NovelPantry Chapter 220
Chapter 220
Chapter 220
After all, it is more important to attack Gaochang. Before that, there is no need for a fierce battle. Besides, there is no name for a fierce battle. The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty have no enmity with you. If you want to move him, you must have a reason.
Hearing Gongsun Zan's words, the Tang general became less vigilant.
Taoyuan Kingdom, this Great Tang general has heard of it.
That day when the cavalry of Taoyuan Kingdom attacked the capital of East Turkic, the suppressed Eastern Turkic Khan forcibly divided a piece of land as compensation.
I didn't expect to bump into the cavalry of Taoyuan Kingdom today.
At first glance, it turns out that everyone is like a tiger and a horse like a dragon, and they are not ordinary characters!
In Gongsun Zan's army, the generals of the Tang Dynasty also saw that there were people from the Tang Dynasty in it, and their appearance was completely different from that of ordinary soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
The armor, weapons, and horses on his body can be said to be the best choice, and the weapons and equipment alone are first-class.
There is also the determination and courage to see death as home, and the confidence not to be afraid of everything.
When the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty arrived in Taoyuan Country, their combat effectiveness seemed to have increased several times.
This can't help but make the generals of Datang startled.
This Taoyuan Kingdom's military training method is really beyond the imagination of the generals of the Tang Dynasty.
Naturally, the Tang general didn't want to fight against Taoyuan Kingdom.
He just wanted to preserve his strength and return to Datang as soon as possible.
This time the expedition was really a failure. If the lives of most of the soldiers could be saved, it could barely be regarded as a failure.
The Great Tang general shouted:
"We can only go back as soon as possible, and we will say goodbye!"
After all, the Great Tang general was about to lead his soldiers back the same way.
Gongsun Zan didn't talk too much nonsense.
He led his [-] troops to Gaochang State.
Just at this time.
The Tang general seemed to have thought of something, turned around and said:
"General Gongsun, from what you said just now, you are going to attack Gaochang State?"
Gongsun Zan reined in his horse and turned his head, and said, "That's right, Gaochang Kingdom has blocked the trade route, and even the merchants from our Taoyuan Kingdom have been detained. This time, our Taoyuan Kingdom will destroy Gaochang Kingdom!"
The Tang general nodded.
It is also for this reason that Datang wants to kill Gao Changguo.
The Tang general said loudly:
"General Gongsun, although we have no friendship, I still want to remind you that there is still hundreds of miles of road from here to Gaochang Kingdom. This road is all desert. General Gongsun, if you pass through this desert, you will Very difficult to walk."
"At that time, the soldiers will be exhausted, and it will be extremely difficult to attack the city!"
Gongsun Zan was a little taken aback.
This Tang general was actually reminding him of Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan couldn't help feeling a little fond of this Tang general.
What the Tang general said was the truth.
Qu Wentai is just a mere small country, why would he dare to be an enemy of Datang?Not because of the great distance from Datang, it will be very difficult for Datang to attack.
The most difficult thing to pass between Gaochang Kingdom and Datang is the desert which is hundreds of miles away.
In the desert, even if you bring enough food and drink, it is difficult to get through.
Ordinary business travelers regard this desert area as the most dangerous place.
Let alone [-] soldiers.
It is really not an easy task for [-] soldiers to eat and drink.
If you are not careful, there will be big troubles.
What's more, Datang Bing hadn't been to the desert much, and he was not familiar with the climate here.
Therefore, after the [-] Tang soldiers crossed the desert with great difficulty, they were already tired and thirsty, and everyone was unbearable to fight again.
Qu Wentai only needed to seal the city gate, and the [-] Tang soldiers had nothing to do.
Supplies are limited, if you can't break through Gaochang country and get new supplies, you have to go back quickly.
Otherwise, it is very likely to die here.
The Tang general also weighed many times before deciding to retreat.
This made Qu Wentai feel elated.
Even the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to deal with their Gaochang Kingdom. He Gaochang Kingdom could intercept the trade routes as he wanted, and once they intercepted them, the Western Turks would give them money.
This kind of no-cost business is extremely comfortable to do.
The Tang general saw that Gongsun Zan was going to attack Gaochang, so he reminded Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan saw that the Great Tang general was not bad, and said with a smile:
"Thank you for your kindness, but this is just a hundred miles of desert, which is really easy for us."
"It seems that you are also tired. I will send you some food and drink. You can rest for a few days before leaving."
From Gongsun Zan's gaze, it was obvious that the Tang general's subordinates were exhausted to the extreme.
But because there was not enough food and water, I didn't dare to stay for too long.
Anyway, the food and water carried this time are sufficient, so it's okay to distribute some to the Tang general.
The Tang general was taken aback.
Unexpectedly, a few words of kindness from myself were actually exchanged for the generous help of the other party.
In my heart, I greatly admire Gongsun Zan's heroism.
This soldier has a sense of loyalty in himself.
Naturally, the goodwill towards Gongsun Zan has greatly increased, and even the goodwill towards Taoyuan Kingdom has also greatly increased.
Gongsun Zan ordered his subordinates to take out some dry food and water, pile them up, and gave them to the Tang general.
Then we have to hurry.
When the Tang general saw the dry food and water distributed to him, he couldn't help being stunned!
This dry food actually has meat and eggs, and this water is not only water, but also milk.
Not to mention marching and fighting, even the generals of the Tang Dynasty couldn't afford to eat every meal.
One must know that the generals of the Tang Dynasty can be regarded as rich. After all, they can lead [-] elite soldiers. It can be said that they are people whose names can be passed on to Li Shimin's ears.
And the soldiers of the Taoyuan Kingdom actually have everyone.
The Tang general distributed dry food and milk to all his subordinates.
Everyone was extremely thirsty and hungry, and under such circumstances, they could still eat such high-quality military rations as Taoyuan Kingdom.
Everyone wondered if they were in a dream.
Only now has he lost the battle, like a bereaved dog.
In the blink of an eye, I ate such a good thing, a hundred times better than anything I have ever eaten!
It's like being in heaven!
I was shocked by Taoyuan Kingdom in my heart!
The treatment in Taoyuan Country is so high!
All of a sudden, these Tang soldiers were a little skeptical about life.
The lieutenant general of General Datang came up at this time and asked:
"General, do you think they can conquer Gaochang State?"
The Tang army failed. The lieutenant originally thought that with such a long distance, no one in the world should be able to conquer Gaochang.
Being able to retreat with the entire army is considered a victory.
If he wanted to attack Gaochang State, Datang would have to accumulate national strength for many years and guarantee the logistics with great courage, so that Gaochang State could be defeated.
Historically, it was more than ten years after Li Shimin ascended the throne that the Tang Dynasty killed Gaochang.
The Tang general thought for a while, and finally said:
"I'm afraid it can!"
"I thought that apart from us, there should be no army in the world that can fight more than us!"
"Not even Turks!"
"But this army is really hard to say!"
"Maybe they can really work miracles!"
(End of this chapter)