Chapter 377: The Second Expedition to Liaodong
On this day, dark clouds were low, spring thunder was gushing, and it started drizzling.
A rich blue color appeared in the wilderness, the grass had already emerged, the branches were budding, and the spring was full of spring.
Luo Zhaoyun led his troops to the expedition, with a total of 200,000 troops from the five routes, fully armed, and more than 100,000 baggage troops and servants, escorting food and equipment behind.
The army was in a mighty way, leaving Beiping County and entering the western part of Liao. There were many fishing and hunting tribes and county towns here, which were easily captured and occupied by large troops. There were very few left-behind Goguryeo troops and could not resist, so they all retreated.
Since Luo Zhaoyun sent a large number of scouts and intelligence personnel to get involved in advance, he had already been exposed by the situation in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning, he swept across the area without any effort, advanced a hundred miles, occupied all the passes, and established a stable station and transmission station along the way to keep the intelligence and food and grass open.
A girl was wearing a white and elegant gauze dress and long dress, holding a sword in her hand, dignified and beautiful, quiet and gentle, and used a white jade hairpin to fix her beauty like clouds. Her slender figure was full of grace and slender waist, and she stood slender and beautiful.
She stood on a mountain and looked at the soldiers passing by in the distance below. The flags were floating and the words Luo were flying. It was obvious that this was a large army commanded by Luo Zhaoyun.
"For the second attack on Liaodong, you finally became the vanguard commander and stood at the forefront. Luo Cheng, Luo Cheng, you have a big trouble this time. I wonder if you can turn bad luck into good fortune. Too many forces are staring at Liaodong. I don't want the Sui court to win. If you want the Sui Dynasty to collapse, will you be able to make trouble? Even if you can, I am afraid that many people will not want to see it. This time, for you, I withdraw from the Gao family's decision, and do not want to participate in all conspiracies and arrangements against you, and I am even more willing to be enemies with you!"
The girl murmured to herself, expressing deep affection. It was Gao Yufei who parted last year. Some of the Gao family's forces were hidden in western Liaoning, and she also came here.
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After a few days of marching, we arrived at the southern bank of the Liaoshui River.
Last fall, nearly 100,000 people on both sides died here in battle, staining the water of the Liaohe River, causing corpses to accumulate in the lower reaches of the river as mountains, and the bodies were soaked and rotted for a long time, causing a plague and spreading in the downstream areas.
Luo Zhaoyun did not rush to cross the river to fight, so he set up camp on the south bank and confronted the fortress on the opposite side of the Liaoshui River.
In his commander's tent, generals from various army were summoned to discuss plans to cross the river.
He was not Emperor Yang of Sui, and he would definitely act alone and be stubborn. Instead, he consulted with the generals, and was thinking about strategies such as schemes and deceits at all costs and means.
The five military leaders were Xue Shixiong, Zhang Jin, Wei Wensheng, Mai Tiezhang and Dou Yan, and each expressed their opinions.
"Young Marshal, Xue thought that when learning from the lessons of the failure of the last crossing of the river, not only should the warships be used to force the crossing, but several pontoon bridges should be built and warships should be approached. Archers suppress the attacks of the Goguryeo army on the river beach, and at the same time, they should send people to attack from both sides."
Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly and said, "General Xue is worthy of being an experienced general. What he said makes sense. If we attack hard, the terrain will definitely be unfavorable to our Great Sui Dynasty. We should use all means, such as sneak attacks at night and quietly climbing 6. Even if we cannot succeed, we will still make the Goguryeo army uneasy. Therefore, before the expedition, we set up a suicide corps, which will send a team of thousands of people to smuggle through the Liaoshui River, climb 6 from the mountains on both sides of the strait, and attack those posters."
"In addition, I have sent surprise troops to land from the upper and lower reaches respectively, and go around for 300 miles. The light cavalry will run quickly. Within two days, you can reach the rear of the castle and conduct a surprise attack."
After hearing this, these generals nodded repeatedly, thinking that this young marshal seemed to be cunning, but it was more suitable for actual combat, and to avoid accidents and reduce casualties.
Mai Tiebang said: "I am willing to take the lead and attack the defense line of the Liaoshui River Beach. Last time, too many soldiers died. This time, I must avenge the dead brothers."
Luo Zhaoyun could feel his mood and nodded and agreed. This Mai Tie Staff was a tiger general. Although he was relatively weak in the coordination of troops, he was not very proficient in military tactics, but he was extremely brave and powerful, and he was ready to die. He was very suitable for vanguard combat.
In addition to discussing many details, everyone decided to start crossing the river and attack in two days.
At dusk, a young man came from outside the military camp, looking seventeen or eighteen years old, with red lips and white teeth, wearing a Confucian shirt, beautiful eyebrows and beautiful eyes, hanging with a sword, holding a mount, standing outside the gate, informing him of his name, asking to see the young marshal Luo Cheng.
After learning about the man's surname, family and name, the guards of the gate immediately entered the camp to report that it was Changsun Wuji who came to join the army.
Luo Zhaoyun learned the news and asked a personal guard to go out to greet him, and invited Changsun Wuji to enter.
"Master Luo, Wuji comes to join us!" Changsun Wuji smiled and stepped into the tent. He had a very friendly feeling towards Luo Zhaoyun, just like his own brothers, much closer than those Changsun brothers who were related to blood.
Luo Zhaoyun frowned and said, "If you don't stay in the capital, why are you running to the front line?"
Changsun Wuji said a little excitedly: "The Liaodong War has attracted the attention of all over the world, and it has moved all over the body. How can I miss it with such intense and passionate blood?"
Luo Zhaoyun sighed: "This place is too dangerous and cruel."
Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Mr. Luo, I just came here to see the world, and I didn't want to charge forward. As long as I follow the Mr. Luo, I'm a Gongcao and keep records. If I can't be a military advisor, I can keep a account!"
Luo Zhaoyun shook his head helplessly. Everyone has come, and it is useless to comfort me. Let’s stay by my side for the time being. It’s better to teach him more. In the future, he may become his right-hand man and a good minister to govern the country. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!