On the road from Jincheng County to Huining County, the team fleeing eastward was like a well-fed long snake, slowly squirming its bloated body.
Even people riding horses cannot move forward quickly because their relatives, friends, wives and children are all in the team, and there are not so many horses for people to ride on. Moreover, they also carry food, water, and those things that cannot be parted with.
Family wealth.
The sound of crying and howling never stopped in the team, and the men's rough curses also continued to sound.
Leaving one's homeland and traveling a long distance to escape is always the most tragic sight in human history.
From time to time there will be riots in the team, because evil people are like a fish in water at this time, and they will take advantage of the crisis to step on those who are in trouble.
Under such a chaotic situation, the team kept moving forward.
Not far behind them, more than 20,000 Tibetan cavalrymen had already passed through Bohan and Jincheng with red eyes and quickly caught up with them, kicking up dust all over the sky.
The prey is ahead, and the joy of harvest begins to rise in the hearts of the Tubo people. Their smiles reveal ferociousness, and everyone is constantly urging their horses, ready to launch the most deadly attack on the prey at any time.
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"They're catching up..."
"Go quickly, go quickly."
There were loud screams and cries, and the figure of the Tubo Ranger finally appeared in the sight of the people at the end of the group fleeing eastward, which triggered people's panic.
People began to throw away their burdens and flee in all directions. From the moment they fled, people had lost the courage to fight against the enemy and protect themselves.
The scattered Tubo Rangers did not intend to pay attention to them. They were surprised by the hugeness of this team. The endless team seemed to stretch to the horizon.
Some of the rangers immediately turned around and went back to report to the army, while others moved forward again, wanting to see how big the prey was and whether there was any danger.
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Several horses galloped over and dismounted not far from Xu Shiji. "Report to the general, the Tubo people have caught up with them. There are more than 20,000 horses, all cavalry. They are coming very fast. The horses and men look a little tired. They must be on their way."
, I never had a good rest.”
This is the latest news that the scouts have discovered, and it is also the news that Xu Shiji wants to hear most. Ever since they passed through Jincheng, the whereabouts of the Tibetan people have been unable to escape the eyes of the army of scouts.
The detection reports are getting faster and more frequent, which shows that the Tibetans are marching very fast, almost catching up with the cavalry charge, showing that the Tibetans are on their way with all their strength, and they have been dazzled by the coming victory.
There was no danger at all.
Xu Shiji's heart beat vigorously. He looked up at the sky, waved his hand for the scouts to explore again, turned around and ordered Ashina who was next to him again: "You and General Xiao will command two thousand cavalry to form the army."
First, let everyone cheer up and prepare to engage the enemy."
At this time, he already had a plan in mind. The Tubo people were unprepared and had traveled a long distance. They made almost all the mistakes they could make.
Such an enemy is naturally the favorite of the generals. Not to mention the 7,000 men under Xu Shiji's command, even with 1,000 men, the chances of victory are extremely high.
The military order had been passed down, and the army began to stir.
They have been stationed here for two days. They knew that the war was about to start, but the period of waiting was the most difficult period. Many Tang army soldiers were anxious. Experienced generals knew that there was no need to calm the soldiers, because a little anxiety was
A manifestation of morale.
This shows that the soldiers are eager to fight the enemy.
Now that it was finally time to start the war, everyone in the Tang army was excited. They arranged their weapons and armor, comforted the horses, and tightened the saddle girdle. Just a quick glance showed that they were experienced warriors, so that both themselves and the horses could be satisfied.
Be nervous, but not overly excited.
The warlikeness and well-trained training of the Kansai people were fully reflected at this moment. Adult men are almost no strangers to war. This is the capital of the Kansai people to compete for world supremacy, and Li Yuan can easily gather nearly five people in Kansai.
The 600,000-strong army, all with impressive fighting prowess, all originated from this.
Seven leading captains and three generals gather together in one place. This is the final pre-war mobilization. Afterwards, the captains will implement the commander's tactical arrangements and reflect them in the battle.
"The Tubo people have been attacking for a long time, and now they have no strength left. As the saying goes, the mantis stalks the cicada while the oriole is behind them. We are the oriole now. When their people disperse and we feel that they have a good chance of winning, we will rush forward.
When the time comes, we will divide into four groups. General Xiao will lead 2,000 people on the left, General Ashina will lead 2,000 people on the right. You two will be the vanguard, and I will lead 2,000 people behind.
The two generals must remember that we are here only to win and not to take credit. If you make a mistake and block the way of our Chinese army, not only will you lose your achievements after the war, but I will punish you with military law."
Xiao Siye and Ashina Danai agreed in unison that fighting was their old profession and they did not need to give too many instructions.
Xu Shiji nodded and said, "Shi Gui."
"The end will be here."
"You lead a thousand people to Jincheng first and occupy the city. I will intercept those who escape. Be sure not to let anyone escape."
"The general will obey the order."
Xu Shiji's arrangements were extremely thorough, but Xiao Siye pondered for a moment and said: "There are many people fleeing eastward. If the Tubo people are among them, we..."
Xu Shiji smiled. If anyone in Henan asked such a question, their heads would probably hang on their pants. If the general personally issued military orders to kill innocent people indiscriminately, wouldn't you be impatient?
Although no one takes human life seriously, reputation is still important.
Of course, now we have to make other calculations. Even if Xiao Siye doesn't mention it, he still has to talk about it, "In the current war, it is natural to be soft-hearted. Otherwise, the defeat will be trivial and the lives of the soldiers will be lost? Anyone who dares to stop
Those who are on their way to the big army should be dispersed first.
Don't fall into a melee. If anyone can't bear to take the sword, speak up as soon as possible. You must know that once we fall into a melee, we have few soldiers and may be defeated in a daze. If that is the case, we might as well join the army to avoid not getting the credit.
, instead of being charged, wouldn’t it be ridiculous?”
Everyone burst into laughter. Everyone knows the principle of not being in charge of troops, but they are afraid that the coach is unwilling to take responsibility. When encountering a coach who is so irresponsible and does not understand military affairs, we can only say that everyone is unlucky and will fight in the future.
It's time for everyone to act more carefully.
Therefore, the generals are surrounded by several confidant generals to lead the troops. Otherwise, like now, they have to test each other before the war, which is very troublesome.
Xu Shiji saw that no one had anything else to say, so he waved his hand vigorously and said, "It's getting late. Before it gets dark, let's take care of the Tubo brats first."
The emphasis of cavalry combat is to hit the target with one hit, and most of the time there will be no dogfights. It will take a longer time to choose a fighter plane, and the most intense cavalry combat will only last for a short period of time, and then it will be a chase to the north.
The Tubo people also came on horseback, so it was not easy to annihilate them all.
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Thirty or forty miles east of Jincheng, shortly after the Tubo cavalry passed by, a black line appeared on the horizon, which was the Tubo advance force.
Accompanied by the thunderous sound of horse hooves, the Tibetan army finally arrived. The Tibetan warriors swarmed in and quickly caught up with the tail of the team fleeing westward.
In the eyes of the people fleeing west, this was the most terrifying scene in the world. The large group of cavalry came over like a tide, and the ground was shaking. The smoke and dust rolled up by the cavalry were overwhelming, sweeping in like a sandstorm, and soon disappeared.
During the day, all you could hear was the rumble of horses' hooves on the ground.
Chaos began to spread rapidly to the front of the team, and people's cries were so loud that they seemed to be able to suppress the sound of horse hooves.
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Young Ma Rong grabbed his wife's arm, took his three-year-old son over, stuffed it into the compartment under the carriage, and pulled out a short knife that he had hidden for a long time.
Ma Rong is a Qiang person who has been living in Jincheng. There are many people with the surname Ma in the northwest, and most of them respect Ma Teng and his son as their ancestors. If you meet people with the surname Ma in the northwest at this time, nine out of ten people with the surname Ma will be Qiang.
The other one is probably of mixed Han and Qiang descent.
Ma Rong is very young, only in his early twenties. He has lived in Jincheng County for three generations. Today is not the first time he has fled eastward with others. Since he was born, he has fled twice, each time waiting for war.
After that, go back to Jincheng.
This time... Ma Rong felt that his family was going to die here. He watched in fear as a large group of cavalry chased him from behind, and people were crying and running away.
In just a blink of an eye, his two brothers and his parents disappeared. Maybe they were scattered by others, maybe they fled driven by fear, who knows.
Ma Rong did not move. He just held his wife's arm tightly. After putting his son down, he kicked and beat his wife into the car. He cut off the reins of the pack horse with a few cuts, and the pack horse and he
Just like those relatives, they disappeared in the blink of an eye.
This carriage is the lifeblood of their family, but now he doesn't care about that much. He just squats on the side of the carriage, hides the dagger behind his back, and keeps shouting, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Run, don’t run.”
I don’t know if I am comforting my wife and children or trying to persuade myself.
In such chaos, his move was undoubtedly the wisest choice. As long as those who escaped had no horses, how could they outrun the galloping cavalry?
Those who escaped on horseback were even more stupid, and they became the first targets of the Tibetan people.
I don’t know how long it took, and I don’t know how many people passed by, but the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, and the center of the Tibetan army finally caught up. The Tibetan warriors, covered in dust and with ferocious faces, roared like ghosts and galloped again.
past.
For Ma Rong, time seems to have passed for a long time...