Chapter 972
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The three Tang scout teams began to circle around. Each person rode two horses at a moderate speed.
The Tubo army went around in a small circle. After going around and around, they split into three groups of a hundred men and gathered together. At the same time, they also brought along an extra horse.
The slaves of the Tang dynasty turned their heads and communicated with each other through their eyes.
They were excited and worried at the same time. The Military forces of the Tang dynasty seemed to have come a lot.
It should not be a problem to defeat the Tubo soldiers. But in that case, would they be killed? They had to resist.
They could not run. If they ran, they would leave their backs to the Tubo soldiers. Were they testing the archery skills of the Tubo cavalry?
"Yoo-hoo ~ ~ Yoo-hoo ~ ~" The Tang dynasty scouts began to adjust their speed and distance.
They wanted to enter the shooting range of the Tubo cavalry when they circled around. Then they would shoot and quickly circle to the side.
The Tubo cavalry were not stupid. They obviously knew what the other side was doing and were looking for the same opportunity.
Both sides kept adjusting their speed and position. No one wanted to lose the momentum of their charge. Otherwise, the shooting range of the arrows would not be enough.
As they circled around, more than 100 Tang soldiers appeared. These people dismounted from their horses when they were within the shooting range of a normal cavalry.
"Draw your strong bows and draw your crossbows. Stop playing. Find your own positions. We have crossbows with a longer shooting range."
"Charge!" The Tubo general saw the situation and ordered the cavalry to charge at the dismounted Tang soldiers without hesitation.
The dismounted Tang soldiers quickly shot an arrow and a crossbow, turned around, mounted their horses, and ran.
More than a dozen Tubo cavalry dismounted and urged their horses to continue chasing.
A total of 200 people did not give the Tang soldiers a chance to turn around.
More than 100 Tang soldiers whipped their horses. No matter how fast they were, they could not enter the enemy's shooting range.
At the same time, three teams of 100 Tubo cavalry charged at three teams of 50 Tang scouts.
The scouts also turned around and ran. Come on, let's see who is faster.
The general saw that his side had the upper hand and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he suddenly thought of something and shouted, "Come back, don't chase."
Only one team of scouts heard him. They slowed down and circled around.
The other three teams did not hear him and continued to chase.
"Quick, chase after them and tell them to come back." The general was sweating profusely.
He remembered that the Tang soldiers had binoculars. When the two sides fought, the enemy would discover them first and then calmly set up an encirclement.
Things were different now. They couldn't just turn and run when they saw an enemy.
When they saw it, it meant that the enemy had completed the encirclement.
After a quarter of an hour, a group of people came back. This group had less than a hundred people and was followed by a large group of Tang soldiers.
"Prepare for battle." The leader thought of the reason and sent people to chase after them. After chasing for a long time, his own people returned in time.
When the Tang soldiers discovered the situation, they did not have time to encircle them and directly pursued them. Only then did some of their own men return alive.
There were only 370 men left, including the 100 cavalrymen who had stopped earlier.
The 100 cavalrymen had not gathered yet, and the 50 scouts of the Tang soldiers had not run away. They were still circling around.
The general was speeding up with 270 people. He could not afford to lose speed. Even if he was running, there should be a process to raise his speed to the maximum.
The Tang soldiers continued to chase after this group of less than a hundred people. They had no intention of stopping.
Looking up, there were at least two thousand people densely packed together.
"Go around them, go around them, go fight those 50 people." The general shouted to his own men who were running over.
He was also ready to run. The people who came back would cooperate with the other 100 to kill the 50 Tang soldiers. He went around half a circle and ran in that direction.
As soon as he shouted, more than 200 cavalrymen suddenly jumped out from the pursuing Tang soldiers. These people were obviously faster than the other cavalrymen.
More than 200 people whipped their horses hard, one after another. They lifted their butts and stood on the horse's back. Their bodies leaned forward and moved up and down with the horses.
At first glance, one could tell that they were horsemanship experts. Moreover, their horses were better than other horses.
The sudden rush of the group instantly disrupted the Tubo general's original plan. He led the group and rushed out diagonally without adjusting their position. He was ready to run in a big circle and meet up with his own side.
When everyone started running, no one cared about Baggage's team and slaves.
The slaves of the Tang dynasty looked at each other and then looked at the slaves of the Tubo.
The slaves of the Tubo looked around and raised their hands. The slaves of the Tang dynasty looked for ropes to tie up the Tubo slaves.
The slaves of the Tubo did not resist at all. There were many cavalrymen and no one to help them. Staying alive was more important. Being a slave anywhere was the same.
Not long after, the cavalrymen of the Tang dynasty came over. The others continued to chase. The people of the Tubo could not run away. There was a blockade in front of them. They might have even dug a pit.
The pit did not need to be big or deep. The hooves of the horses would be gone. Unfortunately, the horses were disabled and could only be killed for meat.
The slaves of the Tang dynasty tied the arms of the Tubo slaves behind their backs and strung them together.
They stood there and waited with smiles on their faces.
The Tang soldiers got off their horses and walked over. They looked at their own people and said, "The inspector said that he would catch them alive and use them to exchange for your families."
The slaves of the Tang dynasty suddenly stopped smiling. Some lowered their heads and some wiped their tears.
They remembered that they had heard that the people of the Tang dynasty in other places were exchanged, but their own people were not.
Now that the people of the Tubo people were caught, they would agree to the exchange.
Whoever lost strength would be anxious. They hoped that their families could hold on until the time of exchange.
"Eat something." The Tang soldiers took out the meat floss and compressed biscuits from their bodies.
"Here. We are sending Baggage. There are bows, cooked highland barley rice, and jerky." The people of the Tang dynasty pointed at the carts and said.
"Those are from the Tubo. We will keep them for you. You can eat the good food of the Tang dynasty." The soldier handed them over again.
"Okay, let's eat the food of the Tang dynasty." The people took over and tasted the meat floss. It was delicious.
Then they took a bite of the compressed biscuits. Oh, what is this? It smells good!
After the people took a bite and tasted it, they looked at their own bodies and opened the food bags that belonged to them diagonally and put the food inside.
"Hurry up and follow us. There is a small river 30 miles away. Go there and start a fire to cook."
The Tang soldiers went to untie the ropes of the Tubo slaves and hoped that they would help with the work.
The people of the Tang dynasty sat in the carts and did not care.
When the sky was completely dark, the Baggage team arrived at the river. There was a bonfire by the river.
Pots were placed on the fire. Horse meat, wild vegetables, and some edible mushrooms in the grass were cooking in the pots.
This season happened to be the time when there were wild mushrooms. The soldiers knew which kind of mushrooms were edible.
Some cavalrymen continued to patrol the area more than 20 miles away. Some soldiers had already eaten.
After eating, they took a rest and took over the patrols to come back and eat.
"Let me lend you some pots." The soldier handed the three people of the Tang dynasty a multi-purpose military pot.
The Tufan captives took turns to drink the soup, one out of ten.
It was the first time for both the people and the captives to see such a rare pot.
"How do I use it?" The people held the pot and looked at the soldiers eating next to them.
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