Zheng Zhichang can't ride a horse, not even a donkey.

Therefore, among the fast-marching Goryeo army, there was a very discordant scene - Zheng Zhichang, who was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor and a sword at the waist and hips, actually sat on an eight-lift sedan car bridge and was carried by eight people in the direction of Licheng.

Seeing this scene, Wu Yanpet was even more worried about Gaoli!

may have seen Wu Yanzhong's worries, Zheng Zhichang picked up the sedan curtain and took the initiative to say to Wu Yanzhong: "Xiao Ke knows that the old general's wish is to return to the Northwest Army again, and then find the Jurchens to be ashamed. ”

Wu Yan thanked him and said, "The old man thanked the marshal in advance." ”

Zheng Zhichang said: "The old general Hugh should be ashamed of Xiao Ke, where does Xiao Ke know how to lead troops to fight, Xiao Ke, the marshal, is actually in name, and this battle is commanded by the old general." ”

Hearing Zheng Zhichang say this, Wu Yanpet breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't completely put his heart down - Wu Yanzhong, who has dealt with Wenchen for most of his life, knows that there are too many twists and turns in the stomach of these Wenchen, so whatever they say is not credible, at least not fully believed, and you must always be vigilant against them.

Therefore, Wu Yanzhong said noncommittally: "If the marshal is allowed to command this battle, how does the marshal want to fight?" ”

Zheng Zhichang said: "Sun Tzu's Art of War has clouds, go up to the army to plan, then attack the enemy, then attack the army, and then attack the city. The siege of the city is a last resort. So, I thought, if I can, surrender first. If you can't surrender, see if there are any strategies to win the city gates, which can reduce a lot of casualties. If there is nothing to be done, "The Art of War" has clouds, ten will be encircled, five will be attacked, our army has an absolute superiority in strength, can be encircled, attacked, can also be surrounded to send reinforcements. ”

Listening to what Zheng Zhichang said, Wu Yanpet nodded secretly, thinking: "It's much better than I imagined, although there is some rhetoric, but after all, it is not unlearned, after a few years of training, I may be able to become the next Yin Qiang." ”

Wu Yanpet said: "The marshal's tactics are based on the enemy's choice to defend the city, but according to the old man, I am afraid that this battle will not be used." ”

Zheng Zhichang thought for a while and said, "Will they give up Licheng City and fight with us in the field?" ”

Wu Yanpet said: "Our movements are not slow, but it also took four or five days to come here, for such a long time, if the enemy was purely here to rob, he should have withdrawn a long time ago, but we have not received any information in this regard now, and the probes sent out have not returned, which means that the enemy has not left, and has been intercepting and killing our tanma." ”

After a pause, Wu Yanpet continued: "If you don't leave, it means that the enemy is not just here to rob, and there should be no other purpose." ”

Wu Yanpet said: "At least the enemy has some purpose, my generation of soldiers, so I won't go into it." From a military point of view, since the enemy does not withdraw, he will inevitably choose to fight with us. ”

Wu Yanzhong said: "Defending the city is usually done by the defender, because there is enough grain and grass in the city, and there are reinforcements outside, which is the meaning of defending the city and the possibility of defending the city." ”

Wu Yanzhong continued to analyze: "But this is in our Goryeo, and the enemy has only occupied a Licheng city, which does not have the meaning of defending the city at all, nor does it have the possibility of defending the city." ”

Wu Yanpet said leisurely: "Therefore, if the old man does not guess wrong, most of the enemies will choose to fight with us in the field, even if they defend the city, they will definitely divide their troops to guard Licheng City and another place, and then the three will help each other, and it will never be a simple defense of the city." ”

As soon as Wu Yanzhong's voice fell, there was a report from Tan Malai: "Report to the marshal and deputy marshal, the enemy is gathering in the Huangsha Plain, and the soldiers and horses are overwhelming, and there are countless of them. ”

When Zheng Zhichang heard this, he was shocked: "Are there a lot of enemies?" ”

Without waiting for Tanma to answer, Wu Yanzhong waved his hand and said, "If there are more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, it looks like it will cover the sky and the sun, in fact, there will not be too many." ”

Without waiting for Zheng Zhichang to ask, Wu Yanzhong took the map, and then pointed and said: "The Huangsha Plain is narrow in front and wide in the back, if the enemy occupies the front plain, it will be able to arrange 50,000 horses at most, and if it occupies the rear plain, it will be impossible to use it, and if it occupies the rear plain, it will be arranged at most 100,000 soldiers and horses." ”

When Zheng Zhichang heard this, he hurriedly asked Tanma: "The enemy occupies the front plain, or the rear plain." ”

Tanma replied, "Maehara." ”

Zheng Zhichang looked at Wu Yanpet and said, "Fifty thousand horses at most?" ”

Wu Yanpet nodded and said, "Fifty thousand horses at most." But ......"

Zheng Zhichang asked, "But what?" ”

Wu Yanpet said: "However, the Huangsha Plain is high in front and low in the back, and they occupy the former plain, that is, they occupy the high ground, which invisibly undoubtedly increases their geographical advantage." ”

Wu Yanpet tried it again with his saliva, and then said, "The east wind, the wind direction is also favorable to them." ”

Zheng Zhichang didn't understand and asked, "Why is the wind direction also beneficial to them?" ”

Wu Yanpet said: "Does the marshal know why Huangshayuan is called Huangshayuan?" ”

This, Zheng Zhichang really knows, he said: "The yellow sand is rolling, covering the sky and the sun, the sky is yellow, and the wind is loud, it is said that because the yellow sand is often everywhere there, it has this name." ”

Wu Yanpet nodded and said, "Yes, the marshal is really knowledgeable." ", and then said: "The yellow sand can be charming, the yellow sand plain occupies the east, and the rear plain occupies the west, if the east wind blows, then our personnel will not be able to open their eyes when attacking, and invisibly, they will occupy some disadvantages." ”

Zheng Zhichang suddenly realized, and then he was a little disapproving, he thought to himself: "This little thing, it is also necessary to calculate?" ”

Wu Yanzhong seemed to see what Zheng Zhichang was thinking, and he said: "On the battlefield, if our side counts one more point, it will win one more point, and the enemy will lose one more point. ”

Zheng Zhichang knew that the difference was a thousand miles, he was a little taught, and he said: "The old general is really a general!" ”

Wu Yanzhong said modestly: "It's just a few more years of fighting." ”

Zheng Zhichang did not blame Wu Yanpet for relying on the old and selling the old in his words, but asked: "Then how should we deal with it?" ”

Wu Yanpet spit out a word: "Wait." ”

Zheng Zhichang was puzzled: "Wait? What are you waiting for? Waiting for the wind direction to change? ”

Wu Yanpet said: "On the one hand, wait for the wind direction to become favorable to us, and on the other hand, wait for the enemy to be anxious. ”

Zheng Zhichang said: "Waiting for the enemy to be in a hurry? Will the enemy be in a hurry? ”

Wu Yanpet said: "Although Licheng has some grain and grass, but after all, it is a minority, and there are tens of thousands of troops all at once, and the consumption must be great, and no matter where they come from across the sea, the cost of transporting grain and grass must be not small, so if you consume a little, you will lose a little." However, we have a steady stream of grain and grass support from Kaijing, so there is no need to worry about grain and grass at all. Therefore, if it goes on, they must be the one who is in a hurry, not us. When they are in a hurry, they will either choose to take the initiative to come to the battlefield we have prepared to fight, or choose to retreat. ”

After a pause, Wu Yanpet continued: "If the enemy chooses the former, our side can wait for the enemy to show its flaws, and then carry out a weak strike and win the battle." ”

Wu Yanzhong said again: "If the enemy chooses to withdraw, it is even better, our troops can be defeated without a fight, and they can also follow and cover up." ”

Zheng Zhichang felt that what Wu Yanzhong said was very reasonable, but he thought about it and said, "Then what if they go to attack the weakly defended south and snatch food from there?" ”

Wu Yanpet said: "I'm afraid that they won't do this, as long as they dare to divide their troops, then we can just annihilate the few remaining enemy troops, and then go south to destroy the remnants of the enemy." ”

Zheng Zhichang hesitated a little and said, "This ...... Old general, didn't we exchange the lives of the people in the south for our victory? ”

Wu Yanzhong did not deny this, he said: "This is no way, the battle is not easy to end, if you are in a hurry, you may make a mistake in a hurry, giving the enemy a chance, at that time, it may become a protracted war, and the people will suffer more, so the long pain is better than the short pain." ”

Wu Yanzhong said again: "Moreover, if we are slower, we can also buy some time for the Northwest Army." ”

Goryeo's Northwest Army is the same as the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty is a frontier army, and it is also the same as the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty is the most capable army of the Great Song Dynasty, and the Northwest Army of Goryeo is also the most capable army of Goryeo - Goryeo's Northwest Army has been at war with the Jurchens for many years, and has been defending against the Jurchen invasion for many years.

Wu Yanzhong came from the Northwest Army of Goryeo, so he was very confident in the Northwest Army of Goryeo - he felt that as long as the Northwest Army of Goryeo could come back to help, the invading enemy, no matter who it was, could not threaten the safety of Goryeo.

Although Zheng Zhichang had read a lot of military books and war strategies, he was indeed not good at fighting, so he also followed Wu Yanzhong's advice, that is, not to march for the time being in order to respond to all changes.

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On the other hand, unlike Wang Kai and Li Ziqian, who sent a literati who believed in Lao Zhuang and a veteran general to command the battle, Cai still chose Liu Qi, a young general who was only twenty-five years old, to command the battle.

This time, the army of the Jinwu Army in advance has a total of 50,000 horses, even if the amphibious army is added, it is only 60,000 horses, and the Chinese army, which is the second echelon, that is, the 50,000 horses (and 10,000 sailors) led by Han Shizhong, has not been able to say when it will arrive at Licheng Port.

In this case, Cai still left only his own pro-army and amphibious army to garrison Licheng City and Licheng Port, and acted as Liu Qi's reinforcements, handing over all the remaining men and horses to Liu Qi to let Liu Qi fight a decisive battle with the Goryeo army.

In addition, Cai still tried his best to override public opinion, let Liu Qi, who was not too outstanding in the original record, serve as the commander of this battle, and helped Liu Qi talk to Wang De and Zhang Xian, so that Wang De and Zhang Xian could cooperate with Liu Qi to win this crucial battle.

It can be said that Cai has still given Liu Qi the greatest support he can.

In this way, Liu Qi is still grateful to Cai and vows to help Cai still win this crucial battle.

After receiving the order, Liu Qi and the generals and a group of staff officers repeatedly discussed, and decided to fight a decisive battle with Goryeo in the form of a field battle.

After this, Liu Qi personally surveyed the area between Licheng and Kaijing, and finally selected Huangshayuan as the decisive place for the two armies.

Subsequently, Liu Qi sent Tabai to check the movement in the direction of Kaijing, and at the same time led an army of 40,000 to Huangshayuan to take the lead.

Because of the reconnaissance weapon of the telescope, in the battle between the Tabai of the Jinwu Army and the Tanma of the Goryeo Jing Army, the Tabai of the Jinwu Army won completely - the Tabai of the Jinwu Army not only cleaned up more than a dozen waves of Tanbai of the Goryeo Jing Army, but also probed the situation of the other party clearly.

Knowing that the enemy had dispatched an army of 70,000, Liu Qi, Wang De, Zhang Xian, and Wang Yan were all a little dignified!

Later, after learning that the Goryeo Beijing army had stopped moving forward at Jiuzhangpo, Liu Qi, Wang De, Zhang Xian, and Wang Yan discussed with a group of generals and staff officers, and they judged that the Goryeo side must have wanted to wait for reinforcements with a delaying strategy, and there should be a sense of forcing their own side to give up their current geographical advantage to go to the decisive battle of Jiuzhangpo, where the Goryeo Beijing army is advantageous.

In this regard, Liu Qi immediately decided to send someone back to report to Cai Ying.

Don't get me wrong, Liu Qi didn't send someone back to tell Cai Yi about this, but asked Cai Yi to immediately send 3,000 troops south to attack the city south of Goryeo.

After listening to Liu Qi's thoughts, Cai still sent Yan Guangxiao to lead 7,000 pro-troops south.

Knowing that Cai still had not only acted according to his request, but also sent an additional 4,000 pro-troops to the south, Liu Qi began to order people to dig trenches in Huangshayuan to set up a defensive line, as if he was preparing to exhaust the Goryeo Jing army to the end.

Is that really the case?

Not bad.

Liu Qi is really ready to follow the Goryeo Jingjun, and it can also be said that he is ready to spend time with Wu Yan.

Wu Yanpet miscalculated.

Wu Yanzhong thought that Cai was still in a hurry to fight Goryeo.

However, the fact is that the strategic goal of the first stage set by Cai is not to capture the capital of Goryeo, but to block the capital of Goryeo and seize the empty southern region.

Based on Cai Yi's strategic goal, why should Liu Qi rush to a decisive battle with Goryeo?

Moreover, a few days later, the decisive battle, the Chinese army led by Han Shizhong should arrive in Goryeo.

At that time, Liu Qi had sufficient troops, and he could fight the Goryeo Beijing army as much as he wanted.

Therefore, Liu Qi is really not in a hurry to fight a decisive battle with the Goryeo Jing army.

Of course, it doesn't mean that Liu Qi doesn't want to fight a decisive battle with the Goryeo Jing army, after all, this is a decisive battle that will determine the national fortunes of both sides, and it is likely to be recorded in history, as a soldier, how could Liu Qi not want to command this battle?

This is the reason why Liu Qi asked Cai to send his own army to attack the southern region of Goryeo, put pressure on the Goryeo royal court, and let the Goryeo royal court force the Goryeo capital army to come to Hwangsawon for a decisive battle.

But—

This is already the biggest persecution that Liu Qi can do - if this can't force the Goryeo Jing army to come to Huangshayuan for a decisive battle, then Liu Qi can only watch this great achievement leave him.

This is actually the reason why Cai still chose Liu Qi as the coach of this battle.

Liu Qi is a good fighter, not greedy for merit, a well-deserved general, and absolutely reliable at critical moments.

The southern part of Goryeo, like the southeastern part of the Great Song Dynasty, did not have many troops stationed in total, and because it had not experienced war for hundreds of years, the garrison army was almost like a decoration.

In this case, Yan Guangxiao led 7,000 cavalry south, and immediately turned the unprepared south upside down - within five days, they broke through more than a dozen states (if they couldn't beat it, they bypassed), and for each state, they would leave 500 people to force the people of the state to destroy the city gates, and even more, force the people of the state to tear down the walls and fill in the moat.

After learning of this, Wang Kai ordered his personal eunuch to follow his holy decree to hold Zheng Zhichang and Wu Yanzhong accountable.

The decree is as follows:

Recently, the enemy divided the army to the south, within a few days, even broke several states, the people of the south, miserable, within three days to ask for help more than 100 letters, your troops to Jiuzhangpo after not advancing for days, what is the reason? Is there a way to find a way to win? Our army is at least twice as large as the enemy's, and the balance of forces is very advantageous, so I hope that the army will advance bravely and defeat the invaders, and Goryeo will be quiet.

Seeing Wang Kai's holy decree, how could Zheng Zhichang and Wu Yanzhong dare to delay any longer?

Moreover, they have achieved their goal of dividing the enemy's army.

So, Zheng Zhichang and Wu Yanzhong ordered the army to march and go to Huangshayuan to fight the enemy......

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PS: I had something to do during the day today, and I couldn't write two chapters, so that's all for today, sorry.

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