Chapter 657: The Army That Does Not Fear God's Punishment
Feng Changqing was still unaware of Li Siye's wishful thinking. He thought that after winning Dabolu and completing the follow-up takeover, he could return to Qixi with his teacher, and then Dr. Li would report his meritorious service and wait for promotion. Everyone was happy.
Little did they know that eating Dabolu is just an appetizer soup before the meal, and North India is the real main dish. Of course, with India's rich products, it can also be worthy of being a main dish.
Five days after Dabolu's return, the scouts sent by Li Siye to monitor the movements of various countries (who knows whether the scouts were genuine or not) suddenly received news that North India was trying to gather troops to help Dabolu drive away the Tang army.
Territory retaken.
Many generals of the Tang army who did not know the truth found it incredible when they heard this. Is helping Dabolu to recover his country something that you should worry about in northern India? Tibet was defeated and retreated, but they have not yet said that they will regroup their forces to take it back. Your country in the south will follow.
What nonsense are you filling in? Even if your border with Dabolu makes you feel in danger, there is a country established by the Aryans in Kashmir called Lalita Dido. This country has not even said that it will send troops to help Dabolu.
, your control over northern India is too lenient.
Everyone couldn't believe this country's magical idea, and Feng Changqing also questioned North India's motives, but no one expressed doubts about the accuracy of the news.
Because Dr. Li Siye responded quickly and was even happy after hearing the false news.
According to the tradition of the Tang army, they would never passively defend themselves after learning about the enemy's actions, so he immediately issued an order to attack North India.
Li Siye did not send Feng Changqing, who had made new achievements, to lead the troops. Instead, he ordered Zhao Congfang to lead the Guiren Army as the main force, and Bai Xiaode to lead a part of the Longshuo Army and Shule Army as the forward, and the troops divided into two groups to march towards India.
Before these two confidant generals set off, Li Siye personally held a small meeting with them and made it clear that the targets of this battle were the defenders of Qunv City, as well as the Brahmin Temple and Yesabhaman Palace, the highest authority institutions in North India.
In such a theocratic society, as long as you control the Brahmin monks, you control the entire country. Even the king Yesabhaman can be discarded like garbage.
Li Siye was not at ease with the two of them, so he sent Dai Wang, who was proficient in Sanskrit and familiar with Indian customs and customs, as a military advisor and guide. Of course, the overall decision-making power still rested with Zhao Congfang. He was the fist of the Anxi Army in South Asia, so he should naturally be in charge.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win a hundred battles. Dai Wang gave the two generals a scientific introduction to the current situation of Qunu City and the structure of the city. Before the rise of Delhi and Calcutta, this was the center of India, the capital of the Harsha Dynasty, and the capital of the Maurya Dynasty.
The most prosperous city in ancient India after the city.
"In the past, the Maurya Dynasty and the Harsha Dynasty once unified India. The Harsha Dynasty also flourished during the Taizong period. However, after the death of King Harsha, the unified country immediately fell apart. Even Qunv City was occupied by ministers who established themselves as kings. At that time,
Wang Xuance happened to catch up with this period when he was on a mission to India. He was attacked by the king of that country. More than 20 people were killed and injured, and all the tributes were taken away. Wang Xuance went to Tubo alone and borrowed 1,200 yuan from Songtsen Gampo.
He borrowed 7,000 soldiers from Niboluo and commanded more than 8,000 people to attack Qunu City. After two battles, he captured the king, princesses and palace members of more than 10,000 to 2,000 people, as well as more than 20,000 cattle and horses.
Return to Chang'an and present it to Emperor Taizong."
"Wang Xuance is awesome." Bai Xiaode said in surprise: "How come I haven't heard of this in the past?"
Dai Wang sighed and said: "It's not Wang Xuance's ox, but the Taizong's ox, Tian Khan's ox. If Tian Khan hadn't shocked the Tang Dynasty's national power in all the barbarians, how could Wang Xuance have borrowed it from the two powerful countries of Tubo and Niboluo?
How can the soldiers defeat the King of Tianzhu captured in Qunu City? Unfortunately, although the Tang Dynasty is powerful now, its influence is far less than before. It is enough to let the Tubo people repeatedly provoke the surrounding areas. Even a small country like Nanzhao cannot
Dare to rebel openly."
Bai Xiaode rode on the horse and said with pride: "Although the Tang Dynasty today is not as majestic as Taizong Tiankhan, it is not far away. Dr. Li took charge of Anxi and captured the old land in the river, and captured the big and small Bolu. Isn't he also attacking northern India now?
Huh? Although there is no Tubo and Nibala borrowing strong troops, there are also Shiniguo and Humi as allies to help in the war."
"That's exactly what he said." When Zhao Congfang heard that Bai Xiaode praised Li Siye, he immediately stopped feeling sleepy and continued following his words: "Now the area controlled by Anbeiting is the largest since Emperor Gaozong, and most of it is
Thanks to Dr. Li's contribution, Dr. Li has now received a portrait of a saint in Lingyan Pavilion, which has not happened in the past hundred years."
Dai Wang sat on the horse and was silent, Zhao Congfang couldn't see any expression from under his mask. Wasn't he just trying to flatter Dai Liulang so that it could reach Li Siye's ears?
Bai Xiaode asked Dai Wang: "What is the strength of the North Indian army? What is the combat effectiveness of the soldiers? Is the armor strong? Are there any powerful formations?"
"There are 30,000 troops under the command of King Yesabhaman of North India. Currently, there are only 10,000 troops in Qunu City. The remaining 20,000 troops are stationed in Lahar and Marava respectively. Our army bypasses Lahar and goes straight to Qunu.
The armor protection of their army is almost all leather armor, which focuses on appearance but not practicality. The combat effectiveness of the army is acceptable, which is considered strong among the Indian countries. The formation is nothing more than a simple square formation. By the way, they
There are very powerful elephant formations. Although their movement speed is not as fast as that of camels, they are extremely difficult to deal with due to their rough skin and thick flesh."
"Elephant array? What is it?" Bai Xiaode was confused.
"Have you never seen an elephant?" Dai Wang raised his hand and gestured: "This thing is taller than two horses, stronger than five cows, its ears are like cattail fans, and its nose is like a long snake."
Ever since, a ferocious monster appeared in Bai Xiaode's mind. It was as big as an ox but five oxen stronger. Its legs were as long as stilts. It had a fierce venomous snake on its face, and it opened its bloody fangs to tear.
Bite everything.
"So terrible? How can we fight against this?"
"It's scary but not scary. Elephants have a docile temperament, so they are more likely to be afraid. They are afraid of lions, open fires, and even more afraid of explosions. This expedition brought the bombing camp with the powerful thunder and lightning in their hands.
The nemesis of the Elephant Formation. Therefore, the biggest problem in fighting the North Indian Army is not the Elephant Formation, but the capture of Qunu City."
Zhao Congfang turned back from the front and said with a smile: "I have a plan to conquer Qunu City, but I just need Dai Liulang to work hard."
"What's the plan?" they both asked in unison.
Zhao Congfang slowed down his riding speed and rode side by side with the two men. He said, "Dai Wang, you personally led a thousand people to provoke you at the foot of Qunu City. The Brahmin Temple and Yesa Poman hate you very much. They will definitely send troops out of the city to fight you.
You take the opportunity to retreat when you are outnumbered, and when the enemy pursues them to our preset ambush location, we can defeat them in one fell swoop."
"After defeating the enemy, don't kill the prisoners. Use them as hostages to attack the city. By then the city will be short of troops and will be conquered by me."
Dai Wang secretly muttered that such a cruel method of taking prisoners to attack the city would be punished by God in the eyes of the Tianzhu people.
However, Bai Xiaode had doubts in his heart: "Can they be fooled by such a simple strategy?"
Dai Wang pondered in his heart for a long time, probably thinking about whether Brahma God would punish him, so he agreed: "Absolutely! These Tianzhu armies are still in the stage of ceremonial warfare. The two armies are facing each other and have agreed on the battlefield. They will never use
Fraud. If any party does not abide by the rules, they will be punished by the Brahmin temple and cursed by the gods."
"So you can use the Thirty-Six Stratagems and plot and be deceitful, as long as you are not afraid of Brahma's divine punishment."
"You're so scared!" Bai Xiaode laughed loudly: "This Brahma is the God of the Tianzhu people, not our God. He can only control them but not us. Hahaha!"