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Chapter 277 Epic Battle (6)

Chapter 284 Epic Battle (6)

Zhang Xuan's gesture finally came down, and the executioner in the army who had been waiting for a long time to enforce the military law was about to step forward, but Zhang Xuan said in a deep voice, "Zhang Tong's crime is unforgivable, but beheading the general before the battle will greatly hurt us." The morale of the army—therefore, this commander ordered you to still lead our troops to attack the Shaliu River, fight to the death with the Tubo army and horses, and make meritorious deeds!"

"If you can take Shaliuhe, I will play to the Ming court to save you from death. If you can't take Shaliuhe and retreat again, you don't have to come and beg for my commander's life. You should die on the battlefield and sacrifice your life for the country." Zhang Xuan said coldly. waved.

Zhang Tong narrowly escaped death, and his heart that sank to the bottom in despair suddenly rose again. Under the great joy and sorrow, his emotions suddenly lost control.

Zhang Xuan looked at Zhang Tong coldly with an indifferent expression.

It's not that he doesn't want to kill Zhang Tong, it's just that beheading his own generals before the battle is not good for the morale of the army.What's more, at this moment, the army is deep into the territory of Tubo, and the Shanzhou Guards have no one to lead them, I am afraid that the army will be even more flustered.Therefore, for the sake of the overall situation, Zhang Xuan suppressed his anger and temporarily spared Zhang Tong to die.

In fact, even if Zhang Tong committed a serious crime, even if Zhang Xuan did not kill him, even if he committed another crime and made meritorious service, he would be severely punished by the Tang court after the war.The crime of massacring the city alone is enough to be executed with a stick.

Therefore, in Zhang Xuan's view, the best result for Zhang Tong is to die in battle and die for the country.In this way, the crime is submerged by the merit, at least it can leave a good name handed down from generation to generation, and it will not implicate relatives.

Guo Ziyi and other generals looked at Zhang Xuan in surprise, but they didn't expect that Zhang Xuan would be merciful and let Zhang Tong have a chance to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.

a long time.Zhang Tongcai stabilized his trembling and excited emotions, and thanked him with a trembling voice, "I thank the commander for not killing me, I will fight to the death, in order to avenge my crime and make meritorious service!"

Zhang Xuan sneered coldly, then turned his head to stare at the dark mass of soldiers of the Shanzhou Guards, suddenly raised his voice, and shouted, "If you soldiers of the defeated army can take the blame and make meritorious service, the commander will not blame the past! If the army fails again, the loss I have a mighty army in Longshuo, and this commander must follow the law!"

"Your evil deeds have shamed my army. Whether you can clear up the shame depends on the battle of Shaliu River!"

Zhang Xuan's cold voice echoed across the wilderness.

The remaining 8000 people in Zhang Tong's department were silent for a moment, and then someone shouted, "Swear to the death, take Shaliuhe!"

The voices of these people sounded suddenly, and immediately got the response of all the soldiers.

"I swear to the death to avenge my shame, this battle must be won!"

"I swear to the death to avenge my shame, this battle must be won!"

Seven to eight thousand people shouted loudly, waving their long guns high, and the momentum shook the sky. After this series of shouts, the hearts and morale of the originally slack Shanzhou Guards gradually reunited.

"Zhao Xun, the commander will give you 1000 people, and return to Liangning Prefecture to mobilize food, grass and supplies." Zhang Xuan glanced at Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun was feeling uneasy and very nervous.He did not expect that Zhang Xuan did not kill Zhang Tong, but allowed him to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds.In this way, if he belongs to Zhang Tong's army again, Zhang Tong will definitely take the opportunity to retaliate against him.During the war, it is even possible to kill Zhao Xun secretly.

Therefore, hearing Zhang Xuan's order, Zhao Xun fell to the ground in ecstasy, "The last general obeys!"

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Zhang Tong, who had recovered from his shock, regrouped and led more than [-] men from his troops to detour towards the Shaliu River by detouring Qinghai Lake.

Guo Ziyi watched Zhang Tong's troops gradually disappear from sight, stepped forward on his horse, clasped his fists to Zhang Xuan and said softly, "Commander, Gyatso's main force is in Shaliuhe, Shaliuhe Tubo army and horses plus private soldiers of Tubo nobles in the city , there will be at least 2 people. Zhang Tong led these more than [-] people to attack the Shaliu River, isn't it just hitting a stone with an egg?"

Guo Ziyi thought: Commander, Commander, didn't you make it clear that Zhang Tong led the army to die?But Zhang Tong deserved to die, but these seven or eight thousand soldiers were sons of the imperial court, so they couldn't be buried like this!
Nan Jiyun and Lei Wanchun remained silent behind Guo Ziyi.

Zhang Xuan was silent.After a while, he raised his finger and pointed to the faintly visible Qinghai Lake in front of him, smiled and said, "Ziyi, the Shaliu River is on the north bank of Qinghai Lake, and Wuhai is on the west side of Qinghai Lake. Detour east of Qinghai Lake and march towards the Shaliu River?"

Guo Ziyi pondered for a while, then said respectfully, "The general thinks, maybe the commander-in-chief wants Zhang Tong to lead his army to harass the Shaliu River, so that he can be a suspect soldier for the main force of our army to take down the front line of Wuhai."

Zhang Xuan smiled lightly, waved his hands and said, "Yes, not entirely."

"If Zhang goes here, we must fight to the death. In this way, part of Gyatso's army will be restrained, which will help our army take Wuhai and its surrounding castles in the shortest time. On the other hand, if Zhang goes here, it may not be impossible to win The possibility of going down the Shaliu River—if my commander is not mistaken, Gyatso must have sent troops to reinforce Wuhai at this moment, and even led the troops here himself."

"The Triangle City has been abolished. The front line of Wuhai has become the last line of defense in front of Gyatso's lair. If our army is allowed to conquer Wuhai, his lair will be lost. Therefore, this commander concluded that Gyatso will definitely send at least [-] troops to reinforce Wuhai In this way, the defense of Shaliu River will be empty, and there will be very few troops left."

"Therefore, it should be said that Zhang Tong still has a chance. Fight to the death, take down Shaliuhe, and make meritorious deeds!" Zhang Xuan fell asleep calmly, but a cold smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Of course, for this commander, whether Zhang Tong's troops can take down Shaliuhe is not important. The important thing is that our army must try to annihilate Gyatso's main force on the front line of Wuhai, and then take advantage of the victory to go north to destroy Shaliuhe, Gyatso's old lair! "

"Originally, the Triangle City was the best place to ambush, but it's a pity that Zhang Tong, a thief, disobeyed the commander's order, not only losing troops, but also ruining the commander's overall deployment." Zhang Xuan sighed, "It seems that this is also It's destiny!"

"Ziyi, our army is going deep alone. Compared with the Tubo soldiers and horses, our army has more than [-] troops. Compared with the Tubo soldiers and horses, we don't have much advantage in terms of strength. I'm afraid this battle will be very difficult. You must be prepared for a hard fight."

Guo Ziyi said with great emotion, "Please rest assured, Commander, our army's morale is high, and the sons and daughters have already suffocated their energy and want to fight to the death with the Tubo people! In this battle, if you fail, you will be benevolent. For the glory of the Tang Dynasty, the last general will go through fire and water. !"

Zhang Xuan nodded, and patted Guo Ziyi on the shoulder, "If the army is united, Mount Tai will move! Wherever our army in Longshuo goes, we will be invincible in every battle. Our soldiers should have such determination and confidence to win!"

"Nanba, how many firearms did you bring with you this time?" Zhang Xuan turned to look at Nan Jiyun.

Without any hesitation, Nan Jiyun replied in a low voice, "According to the commander-in-chief's order, the 5000 members of the Shence Army are equipped with the Divine Fire Flying Crows, and the Shaking Thunder is carrying 500!"

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, and equipped 5000 people. According to the regulations, each person has ten rockets, which is a total of 5 rockets.Without the strong support of the Chinese firm controlled by Pei Hui, and the deployment of various materials at all costs and costs, the firearms camp would have been unsustainable long ago.

"Nanba, firearms should be used with caution and not be wasted. Each of these is expensive and hard-won. Tell the children to use them with caution. The same is true for Shaking Thunder. Please do not use it at critical moments." Zhang Xuan spit out long in one breath.

Nan Jiyun bowed solemnly on the horse, "The general understands. Firearms are the treasure of our army, and if it is not at a critical moment, I will not use them lightly."

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Zhang Xuan did not make a mistake in his judgment, and Gyatso led an army of more than [-] people to leave the Shaliu River and gallop to reinforce Wuhai.Wuhai is a very important city on his territory, if Wuhai is lost, his hometown Shaliuhe will be lost.

If the Tang army is allowed to capture the Shaliu River, and then move westward to occupy the entire Baihai River Basin, then the outer periphery of Tuyuhun's old place will extend for hundreds of miles. This is a fertile plain with fertile water and grass. In the hands of the Tang army, after several years of management, the establishment of a city fortress will be as solid as gold, and it will be difficult for the Tubo people to intervene in it.

Therefore, Gyatso no longer cared about preserving his strength, and led his army to help Wuhai without hesitation.

Zhang Xuan led his army to Wuhai, and almost at the same time, Gyatso's reinforcements were also on their way.

Although Zhang Xuan's army marched rapidly, the Tubo people were familiar with the terrain and adapted to the environment after all, and their marching speed in this ice and snow field was faster than that of the Tang army.

At noon on the third day, Zhang Xuan's army approached Wuhai City.

At this time, Gyatso's reinforcements had already entered Wuhai City.

At this moment, there are more than 2 Wuhai defenders, which is exactly the same strength as the Tang army.But this is the territory of the Tubo people. The Tubo people occupy the geographical advantage and the harmony of the people, and they have the upper hand.

Obviously, the battle in Wuhai might be very difficult for Tang Jun.

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After Zhang Xuan led his army northward to conquer Gyatso's tribe, Li Guangbi moved the entire camp forward 50 li according to Zhang Xuan's military order, and set up a camp along the foot of Jishi Mountain, preparing to fight the invading Stanley army here.

However, Li Guangbi's army waited in full force for two days, but he still did not receive news of the approach of Stanley's army.Suspicious in his heart, Li Guangbi sent a large number of scouts deep into the territory of Tubo to spy on the military situation. As a result, he learned that the Stanley army, which is said to be [-], suddenly detoured north to Quma on the banks of the Xiyue River. The front line of the Shaliu River is advancing rapidly.

Li Guangbi was shocked when he heard the news, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

How could Stanley abandon Liangning Prefecture and go to Gyatso's territory instead?As a result, Longshuo's [-] troops were put together by Stanley, and they were all wasted and stuck on the western front...not good!
Li Guangbi was shocked all of a sudden, Stanley soldiers and horses detoured north to the line of Shaliu River, this was to copy the back route of Zhang Xuan's army!What a sinister and cunning Stanley!

"You bastard Tubo thief!" Li Guangbi cursed secretly a few times, got up and went straight to the map in the tent.

After standing under the map and pondering for a long time, Li Guangbi finally made a bold and astonishing decision.

(End of this chapter)