Section 5 I am Qu Zhuo of Tang Dynasty, who would dare to fight me
"What the Commander-in-Chief said is absolutely true. We can't mix with those miscellaneous fish. The result is that our own brothers will not be unjust if they die in back-to-back battles. Fighting with those miscellaneous fish back-to-back, I would rather have my back against a wall.'
"What Lao Qiu said is absolutely true. We are all cavalry. The land of the Western Regions is originally suitable for cavalry operations. We have to look ahead and look behind. The heaven and earth are vast and we can move freely. The commander is familiar with the terrain of the Western Regions. We cannot defeat the enemy today.
, we will eat it one bite at a time. Thirty-four thousand brothers are enough, but killing him will turn the world upside down."
"The Tubo people are indeed brave. Brother, I came from Songzhou. Those guys were given a rope and rushed to climb up the city. They didn't care about the stones and crossbow arrows above their heads. They killed one, and the others came up after them. Later, they killed
My hands are weak, but these guys are still climbing up along the rope. They will not look back until they are chopped to death. Brothers, be careful."
Listening to the discussion in the military tent, Yun Ye waved his hand, and Lai Chuanfeng bowed and left in a hurry, preparing to take the lead in setting off with his troops to find a place for the army to rest.
"Commander, since these people from the Western Regions have received relief from the imperial court, they should move westward quickly. Why stay in Talas? Aren't they worried that they will eat up all the relief and be unable to go westward? Is it possible that they will not be able to go westward after eating up the relief?
Do they think that our Tang Dynasty will provide them with endless supplies?
It takes more than ten kilograms of grain to transport one kilogram of grain to Talos. What are their plans? "
Yun Ye chuckled and said: "This is our job, not only to force the people from the Western Regions to move westward, but also to ensure that the Tubo people will not take advantage of it. Those people's move westward will be of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty. They are cannibals.
The Tocharians and Shazha people have been coveting the Western Regions for a long time. If we drive these evils out of Talas and let them enter the Tocharian territory and burn, kill, and plunder along the way, there will naturally be great consequences.
To weaken the power of the Great Cannibal, as long as the war does not burn on our land, what does it have to do with burning other people's homes? What's more, after this big change, maybe it can change the relationship between Tocharo and the Great Cannibal.
status, if we can find the opportunity to break through Congling, we can find what we need in Dashi, Tocharo, and Shazha.
We have a big target, and it’s not worth losing our manpower in the hands of these Tubo people. We can only fight a positional battle with the Tubo people. This time I don’t want to use cavalry assault first, only after ensuring that we can effectively kill most of the Tubo people.
Only then will the cavalry be dispatched. If you can kill the enemy with weapons, try not to use physical combat. "
"The commander-in-chief is right. If we want military glory, we can only get it from the Ogres, the Tocharians, and the Shazha people. From now on, the merits of our generals and the success of our children must come from these three people."
There are no excuses, so don’t dare to relax.”
After discussing the tactics, the generals began to prepare in an orderly manner, and each led his team to slowly press towards the mountain pass. It took a day of walking for fifty miles to arrive. Lai Chuanfeng, who arrived early, had already set up a camp, a supply camp and even a company.
Dinner is ready. This is the first hot meal that Dajun has had in these days.
The scenery in the desert is so colorful. The other side of the mountain is full of devastation and yellow sand, but this side of the mountain is covered with green grass. The high top of the mountain is covered with snow. A small river flows through the foot of the mountain, and the clouds
Ye knew that this river was called Tarim River, but now it is called Sihun River.
This river is the product of the melting of mountain snow. It has changed its course countless times in the desert and turned into a mysterious river. Every year at the turn of spring and summer when there is abundant water, it will flood in the desert.
Every flood will bring an oasis to the desert. It is like an irresponsible mother. Once it gets tired of nurturing these oases, it will choose another river course, continue to wander in the desert, and continue to breed new oases.
After Yun Ye's army rested completely by the river for three days, they headed north along the Sihun River. They did not need to cross the river, but only needed to walk along the river. There were tall and green poplar trees everywhere on both sides of the river. They
It grows so huge that the entire army marches in the thick shade. This is the best road. When your feet step on the soft soil, it is as soft as walking on a carpet. What Wangcai likes to do most is
It is rolling on the ground and kicking its four hooves towards the sky. It can be seen that it likes this place very much.
Bow strings kept ringing, and there would always be a rabbit, pheasant, or antelope picked out of the grass by the sergeants outside. This was their last indulgence. Once they crossed the Peacock River, the army would drive away all the Tubo people.
Going into the desert, Yun Ye didn't think that the army that went into the desert without any preparation would have a chance of survival.
Since you want to snipe me at the exit of the desert, then don’t blame me for driving you all into the desert to die of thirst. The Dina Pass is the only way to enter Loulan from the east. If you don’t want to go through the Dina Pass, you can only
Like Yun Ye, he passed through the Aries Plain, or walked in the desert for a month and a half and took a detour from Yuli State back to the Kongque River. Yun Ye didn't think that the Tubo people could survive in the desert for a month and a half without water!
After walking on the boulevard for two days, we were once again exposed to the scorching sunshine, which made everyone feel more uncomfortable than ever before. People just can't enjoy blessings. The warriors who didn't even scream in Aries are complaining here.
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Shanshan City by the Peacock River finally calmed down again after more than ten days of fighting. Qu Zhuo opened his store that had been closed for half a month and started doing business. The blood stains on the street had been covered up by the yellow sand.
Now, some big men in leather armor are going door to door announcing the new city lord's orders.
The tax was increased by another 20%. The people of Shanshan City finally fed the previous city lord into a fat pig. The tax rate returned to normal. Now there is a hungry wild boar. His hungry belly is waiting for the people in the city to eat him.
Once again fed to fat pigs.
Qu Zhuo habitually brought water from the well. There were four small wooden basins placed on the small table. He filled each basin with water. Later, he was going to prepare the whole family to wash their faces together. The children nestled in
He had been in the hole for too long, and his little face was dirty. He hugged the two children for a while and put them next to the basin. The father and son were ready to put their heads in the basin and watch.
See who can hold his breath for the longest time.
This is the happiest time in their family. As soon as Qu Zhuo shouts to start, the two children will immediately plunge their heads into the basin. Qu Zhuo slowly washes his hands and face, and only realizes that the children can't bear it anymore.
He plunged his head into the basin and held it for a while before raising his head under the adoring eyes of his two sons. He then told the children how to hold their breath, coughed, and started his day's work amidst the laughter of the cocoon mother.
He was still planning to do this today. The child was getting older and smarter. It was easy to deceive in a few years. Just when his eyes swept across the wooden basin, he found that ripples appeared on the calm water.
His face suddenly changed. He lay on the ground and listened for a while, then he yelled, picked up the two inexplicable children, and yelled at the cocoon girl who was looking around, "Quickly, a large group of cavalry is coming.
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As usual, Qu Zhuo locked his wife and children in a hole in the ground. He quickly came to the front yard and blocked the door tightly. He didn't know if this would be useful. He just simply hoped it would be useful.
He pulled out a horizontal knife from the firewood pile and turned pale. He understood that this time it might be doomed. The large group of cavalry could only be the Tubo people guarding the Dina Pass. They were the real beasts. They
Not only do they rob money, food, and women, they also like to kill people. Massacres of cities have always been their favorite thing to do. After the army passes, there will only be a white field behind them.
The earth began to tremble, and Qu Zhuo felt even more desperate. There were at least ten thousand cavalry with such power. Lying in the crack of the door, he saw the new city lord kneeling on the ground, shaking as if he was sifting chaff. There was no need to hide.
No, there is no point in hiding in front of such a large army. Whether it is escaping or resisting, the final result will not be different.
Not only did the city lord walk out of the city lord's mansion and kneel on the ground, but the rest of the residents of Shanshan City also walked out with their children and daughters, burying their heads in the sand, hoping that those outside the city would be kinder and kill less.
people.
Many people were crying, and the eyes without tears were empty. Everyone was waiting for those people from outside the city to come in. Qu Zhuo gritted his teeth, opened the door and walked out. Since there was no possibility of living today, he didn't want to be with these people.
Kneeling like a man waiting to die, he tied the handle of the knife to his palm, hoping to die in battle rather than massacre.
"Qu Zhuo, what are you doing?" The city lord yelled at him in a hoarse voice.
Qu Zhuo took a deep breath, tried hard not to let his legs tremble, forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said to the city lord: "City lord, I'm sorry, I am from Tang Dynasty, I can't die on my knees, I just
Can fight to the death!"
The city lord wanted to say something more, but the trembling of the earth actually stopped, and only a stream of fishy smell drifted in with the wind from outside the city gate. This was the smell of war horses, and every Shanshan person was very familiar with it.
Qu Zhuo regretted a little. Why didn't he put on that leather armor? He spent fifteen silver coins to buy it. It was a waste. It's too late now, so be it.
"I am Qu Zhuo from the Tang Dynasty. Who dares to fight with me?"
When these words entered Qu Zhuo's ears, he could hardly believe that these were the words he yelled. He had been suffering all his life. He was still suffering after becoming an official. He could not honor his ancestors and could only walk in the darkness. What a shame.
, his name needs to be remembered by someone, at least the person who is going to kill him must remember it, so he took a deep breath and gathered enough strength to roar loudly again.
"I am Qu Zhuo from Tang Dynasty! Who dares to fight with me?"