Chapter 648: Both sides calculate
The Goryeo soldiers and horses could not resist the cavalry guards led by Yuwen Chengdu, and many villages were looted, perhaps a lot of wealth and some food were hoarded.
However, none of the materials obtained by the Xiao Cavalry Guards were handed over to Li Yuan, and they all took them for themselves, so these things naturally couldn't escape Li Yuan's scouts, but they didn't say it.
Li Yuan is able to consider the overall situation, their logistics and supplies are all taken by the imperial court, so there is no need to worry about it at all, and the spoils of war are all fought by themselves.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji asked for battle many times but was rejected, he was holding back his anger in his heart, he would listen to his eldest brother Li Jiancheng in the past, but this time Li Jiancheng was in charge of the ship, and he couldn't say anything about it.
Li Yuan did it on purpose, he knew that it was very dangerous to fight in Goryeo, so in terms of the arrangement of things, Li Yuanji and Li Yuanba could charge, but Li Jiancheng couldn't.
Because Li Jiancheng is his eldest son, if he has an accident, he will let Li Jiancheng leave safely with the clipper fleet provided by the vanguard.
Li Jiancheng wanted to go over and beat people every time he saw Yuwen Chengdu's appearance of winning, but he knew that he had a great responsibility, and others didn't know that he did know that the clipper was the food that could make them sign up.
seems to be very peaceful, but his heart has never been quiet, and after Li Yuanji was rejected many times, he thought of a way.
So he found Li Yuan and said, "Father, the child thinks that he can use the clipper to patrol the coast to exterminate the pirates. ”
Li Yuan only remembered at this time that the enemy's ships were also very dangerous for them, and it was not possible to dock the ships on the shore, so he really listened to Li Jiancheng's opinion and deployed some ships to gather enough three thousand sailors to do this.
The soldiers and horses used are all from Penglai, they are all people who come to protect the children, and the general who is good at leading the troops in water warfare has been replaced by Li Yuanji, who gave him some instructions before going to war.
Li Yuan knew that Li Yuanji was brave and good at fighting, but after all, he was fighting by boat on the water, so he had to give instructions and try to listen to the advice of soldiers who were good at water warfare.
With Li Yuan's explanation, Li Yuanji really remembered it, because in the end, Li Jiancheng gave another instruction, which made him accept it.
Li Jiancheng knew about his younger brother's situation, so he had to worry.
After Yuwen Chengdu was dispatched again, Li Yuanji's patrol ships also set out along the shore, and the speed of the vanguard's fast boat was twice the speed of their usual ships of the same size, and the speed was even faster when the sails were raised.
All three men are mainly archers, and they are all equipped with melee weapons.
After a day of inspection, all of them were used to observe the situation on the coast, and none of the enemies were seen, and this was the case for several days in a row, and after Li Yuanji got used to the boat, he was no longer satisfied with patrolling on the beach.
It's just that he didn't know what else he could do, and when he was about to take people back, he happened to find the fishermen's boat, which made his eyes light up, and he led people to chase them back and capture them.
It just so happened that someone understood their words, and after some inquiry, he found out the location of their village, so driven by a restless heart, Li Yuanji went ashore with 2,500 men, and attacked with infantry without horses.
By the time they returned, the ship was filled with supplies.
The happy Li Yuanji suddenly stopped smiling after seeing Li Yuan's black face, but instead of taking credit, Li Yuan was reprimanded.
Li Jiancheng was on the sidelines, he knew that this matter was very dangerous, and if he encountered the only soldiers and horses of Goryeo, the result would be very bad.
Li Yuan's reprimand for Li Yuanji was actually not because he did not obey the general's orders, but more because he took the initiative to put himself in danger, whether it was what to do if they landed in battle, and what to do if they were attacked, not to mention that the ships were docked on the shore, and if pirates appeared, they would be in vain.
In Li Yuan's opinion, this is all stupidity.
A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, and if he is replaced by Li Jiancheng, he will definitely not make such a low-level mistake.
When Li Yuan saw Li Yuanji's spoils, he directly distributed all these things to the soldiers who went out to sea to inspect today, mainly Penglai soldiers.
Penglai soldiers have received so many benefits, and they can feel that their attitude towards the Li family's soldiers and horses has changed.
Li Yuanji wanted to snatch all the money back, but he knew that as long as it was his father's decision, it would not change, and he didn't know why he wanted to distribute all the loot.
Li Jiancheng didn't explain much, he knew very well that his younger brother didn't need to know too many things, as long as he could lead troops to fight.
Su Gavin learned that many villages had been looted, and he had no choice now, originally he had hoped to wait for 100,000 soldiers and horses to be gathered before starting a war with the other party.
The people did not gather, and then the other party actually added soldiers and horses, and now he needs at least 200,000 soldiers and horses to win this battle.
To do so, it is necessary to unite the other two countries.
Looking at the 70,000 soldiers and horses gathered, he knew that if he didn't do something, what was waiting for them might really be a war to destroy the country.
"Tell them to go down and attack when their men and horses have left."
Sugavin was ready, this was the best he could do for now, and things would be more and more unfavorable for them if they continued to wait.
Today is the same as every day, Yuwen Chengdu set out with Xiao Cavalry Guards early in the morning, because of the lack of war horses, they can only rely on foot, and they will only rush back in the evening every day.
Su Gavin knew that the people of Goryeo would inevitably be harmed when these people went out, but he didn't care, because he believed that the victory belonged to them, and he would deal with these people slowly after today.
On the other side, Li Yuanji still led the clippers to patrol the shore, and their actions were under the surveillance of Su Gaivin, and now the opponent's soldiers and horses were just about the same as them.
"Attack!"
Sugavin gave the order, and their advantage was that nearly three thousand cavalry took the lead and charged.
Li Yuan immediately received the news and immediately organized soldiers and horses to resist.
"Father, there are a lot of enemies, do you want to light wolf smoke?" Li Jiancheng hurriedly asked.
"Of course you do, but it's not like you're lighting wolf smoke after a stick of incense." Li Yuan said.
Li Jiancheng calculated the distance, if Yuwen Chengdu saw the wolf smoke and rushed back, it was estimated that it would take an hour or two, shouldn't the wolf smoke be earlier.
He has a wealth of experience with Li Yuan, and the reason for doing this is to get the biggest victory, if he lights the wolf smoke now, the other party will definitely withdraw immediately, and then there will really be no fight.
Whether Yuwen Chengdu will not return to help after seeing the wolf smoke, Li Yuan is not worried at all, because now they belong to the isolated island battle, if one side is considered a tragedy, the other side will face the same thing.
He believed that Yuwen Cheng would not joke with his life.