Chapter 928 Generals Gather, Strategic Deduction (Part 2)
Chapter 928
"Daqin Ruozan, I have fought against him. From what I know about him, they should already be discussing what to do tonight. There is no accident. Their goal tonight should be here."
As Wang Chong said, he suddenly stretched out a finger and pointed to a point on the sand table in the hall.
This finger immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, and countless eyes turned to the place Wang Chong pointed to on the sand table.
...
"The daytime part of the war between us and Datang has ended, but the night part has not yet begun..."
At the same time, on the east side of the Talas battlefield, behind the high hills, in a typical Western Turkic golden camp, Daqin Ruozan, Du Wusili, Huoshu Guizang, Dusong Mangbuzhi and other Western Turkic camps The generals with Uzang were gathering together, and everyone gathered around Daqin Ruozan.
Unlike Wang Chong and the others, what was placed in front of them at this time was not the topography sand table of Talas, but the precious continental map of the Uz-Tibet Empire.
"The apparent leader of Datang is Gao Xianzhi, but the actual commander behind the scenes has become the familiar young son of the Wang family. From what I know about him, he will definitely take action tonight. In the southwest, He has already used this trick, and this time he will never let go of this opportunity."
Just like Wang Chong's judgment on Daqin Ruozan, Daqin Ruozan at this moment also made the same judgment on Wang Chong. The two old enemies knew their opponents too well.
"In addition, we have lost a lot of troops in the daytime battle. Unlike Datang, we don't have Tang Li to supplement, so I judge that Wang Chong will definitely regard us as the focus of future attacks. He will continue to Use all the effective ways to nibble away at our troops bit by bit, until we are completely dragged down in the end!"
If Wang Chong was here, he would definitely be surprised, because Daqin Ruozan actually explained exactly the strategy he analyzed to everyone in the main hall of Hullos City.
"Gonjok Jeb, how are the fences I ordered you to build and the outposts?"
Daqin Ruozan turned his head, looked at a Uzang general behind him and said.
"Returning to the Prime Minister, the goods have been unloaded from the accompanying vehicles, and the soldiers are ordered to build. There should be about two hours before the construction will be completed."
Named Gong Jue Jiebu, with a rough face and a scimitar hanging from his waist, the extremely strong Uzang general said.
"Very well, tell all the soldiers to arrange a signal for the No. 1 patrol. In addition, try to light a large number of torches outside the line of defense. Anyone who approaches, whether it is the enemy or your own people, needs to be on strict alert. ——If you encounter Your own people, you should be more vigilant than encountering enemies!"
Daqin Ruo praised.
"Is the prime minister making too much fuss? Is he just passing by at night, is he being too careful?"
At this moment, a voice sounded in the tent. With his hands behind his back, Du Wusili listened silently at the beginning, but when he heard the back, a pair of wild thick eyebrows gradually wrinkled and tightened unconsciously. Daqin Ruozan is the Prime Minister of Uzang, this point, after a brief contact, Du Wusili also deeply recognized it.
However, Daqin Ruozan's attitude of being ready for battle as if he was facing a formidable enemy really made Du Wusili find it hard to agree. I'm afraid Daqin Ruozan didn't look like this during the early morning battle.
"Hehe, the general hasn't dealt with that one before, so it's normal not to know. That one's way of fighting is different from anyone else. In the Southwest War, this one even used the strategy of Li Daitao to stiffen the Tang people several times in succession. Pretending to be us Uzbek Tibetans and Mengshezhao people. It was raining heavily at the time, so several encirclement campaigns were destroyed by him. The situation that was originally an absolute advantage was destroyed step by step by him, which led to the final failure. "
Daqin Ruozan smiled lightly, not angry.
"Buzz!"
Seeing Daqin Ruozan's words, the expressions of the generals of the Western Turkic Khanate, such as Du Wusili, Shamsak, and Chekun Benba, all changed slightly.
They knew a little bit about the Battle of the Southwest, but they had never heard of such specific details.
"This is too despicable!"
Che Kun Benba said harshly.
The Western Turks are used to head-to-head battles with real knives and guns. If the opponent pretends to be a Western Turk to sneak attack, it is really hard to guard against.
"Don't blame the general. The prime minister is just being cautious. There is nothing wrong with being careful. I say this for the sake of the entire army. Besides, there are corpses everywhere on the battlefield. It is very likely that Tang has already taken measures to strip the corpses from those corpses." Take the battle armor. In this battle, we have killed close to 40,000 people in total. If Datang sent 40,000 people to pretend to be us and sneak attack in the dark, we would not be able to sustain it in our situation, and the final result would be heavy losses."
Huo Shu Guizang said in a deep voice.
Both Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu Guizang had a deep understanding of Wang Chong's habit of pretending to be his opponent and making sneak attacks, and they were deeply vigilant. Du Wusili might not understand it, but Daqin Ruozan and Huoshu Guizang couldn't help it.
Du Wusili did not speak, but his eyebrows were furrowed. If the number of disguised soldiers and horses is small, there is no problem, but if the number is large, it will be different. If the boy from Datang is really so cunning, he really has to guard against it.
"This matter will be done according to what you said. I will let the people below cooperate fully. However, Datang can sneak attack on us, so why can't we attack them? Instead of sitting and waiting for death, it is better to use offense instead of defense."
Du Wusili said in a low voice.
"Hehe, I agree with the General on this point."
Daqin Ruozan smiled lightly, flicked his sleeves lightly, turned his head, and looked at the mainland map on the hollowed-out table in the tent again:
"Although the Tang people are powerful in combat and have outstanding military skills, more than half of them are mercenaries. There are not many real Datang/armies. In addition, they have a huge weakness. If you can detain them Weakness, you can 'break off an arm', even if the people of Tang Dynasty still have 100,000 soldiers and horses, they are nothing to be afraid of."
"What weakness?"
Daqin Ruozan's words instantly attracted the attention of everyone in the tent, Du Wusili, Huoba Sangye, Chekun Benba, Shamusak and others all looked over.
"Carriage Crossbow!"
Daqin Ruozan smiled slightly and spit out these two words.
...
"Carriage Crossbow!"
Daqin Ruozan would not know. At the same time, in the main hall of Talas City, Wang Chong said the same two words confidently in front of all the generals.
"The crossbow is the important weapon of the Tang Dynasty, and the imperial court has always been very strict in this aspect. This time we rushed thousands of miles to support Talas, and there are quite a few big cannibals, Western Turks and Uzbek Tibetans. They all died under the arrows of the car crossbow. Daqin Ruozan is known as the wise minister, so it is impossible not to notice this. If Daqin Ruozan launches a night attack, it is no surprise that his target must be the car crossbow!"
Wang Chong's words were resounding, he really knew Daqin Ruozan too well.
A night attack, unless it is a large-scale war, will cause very limited damage, so it usually chooses a strategic target for sneak attack, so Daqin Ruozan will never miss this opportunity.
"Lord Protector, the car crossbow is no small matter. If the Tibetans of Uzbekistan and the Western Turks choose the crossbow as their target, do we need to consider withdrawing the crossbow to the city of Talas to avoid excessive losses?"
Cheng Qianli tentatively said.
Carriage crossbows are not unique to Wang Chong. The Anxi Protectorate Army is equipped with a large number of car crossbows. However, car crossbows have always been used as an auxiliary function. There has never been an independent army like Wang Chong, and a detailed division of labor. On the battlefield, there was a world of difference in the power of Wang Chong's crossbow army and the crossbow troop of Anxi Protectorate Army, and the two felt completely different.
If Daqin Ruozan chooses Wang Chong's ballista army as a surprise attack target, it will definitely have a huge impact on Datang/army in Talas City.
However, the ballista army is after all an army under Wang Chong's independent command. Even if Cheng Qianli is the deputy governor of the Anxi Governor's Army, he has no right to interfere. He can only give appropriate suggestions. Interference is taboo!
"No need!"
Wang Chong smiled and didn't take it seriously:
"The steel defense line must cooperate with the ballista troops to generate deterrence. And it does not rule out the possibility of Abu Mu/Slin and Daqin Ruozan launching a large-scale attack at night. Only with the ballista can they counterattack in time. And there is no How did the ballista attract Daqin Ruozan?"
Hearing the last sentence, the eyes of everyone in the hall lit up.
"It seems that the guardian has already made arrangements."
Gao Xianzhi stroked the three strands of beard, realized something, looked at Wang Chong and said with a smile.
"Anything that is forewarned is foregone or not. Now that Daqin Ruozan will attack the crossbow, it is impossible not to be on guard. In addition, the Uzbek Tibetans can attack us, and we can also attack them!"
Wang Chong said calmly.
Gao Xianzhi nodded secretly when he heard Wang Chong's words. Heroes cherish heroes. Although Wang Chong is much younger than him, in terms of various strategic thinking, he is completely at the top general level. Many ideas and countermeasures were completely thought of with him. This was something Gao Xianzhi couldn't feel from any other general of the Anxi Protectorate Army.
"Lord Protector and I have come up with a plan to strike first and then attack others. Only attack is the best solution."
Gao Xianzhi's eyes brightened.
Gao Xianzhi had never been a general who defended the city. Active offense was his consistent characteristic. This was also the reason why Gao Xianzhi resonated with Wang Chong when he heard that Wang Chong wanted to attack.
"However, there is one more thing that the Lord Protector has to guard against. As far as I know, Daqin Ruozan has fought against you before and knows your combat skills and tactics very well. Moreover, this person has always been smart, so he must have expected it." When you will attack, and prepare early. If Master Protector wants to attack, you have to think twice."
Gao Xianzhi said.
"Hehe, my lord is overthinking. Soldiers have tricky ways. Daqin Ruozan only knows my past tactics, but not my current tactics. He adapts his tactics to local conditions, and has neither constant momentum nor constant form. If there is no fixed Moves, how does the opponent defend? No matter how Daqin Ruozan defends, it is useless."
Wang Chong smiled.