Chapter five hundred and seventy-ninth first knowing the enemy's situation
The Uighur envoy Gu Lijie Dagan only stayed in Jinman County for one day before leaving. The Uighur people's arrogance made the Tang army officers extremely angry. In the Chinese army's tent, Guo Song said to more than a dozen major generals: "The Uighur people are very realistic.
, We only respect strength. If we want the Huihe people to respect us, we have to show strong strength before it is our turn to humiliate them. Instead of being angry now, it is better to calm down and beat up the Geluolu people."
The generals were silent, and Guo Song said again: "We cannot pin our defense hopes on the Uighurs, we have to rely on ourselves, General Pei Xin!"
"The humble position is here!"
The lieutenant brought Pei Xin out and bowed.
Guo Song said to him: "You lead five thousand troops to guard Yiwu City to prevent Ge Luolu from bypassing Jinshan Mountain from the north and going south!"
"I humbly obey orders!"
Guo Song also said to Yang Xigu: "Jinman County is very important, so I would like to ask the old general to lead 5,000 people to guard Jinman County. You must not go out of the city to fight!"
Yang Xigu nodded, "Please rest assured that I am in the city!"
Guo Song added: "Everyone pack your bags and set off overnight tonight. Follow me to the Yili Valley to fight against the Geluolu people!"
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At night, the 20,000-strong army set off again with 10,000 camels. Their goal was the Yili River Valley 800 miles away. The 20,000-strong army rode on war horses and marched westward on this warm early spring night.
The commander of the heavy armored infantry, Kang Bao, slowly followed Guo Song and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I have fought against Ge Luolu's army in this humble position!"
Kang Bao had many past events, but Guo Song never asked too many questions. He smiled and asked, "How does it compare with Shatuo people and Xue Yantuo?"
"Geluolu's army was greatly influenced by the Anxi Army. They were as brave as the Shatuo cavalry, and they could also attack cities. Their siege techniques were learned from the Anxi Army, and they were quite sharp. They once captured the fortified Dawan
The city does not only know how to fight in the wild."
"It seems that the Geluolu people are still a formidable enemy!"
"This is indeed the case, so you must not underestimate your enemy."
Guo Song nodded, "I will not underestimate the enemy, but I want to know, what is the weakness of Ge Luolu's army?"
Kang Bao pondered for a while and said: "Actually, Ge Luolu's weakness is also very obvious, that is, their equipment is relatively poor, they lack pig iron, and their bows and crossbows are not good. But that was twenty years ago. I don't know what the situation is now. I don't know.
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Guo Song smiled and said: "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle. I hope Zhang Yun can bring me good news."
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In the Yili River Valley, a Geluolu army composed of ten thousand people is advancing eastward. Behind them are a large number of Geluolu herdsmen, driving their mighty cattle and sheep.
The tents and Paomaquan Ranch occupy large tracts of pasture with rich pasture.
The Wusun people who originally lived on this land were forcibly driven away, and the herdsmen who refused to leave were either killed or captured as slaves.
But one thing is for sure, Ge Luolu conquered Beiting step by step. The first step was to occupy the Yili River Valley, using the Yili River Valley as the foundation, and then advance north and east until the entire Beiting was annexed.
Ge Luolu planned to spend five years to realize their plan, but it was a pity that Guo Song could not accompany them for five years. He would decide the winner this year.
Also because of poor intelligence, the Geluolu people did not know that the Tang army had sent troops from Hexi. They had already followed their own plan and sent 10,000 troops to occupy the Yili Valley in the first step.
However, the Geluolu people also thought of the Tang Army in Beiting, and sent a sentry cavalry team to Beiting to inquire about the news. However, they did not expect that the sentinel cavalry encountered the Tang Army scouts and were all annihilated. They could no longer send them any news.
Come for information.
Ten thousand Geluolu cavalry are advancing eastward along both sides of the Yili River. At this time, in the forest more than ten miles away, Zhang Yunzheng is leading Tang Army scouts to observe this army from a distance. The level of training can be seen from the march.
, then look at their equipment and distinguish their arms.
In fact, Zhang Yun was already very familiar with the situation of these ten thousand people, but he was still waiting for Zhang Yuanzhi. Zhang Yuanzhi led thirty scouts to the farther west. His task was to determine the number of the Geluolu people's follow-up army.
Night fell quietly, and 10,000 troops were already camping on the spot. The Tang army's scouts were also camping in the woods. They were currently about five miles away from Gongyue City. This was the only city in the Yili Valley. It was relatively small, with a circumference of twelve miles. It was a military base.
The city is currently used as a warehouse by the Geluolu people to store some important supplies.
At this moment, the outer sentry came over with two scouts. They were Zhang Yuanzhi's men. Zhang Yun quickly stepped forward and asked: "Why are there only the two of you? Where are you, the captain?"
"To report to the general, the captain and the brothers continued westward. Let us come back and report the situation."
"How is the situation?" Zhang Yun asked.
The two soldiers shook their heads, "There are no reinforcements behind us, just these ten thousand troops."
"How far have you traveled?"
"We walked for five days and reached a distance of eight hundred miles."
Zhang Yun was startled. He walked eight hundred miles and still refused to look back. Where is Zhang Yuanzhi going? Is he going to Suiye City?
"Captain Zhang asked the general not to wait for him. He will find out more information and then go directly back to Jinman County."
"absurd!"
Zhang Yun was a little dissatisfied. Although Zhang Yuanzhi's behavior did not deviate from the scope of the task, he obviously acted on his own initiative.
Zhang Yun was also a little helpless and had to order: "All the troops stand up, let's go back to Tingzhou!"
Taking advantage of the cover of night, the Tang Army scouts came out of the forest and rushed westward along the edge of the forest...
Five days later, the scout army crossed Cheling. Not far from Cheling Canyon, they saw a Tang army of 20,000 people from a distance.
Zhang Yun didn't expect the coach to arrive so quickly, so he hurriedly greeted him.
When Guo Song heard that Zhang Yun was back, he hurriedly ordered everyone to bring him up. He also ordered the entire army to stop moving forward and rest where they were.
Zhang Yun turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists, saying: "I'm here to revive you!"
"Thank you for your hard work this time."
Guo Song patted his arm, gave him a few words of comfort, and then said, "Let's sit down and talk!"
The soldier set up a small table and spread out the map. Guo Song found the current location of the army on the map. It was less than twenty miles away from the entrance of Cheling. He asked, "Tell me about the situation of Ge Luolu's army."
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"Reporting to the envoy, Ge Luolu currently has about 10,000 troops in the Yili Valley."
"There are only 10,000 troops, or is this just the front army?"
"Only ten thousand troops!"
Guo Song thought about it and suddenly realized that Ge Luolu sent troops this time just to occupy the Yili Valley and had no intention of continuing to attack eastward, so he sent 10,000 troops.
This was a bit unexpected, but it was beneficial to him. It also showed that Ge Luolu did not realize that the Tang army would launch a large-scale eastward expedition.
"How well equipped are they?"
"I have annihilated a fifty-man enemy scout team and captured their preparations. Please let me have a look at them."
Zhang Yun quickly asked his men to bring up more than a dozen sets of captured armor and weapon samples. Guo Song also asked his soldiers to notify all generals including Lang and above.
Not long after, dozens of generals arrived one after another, and Zhang Yun had already placed more than a dozen sets of armor and weapons on the ground.
"Everyone, take a look. These are the equipment of the Geluolu soldiers brought back by Commander Zhang. The top set is the centurion's equipment, and the rest are ordinary soldiers' armor."
The generals gathered around to take a closer look. Luo Daxiao picked up a bow and arrow and said in surprise: "This is... this is a single bow!"
Kang Bao laughed and said: "They were using this kind of bow and arrow twenty years ago, and there was no progress at all."
Luo Daxiao stretched his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot out an arrow. The arrow landed seventy steps away. Everyone was confused. It couldn't penetrate the Mingguang Armor at all.
Guo Song said to everyone: "Don't just rely on your imagination. When running at high speed, the penetrating power of arrows will be greatly increased. Moreover, Ge Luolu's opponents basically wear leather armor, and they can still be injured fifty steps while running."
There are enemies outside, and our cavalry are not all covered in iron armor. Their necks, faces, hands and legs are exposed, and there are also war horses. Bows and arrows are still lethal to us. Don't underestimate the enemy because of this!"
Everyone nodded one after another. The battlefield was changing rapidly, and the enemy must not be underestimated.
Although Guo Song asked everyone not to underestimate the enemy, he knew in his heart that the Geluolu people were not as powerful as he thought.
Guo Song immediately ordered: "Everyone, let's go!"
The 20,000-strong army stood up again and marched toward the valley entrance twenty miles away.