Baiyan City is a fortified city in the northeast of Liaoning!

After taking Liaodong, Li Shimin asked Qin Shandao to take a group of soldiers and horses to attack Anshi City and Jian'an City in the south, and then left Li Ji to guard Liaodong City in order to coordinate the supplies transported from the rear and the adjustment of troops at the front.

And he himself took the rest of the army and headed north.

The area to the north of Liaodong City is the old nest of Goguryeo.

It was here that the Goguryeo people developed in the first place, so the density of the city construction was much higher than that of ordinary places.

In addition to the big city of Baiyan City, there are also cities such as Gaimu City, Xuansu City, Xincheng, and Mudi City.

As long as these cities were taken, Goguryeo basically did not have any decent big cities in the hinterland of Liaodong.

Although Goguryeo claims to have a hundred big cities, there are only a dozen of them.

"Your Majesty, this Baiyan City defender has some ability, and it took us three days and three nights to successfully capture it."

In the city lord's mansion of Baiyan City, Niu Jinda, who had just broken through the city, was reporting the battle damage to Li Shimin.

"Compared with the Hu people such as the Turks and the Xueyantuo people, this Goguryeo people is still a little different. They basically don't repair the city, and with the current strength of our Datang Dynasty, they are not afraid of them at all; But the city of the Goguryeo people, if the people don't surrender, it's still a bit troublesome to deal with. ”

Li Shimin listened to Niu Jinda's report, and was a little anxious in his heart.

This time, although the arrangements in Chang'an City were very proper, it was impossible to be outside all the time.

If it can end early and return to the dynasty, it will be a good thing for himself and Datang.

"Your Majesty, in fact, now that the war situation in Goguryeo has basically been determined, His Royal Highness the King of Chu has completely controlled the situation in Pyongyang, and has also proposed the establishment of Northern Goguryeo and Southern Goguryeo. In fact, if we wait in Baekam Fortress now, when the envoys from Pyongyang and Seoul to the various cities arrive, it is estimated that many of the city lords will not be strong in their desire to resist. ”

During this time, Li Kuan successively made a report to Li Shimin on the movements of the Pyongyang Provincial Marching Governor, which can be regarded as relieving Li Shimin's worries.

Otherwise, he would have thought that Li Kuan was living a precarious life in Pyongyang City.

"There are advantages to waiting, but if you can take all the cities of Goguryeo in one go, it will have a greater deterrent effect, and it will actually be more beneficial for future rule."

As an emperor, Li Shimin's perspective on the problem is naturally higher than that of Niu Jinda.

Although Goguryeo had not yet been completely defeated, Li Shimin was already thinking about the rule of Liaodong.

"Your Majesty! The Hundred Cavalry Division has just obtained an urgent military situation, more than a hundred miles to the north, there are more than 100,000 troops of the alliance of the Murwei and the Murwei are heading south, and it seems that they are coming for us. ”

Just as Li Shimin was talking to Niu Jinda, the head of a hundred horsemen came briskly from outside.

"The hundreds of thousands of allied troops of the Murwei?"

When Li Shimin heard this number, he couldn't help but gasp.

There are less than 30,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and if he is facing an enemy of more than 100,000, the pressure is really great.

"Your Majesty, the news that His Royal Highness the King of Chu came from Pyongyang City before said that Yuan Gai Suwen had arranged for his second son Yuan Nanjian to go to Murowei and Yan Ya to move rescue troops, and now it seems that these people are the reinforcements brought by Yuan Nanjian!"

Li Zhong on the side sounded some information that he didn't care about before.

"Although there are many people on the other side, it is still not so easy to capture Baiyan City; These Murowei people and the Tatar people are similar to the Turkic people, they are not good at attacking cities, and they do not have the habit of building cities, and they are typical nomadic people; Your Majesty, I think now is a good opportunity, as long as their coalition forces are defeated, then not only the battle of Goguryeo has been decided, but the northern Murwei and the Murwei can also be destroyed by this opportunity! ”

Although Niu Jinda has always been more conservative and good at defending cities, people think that he is not good at attacking.

In fact, when Niu Jinda was bold, he was even bigger than Cheng Biting Jin.

The so-called honest people don't get angry, and when they get angry, the world will be turned upside down, which is probably the case.

"Did your 10,000 light cavalry deal with me against more than 100,000 enemy troops?"

Although Li Shimin is very confident in Tang Jun, the gap in number is really a bit big now, and he can't help but hesitate a little more in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the news of these Hu people is very closed, and it is much easier to deal with than the Goguryeo people; When the time comes, we will drop all the remaining fire oil bombs in the hot air balloon battalion into their formations, and then send out rangers to harass them constantly, and at the critical moment, send our heavy cavalry to give them a fatal blow.

Although there are more than 100,000 of them, most of them are actually herdsmen, and it is okay to fight a good fight, but once the losses are large, these herdsmen themselves will flee first. So we don't need to fight with more than 100,000 people at all, we only need to kill 10,000 or 20,000 people in one go, and basically this army will lose its combat effectiveness. ”

Niu Jinda's point of view made Li Shimin think of Li Kuan.

It's a bit radical, but it sounds like it's doable.

"Then according to your meaning, why don't we take the initiative to go out of the city and meet them outside the city?"

"That's right! The other party is still more than a hundred miles away from us, just tonight can let the soldiers have a good rest, tomorrow morning after a full meal, they will start to go out of the city, I want to come before noon, I can definitely meet them. These Hu people rely on the large number of people, they will definitely not send too many scouts out, and when the time comes, the personnel of our special combat team can completely kill all their scouts, so that they can't figure out the situation around Baiyan City. When the time comes, we will suddenly be attacked, and you may be in chaos! ”

After the battle of Liaodong City, Niu Jinda had a deeper understanding of the tactics of ranger warfare.

The bottom line is that he's more confident in the new style of riding.

Many of these rangers are students of the Tang Royal Military Academy, and their grasp of fighters is much stronger than that of ordinary teams.

For example, once the battle starts, it is difficult for the main general to fully command all the personnel, and it is most necessary to have an excellent team in order to better exert combat effectiveness.

In particular, the tactics of the combination of rangers and heavy cavalry could not withstand even the battle-hardened soldiers of Liaodong City, let alone those "wild men" from the north.

"Okay! Send more scouts out, and be sure to inquire about the other party's news! Then tomorrow, I will personally lead the whole army and soldiers out of the city to meet the alliance of the Wei Jing Dynasty, and let them know that our Datang is not something they can fight against! ”

Seeing that Niu Jinda was so confident, Li Shimin no longer hesitated and was ready to play in person!

If he misses this time, it is estimated that he will never have a chance to charge in the future!