Dadun Mountain.
On the left side of Tumen Pass, the mountain was connected to Tumen Pass.
Occupying Dadun Mountain was equivalent to being able to attack a part of the northern section of Tumen Pass from the mountain.
Defending the pass must be guarding Dadun Mountain.
Helian Hua had already arrived at Dadun Mountain and was personally commanding the 3,000 soldiers of Dadun Mountain.
Helian tribe had been managing Jishi Mountain for a long time, and Tumen Pass was their top priority.
A military fortress was set up on the top of Dadun Mountain.
Defending the military fort meant that the enemy would not be able to attack Tumen Pass from above.
After Helian Hua arrived, he made some more detailed arrangements.
He sent out a thousand-man team.
According to the traditional tactics of the Helian Tribe, these soldiers were split into groups of three to five and hidden in the forest.
When the enemy entered the forest, arrows were shot everywhere, constantly harassing the enemy.
It made him fight in fear and retreat in the end.
When Li Ke swaggered over with his troops, the sky had already turned dark.
He did not set up camp.
Instead, he immediately ordered his brothers to come to a meeting.
In an empty space.
The brothers didn't make do and sat down on the ground.
In the middle was a map.
The soldier beside him held a torch and said with the help of the fire,"I want to attack Dadun Mountain at night!”
"Even though we're just holding them back, we can't just sit back and do nothing.”
The brothers all laughed when they heard this.
In fact, everyone knew that Big Brother wanted to take down Tumen Pass with 9,000 soldiers.
However, they really could not think of any way to complete such a difficult task.
"Your Highness, isn't a night battle too risky, especially in a forest we're not familiar with!”Xue Rengui was very dissatisfied with Li Ke's extravagance.
With just 9,000 people, they were able to fight against a 15,000-man fortress.
As a general, he was too irresponsible!
"Your Highness, you want to establish merits and build your reputation, but you can't be indifferent to the lives of your soldiers!”
"Xue Rengui, I've long disliked you. If you're afraid, you don't have to participate and hand over your 1,000-man team!”Niu Lu pressed the hilt of his saber and said angrily!
"Shut up!"
Li Ke's face was cold as he shouted," The war is imminent. If anyone dares to mention internal strife, don't blame me for not caring about brotherhood!”
"Commandant Xue, as your subordinate, you should at least listen to me before giving your opinion!”
After Li Ke was angry, he ignored them and continued,"According to our intelligence, there are only 3,000 enemy troops on Dadun Mountain. Do you still remember the tactics we used to deal with the Tibetans?”
"Snakes swallow ants, cutting off their tails to become bait. It's now the second half of March, and under the moonlight in the second half of the night, we can barely fight.”
"I am preparing to mobilize five 1,000-man squads, a total of 4,000 soldiers. The first echelon will have a 1,000-man squad, the second echelon will have a 1,500-man squad, and the third echelon will have two 1,500-man squads!”
"Layer upon layer of bait, layer upon layer of encirclement, lure the enemy into battle. Remember, the first echelon must display their aura and humiliate and infuriate the enemy!”
"The first echelon is very dangerous."
" As for the remaining four teams of 1,000 men, apart from leaving 500 soldiers to move around nearby and pretend to be stationed in the darkness, the rest of them will approach Tumen Pass and make it seem like Helian Tienan will attack Tumen Pass as soon as he sends troops to reinforce Dadun Mountain.”
"Remember, we only have one night. Once the sun rises, our actual situation will no longer be concealed!”
They had arrived in the darkness and cleared everyone along the way.
Helian Tienan still believed that they were an army of 40,000 soldiers.
But once the sun rose, they would all be exposed!
"Your Highness, it's not a problem for you to pretend to have tens of thousands of people with 9,000 people tonight, but I want to know, even if we take down Dadun Mountain, what about tomorrow?”
"With our 9,000 people and Dadun Mountain, can we take down Tumen Pass?”
Xue Rengui asked as calmly as possible.
This was also because he could tell from Li Ke's arrangements that Li Ke was very cautious. He was lucky that Li Ke had other trump cards.
Li Ke smiled and said," No. Whether we can take down Tumen Pass or not depends on the development of the situation. I can't make any guarantees. As for the idea, it also depends on the development of the situation and improvise."”
"Commandant Xue, you can't deny that with my arrangement, there shouldn't be any problem attacking Dadun Mountain, right?”
Xue Rengui nodded, then stood up and said,"Your Highness, let my 1,000-man team be in charge of the first echelon.”
He hoped that with his experience, he would be able to avoid a huge loss.
"The first echelon must charge forward regardless of life and death. Commandant Xue, you requested to take up this position. You have the idea of protecting the army, unless you can change your mind.”
Li Ke shook his head. He had seen through Xue Rengui's intentions at a glance.
"Big brother, I'll go with Chumo." Qin Huaiyu said," Chumo is good at charging. I'll stay calm. Chumo will be the commander of the first echelon. I'll be responsible for observing the situation on the battlefield.”
Xue Rengui looked at Li Ke.
This was the specialty of Leader Zuo.
Li Ke didn't follow the usual organizational system of the Tang army. He privately divided the ten thousand left leaders into ten thousand-man teams.
All the lieutenants were loyal to him.
Out of the ten thousand man squads, other than him being the commander of one of the thousand man squads, the rest were all held by Li Ke's brothers.
Moreover, he was assigned to join the army.
For example, his 1,000-man team was led by Zhangsun Chong.
It could be said that through this method, Li Ke firmly held the Left Commander in his hands.
Li Ke was silent for a long time. He patted Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu's shoulders and nodded,""Huaiyu, your thousand man team will temporarily be under Shuyu's command.”
"Rest now. Attack when the moon rises!”
"Yes, sir!"
Longyou Jiedushi House.
The lights were bright.
Li Shimin sat in the seat of the provincial governor, listening to Duan Xuanzhi's report on the situation of the expedition.
"Your Majesty, this is the only information I have received.”Duan Xuanzhi finished his report and slowly sat down.
"What do you think of Wu Wangke's arrangement?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.”
"It can be said that Your Highness's arrangements are not bad. If Your Highness can hold on a little longer, it would be great if the direction of Jishi Mountain was the main attack.”Qin Qiong said bluntly.
Cheng Yaojin nodded in agreement." That's right. As for the army formation being too large and being discovered by the Tibetans, that's a joke. The Tibetans only dare to watch in the early stages. If he dares to attack, our Tang Empire will attack him first!”
"Liu Rengui does have some talent in leading troops, but unfortunately, he has bad intentions and can't achieve great things!”
As soon as the live bandit opened his mouth, he pointed the spearhead at Liu Rengui and glared at Duan Xuanzhi.
His three little brats were all in the Left Commander!
Although he was usually angered to death, he was still his own son. He could not be scolded by others even if he was beaten up by himself!
Duan Xuanzhi couldn't help but smile bitterly. He helplessly cupped his fists at Cheng Yaojin and explained,""Brother Zhijie, I really didn't order Liu Rengui to do this. Even if you lend me some courage, I wouldn't dare.”
"Alright." Li Shiming waved his hand. He understood that Duan Xuanzhi was also talking to him.
In truth, from the very beginning, the three Princes had led the army and Hou Junji had been Li Shimin's test.
Currently, Li Ke's performance was more outstanding.
Li Tai obviously wanted to fish in troubled waters.
Li Chengqian had done his best to show off. Considering their identities, he made such a decision. Li Shiming was not disappointed.
"Xuanzhi, how are the troops under the jurisdiction of the Longyou Provincial Governor's Office?”Li Shi Min asked.
"In another two days, all the prefecture soldiers will be gathered!”
"Your Majesty, are you not going to take a look?" Li Jing asked.
Li Shiming shook his head." No, we still have to wait and see. If they really have no achievements and disappoint me, the Longyou Prefecture soldiers must at least ensure the safety of the soldiers. We can't let the lives of the soldiers be destroyed in their hands."”
Li Shiming was confident that if he wanted to, he could give Hou Junji an order.
Li Chengqian, who was the main attacker, would instantly lose control of the army.
And he only gave Li Ke 10,000 troops.
In fact, it was because he was worried about Li Ke. Li Ke was too opinionated, and his words did not have any effect at all.
The additional soldiers were trained by Li Ke. He was worried that even if he sent a general, he might not be able to suppress Li Ke at the critical moment.
However, he also wanted to see how talented his son, who was admired by the Great General, was.
……
when the moon is bright and the stars are few.
Dadun Mountain was already shrouded in battle cries.
Li Ke led three thousand-man teams, and when they were about two miles away from Tumen Pass, they began to cut down trees and build a siege cloud.
However, his gaze was fixed on Dadun Mountain.
"What time?"
"At the end of Yin Shi!"
It was equivalent to five in the morning.
The sky would brighten at dawn. He only had two hours left.
"Too slow!"
Li Ke said unhappily,"Xue Rengui, you stay here and continue to pretend to attack Tumen Pass at any time. I'll go to Dadun Mountain to take a look."”
Xue Rengui was eventually kept by Li Ke.
The main attackers were all Li Ke's brothers.
He was dissatisfied with the speed of the attack, but at the same time, he was worried about the safety of his brothers.
"This general will obey!"
At this moment, Li Ke had already rushed to Dadun Mountain under the protection of dozens of personal guards.
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