Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

A cargo-type four-wheeled carriage can fully pull a group of heavily armed soldiers.Only two horses are needed, and they can travel at a speed of one hundred or one hundred and fifty or sixty miles a day on flat ground.Chen Ying mobilized more than [-] four-wheeled carriages, almost two-thirds of the four-wheeled carriages in the entire Western Region.

Among the more than [-] carriages, more than [-] of them were used to transport the soldiers of the Modao Army.More than [-] vehicles transport arrows, weapons and armor, and more than [-] vehicles transport the soldiers of the archery army.The remaining [-] four-wheeled carriages were all used to transport grain and grass.More than [-] horse-drawn carriages marched on a long distance, and the team stretched for dozens of miles.

It looks very spectacular, but in fact Chen Ying did not transport much grain.Each heavy-duty carriage can transport three thousand catties of grain, about thirty shi.However, an army of 3000 would eat more than 30 shi of grain a day, which is the grain of a hundred carts. That is to say, the army grain prepared by Chen Ying was only [-] days.

Li Xiuning's preparation for Chen Ying was incredible.Once the war starts, there are too many uncertain factors.In case of any accident, a month's supply is too dangerous.

Li Xiuning expressed her doubts.

Chen Ying smiled wryly and said: "You haven't counted, more than two hundred thousand war horses, and hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, these are actually food!"

Li Xiuning wondered, "That's not acceptable. War horses are the second lives of soldiers. Once the army needs to kill horses to satisfy their hunger, the impact on morale will be..."

Before Li Xiuning finished speaking, Chen Ying said: "This is the crux of the Western Regions. There are no rivers to use in the Western Regions, and water transportation is simply not feasible. The only way is land transportation. But now my transportation capacity is too low. In order to solve the shortage of military rations As long as the flow-through supply is adopted, that is, every time a grain truck has eaten the grain, the people escorting the grain truck will take the certificate, and when the truck returns empty, they will load the grain and start the shipment. Of course, this is only a temporary solution, not a cure. Cure the root cause!"

Chen Ying regarded this western expedition as a big deal.He did not doubt the fighting power of the generals of the Anxi Army. In history, Su Dingfang led the Tang Army to conquer the Western Turks. In fact, he only had [-] Tang troops, plus more than [-] cavalrymen who surrendered from the Mukun tribe of the Western Turks. The total strength was only more than [-]. People and horses.

Chen Ying used thousands of caravans as the second option for the supply of the Tang army, and signed a joint agreement with them to sell them the spoils of the Western Expedition, such as Western Turkic cattle, sheep and horses, at a price that was [-]% lower than the market price. All kinds of seized materials, the third option is to feed on the enemy and feed the war with war!

Chen Ying's Western Expedition was massive, gathering [-] troops, plus [-] civilians, using one-seventh of the total population of the Western Regions. There was no possibility of keeping such a big move secret.

Therefore, when the troops set off, the Western Turks had already gone to the camps wherever they passed. They marched westward for more than [-] li from Mulan City along the Tianshan Mountains, not to mention people, not even a ghost.

Zhang Shigui, who was in charge of the vanguard army, returned to Chen Ying's central army command vehicle, and said depressedly: "General, this Western Turkic man is like a rabbit, and he hasn't even seen a ghost!"

Chen Ying smiled disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? They can't escape, unless they are willing to give up their foothold in the Western Regions."

Zhang Shigui said: "According to me, our Western Expedition doesn't need to make such a big show at all. We only need to dispatch our cavalry army. The general can guarantee that he won't be afraid of the Western Turkic people's shit. They've done it clean!"

"You think too simply!" Chen Ying looked at Zhang Shigui, who had been wronged for thousands of years, and said, "Then let me test you. When Cao Cao attacked Ma Chao in Xiliang, he could outsmart the brave and foolish with a small army. Ma Chao, on the contrary, made great fanfare and slowly attacked..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Shigui suddenly realized: "The general means the Western Turks. Just like Ma Chao in Xiliang back then, Qingqi came and went like the wind. Cao Cao made great fanfare, just to make Ma Chao fully prepared for a battle!"

However, Zhang Shigui looked at Chen Ying with some surprise. Now that Chen Ying cited Cao Cao's example, is it unintentional, or is he comparing himself to Cao Cao?

Chen Ying pointed to the huge sand table in the command vehicle and said: "From the west of the Yilie River Valley to the west of the West Sea (now the Caspian Sea) and the north of Ermus (now the northern part of the Siberian Plain), the land spans thousands of miles, and the Western Turkic cavalry come and go like the wind. , if we use the direction of a surprise attack to defeat a part of the Western Turkic army, it is meaningless at all, not to mention that people are very cheap. There will never be an end to it, and only by raising troops will there be a possibility of going down without a fight!"

Zhang Shigui nodded, this is Chen Ying's established strategy.

With less than [-] elite troops, Chen Ying could defeat more than [-] Western Turkic troops under Tong Yehu's command.But there are fewer troops, unless there is a large-scale slaughter on the battlefield to deter and establish prestige.Otherwise, some people will be lucky. As long as there is a stronghold in the middle to resist, it will slow down the progress of the entire battle.Once the battlefield falls into a stalemate, it will be protracted, and it will be difficult to save money and food.

Chen Ying didn't want to kill more people.He wants to build a road from the Western Regions to Chang'an, which requires a lot of human resources. Even the lives of the Turks are precious. At least they can build roads and dig ditches, which can bless the future generations of China. The establishment of the Chidao Dynasty until the time of Gu Yanwu at the end of the Ming Dynasty is still recorded in his books.

After much deliberation, Chen Yingsi decided to do the opposite, and even went so far as to mobilize [-] troops as far as the current financial situation allowed.Ninety million civilians, more than six thousand heavy carriages, more than two hundred thousand horses, hundreds of thousands of cattle and sheep, created a huge momentum.

Although Chen Ying had less than 20 troops, he falsely claimed that he had an army of 50.Sure enough, it was heard that 50 million troops joined forces and marched westward. Not only did the Western Turks have no intention of resisting, even the Eastern Turks couldn't ignite the idea of ​​​​rescue!In fact, this is also quite normal. Anyone who hears that Chen Ying sent out all his best and mobilized 40 or [-] cavalry into the Western Turks, as long as he is not a fool, will not rush to die again.

Standing in front of the car window, Chen Ying looked at the silent soldiers on the road, frowning slightly.

Suppressed with ammunition, the generals and soldiers of the Anxi Army, who were about to fight a big battle, found that the so-called Western Expedition turned out to be an armed march, and they began to feel dejected.

Zhang Shigui said: "The general's morale is a little..."

Chen Ying waved his hand and said, "By the general's order, let the soldiers sing!"

"Sing!"

"Sing duet!"

After a while, a loud singing sounded in the marching ranks of the generals of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty: "Wolf smoke rises from the mountains and rivers and looks north, dragons roll up and horses neigh and swords are like frost, and the heart is like the vast water of the Yellow River. against

Crazy with hatred, where the long knife is directed.

How many loyal brothers and sisters are buried in other places.

He cherishes a hundred deaths to serve his family and country.

I can't help but sigh and be speechless with blood and tears in my eyes.

Horseshoes go south and people look north.

People look north to the green grass and yellow dust.

I would like to defend the land and restore the frontiers.

The majestic Tang Dynasty wants to let the Quartet—come and congratulate!

Although it is a plagiarism, when this song with plain meaning sounded, the passionate singing resounded through the sky, and the unspeakable sadness and solemnity in the lyrics moved the whole army and even civilian husbands. In the passionate singing, Anxi Army Battle With high spirits, gallop all the way, all the way to the west!

PS: Continue to ask for tickets, the bloody curtain is set off, let's burn October together!

Chapter Ninety-nine

Chapter Ninety-nine

The weather in the Western Regions is like a child's face, it changes as soon as it changes.Originally, the sky was clear and cloudless, but within a hundred miles, the situation suddenly changed.

The wind was strong, and the wind was carrying fine sand, hitting people's faces, making people unable to open their eyes.Looking at the dust, Zhang Shigui spit out a mouthful of sand and said: "Unfortunately, we encountered a black storm (sandstorm). It seems that this storm is not small!"

"Find a place with a leeward wind and set up camp there!" Chen Ying immediately gave the order.

Following Chen Ying's order, the soldiers of the Anxi Army were stationed along Laining City (now the area around the Kashgar Public Security Office). Since the Anxi Army used a large number of carriages and vehicles, it became much easier to camp on the spot.More than [-] heavy-duty four-wheeled carriages formed a huge circle, and began to build the camp using the load of the heavy-duty carriages on the spot.

In order to prevent the tent from being blown down by the wind, the soldiers of the Anxi Army took empty sacks, filled them with sand and rocks, and formed a windbreak wall. On the ground, the ropes finally covered the sandbag wall.

Although the generals of the Anxi army were very efficient and built a joint battalion of tens of miles long with Leining City in just half an hour, but at this time, the entire army, including Chen Ying, had become disgraced.

It was impossible to march at this time, and the soldiers were not idle while lying in the tent.In order to maintain the morale of the soldiers, Chen Ying organized the soldiers of the Anxi Army to participate in a singing contest with Zhechong Mansion as the unit.

"The wind follows the dragon, the cloud follows the tiger, fame and wealth, dust and soil. Looking at China, the people are suffering, and the fertile land for thousands of miles is barren. Looking at the world, there are no barbarians, and the way of heaven is incomplete. Everyone makes up for it..."

"Floating Life Tribulation, swords and swords are like dreams, flowers and flying snow, life and death are decisive, beautiful dreams condense bright moon. Yanmen Tribulation, passerby heard Zigui cry moon night, souls are wiped out, dusty ground is as cold as snow... The rain gradually subsides, the sound of beacon fire and smoke is sad, In the place of reincarnation, eternal sorrow and parting! The river is full of red, the heroic feelings are the same as the wind and the moon... Great achievements, the light of the toads and the coldness of the palace... The snow in the sky, the moon between the clouds, the floating dream... The soul of the river and the mountain is cut, and the twilight is cold like iron... ...The disgrace of the country is still unsolved, the hatred of the courtiers, when will it be destroyed..."

Chen Ying not only copied the military song "Red Turban Army", but also slightly modified Yue Fei's Jiang Manhong, and let the soldiers sing it.

However, not long after the army arrived in Leining City, Chen Ying's Chinese army camp welcomed an unexpected visitor.

A young man, after entering the camp, hurriedly knelt down in front of Chen Ying, and said in poor Tang Yan: "I am Adan, the leader of the Garkhash tribe. permission."

Chen Ying nodded and said, "They are..."

A Dan pointed to the dozen or so men behind him: "They are all young patriarchs and young leaders of various tribes. After seeing the might of the Tang army, they are also grateful for the kindness and kindness of Daduhu, so they are all willing to do their best under Daduhu's command!"

Chen Ying looked at this group of young men, the elders were only in their twenties, and the younger ones were only fourteen or fifteen years old. The leaders and patriarchs knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

The eyes of Chen Ying and Zhang Shigui met in the air, and they looked at each other and smiled.

These people said they were here to seek refuge, but in fact it was more like they were here to vote for their certificates, and they were also acting as hostages.A big country and a big nation, in an environment surrounded by the enemy and us, in the forest of nations in the world, still have the strength and methods to compete with each other. However, like the big and small tribes living in Leining Green State, they only have thousands of people. There are hundreds or dozens of people, let alone Chen Ying leading an army of 20, even if they send an army from Zhechong Mansion casually, they cannot reach them.