Chapter 579: Abandoning the Ship
Although he accelerated his pursuit, more than a dozen fast ships escaped the pursuit, and several other injured Goguryeo people directly found a beach and jumped to the shore. Seeing this scene, Zhang Liang's expression seemed a little heavy. He kept urging his soldiers to move forward faster. This news brought a shadow to this action.
I frowned. Uncle Li finally handed over this task to us and borrowed the power of the navy to achieve the goal. If we miss this opportunity at this time and let the Goguryeo army notice the actions of more than 10,000 people, then what awaits us is likely to be failure.
Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian had already suppressed the discomfort and squatted beside me, and were urgently discussing the current situation. "If our navy army reaches the entrance of Huangshui, how long will it take for us to arrive at the capital of Goguryeo?" Xue Rengui asked after looking at the map for a long time.
"More than 150 miles." I took out a ruler, measured and compared it according to the scale on the map, and said with certainty: "The capital of Goguryeo happens to be on the Huangshui River. Since Huangshui is about 25 meters wide here, the water depth is about seven to ten meters, and there is only a bridge, but there is no water gate to block it."
"What do you mean is my navy army who can drive straight in?" General Zhang also approached. I nodded: "That's exactly what we would think. With our army, we went ashore only ten miles away from the capital of Goguryeo, and then we advanced along the two sides and attacked the east and west gates. The navy army was heading straight in and out, and it was decided to fight. But now the Goguryeo people discovered us, I was afraid it was this plan..." I couldn't help but frown when I said this.
At this time, Su Dingfang spoke: "How many hours will it take for our navy to reach the capital of Goguryeo?"
Zhang Liang caressed his long beard and looked worried: "If the wind is weak, it will take about eight hours. If the wind is fast, it will only take five times. Because as shown in the picture, we entered the estuary of Huangshui and had to travel east for about dozens of miles before we could turn north."
"Brother Su, can we withstand it?" At this time, since this change occurred, if we continue to move forward according to the original plan, then it is very likely that the overall plan will be frustrated because of Goguryeo's escape, and may even return without success. I gritted my teeth and decided to change the plan temporarily. As the saying goes, the plan cannot keep up with the change, so we will change. I don't want the Tang Dynasty to stop at the Sashui River, a river separated from the capital of Goguryeo, and finally return without success. In any case, the focus of the Tang Dynasty will not be the three big-sized countries, Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla, squatted here to play with mud, and there are more important things to do. The sooner the Goguryeo problem is solved, the more time we will have to deal with Tubo and the Western Regions in the future.
Su Dingfang held up and smiled forcefully, "Just brother, just say that, Lao Su is not a woman, didn't he just vomit a few times? It's okay."
I turned to look at General Zhang. "Uncle, where has our ship been now?"
Zhang Liang turned around and recruited a naval army guide. The elder brother studied it in detail on the map for a while before he pointed with certainty: "Our naval army is here now."
"Is there a place to land in this section of the rock?" I pursed my lips and asked again. The navy guide was stunned and pointed his finger forward: "Here, this is a Goguryeo pier, and the young man had been here before."
This is a protruding part. It takes about dozens of miles to enter the entrance of the Yellow River. If we get ashore from here, our cavalry should be able to arrive at the capital of Goguryeo before the Goguryeo people who abandoned their ships and fled. "At the end, I will have an idea. My Tang Dynasty cavalry abandoned the ship and landed on the shore. We will leave all the heavy artillery on the ship, carrying only mortars and ammunition, and ride horses. From here, it will only take more than 150 miles to reach the capital of Goguryeo. We will only take a quick horse and walk in just two hours. We will be able to reach the capital of Goguryeo in four hours. We will definitely catch the Goguryeo people off guard. In addition, please follow the original plan and follow us along the Huangshui River. At least the nearly 20,000 naval troops on the ship can occupy the capital room in our capital, which can be of great use. I wonder what you and the Great Master think?"
Liu Rengui nodded: "In this way, we don't need to look at the weather's eyes. With horsepower, we can definitely reach the capital of Goguryeo with our horsepower. We will definitely be able to reach the capital of Goguryeo before the Goguryeo who abandoned the boat and reported the news to their army. But General Fang, with his small cannons, can he attack the capital of Goguryeo? If the army stationed on the banks of Sashui returns to the rescue, how can you escape?"
I smiled confidently: "The two places in Goguryeo, the east gate and the west gate, are all from my Tang Dynasty!" I don't need to point out who it is, but I just need to let them understand that as long as we can arrive and enter the capital of Goguryeo, there are two plans and preparations.
The first is to open the city gate with the help of a group of court officials loyal to the former Goguryeo King Gaowu with the help of the Tang Dynasty Jinzouyuan, and receive it peacefully without any soldiers. If the second hormone is unable to approach the city gate with those court officials, we will attack, open the city gate as quickly as possible, enter the city, and then take over the city defense of the Goguryeo Imperial Capital with the help of Xiaozhao. We need to use the manpower of the navy to strengthen the defense of the Goguryeo capital and prevent the counterattack of the Goguryeo army inside and outside the city.
"What should I do!" Chief Executive Zhang was very decisive: "It's much faster to get off the boat than boarding. Liu Changshi immediately notified all ships and let all the cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty be prepared. Within half an hour, we will dock and let them get off the boat. Then, you will attack along the river, and our navy will try to speed up and rush to pick you up. In just six or seven hours, we will definitely be able to swim in the Huangshui River. At that time, the capital of Goguryeo will become the meat on our Tang Dynasty chopping board."
Finally, before sunset, the fleet arrived at the dock pointed out by the pilot guide. Su Dingfang, who had been on standby, and my academy troops quickly left the ship and gathered on land. This was a small coastal city. Xue Rengui took the lead in commanding a group of elite cavalry to surround the city and not leave one person, so as not to reveal our whereabouts. Two hours later, the Tang Dynasty elite cavalry of more than 10,000 people had all reached the land. General Manager Zhang continued to lead the navy to continue to advance to the entrance of Huangshui.
As for the ship, there were also a group of gunners from the academy. After all, the five cannons on it could not be set up for the navy soldiers to stare at. With the cannons, the navy would also be able to deal with the defenders of the Goguryeo capital.
"The last general has counted it, and five artillery and a large amount of argent weight are left on the ship. If you move forward lightly, the speed will be much faster. However, the rations were only taken for three days. In addition, we have all unloaded the sixty-five sabotage guns and have already divided the horses to carry. However, among the soldiers, many of them have not recovered their strength because of seasickness. The last general is afraid of them..."
Su Dingfang took a sip of water and wiped his mouth and leaned over and asked, "How many people are there?" After getting off the boat, Su Dingfang kept drinking water. After stepping onto the land, his excited expression made him think that he had picked up gold ingots. It seemed that this guy was just a tiger on the land and could not be a dragon on the sea.
"There are about 1,500 people." Duan Yunsong's expression was a little gloomy. The troops we came here were only over 10,000. Here, the number of people was reduced by more than 1,000 people. Then the Tang Dynasty cavalry that went to the capital of Goguryeo this time was only less than 9,000.
"Let them stay!" After looking at Su Dingfang and I turned around and said to Duan Yunsong, "There are more than a thousand people here, so let's stay here for a night. However, tomorrow morning, we will immediately open the capital of Goguryeo. If we encounter an enemy, we will annihilate it in small groups. If we are a large group of enemy troops, we can take a detour. Or retreat here to stand for help. As for us, we will tell the soldiers to give them half an hour to eat and rest. Today we must march on the night, and we must arrive at the capital of Goguryeo at midnight, and attack the capital of Goguryeo at night!"
"I will obey the order." Duan Yunsong hurried away, and Su Dingfang also went to take care of his troops and mobilized before the march. I turned my head and looked at Bonalljin. "How is it? Can you hold on? If it doesn't work, you can stay and move forward tomorrow."
Bonnarjin quickly jumped up from the ground and moved his body to show that it was not a big deal: "No, I want to follow you, my respected master, we Turks are a nation on horseback. When sitting on the horse, all my illnesses will disappear without a trace, as long as we can follow our master to make contributions..."
"Okay, okay, since you are going, let's take a good rest now. Tomorrow morning, no matter what happens, our Tang army must stand on the city tower of Goguryeo." I raised my head. In the sky, there was a beautiful moon hanging high, and the soft and white moonlight shining down. Such a night will definitely save us a lot of trouble.
Chapter completed!