Late Tang

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In a blink of an eye, it has entered November.

After the first snow fell in Jian'an in mid-October, snow began to fall frequently in Liaodong. By the end of October, even Duli Town, the southernmost tip of the peninsula, had also begun to snow for the first time.The weather is getting colder and colder. Even if it is not snowing and the sun is shining brightly, it can't stop the coolness of the cold wind that keeps penetrating into the clothes.

Frost falls on sunny days, rain and snow freeze, and after entering November, the glaciers begin to form thin soldiers one after another.

The weather was so cold that Zhen [***] temporarily stopped its offensive and entered a stable period.

In the past few months, the offensive in Zhen[***] has made good progress.In July, they crossed the sea and went to the Northern Expedition. In four months, Zhen[***] successively captured Jili Prefecture, Jian'an Prefecture, and Anshi Prefecture, captured dozens of mountain cities, and wiped out about [-] Khitan soldiers. There are nearly [-] servants.More than [-] Khitan people were captured, and nearly [-] Goguryeo people were captured. The three states captured more than [-] cattle, sheep and horses.

Zhen [***] seized Jian'an, an important city between Beisha City at the southern end of Liaoning Province and Liaodong City, an important town in the middle reaches of Liaohe River, and then captured Anshi City, taking control of several cities at the southern end of Anshi City, the southernmost end of the Great Wall of Goguryeo. hands.Zhen [***] took advantage of the situation to occupy the land on the east bank of the mouth of the Liaohe River, and a fleet of the Navy built a mountain city here, controlling the mouth of the Liaohe River in the Liaohe Bay.

After capturing Anshi Prefecture, Zhen[***] relied on the defense of the Liaohe River and the Great Wall of Goguryeo, and had blocked the Khitan people in western Liaoning on the west bank of the Liaohe River.Now the town [***] forward is approaching Liaodong City, an important town in Liaodong.

However, Li Jing stationed heavy troops in Qianshan Ancient City, Moyun Mountain City, Chengzi Mountain City, Xiaojiaogou Mountain City, and Shanchengzi Mountain City on the front line of Anshi Prefecture. Vice President.On the front line, 1 people from the two armies of Feixiong and Yinqiang were stationed.

Li Jing turned from offense to defense and entered the defensive period, not just because of the severe cold in Liaodong.

Asking him to adjust the strategic layout comes from the newly obtained information from Xiaoqisi.As early as August, Li Jing had captured Anshi Prefecture, and in the following September, he had been clearing out the Khitan and Goguryeo forces in the territory.And urgently transporting food, grass and supplies to the front line, gathering strength, and preparing to launch a wave of fierce attacks on Liaodong.

But in mid-September, Xiao Qisi discovered some bad news. The Goguryeo people had been integrated and returned to the country again.And this new Goguryeo king is Gao Degui, the governor of Liaocheng Prefecture.This is not the worst news. The worst news is that Bohai State actually agreed to the self-reliance of the Goguryeo people, and even formed a tripartite alliance with the Goguryeo people together with the Khitan Diela tribe to jointly control the [***] Rush back to Liaodong.

When October began, Goguryeo's soldiers and horses began to gather continuously, divided into two groups, and all the way concentrated near Liaodong City, preparing to resolutely defend Li Jing's attack.At the same time, another road was assembled in the southeast of the peninsula, and its intention was, of course, to attack Jian'an City and cut off Li Jing's north and south ends.

And the Bohai Kingdom has already led [-] troops by Prince Da Weizhen, and sent troops from the Yalu Mansion at the southwestern tip of the Bohai Kingdom, and went straight to Bodiao City along the Yalu River. The way back from the town of [***].

At the same time, the Khitan Diela tribe had even begun to take the initiative to compromise with Khan Hende, and at the same time began to dispatch troops to the west of Liaoning, approaching the lower reaches of the Liao River.

The three forces, which were originally enemies but not friends, joined forces because of Li Jing's threat. Li Jing was surprised and felt the pressure increased greatly.Moreover, with the approach of soldiers and horses from the Three Kingdoms of Bohai, Khitan, and Goguryeo, the three states that Li Jing had just occupied, especially the two states of Jian'an and Anshi, although Li Jing tried his best to control them, the occupation time was too short after all.Riots began to occur frequently in various places. Not only did some people flee, but some also attacked the garrison.

Although the town [***] has been suppressed, Li Jing knows very well that at this time, suppression alone cannot be suppressed.

A huge pressure came to my face.

Moreover, as the weather got colder and colder, many soldiers and civilians of the Northern Expedition gradually became unaccustomed to the cold, and there were several outbreaks of seasonal flu in the army. Fortunately, there was a special medical camp in the Northern Expedition Army, and the medicines were well stocked. , I have been busy several times and finally cured, and there is no bigger outbreak.

However, within four months, dozens of mountain cities in the three prefectures were taken down, and nearly 20 newly attached populations such as Khitan and Goguryeo were newly acquired. After being happy, various troubles continued one after another.The first thing is food and grass. There are nearly 20 soldiers and civilians who suppress [***]'s own Northern Expedition.In addition, those livestock consume a lot. Although most of them can be transported directly from southern Liaoning, the road from southern Liaoning to Anshi has not yet been repaired.At this time, all the rivers have begun to dry up, and water transportation has become impassable.Relying entirely on road movement, not only is the transportation difficult, but also the consumption increases.

The key is still the new income of 20 people, and there is no food in the county government treasury, and now Li Jing needs to pull out the food.

Li Jing is really feeling a little overwhelmed now, the war is going smoothly, but the logistics and other affairs can't keep up with the speed of the town [***].He can't be like the Khitan people, the Khitan people never bring food and grass when they fight, they have servants who specialize in grass and grain, and wherever they go, there are grass and grain hunters to plunder grain and grass.Moreover, the Khitan people don't need to control the lives of the people in the occupied areas, and let them fend for themselves.

The biggest trouble was the joint attack of the three kingdoms. Li Jing was not too worried about the Goguryeo and Khitan people in Liaodong City and Liaoxi. With Lin Wu and Zhao Ji in front, the Goguryeo people in Liaodong City did not have to worry.Moreover, if the Khitan people in western Liaoning want to fight over, there are obstacles from the Liaohe River and the Great Wall of Goguryeo in front of them, as well as the defense along the river by the navy.

The real threat is the Goguryeo people in the southeast of the peninsula and the coming Bohai Navy. The two armies are aggressive and have a large number.

"The top priority is that I think we can take a defensive position against the Khitan people in western Liaoning and the Goguryeo people in eastern Liaocheng. There are [-] elite soldiers from the Silver Spear Suburban Army and the Flying Bear Army led by Junzhu Lin and Zhao Junzhu. If another [-] auxiliary troops are pulled out, the north will be safe.” Gai Yu stroked his beard and looked at the sand table, pointing, “It’s already November, and the long and harsh winter in Liaodong is about to begin. The severe cold in Liaodong is much worse than that of Bohai and Goguryeo, so it is better to fight early. To deal with the enemy in the east, we should take the offensive!"

After capturing Jian'an Prefecture and Anshi Prefecture, Li Jing changed the two states to Jianzhou and Anzhou.Jianzhou has jurisdiction over Jian'an County, Shuangtai County, Gai County and Yingkou County.Li Jing appointed Jing Xiang as the governor of Jianzhou and Lin Wu as the defense envoy of Jianzhou.

At the same time, Anshi Prefecture was changed to Haizhou by Li Jing, with Gai Yu as the governor and Liu Shouqian as the defense envoy, under the jurisdiction of Haicheng County, Dashiqiao County and Anshi County.

Hearing Gai Yu's suggestion, Li Jing hesitated a bit, the most appropriate thing to do was to take a defensive position when the enemy soldiers came.However, the land on the east side of the peninsula is indeed very important. If it cannot be won now, it will be very difficult to win it once the Bohai Navy and Goguryeo Army arrive.

This land, which is later known as Xiuyan County, belongs to the county under the jurisdiction of Anshan.

Xiuyan County is equivalent to the inland of Liaodong Peninsula, and its geographical location is also very important.First cross the Liaohe River, pass through the mountain roads in Anshi, Dashiqiao, and Jian'anzhou, cross the Qianshan Mountains, and then enter the downstream of the Yalu River, you must pass through the Xiuyan area.

Xiuyan is connected to Anshi Prefecture and Liaocheng Prefecture in the north, Zhuanghe in Jili Prefecture in the southwest, Bodiao City in the southeast, which is the later Dandong area, and Phoenix Mountain City in the east through several roads.

The roads here extend in all directions and are connected by roads on all sides. It is the center of inland transportation in the entire Liaodong Peninsula and is a strategic location.

Because of this, the mountain cities in the entire Xiuyan area are much denser than other places.

More than 20 mountain cities have been densely built in this area, the largest of which is Niangniang City Mountain City, also known as Houhuang City.It is said that the city was originally called "Houhuang City" and was occupied by Gai Suzhen, the sister of Gai Suwen, the prime minister of Goguryeo, so it was called "Niangniang City".There are five gates in the east, west, south, north, and southwest around the mountain city. The east valley entrance is the main entrance, which is the main entrance and exit. It is 5 meters wide and 3 meters deep.There is a Dianjiangtai at the southern end of the city, and a beacon tower on the commanding height of the north city wall.It is a military fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

The mountain city of Niangniang City is only slightly smaller than Jian'an City, and guards the northern part of the Liaodong Peninsula with Jian'an City on the west and east.Surrounding Niangniangcheng Mountain City are Majuanzi Mountain City, Laocheng Mountain City, Gaolicheng Mountain City, Erdaoling Mountain City, and Yanghe Mountain City. The five mountain cities are surrounded by Niangniangcheng Mountain City.

Further north along the Shaozi River, there are more dense mountain cities, with twelve mountain cities concentrated, but the scale is much smaller, and there is no important town comparable to Niangniang City.

The roads in Xiuyan County extend in all directions, and there are mountain cities on every road, which is very important here.Occupying this place, the town [***] can attack everywhere, supporting Jian'an in the west, supporting Anshi in the northwest, attacking Liaodong City, attacking Xincheng and Gaizhou in the north, and attacking Dahang City and Bodiao in the east. City, black bone city, domestic city, can also attack Pyongyang, and even go straight to Yalu Mansion.

The strategic position of this place in the Liaodong Peninsula is like that of Jingxiang to the Central Plains.

"Marshal, when the Goguryeo people built so many mountain cities here, the most important thing is to control these roads. The Niangniangcheng mountain city was built for this purpose as an important military town. The dense mountain city of Shaozi River was originally built by the Goguryeo people. It was designed to prevent the Tang army from going around the east of the peninsula from the sea, going up the Shaozi River, and attacking the hinterland of Liaodong. Now that we have occupied Jian'an City, Niangniang Mountain City has lost its barrier and is isolated and helpless."

Li Jing tapped her fingers on the table, still hesitating in her heart.As far as he knows, the Goguryeo people have assembled a total of 1 soldiers and horses in the Xiuyan area, and there are at least 2 soldiers in Niangniang Mountain City.If it was only these 5 people, Li Jing would not be so hesitant.The key point is that the Bohai Navy's 7 people are coming day and night, and they can arrive in about ten days at most.At that time, they will have to face 20 people, and there will be [-] soldiers and horses with more than [-] mountain cities.

"We can advance both by water and land, starting from Jian'an all the way, and go by land. In addition, we can transfer the water army to go up the river from Shaozi River, the infantry will attack Niangniang Mountain City, and the water army will attack the mountain cities of Shaozi River." Gai Yu suggested.

After pondering for a long time, Li Jing raised his head and said slowly: "No, we are going to enter the strategic defense!" (To be continued.)