Chapter 283

Li Yu asked by name, and Heizhi Changzhi had to put aside a few colleagues in front of him, and said: "Silla has built several fortified cities along the Imjin River and Hansan River in the north, and has gathered heavy troops to attack it. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Everyone knows that the fortified city is not friendly and strong, and it seems that this Baekje people are not very good at strategy!" Gao Chongli muttered in his mouth, and the disdain on his face became even stronger.

"Judging from the strength of our army and Silla in battle, our army is at a disadvantage, and when the war breaks out, it takes the initiative to retreat a hundred miles."

"It's ridiculous, if you retreat a hundred miles, won't you give up the five fortified cities of Dongbi, Niuqi, Duogu, Shuigu, and Ajizhen, which our army has been operating for two years? It must be known that the five cities and the people along the route originally disobeyed the remnants of Goguryeo under the rule of our Tang Dynasty, and Silla had the pseudo-Goguryeo king An Shun in his hands. According to reports, Kim Won-suk, the new commander-in-chief of the northern Silla army, withdrew 3,000 soldiers from the Bao Germany, which Silla supported the establishment of Ansun, and his intention was self-evident. Retreating 100 miles, Silla lightly took the five cities, which was equivalent to telling the local Goguryeo remnants that the Tang army was defeated by Silla and retreated, and the local people would rise up to help Silla under the call of the Ansun army, which was even more unfavorable to our army. Dang Di Jun Jun Qi Guang rebuked dissatisfiedly.

Other generals also reprimanded the black tooth Chang Zhi for not knowing the truth about Anton's defense, and the responsibility of retreating the city and losing the land before the battle was born.

Facing the scolding of more than a dozen fierce generals, the black tooth Changzhi's swarthy face was unwavering, and after everyone finished scolding, he continued: "Our army's current military strength to defend Silla is from Dongbi in the south to Ajijin in the north, on a front of more than 160 miles, the defenders are only 9,000, and they are separated by dozens of miles. Even if it was reinforced by 30,000 soldiers and horses and distributed on such a narrow front, no matter where our army launched an attack on Silla, Silla could calmly mobilize superior forces to break through from any point on the narrow north-south front and cut off the retreat route to the rear of our army. Retreat a hundred miles and abandon those cities that have empty forces and have little actual impact on the situation of the war. First, it is convenient for our army to concentrate its forces to deal with the Silla army, which has strong troops; Second, it not only lengthened the supply route of the Silla army, so that our army could send surprise troops to cut off its food routes, but also lured the Silla army deep into the unfamiliar terrain and made it easier for our army to seek opportunities to annihilate it. As for the local people who might help the Silla army, this problem is easy to solve, and the walls can be cleared. When those Goguryeo remnants were left with no youth, food and grass, what did they do to support the Silla army? ”

The dozen or so generals who had just refuted opened their mouths, and after thinking about it for a long time, they couldn't find any flaws in the plan of the black tooth Changzhi.

"Papai ......" Li Yesi, Xue Ne and others burst into applause, appreciating Heiya's strategy of retreating into advance.

Li Yu is very satisfied with the black tooth Changzhi, and is worthy of being a veteran who has fought on the battlefield for decades (not a young leader), and the proposed strategy is much more spicy than that of these old calves who have only been on the battlefield for a few years.

Just when everyone thought that Hei Zhi Changzhi's plan stopped at this time, Hei Zhi Changzhi took the whip from Chen Xuan's hand and pointed to the sand table and said: "Our army took the initiative to retreat a hundred miles, and the Silla army will inevitably pursue and seize the important town of Seoul, but there are only two ways to march into Seoul in the north and south. The northern province of Dogok Fortress crosses the mountains to reach Seoul, and the southern province is a little farther and marches along the coast to reach Seoul across the valley and in the middle of the river. Compared with the rugged mountain roads of the northern road, the terrain along the southern road is flat and open, which is easier for large armies. ”

"What does General Blacktooth mean is that our army is setting up an ambush in Nandao?" Chifeng Wei Xuan speculated about Cheng Wuzhong.

"The battle has not yet begun, how can I lightly say the route that the Silla army may take?" Hei Tooth Changzhi said with a smile: "I just pointed out the optional route of the Silla army, and our army will first send scouts to explore the terrain along the way, and then depending on the actual situation." ”

Li Yexu patted the back of the head of the impatient Cheng Wuzhong, and scolded with a smile: "Trouble Cheng Erxun next time I listen to others before speaking?" ”

Cheng Wuzhong glared back at Li Yexu in annoyance, leaned into his ear and whispered: "After the meeting, let's practice in the school field." ”

"Well, I hope you don't beg for mercy!"

Li Yexu didn't look back at Cheng Wuzhong and said casually, Cheng Wuzhong snorted coldly, "If you lose, remember a hundred times, and then borrow your Goguryeo concubine for ten years." ”

Li Yexu's eyes widened and he glared back at Cheng Wuzhong, if his eyes could kill people, he would have to chop Cheng Wuzhong alive. scolded in his heart: "This kid is becoming more and more disagreeable, winning and losing, the gambling price is getting higher and higher, not to mention, and he also fights the concubines in other people's houses?" ”

Cheng Wuzhong looked proudly and didn't bother to look at the indignant Li Yexu, and was secretly proud.

"After our army gathered troops and horses in Seoul to rest, we looked for an opportunity to encircle and annihilate the Silla army in the southeast mountain road. In addition, it is necessary to send a detachment from Pyongyang to cross the central mountain range and attack the counties of Quanjeong, Berje, and Huxiang on the northeast coast of Silla, so as to contain Silla's military strength in this area and remove the threat from eastern Pyongyang by the way. ”

After Hei Zhi Changzhi finished talking about all his plans, Xue Ne, Li Yesi and others discussed it according to the sand table, and replied to Li Yu that this strategy was feasible.

Li Yu also felt that there was no problem, but he could first transfer troops and grain and grass according to this policy, and then make adjustments according to the actual situation.

Heizhi Changzhi said again: "Your Highness, the sailors of Silla stationed in the area of the estuary of the Hansan River must be eliminated first, otherwise it will be difficult for our army to cross the Hansan River and the Imjin River safely." ”

"General Heizhi don't worry, I have already ordered the East China Sea and Yellow Sea fleets to set out to annihilate the only remaining naval division of Silla, and good news will come in the near future." Li Yu gave Hei Tooth Changzhi a reassuring look.

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At this time, the East China Sea Fleet, which had been training in Duli Town for more than two months, under the leadership of its commander Chen Keju, went all the way south along the coastline of the Liaodong Peninsula and the Korean Peninsula, and at this time it was only 100 miles away from Ganghwa Island, where the Silla Naval Division was stationed at the mouth of the Hansan River.

At the same time, Wang Aoke also led half of the Yellow Sea fleet to temporarily end the attack on the southeast coast of Silla, and crossed the southwest corner of Baekje to the Hansan River.

The two fleets converged at the harbor outside Haegu Fortress under the control of the Tang Army, and agreed on an offensive strategy after finding out the situation of the Silla naval division stationed on Ganghwa Island.

In the days that followed, the two fleets each sent Monchong warships to investigate Ganghwa Island, and learned that the Silla Naval Division was stationed in a bay between Ganghwa Island and a small island no more than two miles away.

This bay is sandwiched between two islands, with only two exits from the north and south, and if Nuo takes advantage of its unpreparedness to launch a surprise attack and block the north and south exits, the Silla sailors will not be able to escape.

Chen Keju and Wang Aoke agreed that the East China Sea Fleet would block the northern exit, while the Yellow Sea Fleet would block the southern exit, and the two fleets would advance north and south to encircle and annihilate the Silla naval division.

As everyone knows, after the Tang Army's Mengchong warship that came to reconnoiter was discovered by the Silla Naval Division, the Silla Naval Division stationed in the harbor entered a state of combat readiness. Sentinel ships were sent to guard outside the harbor, and at the same time, watchtowers were erected at the highest points in the north and south of the islands on the west side of the harbor.