Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 588
Inside the city, outside the city, there is a city gate.

When Li Qinzai led the army out of the city gate, for some reason, he felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, as if at that moment, he had inexplicably shouldered a heavy burden.

The vivid faces of those people who turned back to the city without hesitation still emerged in their minds.

Li Qinzai could only secretly pray to Su Dingfang that there should be no accidents on the road, and he must arrive at the border on time, otherwise not only would he have to work hard, but the people would also be in danger.

Shanzhou was only a hundred miles away from the border. After leaving the city, Li Qinzai soon entered the territory of Tuyuhun.

As soon as he stepped into Tuyuhun, the scouts came to report that Lu Dongzan sent another army from Tubo to Tuyuhun, about [-] soldiers and horses, and gathered [-] troops near Qinghai Lake, and was looking for the whereabouts of Li Qinzai's troops.

Obviously, Li Qinzai's shift to guerrilla tactics a few days ago wiped out many small groups of Tubo troops, which angered Lu Dongzan, so he changed his tactics and gathered superior forces to completely wipe out Li Qinzai in the Tuyuhun territory.

Li Qinzai scratched his head a little.

This is not easy to handle, more than 5000 soldiers and horses under his command died, how to fight against [-] Tubo troops?
The tactics of switching to guerrilla warfare will not work either. Lu Dongzan is not a mediocre person. Since he has seen through Li Qinzai's tactics, he will not be fooled again.

It can be said that the Tubo army will no longer divide its troops easily in the coming days, but tens of thousands of troops will act at the same time. Li Qinzai's strategy of harassment may not be effective.

But what Lu Dongzan didn't know was that Li Qinzai replenished more than 1000 three-eyed guns and sufficient ammunition in Shanzhou City.

Today, under Li Qinzai's command, there are a total of 3000 three-eyed guns and more than [-] cavalry.

Counting the days, Pei Xingjian's [-] Anxi troops are about to enter Tuyuhun.

Lu Dongzan's superior force had gathered, and Li Qinzai and Pei Xingjian gradually formed a flanking attack from east to west.

The strategy has been formed, but in terms of tactics, we must be extra careful. Once Lu Dongzan senses that something is wrong, he immediately jumps out of the game Li Qinzai set up for him, and the previous arrangement will fall short.

"Two thousand three-eyed blunderbuss lined up in the center, and more than three thousand cavalry outflanked the past from the left and right flanks. The center advanced, and the flanks pierced through, killing Lu Dongzan, a bastard!" Sun Congdong said viciously.

Li Qinzai snorted: "If you fight wars as happily as you do, everyone will be a famous general in the world."

Sun Congdong smiled awkwardly.

Li Qinzai glanced at Song Jintu.

Song Jintu was still taciturn. After receiving the leader's gaze, he didn't seem to intend to open his mouth to say anything, like a bored donkey who has just been grinding for a long time.

Li Qinzai could only sigh.

There are no random voices in the army, and the commander-in-chief decides what to do, whether to advance or retreat, and the people below execute it unconditionally, which is very good.

But when the coach wants to hear some useful advice from his subordinates, don't expect too much.

Only then did I realize how important it is to have an aide by my side.

On the nth day after leaving King Luo Bin, I miss him.

After a long time, Song Jintu finally choked out a sentence: "You can't fight the Tubo army head-on."

Both Li Qinzai and Sun Congdong looked at him with anticipation in their appreciative eyes.

"And then?" Li Qinzai couldn't help asking.

"And then it's gone. The last general will do what Li Xianbo said." Song Jintu's face of shirking responsibility was extremely sincere.

Well, the only sentence is barely nonsense.

Sun Congdong couldn't help but said: "Say a few more words, do you still want to visit brothels?"

Song Jintu said earnestly: "I listen to County Uncle Li."

Li Qinzai sighed, neither of them could count on it.

"Before Pei Xingjian's [-] Anxi army arrives, we will contain the Tubo army in the northern part of Tuyuhun, so..." Li Qinzai gritted his teeth and said, "We still have to use harassment tactics, but we can't fight head-on. The advantage of the light cavalry led the Tubo army by the nose."

Sun Congdong said in a low voice: "Uncle Li, we have more than [-] soldiers and horses, including [-] three-eyed blunderbusses. If the number of soldiers and horses pursued by the Tubo army is less than [-], we can swallow them."

Li Qinzai shook his head: "Since Lu Dongzan has seen through our harassment tactics, he will not divide his troops to pursue them. Once attacked, the whole army will definitely be dispatched. For us, the [-] Tubo army is not sure of victory. We will fight the casualties head-on. Too big."

"What's more, I heard that Lu Dongzan has mobilized [-] troops from Tubo to Tuyuhun. Based on his plan, he might set up a trap for us instead."

"Our army has become Lu Dongzan's confidant, and he will definitely try his best to annihilate us."

Sun Congdong said: "Li Xianbo said to continue to harass, how should we harass?"

Li Qinzai pondered for a moment, and said: "Lu Dongzan dare not divide his troops, I dare. The five thousand soldiers and horses are divided into three parts, and they will attack the Tubo army on the periphery of the Tubo camp from the northeast and south respectively. When the battalion pursued us, we scattered and fled.”

"We will run in three directions to see which direction Lu Dongzan chooses to pursue. No matter whether the Tubo army is divided or not, we must finally choose a place to gather in the three directions."

"If the Tubo army splits up, then choose one of them to wipe out. If he doesn't split up, we will lead the Tubo army around in circles until they give up the pursuit."

"After repeating this several times, the Tubo army will become tired and lazy, and will gradually stick to the camp. After a few days, when Pei Xingjian and Su Dingfang's army arrives, the Tubo army will be nailed to death by us near Qinghai Lake in the north of Tuyuhun. Our strategic goals have been achieved.”

Song Jintu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said: "What should we do if [-] troops from Tubo suddenly attack our border city of Datang from the south of Tuyuhun?"

Li Qinzai paused and sighed: "This is what I am most worried about, and there is no solution. After all, we only have more than [-] people, and it is already very difficult to fight guerrilla attacks with the Tubo army. We are really powerless to protect the border town..."

Gritting his teeth, Li Qinzai said, "If we really get to that point, we can only fight it out."

Looking up at the desolate wasteland, Li Qinzai sat on the horse and straightened his back.

Qianqiu foundation, a hundred years of peace, pay this battle.

Afraid?

I'm afraid, but a man must do something.

The next day, Li Qinzai's [-] troops were found by Tubo scouts.

Lu Dongzan sent out [-] soldiers and horses to pursue them. Li Qinzai fled to the north. The two troops ran one after the other for more than [-] miles. At sunset, the Tubo army was worried about an ambush ahead, so they ordered to retreat.

On the third day, Li Qinzai led his troops to approach the Tubo camp near Qinghai Lake again.

Lu Dongzan ordered his troops to pursue, and once again you chased me, and after chasing to the foot of Qilian Mountain, the Tubo army returned without success again.

After repeating this many times, the Tubo soldiers were exhausted, and Li Qinzai's troops were also gradually showing signs of fatigue.

Li Qinzai was waiting for the opportunity for the Tubo army to divide his troops, but Lu Dongzan was obviously not easy to be fooled.

When the two armies were at a stalemate, scouts brought bad news from the south.

After the newly added [-] Tubo army entered Tuyuhun, they marched eastward under the order of Lu Dongzan. The destination was Shanzhou in the Tang Dynasty, and they made an offensive posture.

Obviously, Lu Dongzan already had plans to attack Datang City.

(End of this chapter)