The morning light dews slightly, and the sky has just cleared.
The morning breeze after the rain floated leisurely, carrying the fragrance of green grass in the mountains. The sound of fighting in the distance was faintly audible, and it was as close as the buzzing of insects in the ears.
The Tang Dynasty attacked the city!
Meiguxi packed up his luggage and sent people to give orders to various ministries: Go down the mountain and attack the Tang people!
There was a commotion in the mountains and forests. Soldiers from various tribes put on their bows and knives, led their horses, and slowly went down the mountain along the valley road.
There are more than 7,000 of them in total. They come from Hezhou and Linzhou counties. They are all carefully selected warriors from the tribe. Among them, there are nearly 3,000 cavalry. If they attack Lanzhou City directly from the foothills, they will only have to travel ten miles, and they will arrive in a blink of an eye.
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Zhuang Lang and other men from Lanzhou spent a lot of money and talked earnestly to finally convince the tribal chiefs and the elders agreed to send troops. Meiguxi felt that there was no problem. There was a saying in the Tang Dynasty that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, which refers to the current situation.
Once Lanzhou is lost, if they don't leave, but go directly south along the Agan River Valley to attack Hezhou, Linzhou and other places, what will everyone do? Wait to die? Escape? Neither seems to be a good choice.
The best way is to take advantage of the main force of the Tang people to besiege Lanzhou, suddenly rush out from behind them, cooperate inside and outside, and defeat the Tang army.
This is not the Tang army of more than a hundred years ago. After being defeated once, it could continue to organize a larger army. They have learned that the Tang people are also fighting endlessly internally. Once the Lingwu County King is defeated, he may
We will give up conquering He, Lin, Lan, Shan, Min and other states, and everyone's safety will be guaranteed.
This is what Meiguxi is doing now, he wants to defeat the Tang army.
The infantry have begun to form down the mountain, and the cavalry has led the horses out of the mountain path. Lanzhou City in the distance is clearly visible, and groups of Tang troops are attacking the city like a tide.
Meiguxi felt as if he could hear the sound of dense arrows piercing the air, as well as the desperate screams of people on the verge of death.
This is the feeling, kill! Kill all those Tang people!
The cavalrymen began to mount their horses.
Of course he knew that there were Tang Dynasty cavalry moving nearby, and there were also several Tang Dynasty strongholds with soldiers guarding them, as if to guard against them attacking from the flanks.
But so what? With three thousand cavalry here, they can quickly rush to the vicinity of their rear formation without killing many people, and their military morale is in chaos. In the long-term tribal vendetta, Meigu has seen many such scenes.
, even if the Tang people were stronger, there would be no exceptions.
Being attacked from both sides is a death situation!
A horn sounded not far away, which was a signal for the Tang people to summon their troops. Meigu ignored it and let the cavalry start jogging.
In order to avoid the Tang Dynasty's search, they hid a little far away. They couldn't sprint now, otherwise their horses would be exhausted when they got close. Fortunately, the terrain near Lanzhou was really wonderful, the mountains and forests were dense, and there were many tunnels.
Where they hide.
Kill, kill, and reap the rewards!
Zhang Yanqiu received the news immediately, and the backup plan left by the commander really worked!
Do I have to make meritorious deeds just now?
Zhang Yanqiu quickly gathered troops and horses, more than 600 in total, all veterans of the Zhenwu Army.
The sources are very mixed. There was the Shatuo cavalry brought over by Li Guochang when he was the envoy of the Zhenwu Army. They were still in Shengzhou when they rebelled, and did not have time to follow them. Later, they stopped rebelling at all and continued to work for the court, and the money they received was more.
When Qibizhang was appointed as the governor of the Zhenwu Army, he added some Tiele cavalry. However, when he was driven away, these cavalry did not follow him and chose to continue serving as yamen soldiers.
Of course, the largest number is the old cavalry team of the original Zhenwu Army. They are mainly Han Chinese, Uighurs, and Dangxiang people. There are more than 2,000 cavalry in total. Now they are scattered everywhere to guard against Tibet. Zhang Yanqiu was able to summon only more than 600 in a hurry.
But he is not without back-ups. Sun Ba, the Tiande Army envoy, still has Qianqi in his hand, which is the general reserve team. It is led by Tian Xing, the You Yi envoy, and is stationed at the back. At this time, when he received the news, he should have mobilized
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The sound of the horns was continuous and filled the entire northern foot of Wogan Ridge. After receiving the news, the cavalry of the Zhenwu Army took action one after another and assembled towards the enemy's haunts.
Since I followed Marshal Shao, I naturally had to show some skills so that I could ask for rewards from him after the war.
Liang Hanyong rode a maroon war horse, followed by several friends from Jinyang. He led the way and was unparalleled in his bravery.
"Whoosh!" The Tibetan cavalry on the opposite side fired an arrow. Fortunately, it missed slightly.
Liang Hanyong was furious, I want to compete with you in the Kung Fu of Immediate Fighting, but you actually shoot an arrow?
The bay-red horse rushed up like lightning, stabbed, picked, and tossed again, and the bodies of the Tibetan cavalry crashed onto the grass.
A seventeen-year-old boy already has such courage!
The Zhenwu Army cavalry rushed towards the Tubo people from the diagonal thrusts, but they ignored them and continued to rush forward.
Meiguxi had only one target, and that was the Tang Army troops under Lanzhou City. He had a hunch that as soon as he got close, the other side would be frightened and in chaos, which gave him an opportunity to charge into the formation.
Of course, there are cavalry on the main force of the Tang Dynasty, but they were too spread out before and were diverted too much by Zhuang Lang's cavalry. The remaining ones at this time were in the wrong position. They were mainly to defend the city instead of targeting them.
Make arrangements in case of an attack from behind.
Success or failure depends on this!
But another group of cavalry emerged from the oblique stab...
"Kill!" Under Lanzhou City, hundreds of soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding long spears marched in like a forest.
A large gap has been opened in the city wall. Judging from the materials at the collapsed site, it should have been newly repaired not long ago. It was built in a hurry, and the quality can be imagined.
However, a city wall is a city wall, and no matter how crude it is, it still provides considerable protection for the defenders. So much so that the Dingnan Army lost several siege vehicles and many men were killed and wounded before they achieved a breakthrough.
Of course, we should also thank the Tubo people for this. The city wall has not been used for more than a hundred years, and it was urgently built when the time came. There was a shortage of materials and labor everywhere, so that it turned out to be a shoddy project. If what is in front of everyone today is Xiazhou City,
It's better to do the mental arithmetic before it's too late. It can't be broken through a forceful attack.
The fight for the gap was fierce.
The Tubo people no longer held back, and more than a thousand elite troops were mobilized.
Of course, they have their own logic when fighting. When to use slaves and when to use elites, they have to be clear. At this time, slaves can no longer be used, whether it is party slaves, Han slaves or other slaves.
, will not work. Once it collapses, the headquarters behind it will also collapse, which is very worthless.
The entry of elite fresh troops had an effect. They first fired with bows and arrows, and the soldier Tielin on the opposite side just passed through a rugged pile of rubble and was not well protected by his large shield, so he suddenly fell down.
After shooting the arrows, several brave Baihu and their men rushed forward, like a mad tiger.
The dozens of Tielin troops at the front could not withstand the attack, resulting in many casualties, and the front line tended to retreat.
"Kick them back!"
Yang Liang, who was transferred from the state army to the Tielin army as a tenth general, was furious. He pushed away the shield bearer beside him and stepped forward with a spear. He first stabbed to death the Tubo sergeant who rushed the fastest, and then avoided the enemy who came one after another.
After a series of stabbing blows, he stabbed again and killed another person.
"Don't act like a woman and kill me!"
The Tubo sergeant did not believe in evil and stabbed him with several spears. Yang Liang moved left and right, holding a spear shaft in his left armpit, and drew out a horizontal knife with his right hand and stabbed him straight. Another Tubo sergeant finished his attack.
After killing three people in a row, the Tubo people were a little frightened, and the movements under their hands could not help but slow down.
"What are you waiting for? Kick them back!" Yang Liang yelled for the second time.
The sergeants responded loudly, and stepped forward with their spears in hand, stabbing repeatedly, suffocating the momentum of the Tibetan people's advance.
"Whoosh!" An arrow flew and hit the shoulder of Yang Liang, who was fighting fiercely.
Yang Liang was in pain, pointed in the direction of the arrow and shouted: "I won't pull out this arrow until I kill you!"
After saying that, he took a card from his side, picked up a machete in his right hand, and rushed forward with his head covered. Wherever he passed, he slashed with the knife, completely ignoring the weapons that the enemy was calling on him, and just relied on his two weapons.
Iron armor carries it hard.
The archer who made the sneak attack turned pale, but he was not too panicked. After all, there were many people in front of him.
Yang Liang was still charging forward, staring at the archer with murderous intent.
The Tielin sergeants followed behind Yang Liang, their faces flushed, roaring angrily, and their long steps constantly helping him block attacks from the side.
After cutting down two people in succession, Yang Liang, covered in wounds, rushed to the stunned archer.
The archer subconsciously wanted to escape.
"Poof!" He raised the knife and dropped it, and the archer died with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Kill the thief!" Yang Liang held the head of the Tibetan archer in his hand, threw it into the crowd of Tubo people, and shouted.
"Kill the thieves!" the sergeants shouted in response, and with great morale, they pushed the Tibetans back.
War is like this, it is about courage. If your momentum is stronger than the opponent, you can kill the opponent and make him retreat. If you don't, you will be killed and retreat.
After the offensive of the new Tibetan army was contained, the soldiers of Tielin who rushed into the city stood firm.
As time went by, more and more people came in, and the types of soldiers also became richer. It was no longer just riflemen like before, but now many people carrying rifles and bows crowded in.
Relying on their skillful skills and tacit cooperation, they gradually gained the upper hand. The balance of victory and defeat seemed to have begun to tilt in one direction.