Chapter 3335 Harassment Tactics
The corner of Fang Jun's mouth twitched, thinking that of course you would find these words of a great man powerful, but they were not said by me...
Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes.
Whether for ideals or interests, people are always pushing forward the society in constant struggle. The same is true for the closeness of fighting side by side, and the same is true for blood brothers from the same mother. Many times, they do not consider whether there is light or danger ahead. dark.
All creatures in the world have the same nature, and they never stop fighting, whether for power, profit, or the right to mate to reproduce offspring...
The only difference between humans and animals is that humans use this theory to create better advantages and then expand their advantages.
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That night, the Youtun Guards who rushed thousands of miles to support finally had a peaceful sleep in Gongyue City. In the early morning of the next day, Wang Fangyi gathered his troops and prepared to leave the city.
The Tang army organized an army into two hundred and fifty teams, with ten troops in each team and five people in each team, so the number of troops in one army was 12,500. However, although this is a regulation in the military, in fact, due to various reasons, the number of people in each army is more or less.
A full twenty teams of cavalry gathered at the school grounds in the city, with majestic troops and flags fluttering.
The Tang army had strict discipline and complete regulations. When the army went out, each team had a team flag, which led the team when traveling and stood in front of the team when staying.
If they are the general manager and deputy general manager, they will set up ten flags or more, and the sub-general manager will set up four flags or more. They will lead the troops when traveling and stand beside the tent when staying. The commanders of each army were given military flags of different colors, so that they could distinguish their advance and retreat on the battlefield. The flags of each garrison were made in a unique way, and each battalion had its own animal painted on it to mark itself. The only thing that must be done is to distinguish oneself from another and make sure that one's command and command are clear.
Since ancient times, military affairs and sacrifices have been regarded as important affairs of the country. Therefore, the rules are strict and the weather is very particular. If a military flag is tilted or the flagpole is broken during an expedition, it is a sign of defeat and is a taboo for military strategists. However, for soldiers who set up a flag, their flag must be firm and not tilted, otherwise the punishment will be extremely severe.
One of the military laws of the Tang Dynasty is: if the ranks are not in order, the flags are not straight, and the golden leather does not sound, behead them.
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The soldiers of the Anxi Army gathered around the school grounds and looked at the Youtun Guards soldiers waiting to go out. They felt depressed, grateful, and even more envious in their hearts.
The Western Region was originally the defense area of the Anxi Army, but now it was beaten back step by step by the barbarians, forcing it to rely on the Youtun Guards to rush thousands of miles for reinforcements. Any soldier of the Anxi Army with a sense of honor would find this a shame. Even now, because Youtunwei has the advantage in firearms, the important task of attacking and harassing the enemy must also be shouldered by Youtunwei, which is increasingly frustrating and embarrassing for the Anxi Army.
Looking at the officers and soldiers of the Youtun Guard who were getting ready to go, an Anxi soldier suddenly spoke up and said loudly: "Everyone, we will light a fire and warm the wine. When you return in triumph, we will get drunk together!"
The surrounding soldiers immediately started making noises.
"Kill the Huru and strengthen our army's power!"
"Everyone comes back alive!"
The officers and men of the Youtun Guards were sitting on their horses, their faces solemn, but their hearts were burning.
Wang Fangyi, with his helmet pierced through his armor, sat upright on the horse with his thin figure. When he heard the "woo woo" horn sounding from the side of the school field and the sound of war drums shaking his eardrums, he tightened his grip on the reins and shouted: "Go to war!"
A thousand elite tigers and soldiers responded in unison: "Go to war!"
The powerful sound covered the horns and drums, swirling around in Gongyue City, shaking the sky, and the sound was majestic.
The war horses strode with four hooves, and the team marched out of the school grounds, filed out along the south gate, assembled outside the city, then whipped their horses and whipped, and ran wildly toward the southwest along the Ili River.
The horses' hooves rumbled, and the biting cold wind blew against their faces like a knife, but it could not extinguish the flames burning in the chests of the Tang soldiers.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for the fact that Jieli Khan came to the pass and forced His Majesty Li Er to sign the Weishui Alliance, has the Tang Dynasty Hu Ben ever lost the city and territory and been beaten back by the enemy as it is now?
This is not only a shame for the Anxi Army, but also a shame for all soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!
Since it is a shame, it can only be washed away with the blood of enemy invaders, and one victory after another can be used to tell the world that the Tigers of the Tang Dynasty are unparalleled in the world!
A thousand people galloped on horseback, and they slowed down when they were fifty miles away from Gongyue City. Scouts from the army went out to spy on the enemy, and kept sending back news from the front.
The heavy snow had stopped by dawn, but the sky was still cloudy and gloomy.
The mountains in the distance are just gray and cannot be seen clearly. The raging north wind howls between the sky and the earth, rolling up the snow on the ground. The snow foam particles are blown by the wind, and the blow on the face is as painful as a knife.
The army moved forward slowly, and the scouts brought the intelligence and reported it back to Wang Fangyi at the beginning.
Wang Fangyi was leading the army for the first time, so he was less nervous and more excited. He knew that he had a different identity and had the mark of the Jin Palace. It was not easy to gain Fang Jun's trust. He did not dare to ignore it and miss such an opportunity. He would not have the chance to lead the army in the future.
Therefore, he suppressed the excitement in his heart, carefully compiled all the information, and kept in mind the enemy's troop deployment around the camp. He already had a simple map in his mind, and he knew the situation within a radius of dozens of miles. , like looking at palm prints.
After noon, Wang Fangyi ordered the entire army to dismount and rest. Each group formed a unit with their war horses to block the wind. They simply used some dry food they carried, drank a few sips of water, checked their equipment and weapons, and then all mounted their horses and headed southeast. The direction is full speed ahead.
After running for more than twenty miles, to the north of the frozen Ili River, an Arab camp lay there. The Tang army did not go to attack, but ran forward for several miles, avoiding the military camp before turning back. Heading south, we crossed the Ili River on the solid ice and slanted towards the back of the military camp.
In the military camp, hundreds of Arab soldiers stood in the cold wind holding various weapons, nervously waiting for the Tang army to launch a charge.
Just looking at the size of the Tang army, which numbered more than a thousand people, we knew that it was impossible to attack forcefully, but to send out troops to harass.
However, this Tang army passed through the door without entering, bypassed as far as the eye could see, and ran towards their back...
The general stationed at the camp here was determined to pursue, so that the Tang army could not unscrupulously attack the camp where the ordnance was stored in the rear. However, looking at the disheveled armor and low morale of his soldiers, he couldn't help but sigh, waved his hands, and told the soldiers to go their separate ways. Return to camp.
If you are not powerless to kill the enemy, you are really powerless. You can't die in vain, right?
As for the camps at the back where the ordnance is stored, you can only ask for your own blessings...
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Ye Zide led the Chinese army to flee back to the rear camp at the foot of Tianshan Mountain in embarrassment. It was still dark at this time, and the camp was dimly lit with lights and figures, and it was a mess.
At the beginning of the war, the Arabs stormed Suiye City with an absolute advantage. Not only were the most elite "Sword of Allah" drowned in a flood by the Tang army, but they were also attacked and burned a large amount of baggage and food, resulting in a shortage of food and weapons for the army. , and can never exert 100% of its combat power.
Now that I heard that the Chinese army's tent in front was raided by the Tang army, the defenders at the back camp were frightened and quickly arranged heavy troops to protect the few remaining grain, fodder, baggage, medicines and weapons...
After this kind of troop mobilization in the camp, Ye Zide led the Chinese army to withdraw. The two parties collided and became chaotic and indistinguishable from each other.
Yezid quickly ordered that the troops he brought back retreated around the camp and were temporarily placed further back to prevent the two armies from mixing together and not being under each other's control.
If the Tang army comes in a frenzied pursuit, how can such a chaotic camp resist? I'm afraid I'll have to be brutally slaughtered...
In this way, they kept struggling until dawn, and finally the army was settled down, and the Tang army did not pursue them.
But unintentionally, the camp that was originally the rear camp became the front camp inexplicably...
When Ye Zide realized this, he wanted to quickly withdraw all the food, fodder and baggage. Although the Tang army did not have many troops, it was extremely elite, especially the cavalry tactics that came and went like the wind, and relied on the power of firearms to be extremely fierce. In case of another sneak attack, Bo, is it possible that I want to starve these more than 100,000 troops to death in the Western Region?
However, before he could give the order, the losses in this battle were reported. Hearing the numbers, Ye Zide felt his eyes go dark and almost fainted.
Nearly 10,000 people were killed, thousands were seriously injured, and as many as 2,000 people were missing... With the medical level and quantity of medicines of the Arab army, basically minor injuries can only be carried, and serious injuries are equivalent to death, and those who are missing are even more There is no need to place extravagant hopes. Under such ice and snow, and surrounded by Hu tribes who hate the Arabs to the core, the possibility of surviving and returning to the team is basically negligible.
Compared with the losses, what is more serious is the unstable morale and low morale of the military, and the huge blow to the self-confidence of the coach Yazid. (End of chapter)