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Chapter 397 Ambush and counter-ambush (3)

"Damn!"

Xu Yuanmao's eyes are very good, even though the charging rider is still far away, he has already recognized the rider, it is unexpectedly a ranger who was sent out to investigate earlier, look at his anxious look As well as the blood dripping all over his body, how could Xu Yuanmao not know that all the reconnaissance cavalry might have been wiped out by the entire army. Obviously, there are definitely not a few Tubo ambush soldiers in front. Now that things are up to now, it is impossible to retreat completely Xu Yuanmao was annoyed, and his first thought was to order to prepare for the battle, but when he remembered the kit Li Xian had given him in advance, he immediately swallowed the order that had come to his mouth, and hurriedly took the kit out of his pocket. Take it out, tear open the seal, take out a piece of cloth full of words, and quickly read it.

"Kill, don't leave Tang thief, go, go!"

Just as Xu Yuanmao looked down at the wonderful plan, a burst of smoke and dust rose from behind a hill outside, and countless Tubo cavalry roared and rushed out, chasing after the fleeing Tang army like a flood. Right behind, there was loud sound of galloping horseshoes, and the murderous aura rose to the sky. The originally orderly Tang folks immediately fell into a mess, left their loaded carriages and horses in a panic, and fled backwards frantically. However, no matter how the officers and soldiers of the Tang army who escorted them drank and stopped, there was no change, and the entire grain transportation team fell into a state of collapse.

"Kill the horse that pulls the cart, retreat!"

The words on the cloth were not too many, Xu Yuanmao glanced at them and saw them clearly. Seeing that the Tubo army was approaching, he didn't dare to delay any longer, so he hurriedly roared and ordered After issuing the general order, the panicked Tang Army officers and soldiers dared not neglect the situation. They all drew out their knives and beheaded the horses pulling the cart. Quite embarrassed.

"Blow the trumpet and withdraw the troops!"

After Dawang chased for a while with a long horse in his hand, seeing that the Tang army had no desire to turn around and fight at all, he stopped chasing and ordered the entire army to withdraw to the location of the grain and fodder convoy.

"General, look, it's all rice!"

As soon as Fang returned to the convoy, several Tubo soldiers used knives to pierce the sacks on several carts, revealing the grains inside, and they all shouted excitedly.

"Okay, hurry up, move the dead horses away, replace them with good ones, and let's go!"

Dawang was originally worried that the Tang army's grain transportation team was from Xibei, but when he saw that the truck was full of rice, he was completely relieved, but he didn't dare to stay where he was, so he hurriedly gave the order.

Changing the horses was quick. A group of Tubo soldiers hurriedly moved away the horses killed by the Tang army, and were busy tying the horses to the shafts of the chariots. It only took more than a quarter of an hour to finish the whole process. However, it is impossible to go fast, because the fully loaded carriage is too heavy, no matter how the Tubo officers and soldiers drive the carriage, the speed cannot be accelerated. Dawang is anxious, but he has no choice but to go Suppressing his temper, he kept urging his soldiers to speed up.

"Look, General, the thief Tang is catching up!"

The Tubo army hadn't walked out of the long and narrow landform around Baituoling, and the smoke and dust behind it was already rising. A Tubo ranger who was in charge of the rear sentry did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly rushed to Dawang's side, shouting loudly. Reported a sentence.

"Aha, there is indeed an ambush, boys, kill the horses that pull the carts, follow me, retreat!"

Dawang is an old man who fought battles. He only glanced at the place where the smoke and dust rose, and he concluded that the number of Tang troops killed was [-], which obviously coincided with the total number of Tang troops transporting grain. He couldn't help but admire him secretly. Er Qinling's foresight did not dare to be negligent, so he laughed and raised his hand, ordered the whole army to leave the grain carts, and fled to the north without looking back. It's just that the speed is not fast. It is obvious that the speed of the horse is deliberately suppressed, in order to attract the Tang army's ambushes to come and chase.

"The whole army stops and defends on the spot!"

Although the acting skills of Dawang's troops were quite good, Tang Jun was not fooled at all, but he saw Xu Yuanmao standing under the banner of Anxi Cavalry Army, who had gone and returned. The soldiers led were still the same [-] cavalry as before, the difference was that the [-] cavalry at the rear all dragged long tree branches on their tails. However, it was just an illusion. Seeing that the Tubo army had been fooled, Xu Yuanmao laughed secretly, and he did not dare to chase after him. As soon as he rushed to the location of the grain cart, he gathered his soldiers and horses, but did not move away. Those horses killed by the Tubo army put up a defensive formation on the spot. At the same time, all the Tang troops in the rear team jumped off their horses, and the many carriages surrounding the grain carts got busy nervously.

"Ha, these Tang dogs really want food and life, they really want to die! Quick, send a signal!"

After running away for a while, Dawang couldn't help laughing when he saw that the Tang army hadn't escaped from the White Camel Ridge for a long time. With a wave of his hand, he gave the order loudly.

"promise!"

As soon as Dawang gave this order, one of his personal guards promised loudly, rushed out of the army, ran all the way around a low hill, took out the flint, and set fire to the haystack that had been prepared. All of a sudden, a puff of thick black smoke rose into the sky under the haystack mixed with wolf dung.

"Army attack!"

Huangtou Mountain is located four miles south of Baituo Ridge, Miru Poci and his troops have been hiding here for three days, and they have already waited impatiently. Gulu got on his horse, let out a loud roar, and led his troops out of the Huangtou mountain area, and hurriedly ran along the valley between the hills all the way to Baituo Ridge. His anxious look was like a vicious dog snatching shit. Usually, lest we go too late, we have nothing to eat.

"Hurry up, hurry up, speed up!"

The smoke of the wolf smoke was extremely sudden, and under such a clear sky with no clouds in the blue sky, it was particularly dazzling. It was impossible for Xu Yuanmao to miss it. When he thought that the Tubo army was about to return, Xu Yuanmao's heart sank a little. Uncomfortable, he couldn't help but urge him to speak.

"General, everything is ready, please tell the general clearly."

Now that Xu Yuanmao had opened his mouth, all the soldiers did not dare to be negligent and quickened their actions. Not long after, a captain who was in charge of the command saw that everything was ready, he did not dare to delay, and hurried away In front of Xu Yuanmao's horse, he reported loudly.

"Okay, get on your horses and prepare to retreat!"

What Xu Yuanmao was afraid of was that the enemy had already been killed before things were ready. If so, the plan of annihilating the enemy would surely come to naught. No matter how much nonsense, he waved his hand and gave an order. As soon as the words came out, no matter whether it was the soldiers who formed the defensive formation or the soldiers who were busy with the aftermath, they all got on their horses and waited nervously for the appearance of the Tubo army.

"Don't go, bandit Tang, save your life!"

Miru Poci has always been in Tubo, and although he has fought in all directions, he mostly fought against the small tribes around him. He has never fought against the Tang army. I followed Gar Qinling all the way, but never got a battle, and I was already feeling overwhelmed. Seeing the flames of the war, the speed of leading the troops to charge was really amazing. Dawang's troops came from the front, but he rushed out from the south of Baituoling first, and rushed along the valley between the mountains to Xu Yuanmao's rear, riding his horse and roaring vigorously, as if I'm afraid Tang Jun doesn't know how to kill him.

"Grandma, you're so obsessed with stabbing this damn bastard!"

The soldiers and horses of Dawang's troops who were lying in front of the Mangdang Plain just heard the news and rushed to meet up. Before they could regroup, they saw that the smoke and dust in the direction of Huangtou Mountain was already rising. When Dawang saw it, he immediately knew that he was confused. This Pocai was advancing greedily, and immediately became furious, and cursed loudly, and simply stopped forming a team, and screamed: "Fight with me, don't let the Tang thief go!" After falling, he took the lead and launched a charge, leading his troops straight to the entrance of the valley bottom of Baituoling.

"Dismount the whole army and go up the mountain!"

Under Mirupo's aggressive advances, not only did Dawang make the three corpses jump violently, but Xu Yuanmao, who was about to retreat, broke into a cold sweat. He didn't expect that the Tubo army would come in two directions. Soldiers and horses, this is obviously different from the original battle plan. Seeing the two Tubo armies attacking one after the other, the sweat on Xu Yuanmao's forehead immediately poured out, because he knew very well that— ——With so few soldiers and horses under his command, he can't block the joint attack of the two Tubo armies anyway. As for breaking out of the encirclement, it is even more difficult than climbing to the sky. When he is impatient, he can't care about so many, roar With a cry, he got off his horse and led a group of men to rush up a higher hill to the north.

"Array, quick, array!"

The area around Baituoling is full of hills, the highest of which is no more than [-] zhang, and the slope is gentle. There is no natural danger that cannot be conquered. The same is true for the mountain that the Tang army climbed. It was dangerous, but in a hurry, Xu Yuanmao didn't care about so much. As soon as he rushed to the top of the mountain, he shouted and ordered the whole army to deploy emergency defenses. However, he was still able to insist on acting according to the general's order, and finally managed to construct a simple defensive formation before the Tubo army arrived.

"Grab food!"

Mirupo's troops arrived quickly, seeing that Dawang's troops on the opposite side were also about to rush forward, Mirupo's troops didn't want to give up the credit for getting food to their opponents, so they shouted and ordered their subordinates Erlang rushed forward, trying to control all the grain trucks first.

"Control the grain truck!"

Dawang's troops arrived a little late, but they were not too far behind. He also didn't care about the few Tang troops who had already gone up the mountain, and they were all focused on winning food and fodder. He went straight to the grain cart, and immediately became anxious, waved his horse, and gave an order that was the same as that of a fan.

(End of this chapter)