Chapter 9: Lure and Bait
Bu Lugen ran away, and the Turkic defenders on Hongshan Fort saw that the Tang army was strong and was in a dilemma. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Duan Zhigan roared: "Rush! ”
More than 1,000 Tang infantry took advantage of Luo Shixin's great victory and attacked Hongshan Fort from above.
The Turkic soldiers guarding the Red Mountain Fort stared widely: "What should I do?" ”
Although the Turks are fierce by nature, in fact they are masters of bullying the weak and fearing the hard. When they encounter a tailwind battle, they will be brave one by one, but when they encounter a war that knows that there is no hope of victory, they will be as timid as a mouse.
Seeing that the Tang infantry was getting closer and closer to Hongshan Fort, even the hideous expressions on the faces of the Tang soldiers were clearly visible. Suddenly, Qu Shuai (equivalent to a centurion) who was guarding Hongshan Fort looked at the banner of General Bulu Gen who was running farther and farther, and shouted: "Tang Nu is powerful, General Bulu is dangerous, we have to protect General Bulu!" ”
Bu Lugen has long since disappeared, and if he relies on them to protect him, ten lives will not be enough to kill.
It was obvious that he was talking nonsense with his eyes open, but all the Turkic soldiers agreed: "Protect General Bulu!" ”
When Duan Zhigan rushed into the empty Red Mountain Fort, he was truly relieved.
Although the Red Mountain Fort is very small, it is precisely because of its small size that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if it is not for the Turks to take the initiative to retreat, I am afraid that it will cost hundreds of lives to take this small fort within a radius of more than 400 steps.
You must know that Hongshan Fort is a castle built with glazed stone mixed with glutinous rice juice, which has stood here for more than 100 years and is still very strong. The Turks were in such a hurry that they didn't even have time to take the wolf banner away. Looking at the mountains of grain in large and small warehouses. Duan Zhi trembled with anger.
There are still black and purple traces on the bags of these grains, and you don't need to ask to know that these are dry blood stains. These grains must have been looted by the Turks from the villages and towns around Lingzhou, and they were all stained with the blood of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
"thieves, run so fast, or Lao Tzu will screw their heads off!" Duan Zhi said indignantly.
"Win!"
Luo Shixin spoke out. The results of this battle of the Tang army were not small, and the number of Turks who fled was estimated to be less than 300. Left 1,78 Turkic cavalrymen, with less than 200 casualties, more than half of which were slightly wounded, and they could be alive and well after recuperating for a while.
"Victory!"
The excited Vietnamese cavalry soldiers shouted.
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Snow plows are speeding on the snow. At this time, Chen Ying did not pay attention to the cold wind as cold as a knife, and stood on the watchtower that commanded the climbing plow, seriously looking into the distance.
At this time, all the climbing plows were covered with white silk, and even the horses pulling the climbing ploughs were also covered with white silk.
Chen Ying's approach made Wei Wenzhong complain. In this era, cloth is almost equal to currency. According to the "Six Classics" food and goods records, the cloth and silk of the Tang Dynasty accounted for about one-third of the total fiscal revenue.
When Chen Ying supported Lingzhou from Chang'an, he carried 3,000 pieces of cloth, which was worth more than 3,000 yuan.
But Chen Ying was good, not only misappropriated the cloth that was originally awarded to the meritorious soldiers, but also wasted a lot of cloth.
Duan Zhigan's department used more than 140 horses, Luo Shixin's department used more than 270 horses, and now he has used 500 mules and horses wrapped in cloth and snow climbing plows and carts.
Although Chen Ying was not corrupt, the crime of misappropriation of military funds was not small. wasting these cloths made Wei Wenzhong puzzled.
Chen Ying did not go into detail and explained everything to the soldiers.
In Chen Ying's eyes, the lives of the soldiers are priceless, not measurable by money and goods, as long as the casualties of the soldiers can be reduced or reduced, Chen Ying will not care about the loss of goods. Chen Ying only knew that the white cloth could well conceal the whereabouts of the troops, and that was enough.
Chen Ying, who stands on the shoulders of historical giants, his habitual way of thinking is not the same as that of people in this era. In the case that the enemy is strong and we are weak, and discovery means annihilation, Chen Ying can be said to do everything in order to disguise the troops.
At this time, the Tang army camp in the hot spring pool had already been empty. In addition to the four regiments under Duan Zhigan's department, the four regiments led by Luo Shixin, and the nine regiments (plus the pro-guard regiment) plus the people and craftsmen, a total of more than 4,000 people rode the snow plow and advanced towards the city of Bogulu.
Chen Ying stood on the watchtower, anxiously looking into the distance.
Heavy snow piled up and messaging was very unsmooth. Chen Ying had more than a dozen light snow climbing plows, fixed and camouflaged according to the distance and proximity of the thin bone law city. These light climbing plows are equipped with a cauldron and wolf dung, which will light the wolf smoke in time as soon as they see the news of the success of the Red Mountain Fort.
These snow plows that act as mobile beacons, disguised as small snow packets one by one. But a little bit of wolf smoke, the Turks will definitely find them, once they are discovered by the Turks, they have no ability to protect themselves at all, but in order to pass on the news, they can only do their best and obey the destiny of heaven.
Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, and righteousness is not finance. Now Chen Ying can be regarded as having realized the meaning of this sentence, because he has just personally sent more than 100 soldiers into the Jedi.
There were still more than twenty miles away from the city of Bogulu, and Chen Ying ordered the whole army to stop advancing.
The Turks are not stupid, even if they don't understand how the Tang army maintains their horsepower at first, but after a long time, they will definitely think of this method.
war, one cannot expect the enemy to be a fool. If you think the enemy is stupid, then you are really stupid.
When Chen Ying learned that there were not only more than 20,000 Turks in the city of Bogulu, but in fact, more of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, Chen Ying finally thought of a strategy to break the enemy.
From the point of view of human nature, Bulugen was defeated, and after the defeat was quite bad. Bu Lugen, who escaped and returned to his life, would definitely not tell the truth that the Tang army was only more than 2,000 people, and more than half of them were infantry. He will definitely expand the number of officers and men of the Don army, thereby covering up his incompetence.
Once he learned that the strength of the Tang army attacking Bulugen was as many as several thousand, he would definitely misjudge that the main force of the Tang army must be in Hongshan Fort.
With Li Shefu, he will definitely do his best to try to annihilate Chen Ying's department.
As long as Li Shefu is in the plan, then it will be half of the siege of Lingzhou. Although the city of Bogulu was very dilapidated, in such cold weather, without this ruined city, the Turks had no way to hold out in the wilderness. Moreover, Chen Ying could capture the families of the Turkic soldiers as hostages and force the Turks to attack the city of Bogulu.
Chen Ying's department, which stopped more than 20 miles from the Thin Bone Law City, began to make final preparations for the arrival of the decisive battle. A large amount of valuable beans began to feed the horses, and the Tang soldiers who hid in the plough sheds either sharpened their knives or maintained their armor.
Only Chen Ying stood motionless on the watchtower.
Wei Wenzhong looked at Chen Ying's lonely figure, and his heart was very sad.
Since starting from Chang'an, Chen Ying has been the commander of the army, bearing the pressure of tens of thousands of lives. No matter how strong Chen Ying looked on the outside, he was only sixteen years old.
Wei Wenzhong thought about it, and suddenly remembered Huo Hussar, who was left in Qing Shiliu, maybe Chen Ying's future achievements would not be under Huo Hussar!
Looking at the snow surface quietly, the snow particles on the snow surface jumped faintly, and gradually the beating amplitude became larger and larger.
Although the detailed news did not come, Chen Ying also knew that this was a movement that could only be created by a large-scale cavalry dispatch!