Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 87 Confrontation
Changsheng understands that in fact, based on the current strength of the Northwest defenders and the Turkic Tartars, if the two sides compete head-on on the battlefield, the result will not be so miserable.

The root cause of this situation is that the two parties had a estrangement because of the little Jiujiu in their hearts, which led to the failure to communicate and exchange information in the first place.

For example, when the main force of the Turks moved to set up camp near the Changsheng Camp, none of the officers of the Changsheng Camp wanted to report to Chen Ping's Dunhuang defenders. Everyone believed that they had the strength to deal with the enemy.

If Chen Ping came to help the Longevity Army defeat the enemy, who would get the credit?
Similarly, when the defenders of Dunhuang and Linchuan discovered that Turkic troops appeared near them, they did not want to notify Changsheng immediately.Chen Ping thinks that the current situation is good. Relying on Linchuan's solid defensive offensive, he has a high chance of defeating the incoming enemy head-on. After all, Changsheng has gained enough limelight in the northwest in the past two years, and he is already faintly overpowering himself.

In fact, there is no major problem with his defense strategy and deployment plan. If it hadn't been betrayed by Han spies, the Turkic people could not find a chance and still had to attack Linchuan by force, then the war would have entered a different scene.

According to Chang Sheng's understanding of Chen Ping, the opponent would never surrender, so there is a high probability that he has died heroically at this point in time.Changsheng was furious: "General Chen Ping died of kindness. In the last Dunhuang battle, he deliberately released the captives. I killed many of them because of my forced refusal. Later, they organized the winter offensive. Well, the other party designed him specifically because of this, what a poisonous strategy."

Everyone bowed their heads and remained silent. Qin Qiong was so angry that he cursed loudly: "The two armies should fight an upright showdown, and they will use these dirty methods. They are not heroes!"

Changsheng nodded: "This kind of ghostly trick is only for an honest man like General Chen. If it is used on me, I will kill as many of these bastards who surrendered to the enemy camp!" Changsheng did not forget to turn to Mr. Gao : "Master Gao saw it now, this is the reason why I didn't keep alive last time, there is no reason to say to these beasts who dare to raise the butcher's knife to their own people."

After asking the soldiers who escaped from Linchuan in detail, Mr. Gao learned that his classmates and friends who came to the frontier with him at that time were also buried under the butcher knife of the Turkic people. .

He said in a muffled voice, "General Li is right."

Changsheng refocused everyone's attention on the map: "Changshengying, Dunhuang and Linchuan, Linchuan is currently lost, and the defenders are all scattered and fleeing. Dunhuang should have heard the news. According to their troop deployment and defense The equipment will not be compromised by the enemy for a while."

It's still too careless, I didn't listen to my warning at all.Changsheng felt a little angry.After controlling her emotions, she said slowly: "Now the vanguard in Linchuan is finished. At least 800 soldiers including the auxiliary soldiers have died for the country. There are still [-] people in the Gondor Battalion in Dunhuang, and there should be [-] auxiliary soldiers guarding the country. When General Chen Ping left, he prepared food for Dunhuang for [-] days, which was enough to support the end of this battle."

Changsheng shook his head. If the enemy hadn't captured Linchuan, the food would certainly be enough, but now that the enemy army has the food supplies in Linchuan, they can lay a long-term siege on Dunhuang. It won't be long before the Dunhuang defenders are afraid Hungry.

"The intention of the Turkic Tartars is very clear to defeat us one by one, starting from the weakly guarded Dunhuang and Linchuan, they should have wanted to attack Dunhuang at the beginning, but Linchuan showed a flaw, so they simply dealt with General Chen in Linchuan first , Now that Linchuan has lost, Dunhuang is in danger, their weakness is that they have no food, and when Dunhuang is captured, the next step will be our turn for the Longevity Camp."

To save others is to save oneself, and the principle of longevity is still understood.

"Battalion Commander Liao."

"Subordinates are here."

"This general will lead the entire Longevity Battalion to rescue Dunhuang with the stragglers from Linchuan. I estimate that there are only a few hundred people on the other side who were frightened by General Qin, and there may be more than a hundred soldiers. I want you Organize your men, equip all your weapons and equipment, and hold the camp before we return, no matter what."

"The subordinates must fight to the death to protect the camp." Liao Zhong knelt down on one knee.

Looking at the people looking at him in the room: Changsheng raised his voice and said encouragingly: "The enemy army ran back and forth first to confuse my Changsheng army, then ran to Linchuan to scare General Chen, and finally pretended to attack Dunhuang. This back and forth seems to be a victory. The soldiers and horses must have been exhausted. The Turks also needed food, and they had to send auxiliary soldiers to transport food from Linchuan. This was not a small consumption. On the way, they have to guard against the harassment of the rest of Linchuan, and pay attention to the surrounding vigilance, the speed must not be fast, all these are buying time for us to attack Dunhuang."

"So I estimate that it will take at least three days for the main force of the Turks to reach Dunhuang. We will reorganize the team and set off immediately, and try to transport the soldiers and weapons to the city of Dunhuang within two days. There are thousands of auxiliary soldiers in Dunhuang, so we don't need to bring auxiliary soldiers. Go, as long as they defend the Dunhuang Fortress, they will not be able to go south, and they will have to go back to where they came from when the weather gets warmer!"

After rescuing more than 4000 defenders in Dunhuang, the strength of the two sides on the frontal battlefield will almost be equal. This will put a lot of pressure on the Turks, and the Northwest Frontier Army will be able to calmly deal with it, or contain or harass the enemy's rear.

First and foremost is Dunhuang.

"Let the Dunhuang soldiers rest assured that we will be there in another two days. The Changsheng Camp will straighten out the soldiers and horses and prepare to go." Changsheng then beat up the Linchuan and Dunhuang soldiers who came to report the news. Changsheng felt that the Dunhuang defenders were also in extreme fear, which was a very bad signal.

So he had to give them strength and confidence in words, and told them to calm down, calm down, as long as they could not hold on, and be prepared during the defense. The Changsheng Battalion did not bring auxiliary soldiers this time for the sake of marching speed , All auxiliary work must rely on more than 4000 auxiliary soldiers from Dunhuang. I hope they can prepare early and avoid mistakes.

After Changsheng arranged for people to send these Linchuan Dunhuang Army soldiers away, he immediately called Hong Antong to let him know the county guard and send troops to support my Changsheng camp. Desperate, can't let them steal their hometown.

On the evening of the 29th day of the first lunar month in the fifth year of Daye, the soldiers of the Changsheng Camp walked out of the gate of the Changsheng Camp and set off in the direction of Dunhuang overnight!
On the 31st of the first lunar month, the city of Dunhuang finally appeared in sight.

The first official battle of the Longevity Battalion started here, and now they have returned to this place.

The Dunhuang Army and the Northwest Frontier Army are getting younger and younger. Two young officers who were not a few years older than Changsheng knelt down in front of Changsheng, with gratitude and admiration in their voices: "The humble Li Yifeng, the leader of the Northwest Garrison Superintendent Dunhuang guard, please see Master Li." This Dunhuang guard looks handsome and talented.

"Humble post Ye Qiu, Northwest Governor and Guerrilla Commander in charge of the Gondor Battalion, please refer to Master Li." The head officer of the Gondor Battalion is short in stature.Round face and round arms.It doesn't look like Ye Shen's internet-addicted teenager.

The Gondor Battalion also rushed to help after receiving the news that Linchuan fell and Dunhuang was in danger. They encountered a few Turkic scouting cavalry along the way, but the enemy dared to scout from a distance when they saw their numbers. They immediately ran away without a trace.

"What is the itinerary of the Turkic army?"

"My lord, the Turks are still about 40 miles away from Dunhuang City, and they are also cutting down trees along the way to make siege equipment."

"It seems that we are preparing to complete our efforts and attack Dunhuang City. This time, we only need to defend and counterattack, and Linchuan will be able to recover."

Ye Qiu said in a low voice: "Your Excellency's words are absolutely true!"

Changsheng stood at the foot of the city, and the troops entered the city one after another from his side. The cavalry dispersed in a long line to protect the armored infantry.When Qin Qiong passed by Changsheng on his horse, he dismounted quickly and clasped his fists at Changsheng: "My lord, there is a small group of armored Turkic Tartars nearby and ran away in a hurry when they saw our army. Do you want to pursue them?"

Strategically, we are defeated by the enemy chasing back and forth, so we can only rely on the toughness of frontal tactics. Come on Ashina, I will show you the true strength of our Longevity Battalion!

Three days later, on the frontal battlefield, after Chang Sheng announced to line up.The horse team of the cavalry company ran away slowly, forming a long snake formation around the infantry battalion.

In the infantry formation.The soldiers all wore steel helmets and iron armor, and they clenched their spears tightly.

The musketeers were dressed similarly to the pikemen, except that the iron armor on their right hand was replaced by leather armor, which was more conducive to their flexible operation of loading ammunition. They checked the barrel line of the gun for the last time in a calm manner.

He straddled his ammunition and gunpowder pouch across his chest.

The non-commissioned officer of the Musketeer Battalion blew the whistle, and the musketeers strode to the forefront of the team. Behind them was a rectangular spear array of 20 x 15 men. The route is so that it will not directly hit the line of guns when charging.

This is another kind of siege must be quelled.

The soldiers of the Gondor Battalion also wore iron armor, but their iron armor was eliminated by the Longevity Battalion and given to them. When they saw the soldiers of the Longevity Battalion take out the iron armor from their backpacks and put it on, their eyes straightened.

Not only them, but even the Turkic eyes became very greedy, cruising back and forth in this bright sea of ​​steel, they touched the broken leather armor on their bodies, wishing they could rush up and pull off all the equipment on the other side.

The camp of Gondor spread out over two wings, with the camp of the Immortals in the center.

The Longevity Battalion set up a formation and waited quietly for the arrival of the enemy.In the distance, the main force of Turkic Fuliju and Tie Le had already appeared in front of them. The opponent was also surprised to see him abandon the city and attack. He stopped a mile away and began to slowly gather the team.

The two sides started a routine cavalry reconnaissance. The Longevity Battalion sent more than 20 people, and the Gondor Battalion also sent a dozen people.

These dozens of people are cruising in the space of more than one mile in the open space between the two sides. It can be said to be thrilling and exciting. Sometimes they chase the enemy, sometimes shoot at each other, or use sprinting to avoid the enemy's bow and arrow, which often attracts both sides. The camp cheers.

Thinking back to the team that was frightened by a camp stealer and fled in all directions when the army was first formed, the current army is really easy to handle.What surprised him was that the morale of the Gondor Battalion under Ye Qiu's leadership was also high, not losing to Qin Qiong's cavalry at all.

At this time, a cavalryman from the Gondor Battalion suddenly possessed himself, narrowly avoiding the cold arrow shot by the opponent, and won a burst of applause from everyone, and then he ran back and forth twice, but he was unscathed.Chang Sheng was also very surprised, turned his head and said to Ye Qiu: "Ye Dusi, you have trained evil cavalry well."

Ye Qiu was overjoyed in his heart, and quickly introduced: "My lord, this is my general. He has made many military exploits in the past two years. Today, I heard that I can see General Li, who is powerful in the northwest. Naturally, I have worked extra hard."

"Well, you can play for fun and don't get hurt." On the one hand, the scout cavalry competition is for firepower scouting, and the most important thing is to promote courage and force, boost their own morale, and attack the enemy's arrogance. There is a high probability that they will not fight. This is more like a warm-up exercise before the start of the fight, and the elements of hee hee entertainment account for a large part.

"Lord Li, don't worry, the little ones know the seriousness."

Afterwards, the Turks lost face and gradually intensified their attacks, and the Han cavalry retreated one after another seeing that the situation was not good.

After counting the number of people, it was found that only one person was lost.

"Report to General Li..."

The first one to return was Ye Qiu's family general. He got off his horse and knelt half-kneeling after talking about the enemy's firepower equipment and other information he had just observed before the battle, then knelt still.

Changsheng smiled and lifted his whip: "Yedusi is your man..."

"On the battlefield, of course it is for General Li to follow suit." Ye Qiu waved his hands repeatedly.

"Okay, come here, reward."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hong Antong threw a piece of silver from behind him to the kneeling man on the ground. The man quickly picked it up, wiped it and put it in his arms, thanking him repeatedly.

After reporting one by one, the explorers here also received rewards from the Changsheng camp one by one. In this regard, Changsheng is not stingy, including the cost of opening business roads. Changsheng also pays very generously. He values ​​​​the effect more. To achieve results, money is not an issue.

To a certain extent, war is fought over money.

At the same time, on the other side of the battlefield, the Turkic leader was also listening to the report of the spies.

"It seems that the information is accurate. Opposite is the elite troops of the Northwest Frontier Army, Li Changsheng's Longevity Battalion, and the defender Ye Qiu's Gondor Battalion near Linchuan. Today we will wipe them all out here in one go. "

Tie Le's general, Aguna, looked at the gleaming line of defense on the opposite side with some puzzlement.The exaggerated weapons and equipment of the Longevity Battalion deterred not only the friendly troops.Facing the super luxurious torrent of iron armor, the Turkic Tatars also gave the same amazed gaze: "If I didn't see the lion banner of the Changsheng Camp, I really thought I had encountered the Imperial Guard of the Sui Dynasty."

"I'm afraid even Yang Guang's personal guards don't have this kind of equipment." Ashina Rangan, the leader of the Fuliju, said enviously.The infantry armor under the sun shines like glowing fish scales flowing in the water, making people feel dizzy when they see it.

(End of this chapter)