Chapter 579 Blitz
Luoyang.
After the early court, Li Shimin hurried back to the inner court.
"Auxiliary machine, should Qin Lang send troops?"
"According to the time, the troops should have been dispatched." Changsun Wuji replied that Qin Lang had already said that the three-month period would be to train the nine towns of the Longyou Army, and then lead the army to attack Tuyuhun and destroy them in one battle.
These words are not just the content of the secret rehearsal, nor are they just said at the Longyou Military Conference. Qin Lang said it whenever he met, and never missed every occasion.
Tell the emperor this way, say this when reporting to the court, say this to the generals at the Longyou Army Conference, say this to the Longyou Army, Tuanlian, and Neibei Qiangdi City during the military review, and even when attracting business He also said this to the merchants at the meeting, and he also said the same to the common people more than once when Xuanfu Longyou states.
He seemed to wish that everyone would know his battle plan. It is said that he even took the initiative to gather some Tuyuhun merchants in Longyou, bought all the goods in their hands, and then told them that March will be destroyed. Tuyuhun plan.
Qin Lang made this plan known to everyone in the world, not to mention the soldiers and civilians in Longyou, even the people in Luoyang City can talk about the annihilation of Tuyuhun in March.
At first, Li Shimin thought it was a secret leak, until later he found out that Qin Lang did it on purpose.
After careful observation, Li Shimin understood the deep meaning here.
Qin Lang did the opposite, didn't keep any secrets, and even deliberately made it known to the world, but in fact, it was very good. After all, it is impossible for Tuyuhun not to be aware of such a big movement, and it is impossible to hide it.
It would be better to take the initiative to announce it, and spread it to the world, and even take the initiative to inform Fu Yun through the Tuyuhun merchant, you are ready, I will come to beat you in three months, and I will destroy you within three months.
Such an arrogant attitude, contrary to normal behavior, will confuse the Tuyuhun people.
Normal people who would believe Qin Lang's words must be false and deceptive.
Bluffing, pretending to be suspicious.
The more you move, the more likely you are to cheat.
Qin Lang directly announced the offensive early on, but the result turned out to be false and real, which made the Tuyuhun people's heads ache from guessing over there. As Longyou's military equipment became stronger and stronger, Fu Yun also began to believe that the Tang army might really want to send troops. But they could not determine the scale and timing of the troop dispatch.
Even if Qin Lang had told them earlier that he would lead the Longyou Ninth Army to attack, the Tuyuhun people would not believe it.
"Let's talk about a game, how about it?" Li Shimin rarely proposed to play chess, Changsun Wuji agreed, and asked the servant to fetch Go.
"The imaginary is the real, the real is the false, the false is the real, and the art of war is exquisite. It has to be said that Qin Sanlang is getting better and better." Changsun Wuji said.
"I used to think that this kid was brave, able to rush and fight, and although he didn't read too much, he should be able to be cultivated, so I let him enter the town's governor, but later he showed amazing talents, especially for his The economics are especially good. I let him take charge of the national economy and take the lead in fiscal and taxation reforms, and he is indeed outstanding. But I never thought that he would have such a great understanding in the field of military warfare."
"This may be a family talent, after all, Shu Bao's son."
Li Shimin laughed.
"This kid is only twenty years old, he's simply weird."
Hearing this comment, Changsun Wuji was shocked, "Your Majesty, I think that Qin Sanlang is just a smarter person, but he is a bit reckless and aggressive when he is able to do things. After all, there are yin and yang. It’s not weird.”
"That's right, sometimes I think he's a monster, and his intelligence is like a monster, but sometimes, this kid is really stubborn, very stubborn, very ignorant, and even more ignorant. Once he commits stubbornness and gets on the tip of his horns, it's really nine." He can't even pull a cow. From this point of view, this kid is indeed not a monster." Li Shimin said with a sigh, "How do you think Qin Lang will fight this battle?"
"Didn't he report to His Majesty how to fight?"
"He only said to act according to the circumstances, and made decisions on the fly, regardless of the old law." Li Shimin said helplessly.
"That's true, but in this way, His Majesty can only wait for the good news."
"I hope! I hope this kid will not disappoint my trust."
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Longyou.
Shanzhou.
Qin Lang gathered all the generals for a meeting.
"This time Qin is the commander in chief, Lanzhou Governor Cheng Yaojin, Qinzhou Governor Chai Shao is the deputy, and the nine armies are all out to attack the bandits."
Qin Lang's mobilization was very simple, there was no swearing-in meeting, and there was no grandiose words to say anything. Anyway, what was to be said had already been said, what should be promised should be promised, and what should be prepared was also prepared .
All is ready except for the opportunity.
Qin Lang gave an order, and the nine armies came out together.
The 9,000 cavalry of the Ninth Army were assembled and used together, and they rode out lightly. The 18,000 infantry were divided into two groups, one with 12,000 soldiers, and 12,000 combat auxiliary soldiers with them, forming the Chinese Army. The remaining 6,000 frontier infantry, together with 18,000 supply auxiliary soldiers, carried part of the supply, supply and armaments and followed.
Qin Lang still has a plan, and the Nine Thousand Qingqi is preparing for a one-hit lore.
In case Fu Yun is not able to win the lore, then there will be a Chinese army brigade of 24,000 people behind to support the forward Qingqi, so as to avoid being surrounded and killed after Qingqi misses a hit.
The transport troops are moving slowly. This is the last retreat. In case of failure to win, it is necessary to ensure that there are people, horses, food and grass to support them.
Chai Shao asked to lead the forward Qingqi, but Qin Lang directly refused. He didn't trust Chai Shao and wanted to lead the forward himself, Chai Shao was furious.
Brother Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun also want to grab the forward position.
But Qin Lang would not let anyone.
"Cheng Yaojin commanded the central army, Chai Shao commanded the rear army, and this commander personally commanded the front army. The forward 9,000 cavalry were united by Xi Junbuy and Xue Wanche as the left and right vanguard officers. Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Shigui and the commander each The two thousand riders are in the middle, and Liang Jianfang is the one thousand riders at the rear."
Soldiers are expensive. Although the crusade plan has been announced over and over again before, after the actual dispatch of troops, Qin Lang asked for a lightning strike.
Fu Yun was not given a chance to react.
The army left the camp and headed north quickly.
Ten days of non-stop rush all the way, all the way west.
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Northeast of Qinghai Lake, Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun camped here at this time, not in the city of Fuqi in the west of the lake. The reason why Fu Yun brought 100,000 troops here was because Fucheng City was surrounded by no danger and was not easy to defend. Once Qin Lang really led the Longyou Army to kill, he was afraid that it would be too late to retreat.
Fu Yun has become more and more convinced that Qin Lang will really come to attack him. Although he still does not believe that Qin Lang will send troops at the time announced, but after discussing with King Tianzhu and others, he still thinks that Qin Lang might attack him in the hot weather. The previous attack should have been during the late spring and early summer.
In order to avoid Qin Lang's blitz, Fu Yun had long ago negotiated with Prime Minister Tianzhu Wang, and his sons Daning King and Zun Wang to divide the troops. Divide Tuyuhun's troops into several groups in advance, and evacuate from the easy-to-attack and difficult-to-defend areas around Fucheng City, but disperse to the north, south, and west of Qinghai Lake.
These places are either backed by the desert, or leaned against high mountains and dangerous valleys, and continuous snow-capped mountains and glaciers. Once the Tang army arrives, they will immediately retreat to the dangerous places to defend. Meat, move the livestock over.
As a khan, Fu Yun personally led 100,000 people nomadicly in the northeast of Qinghai Lake, near Zhangshan, the predetermined stronghold.
A team of Tuyuhun light cavalry galloped, kicking and beating the sitting horses desperately.
"Report!"
"Report profusely, Tang Qi is here!"
The horn of the bull horn sounded fiercely, loud and long.
In the big tent of Tuyuhun Khan by the Qinghai Lake, the elderly Fu Yun was drinking milk tea with Princess Guanghua when he heard the sound of the trumpet and his hand trembled, and most of the milk in the cup overflowed.
"Why sweat profusely? Soldiers are coming to stop you, but water is flooding the soil!" The white-haired Queen Tuyuhun, former Sui Dynasty Guanghua Princess Yang, said slowly to her husband. She calmly picked up the milk teapot and refilled it for him.
Daning Wang Meng broke into the account.
"Father Khan, Mother Queen, Tang Qi is here. According to the report from You Qi Chi, Qin Lang led 9,000 Long You Jing Qi Qi out of the customs ten days ago. They came all the way, and now they are only 20 miles away from our department."
Fu Yun couldn't help shaking his hands again, and poured out half of the milk tea that was just refilled in the cup.
"Sweating profusely, suddenly startled." Princess Guanghua wanted to pour tea for Fu Yun again.
But Fu Yun threw the cup straight away, and stood up abruptly, "You're still drinking, are they all dead? Didn't I order more sentry riders at the border? Why did the Tang people kill them to the point of sweating twenty?" Only come to report from inside and outside, God **** it." Fu Yun scolded, while grabbing the treasured sword and horsewhip and rushing out.
"Khan?" cried the princess.
Fu Yun looked back at the empress who was full of jewels and dressed in a Han-style palace attire, "What time is it, don't run away." He then said to the eldest son Murong, "Hurry up and send the order, retreat immediately, all retreat Go to the barrier mountain stronghold."
"The Great Khan has a crowd of 100,000, so why not be afraid of Tang Qi, but a mere 9,000 cavalry may still be an imaginary number, why not fight?" The princess was extremely disdainful of her husband.
"That's the nine thousand Longyou elite cavalry led by Qin Lang, and the soldiers led by Qin Sanlang himself. That kid can destroy Tuoba Chi with 500 men and 30,000 men, and 3,000 men dare to sweep the entire party. People are unstoppable. Do you think my 100,000 troops can stop Qin Sanlang on this grassland?"
One hundred thousand people, including many women, children, old and young, are only one hundred thousand herdsmen, old and young, not one hundred thousand Tuyuhun Jingqi.
Fu Yun didn't want to take any risks, so he ran away without hesitation. After getting on his horse, he also told Murong Shun, king of Daning, to be in charge of the queen.
Amidst the sound of the horn, hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun people ran away in panic, all running northward.
Twenty miles is not too far for the cavalry.
The 2,000 riders led by Xi Junmai and Xue Wanche came galloping like thunder. When they arrived at the lake, nearly half of the Tuyuhun people had not yet escaped.
"You are on the left and I am on the right, how about facing each other?" Xi Jun said to Xue Wanche.
Qin Lang's 6,000 main cavalry is still a hundred miles behind, and the two forwards are already exhausted, but the two still charge without hesitation.
Half a day later, Qin Lang, Duan Zhixuan, and Zhang Shigui led 6,000 riders to arrive. The two generals, Xi Xue, had already been killed.
"Where's Fu Yun?" Qin Lang asked immediately.
Xi Junmai wiped the blood stains on his face, "The old thief is running fast, and he has already gone to the barrier mountain. They have already prepared and built a stronghold in the mountain."
The two vanguard generals on the left and right only killed more than ten thousand people and looted a large number of livestock, tents, etc.
"It seems that this old thief is really treacherous and sneaky, but it doesn't matter, he actually retreated into the mountain, he is seeking his own death, you guys rest here for a while, and the rest follow me into the mountain!" Qin Lang bit his teeth Fu Yun was very excited.
Nine thousand fine riders, after ten days of raiding, finally bit Fu Yun.
Six thousand Qingqi, regardless of the fatigue of running for a hundred miles, cheered up their spirits and rode their horses to kill north.
(end of this chapter)