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Chapter 359: The Battle of Qingsha Mountain (Medium)


Xue Rengui decided to fight a quick battle, taking advantage of the fact that the British army had not yet returned to help, to come to a surprise victory.However, it is easier said than done, and it is really difficult to achieve unexpected results with an army of 100,000 troops, so much grain and grass, and so much breadth.In order to enhance the suddenness of the attack, Xue Rengui ordered the deputy marshal Guo Beifeng to lead the main force, including the baggage troops, to outflank him in a roundabout way, and also specially instructed him to occupy the commanding heights when camping, build more temporary fences, prevent the British army from sneaking attacks, and ensure the safety of tens of thousands of troops with grain and grass.With such a deployment, I believe that the main force led by Guo Zhifeng should not have a problem protecting the baggage, as long as he arrives at Qingsha Mountain on time, he will be considered to have completed the task.However, Guo Zhifeng is not so easy to manage, this guy is the son of the famous general Guo Xiaoke, a typical second generation of officials, his father once served as the governor of the Anbei Metropolitan Mansion (this time and space because of Li Lu's chaotic entry, Lao Guo went to Saibei, and did not go to the Western Regions), prominent for a while, but, Guo Xiaoke's life is still so tragic, he did not die in the hands of the Qiuzi people, but he was plotted by the Tiele people, and finally died of Zhongleng arrow.Xiao Guo relied on Lao Guo's military exploits, and Guo Beifeng could be regarded as having a place in the barracks, flying and domineering.The second generation of officials in these armies often has a problem, that is, they have low eyes and low hands, and no one in their eyes, Guo Beifeng is naturally no exception, he looks down on Xue Rengui who was born as a civilian at all, you are a mud leg, why should I be your deputy.However, the mud legs in Xiao Guo's eyes are actually after a famous family, Xue Li's ancestor is the famous general Xue Andu during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, but his generation has declined, but Guo Zhifeng looks down on Xue Rengui, whose family has been defeated.Xue Rengui's military position is the general of the Right Guard, and Guo Beifeng is the general of the Right Guard.Although the General of the Right Guard and the General of the Right Guard both belonged to the "Sixteen Guards" of the forbidden army, the former had a higher official position than the latter.Li Zhi made Xue Rengui the commander-in-chief, on the one hand, because he was convinced of Xue Rengui's military command ability, and on the other hand, he also acted according to tradition, that is, let senior officers lead and train low-level officers.However, Guo Beifeng didn't think so, this kid thought that Lao Tzu's family background was far better than Xue Li, and his military level was no worse than that mud leg, and he was really embarrassed to listen to the old Guo family.Based on this psychology, he didn't take Xue Rengui's explanation to heart at all, on the other hand, he always looked down on the British army, in his psychology, although the British army was called the Han army, but in fact it was no different from the original Turkic, Tibetan and other nomadic armies, and he even had his own dream of leading people to sweep the river.And the other deputy marshal Ashina Daozhen stayed behind in Ledu, guarding Murong Zhong, and guarding the Tang Army's retreat.Xue Rengui personally led 20,000 elite Tang cavalry to chase down the 11th Mountain Brigade of the British Army guarding Ledu who "fled".Although Lao Xue is also resourceful, but to tell the truth, he is still a lot worse than old monsters like Li Jing and Li Ji, at least the other party's plan to lure the enemy, he didn't see it, "Hahahaha, according to the old man, most of the British rebellion's combat power is blown out, and as soon as this battle starts, they can't hold it......"

Xue Rengui judged like this, but he also had his reason, the British value business, and one of the disadvantages of heavy business is that it is extremely profitable, and now the British troops who fled in front of them have even discarded the most valuable cloth and gold and silver, There are also the most important weapons of the soldiers have been discarded, which shows that the combat effectiveness of the British army is very scum."

Pass on the commander's order, hurry up and catch up with the thief army......."

As soon as Xue Rengui passed the order, he saw his soldiers dismount and fight for the "spoils" abandoned by the British army, seeing this, Xue Rengui was furious, "What are you doing, just this little thing, it is also worth fighting for?"

”"Dashuai, this is a good broken leaf white stacked cloth, it is very valuable......"

An old mansion soldier stuffed a few white stacked cloths into his bag, and said to Xue Rengui with a shy face, "Dashuai, you don't know, what are we big-headed soldiers fighting for and dying, isn't it just to save more valuable things for the mother-in-law and aunt at home, so that they can live a better life?"

”Xue Rengui just wanted to have a seizure, but he saw that the hair on the sideburns of this old mansion soldier had turned gray, and he suppressed those evil words again, "You hurry up, as long as you catch up with the heroes and rebels, annihilate them, cloth, gold and silver, and let you ask for ......it" Hey, the feudal army can only rely on this to boost morale.Although there were examples of disobeying military orders like the old mansion soldiers, most of the 20,000 cavalry under the personal command of Xue Rengui were the elite of the elite, and they continued to pursue the "fleeing" British army in accordance with Xue Dashuai's orders and endured the desire for wealth.When they pursued to the foot of Qingsha Mountain, Xue Rengui gasped, and he asked Murong Sen, a Tuyuhun nobleman who led the way, "Murong Sen, this is the Qingsha Mountain you mentioned to Ben Shuai?"

”"Yes.....

Marshal, as long as our army passes here, we will enter the Huangshui Valley....."

Murong Sen said."

It's not a big deal, I'm fooled......"

Xue Rengui didn't answer Murong Sen's words, but muttered to himself, and suddenly Xue Rengui ordered, "Pass on the order of the marshal, stop advancing, change the rear team to the front team, change the front team to the rear team, withdraw!"

”Xue Rengui looked at the valley structure of this Qingsha Mountain, his heart was half cold, and he hurriedly ordered a retreat, but where could the British army on the mountain let him get his wish?

At this moment, the voice of a group of people suddenly came from the mountain, "General Xue, since you have all come to Qingsha Mountain, why rush to leave?"

My marshal told the last general to entertain you well, if you let his own family, General Xue, go, then my marshal will be unhappy......

"This voice is a harmony, and it is in the deep valley, so it is even more earth-shattering, Xue Rengui didn't even respond, he just coldly said to his subordinates, and then 10,000 grass and mud horses floated by in his heart, what is Lao Tzu's family, that Xue Qinling is obviously a Tubo barbarian with the surname Xue family, what qualifications does he have to talk about his own family with Lao Tzu?

Xue Rengui's side was about to run, and Cui Shi, the commander of the British army and the deputy marshal of the plateau cluster, smiled coldly, "Xue Rengui, since you're here, don't think about leaving, signal soldiers, let the mountain pass explode and block the retreat of the Tang army....."

After receiving the signal from the mountain pass, he immediately blocked the pass, and lit the gunpowder bag buried in the mountain pass, and heard an earth-shattering loud noise, and the pass was blocked by the blown up earth and rocks, Xue Rengui took a look, and suddenly his eyes flashed with gold stars, and his record of winning a hundred battles was likely to end in this Qingsha Mountain.Cui Shi saw that the retreat of the Tang army was locked, and decisively ordered to close the net, because the British army was condescending, and the Tang army was all cavalry, in the valley, it couldn't be used at all, so it didn't take long for the 20,000 Tang army to be beaten and cried for his mother, even if Xue Rengui was brave and good at fighting, he was weak to return to the sky.Although Cui Shi was born in Jinyiwei, he was also a strongman who had studied command at the military academy, and he still had a strong ability to grasp the battlefield situation, "ordering artillery and increasing the density of firepower output.....

After seeing that the Tang army was in a state of obvious collapse, Cui Shi decisively ordered.Although the cavalry of the Tang Army had already dismounted to fight, they were still heavily armoured, but unfortunately in the face of artillery and bullets, the defensive power of the armor was not worth mentioning at all.The British army founded by Li Lu fought a bit similar to the American army in later generations, what they paid attention to was the four words "indiscriminate bombardment", after pouring a large amount of ammunition into the valley, the Tang army finally collapsed, Xue Rengui looked at the troops that had lost control, looked up to the sky and sighed, "This year is in Kangwu, the army is against the year, Deng Ai died in Shu, I know why I am defeated." ”After speaking, he drew his sword and was about to commit suicide, but was desperately stopped by several of his lieutenants, "Dashuai, stay in the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, a few of us will cover you and kill a bloody road......

"Yes, Dashuai, there is a way for a gentleman to take revenge, ten years is not too late..... wait for us to accumulate again, and then fight to the death with the British and rebellious dog thieves....."