Prince Ali led his army in a wild and unscrupulous manner. This was not because of how arrogant he was, but because at that time, limited by objective factors such as the quality of the soldiers and the efficiency of the command system, anyone could pursue the enemy under such circumstances.
The army is guaranteed to win. No matter whether the enemy is completely defeated or retreats voluntarily, as long as the strong enemy still has the ability to counterattack, in this case, the flag will be raised and the entire army will retreat. Even the best generals will not be able to mobilize the army perfectly and let them retreat.
Zhong Shang can maintain a strong fighting spirit and counterattack in an orderly manner.
If the retreat is at night, there are many factors to consider. The command system will almost be paralyzed. If the troops are overtaken during the retreat, a confrontation with a powerful enemy will be doomed to failure. In addition, the leader is assassinated and the team is leaderless.
, then even if the fleeing side has a million troops, it is destined to be completely defeated in the face of the pursuers whose strength is greatly different.
So Prince Ali had no scruples. When he caught up with Yang Haozheng's army retreating at night, he was so excited that he was shaking all over. He tightly grasped the scimitar in his hand and shouted: "Charge over and kill them all!"
The Xiazhou Army, which was rushing towards the east, stopped in a hurry when it heard the sound of their horses' hooves, and set up a simple defensive position as quickly as possible. At this time, dragon-like torches appeared on the sand dunes, and the weak
The defensive formation was obviously unable to stop the Ganzhou army. They hurriedly changed their rear formations into front formations, and the defensive line formed by the front formations was quickly torn open. The Uighur soldiers rushed in brazenly, continuing to expand the breach, causing greater destruction and chaos.
The soldiers of the Xiazhou Army naturally knew the real purpose of the sudden withdrawal tonight, so the morale of the army was not affected at all. However, during the rapid march, they suddenly stopped and changed their defensive formations. The various departments were unable to coordinate operations and cooperated tacitly. Prince Ali's men
Successfully broke into the enemy formation and stabbed forward like a sharp knife.
At this time, a dark group of soldiers and horses suddenly appeared in the desert on both sides, quietly covering them up. The soldiers and horses that suddenly appeared on both sides neither yelled nor shouted, let alone held up torches, and the sound of their horses' hooves was also shouted by the people at the scene.
The sound of the horse's neighing was covered up. If anyone noticed the situation on both sides at this time, they would find that there was a large carpet covering the sky and the earth, quietly spreading here, changing the color of the desert inch by inch.
Finally, someone discovered the soldiers and horses that suddenly shot out from both sides, because along with the army came the dust that rose into the night. The dust rose high and covered the bright stars in the sky. For a moment, it was like
There was a desert monster that suddenly swallowed up all the stars and moonlight. Fortunately, in the melee between the two sides, there were torches held high by the Uighur pursuers and torches hurriedly lit by the Xiazhou soldiers who were being pursued.
As a result, the torch became the only light in the desert, and the soldiers on both sides were like moths rushing to the flame, endlessly...
The Uighur soldiers never expected that they, who were supposed to be hunters, would suddenly become the targets of being hunted. They panicked and hurriedly fought, but they were cut into several pieces by the men and horses coming up from both sides. The Xiazhou soldiers who touched them had neither
There is no flag or horn. There is no need to shout to kill, and there is no need for command and dispatch. Although surprise attacks often play a huge role in war, the moment when soldiers meet in a tight encounter, the brave will win. You only need speed and courage. You only need speed and courage.
To keep charging forward, you just need to be able to cut more people than the opponent.
The Xiazhou soldiers who rushed up from both sides were holding knives that were most suitable for slashing people. The steel knives carried the whistling sound of the wind and reflected arcs of electricity in the firelight. As the lightning flashes appeared and disappeared,
, there will be a dull sound of "pop-pop" entering the flesh, the clanging sound of weapons clashing, the screams of killing people, and the long neighing sound of horses...
The knife wielder slashed and slashed ferociously, making him invincible! What a ferocious bloody massacre! What a thunderous surprise attack!
Prince Ali, who was charging forward, suddenly realized that the shouting from behind was so loud that it was even more tragic than what he was here. Prince Ali looked back in a hurry and immediately discovered the problem: this was a trap!
As soon as he understood this, Prince Ali's heart immediately sank to the bottom. He immediately thought of breaking out, but... he rushed too deep into the Xia army's formation, and the men and horses behind him had been cut off.
They counterattacked, but the left and right wings were so dark that it was impossible to see how many enemy troops there were.
When the enemy troops surged forward and engulfed him like a wave in the sea, Prince Ali suddenly remembered an old saying of the Han people:
Please enter the urn!
"Our troops suffered casualties..."
"Tell me the number of enemy casualties!"
Mu Kui hurried to Tang Yanyan, and just as he started to speak, he was interrupted.
Mukui paused and said: "The detailed figures are still being calculated. According to the current rough estimate, more than 9,000 enemy soldiers were killed and more than 15,000 wounded and captured." The ratio of dead to captured is so close, it can be seen that
This ambush battle was so brutal.
Tang Yanyan frowned: "Almost all the people in Ganzhou City are soldiers. There are at least 70,000 people on horseback and archery. If they are just to defend the city, it is enough to control the strings. In this case, the number of troops will be higher than this number.
In other words, in this ambush battle to lure the snake out of its hole, we only eliminated one-third of the enemy?"
Mukui said: "Madam, it's not that the soldiers are afraid of the enemy. It's a very rare achievement to be able to annihilate 30% of the enemy's army in a night battle. In a night battle, although we have the upper hand, it is easy for the enemy to escape.
So it is easy to defeat them, but it is very difficult to annihilate them all."
Tang Yanyan sighed and said worriedly: "General Mu, I'm not blaming the soldiers for not willing to use their lives, but...the results of this battle are not ideal. If we return to the army immediately and trap Ganzhou City again, with the existing resources in the city
With our own strength, we still cannot defeat it as quickly as possible, but time waits for no one."
Mukui said: "If we can't succeed in one battle, there is nothing we can do. In the past, Li Guangrui marched westward with his troops several times, but the results were not half as great as ours. The victory of this battle is enough to deter all the tribes in the Western Regions. We can't wait any longer."
Go down, the military order from the Taiwei to return to the division has been issued, we must return to Liangzhou as soon as possible."
Princess Aguli, who had been standing quietly in the corner, was almost forgotten by everyone because of this battle. When she heard Mukui's words, her delicate body couldn't help but trembled: "The Taiwei ordered us to return as soon as possible.
Heading to Liangzhou? They are really running out of food and grass! I guessed right, if we continue to fight, they will definitely withdraw their troops first, so we don’t have to break out in all directions or take the initiative to attack!"
Aguli screamed in her heart, wishing she could rush to Ye Luohe immediately and tell him to open his dog eyes to see clearly whether it was his precious son who was wise or she, Aguli, who was smart.
Tang Yanyan sighed and said worriedly: "Yes, one-third of the defenders of Ganzhou City have been wiped out. As long as we are given some more time to trap it for a while, Ganzhou will definitely be captured. What a pity! The imperial court wanted to annex it.
We actually colluded with Chi Zhong to rebel against Fuzhou and put the blame on us, leaving us unable to argue. Now the imperial army has arrived at the city, but the Taiwei is withdrawing from Guazhou. We don’t know when we will arrive, so we have to go back for reinforcements first.
.If you return too late and the foundation is lost, the consequences will be disastrous."
"What? The Song Dynasty attacked the two prefectures of Lin Prefecture, and blamed Yang Hao to invade Xia Prefecture?"
Aguli's heart suddenly jumped, and she heard Tang Yanyan say decisively: "We can't wait any longer. Let's rush to Liangzhou immediately, take a short rest, and immediately rush to help Xiazhou. But... will Ganzhou return to He?
Will you continue to chase me?"
Mukui said: "Madam, don't worry, we won't be far away. He dared to go out of the city to pursue him. Now they are ambushed. At this moment, Ganzhou City must be tightly closed and on guard. We are afraid that if we fight back again, no one dares to send troops. We will immediately
March, wait until daybreak, and the distance between them has been widened. Ye Luohe will never dare to send out all his elite troops in order to avoid Ganzhou. The Taiwei may return to the army at any time. If he dares to go far out of Ganzhou, he will not be afraid of being attacked by the Taiwei.
Did you steal your old nest?"
Tang Yanyan praised: "What General Mu said makes sense. Okay, we will purge the army immediately and rush to Liangzhou in half an hour."
"As you command!"
At this time, Long Ling'er ran over with a sword in hand and said hurriedly: "Madam, there was a Uighur man who first got mixed up in the pile of dead bodies, and then took advantage of others' unpreparedness to seize his horse. A captured Uighur soldier identified him and found out that he was a great Uighur man.
Prince Ali.”
Tang Yanyan was shocked and moved: "Really? Have you sent someone to chase you?"
"People have been sent to chase them, but the war has just ended. Bodies are being collected everywhere, wounded soldiers are being treated, and prisoners are being detained. In the dark night, no one expected that the people riding horses were actually the remnants of Huihe. They didn't know it at this time.
I can’t catch up.”
Tang Yanyan said: "It turns out that the one leading the pursuit is actually Prince Huihe. How shameful. Chase him! We must catch him!"
Mukui reminded: "Madam, rescuing troops is like putting out fire, we can't stay here too long!"
Tang Yanyan gritted his teeth and said: "The army will wait for half an hour more. If there is no result, we will go on the road again." Then he walked forward hurriedly, saying as he walked: "Take all the prisoners away, maybe there are Ganzhou Huihe among them."
Some important person."
Aguli, who was standing aside, looked around alertly and walked slowly away. A group of soldiers escorting the prisoners hurried past. Aguli gave way. This group of soldiers blocked the view of others.
After a moment, Aguli hurriedly picked up a piece of discarded armor and a helmet from the ground and put them on. After taking a few steps, she was already lost among the soldiers and horses scattered in the formation.
Tang Yanyan and Long Ling'er stopped on a sand dune. Long Ming'er hurried over from behind, cupping her fists and saying, "Madam, she did escape."
Tang Yanyan nodded, turned around and said to Long Ling'er: "Why didn't you lure me away by saying what we agreed to do, so as to create a chance for her? Fortunately, I reacted quickly, otherwise I would have really believed you."
Long Ling'er smiled bitterly and said: "Madam, Ling'er didn't lie. Someone really pretended to be a dead body and snatched the horse away. After being identified by the captives, they said that person was Prince Ali."
Tang Yanyan was startled and lost his voice: "It's true? Did you really send someone to chase him?"
"yes."
Tang Yanyan looked from far and near, and saw that everything was in chaos. There were soldiers walking around cleaning the battlefield, and torches were like stars in the sky. In this situation, someone suddenly rode away in a hurry. The people around him didn't even ask.
What's the point of trying to catch him back?
Tang Yanyan shook his head and murmured: "It's very difficult to catch him back. It's a pity..."
Long Ling'er consoled him: "If he can't be caught, then his fate is in danger. It won't affect the overall situation anyway, so why should Madam take it to heart."
Tang Yanyan glanced at her, smiled and praised: "Your strategy is very good. If it really works, you will have made a great contribution to the Taiwei."
It turned out that after Ganzhou's grain reserves were exhausted, Ye Luohe tried several times to break out of the encirclement, but the Uighur soldiers who fell into Tang Yanyan's hands failed to survive. Ye Luohe's plan to break out of the encirclement was triggered. Tang Yanyan was very worried after hearing this.
Ye Luohe really escaped, and it would be difficult to annihilate him in the vast desert and long grasslands.
If you kill a snake but get bitten instead, if you let the tiger return to the mountains and harm your own family, then the Uighur people in Ganzhou will not surrender to Yang Hao's command, and Yeluohe is more likely to collude with the Tubo in Longyou and make a comeback at any time.
In view of this, after Yang Hao received the news from Tang Yanyan, he replied that she should do whatever it takes to tie Ye Luohe down until he returns to the army. Otherwise, once Ye Luohe breaks out and escapes, it will not be of much use to obtain this empty city.
What really matters is the people, the 300,000 Ganzhou Uighurs. If they cannot be surrendered, the Hexi Corridor will have a sudden increase of 300,000 lingering guerrillas. At that time, Yang Hao will really be trapped in the quagmire of war in the Hexi Corridor.
However, with the strength of Tang Yanyan's hands, he divided his forces to besiege a huge city. It was not easy to prevent Ye Luohe from abandoning the city and escaping. Tang Yanyan summoned the generals several times to discuss matters, but he could not come up with a way to ensure that Ye Luohe would not escape.
At the same time, the frequency of Ye Luohe's tentative breakout operations became more and more frequent, and the situation was very urgent.
At this time, Long Ling'er, who was "assigned" to the Ganzhou camp by Yang Hao, offered a plan for Tang Yanyan. She analyzed that if Ye Luohe was cornered, it would really prompt him to abandon the city and flee regardless of sacrifice.
The troops currently deployed on the periphery of Ganzhou cannot trap him, and Ye Luohe is now in a hurry, and the Taiwei does not know when he will be able to solve the two prefectures of Shagua. In this case, it is better to give up Ganzhou and withdraw to Liangzhou.
The Huihe people in Ganzhou released the news that the imperial court was attacking the two prefectures of Linfu, giving the illusion that they were forced to return to aid. Anyway, this news would definitely reach their ears in a few days, and they could use it.
Once the foreign enemies retreated, even if there was no rice in Ganzhou, Ye Luohe would not abandon the city and flee the famine. He would only try his best to recruit grain, rice and meat from the nomadic tribes to solve the food shortage in Ganzhou. Tang Yanyan retreated to Liangzhou.
After that, you can rest there temporarily and make preparations to rush to the aid of Linfu, but you don't really go on the road. When Yang Hao has solved the two states of Shagua and returned to the army victoriously, he will inform Yanyan that the northern and southern armies will use thunder to
Unable to cover up the situation, Ganzhou was once again besieged. If he continued to siege without attacking, took the initiative to withdraw his troops, and then besieged again, even if his nerves were made of steel wire, he would still collapse under such ups and downs, great joy and great sadness.
Tang Yanyan wrote down the reasons for Long Ling'er's design in detail and reported it to Yang Hao. Yang Hao gathered all the generals, paying special attention to the opinions of the generals who had recently surrendered and were familiar with the situation in Ganzhou, and agreed to this.
plan.
Tang Yanyan, Mukui and others were discussing how to take the initiative to withdraw their troops, and skillfully passed the reasons for the withdrawal to Ye Luohe's ears. Ye Luohe then came up with a plan to offer his beauty and beg for surrender. Tang Yanyan was still hesitant at first, but when he waited
Princess Aguli started the assassination and understood Ye Luohe's plan. Tang Yanyan knew that as soon as the news of the failed assassination spread, Ye Luohe would immediately break out of the encirclement.
So she used a trick to lure the snake out of the hole. If she could wipe out Ye Luohe's main force in one fell swoop, there would be no need for a large army to go back and forth. However, the result of the battle was not very satisfactory, and she still had to withdraw to Liangzhou as planned. At this time, how to deal with the fake withdrawal of the army?
The "real" reason for the withdrawal was revealed to Ye Luohe without making him suspicious, but it became a problem. Such important news cannot be heard by just any soldier who escaped, right?
The Long family was forced to surrender under the pressure of the army. Long Ling'er had experienced such a change in her mood, so she could see more clearly than others whether Princess Aguli, who was also "forced to surrender", sincerely surrendered or was arrogant.
They simply didn't believe that this arrogant and unruly mare would surrender so happily, so they came up with another plan: Let's all put on a show in front of Princess Aguli to create a chance for her to escape. The information sent back by Princess Huihe will definitely be able to
Comfort Ye Luohe and let him stay in Ganzhou City.
Long Ling'er said humbly: "Suzhou is the closest to Ganzhou. With such a powerful enemy beside us, why don't we be careful? So my Long family is studying Ganzhou every day and wondering how Ye Luohe can come up with such a thing."
This method is because Ling'er knows Ganzhou and Ye Luohe's temperament, but it is nothing. Madam, you can adapt to the situation and use the assassination strategy to make Ye Luohe eat such a big meal.
What a loss, Ling'er truly admires her from the bottom of her heart."
Tang Yanyan chuckled and said, "What a sweet mouth. Even one woman in your Long family is full of wits and tricks, so you can be considered to be full of talents."
Long Ling'er was even more humble: "If you have talent, you must also have strength, so that you can have the opportunity to be rewarded for your ambition. The Long family has sincerely surrendered, and I ask Madam for your support in the future."
Tang Yanyan smiled and said: "Well, why don't you wait until the celebration to tell the Taiwei personally. After this incident, the Taiwei will definitely look down upon you."
Long Ling'er said calmly: "Madam, if it was not necessary, whose daughter would be willing to be given as a gift? It was my father who was confused for a while and came up with such a clumsy way to make the Fang family laugh. In fact,
If Taiwei Yang is wise, martial, ambitious, and flirting with women, he will be looked down upon by the Taiwei. If the Long family follows the rules and works seriously, they will always be favored by the Taiwei."
Tang Yanyan's wonderful eyes were wandering, and she said sweetly: "Then... what if my official is really a lecher?"
Long Ling'er's heart skipped a beat, and after a moment of hesitation, he decided that it would be better to answer honestly in front of her, and said: "In that case, Ling'er and the sisters will serve the Taiwei and his wife in order to make the Long family full.
And I do it willingly.”
Tang Yanyan pretended to be surprised and said: "A person like that, are you willing to commit yourself to him?"
Long Ling'er put on a pitiful look and said quietly: "Ling'er is the daughter of a surrendered minister, so she has no right to say whether she is willing or not. It is just for the sake of the future of her father and brother and the safety of her family. The Lord is so lustful that I offer her to her."
Color; the Lord values talents, just show them."
Tang Yanyan said with a smile: "So, you just went along with it?"
Long Ling'er said: "Yes, how many people in the world don't like others to do what they want? The rise and fall of the Long family depends on the Taiwei's thoughts. Naturally, it depends on the Taiwei's face. In fact, birds of a feather flock together, and birds of a feather flock together.
Group division, what kind of person is the overlord of one party and what kind of things he likes to do, what kind of people will gather around him, and these people will like to do the same things. This is a matter of choice.
Like. When Ling'er saw that the civil servants around the Taiwei were honest and capable, the generals were brave and good at fighting, and Mrs. Yan was such a good wife with both civil and military skills, she knew that my father had used the wrong method and looked down on the Taiwei."
Tang Yanyan smiled and said: "What a lovely boy, Yunwen Yunwu, handsome, and so eloquent. If I were a man, I would feel affection for you. Hehe..., what you said
You have made great achievements, and you have indeed shown your talents. When the Taiwei comes back, I recommend you to go to Yinzhou to be a long history and counselor. The people in charge of Yinzhou are Li Yide and Ke Zhen'e, and they are in need of a talented person to assist them.
.”
Long Ling'er said quietly: "I...can I, a girl, also...be an official?"
Tang Yanyan said: "Why not? Under the rule of Taiwei Yang, it was not forbidden for the daughter's family to show up and do things, nor was it forbidden for women to take the imperial examination or become officials. Now there are some female officials under the commander-in-chief, but they are just to have a long history.
There has never been such a high level of consultation before.”
Long Ling'er said with admiration: "The Taiwei's behavior is really different from that of ordinary people. Women... can actually work in government offices."
Tang Yanyan smiled and said: "That's natural. The women of our Yang family are now also holding several important positions in the Commandery Mansion. However, the Taiwei said that there are too many disadvantages for his female relatives serving in the government, and he is planning to unify Hexi after
, just cancel the positions we hold in the military and political circles, but it doesn’t matter if others hold the position. Lieutenants only look at talent and learning, and there is no distinction between men and women."
"Oh..., ah! Thank you madam for your appreciation."
Tang Yanyan chuckled and said, "So, you agreed? Well, when the crisis in Lin Mansion is resolved, I will recommend it to you." After that, Tang Yanyan turned and left.
Long Ming'er immediately ran to Long Ling'er and said excitedly: "Sister, madam wants you to be the chief historian? Wow! Sister, a daughter from a family can actually be an official, and can be such a big official. It seems that madam is really
I appreciate you very much."
Long Ming'er is the most petite and exquisite girl of the Long family, and the youngest. Long Ling'er glanced at Tang Yanyan's back, but there was a half-smile expression on his face: "Madam, you may not appreciate me, silly sister.
, I think she is afraid that the Taiwei will appreciate me."
Long Ming'er blinked and said in surprise: "How do you say this?"
Long Ling'er sighed: "Thankfully, the Taiwei's territory is only so big. If Nanzhao is also the Taiwei's world, your sister Ling'er will be sent to Nanzhao and you will never see her again in your life."
"ah?"
Long Ming'er looked at Long Ling'er's leaving figure, confused...
