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Chapter 759 Pre-War Deployment
On the vast desert, tens of thousands of cavalry meandered, with rumbling hooves, clattering armor, and fluttering flags in the wind, the mighty victorious army was fully displayed. Even the scorching sun could not affect the high morale of tens of thousands of soldiers. The loud and clear military songs rang out, and the heroic spirit went straight to the sky.

It has been a year, since I left Hexi last year, and now it has been more than a year. Even though the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have long been accustomed to the desert wind and sand, they are not unaccustomed to stationing in Persia, but they have been away from home for a long time. The heart of thought is unavoidable, and now, finally set foot on the truth of returning home, there is no one who does not like to smile, of course, there are exceptions, Lin Chengbin, the commander of the three armies, has never shown a smile on his face, even They rarely said anything, and there was a hint of worry in the eyes that looked up to the sky from time to time.

"Wow..."

At noon, a small black spot suddenly appeared in the cloudless blue sky in the distance, approaching the direction of Tang Jun at a very fast speed, it was a goshawk, but I saw this goshawk hovering over Tang Jun , while making a loud and clear eagle howl, it seemed to be calling for Jinzi.

"Qu..."

As soon as the howl of the goshawk stopped, there was a howl echoed in the ranks of the Tang army. Immediately, the goshawk swooped down at high speed, descending from the sky like a sharp arrow, and stopped firmly in front of an officer who rushed out of the ranks. on the shoulders.

"General, urgent dispatch from Mosul!"

The officer took out a piece of beef jerky, tossed it lightly, took advantage of the gap while the goshawk was picking up the food, copied it with his hand, and skillfully removed a small copper tube from the eagle's leg, and then ran straight to Lin Chengbin's horse without stopping. , bowed slightly, and hastened to report.

"Ah."

Lin Chengbin responded calmly, stretched out his hand to take the small brass pipe handed over by the officer, unscrewed the hidden buckle on it familiarly, took out a small rolled note from inside, spread it out, and passed quickly. After reading it once, his eyes became sharp in an instant. He raised his hand and ordered: "The whole army stops and rests on the spot. All generals gather here immediately!"

"Woo, woo, woo, woo..."

Lin Chengbin gave an order, and the trumpeter who followed him immediately sounded the horn in his hand. Amidst the shrill sound of the trumpet, the Tang Army Brigade, which had been moving in a meandering manner, stopped instantly, and the sound of passwords followed one after another. At that time, the generals of various ministries rushed to the Central Army.

"General, is the fight going to start?"

The generals of all ministries arrived very quickly, but most of them didn't understand the significance of this urgent assembly, but Liu Ziming knew it well, he declined Li Xian's retention this time, and deliberately rushed back to Persia all the way for This is the battle that is about to start, and Lin Chengbin is already very familiar with it, so he didn't have too many scruples, just now he rode his horse and rushed to the front, before he even had time to get off the horse, he yelled anxiously His voice immediately caused all the surrounding generals to clamor for it.

"map!"

Tactical deception is needed before the start of the battle, and secrecy is the right thing to do. As for now, it is no longer necessary. Because of this, although Lin Chengbin did not respond to Liu Ziming's bluff, he did not deny it. With a shout, the guards who were waiting on the side rushed forward, unfolded the large military map on the spot, and spread it on the hot sand.

"Everyone, please see that the Great Food Army dispatched 45 troops, divided into three groups, one of which started from the city of Bukhara with 12 troops, intending to seize the old estuary of the Buha River and block the road for our army to retreat eastward; Starting from Xiye City, with a force of 23, they came from the south, intending to encircle our army with the main force of [-] enemy troops starting from Mosul in the Laohekou area. Calculated according to the enemy's journey, the enemy coming from the north arrived the fastest. It is estimated that we will be able to rush to Laohekou in the next few days, and even if our army gallops at full speed, we will have to arrive at Laohekou in the next day. At this time, it will be dark, and our army will have no boats, so it will be difficult to cross. If there is no accident , will be blocked by the enemy at the mouth of the river. In addition, the enemy army starting from Xiye City is expected to reach the old river mouth around the end of the day. If our army crosses the Buha River by force, the enemy will attack our back. , due to the journey, rushed to Laohekou, calculated according to the fastest speed, and its vanguard would have to arrive at Laohekou at noon four days later. The danger of annihilation of the army! The situation on the battlefield is like this, do you have any opinions?"

Lin Chengbin bent slightly, pointed at the map with the whip in his hand, and explained the situation of the enemy and ourselves one by one. At the end, he looked around at the generals and asked calmly.

The Tang army has been supplemented several times, and now it has only more than 45 troops. Including the more than [-] former Tubo prisoners of war who were used as civilians, the total number is only a little over [-], and they are facing a big force of [-] Cavalry, there is a huge disparity in the strength of the enemy and us. Obviously, the gap of fifteen to one cannot be made up by courage and determination, especially in such an open desert and vast sea. The whole army is bound to be annihilated. Even though the generals of the Tang Dynasty are veterans of many battles, at this time, they undoubtedly feel tremendous pressure. For a while, no one stood up to answer Lin Chengbin's question. The atmosphere was inevitably a little dull.

"I'm so afraid, just hit him, no matter how many ways he comes, our army only goes all the way to kill, why worry that we can't break the bandit army, according to Liu, let's take the big food army in Xiye City first, and fight If it hurts the little one, it’s not too late to go back and attack the main force of the enemy, as for the bandit army on the other side of the river, they don’t have the guts to cross the river to fight, let him cool down!"

Liu Ziming had fought so many wars over the years, his nerves were already as thick as hemp rope, he didn't care about the large number of soldiers in the Great Food Army, so he started bluffing carelessly.

"That's right, beat his mother, that's all!"

"Okay, let's kill him!"

"General, you just give the order!"

All the generals of the Tang Dynasty were bloody warriors. After being provoked by Liu Ziming, they all regained their spirits, roaring and declaring for war.

"General Li, what do you think?"

Lin Chengbin was not moved by the fanaticism of the generals, but stood still indifferently until the generals gradually calmed down, then turned his head to look at the silent Li He, and asked expressionlessly: .

"It must be fought, but not recklessly!"

As the commander of the cavalry army of the Tang Army, Li He has already known that there will be such a battle, and he has already deduced it many times in private. He has a clear judgment on the battle situation, so the reason why he is not in a hurry to say It was not because of reserve, but because he wanted to hear Lin Chengbin's opinion first. Since Lin Chengbin asked the question first, Li Hezi would not hide it, and gave an affirmative answer with a determined face.

"Well, please tell General Li clearly."

Lin Chengbin obviously agreed with Li He's views, but he still didn't comment, let alone express his own strategy, but kept asking questions calmly.

"Look, general, our army is here now, and we are still more than two hundred miles away from the enemy in Bukhara. Even if the enemy and we are facing each other, we will collide head-on at noon tomorrow at the earliest. But we are widowed, although we can win, we don't seem to be able to win quickly. If the enemy retreats without fighting, it will be difficult for our army to achieve success in one fell swoop. Therefore, although it is a feasible strategy to destroy the enemy in Bukhara first, it must be properly deployed. I think it can be divided into three steps. The first part continued to advance towards Laohekou in order to confuse the enemy in front of us; the second part was to use an infantry to guard the key pass of Tianhuang Mountain and block the reinforcement of the main force of the enemy, while the main force of our army went straight to the enemy in Bukhara City and set the battlefield. In the basin at the southern foot of Tianhuang Mountain, we must defeat the enemy in one battle, and then return to the division to fight a decisive battle with the enemy's main force, and with the momentum of victory, defeat the enemy in front of the mountain in one fell swoop!"

Li He didn't make any excuses, he talked freely, and explained the strategy in his mind in detail.

"Good plan, the bandits don't know that our army has tracked down their tracks. If they suddenly change direction, they will be defenseless. It is not difficult to defeat the enemy of Bukhara City in one fell swoop!"

"That's right, a small part of our army can tie tree branches with ponytails, and disguise most of the marching figures. When we reach Laohekou, it will be dark, and the enemy on the other side will never be able to tell the truth!"

"The battle of Tianhuang Mountain will be the key. If we can stop the main force of the enemy's rush, our army will have the opportunity to adjust after we have defeated the enemy in Bukhara City. We can wait for work at leisure, and defeating the enemy is not difficult!"

All the generals were veterans who had fought battles, and they were no strangers to strategy and tactics. After listening to Li He's statement, all their hearts and minds came alive, and they offered advice and advice.

"Does General Xiao have any other suggestions?"

As the so-called heroes see the same thing, what Li Hezhi said was Lin Chengbin's strategy that he had been thinking about for many days, and he would not have any different opinions on this. Jiang Jing, then turned his gaze to Xiao Sanlang, and asked inquiringly.

"This is a great strategy, and I will ask for orders to guard the Tianhuang Mountain."

As the No. [-] figure in the army, Xiao Sanlang is also one of those who know the inside story. These days, he also speculates about the situation in private, and the conclusion he draws is not much different from Li He. At this moment, Lin Chengbin asked , I stopped talking nonsense, and simply asked for orders to fight the most difficult defensive battle.

"Well, good, all the generals obey orders, except for the cavalry army sending a thousand-man team to continue eastward, the rest of the troops immediately turn to Tianhuang Mountain and set off!"

Lin Chengbin has always been a decisive person. Now that the tactical thinking of the generals has been unified, he will not waste his words anymore. With a wave of his hand, he has already finalized the action strategy of the entire army. The armored cavalry of the Tang Dynasty turned to the north, and swept away in the direction of Tianhuang Mountain.

(End of this chapter)