Chapter 692 The First Battle of the Western Expedition 1

Tuhuoluo, an ancient place name, its territory includes modern Afghanistan and the northern part of Pakistan. Its people are basically Indo-European. In the early Han Dynasty, there was a big moon country in the Tarim Basin. Later, it was defeated by the Huns and had to retreat from the green mountains and live with the local nomads. It became more and more powerful and established the country again. The West The history book is called the Kingdom of Bactria, the capital of Bactra (now Balkh, Afghanistan). In the history of the Han Dynasty, it was called the Kingdom of Great Xia. It was destroyed by the rising Kingdom of Persia around the year of A.D. and is one of its provinces.

After the destruction of Persia, Tuhuoluo became a buffer area between the Great Food Country and the two powerful countries of the Tang Dynasty. Although there was no clear agreement, the two sides did not march here at the same time. Generally speaking, the Tang Dynasty was because of its wide territory, and there were nomads around from time to time, and they did not want to develop westward, while the Great Food Country. Because of the fierce battle with Eastern Rome, it is temporarily unable to visit the east. It simply let this place become a three-indifferent zone, but from time to time it will send troops to plunder and kill, so that many famous cities with a long history in the area have been destroyed by the war or gradually desolate, even Bactra, an earlier big The capital of the State of Xia is now also sparsely populated. It has become a poor town. It has never seen the majesty overlooking the four directions in those years. However, since the third year of the Qingming Festival, Baktra has become the busiest place in Tuhuoluo. From time to time on the avenue, you can see the old and young tribes who rushed to Baktra with their families. This change is only because The Prince Ni Niishi of Persia has returned. Not only because of the return of the prince, but also because of the arrival of the Tang Dynasty Xiongshi, all this has made the tribes suffering from the invasion of the Great Food Kingdom see the light of hope of understanding.

The strength of the Tang army is not much. The troops are 6,000, and the cavalry is 15,000. If you count the more than 3,000 original Tubo prisoners of war who serve as soldiers and civilians, there are only a total of just a little more than 24,000. However, they are all riding horses and the troops are very fast. Since the beginning of February, they have crossed the desert and rushed to the army from Lanzhou in less than two months. Thousands of miles away, he had rushed to the old site of Bactra City on the second day of April, but after arriving, there was no movement. After this station, he had not moved forward for nearly half a month. What's more interesting is that Lin Chengbin, the commander-in-chief, stopped showing up as soon as he arrived at Baktra City, except for the troops to rest on the ground. In addition, there was not even a statement, let alone a military meeting, as if it really planned to stay here for a long time. As soon as this situation came out, the generals of the army could not help complaining in private, and the Ni Ni Ni Shi, who was anxious to recover his hometown, was even more restless because of it, and almost ran to the big tent of the Chinese army every day. Several times, but they still couldn't get a letter. No one could figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Lin Chengbin's gourd.

The Hexi Army is a permanent victory army. Since its establishment, it has been an invincible division. There is arrogance from the bones up and down. When facing the enemy, it has always moved forward bravely like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves. I never know what fear is. Because of this, for the performance of the coach Lin Chengbin's indomit, the army Lin Chengbin couldn't help complaining. He knew this, but he didn't pay attention to it at all. He was only busy with two things every day. One was to urge the rear camp to transport heavy grain to the front line, and the other was to meditate on the large sand table. In addition, he ignored everything, neither to urge the troops to drill, nor to care about the changes in the enemy's situation. On this day Naturally, it is the same as usual. When I got up early in the morning, I first wrote an article to urge the back for food, and then I squatted in front of the sand table and didn't move.

"General, Deputy Commander Li, Deputy Commander Xiao and the Prince of Persia came to see each other!"

Lin Chengbin wanted to be quiet, but unfortunately he couldn't do what he wanted. After squatting for a while, he saw the middle officer walking into the account, grabbed Lin Chengbin's back, and whispered.

"Well, please."

Needless to ask, Lin Chengbin also knew the intention of the three people. He just came to ask for an explanation, but Lin Chengbin didn't care much. He raised his eyebrows and ordered indifferently, but he squatted in front of the sand table.

"See the general for the last general!"

In a burst of friction, Li He and others have walked into the tent. This time, Lin Chengbin squatted in front of the sand table with his back to the crowd. Everyone's faces changed slightly, but they did not dare to lose their etiquette. They went forward and bowed.

Lin Chengbin is a very careful person. Although he has never looked back, he was aware of the subtle tone changes of the generals when they saw the ceremony, and his heart couldn't help rolling through a trace of helplessness - although he was the commander-in-chief, he had made a lot of achievements in the past, but in the final analysis, he still lacked full prestige. At this point On the top, Lin Chengbin is still self-aknowledgeable. After all, whether it is military qualifications, combat achievements, or commanding skills, Li and Xiao are not under his Lin Chengbin. It's just because of Li Xian's order, the second general dares not to obey the dispatch, but he will not be convinced in his heart. Otherwise, he will not be connected at this time. He came to put pressure on him.

"You don't have to be polite. Just sit down and talk."

Although Lin Chengbin had a lot of emotion in his heart, he did not bring it to his face. Huo got up, clapped his hands, walked a few steps to the top copywriter and sat down, looked around at the generals, and opened his mouth calmly.

"No!"

Although the generals came to ask for an explanation, after all, as subordinates, as soon as they came up, they were very disrespectful. After each answered, they sat down left and right. However, as soon as they sat down, Li He and Xiao Sanlang's eyes swept to the Ni Ni Ni Shi, which was full of hints, and it was obvious that they were going to be Ni Ni Nie. The teacher came forward to make a statement.

"General, according to the online report, the arrival of our army has leaked. Mustafa Ibenyan, the governor of the Eastern Province, has begun to mobilize the troops of the whole Eastern Province. The soldiers and horses of Balkh and other cities have been rapidly gathering in Mulu City, and the total strength may exceed 150,000. Now our army has been resting for a long time and is ready. If you don't attack the enemy's unstable foothold, I'm afraid there will be no chance of winning. Please ask the general to check it clearly!"

The three of them had a unified caliber before they came. Ni Ni Ni Shi was originally responsible for being a bird. At this time, when he saw Li and Xiao Er's eyes swept over, they didn't dare to delay much. They bowed and gurgled. The words were quite characteristic of the army. Obviously, they were not at their supposed level. It is the result of Li and Xiao Er's guidance behind their backs.

"General, the last general thought what the king of Persia said. Our army came from afar, and the attack was not conducive to slowing down, and the enemy was outnumbered. We should take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness to attack it. Now it is postponed here. It is inevitable that there is a suspicion of missing the fighter plane. If the war is not good, what face can we have to see His Royal Highness!"

Although they are both Li Xian's beloved generals, Li He and Lin Chengbin are not the same system, and the relationship with Lin Chengbin is just ordinary colleagues. They don't have a deep relationship with each other, and Li He is not very convinced that Li Xian's appointment of Lin Chengbin as a commander in private. This statement is the smell of gunpowder. He almost pointed to Lin Chengbin's nose and scolded him for his timidity.

"General, there is a cloud in the art of war. If the army does not move, the army will be idle. Now that the enemy situation has changed, it seems that it should be adjusted in time. Please ask the general to observe it clearly!"

Xiao Sanlang and Lin Chenbin came from the same system. They were originally members of the Royal Guard. Speaking of which, Xiao Sanlang's qualifications were even more than Lin Chengbin's. However, Xiao Sanlang never stood out in the Guards. He was just a team. Compared with Lin Chengbin's official fortune, he was really worse. The big part, that is, when the army was established, Xiao Sanlang had the opportunity to show his strength, but the official title was always lower than that of Lin Chengbin. Although he also came to put pressure on him, he was obviously much milder and simpler than Li He.

"Well, do you want to fight?"

Lin Chengbin had long expected the intention of the three people. When he saw the three people talking one after another, he was not surprised. He was not in a hurry to make the next decision, but asked quietly.

"General, not only do I want to fight, but all the generals have long been unable to resist. If we don't fight, the army's heart should be unstable!"

Although Li He is the deputy commander-in-chief, his official title is the same as that of Lin Chengbin. He has the confidence to challenge Lin Chengbin. When he heard that Lin Chengbin refused to make a statement at this time, he was inevitably a little angry, so he insisted.

"Return to the general's words, in the past few days, the invitation letter received by the last general has been built up. I'm afraid that it will be one foot high, and the army's heart can't be lazy. Please make a decision as soon as possible."

He is also eager to fight, but when Xiao Sanlang speaks, he is much more skillful than Li He. He doesn't talk about his own ideas, but takes out the petitions of soldiers at all levels to talk about things.

"General, just order it. All the Persian departments have been waiting for the enemy for a long time, and the flag is in the direction of the flag, and they all strive to be the first!"

Since he has come to the land that is only 200 miles away from his hometown, Ni Ni Ni Shi is always looking forward to stepping on his hometown as soon as possible, and he can't wait to send troops to sweep the enemy immediately. At this time, he shows his determination to be very impassioned.

"Well, since all the princes want to fight, it's good to fight, but what kind of fighting method should be in this battle, but I don't know whether the public is very good about it?"

Lin Chengbin's delay under the city of Bactra is not completely worried that the logistics can't keep up, nor does he want to take this opportunity to stimulate the soldiers' desire to fight. What's more, he has a strategic overall consideration, but he does not intend to say it immediately, but throws the problem to the three people who are burning.

War is not a child's play, nor can they win by playing with their mouths. The three of them just discussed how to fight together, but they did not negotiate on how to fight the war itself. Although all three of them have their own strategic ideas, Xiao and Li Er will have absolute confidence that they will win the war, but this is the matter. Big, but not easy to talk nonsense. The three of them couldn't help but hesitate a little, and the big account immediately calmed down...