Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 229 Golden City ([-])

"Bring the armor." After passing the mountains, the road was basically smooth, and the army camped in the east of Lanzhou, waiting for supplies.

The soldiers quickly brought over a set of iron armor in a wooden box.

This was transferred from the rear.Knowing that the general is very concerned about warts, Jiang Zuosi concentrated his efforts on making a set of samples, which were sent to the front line among the logistics supplies.

"Without the capital of Tibet, Marquis Yu, he led his troops to break through several strongholds in a few days. He was unstoppable. Once the rewards were given, they would be distributed in full when the meritorious service was awarded after the war. However, before that, a certain person had to add additional rewards. The set of armor is yours." The soldiers lifted the lid of the box, Shao Shude pointed to a set of armor in it, and said with a smile.

He had seen this set of armor before, and it was indeed the wart armor he knew.However, the person who will make the division may be to please him, making the armor gaudy, too exquisite, and adding some things that are not practical.

But it's just right to use it as a reward.

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for the reward." Wu Zangdubao was not polite, and was accepted directly.

Shao Shude was very satisfied looking at this young general who did not come from the Tibetan clan.

He had heard about this person when he first attacked Wenchi County.This is actually not easy. Among the tens of thousands of troops, those who can be heard by the supreme commander must have made a lot of credit.

He was brave enough to attack Wenchi County. He led people to the top of the city without fear of death, and made great contributions to breaking the city.

After entering Guanzhong and Huizhou, he didn't have any outstanding performances, just some peace credits.But this time he marched west to Lanzhou, he seized the opportunity again and took Hengshan Dangxiang to break through several strongholds, which made a great contribution.

I heard that he came from a low family background. He was originally an ordinary mountain dweller in the Wuzang tribe. After being discovered by Wuzang Jieming, he slowly made a fortune.

But that was just his fortune in the tribe. Now that he is standing on a broader stage, if he wants to continue to make a fortune, he needs someone with a higher position to support him.

"Fight hard, and there will be greater prosperity in the future." Shao Shude encouraged.

"Swear allegiance to the Marshal to the death." Wu Zang Dubao knelt down on one knee and said sincerely.

His wife was originally an ordinary mountain woman who died of illness at the end of last year. Many women in the tribe were flattering him, including the daughter of a close relative of the headman.

He also had this intention at first, thinking that it would be fine to marry the patriarch's niece, so as to get closer.But thinking about it now, it seems inappropriate.

It just so happened that a member of the supervisor Qiu Weidao's tribe had a good relationship with him. He said a while ago that he had a niece named Wang, whose family lived in Xiazhou, and who could serve as his second wife for Wuzangdu.

No Tibetan Dubao is ambitious, he is considered a general at present, although he ranks low, but as long as he continues to make military exploits, one day he will be appreciated by the commander in chief and gain greater wealth.

But before that, there are some pros and cons that need to be addressed.After returning, he proposed to Wang's marriage and married Wang's daughter back as a continuation.As for whether this move will make no collector feel bad, it is not at all.The big deal is to serve in other armies in the future. Now there is no boundary between the volunteer army and other armies, and personnel can flow.

By the way, it is best to change the name on the yamen register, and call it Modubao or Zangdubao.

There are ten difficult states, and the only one worth relying on is the Marshal.

After Wu Zang Dubao retreated, several Goutou soldiers stepped forward to congratulate him.

There are painters in the camp painting, the theme is the leopard cavalry raid on Jinchengjin and Jinchengguan.The painting is large in size, detailed and rich in content. Marshal Shao would come to watch it when he was free, and offer some comments from time to time, mainly on the details of the war.

After this painting is finished, there will be the theme of attacking the cottage, and there may be a series of paintings such as breaking Weizhou and attacking Lanzhou.Artists, very busy!

"Commander, there is still more than half a month of food and grass in the camp, and we can try to attack Lanzhou." Zhang Yanqiu came to report something in the morning, but he hadn't left yet, and when he saw Shao Shude coming in, he suggested.

Zhang Yanqiu's attitude is very good, knowing that today is different from the past, and now that he is a subordinate, he must act like a subordinate.If the mentality can't be adjusted, it's better not to come and continue to dawdle in Beijing.

Moreover, the commander-in-chief trusted him very much. As soon as he came up, he handed over more than [-] people from the Zhenwu Army to him, leading an army alone, which made him even more grateful.

"If you don't have enough food to support you, how can you advance lightly." Shao Shude shook his head.

He is such a conservative style of play, he may miss the opportunity, but it is not easy for others to take advantage of him.The more soldiers you bring, the more cautious you have to be.If there are only a few thousand or tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, he can try to take risks, but he can't afford to lose now.

"Besides, the iron cavalry and leopard cavalry have been active on both sides of the river for the past two days, fighting with the Tubo cavalry. The battle has been going on." Shao Shude said: "When the food and grass are ready, we will march westward."

It is not easy to organize tens of thousands of troops to act.

Shao Shude has 9000 Tielin Army, 7000 Wuwei Army, 5000 Cavalry Army, 4000 Leopard Riders, 7000 Yicong Army, [-] Tiande Army, and [-] Zhenwu Army, totaling more than [-] troops.Even though there are battle damage after fighting for so long, the main force is still there, and the number has not changed significantly.

A battlefield that accommodates 4 troops, even if they are close to each other and maintain an offensive formation, will stretch out for several miles or even more than ten miles.

Because it is impossible for 4 people to maintain a unified pace, we can only assign generals, set the target of the battle, and send more messengers to organize attacks from multiple directions and multiple local battlefields in different time periods and waves.

Each troop must have enough distance to prevent chaos from trampling on each other. In short, tens of thousands or even 10 people cannot be accommodated together like a concert, that is suicide.

"Commander, there are only ten thousand soldiers left in Tubo, should we speed up the march and enter Bolanzhou?" Zhang Yanqiu asked again.

The current marching speed is a bit slow!

"I'm worried that there will be reinforcements from Tubo. It's been a long time. Has there been any change in Tubo in Hezhou, Linzhou and other places? The scouts we sent to spy were intercepted and killed on the way, but we didn't find out. What news, I feel uneasy."

"The commander-in-chief's concerns are reasonable. Why don't you send a part of the left wing to Woganling (the mountains from the south of Lanzhou to Linxia) to deploy defenses near the tunnels in the mountains, and at the same time send more rangers to search more frequently?" Zhang Yanqiu heard, Although he felt that Shao Shude's military style was too conservative, it was not unreasonable, so he suggested.

"The left wing should not participate in the siege of the city. There are few soldiers in Tubo and the city wall is broken. We don't need 4 people to attack together. Let's do it this way." Shao Shude said.

After finishing speaking, he reminded again: "I will leave my flank to General Zhang. If an enemy cavalry brigade breaks out from Wogan Ridge when the army is attacking the city, it will be dangerous. Be careful!"

"The final general obeys orders, and the army will be fully protected." Zhang Yanqiu said solemnly.

The 4 troops of the Dingnan Army have passed through the narrow area between the mountains, crossed the river to the south bank, and entered the relatively open flat land.

The distance between the ministries has been widened, and it is no longer the long snake formation when advancing along the narrow terrain along the bank of the Yellow River.

The Tiande Army and the Zhenwu Army were a group of more than 5000 people, led by Zhang Yanqiu and Sun Ba's deputy, located on the left wing of the central army.The Yi Cong Army has 7000 people as the right wing, the Chinese Army has [-] soldiers from the Tielin Army, Iron Cavalry Army, and Leopard Cavalry, and [-] people from the Wuwei Army are the forwards. wait.

This distance is not determined by oneself, and is also affected by the natural environment, such as whether the terrain is suitable for marching, whether there are rivers or streams nearby for drinking water, whether there is forage to supplement the consumption of horse feed, whether there are woods for cutting firewood, and so on.

Drink water when you are thirsty, and use firewood for cooking.When there is no battle, it is impossible to feed the horses with beans. People must be sent out to mow the grass. Otherwise, the logistics pressure will be too great, so there are too many factors that restrict the specific position of the army.

Such a layout made the logistics line changeable and complicated, and it was easy for the enemy to take advantage of it. Therefore, Shao Shude sent out the iron cavalry and leopard cavalry to guard the fragile logistics line.

And when the soldiers approached the city of Lanzhou, the various ministries would slowly move closer together and narrow the distance, but they were still divided into multiple independently commanded troops.

Now he felt that Tubo in Hezhou and Linzhou were too quiet, the enemies were not fools, and they had the motivation to unite with such a big movement.

After Zhang Yanqiu left, Shao Shude asked Chen Cheng and Zhao Guangfeng to give some advice.

"Marshal, in the situation in Lanzhou, it is really unnecessary for 4 people to gather together to attack the city, and it is easy to cause trouble." Chen Cheng answered first: "I think that Woganling is indeed in danger. General Zhang has more than [-] people. It shouldn't be a big problem to defend the left wing, but if there is no opportunity for the bandits to take advantage of it, they will probably cross the mountains and go east to intercept my grain road."

"That's why we have to fill up the food and grass before marching. In a month, Lanzhou will be defeated!" Shao Shude sat on the tiger skin chair and said: "As long as the Tibetans in Lanzhou are destroyed, I don't believe those thieves in Hezhou and Linzhou are still there." Dare to linger."

"To attack Lanzhou, I will let the Tielin Army and Wuwei Army go up, 6000 people are enough. The more people there are, the more chaos will be, and it will be a waste of troops!" Shao Shude continued: "Dou Jiande gathered a large army, but was defeated instead. This mistake."

In fact, the ancients generally said that the two armies lined up with 5 or 10 troops, which actually refers to the total number of people on the battlefield, which is widely distributed.There may not be 10 people who are actually fighting in the front line, and there may be only 3 or 3 people.And among these [-] people, perhaps only [-] people actually fought.

Once these ten thousand people are defeated, if the morale is not high, the ministries are likely to run away without fighting, or surrender directly.Dou Jiande in the early years of the Kingdom is the best example.

In the process of pursuit, generally greater results will be achieved.When writing history after the war, literati would not go into the details of how many people fought at that time. They would only say that 10 people from the two armies lined up and fought, and one side was defeated and tens of thousands were beheaded.It is as if 10 people are using knives to open the film, but in fact it is impossible.

On May [-]th, the army had successively marched to the east of Lanzhou and set up a large camp.

At this time, after receiving the military report, all the armies on the Southeast Road commanded Yang Yue to lead troops to attack Weiyuan, and fought against a reinforcement army sent by Qu Qu and Fu Fuling.

This time, Tubo became ruthless and fought desperately, but Yang Yue only brought six thousand cavalry, so he couldn't eat it for a while.At the critical moment, the brothers Shu and Zangcai of the Yinshan tribe rushed out from the flanking mountains, defeated the bandits, beheaded more than [-] people, and regained Weiyuan in one fell swoop.

While Shao Dashuai was relieved, he also expressed his gratitude for his previous caution.Yang Yue knew that he had contacted the Yinshan Fan tribe, and that the decisive blow came when the two sides were in full swing. He couldn't fall on this.

Although some people always complain about their conservative use of troops, fighting is boring and missed opportunities.I also feel that maybe I will never want to fight a hearty, soul-stirring, twists and turns brilliant battle in this life, but Zhuge is only cautious in his life, which is not a bad thing.

You can win others brilliantly, and you can also lose brilliantly.Although onlookers look cool, this is not the right way of war, and I don't take it myself.

You must not force yourself into a situation where you need to explode to win, that is death, and it only exists in novels.

I have a wife and children, so many people's wealth, honor and disgrace are tied to one body, and the lives of the people in the 34 counties of ten prefectures have just had hope, and I can't afford to lose.

On May [-]th, the army set off from camp and continued to enter Bolanzhou. At the same time, they also sent people to cut wood and make utensils to make preparations for the siege.

Tibet is peaceful, but the Battle of Lanzhou is about to start.This is a war to decide the land of several states under the former Tubo Hezhou Delun. Whoever wins will be the new owner of this land. Shao Shude intends to be their master.

　During a business trip on the weekend, my buttocks and boobs hurt from three jumps.After thinking about it, let's update it first, and go back to the hotel at night to see if I can code a chapter.Hey, there is a small card at the door.

　　
　
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