Chapter 537
Li, this time there were no less than 40,000 marches troops besieged Xiangping with the Goguryeo army, which made Uncle Li angry.
"Your Majesty, I think that since we have taken Xiangping, that is, Liaoyang City, Goguryeo is already in chaos. Now Goguryeo has attacked Xiangping with heavy troops, and has also pulled out a lot of troops from each city to resist guarding the east bank of the Liao River near Xiangping City..." Li Daozong, as Uncle Li's cousin, stood up to analyze the military situation for everyone. After Uncle Li got angry, he seemed to feel that he was a bit too much. You can't blame anyone for the weather reasons. Uncle Li stopped and looked at Li Daozong to analyze.
Li Daozong's finger fell to the west of Xiangping City, where the three rivers converged: "Previously, Zhang Jian was able to cross the Liao River successfully because the Liao River water had not risen. The water of the Liao River has risen sharply. On the other side, Chen Chen of Goguryeo defeated him. If Your Majesty leads his army to cross the Liao River, it will be too difficult for him to cross the Liao River. Even if you cross the Liao River, Goguryeo on the opposite side must be strictly guarded. We still find it difficult to resolve the difficulties of Xiangping, and we may make no progress for a while. In terms of military strategy, it is said that it is better for our army to be stationed here and want to pretend to be a frontal crossing.
Liao, to paralyze the enemy, while our main force crossed Liao and chose to go to the east coast. In this way, our army would not only facilitate the deployment of our army and use a cavalry to directly capture Xiangping City, but also make the enemy of Xiangping lose the opportunity to deal with it calmly. In this way, with the cavalry on the side, our Tang Dynasty's heavy troops approached, and Goguryeo and the Martial tribes would lose their responsibilities and continue to attack Xiangping. Then they would be cut off and be trapped in the encirclement of our army. If they retreat, then Zhang Jian and Lord Zhang would be safe."
"Well! It's possible. I think that King Jiangxia's strategy is very good. If he crosses the river, he will inevitably suffer great losses. It will be unfavorable for me. He pretended to be a military force to cross the river and gathered the main force to plagiarize the deadlock." Uncle Cheng, who was next to him, also spoke. At this time, his old comrades were trapped in an lonely city. One of the two veterans had a sinister face, and 30,000 elite Tang troops. If Xiangping was defeated by Goguryeo and Mart, then Uncle Li would definitely be angry to death.
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When Uncle Cheng was studying tactical strategies, his expression was much more serious than usual. A pair of thick eyebrows frowned and continued: "...Now, Goguryeo's slow troops are coming to Xiangping one after another. In less than five days, the number of enemy troops under Xiangping city will probably double. By then, Zhang Jian will be in danger."
The officials of the General Staff Department seemed to be unable to see these military bosses, and continued to be busy with their affairs, constantly comparing various small flags with the information in their hands and then moving or removing them. They were presenting the troops of Goguryeo, Liaodong, to present them one by one to our eyes.
The Tang Dynasty military god, this time, despite Uncle Li's dissuasion, took the initiative to ask Uncle Li Jing, who joined the ranks of troops this time, stood up and nodded, "Old minister thinks..." Nodded and pointed and gently followed the trajectory of the Liao River: "There are two directions to cross the Liao River, the second is the upper reaches of the Liao River. The enemy's troops in the lower reaches are heavy, the river water is wider and the ridge is dangerous. If the Dan River is not successful, you can only retreat from the sea. Therefore, it is the worst strategy to cross the Liao River downstream. However, it is raining heavily and the road is muddy, which is not conducive to marching. I may be a surprise opportunity to delay and do not know if there are conditions for crossing the river upstream."
As the saying goes, it is better to come sooner than to come by. I quickly stepped forward: "Report to General, this is the news that the last general just received, Liaohe River can be crossed."
"What?!" All the generals exclaimed, all of them looked at me, surprises and doubts were written on their faces, "Son-in-law, you are so silly, have you been talking nonsense? Could it be that I have gone to have a drink just now? I have been patrolling dozens of miles along the river. The river water has soared, and there is no beach to cross..." Uncle Cheng was waiting for another word, Uncle Li raised his hand to signal Uncle Cheng to stop and looked at me in surprise and said, "You said that the Liaohe River can be crossed, but these words are false?! Lies about military affairs are not a joke."
"..." I was dizzy. Who are these people? Could it be that when I look young, I feel that my mouth is not reliable?
"The last general is not a word of false words." I nodded seriously, pointed to the sand table and moved up the line of the Liao River: "If you want to detour and attack, there is a condition for crossing Liao to the upper reaches. This bridge is located a hundred miles north of Xiangping City. There is a floating bridge built by Emperor Yang of Sui to conquer Goryeo. According to the detailed report by Jinzouyuan, it is still there. Goguryeo has not sent troops to guard. At present, dozens of spies in my way to guard the floating bridge. After I heard this news, I immediately came to report it."
When Uncle Li and all the big guys heard this, they were all flirting. Uncle Cheng, an old hooligan who just said nonsense, habitually slapped over: "Okay! The son-in-law, a young man, is a good person, worthy of being the son-in-law of my old Cheng family. Such hidden information has been made for you, which scared me so much that I thought you were joking."
"How dare you take this kind of military situation by your son-in-law
"I said depressedly, I wasn't so full that I came here to beat me. Uncle Li had no intention of competing for a son-in-law with Uncle Cheng, and turned his eyes to Li Jing, the unbeaten military god who won all kinds of battles.
Li Jing looked at the sand table for a long time without saying a word, Fang Zi said in a deep voice: "The old minister thought that he could order a small number of troops to leave Liucheng, pretend to be a momentum, and advance towards the southern end of the Liaohe River with great fanfare, and carry the crossing tools, which lured Goguryeo to think that our main force in the Tang Dynasty would cross the Liaohe River from this. In addition, Xiangping was in front of him, and sent a small number of Yingzhou troops to make noise and practice day and night to let the Goguryeo people see through it. What we are doing here is a fake article. In the last way, we will turn north with the main force of our army to find the floating bridge that year, and from here, we will cross the Liaohe River quickly. In this way, Goguryeo is unable to defend. After our main force crossed the Liaohe River, he attacked Xuan in one fell swoop. If Xuan was broken, our Tang Dynasty had two strongholds in the east of the Liaohe River. Echoing with Xiangping, it would shock the entire Goguryeo army, and the entire Liaohe River defense line would collapse without fighting."
Su Dingfang couldn't help but say, "The last general is willing to lead more than 10,000 elite cavalry to capture the retreat of the Goguryeo army, harass its army, and make it difficult for them to advance. If the army can follow up in time, perhaps we can trap these 100,000 Goguryeo army to death in Xiangping City, maybe it may not be possible."
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Uncle Li Jing heard this and couldn't help but smile: "Hahaha, okay, Dingfang's strategy is very wonderful. In this way, Goguryeo lost its army as soon as it started a war. If his general was defeated, his morale would inevitably be greatly reduced. Your Majesty, I think it's best to let the Duke of Liao go there together. With him, our army might be able to surrender to most of the city under Xiangping."
The Duke of Liao was Gao Wu. This pitiful former Goguryeo King who was only interested in avenging his family has now become a very useful chess piece in Uncle Li's hand.
"Well, I'll follow your plan. All the generals!" Uncle Li glanced at the generals with high spirits and began to assign tasks. Uncle Li Jing was old and rushed to the long distance. He was no longer able to adapt to the continuous battle. Uncle Li asked him to calm the west bank of the Liao River and confront the Goguryeo army east of the Liao River outside Xiangping City. Li Daozong led an army with the crossing tools and advanced to Huaiyuan with great fanfare towards the southern end of the Liao River to Huaiyuan, as if he wanted to cross, but Li Ji led the main force, with Su Dingfang as the vanguard, to circumnavigate north of the Liao River, crossing the Liao River through the floating bridge, and attacked Xuan. I led the elites of the Tang Military Academy to follow the army and prepare for the capture of Xuan at any time, because we only hold the latest siege equipment and can use it.
After the assignment, I had a good rest that night and immediately drove north of the Liaohe River the next day. As for the Taoist priests, I continued to follow our team and continued to follow up. And I, as the chief officer of the Jinzou Academy and the general head of the Tang Dynasty intelligence department, were joining the intelligence personnel of the Jinzou Academy who came to lead the way and the more than 10,000 elite cavalry led by Su Dingfang, and rushed to the Liaohe floating bridge a hundred miles away.
Fortunately, I rode the BMW Red Gold that Uncle Li gave me. Although it was as fast as lightning, it was very stable. Even so, I was very embarrassed. Su Dingfang and others on the side were more capable than me in riding skills. While running, they could talk and laugh, which really made me ashamed.
Although we had been walking around for dozens of miles, we had already arrived at the location in Liaohebei at noon. However, the river bank ahead was full of tall trees, and we could not see the road or the river surface at all. Everyone stopped their horses in front of an open area. The guide sent by Xu Hao rode out: "Sir, please wait, my subordinates go over and take a look first."
"Well, go, be careful. If there is any abnormality, come and report it immediately, don't delay." I nodded, watched him jump off the horse, and jumped towards him like a spirit ape and disappeared into the forest. Su Dingfang next to him patted the neck of his mount and came over to me and said, "Brother, there will be no trouble, right?"
"It shouldn't be. The floating bridge here was the location they found just a few days ago. It is very hidden. It is difficult for ordinary people to find it unless they stand by the river. Besides, there are no villages and towns in this area, so the chance of being discovered by the people is not very good." I smiled at Su Dingfang next to me, and looked back. The dust behind me was filled with deafening hooves. The flag-knight horseman not far behind me was holding the Tang Dynasty Blood Dragon Flag that was fluttering in the wind. In the distance, ten thousand most elite iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty were coming one after another. The sunlight reflected by the new bright light armor on my body was as dazzling as ten thousand suns rose on the ground...
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Chapter completed!