Chapter 170: The lord is the stuffing, the general is the bait
This mixed team marched along the hillside pastures, around the cotton fields, and along the upper reaches of the Uduo River to meet the incoming Tibetan army.
Generally speaking, the army's marching route would not be too far from the river, but in order to prevent the enemy from passing by, Li Siye sent six cavalry to conduct reconnaissance in different directions.
After traveling for more than 40 miles, the sky darkened, and the cavalry sent out for reconnaissance quickly returned to report to Li Siye the location of the Tibetan army. These Tibetans took the prisoners of the Hidden Division and moved very slowly. They are now in Kabul.
Resting at the foot of a snowy peak in the Lakorum Mountains, it was still thirty miles away from them.
Li Siye ordered to camp on the spot by the river, and the soldiers took turns to guard the area.
Due to the influence of the nearby snow peaks and plateau climate, the nights in May were also very cold, and the sound of the gurgling flow of the Yiduo River sent chills down the spine. Li Siye summoned the officers together and gathered around the fire to discuss tomorrow's war.
"We must allocate part of our troops to hold back Yong Huzhi. We will then use our superior light cavalry to attack the Tibetan warriors from behind. After destroying more than fifty Gui shooters, the slave soldiers will naturally collapse."
"The question is who will hold back Yong Hu and the soldiers." Li Siye's eyes swept over everyone's faces and asked word by word.
Tian Zhen took the initiative and said: "How about this? I will lead the left team and General Gayancong's troops to contact Yong Guzhi head-on. The guard will make you and Fujimu lead the right team to ambush. When the two sides are in a stalemate, you can
Lead the right team to outflank their rear."
Li Siye shook his head decisively and said: "No, if the Tubo people dare to come to Congling to plunder, they can't do without investigation in advance. They know how many troops are guarding the city. Once they see the Tang army guarding the city, they will be wary. Our attack will not be carried out."
It’s so sudden.”
Tian Zhen spread his hands: "Then what do you think we should do?"
Li Siye suddenly asked: "Why did the Tubo people bypass Bohe Prefecture and come to Congling to rob the Shiny tribe?"
"Let's hunt for grass and grain! The Tibetan border army made a fortune from this kind of business."
Li Siye asked again: "Since we have robbed the property and people, why do we still come to defend the city?"
Fujimu interrupted and asked: "Is it for Congling's defense?"
Tian Zhen snorted: "A Shouchuo City garrisoned by a hundred people is really not worth their while to travel all the way."
Li Siye no longer tried to seduce them, but said directly: "The Tubo army originally came for the Sanya Division, but they didn't get what they wanted."
Gayancong had been silent all this time, but now he suddenly asked nervously: "What do the Tubo people want?"
"They want you." Li Siye stared into his eyes: "General Jinwuwei, the leader of the Shinya tribe, Gayancong. As long as you are captured and brought back to Tubo, it is equivalent to destroying the Shinya tribe. This is
A big credit.”
Gayan sat back from silence and suddenly shouted manically: "If they want me! Then I will tie my hands! Go and talk to them in person. As long as I can get my wife, children and tribe back, I will not regret dying."
!”
"General," Li Siye squinted his eyes and said, "Don't think too much. The tiger cannot be fed enough. Instead of throwing yourself into a trap, it is better to be a bait and give it a try."
"How to fight?" Gayan tightly grasped Li Siye's hand from his rough, calloused hands.
"You and your 300 tribesmen occupy the right location and form a defensive formation to confront the Tibetan army of 1,000 men head-on!"
The officers surrounding the bonfire all gasped, Li Siye really dared to mention it! Ga Yancong was a general taught by the saint himself, and he was put in danger. If anything went wrong, the court would be held accountable.
Can Gayancong agree? For the sake of his people, this middle-aged man may really dare to take a chance, but the risk is too great.
Li Siye understood everyone's thoughts and said slowly: "The greater the risk, the greater the chance of winning. If you lose this battle, even if you, General, can survive, thousands of your people will be taken to Tubo as slaves.
Can the remaining hundreds of people help your Shiyana Department to regroup? Tomorrow's battle will be a life-or-death battle for your Shiyana Department. Whether it will thrive or perish, please consider it carefully, General."
Gayan could not help but feel wistful, looking through the darkness at the giant snow-capped mountains in the distance. Then he looked back and asked Li Siye: "Li Siye, where are you? Where are your people? Our Consciousness and Hidden Division has been destroyed, and you, Congling, have been destroyed."
It’s hard to absolve yourself of the blame for guarding the enemy!”
"certainly,"
"Your career is about to end!"
"Yes, we are grasshoppers tied to a rope."
Gayancong got close to his face and asked in a low voice: "What will you, a grasshopper, do tomorrow?"
"General, when we hold on to the bitter battle tomorrow, I, the one hundred and twenty cavalrymen guarding Congling, will insert themselves into the enemy's formation from behind and kill all the Tibetan warriors. In order not to make the enemy suspicious, you let all your troops hide their clothes.
The whole army wore plain silk and hung white flags on flagpoles, showing that the whole army was going to die with grief and indignation."
Gayancong understands this idea. This is to confuse the Tubo army, but Gayancong has paid too much. Li Siye, can you come up with a better plan? There will be a funeral! If the battle is defeated tomorrow, it will be really bad.
It’s like giving yourself a funeral!
After the strategy was decided upon, everyone dispersed to rest. With the support of his two sons, Gayancong walked back to his family's tent exhausted physically and mentally.
The general sighed suddenly and said: "I don't want to marry Aranda to Li Siye."
"Why?" the two sons asked in unison.
"He acts too coldly and has no human touch at all."
Ruosuluo was silent for a while and then said: "I think this is the best strategy at present. I have also thought of many methods just now, but none can surpass this."
Ga Yancong stared at his son and said, "You are also cold-blooded, nothing like me! You will stay in Li Siye's cavalry tomorrow and don't be with the clansmen. I don't want to see you!"
The eldest son Zha Shegan also glared at his younger brother: "Go back to the Tang Army's cavalry, I don't want to see you either!"
Gayan freed himself from the support of his younger son, and Zha Shuqian pushed his younger brother and pushed him out of the camp. The two of them walked quickly and got into the felt tent without looking back.
Ruosuluo stood silently in the cold wind, with a bit of unwillingness and grievance on his pale face. The curtain of his father's felt tent was closed. He couldn't see any clues, so he gritted his teeth, flicked his sleeves, turned around and ran into the darkness.
in the night.
He suddenly stopped and thought about something after reflection. A bitter smile appeared on his lips, but tears flowed down his cheeks.
Gayan and his son sat cross-legged in the felt tent. He was silent for a long time and then told Zha Sigan: "Look through the gap in the curtain to see if your brother is gone."
Zha Shuqian got up and walked to the door of the tent, took a look and came back and said, "Let's go."
The general blew his nose, wiped it on his felt boots, and said in a low voice: "In case of a disastrous defeat tomorrow, our Hidden Division will always leave a bloodline. I believe Li Siye will take good care of your brother."
He turned around and asked his son: "Zha Shiqian, you won't blame me, will you?"
"No wonder, I am very happy to be able to go on the road with adults, mother and sister. It's a pity that the family cannot be together."
"You bastard, lie down and sleep!" Gayan raised his foot and kicked him on the butt.