Chapter 742 The decisive battle between Tang and Tibet (5)
Not long after the news that the Tibetan front army and two flanks were defeated by the Tang army reached the main tent of the central army, the battle report that the Tubo army in the right rear wing was defeated by the dragoons also came to Guo Xin's hands.
Suddenly, two pieces of great news came.
The Tibetan front army, consisting of two wings, left and right rear compartments plus the center army, totaled six military formations. At this time, four of them had been defeated. Only the Tubo center army and the left rear compartment were still resisting.
By the time the battle reached this point, almost all the generals of the Tang Army had understood that the battle was 80% won.
Some impatient Chinese generals had begun to celebrate loudly; even those with a calm temper took a deep breath and began to congratulate the commander-in-chief Guo Xin.
Although Guo Xin knew that the war was not over yet, the Tubo army had lost more than half of its 150,000 troops. The morale of the remaining troops was low, and it was only a matter of time before they were defeated. In other words, the Tubo army was unable to recover, and the Tang army fought a beautiful battle.
Victory.
When she thought of this, Guo Xin's chest was filled with joy, and her heart slowly relaxed.
Everyone in the big tent was celebrating, except one person.
Kong You, who was not in the tent, stood on the edge of the observation deck, looking in the direction of the battlefield, with a solemn expression and without saying a word.
Not long after, he suddenly turned around, walked quickly to the tent, and said in a deep voice to Guo Xin: "General, please give the order immediately, and the entire army will speed up the offensive and defeat the enemy as soon as possible!"
Guo Xin was stunned and asked: "Why did Zhongcheng say this?"
Kong You only said four words: "Heavy rain is coming."
All the generals in the tent were shocked.
If heavy rain falls, all firearms will lose their power and the field will become muddy, making it difficult for the cavalry to move.
In this way, the two greatest advantages of the Tang army - firearms and cavalry - will be completely useless.
Some generals quickly ran out of the tent and looked up at the sky.
In the sky, the sun was shining brightly, white clouds were blooming, and there was no sign of rain anywhere.
Seeing this shape, a general of the Tang Army cautiously said to Kong You: "Zhongcheng, this sky does not look like a sign of rain."
Kong You sighed slightly, and could only hold his hands to Guo Xin again and said: "General, you have followed the army in making plans, and have never told lies so far. Please listen to me once. Give the order first, and I will explain later."
The Tubo people are now engaged in a battle between trapped beasts. As long as their strength and morale are slowly reduced, they can achieve a complete victory with minimal losses.
If we adopt Kong You's advice and speed up the offensive now and launch a full-scale attack, we may win, but the loss of troops may be huge.
After careful consideration, Guo Xin finally believed in Kong You.
After issuing the order for the entire army to speed up the offensive, the other generals led their own troops to fight, while Guo Xin stayed in the tent, waiting for Kong You's explanation.
Kong You: "When I was young, I was in prison. I was tortured a lot and had injuries on my body."
Looking at the fake eyes on Kong You's face and listening to the other person's hoarse voice, Guo Xin nodded slightly.
Kong You: "Whenever the rain is coming and the air is moist, the wounds will burst and pus and blood will flow out..."
Kong You raised his neck as he spoke.
Guo Xin saw several shocking scars on Kong You's neck, with pus and blood leaking out slightly. She was surprised and at the same time understood the other party Bu Yu's ability.
At this moment, the wind outside the tent became stronger, the sunshine gradually became less and less, and the dark clouds in the sky became denser and denser.
Everything is just as Kong You said - heavy rain is coming.
Seeing all this, Guo Xin frowned and clenched his fists.
Kong You looked outside the tent and sighed: "In the Battle of Shanque Peak, it was precisely because of a heavy rain that the roads were washed away and reinforcements were not available, so Sang Chiruo won a great victory... It was sunny this morning
, but there is a strong wind at the moment, is it possible that everything is really God’s will?”
Hearing this, Guo Xin shook his head and shouted: "Zhongcheng, Xin has been in Anxi for a long time, and he has never believed in the so-called providence! In today's battle, Mr. Guo said here, if the weather is clear, the Tang army will win, if it rains, the Tang army will also win! I want to fight with God.
Let’s compete and see whether it is God’s will that makes things difficult, or man’s will to defeat God!”
At the other end of the battlefield, Sang Chiruo was listening to the military report brought by his generals, saying that the three thousand light cavalry in the front line of the Chinese army had been completely defeated by the Tang army's dragoons.
The military newspaper said:
The dragon cavalry of the Tang Army not only had superb riding skills, but also cooperated tacitly. They would be divided into hundreds of fifty-man teams and use guerrilla, detour, false escape, and encirclement methods to shoot at the Tibetan cavalry from all directions, southeast, northwest, and northwest.
Moreover, the war horses of the Tang army were all excellent horses from the Western Regions. Their speed and endurance were much stronger than those of the Tubo horses. The Tubo light cavalry could not catch up with the Tang cavalry at all.
After hearing the battle report, Sang Chiruo suddenly realized that the Tibetan army had no means to suppress the dragoons.
The ashen-faced Sang Chiruo closed his eyes and slumped down on the table.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that all the Tibetan generals in the tent had expressions of despair.
Everyone knows that this battle cannot be won.
Sang Chiruo wanted to open his mouth to encourage the generals, but when he opened his mouth, he found that nothing could come out.
Just when the Tubo tent was completely silent, a strong wind blew into the tent.
Sang Chiruo was stunned when he heard the news.
He looked up and saw that in the sky outside the tent, the sunlight was getting darker and darker, and dark clouds were slowly gathering.
Sang Chiruo was shocked at first, then disbelieving, and finally ecstatic.
He ran as fast as he could and came outside the Chinese army tent. He looked at the gray sky and couldn't help his inner excitement. He let the fine raindrops hit his body, as if every pore was filled with joy.
Looking back at the belated Tibetan generals, Sang Chiruo shouted: "It's raining! It's raining!"
Seeing that the Tubo generals were still puzzled, Sang Chiruo shouted again: "Think about the battle at Shanque Peak!"
A Tubo general finally reacted and loudly said: "After the rain, the Tang army's firearms will be useless!"
Feeling the rain in the sky getting heavier and heavier, Sang Chiruo used all his strength and shouted joyfully: "This is God helping me! This is God protecting Tubo! With God's protection, we will not fail."
!”
The gods rained heavily and extinguished the Tang army's firearms.
Soon, such news spread throughout the entire Tibetan army, as if it had wings.
The Tubo people believed in miracles. Suddenly, the whole camp was in an uproar, and their morale was greatly boosted...
The Tang and Tibetan armies fought for two and a half hours. The Tibetan army's front army and two wings were almost completely lost. Only 3,000 of the 23,000 troops in the right rear wing fled back to their own formation.
The 150,000-strong army suffered losses of more than 80,000. Both morale and military strength were almost on the verge of collapse.
The Tang Army's 65,000-strong army, with the help of firearms and cavalry, gained an absolute advantage, with only 14,000 losses and 50,000 soldiers left to fight.
The balance of victory has completely tipped towards the Tang army.
However, at this moment, a sudden heavy rain completely broke the original situation.
Without the two advantages of firearms and cavalry, the 50,000 Tang army and 70,000 Tibetan army were pulled back to the same starting line.
The decisive battle between Tang and Tibet officially entered the second half.