we were defeated, he could not escape his involvement.
Therefore, he wants to win something back, and I also want to rely on him to win something back. If this strategy works, then at least he will not be punished too severely in front of the emperor." Tai Shici said slowly.
Song Xian said: "General, I understand."
"It's best to understand. Send the order and speed up the march. We must reach Tianlang Mountain before the Xianbei people catch up."
The sun was setting over the west mountain, and the sky was full of sunset. At the foot of Tianlang Mountain, all the Chinese soldiers looked exhausted. Taishi Ci went up the mountain first, climbed to a high place, and looked at the route he had taken, but saw that there were still some soldiers left behind.
, but under the setting sun, groups of Xianbei cavalry were already galloping over quickly.
"Hurry up your defenses and hold on to Tianlang Mountain!" Upon seeing this, Taishi Ci shouted hurriedly.
Song Xian was in charge of commanding the battle, with more than two thousand crossbowmen guarding both sides of the mountain road. He let his soldiers go in the middle, looked at the soldiers running desperately forward on the Gobi, and shouted loudly: "Run quickly...
Run quickly..."
The Xianbei people had already closed in on the Chinese soldiers, and they started firing bows and arrows from far away. Some of the soldiers who fell behind were shot to death by the Xianbei people's arrows.
The thunderous sound of horse hooves resounded on the Gobi. The iron hooves of the Xianbei people ruthlessly trampled the lagging Chinese soldiers in front. The saber was released, and a human head rolled to the ground. Blood spurted out, rendering the entire Gobi desert under the setting sun.
"Kill, kill for me, hahaha..." Lieutenant Zuo took the lead. The saber in his hand had already chopped off the heads of five people, and his body was already splattered with blood, but he could not resist his crazy cry.
All the Chinese soldiers watched their comrades being ruthlessly killed by the Xianbei people, but no one rushed out. They were all hiding on both sides of the road leading into the Tianlang Mountain, holding long bows or repeating crossbows.
Just wait until the Xianbei people come within shooting range, and then shoot them.
The more than a thousand Chinese soldiers who were at the back of the team were quickly overwhelmed by the vast mass of Xianbei cavalry. Their bodies were trampled to pieces by iron hoofs. They rushed forward as if they were lifeless. When they saw the Chinese army on Tianlang Mountain,
It pounced like a vicious wolf.
"Fire the arrow!" Taishi Ci stood on a high place and shouted loudly. The scene just now made his blood boil. If his injury hadn't healed, he would have shot a few more Xianbei with his own bow and arrow.
People come down.
Following Tai Shici's cry, thousands of arrows from Tianlang Mountain were fired, and crossbows and crossbows were fired at the Xianbei people, while the Xianbei people's galloping cavalry team began to overturn their horses.
Arrows rained down like rain, and Lieutenant Zuo was hit by two arrows. Faced with the powerful arrow array, he had to announce a temporary retreat.
All of Taishi Ci's 40,000 men marched on foot. Except for the horses that were pulling Taishi Ci's carriage, the rest of the horses were all donated to form a cavalry team, and all of them were handed over to Sima Yi's command.
, during the retreat, he had secretly left the main force.
Now, Taishi Ci's troops, which are all infantry, must stick to this place. Only by sticking to this place can they withstand the thousands of iron hoofs of the Xianbei people.
However, there is another issue that worries Taishi Ci, and that is how long the arrows carried by the army can last, because each time the arrows are fired, there are more than 10,000 arrows.
Seeing that the Xianbei people had temporarily retreated, Taishi Ci ordered: "If the order continues, everyone must cherish the arrows in their hands and strive to kill an enemy with one arrow. Don't waste arrows. Persevere to the end. We will finally
Will win."
At dusk, Ke Wuneng led the Xianbei army to the foot of Tianlang Mountain. Seeing that Captain Zuo could not attack for a long time and so many people died, he ordered the mountain to be set on fire in order to completely burn the Chinese army to death on Tianlang Mountain.
There were more than 200,000 Xianbei people. Ke Wu was able to divide an army of 100,000 to surround the entire Tianlang Mountain, and then ignite the grass on Tianlang Mountain at the same time. The fire started in an instant. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Tianlang Mountain was surrounded by
Thick smoke billowed and flames shot into the sky.
Taishi Ci saw that the Xianbei people were setting fire to the mountains, so he ordered his soldiers to build a defensive wall and pile up rocks, sand, and gravel into a trench to protect the trench from the fire.
This Tianlang Mountain is a barren mountain, which is also very common in the Gobi. When there is a lot of vegetation around it, some drought-tolerant crops in the Gobi will burn very vigorously once the fire burns. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to build a barrier.
As a result, many soldiers were burned by the rapidly spreading fire.
"Hahaha... I see you are still alive. You have no food, no drink, and you are surrounded by fire. Let me see how far you can persist." Ke Wu Neng said happily.
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It’s relatively big, and it’s the end of the year, so it’s quite busy, so the update is very slow. I hope all book friends will forgive me.)