Chapter 774 The former army fights Zuo Jiangdong at night
Night, quiet.
Night, lonely.
Night, restless.
Night, dangerous.
It was a dark and windy night, and the Tang army did not launch a critical battle against Longzhai today after conducting a raid on the outside of Longzhai.
Huaiyu said he would give Gong Xing a day and night to think about it, and of course he kept his word.
Although he did not believe that Gong Xing would surrender, he was not in a hurry.
Siege warfare requires adequate preparation, and there is actually a lot of preliminary preparation work.
The letter home from Chang'an made Huaiyu a little unable to sleep.
Make a pot of Nanzhong Yinshengzhai Ancient Tree Tea and lie back on a bamboo chair. The night breeze is cool and there is a faint smell of mugwort and mosquito repellent in the air.
Take a sip of tea, it's very mellow.
He felt that Er Niang had indeed grown up and the situation had opened up, just as she proposed to let Huai Yu operate the samurai Xun to return to the court and become Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs or even join the political hall. This was not just a desire for power, but a preparation for danger in times of peace.
Although the Wu family has been very proud in recent years, it has insufficient foundation after all. Even if Wu Huaiyu pays homage to the prime minister three times, in fact, the first two times he served as prime minister were not long, and this time he has been away from home and cannot make decisions in the central government hall. The weight of the prime minister
It's naturally much lighter.
The Wu family's current position requires a person who can truly stand at the center of the court to safeguard and ensure the interests of the family, otherwise it will be easily marginalized.
Why is Wu Huaiyu unable to return to the court within a short period of time? Given the sudden cold situation in the East Palace, the Wu family has to have another person to carry the flag and talk things over in the court.
Although Ma Zhou was also the son-in-law of the Wu family, he was not from the Wu family after all. Moreover, although Ma Zhou was appreciated and trusted by the emperor, he was only the minister of Zhongshu after all.
Under the current circumstances, Warrior Xun's return to the court has become an impossible choice. Warrior Xun has qualifications and ability. It is certainly appropriate for him to carry the banner of the Wu family. Moreover, he is the father of Er Niang.
It is also the best choice for her.
This is somewhat difficult.
But you can give it a try,
However, Huaiyu also had to consider that if he tried his best to push the warrior Yu back to the court, Wu Huaiyu himself might have to stay in Lingnan for a longer period of time.
Nine-year-old Wu Erniang's vision is beyond the reach of ordinary people. She may be born smart, or she may have been taught by her mother Yang's words and deeds since she was a child. After all, Yang was born in the Hongnong Yang family, a former royal family.
Furthermore, Wu Erniang has been with the warrior Yun in the past few years. She is also an extraordinary person. To be able to reach her current position from a wood merchant is not an exaggeration.
It is normal for the daughter trained by these two people to be powerful.
I just don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.
The more I think about it, the more I can't sleep.
After drinking a pot of Yinsheng old tree tea, I feel more energetic.
At this time, the left and right Yuhou armies led by Xi Junmai and Gao Rong did not know where they were or whether they would go smoothly.
Everything is silent.
If there was no war, then this southern border area should actually be ordinary and peaceful, but now everything here has been disrupted.
Suddenly, there were shouts and sounds of killing from all over the mountain.
Soon Shi Shouxin came to report, "Xiangguo, the barbarians from Longzhai are attacking at night."
Huaiyu was calm and unhurried,
"It seems that Gong Xing made a choice, but it was not very wise."
Fires broke out everywhere under the mountain, and the two armies fought in chaos.
Gong Xing's son led a thousand men out of the stronghold to attack at night. He was very courageous, but how could the Tang army be unprepared? The Tang army had just attacked Jinji Mountain at night last night. Of course, it was impossible for others to take advantage of it today.
This is a regular Tang army. Marching, setting up camps, and setting up formations are all quite standardized. Not only are the camps well built, but the people who guard the camps at night are also very serious.
Even outside the village, there are many patrols, rides, etc.
The Longzhai attacked in the middle of the night. As soon as they left the stronghold, they had already discovered it. They just quietly mobilized and then came to wait for work.
Put them in on purpose.
Soon, another soldier came to report.
"The invading barbarians have fallen into an ambush and are surrounded,"
After about an hour, the noisy sound gradually subsided.
The battle is over.
The thousand death squads in Longzhai were brave, but none of them escaped. They were surrounded by temptations, and then surrounded and killed by bows, crossbows and spears, and finally had to surrender.
More than 300 people were beheaded and more than 600 were captured.
These thousand are elite.
It was originally agreed that after they succeeded in making a surprise attack into the Tang camp, and when the Longzhai saw the chaos in the Tang camp, they would all come out to attack from a pincer attack.
But who would have thought that Roubaozi never came back after beating the dog, and Longzhai also knew that he had fallen into the trap, and Gong Xing did not dare to come back in the end.
Watching a thousand elites disappear before your eyes.
These thousand people are also a new force for Longzhai now.
Yesterday we lost the Jinji Mountain camp and 2,000 troops on the other side, and today we lost another 1,000 elite troops.
It can be said that it is completely nerve-wracking.
Huaiyu yawned and suddenly felt sleepy.
There should be no more excitement this night, so I fell asleep on the couch.
I slept until dawn.
The morale of the Tang army was great, but the situation in Longzhai was gloomy and gloomy.
Before marching to the camp, Hou Sanzheng, the military commander in chief, led his men to provoke in front of the cage village. He cut off the heads of the more than 300 beasts that had been beheaded last night, and then held them up with spears to demonstrate under the cage village.
The gate of Longzhai was closed tightly, and they did not dare to fight.
By this time, all the strongholds of Longzhai outside the city had voluntarily withdrawn. Longzhai had truly become an isolated city. This was an extremely unfavorable situation from a tactical point of view. No matter how difficult it was to defend, we could not defend the city alone.
Separate troops should guard some peripheral strongholds as support, otherwise they would be like a shrunken bastard, losing all initiative and being slaughtered by others.
Huaiyu did some exercises at the foot of the mountain and practiced a few rounds of firecrackers. Then he had breakfast and went down the mountain to patrol the camp.
More than 600 barbarians who were captured last night fought fiercely for an hour, and almost all of them were injured. In the end, they became prisoners and were tied up and starved for half the night.
The sun shone on their faces, making them all look haggard and frightened.
No one knows what the outcome will be,
When Wu Huaiyu appeared with a group of Tang generals, there was both unwillingness and uneasiness in their eyes.
"Who led the attack last night?"
Huaiyu glanced over, and finally a dark and muscular man stood up. He was silent.
"Who are you?"
The man didn't say anything, and a hundred knights stepped forward and kicked him to the ground with his big leg, "When the Prime Minister asks you a question, answer him honestly."
The man got up from the ground again with a dark face.
Huaiyu looked at him. He was not tall, but quite strong. He had tattoos on his neck, face, arms and even legs, chest and back.
So many tattoos, coupled with his short hair and thick build, make this man look more unruly and even a bit barbaric.
Lingnan barbarians all like to tattoo their hair, even men and women.
However, it is said that in different tribes, tattoos have their own particularities. For example, the patterns of tattoos cannot be randomly tattooed. In some tribes, the braver warriors have more tattoos. Some tribal boys even have tattoos before they become adults. Those who cannot get tattoos will have to go into the mountains with bows and knives to hunt wild animals during their coming-of-age ceremony. The beasts they shoot can be tattooed on their bodies during the coming-of-age ceremony.
When conflicts arise between different tribes, they often have the custom of headhunting. Not only will they process and collect the heads of their enemies, they may even tattoo the names or faces of their enemies on their bodies.
If you go by these things, this guy should also be a tough guy.
"I am Wu Huaiyu, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty. What about you?"
The man looked at Huaiyu with a dark face, and finally uttered a harsh Chinese sentence, "Long Dong Gong Tong."
