Chapter 148: Ge Shuhan is the pioneer

To the north of Nujiang River, a large army was advancing rapidly, which was the vanguard of Tubo led by Sang Wang.

Jide Zuzan was not a person who easily surrendered. Since he made the decision to fight the Tang army with the bloody battle, he immediately adjusted his arrangements. While transferring troops from other places, he transferred some of the troops stationed in Luoshe City to the north, preparing to detain the Tang army in another big river north of the Nujiang River, the "Yak River".

According to Jide Zuzan's estimate, even if the Tang army advances quickly and has a large number of people, if they are on the grassland, they can advance together and arrive quickly. But this is Tubo, with not many roads and steep mountains, which is not convenient for large army to march. There will not be too many Tang troops who can reach the Yak River, and even fewer Tang troops crossing the Yak River. Then, he has enough time to stabilize the defense line of the Yak River and build a new defense line with the Yak River. He has few troops and cannot confront the Tang army head-on and adopt the delay tactic.

Taking advantage of the favorable situation of Tubo's complex terrain and difficult transportation of food and grass, we will drag down the Tang army. When the Tang army's food and grass supply cannot be supplied, we will fight the Tang army again and win in one battle and ensure that Tubo is safe.

It has to be admitted that Jide Zuzan's idea is very good. Tubo's communications are underdeveloped and the roads are scarce. It is ten times more difficult to maintain a large army of hundreds of thousands here than climbing to the sky. Tubo is poor, and it is tantamount to raising the food needed by hundreds of thousands of troops in Tubo, which is simply impossible.

Once the army was almost mobilized, Jidezuzan ordered Sangwang to lead 20,000 vanguard troops to rush to the Yak River, and he personally led the army and followed him.

Sang Wang was also a person who was familiar with military tactics and knew Jide Zuzan's idea, and he agreed with this idea. After all, with the strength of Tubo, it was impossible to fight against hundreds of thousands of troops of the Tang Dynasty. Because of his excellent equipment, good training, and tenacious soldiers, the combat power of the 10,000 Tang army was stronger than that of the 20,000 Tubo's head-on confrontation, which was to touch a stone with an egg.

The Tang army should fight quickly, but Tubo is conducive to delaying. After dragging down the Tang army, he will fight again when the Tang army retreats. He will definitely fight a great victory that has never been seen in Tubo's history.

To put it aside: According to historians' calculations, during the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, the combat power of a Chinese soldier was equivalent to that of twenty Hu soldiers. By the Song and late Qing dynasties, forty Chinese soldiers were required to resist a Japanese soldier.

Sang Wang's mission is also very simple, which is to rush to the Yak River as soon as possible to stabilize the defense line here. If you encounter a small group of Tang troops, you don't have to be polite and drive them into the Yak River to drown.

Sang Wang walked along the way and did not meet the Tang army at all. After crossing the Nujiang River, he would be able to reach the Yak River in another three or five days.

"I still hope that some Tang people will come out to try my sharpness!" Looking at Wu Qian's imperial guards wearing iron armor, like dragons and horses like tigers, Sang Wang was very eager to fight.

He had a heavy task and he would probably encounter the Tang army along the way. Jide Zuzan knew the combat power of the Tang army very well. The ordinary army could not deal with it at all, let alone tens of thousands of Dragon Martial Army soldiers who participated in the war, so he sent 5,000 imperial guards to Sangwang in case his needs were needed from time to time.

As long as it did not meet the Tang Dynasty Longwu Army, Sang Wang was still confident of defeating the Tang army.

Desire is longing, reality is reality. After crossing the Nujiang River, I traveled a hundred miles, but I didn’t even see the shadow of the Tang army. Sang Wang had to give up the idea of ​​fighting with the Tang army now.

"Sir, I found the Tang army ahead!" The scout came to report.

Sang Wang had just given up the idea of ​​fighting against the Tang army, and the opportunity arose. He couldn't help but feel excited and asked, "Where is it? How many are there?"

The scout gasped: "Sir, it's about ten miles ahead, almost two thousand people."

He brought 20,000 troops to come and met 2,000 Tang troops. If he couldn't eat them, he wouldn't be Sang Wang. Just as he was thinking about good things, he came up with a good thing. This feeling was very good. Sang Wang waved his hand and shouted: "Send the order and line up the battle formation! Get ready for battle!"

As soon as the order was passed, the Tubo army immediately changed its marching formation into combat formations, lined up in square formations, and drove north under the command of Sang Wang. If we looked from the sky, it would be black and like a crow.

Sang Wang rode on the horse, holding the hilt of the knife at his waist tightly, his eyes shining with a beast-like light. The blood was so tempting, especially the blood of the enemy, which made people feel impulsive.

After almost ten miles away, I saw a Tang army in front of me, with bright armor and bright armor, rolling flags and purging formations.

"It's still so fierce!" Sang Wang was so familiar with the Tang army. When he saw the familiar Tang army, he immediately commented.

After a brief look, the Tang army also came up in combat formation, leading a big man, followed by a flag with the words "Ge Shu" written on it.

This big man is Geshuhan! Now Geshuhan is no longer a general of artillery, but a pioneer of a 100,000 army. Since Shibao City, Geshuhan has shown extraordinary military talent, and Guo Qianguan appreciates him very much. After the battle of Doma, Guo Qianguan and Chen Wanrong discussed and wanted to borrow Geshuhan as a pioneer.

Geshuhan's military talent is naturally unspeakable. He is flexible and quick to see things. What's more rare is that he is calm and he is the pioneer. It is better to let Cheng Xiaotian and Fei Junxing be pioneers than to let Cheng Xiaotian and Fei Junxing be pioneers.

Inviting Ge Shuhan to train artillery. Now that this matter has been done, Chen Wanrong has no reason to disagree and agree readily. Guo Qianguan was afraid that Chen Wanrong would not agree, but was very happy after receiving the reply, and really praised Chen Wanrong.

Guo Qianguan immediately promoted the tent and said that the appointment of Geshu Han was both unexpected and happy. Although Geshu Han spent a short time with the generals, his strong character and extraordinary talent left a deep impression on the generals, especially in the battle of Sunset City. If Geshu Han had not planned first, the Tang army might have been blocked in the Jishi Mountain.

In this way, Geshuhan led his vanguard troops to set out before the army. He went south and encountered many passes in Tubo. Geshuhan commanded his troops to conquer them one by one. Most of them were captured by his talents and appropriate tactics, and only a few were bombarded by artillery.

When they arrived at the Yak River, Geshuhan stayed for a few days and built three floating bridges for the army. After all this was done, Geshuhan crossed the Yak River and advanced southward.

Sang Wang looked at the Tang army led by Geshuhan and thought excitedly: "I have 20,000 people, you only have 2,000 people, but you don't escape. What a madman!" He drew out the scimitar, waved it hard, and shouted: "Kill!" He led the Tubo army to kill.

Geshuhan led two thousand light infantrymen, neither coming up nor running away, but changing formations. The original battle formation suddenly turned into a circle, with the shield raised, and the light infantry hid behind the shield.

After fighting so many battles with the Tang Dynasty, I have never seen the Tang army use this style of fighting. Sang Wang was very curious and thought to himself: "We must stick to the support! It seems that their reinforcements are right behind and must be wiped out as soon as possible!"

With a certain idea, Sang Wang asked other troops to surround him and let the imperial guards annihilate the Tang army.

The imperial guards were all cavalry, dressed in iron armor and well-trained. Once they were ordered, they rushed over in neat battle formations, and the scimitar in their hands shone in the sunlight.

The cavalry fought against light infantry, which was killing. The Tubo imperial guards did not take it seriously at all and rushed over like a wind. As soon as they entered the range of the Tang army, the Tang army's arrows shot like raindrops, and many imperial guards were caught in the horse.

Cavalry and archery are the most basic requirements of the Tang army. The Tang army has a pair of bows and arrows, and at least twenty arrows are equipped with. The Tang army's cavalry and archery level is quite high, because the Tang army has good training, and the Tang people are good at martial arts, and have become a trend, with strong folk customs and good physical quality.

The Tang army's arrow rain was both accurate and fierce. By the time the imperial guards rushed closer, hundreds of people were already dismissed.

The impact of the cavalry was quite powerful, and even if the Tang army had a shield, it might not be able to withstand it. However, what surprised the Tubo army was that a spear suddenly appeared in the shield formation, and the bright spear pierced on the war horses. The war horses cried out in a tragic way, and the originally purged storm formation suddenly became scattered.

"What kind of playing method is this?" Sang Wang was very surprised when he encountered Tang Jun's unconventional playing method for the first time.

Heavy infantry is the nemesis of cavalry. It is difficult for cavalry to make a difference when encountering heavy infantry, especially the heavy infantry of the Tang army, which has dozens of kilograms of shattered swords in their hands, which is a nightmare for cavalry. Light infantry can also deal with cavalry, but one is that the cost is too high, and the other is that the difficulty is too great. It can only be used occasionally and cannot be used as a conventional method of fighting.

When the first attack failed, Sang Wang was very dissatisfied and ordered the imperial guards to charge again. The Tang army still used the same tactics to deal with it, first shooting arrows and then stabbing the war horses with spears. The Tubo imperial guards ended up being overturned.

After charging five times in a row, the results were the same. Sang Wang was very surprised to find that the spear in his hand was a spear used by the Tubo imperial guards to charge. Sang Wang was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

These spears were seized by the Tang army. Geshuhan thought it was useful, so he brought some, which really brought them to him.

Every time the imperial guards charge, hundreds of casualties will be killed or killed. After several charges, they paid the price of four or five hundred people, but they still did not disrupt the Tang army's round formation. If they were to continue, it would be useless. The imperial guards were Sang Wang's fist, so they could not lose like this. Sang Wang ordered the imperial guards to retreat and asked other troops to come up to attack.

The two sides began a bloody battle. The Tubo army attacked and the Tang army defended. After an hour, the Tubo army paid a high price and did not shake the Tang army's round formation. Outside the round formation, the bodies of the Tubo soldiers were stacked layer by layer, and the blood dyed the ground red, but the Tang army was calm and easy to fight.

Sang Wang is in a dilemma now, and his wise decision is to let this Tang army go. But can he give up? He was ordered to stabilize the Yak River defense line. If the Tang army is not annihilated, how can there be stability?

If you fight again, the price is terrible. Sang Wang cannot retreat and advance, and the affliction in his heart cannot be described in his pen and ink.

"No matter what, we can't let this Tang army go! Otherwise, God knows what they will do!" After some trade-offs, Sang Wang decided to eat the Tang army at all costs. He gritted his teeth and issued an order: "Imperial Guard, go again!"

The imperial guards rushed up again after receiving the order.

Ge Shuhan saw it and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "The Tubo people finally can't help it! It's time! Shake the flag!"

The soldier shook the flag with the words "Ge Shu" written on it, and heard a thunderous sound suddenly coming, shaking the earth trembled.

When Sang Wang looked at it, he saw a smooth water line appearing in front of him, rushing towards them quickly.

"Isn't it just a reinforcement? Look at this, there are only two thousand people! I'm worried that I have no place to vent my anger!" Sang Wang didn't care at all after seeing the situation clearly.

"Master, there is a Tang army here! There is a Tang army here too! There is aside!" The guards were so scared that their faces changed color and reminded Sang Wang.

Sang Wang was still disdainful and looked around. He saw that there were Tang Dynasty cavalry in front, back and left and right, rushing towards the Tubo army in an orderly battle formation.

There are four teams of cavalry, each with a small number of people, only about two thousand. Sangwang had 20,000 people, and he still had an advantage in military strength against ten thousand Tang troops. It is logical that he was not afraid. But now it is different. His army and Geshuhan's two thousand light infantry have been fighting for so long, and they have almost consumed it. Not only are there heavy casualties, but also because of too much morale decline.

Morale was one that was strong, two declined, and three were exhausted. After fighting for a long time, the Tubo army did not get any cheapness, but also paid a high price. This itself would have a great blow to morale. If he annihilated Geshuhan's two thousand infantry, the morale of the Tubo army would not be exhausted, but increased.

Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty cavalry suddenly appeared, and it was too late for Sang Wang to change the deployment.

The most important thing is that when the two armies are fighting in full swing, reinforcements from one side will appear, no matter how many people are, they will cause huge psychological panic to the enemy.

Whether it is the Huns, Xianbei, Turks, or Tubo people on the grassland, they all have one thing in common, that is, they are barbaric and backward. When they fight, they advance if they are beneficial, and when they are unfavorable, they will scatter birds and beasts.

The Tang army's cavalry was in a majestic formation and numerous people. The Tubo soldiers saw it and were shocked in their hearts. They didn't know who shouted "Escape quickly". They escaped a large number of people.

The only thing that no one escaped was the imperial guards, who were still in a neat formation and ready to fight. It was indeed not fortunate that the imperial guards could become the backbone of the Tubo army, so Geshuhan nodded secretly and praised.

"Fight to death! Fight to death! Those who retreated will be executed!" Sang Wang pulled out a scimitar and cut over a runaway Tubo soldier. His personal guards also drew out a scimitar and killed the escaped Tubo soldiers.

After their efforts, the Tubo soldiers' formation was slightly boosted. At this moment, the Tang cavalry had already rushed forward. The bows and arrows in the hands of the Tang army were powerful, and the arrows shot like rain, killing many Tubo soldiers.

The distance was almost the same. The Tang army put away their bows and arrows, raised their horse spears, and rushed towards the Tubo army. The horse spears were followed by horizontal swords. After the Tang army's rush, the Tubo army suffered many casualties.

Geshuhan was determined to eat the 5,000 Tubo imperial guards and commanded two teams of cavalry to attack the imperial guards from front to back. The imperial guards were attacked from both sides and showed good qualities, without any panic. They split into two, held bows and arrows in their hands, and rushed towards the Tang army.

The Tubo people's cavalry and shooting skills are not necessarily worse than those of the Tang army, but one thing is that their bows and arrows are not as far as the Tang army's bows and arrows, and they can't reach the Tang army, so they shoot a lot of bows and arrows, and the formation looks a bit messy.

The imperial guards did not panic under the attack of the Tang army's arrow rain and rushed over. When they were able to reach the Tang army, they pulled the bow and shot arrows, and many Tang soldiers were caught off guard.

The distance was almost the same. The imperial guards put away their bows and arrows, raised their spears, and rushed forward. They collided with the Tang army holding a horse spear. The people shouted and the horses were neighing. There were many people who fell from the two armies, and the next one was the horizontal knife slashing the machete.

The two armies fought in close combat, and it was difficult to distinguish and it was difficult to decide the outcome for a while.

Geshuhan made a quick decision, leaving behind two thousand cavalry and light infantry to deal with the rest of the army, and then dispatched a cavalry to deal with the Tubo imperial guards. Even if other troops escaped, it didn't matter. He just needed to annihilate the imperial guards. Even if the victory was won, it would still be a big victory.

When another Tang cavalry rushed over, the Tubo imperial guards could no longer resist and the formation was in chaos. The Tang army was greatly motivated and they fought hard. After a fierce attack, the Tubo imperial guards fled in all directions.

The Imperial Army was the backbone of the Tubo army. The Imperial Army was in chaos, so there was no need to mention the other troops. They were in chaos and fled in all directions. Geshuhan commanded the Tang army to bite the Imperial Army and must be wiped out completely.

After chasing for thirty miles, the imperial guards were almost gone and they had completely lost their combat power.

It is no longer meaningful to chase again. Geshuhan gathered his troops and counted them slightly. There were less than 2,000 casualties, while Tubo suffered more than 10,000 casualties, and Sangwang's 20,000 troops could not enter the battle in a short period of time.

As for Sang Wang, Geshuhan sent a team of people to pursue him, but he escaped. It doesn't matter. After the Tang army came to Luoshen, he had nowhere to escape.

The results of this battle were brilliant, and it was the first battle since Geshuhan became the vanguard, and he fought very beautifully.

Geshuhan has extraordinary talents and has accurately speculated about the thoughts of the Tubo people. He knew that Tubo would inevitably send troops to stabilize the Yak River, and sent a large number of scouts while crossing the Yak River.

The scouts sent by Geshuhan were not only Tang army scouts, but also Tubo slaves. The slaves hated the slave masters. The Tang army gave them freedom, gave them rich men, treated them as human beings, and made them grateful. They naturally had to complete what Geshuhan told them. In addition, they were very familiar with the local area, so it was easy to detect Sang Wang's actions.

Geshuhan knew Sang Wang's situation very clearly, but Sang Wang knew nothing about Geshuhan. He fell into Geshuhan's plan and returned home in a big defeat.

This should be the vanguard of Tubo. Now taking the opportunity to march will inevitably bring great benefits. Geshuhan gathered his army and led his army to advance south again.

Half a day later, a group of people rushed over from the north, and it was Cheng Xiaotian who came with a few people.

Cheng Xiaotian should be coming with a large army. It is impossible for him to come with these people. Ge Shuhan knew that there must be something big, so he hurriedly went up to him: "General Cheng is here, don't know what is the priority?"

The military situation is urgent and there is no chill. Cheng Xiaotian said his purpose: "The Grand Marshal wants me to take charge of you for the time being. General Geshu, the Grand Marshal wants you to hurry back to the camp and said that there is something important to discuss with you."

Geshu Han was very surprised: "What is the important thing? Everything was discussed before entering the army, we all know what happened?"
Chapter completed!