Chapter 27: Destiny
The battle was imminent, but it did not break out immediately. β’ with * dream β’ small *.lΔ
In fact, Ming Lindafu looked at the mess in front of him, including the few 'bull cavalry' on the ground who were still a little moving, and actually waved his hand, and chose the whole army to temporarily retreat to a mere two miles and began to set up camp!
"The distance of two miles of road is Lizhai?!"
"As soon as you go out, you can attack directly?!"
"That's a real determination to push us down!"
"There is a demonstration intention, but it is also limited by the terrain, after all, this is a mountain pass!"
"Isn't it time to send troops?"
"The cavalry on the opposite side didn't move at all, just watched from the flanks...... As many people go out have to be wrapped! β
"Their bantams can be in the middle of the mountains, we can't!"
"Do you want to sit back and watch the other party set up camp so close?!"
"They just recognized that we didn't dare to go out!"
"A bunch of chickens and dogs!" In the midst of the controversy, Gongsun Xun, who had been staring ahead for a long time, suddenly spoke, and then sneered.
Everyone was stunned...... Most people don't know how to answer this for a while!
"That's what your lord said!" After stopping for a long time, Mo Hu didn't want to be cheeky, and took the lead in echoing. "A group of local chickens and dogs, vulnerable!"
However, Mo Huyun's rare echoing words did not attract good feedback from Gongsun Xun, who even glared at him coldly:
"Then Mo Hutou, tell me how the enemy is a chicken, a dog?"
Mo Hu was silent and didn't dare to speak.
"Let me ask you, why did the enemy kill people in front of the battle, and he killed such a big nobleman in the country?" Gongsun Xun pointed to the messy flesh and blood in front of the camp gate with one hand, and shouted with a knife in the other.
Because of Mo Hu's experience, everyone didn't dare to answer for a while.
"Uncle Zi, what did we bring him up just now?" Gongsun Xunfu pointed to Miru who was kneeling there again, just staring blankly at the camp gate in a daze.
"Kill the sacrificial flag...... Lou Gui whispered.
"Why did you kill the Flag?" Gongsun Xun asked awe-inspiringly, and then asked and answered himself. "Because the enemy army is in a strong position and there are many of them, and we are worried about low morale, we have to use this to boost morale!"
Lou Zibo's eyes lit up: "What does Shaojun mean...... The enemy is also not confident enough to make such a big move? β
"Or else?" Gongsun Xun asked abruptly. "Such a pretended fuss, just to shirk responsibility? The patriarch of one of the five tribes in the country, he will kill him when he says it, what do the other people in that department think? Will the nobles of other ministries die and the fox be sad and sad? Isn't he old and dying? Isn't it all about coming to the point where you can take such a risky strategy in order to ensure the stability of Goguryeo for 20 years after you? Or to put it another way, if he is really confident that he can use the absolute strength in his hand to fight and sit down, then why do he do such a move that is destined to cause endless trouble? β
"Because he came here, and after seeing us in full battle, he was not sure that he would fight at all!" Seeing that everyone was speechless and listening carefully, Gongsun Xun sneered and took the initiative to explain it himself. "And now he's back and encamped...... Didn't he know in his heart that the tens of thousands of troops under his command were not of sufficient quality, and they couldn't fight immediately after coming from a long distance?! β
The expressions of many officers on the stage gradually relaxed...... Although they understand that Gongsun Xun is still motivating morale after all, they can't deny the truth in the other party's words, and motivating morale itself lies in convincing everyone.
"As for why it is only more than two miles away." Gongsun Xun continued to point ahead and preach awe-inspiringly. "Of course, there is the meaning of persecuting us by taking advantage of the terrain, and there is also the meaning of making it convenient to attack...... But have you ever thought about it, the other party's design is actually worried that once things are not harmonious, it will be convenient for the army to retreat and escape?! β
Everyone was puzzled for a while, but they were soon directly pointed through by Gongsun Xun.
"The strength of the enemy's army lies in quantity, and the strength of our army lies in quality, especially since our army has a large number of cavalry, which has always been good at field warfare. Although the front is still in the mountains, the passage is gradually opening up, and it can already be pursued by cavalry...... In other words, if the other side once it is unfavorable to attack our camp and retreat, and our cavalry follows and pursues, then the Goguryeo people will inevitably collapse the whole army, and there is no second thought! But now that they have placed their camp so close, how can our cavalry calmly line up between the two battalions? β
Everyone suddenly realized...... The other party's move did hinder the cavalry formation. At a distance of more than two miles, if the cavalry poured out of the camp gate and then formed in front of the camp, I am afraid that they would encounter a direct blow from the opponent's camp, so that the cavalry could not form a formation at all.
"Ming Lin Dafu is actually timid before fighting!" Thinking of this, Gongsun Fan couldn't help but shout. "I even thought about running away."
"That's exactly what it means!" Gongsun Xun sneered more and more. "Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you again...... Why did the war come to this point? Why did the Goguryeo people not hesitate to use the original as bait to commit this risky thing? The dumb and dumb is for meritorious service, in order to become the successor of Ming Lin Dafu, so why should Ming Lin Dafu, a bad old man who is about to die, agree to this matter? β
As soon as these words came out, even the dull-eyed Miru also turned his head slightly.
"Please teach me." Lou Gui took a half step forward and asked seriously.
"It's very simple, because the domestic situation in Goguryeo is already very unbearable." Gongsun Xun held his saber and looked proudly at the subordinate officers under his subordinates, who were either thoughtful or confused. "On that day, when Ming Lin Dafu abolished the establishment, the royal family was almost killed by him, and although the rafter of his own clan was superior to the other four, he could not completely subdue the other four by himself...... In other words, the political balance of the six ethnic groups in the nearly 200 years since the founding of Goguryeo was completely destroyed by him. These things, when he is alive, he can still rely on his prestige to cover up, but he himself knows that once he dies, Goguryeo will have civil strife! It is precisely because of this that he agrees with the dumb and worrisome opinion and tries to complete the internal handover with a big victory! Unexpectedly, it was easily destroyed by us! β
This kind of high-end political analysis is almost unimaginable for everyone in front of us...... They are just the children of the clan, high-ranking officers, and the head of a department, Gongsun Xun doesn't say it, how could they think of such a joint? But once I said it, I felt a little sudden.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Gongsun Xun looked around. "Don't you know what is going on now? Goguryeo's national fortunes have declined, but my generation came here by chance, and I still took the initiative...... Isn't this the Mandate of Heaven?! God has given him his life, and if he misses the opportunity and delays it, he will be punished by God! β
Everyone changed color in unison.
"Listen to me!" Gongsun Xun suddenly pulled out his long and highly recognizable broken blade. "Gongsun Yue, Gongsun Fan!"
"Whoa!" The two hurriedly bowed.
"The left and right battalions must also face the Goguryeo army, you two are my dear brothers, you should set an example!" Gongsun Xun commanded expressionlessly. "Yesterday, during the military meeting, it was said that Gongsun Yue went to the left camp, and Gongsun Fan went to the right camp...... Now, I have one more word to you, that is, unless our army makes a big counterattack, you two will never be allowed to leave the camp one step further, and once you leave the camp without permission, I will definitely hang the heads of the two of you here to set an example! Never break your word! β
"Do as my brother commands!" The two didn't dare to say more, and immediately bowed down again and agreed.
"Mo Huqi!"
"In!"
"You and Mohu go to Zuoying with Gongsun Yue!"
"Yes!"
"Duan Ri Yu Ming!"
"In!"
"You and your Duan Department go to the right camp with Gongsun Fan!"
"Xu Rong!"
"In"
"You are most familiar with the Goguryeo people, and I will hand over all the frontal defense lines in front of the camp to you!"
"Whoa!"
"Collapse, you are Xu Rong's deputy...... Now the assault cavalry is useless for the time being, and you will break the detachment, organize it into the Han army, and take turns to fight. β
"Yes!"
"Shuzhi!"
"The subordinates are here."
"Let Jian Juju and his Buyeo people temporarily help you, deal with logistics, and be sure to ensure the front-line military supplies!"
"Obey the orders of the Commander."
"Take this flag down," Gongsun Xun said, pointing to the white horse flag above his head. "Here I want to give up to Xu Sima and the head of the collapsed head, I will move the banner of this formation to the high platform of the camp behind...... Same as Gongsun Fan and Gongsun Yue, unless I counterattack, I will never leave the Chinese army camp by half a step! Uncle Zi assists me, dispatching and supporting everywhere! β
"Whoa!"
"In the end, Han Dang rode for my lord, and led my headquarters to patrol the battalions with the overseers, and if there was anyone who did not give his order, he would retreat without permission...... Kill now! The Han army implicated the family, and the Hu cavalry implicated the tribe! But if I win, I will not take any profit from this battle, and I will return to the bottom! You can tell this to every sergeant, and my grandson Xun will never break his word! "As for this, Gongsun Xunfu slashed his hand with a knife and wiped his face with blood." Taiyi is above, the destiny of this battle is mine, let's act separately! β
All the generals were shocked, but they couldn't help but shake, and then they also drew their knives and cut their palms, and covered their faces with blood, pointing to the sky to prove their hearts, even Wang Xiu was the same.
"What to do with this person?" Everyone was about to disperse, but Lou Zibo couldn't help frowning and pointed at the sluggish Miru.
"Let's put it in the Chinese army," Gongsun Xun glanced at the other party, but he didn't bother to say much. "Maybe it's gone, but maybe it's still useful!"
With that, Gongsun Xun ignored the blood dripping from his palm, and directly held a knife and walked down from the temporary wooden platform at the front of the camp, and walked proudly to the higher permanent platform fortifications behind.
There was nothing to say all night, and on the morning of the second day, the two armies had a full meal, but they finally officially took over!
"I'm afraid these two days are the hardest." Lou Gyu stood on the high platform, probably because he was farther and higher, but he felt that the Goguryeo soldiers in his eyes were really pouring up like ants, and he couldn't help but change color. "Goguryeo is the most popular, and there are too many of them!"
"It's not that exaggerated." Gongsun Xun looked at the situation in front of him expressionlessly. "Although there are many Goguryeo people, they are not in order, unlike our army, which relies on the camp to be in good order, and the size of the engagement area in front of the battle is determined by us, it is impossible for them to invest too many troops at one time...... Besides, although the morale of the other party is very high, it lacks sufficient siege means! β
Lou Gui looked at the place where the battle had already been engaged, but nodded slowly.
In fact, the Goguryeo people, who were originally only preparing for an ambush and a field battle, really lacked preparations for the siege!
Here, the Han army first had a permanent camp wall built by the Goguryeo themselves...... After more than ten years of construction, it has basically been bricked and stoned. Then, in the past few days, the Han army itself relied on the camp wall to build a large number of wooden fortifications on it, although very rudimentary, but enough to make the archers condescending. In addition, the Han army built two wooden fences in front of the camp wall, and then piled up the barricades and dug tunnels, thus forming an effective forward protection for the camp wall.
Even in the camp wall at this time, Wang Xiu and Jian Juju continued to make fences under the cover of the camp wall, preparing to transport them to the front for repair.
So, when countless Goguryeo people shouted and flocked to the drums under the supervision of the cavalry behind them, they were really helpless in front of the fence!
These people rushed to the fence, first had to slide into the tunnel, and then climbed up but the spear stretched out from behind the fence, calmly knocking them down, not to mention the high wall behind them kept raining arrows, shooting directly.
From morning to noon, they finally braved huge casualties to fill the trench in front of the fence with earth, stones and corpses, only to find that the only siege equipment they had prepared, that is, the extremely rudimentary ladder, was useless on the fence!
First, there was no foothold on the fence, so it was difficult to climb up, and then I had to jump off the two-person high fence...... Jumping down and facing the tightly formed Han army, what could they do?
Second, after setting up the ladder, when climbing from the ladder, it is impossible to raise the shield to provide effective protection for yourself, and this kind of climbing is almost a target for the Han archers on the camp wall above!
The sound of drums, the sound of killing, the wails of the wounded soldiers of Goguryeo, the cheers of the Han army, the moving banners, the moving army...... Everything fills everyone's senses.
However, Gongsun Xun sat cross-legged under his white horse flag, but he didn't bother to look at those Goguryeo soldiers whose deaths were extremely ridiculous, but instead stared at the little old man under the border golden frog banner opposite...... He knew very well in his heart that if Ming Lin Dafu was really a high-level general, then the Goguryeo soldiers sent up so far should actually be low-level victims who served as pathfinders!
The army is fighting, and the commanders are each performing their duties.
Don't say it's these low-level soldiers, it's the entire army, and sometimes it's just a natural expendable...... Gongsun Xun had already learned this as early as at the foot of Danhan Mountain.
And sure enough, with the sound of the gong beside Myeong-rim-daff, the Goguryeo people finally retreated.
However, only half an hour later, the Goguryeo people made a comeback, and this time it was a mix of riding and footing!
"Cavalry siege?!"
In the Han army, I don't know how many people are laughing...... Even Gongsun Xun was the same for a while.
However, after only a few breaths, the condescending Gongsun Xun suddenly changed color...... Because he clearly noticed that there were no wooden ladders in the infantry of the enemy troops rushing in front of him, and these infantry with shields rushed to the front and back of the wooden fence, and actually threw out knotted hemp ropes! On the other side of the rope was the mount of the cavalry.
"Don't shoot people!" Xu Rong on the front line reacted correctly at the first time. "Cattle! All against me, the mules and horses! β
But as soon as the order was delivered, a fence was dragged down by mules and horses and Goguryeo soldiers.
Na Ming Lin Dafu was really not a vain person, and he almost immediately found an effective means of targeting the Han army's fence...... The wooden fence is good if you can't climb it, so you can knock it down.
The Han army immediately fell into passivity.
βββββI'm a passive dividing lineβββββ
"Taizu fought against Goguryeo in Zaoyuan, the enemy army was 50,000, the Han army was 8,000, and everyone changed color"
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