Chapter 565: Cheng Zhu in the chest
"General, the last general has recently carefully studied the war between the previous dynasty and Goguryeo, and found that they all have one thing in common...... Underestimate the enemy. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 infoYang Jian inherited the strength of the Northern Zhou regime, and after the usurpation, there was no decent threat in the surrounding area except for the Turks. After easily destroying the unification of Nan Chen, the only fierce rival Turks also split under their planning, and made the Turks revered as a saint khan. It can be said that throughout the ages, no founding emperor has been as easy as Yang Jian. Goguryeo's strength was not strong, and Yang Jian was too smooth, so when Goguryeo provoked the previous dynasty, Yang Jian did not hesitate to mobilize 300,000 troops to conquer. It can also be seen from the generals sent that Yang Jian did not take Goguryeo to heart at all......"
The generals who knew that period of history all nodded in agreement.
At that time, Emperor Wen of Sui Emperor Yang Jian led an army of 300,000 by sea and land with the Han kings Yang Liangxie Gao Gong, Wang Shiji and the general Zhou Luohu to attack Goguryeo. Yang Liang is of course the commander, but the people of the three armies are obviously in the hands of Gao Gong and Wang Shiji, and they are just named after the prince according to the convention, and it is the same as Ping Chen and Yang Guang as the coach at the beginning.
Gao Gong and Wang Shiji are all famous generals who have experienced a hundred battles, Gao Gong is shrewd and capable, fighting outside and inside, leveling Nan Chen, and his military exploits are particularly brilliant; The latter destroyed Chen, and Dingyuzhang, Luling, and Xunyang were also invincible. However, when they attacked Goguryeo, they marched straight ahead, marching together with an army of 300,000 land and water. As a result, the navy encountered a strong wind at sea, and many ships sank. As soon as the Sui Dynasty navy broke down to rest, it allowed the advance troops of Goguryeo to attack. The commander of the waterway, Zhou Luohu, had previously lost his troops and lost his vitality, allowing Goguryeo to be defeated. However, Gao Gong and Wang Shiji went too deep into the hinterland, which led to the same tragedy as Li Shimin in the future, and the key fortresses could not be overcome, and the army completely dragged Goguryeo down. Because it was too deep into the hinterland, the battle line was stretched and the supply of grain and grass could not be supplied, which directly led to the rout of the 300,000-strong army, and ninety percent of the soldiers and horses were left on the land of Goguryeo.
In all fairness, if he hadn't carelessly underestimated Goguryeo, with the military standards of Gao Gong and Wang Shiji, even if he couldn't win Goguryeo, he would have calmly retreated after achieving rich results like Li Shimin later, because he had a strong army in the past, and he was able to hit the egg with a stone, and he carelessly underestimated the enemy, and as a result, the egg cracked the stone.
"As for Yang Guang's several attacks on Goguryeo with a million-strong army...... Hey, that's the joke! Xue Rengui pursed his lips, "They all underestimate Goguryeo, maybe Goguryeo is not strong, but they have a unique geographical advantage." And it's very good at taking advantage of this.,It's definitely not an object to be underestimated.。 Stability is the best way to deal with Goguryeo. ”
Xue Rengui, who was born in a civilian, has been attracting all kinds of knowledge like a sponge recently, and his progress is obvious to all, and with his experience, he can be as independent as Su Dingfang and Zhang Shigui.
Qin Feng admired, worthy of being the future white-robed chief and the Dinghai Divine Needle of the Tang Dynasty, he had the same opinion as Qin Feng. These generals who can rank up to the top of the list really don't have any mediocrity.
Goguryeo and the Turkic nature is just the opposite, fighting Goguryeo is seeking to be fast, to be unexpectedly fast, while to fight Goguryeo is to seek stability, step by step, not to give them a chance to counterattack who are good at defending and counterattacking, and then seeking the opportunity for a decisive battle.
"Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a time; Those who do not seek the overall situation are not enough to seek a domain. If you want to do a good job, you have to consider all aspects; If you want to do a good job in a specific aspect, you have to start from the overall situation. Everyone knows the overall situation of Goguryeo, and even if there is any unexpected event, they also know how to resolve it invisibly. However, the main purpose of our operation this time is Ulzhi Wende in the inner city, and to put it mildly, we are going to assassinate. Of course, stabbing is as easy as a stab for me and Xuan Bing. If it is only to assassinate Ezhi Wende, there is no need to mobilize the people. After careful consideration, I believe that we need to achieve two other important goals: first, to train troops, to train special operations tactics, to raise troops for a thousand days for a while, everyone has worked hard for three months, sowed countless sweats, and it depends on the present day; The second and most important thing is to disturb the internal city, and if we can, we will even take the domestic city and give it up after a short period of occupation. In this way, Gao Jianwu, the desperate king of Rongliu who mistakenly thought it was the Yuan clan, asked for help from my Tang Dynasty, once Gao Jianwu asked for help, then we can step into the hinterland of Goguryeo with dignity and lay the foundation for recovering the homeland and unifying the peninsula. Hehe, it's easy to please God, it's hard to send God, when the initiative is in the hands of my Datang, it's up to him whether to go or not. ”
Cheng Chumo, Xue Rengui, Chu Huaizhong, Hou Zhong, Wang Haokai, Qiu Man, Hou Liang and other generals couldn't help laughing.
Qin Feng stretched out his hand and pressed it, and the council hall was suddenly silent, and he smiled with satisfaction: "However, we still have a long way to go. You can't be happy too soon...... Although Yang Guang is indeed stupid, it can also be seen that Liaodong is indeed not easy to fight. What do you think about how to do things? He knew that there were Chu Huaizhong, Hou Zhong, Wang Haokai, Qiu Man, and Hou Liang, and Cheng Chumo and Xue Rengui would not say anything even if they had opinions, so he looked at the five people: "General Chu, Mr. Hou, General Wang, you have been in this place for so many years, I want to hear your views and opinions." ”
Chu Huaizhong laughed: "General, the last general is a big old man, there are still two more times for the last general to go into battle to kill the enemy, and it is not my forte to give advice, and the last general has no other opinions." We can get to this day, Brother Hou is the biggest hero, let's let Brother Hou say, he knows the situation in the city best. ”
Hou Zhong has always been their think tank, and he stood up at this moment and said: "The domestic city is the capital of Goguryeo, and there are three reasons why it is easy to defend and difficult to attack: first, Goguryeo has been in operation for more than 200 years, and it has been overhauled more than 20 times before and after, and the city is not inferior to the fortress fortress. Second, in the north of the domestic city, there are strong cities such as Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi as barriers, and the three cities of Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi are in a rough position with each other, and they can support each other and harass each other. If our Tang army enters the country and does not conquer Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi first, it will not be able to besiege the domestic city; There is Liaoshui (Yalu River) as a natural moat in the south of the domestic city, and it is also difficult for the south to go north, and thirdly, the domestic city is the main road to penetrate into the hinterland of Goguryeo, and if the domestic city cannot be taken down, the army will not be able to go deep, but on the contrary, they can enter and exit freely, and send soldiers and horses from the rear with unlimited support. It was because of these three points that Goguryeo was able to face the strong attack of 600,000 troops day and night for many days, and even if it could not support it temporarily, it could recover in a short time. ”
"So......" His gaze swept over the crowd, and he said categorically: "If I, the Tang Dynasty, want to go to Goguryeo, these three major regiments must be overcome!" ”
Cheng Chumo's face was depressed, and he shouted: "Mr. Hou, what are you talking about!" Why do you say that Goguryeo is so difficult to beat, which side are you on? ”
Everyone couldn't help laughing, even Hou Zhong couldn't help but laugh.
Qin Feng glared at him and said, "Knowing oneself and knowing that the other side will not be defeated in a hundred battles, since you know the advantages of others, why is it difficult to break it?" ”
In front of everyone's eyes, Qin Fengyu pointed out Goguryeo with great dignity and great courage: "The domestic city has always been the political, economic and cultural center of Goguryeo a hundred years ago, and after moving the capital to Pyongyang, the low position has declined, and it is also the companion capital of Goguryeo. The so-called towering city walls and dangerous terrain will become their fatal flaws at some times, and it is precisely because of many natural hazards that the domestic city has been war-free for a long time, and they will take it lightly if there is no war. ”
Hou Zhong, who understood Qin Feng's intentions, his eyes lit up, "Blessings and misfortunes depend on them, and misfortunes and blessings lie in wait, this is the so-called blessing and misfortune depend on each other." ”
Qin Feng nodded and smiled: "That's right, if you are prepared, it is indeed difficult to capture the domestic city, but in the case of being completely defenseless, it is not difficult to take the next city." ”
"If you want to win more with less, the key is to surprise them and attack them unprepared. Compared with domestic cities, we have three major advantages. ”
"First ......" Qin Feng raised a finger and said: "The domestic city is one of the few commercial cities in Goguryeo, and the number of people entering and leaving the city every day is counted by tens of thousands. It's easy to sneak into the city with weapons and be unaware. This can be proved by the nearly 1,000 people we have infiltrated recently. ”
"Second ......" Qin Feng stretched out his second finger and shook it: "The domestic city is located in the heart of Goguryeo, and there are dangerous Guancheng escorts in all directions, so it can be said that it is completely invincible to the threat of external forces. The defense was bound to be lax, and most of the soldiers and horses in the city were trained in their respective barracks and did not participate in the defense. Do you think that the army of more than 10,000 people is divided into patrols, city gates, generals' palaces, and training in the barracks, and they are divided into several waves, how can they gather in a short period of time? As long as we use our troops quickly and fight fiercely, we can still occupy the advantage in troops. ”
"Third...... If you have a heart or not, you will be the soul of the three armies! When we can catch the opposing general and no longer in the barracks, we will first take the action of decapitation and seize the city. In this way, the opponent's forces are the most concentrated and can fight with us, and the strength of the military camp will be chaotic and greatly weaken their combat effectiveness. ”
"With these three advantages, it is not a boast that we have won the domestic city. On the contrary, even if our operation fails, we can calmly retreat because of the opponent's lack of preparation, and we will not be completely annihilated. Every time Qin Feng said something, he raised a finger, and finally clenched his fist as he spoke, and said, "If this still fails, then you can only give up." I did what I had to do, I tried my best, and I was helpless if I didn't succeed. ”
"In addition to that, we have another advantage." Hou Zhong added: "According to our intelligence officers, Gao Jianwu's soldiers who can fight well are either distributed in Liaodong, Anshi, Xincheng to defend our Datang, or distributed in the Liaoshui area, although there are 20,000 soldiers in the city, but the vast majority of them are just recruits temporarily supplemented by ordinary people, they are not trained, once the city is chaotic, these people do not abandon and surrender, it is not bad, and expect them to desperately defend the city and seize the city, it is simply impossible." ”
"I agree!" Xue Rengui said: "What a bold plan, even our own expectations are unexpected, how can Goguryeo be prepared." When we take the city, we will wait and see him cry. By the way, we can also let our people spread rumors that the Yuan clan is planning a battle to cross the river, and maybe we can get them to transfer some troops and horses from the inner city to weaken the power of the inner city. ”
"Mr. Hou, the person who spreads the rumors will be handed over to you."
"Whoa!"
Qin Feng said with a smile: "In addition to spreading this rumor, we still have an article to do, let's just say that the Yuan clan and Datang have reached a secret agreement, and when the Yuan clan sends troops, I, Datang, will attack one of the cities in Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi with all my might." At the same time, let Luo Tong lead the border army of Youzhou to hoard on the border, posing as if attacking the three cities. Let him be a treacherous man, and he doesn't dare to let it go. ”
"Wonderful!" Hou Zhong was amazed.
Qin Feng continued: "Mr. Hou, let the brothers in the domestic city do as planned, and at the same time, arrange for our people to prepare to sneak into the domestic city in batches." Li Mu, you immediately return to Youzhou and tell Luo Tong to let him cooperate with our actions immediately. ”
After Hou Zhong left, the rest of the people agreed on the chief generals in charge of each department, and also agreed on the time to do the work.