Several soldiers escorted a civilian official, who was about thirty years old, wearing a long-sleeved cloth shirt and a felt hat. He had the head of a deer and a rat-like face, and his face was scorched. When he was escorted, he knelt down and kowtowed.
"Can you speak Chinese?" Guo Song asked.
"The villain has lived in Chang'an for several years and can speak Chinese."
"Tell me first, what is your name and what do you do in the army?"
The civil servant heard that Guo Song's tone was relatively gentle, and his nervous heart gradually relaxed. He bowed and said: "The villain's name is Shanle, and he is responsible for managing the grain and grass warehouse in the Tuyuhun army."
It turned out to be an official in charge of the grain and grass warehouse. At this time, a soldier came forward and handed a golden arrow to Guo Song. He whispered: "This was found on the enemy's general."
Guo Song held the Golden Order Arrow in his hand and took a closer look. This Golden Order Arrow was of exquisite workmanship. He could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary thing. He remembered that Guo Chongqing told him that this was called the Chief's Arrow. Generally, only great chiefs would have Golden Order Arrows.
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Guo Song raised the golden arrow and asked: "Who is the general who was killed today? How could he have this?"
The civil servant quickly said: "Our coach is called Murong Bianlin, and he is the nephew of Tuyuhun Khan. He is Tuyuhun's coach in Anxi, and he is also the chief of the Haiqing tribe, the second largest tribe in Tuyuhun. This time he is the deputy general in the attack on Kucha.
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The civil servant introduced it in detail. Guo Song nodded. It seemed like a big fish. He asked again: "How many days can you last with your current food and grass?"
"This attack on Qiuci did not bring much food and grass. If the sheep are not recaptured today, it can only last for seven days at most. Therefore, the two coaches are very nervous. Not only do they have to recapture the sheep, but they also have to go to Yanji City to collect food.
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Guo Song suddenly realized something and asked urgently: "What did you mean when you just said that you still want to go to Yanji City to collect food?"
The civil servant knew that he had spilled the beans, and his face suddenly turned pale. Guo Song looked at him sternly.
The civil servant could only say tremblingly: "Because of the shortage of food, we divided our troops into two groups. One group was responsible for recapturing the robbed sheep, and the other group went to Yanji Town to rob food."
"How many people are going to Yanji Town?" Guo Song asked.
"About two thousand people, led by a Tibetan general."
"Or a Tuyuhun soldier?"
"No! This time they are all Tubo soldiers. Looting property is something they like to do. They will rush to do it, and the Tuyuhun people will not have their turn."
Guo Song nodded and asked the soldiers to take the civil servant down. He then summoned several major generals and said to them: "I just learned from the interrogation that there is another 2,000-strong Tibetan army going to Yanji to rob food. I
We plan to ambush this army, so I will take 250 people away, and the remaining soldiers will be led by Guo Chongqing to continue handling follow-up matters here. Do you have any opinions?"
Li Ji pondered for a moment and said: "The Tubo army is very powerful. If we fight hard with two thousand people, I'm afraid we will suffer heavy casualties and we may not be able to win."
Everyone knows that the fighting effectiveness of Tuyuhun soldiers is low, but the fighting effectiveness of the Tubo army is very strong and full of resilience. Li Ji said it more implicitly. In fact, he was telling Guo Song that their two hundred and fifty cavalry could not defeat the two thousand Tubo army.
Guo Song shook his head and said: "I don't want to annihilate them, nor do I want to fight with them. The key is that if we want to destroy the opponent's food replenishment plan, we can only deal with it randomly. If it is really impossible to destroy it, then there is no need to take risks. We
Just do your best.”
After saying that, Guo Song looked at everyone again and saw that everyone had no objections, so he said: "Gather the soldiers and set off in half an hour!"
Qiuci City is about three hundred miles away from Yanji City. There are mainly valleys and forests along the way. Guo Song led 250 cavalry all the way. There were many streams along the way and the water was fast. From time to time, a herd of deer could be seen drinking water by the stream.
, large tracts of forest are dyed emerald green, with snow-capped mountains in the distance, the scenery is particularly beautiful and full of spring.
Two days later, the team was not far from Yanji City. At noon that day, the Tang army rested in a forest. The Tang army hunted seven or eight fat deer and roasted them until they were brown and tender. The soldiers were happily eating the barbecue.
At this time, the cry of Mengzi came from the sky. Guo Song looked at the sky intently and saw Mengzi circling several times in the air and then flying away into the distance.
Li Ji stepped forward and asked, "Is there something wrong with this?"
Guo Song nodded, "There should be a large group of people nearby!"
Li Ji suddenly became nervous, "How far will it be?"
Guo Song looked at the small black dot in the sky in the distance and said: "It is estimated to be about twenty or thirty miles away, just northeast of us."
Li Ji immediately made a decision and said, "I'll take a few brothers to have a look."
"Okay, you have to be careful!"
Li Ji then led five soldiers to leave the woods and ride horses northeast along the canyon.
[Two updates today! One in the morning and one in the evening]