Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 41
When the fleet was running, the Turkic people really started to move. Sailing at night is actually dangerous, but riding a horse at night is also dangerous.

"Raise the lantern higher and follow the lead boat closely."

The wind was very strong at night. Although the boat carried a lot of weight, it was moving very fast. There were a few experienced boatmen on the first boat to explore the waters with long pennies. Fortunately, the waters in the upper reaches of the Yellow River were relatively stable. Walking in line, nothing happened, but on the shore, the sound of a falling horse screaming could be heard from time to time.

"Hahaha, run with a large group of cavalry at night, just a hole or a sudden rock blocking the way, they can kill many people, just follow us all night, they will kill at least two adults." Zhang Mingyuan and others A group of subordinate officials said happily when they heard the screams from the shore.

"It is estimated that their leader will not continue like this. After that, he will send a small group of cavalry to follow up, and then send a large team to chase after him during the day. Junmai, you are ready to attack." Sun Xiangfu looked at Xi Junmai and said.

He expected it to be right. After running for an hour, the cavalry leader on the bank, Asdev, had no choice but to order the pursuit to stop. After running for only an hour, his men fell off their horses and were trampled to death. As many as ten people.

But he was unwilling to let the fleet go to help Yuchi Gong's troops who were entangled with the main force of the Turks, so he ordered a centurion under his command to lead a hundred riders to continue chasing the fleet. After dawn, the brigade followed.

"Brothers, there is work to do. There are only 100 people. There is no challenge. If you run slowly, you will have nothing to do."

Xi Junmai has lived in the Qin Mansion for a while, and he is naturally familiar with the Qin Mansion's personal guards, and most of the guards know his skills. Except for the captain Qin Hu who can fight against him, I am afraid that only Qin Qiong is in full bloom. He can cure him when he is young, and this kid's fighting style is very domineering, one word, fast, he leads the horse to the shore, and then quickly hits the horse and rushes towards the enemy line, one-on-one, he is not afraid at all.

Xi Junmai quickly used his sharp sword to the extreme. These days, his sword-wielding style is not practiced in vain. Riding alone, every time he swings his sword, he can take away the head of a Turkic cavalry. In just one breath, he killed through a charge formed by a hundred Turkic cavalry. In this confrontation, as many as 30 to [-] Turkic cavalry died under his sword.

"Kill, don't let that kid steal all the work by himself."

The Qin family's personal guards are all veterans of many battles. With Xi Junbui as the leader, the morale is greatly boosted, while the Turkic cavalry is only led by a centurion with mediocre force. Being beheaded by Mr. Xi, it is conceivable how low morale will be. The situation instantly turned into a one-sided chase and massacre. In less than a quarter of an hour, a hundred Turkic cavalry were all killed by Tang Jun's sword, and Tang Jun , without loss.

"Don't stop, drive the horses left by the Turks, go directly to their camp, and set fire to their camp."

As soon as Xi Junmai came ashore, he was like a wild horse running wild. He was not satisfied with beheading a hundred Turkic cavalry. Such a small battle was too easy for him. At this time, he unexpectedly attacked the Turkic camp. He didn't believe that these Turkic people ran all day in the daytime and still had the strength to build fortifications when they slept at night.

Xi Junmai's judgment was correct, the Turkic camp had no fortifications at all, as long as they used more than a hundred Turkic war horses to disrupt their night squad, Xi Junmai led the Qin family's guards into the Turkic camp smoothly. People's camps, the bonfires that the Turkic people used to light and cook were directly picked up, and the wood with sparks flew everywhere. The weather was dry in autumn and winter, and there was a strong wind tonight. After a while, the entire Turkic people The camp was ablaze.

Ashi Dewu didn't panic, so he had to call his subordinates to escape out of the camp area first, and watched Xi Junmai and his party set fire to it, and retreated safely.

On a mound less than three miles away from the Turkic camp, Qin Hu led more than ten riders to watch the sudden fire in the Turkic camp.

"Qin Shiliu, quickly bring a few people to report this matter to Duke E, he has his own opinion."

An hour later, Qin Hu caught up with the fleet and boarded the ship.

"Sun Sima, Princess E is stationed along the river fifty miles downstream. Our army can go back to the boat and take care of their food."

Sun Xiangfu was overjoyed by Qin Hu's report, as long as he delivered the food to Yu Chigong, his mission for this trip would be considered complete, so he ordered, "That's very good, Zhang Mingyuan, lower the sails, start all the boatmen, and return to the ship for fifty miles."

Going down the river, although the boat was sailing at night, it was almost there in less than two hours. Immediately, Qin Hu lit a torch on the bow to signal, and after a while, there was a response from the shore, and the whole fleet began to dock.

After a while, Yu Chigong's brigade arrived at the shore, and Yu Chigong with a tired face jumped onto the flagship where Sun Xiangfu was, wanting to eat and drink as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Boy Sun did a good job. The main force of the old man's cavalry hasn't fought the Turkic people in a serious manner! You burned a Turkic camp first." Yu Chigong was already very hungry, and put it into his mouth. Stuffed something, said at the same time.

"It's just a small victory. Guaranteeing the food and grass of the Duke's army is the mission of this boy." Sun Xiangfu said while adding hot water to Yu Chigong's bowl.

"This is not a small victory. When the old man has enough food and drink, there will be no more men and horses in Ashdoub who will probably be blown by the cold wind without taking a sip. Before dawn, this beast will be destroyed."

Yu Chigong is a veteran who has fought for half his life, how could he let go of such a good opportunity? He came to Jingzhou for three days, but he didn't actually confront the Turkic soldiers. This is also the strategy that Li Shimin formulated after discussing with the ministers. As long as the Turkic people are dragged until the winter snow solstice in October, the Tang Dynasty will win. However, the credit on the battlefield depends on the number of enemies killed. Especially generals who will grab credits and kill the enemy.

"It's not difficult to destroy this beast. The difficult thing is to face the counterattack of the nearly 20 Turkic main force behind him. Duke, there is a set of sixteen-character tactics here, which can help Duke defeat the enemy."

When Sun Xiangfu was serving Yu Chigong for dinner, he suddenly thought of those anti-Japanese war dramas that were broadcast all day long on TV in later generations. It was difficult for Sun Xiangfu to know the sixteen-character tactics.

"You know the art of war, kid? Tell me quickly." Yu Chigong said in surprise.

In his previous impression, Sun Xiangfu was just a cook who cooks delicious food. At most, he knew a few words and was smarter than ordinary cooks. You must know that the art of war was not widely spread in this period. All of them are high-end talents, all of whom have been entrusted with important tasks by the imperial court.

"The boy's method of warfare is called 'guerrilla warfare'. The Duke of the State can now rely on the waterway to supply food, grass and luggage. On the supply line, there is almost no worry. As long as the enemy advances and we retreat, the enemy is stationed and we are harassed, the enemy is tired and we are exhausted." Fight, the enemy retreats and I chase' these sixteen-character formulas can prevent the Turks from reaching Chang'an before October." Sun Xiangfu explained.

"When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we fight, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue?" Yu Chigong repeatedly savored the sixteen-character formulas spoken by Sun Xiangfu. Obviously, with a talent for war, he can quickly understand these sixteen characters and apply them in actual warfare.

"Exquisite, it's so exquisite. I'm afraid this strategy is a summary of the tactics I used recently! You guys who have read books can use words. If this old master's strategy is written in a book, I will give you a compiled name." .” Yuchi Gong said with a chuckle.

Today, this old bastard actually robbed my brother's copyright so shamelessly. Although ten thousand grass and mud horses flew by in Sun Xiangfu's heart, he said with a smile on his face, "Exactly, exactly, as long as the Duke insists on his own With this set of tactics, the safekeeping can fulfill His Majesty's entrustment satisfactorily."

Adding the word "knowledge of soldiers" to his talent is of course not what Sun Xiangfu wanted. The actual situation is that he does not "know soldiers". It's pretty reliable.

Therefore, Sun Xiangfu hates such things as taking his own life to gain wealth and honor. He can obtain wealth and honor in many ways, so why risk his life!
Therefore, he does not intend to leave such an image on Li Shimin, otherwise, in the future, Datang will send him to the battlefield as soon as the war starts. knew.

At three o'clock, Yuchi Gong, who was full of food and drink, led an army of [-] to kill in the direction of Ashi Dewu's headquarters. Naturally, the fleet followed all the way. According to the investigation of Qin Hu and Yu Chigong's scouts, Jieli's main army was afraid of being attacked by the Tang navy at night. Except for Ashi Dewu who didn't take this team, the nearest camp was twenty or thirty miles away from the river bank, which was enough for Yu Chigong to distance himself from the main Turkic cavalry after he succeeded.

The winter days are long, and at five o'clock, the sky is not bright. When Yu Chigong's [-] troops surrounded the Turkic cavalry who gathered at a leeward mountain to warm up the fire, Ashdev knew without a sip that he would not be able to escape today. The battle ended in less than a quarter of an hour, with more than a thousand Turkic cavalry killed, and Ashdev did not surrender.

Defeating nearly [-] enemy troops in the First World War and capturing a high-ranking enemy officer alive, this is a great achievement that can be written into the memorial. Therefore, after confiscating the enemy's horses and weapons, Yu Chigong ordered Sun Xiangfu to write , Wrote a memorial to return to Chang'an, and at the same time let the empty ship unloaded with food and grass bring more than [-] captives and Ashi Dewu back to Chang'an.

Sun Xiangfu appointed Liu Renjing to return to Chang'an with [-] sailors and half of the empty boats to deliver the news and sacrifice the prisoners. After that, he would escort the full boat to the front again.

"Duke, for the next battle, you should try to capture as many prisoners as possible. The boy will send a fast boat back to Chang'an." After the memorial and food and grass seals were delivered, Sun Xiangfu pulled Yu Chigong to say goodbye.

"Why do you want so many captives? Our Datang food is used to feed them, it's wasted." Yu Chigong said disapprovingly.

During this period, the soldiers of the Tang army calculated military merit by the number of beheads. Every general who led the troops was eager to cut off more heads of the enemy during the battle. Benefits, those soldiers are willing to work for them only when they get benefits.

"Isn't our restaurant about to start construction? At that time, you can ask His Majesty for more captives and pull them over to do coolies for us. This can save us a lot of money!" Sun Xiangfu said with a look that you understand The smile gave Yuchi Gong a wink.

Yu Chigong chuckled and said, "Your boy is too bad, but I like it, hahahaha..."

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