In their opinion, Jiu She, as the general of Beidi and a highly reused general, would not be easily convinced. But now Tang Ao did it.
Not only did he do it, Tang Ao also got a letter written by Jiu She himself. It was for his family in Shile City. Whether it was dragon teeth or secret fragrance, if he wanted to persuade these people to listen to them, he always had to have a token.
, this letter can play a role in getting them to cooperate.
Of course, this letter was also a clue and fell into the hands of Tang Ao. If Jiushe wanted to betray the Jizhou Army in turn, this letter would be enough to ruin his reputation and put his family in danger.
Jiu She is a smart man, so he would not have thought of these things. But he still wrote this letter, which is enough to prove that he really wants to join the Jizhou Army.
"Send someone to make arrangements immediately. Remember, it must be more realistic." After Tang Ao walked out of the tent, he ordered Shi Lei. It was Tang Ao's desperation to persuade Jiu She. After all, if he really competes in terms of strength now, he
He really is no match for Beidi, so he can only think of solutions from other aspects.
Fortunately, this time the attack was successful and his reputation as King Ji was not ruined.
That night, Jiushe rushed into the house where Chengteba was staying with a knife, wounded two Jizhou soldiers in front of him, took him and robbed two horses, and escaped.
Just as Jiu She and the others escaped from the Jizhou Army camp, Jizhou cavalry chased them. They fired arrows and one of them hit Jiu She's left arm.
"General Jiushe, are you okay?" Chengteba asked nervously. In any case, the other party was injured to save himself, and he was very moved at this moment.
"Master, I'm fine, let's leave quickly, otherwise the Jizhou cavalry will catch up soon and we won't be able to run away." Jiu She wrapped his arms casually and said to Cheng Teba.
The arrows of the Jizhou Army were very short, and even if they were shot on the arm, they would not cause much damage. This ruse was very successful, and at least Cheng Teba had no doubt that he was there.
At that moment, the two of them ran for a while on the official road, then abandoned their horses and headed towards the dense forest beside the road, and soon disappeared in the vast forest.
...
At the foot of Mount Ala.
More than 200,000 troops from Beidi camped here. Just ten miles across from them, the cavalry of the Jizhou Army who arrived here first also began to set up camp.
While setting up camp, the Beidi cavalry launched two attacks in succession, but they were blocked by the two heavy cavalry regiments of the Shanshan Guards, allowing them to return without success.
In the Beidi King's tent, Yi Quxiao looked very ugly and said to the generals: "Is the heavy cavalry of the Jizhou Army really so difficult to deal with? Can't we defeat them?"
Facing the king's rebuke, everyone bowed their heads and remained silent. Only his brother Yi Qushe, the first general of Beidi, stood up and said: "Brother Wang, the armor of the heavy cavalry is so hard that our bows, arrows and swords cannot defeat it.
Injuries are really difficult to deal with. But the good thing is that the heavy cavalry are heavily equipped, so they are more suitable for defense or short-distance attacks, but they will not be able to do it if they are to fight for a long time."
Fortunately, the heavy cavalry still has shortcomings, which makes Yi Quxiao not so angry. "Well, even if that's the case, we might as well wait for the main force of the Jizhou Army to arrive. By the way, do the two teams we sent have any
Is the news coming back?"
"This..." Gongsun Wen noticed that Yi Quxiao's eyes were looking at him when asking questions, and his face turned a little ugly at that moment, "The team sent to Muji City has returned, but they escaped.
, saying that the Jizhou Army was well prepared and they did not enter Muji City."
"What? How is Xu Ba?" Upon hearing this, Yi Quxiao's face became even more ugly.
"Well, he probably died in battle." Gongsun Wen didn't have exact information, but he thought that Dadi's warriors would not surrender, so he answered like this.
"Oh my, I am so angry. This Jizhou army is really difficult to deal with." After hearing that Xu Ba had died in battle, Yi Quxiao had a distressed look on his face.
"The Jizhou Army is very difficult to deal with. But fortunately it is already early July. As long as we persist for two more months, once the heavy snow falls, they will have no choice but to retreat." Gongsun Wen said encouragingly.
I am afraid that if the king and the generals lose their confidence, then this battle will be even more difficult to fight.
As soon as Gongsun Wen finished speaking, the atmosphere in the tent, which was still solemn at first, suddenly relaxed a lot. However, only the elder of the Cheng family, Cheng Situo, still looked very ugly.
News of the sneak attack on Muji City has been sent back. Although it failed, at least it has a result. But there is no news of his son's journey to Tebana until now. He has a feeling that it is more likely to be bad than good.
.
Thinking of his son dying in battle like this, Chengsi Tuo felt waves of heartache.
Fortunately, the heartache didn't last long. Jiushe appeared in front of the camp with Chengteba and saw his son coming back alive. At this moment, Chengsituo didn't care about the failed sneak attack and grabbed his son's hand.
He looked at his arm carefully and said: "General Jiu She has had a hard journey, go and rest."
He had worked hard to protect the young master and escaped, but he only received the word "hard work". Even the clan leader didn't even look at him. At this moment, Jiu She felt very disappointed and strengthened his determination to surrender to King Ji.
However, Jiushe completely let go of his thoughts and decided to side with Tang Ao, and then took a special bus to sell him. According to what he said, it was precisely because of his wrong command that the army fell into Jizhou.
Army ambush.
Cheng Teba also said that originally he was going to send a team to test it out and withdraw immediately if something went wrong. However, it was precisely because of Jiushe's carelessness that the entire army was dispatched, and he fell into the trap of the Jizhou Army.
Eventually the entire army was wiped out.
This is obviously to say that white is black. Jiu She had just rescued Cheng Teba back to the camp, and he was sold so quickly. The grievance and feeling cannot be expressed in words.
Although Chengtepa's words did not seem to be completely believed by Chengsituo, in order to maintain his son's face, he still reprimanded Jiushe in front of everyone and allowed him to take the blame and perform meritorious service. This also made Jiushe completely
He understood that he was indeed a dog raised by Chengshi. Even so, there was no need to blame him for biting his owner.
On the third day after Cheng Teba and Jiu She returned to the army, the main force of Jizhou Army finally arrived in front of Ala Mountain. Ji Wang Tang Ao finally arrived.
In front of Ala Mountain, where not many people usually show up, an army of 300,000 to 400,000 people and hundreds of thousands of civilians gathered here. At the foot of the originally very empty mountain, there were many flags. From a distance, there were endless military camps.
The arrival of Tang Ao also heralded the beginning of the war. The morning after Tang Ao's army arrived, the sound of horns could be heard throughout the mountains. More than 200,000 cavalrymen of the Beidi Army mounted their horses and prepared to attack.
The momentum comes slowly.
"Fight!"
Tang Ao was riding on the snow-treading jade white dragon and said with an expression on his face.
Although the number of cavalry was far less than that of the opponent, Tang Ao still fought resolutely because he knew that if he did not dare to fight continuously, it would cause serious damage to the morale of the army, and the next battle would be even harder to fight.
Not counting civilians, nearly 200,000 Jizhou troops also took up their positions. The Second Firearms Regiment was placed in the center of the army, and on their left and right were 50,000 reserve soldiers responsible for protecting their safety.
Taking into account the range issue of the Sky Cannon, the power of the artillery is now more suitable for siegeing cities and attacking close targets. It is really not suitable for such plain field battles.
When the power of artillery cannot be exerted, the Jizhou Army's advantage cannot be truly reflected. This is where it becomes difficult to fight a big battle.
Tang Ao has already made up his mind. When he returns to Jicheng, he must have a good discussion with the master craftsmen of the Ordnance Bureau. Both the power and range of the artillery must be strengthened. Especially the latter.
This will affect whether the Jizhou Army is strong and whether it can win every battle.
The power of the artillery could not be exerted, so the bird bombing team became the main force. Under the leadership of Xiao Jin, hundreds of birds had already ascended into the sky with tube thunders, and they would just wait for the right opportunity to drop one after another.
Thunder caused a certain amount of chaos to the Beidi Army.
But Tang Ao was not optimistic about the Bird Bombing Team. This was in the wild, and the wind was strong. The weight of the tube mine was relatively light. Once it was thrown from the sky, no one knew where it would eventually land.
And considering that the Beidi cavalry are good at shooting, the birds cannot fly too low, which further affects their performance.
In the final analysis, the frightening significance of the bird bombing team is greater than the significance of actual attack.
In addition to the artillery being deployed, hundreds of chariots were also placed on the battlefield. This may be the only way to curb the attack of the Beidi cavalry. In order to prevent the overthrow of the combat power under Jincheng, the first
, the Second Field Army will be responsible for their safety.
In addition, 10,000 tiger soldiers were placed directly in front of the central army to ensure that this place would not be easily hit hard or even penetrated by the attack of Beidi cavalry. Then 25,000 Shanshan Guards,
Fifty thousand barbarians and 10,000 field army light cavalry also stood in formation, preparing to charge into the battlefield.
Compared with the Jizhou Army's focus on defense here, Beidi chose to focus on offense this time.
According to Yi Quxiao's idea, if the Jizhou Army can be severely damaged in one battle, it would be best to force them to withdraw. Even if it is not possible, it is necessary to vigorously consume the opponent's strength and let them know how powerful they are, so as to prepare for the next step.
Prolonged confrontation lays a good foundation.
The best result is of course to decide the outcome in one battle. For this goal, Yi Quxiao went out in person, and the two clan elders, Gongsun Wen and Chengsi Tuo, also appeared on the battlefield with their elite cavalry.
