Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 156 Punch Out

"Let's swing our oars and the boat pushes the waves away..."

Fang Zhongyong's children's voice sounded like a ghost crying and howling like a wolf from the backyard of the government office. Anaye looked at the glazed hourglass in her hand that was a gift from a merchant from the Western Regions, and then looked at Fang Yanei, who was waving his fists and feet in the yard with sandbags tied to his hands and feet, and sighed helplessly.

I don’t know what to say. Fang Zhongyong, who used to clamor for a massage whenever she had a hard time, has become so self-disciplined these two days that it’s scary. She really follows the schedule to study and exercise. Every night, when she gives the other person a massage, this Everyone in the office fell asleep quickly, not knowing what stimulation they received.

"Envoy, envoy Guo Jun wants to see you!"

Zhang Guangsheng hurriedly walked into the backyard, saluted Fang Chongyong and said.

"Come on, come on, help me untie it, oh, this thing is really heavy."

Fang Chongyong sighed and asked Zhang Guangsheng to come over and untie the ropes tied to the sandbags.

He patted the dust on his hands and asked helplessly: "What on earth are you so anxious about? You can't let me take a breath?"

"Your Majesty, Tubo has fought a decisive battle with our army at Jiayuguan! Our scouts boldly went to Suzhou to check the news. When they came back, the horses were all dead!"

Zhang Guangsheng looked a little nervous.For him, this is definitely a matter of life and death.

But Fang Chongyong's face was very calm, as if he could probably still cover it up.

"I'm afraid it's not just Ambassador Guo who's here, right? Let's go to the lobby."

Fang Chongyong was led to the government office lobby by Zhang Guangsheng, and found that all the generals had been waiting anxiously here, and they all looked restless.They were whispering to each other, making this place almost like a vegetable market.

"Your Majesty, the decisive battle begins..."

Before Guo Ziyi could finish speaking, Fang Chongyong immediately waved his hand to stop him from continuing.

"If you are willing to join in the fun, send troops to Changle County, Guazhou, and prepare to capture the Tibetan prisoners.

If you don't want to go through the trouble, go to Luocheng to organize your troops.

I'm sitting in the small town of Shazhou waiting for your good news. It's all gone. "

Fang Chongyong didn't seem to care at all, let alone lead his troops!

"Your Majesty, what should we do?"

Guo Ziyi was shocked. This was completely different from what they expected!

"As an envoy, a dragon cannot do anything without a head. When an envoy is in charge of Shazhou's military and political affairs, he must have an explanation whether he goes out to attack or not."

Cui Qianyou suggested calmly.

"Oh, you are making things difficult for me!"

Fang Chongyong stood up and sat down again. He sighed and continued:
“By the time we get our troops ready and rush to attack Jiayuguan, the battle is probably over, and we may collide directly with the Tibetan troops’ retreating troops.

When the time comes, we have been traveling hard and are unprepared, but the outcome will be unpredictable.

I expect that if the Tubo army is defeated, they will have to return to the plateau through Mingshui (Shule River). You can lead your troops to Changle County in Guazhou, where we have been before, and just wait for work there.

Even if you can't annihilate the Tubo army, you can still kill it half to death!

If you feel that the risk is too great, then it is still worthwhile to stick to Shazhou, and there is no need to bother, just train the troops and horses.

I don’t have to compete with you for credit in this matter.

This matter is nothing important. You can just discuss among yourselves whether to send troops.

It’s up to you whether you go or not, there’s no need to force it.When the time comes, your military exploits will be calculated according to your gains, just report them to me. "

After saying that, Fang Chongyong stood up and left, ignoring the many local Shazhou generals present who were already deep in thought.

When he returned to the backyard, he saw Anaye playing with the delicate glass hourglass, looking very fascinated, so he grabbed it and put it on the ground and said: "Continue to exercise, help me tie the sandbag!"

"It's over so soon?"

Anaye asked in surprise.

"Otherwise, those gangsters will go out again. Let them go. I won't go anyway."

Fang Chongyong said indifferently.

In his previous life, he felt that when a project was about to succeed, the big leader who stepped in to take the credit was very annoying.So now that it was time for the Shazhou frontier army to take credit, he, the Fang Shijun who was airborne from the imperial court, should not be so disappointed and compete with those Qiu Ba who wanted to make contributions.

So what if you have made a meritorious service?

Can he keep the financial and silk rewards from the imperial court by his own strength?
Did he rely on his own ability to obtain the high-ranking officials and generous salaries bestowed by the imperial court?
Is the battle merit he picked up his true ability?

No, those are all Ji Ge's "gifts".People say you can take it away!

Without the appointment from the court, Fang Chongyong would directly become a penniless half-grown child, nothing!
The beautiful rainbow bubble bursts when poked by a needle.

Fang Chongyong understands very well that everything he has now is due to the "platform", and this platform is not his own.

Does traveling thousands of miles a day on the high-speed rail mean that you are fast?

Does flying thousands of miles a day mean that you can challenge the blue sky?

Those are the power of the "platform", not their own power.

Where to go, how high to fly, and when to set off, you don’t have the final say, so what’s there to be proud of?
Now if he rushes up and takes Guo Ziyi and his gang to pick up the leaks, and then makes great achievements, can he prove that he is a "famous general"?

The so-called "progressive party" in the previous life were just bitches who sold themselves for glory.You don’t have much ability in the first place, but you just rely on others to climb up. Do you really take yourself seriously?

People are valuable in having self-knowledge!

Fang Chongyong didn't bother to say these words to Anaye.

This native girl from Hexi reads medical books and studies every day. This is true progress. Fang Chongyong doesn't want her to feel that the current world is hopeless.

"It would be great if you didn't go. I just don't want you to take risks all the time."

Anaye breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Fang Chongyong would run away without saying a word.

"That's a war. You think it's fun, but people will die."

Fang Chongyong said quietly, his eyes indifferent.

……

call out!call out!call out!
On the towering cliffs on the east bank of the Tuolai River, hundreds of crossbows were deployed along the banks, firing towards the Tibetan military formation on the other side of the river.Alternate turns, continuous firepower!

Wang Zhongsi unexpectedly placed all the crossbows in the Tang army here. In fact, it was just to cover the elite Chishui army flying across the Tiansheng Bridge!Tubo also deployed heavy troops on the other side, but it was obvious that they were unable to lift their heads under the weight of hundreds of crossbows.

The area around Tiansheng Bridge was full of Tibetan serf soldiers who were pinned to the ground with crossbows, howling and struggling.

And the broken and discarded shield!

However, these people were also under the surveillance of the supervisory army and the rear supervision team, and they did not dare to retreat even one step. They just watched helplessly as their colleagues were shot and killed by the Tang army, and struggled to cover the front of the military formation with a square tower shield.Those in front fall, and those behind catch up.

Solemn and cruel!
Ma Yuanqing frowned slightly. With such intensity of firepower, the general army would have been defeated long ago. The Tubo war was really desperate, so many people were shot and killed and they still acted like nothing happened!
But he didn't dare to be lazy.Wang Zhongsi had explained that unless the Tibetan army's military formation collapsed in advance, they could only take action after firing the crossbow arrows, and they must not advance rashly.

Therefore, Ma Yuanqing could only bite the bullet and let Tang Jun continue shooting.To be honest, killing the Tibetan serf soldiers like slaughtering livestock does not feel good.

Of course, anyone who has dealt with the Tubo people knows that they are not afraid of death.So it's one thing for Ma Yuanqing to feel uncomfortable, but he won't have any energy left to strike.

In Tubo, neither the bottom nor the top took human life seriously.Just respect their wishes.

At this moment, there was a commotion among the Tubo army. The serf soldiers actually turned around and chopped down the supervisors. The troops in front turned around and fought back like a tide, fighting with the supervisors. The entire army was in chaos!
"Good opportunity! Pass my military orders and cross the bridge!"

Ma Yuanqing was overjoyed, and the Qiu Ba men of the Chishui Army did not show politeness to the Tubo people. They ran all the way and reached the other side of Tiansheng Bridge almost without any damage.As soon as they came into contact with the Tubo people on the opposite side, the enemy army began to collapse and collapsed!

This scene made Ma Yuanqing stunned for a while.

He really thought that the Tibetan serf soldiers were shot into strings and nailed to the ground by bed crossbows. They didn't feel any pain or fear at all!It turns out that these people also know how to be afraid!

"Come here, send a message to Wang Jieshuai, saying that Tiansheng Bridge is successful, and he will lead his troops to stab the Tibetan people in the stomach! Jieshuai can also take action."

Ma Yuanqing chuckled and said to the soldiers beside him.

On the Jiayuguan Canyon side, the fighting is still going on, but it has become much calmer than before.Whether it was the Tubo army or the Tang army, the elite rows of heavily armored soldiers at the front of the battle line had all been exhausted.

The fence deployed by the Tang army had long been destroyed and then replaced by layers of corpses.The people behind stepped on the corpses of the people in front, and stabbed each other with the opposite army with spears. The blood on the ground stuck to their leather boots, leaving bright red footprints one after another.

Wang Zhongsi stood on the hill and stared at all this coldly.Now he is like an experienced chess player, watching the chess pieces fighting on the "chess board" and feeling the sadness of being a chess piece.

Personal power is insignificant on such a battlefield and can do nothing.

Just as he was deep in thought, a messenger from a distance hurriedly ran over to Wang Zhongsi, cupping his hands and saying, "Commander, General Ma has succeeded!"

"it is good!"

Wang Zhongsi's brows finally relaxed and he resisted the Tibetans head-on for a long time. Wasn't it just for this moment?

"Pass my military order, Chishui Army cavalry, counterattack in a roundabout way! Charge into the formation!
Lightly-armed infantry, prepare to cover them from the front!

Except for the handsome soldiers in this section, everyone else, the whole army attacks! "

"Order!"

All the generals around him took the order and left, and Wang Zhongsi finally showed a long-lost smile on his face.

This battle is finally over!
However, after one stick of incense, the situation of the battle changed drastically!

"Commander Jie! General Dong can no longer hold back. The Tubo camel cavalry is about to break through the northern defense line!"

A scout with several arrows stuck in his body came galloping towards him on horseback, shouting as he ran. When he got there, he fell to the ground, vomiting blood and could no longer live.

The Tubo people couldn't stop them?Camel cavalry?
Wang Zhongsi was stunned for a moment, and secretly shouted in his heart that it was not good!

In fact, he wasn't worried that Dong Yanguang wouldn't be able to withstand it before. He actually had a reserve team in hand.However, he had just ordered the reserve team to attack, and he could not order it to stop now!
This is a war. The confusion of military orders will cause chaos in the army. When the time comes, there will be no need for the Tibetans to fight, and there will be chaos on our side.

"The Janissaries gather, follow me!"

Wang Zhongsi got on his horse, drew the sword from his waist with murderous intent, and shouted at the soldiers around him.

……

In a small valley north of Jiayuguan in the area where desert and grassland combine, the desert cavalry of the Tibetan army are fighting with the large fighting army led by Dong Yanguang, and the battle has become intense.Both sides abandoned their mounts and entered into a state of close combat.

As for the Tang army's military formation, due to its small number, it had long been dispersed by the Tubo people, and now they have begun to fight against each other.

The battle situation was extremely unfavorable to the Tang army!

Dong Yanguang did not expect that the Tubo people gave up their horses and replaced them with camels that could walk freely in the desert.

The Tibetan army numbered more than 1, which Dong Yanguang did not expect!

Although Wang Zhongsi had accurately calculated the direction of the Tibetan army's counterattack, he did not expect the ruthlessness of the opponent.

The leader of the Tubo army actually used tens of thousands of Tubo soldiers on the frontal battlefield as bait to attract the main force of the Tang army!Those people, no matter how successful they are in this battle, most of them will not survive!

In order to win, the Tubo people don't care about casualties!
"General Dong, retreat, we can't hold it anymore!"

The soldiers behind him shouted to Dong Yanguang, how could it be possible to stop the more than 4000 elite Tibetan troops with these 1 men (the cavalry was transferred away) that the Da Dou Army was dissatisfied with?

"You will die if you go back!"

Dong Yanguang chopped the Tubo man in front of him to the ground, turned around and shouted!
In the current situation, is it possible for him to retreat if he says he can?

Woo!Woo!Woo!
In the direction behind you, not far away, there is smoke and dust, and the desolate horn screams sadly!
"Reinforcements are coming! Reinforcements are coming!"

Dong Yanguang shouted.

The soldiers of the two armies who were catching each other and fighting were stunned. Looking at the scale of the smoke, I'm afraid there were no less than ten thousand people, so what a fart!

Many Tubo people who were in a bad situation turned around and ran away. Some of them got close to the camels, got on the camels and ran away.The few Tang troops left in the fighting army were greatly boosted in morale, and they chased and hacked at the fleeing Tubo people!

The battle was decided in an instant!
The horizontal knife in Dong Yanguang's hand fell to the ground. This was the fifth horizontal knife he had broken today. He thought he would die here, but unexpectedly, he survived!
Although the Tibetan army was large in number, its morale was at the end of its strength.When he heard the horns of the Tang army that sounded completely different from theirs, saw the smoke and dust in the distance, and the looming cavalry team, Enlan Dazalugong knew that the situation was over.

What's more, Lang Meise beside him was already frightened!Directly order a retreat!

Taking advantage of the gap where the Tang army's horses were unable to march in the desert, the Tubo army fled towards Guazhou.As long as the retreat route of Mingshui is not cut off, they can safely return to the Tubo Plateau along Mingshui (Shule River) to recuperate!

What they didn't know was that when Dong Yanguang and others saw Wang Zhongsi arriving with more than a hundred personal guards, they were almost scared out of their wits!
Wang Zhongsi had branches tied behind the horses and dragged on the ground, causing smoke and dust to billow, as if there were many cavalry following behind.This is also due to the desert terrain in the north of Suzhou, which is prone to smoke and dust.Otherwise, the play would not be able to continue.

"I learned that your troops were defeated by Tibet, so the Commander-in-Chief came here to support you personally!"

Wang Zhongsi smiled while riding on the horse, patted the head of the horse under him and said, with a lot of pride on his face.

"Wang Jieshuai... You are going to scare the last general to death. Why don't you meet the main force of our army?"

Dong Yanguang asked in confusion. He knew that in fact, Wang Zhongsi always had a reserve team in his hands!
"Well, it's a long story. We've probably defeated the enemy. You and I just need to return to our formation. Don't talk too much!"

Wang Zhongsi waved his hands and was too lazy to say more to Dong Yanguang.Of course, he will not be punished.

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