Chapter 322: Head-on
In the open space in the mountains, a group of Tang Army soldiers squatted on the ground regardless of their rank, gobbling up dry food, and from time to time went to the iron pot around them to catch some wild vegetables and salted fish soup, and now the logistics of the Tang Army can be said to be the best in this era, convenient fried noodles, luxury salted fish, and sweet potatoes in a few years, anyway, the soldiers of the Tang Army are still very satisfied with the food.
This is a fine cavalry, Li Shimin still listened to Li Dongsheng's opinion, sent someone to explore the road, found that the plan was feasible and then immediately began to implement, Niu Jinda and Li Daozong each led a team of soldiers and horses from the left and right sides to bypass, ready to eat Gao Yanshou's team first.
Xue Rengui was also in this group of people, he was demoted from a general to a big soldier, Li Dongsheng couldn't help it, he found Niu Jinda to give him a soldier position in the vanguard battalion, and asked him to lead the team to open the way for the whole army in front. Now the team has been set off for two days, according to the plan of the battalion, it is to wait for the reinforcements from Liaodong City to bring grain, grass and grenades to attack first, and then Li Ji leads the team to attack on both sides, and finally when there is a stalemate, they will rush in to make the final decision.
At the same time, Gao Yanshou also obviously felt the pressure, he attacked for ten days in a row without breaking through Li Ji's position, looking at the Tang army in the mountain pass could only sigh: "If our army arrives at Xiling an hour earlier, the Tang army will be a turtle in the urn, it's a pity!" ”
"General, what now? There is no hope of advancing, if the reinforcements of the Tang army come from Liaodong, our army will be attacked by the enemy, which is a taboo for soldiers. "The general is also worried, his support is the largest mobile force in Goguryeo, and he is best at using the mobility of the cavalry and the familiarity of the terrain to deal with the Tang army.
At the very least, their armor and weapons are not as good as the Tang Army, that is, they use sneak attacks to take advantage of them, and when the Tang Army reacts, they will suffer a loss, and after fighting in the past few days, the Tang Army is not worse than them in terms of combat skills and will, and they are also a little less, if there are 50,000 or 60,000 people, they will definitely come down to fight with them.
"Pass the order, do a good job of camouflage, we will prepare to go to Wheat Valley City tonight, we must not let the Tang army find out, if they follow us like maggots on tarsal bones, then we will be in danger."
Waiting for the deputy general to take the order, Gao Yanshou unwillingly looked at the Tang army camp that was waiting for him before shaking his head and returning to his camp, the movement of the Goguryeo people also attracted Li Ji's attention, as a famous general, he also paid attention to every move of the enemy, since receiving Li Shimin's holy decree, let him cooperate with Xue Wanche, the defender of Liaodong City, to attack Gao Yanshou's team before and after, he always paid attention to the movement on the opposite side, for fear of letting him be frightened and ran away, and he didn't even have to resist these days with all his strength, making Gao Yanshou look exhausted.
Gao Yanshou returned to the camp, checked the preparations for the retreat at night, and found that the generals below were doing very well, and in order to confuse the Tang army, they also specially lit a bonfire, making it huge.
Tonight, just like Gao Yanshou's prediction, when his team began to withdraw from the camp, the Tang army on the opposite side was still a black hole, and it is estimated that they did not expect that they would leave at all. Gao Yanshou has a sense of pleasure that everything is under control, what names of those Datang generals have blown up to the sky among the people, and they are not being played with by me, they can come when they want to, and they can leave if they want to.
The army walked in silence all night, and the army was sleepy and tired, and at this time the front army suddenly raised the alarm of encountering the enemy.
When the scouts of the former army of Goguryeo saw the black and oppressive Tang army on the hillside, they had already lost their minds in panic, and just hurriedly sent the alarm out, and then ran desperately to the high ground to see how many Tang troops were on the opposite side.
Xue Wanche condescendingly looked at the Goguryeo people who were in chaos below, and his heart was full of happiness, these bastards, they dared to ambush my Tang Mansion army, and they also dared to sneak attack our army's camp, so that my Datang suffered heavy losses, and today Lao Tzu came to collect interest.
The Goguryeo people under the mountain have begun to set up formations, and one of the leading generals doesn't know what to say loudly, Xue Wanche doesn't care about their thoughts at all, in his eyes these guys are already dead.
"General, are we attacking first, rushing down at this time, they are not ready, the effect is the best!" It was Xue Wanche's staff who spoke.
"No, when they rush up, they won't have the strength to rush halfway, and then we'll rush again, and get twice the result with half the effort." Xue Wanche sneered and said: "What Goguryeo people are brave and good at fighting, that is, they didn't meet us today, let them see the power of our Tang Mansion army, and avenge the brothers in front!" ”
At this time, there was an earth-shattering shout from under the mountain, and the array of Goguryeo people slowly moved and began to attack towards the top of the mountain! Sure enough, as Xue Wanche expected, the Goguryeo people were in a hurry to open a way to live, and now the situation on this battlefield is very strange, the main force led by Li Shimin was sandwiched by Gao Yanshou and Anshi City, and then Gao Yanshou's troops were sandwiched by the Tang army and the main force of the Tang army in Liaodong City.
The speed of the Goguryeo people's charge is getting faster and faster, and the Tang army on the mountain is just looking at it, the Goguryeo people grew up in this mountain, so it is really not a problem to climb a slope, and the general also said just now that only by killing the Tang army in front of them can the entire army have a chance to survive, so the hot-headed Goguryeo people who were said by the general have only one idea in their hearts, that is, to kill the Tang army on the top of the mountain!
In the process of charging, some people ran fast, and some people ran slowly. When I ran halfway up the mountain, the original neat military formation had become chaotic, and there were no soldiers and no generals. Looking down from the top of the mountain, the entire hillside is full of ant-like Goguryeo people, Xue Wanche laughed: "It's these guys who took a bite of Cheng Biting Jin, and when I see him, I must laugh at him!" ”
In fact, it's really not that the Goguryeo people have become so weak, it's really too coincidental that this Tang army came, and after marching all night, it's not good, just like Gao Yanshou's sneak attack on the Tang army, but now the role has changed.
Although the formation of the charge was chaotic, tens of thousands of people rushed up the mountain together with an amazing murderous aura, and the heads of the black pressure were all over the mountains and fields, but the well-informed Xue Wanche had seen a lot, he raised his right hand high and shouted: "Crossbowmen prepare!" Three rounds of throws, and then the men and horses put on their armor! ”
I heard the sound of bows and arrows. Xue Wanche raised his big hand and waved down fiercely and shouted, "Let's go!" ”
With a "woo", a dense rain of arrows flew towards the Goguryeo people under the mountain like dark clouds.