Niu Jinda, who was stabbed, was very congested, and his face was a little uncertain, Li Su clearly saw that Niu Jinda's right hand kept clenching his fists, turning into palms, and changing back and forth, as if he was hesitating to use what posture to use to make a critical blow to the old rascal in front of him......

Cheng Bingjin was unconscious, and his face was subtle.

Being able to stabilize his position in the face of an enemy surprise attack and organize a counterattack and win a big victory, Cheng Yanjin really feels that he is qualified to show off.

Li Su saw it in his eyes, but he didn't plan to play a round, the two old generals had a good relationship, so it would be good for them to hurt each other, it would help enhance friendship, and it could also clear away heat and fire, and defecate and dispel dampness......

"Uncle Cheng, the kid inquired about the process of today's attack, presumably Uncle Cheng also had deep feelings, the enemy military committee of Yang Wanchun, the lord of Anshi City, is not easy to get along, this person has been running Anshi City for many years, and the 120,000 soldiers and horses under his command are all well-trained warriors, and there is Anshi City for defense, and our army has lost tens of thousands of soldiers after the battle of the Liaohe River and the battle of Liaodong City, counting the strength of the two armies, our army is only twice as much as Yang Wanchun, and only with this double of the strength to attack the city of 120,000 defenders, the kid thinks, The odds are not high......"

Cheng Yanjin frowned: "If it is an ordinary siege, the odds of victory are naturally not high, but since Your Majesty used the earth-shaking thunder you created, it shouldn't be difficult to capture Anshi City, right?" The last time I attacked Liaodong City, I knocked down the city in just one day, and it all relied on the benefits of earth-shaking thunder, isn't it different this time? ”

Li Su shook his head solemnly: "This time is different. ”

"Why?"

Li Su sighed and said: "Because Yang Wanchun is not Gao Huizhen, in my opinion, in terms of leading troops to fight, Yang Wanchun is much stronger than Gao Huizhen, Gao Huizhen can only be regarded as a qualified general in Goguryeo, and Yang Wanchun is an immortal hero of Goguryeo, and he also uses earth-shaking thunder to attack the city, which can make Gao Huizhen helpless when used in Liaodong City, and when used in Anshi City, I don't know how Yang Wanchun will deal with it, but I know that Yang Wanchun will never only know passive defense like Gao Huizhen, and will definitely seek the opportunity to take the initiative......"

"How so?"

"More than 200,000 soldiers of our army are in the city, the difference between the strength of the enemy and our two sides is huge, today Uncle Cheng's forward cavalry just arrived outside the city, Yang Wanchun decisively allocated 10,000 soldiers and horses to set up an ambush, if it were not for Uncle Cheng is a veteran of a hundred battles, after the attack quickly stabilized the position and military heart, today may let Yang Wanchun succeed, then the forward 50,000 cavalry will also be swallowed by him, with a mere 10,000 horses to ambush 50,000 horses, it can be seen that Yang Wanchun's handsome talent and courage, such a commander is difficult to deal with."

Cheng Yanjin and Niu Jinda showed thoughtful expressions at the same time, and their expressions became more and more solemn.

After a long time, Cheng bit Jin and said: "Isn't it possible for the earth-shaking thunder to deal with him?" ”

Li Su sighed: "The earth-shaking thunder is a sharp weapon, but it is not an artifact, its effect is not as big as you imagined, if it can really be invincible, Your Majesty would have swept away all the strong enemies and evil neighbors of the Tang Dynasty, in the final analysis, the war depends on people, not weapons, no matter how powerful the weapon is, it also depends on who holds it, and at the same time depends on who the opponent is, it ...... Not invincible. ”

Cheng Yanjin and Niu Jinda's faces were a little ugly, and the two looked at Li Su in silence, as if they were slowly digesting Li Su's words just now.

"In this way, if even the earth-shaking thunder is ineffective, how can we overcome this Anshi City?" Niu Jinda's face was worried.

Li Su smiled bitterly: "So this is the reason why I oppose His Majesty's attack on Anshi City, in my opinion, if we divide our troops and attack, we can first take the weak, and then attack the strong, temporarily let go of Anshi City, and knock down other cities in Goguryeo first, and even take the capital Pyongyang, until one point is connected, when most of the Goguryeo land falls into the hands of my king, it may not be so difficult to turn around and attack Anshi City, after all, war is a continuation of politics, and in turn, politics can also affect the outcome of the war, Politically, it has created momentum, and Anshi Castle is not difficult to overcome. ”

Cheng Biting Jin said in a deep voice: "However, ......"

Li Su sighed: "However, Your Majesty has chosen to overcome the strong first, and then take the weak, and vetoed the division of troops, then, Anshi City has become a difficult bone to gnaw, attacking this city, our army will definitely pay heavy casualties, and even ...... The offensive posture of the Crusade may have ended there. ”

Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda couldn't help but be shocked, and hurriedly asked, "Why did Zizheng make this inference?" ”

Li Su said worriedly: "More than 200,000 soldiers and horses, from monarchs and ministers to soldiers, only stared at this city, but they did not find the crisis hidden behind us......

"What crisis?"

Li Su's eyes turned into the distance, and said: "A city is difficult to overcome, our army will spend time and the lives of soldiers under the city, Yang Wanchun is a handsome talent in the world, he alone blocked more than 200,000 troops with the power of a city, and dragged the pace of our army's advance, but in the distant city of Pyongyang, Goguryeo's usurper Quangai Suwen is not lightly followed, he and Yang Wanchun are both heroes, Yang Wanchun dragged us under the city of Anshi, will Quangai Suwen be idle and do nothing?" ”

Cheng Biting Jin said in a deep voice: "You mean that Quangai Suwen will transfer all the soldiers and horses in the Goguryeo Kingdom to counterattack our royal division?" But...... After the battle of Liaodong City, Gao Huizhen's 100,000 soldiers and horses were completely annihilated by our army, where else can Quangai Suwen gather troops and horses in a short period of time? There were less than 300,000 troops in Goguryeo, and these 300,000 were distributed throughout Goguryeo, including Yang Wanchun's 120,000 soldiers and horses. ”

Li Su sighed: "Uncle Cheng may not know much about the country of Goguryeo, the history of this country for hundreds of years is simply a history of blood and tears of the common people, and it has been in the clouds of internal and external troubles and wars all the year round, and the people of this country are forced to be brave and good at fighting, cruel and aggressive, they ...... It is a natural warrior, if Quangai Suwen really wants to gather a new army to fight back against us, he is absolutely capable of recruiting civilians as an army in a short period of time, those civilians who pick up hoes are farmers, and those civilians who pick up weapons are soldiers, and they can be directly used on the battlefield without much training, not to mention, not only the civilians in Goguryeo, we also have deeper worries......"

"What trouble?"

Li Su looked at the two of them and said slowly: "The two Bo Bomo have forgotten that in the north of the border of Goguryeo, there is also a powerful Jin tribe, this nomadic tribe's combat power is not slightly worse than that of the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, and even more powerful and cruel, since the Sui Dynasty, the Yan Ya and Goguryeo have been in contact from time to time, but the relationship with my Tang Dynasty is sometimes enemy and friend, ambiguous, if Quangai Suwen decides to borrow troops from the Jin tribe to fight back against the Tang Dynasty, it is difficult to say what choice the Jin tribe will make, I originally advised His Majesty to divide the army, Please ask Your Majesty to send a commander to lead the division north to capture Buyeo City, the purpose of which is to prevent the northern Yan Ya from moving south and cut off the connection between Goguryeo and the Ya, but unfortunately His Majesty did not accept the ......"

Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda were startled, Niu Jinda hurriedly stood up and took a sheepskin map from the desk, Cheng Biting Jin came over, the two veterans stared at the north on the map, looking at the terrain of the Ya tribe in the north of Fuyu City, the more they looked at it, the more frightened they felt, for a long time, the two raised their heads and looked at Li Su.

"What Zizheng said, it seems to be very reasonable, Lao Niu, you and I are veterans of battle, from the terrain point of view, if Quan Gai Suwen really wants to borrow troops, I'm afraid it's not impossible, if he really asks him to borrow soldiers, the Yan tribe leads the troops south, from the north to the city of Anshi, it only takes a few days to arrive, at that time the Goguryeo reinforcements have arrived, and Yang Wanchun also has 120,000 soldiers and horses, our army can fall into a situation of being attacked on both sides and suffering the enemy on the back of the enemy, Lao Niu, we are wise and wise, we will not be planted in this battle, right? That's going to be fun......"

Niu Jinda lowered his head and glanced at the map again, for a long time, and nodded with a bitter expression: "Although I can't believe it, but the old man has to say that what Zizheng said is indeed possible, Quangai Suwen is not a mediocre and incompetent person, our army has hit his country, and conquered Liaodong City, swallowing Gao Huizhen's 100,000 soldiers and horses, if the old man is him, he will definitely not sit still, and he must find a way to survive this crisis at all costs, and the most convenient way is to borrow troops from the ......."

Li Su's brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "I just can't figure it out, for such a big thing as the Eastern Expedition, what kind of confidence does Your Majesty have to care so much about the Yan Yan and his subordinates?" Even after I pointed out that Quangai Suwen might borrow troops from the Immortals to go south, His Majesty still didn't take it to heart, did he really think that the Immortals tribe was not enough to be enemies? ”

Niu Jinda and Cheng Yanjin glanced at each other, and then Niu Jinda smiled bitterly: "Baby, don't talk about the emperor's mind behind your back, Your Majesty doesn't care about the Yan Ya, but thinks that the Yan Yan dare not lend troops to Goguryeo, as early as the fourth year of Zhenguan, after Li Jingping wiped out the Eastern * Turks, a large area of grassland and desert in the north was swept by my Tang Dynasty Wang Division, but the north is hard and difficult to operate, and my Tang Dynasty withdrew his troops back to the Sai Nei less than a year after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, leaving a large area of borderless land in the north, At that time, the seven tribes of the Yan Ya were only a small tribe struggling to survive in the humiliation and war of the Turks, the Turks were wiped out, and the Yan Yan took advantage of the situation to occupy a large area of grassland pastures in the north, and later worried that the Tang Dynasty was dissatisfied with this, the leader of one of their tribes personally entered Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty in the sixth year of Zhenguan, congratulated His Majesty, asked His Majesty to give them the pastures in the north, and made a grand oath to take the Tang Dynasty as the sect forever......"

Li Su's eyes widened: "So, Your Majesty believes it?" ”

Cheng Yanjin continued: "The tribe is not actually a tribe, but composed of seven tribes, so it is called the 'Seven Divisions of the Spirit', and their internal is not united, since the Northern Wei Dynasty began their internal struggle for pastures and livestock, after the death of the last unified leader of the Seven Divisions of Zhenguan Agu Lang, the Seven Divisions of the Seven Divisions of the Divine Empire have been in a state of leaderlessness, each department is fighting for itself, and it is chaotic. The tribe that came to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty to congratulate is called 'Su Mo Ya', this tribe is located in the south of the Yan Ya, bordering Goguryeo, if Quangai Suwen borrows soldiers, he can only borrow from this tribe, but this Su Mo Ya has already been a minister to the Tang Dynasty......

"Before this Eastern Crusade, the three provinces and six departments made full preparations, and the surrounding areas of Goguryeo were all considered, and His Majesty even personally wrote an edict to the leader of the Su Mo Ya, strictly ordering that the Su Mo Ya Department was not allowed to interact with Goguryeo during the Eastern Crusade, and gave it 10,000 cattle and sheep, and allowed its pasture to expand 500 miles to the west, and the leader of the Su Mo Jin Ya also agreed."

After a lengthy explanation, Li Su showed a look of enlightenment, and then his expression was a little strange.

The name "靺鞨" is a bit twisty, and descendants may not be familiar with it more than a thousand years later, but if you change the name, everyone must know it.

"Shen Ya" is more than a thousand years later Manchu Qing Dynasty, Chinese civilization for thousands of years, this tribe has also existed for thousands of years, but the names are different for thousands of years, they are called "Su Shen" during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, they are called "Lu Lou" during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and they are called "Beji" during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, until the Sui Dynasty was renamed "Jin Ya", of course, they will be renamed later, including "Bohai", "Jurchen" and "Nuzhi", until the last "Manchuria".

To put it simply, the Yan Yan is the ancestor of the Manchu braided dynasty, and the wonderful thing is that they have begun to keep braids now, which is called "...... Vulgar braided hair, decorated with wild pig teeth, and inserted pheasant tail as a crown ornament, which is different from all departments. ", also known as "...... The blonde braided hair hangs down the shoulders, and the hair is tied with colored silk at the back of the skull. ”

Li Su was immersed in his own thoughts for a long time and was silent, Niu Jinda and Cheng Yanjin didn't hear any movement for a long time, so they looked at him curiously, and seeing Li Su pondering something with a strange face, Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but shout: "Hey! What kind of hysteria does the baby have? Silly? ”

Li Su came back to his senses, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he suddenly sighed: "...... I eat jujube pills in the Qing Dynasty. ”

The two looked at each other blankly: "............"

"So, Your Majesty is not worried that the Spirits will borrow troops to go south?"

Cheng Yanjin said with a smile: "The old man thinks it's unlikely, Your Majesty should think the same way, the leaders of the Yan tribe are not stupid, they know very well which side they should stand on between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, if they really dare to help Goguryeo, aren't they afraid of being settled by Your Majesty afterwards?" ”

Li Su sighed: "The Sui Dynasty has been defeated many times in Goguryeo, which is history-based, and after the failure of the Sui Dynasty's last expedition to Goguryeo, it was overthrown immediately afterwards. ”

Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda showed a hesitant look on their faces, Cheng Biting Jin smacked his mouth and muttered, "No...... Right? How dare does the leader of the Devil have the audacity? ”

Li Su smiled: "Maybe, who would dare to play this package ticket?" If we guess wrong, we will take more than 200,000 lives of my royal master. ”

"Baby, in your opinion, what should happen to this matter?"

"The kid thinks that the two uncles should probably say something in front of Your Majesty, and send twenty or thirty thousand soldiers and horses from the camp to the north, if Your Majesty is worried about the risk of dividing the troops, these two or thirty thousand soldiers and horses can not take the city, and only camp on the road to the south, in order to prevent the northern Turbulent Department, if there is no movement in the north, it is considered that the kid is worried about the sky and the sky, if they really borrow troops to go south for their immediate interests, these two or thirty thousand people can at least resist for a while, so that our army will not be wiped out, what do the two uncles think?"

Looking at the hesitant looks of the two, Li Su smiled bitterly: "This matter should have been told by the kid to His Majesty, but the two uncles also know that the kid made His Majesty unhappy because of his advice a few days ago, and if he goes to say it again, I'm afraid His Majesty will not agree." ”

The two thought about it for a long time, and finally Niu Jinda suddenly slapped his thigh and said awe-inspiringly: "The old man went to tell Your Majesty!" Military affairs are related to the fortune of the country, how can you be as afraid as a mother-in-law and dare not speak? Even if you anger Your Majesty and slash me with a knife, I will still say what I have to say! The soldiers of the dynasty are used to die! ”

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The next day, under the city of Anshi, more than 200,000 Tang troops gathered in formation and prepared to attack the city.

Li Shimin also seems to realize that Anshi City is a difficult bone to gnaw, so he was ready to let Zhentian Thunder sing the leading role from the beginning.

As soon as the morning dawned, the war drums in the middle army formation outside the city rumbled, accompanied by the long whimpering horn trumpet, the shouting of killing shook the heavens and the earth in vain, and the Tang army soldiers in all directions slapped towards the city wall of Anshi like a tide.

This siege was personally commanded by Li Shimin, and it was still the method of encircling three sides and one, encircling three sides, letting go of one side, and using the east and west sides as a feint, focusing on the north city wall.

Ladders, stone-throwing vehicles, siege vehicles, and all kinds of large-scale siege ordnance appeared one after another, and rushed to the city wall with the crowd of black pressure.

The war came so suddenly, without a declaration of war, without surrender, and so it began without warning, and both sides were silent, but both sides knew what was going on. It is impossible for Yang Wanchun to surrender, and it is even more impossible for Li Shimin to withdraw his troops.

Since yesterday's ambush outside Yang Wanchun City, it is destined that the two sides must be separated outside the city of Anshi, for this city, Li Shimin is not necessarily bound to win, to be honest, its geographical location is not so important, but for Yang Wanchun, as well as the 120,000 soldiers under his command, Li Shimin swore to get rid of it, otherwise it would be to add to the blockage of the battle of the Eastern Expedition that he had planned for many years.

Siege in the early morning, the momentum is huge, ordinary soldiers hold high all kinds of siege ordnance, launch an indiscriminate attack on the city of Anshi, under the cover of a round of arrow rain, the Tang army soldiers hold shields and raise their swords, against the wall of the enemy's rolling wood and boiling oil poured, the long ladder is erected on the wall of the city of arrows, ants climb upward, the enemy defending the city is not panicked, keep throwing rolling wood and stones under the city wall, a scoop of boiling oil is pouring down with hot steam, the middle of the people all hide their faces and scream, the death is miserable.

Occasionally, the lucky Tang army soldiers climbed the city wall, and met a group of fierce defenders like wild wolves, everyone rushed up, and stabbed him to death in three or two strokes, and the siege of the city lasted for half an hour, the Tang army gained nothing, and the city of Anshi was as stable as Mount Tai.

In the Chinese army, a group of veterans surrounded Li Shimin, squinting and quietly watching the desperate attack and defense on the city wall in the distance, and the monarchs and ministers all showed solemn expressions.

"This Yang Wanchun is worthy of being a rare handsome talent in Goguryeo, just looking at him defending the city, you know that his talent is rare and powerful!" Li Ji was amazed.

The generals next to him nodded in agreement, regardless of whether they were friends or enemies, Yang Wanchun's command ability had won the unanimous appreciation of all the generals, including Li Shimin, who showed admiration.

Then, everyone's faces were a little gloomy, the enemy general was so powerful, it was not a good thing for the Tang army, the city that could be conquered with only five or six points of strength was not necessarily able to be captured with ten points of strength now, which is not very good.