Although sounding balloons have been used many times and are now indispensable in the military, no general has ever been to the sky, including Li Xiang.
Qu Tushou was extremely interested in this thing, so in the latest investigation, Qu Tushou had himself tied up and then went to a height of fifty meters.
The weather today is pretty good, there is no strong wind around. If there was a strong wind, we would not be able to pull it up at all.
These soldiers who are responsible for reconnaissance did not dare to put Qu Tushou up, but now he is far away from the camp, and he is the supreme commander here. There is nothing we can do even if we are unwilling, so we can only put him up slowly.
When it was raised to 70 meters, Qu Tushou ordered people to continue lowering it, up to 120 meters. However, if they were not trained, it would be impossible to reach this height directly. For people in modern society, 70 meters is at most the height of 20 floors, and everyone can bear it. But things are different nowadays.
In desperation, he could only continue to lower the rope. When it reached 75 meters, he could see the Arab army in the distance. From Qu Tushou's position, it looked like a black shark in the desert, and it kept wriggling.
Qu Tushou could see clearly through the telescope that some of these Arab cavalrymen were riding war horses, but more of them were riding camels. These people didn't have much on them, and apart from the clothes on their bodies, they didn't have any marching luggage.
This may be the reason why they were able to travel thousands of miles. They did not carry too many things on their bodies and robbed whatever they could find. This way, they had no logistical pressure. Now that they have arrived in the Western Regions, although there are fewer towns in various places, they can still meet their food and drink needs. At least now it seems that they still have food to eat.
After having someone put him down, Qu Tushou came to his tent, where there was also a set up sand table. This was almost standard equipment for the Tang Dynasty army. When just staring at the map, many places might not seem so real, but if there was a sand table, it would give people a new impact and allow people to think of more solutions.
Qu Tushou now has a strong army and powerful troops. He has more than a hundred cannons and more than two hundred crossbows. He also has enough musket teams under his command. There is no problem in winning this battle, but the most important thing is to what extent he can win.
Those who fight in the Western Regions are all smart men. Now everyone is looking at Qu Tushou. We will give this battle to you, but how you can fight will be enough to show your personal ability.
Qu Tushou brought a deputy general from the capital, Feng Chuyi.
He is already in his fifties and was originally a deputy general under his father. However, after his father passed away, he became the governor of Huizhou.
He was also marginalized. When you have no one in the capital, don't think about being promoted too high, and others will not give you this opportunity. It's already good to have this position. Later, when he came to the Western Regions, he remembered a sentence left by his father. If you want a fierce general on the battlefield, then Feng Chuyi is definitely the best choice.
So after confirming this matter, he hurriedly wrote a letter to General Feng to see what he really thought. If he no longer had the ambition he had in the past, we can't continue to force him. After all, most people want to have a wife and children and live in a warm bed. We must give him this opportunity. If we don't, it would be a bit too much.
Fortunately, this matter was very good. The old general still wanted to fight hard on the battlefield. If he could earn a title for his descendants, he would be very happy. So he immediately brought fifty veterans with him and now followed Qu Tushou to the Western Regions.
"Master, no, General..."
General Feng still used the original address. After all, the person in front of him was Qu Tutong's eldest son, and the person he had always been loyal to.
"If you have an idea, just tell me. I'm a rough man, and I really can't think of any solution. Your father knew it back then. When he went to the battlefield, he would kill me just by telling me how to kill him. There would be absolutely no delay. But if you ask me to come up with a solution, I really can't think of anything. I'm just naturally stupid."
Seeing Qu Tushou staring at the sand table for a long time, the old guy couldn't help it. What method did you come up with? It's time for you to tell me now. If you continue to remain silent, it will really be a matter of life and death.
"I've thought about it carefully for a long time, and there's no room for shortcuts. First of all, this area is all desert and flat, so we have to surround them. But they must have at least 80,000 or 90,000 people, so it's too difficult to surround them all. We can only choose to surround a part of them."
After careful analysis, Qu Tushou came to this conclusion, but it made Lao Feng beside him a little unhappy. We finally got this opportunity. If we don't kill these 80,000 or 90,000 people, then we haven't completed the mission. Will they give you this opportunity again in the future?
Lao Feng made a point. Of course, he knew he didn't have much brains and couldn't come up with many battle strategies, but he understood this principle.
Lao Feng made a suggestion. Of course, he knew that he didn't have much brains and couldn't say much about combat strategies, but he understood this principle.
"You're right, but the actual situation is much worse than we expected. Look at their total number. I originally thought it was around 70,000, but now I estimate it's over 90,000. And people keep coming. By the end, it's very likely to be as high as 100,000 to 110,000. This is much more difficult than we originally thought, so I'm thinking of launching the most intense artillery attack on them first..."
The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. Seventy percent of the battle plans you have made cannot be used. This is not an isolated case. After all, the enemy cannot act according to your ideas. Even if you have thought about everything, your battle plan can be abandoned with just a small change from the enemy.
Qu Tushou's battle plan was very simple: first, use heavy artillery fire for a while to put them in a panic. Then, have Old Feng lead his 15,000 most elite cavalry to charge from the south, splitting their army in two. We would only attack the larger half...
