What Li Chenghui didn't expect was that the war would come faster than he thought, and just when he was mediating in order to let His Royal Highness King Fu go to Kaesong, Chang Miao and his party had already returned to the front line in Liaodong.

As soon as he returned to the front line in Liaodong, Chang Miao immediately began to prepare for battle.

On the way, Chang Miao had already received some news, and there were two of them that made him the happiest: one was completed by Su Chengdong, who is now serving as the defense envoy of Youzhou, before he left - the country of silk had successfully united the chiefs of the various tribes in Liaodong, and urged these chiefs to send troops together. With the support of these chiefs, the Liaodong Army added nearly 100,000 troops. Although these armies lack unified cooperative combat capabilities, they are not inferior to the Liaodong Army in terms of individual combat capabilities, and as long as they make good use of these forces, they can become a very formidable force. The other is that the veteran He Ling recruited and trained a large number of recruits during his absence, and the number of Liaodong troops with veterans as the backbone and new recruits as flesh and blood reached as many as 180,000. This not only made it possible to compensate for and strengthen the losses suffered in the last war, but even in terms of the quality of the soldiers.

In addition, the veteran He Ling's deployment along the Yalu River is also well understood. This defense was originally set by Chang Miao, He Ling just faithfully implemented Chang Miao's intentions, and the most gratifying thing for Chang Miao was that He Ling worked hard to mobilize food and grass materials to enrich the front line during this time, recruit new soldiers to supplement the loss in the last war, and did not relax the training of soldiers for a day. After a few months, the combat strength of the Liaodong Army has not been damaged, but has become stronger than before.

After mastering these circumstances. Chang Miao immediately convened an operational meeting. Attendees included veteran He Ling and new capital protector Sima Zheng Menglong. Gai Yanxiao, Zhu Tianshun. Zhong He, Hua Meng, Chang Miao's personal guard Mu Yanping and Chang Miaoxin's appointed commander of the Tiger Guard Battalion Gao Dingbian, except for Wang Hanxin.

As for the plan of attacking Goryeo this time, because the last raid on Anju was not a complete success, and this time Goryeo will definitely defend this line with heavy troops, so the generals are generally optimistic about the plan of attacking White Wolf Mountain from the middle. First of all, when I attacked White Wolf Mountain last time, I had a complete grasp of the terrain and topography of White Wolf Mountain, and secondly, if I divided my troops to defend the western front with Goryeo's troops, White Wolf Mountain would become relatively easy to overcome. Once the White Wolf Mountain is lost, the country of silk can not only enter the east of Hamgyong Province to attack the city, but also go west to attack Anju, and can also go south to the south of Pyongyang and cut the whole of Goryeo into two sections.

But Chang Miao shook his head and said, "Although what the generals said is reasonable, it is also expected by the Koreans. ”

He Lingdao: "Lord Duhu is right, but this time the march into Goryeo has already been prepared, our army is nothing more than to choose one of Anju on the western front and White Wolf Mountain on the eastern front, no matter which plan the Goryeo army will be prepared." In comparison, the strategic position of White Wolf Mountain is more important, and once it is conquered, it can be attacked and retreated, and it can be defended, which is more beneficial to the long-term battle with Goryeo. ”

"What the old general said is very true, but unfortunately now that Tuqi is ready to move, we really don't have more time to fight a long-term war. Therefore, the Governor felt that it was necessary to conquer Pyongyang and force the King of Goryeo to submit to our country. ”

Gai Yanxiao couldn't help but speak: "Quick decision? Goryeo has already sent heavy troops to defend. How can our army fight a quick battle? ”

Chang Miao looked at the generals and smiled, and said, "The key to this battle plan. Only on two people. ”

"Two people?" The generals asked in unison.

"Not bad. It's Lord Zheng Menglong and Gao Dingbian. Chang Miao said unhurriedly.

Zheng Menglong listened to it on the side, and then said, "Lord Duhu." In my opinion, it may not be feasible to attack Pyongyang again by water. Although the Goryeo naval army has already existed in name only, after the last landing on the Daedong River, Goryeo is bound to strengthen the defense along the coast of the river, and it may be difficult to succeed in a sneak attack. ”

Chang Miao smiled slightly and said, "Brother Zheng really understands, but this time the governor does not mean to raid Pyongyang, but wants to adopt a completely new tactic. ”

"A new tactic?" Zheng Menglong showed a hesitant look: "The last general doesn't understand, please show Lord Duhu." ”

Chang Miao replied: "This method of warfare is based on two points. First, our army had an advantage in strength, and secondly, our army was well aware of the situation along the western coastline of Goryeo at the time of the last offensive. With these two points, we will be able to break through the defenses of the Goryeo army. Think about it, if our army attacks from the front, the Goryeo army will inevitably mobilize forces to resist, but at this time, if a strong army suddenly appears in their rear and cuts off their supply lines, the Goryeo army will be in disarray. If they turn back against this force, it will make the front line unsupportable; But if they don't care about this force, they will be in a desperate situation. ”

Speaking of which, all the generals understood Chang Miao's intentions. Chang Miao wanted to borrow Zheng Menglong's command ability of the naval army to carry the Tiger Guard Battalion from behind enemy lines to complete this operational deployment. He Ling immediately asked: "But this force that is deep behind the enemy has no backup, if it is surrounded by the enemy and cannot be rescued in time, then they are in danger of being wiped out again." ”

Chang Miao nodded: "What the old general said is extremely true. But don't forget that we have absolute superiority at sea and Zheng Menglong's naval army, our army can get supplies from the sea, and at the same time, it can withdraw to the sea at any time. Attacking the enemy's supply lines can be done as you like, and the only thing that needs to be done well is the speed of transmission of intelligence and the accuracy of intelligence. ”

After Chang Miao said this, the generals suddenly realized. It turned out that the new tactic that Chang Miao mentioned was to use the landing operation of the naval army that could adapt to the situation to cooperate with the advance of the land army, and this kind of operation was dependent on each other, so that the Goryeo army could not be defended but had to fortify everywhere.

Chang Miao continued: "This time we have the help of the chiefs of the Liaodong tribes, and this governor wants to invite General He Ling to sit in the central part of the country, and General Zhu Tianshun will lead the troops of these tribes to march to Hamgyong Province. ”

Chang Miao's remarks seem to be a strategic plan, but in fact he is showing his attitude to the generals - he not only wants to capture Pyongyang and force the king of Goryeo to surrender, but also to include part of Goryeo's land into the territory of the country of Juan, and to make Hamgyong Province the territory of the country of Juan, if he controls Hamgyong Province, then the country of silk can establish a naval shipyard there, so as to easily threaten the coastline of eastern Goryeo. At that time, Goryeo will be in a situation of being completely surrounded by the country of silk, and it will no longer be able to compete with the country of silk.

"Yes!" The generals stood up together and bowed their heads to Lord Duhu.

At the end of the meeting, just as Gao Dingbian was about to withdraw from the tent, he was called back by Chang Miao. Gao Dingbian looked at Du Hu Chang Miao suspiciously, and asked, "Lord Du Hu, what are your orders for deliberately leaving the young general?" ”

Chang Miao saw that all the generals had withdrawn from the tent, and only Mu Yanping and the veteran He Ling were by his side, so he said: "In this operation, the Tiger Guard Battalion is the top priority, and you have just been promoted to the position of commander, and the burden on your body is very heavy." ”

"Lord Du Hu is right, the young general will definitely do his best to live up to his mission!" Gao Dingbian bowed his head and replied.

Chang Miao waved his hand and said, "This governor doesn't doubt your command ability. Just a heads-up. In addition, do you know why the Governor did not call Wang Hanxin to today's combat meeting? ”

"I don't know."

"First, he burned and looted the people last time, violating military regulations, and now that the war is imminent, the governor did not let him participate in this meeting, to remind him, if he is still so nonsense, the governor will not be spared! Second, this kid usually has more ghost ideas than you, and he is a rare helper on the battlefield, and you must be a lot easier with his help, but the two of you must distinguish between priorities, otherwise you can't control this kid, then this kid will inevitably cause trouble. Especially since you are fighting behind enemy lines this time, it is all the more necessary for him to obey your orders, and this is to let him know that he will be your lieutenant general. Go back and tell him what the Doge will mean, and hope that he will do what he wants. Wang Hanxin and you are both talents valued by this governor, so don't delay your future because of this dishonorable thing. ”

"Yes, the young general understands." Gao Dingbian bowed his head respectfully. (To be continued......)