Li Xiaogong's face was solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Since the Great Eater invaded the Western Region, his grasp of timing has often been unexpected. He can always cut into the gaps in our army and attack my unpreparedness. Ordinarily, the Great Eater is brave and good at fighting, but
In terms of tactics and strategy, it is not comparable to ours. This is not a matter of pride, but a fact. However, every step it takes is to take advantage of the emptiness of our army, especially since the beginning of the war, when it has made rapid advances, it is often possible to avoid the truth and take advantage of the weakness.
It’s a bit unbelievable that it caused huge damage to our army.”
He has been fighting with the Hu people for half his life, how can he not know what the Hu people are like?
Those rough-and-tumble barbarians may have been good soldiers when charging into battle, and they were brave enough to face death without fear of death, but when it came to tactics and strategy, they were not even worthy of carrying shoes for the Han people.
Even so, the Anxi army, equipped with firearms, was still retreating steadily and lost all its opportunities.
If there is no traitor among them, even if I beat Li Xiaogong to death, I wouldn't believe it...
Xue Rengui asked worriedly: "The commander-in-chief thought that someone informed the Grand Cannibal about the whereabouts of the Duke of Yue, so the Grand Cannibal sent a cavalry to sneak attack from behind while the Duke of Yue was focused on Jiaohe City?"
Li Xiaogong shook his head and said: "I am not a god, how can I predict the future? But you remember, when facing an enemy, the most important thing is to avoid taking chances. What are we most afraid of now? The fall of Jiaohe City, and the blocking of reinforcements.
, leading to a complete cutoff of the retreat! Therefore, no matter whether the target of the cannibal is Duke Yue or Youtun Wei, we must prepare for the worst."
No one can predict events like a god. People who are famous for their wisdom and memorization throughout the ages have always thought about Zhou Xiang in their actions, so they can predict the enemy's plans first.
Moreover, not only should we not underestimate the enemy in battle, but we should also try to overestimate the enemy. Only in this way can we be victorious and undefeated.
Xue Rengui was taught and asked: "Then how should our army respond?"
Li Xiaogong smiled and said: "The cannibals are not good at strategy, but now they are resorting to sneak attack tactics. How can we let these alienated barbarians excel in the front? Order all the troops and horses, make fire at the third watch, and make rice at the fourth watch.
, before the fifth watch, the whole army launched a sneak attack, hit it with one hit, and immediately fled far away to teach the big cannibal a lesson!"
"Here!"
Xue Rengui was in great spirits. He immediately got up and walked out of the camp. In the cold wind and heavy snow, he notified the brigade generals to attack the enemy camp before dawn.
Li Xiaogong sat alone in the tent, taking a sip of wine and a sip of meat, eating with gusto.
He was originally from a noble family, but as his family fought for the world, what kind of turbulent scene had he not seen in half his life? Although the current situation was urgent, it did not make him anxious or angry.
He also understood that the current situation in the Western Region was tense and various forces were ready to move. In fact, it was just a manifestation of the power struggle in Chang'an.
As long as Chang'an becomes unstable, the Western Region will become unstable. Even Shandong, Hebei, Jiangnan and other places are undercurrents, and everyone has their own thoughts.
He has never worried about the ownership of the Western Regions. Even if the Anxi Army is defeated now, what will happen if all the Western Regions fall into the hands of the cannibals? As long as the domestic political situation is stable, in less than five years, the army will be able to leave Yumen Pass in the west and conquer the Western Regions.
Drive out all the cannibals and resume rule over the Western Regions.
On the contrary, if the political situation in Chang'an is ups and downs, and all forces exert their strength one after another, leading to instability and war in China, even if the Anxi Army can defend the Western Region, so what? Sooner or later, it will be lost.
Therefore, the key now lies in Chang'an, not the Western Regions.
As long as the Anxi army can try its best to deal with the big cannibals and prevent them from approaching Yumen Pass to threaten the Hexi counties, it will be considered a great achievement.
*****
In the early morning, the north wind that had been howling all night subsided slightly, but the heavy snow still fell "thrust", accumulating a thick layer on the ground. The snow in the north wind was up to the knees.
It gets dark very late in the Western Regions, and there is heavy snowfall from the sky and the clouds are dense. Even at Mao hour, the sky and the earth are still dark.
Although Gongyue City has an excellent geographical location, facing water and leaning on mountains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, the city is narrow and the area is very small. With more than ten thousand troops gathered here, they can only garrison outside the city.
After eating, the soldiers of the Anxi Army had already pulled up their tents and packed their baggage. Soldiers such as Huotou escorted various supplies back to Gongyue City. Another group of soldiers were led by Li Xiaogong to guard Gongyue City. Xue Rengui ordered five thousand elite soldiers to march along the mountains at night
, the open space between the rivers, sneaking closer to the big man-eating camp.
The army of five thousand men was silent, with the guide leading the way, all the lights extinguished, like ghosts on a snowy night...
At the beginning of the hour, Xue Rengui, led by his guide, rode to a mountainous area. Looking to the west, he saw the cannibal camp stretching for dozens of miles in the heavy snow, dotted with lights but silent.
Before dawn, the human body is at its weakest and most vulnerable. What's more, due to the serious shortage of food and supplies, the food supply was severely insufficient every day. They had to march long distances, and faced the guerrilla tactics of the Anxi Army, which meant they could flee thousands of miles in one strike.
, becoming increasingly exhausted.
In order to avoid being discovered by the cannibal scouts, Xue Rengui jumped off his horse, took out a map from his arms and unfolded it. The guide also came close to him, pointed to the terrain comparison map in front of him, and described the surrounding terrain. Xue Rengui kept it in mind,
Quickly formulate appropriate tactics, where to rush into the enemy camp, where to charge, and where to charge so that you can easily get rid of the cannibal's pursuers...
After a while, Xue Rengui put away the map, got on his horse, looked back at the five thousand elite cavalry lurking behind the mountain, and raised his arms high.
In an instant, the five thousand cavalrymen, who were as motionless as sculptures, mobilized in unison and ran up the hill.
Xue Rengui reached out and took off the gold-plated phoenix-wing boring bar from the victory hook. He held the cold boring bar tightly with his palms, clamped his legs between the horse's belly, and rushed towards the enemy camp down the mountain.
The five thousand elite cavalry behind them also launched at the same time, rushing down from the mountain. Taking advantage of the geographical advantage, they instantly increased their horse speed. The five thousand cavalry rolled up the flying snow in the sky, and rushed in with a violent force like an avalanche.
In the enemy camp.
Before approaching the enemy camp, hundreds of cavalrymen in the front row took off the thunderbolts from their waists, lit them, and threw them violently.
The sky-shattering thunder added with kerosene fell into the enemy camp. The moment it exploded, countless sparks filled with kerosene were projected in all directions to the west, and then attached to any object and burned wildly.
Subsequently, five thousand cavalry rushed into the enemy camp.
"Boom boom boom!"
The earth-shattering sound shook the vast land. The cannibal soldiers were awakened from their sleep. They rushed out of the barracks with their weapons before they had time to dress up. They saw the Tang army falling from the sky under the heavy snow.
Magic soldiers suddenly appeared in front of them. The tall and strong soldiers on war horses wore helmets and were armed to the teeth. Under the willful charge, the chaotic Arab soldiers had no way to resist, and they suffered a brutal massacre.
No one could have imagined that on such a windy and snowy night, the Anxi Army could march brazenly and come to attack the camp without anyone noticing...
One side is as powerful as a mad tiger, and the other side is caught off guard. The Arab soldiers are braver, but their tactical quality is much different than that of the Tang army. In the chaos, countless soldiers fled like headless flies, making it impossible for the generals to organize themselves.
An effective counterattack. Suddenly, the Tang army's iron hooves were in front of them, their swords swept across and blood flowed.
The Arab soldiers were defeated and ran away crying like sheep being chased by wolves.
In addition, the Anxi army threw thunderbolts everywhere, setting every tent on fire. The fires burned raging in the cold wind, and the thick smoke shot straight into the sky, covering the sky and blocking out the sun.
The entire Arab camp was like a purgatory on earth. The Anxi army was galloping with iron hooves and sweeping across with swords. Blood and fire dyed the dawn of this snowy night red.
However, the number of enemy troops was so large that no matter how elite the Anxi Army was, it would be difficult for them to survive once they were surrounded by enemy troops. Therefore, after a burst of killing, corpses were left everywhere.
Fang killed him.
There was a small river there, which was frozen in winter and could be used by cavalry. Thousands of cavalry followed Xue Rengui's footsteps and fought their way out of the enemy's camp.
A single strike will hit you, and you will be able to escape a thousand miles away.
When Ye Zide was awakened from his sleep by the thunder and shouts and wailing, he was dressed neatly and ran out of the camp with a scimitar under the service of his own soldiers. What he saw was corpses lying on the pillow, blood and fire rising to the sky, and countless soldiers.
The wolves were scurrying and the whole camp was in a mess.
Ye Qide's eyes were red and his eyes were about to burst. He cut off the flagpole next to him with a knife. He was furious: "This is simply unreasonable! The Tang people deceived me and devoured me without anyone else? Repeatedly, twice, several times, except for such despicable behavior as sneak attacks.
, don’t they dare to fight me openly and openly? They are a bunch of cowardless people, they make me angry!”
The soldiers around him cautiously reminded: "Actually, aren't we going to sneak attack them this time..."
Ye Zide was stunned for a moment, and then he was almost angry to death. He scolded himself with me?
He was so angry that he kicked the soldiers around him to the ground, waved the scimitar in his hand wildly, and shouted wildly: "Assemble the army, chase after me, I will raze Gongyue City to the ground. Regardless of the soldiers or civilians in the city, we will massacre the city for three days."