Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3161
The Anxi army withdrew overnight to a place called Shanbao, two hundred miles north of Suiye City. It was a small city on the Silk Road, and Gongyue City was less than a hundred miles to the north.

The Anxi army retreated to this point and began repairing the city wall, digging ditches overnight, laying Jumaluzhai, and building fortifications. At the same time, like Suiye City, they evacuated all merchants, people, and goods from the city, turning the mountain fort into a military fortress. .

Xue Rengui entered the city, occupied the original government office, and drove away all the officials from the Anxi Dufu Mansion, occupied the magpie's nest and worked on the spot.

A piece of information from all parties was summarized on the copy.

Xue Rengui first picked out the intelligence of the various departments of the Anxi Army and read them carefully.The scriptures say that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. If you don't even know your own situation well, how can you expel the Tartars and win more with less?
According to intelligence, although the Anxi army achieved a great victory, it suffered extremely heavy losses.

The first is the defenders in the city.

Although relying on the high wall and having the bonuses of defending the city such as Thunderbolt, the number of people is at an absolute disadvantage after all, and there are many divisions. The total number of soldiers defending the city does not exceed 8000. Under the circumstances, the casualties were heavy.

When retreating, all the dead and seriously injured were abandoned in the city, numbering as many as two thousand.

In addition to the hundreds of dead soldiers who stayed in the city and ignited the gunpowder, it would be difficult to survive.

Then there are the hundreds of soldiers who followed Yuan Wei to the Arab camp for a surprise attack. Until now, they have not been seen. They were probably either surrounded by the Arab army and wiped out in the camp, or chased and killed them all the way.

According to rough statistics, at least four thousand soldiers were lost in this battle.

This is an extremely heavy loss for the Anxi Army whose total number does not exceed [-].After all, we all know that once the number of troops is reduced by one-third, the morale of the army will drop to the lowest point, and if it is reduced by half, the morale will face collapse.

If half of the staff is reduced and the combat power is still maintained, then it can be called a "strong army", and it is unmatched in the world.

Of course, the losses were huge, but the results were brilliant.

A flood outside the west city completely swept away tens of thousands of enemy troops under the city. The broken leaf water was surging, and it was difficult for these enemy troops to survive if they fell into the river. The most elite "Sword of Allah"!
Although Datang rarely fought with Dashi Kingdom, he was no stranger to its domestic situation. Xue Rengui was in the Western Regions, and he was always concerned about the internal affairs and military situation of Dashi Kingdom, knowing that the "Sword of Allah" was Dashi Kingdom The Caliph's bodyguards are almost equivalent to the "Yuan Cong Forbidden Army" to Emperor Gaozu, and the "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" to His Majesty Li Er.

Not only is the combat power tyrannical, but the status is very lofty.

At the beginning, he deliberately asked Yuan Wei to reveal to Changsun Han that the west wall of the city was broken and overwhelmed, but he really hoped to get the attention of the Arab army, so he sent an elite army to attack, so he imitated the story of "Flooded Seven Armies" , it will be able to maximize the expansion of the results.

Unexpectedly, not only did the elite come, but the elite among the elite submerged all the "Sword of Allah" in the torrent...

It was also a surprise.

As for the Arab soldiers killed in Suiye City, although there is no exact number at present, it is estimated that there must be no less than [-].

Looting after breaking the city is a traditional item for Arab soldiers. No matter how restrained the general is, it is impossible to keep the army orderly after breaking the city.Tens of thousands of people scrambled to rush into Suiye City, and it was inevitable that they would be blown up to the sky by the gunpowder buried in the ground in advance.

However, the most important result of the battle was the fire that Yuan Wei set off.

The Arab army never carried too much luggage when they went out to war. They used war to support war, and they fought wherever they went. If they couldn't take down the city, they would withdraw in despair.

The few supplies of food and supplies were burned, and the Arab army could not withdraw, which forced them to plunder the surrounding tribes in the Western Regions.

In this way, the situation for the Anxi Army is naturally excellent.

One can prompt the Arab army to divide its forces. It is impossible to march towards Gongyue City and Luntai City on a large scale in a short period of time. However, the Anxi Army can take the initiative to annihilate those Arab soldiers who have escaped from the main force, and eat away at the enemy's strength bit by bit. , and give endless oppression to the enemy, lowering their morale.

Furthermore, the Tang Dynasty has always adopted a gentle policy towards the tribes in the Western Regions, because the remnants of the Turks have always appeared in the Western Regions, secretly linking up with various tribes. Tang controlled the Western Regions.

Now the Arab army has no choice but to attack these tribes. It is Xue Rengui's plan to cut off those tribes who do not obey orders and obey orders for the Anxi army.

Generally speaking, the results of this battle were remarkable. The prestige of the Anxi army was played, the morale of the Arab army was severely damaged, and the situation changed quietly. The Anxi army was no longer blindly at a disadvantage.

Of course, the Arab army has a large number of people, even though they suffered huge losses and suffered a setback in morale, they were not injured, and this setback would arouse their viciousness, and the subsequent battles would become more dangerous.

The advantage of the Anxi army is that it does not need to fight head-to-head with the Arab army. It only needs to step by step, fortify the wall and clear the field. Even if it finally retreats to Yumen Pass and loses the entire Western Region, it can be regarded as a strategic victory.

There is no way, the enemy army is powerful and ferocious, the strength of Anxi army is weak and unsustainable, and Guanzhong cannot provide support, and it is a great achievement to be able to defend Yumen Pass...

While pondering about the future strategic layout, some soldiers from outside entered Tongbing, saying that it was Yuan Wei who asked to see him.

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment, this guy is not dead? !
Going to attack the enemy's luggage, this is almost beyond the description of "nine deaths and a lifetime", it is simply "ten deaths and no life", so before going out, Xue Rengui ordered people to carefully record the names of these dead soldiers one by one, and after a while Afterwards, it will be submitted to the Ministry of War for meritorious service and rewards. All meritorious deeds will be promoted according to the highest standard, so that the families, wives and children of these people must not only enjoy the glory, but also get the deserved award.

But it never occurred to Yuan Wei to come back alive...

Xue Rengui took a sip from the teacup on the side, and his eyes were deep: "Call in."

"Here!"

The soldiers retreated, and after a while, Yuan Wei, who was dressed in armor and looked embarrassed, limped into the hall and came a few steps in front of Xue Rengui. Then he stood still and knelt down on one knee to perform the military salute with a hoarse voice. Said: "Luckily, the humble job is not disgraceful, so come and report to Sima!"

Xue Rengui got up, held Yuan Wei's shoulders with both hands, helped him up slightly, patted him vigorously, and praised: "This great victory is due to Captain Yuan's contribution. Burning food and fodder in the enemy camp can even kill the enemy. After passing through the siege and returning to the army, my Sima will definitely report the truth and ask for credit for Lieutenant Yuan! Come, come, sit down and talk, and tell my Sima Haosheng how he came back alive."

Yuan Wei was wounded several times, although he was not fatally injured, he had already exhausted his physical strength and was extremely weak after desperately fighting and running away overnight.

When Xue Rengui took his seat, he still stood there, with a wry smile on his face covered with dried blood, he cupped his hands and said, "In Sima's heart, I'm afraid that the last general is the enemy's spy?"

Xue Rengui was expressionless and didn't speak, just picked up the teacup and took a shallow sip.

Yuan Wei only felt bitterness in his mouth.

To be honest, he didn't blame Xue Rengui for thinking so.

Going to the Arab army to burn food, fodder and supplies is a mission of life and death. Which one of them is not determined to die this time?He Yuanwei himself did not intend to come back alive.

However, fate is so magical, sometimes it is not easy to live a good life, and sometimes it is also difficult to want to die happily.

After burning the enemy's food and fodder, Yuan Wei led his men to flee desperately all the way. The enemy chased and intercepted him. The robes around him died one after another. He himself was shot with arrows and wounded in many places. His horses had changed. How many horses, when he felt exhausted and fell off the horse, thinking that he would surely die, there was an earth-shattering sound in Suiye City, and the flames and smoke shot straight into the sky, and the chasing enemy troops suddenly receded like a tide .

He survived like a miracle...

Yuan Wei understood Xue Rengui's doubts, and anyone else would have doubts about how to come back alive under so many enemy troops.

He went through the whole thing in detail, and in the end he could only say: "The last general never betrayed the Anxi army, let alone the empire. Don't say that Sima doesn't believe in such things, even the last general himself is ignorant, and he doesn't believe that the world is actually so ignorant. With such good luck, there will never be any resentment. Also, I ask Sima Nian to show up in Paoze, and for the sake of my life and death, allow me to resign from the army and return to my hometown."

Xue Rengui felt a little embarrassed about him being so glamorous and profoundly righteous...

(End of this chapter)