I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Then, after waiting left and right, finally these grandchildren came.

Well, each of them is just like Erha, their eyes are all green!

Come on, thief grandson, grandpa has been waiting for a long time.

Zhang Nuo himself was overwhelmed. Since this place is by the sea, the air is extraordinarily humid. This made him, who was born and raised in the north all the year round, not quite used to it. Come on.

Moreover, the most important thing is, don't say that the soldiers who dig the soil are annoying, in fact, he himself is also annoying these days. He led the group of young officers to attack the enemy on the sand table. After rehearsing, I don’t know how many times, that is to say, the gang of youngsters who have never seen the world are still in high spirits, and he almost vomits himself.

So, this time the opponent finally struck.From his point of view, it was really just a rehearsal to push the boat along with the flow, and there were really no surprises to speak of.

But it's all wars, and it won't do if he, the coach, doesn't show up, so I'd better go there.

So Zhang Nuo really went to the front line.

There is no need for him to do more commanding. The big guy digs trenches and conducts drills, which makes people almost numb. This is really waiting for people to die.

The Persians had nothing to say, and they were already adjusting their formation. Although they had never seen the battle in front of them, in their view, as long as they were not an unbeatable enemy, they would have nothing to fear.

But at this time, Cao Xing suddenly ran all the way from behind in a hurry, rushed to Zhang Nuo's side and didn't speak, just handed over a telegram.

The guards and many military officers who had surrounded Zhang Nuo to protect his safety turned their heads away instantly when they saw the big word "secret" on the telegram in Cao Xing's hand.

Some people moved so fast that they almost flashed their own necks.

This is a special paper for secret telegrams. Anyone who uses this paper to transcribe telegrams, those who are not up to the rank, whoever sees them will die. Even a casual person like Zhang Nuo would not mess with this kind of thing, because it was related to the discipline of the army, and no one could make trouble.

Zhang Nuo frowned when he received the telegram.

Damn, this is poking a hornet's nest, it's not over yet!

That's right, the first wave of pioneers had just reached the door and hadn't started fighting yet. As a result, the scouting team sent the most urgent telegram saying that a large force of the Persian Empire was found behind them.

This is so crazy.

Zhang Nuo swears to God, whether he is Datang or Li Shimin, from the beginning of the idea of ​​coming to Persia until now, he has never said that he wants to defeat the Persian Empire in a single battle.

The conscience of heaven and earth, what is the situation in the Tang Dynasty, don't Li Shimin and Zhang Nuo not know?

Although the military is well-developed, there is no one who can fight in the entire planet, but fighting a war does not mean that it is enough to win.

Don't need to invest resources to develop after occupying the territory?

Don't officials need to govern the places that have been smashed?

Doesn't the newly occupied territory need a garrison to guard against rebellion?

From the root, Datang followed the style of pushing everything upright and tolerant of everything. Naturally, he would not do any covert and dark activities, let alone take any actions to eradicate dissidents.

To put it bluntly, Datang's style is that what's yours is mine, and since Lao Tzu has taken it, then you belong to my family, and you have to live with us in the future.

Datang won't do that kind of business that can be squeezed out. What Datang does is to take over your family, join my family with your whole family, and make money together.

This method is naturally good. It does not seek to seek eternal life for a while, but there is also a big disadvantage in the middle, that is, the initial investment is very large. After all, only by letting others see the benefits of becoming a family continuously, The other party will follow you wholeheartedly, isn't it?

Therefore, from the very beginning, this expedition was aimed at revenge, exploration, and making a fortune. Datang was not prepared to fight a protracted war or even grab territory from top to bottom.

But now that the opponent's army has all reached the door, should they just let it go?

That's impossible!

Datang is not victorious in all battles, but there is one thing, Datang has never been cowardly!

Chapter 1013 Showing the enemy to be weak

Although Datang didn't want to directly confront the Persian Empire right now, let alone make a good or bad fight at this time, but after all, the opponent has already hit the door, so why not retreat?

After Zhang Nuo pondered for a long time, he directly summoned everyone to arrange,

"The rogues in front of our troops are just the vanguard of the enemy, and we can destroy them in an instant, but news came from the reconnaissance force that the main force of the enemy is gathering in the rear, and they are rushing towards them."

When Zhang Nuo said this, he deliberately paused for a while, and quickly glanced at the surrounding officers, and then, as expected, not only did everyone hear the news without the slightest fear, but they were all eager to try.

Zhang Nuo secretly nodded with satisfaction, the military spirit is available!

"Now that everyone understands the current situation, I won't talk to everyone in a polite manner. Since we have such a large piece of meat delivered to our door this time, there is no reason to refuse it no matter what."

"However, there is the biggest problem here, and that is the vanguard in front of us!"

Zhang Nuo pointed to the outside. The battle was imminent at this time, and the opponent had already assembled their army and prepared for battle, and was about to launch a charge.

"If we fight this batch of goods, it must be no problem with our hands, but you have to understand, if we beat the army in front of us hard, will we scare away the big meal behind?"

Everyone was taken aback when they heard this!

Although many of them are young officers who have just entered the battlefield, there are not no "veteran" like Su Dingfang who have been fighting for many years at a young age. so ah.

It is not that the Tang Dynasty has never used tactics such as luring the enemy to go deep into the war before, but they have never seen this kind of operation of fighting an offensive and defensive battle with dignity.

Because those who release water while fighting in a dignified manner will be regarded as intimidating the enemy or fighting cowardly if they are not careful. If this kind of crime is placed on the general of the military, it is possible to lose his head.

But who is Zhang Nuo? This is a ruthless character who can slap the table in front of Li Shimin. Of course, he doesn't care about this risk. What's more, as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, he really doesn't need to release water on the frontal battlefield to implement tactics of encirclement and reinforcements. Who are you polite to?

But releasing water is not so easy. The person on the other side is not a fool. How to make the other person feel that there is opportunity and heartache, this needs to be discussed.

Perhaps a young officer wanted to show off too much, so he spoke in front of everyone without regard to the rules.

"Marshal, I suggest that some soldiers be withdrawn from the front line and transferred to the camp immediately, as long as the threat situation on the battlefield is maintained!"

This is true, all fools know that as long as the people are withdrawn, the battle will definitely be difficult to fight, and the pressure on the opponent will be less.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Su Dingfang frowned and spoke,

"It's not appropriate to retreat. The enemy is already preparing for battle. They are always ready to fight with my troops. Our soldiers have already entered the position. If we withdraw our soldiers from the front line at this time, not only will the opponent think wildly and suspect us. It may even affect the morale of our army!"

When Su Dingfang said this, everyone was stunned. That's right, a war is about to start, and some people are taken away from the front line. It's not clear to tell the other side that there is a problem here.

What's more, temporarily pulling people away from the front line will really affect morale. This is not a joke. Although everyone wants military merits, no one thinks they will fail.

But seeing that the war is about to start, you transferred away the life and death brothers around me and left me here to fight people to the death, what the hell are you doing?

Morale sounds absurd, but it is actually a state of mind, but when morale is low, it is not impossible for a battle that could have been won to end up in a mess.

Therefore, there is no need to think about drawing people from the front line.

On the other hand, the young officer who was directly slapped by Su Dingfang just now knew that he was too anxious just now, so he came up with a bad idea, but after all, he was young and energetic, and he was a little unconvinced. He looked at Su Dingfang and said directly,

"Then what is Master Su's best move?"

This is obviously unconvinced, which leads to a bit of yin and yang, but Su Dingfang didn't care, he has been thinking about this problem all the time.

He knew what the teacher Zhang Nuo meant just now. Since the other party was already hanging behind, how could it be possible for the other party to run away.

However, at present, [-]% of Datang's military force is the army, and the rest is the navy and air force. However, there is no cavalry in the army. Once the main force of the army leaves, we may not be able to catch up.

Then the only way is to open the pocket, wait for the opponent to come in by himself, and then adjust the formation to close the net.

However, how to let the other party come in with peace of mind, and not leave in a hurry, depends on the level of the meat in the pocket.

After Su Dingfang thought about it, he looked at Zhang Nuo and said softly,

"Marshal, can you withdraw the naval firepower from this battle?"

Zhang Nuo glanced at Su Dingfang, then at the others, and said with a smile,

"You guys, I still haven't figured it out. To put it bluntly, we just want to hook these people in and beat them up, but we can't beat them to death with a stick!"

"It's impossible to take people away from the front line. Everyone is not stupid. Why jump in when there is a hole ahead? Besides, I don't dare to let the front line mess around. What we want is a stalemate, not a beating!"

"However, the ones that can be seen on the bright side cannot be moved, so let's move the ones that are not seen by others. Fortunately, our hole cards are not seen by the other party!"

Having said that, Zhang Nuo straightened his waist and said,

"Pass my order!"

Everyone immediately raised their chests and stood upright. This was when the commander gave the military order, but none of the soldiers present dared to mess around. This is the rule in the army.

After Zhang Nuo looked around at all the officers present, he carefully arranged,

"Immediately send an order to cancel the naval combat mission, stop the ship and turn off the fire to keep quiet and alert, and wait for the new order to be delivered. At the same time, the original bombing mission of the air force is cancelled, and only the reconnaissance mission is retained!"

"Finally, order the artillery unit. This time the artillery unit is well concealed. It is not allowed to fight, let alone the other party to find the artillery trace!"

After the order was issued, Cao Xing immediately arranged for someone to run errands to inform. You must know that everyone was waiting for the battle to start screaming. hands on.

But at this time Zhang Nuo's expression was not usually serious.Because, due to the withdrawal of the three heavy firepower phalanxes, all the pressure on the battlefield is in front of them.

Chapter 1014 The Shock Begins

Everyone present knew in their hearts that for the incoming enemy army, it would not be difficult to defeat and defeat them. For Datang, this was nothing more than a trivial battle.

But if you not only want to show the enemy's weakness, but also fight the battle beautifully, then there is learning in it.

However, these things are not something that Zhang Nuo wants to worry about.

Because the specific front-line command is not his responsibility, what he is responsible for is the strategic direction and tactical arrangements of the entire Datang Expeditionary Force, but on-the-spot command is the responsibility of the front-line commander.

Anyway, Zhang Nuo has already arranged for all the heavy firepower to leave the field, and made demands, but to what extent it can be achieved depends on the on-the-spot command of the frontline officers.

Everyone also understood that this was what they were going to do, and it was up to them how far they could go.

Of course, Zhang Nuo didn't care about anything, he told everyone a "good news" very considerately!

"By the way, all of you, pay attention. Our logistical supplies here are not very convenient. Don't let those bastards under your command fire their guns indiscriminately. We have to transport the bullets from the mainland of Tang Dynasty. Gold is very expensive!"

"If the bullets are gone and the battle is not over, or if you hit the opponent too hard and need to pursue, you can take the knife and run away for me to chase after you!"

When everyone heard the news, especially after the "tragedy situation" mentioned later, Qi Qi shuddered, and then hurried out with his head down.

In fact, they really planned to take advantage of this opportunity to have a good time just now!

On weekdays, their ammunition inventory is not very enough. Usually, the quartermaster digs and searches and counts the heads, and then rolls his eyes and takes out a small amount of ammunition from the warehouse.

Even if officers are treated better than ordinary soldiers when they practice by themselves, it is basically too good to be limited, and it is impossible to have an unlimited supply of bullets.

And for these soldiers who are addicted to martial arts, it is almost as uncomfortable as seeing good wine in front of them but not being able to drink it when they are addicted to alcohol.

But no matter how noisy they are on weekdays, it is all nonsense to the quartermaster, because the quartermaster clearly knows how expensive these ammunition and the weapons in their hands are.

In fact, these officers also understand that, not to mention anything else, the gun barrel alone is the hardness and processing technology that they can't imagine in ordinary times.

The brave ones tried secretly with the "treasure knife" kept at home, and there was not even a mark on the barrel of the knife, so it was clear that it was refined steel.

So they are more and more aware of the value of the new firearms in their hands.

But originally they thought that when it came to the battlefield, they could let go of their hands and feet and make a good use of it, neither delaying gun play nor delaying meritorious deeds, and it was a good thing to have the best of both worlds.

But I never expected that the originally good situation would end up like this.

However, soldiers, especially those on the battlefield, have no way to disobey such orders!

Of course, there are also smart people among them, who thought of a good way when they rolled their eyes. Didn't the commander ask to save bullets as much as possible, so everyone should save money.

But those marksmanship is particularly good, shouldn't they be divided into a few more bullets?

After all, they can better play the role of each bullet, can't they?

Of course, these clever officers all thought they had good marksmanship.To put it bluntly, marksmanship is something that is fed by bullets. Perhaps there are differences in talent between people, but although these few are not talented, they are not waste.

With longer training time and more training opportunities than ordinary soldiers, it's no wonder that the marksmanship can't improve if you start a small business by yourself on weekdays.

Not to mention how these officers went to the front line to get more ammunition for themselves, Zhang Nuo's attention at this time was on the upcoming battle.

Although he doesn't care about the command of the battle.However, he needs to be responsible for the entire defense line and the entire battle, and it is impossible not to keep an eye on it.

And the Persian vanguard, who had been tossing on the opposite side for a while, finally began to march towards the position.

I have to say that although this group of people looked like beggars, they were no different from the motley crew compared to the well-groomed soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

But in fact, even Zhang Nuo, who has little military literacy and combat experience, can tell that the opponent is obviously a well-trained elite.

The opponent is a mixed force of cavalry and infantry, so they did not rush over in a swarm, because in that case the cavalry in front of them would be out of touch with the infantry phalanx in the rear, so the entire enemy phalanx at this time, especially the cavalry The formation is advancing in a way of slowly increasing speed but strictly controlling the speed.

The commanders on the front line have all been on the battlefield for the first time, and they clearly know that anyone who can put up this kind of formation without the coordination of passwords and flag commands is needless to say, an absolute veteran of many battles.

However, facing these veterans of many battles, they have no intention of shrinking back!

Just kidding, do you really think they are holding fire sticks in their hands?

It can even be said that fighting against such elite soldiers is more enjoyable for them!

As the distance between the two sides got closer, to be precise, the distance between the other side got closer and closer, the atmosphere of the entire battlefield became tense.

As the distance approached, the opponent's cavalry phalanx also began to speed up. Although the sprinting distance and sprinting speed of camels were still far behind those of well-trained warhorses, there was a natural relationship between cavalry and infantry. Restraint made the scene look even more tense.