The first line of defense built by the Tang Army was located at the junction of the two longitudinal lanes of Shuanglong Valley, which was a natural gap.
Although the trench more than ten feet wide cannot completely block the Tibetans who have regained their fighting spirit, it can very well slow down the speed of the Tibetans' attack. From a distance, Shuanglong Valley looks like an inverted gourd, and this trench is the neck of the gourd.
.The spacious and open valley narrowed rapidly at this trench, and could only allow more than a hundred people to pass through at the same time.
Although the Tubo people had a clear advantage in absolute strength, they had to divide into several hundred-man teams to pass in front of this narrow trench. In this way, their numerical advantage was gone, and they could only risk being stabbed on the soles of their feet by the gravel.
risk and engage in one-on-one hand-to-hand combat with the Tang army.
Taking advantage of the terrain, the Tang army first shot and wounded the enemy with feather arrows and weakened their spirit. When most of the Tibetan people entered the trench, they sprinkled tung oil and ignited a wall of fire to intercept the enemy. After this strategic deployment, the three vanguards
Most of the thousands of Tubo soldiers were killed or injured. The soldiers jumped into the ditch and found it difficult to climb up. They were often burned to a pile of ashes before they even touched the soles of the Tang army's feet. The thousands of Tubo captains cried and shouted and knelt down in front of the governor of Jiuqu.
Eszang stood at the feet of Si Zang and asked for sufficient reinforcements. On the one hand, Eszang was angry at the incompetence of the commander of thousands, and on the other hand he hated the Tang army with hatred. After thinking about it, he still allocated 2,000 men to the commander of thousands, and ordered him to wait for half an hour.
Take down the trench within, otherwise we'll see you with your head raised.
The captain was so frightened that he ran to the trench without stopping and pushed all the troops in. Maybe the enemy had run out of kerosene, maybe the Tang people had run out of arrows.
Just as they were about to ascend the gentle slope covered with gravel, the Tang army suddenly ordered their troops to retreat and withdrew to the rear.
On the one hand, the Tubo captain was glad that he had completed his mission, but on the other hand, he also hated the Tang people for retreating without a fight. He burned and shot his own brothers to death, and then escaped without saying a word?
But he didn't have time to think about these twists and turns. The Governor gave the order, and the Tibetan army immediately climbed over the trench in a team of thousands. The ambush that all the officers expected did not appear, and the first soldier jumped in.
From the trench to the last soldier climbing up the slope, the Tang army never fired a single arrow!
Could it be that the Tang people really withdrew their troops?
Absolutely impossible! They traveled thousands of miles to Jiuqu City, how could they give up so easily?
"My general orders everyone to march on alert and protect Zamp's safety!" Governor Eszang frowned and finally gave the order to set off.
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It was late at night, and the veterans in the Tongwu camp were all hungry and looked tired. The fierce fighting had drained their physical strength, and the porridge and biscuits they had eaten at noon were not enough to fill their bellies!
Fatigue and sleepiness were written all over their faces, but no one complained. Because they knew that they could not retreat. Victory or defeat depended on this battle. Failure to succeed would lead to failure.
Retreat? Retreat to where? Behind them is Shibao City, the Thirteen Prefectures of Longyou, the township parties and relatives of the Tang Dynasty! Are tens of thousands of men required to undress and welcome the barbarians into China? Are they to be allowed to do so?
Are you ashamed to say to your own women and children, we have no future and cannot protect you, so we have to give you to the Tibetans?
Besides, is the purpose of the Tubo people just to occupy Longyou? They really have the ambition to carve up the Tang Dynasty!
This battle is no longer for one family, but for the Tang Dynasty and the millions of common people of the Tang Dynasty!
By guarding this pass, we guarded the possibility of the Tang Dynasty regaining Hehuang, and we guarded the Tang people's hope of revenge and avenge!
The Battle of Dafeichuan has become an eternal pain in the hearts of every Tang Army soldier. They will not let the tragedy happen again!
A man's duty is to protect! Protect his wife, children, home, and everything else that is precious and worth cherishing!
Why? Just the sword in their hands, a bow, and a pot of arrows!
A man should be a murderer, kill one person in ten steps, and leave no trace in a thousand miles! (Note 1) Even a scholar like Li Taibai said this, as a brave soldier who defends his homeland, how can he be looked down upon by others?
The person who was killed was none other than an enemy, a sworn enemy! Tens of thousands of people, and the heroic spirits of the township party were watching from the sky. How could everyone not be kind to you?
Compared with the depth and difficulty of crossing the trench, this temporary deer chai made of dead wood seemed a bit thin. Thousands of White Wolf warriors were ambushed on the stone platforms on both sides of the deer chai. With just one order, they would be able to escape.
Being able to fire a thousand arrows at once to deal an effective blow to the Tubo people. But even so, the pressure that the Tongwu veterans need to face head-on is still not small. After all, there are tens of thousands of troops on the opposite side, and after all, they are the Tubo people who are famous for their fierceness and bravery!
"Captain Li, did the Captain really only ask us to watch for three hours?" Pu Dachui stared at Li Sheng in disbelief, his eyes turning into ripe jujubes.
"Three hours, after three hours, even if the Tibetans did not attack Luchai, we would still be 'defeated' to gravel ditch." Li Sheng nodded and said softly.
"I'm afraid of a ball. As long as I'm here, I won't let a barbarian slip by. If they ever think about it, they'll step over my dead body!" Pu Dachui complained angrily, his words smelling like gunpowder.
Absolutely. First we abandoned the trench, and now we have to abandon the deer and firewood. Where are we going to retreat to, and where are we going to hide?
Li Sheng shrugged helplessly and said with a wry smile: "Of course I know that General Pu is very brave, but since Lord Du Wei has given the order, we have to carry it out. You must know this better than me. Besides, since Du Wei has given the order, we must carry it out.
Sir Wei must have a clever plan, we just have to do what we should do."
"Alas!" Pu Dachui's chest was full of knots, and he spat out a mouthful of phlegm: "I, Old Pu, are most annoyed by the twists and turns you make. If you ask me to say that in a war, we should fight with swords and swords. Let's see who has the strongest weapon and the strongest fist.
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"In this case, this task will be handed over to Brother Sledgehammer!" Li Sheng didn't want to get entangled with him, so he simply agreed to a small favor.
"Then you have to watch how I, Lao Pu, kill people!" Pu Dachui raised his eyebrows, his voice full of confidence.
"There is fire, there is fire!" a scout shouted hurriedly when he saw the sparks in the distance. As usual, the trench is not far from the second deer and firewood defense line, and the Tibetan people will not be able to use it if they rush here.
It took so long. But considering their tens of thousands of people and their concerns about the safety of Zampuchide Zuzan, it is not difficult to understand.
The Tibetans were working step by step. They were sure that they could break through the Tang army's blockade. They didn't take everyone seriously at all!
All the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were indignant at being so slighted. If Li Sheng hadn't explicitly banned the application, some of the hot-headed soldiers would have raised their horizontal swords and crossed Luchai!
Alas, these brave soldiers are still too young. Li Sheng shook his head and smiled silently in his heart. Although most of these soldiers in the Tongwu Camp were old men who followed Li Kuo all the way, after all, they had not experienced a battle involving tens of thousands of people.
Mentally not mature enough.
When marching and fighting, the most important thing is to fight steadily, and the most important thing is to avoid being impulsive. If the general is a reckless man with only passion and no wisdom, he will not only harm himself.
Although I don’t have as much experience as these ‘veterans’, I have read the military books thoroughly and I still have some understanding of these subtle words and big ideas. The military books cannot be fully believed or disbelieved.
"Tell everyone to prepare their crossbows and wait for my order!" Li Sheng looked at the increasingly dense light spots in the distance and gave the order.
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Under the mountains of the southern Chiling Mountains, under a cold moon and few stars, 60,000 soldiers led by the Turkic general Absi have gathered.
In addition to his own 30,000 Tongluo cavalry, Geshuhan also allocated him 30,000 Hexi elites. As an important chess piece on the Hehuang battle board, Absi played an irreplaceable role for Geshuhan.
As a result, among the hundreds of thousands of Tang troops, only his Tongluo cavalry had extremely strong mobility and could rush to the southern line of Chiling Mountains at the fastest speed to contain the defenders of Baigu and Wanxiu generation.
Secondly, Abusi has a very strong political significance. Although he was born in Mobei Turks, he has many connections in the court and has contacts with several important officials. If he had not 'made' this great contribution, Ge Shuhan would not be able to
Accounting to these important officials in the DPRK will destroy the intertwined interests.
Therefore, both Yu Gong and his private brother Shu Han had no choice but to let Arbus become the commander-in-chief of the Tang army, so as to achieve the greatest military exploits at the smallest cost.
Absi naturally knows this clearly, so he dares not to betray Ge Shuhan at all. They are both from the same town, so why is he, Absi, shorter than Ge Shuhan? There is no such thing in the world!
However, as a military general, he did not dare to openly disobey Ge Shuhan's orders. He clearly knew the importance of the Battle of Hehuang to the Tang Dynasty and its significance to the Emperor Shengming in the Daming Palace. Therefore, he
We adopted the safest and most intriguing attack method - encircling without attacking.
Didn't his brother Shu Han hope to contain the Tubo army of Baigu and Wanxiu generations? So he tied these Tubo people tightly to the southern line of Chiling. But if he wanted to take the initiative to attack, it would be absolutely impossible!
"Commander, there are beacon fires burning on the mountain ridges to the north!" an adjutant pointed towards the blue-gray ridge and said solemnly.
"The best thing is to fight the mountains and rivers, so why are we so anxious?" Abbs said with half-squinted eyes: "The wolf will never show its claws to the prey without absolute certainty, and let them hit first.
, isn’t it a good thing that we are reaping the benefits here?”
Note 1: Li Bai's poem "The Journey of a Knight" was written in the 14th year of Kaiyuan. It must be written with great pride! The knight spirit of the prosperous Tang Dynasty embodies a high degree of openness and self-confidence.
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