Chapter 303 Arrange the troops
When Eji Wende received the defeat at the front and Yuangai Suwen was killed in battle, Li Jing and Han Qianxun's men and horses had already converged and approached the domestic city.
"Old General! Help me kill Zou Changfeng, the Yuan family will look forward to you in the future, you say to the east, never to the west, even if you say that you can return the power to the royal family! Yuan Taizuo seemed to suddenly become older than Echi Wende, and said through gritted teeth.
"Alas! I can only say do my best, after all, the current situation, you also know, if you want to win, it is still unknown. Understanding his pain of losing his son, Echiwende said with a sigh.
"Zou Changfeng's hope of killing my Yuan family, I have nothing else to ask for, I just ask the old general to do his best! Please! Yuan Taizuo bowed deeply and said.
"This matter is incumbent on the old man!" Yizhi Wende hurriedly got up, helped Yuan Taizuo and said solemnly.
"Please!" Yuan Taizuo bowed repeatedly, and then staggered away.
"Alas!" Looking at the back of Yuan Taizuo's vicissitudes, Eulzhi Wende couldn't help but sigh again, he already had a premonition in his heart that Goguryeo might not be able to survive this difficulty, and even if he did, he would collapse.
"I wonder how many more years I can last?" Eulzhiwende asked himself in a muttered manner.
"What did you say, old general?" Yang Wanchun on the side didn't hear clearly, and asked suspiciously.
"Wan Chun!"
"Old general, the last general."
"Remember, if you lose this battle, immediately ask the king to surrender to Zou Changfeng." Ezhi Wende admonished.
"Why did the old general say that? We still have more than 300,000 troops, and they only have more than 100,000 people, even if they can't be defeated, there is no problem in holding on. Yang Wanchun's face changed and said.
"Wan Chun, you are a famous general in defense, how can you not know our advantages and disadvantages, the most elite soldiers have already died half of the battle; The family has a maximum of 10,000 or 20,000 elites in their hands, how can they fight 50,000 or 60,000 cavalry? Besides, the grain and grass! Where did we get so much grain and grass to support us in a long war, two months is already the limit! After a long time, you can only go hungry. Etozhi Wende said with a wry smile.
"We..."Yang Wanchun knew the truth that Yizhi Wende said, and he couldn't find a way, so he opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
"Don't talk about the people, the common people already only have coarse grain at home, if they are forcibly requisitioned, I'm afraid they won't be able to survive, how can they support Goguryeo?" Otoshi Wende continued.
"There are still a lot of them in the hands of the family, and it is no problem to drag it out for three or five months." Yang Wanchun frowned and said.
"If you don't win, you will lose first, you just listen to me." Eokchi Wende shook his head and said.
"But the king may not be able to listen to the last general." Yang Wanchun said embarrassedly.
"Here is a letter written by the old man himself, and he will listen to it if you give it to the king." Etozhi Wende took out a secret letter from the bookshelf on the side and said.
"Old General, this..."
"Needless to say, the enemy is menacing, and starting tomorrow, I will take 200,000 men and garrison them outside the city; You take people to guard the city, and I don't worry about the others. Etozhi Wende stretched out his hand to block the way.
"It's better for the last general to go to guard the outside of the city, the old general, you come to defend the city..."
"It's decided, the old man doesn't have much time left, and Goguryeo will only rely on you in the future." Yang Wanchun didn't finish speaking, Yizhi Wende interrupted him and said firmly.
"I... The last general will do his best to live up to the love of the old general. Yang Wanchun said movingly.
"Go ahead! Go ahead! Etozhi Wende waved his hand weakly.
"Master Zhong! What now? In another study, the martial master, the young master, and Zhong Zijin were sitting together, and the martial master asked anxiously.
"Let's go and ask the head of the Xia Yuan family, after all, he has always been in charge." Zhong Zijin picked up the tea bowl, took two sips unhurriedly, and said lightly.
looked at Zhong Zijin and didn't care about it, it seemed that the set of Liaodong tea sets in front of him interested him more than the war.
"You..."The martial master was about to get angry, but when he saw the tea set, he endured it again and continued: "You also know that now that the only son of the Yuan family master is dead, he has been abolished, and he has no other thoughts than revenge. ”
Zhong Zijin didn't take care of it, and said with half-squinted eyes: "Now that the military power is in the hands of Yizhi Wende, what can we do?" ”
"You can't sit still, can you? At least we still have food! The young head of the family said.
"No! You must not use food to get rid of Yizhi Wende, if you are in a hurry, I am afraid that he will take the opportunity to pay off a few of us. Zhong Zijin hurriedly dissuaded.
"In that case, aren't we just left to be slaughtered?" The young master said in amazement.
"It's okay to hand over the grain, it's better not to have the right!" Zhong Zijin smiled faintly.
"Why is that?"
"Handing over food and rights means that we are the same as bystanders, and it makes no difference to us that whoever wins the war." Zhong Zijin said confidently.
"Why is that?"
"Ulzhi Wende won, do you think he will hand over the military power back? If you don't have military power, you don't just take us at will; As for losing, hehe! Do you think Zou Changfeng can tolerate us? Zhong Zijin asked with a sneer.
"How's that to be?" The martial master asked in fear.
"No how! Just relax and wait for the result! Wait to distinguish the winner and loser, and talk about other things! Big deal, let's be a rich man in the future. Zhong Zijin waved his hand indifferently and said.
"Master of the family, can we really only be a rich man in the future?" After the guests left, the butler asked in a low voice.
"Yes! It's not a good thing to hand over power quickly! Afu, you know what? It was only recently that I realized that doing business is more profitable than farming, and it is a big money! Zhong Zijin raised his head and took a deep breath, and said with a bright face.
"What do you mean, sir?" The butler asked hesitantly.
"Whether it's Goguryeo or the Central Plains! I just want peace as soon as possible so that I can get my business up and running as soon as possible! Zhong Zijin said with a smile, there was no trace of frustration on his face, obviously he didn't say anything to Wu, and the young two told the truth, and they also pretended to be.
The domestic city is surrounded by the Yalu River on one side and the mountains on the other side, surrounding the middle hundred miles of plains, thus creating the prosperity of the domestic city.
Now Zou Yu wants to attack, but it is also very difficult to do, because Yizhi Wende has laid heavy troops in Laolongling and Longji Ridge, which are close to the domestic city, and they can harass, raid, and flank at any time!
Although the other side is flat, Yizhi Wende has already set up a large camp, because he knows that Zou Yu has many cavalry, so he is full of horse pits, trenches, and horse rejection; At the same time, between the camp and the domestic city, there are arrow towers and guard towers, in which archers are stationed, and his intention is obvious, that is, to exchange human lives for the lives of Zou Yu's men.
"That's a little too much! This has become the construction of a perimeter defense ring for the inner city. Looking at the sand table that came out of the logo, Han Qianxun rubbed his forehead and said.
"In order to deal with our cavalry, Eji Wende is also taking great pains!" Zou Yu shook his head slightly.
"Supporting each other, separated by camps, we cannot devote more troops to attack at once; The plains in this area must also be full of horse pits, difficult! Difficult! Luo Cheng shook his head and said.
"You're going to give up? In my opinion, this is not only a bad thing, but a good thing! It's totally possible to turn disadvantages into advantages! Li Jing said confidently.
"What does the marshal think?" Han Qianxun's eyes lit up and he asked curiously.
Han Qianxun had always known that his cousin was very talented in military affairs, and he didn't expect that he had already figured out a way to deal with this problem that he felt was tricky.
"Do you know where our strengths are?" Li Jing looked around, and then asked.
"We're better equipped!" Xue Wanche said.
"More prepared, more elite soldiers, and higher morale!" Luo Cheng followed.
"You're all right, but it's not close!" After waiting for a while, seeing that no one added, Li Jing smiled slightly.
Seeing everyone looking at each other blankly, Li Jing continued: "That is, we have many invincible generals!"
Their first masters have all been killed, and the rest of you can't think of anyone else who is the opponent of the generals! Therefore, we have an advantage in this small-scale operation! ”
"Yes! Goguryeo doesn't have that many masters! Looking at the many masters of the big tent, Zou Yu felt how lucky he was, and before he knew it, he had gathered most of the top masters in the world.
"Even if the generals are brave and invincible, how can the enemies on the mountains be solved? You must know that it can be equipped with a lot of rolling wood thunder stones. Thousands of pounds of boulders come down, and it is absolutely impossible for human beings to resist. Han Qianxun frowned and said.
"Hehe, I'm going to let Yizhi Wende be a cocoon and bind himself! He divided his troops to garrison the various mountains, and wanted to consume our troops, but I didn't meet his wishes! Li Jing said with a confident smile.
"What does the marshal mean?" Looking at the sand table, Zou Yu asked puzzled.
"Since Echiwende restricts cavalry, we don't need cavalry! The Turquoise tribe and the Murwei were all masters of bows and arrows, so they used them to defend the foot of the mountain, and the rest of the people divided their troops to attack everywhere. Li Jing explained.
"With so many places, it's a bit difficult to keep them all, right? What's more, you have to watch out for the people in the inner city. Zou Yu frowned and asked thoughtfully.
"There is a group of subordinates, called the Six Flowers Array, which can support each other, and they only need to deploy troops in these key locations to defend a few ridges! As for the domestic city! Ride at 20,000 paces, just defend! Li Jing introduced.
Everyone looked at Li Jing's fingers, and sure enough, they were able to get stuck in a few mountains, and they couldn't help but get excited all of a sudden.
"You should have the confidence to break through these small strongholds of the enemy with one enemy and one hundred, right?" Li Jing then pointed to the small camp along the way, and said with the arrow tower.
These camps, built on some small slopes, are mainly densely packed with arrow towers, not far apart, capable of supporting and shooting at each other, and then hundreds of arrow towers form a large camp; Behind the two large camps was a larger barracks.
Three large camps, constituting one defensive point, and eight defensive points, in turn, constitute the entire defensive circle.
"Just give me a thousand heavy armor soldiers, and the general will be guaranteed to take a camp!" Pei Yuanqing said confidently.
"The last general can do it too!" Luo Shixin clenched his fists and said.
"Eight defense points! The largest one, located in the middle of the domestic city and the defense point, can support everywhere, if not the main camp, it is also the place with the most detachment troops. According to the size of the camp, a defense point should be 20,000 people, with 5,000 arrow tower battalions in front and 10,000 in the rear.
Therefore, in order to prevent them from supporting each other, we must defend the main camp, the inner city and the mountain at the same time; Then attack seven more defense points at once! Li Jing explained to everyone.
"I need someone to stop the soldiers and horses in the inner city." Li Jing continued.
"I'll go!" After a moment of silence, Han Qianxun said.
"You take 15,000 men and horses from Fuyu City, plus 8,000 cavalry from the Ya tribe! It is necessary to block the reinforcements of the inner city for at least two hours before withdrawing to the main camp. Li Jing said solemnly.
"Hmmm! Fight to the death! Han Qianxun hugged his fists hard.
"Three hundred beds, all assigned to you, within three days, you must learn, two days later, there will be heavy rain, and when the rain stops, it will be the time to attack." Li Jing said again.
"Great, after the heavy rain, the bowstring will have a certain effect, so my stress will be much lighter." Han Qianxun said with a sigh of relief.
What the archers are most afraid of is that the continuous rainy weather, the bowstring will become soft when the tide returns, which is equivalent to being wasted, and it must be baked with fire, even if it only rains for one day, it will have an impact, especially the people stationed in the arrow tower, who are more likely to be affected, so invisibly, it will weaken the enemy's strength a little. Even if the Goguryeo people dried the bowstring in time, at least it added a burden to their hearts.
Hearing Li Jing's conclusion that there would be rain two days later, everyone was very surprised, they didn't believe that Li Jing would lie and brag about this matter. Having such a marshal naturally boosted everyone's confidence.
"I still have one more person to defend this main camp!" Li Jing didn't care about everyone's expressions and continued.
"I'll go!" Zou Yu took the initiative to say that he knew that all the generals wanted to take on the offensive task, and now the people here are the only ones who are most suitable for defense.
"Lord Wang, you are here, I can only give you 10,000 Wei soldiers and 10,000 Khitan soldiers." Li Jing said.
"There's no problem, I'm good at defense, you must know that when you fight the Turks, you can defend it." Zou Yu said confidently.
"Whatever the prince needs, he will deploy it himself." Li Jing arched his hand and said.
"Hmm!" Zou Yu nodded slightly.
"Yelu Chu, you lead 10,000 rooms to Wei Headquarters, Pei Yuanfu, Pei Yuanshao, you two each bring 3,000 people, and guard these three places; Jam the road and not let a single enemy pass. Li Jing pointed to the map and ordered.
"Whoa!"
"Liu Renliang, you lead the headquarters, harass the Goguryeo people day and night, and try your best to pull out the enemy's eyes!" Li Jing continued to order.
"Whoa!"
"Luo Cheng, you are strong and unhealed, go to assist the prince; Xunxiang, Xue Wanche, Pei Yuanqing, Luo Shixin, Liang Shitai, Qin Yong, each of the six of you brought 5,000 men and horses, and attacked six defense points at the same time. Li Jing looked at the crowd, and then ordered.
"Whoa!" Several people took two steps, clenched their fists hard, and responded with a little excitement. They also have the meaning of secretly competing with themselves, after all, it is rare to encounter such a place with such a balance of strength this time.
No one wants to be compared to others, or they all want to perform better than others, which is about face, fame, and confidence.
"There's one more, leave it to me!" Li Yuanba stood up and arched his hand.
His opening immediately attracted the attention of Luo Shixin and Pei Yuanqing. Originally, Li Yuanba stood behind Zou Yu, and the two thought it was just an ordinary guard, as soon as he asked for battle, the two guessed who he was, and couldn't help but look at him with interest, if it wasn't for the inappropriate occasion, I'm afraid the two would immediately want to have a fight.
"Yuanba is willing to make a move, it's better, originally I was still thinking, who is more suitable for this last place!" Li Jing said with a gentle smile.
Li Yuanba didn't speak, just smiled and nodded implicitly. Li Jing knew his character better, and he didn't care, so he turned his head and continued: "Han Zhao, Xi Jun bought you two with 5,000 cavalry each, ready to intercept Goguryeo reinforcements. ”
After all, this is a battlefield with a radius of dozens of miles, and it must be very difficult to completely intercept it, especially the cavalry, which can go around in a large circle to support or flank everywhere.
To say that the best to defend, on the contrary, is the three of Yelu Chu, several mountains, although it is dangerous and difficult to attack, but it also restricts their way out of the mountain, only stuck in the key parts, without a day or two of effort, I am afraid it is difficult to break, unless you climb over the hanging rock cliffs, or only a strong attack.
As for the strong attack, I'm sorry, the most important thing at the moment is the excellent crossbowman, take the life to fill it, and consume it until the archer has no physical strength, and it is almost possible.
"Whoa!"
"The order is coming, and on the third day, we will attack the domestic city and water village and contain the domestic soldiers and horses!" Li Jing continued to order.
With Li Jing's order, everyone received the order one after another, and then went out to prepare.
"Lord Wang, you intercept Yizhi Wende, it is the most dangerous, because when they see your banner, they will definitely come desperately. Let you be a bait, and your subordinates will ask for guilt. After the others left, Li Jing said apologetically.
"Where did the master go! Now there are no outsiders, there is no need to be like this, if you can ask the master to lead the troops, I will definitely support you. Zou Yu said with a smile, he believed in Li Jing very much.
"Thank you for your understanding! As long as Yizhi Wende dares to come to attack with all his strength, his subordinates will guarantee that he will not return. Li Jing assured.
Zou Yu also understood that Li Jing was using him as bait to lure the Goguryeo army to attack, but not only did he not mind, but he supported Li Jing's combat intentions.
"That's it! When I unfurl the flag, I don't believe that no one will be moved. Zou Yu said firmly.
"Thank you for your support, my subordinates are grateful." Li Jing said movingly.
"As long as you can win, whatever the means look like, it's okay; But master, how did you know that there would be heavy rain in two days? Zou Yu asked curiously.
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