Xue Rengui turned around and saw the letter held by the soldiers with both hands. He took it with one hand. The soldiers around him quickly covered his head with shields. From time to time, messy arrows shot at the top of the city and flew from the top.
Afterwards, Xue Rengui stood still and unfolded the letter.
At first glance, I looked at the signature at the end of the letter. In addition to Fang Jun's signature, there was also the skin care seal of "Seal of Youtunwei". It was definitely Fang Jun's order, so I read the letter carefully.
After a moment, he folded the letter and stuffed it into the envelope, put it in his arms, turned around, picked up the arrow stack, and observed the enemy troops under the city. After a long while, he gave the order: "Send the order, all the troops in the city are ready, bows are unsheathed, swords are unsheathed, and listen to my general's orders."
, fight out together to defeat the enemy formation!"
"Here!"
The captain had already received the order and trotted to issue military orders to the troops everywhere.
Yuan Wei stood beside Xue Rengui with a shield in one hand, guarding against incoming arrows, and asked in confusion: "The enemy's army is powerful, and this attack on the city is very fierce. Why should they be sharp and attack them head-on?"
The Anxi army is weak, so the best way is to stick to the strong city and fight in a roundabout way. If you fight head-on, you will definitely suffer heavy losses. This is a desperate strategy, and the gain outweighs the loss.
Xue Rengui said calmly: "At the beginning of the right garrison arriving a hundred miles east of the city, the Duke of Yue gathered his cavalry and made a long-distance attack directly into the enemy's rear. We must try our best to involve the enemies here to prevent them from retreating and attacking from both sides.
The garrison was surrounded."
The soldiers around him heard it clearly and immediately became energetic.
Yuan Wei was even more delighted and said: "The Duke of Yue is really very courageous!"
The soldiers nearby agreed.
Since the beginning of the war, the Arabs have been overwhelming with their strong military superiority. The Anxi Army can only camp step by step and must retreat in every battle. Although it has inflicted heavy casualties on the Arabs, this situation of retreating again and again is very serious.
It hurts morale.
The waiting Youtun Guards not only rushed to the rescue, but even before they arrived at Gongyue City, they decided to launch a brazen charge towards the enemy's rear. No matter how many enemy troops were killed, this tough and fierce style could instantly boost the Anxi Army.
morale.
Xue Rengui looked around, secretly admiring him.
Nowadays, although Fang Jun has great military exploits, many people in both the government and the public still question the tactics and strategies of the marching formation. They think that his military literacy is extremely lacking. The reason why he must win every battle is to rely on the powerful firepower that far exceeds the enemy to crush him.
pressure.
However, just seeing that Fang Jun had not yet arrived at Gongyue City, just an order instantly boosted the sluggish military morale. How could such a boastful so-called proficient in military affairs be able to do this?
He straightened his back, looked around, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, it's rare for the Youtun Guards to come thousands of miles away to come to the rescue. Now they are marching non-stop to attack the stubborn enemy's Chinese army. It's really heroic! Our brothers from the Anxi Army are trapped here.
Fortunately, with the help of Paoze who is thousands of miles away, how can we be able to shrink back and watch Paoze charge into the battle for us?"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
"cannot!"
The Anxi soldiers on the city wall roared angrily!
Since the day the Anxi Army was formed, it has been formed by drawing outstanding soldiers from the Sixteen Guards. The imperial court placed high hopes on it to be able to guard the Silk Road and protect this road of wealth. Every soldier has been outstanding and heroic in the army.
Jiujiu went to the Western Regions to guard the frontier with high spirits. He also faced the Turkic wolf cavalry in a bloody battle and refused to retreat, frightening the Hu tribes from all walks of life and not daring to act rashly.
However, the Arabs invaded brazenly, with a huge disparity in military strength and an empty state in Guanzhong unable to provide assistance. As a result, the Anxi army had to retreat steadily and lost cities and territory. This was a great shame for the soldiers of the Anxi army, who had always been proud, and even dreamed of launching a counterattack.
, expel the Arabs from the Western Regions and restore the prestige of the Anxi Army!
The Youtun Guards went through two battles in Hexi and Alagou in succession, winning consecutive battles. Their reputation has already frightened all the armies. Now they are rushing thousands of miles to help. If the Anxi Army sees the Youtun Guards charging into the battle, they can only watch from the sidelines. Do they want to see it again in the future?
people?
Honor and military merit were what the Tang army valued most.
Now that he is inferior to others and has no military merit, how can he throw away his last honor?
Xue Rengui nodded, looked around at the generals and soldiers, and said slowly: "Later, the Youtun Guards will go straight into the enemy's rear formation, and I will lead you and others out of the city to hold off the enemy to prevent the front troops from retreating and surrounding the Youtun Guards.
You guys, do you dare to go out of the city with me and fight to the death with the enemy?"
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
"Fight to the death!"
All the soldiers on the top of the city raised their arms and roared, the sound shaking the sky. The air waves from the mine shook the sky and sent snow flying in random directions. The sound was terrifying.
Immediately, Xue Rengui mobilized his troops and generals, leaving enough manpower to defend the city to prevent the enemy from taking the opportunity to counterattack and seize the city. He gathered the remaining tens of thousands of people under the west city gate, in order, with high morale, and countless swords and horses were flying in the heavy snow.
The middle cold light is shining and the momentum is menacing.
Just waiting for an order, they opened the city gate and swarmed out, rushed into the enemy's formation, and killed the thieves!
…
Eighty miles east of Gongyue City.
Under heavy snow, a group of troops marched forward in full gear. On one side were the frozen Ili River and on the other side were the towering and winding Tianshan Mountains. The surrounding fields were dim and night fell.
Among the troops, more than 5,000 cavalrymen had already assembled. Fang Jun, wearing armor and riding on his horse, listened to the reports from the scouts in front of him.
"We have already made contact with a group of Arab scouts at the front and killed three of them. One of them escaped. He must have returned to the formation at this moment to report our whereabouts."
Fang Jun sat on the horse and nodded slightly.
When the scouts come into contact with the enemy's scouts, it is difficult to annihilate them all. Even if the enemy is brave, they will not fight to the death without fear of death. Instead, they will break away immediately after the slightest contact and send the message back to the Chinese army.
That is what the scouts should do the most, so the scouts of Youtunwei failed to wipe out all the Arab scouts and prevent them from sending the news back, so they cannot be criticized harshly.
In fact it doesn't matter either.
Right now, Youtunwei is only more than eighty miles away from Gongyue City, and less than a hundred miles away from the Arabs' central army. As long as they charge at full speed, the enemy may not be able to respond in time when they reach the enemy's central army. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of people.
The army seems to be powerful, but when mobilized, it is extremely bloated. If you are not careful, it will lead to untimely defense changes between the armies, unclear tasks, etc., resulting in disordered formations and low morale.
Fang Jun raised his head and glanced at the heavy snow in the sky, and ordered: "You will go to Gongyue City immediately and inform Xue Rengui that the Right Guards will charge the enemy's central army with all their strength at this moment and ask their troops to cooperate!"
"Here!"
The scout got on his horse and galloped towards Gongyue City.
Fang Jun looked around at the generals on the left and right, drew out the horizontal sword, pointed it diagonally at the sky, and said loudly: "The thieves invaded the Western Regions, occupied my territory, and killed my Pao Ze. They intend to go straight to the Yumen Pass, break through the pass, and destroy our Tang Dynasty! Now, I
I have led you thousands of miles to help, and the enemy is right in front of you. Do you dare to follow me and make a surprise attack a hundred miles, break into the enemy's rear, kill their thieves, and destroy their majesty?"
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
Tens of thousands of Youtun Guard soldiers raised their arms and shouted, full of fighting spirit.
Since the formation of the army, the Youtun Guards have gone through the Battle of Mobei and defeated Xue Yantuo, defeated 70,000 Tuyuhun cavalry in Hexi, and completely wiped out the Turks in Alagou. The two elite Arab cavalry will win every battle without losing a single battle, and the morale of the army will be greatly improved.
The morale is fierce and high, and they don't pay attention to the powerful armies of the world. How can they be afraid of mere Arab thieves?
Even though there was a huge disparity in military strength, no one doubted that Youtunwei could defeat the Chinese army and win a hearty victory.
"Okay! The infantry will be held back and go to Gongyue City to regroup and rest. The cavalry will follow me to raid for hundreds of miles and seize the head of the thieves chief!"
"Here!"
Tens of thousands of soldiers responded to the order with a bang. Fang Jun reined in the horse, clamped the horse's belly with his legs, and shouted: "Drive!"
Taking the lead, the horse rode towards the vast and gloomy sky in the west.
Five thousand cavalry then rode after Fang Jun, their bowl-sized horse hooves trampling the ice and snow on the ground, snow foam flying, following behind Fang Jun like a hurricane. On the bank of the Ili River, the warehouse at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains was facing the wind and snow.
As he ran, the snow and mist flew up like heavenly weapons washing away the mortal world, and the rumble of hoofbeats shook the surrounding areas.
The sky is getting darker and darker, the dark clouds are getting lower and lower, and the snowflakes are getting denser and denser. When the horses are galloping, the wind and snow are coming. All the people and horses squint their eyes. The soldiers lower their bodies on the backs of the horses, and follow the movement of the horses.
The galloping was ups and downs, thousands of cavalry galloping at will, sweeping up the wind and snow in the sky like a snow dragon rushing forward.
The distance of a hundred miles took less than two hours under the galloping horses.
When the outline of Gongyue City appeared in the wind and snow ahead, thousands of cavalry gradually slowed down, while the scouts on both sides accelerated forward, heading straight for the enemy camp on the bank of the Ili River southwest of Gongyue City.
The war horse is galloping all the way. Slowing down the horse's speed at this moment can allow the war horse to recover slightly, and it can also give the scouts time to detect the enemy's array.
When the cavalry arrived at the line with Gongyue City, the scouts who had gone out returned one after another, making a turn in front of the troops to lead the troops forward. Flags were played one after another, and thousands of cavalry began to rush again.