Chapter 688: On the banks of the dark night, surrounded by all sides
Chapter 688: By the river in the dark night, surrounded by people on all sides
Seeing the soldiers who had calmed down a bit, Sambuza breathed a sigh of relief, and then shouted loudly again, "We only need to persist for two more days to reach Jiading Mansion.
When the time comes, I promise that everyone’s military pay will be doubled.”
"Really, Commander!"
A soldier asked hesitantly.
Sambuza laughed loudly and immediately drank, "I, the commander-in-chief, swear an oath in front of all my sons. If I cannot do it, I will die with thousands of arrows piercing my heart!"
Although doubling military pay requires a lot of money, it is nothing compared to the current mutiny.
Moreover, when they came to the Song Dynasty, they almost swept through the entire Chengdu Prefecture. They got a lot of food, grass and money. It was only twice the military pay. What did it count?
"Everyone, the Commander-in-Chief has kept his promise, and we will just have to endure it for two days.
I think back then, when there was a famine, my brother, I couldn’t eat a mouthful of food for more than ten days, but I still survived?
When we get to Jiading Prefecture, I beg the commander-in-chief to kill cattle and sheep for our brothers to have a feast!"
The clever commander immediately shouted!
With Sambuza's guarantee and the instigation of some people, the soldiers hesitated for a while and finally returned.
After all, what the captain said was true. It was just two days of starvation. Although it was indeed unbearable, it was not fatal.
As long as we can reach Jiading Mansion smoothly, it is better than causing trouble here.
Although looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst is a bit illusory, it can also stimulate people's potential at critical moments.
Therefore, even though they had no food for the next day, their marching speed was not only no slower than before, but even three minutes faster!
After going around a hill again, the Tubo army finally came into view! Both Sambuza and his soldiers felt relieved.
"My sons, go forward twenty miles and we will arrive at the bank of Moshui to set up camp.
We only need to rest for one night and we can reach Jiading Mansion before dark tomorrow."
Sambuza shouted loudly with some excitement.
Then, the army galloped forward. An hour later, the flowing foam water appeared in front of them, and the gentle land undulated. When they cross the foam water tomorrow, they can reach Jiading Mansion by walking dozens of miles further.
We finally came back. Almost immediately, everyone finally relaxed after being tense all the way.
Moreover, after being hungry for a whole day and rushing on the road, I couldn't help but feel tired.
"Tanma, pay attention to the surroundings, others will camp and rest!"
Sambuza ordered.
The sky gradually darkened, a gentle breeze came, and a hint of coolness made the soldiers in the camp feel a bit refreshed! Drowsiness was approaching, and most of the exhausted Tubo soldiers were already fast asleep, and even the soldiers on patrol looked a bit listless.
However, in this silent dark night, no one noticed that several large troops had quietly appeared a few miles away from the Tubo military camp.
Fifteen thousand cavalrymen were ready to go in each direction in the north and south directions! To the west, on the way they came, there was an army of nearly 20,000 people led by Bian Xi, who was moving quietly! The east side seemed calm, but on the river
A mile away on the other side, more than 10,000 troops led by Munda were quietly lurking, and they had already set up traps, just waiting for the arrival of the Tibetan army!
Yes, surrounded from all sides! This rare opportunity, Shen Tang did not want to let go of this Tubo army.
Being able to completely eliminate these tens of thousands of Tibetan forces would not only give Tibet a great shock, but also make the next war easier.
After wiping out this large army, excluding the local tribes, only 70,000 Tibetan troops were left. By then, Shen Tang would have enough means to completely annihilate the Tibetan army within the borders of Chengdu Prefecture.
The calmness of the dark night was finally broken. The first to appear were a total of 30,000 cavalry from the north and south!
It has been several days since these 30,000 gold soldiers arrived in Chengdu, but under Shen Tang's order, one of them was recuperating and did not participate in the battle.
But now, their blood has boiled and they are in urgent need of a battle to vent their anger. The tens of thousands of Tibetan troops in front of them are the best targets!
In order to avoid being discovered early by the Tubo army, the Jin soldiers not only slowed down when they were far away, but also wrapped the horses' hooves.
It wasn't until there were only a thousand steps away from the Tubo military camp that the commander-in-chief suddenly gave a sharp shout.
"kill!"
boom!
At some point, the heavy sound of horse hooves resounded across the vast plains like muffled thunder! The originally sleepy Tibetan patrol soldiers were completely frightened!
Seeing the two fire dragons running from a distance, they immediately shouted, "Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"
The Tubo camp had been attacked and killed many times along the way, so even if they were camping in this wide area, Sambuza had left four thousand soldiers and horses waiting to be ready.
Hearing the exclamations of the patrolling soldiers, these thousands of troops were the first to react.
Afterwards, several captains discussed it, and while sending people to report to Sambuza, they divided their troops and rushed towards the gates in the north and south directions...
"Commander, there are cavalry attacking the camp!"
Sambuza naturally woke up with a start. Hearing the report from the soldiers, he was not too surprised.
In the past ten days or so, I was attacked multiple times almost every day, and one more attack would not be a surprise.
"Ask Zi Che and others to prepare for the battle, and notify other generals to be ready to gather soldiers to meet the enemy at any time..."
According to the practice of more than ten days, these cavalry will not fight to the death with them. After all, they are now camping for defense. If they really want to attack the camp, the cavalry will have to pay a lot of price. In addition, they have already been prepared. If they want to come here, A surprise attack was just like the previous ones, with a false shot outside the camp and then they left.
Although there will still be some damage, Sambuza has no good solution.
Not only Sambuza thought so, but also the four thousand Tibetan troops thought so.
The story of the boy who cried wolf has been verified again here.
At the two gates in the north and south, there were two thousand Tibetan soldiers each. They watched helplessly as the black cavalry rushed towards them. After a shower of arrows, what surprised them was that this time these cavalry did not retreat like before. Instead, they attacked and killed them in the direction of the camp at a faster speed.
In the direction of the south gate, Zi Chao held two hammers and looked coldly at the cavalry outside the camp. When he saw these cavalry continuing to move forward after the rain of arrows, he suddenly shuddered, "No, these cavalry are cheating!" "
"Immediately inform the commander-in-chief that this time they are really attacking the camp, and the entire army needs to be prepared for war immediately.
Moreover, the number of enemies is far greater than before..."
"The rest of the people, shoot arrows immediately and go up to the arrow tower. Be sure to keep them out of the camp gate!"