Chapter 460 World War (3) 'For the Leader? Yu Yujia
Chapter 460 World War (3) "For the Alliance Leader? Yu Yu adds more"
Author: The best is like no water
Chapter 460 World War (3) "For the Alliance Leader? Yu Yu adds more"
Li Yunze knew very clearly that what he wanted to do was what the Tubo people were desperately trying to prevent.
It is indeed convenient and quick to walk to the foot of Tianshan Mountain, but the Tubo people think so too.
He even had a rough inference of the Tibetan people's arrangements.
After the reinforcements arrive at Kucha, the Tibetans will continue to come to test and engage in confrontation, step by step along the Tianshan Mountains to the west to intercept them, and try every means to attack the large-scale transport convoy.
This is a typical way to lure the enemy deeper. When they are exhausted after traveling more than a thousand miles westward, the real main force of the Tibetan army will attack from front to back and surround Li Yunze's troops.
To the south is the Hanhai Sea and to the north is the Tianshan Mountains.
The Tang army, which is exhausted and has lost most of its supplies, will encounter a fierce attack by a huge army far beyond imagination.
The Tang army, which was surrounded by enemies from both sides, was mostly new soldiers. Even if they became white, there was nothing they could do.
The equipment of the Tang Army was indeed excellent, but the source of its strength was the people who used the equipment.
He even deduced the battlefield planned by the Tubo people for the decisive battle, which must be in the Gumo Kingdom.
Since he knew the enemy's strategy, he naturally could not follow the enemy's arrangements, so Li Yunze had his own plan.
Speaking of which, Li Yunze's strategic plan was very simple, which was to use the terrain to form a huge encirclement within a wider scope.
The Tubo people wanted to use the Tianshan Mountains and the vast sea. It was a coincidence that Li Yunze also wanted to use them.
They blocked the mountain passes in various places in the Tianshan Mountains and left heavy troops in Yanqi to lock the exits of the pockets. The reinforcements went south across the vast sea, cutting off the Tibetan people's logistics lines, and finally arrived at Shule to relieve the siege at Chengchu, and at the same time locked the entrance to the pocket array.
Again, without enough supplies, no matter how many troops there are, it will be a dead end.
Even the more soldiers and horses there are, the faster they will die.
As long as Li Yunze can cut off the Tibetan supply line to the south of the Hanhai, the Tibetan army trapped at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains will be doomed.
Moreover, the Tibetan garrison can also be used to train new recruits along the way, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
It's just a simple counter-encirclement carried out on a larger scale.
The captains were stunned when they heard this. They never expected that Li Yunze could resolve the crisis so easily.
From the north to the south, the width of the vast sea varies from hundreds of miles to more than a thousand miles. As long as a few specific routes are blocked, it will really be impossible to get out.
At least from a strategic point of view, the captains were convinced.
Next, it depends on how to implement it successfully tactically.
After explaining, Li Yunze's face darkened, "I will only say this this time. From now on, whoever dares to question me will have to raise his head to see you!"
In this world, he does not have the illustrious martial arts skills of Li Jing, nor has he ever been involved in the military system. It can be said that he has no interaction with the soldiers and horses under his command.
It is precisely because of this that in order to maintain the morale of the army, he had to explain his battle plan to the captains.
In the Ming Dynasty, anyone who dared to question him would have been engaged in military law long ago.
Next, everyone from the captain to the sergeant saw what Li Yunze was capable of.
A huge army, and even a larger transport team, are still marching in an environment like the vast sea, and the difficulty of scheduling can be imagined.
However, Li Yunze arranged everything in an orderly manner, issued various orders in a smooth manner, and maintained the marching team alive.
What's even more exaggerated is that with only a small number of local guides who relied solely on experience, Li Yunze was always able to find the most suitable marching route, avoiding the dangerous and difficult desert environment and walking on the solid Gobi desert suitable for marching.
Especially the oases along the way are almost impossible to miss.
What is the most important thing in the desert?
Of course it’s water!
A person can carry on without eating for several days.
But if you don't drink water, you will be unbearably thirsty for a day.
This is especially true in an environment where the sun is strong during the day and evaporates body moisture on a large scale.
Li Yunze was able to find the oasis not because he opened his third eye on his forehead, but because he used a drone to conduct a large-scale reconnaissance from the sky.
After all, in an open environment like a desert, it is not very difficult to find traces of oasis at high altitude.
Tens of thousands of horses and tens of thousands of four-wheeled carts avoided all dangers, including sandstorms.
You can stay near an oasis almost every night along the way, and use quilts, blankets, and cotton clothes to resist the cold night. When you get up in the morning, eat and drink enough to fill up with settled water before setting off.
Due to proper coordination, this large-scale Tang army, led by Li Yunze, only spent more than ten days on its way south to the west bank of Lop Nur.
In later generations, Lop Nur was synonymous with dry land.
When he was in the Han Dynasty, Zhang Qian once told Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, "Loulan, the city of Shiyi has a city wall and is adjacent to the salt lake."
This salt lake is Lop Nur.
Two hundred years ago, after the Northern Wei Dynasty destroyed Loulan, this place was gradually abandoned and deserted.
At this time, there is still a drainage area of tens of thousands of square kilometers.
Of course, now it is not called Lop Nur, it is called Peacock Sea.
Looking at the vast mist and lush scenery in front of him, Li Yunze shook his head repeatedly.
Because he knew very clearly that the scene in front of him was purely due to the short-term prosperity caused by the inflow of water from the Tarim River, Kongque River and other rivers.
As these desert rivers dry up, they will quickly wither and become a small saltwater lake. The entire time suitable for human habitation is only two or three months in a year, and it will directly become a seasonal lake.
Drinking water is only available for two or three months, so it is destined to be impossible to live here for a long time.
This is also the fundamental reason why Loulan people finally gave up here.
After all, for most of the year, only the salt water lake remains, or even no salt water at all, making it impossible to live in it.
Naturally, Li Yunze would not stay here longer. After two days of repairs, he quickly headed west and arrived at Dianhe City.
Not surprisingly, Dianhe City was already occupied by the Tubo people.
Seeing the Tang army appear, the Tubo people were obviously shocked and panicked and closed the city gates to defend.
This city has adobe walls, and the walls are not high.
Li Yunze was in a hurry, so he naturally didn't make any complicated large-scale siege equipment. He just made some long ladders and started to attack the city.
There is no such thing as a siege of three and one missing. It is just a matter of bullying. There are only a few hundred Tibetans defending the city, and they are very simply besieged on all sides.
The Tang army arrived too suddenly, and the defenders made no preparations at all.
All they can do is stand on top of the city in vain, shoot arrows and dance with swords.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, who were half-clad like an iron can, completely ignored the bows, arrows, swords and guns, and rushed up the ladder.
Just as Li Yunze had thought before, he would take advantage of the march to train the new recruits into veterans.
The biggest difference between new recruits and veterans is whether they have been on the battlefield.
Most of the troops who attacked the city this time were new soldiers.
Li Yunze, who was sitting on the horse, quietly watched the Tang army attacking the city on the east side of the city.
He saw a soldier from the Tang Army, holding a bow and arrow at the foot of the city, and fired more than ten arrows in succession, each of which hit a defender.
Such wonderful shooting skills made Li Yunze couldn't help but nod and say, "Good archery skills!"
There are many people who are good at archery during training on weekdays, but those who can shoot well on the battlefield are all master archers.
Because this requires a high level of mentality, Li Yunze himself is a master of archery, so he naturally understands this very well.
He paid attention to the Tang Army soldier, silently watching him put away his bow and arrows, and climbed up the city wall step by step with a horizontal knife in his mouth.
“We’ve climbed up first! Some warriors have climbed up first~~~”
The cheers of the Tang army rang out all around. The one who gets there first will always be the first among all the merits. This is a perfect display of courage, strength and luck.
The merit of climbing first is also the fastest way for ordinary sergeants to cross the steps and stand out from ordinary sergeants.
Of course, it is also the most dangerous.
Usually, nine of the ten warriors who ascended first would die on the top of the city.
Fortunately, the opponent this time was too weak, and the warrior who arrived first successfully protected the breach and received support from the brothers who followed.
More and more Tang troops boarded the city walls and began to advance everywhere. The defenders gradually became exhausted and began to collapse.
Seeing this, Li Yunze simply stood up and picked up Maza, "It's over, get ready to enter the city."
The Tubo people's ability to defend the city was not bad, but it was a pity that they were completely unprepared this time, and they were too weak and were defeated directly.
After two days of repairs in Dianhe City, when the subsequent troop convoys arrived one after another, Li Yunze selected a group of three thousand soldiers and horses to stay and garrison, and also left them with enough supplies for several months.
"Repair the city wall, prepare supplies to defend the city, and cut down all the poplar trees outside the city."
Li Yunze's order to the defenders was very clear: "Cut off the supply line here and hold it!"
The Tang army soon set off westward again, and the vanguard arrived at Qiemo seven or eight days later.
During the Han Dynasty, this was the Qiemo Kingdom, and Zhang Qian discovered it.
By the time of the Sui Dynasty, the Sui Dynasty established Qiemo County here and sent prisoners to work in the fields and guard the border.
Historically, Xuanzang also passed by here when he returned to Chang'an City.
When Cheng Yaojin went westward, he sent Cheng Chumo to capture this place.
When Cheng Chumo left, less than a thousand people were left to garrison.
Not surprisingly, the Tubo army came over and occupied this place.
This time the Tibetan defenders were somewhat on guard, and the number of defenders reached two to three thousand.
Not surprisingly, it was still a siege.
This time, Li Yunze was not in a hurry to start fighting. Instead, he set up camp outside the city, cut down trees to make siege equipment, and waited for the arrival of subsequent troops before attacking the city.
But that night, something unexpected happened.
There were shouts of killing everywhere in the city, flames shot into the sky, and even the city gates near the Tang Army's barracks were opened.
A school captain asked Li Yunze what to do, and Li Yunze simply said, "What else can I do? The city gates are open, so of course I have to rush in immediately!"
The captain asked slightly anxiously, "What if it's a trap?"
"Where did there come from so many traps? This is just an old and dilapidated small town. There is not even an urn fortress. Don't miss it when the opportunity arises. Rush in immediately!"
As the Tang army's cavalry roared into the city, the night battle was declared to end prematurely.
By daybreak, the truth about last night's chaos was finally revealed.
The residents of Qiemo City are basically survivors of the former Sui Dynasty. After the arrival of the Tubo people, their brutal oppression aroused their anger and resistance.
Yesterday we learned that the main force of the Tang army had arrived outside the city, and that night they launched an attack on the Tibetans. They even released the previously defeated and captured Tang army.
Li Yunze, who learned the ins and outs of the incident, received local prominent figures in the city.
Hearing this, he appeased and said, "From now on, you are all citizens of the Tang Dynasty, and you will have the protection of the Tang Dynasty. You will be rewarded for your contribution to seizing the city."
When the leading figures left happily, Li Yunze called the captain who was scheduled to stay behind in Qiemo and told him, "When the Tubo people come, you must keep an eye on these people. If you can betray the first time, you can betray the second time. You have to find a way."
Divide them up and absorb the available ones as soon as possible. We must stay here until the end!"