Chapter 1688: Eat the bait and leave

At sunrise.

Originally, the beach under the morning sun should have shown a golden yellow, but at this moment, the beach outside the stone city was stained red with blood.

The 2,000 Goguryeo soldiers stationed here were all killed.

Goguryeo, under the deception of Han Yi, believed that the Tang army would land in Beisha City, so the main force was deployed to Beisha City, where only 2,000 soldiers were left to garrison, and the soldiers stationed here naturally relaxed, because they thought that the Tang army would not land here.

By the time they first woke up, it was already too late.

The Tang army was 15,000 elites, and knowing the deployment of Goguryeo here, they directly pushed it up, and annihilated all the garrisons here with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai.

"Fortunately, Han Shangshu deceived them with a trick, otherwise, even if we successfully land here, I am afraid that we will suffer heavy losses."

Liu Renyuan looked at the corpses lying on the beach, and couldn't help but feel a little afraid.

Although the landing went well, the defenders here still resisted stubbornly and did not flee like Baekje until the entire army was destroyed.

This Goguryeo is a country, it is not a nation, it is a mixture of many ethnic groups, it not only occupies more than half of the peninsula, but also occupies the northeast region, so Goguryeo cannot be classified as Silla, Baekje, Goguryeo's soldiers are much taller than the soldiers of Silla, and they are also very brave and good at fighting, because they also have nomadic blood, not the same as Silla, except for defeating battles and asking for help, the rest will not be.

This is also why the Tang Dynasty only used the division to fight Baekje, and the main force was still kept to deal with Goguryeo, because the combat effectiveness between the two was still far apart.

If it's Baekje or Silla, where do you need to cheat, just go straight up.

It can be seen from this that the Tang Army only despises its opponent strategically, but still attaches great importance to its opponent tactically.

After Liu Renyuan rectified a little, he immediately rushed to Shicheng.

The commander of the stone city is named Shi Yongqi, and he is also a brave and warlike general under the Yuangai Suwen account, and he can come here as a guard, and he is generally able to be alone, because this side is still relatively remote from the core area of Goguryeo, but this stone Yongqi was deceived by Han Yi and was dizzy, so the defense of Shicheng is extended to the south, because if the Tang army lands in Beisha City, it has to go north, but the main force of the Tang army still lands in Shicheng, and the Tang army is advancing westward.

Shi Yongqi suddenly woke up at this moment, knowing that he had been fooled, he knew that the defense of the western front was weak, and he could not stop the Tang army, and when Niu Jinda attacked here last time, the defenders here went out of the city to meet the enemy, but he was defeated by the Tang army, so he chose to retreat into the city, and at the same time quickly sent people to Jili City and Beisha City to mobilize the main force to come to the rescue.

Liu Renyuan hit Shicheng in one breath, without a moment's delay on the way, but the first attack on the city was unsuccessful, and Shi Yongqi organized the people of the city to resist the attack of the Tang army.

But if it's just like this, it would be too risky, and if the attack is unfavorable, Liu Renyuan will become a lone soldier.

The defenders of Beisha City knew that they had been fooled by this side, so they hurriedly mobilized the main force to rescue Shicheng.

But they drove away on the front foot, Dugu Wuyue led the sailors to arrive immediately, landed in Beisha City very smoothly, and took Beisha City in one day, because the generals of Goguryeo thought that they had been fooled, and naturally thought that this was all there was and there would be no more variables, but this is precisely the deception syndrome, and Lao Qian often took advantage of this to make the object unguardable.

Han Yi is naturally no exception, Dugu Wuyue immediately got Liu Renyuan's order when he arrived in Pingzhou, and told him very clearly that he would rush to Beisha City to land in a few months.

After Dugu Wuyue took Beisha City, the Tang army formed a joint encirclement of Jili City and Shicheng, and the local defenders could not mobilize all the troops to counterattack Liu Renyuan, and they also gave up the years of counterattack.

At the same time, Khibi Holi and Ashina Misha made a major breakthrough on the northern front, capturing the important town north of Goguryeo, Buyeo City. However, Xue Rengui and Gao Kan on the southern front encountered stubborn resistance from the enemy in Anshi.

"Straight lady thief, this Anshi is really impregnable!"

Gao Kan scolded and entered the big tent, and said to Xue Rengui: "Then Yang Wanchun is really old and refined, he just doesn't fight if he retreats in the city, and our troops have failed to attack several times." ”

This Yang Wanchun is an old enemy of the Tang Dynasty, it was he who stopped Li Shimin's army at the beginning, resulting in the failure of the Liaodong Campaign, so Yuan Gai Suwen has always let him garrison here, he is a warlord here, he can be in charge, he has been operating here for so many years, he is very familiar with every grass and tree here, and because of the attack of the Tang army last time, he continued to strengthen the city wall, plus the terrain here is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, this city is in the mountains, which makes Gao Kan very helpless.

Xue Rengui frowned and said, "It's not okay to go on like this!" Once we let them drag it out until winter, we are afraid that we will repeat the same mistakes again. ”

Gao Kan also said with a depressed face: "The Northern Front is advancing vigorously, and the Chinese army is also winning successive battles, but we are the only ones who are blocked here, which is really embarrassing." ”

"Report!"

A briefing officer got into the big tent, "Chief Qiyu, General Manager Liu of Laizhou, and Captain Dugu's sailor successfully landed in Shicheng and Beisha City. ”

"Really?"

Gao Kan was overjoyed and laughed: "It seems that Han Yi's plan has succeeded." But then, he couldn't help frowning again, secretly worried, because in this way, it was equivalent to the success of the other three roads, and he had not broken it for a long time, which was even more embarrassing, and this did not include Su Dingfang's way.

Xue Rengui asked, "Then did Chief Manager Liu take Shicheng and Jili City?" ”

"After the successful landing of our army, the enemy commander immediately chose to clear the wall and called all his forces back to the city to defend, so he has not been able to take these two cities."

When Xue Rengui heard this, his eyes flickered a few times, and then he looked at Gao Kan, and it happened that Gao Kan also looked at him.

Xue Rengui said: "It seems that we have to reconsider. ”

Gao Kan nodded.

The two immediately came to the map.

Gao Kan pointed to Jian'an City on the edge of Anshi City and said: "The enemy army will concentrate all the main forces in Anshi City, and the defense of Jian'an City must be weak. ”

Xue Rengui said: "When Emperor Taizong was blocked in Anshi City, he also thought about taking Jian'an City first, so that he could besiege Anshi City on both sides. However, Sikong and they thought that Jian'an City was just a bait deliberately left by the enemy army, and if we went to capture Jian'an City without taking Anshi City, then my supplies would be easily cut off by the enemy, so Taizong Shengshang still did not choose to attack Jian'an City in the end. And now the enemy's strategy has not changed, and Jian'an City is still a bait there. ”

Gao Kan said: "But our army's strategy has changed, General Manager Liu has suppressed the enemy army in the city, grain and grass can be very calmly landed from Shicheng, give our army supplies, we don't need to worry about the enemy I will cut off our army's supply line, and Jian'an City is exactly the only place for our army to lead to Shicheng, why don't we plan and go all out to capture Jian'an City, to support General Manager Liu, first quickly take Jili City and Shicheng, and then join the army to return to Anshi to attack, Anshi will be broken." ”

Xue Rengui frowned and said: "I think the same way, but once our army withdraws, who will cover the Chinese army, if Yang Wanchun attacks the Chinese army, the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Gao Kan said: "I think as long as we are fast enough, we can avoid this, then Yang Wanchun put this bait here, once we take the bait, Yang Wanchun's first reaction is to cut off our supplies, we can send some troops to defend the rear, lure Yang Wanchun to attack, Yang Wanchun is cutting off our back road, will definitely counterattack Jian'an City, and at this time we are already besieging Shicheng, wait until they react, and then want to attack the Chinese army, but it will be too late." Besides, when he was in Chang'an, Sikong said that if we want to return to the tactics that our Tang Army is best at, we can't keep up with Yang Wanchun and spend it here. ”

Xue Rengui thought for a while, and felt that there was no better way, if he fought like this, he could give full play to the advantages of logistics, so he said: "Okay!" That's it. ”

This Jian'an City is in the rear of the Anshi City, and the defense mainly relies on the Anshi City, and before breaking through the defense line of the Anshi City, it will take a detour to attack the Jian'an City, which is very dangerous, this army can make a detour, but what do you do with your supplies?

But this is the tactic that the Tang army is best at, attacking flexibly, taking it by surprise, attacking the enemy's weak points, and not playing positional warfare with you.

After Xue Rengui and Gao Kan agreed on the plan, they immediately commanded the whole army, went on the road lightly, and rushed to Jian'an City.

Yang Wanchun saw that the Tang army really couldn't resist the temptation, and went to attack Jian'an, and immediately sent troops to attack, capture the rear position of the Tang army, that is, the east bank of the Liao River, and cut off the supply line of the Tang army. Of course, Yang Wanchun will not be stupid enough to cross the river to attack the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, he has more than enough troops to defend, if he wants to attack the mainland of the Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely wishful thinking, and if he throws it in the Central Plains, I am afraid he will not be able to find it.

Because Jian'an City was just a bait, the defense was really weak, and the Tang Army was attacking with the whole army, so under the onslaught of Xue Rengui and Gao Kan, Jian'an City was broken in one day. However, Xue Rengui and Gao Kan chose the most inhumane way, that is, to slaughter the city, and set a fire, burning Jian'an City to the ground, because there is no way, they just want to open the road to Shicheng, not to occupy here, this time is very rushed, leave them, and when they come back, they will have to attack again, of course they choose the most trouble-free way, anyway, it is not the first time, this is the cruelty of war.

It's really unavoidable.

If I don't kill you, I'll be killed by you.

And in Stone City and Jili City, fierce battles are also unfolding, although Dugu Wuyue and Liu Renyuan have been pressing the enemy to fight, but it is only a little bit close.

Shi Yongqi, the commander of Shicheng and Jili City, knew that the Tang army crossed the sea to attack, and this force was definitely insufficient, and he learned the lesson of the last time, he was resolute not to go out of the city to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army, I can't win you, I will be my grandson, and I will avoid you. Therefore, no matter how the Tang army provokes, it is not to go out to fight a decisive battle, in fact, the tactics of the entire Goguryeo are the same, that is, to drag it back, and when it is winter, you will have to retreat.

But Shi Yongqi and they never expected that their reinforcements did not arrive, and the reinforcements of the Tang army actually arrived, and they did not come across the sea, but from the north, could it be that Anshi City was breached?

This is because Anseong is a very important line of defense, not only protecting Pyongyang, but also Seokseong and Jili Fortress.

If Anshi City is breached, then this is the dish in the bowl of the Tang Army, and it is impossible to hold it, and the news cannot be spread, and the defenders of the second city are in turmoil for a while.

Xue Rengui and Gao Kanbing were divided into two routes, Xue Rengui cooperated with Liu Renyuan to attack Shicheng, and Gao Kan led the troops to cooperate with Dugu Wuyue to attack Jili City.

In this way, the Tang army still has an absolute advantage in strength, and this is the elite of the Tang army, but it is not a partial division, which is really impossible to fight, under the attack of Gao Kan, Xue Rengui, Liu Renyuan, and Dugu Wuyue, the two cities fell one after another.

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