Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 303

Chapter 303 Choke One’s Throat
Two days later, Qin Mubai was ready to leave.

There were a total of forty cannons. He took out thirty of them and left ten in the Iron Valley for the new artillery to train. Qin Mubai transferred the 200 artillery troops in his hands to the Yi Manor and transferred them to the elite recruiting staff. It happened to be a “battalion”, so it was called the “Divine Martial Camp”. He chose a Marquis of Baiji as their captain and directly obeyed the commander of the Yi Manor, Qin Mubai.

Each cannon was equipped with five gunners, who were responsible for transportation, maintenance, and firing. The other 50 people were specifically responsible for the management of artillery shells and explosives, and they also had the function of “blasting”.

The 30 cannons removed the heavy willow cabin packaging and were fitted with cannon frames that could easily disassemble the wheels. After putting on a warhorse, one’s ability to move increased dramatically. Cover it with two thick sheets of cowhide to make it waterproof. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary caravan.

Yuwen Hongtai’s three thousand cavalry set off with Qin Mubai. The Great Governor’s Mansion was almost empty. The troops of the Xu Mansion walked clean, leaving behind only a few guards and guards.

Princess Gaoyang had been scolded for insisting on following Qin Mubai to the battlefield. She was also tactful, deliberately mischievous for a while, then obediently stayed in Xingyuan and waited for Qin Mubai to return.

The man went out to war, and the woman stayed at home fearfully hoping to return. At this time, Princess Gaoyang felt like she was as sad and bored as many of Lanzhou’s spring girlfriends and resentful women. In her words, she could only nest on the bed every day and count her toes. She couldn’t help but miss Chang’an, especially her mother’s snow white hair.

Qin Mubai led the troops halfway and continuously received battle reports from Da Feichuan. Xue Rengui and the others had already left. Recently, many Tibetan cavalry began to explore and nuisance Shanzhou area, as if to prepare for the future military invasion of the Great Rules.

Xue Rengui stepped out first, grabbed the Tibetan scouts and the rangers, and beat them up with his fierce hands. Since the last battle, Xue Rengui, who was originally unstoppable in martial arts, had gained more experience and confidence in commanding the cavalry. The more elites of Yi Manor rode under his leadership, the more valiant and skilled they were.

After tidying up several groups of enemy cavalry, Xue Rengui began to advance deeper into Dafeichuan. At this time, Tibet had lost its scouts and was at a loss for everything in Shan City. Following closely behind Xue Rengui, the Xue brothers and their subordinates led more than ten thousand soldiers to leave Shan City to set up an ambush in the hills leading to Da Feichuan. They built a bunker to guard against riding and shooting, and prepared a large number of wood cannon stones and fire-igniting items.

Everything was proceeding according to Qin Mubai’s plan, in an orderly manner. This scene reminded Qin Mubai of the Sparrow Battle and the Tunnel Battle. It was really lively.

Qin Mubai did not dare to compliment the Divine Martial Camp’s speed. He had Yuwen Hongtai lead the light cavalry and instructed him to guard the entrance of the Great Feichuan. If Xue Rengui was defeated, he would be allowed to attack. He would obey Xue Wanjun’s orders.

“The vanguard’s surname is Xue again. What’s wrong with me? That fellow doesn’t trust me!” Yuwen Hongtai was a little angry, but he had no choice but to take the order and lead the army away.

At this speed, it would take at least seven to eight days to reach. Qin Mubai was also a little anxious. However, it was useless to be anxious. It would take at least five to six days for Dafei Chuan’s initial tactics to “choke his throat and prevent him from entering”.

Right now, he only hoped that the situation Xue Wanjun and the others encountered would be normal and that nothing would go wrong.

Xue Rengui led the two thousand elite cavalry to rush forward, giving him the aura of a lone hero. The Tibetans lost their scouts, and their grasp of the battlefield became somewhat obscure. Seeing Xue Rengui invade, they hesitated. Especially after the defeat of Shan City last time, they were deeply impressed by Xue Rengui, the White Horse Silver-robed Envoy who had killed them several times with the White Horse Silver-robed Envoy’s Halberd. In Tibetan dictionaries, “warriors” are synonymous with supremacy. They were filled with hatred and respect for Xue Rengui, and even had a trace of reverence.

As a result, Xue Rengui’s army rushed to the hinterland of Dafeichuan and directly faced the 60,000 Tibetan army barracks. For two days, the Tibetans did not come out to fight.

This was truly a rare phenomenon. The Tibetans had always fought for strength and courage, so they were not used to being provoked but remained indifferent.

The scene was very interesting. The two thousand cavalry troops faced a challenge from the Tibetan army camp that stretched for more than ten kilometers, but this colossus didn’t say a word.

Xue Rengui stayed here for two days, thinking to himself that it was because the lone army was in danger after all. He didn’t want to be ambushed like Xue Wanjun last time. Thus, on this day, just as he finished cursing the formation, not a single soldier from the Tibetans came back to pay him any attention. He made a move to retreat back to the camp, but he quickly retreated.

By the time Tibet regained its senses, Xue Rengui was already a hundred miles away.

At this time, Tibetans remembered that they had probably been tricked. This white-robed general didn’t have any army behind him to cover him. This time, he was just like General Mang Xue Wanjun, clearly here to die. He felt sorry for his 60,000 strong army and pretended that he didn’t know how to let go of a piece of fat meat that was sent to his mouth.

The Tibetan people were like a big fish that had been injured by a hook. This time, they actually saw the bait without a hook and did not eat it. Their stomachs were full of hunger, and their mood was even more obvious.

They angrily lit up more than ten thousand cavalry and began to advance towards Shan City. Regardless of whether he was a silver-robed general or a suspicious soldier’s trick, everything would be in vain if he reached the gate of Shan City!

The pursuit was dozens of kilometers deep, and everything was normal. The Tibetans began to take their guard down. It seemed that they had indeed been overly worried. The Tang army did not ambush them. As a result, they began to speed up their march.

At this time, Xue Rengui appeared halfway through the road, blocking the path of righteousness and becoming a stumbling block for them. Tibetans laugh, don’t think you can scare us-go!

So they started fighting. Xue Rengui didn’t run away anymore. He used the Piercing Technique in the narrow plains to fight against ten thousand.

Not long after the battle began, deafening shouts of killing and drumming came from the hills on both sides. The Tibetans were shocked and paled, “You’ve been tricked. Retreat!”

“Han people are cunning!”

The Tibetan cavalry retreated like the tide. Xue Rengui beat down the water dogs in pain, seizing a large number of heads and plundering many Tibetan plateau warhorses. However, he didn’t go all out to chase after them, so he decided to give up when he saw the good news.

The Tibetans were defeated for a while and fled for dozens of miles before regaining their senses. No, there was no ambush on either side. What are we running for?

“Hateful Han people, use suspicious tactics, cunning, shameless!”

Tibet camp heard of the defeat of the former army, quickly sent troops to help. The combined forces of the two armies numbered more than fifteen thousand men, and they turned around and swung their heads back.

Xue Rengui appeared halfway and had just sent someone to send back a batch of warhorses to wait for the Tibetans.

“An ambush?”

“Don’t be afraid, it’s fake!–Kill!”

The Tibetans rushed over with resentment and fury. More than 15,000 cavalry rode over, almost filling the entire plain like a black flood.

Xue Rengui pulled his horse and fled. No matter how heroic he was, it was impossible for him to defeat an elite army seven times stronger than his own under such a disparity.

After escaping for more than ten li, the Tibetans chased after him for more than ten li. The previous shouts and drum horns resounded in the valleys on both sides.

“Not good, we’ve been ambushed!”

“Don’t be afraid, it’s fake!-Chase!”

The Tibetans ignored him and continued their pursuit. As Xue Rengui continued to flee, the soldiers couldn’t help but laugh-why did it feel like walking a dog?

After chasing for a few miles, the sound of killing and drum horns resounded from both sides.

The Tibetans were shocked-“Is this true or fake?”

“How should I know?”

Wan Yu cavalry was stuck in a daze for a moment. He looked at the hills on both sides with more than 10,000 heads in confusion. After listening to the military music for a long time, he did not see a single Tang army attack.

“Fake, fake-chase, chase!”

Thus, the Tibetans began to chase after him again. Xue Rengui ran for a while and there was no enemy behind him. He even stopped and waited for a while. Seeing that the enemy was chasing after him, all right, let’s continue to walk the dog.

After passing through three or four “ambushes” in a row, the Tibetans felt like they were going to collapse.

“Han people, we don’t fight. What are you trying to do?”

“Is this really an ambush or a fake ambush?”

“Rush up the mountain and see for yourself!”

“Stupid, can cavalry go up the mountain? What if there really is an ambush?”

“…”

More than ten thousand elite Tibetan cavalry became chaotic amidst the confusion, cursing and doubting.

Xue Rengui took advantage of this opportunity to kill him back. Without reason, he fired a series of random arrows. He would first defeat a few Tibetan generals.

The Tibetans were strong and valiant, and their generals were always at the forefront. Xue Rengui, Wu Xu Fa, first brought down a few people. There were only a thousand Tang army ambushes on both sides of the hill. At this time, they also began to throw fireballs and shoot rockets.

“Not good, I was really ambushed this time!”

The Tibetans began to retreat crazily, leaving behind the corpses of the cavalry emirates, bringing with them an expanse of confusion and collapse.

Xue Rengui’s 2,000 men chased after more than 10,000 people for a few miles. He stopped and the soldiers laughed loudly. Many people’s legs were cramped from laughing. Everyone chatted jokingly, meaning nothing more than: This battle was really fun. The Tibetan soldiers did not suffer any losses, so their confidence in their intelligence would definitely be damaged.

Yuwen Hongtai rushed to Dafei Chuan and brought three thousand troops here to “wait for the rabbit”. He was extremely depressed and bored, so he could only count his toes to play. He wondered, “Why should I take such a job?” If I have nothing to do, it will prove that our army has fought smoothly in front of us. This is a very good thing. If I can be of great use, it means that our army is not in a good position to fight … I’m not a good footer on either side! Luck!

Several times in a row, Tibet was played a trick on by the Tang army like a dog playing with a monkey. Although they knew that the other party was an ambush, they couldn’t tell which path was a real ambush and which path was a fake ambush. This was true and false. It was fake and true. It could make a person’s skull faint.

The Tibetans were muscular, and this thing was about to grow into their heads. Facing this group of suspected soldiers, they felt very injured. Their cunning hatred towards the Han people rose to an unprecedented height. In the end, they made a tragic decision-no matter how much provocation, I will not come out of the camp to play with you! If you have the ability, set up a sufficient formation to fight a decisive battle! I won’t be seduced by you anymore!

Xue Rengui drove to the front of the Tibetan camp in Dafeichuan again. There was no need to curse the formation. He could directly stimulate the Tibetans to the point that they couldn’t eat and jumped to curse their mothers with a loud laugh.

At the same time, Xue Wanjun and the rest of the infantry cavalry quickly arrived. They rushed to build roadblocks and barracks at the critical passes, and built arrow towers and bow cabins. With a comical effect, they realized the first tactic Qin Mubai had set up-choke his throat, preventing him from entering!

At this time, Qin Mubai was also leading his Divine Martial Camp to Da Feichuan. He was greeted by Yuwen Hongtai, who was depressed to the point of turning green, eating, sleeping, and becoming fat.

The two of them joined forces and rushed towards the “throat camp” on the frontlines!