"The fourth team, go up with reinforcements! The fifth team, capture the valley entrance!"
Seeing that the third group of charging soldiers on his side had already gone up the hillside, Muhammad Suben Hussein was so excited that his face was red with blood. He pulled out the scimitar from his waist and rushed to the place where he was still standing.
The remaining two reserve teams under Mu'alun Ibn Hassan, who were waiting a hundred steps away, roared at the top of their lungs.
"Roar!"
Two armies with completely different equipment collided suddenly on the hillside, and a fierce battle broke out. In the flash of swords, heads rolled to the ground. It was really cruel. The two reserve soldiers with two thousand troops each were watching in rapt attention.
, suddenly heard the commander personally running to give the order, not daring to delay at all, he shouted and ran forward, rushing all the way to the hillside, while the other group roared towards the valley road.
"Boom, boom, boom..."
As soon as they saw the Dashi reserve team charging forward, the artillerymen of the Tang Dynasty, who didn't know where to use their force, became energetic, and they vigorously directed rounds of artillery fire at the heads of the surging Dashi officers and soldiers.
, the sound was like thunder, and explosion points were everywhere, but the rate of fire was limited. After three rounds, the Dashi officers and soldiers had already rushed up the hillside. At this time, both the infantry artillery and the heavy artillery had no shooting angle at this time, and they could only
Stopped helplessly.
"Fifth Company, Sixth Company, follow me, move to the left, and seal the valley road for me!"
On the hillside, the hand-to-hand combat between the two armies was extremely fierce. Although the officers and soldiers of the first regiment stationed in the trenches did not attack, they were also not idle. The guns in their hands rang from time to time, killing all the officers and soldiers exposed in sight.
Killing one by one, they effectively supported the cavalry's hand-to-hand combat. Just when they were fighting vigorously, they suddenly discovered that the Dashi reserve team had split up and rushed towards the valley road. Xiao Yong, the deputy commander who stayed on the position to take charge of the command, immediately became anxious.
, hurriedly roared and gave an order to move the officers and soldiers of the two companies to the flanks to support the first battalion in the valley.
The Tang army had been setting up an ambush in the Surhan Valley for many days. Various fortifications had been built on the hillside. The trenches were crisscrossed and the transportation was very convenient. After Xiao Yong gave the order, the soldiers of the two companies immediately took action.
, quickly moved along the trench to the flanking cliff, and the muzzles of more than four hundred black holes were aimed at the officers and soldiers who were heading straight towards the valley.
"Hit me!"
Fifth, not long after the officers and soldiers of the Sixth Company were in position, the food army had already rushed into the valley road. Seeing the fierce enemy force, Xiao Yong did not dare to be negligent at all. He roared and ordered his officers and soldiers to open fire in unison.
, in an instant, hundreds of muzzle flames spurted wildly, and in the smoke, the gunfire exploded like fried beans, and the dense rain of bullets instantly knocked down a large area of the Dashi Army's forwards, but at this moment
The food army was already red-eyed, but they did not shrink from the heavy casualties. They rushed forward with red eyes, and hundreds of magic arrows were on hand to shoot arrows at the cliff in an attempt to suppress the Tang army.
The fierce firepower of this move immediately forced the Tang army on the cliff to allocate a large part of its troops to fight with the Dashi archers. As a result, the suppressive firepower on the valley road immediately dropped sharply and could no longer be stopped.
The food army rushed towards the valley.
"beat!"
The food army in the valley rushed very fast. Although some people were shot to the ground by the random guns above their heads from time to time, the living people paid no attention to them. They just roared and ran forward, and soon they rushed forward.
They were close to about thirty feet away from the first battalion's position. In view of this, Lu Sansheng did not dare to be careless. He roared and gave the order to attack.
"Bah, bah..."
The fortifications on the ruins are very simple, just a few trenches that are not deep or even flat, but the levels are extremely clear. Lu Sansheng's platoons are lighter in front and heavier in the rear. Only one platoon is placed in the three trenches on the ruins.
, divided into two lines, and the remaining two companies served as reserves, all placed behind the ruins. It seemed that there were not many troops, but for the valley road that was not too wide, the firepower was extremely fierce, and it was completely capable of bombardment.
Due to the effect of the curtain, even without the support of colleagues on the cliff, it is not easy for the food army to rush to the position. However, after hearing the sound of gunshots and the smoke filling the air, all the soldiers who stood up straight and rushed towards the position were
All the officers and soldiers were beaten into a sieve, and the corpses were piled up into a hill several feet high. The overflowing blood flowed into the Amu Darya River, turning the small half of the river water into light red. The scene can be described as...
The horror was so great, but the food army that rushed into the valley was not intimidated by this scene, and surged forward without fear. Many archers hid behind the piles of corpses and started shooting with the Tang army with bows and arrows.
Both sides fought back and forth in an inextricable manner.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. Not to mention that the south entrance where Liu Ziming was located was already in a bitter battle. The mountain where the general headquarters was located was also engaged in a fierce battle - as soon as Amu He, the general of the Dashi Commandery Army, got
The order to attack the mountain was given. Without waiting for Soyanza to lead his troops to join him, he directly ordered his soldiers to start a tidal wave of offensive against the mountain. More than 800 members of the 9th Battalion of the 3rd Regiment stationed on the mountainside immediately rushed to the mountain.
Caught in a bitter battle, although bullets rained down like grenades, kerosene bombs, and artillery, they repelled three attacks by the Japanese Army, but they also paid a heavy price. More than a hundred officers and soldiers were hit by arrows.
Either dead or injured, they had to withdraw from the battle. The defensive strength on the wide front was greatly reduced. Facing the almost continuous mountain offensive of the Food Army, the pressure was extremely high, although it was not to the point of collapse.
, but as time went by, it was inevitable that there would be losses. The situation was really not very optimistic for the Tang army.
Lin Chengbin still had some troops. In addition to a thousand cavalry, Lin Chengbin also had three hundred personal guards. However, Lin Chengbin did not dare to easily throw in the reserve team in his hands, so he would not fight.
It won't be over in one or two days. If the reserve team is thrown in too early, if something unexpected happens again, the consequences will be disastrous. As for the reinforcements from Li He's department, Lin Chengbin really doesn't know how to do it at this time.
So he could take it into account, because he had seen through the telescope the action of the Great Food Army to seize the northern hill. Whether Li He's troops could successfully break through the interception was still hard to say. Besides, what if the Great Food Army
If we attack from the flanks along the mountain road, without the reserve team in hand, the general headquarters and the logistics and supply battalion will be finished.
"Someone, go bring Aruda up!"
Looking at the increasingly fierce fighting on the mountainside, Lin Chengbin couldn't help but frown slightly. After thinking about it silently, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted.
"promise!"
Lin Chengbin had an order, and the guard captain who was accompanying him did not dare to neglect. After he loudly agreed to the promise, he hurriedly sent people to the baggage camp to bring Arruda to the front of the mountain.
"Little Arruda meets the general!"
Aruda was originally a head of a thousand households in the Tubo army. During the Tang Dynasty's war to destroy Tubo, he was captured by the Tang army at Luoying Ridge. Because he was fluent in Chinese, he was appointed as one of the commanders of the prisoner-of-war camp, responsible for managing the three camps.
Thousands of prisoners of war were all transferred to the Western Expeditionary Army to serve as civil servants. They followed the army to the Surhan Valley and were used as transport brigade. When the battle just started, Arruda was eating several soldiers in the supply camp.
The bet was made that the day would be destroyed, and Leng Buding was summoned to the front of the mountain. He was naturally a little uneasy, but he did not dare to lose etiquette in front of Lin Chengbin. As soon as he saw Lin Chengbin standing on the rock, he hurried to grab it.
Come closer and greet me with great respect and courtesy.
"Excuse me, Arruda. It's been nearly two years since you arrived in Datang, right?"
Lin Chengbin was a very attentive person, and he could see the anxiety behind Arruda's seemingly calm appearance at a glance, but he did not take it to heart. Instead, he waved his hand indifferently and asked casually.
"Reporting to the general, it is indeed true. Calculated in time, it is already one year, eight months and two days."
Arruda was completely confused about the purpose of Lin Chengbin's question, but he did not dare not answer. He could only suppress the doubts in his heart and answer honestly.
"Well, in that case, you will have to be a slave in our Tang Dynasty for more than three years. I am not wrong, right?"
Lin Chengbin ignored Arruda's doubtful eyes and continued to ask questions unhurriedly.
"This..., haha, what the general said is that it is a small honor to serve under the general."
According to the rules set by Li Xian at the beginning, all captured Tibetan officers and soldiers will be slaves for five years. They can be released after the expiration of the period. This is an iron rule. Whether they were the heads of thousands of households or the heads of ten thousand households, they will be dealt with generally.
, although there were very few cases of prisoner abuse in the Tang army, it is an indisputable fact that slaves had a low status and had no freedom. Although Arruda was one of the commanders of the prisoner of war camp, he had no status at all.
Any soldier can make fun of him, so his identity is naturally not something worth mentioning. Although Arruda did not dare to complain in his mouth, he was quite ashamed deep down. If the prisoners of the same camp dared to
If he mentioned this to his face, he would be beaten hard by his old fist, but in front of Lin Chengbin, there was no room for him to be arrogant, so he could only say something flattering with a dry smile.
"Well, I won't say any polite words. I called you here today because I have something to choose for you. Let's put it this way. I want you to lead the prisoner-of-war camp to participate in the war. Anyone who can make meritorious service in this battle will be exempted from slavery.
Those with high status and merit can directly join our army as officers. If you want to return to your hometown after receiving the reward, please do as you please."
Lin Chengbin didn't talk nonsense. He nodded calmly and made the conditions.
"ah……"
Aruda had no idea that what Lin Chengbin said would be such a thing. After hearing this, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. You must know that the Western Expedition Army is not comparable to other Tang armies. This army is not an ordinary army.
Needless to say, the government army has strong combat effectiveness. What makes other government troops covet is that this army not only has all the treatment that a government soldier should have, but also has pay and silver. In addition, it is the direct and trusted army of the current Tang Dynasty prince.
, it goes without saying that the status is high, and the advantages and disadvantages involved, Arruda, who has been in the Tang Dynasty for a long time, will not be clear about it. With such an opportunity to join this army, it would be a lie to say that he is not interested. The problem is
Such an opportunity cost one's life, but Arruda couldn't help but hesitate for it. His face was changing from red to white, and he was completely crazy...