Late at night, on the northwest side of Dafeichuan Military Camp, on the bank of Qinghai Lake.
The moonlight was bright, the waves caressed the beach, and the lake reflected a charming halo. Qin Mubai sat cross-legged on a large rock on the shore, like an old monk in meditation, closing his eyes slightly and breathing evenly.
Hear the wind from all directions and listen to the waves of the lake.
"Young Marshal, they are coming." A sergeant whispered from behind.
Qin Mubai opened his eyes and said softly, "Okay."
So he stood up and jumped off the reef, clapped his hands, and stood by the river beach paved with milky white sand and gravel. Looking ahead under the moonlight night, a group of people, about three to four hundred people, came in an orderly manner. And beside Qin Mubai, a group of people had already gathered, looking like ancient gods in the night, silent and not angry.
The leader of the army was Pang Fei, who had just arrived at Dafeichuan. He rode a fast horse one step ahead, dismounted and paid homage, "Report to the young commander, the general has been ordered to select 500 Bailang navy troops with the best water qualities. They have been assembled and are waiting for orders."
"Very good." Qin Mubai nodded in approval.
Pang Fei's work has made Qin Mubai completely relieved. Earlier, when Qin Mubai saw the two thousand navy troops he brought, he already had some ideas. He ordered him to select five hundred of the most trustworthy elites to carry out special tasks.
"Do you know the origin of this big lake's name?" Qin Mubai asked, pointing to Qinghai Lake behind him.
"The general knows a thing or two." Pang Fei replied, "Although this lake is a lake, it is named 'Qinghai', which is enough to show its vastness and size. Moreover, it borders the snow-capped mountains, and there is ice water all year round. The water in the lake is cold, and it is said that there is thousands of years of ice at the bottom of the lake.”
"That's a good answer." Qin Mubai nodded and said, "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival now, and the weather is getting colder, which is not a good season for swimming. Do you know why I asked you to come?"
Pang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "The general is stupid, so I'd better ask the young commander to show me!"
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "I want you to stay here and hide like savages, working as fishermen and craftsmen for a month. Is it possible?"
"Fishermen and craftsmen?" Pang Fei was stunned.
"Not bad." Qin Mubai raised his finger to the dense forest not far away and said, "During the day, you hide there and don't let anyone find you. At night, you go out to catch some fish and shrimp to satisfy your hunger. I won't Someone will be sent to deliver supplies to you so as not to be exposed. In addition, your most important task is to use yak hides to make 300 cowhide rafts within a month, which can carry more than five people. Is there a problem?"
"Cowskin raft?" Pang Fei was already confused, "This thing... how to make it? Although we are navy soldiers, we all live in the south of the Yangtze River. We don't know this craft. It's better to use wood."
"Don't worry, I have selected a few barbarian craftsmen who have this craft. You can learn from it." Qin Mubai pointed to the people standing behind him and said, "In addition, there are another 300 snow sculpture troops here. They are the elite disciples I personally trained in Lanzhou, and I will give them to you for the time being. Your task is to teach them how to understand the nature of water and how to control a boat. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" Although he was very confused and felt that the task was arduous, Pang Fei still clasped his fists and agreed without hesitation.
Qin Mubai smiled slightly, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Pang Fei, don't underestimate your current mission. Perhaps, this is the key to determining the outcome of this huge battle. Don't expose it! "
"Yes! ... Don't worry, teacher, the student must know the importance." Pang Fei nodded gently and replied firmly.
Qin Mubai nodded and smiled, and whispered: "Don't you want to ask, why am I doing this?"
"The students are curious... but it's a matter of military aircraft, so I don't dare to ask more questions." Pang Fei said with a smile.
"Come here." Qin Mubai waved, Pang Fei tilted his head, and Qin Mubai whispered a few words in his ear.
Pang Fei's face suddenly became solemn, his eyes widened and he clasped his fists and said, "Teacher, don't worry, my student will definitely live up to his high expectations!"
"Okay, no need to say more." Qin Mubai said with a smile, "This matter is important. Only you and I know about it at the moment. Please don't let it leak out."
"yes!"
"Remember...the January Period!"
"yes!"
Qin Mubai nodded happily, patted his shoulder and said four words: "There is a long way to go."
Pang Fei gritted his teeth, "This time, the student will risk his life to complete the mission!"
Qin Mubai stared at him, nodded, smiled, turned around, mounted his horse, turned the horse's head and said "I believe in you" and rode away alone.
Looking at the horse receding in the silvery moonlight, Pang Fei took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, and murmured to himself, "Trust is greater than mission!..."
"Brothers, we will become the heroes of the Tang Dynasty! But before that, we must first be nameless and nameless, drinking blood from our hair, and no one knows our existence... barbarians!"
Three days later, just as the last military exercise before the war ended, a scout from the front camp came to report that a Tibetan messenger had arrived.
Qin Mubai called for people to come in, and the commander of the Chinese army received him in his tent.
The visitor didn't say much. After entering the tent, he realized that the etiquette was not overly arrogant and presented him with a personal letter from the enemy's commander, Gar Qinling.
A letter of challenge!
Qin Mubai read the letter of war and said to the envoy: "Please reply to Gar Qinling and say that I will go to the battle on time tomorrow."
The envoy thanked him and left without stopping without being entertained.
The generals in the tent cursed one after another, saying that Garqin Ling was obviously deliberately making a fuss and was superfluous. There was going to be a battle tomorrow. Why did he come to issue a declaration of war today just to show his initiative and domineering
Qin Mubai smiled indifferently and said, "Of course not. This letter of challenge can be said to be the most arrogant and unreasonable letter of challenge in history. Do you want to take a look?"
"Bring it to me and see!" Hou Junji was the first to speak, and other generals also wanted to see it.
"Here you go. You are the general who will lead the battle tomorrow. Take a look!" Qin Mubai gave him the battle note.
After Hou Junji looked at it, his eyes suddenly widened and he clenched his teeth, and shouted: "It is indeed arrogant to the extreme! This bastard Gar Qinling actually told us clearly that he wanted to use my Central Plains military formations. Come and humiliate our army!”
"Army diagram?" Most of the generals were stunned!
Barbarian soldiers are brave. How have you ever heard that they know the art of war and formation diagrams? This has always been something that Central Plains military strategists are good at!
In other words, Galqinling is trying to "take advantage of the other's shortcomings and attack its own strengths" - showing off to the extreme and being arrogant to the extreme!
Qin Mubai nodded and said with a smile: "Not only that, he also clearly told me that he wanted to use the 'eight formations of separation'."
"What does it mean to separate into eight formations?" More than 90% of the generals looked confused.
Although they are all generals in the army and some of them are veterans on the battlefield, there are very few people who understand this kind of profound military formations. For example, there are many people who can play basketball, but there are only a few who are proficient in various court techniques and tactics and are qualified as NBA coaches.
Hou Junji snorted coldly and said: "Eight formations separated and one formation combined. These two formations complement each other. It can be said that they are the oldest and most profound military formation tactics in the Central Plains. They were developed from ancient times. The most famous "Fenghou" formation passed down from that period evolved into eight formations, namely "Heaven Formation, Earth Formation, Cloud Formation, Wind Formation, Flying Dragon, Tiger Wings, Bird Wings, and Snake Pan". The formation changes endlessly in cycles and is almost invulnerable if executed properly. It is a perfect tactic for a fierce battle between two armies, both offensive and defensive.”
Most of the generals were confused after listening for a long time. Xue Wanche couldn't help but said: "Hou Junji, since you are familiar with this formation, wouldn't it be easy to defeat the Garqin Tomb?"
"A joke." Hou Junji sneered, "The formation is dead, but the people are alive. Do you think Gar Qinling is really a fool, telling us the formation and just leaving it there for us to kill? I just said, This formation has endless variations, just like a person with strong martial arts skills. Even if you know that he only has a few tricks, it is impossible to defeat him easily. Anyone who can master such a formation must be a master of military art and battle formations. , How to use troops, how to deploy troops, how to adapt to the situation, only in the palm of your hand. Gar Qinling is indeed extremely arrogant, but he really has the capital to be arrogant!"
"To increase others' ambition and destroy one's own prestige, there is no future!" Xue Wanjun scolded.
"You know nothing!" Hou Junji said angrily, "You know how to bombard with cannons and charge stupidly! Don't say that there are 300,000 troops, even if there are only 30,000, you can charge with 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses. In the past, all methods that could not break the formation were bound to be trapped in that formation, leaving no bones or bones behind!"
"Okay, there's no need to argue." Qin Mubai said, "Hou Junji, if I remember correctly, Duke Wei's Art of War has detailed records and introductions about this formation. At the same time, I also remember that this formation There is no fixed way, so there is no fixed way to break it. So, are you confident in breaking it?"
Hou Junji frowned and said, "Tell the truth, I'm 50% sure."
"This is really a true statement." Qin Mubai said, "In such a confrontation, the competition is the combined strength of the two armies, such as the adaptability, speed of adjustment, personal combat level, psychological quality, etc. Of course, the most important thing is It's the general's military qualities and practical experience. This Garqin Ling is indeed confident to the point of arrogance. He knew clearly that there were two disciples of the Duke of Wei, Hou Junji, and I, but he deliberately used the ancient and profound knowledge of the Central Plains. He is quite confident in his military skills and the overall strength of his army!"
"Then tomorrow's battle will be really difficult..." Many generals muttered.
"Easy to fight or not..." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "Then we have to fight first! - Generals, listen to your orders!"
"promise!"
"Tomorrow, from midnight onwards, more troops and horses will be well fed. At Chou hour, we will go on an expedition to Qingluo Plain and fight against Tibet!"
"Got the order!"
"Hou Junji, I ordered you to lead the 50,000 Lanzhou field infantry under your command as the front, and set up a formation to meet the enemy. You will also assign Yuwen Hongtai and his 5,000 elite Mo Daoshou as your front vanguard. I will lead the central army myself. He personally supervised the battle; Xue Wanche took charge of the artillery and guarded the camp as a response. "
"promise!"
The generals received military orders one by one and left the commander's tent to mobilize troops and horses. Soon, there was a tense atmosphere in the Dafei military camp.
The war has finally come.
Eight hundred bottles of long horns roared into the sky, flags were flying, and the yellow sand was like a dragon!
Princess Wencheng Li Xueyan put on the same Baiqi special female general armor as the Tantai sisters, and stood side by side behind Qin Mubai of Dianjiangtai. She could not suppress the panic in her heart and her body kept shaking.
Before the war started, just the majesty of thousands of troops and the deafening sound of horns before her made her feel her own insignificance and unprecedented shock!
In front of him, Qin Mubai, who was always as kind and gentle as Lin's elder brother, was now wearing gold armor and a unicorn robe. He held a Guiyi sword in his left hand, a tiger's head in his right hand, and a golden gun on his head. The peacock crown with double feathers flutters in the wind. Although it is motionless, it is outstanding. It is like a temple of the ancient god of war, which is worshiped by thousands of people.
Li Xueyan still couldn't figure it out. Sometimes there were three or five women in a room, which must have been extremely noisy. Why were the thousands of men and horses in front of him arranged so neatly and orderly like a knife and ruler? In the large square formation, tens of millions of people silently looked at Qin Mubai on the general stage and obeyed the order.
"Qin Mubai, he doesn't even have three heads and six arms or the ability of a god, so why can he become the core and spiritual support of these tens of millions of people?" Li Xueyan stared at Qin Mubai's tall back, smoke flowing in his eyes.
In the heart of every man, there will be a good wife and mother, a charming monster, or various other dream lovers; but in the heart of every girl, there must be an outstanding hero and big shot!
Li Xueyan seemed to begin to understand why she had been unconsciously obsessed with Qin Mubai. In addition to his piano strings that are full of passion and can penetrate the heart, and his gentleness and demeanor that are as gentle and graceful as the elder brother of the Lin family, the most important thing is that he is outstanding!
Although she understood that this reason was vulgar and simple, it was just as fatal as the reason why she was determined to go to the plateau!
…
"boom!-"
The tiger-headed golden gun struck the general stage with a heavy thud, and the thousands of troops suddenly stood in awe!
"Raising an army for a thousand days can be spent in a moment." Qin Mubai said solemnly, "For today's battle, I only have one request!"
"Please give the order, Marshal -" the soldiers shouted loudly.
"The Guanxi Army of the Tang Dynasty only has the souls of those who died in battle, and there are no cowards who have flinched!" Qin Mubai said, "Winning or losing today, bring out the spirit of our Guanxi Army!"
"Better die than retreat!—Better die than retreat!"
"Bang—"
The Guiyi sword was unsheathed and pointed to the northwest.
"Listen to my general's order—all the troops, advance toward Seirahara!"