Chapter 549: The Suffering Southern Route Army (Page 1/1)

Merton suddenly rolled over and shouted, "Adjust your direction." ”

"Order!" Xue Rengui said loudly. One after another, the grenades exploded not far from the leader of the yellow sheep, and the huge sound constantly stimulated the yellow sheep to rush away, and at the same time, the direction of the entire sheep was constantly adjusted by the firearms supervisors, and they rushed towards the circle of the Tang army's ambush.

"It's here!"

Merton saw the bulging hill in front of him, and breathed a sigh of relief, after the small hill, the Tang army had already set up a trap, this time the yellow sheep herd will definitely be unable to escape, with the grain and grass pressure of this group of yellow sheep army, it can be relieved.

"Shoot!" I heard a loud shout coming from behind the hill,

Suddenly, a large rain of arrows under black pressure shot towards the rushing yellow sheep, and in an instant, the yellow sheep fell down, and the whole sheep suddenly panicked.

However, this is not the end, wave after wave of arrows rained mercilessly, and the three-stage shots that were originally intended for the enemy's body were used without reservation this time.

The entire yellow sheep herd wanted to turn around, but it was too late, and soon a group of cavalry surrounded it, and only a small part of the entire yellow sheep flock was lucky not to enter the encirclement to be spared, and the rest of the army was annihilated, destined to become food for the army.

On a hill, Li Jing watched the whole process of the destruction of the yellow sheep in front of him, and couldn't help but be moved, and said: "The sheep herd effect is terrifying. ”

Thinking about it carefully, he is not the leader at the forefront, and a mistake may cause the army to fall into a catastrophe.

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Just when the Northern Route Army finally had a chance to fight tooth sacrifices, the Southern Route Army led by Hou Junji encountered the most severe test.

Altitude sickness!

In order to pursue Tuyuhun as quickly as possible, Hou Junji marched towards the south at full speed, which eventually led to serious consequences, and many Tang troops had very strong altitude sickness, headaches, and greatly reduced combat effectiveness.

"General Hou! It is no longer possible to march to high places, and thirty percent of the soldiers have suffered from altitude sickness, and if they encounter Tuyuhun, I am afraid that they will not be able to fight at all. Li Daozong said anxiously.

Hou Junji's face sank, he was no stranger to altitude sickness, Mo Jiazi had proposed the reason for altitude sickness a year ago, because the terrain here was too high and the air was thin, so there was not much fear in the army.

Hou Junji took a few breaths and said: "It is said that taking Rhodiola for altitude sickness has some effects, have soldiers ever taken it?" ”

Li Daozong smiled bitterly: "Before leaving, the children of the medical family had already given rhodiola to the soldiers, but the effect was not obvious. ”

According to the previous prediction, the proportion of altitude sickness in ordinary people is 70%, and now it is only 30%, although taking Rhodiola is effective, but it is also unsatisfactory.

"Military orders are like mountains, and the army cannot be stopped." Hou Junji shook his head and said.

Li Daozong frowned and said, "But many soldiers can't support it anymore,"

These soldiers are all Tang Dynasty men, and they are fearless even if they are powerful enemies, but at the moment, altitude sickness makes Zheng Zheng men miserable.

Hou Junji nodded, and said with a solemn face: "It seems that you and I only have to divide the troops." ”

Li Daozong frowned, and looked at Hou Junji incredulously, the strength of their Southern Route Army was not much, and if they divided the troops again, I am afraid that the strength would be a little thin.

According to Mo Jiazi, although there is no cure for altitude sickness once it occurs, it can be cured without medicine in just three to ten days. I will lead the normal soldiers to continue the march to the higher ground, and you will lead the soldiers with altitude sickness to march on the lower ground, and after ten days, the soldiers will be cured of altitude sickness, and the two armies will meet again. Hou Junji explained.

"That seems to be the only way to it." Li Daozong looked at the weak soldiers and had no choice but to say.

Soon, the Southern Route Army divided its forces again and headed westward, but fortunately there were no Tuyuhun cavalry along the way, and it was not until ten days later that the two armies converged again.

"Whew!"

Li Daozong and Hou Junji breathed a sigh of relief, and the difficulty of altitude sickness was over.

However, what they didn't expect was that altitude sickness was just an appetizer for them, and the real difficulties had just come.

As night fell, on the first night after the Southern Route Army converged, the army was encamped on the vast prairie, and the land soon fell into silence.

"It's so cold!" A patrolling soldier shuddered suddenly, and involuntarily shrunk the single clothes on his body.

Almost at the same time, all the officers and men of the Southern Route Army were awakened by freezing, and the entire camp of the Southern Route Army soon boiled.

Hou Junji put on a single coat, suddenly opened the tent, and looked at the white flowers on the grass in front of the tent in disbelief.

"It's frosty!" Hou Junji said with a shocked face. You must know that this is only the middle of May, Chang'an City is in the hot summer, wearing a single coat and sweating, and in the south of Tuyuhun it is frosty in summer.

"General Hou, our army is all single-clothed, this ghost weather is cold, I'm afraid the soldiers can't bear it!" Li Daozong said worriedly.

Almost all the officers and men of the whole army are single-clothed, and they can't keep out the cold at all, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid that there will be no need for a big war, and the Tang army itself will lose its troops and generals.

Hou Junji suddenly looked up at the bright moonlight in the sky with a solemn face, and said with an idea: "Send the order to go down and immediately march out of the camp." ”

Li Daozong was puzzled: "But the soldiers of our army have not rested yet. ”

"At this moment, the weather is freezing cold, even if you stay overnight, the soldiers will not be able to sleep peacefully, from now on, our army will march day and night." Hou Junji said resolutely.

On the plateau, the temperature difference between day and night is large, the temperature at night is too low, marching at night, let people keep moving, good can also keep out the cold, if you rest at night, I am afraid that there will be a lot of soldiers who freeze to death in their sleep, frostbite, although the temperature during the day is much lower than the plain, but it is enough for the soldiers to sleep peacefully.

"I'm afraid that's all there is to it." Li Daozong sighed and said.

"This is just an expedient measure, when my southern army catches up with the remnants of the Tuyuhun tribe, we will definitely be able to take its baggage, and then our army will naturally not have to suffer this bitter cold." Hou Junji comforted.

He couldn't have imagined that he was so eager to pursue Tuyuhun, and the most important thing was to get a warm thing for the soldiers.

Soon, the army immediately pulled out the camp, took advantage of the moonlight, marched overnight, and waited until the sun rose during the day, and then camped to rest, at the same time, the Tang army scouts directly released Baili, and frantically began to search for the traces of the Tuyuhun tribe.

However, to their disappointment, they pursued for more than 2,000 miles in a row, but did not see a single figure at all, the army drove on the deserted plateau, marched against the biting cold wind at night, and took advantage of the warmer weather to rest during the day.

The whole army is like a ghost in the wilderness, wandering aimlessly, and in the most difficult time, the army lacks water and grass, and the ice and snow are extremely miserable.

The Southern Route Army became a veritable Difficult Route Army.

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