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Chapter 366
Yunchu's achievements in the small city of Tongding basically came from the two captains of Zhechong under his command.

Their combat experience is very rich, living to the current 40 years old, half of them have been spent on the battlefield.

The reason why he is still only Yun Chu's subordinate is entirely because of his bad background and lack of opportunities.

Master Xuanzang's vague shadow is present in Yunchu's background, so no one has ever questioned his identity.

Zhang Donghai and Wang Defa are different. They have names and surnames, and their ancestors have been well documented for seven or eight generations. There is no way to be mistaken for being involved with someone.

Therefore, I can only climb up from Fubing little by little, and finally climb to the position of Captain Zhechong, which can be called rare.

These two people are Li Zhi's people.

There is no doubt about this.

Because when Yunchu was chatting with these two guys, he talked about how he brought his whole family to have a drink with Li Zhi and a giant bear in Qujiang.

Zhang Donghai's four-year-old son even rode on the bear's back to play, but Li Zhi just laughed and was very kind.

This reminded Yunchu of his former Shangguan Ding Dayou. This guy once said that as long as he didn't take part in rebellion, basically, the emperor would be able to forgive him and he wouldn't be held accountable.

In Datang, who has the thickest thighs, undoubtedly Li Zhi.

Holding anyone's thigh is not as secure as holding Li Zhi's thigh and not letting go. Of course, the premise is that Li Zhi is willing to lower his body and allow them to hug his thigh.

But Li Zhi is such a person, he likes to hang more pendants on his legs, and is willing to spend time communicating with the pendants.

From the early years of Yonghui to the current first year of Xianqing, Li Zhi often behaved indifferently and ruthlessly when dealing with those big figures, but when dealing with officials of the same level as Captain Zhechong, he showed affection.

According to the information Yunchu got from official documents, in the past seven years, he has not personally dealt with any Captain Zhechong. It's ten sticks.

It is not necessary that Li Zhi will not summon officials from other places to Beijing. There are 630 Zhechong mansions in the Tang Dynasty. As long as the captains of these Zhechong mansions come to Beijing, Li Zhi will definitely summon them and give them wine.

There are 260 Zhechong mansions in the pass, and Li Zhi can call the names of every Zhechong captain.

If you treat me as a gentleman of the country, I will repay you as a soldier of the country.

This is why Li Zhi dared to hand over the 26 troops to Li Ji's command.

The emperor is the eternal boss, while the generals are only temporary leaders. The captains of Zhechong are very clear about this.

And the Zhechong mansion in the pass accounted for [-]% of all the Zhechong mansions in the Tang Dynasty, which formed a military structure that held all the forces in the pass and dominated the world.

It also formed the basis of Li Zhi's power.

That's right, Li Zhi's power comes from the 630 Zhechong mansions all over the world, not from the people. Of course, if you have to say that the soldiers of the mansions are also the people, then it makes sense.

This is a very simple truth, and a very simple truth, far less complicated than people think.

Yunchu is rich and well connected, he is tolerant towards the soldiers, he is more able to listen to their opinions, and he is not stubborn at all, so whether it is Zhang Donghai or Wang Defa, they are all willing to serve under Yunchu's command.

He also has the awareness not to abandon Yunchu and run away when encountering extreme danger.

After handing over the Tongding Ferry to Gao Kan, and getting Gao Kan's handover documents, he threw the general team to Gao Kan, and the Yunchu army officially crossed the Liaoshui River and set foot on the land of Goguryeo.

At this time of marching, I dare not continue to hang bacon on the barrel of the gun. Although there are not many people, the scouts, the front army, the middle army, patrolling left and right, and the rear army, under the deployment of Captain Zhechong, formed naturally.

And the main force of Yunchu's Chinese army is the five hundred villains with Zhong Kui as the captain.There are many horses in Yunchu's army, although it cannot be a full cavalry team, it is almost the same. Even infantry can jump on the carriages and ox carts in turn to rest.

Along the way, Yunchu didn't see a single person, and occasionally saw a dog or two without an owner, barking at them at the entrance of the ruined village.

The scouts entered the village to search, and came back to report that there was no one alive in the village.

Since there are no living people, it means that there are only dead people, and there are many of them.

The wheat ears in the field beside the village have already grown, and it will take another month at most to harvest.

Rou Rou ordered that the peasants accompanying the army grab some grains that had been filled so that they could be fed back to the horses.

The result of this was a delay of half an hour. If they wanted to reach Xuantu City before dark, the whole army had to speed up.

After passing Liaoshui for 120 miles, we arrived at Xuantu City. Yunchu's army set off at the fourth watch, and did not complete the 120 miles until evening.

After walking for two days in one day, when they arrived at Xuantu City, they were exhausted.

However, Pang Tongshan, the guard of Xuantu City, did not agree to Yunchu's army entering the city. Even if Pang Tongshan met Yunchu at the top of the city and verified Gao Kan's seal to Yunchu, he only agreed that Yunchu's army could rely on Xuantu City. Camping, wanting to enter the city, we will talk about it after sunrise tomorrow.

There is no way, this is a military regulation, Yun Chu's face is not big enough to let Pang Tongshan open the city gate for him at night.

I just don’t know if Pang Tongshan can prevent Li Zhi from entering the city late at night. I think Pang Tongshan can’t do it. Day, he vomited blood and died.

There was no psychological burden in rejecting Yunchu and Pang Tongshan, so Yunchu had no choice but to set up camp with his back against Xuantu City.

In order to appease the angry hearts of the soldiers in the headquarters, Yunchu ordered the cooks to use the boss's pot to stew the meat.

The black-faced pot helmet, stewed meat, and vegetables from deserted villages along the way caused the soldiers guarding the city to curse endlessly.

Some soldiers who liked to show off even deliberately held their iron lunch boxes full of bacon against the city wall and ate and drank loudly.

Then, the soldiers at the top of the city unbuttoned their trousers and pissed down...

It was not until the arrival of the officer that the dispute was resolved.

After dawn, I learned from Pang Tongshan that Yunchu's troops will go to Xiangping City next, because the battle in Xiangping is very fierce, and the Tang army has not captured Xiangping City yet.

Therefore, Yunchu was not very willing to enter Xuantu City, because the city was too stinky, and he was worried that the plague would be brought on in such hot weather.

After discussing with Ruan Rou, Zhong Kui, and the two Zhechong captains, Yun Chubu left Xuantu City the next day, and arrived at a small mountain called Panshanling as described in the military order.

Panshan Ridge is on the east side of Xiangping City, and it is a necessary place between Xiangping City and Gaimu City. The purpose of Yunchu's troops stationed here is to block the reinforcements from Gaimu City.

Although this military order seemed to prevent reinforcements from Gaimu City, Yunchu felt that he might have to face the fortified Gaimu City and the Mohe tribe behind Gaimu City.

The speed of Li Ji's march was too fast. In addition, he implemented the strategy of not growing any grass along the way, killing all the Goguryeo people he encountered along the way. As a result, when Yunchu arrived at Panshanling, Gaimucheng's reinforcements had not yet arrived. arrival.

There is a ditch between the two mountains, and a small river flows through the ditch.

Yunchu didn't have the idea of ​​preparing an ambush to attack the Goguryeo people here, and the fire outside the small town of Tongding completely eliminated Yunchu's idea of ​​ambush and murder.

Therefore, he started to build the wooden city in this ditch. As long as the enemy has not come, he is going to build the wooden city here as strong as possible.

As for whether the enemy would have to detour [-] miles to rescue Xiangping City because the city wall here is too strong, this is beyond Yunchu's control.

After all, Li Ji's military order was to stick to Panshanling, and as long as he defended it, he would do nothing wrong.

Although I heard that Qibi Heli and Xue Rengui have already taken the new city without bloodshed.

After reading the battle report, Yun Chu felt sour in his heart.

Xincheng, as the name suggests, is a new city built by Goguryeo people after Emperor Taizong's Eastern Expedition.

The new city was built on a mountain. It took Yuan Gai Suwen [-] people to build a stone city in three years. It was [-] feet long from east to west and [-] feet wide from north to south. The drop, the terrain is dangerous, the city is high and the walls are thick, making it extremely difficult to attack.

In addition, there are still [-] defenders in the city. Without the use of gunpowder, tens of thousands of people will not die. It is purely a dream to take this city.

However, just when Qibi Heli ordered Xue Rengui to prepare for a strong attack, the flower of Xue Rengui's famous general bloomed at this time.

A big traitor named Shi Fuchou appeared in the new city.He saw that the Tang army was mighty and strong outside, and he knew he was no match, so he tied up the guard of the new city, opened the city gate and surrendered... (not fiction, historical fact)

And Pei Xingjian's side is even more exaggerated. One hundred thousand troops sailed to the mouth of the Xiongjin River on six hundred warships. A war of national destruction that was simpler and more boring than the destruction of the Western Turks kicked off. .

Why is it easier than destroying the Western Turks?
Because in the face of the mighty Tang army, the Western Turks actually have a choice. They can fight or run. The Western Regions are so big that they can go anywhere.

But Baekje is very sad, because their land is very small, no more than a thousand miles vertically, and only [-] miles horizontally, there is really no place to run in a place the size of a palm.

More importantly, it is only 150 miles from the mouth of the Jinjiang River to Sibi City, the capital of Baekje, and there is no room for maneuver.

Faced with an army of [-] people who was obviously stronger than himself, the king of Baekje, Fuyu Yici, had a look of helplessness, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and put the heavy troops at the mouth of the Woongjin River, thinking that he could defend against the enemy at the gate of the country. outside.

However, this battle was still extremely boring. It was not a mutual attack between the two sides at all, but a unilateral massacre by the Tang army against the Baekje army.

So much so that there were only a few words in the military newspaper - the army landed and marched forward bravely, the Baekje army lost and collapsed...

As soon as Su Dingfang and Pei Xingjian went ashore, they destroyed the main force of Baekje in just one battle. As for Su Dingfang's excellent strategy and Pei Xingjian's heroic deeds in the army, there was no time to stage it. (historical fact, not fiction)

Looking at the subordinates who were carrying wood to build the military stronghold, Yun Chu was really not worth it for these soldiers. If they followed Xue Rengui or Pei Xingjian, it would not be difficult for each of them to gain a rank or two of military merit.

Yunchu could even imagine what kind of arrogant Pei Xingjian would show when he saw him.

Even though Xue Rengui doesn't like to show off very much, as long as he stands there and tells Yunchu lightly, "Xincheng, native chicken with dog ears, it's enough to make Yunchu feel ashamed."

In order to reduce the feeling of guilt, Yunchu personally participated in the construction of the military stronghold, hammering nails into the wood with a sledgehammer.

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