"Dangerous", this is Xue Rengui's evaluation of this Eastern Crusade.

Li Su couldn't help but sink in his heart when he heard this, Xue Rengui's opinion was completely consistent with his own, when the army had not yet set off, Li Su faintly felt that this battle was unpredictable, until after crossing the Liao River, Li Shimin still did not have any idea of dividing his troops to attack, and Li Su felt more and more that this battle was inexplicably dangerous.

Unexpectedly, as an ordinary government soldier, Xue Rengui also had such a sober and calm understanding, the top man is really the top man, no matter what kind of trough he is in, he can't block his radiance.

Li Su hooked the corners of his mouth with interest and said with a smile: "Talk about it carefully." ”

Xue Rengui glanced at him cautiously, then shook his head. Looking at his expression, he seems to have some scruples, after all, the Tang Dynasty army is obviously fighting smoothly, but he said that the Eastern Crusade is dangerous, if the words reach the ears of others, it will be punished for the crime of shaking the heart of the army, and the punishment in the army is particularly severe, "shaking the heart of the army" is a big crime of killing the head.

Li Su said dissatisfiedly: "You don't believe me? Afraid that I will betray you? ”

Xue Rengui's lips twitched a few times, and he lowered his head and didn't dare to answer, but his demeanor said everything, he really couldn't believe Li Su.

Of course, this is reasonable, even if Li Su takes Xue Rengui under his command, but after all, the two have only known each other for less than two hours, and in just two hours, Xue Rengui will trust others so quickly unless he is a fool.

Li Su was unhappy: "I'm a dignified county official, so I need to spend my heart to frame you as a little pawn?" Besides, you still ate 20 pounds of my meat......

Xue Rengui's face suddenly showed a look of shame, and he didn't know if it was because he felt that he was a villain's heart and a gentleman's belly, or because he had eaten twenty catties of meat and his mouth was soft......

"Well, grandpa forgives the sin, it's the villain who is too careful......" Xue Rengui paused and said, "...... The villain is just a nobody, and he has no support in the army, and some words are really rebellious. ”

Li Su frowned and said: "It's not that serious, Your Majesty is not a dumb king, as long as your words are reasonable, no matter how ugly it is, no one will punish you, when Wei Zheng was in front of His Majesty, he pointed at him and scolded him three times in a row'faint monarch', Your Majesty Long Yan was furious but didn't move Wei Zheng's cold hair after all, you and I are fortunate to be born in the Ming Dynasty, so you don't need to worry too much." ”

Xue Rengui nodded and said, "That is the case, the villain will be blunt...... The battle of the Eastern Crusade, in the eyes of the villain, is like a chestnut in the fire, extremely adventurous, the Manchu monarchs and ministers see the Goryeo people as too simple, maybe they have been immersed in the invincible dream of the king in the world over the years, even Xue Yantuo also taught His Majesty to extinguish, where is Goryeo a strong enemy? ”

"But the villain has read a lot of books and minutes about the war between the previous dynasty and Goguryeo over the years, and found that the Goryeo people are brave and good at fighting, almost no less than my Tang Dynasty soldiers, Goguryeo itself is established on the peninsula, in addition to Goguryeo, there are still Baekje Silla two countries, the three kingdoms have been fighting for many years, and there is also a Japanese country across the sea to stir up right and wrong, not to mention that there is also our Central Plains country eyeing it, often sword and soldier to see each other, it can be said that Goguryeo has been living in the cracks of the enemy on all sides for hundreds of years, The country has countless internal friction due to conquest, and the people of the country are all strong soldiers of the whole country, which can be said to be all soldiers, and the soldiers who have been fighting abroad for many years, and the soldiers who can survive these large and small battles can be seen how their battlefield experience and combat reactions are one in a hundred, and the object of our Datang battle this time is such a group of veterans of a hundred battles......"

Li Su couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.

Although he was pessimistic about the Eastern Crusade, it was only a conclusion drawn from the overall strategic layout and the comparison between the military and political affairs of the two countries, and Xue Rengui's point of view undoubtedly made it detailed, he looked at the war from the perspective of an ordinary soldier, and compared the strength and weakness of the soldiers on both sides with the most simple and straightforward point of view.

Yes, the Tang Dynasty may be the division of a hundred victories, but the Goryeo soldiers are not a division of a hundred battles? After hundreds of years of struggling to survive in the cracks of this war, how brave and fierce will these surviving Goryeo soldiers be on the battlefield?

Xue Rengui's expression was gloomy, and he sighed in a low voice: "From the beginning of the expedition, the villain found that the atmosphere in the army was not very different, from the small to the fire chief, to the son of heaven, it seems that they are all arrogant about this eastern crusade, as if the whole territory of Goguryeo has fallen into the middle of the army, just waiting to be captured, the battle of crossing the Liao River a few days ago is the first engagement with the Goryeo army, after this victory, the contempt of the generals and soldiers of the army for the Goryeo army is more and more uncontrollable, and the whole army regards Goryeo as a chicken and a dog, and it seems that it can be succeeded with one blow......"

With a little anger and helplessness in his expression, Xue Rengui sneered: "As everyone knows, the battle of crossing the river is because our army oppresses people with power, to put it bluntly, what we fight for is human life, and the narrow river, the congestion of soldiers and fighting is also one of the reasons for the victory of this battle, Rao is so, a battle of crossing the river will cause our army to suffer five or six thousand casualties, victory or victory, but it is only a tragic victory, what reason do we have to be complacent and empty-eyed?" This sentiment of contempt for the enemy is very fatal! ”

Li Su's face became more and more solemn, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "What you said is reasonable, continue to speak, and I will listen to every word and every sentence." ”

Xue Rengui seemed to be gradually speaking, so he did not shirk, and continued: "Let's talk about today's strategy, Your Majesty is the commander of the three armies, this time the soldiers of the country, all of them have completed their efforts in one battle, and more than ten of the founding generals who participated in the Eastern Expedition are rare handsome talents, Your Majesty led the division of 300,000, both the troops and the generals are the most since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, in the case of such an advantage, after our army crossed the river, it should be divided into troops, so that several veteran generals each led a division, respectively, from the north, west, and south at the same time, First, we can harvest more results and control the time of the battle in the shortest, second, we can save grain and grass, adapt to the weather, overcome the geographical advantages and people, third, we can share risks and respond to each other, and fourth, we can divert soldiers and soldiers, so as to avoid poor transmission of orders and delays in the ...... of fighters due to the large number of people."

“…… There are too many advantages of dividing the army, and there may be disadvantages in it, but in general, the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages, the villain really can't figure it out, such obvious benefits are in front of him, why does Your Majesty want to hold the 300,000 army in his hands, not a single soldier or a pawn wants to divide it, these 300,000 soldiers gathered together, it seems that there are many people, majestic, but they are all smooth battles, once they encounter a crisis, or accidentally fall into the trap of the enemy, it is the end of the whole army, 300,000 people! If you are ambushed, you don't need the enemy to come forward to chase and kill, once the whole army is defeated, just our robes trample on each other, the number of dead people is an unimaginable number, now we have hit Liaodong City, 300,000 people besiege Liaodong City without attacking, maybe Your Majesty is attracting enemy reinforcements to come, and then encircle and annihilate it in one fell swoop, but the fighter plane is changing rapidly, and the army is stagnant in the enemy's territory, which is a very dangerous thing in itself, Your Majesty he ......"

The more Xue Rengui spoke, the more excited he became, and in the end, his eyes were even red, and he was full of grief and indignation.

Li Su was also a little excited, Xue Rengui is not like Li Su who has lived two lifetimes, many things have been predictable, he really relied on his own ability to deduce the current situation, I have to say, a famous general is a famous general, and no one can stop him from shining in history.

Looking at Xue Rengui's sad and indignant face, Li Su patted him and sighed: "I won't tell you, about the strategy of dividing the troops, I gave advice to Your Majesty as early as when I was stationed in Jizhou City, but unfortunately, Your Majesty did not accept it......"

Xue Rengui was taken aback and looked at him in amazement: "Grandpa also expected that our army was in danger?" And it was expected before the two armies fought? ”

Li Su sighed: "To be precise, I felt bad when I was in Chang'an, and I have advised him several times in front of His Majesty, and I even felt that the battle of the Eastern Expedition was rushed and the army was raised, and there should not have been such a battle...... After the battle of crossing the river, the uneasiness in my heart became more and more intense, so in the past few days the army besieged Liaodong City, but I was unable to sit still, this battle is dangerous, I have the same idea as you, only by dividing the troops and attacking can we be invincible, and the worst result should be a miserable victory and a draw, so when I was in Jizhou City, I told Your Majesty that I had it, but Your Majesty did not accept it......"

Xue Rengui was anxious: "Why doesn't Your Majesty accept it?" ”

Li Su looked at him and said calmly: "You don't have to know the reason, if you continue to talk about it, it will be a heart-wrenching theory, I can't say it." ”

Xue Rengui was stunned for a moment, and then nodded slowly: "Villain...... Seems to understand. ”

Li Su sighed gloomily and said, "Tacitly, I hope that His Majesty can change his mind after capturing Liaodong City, and it is still too late, otherwise the end will be unpredictable......"

Xue Rengui was silent for a long time, and suddenly bowed to Li Su: "Grandpa Li is worthy of being the hero of the country, and there is no vanity under the fame, the villain originally thought that I was the only one who thought of the strategy of dividing the army, but I never thought that Grandpa Li thought of it as early as Jizhou, the enemy was expected to be the first, the decisive victory was later, and the villain was not as good as it, until this moment the villain knew that he could enter the command of the grandfather, and the villain was very lucky." ”

Li Su looked at him deeply: "Xue Rengui, let you be my personal guard because I heard your words about dividing troops outside the barracks, and it can coincide with my thoughts, you must not be simple, so I transferred you to be my personal guard, but this personal guard is only temporary, it won't be long before you will gradually show your grandeur in this army, and those who have the ability will come out sooner or later, I firmly believe it." ”

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300,000 troops besieged Liaodong City, three days later in the middle of the night, Liaodong guard Zhao Huigong sent a thousand men and horses out of the city at night, night attack on the Tang Army's forward camp, but was ambushed by the front army scouts found it, after the fireworks warning, the Tang Army camp was on alert, out of the city night attack of 1,000 Goryeo soldiers and horses have lost their fighters, and returned in vain.

Another night, Li Shimin sent 2,000 soldiers with ropes to climb the wall at night, trying to attack the city at night, but they were also discovered by the Goryeo army......

During the 10 days of the siege of the city, there have been more than a dozen similar sneak attacks, counter-sneak attacks, and skirmishes that hurt each other, and there has been no progress in the posture of the enemy and the enemy.

On the twenty-fourth day of the twelfth month of the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, it snowed heavily in Liaodong, and the army still besieged the city.

The former army scouts reported that reinforcements had arrived in Goguryeo, and they came straight to Liaodong City, with about 100,000 reinforcements.

The Great War is about to begin....