On the day the empress ascended the throne, my body was hung at the city gate

Chapter 34: The art of war pays attention to the virtual and the real

In the 14th year of the Zhengtong Period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Gu Changsheng, the Marquis of Fengtian, led hundreds of thousands of frontier troops and became famous in a battle with the Jin Kingdom at Tumubao.

Of course this is not a good reputation.

Because the result of this battle was that the entire border garrison commanded by Gu Changsheng was annihilated.

This battle was often discussed in later generations.

Some people believe that the Great Zhou Dynasty at that time first experienced a coup, and Gu Changsheng was unprepared when he was in danger. Although he was defeated by the unparalleled grassland overlord, he was still glorious.

Others think so.

Gu Changsheng's incompetence in leading the troops allowed the hundreds of thousands of frontier troops to be annihilated, and countless experienced generals died in battle, leaving the frontier to be lost.

It can be called the biggest shame of Da Zhou.

Without the help of immortals, the consequences would be disastrous.

Of course, no one knows the details of this battle.

After all, the only person who survived at that time was Gu Changsheng.

Naturally, there is no channel for verification.

And now, this past event was mentioned again in Gu Changsheng's notes.

Inside the camp.

Gu Changsheng was discussing military affairs with his generals.

"General, the Huns' army is now gathered at this location outside Datong Pass. They originally wanted to divide their troops into four groups and go south to harass our border, but these plans went bankrupt."

"Now that our army has sufficient food and grass, we no longer have any worries. I believe that we should divide our troops into two groups, attack from the left and right flanks, and deliver a heavy blow head-on."

Gu Changsheng frowned slightly.

He has been guarding the northwest border for many years and has long been an old rival with the Kingdom of Jin. He is very familiar with the prudence of the grassland overlord.

With such a big fanfare, everyone can see the opponent's offensive goal.

Danger is not consistent with common sense.

Gu Changsheng's fingers tapped slightly on the table, and he slowly raised his head after a long while.

"Datong is not the opponent's real target. This posture is just deliberately made to show us. The purpose is to launch a surprise attack at other locations while we focus all our energy on Datong and defeat them in one fell swoop."

"This is the real goal of the Kingdom of Jin."

Gu Changsheng's eyes flashed with golden light, and his finger landed on a spot on the sand table.

Civil Fortress!
After Gu Changsheng's suggestion, many generals nearby also reacted.

What a Genghis Khan, even they almost fell into each other's enchantment formation.

Compared with Datongguan.

The topography of the earthen fort is more important.

Once it is breached, the Jin Kingdom's cavalry can go straight into the Central Plains without any hindrance.

At this time, their main forces were attracted to Datong, and it was impossible to turn back.

All the generals could not help but break into a cold sweat.

Wu Mingyue was also stunned on the spot.

Gu Changsheng knew that Jin Guo's goal was Tumu Fort.

So why is it in the record?Dazhou would lose so miserably in this battle.

There are records of the outcome of this battle in history books.

Gu Changsheng led the army to march to Datong to guard, and then returned to Tumubao.

Little did they know that the Tumu Fort at this time had already been captured by the Jin Kingdom.

The ambitious grassland overlord had already set up an ambush, and everyone was caught off guard, and the entire army was wiped out.

Only Gu Changsheng survived by chance.

But Gu Changsheng in the notes seemed to have guessed the intention of the grassland overlord in advance.

Since he had known this in advance, why did he lose so miserably in this battle?
Wu Mingyue couldn't help but feel doubtful.

The narrative in the notes seems to be different from the records in the history books.

Gu Changsheng not only saw through that Jin's attack on Datong was just a detailed attack, he even guessed that the other party's true intention was to attack Tumu Fort.

"Send the order, and everyone is ordered to march urgently."

"As ordered, general, are you going to Tumu Fort to prepare for war?"

The deputy general on the side heard Gu Changsheng's order and asked quickly.

Gu Changsheng shook his head and said slowly.

"The art of war is all about virtuality and reality. If he wants to divert the tiger away from the mountain, then I will ask you to enter the urn and call on the whole army to rush to Datong Pass at full speed to join the general guard of Datong Pass."

"Yes."

Along the way, many miracles were created in the hands of Gu Changsheng.

Therefore, no one had much doubts about his order.

Three days later.The army led by Gu Changsheng has arrived in Datong.

Join the soldiers guarding the pass in Datong.

Sure enough, at this time, Jin's troops were launching a charge.

Accompanied by the sound of a low horn.

What caught the eye was a cloud of wind and dust rolling in the distance, followed by the deafening sound of horse hooves, and densely packed cavalry occupied the field of vision.

"kill!"

The cry of killing resounded in the sky, and the Jin army surged in like a tide.

"The opponent has no intention of attacking at all."

Looking at the menacing and ferocious-looking Jin Kingdom army in front of them.

Gu Changsheng quickly saw the flaw.

This round of attack by the opponent looks ferocious and vigorous, but in fact, it has no intention of attacking the city at all.

There were even a few soldiers who even held their swords in an extremely lazy and careless manner.

It has to be said that this grassland overlord really knows how to use troops.

With multiple detailed attacks, all their attention was drawn to Datong Pass, but in fact their real intention was to build a civil fortress.

Since you so much want to take over the border without spending a single soldier, I will definitely make you bleed today.

Gu Changsheng's lips curled up slightly, he mounted his horse, pulled out the sword from his waist and raised it above his head.

"Soldiers, the Jin Kingdom's army is coming. Follow me and fight together!"

"Kill kill kill!!"

The problem of pickled slaves in the court had just been eliminated, and now the morale of the soldiers was high.

A real fighting release is desperately needed.

Everyone shouted in unison.

A pair of eyes were full of fighting spirit, gearing up and eager to try.

When marching and fighting, what matters is morale and military spirit.

These two points.

The current defenders of the Great Zhou Dynasty are all lacking.

As a general, Gu Changsheng took the lead and had the potential to live and die.

All the soldiers were also affected by this scene. They raised their swords high, their eyes red, with endless fighting intent.

With the sound of war drums, the city gate opened wide.

The Jin cavalry was stunned in the middle of the charge.

After all, they didn't really plan to attack the city, they were just doing it as a show, and they were not fully prepared.

And this time.

When Gu Changsheng came up, the whole army was dispatched, and he even went into battle in person. His morale was like a rainbow, and even they couldn't help but be stunned by the killing intent that came to their faces.

It doesn't matter if you continue to charge, or if you retreat.

However soon.

It was when the two armies clashed.

Gu Changsheng was the first to bear the brunt. Facing the Jin cavalry charging at the front, he did not hesitate to draw the sword from his waist and wave it forward.
Noisy!
The sprayed blood splashed all over Gu Changsheng.

However, he did not change his tone at all. He leaned back and avoided the sneak attack of another Jin cavalry beside him.

With a convenient chop, the head of the Jin cavalry flew three meters away.

"kill!"

"Kill!!!"

"kill!"

The sound of shouting and killing was earth-shattering.

The army of the Jin Kingdom was like a small boat submerged by a torrent.

Under the impact of the Great Zhou cavalry, the formation continued to collapse.

After a brief panic, he quickly recovered and resisted bravely.

Unfortunately.

No matter how hard they resisted, they lost the opportunity in the end. What's more, they didn't expect it at all in advance. Gu Changsheng didn't have the slightest temptation to test, and he used all his strength when he came up.

Especially as the commander-in-chief, Gu Changsheng was at the forefront of the battle between the two armies.

Like a Shura coming out of hell, wherever he passed, the corpses of Jin soldiers were piled up in a thick layer.

Knives are fatal.

Like the god of death on the battlefield, he is invincible.

(End of this chapter)