Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 135 War You State ([-])
Wuzang Qingxiang lay on a carriage with a tired expression, and fell asleep for a while, when suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes in his ears, and he sat up in a jerk.

"Grandfather?" Wu Zang Jieming lifted the curtain with a worried expression on his face.

"So it was a dream." Wuzang Qingxiang smiled helplessly, and jumped to the ground with the support of his son.

It was completely dark.

There was silence all over the world, and darkness enveloped the earth.Many torches were lit in the camp, dispelling the darkness a little.The soldiers of the Wuzang Department held their swords and guns tightly, looked around with wide-eyed eyes, and yelled nervously at the slightest sign of trouble, making the rest of the rest unable to sleep fully, as they were extremely tired .

Wuzang Qingxiang had long been aware of this problem, but he couldn't do anything about it.After all, they are all mountain people, and few of them are serious sergeants.Although they were fierce, they had too little experience. Most of them were fighting between tribes, and they had never seen a big scene.If I can be the governor of a state like Tuoba Sigong, or even the governor of the Dingnan Army, learn the Chinese system, organize and train the army according to the Chinese law, and have Chinese armor and equipment, in time, I will be able to Build a strong army.

Those people in the tribe, compared with the Han people, endure hardships and stand hard work, they don't spend so much effort, and they do whatever the leader asks them to do. They are all good soldiers!

Unfortunately, no chance.Originally, the Tuoba family was closest to this opportunity, but now they are in dire straits, besieged by the [-] army of Shao Shude, the Jiedu envoy of the Dingnan Army.
"Jieming, where are you now?" Wuzang Qingxiang asked while eating dry food.

"I just passed Baijing Garrison, so I walked less than ten miles." Said Mei Zang Jieming.

"It took only a few days to walk thirty miles..." Wuzang Qingxiang frowned and said, "Shao Bandit has too many cavalry, and they are everywhere. But they don't want to have a quick fight, and they harass all around. They're all guts."

Wu Zang Jie Ming did not speak.Of course he understood that his father was emboldening himself. If he wasn't afraid of Shao Thief's cavalry, everyone should just lie down and sleep now. Why should he be so nervous?In fact, Li Abu who set off with them has already collapsed. More than 500 people were harassed by cavalry day and night. It's all over the place.If it weren't for the desperate rescue of other ministries, it is estimated that more than 500 people would have died, instead of more than [-] people who could be snatched back.

From then on, Wuzang Qingxiang ordered the ministries to stay close together, cover each other, and advance alternately.But this is really tiring. We can't go far, and everyone has to stop and rest. I don't know if I can move forward seven or eight miles a day.

At night, there is no rest.No Zang Qingxiang could imagine that Shao's thief's cavalry must have been divided into many units, hundreds of them, taking turns to rest and sleep, and always harassing them intensively, no matter day or night.

Even if they set up camp, they can't rest in peace, and they must always be on guard against their night attacks.No matter how hard-working the mountain people are, they also feel a little war-weary at this time, because they can only be beaten passively, and the feeling of not being able to fight back is too aggrieved.

"Grandpa, we can't fight this battle." Wu Zang Jieming said: "They have horses, so they can find a safe place to sleep far away. It won't take much time to chase them after they have rested enough. But our side They are full of infantry, and there are not many vehicles, what should we do? There is no way to fight at all!"

"The Tuoba clan didn't send cavalry to meet us. They must have dared not. Even if they dared to come out, God knows how many cavalry the Shao bandits have. It's hard to say whether they can fight. Without cavalry cover, relying on four or five thousand of us alone The infantry is to be sent to death." Mei Zang Jieming continued: "Grandfather, it is too late to retreat now. First retreat to the south of Baijing Garrison and find a village to rest. I don't believe that Shao's cavalry can still chase up the mountain. Come, I will definitely give them a good look when the time comes, and let them know who is the real master of Hengshan!"

"But we have already dispatched troops, Shao thief knows our relationship with the Tuoba family, how can we let us go in the future?" Wu Zang Qingxiang sighed, it seemed that it was a mistake to marry his daughter to Tuoba Renfu.It is tantamount to standing on the stage, and it will inevitably be liquidated in the future.Ye Li Jingchen, a majestic chieftain, gave his daughter to Shao thief as a servant, and he was laughed at by himself at the beginning, but now it seems that it may not be a bad thing.

If Nozurabe is liquidated in the future, will Noribe be there?
"Grandpa, so you still have to go to Youzhou?" Wuzang Jieming sighed, since his father had already made up his mind, there was nothing more to say.The thousands of people who have not come out of the Tibetan Ministry, if they die, they will die together, let Shao thief see that we are not cowards, we are all warriors who dare to fight!

"No, go back to the mountain." Wu Zang Qingxiang said: "As long as the strength is still there, there is still a chance to turn around. If the strength is gone, there is really nothing, and it will definitely be liquidated by then. These thousands of people , must take it back!"

"Jieming, Shao Shude is a hero, and he won't chase after a trivial matter. As long as we are more obedient and pay tribute to Xiazhou, we may not be targeted by him. Because we still have strength and are of value to him, Whether you understand this truth or not, we have to take all these thousands of people back. It’s really not possible, let’s forget about demoting Shao Shude, he won’t do anything to us, maybe he will comfort us with gentle words. Some rewards. What he has to deal with now is the Tuoba clan. As long as we go back to the mountain, everything will be easy to talk about." Wuzang Qingxiang seemed to have made up his mind, and he was not procrastinating at all: "Take a good rest tonight, and send someone to talk to him tomorrow. Get in touch with people from Shao Shude to see what they say."

Wuzang Jieming didn't expect his father to think this way.If you think about it carefully, it may not be a solution!

These days, it really speaks by strength.You can vote for Tuoba, and of course you can vote for Shaw.It seems that the Tuoba family is not going to succeed, so they have to decisively change the sect.

It's a pity for my sister, alas!
Meizang Jieming recalled the time when he took his younger sister to play around in the mountains when he was a child, and felt sad.It's hard on the mountain, and it's hard to go down the mountain. My sister has no chance to enjoy wealth in her life.

This world!
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"Whoo! Whoosh!" Feather arrows flew back and forth, and the sound of killing outside the camp was loud.

"Go back to sleep!" Lu Huaizhong walked to a tent and drove back more than a dozen soldiers who were looking around.

When the enemy army attacks the camp, the army has its own laws.

After nightfall, each side will set up outside scouts, and one person will lead a few horses, and go to the camp for more than ten miles to cruise, in case of emergency.If there is an emergency, report it to the army, and will not withdraw it even in the rain or snow.

The thieves rushed to the front of the camp. That night, the battalion guards beat drums, and the backup sergeants got up, put on armor and armed, and the rest of the battalion did not move. They shot at anyone who walked away to maintain order in the camp.

If there are more thieves coming, the Chinese army will send troops to rescue.However, considering that the enemy troops who steal the camp often shout and bluff, at this time, the generals on duty at night are required to be experienced and ready to judge whether the enemy troops are bluffing or there are really many people coming.

There are many other methods like this, such as building a small village 50 or [-] steps away from the big camp on each side, and stationing [-] people as guards.For example, there are many ways to set up dark bunks outside the camp (or city) of the bandits, and to set up dark bunks near the only way the enemy must pass to attack the camp.

The Dingnan Army is an army of discipline, and all the rules and regulations are summed up by the army.Shao Shude was very strict in managing the army and strictly enforced the laws. Although it seemed troublesome, everyone got used to it after a long time.

Trouble is trouble, but insurance isn't it?

The Tuoba clan's stealing of the camp was discovered from the very beginning by the secret shop, and then the rangers also returned to the camp to report the news. When they rushed to the vicinity of the camp panting, Shao Shude ordered the backup soldiers to stand up, and the rest continued to fight. Anyone who dares to yell or move while sleeping will be shot immediately.

Their big camp, because they don't stay overnight and leave, it is a standard method of digging trenches.A trench was dug outside the camp, with a bottom width of one foot and two feet, a mouth width of one foot and five feet, and a depth of one foot.The excavated soil was slapped inward to form a wall, four feet five inches high, compacted so that it would not collapse in a hurry.

On the trench, only bridges and trench gates are set up at the places where people pass through, and they have been demolished when they heard the news from the Rangers.Many horse pits were dug within 25 steps outside the trench, and three antler guns were placed in each pit.There is a layer of thorns on the inside of the trench, a battle tower behind it, and several archers.

As long as you don't neglect your duties and strictly follow the rules, you will basically make no mistakes.Those who were successfully stolen often had problems of one kind or another.After all, war is a battle between people. If you don't follow the rules, ignore the rules, be lazy, play tricks, and take chances, you will suffer a big loss one day.

The Dingnan Army is very disciplined, no matter how complicated it is, the officers have taught the soldiers not to be lazy with whips.Therefore, when Tuoba's carefully selected battalion attacking elite rushed to the vicinity of the camp, they were greeted with extremely accurate arrows and various defensive methods that were difficult to trap and deceive.

Tuoba Sizhong, who led the team, was furious and at the same time a little flustered.

Three thousand elite soldiers were mobilized in the city, all of whom were veterans of the Tuoba family, half-time professional warriors.There was a wave of attack just now, and more than 200 people were killed and injured before they crossed the trench, so they had to retreat.

Tuoba Sizhong didn't want to work in vain, so he sent people to attack twice in a row.

They braved the rain of arrows, bypassed the horse trap, and rushed to the ditch without fear of death. They bravely climbed over, but failed twice, and dropped another 500 people.

Seven hundred elite soldiers were lost in the three attacks, but not many died on the spot.But the wounded were lying in horse traps, in ditches, on thorns, and it was almost impossible to go back.And if you can't go back, what's the difference between that and death?After dawn, the family's auxiliary soldiers came out, and each of them was rewarded with a knife, and they all made credit for nothing.You don't even have to wait until dawn, the archers on the battle tower will be able to lock in their achievements in advance. They are all immobile targets, and they are easy to shoot.

Stealing the camp has turned into a strong attack, and the strong attack can't even touch the camp wall. This battle is frustrating.

Before setting off, Tuoba Sizhong even imagined the best situation: a sudden attack on the camp, the Dingnan army was in chaos, they took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, the Dingnan army was even more chaotic, they took advantage of the situation to set fire, the Dingnan army panicked, and the army had no fighting spirit , ran away one after another, and then they took advantage of the situation to cover up and kill, beheading thousands or even tens of thousands!
But reality gave him a slap in the face.Most of the sergeants of the Dingnan Army were even ordered to go back to the camp and continue to sleep, and they were not allowed to make noise and walk around at will.Then, with the two troops on duty and backup, they were so overwhelmed that they couldn't even break through the periphery.

It is said in the military book: If you use fine cavalry to attack at night, if you take advantage of it without chaos, the attack will be more peaceful, the generals will not be shocked, and the camp walls will remain the same, then the law system will be strict, and the preparations will be thorough. This is a strong army.

Is the gap between the economical army, professional warriors, and them really that big?Or is the Dingnan army particularly powerful?He remembered that the Binning army was not so rigorous.

"Let's withdraw!" Tuoba Sizhong finally ordered helplessly.He was no longer in the mood to tell which army was the best. He only knew that he was defeated, and his brother was probably also defeated, and he was very depressed.

(End of this chapter)