At this moment, Zhang Xiaobao was still feeling regretful. If only he could bring back the corpses of the soldiers and bring back the captives to work as slaves. There were more than a thousand people. Whether it was farming, mining, or building roads, they would be a great help.
Unfortunately, it was impossible to bring them back.
"Cuckoo, I've realized that our one-time use rocket launchers aren't very useful. Other than scaring people, they can't kill many people. Especially when the nails inside are shot at people wearing armor, they are easily blocked. It's the same for the grenades. Some of them can only emit thick smoke. It's not like they're playing with flowers.
The muskets aren't easy to use either. After firing a shot, there's no time to reload. All that fly out are iron balls. If they hit the enemy's face, it's fine. If they hit the enemy's body, they can still continue to fight. When they hit the armor, they make clanking sounds, just like a music box. "
Zhang Xiaobao began to make a post-battle summary. Due to the lack of technology, the use of firearms had been reduced by a lot.
Wang Juan couldn't do anything about it, unless they could continue to improve it. However, she was still satisfied. She said, "It's actually very good to be able to scare people, especially when facing the enemy's cavalry. When they are frightened by the sound of the explosion, the horses can't take it. When we have cavalry, we can let the horses hear the sound of the explosion every day. After they get used to it, it'll be very useful when facing the enemy."
While the two of them were discussing the use of the new weapons, Guo Tu and the others also thought of the weapons used by the logistics camp at the beginning. The rumbling sounds were quite spectacular. There were also those small gadgets in their hands that could hit people's faces or people who weren't wearing armor. With a single sweep, it would cause a large number of injuries.
"Rich people are really different. Where did the Zhang family get such good things? Also, there's the sleeve arrows. Those who came face to face with them at the beginning didn't even have a chance to attack. They were shot down from afar. They didn't even have to wear leather armor. They were all shot through. "
Join Army said enviously. He thought that if every one of the ten thousand people was equipped with that kind of equipment, there would be no need to worry about death when facing ten thousand people. Even if there were casualties, it would be very, very small. They would be hit by throwing weapons and long-range weapons.
The other generals also knew that the weapon was good, but they didn't have the money to equip it. No wonder they didn't agree when they wanted to take over their people. It was all because of money. They had a lot of miscellaneous items on them, and the materials used to forge weapons were different. When someone's broadsword struck, it could cut through the other party's weapon.
While Guo Tu was also envious, he was thinking more about how Wang Juan's commanding skills came about. The little girl actually had such skills. No wonder she was sent here to help. It seemed that the military power couldn't be taken back before they went back.
While he was thinking about this, Guo Tu suddenly stopped and carefully looked at the surrounding scenery. He said to the general beside him, "What do you think they're going to do? From the looks of it, it looks like we are going down the mountain. But there are Tubo cavalry patrolling at the foot of the mountain. Otherwise, I would have brought people down long ago. "
All the generals shook their heads. They didn't want to guess what the logistics camp's people were going to do.
In the afternoon, the troops suddenly changed direction and went in the direction of the two thousand people escaping. Without the burden of armor, they put on leggings and hurried.
"Don't tell me they want to go down the mountain and go up the mountain again?" Guo Tu asked in surprise when he saw the troops change direction.
This was too risky. They had just gone down the mountain, and now they wanted to go back. They were too bold. Were they afraid that the other party wouldn't be able to find them?
"Quick, quick, keep up. Those who are injured, walk slowly at the back. Don't worry, those who can still fight, run forward." Wang Juan didn't forget to urge the troops when she walked with the troops.
Zhang Xiaobao also followed beside Wang Juan. He also didn't understand Wang Juan's plan. He asked while running, "Where are you going to take the troops?"
"Of course it's going to the battlefield. If the army doesn't go to war, do you think it's going to be farming? I'm betting, betting that the other party will give us a chance. "
Wang Juan wiped her sweat and said to Zhang Xiaobao. Then she didn't say anything. She had to conserve her energy as much as possible. She couldn't let others carry her while running.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan's speed was not slower than the adults. The logistics camp's people were already used to the young master and young lady's inhuman abilities, but the people Guo Tu brought had never seen before. The people who were running next to them looked at Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan with a complicated expression.
It was these two brats who had infiltrated deep into Tubo and delivered a few days' worth of supplies to them. It was also these two brats who had taken over the military authority and led them to boldly infiltrate and successfully ambush Tubo's logistics team. The little lass's superb command had saved a lot of lives on their side.
Who would have thought that when they were forced to march, they didn't need anyone's help at all. They could run at the same speed. Beautiful faces, cute smiles, decisive thoughts, ruthless methods, and unswerving character actually appeared in these two children.
This was the son of Governor Zhang Zhong, who was very good at making money. How did he give birth to his son? How did he raise him?
Normally, a child of his age would be so tired that he would cry for his mother after running for such a long time in the mountains, let alone being able to lead the support of the logistics camp and command the army.
If the two kids could do this, it would be embarrassing if he couldn't keep up.
*****
The opportunity that Wang Juan wanted was given to her by Tatatu.
When the scout returned and told him what happened, Tatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatat All four thousand were dead? Even the provisions were burned? Did the Tang army do this? "
The scout who came back to report nodded and replied carefully, "Yes, I saw the corpses of the Tang army. There were about six hundred of them. The rest were all corpses of our soldiers. The blood flowed like a river. After looking for traces, they rushed down from the mountains. They should be on the opposite side of us."
"They killed four thousand people at the cost of six hundred? When did the Tang army become so powerful? Could it be the elite Tang army of Mo Dao Cheng Wei? "
Tatatu muttered the death count of both sides and trembled. He knew what the most powerful team of the Tang army was. The Mo Dao Cheng Wei was not a battalion, but a battalion was invincible.
After he finished speaking, he shook his head. It was impossible. The strength of the Mo Dao Cheng Wei was that their long swords were like a forest, advancing steadily. They could not play their role in the mountains. They were suitable for fighting against cavalry on the plains. When they held their swords and made a sudden movement, no one could stop them. But when they were on the mountains, they were waiting for death.
He thought about the scout's words again and suddenly said, "I understand. Their actions in front deliberately made our army suspicious so that they did not dare to rush up to kill. If I had rushed up at that time, it seemed that both sides would have suffered losses. Or they would have thought of ways to continue to escape. If they had released smoke again, it seemed that I would not have gained any advantage. They did not want to kill too many people.
Smoke, smoke, I see. The smoke was not to smoke our army, but to cover them going up the mountain. In this case, the two thousand people running in front were really two thousand people. Their main force passed by us on the mountain and ambushed our logistics. "
Tatayatu had figured it out, but he also knew that it would not make any difference to the outcome. However, he still felt that something was not right. If Guo Tu was really that powerful, how could his logistics team have been defeated by him? How could such a commander make such a mistake?
Who was it? Who was the commander of the Tang Army?
Just as Tatatu was trying to figure out the opponent, a team of scouts came from the foot of the mountain. They belonged to another Tubo team. They came to report and at the same time, asked about the situation here.
After the people came down the mountain and reported the recent situation, Tatatu exclaimed, "What? The people's villages that led to here were all massacred? Pengzhou sent a logistics camp to support Guo Tu? The reason why Guo Tu's team was able to arrive here so quickly in such an environment was because of this logistics camp? "
The people who came over said the recent news. They had spies in Pengzhou. When Guo Tu came out, the spies did not have time to react. When Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan led the logistics camp out, the spies could not delay any longer. But Pengzhou cooperated with Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan to seal the entrance. It was not easy for the spies to get the news out.
At this time, the villages that were massacred were also discovered by the Tubo people. When the two sides were connected, they immediately knew who did it. The logistics camp in Yizhou, the Zhang family of Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County. They were the ones who ruined a big plan on their side. Now, they appeared again.
After thinking about how Zhang Zhong was demoted to be the Provincial Governor and how the Zhang family bought a lot of food here and organized a team of mules, they understood the situation better. It turned out that they did not want to be discovered and let the Zhang family collect the food.
At first, when they knew that Zhang Zhong was demoted, they were happy. Now, they knew that he did not lose favor, but was put in the most important place to deal with them. The Zhang family's team was the last trump card of the Tang army.
"Damn it, no wonder I always felt that something was wrong. It turned out that the people were changed. Thinking about it, how could Guo Tu have the guts to fight against me? How could he set up a puzzle that made people not dare to move? In this case, the person who is commanding the Tang army now is the Zhang family. Damn it, the most powerful person was put in the logistics camp. I can't blame myself for losing this game. I don't know my enemy well. "
Tatatayatu felt much better. After all, losing to a person who couldn't even protect the provisions was two different things from losing to a person who had ruined the plan of Tufan.
After explaining the situation here to the messenger, he asked the messenger to go back and tell the army at the foot of the mountain to cooperate with the search for the main force of the encirclement of the Tang army. Tatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatat
He thought that he had lost this round because he had underestimated his opponent and didn't know that his opponent was going to drop. But now that he was taking it seriously, it was different.
"Pass on my order. Three thousand people will continue to pursue the two thousand Tang deserters. The rest will follow me back to pursue the main force of the Tang army."
The troops split up at once. The 13,000 men left quickly under Tatatu's lead. He thought that the Tang army must have gotten some supplies after the sneak attack. They wanted to leave the battlefield quickly and go back to Pengzhou. He would be able to chase after them from behind. As for the 2,000 men who helped to hide their tracks and release smoke, they probably did not have any supplies left. If the 3,000 men chased after them, they would be exhausted and could win.
Three hours after Tatatu chased after them, the 3,000 Tibetan soldiers who were following behind the 2,000 Tang soldiers gave Wang Juan a chance when they were resting at night.
When the people who escaped found Tatatu the next afternoon, the main force of the Tang army had disappeared in the vast Jinchuan. There were 2,500 to 600 Tibetan corpses left at the place where they disappeared.
Tatatu, who wanted to chase after the Tang army, was so scared that he didn't know if he should continue to chase after them from behind the mountain. He only had 13,000 men now, and the Tang army had lost less than 1,000 men in two battles.
The difference in the number of men was not too big. Moreover, the Tang army had a ghostly commander. If he chased after them, he might even kill himself.
But if he didn't chase after them, he would lose 7,000 men for nothing. He wouldn't have a good time even if he went back.
"I'll send a message to ask for reinforcements. I'll fight with the main force of the Tang army. If I lose my men, I'll give the credit to the reinforcements."
Tatatu finally made up his mind to fight with the main force of the Tang army. Even if his men were to be destroyed and only the reinforcements came from behind, it would be considered his contribution.
That night, Tatatu's men waited for the reinforcements from the troops at the foot of the mountain. They set off in the night and chased after the main force of the Tang army. A group of men below also issued orders for the three 10,000 men teams to send 2,000 men each to go up the mountain as reinforcements. It would be best if they could hurry up and catch up with Tatatu's team.
Two days later, Tatatu, who still hadn't found the main force of the Tang army, received new news. The three reinforcements were defeated by the main force of the Tang army one by one. The location was where the first 4,000 men were killed. At the same time, Tatatu knew where the main force of the Tang army was. How did it go? It turned out that it passed by his troops on the mountain and went around in a big circle.
Furthermore, it went down the mountain and ambushed a 1,000-man team that was escorting the provisions here. Then, it disappeared again.
"Logistics Camp, Yizhou Logistics Camp, Zhang Zhong, Between the Clouds and the Water." Tatatu didn't lead his troops to chase after them again. He was afraid that something would go wrong if he chased after them. He was especially afraid that the Tang army would always play the game of going up and down. How could he find them in such a vast river? He had to think about it carefully. He didn't want to be confused by others. So, he just lay in the camp and looked at the stars in the night sky.
While Tatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatatat
The last three ambushes were well done. Nearly 10,000 men attacked 2,000 people who let down their guard each time. After killing three teams in a row, there were only slightly more than 9,000 people left.
Wang Juan didn't expect to be able to kill three teams. He planned to come back and have a good rest before thinking about the next move. However, the scouts found the people on the mountain ahead of time. It was still 2,000 people. So, he killed them. After asking for information, he found out that there were two more teams and killed them all in one go.
"On the battlefield, luck is also a part of strength. Don't underestimate it. Of course, there aren't many situations where victory is based on luck. You have to find your own opportunities. The essence of mobile warfare is to divert the enemy while moving. Think of what the enemy can't think of. Don't always rely on luck. Excellent command is the guarantee of life and death.
As long as you use the knowledge I teach you flexibly and don't stick to the dogma of books, you can escape unscathed even if you are unlucky. Opportunities are everywhere for people with strength. Zhang Yu, take your small team to do map practice. Give me the record later. "
Wang Juan taught everyone in a temporary house made of branches. The military map of Jinchuan was hanging on the wall. Wang Juan needed to tell everyone her thoughts about the command and her hesitation so that they could judge. If it were them, how would they deal with it?
When Zhang Yu took people to do map practice, Wang Juan began to talk about the tactical application of small troops under the constraints of the terrain. Zhang Yu and the others had learned this before, so they didn't need to learn it again. Although every time she talked about the same content, Wang Juan would add new things she summed up.
Guo Tu and the other generals who were under house arrest were also allowed to listen. The more they listened, the more frightened they were. The more they listened, the more afraid they were of Wang Juan.
Especially when Wang Juan was talking about her mentality in these few battles, she was very honest about her fear, hesitation, and gambling-like emotions in her heart, and made corresponding criticisms, opinions, and suggestions for her own behavior.
This kind of mentality that faced one's own weakness was the most admirable. Which ordinary person would tell such a thing to others and criticize it so mercilessly? As long as I win, I'll be the most powerful.
But this little girl could face it bravely, dared to bear her own responsibilities, and could wake up at any time and correct her mistakes at any time.
In the hearts of Guo Tu and the other generals, a new generation of famous generals was slowly rising. Such a serious attitude and so many strategic and tactical thoughts were all concentrated on the little girl. Such a person would not be doubted even if he won a hundred battles. He had no weaknesses.
If one were to say that this little girl's adventurous command could be seen in the past few days of operations, then the content of her current lecture was to tell people to try their best not to think about taking risks unless there was no other choice. If they could defeat the enemy in a direct battle, then they should not always think about how to take advantage of the situation. That kind of victory would not last long, and that kind of general would not be qualified.
After the lecture, when Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao went to guide Zhang Yu's team, Guo Tu and the others didn't want to rest at all.
They had been attracted by the content of Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao's lectures in the class and were comprehending it through a comprehensive study, hoping that they could be as powerful as them in the future.
"No wonder His Majesty transferred Zhang Zhong to Yingzhou. It turns out that this is his plan. I will never forget in my life that there is a place called Yingzhou where a logistics camp once appeared. In the name of logistics, they reinforced the front line and won many battles. People had to look up to them. Two little guys casually sent there could lead the troops to victory. Their foundation was so profound that no one could compare with it."
When Shen Jun thought about it, he looked up at the sky and sighed with emotion.
No one refuted him. They all lowered their heads and pondered, or looked up at the stars and the moon, as if the mysterious starry sky was the little girl.
"When I go back, I won't talk about my sand table practice with others anymore. Don't mention it, either. I'll fall out with whoever mentions it. That's scolding me. When I go back, I'll go to the game room Between the Clouds and the Water in Sanshui County and play war games with them. Who taught the little girl?"
Guo Tu also spoke. He was beaten by Wang Juan and lost confidence. Looking at the things she taught in the class, he had never touched them before. Every time she talked about a place, she would take out the specific situation of the previous war to prove it, making the profound content easy to understand.
What did this mean? This showed that the little girl had already learned this kind of strategy and tactics well. If he had half the ability of the little girl before he met the little girl, he would also proudly face all the opponents. It was impossible for him to criticize himself like the little girl and take out his own shortcomings to be used as a 'teaching material' for others.
If what she said in the class was her shortcomings, then this kind of attitude was her merits. She was modest, eager to learn, and could summarize at any time. When a victorious general could put down his pride and self-criticism, it was hard for him not to succeed.
Shen Jun said at this time, "In fact, there is one more thing that is more important. That is, the things that the Zhang family figured out are like fireworks but more powerful than fireworks. Also, they didn't talk about their training methods.
Look at the people sent by the logistics camp. I don't believe that Commandery Prince Tong 'an can train such elites. If it was really because of Commandery Prince Tong' an, his people wouldn't trust the little girl so much. "
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