Chapter 164: Tricks and Means
"General Liu, the marshal will pass you over!" A sergeant galloped to the front of Liu Yi, who was training, and gave the order loudly.
Hearing Pei Xingjian's order, Liu Yi did not dare to delay, and immediately handed over the sergeants who had been training for most of the hour to his two lieutenants, Huan Yanfan and Jinghui, and took a few personal guards and Pegasus to Pei Xingjian's big tent.
In Pei Xingjian's big tent, a number of generals have been summoned, including Li Zhishi, the general of the Left Guard, Cheng Wuting, Quan Xiancheng, He Jiami, etc., who led the troops back, have all arrived in the big tent, and the army commander Shi Luobin Wang is also under the tent, and together with several other people, they are ready to take notes.
Pei Xingjian seemed to be in a good mood, and when Liu Yi entered the account, he was holding a military newspaper and looking at the map with a smile on his face.
Soon after Liu Yi entered the tent, several generals who were summoned by Pei Xingjian entered the big tent after being reported, and saw that all the generals were almost all there, Pei Xingjian also sat down on the tent, looked at the generals lined up under the tent, and raised the military newspaper in his hand and said happily: "Everyone, this commander has just received a report from General Cui Xiantun that the Turkic pseudo-khan Ashina Ni Shu was killed by his subordinates, and the department surrendered to our army, and our army has wiped out the Ashina Ni Shu Shu Department..."
Pei Xingjian put several military reports on the case, and continued: "In this operation to capture the Ashina mud and the big tent, our army officers and men only paid a few hundred casualties, and forced tens of thousands of Turks to land, which is really the most gratifying thing!"
The soldiers who surrendered without a fight were the highest level of using soldiers, and now the forced landing of Ashina's mud and prostrate troops is not a soldier who surrenders without a fight, but it was not a surrender of the Turks soon after our army approached its camp.
Our army only went through a few rounds of killing, the opponent had no ability to fight back, the resistance was extremely weak, and our army paid a very small price in exchange for such a huge victory, for the commanders and generals, this is the realm they pursue. Although this kind of war makes people more enthusiastic, the strength of the side has been greatly damaged, killing 1,000 enemies, losing 800 self-inflicted soldiers, and losing soldiers and generals. For Pei Xingjian, who pays attention to strategy when using troops, and in the battle against the Turks, he mainly surprises the soldiers, supplemented by strong attacks, such a result is the most satisfactory to him, and the cruel battle with the opponent, the rush of tens of thousands of cavalry, that is only taken when it is a last resort.
The war commanded by a famous general is all about the greatest victory at the lowest cost.
"Marshal, our army has achieved such a great victory, all because of the precise and thoughtful plan formulated by the marshal before the war, and the wartime scheduling!" Quan Xiancheng immediately stood up and slapped Pei Xingjian very loudly, "The commander of the army has always been invincible, and after this battle, the prestige of the commander will definitely spread on the grassland, and no one dares to betray my Tang Dynasty in the grasslands around Anbei, and the last general is proud to be under the command of the commander..."
For Quan Xiancheng's sycophant, Liu Yi felt a little numb when he heard it, this descendant of the Korean people has been in my Tang Dynasty for many years, it seems that he has learned a good kung fu, but he doesn't know how well he fights, and this general has not played much in this battle, Liu Yi has no way to comment.
After Quan Xiancheng said a few words of flattery, the other generals also wanted to stand up and say a few words, but they were stopped by Pei Xingjian waving his hand, Liu Yi looked at Pei Xingjian's expression, and didn't seem to like his subordinates wearing high hats for him like this.
Liu Yi also doesn't like to listen to this kind of sycophancy!
"Ashina mud was forced to surrender by our army, and now only Ashdwin Fu is left, and several other armies will arrive in Yin Shandong and form an encirclement of Ashdwin Fu, presumably Ashdwin Fu will soon be annihilated by our army!" Pei Xingjian's expression had returned to his usual expression, with a faint expression, no emotion, and he looked at the generals and said, "After Ashdwin's Fu Department was destroyed, Ben Shuai is going to send a few troops to go in the east and west directions, and a few troops will cross the desert to Mobei, and pass Ben Shuai's orders to other tribes of all sizes, so that the leaders of each tribe will cross Mobei to discuss matters in the Yinshan area!"
Listening to Pei Xingjian's words, the generals looked at each other with some surprise, although Pei Xingjian's words were light and his tone was very peaceful, but the generals in the tent all felt the unusual taste contained in these words, which was irresistible, this was the ** threat after the victory of my army, and the leaders of the tribes would be terrified after hearing it.
Pei Xingjian's words remained the same, and his expression did not change, "The following Shuai announces the action arrangements of each department!"
Pei Xingjian picked up a piece of copy, opened it, his face became solemn, and he also announced in a very powerful tone: "Order Cheng Wuting's department to the northwest, after passing the clouds, and then to the north, to the direction of Yu Dujun Mountain; Cui Xiantun went to Yanran, Li Zhi went to Hanhai, He Jiami led a section to the north through Nuozhen Shui, and Cao Huaishun led a section to Dingxiang... We must summon all the tribal leaders..."
These places were originally the governor's mansion or state and county under the rule of my Tang Dynasty, and the tribes where they lived, including the Khitan Department, the Khitan Department, the Hui Department, the Sijie Department, the Tongluo Department and other tribal chiefs were all obedient to my Tang Dynasty after the Xue Yantuo Department was destroyed, and the imperial court also successively set up many governors and prefectures and counties in these places, which were all under the jurisdiction of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, but most of the officials were still served by the original tribal heads, including the governors, assassins, etc., which can be said to be the prefecture of the Guardian Prefecture.
During the period of Zhenguan, Yonghui and Longshuo, my Tang Dynasty soldiers were powerful and invincible, and the Tang Dynasty army was basically synonymous with invincibility. It's just that in recent years, because of the continuous invasion of Tubo in the northwest, the garrison of our Tang border army in Anbei has been reduced, coupled with several defeats in Tubo, the prestige of the imperial court has declined, and these governors such as Gaolan, Yanran, Helan, Guilin and other governors under the rule of the original Anbei Protectorate have existed in name only. It has also been supported by both explicit and implicit.
This is an intolerable phenomenon, and it is also the reason for the rebellion, as the commander of the hundreds of thousands of troops this time, Pei Xingjian, and the important ministers of the DPRK and China, who are very sensitive to the current situation, will definitely not allow this situation to continue.
Now our army has arrived in the area of Yinshan in the south of the desert, hundreds of thousands of people and horses, the imperial court has never used troops on such a large scale in the Anbei area, and after some time, the weather will be warmer, the spring grass germinates, it is the most conducive to the movement of the army, when the war is launched, the forage of the war horse does not need to worry too much, and the season is still early, my army has enough time to pace through the desert, and use troops in the Mobei area.
Pei Xingjian's idea is also an opportunity to bring our army to a great victory over the Turkic rebels, and to give grace and power to these tribal leaders in Mobei, send people to summon and send a large army to prepare to cross the desert, and threaten them with military affairs, so that they can obey the orders of our Tang Dynasty again and come to Monan to listen to training.
Liu Yi, who stayed under the tent, also figured out Pei Xingjian's intentions, while he lamented that Pei Xingjian's ability to use troops was good, he also admired Pei Xingjian's ability to grasp the situation, if he didn't take advantage of the victory of my army to intimidate the tribes of Mobei, it would be difficult to have this kind of opportunity again. Now is the most effective time for intimidation, and the tribe in Mobei will definitely be intimidated by the might of our army, and obediently come to Monan to listen to Pei Xingjian's orders. If this kind of effective intimidation is no longer there after our army is withdrawn, and it will be very difficult to summon the heads of the tribes to discuss the matter.
Liu Yi applauded Pei Xingjian's arrangement, Pei Xingjian was really a resourceful general and very smart, but what made him depressed was that Pei Xingjian did not have his share in this operation, and his name was not even mentioned.
"Respectfully the commander's order!" And the names were announced, and the generals who were in the tents were numbered and commanded.
Pei Xingjian then carefully instructed the specific arrangements of the generals, the routes and methods of their march, the locations they had to reach, and the means to deal with the rebellious tribes. According to Pei Xingjian's plan, after two to three months, all the tasks of the various departments must be completed, that is, before the end of June, all the tribal leaders must be brought to Monan, and those who do not obey, the rebellious Turkic tribes will be their end.
After these things are dealt with, the army that has completed my mission can also return to Chang'an before the year.
After the order, Pei Xingjian looked at the generals and said, "Is there anything else you don't understand?" ”
Liu Yi wanted to stand up and ask Pei Xingjian why he didn't have his share in this operation, but as soon as he came into contact with Pei Xingjian's meaningful gaze, Liu Yi retracted the steps he wanted to take.
Seeing that no one stood up and said anything, Pei Xingjian stood up and said to the generals: "All the generals will prepare immediately!"
"Yes, Dashuai!" The generals responded with their fists in unison and left the tent one after another.
Liu Yi walked at the end, wanting to stay and ask Pei Xingjian about something.
At this moment, there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves outside the tent, followed by a loud shout: "Report! Urgent..."
With the shouting, a sergeant, led by Pei Xingjian, who was guarding outside the tent, rushed into the tent.
The generals who were just about to leave the tent also stopped, and some of the generals who had already walked out of the tent also turned back.
"Great marshal, General Qiu Shenxun is urgent!" The sergeant, who was exhausted from running continuously, swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva and reported loudly in a somewhat hoarse voice, "The Turkic Ashdwin Fu has been routed by our army, and our army is being surrounded and annihilated... The Turkic chieftain Ashdwin Fu is missing, searching..."
"Newspaper—" There was a faint shout outside the tent, and a sergeant was brought in after a while.
"Great marshal, most of the Turks have been annihilated, Ashdwin Fu found out the whereabouts of our army before the war, and led a group of about 20,000 people to flee north, and he is currently missing..."
"What?" Pei Xingjian's face froze there with the joy he had just shown when he heard that Ashdwin Fu's troops had been annihilated, Ashdwin Fu was able to lead more than 20,000 people to flee north in advance under the siege of our army from several directions, and the army attacking from several directions of my army did not intercept it, what went wrong?
"Marshal, the situation is like this..."The sergeant dressed as a middle-level officer was a lieutenant under Qiu Shenxian, and this lieutenant also told Pei Xingjian about the situation over there, as well as Qiu Shenxian's movements, and the process of the attack.
Pei Xingjian frowned when he heard this, and turned his head to look at the map hanging on the wall.
The generals who were just about to leave the tent all stood still in the tent, and the atmosphere did not dare to breathe, no one dared to squeak, and no one went out of the tent again, the situation has changed, and their mission may have to change.
"Report, urgent report!" Outside the tent there was another shout, and another haggard sergeant was brought into the tent.
"Marshal, Asdwin's Fu Department has been basically annihilated..."The sergeant informed Pei Xingjian of the latest situation on the battlefield.
The battle over there was nearing its end, and most of the remaining Turks who did not flee with Ashdwin had chosen to surrender, and our army had basically won the battle at a small cost, and the men and horses were now searching for the remnants of the enemy, clearing the battlefield, and interrogating the prisoners.
Qiu Shenqian successively sent several people to report the situation to Pei Xingjian, and his intentions were not simple, which also showed that he was worried.
"General Qiu is leading an army of more than 20,000 to the north to pursue the fleeing Ashdwin Fu, and the aftermath of the battlefield will be handed over to General Li Wenxuan and General Zhou Daowu!" The sergeant reported after he had finished talking about the situation on the battlefield.
After listening to the reports of a few people, Pei Xingjian asked about some more things, and then waved them out, frowned and thought about the map for a while, and then shouted loudly: "Someone!"
Several sergeants on standby outside the tent ran in.
"Pass on this commander's order, order General Qiu Shenxian, be sure to chase down the remnants of Ashwin Fu, and then order General Zhou Daowu to lead 15,000 people to rush to the aid of General Qiu Shenxian, and General Li Wenyun is responsible for cleaning up the battlefield affairs!" Pei Xingjian calmly ordered, "Order General Liu Jingtong again, turn to support General Qiu Shenyun!"
Liu Jing's troops of about 15,000 soldiers and horses were originally prepared to assist in the attack on Ashina's mud and prostrate troops, but because the war was going too smoothly, they did not catch up to participate in this attack, and they had the best physical strength, and Pei Xingjian also asked them to pursue the remnants of the fleeing Ashdwin Fu.
"Yes, Dashuai!" Several sergeants answered loudly and immediately ran to the tent to give orders.
Soon there was a sharp sound of horses' hooves outside the tent, and it went from near to far.
"Ladies and gentlemen, your orders remain unchanged, each of you should make preparations, if Ashdwin Fu escapes, when the generals arrive in Mobei and pass the word to the leaders of the various tribes, they must be strictly ordered not to take in Ashdwin Fu!" There was a chill in Pei Xingjian's words, "There are people who take them in, they must hand them over..."
"Yes, Dashuai!" The generals answered in unison and left the tent.
Liu Yi didn't dare to stay any longer, and went out of the account with the other generals!
(To be continued)