The Record of Swordsmen in the Late Sui and Early Tang Dynasties

Chapter 798 Chapter 780 Seven: The Mountain Rain Is Coming

Songzan Uza, the general guarding the Nanshan Pass, heard that he could go to battle tomorrow, and his face immediately became excited.

"Since you want to go to the front line to have a look, then I will lead you there.

Brother Wuji, let's go, I have to learn how to use soldiers from you today!

It is also a great tragedy in life if you meet an expert and miss it!

Royal father, why don't you go too! "

"That's needless to say! The lonely king has to go, otherwise, how can I command the battle tomorrow!"

Under the leadership of Songtsan Uza, all the generals surrounded the old king and walked straight to the front.

Duan Wuji took a look and saw that at the narrowest part of the mountain pass, there was a simple city wall built with stones. This city wall is not too high, maybe more than two feet high.

This section of the city wall is about two miles long. Outside the city wall, there is a moat more than three or four feet wide. There is half a trough of water in the river, which is probably rainwater.

In the middle of this section of the city wall, there is still a gap four or five feet wide, and there are two gates in this gap.

Outside the gate is the suspension bridge, which has been hoisted high by two thick ropes.

Duan Wuji knew at a glance that there were roadblocks piled up with tree branches inside the gate. These roadblocks were to prevent the anti-king army from attacking.

Duan Wuji stood on the city wall and looked down, he saw about 9000 or [-] Turpan soldiers outside the city wall, fighting against the enemy!
Duan Wuji and the others have been here for a long time, so they are not ignorant of the Tufan language, he also understands a little bit.

However, he is still somewhat unclear about some dialects of those Turkic people.

Songtsan Uza gritted his teeth in hatred as he looked at the soldiers who were cursing under the city wall.

"This bunch of bastards come here every day to scold the enemy. It really pissed me off."

Duan Wuji looked at the soldiers under the city and said with a smile: "They scold you so much, why don't you think of a way to deal with them?"

"To deal with them, tell me what method I will use to deal with them!
Shoot them with a bow and arrow?But they are not stupid, they are still out of the range of bows and arrows!

The only way to deal with them is to scold them.

Is there any other way? "

Duan Wuji looked at them and said with a smile: "They are indeed standing far away, your soldiers may not be able to shoot them with bows and arrows.

However, I can shoot them with a bow and arrow, just wait and see if you don't believe me. "

Tie Niu laughed out loud.

"Brother, you are right! If they can't shoot them, it means they are not good at martial arts.

However, we brothers can kill them with bows and arrows.

Come on, get our bows and arrows, today I'm going to shoot them both, let them shut up and rest for a while. "

The old kingdom laughed when he heard this.

"Then you two give us a show today!

Let us all open our eyes too! "

The old king waved his hands at the soldiers next to him, and immediately two Tupan soldiers ran down the city wall and brought up their bows and arrows for them.

Duan Wuji and Tieniu took the bow and arrow, and all eyes were on them.

The two put their arrows on their bows and watched carefully the soldiers under the city wall, looking for who to shoot.

Songtsan Wuza saw it and said with a smile: "Hurry up and shoot, both of you!

There are so many people below, what are you two waiting for? "

Duan Wuji laughed and said, "It's also shooting two people to death.

Then we have to shoot the two leaders!
What's the use of shooting two soldiers. "

At this moment, three generals who were officials came to give lectures.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Today is the two of them, let's take a look."

The two men drew their bows abruptly, and the two eagle-feathered arrows flew out with a whoosh.

These two carved feather arrows were impartial and hit the faces of the two people.

The two fell to the ground in response, and died immediately.

There was a burst of applause immediately above the city tower, and everyone was full of praise!

However, the soldiers under the city were in a mess, and the two officials died instantly when they saw it. Everyone was timid and everyone was afraid.

Songtsan Uza couldn't help laughing when he saw it.

"Well, today's incident seems a bit interesting, two officials were shot dead.

These soldiers under the city became dumb one by one.

It's really heart-warming to see them look like bears. "

The old king said with a smile: "They have scolded us for such a long time, if they don't suffer a little loss, it would be too unreasonable."

The soldiers under the city were stunned for a while, and then stepped back a few dozen steps.

That's jumping around and yelling at the city!

Duan Wuji smiled and said to Songtsan Uza: "Let the soldiers tell them in unison, let them save their effort!

Go back to the camp and wash your neck. We will start the war on time tomorrow. "

Songtsan Uza was taken aback.

"What's the use of washing your neck? You Middle-earths have a lot of fun talking.

Does it mean that if you don't wash your neck, you can't fight a war!

What a weird point of view. "

After hearing this, the old king quickly explained: "The Central Plains people have the saying that they are slaughtered by the neck, which is different from us Turpan people.

Otherwise, how can someone be from the Middle Earth!

Uza, you just tell them.

Let them come back to challenge tomorrow morning, and then we will fight on time. "

Songtsan Uza listened.

Immediately ordered more than 100 soldiers to shout in unison.

The anti-king army under the city heard this, and now they have no intention of fighting against the enemy anymore, they lifted the two dead bodies, and retreated out of Nanshan Pass one after another.

All the soldiers in the city laughed when they saw it.

"For how many days, these soldiers have never been so happy as today!

The soldiers who fought against the enemy and scolded the enemy left the city in disgrace, which hadn't happened for many days. "

Duan Wuji looked at the rebels who were leaving, and was thinking about something seriously.

Tie Niu saw it and said with a smile: "Brother, what are you thinking about!

Why are you distracted! "

Duan Wuji looked forward and said, let's go through this mountain pass.

Brother Tieniu, look ahead, there are two protruding mountains in this valley, which makes the valley there extremely narrow.

If two cavalry were sent to occupy those two positions and guard the mountain pass condescendingly, it would be extremely difficult for the enemy to escape back. "

Tie Niu listened and nodded.

"Brother, your idea is very good.

However, it is far away from our barracks. Once the enemy finds and surrounds it, it will be the consequence of annihilation of the entire army. "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"If we send [-] infantry soldiers to the mountains on both sides, let them bring more bows and arrows, as long as we block the mouth of the valley for half an hour, we can win a big battle."

As he said that, Duan Wuji went down the city wall thoughtfully.

The old king led his son Songtsan Uza down immediately afterward.

Everyone came to the big tent, and the old king sat in the middle.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu sat on his left, and his son Songzan Uza sat on his right.

Other civil servants and military generals sat on the drooping hands of these people one after another.

The old king looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "Wuji!

Have you figured out how to fight this battle? "

"Well! I've already thought about it."

"Now that you've already made up your mind, can you tell us in advance!"

"What's wrong with this! Just talk about it.

If they still come to provoke tomorrow, let's order the team out of the city to fight.

Let's give them a head-on blow and catch them off guard.

If the number of them coming tomorrow is less, then it won't take much effort for us to wipe them out.

If that's the case, let's just chase them out of Taniguchi.

If there are too many of them, then we must wipe them out.

Only in this way can we combat the arrogance of the enemy! "

Songtsan Uza heard this, looked at Duan Wuji and asked: "What do you mean by a large number of people, and what do you mean by a small number of people? Is there any specific standard for this?"

Duan Wuji shook his head.

"There is no specific standard, when I say more people, that means more people.

When I say fewer people, that means fewer people.

how!Are you serious about this? "

Songtsan Uza heard this, so he had no choice but to stop talking.

The old king looked at Duan Wuji and said: "Tomorrow's battle you will command.

Of course this is up to you.

Wuji, you can make specific arrangements for this matter, we will listen to you. "

"Well, that's fine, since that's the case, then I'll divide the troops and send generals now."

When the generals on both sides heard this, they immediately became more serious.

Duan Wuji looked at the entire camp and said: "Songtsan Uza, you led two thousand infantry and quietly occupied both sides of the narrowest place in the valley overnight.

You put your troops in ambush on the mountain and don't move. When the enemy comes, you don't pay attention to them.

When the enemy is fleeing back, take a look to see if there is a big red flag over our city.

If not, just ignore them and just let them escape.

If there is a red flag, it means it's time for you to act.

Your task is to block the entire valley and prevent the enemies in the valley from escaping alone.

How that battle is fought is up to you.

Let me tell you that you'd better bring three days' worth of dry food and water. After three days, if you still have no battle to fight, then you should retreat back under the moonlit night.

This time you go, you have to pick those who are good at archery to go.

As long as you shoot the horses of the people running at the front to death, the enemies behind will not be able to run away.

Of course, you can also live at the bottom of the ditch and throw branches, these can prevent the enemy from retreating quickly!

How to do it is up to you to make specific arrangements.

Songtsan Uza, you should make arrangements immediately!
As soon as the sun sets, you should set off immediately! "

Songtsan Uza bowed his hands towards Duan Wuji after hearing this.

"General Duan, if this is the case, then I will go."

After speaking, Songtsan Uza turned around and strode away.

Duan Wuji looked at the old king and said: "Your Majesty, order someone to make a big red flag quickly, so that we can stand it on the city wall at that time, and then the second prince and the others will see you!"

The old king laughed out loud.

"Wuji, isn't it just to build a tall red flag?
It's easy to handle, and I'll have someone do it in a while.

Can't we connect the four little red flags together with a needle and thread?

As for the flagpole, wouldn't it be enough to find a tall bamboo pole?

Wuji, don't worry about this matter, I will never let you use it tomorrow. "

Duan Wuji listened and nodded, yes!That's good! "

Duan Wuji looked at the other generals and said: "In the battle tomorrow, we must all be brave and strive to be the first.

If there is anyone who dares to shrink back, then we will definitely not get around it!

Well, that's all for today, let's all go to rest.

Let's all get ready for the big battle tomorrow.

Well, let me stop here today, let's all go down and get ready! "

After speaking, Duan Wuji walked out of the big tent, and he and Tieniu went to find a place to sleep.

Nothing happened overnight, everything was calm.

Just after five watch the next day, the camp began to get busy.

The soldiers ate breakfast early, those who led the horses led the horses, and those who carried the knives took the knives.

Duan Wuji and Tie Niu will be even more busy, this matter is not trivial, both of them will check it out by themselves!

I'm afraid that something will go wrong on the battlefield.

In a short time, the soldiers lined up quietly.

That is really a neat military appearance, with bright swords and guns.

After Duan Wuji finished his inspection, he and Tieniu stepped into the tent of the Chinese army.

All the generals from the battalion had arrived, and the entire big tent was silent, everyone wanted to see how Duan Wuji, a foreigner, dispatched troops to order generals!

The old king said with a smile: "Wuji! All the generals are here, let's send troops now!"

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"Don't worry, don't worry! The enemy hasn't come yet, why are we in a hurry!"

Duan Wuji glanced at everyone and said: "Everyone, we are dispatching troops today, all of us are cavalry, and we don't bring any infantry, do you hear clearly?"

"Yes! We all understand!"

A partial general stood up.

"My lord, why don't we bring any infantry?
Are those infantrymen useless at all? "

Duan Wuji laughed when he heard this.

"This is the so-called principle that an inch is long and a ruler is short!

In such a small space, only our cavalry cavalry can play the biggest role.

If the infantry followed suit, I don't think their role would be too great.

Sometimes, they even become a burden to the cavalry.

Those infantry, simply leave them behind to defend the city.

The work of guarding the city is the strength of the infantry!

Ok, let me explain to you here.

You'd better carry out the order quickly. "

"Yes! Lord General."

This partial general cupped his hands towards Duan Wuji, and stepped back.

At this moment, there was a soaring cry of killing outside the city.

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Let's go, let's go to the city and have a look.

Look at how many people the enemy has come!

If there are many enemies coming, we will immediately plant a red flag and tell Songtsan Uza to prepare to cut off the enemies.

If there are fewer enemies coming, then we don't have to worry about this anymore. "

As he spoke, Duan Wuji led the generals to the top of the city. Duan Wuji stood on the top of the city and looked down, only to see a dense mass of enemies coming.

In front is the cavalry cavalry, behind is the neat infantry.

Duan Wuji made a rough calculation, and the number of these enemies is probably around [-].

Duan Wuji said with a smile: "Your Majesty, we don't need to plant this red flag, there are only a few birds here, what kind of red flag do we plant!

You can just watch the excitement on the top of the city, and wait for me to lead the army to destroy them all under the city.

Generals, let's go, lead the troops and follow me to the expedition. "

With that said, Duan Tianji and Tie Niu came down from the city wall first.

(End of this chapter)