Siege without attacking is Li Shimin's tactic.

Liaodong City is the border city of Goguryeo, is a bridgehead type of city, this city is very important, Li Shimin is bound to win it, but conquering it is not the main purpose, Li Shimin hopes to besiege it to attract enemy reinforcements, and then annihilate the city and enemy reinforcements in one fell swoop.

To put it bluntly, this is a typical "encirclement and reinforcement" tactic.

This tactic is not a conspiracy, but an upright conspiracy.

My 300,000 troops are surrounding your city, see if you can save it, Liaodong City is the bridgehead of Goguryeo, its existence is a bit similar to the Xizhou City that Li Su defended back then, like a nail firmly standing there, if Goguryeo wants to stop the Tang army's attack like a bamboo, it must not let Liaodong City fall, once lost, the Tang army occupied Liaodong City and drove straight in, the rear of Liaodong City is a vast plain, Goguryeo is more difficult to defend.

Therefore, as Li Shimin expected, the Goryeo reinforcements really came, and 100,000 people came, and they came straight to Liaodong City with great momentum, and the leader was Gao Huizhen, a sa in the south of Goguryeo.

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard the news, and hurriedly beat the drums to gather the generals, Li Ji, Cheng Biting Jin, Niu Jinda and other generals have advised to take the initiative to attack, Li Shimin accepted the advice of the generals, and ordered Li Ji to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to attack Liaodong City, Niu Jinda led 100,000 soldiers and horses to detour through Liaodong City, and directly attacked Goguryeo reinforcements, Li Shimin took 100,000 by himself, and lived 30 miles outside Liaodong City.

As soon as the emperor gave an order, the entire Tang army camp moved.

The camp was filled with the neighing of war horses, the sharpening of the swords of the soldiers, and the hurried and chaotic footsteps of the heralds, shouting and scolding.

Li Su also followed the battalion to act, the tribes put away the tents one after another, and moved them to the carriage, Li Su's life was fine, and there were more daily necessities, and the troops put it away in an orderly manner, and then retreated with Li Shimin's Chinese soldiers and horses.

Riding on the horse, Li Su looked at Li Shimin's Luan driving who was marching in front of him without saying a word, frowning tightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

Xue Rengui is now Li Su's personal guard, and he quickly adapted to this role, riding calmly behind Li Su's shoulder, and slowly moving forward step by step.

Gao Suhui's foot injury had not healed, and she also divided a horse, following closely as Li Su's slave maid, and the three of them marched in a triangular pattern like this, followed by Fang Laowu, Zheng Xiaolou and other troops.

The march was silent for a long time, and Xue Rengui didn't seem to be very comfortable with this irrepressible silence, so he took the initiative to speak: "Grandpa, you seem to have something on your mind?" Could it be that the battle against Liaodong City ......"

Li Su came back to his senses, shook his head and smiled: "No, you think too much, there is no problem for my Wang Shi to take Liaodong City, this is nine out of ten, I am not worried about this matter." ”

"But the villain has been frowning when he sees his grandfather......," Xue Rengui said.

Li Su thought for a moment and said slowly: "Liaodong City Keke, what I'm worried about is the 100,000 reinforcements led by Gao Huizhen......"

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment and said, "Your Majesty ordered General Niu to attack Gao Huizhen's reinforcements, and Grandpa thinks General Niu is at fault?" ”

Li Su suddenly glanced at Gao Suhui on the right, his eyes flashed a little unpredictable, and then said slowly: "Put yourself in your shoes, if you are Gao Huizhen, when you know that the Tang Army's 100,000 elite soldiers and horses are coming head-on, what will you choose?" Will you not hesitate to meet it head-on? ”

Xue Rengui shook his head: "If the villain is the main general, he will not choose it like this, my Wang Shi has always galloped the world, invincible, can be described as invincible in the world, the Goryeo army should know the prestige of our army, the commander of a little general will not choose to fight hard, 100,000 soldiers and horses are not a decimal, which determines the national luck of Goguryeo, if the villain is Gao Huizhen, he will definitely choose to attack in a roundabout way, or set up an ambush, or surround the surprise army from afar, or rely on the high mountains and mountains to defend the danger, resist every step, and choose the opportunity to counterattack...... In short, facing the enemy head-on is the stupidest way to do it. ”

Li Su sighed and said: "Rengui is worthy of being a general, yes, I heard that Gaohui of the southern Goguryeo is really a good warlord in his country, his people are heroic and brave, brave and strategic, since childhood, I am familiar with the art of war in the Central Plains Hanshu, quite proficient in the way of using soldiers, and the unusual dull commander is comparable, His Majesty sent General Niu to meet it head-on, I am afraid that I have the idea of contempt, I am afraid that General Niu will suffer......

Li Su said while deliberately glancing at Gao Suhui on the side, when Gao Huizhen's name was mentioned, she found that Gao Suhui was still expressionless, and her eyes did not have a trace of ripples.

Could it be that this woman has nothing to do with Gao Huizhen? So, could it be related to the high longevity of the northern Sasa tree?

Xue Rengui on the side was anxious, and said: "Grandpa's worry is not unreasonable, while General Niu has not yet ordered troops to pull out the camp, why don't you hurry up and give advice to Your Majesty?" ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "Do you think Your Majesty can listen to me now?" ”

Xue Rengui froze for a moment, then let out a long sigh and fell silent with a sad expression.

Li Su rode on the horse, bumping up and down with the rhythm of the horse's stride, looking ahead with a worried expression.

When utilitarianism triumphs over reason, there may still be a possibility of success, but the defeat rate has also been greatly improved, and the cold-eyed onlookers know that Li Shimin is now dancing on the tip of the knife, and no one can say whether the outcome is victory or defeat, but because of his stubbornness, the 300,000 Tang army has fallen into an inexplicable crisis.

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Li Ji had already gathered his troops and horses to attack Liaodong City.

Since ancient times, most of the sieges have been storms, and the ancient cities were surrounded by brick walls in an irregular circle, and the only way to capture them was to storm them.

Of course, there are also some tricks, such as digging tunnels, surrendering, deceiving the city gate, fire attack, etc., there are many ways, but the success rate is very low, only the real use of siege vehicles and ladders to attack is the fastest and most effective.

Li Ji's method is also a strong attack, before leaving he issued a military order, 100,000 soldiers each carried a bag of soil, to Liaodong City, selected the east city wall as the main direction of attack, with the method of encircling three que, the soldiers will carry their own soil into the moat ditch in front of the city gate drawbridge, 100,000 soldiers each a bag of soil, soon cut off the moat of Liaodong City, after the soil is tamped, the east of Liaodong City has become a wide and flat mud ground, and finally Li Ji ordered to erect a ladder, set up a stone throwing car, first of all, ten rounds of arrow rain are thrown into the sky, Then the soldiers carried the ladder, and the claws at the front of the ladder were deeply embedded in the brick wall, and finally the soldiers brandished their knives and guns and began to climb the ladder to fight to the death with the enemy troops defending the city.

Since ancient times, the method of attacking the city is about the same, nothing surprising, Li Ji rarely makes mistakes with his troops, often known for his stability, and the same is true for the siege of the city, the battle of attacking Liaodong City was fought steadily from beginning to end, every step is justified, if the Tang Dynasty has a textbook, this siege can undoubtedly become a classic case of tacit observance of stereotypes in the textbook.

When Li Ji led the army to attack the city, in the camp of Li Shimin's Chinese army, Niu Jinda had been ordered to gather 100,000 soldiers and horses, and was waiting to leave the camp, bypassing the war-torn Liaodong City, climbing over the Niushou Mountain outside the Liaodong City, and facing the Goguryeo reinforcement Gao Huizhen's department.

The swords were unsheathed, the war horses neighed, and the brand-new soldiers wore up their battles and marched out of the camp in a majestic formation.

Niu Jinda's expression was indifferent and cold, riding on his horse and watching the soldiers stride past him with high spirits, a trace of imperceptible confusion flashed in his eyes.

From the beginning of the battle of crossing the Liao River to the current attack on the Goryeo reinforcements, this battle of annihilation can be described as smooth sailing, singing and advancing, but Niu Jinda faintly felt a little uneasy, where did this uneasiness come from, even he couldn't say clearly, but he couldn't convince himself to throw away this untimely sense of unease.

Half of the soldiers who left the camp had already left, and the 100,000 army was not a small number, and it would probably take a lot of time just to watch them walk out of the camp gate one by one.

A light sound of horses' hooves behind him disrupted his thoughts, and Niu Jinda turned around, only to see Li Su riding on a horse, looking at him quietly.

Niu Jinda finally showed a smile and beckoned to him.

"Zizheng is coming to see off the old man?"

Li Su said with a smile: "Yes, I just came from His Majesty's Chinese army camp, and the boy here wishes Uncle Niu a victorious victory and a triumphant return." ”

Niu Jinda laughed: "Accept your auspicious words, if you can really return victorious, your private collection of spirits will be shared with the old man, and it should be a celebration." ”

Li Su smiled, then looked up at the soldiers who were lining up in front of him, and looked at it, Li Su's face couldn't help but become worried.

Niu Jinda has lived for most of his life, and he knows how to observe words and feelings, and when he saw that Li Su's expression was wrong, he couldn't help asking: "I'm afraid Zizheng is not just here to send the old man, right?" The old man is your crown bearer, and he deserves to be half of your father, so if you have anything to say, just say it. ”

Li Su thought for a while and said, "The kid came here to send Uncle Niu on purpose, and I want to remind you of ......."

Niu Jinda nodded: "Your words, the old man never dares to underestimate them, you say it, the old man listens." ”

Li Su's heart warmed, in the end, it was his own family, compared to the conceited and arrogant emperor, Niu Jinda's attitude was undoubtedly much better.

"Uncle Niu, you are always an expert in marching and fighting, the kid doesn't dare to get an axe, the kid just wants to tell you, don't underestimate Gao Huizhen."

Niu Jinda raised his eyebrows: "How do you say this?" ”

Li Su pondered for a moment and said: "In the Goguryeo Kingdom, there are really powerful people in addition to Quangai Suwen, there are three others, one is Yang Wanchun, who supports the army in Anshi City, the second is Gao Yanshou in the north, and the third is Gao Huizhen in the south that Uncle Niu is about to face. ”

Niu Jinda nodded and said: "The old man has gone through a hundred battles in his life, and he has never despised any enemy, but the virtuous nephew solemnly reminds the old man that the old man will definitely pay more attention to this person, rest assured, although Gao Huizhen is a famous general in Goryeo, the old man is not a vegetarian, and the old man is eighty percent sure that Gao Huizhen's 100,000 reinforcements will be annihilated in this battle." ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "The kid actually doesn't approve of Uncle Niu's annihilation of Gao Huizhen's department, because he has to do it." The word 'annihilation' is not easy, often have to pay a great price, and the kid thinks that this time against Gao Huizhen, he may not necessarily confront Uncle Niu's department head-on, but choose to surprise troops, set up ambushes, flooding, fire attacks, and even attack the camp in the middle of the night, etc., I just hope that Uncle Niu must not fall for his plan, the army must be cautious in advancing and retreating, if in danger, do not venture, if you encounter a dense forest, burn the mountain, in short, do not seek urgent success, only seek stability. ”

Niu Jinda looked at him deeply: "The old man found that since the Eastern Crusade, you seem to be very pessimistic, why?" Do you think the Crusade will be lost? ”

Li Su lowered his head and said: "You are a veteran of a hundred battles, in your opinion, Your Majesty's current arrangement of the war is appropriate?" ”

A trace of confusion flashed in Niu Jinda's eyes, and then he quickly returned to normal, and said with a straight face: "No matter what you think in your heart, remember not to say these words to anyone, otherwise you will be killed, understand?" ”

In the end, Niu Jinda was already full of voice.

Li Su nodded: "The boy is Uncle Niu is his own relative, so he said these words in his heart, I will never say it in front of others, Uncle Niu rest assured." ”

Niu Jinda patted him on the shoulder and said, "The big war is coming, put away your nonsense, fight this battle with your heart, and when the old man returns, I will definitely talk to you." ”

Li Su rode on horseback and bowed slightly: "The kid sends Uncle Niu away, Datang Wansheng!" ”

Niu Jinda looked at him, smiled slightly, raised his right hand into a fist, and waved it vigorously towards the sky: "Datang Wansheng!" ”

After bidding farewell to Niu Jinda, Li Su returned to the Chinese military camp and sat alone in the barracks in a daze.

I want to say a lot of things to Li Shimin, and I even want to rush into Li Shimin's handsome tent, grab his shirt and slap him a few times, and yell loudly to tell him to be sober, do you know that you have 300,000 lives tied to you, bastard......

But Li Su didn't dare.

He doesn't have the courage of Wei Zheng, and he has no interest in being a great person like "I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood", greedy for money, afraid of death, cowardly, and a little sense of justice that is out of place, these constitute all of Li Su's personality.

Under the city of Liaodong, the progress of Li Ji's siege of the city was not very smooth, Zhao Huigong, the defender of Liaodong City, seemed to have the will to die with the city, the defenders resisted very fiercely, the fighting on the head of the city was all a posture of exchanging life for life, three days passed, Liaodong City was still in the hands of Goguryeo, Li Ji exhausted the conventional siege methods, and still did not capture the city.

Li Ji, who is known for his steady use of troops, finally changed a little after three days of siege.

On the other side, according to the scout's report, Niu Jinda's 100,000 soldiers have been engaged with Gao Huizhen's department in the plain on the east side of Niushou Mountain, the battle between the two sides is tentative, it can be said that the touch is retreating, Niu Jinda may have listened to Li Su's advice, and played twelve points of caution with Gao Huizhen's department, and commanded the battle very cautiously, and easily refused to advance, during which Gao Huizhen's department sent light cavalry to provoke and harass several times, Niu Jinda saw that the other party seemed to be luring the enemy into a deep plan, so he ordered to ignore it, let the other party provoke, and only camped at the foot of Niushou Mountain, He also divided 40,000 soldiers and horses to make a detour on the left and right flanks, tentatively attacking and harassing the enemy camp in Goryeo.

The two sides have come and gone, and they have not used their real strength, but the intrigue in the secret is happening in their respective camps all the time.

Time passed quietly in the attack and defense of both sides and their respective temptations, and the last day of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan passed.

On the first day of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin sent a messenger to the camp of Niu Jinda, urging Niu Jinda to take the initiative to attack Gao Huizhen, and be sure to annihilate all the 100,000 reinforcements of Gao Huizhen's department in Niushou Mountain before Liaodong City was breached.

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