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Chapter 194 Breaking Through the Chase Valley (1)

Datong River, one of the tributaries of the Yellow River, starts from Tuole Nanshan Mountain in the west, connects with Huangshui River in the east, and then flows into the Yellow River. The total length is only a thousand miles, and the water volume is not too large. Babaochuan and Babaochuan in the lower reaches are wide and flat valleys with luxuriant forests and abundant pastures. They are important farming and animal husbandry areas in the Qilian Mountains, especially in Babaochuan, where the climate is humid and suitable for cold and hot. One of the pastoral areas, when Emperor Wu of the Han conquered the Xiongnu, he devoted all his efforts to the management of Hexi, and built the Babao River into one of the granaries of Hexi.

Even today, after the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the irrigated fields in the area of ​​Babaochuan have decreased slightly, but it is still called the Hexi granary. Most of Lanzhou’s rice grains come from this place. But now that the Tang army has been defeated, it is no longer able to defend the entire area of ​​Babaochuan. Had to retreat across the Datong River, and Yiyunwu City faced the Tubo army on the other side. Although there were no large-scale battles between the two sides, small-scale fights between rangers were frequently staged. The Lord's Tang army was at a disadvantage, and the rangers they sent seldom crossed the Datong River. The territory of Henan was completely under the control of the Tubo army. Of course, few does not mean that there is no. A small team of less than 30 people was taking advantage of the darkness before dawn, wading on foot and sneaking towards the south bank of the Datong River.

It was late autumn, and the sky should have been cooler, but due to the severe drought this year, the temperature in Hexi was still abnormally hot. Even with the infiltration of moisture from the Datong River, it still couldn't alleviate the ravages of autumn tigers. It's just at dawn that there is some comforting coolness, but at this moment, Li Xian, who is hiding on a small dirt bag, is obviously not in the mood to enjoy that rare coolness, and stares unblinkingly at the man who is wading in the water. The squad that crossed the river looked solemn, but in fact they were full of tension and apprehension.

Li Xian was really nervous, even though he knew that nervousness would not help the matter at all, but Li Xian couldn't help feeling nervous - he couldn't help but be nervous, you know, this was the first time he fought in his life. It started with such a large-scale battle, even though the course of the battle has been deduced repeatedly, and it has been as foolproof as possible, but there is no perfect plan in this world. It was so unbearable that Li Xian couldn't help feeling a little terrified when he thought about it, but now that the arrow has left the string and there is no possibility of turning back, Li Xian can only wait silently for the signal to start the war... The water in the Datong River is not deep. In this dry season, the deepest part of the river is only two and a half feet. The bone chill, Rao Ling Zhong had already been mentally prepared, but the moment his feet stepped into the water, he was still so cold that he grinned and gasped, and couldn't help but secretly He cursed, but he didn't dare to hesitate a bit, because he was very clear about the significance of his attack, and he couldn't tolerate any slight mistakes, otherwise, it would definitely affect the smooth progress of the overall battle situation.

Although he couldn't see it clearly, he could only vaguely see a few lights flickering from time to time in the dark night ahead, but Ling Zhong knew that it was the first camp of the Tubo army, about a mile away from the river, inside There were not many troops stationed there, only a thousand or so troops in total, but they occupied the narrowest part of the pass, strangled the Tang army's marching route, and naturally belonged to the list that must be removed, but that is not Ling Respecting the purpose of this trip, all he has to do is to clear the light and dark posts in the surrounding area and seize the gate of the village, so as to create a good opportunity for his own army to attack in one battle.

The gurgling sound of the Datong River covered up the wading sound of Ling Zhong and others crossing the river, and the darkness before dawn gave everyone the best cover effect, but it was only half a stick of incense, Ling Zhong and others had no idea Unknowingly boarded the opposite bank, and following Ling Zhong's "start" gesture, a group of people scattered into the darkness like ghosts with weapons covered in mud. Ling Zhong himself didn't move, but stood there silently for a moment, estimating the time, and after taking a deep breath, he bent forward and walked away quickly.

The wet trousers clinging to the flesh, and being blown by the wind blowing from the gorge is really uncomfortable, but Ling Zhong ignored it, and the whole person was like a dexterous civet cat, shuttling between the grass and bushes , and quickly approached to the distance of only forty feet from the gate of the Tubo village. When there was a clump of weeds outside, suddenly an extremely dangerous premonition welled up in his heart. Startled, Ling Zhong hurriedly twisted his waist in the air, forcibly changing from a longitudinal to a side attack, and just as he landed , out of the corner of his eye, he saw the light of a guide knife flying across the sky, striking where Ling Zhong should have passed before.

Damn, careless!Ling Zhong had been lying in ambush on the high place on the other side of the river before sunset, and he had checked the location of the bright and dark sentries set up by the Tubo army. In his memory, there shouldn't be a dark sentry here, but here he is. Suddenly, such a secret call came out. If it wasn't for Ling Zhong's quick reaction, the knife just now would have been enough to cut Ling Chongsheng in two. However, Ling Zhong didn't care much about it, he didn't even care about turning over and getting up, as soon as he raised his hand, a sleeve arrow shot out, but after hearing a "swish", the sleeve arrow pierced through the space, It shot into the throat of the Tubo secret sentry who shot to kill.

"Dang!"

Ling Zhong's skill with the sleeve arrow is really good, and he shot and killed the Tubo secret whistle on the spot with just one blow. Unfortunately, Ling Zhong was lying on the ground at this time, and he was really powerless to stop the scimitar in the Tubo secret whistle's hand. Falling, I could only watch helplessly as the scimitar landed on a big rock, and there was a crisp sound that rippled in the night sky.

Worse!Ling Zhong stood up in great frustration, and stared nervously at the gate of the village not far away. Sure enough, he saw a group of Tubo officers and soldiers guarding the gate of the village seemed to have sensed the movement here, and they stretched their necks to look at the sound. Without hesitation, a group of sentries patrolled out from the west side of the stockade. After talking with the soldiers guarding the gate for a while, they diverted to Ling Zhong's hiding place with torches in hand.

Ten people, damn it, big trouble!With the help of the light of the torch, Ling Zhong counted briefly, and the cold sweat on his forehead immediately gushed out—if it was normal, Ling Zhong would not pay attention to the ten Tubo soldiers, even if they could not be wiped out, they could It is very easy to get away, but at this time it is troublesome. Even if you can kill all the sentries, you can't stop the sentries from sending out an alarm signal. Once the Tubo camp is alarmed, the original The planned surprise attack plan is bound to be aborted, and it is very likely that a bitter battle will follow. At that time, the battle plan to rush through the Datong River Valley as quickly as possible will also face the danger of failure. He is a sinner through the ages.

"Cuckoo, cuckoo..."

Just when Ling Zhong was extremely anxious, there was a burst of light birdsong sounding one after another, and then a series of figures in black flashed from the left and right sides, but it was the Datang scouts who had dispersed earlier Completed the mission and came to meet up.

That's too late!Although the officers and soldiers under his command gathered one after another, the number soon exceeded 20, but that group of Tubo patrols would also walk within ten feet. Ling Zhong knew that time was not enough to avoid this group of patrols. The pre-planned plan to go silently to the gate of the enemy's village is obviously impossible to realize, and now there are only two ways to go - one is to give up here, and it will be safe to keep all the subordinates safe, but it is a pity that Ling Zhong can't do this. Because if you do this, the overall battle plan will inevitably suffer serious setbacks. Even if you can escape from birth, you will definitely not escape Li Xian's punishment. In this case, there is only one way left, and that is Kill, kill a way out!
"Rush up and kill!"

Ling Zhong was originally a very murderous person, and when he made up his mind, he didn't hesitate at all. He raised his hand and threw the fireworks in his hand into the sky, and then roared recklessly, raising his hand. Dao rushed towards the Tubo sentries, and the Tang sentries did not dare to be negligent when they saw this, and followed behind them with roars, and the prelude to the great battle officially kicked off.

No, something happened!As soon as the fireworks exploded in the night sky, Li Xian reacted immediately, and his heart sank involuntarily - Li Xian had made two-handed preparations in advance, the best situation is that Ling Zhong and others smoothly Cleared up all the light and dark sentries of the Tubo army, and then seized the gate of the enemy's village in the dark, and sent out men to touch the enemy's village and set fire to it, creating the greatest chaos. As for the second situation, once the advance team is smashed by the enemy, they will issue fireworks as a sign, and the whole army will storm the enemy's camp. Now, the fireworks are already in the night sky. Blooming, this shows that Ling Zhong and the others have encountered trouble, and it is inevitable that they will fail their teachers.

"Blow the horn, the whole army strikes!"

There was no time to hesitate. Even though he was extremely annoyed, Li Xian didn't dare to hesitate. He raised his voice and let out an angry roar. Then he lowered his small bag of dirt, flew onto his horse, and rode his horse to the other side of the river to kill him. past.

"Woooooooo..."

Li Xian was the first to attack, and the five thousand elite Tang troops who had been on standby for a long time followed suit. In an instant, the sound of horns, horseshoes, and roars resounded through the night sky, and countless cavalry flooded the Datong River like a tide. The tornado rushed towards the chaotic Tubo camp...

(End of this chapter)