Little Detective of the Tang Dynasty: What to do if you are beheaded at the beginning?

"Why are there only so few people?" Li Yuanying, wearing armor, looked down and couldn't help frowning.

His subordinates said embarrassedly: "King Teng, you only gave me one day, and it's good enough to gather two thousand soldiers."

Indeed, those who can serve as palace soldiers are all rich people, and many of them have gone to play elsewhere.

After all, soldiers only need to do a little training in winter to complete the task.

Now it's summer, far from winter.

What's more, when people heard that you urgently summoned a large army, they thought you were going to support the war with Goguryeo in the north.

Isn't this going to die?

No, no.

The war between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo has lasted for thirteen years.

Since the 18th year of Zhenguan (644), Li Shimin recruited 3,000 soldiers in Chang'an and Luoyang, and marched to Pyongyang by sea from Laizhou.

In March of the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin personally led the army and came to Dingzhou. Many people did not sign up in advance and volunteered to join the army in private outfits, saying "I don't ask for county officials' honors, I just want to die in Liaodong!"

In April of the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Ji led his troops across the Liao River and arrived at Xuantu. He captured Gaimu City (now Fushun, Liaoning) of Goguryeo, captured more than 20,000 people, and more than 100,000 stones of grain.

After 13 years, it has not been completely conquered. It is conceivable that Goguryeo is a tough nut to crack.

Generally speaking, once a long-term war occurs, there will be a large number of deserters.

No one wants to die.

Originally, I joined the Fubing because I saw the benefits of free rent and labor service. For such a small benefit, you want me to work for the court?

Are you stupid or am I stupid?

So, it is normal that the Fubing cannot be summoned.

Li Yuanying was speechless. He originally thought that he would lead a mighty army of 100,000 to march into Yongzhou and create an atmosphere of gods descending to earth.

The result is like this?

His subordinates advised: "Prince Teng, I think that the situation in Yongzhou is unclear now, so it is better to set off as soon as possible."

Li Yuanying thought it made sense, so he waved his hand and the whole army went out to attack!

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On the other side, Yongzhou——

The Wen and Yu families, together with the Yongzhou government, have been conducting a carpet search of Shunhuang Mountain for three days.

"Minister Song, they are now searching on the mountainside."

Song Zhen nodded: "Well, Uncle Tang, you lead everyone to get some rolling stones and put them in the position I told you before."

"How many do you want?"

"The more the better."

"Also, bury more traps on the mountain road."

Due to the lack of resources, they can only use local materials.

The most primitive weapons that can be made are bows and spears.

Under Song Zhen's command, the people began to get busy.

They followed the instructions and actively prepared for war.

Eighty-six people were assigned to different arms by Song Zhen.

The clever and flexible villagers were arranged to be scouts, hiding many eyes in various places in the mountains, always observing the enemy's movements.

Tall and strong villagers can be assault soldiers, rushing out with hoes/machetes and other farm tools to kill the enemy after they step into the trap.

Villagers with poor physical fitness were arranged to ambush traps in the middle of the night, and also to do support work in the rear.

As for the elderly, women and children, they are responsible for making various trap props.

To fight guerrilla warfare, you must first make sufficient preparations.

Mountain guerrilla warfare emphasizes a quick battle and a quick decision, quickly resolve the battle, and then quickly leave the battlefield to minimize losses.

Second, it is to pay attention to flexibility on the battlefield.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, so in actual combat, how to use troops flexibly and how to deal with emergencies are important indicators to test a commander.

Therefore, Song Zhen thought of multiple routes of action in advance, and went to the field with local people to investigate whether they are feasible.

Finally, a manual was written to teach every villager how to run away.

In Song Zhen's view, destroying the enemy is not the top priority, but saving everyone's life is the most important thing.

If you find that you can't win, run away quickly, and never turn back to fight.

Third, Song Zhen did psychological work on every villager.

Let them know why they have to fight?

Song Zhen told them that you are fighting for yourself, for your family, and for your descendants.

If you lose this battle, there will be no future.

In addition, Song Zhen deliberately made up a white lie, telling them that the court had sent troops and would soon arrive in Yongzhou.

The villagers' emotions were suddenly lifted, and they saw hope.

However, Song Zhen didn't know what happened to the letter he sent out.

Looking at the smiles on the villagers' faces, Song Zhen suddenly felt a little bitter.

He didn't tell many lies in his life, and this lie was the one he felt most guilty about.

HeWorried that the letter would fall into the sea, and that they would wait for more than a month without seeing any reinforcements.

How sad would the villagers be?

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Hongzhou——

Li Yuanying personally took charge and led 2,000 troops to Yongzhou.

In order to travel efficiently, he directly requisitioned all the horses in the city at a high price, and even bought a lot from the neighboring county.

What he lacked the least was money.

However, 2,000 horses were too difficult for a city in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the end, only 300 horses were gathered.

"King Teng, I suggest that we ferry."

"Why didn't you say so earlier?" Li Yuanying glanced at his men lightly.

Gan Chao looked embarrassed. Isn't it because he was so excited to see you that he had been preparing horses everywhere, and it was not good to disturb your interest?

A new problem came again.

There were no ships that big, let alone so many ships.

Gan Chao said helplessly: "We have to act in batches."

So, 500 soldiers went by land, and the rest went by water.

The distance from Hongzhou to Yongzhou in later generations is about 600 kilometers.

Even if you go at full speed on horseback, it will take at least three days.

As for the waterway, it will be even slower.

Fortunately, Yongzhou is located at the intersection of the Xiaoxiang River and the Xiang River, which is more convenient than the mountain road.

Li Yuanying said in his heart: "Song Lang, you must wait until the king arrives."

He suddenly felt fortunate that he didn't gather enough troops of 100,000.

By the time the 100,000 troops arrived, it was estimated that the opportunity would be gone.

However, Li Yuanying kept a backup plan. He was worried that he couldn't win, so he arranged for the chief of Hongzhou to continue to recall the soldiers, and send them to Yongzhou to assist after each batch reached 2,000.

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Yongzhou——

Song Zhen squinted his eyes, and he found that his eyesight was very good and he could see farther than ordinary people.

He chose to break a corner of the encirclement first.

"Okay, the enemy is 500 meters away from us, shoot."

Song Zhen waved his hand, and the villagers behind him stood up one after another. The front row squatted after shooting, and the back row stood up and shot.

Since the officers and soldiers were all wearing iron armor, although it was crudely made, it was difficult for ordinary bows and arrows to cause substantial damage to them.

However, the villagers shot rockets.

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