Chapter 431: Victory in the First Battle

At sunset, an army of three thousand cavalry rushed from the north.

When he reached an open field, the leading general jerked the reins and stopped.

After glancing around, the general said in a deep voice, "Okay, I'll spend the night here tonight!" ”

When the adjutant general next to him heard this, he couldn't help but say: "General, let the starry night rush to Pyongyang City and entangle those Tang troops first, if I wait here for the night, I'm afraid those Tang troops will slip away!" ”

The general shook his head and smiled: "The fact that these Tang troops dared to raid Pyongyang City shows that their combat effectiveness is very good. If they want to stick to Pyongyang, it doesn't matter if we arrive late. If they wanted to leave, they would have left long ago, and they would have waited for us to arrive. If our luck is too bad and we run into these Tang troops when we arrive in Pyongyang, do you think we can hold them back with 3,000 men? ”

When the adjutant general heard this, he immediately showed admiration: "The general is far-sighted, and he can't do it yet!" ”

When the Goryeo general heard this, his face was proud.

It's also a great place to camp, with a post road on one side and a babbling stream on the other. The terrain is open and the view is wide.

After setting up camp, the soldiers buried their pots and began to rest. As the scissors passed, the fatigue of these days gradually disappeared.

What they didn't know, however, was that on top of a large tree nearly 100 feet from the camp, a scout was drawing the layout of the camp on a gray cotton cloth with a blackened branch.

When the scout finished drawing the layout of the camp, he threw away the blackened branch in his hand, put the cotton cloth into his arms, and got down from the tree in three times and two times, glanced at the military camp not far away with a sneer, and moved his body and ran quickly. Moments later, it disappeared into the woods.

This scout was one of the 5,000 cavalry led by Zhang Yunwen. They left the city of Pyongyang and prepared to go north to meet the army of Nayongai Suvin. Of course, the so-called confrontation is actually the tactics that the Scout is best at, such as harassment and ambush. It had not gone far when a scout came to report that a cavalry was coming in front of him. Zhang Yunwen and the others glanced at each other, smiled at each other, and decided to knock down the three thousand cavalry.

"You're saying the other side is three thousand cavalry?" Zhang Yunwen rubbed the stubble on his chin, looked at the scout in front of him and said.

This scout was the one who had drawn the layout of the camp on a tree.

"Exactly! Look, my lord, here's the layout of their camp! ”

Zhang Yunwen took the cotton cloth in the scout's hand, looked at it twice, and laughed softly: "This Korean people's camp is too lax, you see, this stable is actually next to the stream, and I am not afraid of those military horses pulling some and urine in the stream." When the time comes, the Koreans can only go upstream to get water, and they are not afraid of trouble! ”

"And here!" A hand suddenly stretched out from behind Zhang Yunwen's back, and his finger pointed at the layout map, "Look at these barracks, they are obviously divided into three major parts, and they are each lifted, obviously not one!" ”

Zhang Yunwen seemed to have known that there was someone behind him, so when that hand was stretched out, he was not too surprised. When the man had finished speaking, he asked, "Oh, can you not stand behind me, if you have anything to say in front of me?" ”

Cheng Wuting withdrew his hand and walked to Zhang Yunwen's side: "Hehe, my lord, these three thousand cavalry are obviously not together, if it is ......"

Zhang Yunwen chuckled lightly and said, "If we send someone to mix in it, we think that it will not be exposed." In the middle of the night, the army will steal the camp and attack from inside and outside, and the three thousand cavalry will be wiped out in one fell swoop! ”

Cheng Wuting suddenly showed admiration on his face, clasped his fists and said: "The words of the adults are exactly what the last general wants to say!" ”

The weather is still very hot this July. The sun has set, but there is still a hint of heat in the air. Sweating like pulp, the Goryeo soldiers took off their armor and went to the lower reaches of the stream in their single clothes, ready to cool off in the water.

There were about thirteen or fourteen Goryeo soldiers who came to the downstream to take a shower, and it was estimated that it was a small team.

Although it is close to the post road, how many people walk on this post road in this chaotic season? Besides, these soldiers are all men, are they still afraid that they will not be looked down upon?

Therefore, the soldiers stripped themselves by the brook, and plunged into the stream, enjoying the coolness of the water.

At the same time, by the creek, which was more than 20 zhang away from them, more than a dozen scout soldiers with reed pipes rushed down the creek under the cover of the reeds.

After sinking into the stream, a rod of reed pipes quietly emerged from the water, and after squirting out a little water, it began to move slowly, moving in the direction of those Goryeo soldiers.

The Korean soldiers were soaking in the water, talking from time to time and letting out a chuckle.

Suddenly, one of the scouts felt the water flow around him, as if his feet had touched something. Just as he was about to stretch out his hand to check, suddenly, a strong hand stretched out from his hand and slammed it on the head of the Goryeo soldier. The tremendous force directly pressed the Goryeo pawn into the water. As the Goryeo soldier sank, a figure leaped out of the water.

The Goryeo soldier who was pressed into the water struggled in vain, but he couldn't break free from those arms, and finally, the air in his lungs became less and less, and he felt suffocated.

Such a situation occurred at the same time around almost every Korean soldier. After a short time, these Korean soldiers lost their breath.

In this way, all the Korean soldiers who went to the upper and lower streams to take a bath were unknowingly solved by the scouts.

Putting on the clothes left by these Goryeo soldiers and shaking the military thorns in their hands, the scouts walked calmly towards the Goryeo camp.

Because this 3,000-strong Goryeo cavalry was composed of three different parts, half of them were Yuangai Suwen's henchmen, and there were also the soldiers and horses of Pyongyang City who had been dispersed, and they were not familiar with each other. Therefore, when the scouts came to the Goryeo military camp, there were no major problems.

After the scouts from western Zhejiang came to the Goryeo military camp, in order not to be discovered by others, they found a few remote barracks, and after entering, they took advantage of the other party's relaxation to subdue all the Goryeo soldiers, trapped them together, and stuffed a ball of hemp cloth in their mouths to prevent them from making a sound.

And so, he stayed in the tent until the night.

At night, a burst of birdsong was heard outside the Goryeo camp. This puzzled the Goryeo soldiers who were in charge of the vigil. At this moment, I saw a soldier wearing a Goryeo military uniform walking over.

The night watchman was startled, and the spear in his hand was horizontal: "Who are you?" What are you doing so late? ”

But before the soldier could finish his sentence, a sharp dagger slit his throat.

In the darkness, another scout dressed in a Goryeo military uniform appeared.

At this moment, I saw a sudden fire in the barracks, and more than a dozen camp tents were set on fire. In the light of the fire, I saw that the soldiers who were supposed to patrol the camp were already lying in a pool of blood.

The two scouts tacitly opened the door of the barracks. The cavalry of the Tang Army, who were waiting outside the camp, rushed in. The shouts of killing suddenly resounded throughout the Goryeo military camp. The unsuspecting Goryeo cavalry faced the offensive of the Tang army and had no power to fight back. Some of the Goryeo soldiers were shirtless, and they had just opened the curtain to see what was happening, but they were confronted by a sharp lance.

After more than an hour of fighting, the 5,000 cavalry of the Tang Army completely wiped out this cavalry and obtained 1,000 war horses. And they didn't lose a single person.

Of course, it was dark, and nearly five hundred people escaped.

Victory in the first battle.

In the face of such a result, Zhang Yunwen was also very happy in his heart, beware of thinking that this Yuan Gai Suwen's army was coming, and he couldn't relax at all now! At that moment, he found a few generals under the tent, told them in the tent for an afternoon, and taught them a set of 16-character tactics, namely: the enemy advances and I retreat, the enemy retreats and I chase, the enemy is stationed and I disturb, and the enemy is tired and I fight.

After hearing these sixteen words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.

Zhang Yunwen stood up and said loudly: "This kind of tactics is called guerrilla warfare. The shape of the guerrilla army, at first glance, avoids the real and attacks the false, sees the victory and scratches the prosperity, the knot tends to the ground, and breaks the four meridians. From today onwards, we will divide up here, break into pieces, and strike at the army of Yuangai Suwen. The generals must follow the principle of the 16 characters, fight a good guerrilla war, and strive to wipe out the troops of Yuangai Suwen to the greatest extent! ”

At the same time, he also agreed to meet every five days to report the results.

They stood up and saluted, and then each of them disappeared into the wilderness with a troop of cavalry.

Zhang Yunwen looked at the disappearing backs of everyone, and couldn't help but feel a little stunned. Looking back at the three hundred scouts behind him, he suddenly yelled, "Go!" ”