Tang Taizong is my elder brother

Chapter 86
Twenty of the first month
All non-combatants withdrew to the Second Battalion, and the combat troops and about [-] auxiliary soldiers remained in the Changshenglao Battalion.

If they surrounded this place, the building would be enough for them to demolish for a while.

The flags of the Turkic troops were already faintly visible, and the long string of flags seemed endless, but the Turkic scouts hadn't been close to scouting once.Most of the time of the Longevity Battalion was closed. The auxiliary soldiers were busy building defensive offensives from morning till night, soldiers were cleaning their weapons, and musketeers were maintaining ammunition.

After everyone's discussion, the soldiers were full of fighting spirit. After all, they were pressing the hammers on the opposite side before, and they were not very afraid of the Turkic people psychologically. It's just that this time they were fighting on the mainland, and the opponent's main force was exhausted and they had an advantage in numbers.So everyone seemed a little nervous.

Fearing that everyone would be too nervous and waste their energy in vain, Changsheng asked everyone to relax, and changed to playing dice and playing football. As time went by, the camp was full of laughter again.

Every day, Changsheng watched the Turkic camps in the distance, and seeing the smoke rising from the kitchen today, she wondered if the Turkic Tartars were going to eat at this time?
"There are still more than 8000 Turkic people on the opposite side of the lord?" Qin Qiong suddenly said in his ear.

"Well, it looks like this. It seems that there are still no reinforcements." The distance is too far, and the spies are also isolated, so it is not easy to investigate the situation.

"I led three hundred elite soldiers to attack the enemy's camp tonight, and my lord will know the truth of the enemy." Qin Qiong clasped his fists and said, since the Turks started camping on the opposite side a few days ago, Qin Qiong had this idea, since Changsheng paid attention to the soldiers After supplementing with vitamins, soldiers rarely experienced night blindness.

The so-called best reconnaissance is firepower reconnaissance. A sufficiently threatening attack can find out the real strength of the opponent to a certain extent.

Changsheng also fully trusted Qin Qiong's level of stealing camps: "Since ancient times, stealing camps has been out of ten steals and nine wins. Naturally, General Qin's bravery is nothing to worry about. Of course, I am relieved."

The Longevity Camp has been entrenched here for a long time, and the surrounding terrain is extremely familiar. It is no different to say that stealing the camp is like visiting your own home.

Moreover, the opponent's camp of nearly ten thousand people is large in size, so it is easy for Qin Qiong to find a place with weak defenses to launch an attack, and it is difficult to figure out the number of enemy troops in the middle of the night. without causing further confusion.

But this request was still rejected by Changsheng, because Changsheng didn't like to use precious soldiers to show the fearlessness and bravery of our army. Even if there is no firepower to scout, it is a good way to wait for the opponent to attack.

So another four days of silence.The enemy army still didn't seem to intend to launch an attack, but was constantly building more siege equipment, and even started to blatantly destroy vegetation under the eyes of the Changsheng Camp.

More and more watchtowers and siege engines were erected, and more other siege weapons were also gathered outside the camp, out of sight.

The enemy's Gass seemed to be very obvious, and he wanted a thunderous blow, and he had done his best in one battle. This feeling that the mountains and rains are about to come and the wind is overwhelming the building makes Changsheng feel very depressed, but he can't tell what's wrong.

"Why don't the Turkic Tartars attack? It's not long before the end of the freezing period. When the ice melts, how will they come?" Chang Sheng asked.

"My lord, there is no need to worry. My general currently has 5 cannons and [-] blunderbusses. Can't you keep the gate?" Zhang Baozang said proudly, he wanted to use this kind of optimism to cheer Changsheng up.He guessed that the other party must not know that we have such heavy firepower, and the unseen weapons and equipment will give the enemy a lot of fright and psychological pressure.

The morning was spent in peace again, and just after dinner in the afternoon, there was an urgent call from outside, and Fang Xuanling hurried in with a bloodied Linchuan soldier.He was secretly sent over by Ashina's horse team, and he was discovered by the sentries when he entered the security range of the Longevity Camp.

As soon as he entered the camp, the blood-soaked soldier fell to his knees with a plop, and shouted heart-piercingly, "Lord Li, save Linchuan!"

The officers in the camp stood up in surprise, and Chang Sheng didn't care about the blood on the opponent's body, so he stepped forward and helped him up and asked, "What's wrong with Linchuan?"

"Linchuan is surrounded by the enemy, and there are more than 5000 soldiers there!" The soldier cried bitterly, hugging Changsheng's thigh: "General Li, hurry up and save Linchuan."

Changsheng shook the other party a few times, but he repeated these few words over and over again, and couldn't understand what he said at all.

At this time, news came from Qin Qiong's subordinates that Qin Qiong had just attacked the enemy camp with his troops, and the enemy camp was empty...

The messenger's report rang in Changsheng's ears like thunder, and there was a buzzing sound in the tent.Those Turkic people who made siege weapons are just a cover. They put the siege equipment under the eyelids of the Changsheng camp to confuse you and make you think they are going to attack.

In fact, tens of thousands of main forces have already marched near Linchuan.

Qin Qiong lit all these things with a torch after scouting the camp.

Angrily, she drew out her precious sword and chopped off a corner of the table, but she cut off a corner.

"Right now, our main force in the northwest is in dire straits. It is very likely that the entire army will be wiped out in Linchuan. Please make a decision early," Fang Xuanling said.

Unexpectedly, the enemy still rushed to Chen Ping.

In the past few days, the Turks have set up a dummy camp near the line from Changsheng Camp to Dunhuang, pretending to attack, and then bypass Dunhuang and go straight to Linchuan, forcing the defenders there to protect themselves behind closed doors, but Chen Ping wasn't too nervous either. After all, as long as Dunhuang didn't fall, the food and grass in Linchuan wouldn't be cut off, and the local area wouldn't have enough time to besiege the city.

But the Turkic soldiers once again feinted and went south from Linchuan to take Dunhuang, catching the Dunhuang defenders by surprise.Although the local defenders quickly organized a defense, they still suffered heavy losses. Fortunately, the enemy had to flee in a hurry when they learned that General Chen Ping had sent troops.

Chen Ping led his troops to chase, and the enemy's rear army who succeeded in catching up were all auxiliary soldiers of the Han nationality. It is said that they were recruited by force, and most of them were local farmers.

Chen Ping expressed his belief in this statement. After all, when the enemy retreated, they had no nostalgia for them, and fled away on their own, so they kindly incorporated them into their own troops. Unexpectedly, they instigated a riot that night and took Chen Ping hostage. flat.

Dunhuang County was instantly leaderless, and at this time the Turkic Tartars went back and forth, not only annihilating all of Chen Ping's troops, but also capturing Dunhuang.

Not only that, only now did the Linchuan garrison know that they had fallen for the enemy's trick. Not only was Dunhuang lost, but the enemy was about to send troops to Linchuan soon, and now the Linchuan garrison was in danger.

(End of this chapter)