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Chapter 10 Ambush Qilihe County

The commander of the vanguard cavalry of Tubo was Kuogele, a brave and tyrannical veteran of Tubo. He once followed the previous Tubo Zampdu Songmangbuji to conquer Liuzhao and made great contributions.

Only experienced generals can be the commander of the vanguard cavalry.

The vanguard cavalry of Tubo is different from the vanguard of the Central Plains. The vanguard of the Central Plains seeks stability, open mountains when encountering mountains, build bridges when encountering water, and check whether there are any enemy ambushing along the way to eliminate hidden dangers for subsequent army. The vanguard cavalry of Tubo seeks a word, fast, and flying.

Taozhou City is an important area on the border between the Tubo of the Tang Dynasty and the military fortress, with excellent city defense. However, in less than half an hour, Taozhou fell. It was precisely because of the vanguard cavalry that their cavalry were equipped with two horses and rotated to ride, and the vanguard cavalry was like a storm. The guards of Taozhou, Fang Gang saw the vanguard cavalry of Tubo, but the vanguard cavalry had already reached the forefront. They didn't even have the chance to pass the city gate, and directly rushed into the city and occupied the city gate. Taozhou City fell immediately

Kuo Gele's mission is different from the vanguard cavalry responsible for capturing Taozhou City. Lanzhou Jincheng is too far from Hexi Jiuqu. Even if the Tubo cavalry is fast, it cannot enter the city gate like capturing Taozhou City. His main task is to deter Jincheng, so that Jincheng has no time to dispatch troops and arrange city defense. Of course, the most important thing is to restrict the surrounding people from withdrawing people from the city, enhance the vitality of Jincheng, and not give the surrounding counties and villages too much time to escape.

They came to Jincheng far away, so they wanted to make money. If they marched slowly, all the wealthy families in the villages and counties would run away completely, and Jincheng was waiting for the opportunity, so where could there be any oil and water to make?

For some reason, whether it is to seize the city or seek wealth, the requirements for quality are as strict as possible!

Only a veteran like Kuo Gele, who has experienced many battles, can grasp this degree and increase the degree to the extreme while maintaining basic combat capabilities.

Looking at Qilihe County in front of him from afar, Kuo Gele suddenly moved his heart and made a quick stop gesture. The three thousand Tubo cavalrymen were well-trained to control the horses and slowly reduced their raids. With only twenty feet of remaining force, the Tubo cavalry had stopped, reflecting good cavalry skills.

"Why did Vice General Kuogele stop?"

The deputy general was the official position of Kuogele. The military system of Tubo was different from that of the Tang Dynasty. Their military organization and local administrative organizations were completely the same. The country was divided into four "Ru", each divided into two upper and lower divisions, with a total of eight divisions; each divided into four ten thousand households. In addition, there were four ten thousand households in the imperial guards. In addition, there were four ten thousand households in the towns. Each division was divided into four marshals, deputy generals, and judges. In addition, a hundred people were appointed, and a centurion was appointed, with five hundred chiefs above, and a thousand chiefs above, and a thousand households above.

"Look!" Kuo Jiele looked at his thousand-man commander Na Tuotuo's eyes and pointed at Qilihe County and said, "This should be Qilihe County. Before I started my troops, I saw the map. Qilihe County is the richest county in Jincheng, about ten miles away from Jincheng. We are only ten miles away from Jincheng, so let's rest here."

Na Tutuo said in a daze: "Why don't you go to Jincheng to rest, maybe you can intercept many merchants and people?" He licked his thirsty lips. On this road, they encountered many business travelers who were ignorant of war. The largest of them was 400. All the people were killed, and the supplies were thrown away and waiting for their follow-up troops to pick them up. These supplies were their spoils. Apart from the commission from the Tubo country, they only belonged to their vanguard army. So he wanted to encounter as many similar caravans as possible, so he could make a lot of money.

"No need!" Kuo Gele saw that Tuotuo's mind was not turning around, and shook his head and sighed: "After following me for five years, why can't you learn a little? Qilihe County is Fu County, with a large population. Now the county is lifeless and there are no ghosts. Can't you see anything?"

Na Tuotuo said in a daze: "It's all gone!"

Kuojiele said with regret: "It means we are still slow. There are nearly 10,000 people in all counties, including the elderly, weak, women, children, cattle, sheep and animals. It will take at least three hours to run so cleanly."

Na Tutuo reacted and cried in a low voice: "That is to say, you have learned about the attack of our army three hours ago?"

Kuo Jiele shook his head and said, "It should be more than stop. There are almost no pedestrians on this road. I felt that something was wrong. When I saw Qilihe County, I understood everything. They learned about our attack earlier than we thought, and let the people of the surrounding villages and counties evacuate first. Even if we immediately hit the city of Jincheng, it would not be very meaningful. We ran for more than 300 miles, and everyone was tired. There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that it is called stopping at the right time, so let's rest here."

At this moment, at the same time, in the bamboo forest in Qilihe County, Pei Min and Yang Yun were lying in the thorn bushes, watching the Tubo cavalry moving from a distance.

Pei Min looked at the general at the front with a burning look, and suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement on his body, feeling his blood burning.

Yang Yun looked at the Tubo vanguard army who stopped in shock and said anxiously: "What should I do? It's completely different from the plan. They actually stopped. Wouldn't our arrangement be in vain?"

"How could it be?" Pei Min kept loosening his fists and clenching them tightly to relieve his excitement: "This is the real battlefield, the soldiers are indefinitely in power, and the water is indefinitely in shape. This is the truth. We are progressing, and they are also improving. No one who can command troops is a weak person. He will have some military strategies, especially Tubo, who are all soldiers and have climbed up after years of war and military merit. He has rich experience and can see things that ordinary people cannot see from some details. I think they have noticed from the calmness of Qilihe County that we have learned the news of their attack early and evacuated the people of the county. When the troops are at the city, there is no meaning. It is better to rest on the spot! This insight cannot be underestimated, nor can it be underestimated!"

Yang Yun looked at Pei Min with a bitter face and said, "Why can Zhongcheng laugh? The plan failed. If they didn't rush towards Jincheng, how could we go around behind them and give them a fatal blow?"

Pei Min looked at Tubo's movement and said unconsciously: "The great hero Yue Fei said that the magic of using troops lies in his heart. When the enemy changes, we will change according to it. What's there to worry about?"

A great hero?

Yue Fei?

Yang Yunyi's face was confused and had never heard of it at all.

Pei Min knew that he had missed his mouth, but he didn't explain. He whispered: "Let's go, change the plan, and hide all the horses before Tubo enters the county and cannot expose his horse's feet. We wait for the Tubo soldiers to enter the county to rest and fight them in a footsteps. Hehe, it was God who helped us. I originally thought that it would be great to eat a thousand of them. This time I will eat at least two thousand of them and give them a head-on blow."

Yang Yun could no longer keep up with Pei Min's rhythm. Seeing that Pei Min had quietly withdrawn, he slowly retreated.

Pei Min returned to the other end of the village, hid all the war horses in the woods at the other end of Qilihe County, and quietly led the soldiers of Yi Qian Er to lurk outside the village.

Seeing that Pei Min had arranged everything, Yang Yun couldn't help asking: "How did the Chief of the Central Committee know that the Tubo soldiers would enter the county to rest? They were resting outside the village, so wouldn't it be too good? If they didn't come into the village, wouldn't it be a waste of effort?" He was puzzled, and secondly, he lacked enough trust in Pei Min. Although he felt that Pei Min was better than him, it did not mean that Pei Min was very good at using troops. After all, he was a scumbag in fighting against the five scumbags, and he was not capable of being better than him.

Pei Min smiled confidently and said, "It's almost noon, and it's about to be the hottest time. The Tubo people live on the plateau, and the living environment there is particularly bitter and cold. Their physique is used to bitter and cold, so they are not afraid of the severe cold. The resistance to the cold is far above us in the Central Plains, but relatively speaking, they are particularly afraid of heat and are more afraid than us. It's about to be the scorching sun at noon, and the Tubo people can stand resting in the sun and have ghosts." As he said, his eyes lit up and he smiled and said, "Look, the person who explores the way!"

Yang Yun followed his gaze and found that nearly ten Tubo soldiers entered the village to explore the way. The "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles" flashed through his mind. Everyone can read this sentence, but how many people can really use it.

After the explorer confirmed that there was no one in the county, the Tubo soldiers continued to enter the city as Pei Min thought.

It was just noon, and I had a rest, cooked, and had an unusually relaxed defense.

Pei Min's mouth unconsciously filled with smiles: After all, the Tubo people did not learn the full picture of their military strategy, or they were unimpeded in the smooth movement of the Tang army, and they did not carefully set up defenses, but arranged a few posts.

He waited for a while and ordered: "Go!"

Pei Min led everyone to approach slowly. The surrounding areas of the village were full of fields, which were very good for Tibetans. They hid directly to the entrance of the village under the cover of the ridge. The Tubo sentry only showed abnormality. Just when they were about to exclaim, a strong arrow pierced his throat.

Pei Min hung the bow and arrow on his back and pulled out the Qin Emperor's sword.

At this moment, most of the Tubo soldiers who had been running for several days and nights were like dead dogs, lying on the bamboo mats of each household to rest. The tenth capital had gone to the armor, and some even slept peacefully.

Even the veteran Kuo Gele couldn't stand the summer climate, so he took off his armor and leisurely rushed to the cold water by the well.

The cool water from the ground veins was extremely refreshing, and Kuo Jule was almost moaning.

Sudden!

"Kill!!!" A shocking roar sounded, and countless birds in the woods were frightened by the noise and flew into the sky with their wings. Time was dusty, and the tranquility and peace just now disappeared, and were completely replaced by chaos and noise.

Kuo Gele frightened the wooden barrel in his hand and fell to the ground. Countless Tang soldiers emerged from the ridge of the vegetable field and rushed into the village fiercely.
Chapter completed!
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