Li Yu accidentally exposed his ambition. However, this was also human nature. Any confident man from the Tang dynasty had the ambition to conquer the whole world. It was the lifelong wish of every man from the Tang dynasty to expand the territory of the Tang Empire.
Although they had not yet arrived at the battlefield and had not seen the Tufan army, Li Yu had already begun to imagine how it would look like when Tufan was defeated. He also discussed with Ang Lee how they should accept Tufan's surrender. If Tufan insisted on not surrendering, would they be completely annihilated? Would the Tufan soldiers be afraid when facing the steel torrent of the Tang dynasty? Would they be so scared that they would pee their pants?
This series of hypotheses was very interesting. Ang Lee had nothing to do, so he chatted with Li Yu. The war was about to begin. Although the Tang Empire would definitely win this war due to the disparity in strength and technology, the process of war was bound to be hard and boring. It was also a good choice to relax before the war. At least, it could ease their mood.
At this time, the train was already equipped with an electric system. All the carriages were equipped with electric lights for lighting. Therefore, even at night, it would be very bright when sitting in the carriage. If the curtains were drawn, the existence of the night would not be felt.
After the searchlights were installed, the speed of the train at night was greatly increased. The speed was almost the same as the speed during the day. In this way, the train could reach Minzhou in the west in one night. In the morning, they would get off at Minzhou and go to the battlefield.
In order to be mentally prepared to go to the battlefield in the morning, Ang Lee and Li Yu chatted for a while. Then, they went to the soft sleeper to rest. In order to have a better rest, Ang Lee and Li Yu each occupied a small private room. The four beds were their own.
The quality of the railway was very good. The speed of the train was not very fast, so the carriage was very stable. It was very comfortable to sleep in the soft sleeper carriage. It was not very loud, but it was full of regular noise. Ang Lee slept very well. Li Yu and everyone else also fell asleep smoothly.
Early the next morning, the trains arrived in Min Province one after another. They alighted one after another and secretly gathered in the designated area.
After the team was assembled according to the organization, the first thing they did was to eat. They could only work when they were full. Ang Lee, Li Yu, and other senior leaders did not rush to get off the train. They chose to eat in the dining car of the train. The environment here was better and more comfortable.
"Assistant Minister Li, the entire army is ready to depart at any time."
The colonel of the 1st regiment, Guo Qiang, stepped onto the train and reported the situation of the army.
"There's no hurry. Let the soldiers rest for a while longer."
Ang Lee had just eaten and needed to digest the food. Of course, it was not suitable for them to depart immediately. Moreover, to prevent eating from wasting too much time, Ang Lee had already ordered that the army would only have two meals a day. One was when they set up camp at night, and the other was when they set up camp in the morning. In addition, they would be given extra rations. If they had a big appetite and were really hungry, they could eat some rations to satisfy their hunger. This was to ensure that the soldiers had enough physical strength to march.
In fact, marching didn't consume much physical strength. After all, this team had already achieved mechanization. The consumption of physical strength by driving and walking was not the same order of magnitude. However, in order to let the soldiers have a healthy physique, sufficient food was still very necessary. In addition, marching with an empty stomach was uncomfortable.
Ang Lee took out the map that he had prepared beforehand and placed it on the dining table. He said, "Look, this is Jishi Mountain. To the north is Da Fei River. Now, the main forces of Tibet are gathered at Da Fei River. They are preparing to deal with the main forces of our Tang Army. We need to go around Jishi Mountain from Min Province and block the escape route of the main forces of Tibet. In this way, we will be able to completely defeat the Tibetan army."
"Assistant Minister Li, this is Stone Castle City. It is the only way for the Tibetan army to retreat to the capital. Therefore, after we attack, we must capture Stone Castle City. This way, the Tibetan army will be cut off from their supplies."
Guo Qiang calmly reminded.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Colonel Guo is right. We must capture Stone Castle City. However, the Tibetans will definitely guard against our Tang Dynasty's sneak attack on their escape route. Therefore, on the route of our sneak attack, there will definitely be an ambush by the Tibetan army. There might even be a large army with thousands of soldiers and horses. Therefore, once we discover the enemy, we must quickly defeat them or even wipe them out. Then, we must quickly attack and not give the Tibetan army any time to prepare."
Hearing this, all the soldiers agreed with Ang Lee's decision and expressed their full support.
15 minutes later, the army officially set off. Thousands of vehicles of various models lined up in a few straight lines and rushed to the back of the Tibetan army.
Among them, the armored reconnaissance vehicle was at the front. It maintained a distance of 15 miles from the main force and reported all the situations that it discovered.
The armored artillery brigade's vehicles followed closely behind and walked at the front of the army. A large number of logistics vehicles walked at the back. They were responsible for providing sufficient supplies for the armored artillery brigade.
There were many vehicles in this army, causing the entire earth to tremble. However, there were not many people in the Minzhou area. Moreover, the route that the vehicles took was relatively hidden. There was almost no sign of people. Therefore, it did not cause much of an impact. It was only the soldiers who enjoyed listening to it.
The steel torrent of the Tang Dynasty's army moved very quickly. They could cover the distance that an ordinary army would need to cover in a day in almost two hours. The marching efficiency of the army was unusually high. With such a high marching speed, it would definitely be able to realize the blitzkrieg that Ang Lee envisioned.
"Assistant Minister Li, I heard that Tibet is a bitter and cold place. I wonder how it is compared to Minzhou?"
Li Yu poked his body out of the armored command vehicle and found that the surroundings were desolate. Compared to Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the environment in Minzhou was really terrible.
Ang Lee opened another door and poked his body out of the vehicle. He looked at the desolate surroundings and said, "Tibet is a big country. The majority of the land is bitter and cold. However, there are also a few fertile lands. In addition, there are also many lakes and beautiful scenery. It is a land that is worthy for the Tang Dynasty to own."
"Most of the land is bitter and cold. The Tibetans are really pitiful. Looking at the whole world, the Tang Dynasty is still the best!"
Li Yu sighed with pride.
"Haha! Of course. The Tang Dynasty is the biggest country in the world. It is also the strongest country in the world. No other country in the world can be compared to the Tang Dynasty. "
Ang Lee also felt proud to be a man of the Tang Dynasty.
"Assistant Minister Li, I heard that the capital of Tibet is not very eye-catching. The only thing that is eye-catching is the Potala Palace built halfway up the mountain. It was built especially for the Tang Dynasty's Princess Wencheng. However, how grand can a house built halfway up the mountain be? At most, it is just a cave."
Li Yu's face was full of disdain when he mentioned Tibet. In his view, Tibet was a group of uncivilized savages. They were not at the same level as the Tang Dynasty. Of course, Li Yu was not the only one who thought so. Almost all the people of the Tang Dynasty thought of Tibet in this way.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon is really good at describing things. If the Tibetans heard this, I wonder what they would think. However, this is also the truth. The best house in Tibet is the Potala Palace built halfway up the mountain. The houses of ordinary people are basically mud houses and caves. They are very backward."
Ang Lee agreed with Li Yu's point of view. After all, Luodian was really too poor. It was not at the same level as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Chang 'an.
"I really can't understand. Tibet is so backward and poor, but it can defeat the Tang Dynasty so many times. Even the famous general of the Tang Dynasty, Xue Rengui, was defeated by Tibet. It is too humiliating."
When Li Yu thought about how Xue Rengui's army had been defeated by the Tibetans at Da Feichuan, he felt very angry. It was just like the people of Huaxia in the future. When they thought about how the Japanese pirates had rampaged through Huaxia and slaughtered their own people, they felt very angry. They even wanted to use the weapons of the future to fight back to that era where they had been bullied and humiliated by others to vent the hatred in their hearts.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, you don't have to take it to heart. That is all in the past. It won't happen now, and it won't happen in the future. As for why Tibet defeated the Tang Dynasty's army, it was not because of how strong they were. It was because the altitude of Da Fei River was too high. The Tibetans could come and go freely there. On the other hand, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would be out of breath when they arrived at Da Fei River. Their fighting power would be reduced by at least half. This gave Tibet the opportunity to defeat the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty."
Ang Lee explained.
"Because the altitude was too high, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would be out of breath? What is the altitude? Will the Da Fei River really reduce the fighting power of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty by half? If so, won't our main force be in danger? "
Li Yu heard a new term. At the same time, he didn't know anything about what Ang Lee said. Naturally, he was very curious.
Ang Lee was stunned for a moment and explained, "Because the altitude was too high, people would be out of breath when standing on it. The Tibetans have lived here for generations and are more adapted to the environment there. Therefore, they won't feel uncomfortable. As for the main force of our army, Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, you don't have to worry. Even if the physical strength of our soldiers is reduced by half, we will not be defeated by the Tibetans. Our Tang Dynasty will definitely win this battle."
"Oh, if that's the case, Xiao Wang is relieved. The altitude is too high, and people can't breathe. Will that really happen?"
Li Yu grunted in response and began to mutter to himself.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, quickly return to the vehicle! Once you reach the battlefield and expose your head, it will be very dangerous. "
Ang Lee retracted his head back into the armored command vehicle and asked Li Yu to do the same.
Li Yu was also tired from standing. He retracted his head back into the vehicle and sat on the chair to rest.
"Assistant Minister Li, the reconnaissance team at the front sent a signal. They have discovered a Tibetan sentry."
Guo Qiang saw the signal from the front through the internal telescope and immediately reported.
"Order, capture the Tibetan sentry alive. They must be captured alive. Interrogate them immediately after they are captured."
Ang Lee gave the order without hesitation.
"Yes, I understand."
Guo Qiang responded and immediately gave the order.
About half an hour later, good news came from the front. The soldiers of the Tang dynasty's reconnaissance team had successfully captured the Tibetan sentry alive. After a round of interrogation, they found out that there were 1,000 Tibetan soldiers guarding the checkpoint 30 miles ahead. They were there to prevent the Tang dynasty's army from launching a surprise attack and cutting off their escape route.
"Assistant Minister Li, there are Tibetan soldiers guarding the front. It's a terrain that is easy to defend and hard to attack. Should we immediately give the order to launch a strong attack?"
Guo Qiang was very confident in the armored artillery vehicles under his command. No matter how easy it was to defend and hard to attack, it would not be able to stop the armored artillery vehicles from advancing.
Ang Lee thought for a moment and ordered, "The first armored artillery vehicle brigade is to set off immediately and launch an attack on the Tibetan soldiers. The second armored artillery vehicle brigade is to follow behind and support the first armored artillery vehicle brigade."
Guo Qiang and the other generals responded and left Li An's armored command vehicle. They returned to their own command vehicles and immediately sped up, launching an attack on the area where the Tibetan army had set up their defenses.
"Assistant Minister Li, let's get closer and see how the most elite armored artillery vehicles of the Tang dynasty teach the Tibetan barbarians a lesson."
Li Yu was eager to try. He felt that it was too boring to hide at the back. The most interesting thing was to see the soldiers of the Tang dynasty show their power with his own eyes.
"Okay, then let's speed up and follow them. However, when we reach the battlefield, Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon must not show his head!"
Ang Lee reminded.
"Assistant Minister Li, don't worry. Xiao Wang will take good care of himself. He will not be in danger."
Li Yu quickly said.
"Speed up and follow them."
Ang Lee immediately ordered. After all, Ang Lee did not want to miss such a wonderful performance.
The armored artillery vehicle brigade of the Tang dynasty rushed to the Tibetan camp at lightning speed and immediately launched a surprise attack.
Although the sound of the armored artillery vehicles was very loud and could be heard from far away, most of the Tibetan soldiers did not know what the noise in the distance was, nor did they know what the armored artillery vehicles of the Tang dynasty were. They even stuck their heads out and curiously looked at the steel torrent in the distance. It was not until they saw the steel torrent shooting shells and blowing them up that they realized that this was the elite army of the Tang dynasty.
The Tibetan army's reaction was too slow. By the time they reacted, more than half of the Tang dynasty's armored artillery vehicle brigade had been annihilated. The remaining few soldiers were unable to resist and obediently became prisoners of the Tang Dynasty's army.
Victory came too suddenly, too easily, and too quickly. Before Ang Lee and Li Yu could see the fierce scene, the battle was already over.
"Assistant Minister Li, our army has annihilated 600 enemy soldiers and captured 400. It's a complete victory."
Guo Qiang ran over excitedly to report.
"This battle was very good. It was very exciting. Did any of the Tibetan soldiers escape?"
What Li An was more concerned about was whether or not the Tibetan army had been completely annihilated and whether or not there were any soldiers that escaped to report back to the Tang army. If that was the case, the Tibetan army behind them would be prepared. If that was the case, it would be disadvantageous to the Tang army.
"There are a few that escaped, but I have already sent the reconnaissance vehicles to pursue them. I believe that they will not be able to escape."
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