The three of them stood on the top of the mountain and watched for a while. Dugu Xiang said: "I think the situation here is similar to that of Huangyuan occupied by the Tang Army. It is also small in size and easy to defend but difficult to attack. Moreover, the Stone Castle is built on a cliff. If If the Tang army attacks by force, the casualties will be heavy."
Jiang Shuo said: "That's why I heard that Wang Zhongsigong has been strongly opposed to attacking Shibao City."
Tuoba Qimei said: "The mountain road between Shibao City and Linfan City is narrow and the army cannot form a formation. The battles that occur every day usually involve hundreds or even thousands of people on both sides. This has been going on for half a year. Wang Zhongsi is indeed a talented general. In the six months since he took charge of Longyou, he either harassed small groups or lured the enemy to attack. Although there was no major battle, he gained a lot of advantages and made the Tibetan army miserable."
The "Long and Short Classics" that Zhao Rui taught Jiang Shuo was all-encompassing, and it also contained military strategies. Although Jiang Shuo only talked about military affairs on paper, he could understand some military situations and said: "Now that I think about it, Huangfu Weiming attacked Shibao City. , even if all the army is used to besiege Shibao City, Tubo only needs a few thousand men to defend the siege of tens of thousands of troops, but they only need to sneak attack the rear with light troops."
Tuoba Qimei nodded and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that little friend Jiang would use his military skills. Yes, last year Huangfu Weiming was defeated here. Huangfu Weiming underestimated the enemy and rushed in to besiege Shibao City. He surrounded Shibao City with tens of thousands of troops for more than a month. The Tubo garrison commanded by Renshi Noro was no more than five thousand, but they remained unmoved.
Later, Tubo Dalun Mangbuzhi led his army to help, and King Tuyuhun led a light force and strong soldiers, crossed the mountains, raided Huangyuan, and cut off Huangfu Weiming's food route. Huangfu Weiming could only retreat. Iron Blade Xi Nuo Luo took the opportunity to rush out of Shibao City and killed Chu Xu, the deputy general of the Tang Army. "
Jiang Shuo said: "Looking at the fighting strength of the Tang army today, it is hard to imagine that they will be defeated..."
Tuoba Qimei said: "Soldiers are treacherous. The victory or defeat of a battle often does not depend on the strength of the soldiers. Longyou Jiedu led twelve states, with 75,000 troops and 16,000 horses. Hundreds of horses, so many troops could not be lined up in front of the stone castle. Therefore, it was said that tens of thousands of troops were besieging the city, but in fact they could only fight in turns. There were not many troops actually under the city.
Tuyuhun did not want to fight to the death. Although unexpected troops cut off the Tang army's food route, they fled when the Tang army retreated. Therefore, Huangfu Weiming's so-called defeat was only the death of a thousand people. This was the same as the battle between Tubo and Longyou in the first year of Tianbao. On the contrary, the two sides launched a grand battle under the city of Shanzhou. As a result, the Tubo prince Langzhi was killed by the general Wang Jinlan with a gun. Huangfu Weiming used his army to cover up the killing and killed thirty thousand people! "
Dugu Xiang said: "Oh, so Huangfu Jiedushi led the troops to fight so well?"
Tuoba Qimei said: "No, Huangfu Weiming has been beheading generals and seizing cities since he served as the governor of Longyou at the end of Kaiyuan Dynasty, winning consecutive battles."
Jiang Shuo always thought that Huangfu Weiming was a mediocre person, but now after listening to Tuoba Qimei's words, he realized that Huangfu Weiming was actually a famous general and a talented person.
Dugu Xiang said: "According to this, Huangfu Weiming has great victory and small defeat. The defeat of Shibao City this time will not lead to the reduction of officials and seizing titles."
Tuoba Qimei said: "Hey, Huangfu Weiming was demoted not because of the defeat of Shibao City, but because he and Wei Jian offended the treacherous prime minister Li Linfu. It is said that Huangfu Weiming was dissatisfied with Li Linfu's autocratic power and advised the saint to dismiss the prime minister and recommend Wei Jian replaced him. When Li Linfu found out, he held a grudge.
On the Lantern Festival this year, Huangfu Weiming traveled with Wei Jian. Li Linfu used this as an excuse to say that Wei Jian had a secret meeting with a border general and planned to depose the emperor. Only then did Huangfu Weiming and Wei Jian be imprisoned together. "
At this time, Jiang Shuo remembered Luo Xishi's arrest of Xie Yanchang and others on the canal line, and said: "The traitor is really abominable! Countless brothers from the Tao Gang were arrested this spring, and it was also for the traitor to frame Mr. Wei."
Tuoba Qimei was also filled with righteous indignation and said: "Not only that, he also asked Yang Shenjin, Wang Xian, Ji Wen and others to frame him for rape, so that the two of them ended up in exile."
Hearing this, Jiang Shuo regretted greatly and said, "If I had known that Wang Fei was so vicious, I should have killed him with a knife that day."
Tuoba Qimei asked about the reason, and Jiang Shuo told him that he made a big fuss in Pingkang Nanqu in Chang'an that day and abolished Luo Xixi's martial arts. Unfortunately, he didn't know the cruelty of brothers Wang Xian and Wang Wen at that time and let them go.
Tuoba Qimei, however, applauded and said, "Young friend Jiang, don't be upset. People say that Li Linfu's minions first recommend the 'Luo Congji Net'. Now that you have pulled out the pliers, one of his arms has been severed."
Jiang Shuo said: "Brother Tuoba, what I heard from you is definitely not the knowledge of an Orion. You are actually an all-rounder in both civil and military affairs."
Tuoba Qimei couldn't help but feel proud, and he puffed up his chest and said: "If I can lead a state and lead an army in the future, I will also protect the country and the people and contribute to the country."
Dugu Xiang said: "Brother Shuo, brother Tuoba, don't be so arrogant here. Let's first tell you where to spend the night tonight."
It was completely dark now. It was a new day. The night was dark and the road was difficult to distinguish. But where could we find a place to go?
Tuoba Qimei smiled and said: "Where else can we go to spend the night? We are from Orion backgrounds and are used to sleeping in the open air. We can just stay here in the mountains for one night. Is it possible that we should open the gate of Stone Castle and ask Iron Blade Xi Nuoluo to find it for you? A place to stay?”
Dugu Xiang's eyes rolled around and he said, "I have an idea. Naturally, we can't go to Shibao City, but we can't go to the tents below either?"
Jiang Shuo smiled and said, "Xian'er, you're making a fool of yourself again."
Dugu Xiang pouted and said: "Brother Shuo, are you scared out of your wits by the Tibetan cavalry? We just went to find a tent to spend the night, pulled up the tent curtain, covered our heads and slept. Does anyone know?"
Jiang Shuo thought about it. He really felt sorry for Xiang'er and said, "Okay, but we just need to find a small tent in the farthest place and stay there for one night. Don't cause any trouble to me."
Dugu Xiang nodded like a fool, and said with a sly smile: "Okay, I will listen to you."
Tuoba Qimei said, "Isn't it too risky? It's easy for us to handle. How did the two horses get into the Tibetan army?"
Jiang Shuo held up the pavilion with his hands and looked down the mountain. Due to the Erlong inner elixir in his body, his eyesight was very good. Even in the dark night, he could clearly see the situation in the camp below. He pointed with his hand and said: "There is a cavalryman over there. Camp.”
Tuoba Qimei looked in the direction of his finger, but only saw a hazy area. He couldn't tell the difference between cavalry and infantry. He was secretly amazed in his heart, but he heard Jiang Shuo say "Puff, puff, puff!" , "Xi Xixi" made strange sounds, and the two horses under the crotch actually snorted "puchi" and "puchi", as if to answer him.
Tuoba Qimei asked Jiang Shuo why he was like this. Jiang Shuo smiled and explained: "I told Erma that we are going to the enemy camp now and tell them to be silent and listen to my orders later."
The night was dark at the moment, and Jiang Shuo couldn't see Tuoba Qimei's face clearly, otherwise he would have seen Tuoba Qimei's shocked expression.
Jiang Shuo followed Tuoba Qimei for a section of the Qiang Road and knew the reason. He shouted softly and asked the two horses to find their way down the mountain. He never used a whip to control the horses. He only used his mouth and used his fingers like an arm. The horse would go wherever it was told. The horse Tuoba Qimei had ridden for decades could not reach one ten thousandth of Jiang Shuo's ability. He couldn't help but be a little doubtful about what Jiang Shuo said about horses.
Within a moment, the three men and two horses slowly descended to the foot of the mountain. The two horses slowly walked through the night to the cavalry camp pointed by Jiang Shuo. At this moment, each camp had already extinguished their campfires, and the air was filled with light white smoke. and the peculiar smell of campfire embers that have been doused with water.
Tuoba Qimei whispered to Jiang Shuo: "Little friend Jiang, although we can approach the camp quietly, how can the two horses sneak in? The horses in the camp are all surrounded by stables, and there must be a sentry guarding the camp overnight. , It’s easy to hide from an exposed whistle, but it’s hard to guard against a hidden whistle.”
While they were talking, Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang had already dismounted. Jiang Shuo, who was holding the peach blossom horse's reins, said to Tuoba Qimei: "Brother Tuoba dismounts first. I have my own way to make both the overt and covert sentry come out on their own to welcome us in." .”
Tuoba Qimei couldn't see Jiang Shuo's face clearly, but could only see a pair of Jiang Shuo's eyes emitting two points of light under the night sky. He had no choice but to dismount first. Jiang Shuo actually started to take off the saddle and shackles from the horse. Everything is hung on himself and Dugu Xiang.
Tuoba Qimei said: "Little friend Jiang... Even if you make the horse look like it's resting, you still can't leap into the stable, right? You will definitely be discovered..."
It turns out that military horses must be saddled and armored during the day. When not fighting, all loads must be removed to allow the horses to get a full rest. They will only be neatly dressed just before the battle. The two horses Jiang Shuo and his companions rode did not have armor. After taking off the saddle, it looks very similar to a resting war horse.
Jiang Shuo smiled and didn't answer Tuoba Qimei's question. He hid the dismantled saddle, stirrups and other things in the long grass. Suddenly he looked up to the sky and neighed. Long Xiang's horse, Hay Cao Yudinghuang, also neighed.
The dragon horse is the king of horses. When it neighs, the stables in the Tubo cavalry camp suddenly feel like a pot is boiling, and all the horses roar together, making a loud noise.
Tuoba Qimei was really shocked now. Before he could understand what was going on, he suddenly heard Jiang Shuo's voice change and let out another kind of neighing. Long Xiang's horse also started neighing, this time Tubo The war horses no longer just neighed in response, but their manes and tails exploded wildly, and they became restless in the stable.
The Tibetan people in the camp were also awakened. In addition to the open sentry standing guard outside the tent, many people came out of the camp to take a look. Naturally, those who opened the tent curtain for the first time were the secret sentry.
Seeing this, Jiang Shuo smiled and said, "Isn't it all out now?"
He puffed his lips and let out a third neigh. This time, the Tubo army horses actually started running in the stables. There were people in the Tubo army who were responsible for herding horses. When they saw the army horses blowing up the camp, they shouted loudly and whipped them with whips in their hands. The mountain roared, trying to suppress the horses, but it was of no use.
The army horses formed a torrent in the stable, ran a few times, and suddenly collided with the fence on the side. There were hundreds of army horses in this camp. Under the continuous collision of hundreds of horses, how could the fence withstand it? They were immediately hit. Collapse, the more than a hundred troops and horses roared towards the hiding place of Jiang Shuo and the others.
Tuoba Qimei couldn't help being shocked. You must know that a horse is frightened and rushes madly. It is really more frightening than a tiger or a leopard. Once it is hit, the thousands of horse hooves will trample on the body. Even if you are a Daluo Jinxian, you are too scared. About to be trampled on, he hurriedly pulled the hands of Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang and shouted: "It's dangerous, get out of the way!"
At this moment, the sound of horse hoofbeats was earth-shattering, and he was not afraid that his shout would be heard by the Tibetan people. However, Jiang Shuo gently pushed his hand away and gave a horse whisper to the two horses. At this time, the military horse had already rushed in front of him, and the two horses neighed happily. Jumping out of the long grass and running wildly, Long Xiang's horse neighed first, and Tuoba Qimei seemed to hear the dragon's roar in a trance.
The army horse immediately turned around and swept past Jiang Shuo's hiding place. The speed of the two horses had reached the same speed as the army horse, and in the blink of an eye they had blended into the herd. 33
Jiang Shuo held Xiang'er in one hand and Tuoba Qimei in the other, and said with a smile: "It's our turn!"
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