.Chapter 95 The first intimate contact

Lying in the forest, Xue Ne kept firing arrows.

This time it was not the battle last night. Almost half of it was real big cannibals inside. The crossbows in the forest kept flying out, but the big cannibals cooperated closely and did not cause fatal damage to them. Although many soldiers were shot by arrows, the other soldiers ignored it and continued to step through their comrades' bodies and rushed towards the forest step by step.

We haven't had a direct fight yet, but it brings a sense of oppression. This sense of oppression has also been found in the Tubo people.

A very powerful army. Xue Na thought to himself.

Buzarif was watching too.

The Tang Dynasty was very powerful in the east. I heard it very early. Every time I expanded eastward, there were always some voices in the country saying that I should consider the Tang Dynasty. But it was too far away and there was no contact. This was the first time that the two armies really met.

The mountains and forests are sparse. March is coming, and the leaves are already green. Under the bright sunshine, they are as crystal clear as jade. The wind of the Wuhu River comes from the west, causing the leaves to shake their beautiful figures constantly. But he can see that under this beautiful figure, because the Tang Dynasty army hurriedly crossed the river, lacking powerful defensive weapons and sound defense line arrangements, many soldiers were also killed by their own hands. But most of the soldiers were not panic, and under the command of each captain, they were effectively fighting back.

This is a powerful army, thought to Buzarif.

Finally, a big cannibal approached the fence, shouted loudly, and tried to get through the gap. But a Tang soldier rushed out, swung his scimitar, and cut off the head of his soldier. After this confrontation, the soldiers of the two countries began to fight fiercely with the fence as the boundary.

Another horse ran towards him.

It was the second correspondence scout sent by Dugal to Buzarif who reported to Buzarif that the Tang army had begun to cross the Wuhu River. Buzarif was a little impatient when he heard this, and the strength of the Tang army was somewhat unexpected.

So another order was issued, each team supported 500 soldiers and brought spears to retreat ten steps in front of the fence, and then raised the spear and threw it behind the fence. However, Xue Ne and the other two had been through the battlefield for a long time. After seeing the big food soldiers coming with spears, they asked the archers to shoot behind the back. The big food people retreated, and they also retreated and retreated behind the trees. It was really not possible. They used a group of two soldiers to raise their shields to protect them. The archers continued to hide behind the trees and shoot arrows.

This style of play is not only fierce, but also shameless.

Buzarif looked at the warriors behind him and found that there were not many preparations available.

So he ordered again to ask the three troops to launch a strong attack. Luo Wu stood on the top of the mountain and saw something was wrong. At the same time, he also issued an order, sending 800 more soldiers to support. Especially the troops in Jiangxi Jin in the west, due to their lack of ability and improper command, there were already serious casualties. The middle and east roads only supported 200 people, while the west roads supported 400 soldiers. Buzarif also saw this situation and ordered 2,000 soldiers to launch an attack from the west side.

Luo Wuzheng said to Anguo General Kajisau, who was standing beside him and had a little fear on his face, "The west side is about to be unable to support him. I will lead two hundred soldiers in person soon, and the remaining soldiers will be handed over to you. Look at the tight end of the journey, so I will divide the troops to support him. Do you understand?"

After saying that, he rushed down the hill. At this time, the western front was already shaking and about to fall under the strong attack of the cannibals.

Jiang Sijin was covered in sweat, and he was also hit by an arrow, and blood kept flowing out of his flanks. But he didn't care about the pain and said in person when he saw Luo Wuji, "General Luo, I am not doing well."

"It's not your responsibility, we are facing the most powerful army of Dashi. If you persist for a while, there will be an emperor."

The reason is very simple. The cannibal brought more than 10,000 troops and almost empty the middle road. The emperor was on the north shore. Could it be that he could not see this fighter plane?

"Yes," Jiang Sijin said happily, and shouted again: "Brothers, hold on for a while, and His Majesty will come to wipe out the enemy in person."

This is to cheer up morale, but it really makes him think so.

Hearing his shouts, his morale was indeed greatly boosted. Luo Wuchi took over the western front and calmly commanded, and finally brought the bad situation slightly. But after all, less than half of the opponent's people were the opponent's fortifications. After a fierce battle, a large cannibal finally crawled into the fence and expanded the battlefield into the forest. But Buzarif became even more anxious. He looked at the sky and suddenly gave a strange order. He asked all the soldiers to retreat, boarded the horses, and returned westward.

Cheers sounded from the Melon Egg Mountain.

This fierce battle was very fierce. In just this moment, more than a thousand casualties occurred in the Great Cannibal, and nearly a thousand casualties occurred in the Tang army. If the Great Cannibal continues to attack, no matter how brave he is, how long will he last?

Xin Chengsi asked in confusion: "Why do they want to withdraw?"

"Follow me," Luo Wuqian climbed to the top of the hill again.

Kakiso came over and said with a flattering smile: "General Luo, you are so brave that you actually defeated the cannibal."

"General Kajisa, what were you doing just now?" Luo Wuzhu asked angrily. The situation was very dangerous just now, and he didn't even know how to send a reserve team to support him. No wonder Anguo let the great cannibal invade again and again, it turned out that they were all this group of talents!

Then climbed to the top of the hill, looked north and west.

There was no movement in the north, and Li Jinxing's rear army did not arrive so quickly. In the West, all the cannibals boarded the war horses, and there were no war horses, and they also lined up with the cavalry in an orderly manner, as if they had not passed the tragic war just now.

It's not them, it's farther away.

At this time, the guards under Buzarif also asked in confusion: "General, why should you retreat? If you attack for a while, you may defeat them."

"I know, but there are 10,000 Tang troops crossing the Wuhu River. The Tang army on Guazhu Mountain is very fierce. It is probably the elite troops of the Tang army, and it is also in a dead place. Even if the battle situation is beneficial to us, it will not be able to take it down for a while. Once another Tang army arrives, our army will be exhausted by then, which is likely to lead to the annihilation of the entire army."

After saying that, he ordered the entire army to rest on the spot, take a sip of water, prepare weapons, and wait for work.

After a while, smoke and dust rose in the distance and the Tang army came.

"Range the array and prepare for the battle." Buzarif said.

In the battle just now, I fought awkwardly and got on the war horse. In this empty place, I was the director of the cannibal. Although I only had half of the cavalry in my hands, I was not afraid. I ordered the cavalry to fight first. Two powerful cavalry collided together.

Li Wei is watching too.

The number of enemies was a little large, and after two nights of harassment from him, and it seemed that he had also experienced a fierce battle just now, he was not afraid. However, he didn't have much clue in his heart how powerful the combat power of the cannibal was. The two armies could see it even when they collided.

But in just a moment, Li Wei's face became cautious.

The number of people he was more than twice that of the other side. The Dashi infantry behind him had not yet caught up. Even if he caught up, he was mostly Persian puppet army, which he automatically ignored. However, all the thousands of Dashi cavalry were well-kicked and brave in combat. Most of the cavalry he led were among the cavalry in the river, and only a small half were the army of the Tang Dynasty. Although the number of people was the advantage, they had a slight advantage in other aspects, but they did not have the upper hand at all. If he had not brought two thousand Tang troops over, it would have been very likely that the cannibals would have defeated.

The soldiers were shouting, the war horses were neighing, and dust splashed. Various weapons kept colliding together, and many soldiers were also killed and fell from the horses. However, after a closer look, there were more soldiers falling on their own side than those of the big cannibals.

He said to himself: This is the combat power of a truly great cannibal!

Luo Wuzheng also saw it on the top of the mountain, turned his head and said, "Go down to support."

"Here!" Seeing the arrival of friendly troops, the morale of the Tang army on the mountain rose again.

Luo Wuqian said again: "Take the prisoners over."

The prisoners were escorted in line, and nearly a hundred uninjured horses were selected from the captured war horses, forming nearly a hundred cavalrymen, and the entire army walked out of the mountains and forests and pursued them.

When Buzarif saw them coming, he frowned. Everything was not going well today. He thought that he would defeat the Tang army immediately after getting on the war horse. However, so far, the two sides have no choice but to win. The others still have three thousand reserve teams left without using them. And he also saw that the Tang army accounted for not much of this army. If it were all Tang army... he couldn't help but fight a cold war.

This is the first time that the two countries have "close" contact, from fighting to horseback. Through this battle, both sides can clearly see the combat effectiveness of both sides. However, both sides are very afraid of the results and are not satisfied with them.

The Tang army was going to chase after him again, and the two attacked each other, and it was difficult to be good today. But he still issued an order to make the infantry behind line up and prepare to fight back.

Seeing Luo Wuqian arrive in time, Li Wei smiled. The battlefield changes a lot, and capturing the ability to fighter jets is very important for a general. Li Jinxing repeatedly said that this son could be taught, but he did not misunderstand the person.

Several young generals in Qinghai did not expect that Luo Wuzheng was the fastest growing one.

But Luo Wuqian ordered the soldiers to stop. Then he came to the prisoner and said, "Okay, you can go home."

A soldier in the river translated his words, but more than a thousand prisoners were stunned. He was looking forward to going home, but how did he go home at this time? Escape to the opposite army? He dared not. He ran away just by pulling his legs? He dared not.

Luo Wuqian made a choice for them and said, "You should return to the army. You have no weapons in your hands and cannot fight with us. Even if the Great Food is defeated today, the Great Food will not blame you afterwards. You can still go home. But once you escape, the consequences will be unpredictable."

It seems to make sense.

But everyone was hesitant and doubtful.

Luo Wuqi suddenly became furious and said, "If you don't go back, I will be killed without mercy!"

With this force, more than a thousand Persian soldiers fled. But wasn't it as Luo Wuqian said? As soon as this group of people fled into the formation arranged by Dashi, the formations of thousands of Dashi soldiers behind them could be destroyed.

Buzarif's eyes and teeth were cracked, and he shouted: "Retreat to both sides and do not disturb the central army. Anyone who disturbs the central army should be killed!"

As if responding to his order, Luo Wuzhi gave another order, asking the archers to raise arrows and shoot at the air on both sides. In this way, when he heard Buzarif's order, the group of prisoners had to hit the army in the Dashi rear formation.

Buzarif shouted anxiously: "Shoot the arrow and push them to the sides."

At this moment, he also forgot that almost all the infantry in the rear were Persians, and a few of them could do it. Luo Wu made a move and called out several soldiers in the river, saying, "Just shouting like in the morning."

That is to say, "Surrender and not kill, and never forgive me if you don't surrender. The facts of the Persians themselves can prove that the Tang army did not kill them. They asked them to do things in the morning and gave them breakfast. They were kind and persuaded for a long time. Some people seemed to be influenced. Seeing someone on the opposite side shooting arrows, someone actually took the initiative to shout for proof for the Tang army. Hesitant, more than a thousand prisoners of war rushed to the central army. Luo Wu shouted: "Kill."

Nearly 4,000 Tang troops rushed over like tigers down the mountain. Xin Chengsi and Xue Ne rode on horseback, leading nearly a hundred cavalry to follow Persian prisoners of war and entered the central army. Seeing this situation, Li Wei shouted loudly and personally led the three thousand reserve teams to encircle from the north.

Buzarif glanced back and forth, and the soldiers in front were intertwined. Seeing the changes in the situation, his psychology also fluctuated. The Tang army on the north side was surrounding him. The infantry behind him had become in chaos, and some soldiers put down their weapons and fled south. This battle was doomed to fail. He ordered: "withdraw."

Take his men and flee south.

Li Wei continued to lead the soldiers and pursued them, but only chased them for a while and stopped.

By noon, the battle finally ended.

From Guazhu Mountain to the banks of the Wuhu River, nearly 3,000 Dashi soldiers were killed in the two battles and nearly 5,000 prisoners of war were captured. However, most of these people were Persians, and the proportion of Dashi soldiers was small. The Tang army also paid a heavy price, with more than 1,000 soldiers killed, and most of them were real elites of the Tang army.

He took the prisoners back to Guazhu Mountain again and crossed the Wuhu River with a raft for treatment. The supplies were transported across the Wuhu River again, which was only the first batch of supplies. Later, Li Jinxing led his army to come, and more supplies would arrive. The main thing was to repair fortifications, not only to build a few large and dense fences, but also to clean the dead branches and leaves on the mountain to the top of the mountain, which was to prevent the enemy from attacking with fire in the future. Then he dug many trenches with some soft soil. This was reserved for precautions when the big cannibal attacked with a catapult in the future and use them to avoid them.

As evening came, some war horses were left behind. Most of the war horses were transported to Hebei, and the prisoners were really allowed to go home. As for how the Great Cannibals treat these prisoners in the future, they didn't care. At this time, the Great Food reinforcements also rushed over, but the scout looked at them and went back helplessly.

Standing on the top of the mountain, the evening breeze is cool.

Xue Ne came to Li Wei and asked in a low voice: "I have something unknown."

"explain."

"The big cannibal is very powerful."

"Well, are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid, but is this war beneficial to our Tang Dynasty?"

This is a very important point. Li Wei's layout is for the future. But how many people can believe it? The Hezhong area was a useless rib for the Tang Dynasty. No matter how wealthy it was, it was difficult to manage. The Great Cannibal put troops into the river was a limit. The Tang Dynasty put troops into the river was also a limit. This was destined by the cold weapon war. However, the Great Cannibal got it, but he could get a lot of taxes. However, the Tang Dynasty's policies did not get substantial benefits. It is possible that it would have to continue to support in the future. This battle was not very cost-effective? Moreover, the Tang Dynasty's confidant Tubo and Turks did not solve it. It was better to lay out Silla and Japan in its layout.

Li Wei smiled and said, I am afraid that many generals and even ministers in the court will have this problem. If a great cannibal is not fierce and can be taken care of, a great cannibal is so fierce, it is worth considering whether a fierce or not is fierce. The battle just now is a proof.

After laughing, he said, "Look at the map, from the river to Tochar, then to Sestan, then to Sindhi, and not looking to the west, but to the east. Why did our court grant Fenghezhong and Tochar, the great cannibals attack Turchar, and Tubo attacked the Western Regions at the same time?"

"I see."

"It's enough to understand. I didn't want to launch such a large-scale battle. After the battle ended, many of the soldiers I brought would sacrifice in this foreign land. I can't bear it. But the opportunity is rare and fleeting. Even if I lead a 200,000 army, it will be difficult to obtain the fruits of the present. The fierceness of the great man is due to many reasons. There are few failures and full of confidence. But are they repeatedly frustrated? Without confidence, will they continue to maintain such combat effectiveness? The unity of politics and religion brings strength to them. However, their religion is in a delicate period. As long as it is properly promoted, even their religion will be divided. So can religion continue to bring them courage?"

"Yes. I am not as far away as Your Majesty."

There are several reasons, Li Wei did not say. In this battle, the Tang Dynasty sent some troops, and this was the only one. There were not many supplies to dispatch, and the war did not put a lot of pressure on the country. There was also a possibility that Tubo... He also needed appropriate reasons to continue to stay in the Western Regions.
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