Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 704 The core person (6)

"Fourth team, go up for reinforcements! Fifth team, take Taniguchi!"

Seeing that the third charge of his side had already killed the soldiers on the hillside, Mohammad Subbn Hussain blushed with excitement, pulled out the scimitar from his waist, and rushed to the surrounding area. The remaining two reserve teams under Mu'alun ibn Hassan, who were on standby a hundred paces away, roared at the top of their lungs.

"Roar!"

On the hillside, two armies with completely different equipment collided suddenly, fierce battle erupted, swords flashed, heads rolled to the ground, it was extremely tragic, two reserve soldiers with [-] troops each were watching intently , suddenly heard the coach personally come to give an order, dare not delay even the slightest, screamed and ran forward, one way went straight to the hillside, and the other way roared and flocked to the valley road.

"Boom, boom, boom..."

Seeing the Dashi reserve team rushing up, the Datang artillerymen, who were not knowing where to put their strength, became energetic, and vigorously directed rounds of artillery fire towards the surging Dashi officers and soldiers to greet them. , the sound is like thunder, the explosion point is everywhere, but the rate of fire is limited. After three rounds, the officers and soldiers of Dashi have already rushed up the hillside. Reluctantly stopped.

"Fifth Company, Sixth Company, follow me, move to the left, and seal Gu Dao to Lao Tzu!"

On the hillside, the hand-to-hand combat between the two armies was extremely fierce. Although the officers and soldiers of the first regiment stationed in the trench had never attacked, they were not idle either. Killing one by one, effectively supported the hand-to-hand combat of the cavalry. When they were fighting vigorously, they suddenly discovered that the Dashi reserve team had divided their troops and rushed towards Gudao. , Hastily roared and gave the order to transfer the officers and soldiers of the two companies to the flanks in order to support the first battalion in Gudaoli.

It has been many days since the Tang army set up an ambush in the Suerhan River Valley, and they have already built various fortifications on the hillside. The trenches are vertical and horizontal, and the transportation is very convenient. When Xiao Yong gave an order, the soldiers of the two companies immediately moved after hearing the order , quickly moved along the ditch to the flanking cliff, and more than [-] black guns aimed at the Dashi officers and soldiers who came straight to the valley road.

"Call me!"

Not long after the officers and soldiers of the fifth and sixth companies took their positions, the food army had already rushed into the valley road. Seeing the enemy's menace, Xiao Yong didn't dare to be negligent. He roared and ordered his officers and soldiers to open fire , All of a sudden, flames from the muzzles of hundreds of guns sprayed wildly, and the gunshots exploded like fried beans in the smoke. The big food army was already red-eyed, and did not shrink back because of the heavy casualties. They rushed forward one by one with red eyes, and hundreds of skilled archers shot arrows on the cliff while rushing, trying to suppress the Tang army. As soon as this move was made, the Tang army on the cliff had to allocate a large part of its troops to fight against the Dashi archers. As a result, the suppressing firepower on Gu Dao immediately dropped sharply, and it could no longer be stopped The footsteps of the big food army rushing towards the valley road.

"beat!"

The food army in the valley rushed very fast. Although some people were shot to the ground by the random guns above their heads from time to time, the living people ignored them and just kept roaring and running forward, and soon rushed to the ground. It was about [-] feet away from the first battalion. In view of this, Lu Sansheng dared not be careless. He roared and gave the order to attack.

"Bah, bah..."

The fortifications on the ruins are very simple, that is, a few trenches that are not deep or even flat, but the layers are very clear. Lu Sansheng's formations are light in front and heavy in back, and only one platoon is placed in the three trenches on the ruins. , and stood in two rows, and the remaining two companies were used as a reserve team, all of which were placed behind the ruins. It seemed that there were not many troops, but for the not-so-wide valley road, the firepower was extremely fierce, and it was completely capable of bombing. Even without the support of colleagues on the cliff, it would not be easy for the Great Food Army to rush to the front due to the effect of blocking the curtain. All the food officers and soldiers were beaten into sieves, and the corpses were piled up horizontally into a hill several feet high. The overflowing blood flowed into the Amu Darya River, rendering the small half of the river water into light red. The horror was extreme, but the food army that rushed into the valley road was not intimidated by the scene, and they rushed forward without fear, and many archers hid behind the corpses, and used bows and arrows to shoot at the Tang army. The two sides are inseparable as you come and fight back and forth.

Two flowers bloomed, one for each branch, not to mention that the south entrance where Liu Ziming was located was already in a bitter battle, and fierce battles were also going on on the mountain where the general headquarters was located—Amu He, a general of the Dashi Commanding Army, got The order to attack the mountain did not wait for Soyansa to lead his troops to join him, but he ordered his soldiers to start a tide-like attack on the mountain. The [-]-plus members of the ninth battalion of the third regiment stationed on the mountainside immediately rushed Caught in a bitter battle, although bombs rained down, grenades, kerosene bombs, and cannons all went into battle, repelling the three attacks of the big food army one after another, but they themselves paid a big price, and more than a hundred officers and soldiers were hit by arrows Either dead or injured, he had to withdraw from the battle. The defensive strength on the wide front had been greatly reduced. Facing the almost non-stop offensive of the Great Food Army, the pressure was already extremely high, although it was not to the point of crumbling. , but over time, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes. For Tang Jun, the situation is really not very optimistic.

Lin Chengbin still has some troops. In addition to the thousand cavalry, Lin Chengbin's own personal guards also have three hundred people, but Lin Chengbin dare not easily throw in the reserve team in his hand, probably because of the battle. It won't be over in one or two days. If the reserve team is invested too early, if something unexpected happens again, the consequences will be unimaginable. As for the reinforcements at the other end of Li He's department, Lin Chengbin is really not ready at this time. It's easy to count it in, because he has seen through the binoculars the movement of the Great Food Army to seize the northern mountain. It is still hard to say whether Li He's troops can break through the interception smoothly. Besides, what if the Great Food Army If you attack from the flank along the mountain road, without the reserve team in hand, the general headquarters and the logistics battalion will be over.

"Come on, go and bring Aruda up!"

Looking at the intensified battle on the mountainside, Lin Chengbin couldn't help but frowned slightly. After thinking silently, he suddenly raised his voice and let out a drink.

"promise!"

Lin Chengbin had an order, and the captain of the personal guard who was accompanying him did not dare to be negligent. After he promised loudly, he hurriedly sent people to the supply camp to bring Aruda to the front of the mountain.

"Little Aruda sees the general!"

Aruda was originally a head of a thousand households in the Tubo army. During the battle against Tubo in the Tang Dynasty, he was captured by the Tang army at Luoyingling. Because of his proficiency in Chinese, he was appointed as one of the commanding officers of the prisoner-of-war camp. Thousands of prisoners of war were all transferred to the Western Expeditionary Army to act as civil servants, and they came to the Suerhan River Valley with the army to be used as a transport brigade. Betting on the day will be destroyed, suddenly being summoned to the front of the mountain, I can't help but feel a little nervous, but I dare not lose my manners in front of Lin Chengbin. As soon as I saw Lin Chengbin standing on the rock, I rushed to grab it Nearby, there are too many respectful gifts.

"Excuse me, Aruda, it's been nearly two years since you've been in Tang Dynasty?"

Lin Chengbin was a meticulous person, so he could see the uneasiness behind Aruda's seemingly calm appearance at a glance, but he didn't take it to heart, instead he waved his hand calmly and asked casually.

"Returning to the general, it is indeed the case. Calculated by time, it is one year, eight months and two days."

Aruda didn't understand the intention of Lin Chengbin's question at all, but he didn't dare not answer. He could only suppress the doubts in his heart and answer honestly.

"Well, so you have to be a slave in my Tang Dynasty for more than three years, so I didn't make a mistake?"

Lin Chengbin ignored Aruda's puzzled eyes, and continued to ask questions unhurriedly.

"This...hehe, what the general said is that it is a small honor to be able to serve under the general."

According to the rules set by Li Xian at the beginning, all captured Tubo officers and soldiers will be slaves for five years. After the expiration of the period, they can only be released. This is an iron rule. , although there was very little abuse of prisoners in the Tang army, it is an indisputable fact that slaves have a low status and no freedom to speak of. Although Aruda is one of the commanders of the prisoner-of-war camp, he has no status at all. Any small soldier can drink three times at him, and this status is naturally not worth talking about. Although Aruda dared not complain in his mouth, he was quite ashamed in his heart. If the prisoners of the same camp dared to Mentioning this in person would surely provoke a severe blow from his old fist, but in front of Lin Chengbin, there was no room for him to be presumptuous, so he could only flatter him with a dry smile.

"Well, I will not say polite words. I called you here today because I have a matter for you to choose. After all, I will lead a prisoner-of-war camp to participate in the war. Anyone who can make meritorious service in this battle will be exempted from slavery." Those with high merit can directly join our army as an official, and if they receive the reward and want to return to their hometown, they will do as they please."

Lin Chengbin didn't talk nonsense, nodded his head indifferently, and made a condition.

"what……"

Aruda didn't expect that what Lin Chengbin said would be such a thing. After hearing this, he couldn't help being dumbfounded. You must know that the Western Expeditionary Army is not comparable to other Tang armies. This army is not ordinary. Needless to say, the fighting power of the government army is strong, and what makes other government soldiers covet is that this army not only has all the treatment that a government soldier should have, but also pays money, and it is also the army of the direct descendant of the current Tang prince. Needless to say, the status is high, and Arruda, who has been in Datang for a long time, will not be clear about the benefits and disadvantages. It is a lie to say that he is not tempted to have such a chance to join the army. The problem is Such an opportunity would cost him his life, but Aruda couldn't help but hesitate for it, his face turned red and white, and he was completely bewildered.

(End of this chapter)