Without further ado, after discussion, it was decided that Lieutenant General Tian Guangxi would stay with a small number of troops to clean the battlefield and send people to escort the wounded back to the regiment for further treatment.
Captain Yang Guangliang, Supervisor Cao Decao and Deputy General Huang Yongyi led a large group of troops to pursue the Huarizimo Army. direction to catch up.
After chasing to the border line, the army merged with the Khwarizim army.
"General Borcheng, have you caught up with the defeated army?"
Cao Decao asked loudly.
Borcheng rode up to meet him, reined in his horse and stroked his chest, saying: "General Yang, General Cao, and General Huang, we only chased and killed more than a hundred people, and there were more than a hundred Dashi cavalry who escaped by themselves.
Why did several generals lead their armies to catch up in our territory?
Do you generals think that I will be defeated by hundreds of defeated troops?"
Yang Guangliang shook his head and said: "Don't get me wrong, General Borcheng.
After discussion, we decided that we cannot let the food army bully them like this.
Although we have annihilated them, the bad breath in our hearts has not come out yet.
We must retaliate."
They can cross the border and enter our sphere of influence, why can't we go to them?
Show off your power on our territory, but in this matter, you Huazizimo are the main victims.
I would like to ask the general what he thinks.
If the general agrees, then we can act together.
If the general has concerns, you can also stay.
Come down and set up camp here to meet us.
I don’t know what the general wants.”
Borcheng hesitated a little and said: "Are the three generals' decisions a bit hasty?
After all, entering the territory of the Dashi Kingdom is not a trivial matter.
Besides, there is no such order from above.
If our actions trigger a full-scale war, once the higher ups investigate, We might not even be able to eat and walk away.”
Cao Decao said: "General Borcheng is overly worried.
Since we have been ordered to take the initiative to attack and repay the cross-border Dashi troops, a small number of the cross-border Dashi troops have fled back.
Of course we must chase them and kill them all." , the above command should be There is no word in the text that tells us to stop at the boundary line.
In this case, if we pursue the territory of Dashi Country, it will not be considered a violation of military orders.
Even if the higher ups investigate us, they will only hold us accountable, not the general.
The general is just Just following orders.”
When Cao Decao said this, Borcheng immediately laughed: "Since General Cao is in charge, I naturally have no problem.
I have been enduring it for a long time, and I have long wanted to show the food army how powerful it is."
Yang Guangliang immediately said: "Since General Borcheng agrees, let's set off quickly and capture Guchang and Mashad before the big cannibals can react."
Bor Cheng was quite surprised: "We're leaving so quickly now."
Yang Guangliang said: "The faster, the better.
The sooner we arrive at Guchang, the less resistance we will encounter.
If the food army of Khorasan finds out, it will be much more difficult for us to capture the two cities."
In addition, my general has sent someone to notify Kurkure, asking him to quickly bring his men and horses to join us, and wait for us to capture Guchang and Ma After Sihad, the maintenance of law and order was left to Kurkure.
On the one hand, Kurkure is a Persian from Khorasan.
He and his people will not be hostile in that area.
If there is, we will not Whatever is convenient can be done by Kurkure and his people.
The local Persians will not directly conflict with us, so there is room for maneuver."
Borcheng was surprised by Yang Guangliang's delicate thoughts.
He said: "I admire the general's consideration.
Let's do it this way.
I will obey the general's command."
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"Well, let's order the army to set off, and send out reconnaissance rangers to explore the road in front, and pursue them in the direction where the defeated troops fled.
The general's men will be the forerunners, and our army will follow."
"Yes," Borcheng agreed, and immediately ordered his men to go on their way.
After the military order was issued, both the officers and soldiers of the Western Qin Army and the Huarizimo soldiers put away their water bottles and dry food bags, checked their equipment, got on their horses, put on their gray towels again to cover their mouths and noses, and tidied up under the orders of the officers.
Formation, one group at a time, moved forward.
When marching in the desert army, unless you stop to rest, you should generally cover your mouth and nose with a towel to prevent sand from blowing into your mouth and nose.
If sand is blown or inhaled into your mouth and nose, it will be very uncomfortable.
It is not too far from the border to Guchang, only more than 200 miles.
This distance is not a problem for the cavalry at all.
It can be reached within a day.
However, during the march, due to the need to chase the fleeing soldiers, , which delayed some time.
The reconnaissance rangers caught up with more than a hundred defeated troops who had escaped in a small village more than sixty miles southwest of the border.
After Yang Guangliang got the news, he immediately ordered Borcheng to send three hundred cavalry to encircle and annihilate them.
Ercheng sent a captain of 500 men to lead 300 cavalry to attack, and the rest continued to advance rapidly towards Guchang.
After nightfall, the soldiers finished eating, drinking and eating on horseback.
During this process, the army kept moving forward at a fast pace.
The sky was completely dark, and the sky was full of stars.
Cao Decao caught up with Yang Guangliang and shouted: "Old Yang, we are in the desert now, and we are traveling at night.
It is easy to get lost.
My opinion is to order the army to stop."
Come down and have a rest, then hit the road again at dawn tomorrow.
The walls of Guchang City and Mashad City are only one foot high.
Even if we attack them by force, we can capture them.
What do you think?"
At this time, the difference between the general and the supervisor came to the fore.
The two men rode aside with their own soldiers to let the army continue to pass.
Yang Guangliang shook his head and said: "Although the ten-foot-high city wall is not high, it is It's also a city wall, and our war horses can't jump over it, unless there is no city wall.
Even if we can take it by storm, we will definitely have to suffer a lot of losses.
Although your concerns are reasonable, if we can't take it by surprise, then this quick attack will not work. in any sense” After speaking, Yang Guangliang took the map from the army.
A soldier held a torch to illuminate the map.
Yang Guangliang found the location of Guchang City on the map and said, "Guchang City is in the southwest.
The sky is full of stars tonight.
We have the Big Dipper to position us, and we also have a compass to identify the direction.
As long as there is no sandstorm, the chance of getting lost is very small.
Even if there is a sandstorm, we can camp in time and stop moving forward, and wait for the sandstorm to pass before moving forward."
Cao Decao touched his beard and said, "You are the commander-in-chief.
During the war, you have the highest decision-making power.
Since you have decided to do this, then continue marching.
I hope to find Guchang City before dawn and carry out the attack."
Yang Guangliang comforted him: "Don't worry, Old Cao.
There are people in the scout camp who have been to Guchang and Mashad.
It will be fine."
The temperature in this desert was a bit low late at night.
Some soldiers were shivering with cold while on horseback and had to wrap themselves in blankets.
Even so, the thin face towels on their faces could not resist the cold at all.
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Condensation formed on everyone's face towels and eyebrows.
Ice flowers.
"Reporting to the general, there is a river twenty miles ahead after climbing over this hill.
The river is not wide and the flow is gentle.
I have been here before.
If I remember correctly, it is the Atlac River.
On the other side of the river There is a city, it should be Guchang City."
"Okay."
Yang Guangliang finally let go.
He didn't get lost, didn't encounter a sandstorm, and found the accurate target before dawn.
This was lucky for the army that traveled all night.
Yang Guangliang turned around and asked Junjun: "What time is it now?"
Joining the army said: "I just arrived at Yinshi" Yang Guangliang immediately said: "Instruct the whole army to slow down their marching speed and finish drinking water and eating before arriving at the bank of the Atlac River."
"Follow your orders" Two-quarters of an hour later, the army finally arrived at the north bank of the Atlac River.
The scouts had found the crossing point and sent people across the river to investigate.
The detective who stayed by the river came to meet Yang Guangliang.
Yang Guangliang couldn't wait to ask: "How wide is the river?
How deep is it?
What's the water temperature?"
The sentry who stayed behind replied: "It is fifty feet wide, the water is as deep as a horse's back, the water temperature is cool, and the current is gentle.
This place is suitable for crossing the river."
Yang Guangliang was overjoyed and asked: "How long have the other sentry team members been here?"
"Two quarters of an hour" Yang Guangliang thought for a while and immediately ordered: "Call a few people and divide them into two groups to explore along the upper and lower reaches of the river bank.
This general needs to know all the topography and landforms within 20 miles upstream and downstream and whether there are any ambushes.
Go quickly" "Follow your orders" Yang Guangliang cannot help but be careless.
This is the first time he has led troops to fight alone, and it is also the first time he has led troops to fight across national borders.
If something is not paid attention to and causes defeat, it is very likely that the entire army will be annihilated.
Here It is not the sphere of influence of the Western Qin Dynasty, but the Khorasan Province of the Great Food Kingdom.
The people here are hostile to all those who do not share the same belief because of their different beliefs.
They do not have any hospitable habits and traditions.
Half an hour later, torches lit up on the other side of the river, and the light swayed rhythmically.
This was the sentinel carrying out flag messages.
The Western Qin Army had a complex set of flags, and only specially trained flag officers, messengers, and detectives Only whistles can be understood, and this set of semaphores The contents of the semaphore are all in their minds.
After they have memorized it, they will burn the semaphore manual.
Even if some of them are captured by the enemy, the enemy cannot easily obtain the contents of the semaphore from them.
Even if they get it, they will not be able to get it easily.
There is no way to verify the authenticity.
The sentry on the other side of the river sent out a signal.
They had found out the situation around Guchang City and confirmed that there was no danger in the surrounding area.
However, they were still unclear about the situation inside Guchang City and had not yet had time to sneak into the city.
After another half an hour, the sentinels sent to explore the upper and lower reaches of the river returned and reported the investigation.
In addition to presenting relevant topographic and landform maps, they also confirmed that no dangerous conditions were found.
Yang Guangliang immediately issued the order to cross the river. , the whole army prohibited any noise, especially when crossing the river.
The scouts had made some preparations for the army to cross the river.
They pulled two ropes on the river.
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The soldiers crossed the river between the two ropes on horseback.
When crossing the river, they could also hold on to the ropes to avoid accidentally falling into the river
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