Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3247
Sneak attack, chase, ambush, snipe...

In one day, Ye Qide saw that the rich tactics and strategies of the Tang people had been used flexibly, which made him learn from the painful experience, and realized that his tactical quality was not enough compared to that of Anxi's general, so he decided to change his strategy in time.

Since the strength of the Anxi army is weak, and the vastness of the Western Region makes it impossible for the Anxi army to hold on to one place, otherwise it will inevitably lose sight of the other, so why don't you simply divide your troops into two groups, or even three groups, or four groups, and all the armies go hand in hand towards the place where the Anxi Governor's Mansion is located. How about advancing to Jiaohe City, and then converging at one place to capture Jiaohe City and approach Yumen Pass?
Anyway, the Anxi army has a total of only 20 people, and they have to divide their troops to garrison strategic points such as Jiaohe and Luntai. The Anxi army in front of me is no more than 5 at best. [-] to [-] troops, divided into three groups with [-] horses each, marching straight to Luntai and Jiaohe, wouldn't the Anxi army be helpless?
Even if one of them can be resisted, the other two are enough to capture Jiaohe, Luntai and other cities. When the time comes to turn around and attack back and forth, the Anxi army in front of them can only be completely wiped out.

Ye Qide felt that his thoughts were clear and he had pinpointed Anxi's army's death spot. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this plan was very clever. He hurriedly summoned all the generals to the camp to discuss the division of troops.

When the generals arrived, he pointed to the front and said to the two of them: "I intend to divide the army into three, Hajaji and Ibn Qasim, each of you will lead an army. Lu Qifa went straight to take Luntai City, and he didn't believe that the Tang army had such a small force, and they dared to divide their troops to attack!"

All the generals in the tent turned pale with fright.

Hajaji is Mu'awiyah's most trusted general. This time, in order to allow Yezid to conquer the Western Regions, he ordered him to assist him. His status, qualifications, and military exploits are all very high, so he is not too used to Yezid. Said in a deep voice: "Young master, no! Although the Anxi army is weak, they are well-trained, and they also have the power of crossbows and firearms, and their combat power is tyrannical! Although our army has a large number of people, most of them are recruited temporarily. Civil servants and slaves usually lack training, so they don’t have an advantage in the face of the elite Anxi army. If the troops are divided into three groups, wouldn’t it be bad if the Anxi army tightly surrounds one of them and beats them fiercely?”

He was loyal and worshiped Mu'awiyah, but he didn't think much of Yazid.

In his opinion, Ye Qide is a brave and foolhardy second-generation ancestor. Since he entered the Western Regions, he has suffered from many times of command, and was beaten to death by the Anxi Army. Now he came up with such a bad idea...

The Anxi army only has 5 to [-] people, which is several times that of the Arab army. With such a superior force, why do we need those fancy tactics?It only needs to join forces in one place and push them all the way, even if Anxi's army has three heads and six arms, it will be difficult to stop the army's sharpness.

But this young lord prides himself on being smart, thinking that he is extremely talented in military tactics, and refuses to advance all the way openly, so he has to play with these inexplicable tactics and strategies.

No matter how talented you are, how can you still surpass the people of Tang?

When our ancestors wore animal skins, slept in caves and drank blood, they began to study the art of war. Generations of masters of war art emerged in endlessly, and all kinds of war books and strategies are like stars.Our advantage lies in the number of troops and the bravery of our soldiers. In the end, we have to use our own weaknesses to attack the enemy's strengths. Isn't that courting death...

Ye Qide, however, was very displeased with Hajaji's blatant rebuttal. With a frown and a cold face, he said decisively: "The purpose of calling you here is not to discuss, but to convey an order. Before leaving, my father allowed me to act arbitrarily Everyone in the army obeys orders. Hajaji, do you dare to obey your father's orders?"

Hajaji was blocked by this sentence, so he sighed and bowed: "The last general dares to disobey his orders? He should obey the orders of the young master."

Arabs have a strict hierarchy, and nobles will always be nobles. Even if they die, their tombs are not comparable to ordinary people or slaves.Soldiers are also of humble origin, just a little bit taller than slaves, not even a farmer with land, how dare he fight with Ye Qide, who is a noble man?
Regardless of his high prestige in the army, if Ye Qide tied him up and pushed him out to behead him at this time, there would definitely not be a single soldier who would stand up and call for his grievances...

Yezid looked at Ibn Qasim again: "Does the general have any objections?"

Ibn Qasim hesitated for a moment, and asked hesitantly: "The young master is wise and mighty. Such a strategy will definitely make Anxi's army overwhelmed... But the general wants to ask, how to arrange the supplies and supplies?"

The atmosphere in the tent became more and more quiet.

In the Battle of Suiye City, the ambitious Arab army was hit by the Anxi army. Not only did they resort to the tragic plan of "flooding Suiye City", but they also caused heavy losses to the Arab army. The most important thing about the destruction was that it was attacked by the Anxi army, which caused all the food, fodder and luggage to be burned clean.

The loss of the "Sword of Allah" is indeed an extremely heavy loss, and it cannot be explained to the Caliph, but after all, the Arab army is superior in strength and is still sure to win.

However, the loss of food and supplies has caused trouble in the supply of 20 troops. Although the "recruitment" of the Hu people from various tribes in the Western Regions has solved the urgent need, such a small amount of food and fodder is just a drop in the bucket. Seeing that the Hu people in the Western Regions have been wiped out, Food and fodder will soon become unsustainable.

Ye Zid choked.

This battle is really frustrating...

Food and supplies?What can he do, is it possible to conjure it out of thin air?In particular, the Hu people in the Western Regions were rich and powerful, and a lot of gold and silver treasures were looted during this campaign. However, the land was barren, the desert was Gobi, and there were very few places that produced grain. The looted grain was not enough to supply the army for a long time.

He stood up, came to the simple map hanging on the wall, stretched out his big hand and patted one of the places, and said loudly: "Luntai City! The Western Regions are snowed heavily, the roads are frozen, and the Tang army has been clearing the walls and clearing the fields all the way. It has been transported to Luntai City, but it cannot be transported to Jiaohe City or even Yumen Pass again. Therefore, as long as we capture Luntai before the snow stops, there will naturally be countless food supplies to reward the army!"

He turned around, with an excited expression on his face, and desperately sprinkled chicken blood: "You are all heroes of the empire, but ask yourself, can your meritorious deeds support your aristocratic status, title and wealth? This vast Western Region runs through silk. Road, as long as we can conquer the entire Western Regions and hold the Silk Road in our hands, this will be a feat that will shock the ages! In the future, every big food merchant who travels on the Silk Road will remember that this is our Climbing the ice, laying on the snow, and shedding hot blood for them to fight! Such a meritorious service is right in front of you, and it is within your reach, can you bear it? Let it slip away from your mouth?"

"cannot!"

The generals in the tent responded with a bang.

The Arabs do not value military exploits, but only wealth. Whoever can plunder more wealth in the war and open up the road to wealth is the indisputable hero.

If the entire Western Region can be conquered, not only will the territory of the empire expand rapidly, but also the Silk Road will be opened up, so that countless Arabs will benefit from it, and their status as soldiers will rise.

You know, the Silk Road is a trade route filled with gold that the entire Western world covets...

Seeing that the morale was high and the morale of the army was available, Hajaj no longer objected.

Ibn Qasim observed the situation and boasted: "The young master sent more than ten thousand cavalry to bypass Gongyue City, Luntai City, and go straight between Jiaohe City and Yumen Pass. The reinforcements from the Western Regions will be able to dampen the enemy's spirit and intimidate the enemy's courage, and the capture of the Western Regions is just around the corner!"

"Ha ha!"

Ye Qide was very proud and said with a smile: "I dare not take credit for this matter. My father was in Damascus, but he was able to get in touch with the Tang Dynasty. The reason why we are marching at this moment can know the depth of Anxi's army everywhere. Facts and truths are exactly what my father learned from Tang's population. The Han people are strong, this is a fact known all over the world, but the Han people never agree with the outside world, always trying to drag their own people back, and give the enemy a great opportunity for nothing.

So, now that we have our eyeliner in the Tang Dynasty, I even know that Chang'an sent an army to support the Anxi army. How can this battle be invincible? "

"We must win! We must win!"

The generals cheered and shouted repeatedly.

Ye Qide was full of ambition, and the bad luck of being killed and fleeing in embarrassment during the day seemed to be swept away.

For the cavalry that went to Jiaohe City to attack the reinforcements of the Tang Dynasty, he held great expectations.It was intentional and unintentional. Tang Junru could not have expected that someone would suddenly appear in the area controlled by Tang Jun and make a sudden surprise attack. In addition, there were important figures in Anxi Dufu's support, how could it be unsuccessful?
As long as the support army is wiped out, Jiaohe City is captured, and the Anxi Protectorate is uprooted, the entire Anxi army will be leaderless and under the enemy's back and forth.

And he took advantage of the trend to lead the army to sweep the entire Western Regions, not only being able to complete the task assigned by his father, but even if he was lucky, he could even break through the Yumen Pass, and the soldiers pointed directly at Guanzhong, the heartland of Datang... Qianqiu Weiye is within your reach.

(End of this chapter)