Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 464
What Li Shimin wants more is to win this war at the lowest cost. On the front line of Yanjin, Yuan Gai Suwen used heavy troops. In fact, he is not in a hurry to attack, and it is fine to wait for the battle results in the middle or bottom lane .

Yuan Gai Suwen wanted to win this war so that Li Tang would be able to look around flawlessly within ten years.

Because, even if he wins this battle, it will take at least ten years for him to fulfill the promise he made to Silla, Baekje, and Wa in this war, and restore Goguryeo's national strength.

Moreover, what he needs is a big victory, and a small victory cannot end this battle.

No matter what considerations Li Shimin and Yuan Gai Suwen had, they didn't rush forward as soon as they met. After a few small frictions, the two armies confronted each other under the city of Yanjin, with only a few hundred thousand people The Tang army was the main attack, and the Goguryeo army, which numbered more than 70, was the main defender.

This is also something that can’t be helped. After a few small frictions, Yuan Gai Suwen clearly realized the gap between the Goguryeo army and the Tang army. , They were massacred almost one-sidedly. Those Silla, Baekje, and Wa people can fight with the wind, but when they really face the Tang army, which is full of iron armor and armed to the teeth, they will uncontrollably want to retreat.

"Come on, please come over, Mr. Wang Ming."

In Yanjin City, in Yuan Gai Su Wen's tent, Yuan Gai Su Wen, who had just finished eating and drinking, yelled at his personal guards depressedly.

This Wang Ming was the middle-aged scribe sent by Wang Hao to deliver fire oil to Yuan Gai Suwen and to provide him with the news that Li Shimin himself was in the Tang army on the road.

After a while, Wang Ming was brought by the sergeant to Yuan Gai Suwen's tent, as if he had expected it.

"Young Master Wang sent you here. In addition to teaching you how to use the fierce oil, don't you teach me some strategies to defeat the enemy?"

Wang Ming glanced at the leftovers on Yuan Gai Suwen's table, and said with a smile, "What the general wants is a quick win!"

"Exactly, the total number of my troops from all walks of life exceeds one million. However, since last year, the mainland has been in flames of war, and the people cannot cultivate the fields. This food reserve is consumed too fast. Now, even me The coach of the team can only eat some coarse grains, if he loses, I am afraid that the solid line of defense that has been painstakingly built for so many years will be destroyed in one fell swoop."

Due to the three wars in the former Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo faced the road in the direction of the Tang Dynasty. There was almost a fort in five miles, a village in ten miles, and where there were mountains, there must be fortifications. It is very slow, and there are still some damages one after another, and the consumption of stone bullets and arrows is also very large. Cheng Chumo's logistics army has never stopped the escort work. So far, it has only opened up the outer defense of a few lines of defense. Several core strong cities on the border of Koguryo.

Like Liaoyang City and Yanjin City, the walls are five feet high and made of solid big stones. As long as the defenders hide behind the newly erected bunkers at the top of the city, it is difficult for the Tang army's catapults and bed crossbows to kill them. them.

There is also Beisha City near the sea. The city wall is directly built on a small mountain wall, and the defenders are condescending. As long as the Tang army does not take a lot of lives to fill it, it will be difficult to attack. The number of defenders in the city is still larger than that of the Tang army. Liu Hongji and Zhang Liang didn't dare to attack by force at all, and they didn't dare to go straight to Jishi City in the rear, because Jishi City was also easy to defend and difficult to attack. Once they made a detour, they might encounter an army several times larger than their own.

Therefore, they can only clear out some of the surrounding obstacle fortresses one by one, as the line of defense for the Tang army to prevent being flanked by surprise attacks, and then use some upper positions in the city to light fires, set off smoke, etc. In a comfortable way, to grind slowly, and at the same time, cut off their supplies and specifically attack their reinforcements.

The advantage of the Tang army is that there is enough food and grass, and there is no threat to the rear. The military rations in the Laizhou base camp are enough for the army to feed for a year. If you want more food, you can also transport it from the sea at any time. If you continue to grind, it is inevitable to win the final victory.

However, all the young and strong people in Goguryeo participated in the war, and there were not so many people who cultivated food. They ate less food, and the generals who defended the city were more anxious than the Tang army.

"There are ways to win quickly, but you have to be more willing, General."

"Would you like it?"

"Yes, I am willing, I am willing to sacrifice the lives of a certain number of soldiers in Yanjin City and the people in the city."

As one of the important towns of Goguryeo, Yanjin City has at least 10,000 to [-] households, with a population of [-]+, and the army...

Thinking of the current situation facing Goguryeo, Yuan Gai Suwen gritted his teeth and said, "Please enlighten me, sir."

Hearing this, Wang Ming's expression brightened. It seemed that he could easily complete the task Wang Hao had given him.

In the middle of the night, outside Yanjin City, hundreds of carts full of pots and pans were transporting things into the city. If someone has a sharp nose, they can smell that there are some special smells in these pots and pots, not only These hundreds of vehicles, in the direction of other strongholds and fortresses behind Goguryeo, and a steady stream of such altars and jars were transported to Yanjin City. The people in Yanjin City kept it secret.

Almost at the same night, he escorted the third batch of more than 5000 cars to Shelong in the middle of Shu. After eating and drinking, he fell into a deep sleep. In his dream, he was dreaming about the people of his tribe , One day they will live a good life like the people in Guanzhong. However, danger is approaching them at this moment.

"Patriarchs, if you kill Shelong, all the wealth of the Bai clan belongs to you. Whether you can be prosperous or not depends on this battle."

Zhang Cheng was holding a saber in his hand. Beside him, the eyes of several luxuriously dressed Yunnan tribe chiefs were burning with greed. In the past two or three months, they have been in this Yunnan province under the leadership of Zhang Cheng. On the road leading to Shuzhong, I have seen Shelong's convoy many times.

The scene of a hundred cars going, a thousand cars returning, a thousand cars going, and ten thousand cars returning greatly stimulated them, and those cars that came back were all carrying very exquisite, expensive, and goods that were in short supply in Yunnan. Goods, they saw that Meng Shezhao was rapidly growing and becoming stronger, so how could they be reconciled.

Therefore, after some planning, they finally decided to attack Shelong. Anyway, according to the Han who led them here, the Tang army was marching eastward, and they didn't care about them at all.

Moreover, Shelong was only a nominal courtier of Li Tang's court. Even if they killed him, Li Tang might not send a large army to take revenge. As long as they form allies with the neighboring Tubo, even if the Tang Dynasty sends a large army, they may not be able to do anything about it.

"Kill, kill, kill..."

Several leaders shouted slogans, and under their leadership, tens of thousands of ethnic soldiers rushed towards Shelong's convoy crazily. Immediately, screams rang out one after another in the camp. Even before they picked up their new weapons, more than half of them were killed.

Shelong, who was awakened by the sound of killing, quickly grabbed the guarding general Yi Dao that Li Shimin personally gave him in the camp. Think about killing the enemy and protecting yourself, because his convoy was escorted by more than 1 people, and there were at least [-] to [-] people besieging him, and most of his people had already been killed.

"Don't be wary, follow me and run into the mountains."

Shelong's yelling made the clan soldiers recognize the direction and approached him one after another. His military uniform was very conspicuous. After a while, the remaining 3000 people were led by him to the black area. They rushed in the direction of the lacquered primitive deep forest. The people from Yunnan are not afraid of this kind of deep mountain and old forest at all. As long as they enter the forest and spread out, some people will survive.

"Stop him, Sheron must be killed."

Shelong was very familiar with Zhang Cheng's voice. However, in the dark situation, he couldn't see where Zhang Cheng was heading. His martial arts are so strong, just because his knife is so good, combined with Shelong's brute force, every time he swings the knife, he can kill the soldiers of all tribes standing in front of him, including people and bamboo. Spears, short knives, etc., cut melons and vegetables in half.

All the barbarians admire the strong, and Shelong's unrivaled posture made the barbarians of all tribes who surrounded him fearful and retreated. Seeing that the encirclement was about to be torn open by him, Zhang Cheng, who was holding a refined steel simple knife, and all the tribes The most elite warriors finally caught up.

"Run into the woods quickly. Those who are alive, go to the middle of Shu and report to the clan. The great wizard, Wang Hao, is not a good person."

Shelong's saber wiped out the last circle of barbarians in the encirclement. Behind him, the remaining thousand Mengshezhao clan soldiers fled to the woods one after another. Many clan soldiers from various tribes chased after him. The person who died was killed by Shelong's knife.

"scandium."

There was a loud metal collision, sparking sparks, under the light of these sparks, Shelong saw Zhang Cheng's figure clearly.

"It really is you, why did you kill me?" She Long roared at Zhang Cheng.

He knew Zhang Cheng's ability. In terms of strength, he might be better than him, but in terms of boxing skills, he would lose to him. The collision of the two sabers just now did not strike the weapons of other barbarians like this war saber. Just like when he cut off the weapon in Zhang Cheng's hand, then his chances of surviving under the attack of him and the many barbarian warriors surrounding him would not be great.

"Actually, I don't want to, it's just that this is the order of the young master."

For more than a year, Zhang Cheng and Shelong have been getting along day and night. Before launching this attack, Shelong always regarded him, and Wang Hao, as the great benefactors of Meng Shezhao. Naturally, the courteous treatment was added. Thinking that he was going to kill a person who was usually very respectful and friendly to him, Zhang Cheng's arm suddenly became soft. In his heart, the uncontrollable sense of guilt made him hesitate.

He had time to hesitate, but Shelong didn't. After feeling the crisis, Shelong didn't give up trying to survive. He was not stupid. He knew that Wang Hao's plot could be thwarted only if he was alive. Otherwise, his son Xi Nuluo , it is estimated that Wang Hao will continue to be held in the position of a god, so that Wang Hao can control the entire Mengshe Zhao.

After wielding a few knives violently and taking up several fleshy arms, Shelong strode frantically and ran towards the woods.

(End of this chapter)