Chapter 52 The Battle of Montenegro (Part 2)
.Asid Wenbo and Ashide and Ashide have repeatedly discussed the counterattack in the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty must have more troops than them, but the main attack direction was the army team from Pei Xingjian and Cheng Wuting in Fengzhou. The army team from Youzhou and Yingzhou were sidelined, and Cao Huaishun's army team mainly guarded the Central Plains. The two guessed wrongly. Pei Xingjian, who is now the best in the world, would never use Cao Huaishun's. He would rather have tens of thousands of soldiers in his hands to support him. If he uses them, it would be possible to have bad things:
After calculation, I had a lot of troops in my hands, and almost all of them were cavalry. Most of the army teams of the Tang Dynasty were infantry.
But the chalky forces come from various tribes and cannot be commanded well. At least half of the tribes do not have much fighting intentions. They will escape or surrender immediately after not being able to do so. After doing so, they still dare not fight head-on.
It is basically right, but the two still ignore the important point, that is, their personal command ability:
So the two thought about it, called the leaders of various races, and finally decided to camp in Heishan (Daqingshan, Baotou). Based on Heishan, you can attack and retreat with the help of the mountain to defend, and you can also transfer materials from the north of Yinshan. First, the brilliance of the Tang Dynasty army team was exterminated.
Many tribal leaders were timid and dared not fight, and immediately raised their hands to agree.
The main battlefield has become a storm.
Then the Tang Dynasty's army team must also come to Heishan. The two of them thought about the problem of food and grass almost at the same time. A very normal idea was that from Shuozhou, almost half of them were Hu, mostly Turkic people, which was easy to cover. The distance was not close, and the 200,000 army teams had to eat and drink. Because they made preparations in advance, Youzhou, Taiyuan and Yanzhou had stockpiled a lot of food since last year, which saved the Tang Dynasty a lot of money. However, hundreds of thousands of army teams could not go to Taiyuan and Yanzhou to have a meal, and then come to Heishan to fight to the decisive battle, and go back when they are hungry. They also had to transport the food and grass from Taiyuan to Heishan, and there was a chance in the middle.
Moreover, the two of them stayed in the Tang Dynasty for a long time and were very familiar with the Tang Dynasty system and military organization. The most powerful soldier of the Tang army was Mo Dao Hand, which was less. First, the construction of Mo Dao is expensive. Such a large area of iron swords was repeatedly tempered with high-quality steel. The larger the area, the less easy it is to forge. Not only is the area larger, because it is necessary to maintain the sharpness, it also requires good steel mouth. Therefore, sometimes even the enemy horses and strong soldiers can cut them into two halves with one knife. However, there are no soldiers to play, but it is a serious waste. From this point, it can also be seen that the decline of the Tang army. However, if they do not decline, they dare not rebel.
Secondly, cavalry and infantry. The best cavalry soldiers are archers. First, they need good archery skills and second, they need good archery skills. There are also very few. Most of them are slingers and cavalry. There are many infantry and crossbowmen, spearmen, spearmen, swordsman and logistics soldiers, and a small number of medical soldiers. They are not necessarily proficient in medical skills, but they will simply bandage and stop bleeding of wounds, or remove arrows and apply medicines. They are not as thought by later generations. When soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are injured or sick, they rely on their bodies to bear it. It is probably equivalent to nurses in later generations, but they are all men, and sometimes doctors even teach some crude medical knowledge.
The weakest one is the heavy army. Those who do not go to the battlefield will only escort rollers, and sometimes they will be replaced by civilians.
The two immediately had a brief discussion and asked Ashidewenbo's nephew Ashideluping to lead a 10,000 troops to sneak into Shuozhou, turn into herders and lurk in various Turkic rebel tribes. They used these rebel tribes to inform them, if the baggage troops were huge, let them go. If the troops were small, eat the rollers again.
Without food and grass, hundreds of thousands of troops will stay in front of Montenegro for as long as they can. Even if there is no food and grass, they will be defeated. If the 200,000 troops defeat the Turks in one fell swoop, the Turks' dream of restoring the great power will be realized.
Very good idea.
But they never talked about Qinling. Pei Xingjian's marching and combat styles were completely different from Xue Rengui's style. They were smart and used troops. The style of Qinling's marching is perfect, and they just happened to become Pei Xingjian's nemesis: But these two people...
A good show was staged in Shuozhou.
February is coming and many big things have happened.
The Tubo storm was no less than that of the Tang Dynasty. The news of Mangsong Mangzan's death was officially announced, and everyone in Tubo was shocked. But when he heard that Mangsong Mangzan had a son left in the world, he applauded and praised: especially the ministers and nobles who were loyal to the Zanpu faction.
Lu Qinling put down his affairs and looked down on this pair of orphans and widows, but he had to do some superficial work, and the little empress dowager died and her husband was in vain. No matter what she said, she would only nod. So she was preparing for Zanpu's burial and the matter of the new Zanpu ascending the throne. But in the Potala Palace, Wulu was having a second conversation with Princess Wencheng. The first conversation was that the unsuccessful worker did not dare to tell all the situations, but only expressed his kindness to the Tang Dynasty in a vague manner.
I mean. But Princess Wencheng did not make a sound. This was a tragic princess. The king of the Tang Dynasty would ask for a few questions every time he sent an envoy to come. But that was a good example. After all, it was just a woman in the royal family, not a son of the Tang Dynasty. After Tubo got into evil with the Tang Dynasty, the father and son of the Lun family were even more lazy to her. However, this princess was quite kind-hearted, set an example, and personally taught the Tubo people to cultivate and weave. She was very prestigious among the Tubo people. It was only the folk and the upper class society that continued to regard her as a pitiful person.
After hearing the words of Wulu, Princess Wencheng did not say anything.
Wulu's wisdom immediately knew her hesitation, and did not say anything else, and said respectfully. This was a paving stone, laying the foundation for the second meeting.
It was not until Lunqinling publicly expressed her support for her son to do the new Zanpu that things became a foregone conclusion that she came to Princess Wencheng again.
Princess Wencheng still didn't make a sound.
She is also old. She married into Tubo and was only sixteen years old. She is fifty-five this year. She is not doing well and has a bad environment. She looks like an old woman in her sixties or seventies. Wulu couldn't help but sigh. In another thirty or forty years, will she be like her?
But I immediately put my mind on the main business. The reason why Princess Wencheng did not speak out was the root of disaster left by Lu Dongzan. She promised so many promises to the Tang Dynasty back then. What happened? The old princess didn't believe her words.
So he took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and said, "This is a letter written by your new Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and there is also his seal below. I am not very familiar with you people from Central Plains. I think His Royal Highness can tell it out: "
Princess Wencheng took it from the hands of Wulu. This was what Wulu had forced from Li Wei in Qinghai. It was just to make a rue today. But she didn't say that, for fear that Li Wei would suspect it. Li Wei looked at it and found that the letters were leaked, and it didn't work much. She didn't know what her little head was thinking, so she took it away. There was another way to collect the books issued by Li Wei, which was even more convincing. However, Li Wei's books were also an imperial edict. Even when he arrived at the home of an official, he would be a living Bodhisattva. Wulu might not be able to get it when he went to the Central Plains in person.
Princess Wencheng looked at the fat and powerful handwriting. Not only was it strong and powerful, but the words were also filled with a sense of wealth and honor. I liked it very much. This was the word written by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Taizong's handwriting was well written in the future, but it was too charming. Then she raised her head in confusion and asked, "Zan Meng (not referring to the princess, but to the queen mother. This word has many meanings). What do you mean?"
"Your Highness Princess, do you look at this again?"
He took out a few poems written by Li Wei under her forced him, and if it was a "love poem", Wu Lu thought it was not good, and his Chinese poems were not well written, but his appetite was very good. He insisted that Li Wei write a very excellent poem, so that she would not have to give birth to a son for Li Wei. He held his son and acted coquettishly, and was charming and tender. Li Wei had no choice but to take out the "Untitled" that Li Shangyin was difficult to get apart when he met, and the east wind was weak and the flowers were in vain.
Wulu then smiled and forced Li Wei to plagiarize several poems. Sometimes when he was worried, he would take out these poems and read them. He was afraid that the paper would get worn out, so he plagiarized them several times. He usually kept it well, and it was the first time these poems were made public to a third party. Not only did Li Shangyin's "Unt Title", but he also tampered with several poems by Zhang Jiuling, Wang Wei and Wen Tingyun. There were also Liu Yong's "Rain Frost Bell" and "Bee Love Flower".
"Your Highness, please compare this handwriting?"
Princess Wencheng is enjoying the poems and lyrics. She is talented and pleasing to the eye. After hearing the words of Wulu, she asked in confusion: "What is the purpose of Wulu Zan Meng?"
"This is written to me by your Emperor of Tang."
Princess Wencheng was first surprised, then didn’t believe it, just didn’t believe it!
When it comes to handwriting, it is not very popular now. Maybe it is imitated by people. The emperor's handwriting is beautiful. I heard that many people in the Central Plains are learning.
Wu Lu sighed, took his son out, and said, "A few years ago, Dalun ordered the painter to paint many portraits of your Emperor of Tang Dynasty in order to capture the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. Look at his portraits and then look at my son."
Princess Wencheng's face became solemn, but she was also stunned.
"Your Highness Princess, you haven't understood it yet? Look at how old he is? When did you probably be born? Also, do you really think that your new emperor of the Tang Dynasty is a god-like man, and he actually surrounded hundreds of thousands of troops from the Great Remarks and could he escape from heaven?" "Wu Lu Zan Meng..." Princess Wencheng suffered hardships for many years, and just talked about his demeanor, but he was stunned at this moment and said, "How is this possible?"
Seeing Princess Wencheng's expression, Wulu knew about the Long March, and finally made her take another second step.
Before the Battle of Shuozhou began, something happened in Luoyang.
The first is that the Messenger Biscuit finally arrived late. It was not that they were deliberately delaying it. The journey was very long, and the Turks were in riots in the middle. The speed was already very fast to arrive in Luoyang in February:
The Turkic rebellion made people even more loyal. Li Zhi held a special banquet in Shangyang Palace and entertained the envoy of Bisu. It was his son who invited him to come. After the banquet, he asked him to go to the Eastern Palace.
Li Wei met him and talked with him for a long time. He wanted to pull the Turks under the bed. If the nine surnames of Tiele attacked the Turks from behind and the Tang Dynasty sent troops again, the Turks would become rats in the bellows and be angry at both ends. In the future, the Turks would have no peace, either towards destruction or eventually decline.
There is no salvation. This is Li Wei's current view of the Turks. But he has no intention to let them exterminate the clan, which has an unclear relationship with the Central Plains. He Xin He Li Buji was the Tieler. However, Shi Dana, Zhihu He Li, Asuna Sheer, Asuna Zhong, Asuna Smo, Asuna Daozhen (son of Asuna Sheer, the deputy commander who went to Qinghai with Xue Rengui) all made great efforts for the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, if they are well controlled, they can be regarded as the target of training. For example, this time the Tang Dynasty mobilized troops and suffered hardships, which may not be a bad thing. This battle was mostly based on the Han army's view. For a long time, the Tang Dynasty's expeditions were mostly based on Hu against Hu. The Han army lacked practical experience, which was also the main reason for the decline in combat effectiveness. But there is a premise that one must win every victory and the death rate is low: this will train the army again, which will not cause much harm to the country. But there is a tribe that must be eradicated. Kedun (Queen of the Turkic Dynasty) of the Sui Dynasty had many years ago. I didn't expect that the Ashide people would hold grudges like this. Since they were a wolf that could not be raised, it would be useless to take it. But it is not the time to do it now.
The envoy who summoned Bisu was very careful to see that because the northern desert was far away from the court, the news he received was very inaccurate, and there were many messages that were contradictory. Therefore, Li Wei asked Bisu to send an important official to come, and for this reason, he was not an important official, so he did not understand the inside story of the north.
The main purpose was to ask about the composition of the tribes in the north. Not all Tiel tribes were loyal to the Tang Dynasty. For example, Tongluo and Pugu tribes continued to recommend the Tang Dynasty to protect their strong opposition, as well as the control of the nine tribes of Tiel, the customs and people's lives of each tribe, the strength of the troops, and the weapons. After a long conversation, I decided to support them with a large number of weapons, which was free support. Let Huichun maintain his control over the north and the constraints on the Turks.
I still can't understand that the Turks did not seem to be very powerful. Why did the Tang Dynasty be helpless after a few years in history? And it seems that the Turks later annexed the nine surnames of Tiele, enslaved them, and participated in the repeated invasions launched on the Tang Dynasty. It was not that later people ignored it, but later people vaguely knew that they would not sit idly by and watch the situation happen. The commission may not be taken under the bed. At least, the nine surnames of Tiele cannot be allowed to be annexed by the future Turks to strengthen the enemy.
For this support, I discussed with my parents and prime ministers for a long time. Li Zhi also agreed to this. After all, the enemy's enemy was a friend, and the Bisu family was very loyal to the Tang Dynasty for several generations. There were some disputes over quantity. In the battle of Qinghai, the weapon loss was amazing. Although a large number of iron tools were plundered from Tuyuhun and re-melted, and the war was about to rise again, iron was always insufficient. In order to get more iron, seamen were even encouraged to import iron ore from abroad. Whether it was robbed, exchanged, or mined by yourself, as long as it was transported to China, all taxes would be exempted. However, the current exploration technology is destined to be insufficient. Otherwise, there would be many iron ore resources available for development, not abroad, but domestically.
The final negotiation resulted in the decision to support the returnees with 100,000 arrows, 50,000 crossbows, 5,000 horn bows, and 10,000 horizontal swords. They were new horizontal swords. After Li Wei's improvement, in order to conform to the principles of mechanics, the style of the horizontal swords was slightly curved, which was very similar to the scimitar used by later Mongolians. This was designed for cavalry, and the horizontal swords used by infantry were still the original style. There were also one thousand powerful crossbows and three thousand pairs of armor.
After hearing this, the messenger was overjoyed and immediately bowed down to give a gift.
"No need, you Huitong people are the most loyal subjects of our Tang Dynasty. This Turkic riot will inevitably be unfavorable to you in the future. Our court will not sit idly by and watch." As he said that, he helped him up. However, Huituo people are now living in the Dule River, Wulun River (Orhun River), Saling River (Selangge River), Yanwajia River (Kusubo), and the Tang Dynasty are also the best areas in the north. This is also the result of the intentional support of the Tang Dynasty: However, the Turkic riots, the envoys can come, but this batch of supplies is not easy to deliver. They have to wait until the riots are quelled before they can be sent back to prevent the future.
After notifying the matter, he will immediately return to the Pure Land.
At this moment, the first great victory in Shuozhou reached the capital.
After Ashideluping arrived in Shuozhou, he immediately heard the news that the Tang Dynasty army's chasm transported grain to the front line, with a total of 1,000 large trucks, each truck could almost carry ten stones of grain. Not much, the 200,000 army's chasm consumed five or six days. This was the first batch of grain and grass.
There were a total of hundreds of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty army escorted, and there were 3,000 civilians. The number of soldiers was not large, and they were all handled by old and weak soldiers. After inquiring again, there were no other soldiers from the Tang Dynasty around. They were overjoyed and led a team of ten thousand soldiers to rush in.
Seeing so many Turkic cresades arrive, the soldiers and civilians scattered in a hurry.
He was not interested in these soldiers and civilians. He laughed and saw that he came to the grain truck and picked up the cover with a knife. It was full of food. So he drove to the nearby water plants and rushed to the nearest water plants. There was only food. The horses also had to eat, so he took the water plants and let the horses eat themselves. Then he ordered the soldiers to take out the food in the car, take away what they could take, and burn the fire that could not be taken away.
Just as all the Turkic soldiers got off their war horses, they were laughing and preparing to get food. The hood of the three hundred trucks inside suddenly opened, and the Tang Dynasty held a mo knife or a powerful crossbow and jumped out.
Although there were few people, most of the strongest soldiers of the Tang Dynasty returned from Qinghai. The general combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty army may not be as strong as that of the Turks. However, this Tang Dynasty combat effectiveness was far above these ten thousand Turks. A group of powerful crossbows shot wildly, and immediately there was a big talk about the Turkic soldiers falling down. Then the Tang army put down the crossbow in their hands and held the Mo Dao and rushed to the front of them.
Without using a crossbow, the Turks became depressed and had not fought with the Tang army for a long time, but I had a deep impression that the Tang army who could use the Modao were all brave soldiers from a hundred miles away. They were only concerned about escaping and wanted to get on the war horse, but the war horses were eating grass, and they were still hundreds of meters away. These few hundred meters away became the road to death. One thousand,500 Tang Dynasty crestry teams were divided into fifteen squads. Not only that, two brave generals, Zhang Qianxun and Xin Chengsi, were also trying to surround the 10,000 Turkic crestry teams.
As the main general, Zhang Qianxun also led the two strongest teams to seize the Turks, blocking the Turks' way and preventing them from getting on the war horses. After a long battle, Ashideluping strangely discovered that his number was obviously several times larger, but like straw, he was harvested by the Tang army, which was less than one-sixth of his number.
I couldn't beat it, but I couldn't get on the war horse, so I had to flee.
But at this time, the Tang Dynasty's Fu Army, who was ambushing in the distance, rushed out again. In this battle, ten thousand Turkic soldiers robbed food and were almost killed. Including Ashideluping, he was also snatched up by a Tang army. With one knife, this was a Mo Dao. His body was cut in half from the middle and turned into a halve. He did not die for a while. The voice system could still operate. He shouted several times in Turkic language: "It hurts, it hurts, it hurts so much:"
When Li Zhi heard this, he said three times: "Okay, okay, okay!"
It can be seen that the anger in my heart.
He also said: "The couple is ready to go to Ruzhou."
Chapter completed!