Yang Fan smiled at Tin Aino and asked, "What do you think of my idea?"
"What if Musi can't speak …"
Tin Aino pulled out her sword, and with a flash of cold light, an arrow that was about to run out of strength was slashed away by her sword. Her sword returned to its sheath with a 'cha' sound. Her movements were clean and elegant.
"… Deliberately revealing military secrets to others?"
With this sentence, the actions of pulling out the sword, slashing the arrow, and returning the sword were done in one go. Her speed and tone of voice were completely normal.
Yang Fan said, "He only needs to show his face. The specific words can be done by the people around him! Just like when I pretended to be him and plundered the Turkic tribes. "
Tin Aino said, "Then how can you be sure that he still can't speak?"
Yang Fan said, "Wouldn't it be better if he could speak? I only want to learn a few simple sentences of Turkic language, what's so difficult about that? "
Tin Aino said, "Have you heard his voice before? Are you sure that the people who heard you have not heard Musi speak before? "
Yang Fan was startled and said, "This … of course not. But … when I left the Turkic tribes, he still couldn't speak. He shouldn't be able to speak now, right? "
As Yang Fan said this, he couldn't help but look into the distance. There was a tall watchtower there, and there were a few figures on it.
The watchtower was very tall, even taller than the top of the city wall. This was the wilderness, and standing on the watchtower, the north wind whistled, biting cold. The people on the second floor were all wearing wolf skin jackets, wolf skin pants, cowhide boots, dog skin hoods to cover their ears, and large woolen cloaks. They were all wrapped up tightly.
Mu En and Musi were on the watchtower. Of course, they could afford to wear expensive fur coats, but expensive fur coats had long lost their purpose of keeping warm and had become a symbol of status.
Therefore, the leather was tailored to be elegant and luxurious, completely ignoring the function of blocking the wind and keeping out the cold. Wearing such a fur coat here, as long as there was a small gap in the neck, the cold wind would rush in, even if wrapped in a sea dragon fur coat. On the other hand, the wolf skin was not any worse than the sea dragon skin. It was just that it wasn't as durable.
"If we were able to take down the five thousand Tang soldiers in the Flying Fox Mouth, they would have a hard time using their military power if we were to attack the Ming Wei Garrison. Unfortunately … I think the reinforcements from Liangzhou will arrive soon. In this way, we still have to exhaust their forces before we can break through the city! "
The one who spoke was Mu En. His voice came from under the thick scarf, and it was still loud and powerful.
His face was also covered with a scarf, revealing only a pair of eyes. The upper edge of the scarf was covered with a layer of frost because of the heat dissipating. His eyebrows were also covered with a layer of frost, and his pair of cold eyes revealed an awe-inspiring murderous aura.
Next to him, a man in the same attire, with a scarf covering his face, said something in a hoarse voice. His voice was not only hoarse, but also rough and unpleasant, like the sound of gravel rubbing against each other. It was very uncomfortable to hear, but no one heard what he said. His voice was too low and hoarse, and once it left his mouth, it was blown away by the wind.
Mu En frowned, turned his head and asked, "What did you say?"
That person turned around and pulled off the scarf with his back to the wind. It was actually Musi. It was unknown whether Yan Zhihe's deceptive Herbal Fragrant Ash could really cure diseases, or if Musi's voice was not completely destroyed. After his injuries gradually healed, he could really speak. However, his voice had become low and unpleasant, like an old ghost whispering into your ear at midnight.
Mu En was very worried whether his precious daughter would still like him. Back then, it was his beautiful love song that moved her heart. Otherwise, even though the marriage was for the benefit of the tribe, Musi had a few sons, and Musi was not the most valued one. Why would he choose Musi as his son-in-law?
Musi said in a low and hoarse voice, "We … have enough … troops … to … not … give … them … time … to … breathe …. Everyone … take turns … to fight … day and night. We must … attack … as soon as possible …"
The wind was very strong, and Musi's ghostly voice was really too low and hoarse. Even though Mu En listened carefully, some of his words were still muffled. However, he had already understood Musi's meaning. Gu Dulu's illness was too serious. It was completely unpredictable whether or not he could last through this winter.
If Gu Dulu had already passed away, and they had not returned with a full load from the Han people's territory, then this operation would not only be unable to play the role of strengthening Musi's prestige, it would not even be able to play the role of icing on the cake. It would completely lose the meaning of sending troops.
Mu En nodded in understanding. "Tonight, your troops will be the first to attack the city!"
Musi nodded forcefully. He looked at the top of Mingwei's city wall with a fiery gaze.
He could speak, but it was even more uncomfortable than when he could not speak. This ghostly voice, if not necessary, he did not want to speak at all. He hated the Ashid tribe, hated Zhu Tu and Xiao Mumu to death. He was even more worried that he would lose his originally unfavored position among the brothers because of this.
Therefore, he desired a great victory more than ever.
He stared at the top of the city wall, wishing that he could climb up and plant his battle flag on the top of the city wall. However, he did not expect that there was a person standing on top of the city wall, plotting against him!
… …
The fierce battle on the city wall had entered a white-hot state. On some of the crevasses, the soldiers were already engaged in a melee with the enemy. Below the city wall, scaling ladders had been placed on top of the city wall, and the Turkic soldiers were climbing up like ants. Kerosene, rolling logs, and boulders were madly smashing down, each one smashing down like dumplings.
Those scaling ladders had also been knocked down by the battering poles or ignited by the burning oil. Only a tenth of them remained standing firmly at the edge of the city wall. But even if there was only one, only one person climbing the city wall, it was still a very tense matter. They had to be suppressed immediately. A dam of a thousand li could collapse with an ant's nest. A small gap could be fatal.
The grassland warriors were skilled in riding and archery, and they excelled at fighting on horseback. Galloping on horseback, that kind of fighting style suited the taste of the fierce and untamed Turkic people the most. Sieging a city was not their forte, but the valiance and bravery in their bones made up for it. Even though it was extremely strenuous for them to attack the city from the back, they howled and charged up the city wall, as if they were completely indifferent to their own lives.
This was a pack of wolves roaming the grassland.
However, the Tang soldiers who had gone through professional training were no longer farmers carrying hoes. Especially these professional soldiers who were stationed at the border and dealt with the enemy all year round, their valiance and bravery were not inferior to their enemies. Fierce attacks, fierce battles, heads were cut off, blood was splattered, and the soldiers on both sides were fighting with their lives on the line.
"Commander, the reinforcements have arrived!"
Ye Yunbao was commanding at the top of the city wall when a bodyguard suddenly ran over excitedly to report.
Ye Yunbao roared, "Tell them to send reinforcements immediately when they're here. Damn it, the house is on fire, do I still have to go and greet them personally?"
The bodyguard mumbled, "Supervisor Lou has come personally."
Ye Yunbao did not even turn his head. He pointed to a platoon and said, "Where's the gold juice? Go and collect some more from each household. That stuff can't be easily healed if it burns on the body. What, who's here? "
The bodyguard said, "Commander, the Governor of the Heyuan Road, General Lou Shide, has personally arrived with his troops."
"Ah!"
Ye Yunbao turned his head. His movement was too violent and his neck cracked. He exclaimed in shock, "General Lou is here? Lin Zhongbao, Lin Zhongbao, come here! "
Lin Zhongbao, the Left Commander of the Ming Wei Garrison, ran over with a bloody saber in hand. He was the Left Commander of the Ming Wei Garrison and Ye Yunbao's deputy. The two had always been close and were like brothers. Because their names had the word 'leopard' in them, they were known as the two leopards of Ming Wei.
Ye Yunbao said, "General Lou is here. I'll go and greet him. You take command here and don't make any mistakes. Otherwise, General Lou will think that we're useless!"
Lin Zhongbao loudly said, "Don't worry and go. Leave this place to me!"
Ye Yunbao spat a few times and cursed, "Where am I going? What a disheartening thing to say." Saying this, he hurriedly led a few of his bodyguards down the city wall.
This time, Lou Shide had personally led reinforcements to the Ming Wei Garrison.
As the Commander-in-Chief of Longyou, Lou Shide had originally been stationed in Shanzhou. After the Turkic spies escaped, they had taken important military intelligence with them, so Lou Shide was not worried that the Turks would seize the opportunity to attack the strategic pass on the border and might even succeed.
The few fortresses are more than a thousand miles away from each other. The entire Longyou and Hexi regions have been oppressed by the Turks and Tubo into a narrow strip of land. It is impossible for him to choose a perfect location to command and take care of all the fortresses. However, he is truly worried and he needs to make a decision.
In truth, no matter where the Turks chose to attack, there would always be advantages and disadvantages. Lou Shide had no way of knowing which place the Turks would choose, so he could only choose the most important place. In the end, he chose the White Pavilion.
Liaoquan was too far away from Shanzhou, beyond Lou Shide's reach. If the Turks could really break through the pass, by the time he arrived with his army, everything that could be looted would have been stolen and everyone that could be killed would have already been killed.
Among the remaining forts, he was not too worried about Dengkou. Dengkou was relatively more dangerous and it was close to the center of the Tang dynasty, making it convenient for reinforcements. Moreover, it was the territory of the Shuofang border army and he did not have the authority to interfere even if he wanted to. The remaining two places were Ju Yanhai and Bai Ting.
The Longyou region was a narrow strip sandwiched between the Turks and Tubo. It was shaped like a gourd and Gan Province and Liangzhou were the two concave parts of the gourd. Moreover, Liangzhou was the mouth of the gourd. If it was lost, the Turks could use it to attack the Central Plains from the east and the entire Longyou region of Hexi would be in danger of falling. This was the most important place in the Western Regions, so he wanted to personally guard Liangzhou.
After Lou Shide sent off Qiu Shenji and Wang Xiaojie who came from the west to investigate the military, he immediately set off for Liangzhou. He had just arrived at Liangzhou when the signal from Mingwei reached there. Thus, Lou Shide decided to personally lead 10,000 reinforcements to Mingwei.
Yang Fan saw the scene of Ye Yunbao hurriedly walking down the city gate tower. Lin Zhongbao stood at the top of the city wall and loudly cheered for the soldiers, saying that the reinforcements had arrived. He also heard that General Lou had personally come to Ming Wei Garrison. He didn't expect that Shen Mu would actually come as well.
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