Chapter 22: The Soldiers Are Divided into Two Ways
To tell the truth, Ma Zhou is also a little optimistic about the attack on Anshi City, the results of Yang Wanchun and Quangai Suwen raising the bar are there, and a figure like Quangai Suwen can't clean up Yang Wanchun, which is enough to show that Yang Wanchun is not simple, although personal factors play a limited role on the battlefield, but don't forget that the Tang army is already in a very disadvantaged situation. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
I have been staying in Liaodong for more than three months, and the supply of grain and grass is a problem that can be solved, but what about the military heart? After a long time, the attack could not be carried out for a long time, and the thoughts of the sergeants in the army were scattered.
It's almost the first day, and I'm afraid I won't be able to go back before the year.
"This shoal in Liaoshui is indeed the only way for the army to retreat, what does Master Hou think?" Ma Zhou raised his head and looked at Xuan Shijing.
"I have an idea." Xuan Shijing pursed his lips and said: "This time to Yingzhou to transport grain and grass supplies, I must pass through the shallows of Liaoshui, and when I get there, Lord Ma will take 20,000 people to Yingzhou first, and I will take the rest of the people to station on the bank of the Liaoshui River, cut down wood and build earth mountains, and prepare for the return of the army to the dynasty."
When the army marches, the jade mountain opens, and the water fills the river is the norm, and when the army returns to the court, the shoal of Liaoshui must have become a swamp, this quagmire has existed for many years, if it marches naked like this, the army will definitely fall into.
What Xuan Shijing is afraid of is that when the army crosses the river, it will be attacked by the enemy half-crossing, if this is the case, the army will properly become the meat on the board and be slaughtered.
"Feasible." Ma Zhou thought about it for a while and nodded in agreement.
The river beach that led people to fill the Liaoshui was not thought up by Xuan Shijing under his hot head, but he remembered that in history, Tang Taizong conquered Goguryeo, attacked Anshi City and retreated in a hurry, but encountered a swamp, and the army suffered heavy casualties.
I have an impression of this because I once occasionally saw H country write history saying that Li Shimin was blinded by an arrow in this battle, and he knelt down for Yang Wanchun or something.
Xuan Shijing didn't know if it was right for him to propose to Li Chengqian to make arrangements in Liaodong in advance, because if it was normal, after the winter, the supply of the army would be unsustainable, and he could only retreat from Liaodong, but now, after such a long time in winter, although the supplies carried by the army with the army were not very many, but the victory was in the continuous supply, plus the two cities of Beisha City and Jian'an City were used as strongholds, and a lot of food was hoarded.
During the autumn harvest, Li Daozong led people to fight the autumn breeze everywhere, making the Goguryeo people of the entire Liaodong Peninsula miserable, but fattening the Tang army.
Because of these changes, even in the bitter cold, if the army has no other action, it can still eat and drink enough in the camp, and bask in the afternoon sun after training.
"In that case, Lord Ma, let's act as soon as possible, the sooner these troops are taken away, the sooner Your Majesty's side can rest assured." Xuan Shijing got up and said.
"Exactly, in this case, Xuanhou, why don't you order your troops early tomorrow morning and set off at noon?" Ma Zhou proposed.
"Okay." Xuan Shijing responded.
Leaving Ma Zhou's camp, Xuan Shijing quickly returned to the camp of the pioneer camp, to manage the 30,000 descended army, just relying on Ma Zhou and himself is definitely not enough, two hundred pioneer battalion soldiers must be brought, if something happens at that time, not to mention anything else, you must save your own and Ma Zhou's lives, you can survive, these surrendered troops are just chickens and dogs for the army of the Tang Dynasty.
"Assemble them all." Entering the camp, Xuan Shijing said to the soldiers at the gate of the camp.
The soldiers of Nafu got Xuan Shijing's order, and ran all the way into the camp, shouting loudly as they ran: "Master Hou has an order, assemble quickly!" ”
After shouting three times in a row, Xuan Shijing walked to the platform in front of the camp training ground, and when the soldiers of the pioneer battalion had already assembled.
"Your Majesty has an order, let Benhou accept the 36,000 troops of Goguryeo, take them out of Anshi City, and the pioneer battalion will follow Benhou except Xue Li!" Xuan Shijing glanced at the people below: "Tomorrow, pack your bags and gather here, do you understand?" ”
"Understood!"
"Alright, disband!" Xuan Shijing waved his hand and signaled that all those standing below could be disbanded.
When Xuan Shijing stood on the platform and spoke, Xue Rengui also stood below, side by side with Shi Hu and Chang Le, and when he heard Xuan Shijing say that the entire pioneer camp had excluded himself, he was very puzzled in his heart, but he just left this doubt, anyway, he had the opportunity to ask.
As soon as the army of the lower government soldiers was disbanded, Xue Rengui immediately caught up with Xuan Shijing.
Seeing this, Xuan Shijing beckoned Xue Rengui to the tent.
"Master Hou." Xue Rengui stood behind Xuan Shijing with an inquiring expression.
Xuan Shijing turned around and looked at Xue Rengui: "I want to ask why I didn't let you follow?" ”
Xue Rengui nodded: "Now the last general is also a member of the pioneer battalion, isn't he?" ”
"Yes, of course." Xuan Shijing stepped forward with a smile, reached out and patted Xue Rengui's shoulder: "Brother Xue has been in the army for some years. ”
I don't know why Xuan Shijing suddenly said this, but Xue Rengui still answered honestly: "Sort of, I can't remember clearly, as soon as I came out of my hometown, I went straight to the barracks, and it has been so long in a blink of an eye." ”
"The boy should take Wu Hook and collect the fifty states of Guanshan, Ben Hou doesn't let you go with you to see those surrendered troops, because this errand is commonplace, you follow you, it's just a big deal, Ben Hou has already recommended you to His Majesty, when you are really about to come out, make meritorious contributions, and worship the generals, don't let Ben Hou down." Xuan Shijing said.
Although without him, Xue Rengui's talent will eventually be shown in front of the world, but since he has this talent, why let the family take so many meaningless detours?
Xuan Shijing did this, and he also made friends with Xue Rengui, no matter what in the future, Xue Rengui owes Xuan Shijing a favor, and with human relations, this becomes a relationship, and he can't always eat his father's old book.
"Master Hou...... This ...... "Xue Rengui was a little incredulous, was happiness a little too sudden.
Although I occasionally feel that I don't meet Huaicai, this time the change is too fast, and I really don't fit in.
"Don't say anything hypocritical, work hard, be worthy of Datang, and be right to be so optimistic about you." Xuan Shijing smiled and said: "Your Majesty is a person who cherishes talents, with your ability, it is a matter of time before you come out, maybe when Ben Hou sees you in the future, he will have to shout General Xue's grace." ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, thank you Master Hou at the end!" Xue Rengui bowed to Xuan Shijing. As for what he said to shout at the blood general, it was a joke.