Datang: Showdown, your father and I are Li Shimin

Chapter 116 Withdrawing troops from Maozhou and defending to the end

"Ding! Ding! Ding!"

Not long after, there was a rushing and ear-piercing sound, and at the same time, several fast war-monitoring horses waved their flags frantically, circling around Xu Mao's army and shouting: "Retreat! Retreat! Go back to Maozhou Pass!"

Tang Jun heard the ear-piercing sound of gongs and the wildly waving command flags around him, and quickly got out of the formation.

Xu Mao and others led a group of cavalry to cut off the rear.

As Maozhou Pass was gradually closed, Xu Mao withdrew the last batch of Tang troops to the pass, and at the same time put Juma at the gate of the city.

The Tubo army went straight to the bottom of the city. Dan Bayang looked up at Xu Mao on the top of the tower, pointed his whip at Xu Mao's nose and cursed loudly: "Tang pig! Rat, why are you so cowardly!"

"Open the city gate and fight again!"

As he said that, the soldier below slapped the long knife in his hand on his armor vigorously, making a dense "boom" sound.

Standing on the tower, Xu Mao pulled up his bow and arrow from a distance and shot an arrow at Dan Bayang's feet.

"call out!"

After a sharp sound, the arrow stabbed firmly one step in front of Danbayang. The horses under Danbayang were frightened and took a few steps back.

The soldiers on the tower also applauded again and again,

"Get out of Tang Dynasty! Otherwise, you barbarians will never come back!" Xu Mao threw his bow domineeringly, and then lowered his head to look down at Dan Bayang on the ground, the arrow was stably inserted on the ground.And the arrow points directly at Danbayang.

"Tibetan barbarians, get out of Tang Dynasty!
Tubo barbarians, get out of Tang Dynasty!
…… "

The soldiers on the city wall also hit the shields in their hands one after another, looking down at the soldiers and horses below the city.

Dan Bayang cut off the arrow in front of him with a flying knife, then pointed at Xu Mao with the tip of the knife and said, "When the main force of our Chinese army arrives, I will cut off your pig's head to make a chamber pot!"

After all, Dan Bayan did not continue to stay under the city wall, waving his arms to direct the withdrawal.

"Five miles outside the city, set up camp!"

Standing on top of the tower, Xu Mao's playful expression gradually became serious.

After this attack, the troops on both sides were already exhausted, and Tubo's rash attack would only increase casualties.

But once his main force arrives ahead of Datang, Xu Mao himself can't estimate how long these 1 people will be able to defend the city.

Except for some sentinels, all the other sergeants were sitting on the city wall holding their weapons and resting.

As for Xu Mao, he looked at the densely packed Tubo army not far away. The smoke and dust had already cleared away, and the Tubo army camped five miles outside the Maozhou Pass. Not long after, they started making fire and cooking.

"Looking at them, it seems that they are very urgent to attack the city!" Zhang Sheng looked worriedly at the military barracks in the distance, and then looked back at the soldiers in the city.

"In this first battle, the casualties of the Tubo people are almost the same as those of the Tang army. Although they have a large number of people, they can't stand the fatigue of the horses and horses."

"But... I don't know how long it will take for General Qin to arrive..."

Xu Mao rubbed his chin, and looked into the distance with some worry.

At this time, a person rushed up the tower, saw Xu Mao, and quickly knelt down on the ground on one knee, and without taking a breath, he began to say: "General Xu, the main force of the Tubo Central Army has crossed the Jinjiang River, and now we are far away from Mao." The state gate is less than a hundred miles away!"

Zhang Sheng looked at the position of the sun in the sky, then rubbed his chin and whispered with a worried look on his face: "It's less than a hundred miles away. If we march at full speed, we will arrive at Shenshi tomorrow. If the main force of Tibet attacks the city at night... "

Speaking of ordinary, Zhang Shi quickly stopped talking.

It is inappropriate to say such words that damage morale before the war.

Xu Mao waved his hands at everyone and said, "Go... go in and talk."

Inside the city tower, Zhang Sheng, Xu Mao and others gathered around a simple map on which the positions of Maozhou Pass and Jinjiang were marked.

At the same time, the positions of the two armies were marked with several different small flags.

"How far is General Qin from our troops?" Xu Mao looked at the map with a gloomy expression.

"Back to the general... about... three hundred miles!" The messenger said while pointing out the approximate location of Qin Qiong's main force on the map.

Everyone stared blankly at the gap between the two armies on the map, and immediately became a little worried.

One of the generals with a pale face said in a trembling voice: "The Tubo barbarians are coming menacingly, and the Maozhou defenders are obviously not strong enough to fight against them. General Xu, let's withdraw!"

"Yes, yes! If you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood. Let's retreat to Qingzhou Pass, defend Qingzhou with the Qingzhou defenders, and wait for General Qin's support!"

When the generals heard the conclusion, they immediately felt withdrawn, and quickly persuaded Xu Mao to withdraw.

"Withdraw? Withdraw! Since ancient times, it is easy to defend the city and difficult to attack the city. If we withdraw the army easily, in the end, those barbarians will occupy Maozhou Pass. In the future, we will need more manpower to take Maozhou back. "A general with a dark complexion stared at big bull-like eyes, and his rough voice circled back and forth in the room.

"Fuck you, old Xu, you must never listen to them!"

With a straight face, General Hei stared at them with disdain.

At this moment, Sun Chao, Xu Mao's deputy general, suddenly stood up, and said with some concern: "General Xu... I think what they said is reasonable, we are indeed not very good at defending, we should withdraw!"

Sun Chao looked at the map with some lingering fear, his eyes full of horror.

"The distance from Tubo to here is only a thousand miles, and from Tang Dynasty to here is [-] miles. Even if the two sides start at the same time, General Qin marches at full speed, it is not as good as Tubo! And if General Qin marched here in a hurry , Soldiers and horses are exhausted, so there is no fighting power."

"Let's withdraw to Bazhou and make a long-term plan!"

After Sun Chao finished speaking, several generals who advocated retreat and several generals who were determined to fight to the death shouted one after another:

"Damn it, a bunch of rats! Will you hide behind other people's asses? Withdraw today, will you be responsible for attacking tomorrow? Hold to the end!"

"It's easy to say! I'll still be attacked by Tubo sooner or later if I stay here. It's better to keep my strength. If the barbarians of Tubo want to defend the city, I only need to wait for a siege. Wouldn't they be defeated?"

……

"Boom!"

"enough!"

Xu Mao stared at the map, and suddenly slammed the table, and the whole room fell silent.

Immediately, he looked at everyone decisively, and said slowly, "Have all the people in the city evacuated?"

"Withdraw!" Zhang Sheng said solemnly, while clenching his fists secretly.

It seems that General Xu is planning to defend to the death!

Xu Mao stood up suddenly, looked at everyone with a very serious face and said: "What we are stepping on is the land of Tang Dynasty, every inch of mountains and rivers and every inch of blood, how can we give up so easily?"

"The bones of the ancestors are buried here, and the ghosts are still there. You will discuss the withdrawal of the army here. Now that the reinforcements are behind us, how can we retreat lightly? As a general of the Tang Dynasty, he is eating the salary of the Tang Dynasty , how can you be as timid as you are?"

"I, Xu Mao, swear to live and die with Maozhou Pass. You have to retreat! Even if I die, I will never let Tubo barbarians easily enter Maozhou! In any case, guard this city to the death and wait for General Qin's reinforcements! "

After finishing speaking, everyone fell silent immediately, and those who threatened to withdraw also lowered their heads in shame.

Seeing that no one had any objection, Xu Mao immediately waved his hands and gave some instructions to the ordering soldiers.

Then he looked at the generals and said, "Fire and cook! Hurry up and rest! Be ready to meet the enemy at any time!"

After everyone heard this, they immediately turned serious, and immediately cupped their hands towards Xu Mao: "Design!"

(End of this chapter)