The truth is such a truth, but the situation is not necessarily the case.
Human beings are not purely rational. Most of the time they do things because of emotional factors, especially the black and white prairie people. Sometimes they are terribly stubborn, and sometimes they are extremely enlightened. In many cases, it depends on whether what is about to be done conforms to the three views they have formed.
When Zhang Changan was exploring the front line as a scout, the army led by Shangguan Qingcheng was slowing down a hundred miles away. Because they are all cavalry, a hundred miles is not a long distance. The extreme speed of the fine cavalry's attack speed is three hundred miles a day and a night. On the grassland, this distance can be further extended.
So the distance of a hundred miles is, at some point, the distance of a marching day.
As the chief general of more than 30,000 fine cavalry, Shangguan Qingcheng's considerations are naturally different from those of Zhang Changan. The biggest difference is the size of the object of consideration.
"The Khitan army's attack on our Tang Dynasty is now concentrated in three areas, namely Juyongguan in Guizhou, Beikou in Tanzhou, and Yuguan in Pingzhou. According to the latest news, Yelu Abaoji is just outside Yuguan. It is related to the first two. For example, Yuguan is actually the easiest to break through, but in summer, after the Yu River rises, the moat of Yuguan, which was built according to the geographical location, becomes more insurmountable, so it is now the strongest.
"If Yelu Abaoji wants to break through the border, he can only choose Juyongguan and Beikou. However, in terms of the current situation, whether Yelu Abaoji will take the initiative to attack is actually in between. In the final analysis, there is no war in Hexi and Shu. In the case of victory, the general situation on the battlefield is favorable to Khitan.
"If this battle is delayed, although the Khitan army also has food supply problems, compared with the Tang Dynasty, which faces enemies three times, Yelu Abaoji has nothing to accept. Therefore, Yelu Abaoji is likely to adopt a solid strategy now. , Nanzhao's support, used this war to drag down Datang. If we want to win this war, we must break the deadlock.
"What we are facing right now is the Khitan army in Guizhou. The leader of the army is still the general Yelu Xienechi, who has an army of about 600,000. The main force is divided into two parts, one part is attacking Juyongguan, Part of it besieged Huairong City in Guizhou Prefecture.
"Different from our army's campaign, they did not set up a separate storehouse for food and supplies. Therefore, Huairong and Juyongguan are where their cattle, sheep, and supplies are located. We want to cut off their food roads to achieve the goal of defeating them. How easy."
It was none other than Chu Zheng who said these words.
He is now Shangguan Qingcheng's secretary and joins the army. Although his position is not high, he has the power to be a military counselor. This disciple of Bailu Cave, now it's time to display what he has learned in his life, so he is very energetic.
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Shangguan Qingcheng couldn't deny Chu Zheng's words, and said expressionlessly: "According to the news reported by Zhang Chang'an, the Khitan army should not have much food and fodder, otherwise we wouldn't have sent a large group of soldiers and horses out to raise food.
"The war has been fought so far, and it should have exceeded Yelu Abaoji's expectations in advance. The shortage of food and supplies is a manifestation. As long as we destroy their food collection team, we can still play a role in supporting the frontline battlefield."
Chu Zheng thought for a while, and agreed with Shangguan Qingcheng's judgment.
He turned to think about it and said: "Prairie people are actually very barbaric in their wars. The food and fodder in the headquarters of Yelu Abaoji is actually not too short. The territory controlled by the eight Khitan tribes is enough to mobilize enough cattle and sheep.
"However, two million troops are fighting abroad, and many of them are not directly related to him. These troops have to start raising food now to ensure that they have enough food and supplies. From this point of view, in the past few months, the border soldiers fought bloody battles. Keeping the Khitan army out of the Great Wall, the results and effects are obvious."
Shangguan Qingcheng pondered for a while, and said with sharp eyes: "We have more than 30,000 cavalry, and this is an opportunity to break the stalemate. Send an order to Zhang Chang'an to find out where the Khitan's food-raising troops are gathered. Hit them, beat them!"
"yes!"
After Zhang Changan received the military order from Shangguan Qingcheng, he summoned the capitals among his more than 500 subordinates, and Taoist Buchen to discuss how to find out the gathering point of the Khitan grain raising brigade.
This is not a simple question.
What is not simple is where everyone is now.
Starting from Yunzhou, the army basically followed the direction of the Great Wall and marched all the way northeast on the grassland. The area where they are currently located is Huai'an County, the nearest county to Guizhou, which is also close to two hundred miles away. On this vast grassland, it is not possible for monks to find the gathering point of the Khitan's grain raising army.
"Since the Khitan's food-raising team appeared here, and it is a team of thousands of people, it is conceivable that their assembly point is not too far from here. Within a radius of two hundred miles, there must be their camp. Buchen, you Let's set off now to contact the Quanzhen Temple and Wukong Shimen on the grassland, use their power, and make sure to find out where they are. Remember, you must hide your whereabouts, and don't let the Khitan monks notice, otherwise you will scare the snake. "
Zhang Changan said solemnly to Buchen.
Buchen nodded, "Commander, don't worry, although the Quanzhen Temple has not been on the grassland for too long, if it comes to the strength of the eyeliner, it can definitely be driven, and I will start here."
After Buchen left, Zhang Changan was still not completely at ease. As a leading general, he could use other forces to investigate the military situation, but the initiative must be in his own hands. He summoned the qi training monks in the team and wanted to send them out to investigate and follow the Khitan food raising team after making up and changing their appearance.
"It's impossible without a grassland herdsman as a guide. Once we encounter a Khitan monk, a shepherd must come forward to speak. Although we can also speak some languages on the grassland, because the time for studying is too short, we don't speak very well now. If you are proficient, it is easy to show your feet. At that time, your own life is in danger, and once the Khitan army is alerted, the main force led by General Shangguan will not be able to make a successful surprise attack."
Xu Jiu, the head of the capital, expressed his own considerations. He is also a student of Chang'an Practice Academy, and he was a sharp soldier in the army before, so he has no lack of understanding of military affairs.
Zhang Chang'an pondered for a moment, "There are still six living people in this tribe, and there are four people who can follow us now, but Buchen can't persuade them to work for us, how can you and I talk to them?"
When this question was raised, everyone fell into silence.
Xu Jiu suddenly said: "I heard from the surviving shepherds that the girl you rescued is actually the granddaughter of the tribal chief. If you can convince her and let her come forward to persuade those shepherds, maybe this matter will not be resolved." Disaster."
Zhang Changan was startled, he didn't expect Gesang to be the chief's granddaughter. In the past two days, she was heartbroken, and the two of them didn't communicate much. On weekdays, he would call the other party when he was eating. After all, he used the iron pot in his tent.
But when he was sleeping, he was not in other people's tents. After all, there were still many tents here.
It was already late at night when I saw Gesang again, and Zhang Changan spent a long time discussing things with everyone. Gesang sat on the grass with his arms around his knees, facing the bright and distant sky, singing songs that he could only half understand. His voice was very pleasant, like an oriole.
Although Zhang Chang'an had never seen Huang Li before, everyone described a person's voice as clear and easy to hear, so he followed the crowd. It's just that this clear and beautiful voice is so sad no matter how you listen to it now.
Because Gesang was crying.
Singing with tears in his eyes, his voice was not choked, which Zhang Changan had never seen before.
Probably the women on the grasslands are somewhat different from the women in the Central Plains. Gesang did not show any gesture of comfort when she was crying like the women in the Central Plains. Even if she faced the dark night alone, she still had the courage to live alone. Need the consolation of amorous wit.
Zhang Changan disturbed his head, the nature of men from the Tang Dynasty to be compassionate and cherishing jade made him want to comfort each other, but the roughness of men from the borderlands made him not know how to comfort each other.
In the end, he could only sit down beside the other party and listen to her singing,
Although he doesn't know much about the content of the lyrics, he feels that the content of the piano sound is never the most important thing, but the artistic conception and atmosphere created. Seeking bosom friends in high mountains and flowing waters seems to be the reason. At least Zhang Changan understood right now that Gesang was telling her dead parents and relatives about his lovesickness and loneliness.
After an unknown amount of time, Gesang's singing stopped, probably because he was tired from singing and crying, so he rested his chin on his knees.
Zhang Changan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't find the right words, he hesitated several times, and finally Gesang spoke first: "Can you avenge me?"
This is a very simple sentence.
A very simple request.
It reflects Gesang's current mood and state of mind.
When she said this, she raised her head to look at Zhang Chang'an, her eyes were burning, she did not see any weakness or cowardice, but her expression was resolute, her bright eyes were full of hope.
Zhang Changan thought he couldn't refuse such a request, after all, it was consistent with his mission, so he solemnly said: "As long as you are willing to help me, I can avenge you."
Gesang's answer was straightforward: "How can I help you?"
After saying this, she was already eager to try.
Zhang Changan opened his mouth, but was speechless again.
It took only two days for a group to be wiped out, and for a woman who lost her family only two days ago, she should be at a loss and at a loss, but Gesang in front of him made Zhang Chang'an realize that the vitality of the herdsmen on the grassland was far beyond his imagination. To be strong.
What Zhang Chang'an didn't know was that Gesang had been told countless times by the old chief that a shepherd who couldn't be strong would not be able to survive one cold winter after another. Girls who grew up in that livable place in the Central Plains would not know how difficult life on the grassland is.
The Central Plains people always laugh at the prairie people as barbarians, but in fact they are right, the prairie people are indeed very barbaric. But if they weren't savage, they wouldn't survive at all.
In this wild area, they are used to company with livestock such as cattle and sheep, and beasts such as wild wolves, so even a thirteen-year-old girl can quickly cheer up after losing all her relatives, and see clearly He knows who to ask to avenge himself.
Zhang Changan got the help he wanted.
Under Gesang's persuasion, the surviving members of the tribe agreed to be driven by the alien army of Datang.
When Gesang persuaded them, Zhang Changan followed behind. He found that Gesang's words were not very powerful, and his thoughts were not very rigorous. In terms of agitation, he was not worth mentioning. He was confident that he could say something that would make people's blood boil a hundred times Come.
But with such a simple and plain language, when Gesang said it, the shepherds easily agreed and agreed, and their attitude was very firm. It was also at this time that Zhang Changan realized that on this vast grassland, no matter how much the Tang people tried to talk, it would not work for ordinary shepherds. The only thing that was useful was the identity of the speaker.
Gesang is a prairie person and a member of their tribe, so what she said can easily gain the trust of her companions.
Gesang helped Zhang Changan solve the big trouble. The only request was to kill all those who invaded the tribe. The additional request was to go to the battlefield with Zhang Changan.
"The battlefield is dangerous, and it's not a place for you girls to set foot in, if you're not a monk."
Zhang Changan said to Gesang very seriously, "You can be our guide, but if the battle starts, you can only stay away from it."
With tears in his eyes, Gesang bit his lips and replied, "I won't hinder your fight. I'm right on the edge of the battlefield. You don't need to worry about me. I just hope you don't drive me away, so that I can avenge my people with my own hands." !"
Zhang Changan couldn't refuse such a request.
In his eyes, prairie girls are just country girls. Although he doesn't discriminate against them, he can't afford to take them seriously. Since Gesang insisted on twisting the knife to kill people by himself, it is okay to let her kill a few wounded soldiers to vent her anger without becoming a burden on the army.
With the help of Gesang and her people, Zhang Changan's scout team dispersed.
In his team of more than 500 people, there are dozens of students from Chang'an Practice Academy. Among them, the lowest cultivation level is expected to enter the Qi refining period before entering the academy. Most of them broke through the gas refining stage.
Now, it's time for them to serve the country with their own cultivation.
Zhang Changan personally led Gesang—or rather, was led by Gesang—into the wilderness.
Ordinary soldiers are not qualified to participate in such operations. In Zhang Changan's five-member team, Gesang is the only one who is not a Qi training monk.
They fled into the vast grassland, relying on Gesang's familiarity with the environment, combined with Zhang Chang'an's judgment on the enemy's actions, and the simple map given by Buchen, they easily followed a Khitan cavalry raising food.
There are more than seven hundred cavalry.
This shows that they have harmed enough shepherds before, so that nearly 300 people can be assigned to escort the cattle and sheep. Now this cavalry team is flattening a tribe of more than 200 people. After paying a very small price, Arbitrarily took away their cattle and sheep.
It was about time, this cavalry team did not continue to raise food, but the whole team escorted the cattle and sheep and began to walk back. Zhang Chang'an knew the direction of this place, and they must go southwest in order to get close to Guizhou. Therefore, he can easily judge the opponent's intention of action.
Gesang, who was also lying on the grass slope, was now flushed and gritted his teeth. Just looking at her wolf-like gaze, Zhang Changan knew that she must have remembered the scene of his tribe being wiped out. Seeing that the other party had already started their return journey, Zhang Changan pulled Gesang away from the grassy slope.
The longer they get along, the more Zhang Changan feels that Gesang is different from ordinary women. To be precise, it is different from Central Plains women. Although she was only thirteen years old, she was surprisingly sensible and mature. No matter what she saw along the way or how resentful she was, as long as Zhang Changan ordered, she would never hesitate or be impulsive, and would absolutely cooperate with Zhang Changan's actions.
like now.
Her facial features were clearly distorted, but when Zhang Changan said to go, she followed quietly.
Such Gesang made Zhang Changan feel pity, the other party was really pitiful.
He himself is not some ignorant dude, nor is he an ordinary citizen who has never seen the world. Of course, he knows that the earlier a person matures, it means that she has endured too much pain at an age when she should not have suffered.
Gesang is obviously such a girl.
Even if she is the granddaughter of the tribal chief.
Zhang Chang'an has now seen clearly that a chief of a tribe of more than a hundred people really has no power to speak of on the grassland. Compared with the Central Plains, the grassland is much more disordered, and the reality that big fists are the last word is too naked. Duo, how can a girl who grows up in such an environment be coquettish
Gesang always caught Zhang Changan's eyes, but he didn't have too much energy to pay attention to him. His own mission and the situation he was in made him tense up all the time.
Stealthily following the team escorting cattle and sheep, Zhang Chang'an and others headed towards Longmen County. As the sun and moon changed, the number of Khitan cavalry they met on the road continued to increase. At times like this, Zhang Changan had no choice but to admire Gesang.
This girl can always tell Zhang Chang'an in advance which routes to avoid, which places must not be set foot, and which places are suitable for the army to operate according to the terrain of the mountains and rivers. Because of Gesang's existence, Zhang Chang'an and others were not encountered by Khitan Rangers along the way.
Zhang Changan was surprised to find that Gesang was really smart.
Along the way, for the sake of his own actions, he instilled a lot of military knowledge in Gesang, including the essentials such as the time and location that scouts need to consider when marching, and Gesang can always apply what he has learned. It was discovered by Khitan's rangers and monks.
To be honest, Zhang Chang'an didn't think Gesang was very smart. When he told him about important national events, poems and poems, and the face of war, the other party seemed to be listening to the scriptures, forgetting it after a while, but only with this grassland. She can always draw inferences about relevant things.
Relying on Gesang, Zhang Chang'an finally found out where the Khitan army gathering for food was assembled.
It was a river valley, with a large area of tents of the Khitan army, and even herds of cattle and sheep like the ocean.