Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 155 Punch Out

"Jiayuguan, not far to the west of Jiuquan City, will definitely be the location of this decisive battle. After this battle is over, we can all make a fortune by picking up bones there. I don't know how many people will die. Alas!"

Fang Chongyong, who was enjoying Anaye's massage and groaning comfortably while leaning on the Taishi chair, couldn't help but sigh.

Anyway, Jiayuguan is not his stage, and Fang Chongyong has decided to settle down in Shazhou.

Now that I have nothing to do, I can give advice on the country, and I feel quite comfortable like those who come ashore watching the unlucky guy struggling in the water.

Fang Chongyong was indeed a layman when facing the enemy. He could not lift a sword or draw a bow.He is also very self-aware, and he will do as he pleases, it is better to live than to die.

But as for military strategy, Fang Chongyong actually had a deep understanding of it. He could integrate the topography into the tactics of the two armies' confrontation, and he could also see some tricks.

Fang Chongyong knew what the terrain was like at Jiayuguan.

In one sentence, it is a good "bone burial ground". If there is a real fight, no matter how many lives there are, it will not be enough to fill it.

"Tsk, tsk, it seems to be true. You are talking nonsense again."

Anaye sneered, then sighed, her face softened, and she asked with some worry: "Mr. Lang won't go again, will he? Won't he lead troops to fight again?"

"Of course I won't go, no matter what.

Even if Brother Ji kneels in front of me, I won't go. "

Fang Chongyong waved his hands quickly and said boldly.

He's not a gay brother, so why do he have to work overtime?And that’s not how you have to work overtime, it will kill people!

"Just don't go, it's really too dangerous. Hexi hasn't fought so hard for a long time.

The whole day you are out fighting, the whole day I can't sleep. "

Anaye said with lingering fear.

During this period of time, she had been on tenterhooks. Many times in the middle of the night, she dreamed of Fang Chongyong waving goodbye to her while dripping with blood.

“I don’t know if there will still be war here in Hexi.

But if we can hurt the Tubo people this time, Hexi will probably have a long period of peace.

This shouldn't be a bad thing. "

Fang Zhongyong comforted Anaye against his will, without saying a word of truth.

Many times, worries that have no real effect are just an additional burden.

There is no need for a Hexi native girl to worry about a national event like this every day.

In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what Fang Chongyong said.He feels that all border towns, including Hexi, will enter the "era of military involution" in the near future!
Although there will not be more large-scale wars around Hexi, small-scale conflicts will not stop at all.

Don’t even think about the peaceful years and so on!

Because with the demise of the government army system, the recruitment system became popular.The financial pressure on the imperial court will become greater and greater; the corresponding military pay and rewards will become less and less; and the cost of raising soldiers will become more and more!

On the one hand, the professional level and combat effectiveness of the Long March athletes will be unprecedentedly strong due to the introduction of relevant supporting systems, providing an objective basis for border generals to obtain military merit;

On the other hand, military spending will account for more than [-]% of the court's expenditures, and the proportion will definitely increase year by year, with no upper limit.

In this way, the border town generals must continue to provoke the surrounding areas and support the bandits in order to get more military expenditures and more supplies!

This requires them to have more military achievements as a backing to come to the court for money.

If you don't fight, how can you make meritorious deeds?

If you don’t make meritorious deeds, how can you have the nerve to ask for money, food, and supplies?

If you don't kill your enemies like hemp, how can you get promoted and make a fortune?

And as Ji Ge's threshold increases, his expectations for military merit will become higher and higher.Ordinary victories will become embellishments in Brother Ji's life that can't even make a splash.

Only a great victory over the country and the expansion of territory in a position that was previously unreachable would make Brother Ji excited.

It can be seen from this that the arrival of troubled times is probably not far away.

If someone can still live a stable life now, it is absolutely right to burn incense and pray to Buddha to thank God for his blessing.

Fang Zhongyong's eyes were far-reaching and he looked at the door of the study attentively, which was in sharp contrast with his lazy sitting posture.

At this moment, Zhang Guangsheng quietly opened the door of the study, walked in, raised his hands and saluted, "Envoy, a big local businessman and a big Hu businessman from the Western Regions are jointly hosting a banquet for you at Zhang's old residence."

"Well, you can dress more formally tonight and go with Yan Zhuang. You can just discuss it with those people.

It's time for you to find something serious to do. Don't get stage fright. "

Fang Chongyong waved his hand gently, looking understated.

Seeing that Zhang Guangsheng still had something to say, Fang Chongyong shook his head and said:

“This time against the Tibetans, we advanced and retreated in a controlled manner, which can be said to be a powerful force in the Western Regions!

Those people are here to discuss new rules with us.Since you are asking for help, you must look like you are asking for help.

As the person who controls the military power of Shazhou, I should have my airs.

He comes as soon as he is summoned, and goes away as soon as he is waved. He still thinks that he is a wild dog wagging his tail and begging for mercy.

He told them that I had just returned to Shazhou from an expedition and needed to recuperate, so it was not convenient to see guests.

If anything happens, the same goes for discussing it with you. When the time comes, just take out the charter you have negotiated and show it to me. "

Hearing this, Zhang Guangsheng suppressed the excitement in his heart, crossed his hands and bowed deeply to Fang Chongyong.

Then he took the order and left.

After he left, Anaye asked curiously: "Is Mr. Lang so arrogant? It seems to be completely different from the way you did things before."

“If you don’t have a little arrogance, people won’t believe you.

Many things are so strange. They don't believe you if you are approachable, and they think that you must have some purpose in being polite to others.

Only by assuming a superior posture can you show your elegance.

It would be normal for me not to go, but it would be inappropriate for me to go.

After months of hard work and killing so many Tubo people, now is the time to reap the fruits of victory.

The future military and political affairs of Shazhou will be decided by me. "

Fang Chongyong said something in a cold tone that made Anaye shocked and unbelievable.

Through these several expeditions, Fang Chongyong has proven his ability to control the army to people from all walks of life in Shazhou.

In border towns, if there is no army, then there is nothing, and all the money belongs to others.Only now did Fang Chongyong truly get rid of the embarrassment of being a "cycling governor" and take control of Shazhou's military and civil affairs.

Now that we have control over the army, isn't it natural that whether it's a big local businessman or a big businessman from the Western Regions, it's natural for them to keep a low profile when dealing with themselves?
There is no reason to spoil these people.

"Haha, I can't tell, but you are so powerful now!"

Anaye made a sarcastic comment as if it was inappropriate.

"Yeah, but those are useless."

Fang Zhongyong took out a large piece of paper from his arms like a magic trick, handed it to Anaye and said:
"Starting from tomorrow, I will strictly implement my study plan.

Whether it is reading and studying or exercising, whether it is military strategy or swordsmanship and archery, you must keep up.

Be strict about time management!Don't waste your time!All entertainment is prohibited!
You have to supervise me, and if I violate it, you can hit my palm with a ruler! "Fang Chongyong has a strange seriousness on his face, which is touching.

"You are already a governor, why are you still learning these things..."

Anaye was speechless for a while. Did Fang Chongyong not realize that he was already a high official in the court?

"You don't understand, everything is fictitious, wealth, official position, beauty, holy family, connections. These things may be gone in the future.

Only one's own ability is real.

I can be kind to the weak, but I cannot ask for favors from the strong.

How can you become stronger if you don’t study or exercise? "

Anaye was stunned by these words. After a long time, her eyes gradually softened, and she took the initiative to hold Fang Chongyong's hand and said, "I remember, if you are lazy in the future, I will hit your palm."

……

After the Ming Dynasty, Jiayuguan became famous as the westernmost end of the Great Wall in the North.It is not an exaggeration to call it "the first level in the world".

However, the current Jiayuguan City has not yet been built.There are only a few beacons built in certain key areas, most of which are relics of the Han Dynasty.

The northwest defense system of the Tang Dynasty advocated "mobile defense" and treated the Hexi Corridor as a whole.

Therefore, most of the facilities near Jiayuguan are still used to mobilize troops and trade merchants and tourists, so they are far from being "impregnable".

Heishan Mountain in the north and Wenshu Mountain in the south form a grand canyon along the Tuolai River. This is also the main road from Suzhou to Guazhou. The widest part is more than 20 miles!
To the north of Heishan is a vast desert. If you want to take a detour from Guazhou to Suzhou, you can take this road.But only camels can be used, not horses. There are no supply points and no oases along the way. The journey of up to a hundred miles is quite risky.

Between Wenshu Mountain and the Qilian Mountains to the south is the grand canyon that accommodates the Tuolai River. The east side of the river is dozens of meters higher than the west side!The Grand Canyon is nearly 600 meters wide, which is impressive. It is the natural defense line of Jiayuguan.

The canyon not only has a large height difference, but is also very steep. They are all cliffs cut with a knife and an axe. Only the southernmost part of the canyon is slightly flat.Datang built a wooden bridge here called "Shengsheng Bridge", which could only accommodate two people crossing side by side.

Either go through the Grand Canyon, which is heavily guarded by soldiers, or cross the "Shengshengqiao" where one man can pass the barrier and no one can cross it.In the era before the construction of Guancheng, how to defend Jiayuguan was a headache for both the east and west sides.

The Tang army and the Tibetan army had fought many times on this battlefield. Whether it was along the Tuolai River or at Tiansheng Bridge, both sides were in close combat and each was victorious. For a while, neither could do anything to the other.

However, the situation changed today, and the Tubo army began to gather!

On a higher hill southeast of Heishan in Jiayuguan, Hexi Jiedushi Wang Zhongsi was taking several senior military generals to observe the battle situation and give overall command.

"Commander Jie, the Tubo army is going to turn against the foreigners!"

The strong man who spoke was called Ma Yuanqing, deputy envoy of the Chishui Army. He had been in the army here for many years and was much older than Wang Zhongsi.

He pointed to the wooden fence in front of the Tang Army's line below the hill and said.

A line of horse-repelling stakes was also arranged in front of the wooden fence to fix the basic shape of the military formation and prevent it from being scattered by the Tubo cavalry.

The width of the Jiayuguan Canyon is enough for tens of thousands of people to line up here, so it tests the commander's tactical level.

"Just kill as many as you come, it won't matter."

Wang Zhongsi waved his hand and said calmly.

He deliberately sold out a loophole and vacated the desert area to the north without sending troops to defend it.If the Tubo people were smart enough, they would definitely send troops to detour from the north, cross the Baili Desert, detour to the rear of the Tang Army, and then try to defeat the Tang Army's center.

On the front of the canyon, there will be rounds of bloody and bloody battles.

Although the Tang Army did not arrange a "pure team" like the later Song Army (that is, the arms were irreplaceable and the combat flexibility was greatly reduced), it still had a clear division of labor among the main forces, and each arm performed its own duties, not just one eyebrow and one beard.

Among them, the armies are divided into archers, crossbowmen, garrisons, vanguards, cavalry, jumpers, surprise troops and so on according to their functions.These arms often have multiple skills, and they can take on whatever responsibilities they need to fight. The soldiers' tactical literacy is very high.

Under normal circumstances, when the Tang army was fighting in position, whenever the battle started:

When the enemy is at 150 steps, the crossbowmen start firing;
When the enemy is at sixty paces, the archers begin to shoot;
When the enemy attacks within twenty steps, the crossbowmen fire their arrows and hold swords and sticks (Mo Dao or sticks) together with the vanguard to attack.

After our own heavy infantry comes into close contact with the enemy's infantry and cavalry, the surprise troops, cavalry troops, and jumping troops are not allowed to act rashly.

If the battle situation of the infantry at the front is not going well, Tiaodang, Qi soldiers, and cavalry troops can attack the enemy in front, while the heavy infantry retreats to reorganize and prepare for reinforcements.

If Tiaodang, Qi soldiers, and the cavalry army are unfavorable in attacking, all infantry (except heavy infantry equipped with swords, including sword and shield soldiers who defend bows and arrows and other long-range weapons, and light infantry armed with short weapons) must cooperate with the cavalry army. Fight simultaneously.

There are many similar regulations and the length is quite large.

Therefore, how to fight before the formation is actually fixed, and the basic routine is just that.Even a layman who knows nothing can still fight decently with a "tactics manual" and follow the instructions.

This part is actually not the difficulty in commanding a war.

Because, when fighting on the battlefield, this is just the general situation.

Regrettably, on the battlefield...there are actually very few so-called "ordinary situations", but "unusual situations" abound.

This is similar to the fact that no two leaves in the world are exactly the same. There are no certain death patterns in battles, only mediocre generals with stubborn wooden fish heads.

When encountering special situations, it will test the commander's tactical adaptability.

You can cook whatever dishes you have here, and cook whatever "taste" your guests like. There is no fixed way of cooking, and there are no rigid rules for finding a way out of every situation.

When Wang Zhongsi formed his troops this time, he completely abandoned the light infantry and also omitted a large number of archers and crossbowmen.These bows and crossbows have extremely limited effect against the heavy armored infantry that Tubo is proud of.

Within the killing distance, the crossbowman could only fire one arrow, and the ax of the Tibetan heavy infantry hit his face with the second arrow.

This time, Wang Zhongsi gathered together the Mo Dao team and determined to withstand it first, and then used light infantry to carve out a bloody path in the center of the Tibetan army.

"The sword and shield soldiers stabilize the fence and don't attack rashly to attract the heavy infantry of the Tibetan army to attack. After the Tibetan cavalry is dispatched, let our light cavalry go over and harass them with bows and arrows. The Tibetan people have no cavalry and archery skills, so just hang them and fight. "

Wang Zhongsi said to Ma Yuanqing.

The winner of this battle is probably the Tibetan army on the other side of the desert.If the Tubo people don't have this trick, or come too late, then they will just wait to die!

The Tang army placed hundreds of crossbows on the cliffs on the east bank of the Tuolai River south of Wenshu Mountain!At that time, tens of thousands of arrows will be fired from the top, and the Tibetan defenders on the other side of the river will be shot into sieves!Afterwards, the elite Chishui army will fly across the Tuolai River from Tiansheng Bridge, and then press on the southern flank of the Tibetan army!
This army will directly penetrate the Tibetan army, and then there will be a good show.

bang!bang!bang!bang!
The heavy infantry of the Tibetan army, with their full body armor rubbing and swaying, lined up neatly towards the wooden fence of the Tang army.The Tubo people didn't seem to want to play anything fancy. They seemed to have seen the Tang army's strategy, and maybe they didn't care much about it.

Because as long as the main line of the Tang Army in Jiayuguan Pass is penetrated, the other Tang Army's tricks everywhere will be in vain!

One power down ten sessions!

"kill!"

The heavily armored Tibetan soldiers rushed forward, and the Tang army responded with their swords and horse-killing weapons. Both sides used their strength to kill each other!
Keng!
The sound of soldiers fighting against armor resounded through the sky, and the bloody fight began.

Seeing that the lines of the two armies were intertwined, and the Tibetans even made a small breakthrough in some areas, Wang Zhongsi still ordered Ma Yuanqing without changing his expression: "You can take the elite of the Chishui Army and fly across the Tiansheng Bridge now."

"Order!"

Ma Yuanqing turned around and left.

Wang Zhongsi turned to Dong Yanguang, the newly appointed military envoy of the Great Dou Army, and said: "You lead the main force of the Great Dou Army and set up defenses near the desert in the north of Jiayuguan Pass. Don't let in a single Tibetan!"

"Order!"

Dong Yanguang also turned and left.

Wang Zhongsi continued to stand on the hill and watched. He saw fists hitting the flesh and blood flying everywhere on the front lines of the two armies.The soldiers of the two soldiers who were still vigorous before fell down one after another, and the people behind them continued to make up for them.

No matter who sees it, they will be moved, but unfortunately no one can make them stop.

Compassion does not command troops, nothing better than this.The coach's heart is always the cruelest. In their hearts, they only have the word victory.

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