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Sending Changmu Cang away, Li Mao invited Mao Taigong to discuss with him about attacking Baidoucheng, which is thirty miles southwest of Dongzhou, Sugar

Yingzhou tycoon Chen Fu offended the Zhu family and could not gain a foothold in Yingzhou, so he was recommended by Wang Jian to invest in Li Mao, and Li Mao placed him in Baidoucheng, and the land within a few miles of the center was handed over to him for management.

Chen Fu's family has a large population, and is good at management, within a few years, the operation of Baidoucheng is booming, Silla attacked, Li Mao was afraid that it would be injured by the enemy, forced it to move into Gaozhou City to live, after the Silla people occupied Baidoucheng, saw that the city wall was tall, the fortifications were complete, and it was not far from Dongzhou, so it was used as a granary.

If you can attack the city of Baekan and burn the grain and grass of the Silla people, it can greatly damage the morale of the opponent, but the grain and grass are heavy, there must be a large army stationed, and it is difficult to hide the eyes of the Silla people when the army is used to go out of the city.

Mao Taigong listened to Li Mao's strategic intentions, snorted, and said: "Since it is a sneak attack, the number of people should not be large, I think there are enough people and horses, I will lead the team, I can't burn it all, but I can burn most of it." ”

Li Mao was overjoyed and asked Mao Taigong to pick and choose people throughout the army, and he would transfer whoever he liked, and he would come forward when he encountered resistance.

Mrs. Mao said fairly: "If you move the people, it is inevitable that the news will leak, so I will use my own people." ”

Li Mao's attack on Baidou City, in addition to burning its grain and grass, also had the purpose of containing the Silla army from attacking the town of Kiekosan and attacking its heart, so that the Silla people would be afraid, so that the pressure on Kikkasan would be reduced a lot.

Before the construction of any walled city in Liaodong, the drawings must be submitted to the Construction Bureau of the Ministry of Economic and Social Affairs and the Construction Bureau of the Ministry of Military Affairs for approval and revision, Baidou City seems to be ordinary, but the drainage channel under the ground is built in a strange way, when there is no water, the army can pass, and the opening and closing valve is located in an inconspicuous position in the city, this secret is the top secret of Liaodong, only the specific handling personnel and Li Mao and a few other people know.

Under the response of the people of the internal security department lurking in the city, Mao Taigong sneaked into the city in the dark, first set fire to the military yard, and took advantage of the chaos to kill the generals.

The fire in the city of Baidou was soaring, the Silla army stationed in the city had a total of six more than 800 people, and there were 6,000 garrisons within ten miles outside the city, but the various departments were not subordinate to each other, and the temporarily established supreme commander was split into two sections by Mao Taigong when the fire broke out.

Mao Taigong killed three in and three out with a knife, and finally had to take advantage of the chaos to withdraw because he was outnumbered, but one-third of the grain and grass in the city had been burned, and one-fifth of the soldiers stationed there had also lost.

Jin Tiyong was heartbroken when he heard this, seventy percent of his grain and grass were stored in Baidou City, and he lost one-third of his grain at once, and he and his army only had nine days left in Liaodong's grain storage, and after nine days, Li Mao did not shoot an arrow, Advertisement

Facing a group of generals with heavy faces, Jin Tiyong smiled reluctantly: "Li Mao's plan is to attack the east and the west, and his intention is nothing more than to drag down our army and reduce the pressure on the side of Tortoiseshell Mountain. I can't let him get his wish, let's revise the plan, in addition to Song Menglong and Li Hongshui's headquarters, we will increase the number of people and horses in Turtle Mountain Town by another 3,000, what do you think?"

The generals were happy in the bitterness, reluctantly smiled, the grain and grass were about to run out, and the two states of Donggao couldn't gnaw it down, Li Mao would be stupid enough to store life-saving grain and grass for them in the town of Kiekashan Even if there is grain in Kiekashan, not to mention whether Song Menglong and Li Hongshui can be beaten down as scheduled, even if they are beaten down, then what, they always have time to set fires, Li Mao implements the strong wall and clears the wilderness, and everything can be left behind, but the food is not given, he burns it, and in the end it is still in vain.

It is already the last madness, and this time is often the most dangerous time, in order to cover up their incompetence and failure, in order to stabilize the morale of the army and their own authority, the people in high positions often prefer to use thunderbolt means and kill people at every turn.

At this time, the wise strategy is to clamp the tail and live with trepidation, no one dares to show a decadent color, and no one dares to say a word of discouragement.

Everyone laughed, saying that Li Mao's hand was self-defeating, taking such a big risk to attack Baidou City, but he exposed his true purpose, the harder he beaten, the more it showed his weakness of heart, and the more it showed the importance of Tortoiseshell Mountain to Li Mao.

Kikage Mountain became a life-saving straw for the Golden Ladder Yong and the Silla Army.

Don't stop for a moment when you march to Mt. Kikko.

On the way to Kikkoyama, Chang Mucang was familiar with the garrison of Kikkasan Town through Hu Nanxiang's battalion, so as soon as he arrived, he summoned the generals and ordered the coal and iron mines to be closed, bury the iron-making guys, pile dry firewood around the factory and grain depot, prepare oil drums, and prepare the factories and grain stores at any time.

Bad news came one by one, and thousands of slave laborers were reluctant to move into the fortress, because rumors were spread that the Tang were going to lure them into the fortress and kill them all in order to save food.

Some people advised Chang Muchang to take the first step and execute all these slave laborers, so as not to fall into the hands of the Silla people and turn against him. Chang Mucang said to Zheng Pei and Hu Nanxiang: "Instead of letting them be used by the Silla people, why don't you let them be used by me" Hu Nanxiang said: "What does the chief mean by this?"

Tokikura said, "Forgive them and let them side with us and deal with the Silla people together." ”

Zheng Pei said: "Are they willing, when they were slaves, we didn't oppress them less." To put it mildly, we have done absolutely evil things, and now we are counting on people to reconcile with us, is this possible, I am not optimistic. ”

"They come from many tribes, the establishment has long been broken up, and now they are scattered, and if they want to rebel against us, how easy it is to say that I think the smart people among them will also understand this truth, if they don't reconcile with us, they will never come out." As for those who are confused, you don't have to worry about him, just beckon them to run after you. Pardon them, integrate them into our army, know reason, rule by military law, bribe for good profits, why can't they be used by me?"

Zheng Pei said: "If you don't understand military affairs, the general manager can make his own decisions." ”

Hu Nanxiang persuaded: "For such a big event, should you ask the marshal first?" ”

Chang Mu Cang said: "It's too late, the Silla people will go to Mt. Tortoiseshell tomorrow afternoon, and there is no time for me." ”

Hu Nanxiang really couldn't bear to let the family business he had worked so hard to build be ruined in the hands of the Silla people, so he gritted his teeth and said: "The manager just does it, and I will help you explain it to the handsome." If there is any blame, I will share half of it for the steward. ”

The plan was decided, and Tokikura immediately summoned his subordinates, announced the pardon of 9,800 slave laborers as civilians, immediately conscripted into the army, took up swords and guns to defend Mt. Kikko, and issued a reward to boost morale. “

Zheng Xiaozhang was in charge of the old days when he was in charge of the turtle mountain to govern these slave workers with military law, under the order, nearly 10,000 slave workers quickly organized, there was not enough military uniform, so let each recruit tie a red ribbon on the arm, weapons are not lacking, located in the turtle shell mountain ordnance one, the production of all ordnance except for the repeating machine crossbow, the finished product warehouse is piled up, enough to equip 20,000 people.

10,000 recruits were organized into ninety-eight capitals, all of which were filled by veterans, the time was pressing, military training was too late, each could only be taught simple battlefield orders, and after a full meal at dawn on the second day, Tokikura organized an unusually grand military parade on the construction site of the new city at the entrance of Kikko Mountain, and the chaotic recruits passed under the parade platform under the leadership of the anxious team officer, and went directly to the open space outside the ditch to line up, and a few miles away, the flag of the Silla people was already faintly visible.

The ground is trembling, the mountains are shaking, the birds in the forest are flying in shock, the army of the Silla people has 20,000 people, well-trained and prepared, Hu Nanxiang and Zheng Pei are the first time to experience such a big scene, they are not frightened, and many veterans in the army are also trembling with fear.

Tonekikura was not nervous, he rode to the front of the formation, looking at the torrent rolling in the distance.

The Silla people are booming, but the terrain is at a disadvantage, the Trumpet-shaped terrain of Kikkosan Town has a small entrance, a large heart, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the fortress facing the Trumpet Pass can divide any invading enemy in two, so that the Silla people's military superiority cannot be fully utilized.

As for the people, the suspicious people of Kikkosan are naturally not as good as the compatriots of the Silla people.

Chang Mucang knew that he couldn't afford to drag it out, so he worked hard in one go, and then he fell out in three drums.

Tsuneki Kura raised his hand, and the drums around him thundered, and the drumsticks struck on the thirty drums, and also on the hearts of the people. The people who knocked were enthusiastic and high-spirited.

"Kill."

At the height of the drums, Tsuneki Kura suddenly headed north, and was the first to charge.

"Kill"

The 10,000 new troops that had been improvised were pouring towards the north like a tide, and the Silla commanders Song Menglong and Li Hongshui were a little surprised, they got the information that there were only 3,000 garrisons in Kikkasan, and there were not only 3,000 people in front of them, but more than three times as many as 3,000, which was enough for 10,000 people.

"Damn, there's a mistake in the information."

Song Menglong and Li Hongshui were extremely angry, Silla's military intelligence system was still in a primitive state, and in addition to the scouts in the army, the most systematic was the Wangbai Station controlled by Kim sojong. Jin Xiuzong himself studied in Chang'an for ten years, and his set of things was learned from the Tang people, and he only learned a scratch of the surface.

What's more, Kim so-jong has been completely wiped out, and he himself has become a prisoner, and the intelligence system he created has long been rotten like a spider's web.

For example, when they reported that the other side had 100 troops, Silla Shuai always had to add 30 men, and when they deployed the task downward, they always arranged the troops according to the size of the enemy's 130 men. This time was no exception, Wangbai reported that there were 2,000 garrisons on Kieke Mountain, and Jin Tiyong believed that Kiejia Mountain was Li Mao's heart, and 2,000 people were of any use, at least three or four thousand people had to be there.

He prepared 10,000 people to come, in order to win the game, but he didn't expect that the other side also had 10,000 people, the offensive and defensive forces were equal, and the defender had a great geographical advantage.

As veterans of battle, Song Menglong and Li Hongshui understand what it means to be defeated like a mountain, and if you don't do well at this moment, it will be a complete collapse.

"Charge me."

Song Menglong and Li Hongshui raised the order flag and took the lead in charging, and the soldiers shouted forward, driving at least 1,000 people to meet the Tang army, but the 10,000 people in the department were still very ignorant, they came from a long journey, cold, hungry and tired, they were originally going to set up camp outside the Tortoise Shell Mountain, first rest for a day and a half, and then march calmly.

What's even more deadly is the bell mouth terrain of Tortoiseshell Mountain, which makes it impossible for 10,000 Silla elite soldiers to show their formation, but the Tang army can calmly deploy a formation to charge and kill.

The brave won when they met on a narrow road, and the advantages of Anton's army in momentum and terrain made up for the serious lack of training, and this war, which should have been one-sided, was actually moved to an equal score by Tokikura at the beginning.

Two huge torrents inevitably collided together, stirring up dazzling sparks.

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