It was June at this time.
Due to the influence of the climate, the ice and snow on the Tianshan Mountains melted, and the water level of the broken leaf water originating from the Tianshan Mountains rose by nearly ten meters in just ten years.
If the army wanted to cross to the south to aid Gao Xianzhi, it had to build a pontoon bridge.
However, Zhao Ziliang had already considered and prepared when he led his army, and it only took one morning to build the pontoon bridge.
Zhao Ziliang sent Xuan Yi to lead five thousand cavalry to the north.
On the one hand, he was driving the Geluolu people back to their original place of residence, which was at the foot of Tianshan Mountain.
On the other hand, he was prepared to prepare for the large food army to supply water in Yibohai and attack the hinterland of Beiting eastward. , Zhao Ziliang ordered Han Haijun 6,000 cavalry and Xilin Guard Army 5,000 light cavalry each They carried five days of dry food and drinking water, and he personally led them across the pontoon bridge into the desert on the south bank of Suiye River.
He planned to rush across the desert from north to south to aid the Gao Xianzhi tribe who was fighting with the Dashi Army.
The baggage troops could not keep up with the marching speed.
He went to the main cavalry brigade, so Zhao Ziliang ordered him to follow him.
The city of Hengluosi is now Taraz.
There is a small river ten miles east of Hengluos City.
Because this small river flows outside Hengluos City, it is called Gangluos River and now Taraz River by local herdsmen and passing merchants.
It was originally called Gangluos River.
There is a small bridge on the river for business travelers to pass.
However, this place is a strategic location and wars often occur.
Therefore, the small bridge on the river has been destroyed many times and rebuilt after being destroyed.
This has been repeated many times.
When the Great Food Army came from the west and raided Hengluosi City, the defeated generals of the Tang Army and the Stone Army, who broke out in embarrassment to the east, destroyed the small town on the river in order to prevent the Great Food Army from chasing them from behind.
Bridge and trade routes were cut off.
The common people are always very sensitive to war.
This is the instinct of living things to seek good luck and avoid harm.
When the war comes, the mixed Husbands and Hu merchants who live within a radius of fifty miles have already fled.
Said's large food army was in urgent need of rest after occupying Hengluosi City.
In order to continue advancing eastward, Said sent troops to re-build a pontoon bridge and set up a camp on the east bank of the Hengluos River.
He gathered the army and the camp.
Aspect The east bank of the Hengluosi River serves as a bridgehead for advancing eastward.
On the other hand, if the Tang army arrives, he can resist the enemy on the east bank of the Hengluosi River.
By holding the east bank, he can ensure the safety of Hengluosi City.
It can be said that he can advance and attack.
You can retreat and defend.
At this time, the east bank of the Hengluosi River was really crowded with troops.
There were military tents and flags of the Tang Army and the Dashi Army everywhere within a radius of more than 20 miles.
The camps of the two sides were ten miles apart.
After the Tang Army arrived, they did not rush to counterattack, but the Dashi Army The army did not launch an attack while the Tang army was establishing a foothold to maintain stability.
The Dashi army needed rest and more troops.
After all, Said only had 10,000 troops, and the main force was still in the hands of Ziad in Tuozhe City.
Zhu Zhaowu Servant armies from various countries arrived one after another, and the number of the Dashi Army also began to increase, reaching more than 50,000, not much less than the Tang Army.
However, the main regular army of the Dashi Army was still on the way.
What Said had to do now was to defend.
Living in the bridgehead on the east bank of the Hengluosi River and protecting the city of Hengluosi, the chief general of the Tang Army, Gao Xianzhi, seemed to be waiting for the main force of the Dashi Army to come for a decisive battle, and did not take seriously these servant armies who came from the Zhaowu Kingdoms. look.
Gao Xianzhi took his personal followers and supervisor Bian Lingcheng to ride horses to a hillside to check the camp of the Great Food Army.
The camp of the Great Food Army was clearly visible.
It was obvious that the Great Food Army did not want to hide it.
Maybe it was the Great Food Army.
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Knowing that the generals of the Tang Dynasty were good at using tactics, they did not give the generals of the Tang Army a chance to use tactics.
The two sides set up their positions and relied on their true strength to speak.
Bian Lingcheng looked at the camp of the Food Army and said with some worry: "General Gao, according to the current scale of the Food Army, there are probably no less than 50,000 people.
It is said that the stall reported that there are only 10,000 main members of the Food Army, and the rest are It is a servant army, there are quite a few of them, and the main force of the Great Food Army, 40,000 cavalry, has not arrived yet.
If we really have to wait until the main force of the Great Food Army arrives before fighting, the Zajia are worried that we will suffer a loss due to too few troops."
Gao Xianzhi was obviously proficient in the art of war.
He was not intimidated by the number of troops in the Dashi Army.
He shook his head and said: "Master Bian is overthinking.
Military formations cannot be won with just a large number of people.
How about a group of rabble?"
Contend with our Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty" Bian Lingcheng pointed to the Dashi Army camp and asked: "General, what you mean is that these Dashi servants are a rabble.
But we also have 40,000 servants here, and the other side has about the same 40,000 servants.
If we compare the strength of these servants After canceling each other out, what remains is a duel between the 20,000 main force of our army and the 50,000 main force of the Great Food Army.
The Zajia family still feels that this battle is a bit uncertain."
The war was about to begin, and he actually said such words that shook the morale of the army.
If it weren't for the fact that Bian Lingcheng was the supervisor sent by the emperor, Gao Xianzhi would have ordered Bian Lingcheng's head to be chopped off.
However, he still endured it, but still did not give Bian Lingcheng any trouble.
Ling Cheng looked good and said coldly: "If Lord Supervisor is worried about his family's wealth and life, he can go back to Anxi and wait for the news."
After saying that, Gao Xianzhi turned to behind him and shouted: "Send the order.
It is strictly forbidden for anyone in the army to spread remarks that shake the morale of the army.
Otherwise, he will be killed."
Although these words were said by the messenger, Bian Lingcheng was not a fool.
How could he not tell that these words were directed at him?
Gao Xianzhi obviously meant that his random words just now affected the morale of the army.
He looked embarrassed for a while, but felt very sad in his heart. angry, Secretly resenting Gao Xianzhi for making him look bad in public.
After winning a few battles, he thought he was great and ignored the Zajia family.
If the Zajia family had not advised the Holy One, you thought you could become the governor of Anxi based on your qualifications.
Bah He scolded Gao Xianzhi in his heart, and Bian Lingcheng laughed a few more words, and said to Gao Xianzhi: "What did the general say?
Are the Zajia people greedy for life and afraid of death?
Besides, the Zajia are supervisors sent by the emperor, and they should be with The army is together, and it is only right that we work hard for the king's affairs.
How can we withdraw without fighting?
General, please don't say such things in the future."
Gao Xianzhi didn't want to make the relationship with Bian Lingcheng too tense.
After all, at this time, we were all grasshoppers on the same rope, colleagues digging for food in a pot.
Although he was greedy for money, he was never ambiguous in fighting.
At this time, He should have a good relationship with Bian Lingcheng so that he would not be constrained.
He still understood this truth.
Thinking of this, Gao Xianzhi sighed: "Since I took over the military power in Anxi, this is the third Western Expedition.
The first time was to lead troops to attack Xiaobolu Kingdom.
That time, Mr.
Bian was the supervisor of the army.
We cooperate and understand each other.
We get along quite well; the second time was the expedition to Jieshi Kingdom, Lord Bian was still the supervisor of the army, so the battle between you and me was also We made a fortune together; this time is the third time, Mr.
Bian is the supervisor of the army in turn.
I believe that Mr.
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Bian wants to continue to make a fortune, and I also want to make a fortune, but only by winning the war can we make a fortune together.
He said, Mr.
Gao thinks he is not as good as Mr.
Bian, but when it comes to marching and fighting, Mr.
Bian doesn't think he is better than Mr.
Gao."
Bian Lingcheng was an old man in the officialdom.
How could he not understand the meaning of Gao Xianzhi's words?
Of course he also wanted to get rich.
Gao Xianzhi's words touched his heart, so he said: "General Gao, don't worry, I will take charge of the war." ,you Feel free to go ahead and do it.
The Zajia family will remove all obstacles for you.
If any of the following generals or commanders is disobedient, there is no need for General Gao to come forward.
The Zajia family will deal with it for you first.
If anyone is timid before fighting, our family will first use military law to deal with it. he" Gao Xianzhi knew that Bian Lingcheng had taken a step back.
He breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, Mr.
Bian."
The two temporarily gave up their differences because of their common interests, but the rift in their hearts was not so easy to remove.
On June 12, the main force of the Dashi Army arrived at Hengluosi City under the command of Ziad, and crossed the pontoon bridge into the camp on the east bank of Hengluosi City.
The Tang Army scouts quickly received the news.
The person in charge of the scout battalion is Duan Xiushi.
Duan Xiushi comes from a family of generals.
When he joined the army, he worked as a scout.
He rose from the scout battalion entirely based on his military merit.
Now he is an Anxi special general, specializing in scouts and sentries.
After receiving the report from his scouts, Duan Xiushi immediately came to the Chinese army's tent.
At this time, Gao Xianzhi was discussing matters with the generals and officials.
After entering the tent, Duan Xiushi saluted and reported: "General, the main force of 40,000 people of the Dashi Army has arrived.
The scouts just discovered that from Hengluo Coming from Sri Lanka A large number of people and horses entered the Dashi Army camp opposite through the pontoon bridge.
This army had dense banners, covering the sky and the sun, and was huge.
They were all cavalry.
Judging from the number of cavalry, there were about 40,000 cavalry.
They should be led by Ziad, the commander of the Dashi Army.
The army has arrived."
Liang Zai, the deputy envoy of Jiedushi, raised his hands to Gao Xianzhi and said: "General, now our army has rested for seven or eight days.
The soldiers have long been restored to combat strength and are full of vigor and vitality.
It is time for a decisive battle with the food army."
Gao Xianzhi nodded and said: "Yes, it is not easy to keep the morale of the soldiers high all the time.
The only way is to fight the enemy when the morale of the soldiers is high.
The soldiers can rest for ten days to recharge their batteries, but If you rest for too long, you will become tired.
I have decided to send a group of troops to challenge the food army tomorrow.
I will test the combat power of the food army first.
I don’t know which general is willing to take the lead."
Li Fei Yuanli, who was routed by the Dashi Army in a wheel battle in the state of Kang and returned from the army, immediately stood up, cupped his fists and marched in salute: "General, I have fought against the Dashi Army.
In terms of combat power, our Tang Army is definitely higher."
The Great Eater Army, last time the Great Eater Army used wheel battles to attack the general, the general was defeated.
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The general refused and asked the general to give me 10,000 troops.
This time, the general will definitely beat the shit out of the big eater."
Before Gao Xianzhi agreed, Zhao Chongxun, the current garrison envoy of Shule Town, stood up and said to Li Fei Yuanli: "General Li Fei has already fought several battles with the big eaters, why bother fighting with us people?"
After saying that, Zhao Chongxuan cupped his fists towards Gao Xianzhi and said: "General, I would like to ask you to lead the Shule Army to lead the battle."
Jia Chongguan, the envoy of the city guard who was transferred to the city, also stood up and cupped his fists and raised his hands to Gao Xianzhi and said: "General, the last general, Jia Chongguan, please order me to lead the battle."
Yamen generals Xi Yuanqing and He Lou Yurun also stood up and saluted, saying: "General, the last general, please order me to lead the battle for the general."
Gao Xianzhi saw that his generals were eager to fight and their morale was good.
He was in a good mood for a moment.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Cao Lingzhong, the military commander, standing up and cupping his hands and saying: "General, please let me lead the attack in this first wave.
The first wave can be We can’t lose our energy anymore.”
Gao Xianzhi was a little unhappy and waved his hand: "You are a general.
How can you let the general do this big battle?
Otherwise, the food army will think that our Tang army has no one available."
Even Bian Lingcheng thought Gao Xianzhi was right.
He nodded and said, "General Gao is right.
General Cao, please don't compete with the generals below."
When Cao Lingzhong saw that the two big men said this, he could only retreat sadly
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