A dozen generals sat in a circle, none of them said anything.
They just watched Zhao Ziliang's figure in the darkness walking back and forth with his arms folded.
No one made a sound to disturb his thinking.
Zhao Ziliang thought about it, Ye Bushou and the cavalry sentries did not come into contact or fight with the guard sentries and rangers arranged by the Tibetan army on the periphery.
The Tubo army should not have known about the arrival of his cavalry, so he could catch the opponent by surprise. , the key is how to fight this sneak attack to achieve the greatest results.
If you can fight with the defenders in the city, If we work together internally and externally, we can give the Tubo army a big gift, and maybe defeat the Tubo army in one fell swoop.
The problem now is that even if the north gate is not besieged by the Tibetan army, there are still people and horses to keep an eye on it, and they have to go through the north gate.
They had to pass through the heavily guarded Tibetan military camp outside the east gate, so it was almost impossible to contact the defenders inside the city.
The commander's camp is outside the east gate, guarded by 30,000 Tibetan troops, while Lord Liangcao is outside the south gate, guarded by 10,000 Tibetan troops.
Should we attack the grain and grass camp first, the commander's camp first, or both at the same time?
So who will attack the Grain and Grass Camp, and who will attack the Coach's Camp?
Can Ma Lin lead the troops alone to attack the Grain and Grass Camp and the Coach's Camp?
These questions about the mission made Zhao Ziliang unable to make up his mind for a while.
Although Ma Lin ranked second in the competition for the place list of the martial arts examination, it was just an examination after all, and now it was a real battlefield, where people were going to die.
Yes, more than one person died.
If something goes wrong, the entire army may be wiped out.
Not everyone can bear the consequences.
The destruction of an army of one or two thousand men is not a big deal at a certain level, but Zhao Ziliang knows that his original intention of bringing troops this time is to at least lift the siege of Liangzhou, and the best is to defeat the Tibetan army.
If the siege of Liangzhou cannot be lifted even if the army is wiped out, wouldn't these two thousand people die in vain?
While Zhao Ziliang was thinking and weighing, Lieutenant General Ma Lin couldn't help but asked: "General, I have something unclear.
The Tibetan army came from the south, and there is Chishui to the west of Liangzhou City, and the terrain to the south is higher.
Logically speaking, The Tubo army should focus its main attack on the East and West Gate or South Gate, the main force should be deployed outside the South Gate, and it is easier to get water.
But why did the Tubo commander deploy 30,000 troops outside the East Gate, but only 10,000 troops outside the South Gate, and only 10,000 troops outside the West Gate by the Chishui River?
Five thousand soldiers, this is not consistent with common sense."
Zhao Ziliang listened to Ma Lin's question and said: "This is easy to understand.
There is Chishui to the west, and the Tibetan army directly occupied the Chishui Army camp.
Only a small number of troops need to be deployed.
It is impossible for the defenders in the city to escape from the west, and the distance to the south is The bend of the ditch is nearest, Place the grain and grass camp outside the south gate with 10,000 soldiers to guard it, and surround the south gate at the same time.
You can also cooperate with other gates to attack the city.
The Tibetan commander Mangbuzhi had some considerations in placing the main force outside the east gate.
The Longyou area is connected and is under the jurisdiction of Hexi Jiedushi The Ning invaders under the command are located thousands of miles northeast of Liangzhou, and the Baiting garrison is located five hundred miles north of Liangzhou on the edge of the desert.
Although these two garrisons are used to defend against the Turks in the north, Liangzhou is now under attack.
Siege, if Ning Koujun and Bai Ting defend the capture After getting the news, reinforcements are very likely to come, so deploying heavy troops at the east gate can achieve the purpose of killing three birds with one stone, blocking the troops from the Longyou area, the Ning invaders and the Baiting Guards respectively.
If deployed properly, they can also You can gather around and call for support.”
Ma Lin and other generals suddenly realized it.
Some people couldn't help but said: "I didn't expect that the Tubo barbarian Mangbuzhi actually had such a military strategy.
It seems that this person is difficult to deal with."
Zhao Ziliang said in a deep voice: "Of course Mangbuzhi is difficult to deal with.
This person is a small talker of the Tubo Kingdom.
That is to say, the deputy prime minister Dalu Zadayan will be even more difficult to deal with in this battle.
Our Tang Dynasty lost completely, but it is not unfair. , on the one hand we underestimated the enemy On the other hand, the opponent was too strong and Hexi and Longyou fought independently and did not belong to each other.
In addition, the news was transmitted too late.
When the Tubo people captured a large area of our land in Hexi, the news spread to Longyou.
It’s too late” After listening to Zhao Ziliang's words, the generals thought about it in their hearts.
In fact, they themselves also had many doubts in their hearts.
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The Tang army had never been so unbearable.
Why did it lose again and again this time, and was surrounded by the Tubo people and attacked Liangzhou desperately?
I bet the upper management was too careless.
The generals were thinking about something, and Zhao Ziliang was a little hesitant at this time.
The abilities of these generals who came this time were limited, and Ma Lin was somewhat lacking in experience.
If Wang Nannan, Ge Shuhan, Zhang Shouyu and others had one Here, he wouldn't be so worried.
One of the captains asked: "General, it is unlikely that we will send people to contact the city next.
It is estimated that we can send people in, but they will definitely not be able to get out.
It will be in vain if we go there, and it is easy to expose leaks."
The fact that our army has arrived has put the Tubo army on guard."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, for now, we can only do it alone."
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Ziliang finally made up his mind and ordered: "The original 600 veteran cavalry will be personally commanded by this general.
Ma Lin, tomorrow morning at Yin Shi, you will lead the remaining 1,400 cavalry.
Each cavalry will prepare a torch for a sneak attack.
The Tibetan army’s food and grass camp located outside the south city gate must be burned down.
Only success is allowed, failure is not allowed.
Do you have the confidence to complete the task?”
Ma Lin is a young person.
Young people are eager to be recognized, eager to make contributions, and are motivated, but what they lack is opportunities, and opportunities do not come at any time.
If the superiors trust and give opportunities, they must seize them tightly.
Once they fail to seize the opportunities, Ma Lin is a young man. , the superiors will no longer trust you.
Ma Lin is a smart man.
Zhao Ziliang took him by his side as a deputy general and asked him to lead the troops alone to attack the Tibetan army's grain and grass camp at night.
He knew very well how much pressure Zhao Ziliang had to bear to make such a decision.
Only with determination can Ma Lin make such a decision.
To support him is to take such a big risk and let him start to stand alone.
Ma Lin stood up and walked to Zhao Ziliang and bowed down: "The general trusts me, and my subordinates will not let him down.
If it fails, Ma Lin will raise his head to see you."
"Okay."
Zhao Ziliang stood up and ordered to the surrounding generals: "Pass this down, let the soldiers have a good rest, get up at the ugly time and prepare to go, and launch the surprise attack on time at the Yin time."
All the generals and commanders agreed at the same time: "Promise" Although it was very cold at night, Zhao Ziliang wrapped himself in a cloak and quickly fell asleep.
After an unknown period of time, a subordinate woke him up: "General, wake up, the ugly time has come."
Zhao Ziliang stood up.
At this time, in the dark night, the generals and soldiers began to prepare.
They excreted cleanly before departure, ate some dry food to replenish their strength, drank water, and fed the war horses fodder and water.
Zhao Ziliang said to his followers: "I ordered the front line not to be closed overnight, and immediately clear out all Tibetan police sentries and rangers in the direction of Liangzhou.
We must not expose our army to the Tibetan army before launching a surprise attack."
"promise" At this time, the servants had already brought the ulima and carried the golden nail Zaoyang, and were putting a vest on the ulima.
Nur also stood aside with his huge ax ready.
After Zhao Ziliang finished draining the water, he asked several of his followers to take off his light armor and put on the God of War armor, while he gnawed on beef jerky.
While eating beef jerky, Zhao Ziliang said to Nuer: "Nuer, we will sneak attack on the enemy coach's camp later.
You stay with me.
Do you want to ride a horse when we start?"
Noor shook his head and said: "I am too big, too heavy, and my riding skills are not good.
I will not ride a horse during the raid."
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"Okay."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said, "Then I'll be on the left and you on the right, but you must keep up with my rhythm, otherwise you will fall behind and be surrounded."
Noor agreed: "Okay master, I can run very fast and I won't hold you back."
After finishing dressing up, Zhao Ziliang also finished eating the beef jerky.
At this time, Ma Lin's side was ready, and 1,400 cavalry were ready to go.
Everyone had prepared a torch, but none of them were lit at this time.
They were only waiting to launch a surprise attack.
Time to ignite again.
Zhao Ziliang rode over with Nuer and his followers.
Ma Lin saw Zhao Ziliang coming, rode his horse forward and saluted: "General, it's almost time.
Please give the order, general."
"Okay."
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand and said solemnly: "Your first task is to burn down the Tibetan army's food and grass camp.
If you can succeed in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the chaos of the Tibetan army outside the south city gate to rush in, it is best to destroy the entire south city in one fell swoop.
Thousands of Tubo armies, crushing these ten thousand Tubo armies is what you have to do.
If When you are done, chase down the enemy troops and kill as many as you can.
When you are done, meet outside the south city gate.
If you can't, then meet up at Horseshoe Pass.
I, the general, will see fire rising outside the south city gate after you start.
Light and thick smoke will launch a surprise attack on the Tibetan army commander's camp outside the east city gate.
You go."
Ma Lin clasped her fists with a solemn expression and said: "General, take care, Lin is gone."
Watching Ma Lin lead 1,400 horses towards the south of Liangzhou City, Zhao Ziliang ordered to his retinue: "Let's take another route to the east gate of Liangzhou City and send a team out for twenty miles without stopping at night to clear up everything along the way.
Tibetan Alert Scouts and Rangers" "promise" Zhao Ziliang only had less than 600 elite cavalry at his disposal.
The number was small, and they were all elite.
They could march much faster.
In order not to make too much noise, the horses' hooves were wrapped in cloth and their mouths were caged.
It won't make any sound when covered.
It took about an hour to arrive at the outskirts of the Tibetan army camp outside the east gate of Liangzhou.
Zhao Ziliang and his 600 cavalry were very careful and approached the Tibetan army camp quietly.
Zhao Ziliang quietly climbed up to a high ground with Nuer and several retinues, and touched the Tibetan sergeant who was on guard at this time.
Standing on the high ground, Zhao Ziliang used a telescope to observe the endless Tibetan army camp below.
For a moment, he was stunned.
Zhao Ziliang was very shocked.
Although he had already experienced the scene of tens of thousands of troops fighting against each other, this was the second time he saw a huge camp of tens of thousands of people.
This kind of scene could not be seen all the time.
The Tubo army camp was brightly lit, but there was no wooden wall camp, no horses, fences, or even a watchtower.
This is something only ethnic minorities don't pay attention to when they camp, because they are not afraid of being attacked by surprise, and they have always been the only ones to be attacked by surprise. others, and no one else sneaks up on them, and Moreover, their reconnaissance cavalry were spread far away, making it easy to spot the enemy troops who came to attack.
However, this time they encountered Zhao Ziliang, and all their reconnaissance cavalry scattered around the periphery had been killed by the Ye Bushou sent by Zhao Ziliang.
For this reason, , Zhao Ziliang's men suffered heavy losses if they didn't collect them at night, but it was worth it
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