At three o'clock in the morning on the second day, all the soldiers were full of food and drink, and full of energy. The delay was not because Gao Xiu stretched his body and spared his troops, but because the scouts discovered an enemy camp in the valley twenty miles away.
According to the scouts' report, there were no more than three thousand enemy troops in that camp, and they posed no threat to the army at all. After thinking about it for a long time, Gao Xiuyan decided to pull out the nail.
After a lot of commotion, the army finally broke camp and headed east.
According to Gao Xiuyan's arrangement, Li Kuo led the Tongwu Camp and more than 4,000 Longyou veterans to open the way at the head of the team. The experienced Zhonglang General Li Zigu led 5,000 Hexi veterans to the rear. As for the others, they were in two groups.
Under the protection of the army, they were stuck in the middle. There was no choice but to do so. Marshal Ge Shuhan said that he had allocated 30,000 elite troops to them. In fact, less than 40% of the veterans had fought with the Tubo people. Longyou
The battle line is so long, and both the frontal battlefield and the southern front require experienced veterans to hold the battle line. Where are the elites left for you?
The remaining brave soldiers are just new recruits who have never been on the battlefield. Soldiers who have never seen blood are not real soldiers. No matter how accurate their bows and arrows are, or how gorgeous their guns and flowers dance, they cannot compare with those experienced soldiers.
veteran.
Gao Xiuyan sighed. With the army in his hands, it was easy to defeat the enemy camp with numerical superiority. But if he really encountered the Tibetan garrison with rich combat experience, could the army maintain its morale and kill the enemy unanimously?
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"General, beyond this mountain ridge is the Golden Rat Valley." Lin Feng cupped his hands towards Gao Xiuyan and said. Since meeting Li Kuo, he has gradually emerged from the shadow of being abandoned and integrated into this team with brand-new blood.
The Longyou Army.
Although there was no one among them who had fought side by side with him, and although this army was still a little immature compared to the original Steel Division, he could see the vitality in this team! Yes, they had qualities that veterans did not have.
The enterprising spirit is not only the fearlessness of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers, but also a kind of expectation for life. New recruits and veterans have their own strengths and weaknesses. The key depends on how the general uses his strengths and avoids his weaknesses!
"Well, after completing this mission, I will personally ask Marshal Shuhan for your credit." Gao Xiuyan nodded and smiled gently.
"Everyone, work harder. We will reach the Golden Mouse Valley after climbing over this bridge. This is our first stop, give me a chance to make a breakthrough!" A team member was running back and forth on the outside of the team, pulling and pulling.
The voice maintains military discipline.
"Lieutenant Zhang, I heard that there are less than three thousand defenders in the valley. How can only three thousand heads be enough for everyone?" (Note 1)
"That's right, Mr. Zhang. With so many people left to a few brothers, isn't it Zhang Fei who eats meat--it's not chewy enough?"
Captain Zhang was hearing their blasphemy about the war and yelled: "Shut the hell up, don't think that the Tibetans are weaklings. Let's see if you three can take advantage of each other by fighting each other?"
He was a veteran who had experienced the massacre in the 29th year of Kaiyuan. At that time, he was the same age as these young recruits. When he was young and frivolous, he thought that the Tubo people were just some uncivilized barbarians, and he chopped off their heads as casually as a melon.
It wasn't until he saw the group of fierce and death-defying Tibetan soldiers rushing up to the tower and cutting a man next to him in half with a machete that he realized that war is not a child's play, and one wrong step could lead to catastrophe!
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The sun gradually set towards the west, and everyone finally arrived in front of the Golden Rat Valley.
The marching leader Gao Xiuyan's complexion was livid at this time, and the camp was quiet without a sound. There were no sentries on duty at the sentry tower at the entrance of the mountain col, and there were no guards patrolling in front of the barracks in the valley. Even the wooden fences in front of the camps were crooked.
piled up...
"Where are the scouts, what's going on?" Gao Xiuyan frowned and shouted.
The scout team wanted to take this opportunity to please the general, but unexpectedly, the Tubo camp, which was still crowded at noon, was now deserted and desolate. He walked tremblingly in front of Gao Xiuyan's horse and said: "General, I
, I don’t know either. Maybe the Tubo people are taking a nap?”
Hearing his reply, Gao Xiuyan felt angry and swung his riding whip towards the scout team. The team was unable to dodge, and was hit on the left side of the face by the riding whip, and fell to the ground in pain. The left side of his cheek instantly gave birth to a tear.
There was a terrible blood mark on his face, and his left eye was disabled.
"Hmph, you lied about the military situation and disturbed the morale of our army. You should be punished according to law! I thought you were greedy for merit and rushed forward, so I will record your head first. Come on, drag him down here." Gao Xiuyan saw rolling on the ground.
The scout team just felt sick, waved their hands and stepped past him.
Gao Xiuyan's personal soldiers came forward and dragged the team away like a dead dog. The wailing sound made many people sigh.
The recruits who were originally laughing and scolding took a breath and fell silent when they saw their commander being so ruthless.
"Well, this General Gao is too ungrateful. Even if the team's report is true and not true, there is still hard work without credit. Why do you have to do everything right?"
Zhang Yanji shouted loudly and took up the grievances on behalf of the scout team.
"Well, we must be strict in running the army. The distortion of intelligence this time may just make us miss, but next time it may make everyone lose their heads. It's better to be more careful and be on the safe side." Although Li Kuo also felt that
That team was a little pitiful, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with Gao Xiuyan's handling of that team. After all, marching and fighting are not child's play, and scouts are the eyes and ears of the army. If the ears and eyes are controlled by others, the army will not be deaf or blind, and will be slaughtered by others.
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"But this is too cruel!" Zhang Yanji still couldn't accept this barbaric and crude method and argued.
"Former troops rush in and unfurl my Tang Dynasty flag. Seal the military camp with feather arrows and scatter them for me. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
Gao Xiuyan was furious and issued the order to attack. He did not believe that the scout team dared to lie about the military situation, which meant that the Tibetans had retreated eastward after learning of their whereabouts. But judging from the smoke that had just been extinguished in the valley, the Tibetans
The man must have just left. If the army catches up now, it may still be too late.
If those Tibetan guards were allowed to flee to Jiuqu City to report the news, then the 30,000-strong army would be completely destroyed!
Note 1: If you behead three levels before the battle, you will be promoted to one rank; if you have three consecutive ranks, your officer will be promoted to one level. The price is clearly marked, so you can be fooled...
ps: Lying about military information is not a joke, it may kill a team. So, in this case, Gao Xiuyan must 'kill people to establish power'... Although I despise him...
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