On June 21st, the Tang army and the armies of various tribes, totaling 13,000 men and horses, claiming to be 20,000, broke out of camp and set off towards the Taqiang Ministry.
The Tashi people live scattered around Xuanchi, which is Zhaisangbo, a large freshwater lake, with the Doluosi River and the Irtysh River flowing through it.
It is surrounded by large grasslands with extremely lush water and grass, which is a good land for grazing.
Although Zhao Ziliang had repeatedly asked the leaders of all ethnic groups to strictly keep secrets to prevent leaks of information, there is no airtight wall in the world.
Of course, it is impossible for the Tao Strength Department not to get a trace of such a large-scale military operation.
When the troops of various ministries were mobilized, they immediately reported to the leader Luli.
After receiving the news, Luli quickly sent people to inquire and learned that the Tang army had mobilized the surrounding tribes to jointly send troops to attack him, so he immediately organized troops to prepare for confrontation.
There are more than 8,000 soldiers and horses in the Tashi Strength Department.
If the whole clan is mobilized, they can get another 2,000 soldiers and horses.
This means that the overall strength of Tashi Strength is 10,000 troops.
Although the Tang Army and the coalition forces of various ethnic groups claim to be 20,000, they are actually The force department's meticulous work was not unreasonable.
After the Tang and Fan coalition forces entered the territory of the force force department, they hid in the dark and observed the number of military tents and stoves in the Tang army's camp, and judged the approximate strength of the Tang and Fan coalition forces.
No more than fourteen thousand people.
Zhao Ziliang had previously planned to send people to do some tricks, adding more military tents and stoves when setting up camp and lighting fires.
This strategy of increasing the momentum to frighten the enemy was not difficult for him at all, but after he had decided to raise After the thief adopted a strategy of self-protection, he I didn't do that anymore.
This battle can't be won too happily, and we can't cripple the Tatsu Strength Department.
We have to hurt the Tread Strength Department so that they have to surrender for the time being, but we can't let it lose too much power. , and at the same time provoke conflicts between it and other surrounding ministries.
On June 23rd, the Tang and Fan armies marched to the foot of the southern mountain of Duotan Ridge, which is now Tarba Hatai Mountain.
Wang Can rode his horse to report: "General, we have reached Duotan Ridge.
It is already getting late.
Do you want to order the army to stay at the foot of the mountain?"
Stay stationed and go up the mountain tomorrow.”
Zhao Zi's conscience moved.
He picked up the telescope and looked at the top and the mountainside of Duotan Ridge.
The top and the mountainside were green and lush, with dense trees, thorns and bushes.
He couldn't see anything clearly.
He put down the telescope and asked: "There are three thousand troops of the Mouluo tribe.
Where are you now?”
Wang Can said: "General, they are now preparing to cross the Duotan Mountains."
After hearing this, Zhao Ziliang picked up the binoculars again and looked at the foot of the mountain in the distance.
Sure enough, he saw the wolf flag wolf fur and wolf tail waving at the foot of the mountain.
He thought for a while and said: "The order was given to all the ministries in order from the front, left, right, middle and rear.
The ministries were ordered to climb the Duotan Ridge overnight.
Camp at the foot of the north mountain of Duotan Ridge” Wang Can cupped his hands and said, "Take the order."
With Zhao Ziliang's military ability, it would have been impossible to issue such an order in the past.
The Duotan Mountains are high and densely forested, and tens of thousands of people can be ambushed on both sides of the mountain pass.
If there is an ambush on the mountain, they will have to cross the Sanyue Mountains overnight to attack the army.
The threat is too great.
One careless move may cause serious damage.
Defeat or loss, but Zhao Ziliang did this deliberately, letting the 3,000 troops of Mouluo tribe go first, and then letting Hu Luju's 2,000 troops and Shesheti's 2,000 troops continue to explore the road.
If there were really enemies, After the first three groups of troops pass through, they will definitely fight out.
Let these three groups of troops To suffer some losses and deepen the hatred and rift between them and the Tashi tribe, this is a way that Zhao Ziliang came up with to create conflicts among the surrounding tribes.
In the future, things will go according to the plan, so that these tribes and the Tashi tribe can form bonds.
Hateful and irreconcilable, they He can only rely on Zhao Ziliang, but he is also suspicious of each other.
Once the two tribes are about to fight, he will come out to mediate and stop them from fighting, but at the same time he turns a blind eye to the small frictions between them.
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In short, he is not Let this area settle down.
As Zhao Ziliang's order was issued, the coalition troops went up the mountain one after another.
Of course, the first to start climbing was the three thousand cavalry of the Mouluo tribe.
The cavalry went up the mountain much slower than the infantry.
They could only dismount and lead the horses on foot, while climbing the mountain.
Looking after the war horses, the speed is more than twice as slow as the infantry.
Watching the sun set below the horizon, and the top three thousand cavalry of the Mouluo tribe had already climbed halfway up the mountain, Zhao Ziliang thought for a while, called for the messenger and said: "Go and give orders to the khans in each tribe, just tell the sky It is inconvenient to convey military orders after black, so rockets are used to convey military orders.
If red appears in the sky Even if there is an enemy attack, the troops in the south of the mountain will retreat to the foot of the mountain to defend.
The troops that have reached the top of the mountain or in the north of the mountain will fight separately and rush down the hillside to the foot of the north of the mountain.
Then they will gather again and wait for further orders; if green appears in the sky Fireworks, all armies quickly moved closer to the central army, go ahead."
"Nuo" the messenger promised and immediately conveyed the military order.
After nightfall, there were more mosquitoes and flies in the wild.
The Tang army at the foot of the mountain who had not yet started to climb up the mountain was doing better.
The soldiers from Hu Tuan's residence who had already started climbing stared at the bites of mosquitoes and forced their way up the mountain.
The mountains were densely forested and the hot and humid air filled the air.
During this period, many of the soldiers in Hu's residence were so tired that they could hardly breathe.
After the soldiers from Hu Xunju's tribe went up the mountain, the soldiers from Shesheti's tribe began to go up the mountain under the leadership of their female leader Dong Duo.
The team was a bit messy.
After all, the barbarian army almost lacked training.
It was said that it was an army, but in fact it was all.
The ragtag group of herdsmen had almost no military discipline, so there was a mixture of curses, complaints, and horses neighing.
It took more than an hour before all the 2,000 soldiers and horses of Shesheti's troops went up the mountainside.
Wang Can looked at the faint torches coming from the mountains at night and said to Zhao Ziliang: "General, it's time for our troops to go up the mountain."
Zhao Ziliang thought for a while and said: "Let the infantry go up the mountain first, and the cavalry behind."
Wang Can felt a little strange about Zhao Ziliang's order.
According to the practice of marching, the cavalry was usually the advance guard and the infantry followed.
However, today Zhao Ziliang issued a completely opposite marching order.
He couldn't understand it and wanted to ask again.
He felt it was inappropriate.
After all, a military order was a military order.
If he had any questions, he had to execute them first, so he had to let the ordering soldiers convey the orders.
Soon, three thousand infantrymen began to ascend the mountain from the first battalion.
However, before the leading infantrymen could climb halfway up the mountain, a large number of fires flashed on the top of the mountain, and shouts of death soon came.
The soldiers of all armies were shocked.
Wang Can's face also changed drastically, and he said in surprise: "General, it seems that the Shesheti tribe and the Hu Tuanju tribe were ambushed by the enemy."
Cen Shen, a member of the army who recorded the events, said with a solemn look: "I'm afraid that not only these two tribes were ambushed by the enemy, but also the Mouluo tribe may not be spared.
After all, we can't see the situation in Shanbei."
Wang Can was a little anxious and asked: "General, what should we do now?"
Zhao Ziliang frowned and scolded: "Why are you panicking?
I think you haven't fought in many years and you are timid."
Wang Can was so reprimanded by Zhao Ziliang that he felt ashamed and lowered his head.
Zhao Ziliang ordered the marching commander Chen Qing: "Send the order to fire red rockets and order our infantry not to panic, to open the mountain path to allow the friendly troops to withdraw.
If the enemy is pursuing them, shoot arrows to cover the friendly troops and block the enemy's pursuit."
"Follow the order."
Chen Qing cupped his hands in agreement and quickly conveyed the order.
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I saw a red rocket shooting into the sky.
The soldiers of the Shesheti Department and the soldiers of the Hu Xunju Department who were under attack started their actions under the leadership of the leaders of the two departments.
Most of the soldiers of the Shesheti Department had just arrived.
They were attacked as soon as they went up the mountain, so they immediately headed up the mountain Nanshunpo retreated, and the soldiers of Huluju tribe rushed down the mountain under the leadership of leader Babuli.
However, the mountain road was rugged and it was difficult for the cavalry to gallop.
Many soldiers' horses fell down due to the rugged terrain.
The person in front was also knocked down, causing a domino effect.
The mountain was blazing with flames.
Every soldier from the coalition army held a torch when they went up the mountain.
Now they were ambushed.
Many people threw away their torches and turned around to escape.
The torches that fell to the ground ignited the dead wood and leaves on the ground, and they quickly burned.
Got big Fire, the strong fire light illuminated the top of the mountain and the mountainside.
Even Zhao Ziliang and others at the foot of the mountain could see the situation on the mountainside.
The defeated soldiers of the Shesheti Department fled in panic, while the enemy troops behind The pursuers all showed their formidable faces.
Seeing this situation, Chen Qing, the marching commander, couldn't help but worry: "General, if we let the soldiers and horses on the strength of our troops rush down, our army will be unable to resist."
Chen Qing has been in the capital army and has never experienced a real battlefield and lacks actual combat experience.
It is inevitable to panic when encountering this situation.
According to the military knowledge he has learned, once one party is ambushed, it will most likely be defeated.
Yes, his worries are normal.
However, Zhao Ziliang has extensive experience in leading troops in combat.
He had already anticipated that he might encounter this kind of situation when he ordered to go up the mountain overnight, so he looked extremely calm, "Don't panic, especially when encountering an ambush, She Sheti The situation of the defeated soldiers at the base may be worse, but our army has been strictly trained.
Although the soldiers are new recruits and have not really experienced war, the officers and commanders have followed my general for many years.
They have rich combat experience.
With them holding the line, they will definitely be able to block the pursuers who are stepping on the strength.
You see, the mountain trail is not wide.
When it is widest, it can only accommodate three or four people, and when it is narrowest, it can only accommodate one person. , This prevents the pursuers from rushing down on a large scale, and the troops deployed are not enough to create a huge charge and killing momentum.
As long as our army's men and horses at the rear hold down the position and shoot a barrage of arrows, we can suppress the enemy's troops and prevent them from continuing to pursue."
"The general is so wise that I can't match him.
I admire him."
Chen Qing said, and sighed: "This time the losses of the Shesheti Department are probably huge.
There are only 2,000 troops in total.
To be able to retreat 1,500 people is already considered a high fever."
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