After Zhang Yun had clear ideas, it didn't take much effort to find the Dangxiang people's lair. That night, they discovered the fire halfway up Qingniu Mountain.
After confirming the Dangxiang people's home base, Zhang Yun sent a few soldiers back to report, while he led other soldiers up the mountain to monitor the Dangxiang people's camp from a height.
At noon, a low horn sound suddenly sounded from the mountainside. Zhang Yun hurriedly leaned on a big rock and looked toward the mountainside. He saw more than a thousand black-clothed cavalry gathering in the camp. In a moment, the camp door opened wide, and a thousand cavalrymen were gathered in the camp.
The rest of the cavalry went down the mountain in a mighty manner.
"Captain, I'm afraid they are going to attack the convoy tonight!" one of his subordinates whispered.
Zhang Yun nodded. Since the opponent has a base, he must prepare to attack the convoy tonight. He took out the map and handed it to his two subordinates: "You guys rush back and report immediately. I will continue to monitor here!"
"Follow the order!"
The two men put the map away and turned around to go down the mountain.
Zhang Yun continued to monitor the party camp, and found that there were less than a hundred party members left behind.
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Before night fell, the Ganzhou Army once again stationed itself. They piled the baggage supplies in the middle, surrounded by heavy baggage vehicles, forming a square circle with a circumference of about four miles. All the family members, cattle and cart drivers were hiding in the square.
Within the circle, flammable fodder was placed in the center, piled up like a hill, and eight thousand cavalry were distributed around it.
At the same time that Zhang Yun's men sent the information, Mengzi had also discovered the black cavalry more than 20 miles away. They were erratic like a black cloud, making it difficult to capture and siege them. Guo Song simply gave up the plan to capture them.
, he decided to use another method to annihilate this army.
Night had fallen, and more than a thousand family members were wrapped in blankets and hiding among the luggage and hay piles, sitting or lying down. The chill of the night made the crowd cough continuously. They didn't get much news, they only knew that there was a group of horse bandits.
They may be attacked, and they are quite worried, not knowing what fate they will face.
Seeing Ah Qiu's worry, Xue Tao put his arm around her shoulders and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we have eight thousand cavalry! How can we not be the opponent of a group of horse bandits? This arrangement is just to kill all the horse bandits."
Ah Qiu nodded and said, "Madam, I heard that there will be another war in Ganzhou?"
Xue Tao smiled slightly and said: "Don't worry! We live in Zhangye City. My husband said that nomadic cavalry are not good at attacking cities. We have enough troops to defend Zhangye City. We must not only defend Ganzhou, but also completely drive the Shatuo people out of Hexi
corridor."
"Madam, I want to continue studying after arriving in Ganzhou, is that okay?"
"Of course. As long as you are willing, I can also teach you painting and playing the piano. You should have a hobby."
Having said that, Xue Tao is also a little worried. Whether she can buy the books she wants after arriving in Ganzhou is something she has always worried about.
The time gradually came to the second watch, and most of the people couldn't bear the sleepiness and fell into a deep sleep, but the cavalry were particularly vigilant, and sneak attacks at night usually took place between the second and third watch of the night.
Guo Song stood due north, watching the movements in the north. At this time, a peripheral scout rushed over, clasping his fists and saying: "Alert to the governor, the enemy has assembled ten miles northeast!"
Guo Song pondered for a moment and then ordered: "Notify us and act according to the original plan!"
"Follow the order!"
Several soldiers went separately to inform.
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About ten miles northeast of the camp, more than a thousand black-clad horse bandits have gathered. The leader Tuoba Tong is still a little hesitant. The information he found before told him that the Tang army was quite tightly defended and seemed to have realized that they were in danger.
It's not surprising that they will encounter danger here. The local government will definitely tell them that horse bandits are raging in this area.
What Tuoba Tong hesitated was, how much price would they pay? How effective would their attack be? Their targets were carts and cattle. If they cut off the cart axles and killed the cattle being transported, the team would not be able to transport so many.
Supplies, some of them will definitely be left behind, and they will become their spoils of war.
Once or twice, twice or three times, he continued to harass and attack. He believed that he would gain a lot. However, the only thing that worried Tuoba Tong was that the opponent had too many troops, and they were all cavalry. If the battle went unfavorably, he would suffer a huge loss.
causing heavy losses to oneself.
At this time, a lieutenant general said in a low voice: "The opponent gathered troops in the northeast corner. They obviously discovered something. We simply pretended to attack the northeast corner, and then went straight south to attack due east, catching them by surprise."
This is a typical partisan tactic. They suddenly change direction at the last moment to attack the opponent's weak point. They usually feign to attack the northwest and attack due west, or pretend to attack the northeast but attack due east. This change of direction is not large, but it often causes
It has very good effect.
Tuoba Tong nodded slowly. Unless he decided to give up, the arrow was already on the string and they could not let it go.
He shouted loudly: "Follow me and attack!"
More than a thousand cavalry followed Tuobatong and attacked, like a spear shooting rapidly, towards the northeast corner of the Tang army's camp.
‘Dang! Dang! Dang!’ Alarm bells blared in the Tang Army’s ranks, and the two thousand Tang Army cavalry located in the northeast corner formed a formation, preparing to receive the enemy’s sneak attack at night.
In the dark night, more than a thousand black-clad horse bandits rushed toward them like a black whirlwind. However, when they were still one mile away from the Tang Army's cavalry, they suddenly turned south and bypassed the Tang Army's cavalry.
When the cavalrymen of the Tang Army saw the opponent heading south, they didn't know why. General Ma Weijiang shouted: "Don't move rashly, hold your position!"
The black-clad Xiang cavalry bypassed the Tang Army in the northeast corner. After going south for several miles, they suddenly turned west and charged directly at the Tang Army's camp. They were still one mile away from the Tang Army's camp. A large number of Tang Army cavalry appeared head-on, firing arrows in a dense manner.
The arrows shot at the party cavalry, catching them off guard. The party cavalry fell to the ground one after another.
At this time, there was a low sound of horns from both sides, and the cavalry of the Tang army came from the north, south and west. Tuoba Tong was shocked. He realized that the opponent was ambushing and knew that he would come from the east.
"Retreat! Retreat!"
Tuoba Tong shouted urgently, and the party cavalry turned their horses and ran eastward. The cavalry of the Tang army chased them all the way. After killing hundreds of people, Tuoba Tong finally led the remaining soldiers to escape the pursuit of the Tang army.
They ran for more than thirty miles in one breath. When they saw that the Tang army was no longer chasing them, they stopped and took a breath. Tuobatong counted the number of people. He led 1,100 people to attack, but only less than 600 people were left.
, nearly half of the soldiers died in the ambush of the Tang army.
Tuoba Tong felt extremely regretful. He should not have been carried away by greed and provoked this powerful team.
He let out a long sigh and said to everyone: "Go back to the camp! I will confess my sins to the chief."
The team waited for more than half an hour, and then after confirming that there were no more survivors, they followed the general back to the Qingniu Mountain camp in despair.
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What Tuoba Tong never expected was that at this time, the Qingniu Mountain Camp had been taken over by the Tang army. Yao Jin led three thousand cavalry, led by the scout Colonel Zhang Yun, and rushed into the Qingniu Mountain Camp at night.
Without mercy, he killed a hundred remaining party soldiers.
More than 60 young women who had been kidnapped were rescued, and property piled up in more than a dozen large wooden houses, more than a thousand camels, and a large amount of grain and grass were seized.
But the war was far from over. Yao Jin had taken care of the women and had people take care of them. He led his troops to hide in the woods on both sides, waiting for the remaining bandits to return to their lair.
At the fifth watch, Tuoba Tong led more than 500 remaining cavalry and fled back to their lair in panic. They did not expect that their lair had been captured by the Tang army. They just wanted to return to Xiazhou with their belongings and camels.
The gate of the mountain stronghold was closed, with dense woods on both sides, and hundreds of party cavalry rushed towards the mountain.
At this time, Yao Jin saw that the opponent had entered the ambush circle and gave the order, "Shoot!"
The sound of bangs suddenly sounded, and three thousand cavalrymen fired arrows at random. They were condescending, and the dense arrows shot like raindrops at the party cavalry on the mountain road.
The leader, Tuoba Tong, was unable to dodge and was shot through his body by more than twenty arrows, killing him on the spot.
The rest of the cavalry were shot to pieces, crying and wailing, and Yao Jin ordered again: "Attack!"
'Woo--' The horn sounded, and three thousand Tang Army cavalry came out from the woods on both sides, and the retreat behind them was also cut off.
The Dangxiang soldiers could not advance or retreat, so they dismounted and knelt down to surrender. Yao Jin prevented the Dangxiang soldiers from struggling to their death, and did not issue a killing order, but ordered the Tang army to accept the other party's surrender...
Three hundred and fifty party cavalrymen became prisoners, but what they never imagined was that after they were disarmed and tied up, the Tang army pushed them into the woods and killed them all. Not a single one was left alive, and all the injured soldiers were executed.
All 1,200 Dangxiang cavalrymen disguised as horse bandits died in the hands of the Ganzhou Army. The Ganzhou Tang Army completely eradicated the Dangxiang horse bandits who had been causing trouble to Longyou for more than a year.
It was not until the robbed women returned to Chengji County that the people in the county knew that the horse bandits had been completely wiped out. But by this time, the Ganzhou army had already gone away.