Gao Xianzhi often discussed with Li Siye the logistics supply issues of light armor and heavy armor expeditions on the way to the army, and the matching of Tiaodang and front troops during mountain operations. Especially in complex terrain, the Liuhua Formation cannot work, so two or three types are needed.
The troops fought together without formation. A more serious problem was that many Tang Army officers would not fight once they were out of formation.
Li Siye also put forward many constructive suggestions, such as being more flexible in the tactics of breaking away from the square formation, and decentralizing and commanding operations in a team of fifty people. However, those who can train to this level are the elites in the army.
Li Siye knew very well that Gao Xianzhi had already begun to make long-term plans for the pinnacle battle of his life, Xiao Bolu. This made Li Siye fascinated and troubled by it. He expected that he would not be able to find a way to overtake in corners in the next few years. In his mind
It is clear that as long as Gao Xianzhi does not make any obvious mistakes, he cannot bypass him. If he finds a private route and plans to bribe Gao Lishi Yang Guifei, the result may be to be transferred to Hexi or Beiting. How is this possible! He started from
He came to Qixi in the twelfth year of Kaiyuan and started working hard as a guard. His network resources and career plans are all here. If he is transferred to another feudal town, it will mean that he is not familiar with the place and has to start from scratch.
So he couldn't go anyway - unless he was allowed to be the top military commander.
Therefore, the best way is to take Gao Xianzhi's position at the moment. As people in government agencies often say, if you want to take a leadership position, you can only let the leader get promoted, and then he can free up the position for you.
The expedition to Xiaobolu is the battle where Gao Xianzhi is about to reach the peak of his life. Of course, Li Siye hopes that he will reach the peak quickly and then end quickly. As the saying goes, this era will not stop you from shining, but you can't cover up others either.
of brilliance.
Since the pack up of the sudden cavalry can be brought forward, the expedition to Xiaobolu can also be brought forward. As long as the conditions are ripe, this matter will definitely be put on the agenda.
The military rations on the way back were captured sheep. Dozens or hundreds of them were slaughtered every day and paired with some compressed biscuits that had not gone bad, so there was no need to worry about food shortages. Moreover, there were constantly messengers sent from various stations to deliver the news.
If there is a shortage of food, you can send a message to Qiuci as quickly as possible and ask them to deliver food quickly.
Six days later, the army returned to the forward camp of Dihuancheng. Fumeng Lingcha held a small meeting and ordered each army to go their separate ways and return to their respective stations. The captured property also had to be distributed. The distribution received by the Shule Army was:
One thousand, two hundred war horses, 4,000 yaks, 6,000 sheep, as well as various robbed gold, spices and money. This is indeed an excellent opportunity for the Shule Army, which does not have sufficient war horse resources, to supplement its resources.
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These are nothing, the key is that Li Siye himself also got an excellent horse. This horse is the mount of the dead Khan surnamed Huang Hemo, named Zhaoye Jade Lion. It was originally a gift from the King of Shi Kingdom
The horse given to Sulu was later captured by Mohe when he attacked Sulu, and now it has become the seizure of the Tang army.
Originally it was owned by Fumeng Lingcha, but when Li Siye saw the snow-white hair, his eyes lit up and he could no longer move away. It is said that this jade lion that illuminates the night has no trace of color and can travel thousands of miles in a day, which is even more amazing.
It emits silvery white light at night, just like the reflective strips on protective clothing.
He could imagine the feeling of riding on this horse, better than a prince, surpassing Tang Monk, chasing Liu Bei, and comparable to Zhao Yun. But he was too embarrassed to open his mouth to ask for help from his husband, so he had to go take a look the next day and comb it with his hands.
With its snow-white mane, I sighed that this horse is really good.
"Stop touching it, just take it back."
Fumeng Lingcha stood behind him and suddenly said.
Li Siye quickly turned around and crossed his hands, shook his head and said: "This is Zhongcheng's mount. How can Siye take away from Zhongcheng's favor? Besides, this horse is just beautiful in appearance, but it may not be able to run well. Besides, the horse will only be used for transportation."
Come and take a look, I don’t want it.”
"Nonsense! If you don't want to come here and run six or seven times a day, I will reward you with this horse. If you don't want it, then I will give it to Wang Zhengjian and Ma Phosphorus."
Li Siye didn't dare to talk anymore, and quickly led the horse and ran back. In this way, he had three good horses in his formation: Hei Pang, Qing Zhui, and Zhaoye Jade Lion, which satisfied his collecting habit.
Patient's wishes.
At the end of July, the Anxi army began to march out from the city. Li Siye's Shule army stayed at the end before leaving. They led their horses to see off their husband Meng Lingcha, Gao Xianzhi, Wang Zhengjian, Ma Li and other generals in front of the city gate.
Fu Meng Zhongcheng stared down at him from the horse and said: "Li Siye, you will come with me to Chang'an in the twelfth lunar month of this year to pay tribute to your merits. I won't let you know by then. Come to Qiuci as soon as possible before the end of November."
"Here."
It's time to go back to Chang'an again. Time flies. I remember that the last time I went back to Chang'an, I had just changed the Yuan Tianbao. When I go back this time, after the first month, it will be the third year of Tianbao.
Zhongcheng turned his horse around, and Gao Xianzhi and others followed behind him, with six horizontal flags blocking their view, followed by the four-square flags and five-element flags that conveyed the order. Groups of war horses lined up along the desolate Gobi ancient road to Guizhou.
This is the direction.
In the afternoon, Li Siye also began to move his troops back to Shule, and the person to see him off was naturally his host. In this attack, the sudden cavalry Shi Huang was surnamed, and Jia Chonghuan's transfer battalion was incorporated into the left wing of the front army, at Jiedan Mountain
His performance in the battle was remarkable, so he should be forgiven for his previous mistakes in burning food and grass.
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On the second day of August, the gate of Shule City was covered with new soil. The gatekeepers guarding the city boringly intercepted the passing business travelers and checked whether they had business tax certificates issued by the governor's office. The soldiers on the city head stared at the burning heat.
I stood guard in the sun, sometimes sneaking into the space between the parapet wall and the beacon tower to squat down to avoid the sun. Then I looked up and saw a crimson flag flying at the end of the brown poplar forest in the oasis.
He stared intently for a long time, waiting for more and more flags to appear in the Populus euphratica forest. The marching pointed helmets reflected the luster of the sun, and the shawls under the helmets were like dense reflectors. The horses they were leading were inlaid with
In the center of this reflector, the dust kicked up by the horse's hooves is floating in the air. Even the kicking sound caused by thousands of people and thousands of horses is enough to be comparable to that of a rushing river.
The soldiers emerged from the shadows and ran to the other end of the city wall. They leaned on the wall and used their hands to make trumpets and shouted loudly: "Ladies, your Alang is back victorious!"
His voice is high-pitched and long, more flavorful than the oil seller walking down the street. It can also be heard on the other side of the city wall and bounce back: "Ladies, Alang is back!"
The woman who was wrapped in a thick smock and was dragging the sheep by its horns in the sheepfold let go of her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and looked up at the city wall. The woman standing in front of the biscuit stall stretched out her hand to take the money, and looked up into the distance.
.In the town envoy's residence, a lady wearing a hairpin and a high bun sat quietly in front of the dowry, looking up out of the window.
The lady quickly closed the door of the sheepfold, ran back to her earthen house, lifted up the straw mat on the thick couch, took out a parcel from it, opened it layer by layer, took out the mother-of-pearl and copper hairpins inside, and ran to the water tank
In front of her, she lowered her head and tied the copper hairpin into her hair, and put the flower hairpin on her forehead.
The woman selling Hu cakes was about to close the window sash to block the last two customers who came over: "I'm sorry, the stall is closed today."
"My dear lady, has your husband returned from the war?"
The lady glanced out of the corner of her eyes, pursed her lips slightly and continued to close the stall: "Who did you listen to?"
"I heard the garrison shouting from the top of the city. The Shule army has returned victorious again."
"That's right." She couldn't hide the smile lines at the corner of her mouth, and stretched out her hand to hold out two biscuits: "Here, here they are, I don't want your money."
The guest took the cake and said, "Someone is warming up the bed tonight."
"Look of death," the lady closed the window sash with a bang. She didn't bother to clean herself up. She just lowered her head and poured water into the wooden basin on the ground to wash her face. She then used her wet hands to smooth the bun on her head and smooth it, and then turned around and closed the door.
Go to the door and go around the yard.
Lady Li placed all six pairs of hairpins on her bun, and only put the hairpin on her forehead. She tapped her finger in the lipstick box and applied it evenly to the center of her upper and lower lips. Li Meier had already pushed it away with a splash.
The door fan broke in, walked to her side and pulled her arm: "Sister-in-law, let's go quickly, brother is back."
"Really?" The lady continued to apply lipstick.
"Didn't you hear anyone yell?"
"did not hear."
"Let's go, hehe."
Accompanied by Madam Wu and Madam Chen, they walked out of the gate of the Zhen Envoy's Mansion, but stopped at the door and stared in the distance.
"Let's wait here."
"Why don't you come to greet me at the city gate? That way you can see my brother faster?"
Twelve Niang pursed her lips and nodded Li Meier's forehead, shook her head and said: "When they go out to fight, some of them will never come back. Their wives are also waiting at the gate of the city. If they get the bad news about Lang Jun, they will inevitably be hurt.
Crying. Our family is so happy to be reunited. Let them see it, and it hurts their hearts even more. It’s better to just wait here, no one can see it, and it won’t irritate the eyes.”
Although she said this, she still walked a few dozen steps forward. After seeing the city gate, she quickly stepped back.
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(ps: Thanks to book friend 20190125100908937 for the tip)