Datang Nongwang

Chapter 932 tragic
Bobo City is difficult to attack.

Li Chongyuan had expected it earlier, but he didn't expect that the city of Boba would be so difficult to attack.

Start attacking when you are ugly, and only take down a Ximen when you are fighting.

Li Chongyuan was impatient.

And the casualties in front were heavy, and there was no specific data on how heavy it was, which made Li Chongyuan even more impatient.

"Send an order to get Su Dingfang and Xu Yi to withdraw." Impatient Li Chongyuan immediately issued an order that made the generals in front very depressed.

How can there be a battle that is halfway through, and it will be withdrawn.

What's more, under the circumstances that the west gate of Boba City had already been captured, he was stopped by Li Chongyuan.

Su Dingfang and General Xu Yi were in front.

After hearing such an order, they were very upset.

"General Su, what is the chief executive's intention? We have already captured the west gate, so let us withdraw at this time. Isn't this sacrificing so many soldiers for nothing?" Xu Yi was very upset.

Xu Yi was upset, and Su Dingfang was even more upset.

Originally, it was almost possible to control the west gate of Bofang City.

But an order from Li Chongyuan made his previous efforts come to naught, how could Su Dingfang be happy, and how could he not have any objections to Li Chongyuan.

Su Dingfang looked bitterly at the west gate of Boca City, which was captured by them in the distance. After they withdrew, an unknown number of Goguryeo people began to surge up from the west gate of Boca City, "Go, go see our Chief Li I want to ask him if he knows how to fight and whether he can command."

on board.

Li Chongyuan looked at the city of Bocha in the distance, and after thinking about it, he sent an order: "Order half of the soldiers in the middle to defend, and send an order to let the generals of the left and right armies come to see me."

The order was passed on.

After never moving, the Central Route Army began to disembark and defend.

Su Dingfang and Xu Yi, who came to the main ship from the west gate of Bojia City, saw that the central army led by Li Chongyuan had moved, and they were a little confused.

but.

When they saw that the Central Army was only defending, they were even more displeased with Li Chongyuan's actions and orders.

"Hmph!" Su Dingfang was unhappy, all the emotions were on his face.

Soon.

The two came to the main ship and saw Li Chongyuan, "Director Li, why did you ask me to withdraw? We finally knocked down Ximen, and you sent an order, but it made my hard work go to waste. Chief Li , you sit in the back, you can’t see the soldiers in front are fighting with their lives, you only see success and failure.”

Su Dingfang was very unhappy.

The way of speaking has changed.

Although Xu Yi was not like Su Dingfang, Li Chongyuan was also complained by Xu Yi, "General Manager Li, it is extremely difficult to break the west gate ahead, you pulled us down, but no soldiers from the Central Route Army came to take over. Such a great opportunity is lost in vain."

Li Chongyuan turned his face to face the light in the east, he didn't look at the two of them, his eyes were fixed on the direction of Boba City.

"How many people died in the vanguard army, how many people were injured? How many people can fight? How many people in the flank army died, how many people were injured, and how many people can still fight?" Li Chongyuan asked such words abruptly.

Su Dingfang and Xu Yi were stopped by Li Chongyuan's words.

Where would they know the exact numbers.

But Li Chongyuan didn't stop talking, "Have the bodies of the soldiers who died in battle been removed? Can the wounded soldiers be bandaged and treated?"

"The chief executive, now is the time of siege, how can we have so much time to record these things. Chief executive, people will always die in wars, besides, we are still fighting this difficult bone, Goguryeo. Thinking about going forward, several times The expedition ended in failure. And we have already reached this place, which is extremely rare." Su Dingfang was stopped by Li Chongyuan's question, but he didn't care about Li Chongyuan's question.

Xu Yi didn't dare to speak anymore.

Li Chongyuan was still looking at the city of Boba in the distance, without any joy on his face, "Wars will kill people, but if a commander doesn't understand the situation, he can't stop the losses clearly and in time. From the time of the ugly to the present Maoshi, we All I heard was heavy casualties, but I never heard a single piece of news that allowed me to sit still. If it was just taking down Boba City, it would mean victory, and the death of thousands of people is really irrelevant. But this is just the beginning, just the beginning ,do you understand!"

Su Dingfang was dumb.

Xu Yi became even more dumb.

Yes.

Here is just the beginning.

Next, there are more difficult battles to fight.

If it is for a small city of Boba, they will suffer heavy losses, and they will miss the next battle.

For military exploits, don't even think about it.

"Why did I choose you instead of Ran Rende, Liu Yingxing, Zhang Wengan, and Pang Xiaotai and Cheng Mingzhen? You should understand that I chose you two not because you are good at fighting, nor because you can fight. It's because you can listen Command, follow orders." Li Chongyuan said slowly.

The five people mentioned by Li Chongyuan.

It was also the other marching chiefs of Canghai Road appointed by Li Shimin.

And this marching chief is not the great chief, but just under Li Chongyuan.

These five people are all military generals, and there is even a county prince, Cheng Mingzhen, the governor of Luozhou.

Cheng Mingzhen was a member of Dou Jiande back then, and he was the magistrate of Pule County, so he was very famous.

After returning to the Tang Dynasty, he was awarded the county magistrate of Yongnian.

When Li Shimin attacked Liu Heitai, Cheng Mingzhen led more than a thousand people to completely destroy Liu Heitai's grain transportation boat army.

And this time.

Li Shimin went to the east, paid homage to General You Xiaowei, and was awarded the general manager of the Canghai Road March.

There are not many records of this person in history.

However, it is also recorded that this person was good at fighting, he attacked Beisha City successively, and broke the Dushan formation, and he was called a famous general at that time.

As for whether it is true or not, Li Chongyuan doesn't know.

But Li Chongyuan knew that such people, especially those who got up under Li Shimin's hands back then, were all thorns, and all of them had their own thoughts.

Of course, Li Chongyuan didn't want anyone under his control to disobey his orders.

And Li Chongyuan didn't choose those people to go straight to the Yalu River with him, because he didn't want these people to disturb his plan.

Su Dingfang and Xu Yi were even more speechless.

But Li Chongyuan said again: "In the current war, people are fighting, and they are fighting ruthlessly. But even so, the lives of my Tang soldiers are much more valuable than the lives of the Goguryeo people. Every soldier , are worth cherishing by you, instead of using their lives to fill the city gates that are not worth mentioning at all."

Preach.

This was Li Chongyuan's main idea for calling the two over.

Li Chongyuan wanted to go through some battles to change their way of not cherishing the lives of soldiers.

Come on.

In the current war, which general would cherish the lives of the soldiers under him.

Once the order is issued, they have to work hard for this order.

They will not retreat without receiving an order from Mingjin to withdraw their troops.

But Li Chongyuan was different.

Li Chongyuan didn't want to exchange the lives of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty for the lives of the Goguryeo people.

not worth it.

The sermon lasted a quarter of an hour.

Liu Xiang, who was sent by Li Chongyuan to check the casualties of the vanguard and flank armies, has returned, "Report to the chief officer, after verification, the vanguard army lost more than [-] soldiers, and the number of injuries also reached [-]. The flanks lost more than [-] soldiers." , injured nearly two thousand."

"Can the corpses of the soldiers be restrained? Can the wounded soldiers be treated?" Li Chongyuan looked at Su Dingfang and Xu Yi.

Liu Xiang continued to report, "The wounded have been withdrawn, and all of them retreated to the Central Route Army for treatment on the spot. As for the dead soldiers, at least 100 are still under the west and south gates of Bocha City."

hear the number.

Li Chongyuan was heartbroken.

The forward and flank armies each led [-] soldiers and horses.

Yes, but just under this Boba city, 500 people were lost, and the number of injured reached as many as 4000. This is equivalent to the forward and flank of [-] soldiers and horses. There are less than [-] people left.

Li Chongyuan really wanted to get angry, and really wanted to replace these two people.

Su Dingfang and Xu Yi were restless.

They didn't expect that so many people would be lost after a single battle.

"How many injured can we fight?" Li Chongyuan held back the anger in his heart.

Liu Xiang replied: "After investigation, among the more than 2000 soldiers injured in the front and the flanks, there should be less than [-] who can still fight. However, I don't recommend them to fight again. If the general manager needs When they fight, at least they have to wait for half a month to recuperate before fighting."

Li Chongyuan was helpless.

From 1 people to now, only 4000 people are left to fight. What kind of battle is this fighting.

His eyes were cold.

Extremely cold.

Su Dingfang and Xu Yi felt uncomfortable.

Embarrassment on the face.

Neither did they.

They lost so many soldiers in just one city, but they haven't noticed anything yet.

Maybe it was because I was looking forward to this battle too much.

Maybe it's because they want military exploits too much.

The fire in Li Chongyuan's heart had nowhere to go.

But there was nowhere to go. Faced with such tragic data, Li Chongyuan finally yelled loudly, "Su Dingfang, Xu Yi, look at what you have done! Play by ear, play by ear, how many times have I said it before I act. You left thousands of people here for nothing for the sake of Boba City, do you still have the face to be generals! Do you still have the face to lead soldiers! Come, take them for me, and lock them deep in the ship's warehouse."

Li Chongyuan took the two of them and locked them in the deepest part of the ship's warehouse.

There, it was extremely dark.

Li Chongyuan wanted to use this method to make them reflect on themselves.

"Mr. Xiaolang, according to investigations, there are at least 8 generals in Bocha City, and there are also many Goguryeo people participating in the war. According to my observation, there are at least [-] people. Bocha City is not easy to fight, and it is also difficult to fight. The city is surrounded by water on two sides and mountains on two sides, and if you want to destroy this city, you have come up with a strange trick." Seeing that there were no outsiders, Liu Xiang told Li Chongyuan the results of his observation.

8 million people.

This is a big number.

Li Chongyuan looked at the distant city of Boba, thinking in his heart.

There are [-] soldiers and horses, and [-] Goguryeo people.

And these [-] Goguryeo people can also be treated as soldiers.

Here, compared to Dahang City, it is more difficult to break.

Under the city, there were still more than 1000 dead soldiers.

Li Chongyuan didn't want to fight, but he had to.

In any case, these soldiers of Datang had to be sent back to Datang.

Li Chongyuan once promised that every family of the soldiers who accompanied him on the expedition would receive enough pensions for their families to live in peace.

If you can't even snatch the corpse back, then there is no need for Li Chongyuan to continue.

beat.

It must be fought.

Otherwise, Li Chongyuan would not have ordered Chen Juan and Chen Huan to come.

At the end of Mao.

The two of Chen Juan arrived.

As soon as the two arrived, they guessed Li Chongyuan's purpose for letting them go, "Xiande, is it because Su Dingfang and the others can't take down this Boba city?"

"Aunt Huan, have you already guessed it?" Li Chongyuan asked indifferently.

Chen Huan looked as if he knew it well, "They are also called wars? The city of Bocha is surrounded by water on two sides and mountains on two sides, and Su Dingfang and the others are not good at attacking such a city. You let them attack this city. They will definitely not be able to attack the city. Shande, tell me when you plan to let us start the fight."

"Auntie, Auntie Huan, what are your plans?" Li Chongyuan didn't say when the fight would start, but asked about their plans.

Chen Juan didn't speak.

Chen Huan said quickly, "That's not easy. If you want to break this Boba city, you must attack from the north. Su Dingfang and the others attack from the west, where the mountains are relatively low, but it is extremely inconvenient to attack the city. And To the north, there is a mountain higher than the city, and the east side of Boba City is the closest to the water. As soon as it gets dark, we will use throwers on the boat to throw fireballs into the city, and take advantage of the chaos to fly to the north. Rope into the city, and then follow the rope into the city, when the time comes, the city of Bocha will be broken. And on the west side, we can also feign attack first, leaving the north side empty."

What Chen Huan said was very simple.

But this simplicity can only be used on them and brothers like Qingfengzhai.

As for regular soldiers, they couldn't do it.

After Li Chongyuan heard it, although he agreed in his heart, he didn't agree with it, so he had to look at Chen Juan in the end.

Chen Juan nodded lightly, "The method Huan'er said is also the easiest and most convenient way to destroy the city of Bocao."

"Since Auntie and Auntie Huan have already made up their minds, I will hand over the city of Bocha to you two generals. The order is that our army retreat for fifty miles to rest and return at night." Li Chongyuan lost his opinion.

Nearly a hundred ships of this size only need to exit the Yalu River and the Wugu River.

For the Goguryeo people in Bochang City, I think it is not feasible.

But when the stern of the ship was used as the bow and retreated, the Goguryeo people in Bochang City were dumbfounded.

Li Chongyuan and the others withdrew temporarily, and the left and right armies also withdrew.

This is an opportunity for the Goguryeo people in Bochang city to tip off the news.

In this regard.

Li Chongyuan was not worried, and neither were Chen Juan and the others.

This is not.

When Li Chongyuan and the others withdrew for ten miles, more than [-] C-type paddle steamers, led by a B-type paddle steamer, reappeared in the two rivers of Bojia City, and they were cruising rapidly.

There was no door after the whistleblower was notified.

The boat that reported the news in Bojia City was destroyed by Li Chongyuan's boat after less than ten miles away.

By land?
Is it right?

But Li Chongyuan had already arranged for people to squat to guard.

Now that the order to retreat has been issued, it is impossible for Li Chongyuan to let the news from Boca City spread, even a bird will not even want to fly out of Boca City.

(End of this chapter)