But no matter what, this is an expedition, and the 10,000 people at this moment are brave and skillful in fighting, and are not afraid of death.
It's unclear whether they can hold up against the hundreds of thousands of white-clad Daushi troops in iron armor below, let alone fight a bloody path to rescue the people inside.
"Yes, how can we let them know that reinforcements are coming?" Li Hong's brows condensed into a rope.
The explosives had long been used up, and he had used them all at the foot of the Potala Palace that night.
Now it can be said that he does not have a weapon in his hand that can defeat the opponent strategically, so as to create a gap in the encirclement of hundreds of thousands of people.
Hei Te Changzhi listened quietly to what the two said, and said with difficulty and bitterness: "Now our only way is to get in touch with Wang Mingyuan, who is surrounded by water in the city, and then attack the city in white clothes. When they are busy, attack from behind them to buy time and opportunity for the troops in the city to escape. "
"Easier said than done?" Li Hong looked at the besieged Jiling City.
If you want to get in touch with the city, you have to fly over from the sky, but that is not feasible. I am afraid that as soon as you fly over the head of the white-clothed food, you will be shot down by a hail of arrows.
In the air but not in the ground? When the tunnel is dug, everyone in the city will probably be dead.
Now I am afraid that the only ones that can freely pass between Bai Yi Dashi and Ji Ling City are the birds in the sky and the ants on the ground.
Xue Rengui's eyes were fierce, he looked at the foot of the mountain through the grass in front of him, and said coldly: "It is better to let the general lead a few hundred troops to attract them. In this way, at least Wang Mingyuan in the city can know that reinforcements have arrived, and he can also It can improve their morale in defending the city and enable them to resist for a while longer.”
Li Hong listened to Xue Rengui's plea and just stared blankly at the people below who shook their heads silently. This was a last resort. Don't use this last resort until the last moment.
Xue Rengui and Hei Te Changzhi were able to have the idea of dying together with Baiyi Dashi, or even sacrificing themselves to rescue Wang Mingyuan. In fact, along the way, Li Hong made the stakes of this rescue clear to them.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for the two of them to understand why they had to take such a big risk and rush to the rescue resolutely when the winning rate and chance were extremely low, and they might even lose their lives in the Persian Governor's Mansion.
"Tolerating all rivers and being proud of all barbarians", in order to prove the power of our Datang to small countries, and at the same time, it is also to let other countries see the influence of Datang in remote areas, so that Datang can govern the Western Regions with peace of mind, and Attracting the respect and worship of Datang from all countries.
And our thousands-mile rescue has allowed many border officers and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to see that the Tang Dynasty court attaches great importance to them, maintain the important position of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, and create an important attitude for future recruitment.
The historical weakening of the Tang Dynasty is closely related to the destruction of the land equalization system and the destruction of the military system. But in the final analysis, the great reduction in military strength is still due to the decline in the status of soldiers.
This led to the saying that is still popular in later generations: "A good man should not be a soldier, and a good man should not hammer nails."
Therefore, in order for Datang to continue to maintain its current influence, both those in the court and military generals must make a solemn statement for the strong and strong man of Datang.
And this is what allowed Xue Rengui and Heiji Changzhi to dispel their doubts. The reason is that although today's Tang Dynasty has not yet reached the time when the military will truly decline in twenty or thirty years, the status of generals and soldiers has dropped sharply. , but it is an indisputable fact.
Xue Rengui and Hei Chi Changzhi naturally have a deep understanding of each other, so when they arrived here, they became even more proactive than Li Hong when it came to Li Hong's risk of thousands of miles to rescue.
Otherwise, Xue Rengui would not have come up with the idea of using himself as a target to lure the enemy, attracting the attention of the enemy for Li Hong and Hei Te Changzhi, so as to give them a chance to rescue the besieged Tang soldiers.
The soldiers who were resting in the valley during the day truly blended into the mountains and forests when dusk came. If you didn't look carefully, it would be difficult to spot the soldiers of the Tang Army resting on the half-slope of the huge valley.
Li Hong and the others lay on the top of the hill and took a nap for a while before being awakened by the increasingly noisy sounds and roars below.
I saw the food troops in white clothes at the foot of the mountain. Compared with the early morning and afternoon, the whole atmosphere was a little more chilling.
A murderous aura of approaching war slowly spread from the hundreds of thousands of people below. Cold spears, scimitars, iron-blooded horses, sharp bows and arrows, catapults, etc. are all ready.
"It seems that when night falls, they will prepare to attack the city again. Call Hengqiao, Fang Zhan, Jingzhe, and Cheetah over here." Li Hong looked at the foot of the mountain, where he was mobilizing the orderly white-clothed food troops, anxiously said.
Looking at a small group of troops that looked like white-clad scouts, Li Hong began to order Heng Qiao and the others: "Kill them cleanly. Then when he saw that there was no tent in the north of the city, he tried his best to take advantage of the enemy's attack. The chaos behind the city. When approaching there, it would be best if you can assassinate the enemy generals. If you cannot assassinate them, you have to create some chaos for them. But you must remember that you must retreat immediately after one stick of incense. Also, bring This, try to shoot the letter on the arrow into the city as soon as you sneak in."
Watching a group of 20 to 30 people of cavalry in white clothes, raising a puff of smoke and running towards the mountain notch here, it seems that this is a reconnaissance of their own rear before the final attack on the city.
It seems that they are also afraid that if the war breaks out, there will be hidden Tocharian people who will launch a sneak attack on them, or it may be just a routine exploration.
But this has given Li Hong a very small hope. At least as long as these people are killed, after they disguise themselves, it is easy to sneak into the army of hundreds of thousands of people, and shoot arrows into the city. It shouldn't be too difficult.
What's more, Heng Qiao and Fang Zhan have learned a lot about Baiyi Dashi during this period, so it shouldn't be a problem to deal with ordinary checkpoints in the military camp. This is why Li Hong chose them and Jingzhe.
As for Hua Meng and Mang Zhong, including Lawless, Li Hong originally wanted to send all the masters around him in one fell swoop, not even leaving his own bodyguards behind, but in the end he was strongly stopped by Xue Rengui and Hei Te Changzhi.
Li Hong watched dozens of them leave quietly, and when he rushed towards the white-robed scouts, he immediately ordered Manzhong to find some rosin and some branches, including a lot of thin fabrics.
Xue Rengui and others did not understand what Li Hong was going to do, and they could not help at all, so they had no choice but to follow Li Hong's orders and began to reorganize their troops and set up a large number of ambushes with bows and crossbows on both sides of the valley.
Making Kongming lanterns is a simple matter for Li Hong, but he has not played with it in these years.
I wanted to play during the Lantern Festival in the palace. As soon as I lit the fire, before I could take out the Kongming lantern, Wu Mei, the dragon mother, grabbed her by the ears and carried it away. She was afraid that if he got excited, he would light the old Tai Chi Palace again.
The Kongming Lantern was invented by a woman during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period because her husband was in the army. Later, it was used more for military purposes to convey messages.
As for why it is called Kongming Lantern, it is because people look like it resembles the hat Zhuge Kongming originally wore, so it was named Kongming Lantern.
As for what has been passed down by later generations, it is that when Zhuge Kongming was besieged in Pingyang and could not send troops out of the city to ask for help, he made this Kongming lantern and tied it with a message for help. Finally, after calculating the wind, he released the Kongming lantern and moved it to rescue the troops. This is remembered by people. .
But just think about it and you will know that it is impossible. Bows and arrows were designed by humans when they started the earliest wars. They can be shot down when you just release the city and it is not too high.
What's more, with the control of the wind direction and the enemy's siege, unless your sky lantern can be controlled remotely, it will be impossible for it to float out of the city and find reinforcements for you.
Lawless, Hua Meng, and Mang Zhong were busy working under the command of Li Hong. Finally, under Li Hong's command, they made a lantern that could fly.
At this time, Xue Rengui and Hei Te Changzhi, who were behind the troops, stared at the lanterns at their feet, with the words "Tang" and "Bei" written on them, but they didn't know what His Highness the Crown Prince wanted to do.
When Li Hong said that this thing could fly after being lit, the two looked at each other in shock. No one believed that a lantern can fly if you light a fire underneath it.
"It must be placed here. In this way, if Wang Mingyuan had any brains, after breaking out of the city, he would have known to run to the north of the valley." Li Hong was afraid that if it was too far away, the people in Jiling City would see the writing on it. Not sure, but finally decided to light the Kongming Lantern from here.
"Your Highness, the general has asked me to be the vanguard of the attack on the white-clothed army. You and General Xue will set up an ambush here." Hei Te Changzhi patted the armor on his body and said proudly.
Li Hong ignored him and just looked at Xue Rengui, the meaning in his eyes was self-evident: "Do you think so too?"
"General Protector, the general has been guarding the Western Region for a long time, and he has some understanding of the troops in Baiyi Dashi, so the general will lead a surprise attack. You and General Black Teeth will set up an ambush here. The general will ensure that Wang Mingyuan and Beilu are captured. Bring it back safely." Xue Rengui also made a clanging sound with his armor. Although the horsetail in his hand was still wrapped in black cloth, it still made people feel a strong fighting spirit.
Li Hong smiled slightly, shook his head silently at first, and then said: "You want me to cut off your rear here, and then wait for the soldiers of the Tang army to pass by, and then keep me here to fight to the death with the white-clothed giant? You can protect me. Can’t we evacuate safely?”
(End of chapter)