Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 85 Mutation
Twenty of the first month
The Turks stopped digging ice since yesterday afternoon, and now the Changsheng Battalion has entered a state of alert for the entire camp, which requires all officers to gather in the big tent in their spare time.

Qin Qiong was the least active of all the officers, and arrived almost every time by stepping on the spot.

It was the same today, as soon as he entered the door, everyone looked at him in unison, all of them had serious expressions on their faces.

Qin Qiong felt a little uncomfortable. He touched the back of his head, walked carefully to his seat, and asked like Changsheng: "Subordinate, isn't this subordinate late?"

Chang Sheng said blankly: "No, sit down."

At present, there is no news from Dunhuang and Linchuan, so everyone has to stick to it here. Although adhering to the tradition that no news is good news, everyone sitting around the table looks a little nervous.

In order to soothe their emotions, everyone is meticulously busy with their work. After unremitting efforts, all officers are now beyond the level of illiteracy, and it is no problem to carry out daily reading and writing work.

This tense and depressing atmosphere was broken by the guards who rushed in to report the news. After the guards gave a military salute, they began to report loudly: "My lord, the main direction of the Turkic attack is my longevity. More Turkic cavalry flags appeared one after another. At the mouth of the Yangshu River, the banner of the main force of Tie Le appeared along the way from Shanshan to here."

There was an inconceivable expression on Changsheng's face, abandoning Dunhuang, which was empty of defenders, to attack the most powerful Changsheng Island?Is your brain flooded?
After receiving the detailed information, Fang Xuanling began to report: "The main force of the Turks is Ashina Rangan of Fuliju, and Tie Le Khan, a total of more than 5000 people. Their banners have been discovered by us. It is estimated that within two days The main force will all arrive near the Yangshu River, among which there should be nearly 1000 armored soldiers, and more auxiliary soldiers."

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Changsheng looked dignified and said nothing, she squeezed her cuffs hard, this is the habit she developed when thinking about problems.

After she figured it out, she raised her head and put her hands back on the table. She looked around at her subordinates, and even the most powerful Qin Qiong waited for her order with a stern expression.

"This troop strength is indeed beyond my expectations. In contrast, we should be the ones who should dig ice for defense. I still underestimated the courage of the Turks, but don't panic too much. They won't be able to attack immediately after they arrive in batches. It needs to be repaired for two days, and it will take time to build the siege equipment, so there are still a few days left for us."

"Okay." Chang Sheng clapped his hands and said, "It seems that someone will accompany us through this first month."

Zhang Baozang said cautiously: "I was wondering if we could go back to the sub-battalion and use the location to defend, so that the risk would be less."

The officers below were unwilling, "We can move away the machine tools and weapons, but how can we move the water trucks we built, the reservoir and so many barracks, and leave them to the enemy?" Liao Zhong said sadly, more than half of them All poured into him.

Changsheng is also very distressed, after all, it is the fruit of everyone's years of hard work, but if there is no trap here, it will be destroyed sooner or later. It is better to give up and retreat to the second battalion, which is better defended, to preserve more vitality.

"My lord, we should stick to our positions and build a defensive offensive outside the camp. Our army also has artillery and firearms that the Turks don't have. Didn't Master Lu have 4 cannons that have passed experiments and started production?"

"It's five doors." Liao Zhong reminded.

"That's right, it's five gates." Qin Qiong's voice became louder when he heard it, and he shouted: "We bombard the mother with cannons, and then mobilize all the soldiers to join the battle. I believe we will be able to hold the camp."

Because the location of the old battalion is not good, not only can it be defended with one map and five dangers nearby, but it is also far away from the defenders everywhere, which is not conducive to everyone's support.At that time, the main purpose of choosing this place was for agricultural production, and at the same time, the military training tried to avoid people's eyes and ears. I didn't expect that this place would become a target one day, so I didn't design strong fortifications.

On the border of the state government office, there is a Second Battalion mainly used for the life and production of the non-combatant population. Sun Simiao and many old and weak women and children live there.

But the opportunity to defend that Qin Qiong said just now also exists. If the opponent launches an attack on the old camp, then our army will defend and the enemy will attack.The comparison of the number of people between the two sides is almost 4 to 6, and the equipment is much better than the other side.

After the famous local figure Ashina Rangan came, Changsheng didn't dare to belittle him.After all, the other party has a great reputation, so it's not impossible to go back first to ensure that Wa Nuan is not bad.

Just thinking about Master Gao also rushing over, his face turned pale when he heard that the enemy army was attacking in a large scale, but he had experienced several battles anyway, when he heard that the enemy army was less than twice as big as ours , he said that it is not impossible to keep watch.

After all, the enemy does not have an absolute advantage in numbers, and we are fighting at home.

Chang Sheng got a bit of a headache from their quarrel, so he said, "Lord Gao, let me think twice."

At this time Fang Xuanling came over, he mustered up his courage and said: "My job is that we think we can retreat from this battle if we are not hungry."

"Oh? Tell me." Chang Sheng rarely saw Fang Xuanling make such a firm suggestion.

Fang Xuanling also directly expressed his inner thoughts: "The humble official believes that fleeing without fighting will damage morale."

"Fighting a few more victories in the future will not be irreversible, right? There is a saying, don't fight uncertain battles." Changsheng also felt that it is not good to be timid before fighting, but he still wanted to hear Fang Xuanling's thoughts .

"Our army has been attacking indomitably before, but this time it is a defense facing a difficult task. We can't only have the determination to attack, but not the courage to defend." Fang Xuanling paused and continued; "This time we can push back and defend. When the Turks come again, we may choose to retreat again. I am worried that this will encourage us to stay in a corner, let our whole army develop the idea of ​​running away when the enemy comes, and then find opportunities to conduct sneak attacks, so as to fight more and less. In this way A humble job feels detrimental to the development of our army."

Changsheng stared at Fang Xuanling intently, waiting for the other party to finish speaking, and sure enough, Fang Xuanling blushed, "My lord Mingjian, when my lord returned home to visit relatives last year, we had this kind of thinking in mind before we let the Tartars put the bunker down. All have been built, so this year I have learned a lot from humble positions, and this kind of slanted thought history is no longer necessary, because we are deep in the rear, and it is most likely to have slack thoughts and miss the opportunity to fight.”

(End of this chapter)