Two days later, Qin Mubai was ready to set off.
There were a total of forty cannons, and he took out thirty of them, leaving ten in Iron Valley for the new artillerymen to use for training. Qin Mubai now had 200 artillerymen in his hands and transferred them to Qinyi Mansion and transformed them into a recruitment organization like elite Yueqi. It happened to be the number of people in a "battalion", so it was called "Shenwu Camp". He chose A Baiqi Zhonghou served as their school captain, and he directly took orders from Qin Mubai, the general of the Yifu Zhonglang.
Each cannon is assigned five gunners, who are responsible for transportation, maintenance and firing. The other fifty people are specifically responsible for managing artillery shells and explosives, and also have the function of carrying out "blasting".
The thirty-sided cannon had its heavy willow wood box packaging removed and was installed on a gun mount that could easily remove the wheels. Harnessing a war horse greatly increases your mobility. Then cover it with two thick pieces of large cowhide, which is tight and waterproof. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary baggage vehicle.
Yuwen Hongtai's three thousand Qingqi set off together with Qin Mubai. The Governor's Mansion was almost empty. All the soldiers and horses of Qinxu Mansion were gone, leaving only a few guards and soldiers guarding the camp.
Princess Gaoyang clamored to follow Qin Mubai to "go to the battlefield and have a look", but she was scolded. She was also sensible, and after deliberately being naughty for a while, she stayed in the cabin obediently and waited for Qin Mubai to come back.
The men went off to fight, while the women stayed at home, leaning against the door in fear, looking forward to their return. At this time, Princess Gaoyang felt that she was as sad and bored as many young ladies in Lanzhou. In her words, she can only sit on the kang every day and play with her toes. She couldn't help but miss Chang'an, especially her mother's frosty white hair.
Qin Mubai was walking halfway with his troops when he kept receiving battle reports from Dafeichuan. Xue Rengui and the others have already set off. In recent days, many Tibetan cavalry have begun to explore and cause nuisance in the Shanzhou area, as if they are preparing for the subsequent large-scale military invasion.
Xue Rengui's elite cavalry went out first, and when they caught the Tibetan scouts and rangers, they beat them severely. Since the last battle, Xue Rengui, who was already unstoppable in martial arts, has gained more experience and confidence in commanding cavalry in combat. Under his leadership, the elite Yueqi of Yifu have become as brave and adept at fighting as a duck to water.
After clearing up several groups of enemy cavalry skirmishers, Xue Rengui began to advance deep into Dafeichuan. At this time, Tubo lost the spy of the scouts and was a little confused about all the situations in Shancheng. Following Xue Rengui, the Xue brothers and their generals led more than 10,000 infantry, brought enough dry food, drinking water, gongs and drums and other supplies, and left Shancheng to set up an ambush in the hills leading to Dafeichuan, and intensively built defenses for cavalry and archery. For the bunker fortifications, a large number of hammers, cannons, rocks and fire starters were prepared.
Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner according to Qin Mubai's advance arrangements. This situation made Qin Mubai think of sparrow battles and tunnel battles, which were really lively.
The speed of Shenwu Camp's advance was indeed unflattering. Qin Mubai asked Yuwen Hongtai to lead Qingqi one step ahead, and solemnly told him to stay at the back edge of the entrance to Dafeichuan. He would only be allowed to attack if Xue Rengui was defeated. , everything follows Xue Wanjun's orders.
"The vanguard is named Xue. What's wrong with me? That guy doesn't trust me!" Although Yuwen Hongtai was a little angry, he had no choice but to receive the military order and lead the army away.
At this rate, it will take at least seven or eight days to get there. Qin Mubai was also a little anxious. But it's useless to be anxious. The initial tactics on the Dafeichuan side will take at least five or six days to "strangle it by the throat and prevent it from entering."
Now, I just hope that the situation encountered by Xue Wanjun and others will be normal and nothing will go wrong.
Xue Rengui led two thousand elite cavalry to advance alone, giving him the air of a lone hero. The Tibetans lost their scouts one after another, and their information on the battlefield was somewhat blocked. Seeing Xue Rengui's lone brigade coming, they were very hesitant. Especially after the defeat of Shancheng last time, they were very impressed by Xue Rengui, the general who "made Fang Tian draw a halberd on a white horse and silver robe" and killed them several times. In the Tubo people's unnecessary dictionary, "warrior" is synonymous with supremacy. They were full of hatred and respect for Xue Rengui, and it could even be said that they had a hint of awe.
As a result, Xue Rengui's army suddenly arrived in the hinterland of Dafeichuan and directly faced the 60,000-strong Tubo army camp. For two days in a row, the Tubo people did not come out to fight.
This is really a rare phenomenon. The Tubo people have always been competitive and courageous, and have never had the habit of remaining indifferent when provoked.
That scene was very interesting. A cavalry team of two thousand people challenged the Tubo army camp that stretched for more than ten miles, but this behemoth remained silent.
Xue Rengui lingered here for two days, thinking that after all, he was alone in a dangerous place, and he didn't want to be ambushed like Xue Wanjun last time. So on this day, he had just finished scolding the formation, and still not a single Tibetan soldier came back to pay attention to him. He pretended to retreat to the camp, but he retreated far away.
When Tubo came to his senses, Xue Rengui was already a hundred miles away.
At this time, the Tubo people remembered that they might have been tricked. This white-robed general had no army behind him to cover him. This time he was just like the reckless general Xue Wanjun last time, he was clearly here to die. Pity my 60,000-strong army, but I pretended not to let go of the piece of fat that was brought to my mouth.
The Tubo people were like a big fish that had been injured by a fishhook. This time they actually didn't eat the bait without a hook. They were hungry and their mood was understandable.
Angrily, they mobilized more than ten thousand cavalry and began to advance towards Shancheng. Regardless of whether he is a silver-robed general or a suspicious soldier, if he goes directly to the gates of Shancheng, everything will be in vain!
The pursuit was dozens of miles deep, and everything was normal. The Tubo people began to take it lightly. It seemed that they had been overly worried before, and the Tang army did not ambush. As a result, the march began to accelerate.
At this time, Xue Rengui appeared halfway again, blocking the right path and becoming a stumbling block for them. The Tubo people are laughing, don't think they can scare us - come on!
So the fight started. Xue Rengui didn't run away either. Two thousand versus ten thousand, they used penetration tactics in the narrow plain area, using small to defeat big.
Not long after the battle started, a deafening sound of shouting and beating drums came from the hills on both sides. The Tubo people were shocked: they have fallen into a trap, retreat!
"Han people are just cunning!"
The Tibetan cavalry retreated like a tide. Xue Rengui beat the drowned dogs hard, killed a large number of people, and robbed many Tibetan plateau horses. But he doesn't chase and fight relentlessly, and quits when he gets the chance.
The Tubo people were defeated for a while. They abandoned their armor and fled for dozens of miles before they came to their senses: No, there were no ambush soldiers on both sides. Why are we running away
"The hateful Han people are cunning and shameless by using suspicion tactics!"
The Tubo camp heard about the defeat of the former army and quickly sent troops to help. The two groups of soldiers and horses joined together, totaling more than 15,000 people, and then turned around and came back to kill.
Xue Rengui appeared halfway again, having just sent back a group of war horses, so that he could wait for the Tibetans in his spare time.
"Is there an ambush?"
"Don't be afraid, it's fake!—Kill!"
The Tubo people rushed over with resentment and anger, more than 15,000 horses, almost filling the entire plain like a black flood.
Xue Rengui pulled out his horse and fled. No matter how brave he was, it was impossible for him to defeat the opponent's elite troops that were seven times his own in such a huge disparity.
After escaping for more than ten miles, the Tubo people chased him for more than ten miles. The previous shouts and drums sounded again from the valleys on both sides.
"No, we were ambushed!"
"Don't be afraid, it's fake!—Chase!"
The Tubo people turned a deaf ear and continued to pursue. Xue Rengui continued to escape, and the soldiers couldn't help but laugh - why does this feel like walking a dog
After chasing for a few miles, the shouts of death and the sound of drums and horns were heard from both sides.
The Tubo people were shocked - "Is this true or false?"
"how could I know?"
Wan Yuqi was trapped for a moment. More than 10,000 heads looked at the hills on both sides in confusion. After listening to military music for a long time, not a single Tang army came out.
"Fake, fake - chase, chase!"
So the Tubo people started chasing again. Xue Rengui ran for a while until there was no enemy behind him, and he stopped and waited for a while. As soon as you see the enemy chasing you, okay, keep walking the dog.
After breaking through three or four "ambushes" in a row, the Tubo people felt a bit collapsed.
"Han people don't want to fight, so what do they want to do?"
"Is this a real ambush or a fake ambush?"
"Run up the mountain to find out!"
"Foolish, can the cavalry go up the mountain? What if there is an ambush?"
“…”
More than 10,000 elite Tibetan cavalrymen became confused and confused, shouting curses and expressing suspicion.
Xue Rengui took advantage of the situation and came back to kill him. He was unreasonable and fired arrows randomly. He had to knock down a few Tibetan generals at the head first.
The Tubo people are young and strong, and they are very brave, and their generals are always at the forefront. Xue Rengui, as usual, knocked down a few people first. There were only more than a thousand Tang troops ambushing on the hills on both sides. At this time, they also started throwing fireballs and shooting rockets.
"No, I was really ambushed this time!"
The Tubo people began to retreat frantically, leaving behind a pile of corpses of the cavalry chiefs, taking away confusion and collapse.
Xue Rengui's 2,000 men chased more than 10,000 people and chased them for several miles. They stopped and all the sergeants laughed loudly. Many people laughed so hard that their calves cramped. Everyone was laughing and talking, and the meaning was nothing more than: This battle was really fun, the Tibetan soldiers did not lose many soldiers, and their confidence in their own IQ must have been affected.
Yuwen Hongtai rushed to Dafeichuan and took three thousand troops to "wait and wait" here. He was so depressed and bored that he could only count his toes. He wondered: Why should I accept such an errand? If I have nothing to do, it proves that our army is fighting smoothly in the front, which is a great thing; if I can be put to great use, it means that our army is not in a good position in the war... I am not a good player in this situation! unlucky!
Several times in a row, Tubo was teased by the Tang army like a dog playing with a monkey. It made him angry and disheartened. Although they knew that the other party was planning an ambush, they really couldn't tell which road was a real ambush and which road was a fake ambush. This is true and false, false and true, it can make people dizzy.
What the Tubo people have is their muscles, which almost grow into their heads. Facing the suspicious soldiers in front of them, they felt very hurt, and their hatred of the Han people's cunning rose to an unprecedented height. Finally, they made a tragic decision - no matter how provocative you are, I won't come out of the camp to play with you! If you have the ability, prepare yourself for a decisive battle! I won’t be seduced by you again!
Xue Rengui drove to the Tibetan camp in Dafeichuan again, and there was no need to curse. He could just use his laughter to stimulate the Tibetan people to the point where they couldn't eat and started to jump around and scold their mothers.
At the same time, the infantry and cavalry engineers of Xue Wanjun and others arrived quickly, rushed to build road blocks and camps at key passes, and built arrow towers and bow compartments. With a comic effect, Qin Mubai realized The first step of the strategy is to strangle the enemy by the throat and prevent him from entering!
At this time, Qin Mubai was also leading his Shenwu battalion to arrive at Dafeichuan, and was greeted by Yuwen Hongtai, who had turned green from depression and had gained weight from eating, drinking and sleeping for days.
The two of them joined forces and headed towards the front line "Throat Camp"!