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Pei Shiju put away his smile, his expression became extremely serious, he glanced in the direction of the tent door, and said in a low voice: "The high servant has instructed, there is something important to discuss with you alone." ”

Wang Shichong comprehended and said to Zhang Jincheng: "Jincheng, guard the surroundings of the big tent, talk at a distance, no one is allowed to approach, if there is something important, report it outside!" Zhang Jin said that he was familiar with this kind of thing, and after making a salute, he withdrew from the big tent, and a rush of footsteps outside gradually faded away.

Wang Shichong took two Hu beds, sat down opposite Pei Shiju, within reach, and said, "Hongdae, what can I say this time." ”

Pei Shiju whispered: "Now at the speed of your shipbuilding here, when you send troops at the end of this month, can you carry 60,000 foot cavalry?" ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "I just told He Chou about this, he said that these mahogany have not been soaked in water, they will swell, and they may disintegrate at sea, so dozens of boatmen must be put on each boat to repair at any time, so that only about 40,000 infantry can set off, if you have to bring cavalry, the space of 10,000 war horses will be reduced by three months' food, that is to say, 40,000 foot cavalry can only bring three months of military food." ”

Pei Shiju gasped: "How can this be?" Didn't your report here keep saying that everything was going well? ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "The world is impermanent, these days of training at sea, He Chou found that some of the planks will bulge, and the rivets between the planks will be broken, so now he has enlarged the gaps between many planks, but pulling too much will make the ship's solidity decrease." Therefore, it is necessary to place shipwrights with the ship. Adjust according to the condition of the ship. Hongdae. I have just learned about this matter, and I am about to write it in today's military newspaper and quickly present it to Gao Fu. ”

Pei Shiju's expression became more and more solemn: "The situation of the main army is not good, this time the soldiers are recruited from all over the Kanto, the time is too short, and the Kanto is the hometown of the former Northern Qi, and the area around Bingzhou is monitoring the Turks, and it is impossible to withdraw all the elites who are guarding the town, and this time the more than 200,000 troops have been collected so far." Although Zhuo County has been gathered, there are only 60,000 or 70,000 elites who can be called elite, and the remaining nearly 200,000 people are newly recruited soldiers, and they are not even very good at formation drills. ”

Wang Shichong's feeling became worse and worse: "So the original intention of Gao Fuchu was to use this large number of troops with low combat effectiveness to drag down the main army of Goguryeo, and to rely on our naval division troops to surprise attack the enemy's capital Pyongyang, isn't it?" ”

Pei Shiju nodded: "Yes." This is a strategic judgment made by Gao Servant Shooting based on the situation of the main army in Zhuo County these days, and Gao Servant Shooting is also a lifelong battle. He was good at temple calculations, and at first glance he knew that it was difficult for the main army of the Dao to make contributions, so he wanted to follow the method of Murong Qianyan attacking Goryeo, and the army was facing each other head-on, and the strange soldiers attacked at sea, breaking the enemy capital in one fell swoop, and then hijacking the remains of the king, the queen mother and the first king of Goguryeo, so that Goguryeo did not dare to pursue, and the marines could withdraw from the land with a swagger, and then use this as a condition to negotiate with Goguryeo and force it to make concessions. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "This method is very good, even if the king of Goguryeo runs away like last time, the mausoleum of the first king will not be able to escape, the Goguryeo people are not barbarians on the grassland, but also rule the world with filial piety, with this trump card, if we succeed in the assault, we can replicate the success of the Murong clan again, and even in the case of the army pressing the border, it is okay to force Goguryeo to withdraw from the entire Liaodong." It's just this way of playing, can the emperor agree? What he should pursue is a dignified and upright battle to destroy the country. ”

Pei Shiju said in a low voice: "The emperor's idea is unrealistic, this battle of Goguryeo is not as well prepared as the time to destroy Southern Chen, after several years of careful planning, the mobilization of five or six hundred thousand elite soldiers and fierce generals, but also rely on the internal corruption of the Chen Dynasty, good generals can not be reused, this can destroy the country."

Although the current Goguryeo national strength is not as good as that of Nanchen, it is still united internally, the monarch and the ministers are united, it is far away from our country, the supply of the army is not easy, and the military strength is not weak, and the nomadic Khitan and the Jin Ya think that foreign aid, and even the Turks may take the initiative to attack at a critical moment to help Goguryeo attack the flank of our army.

Therefore, Gao Fuchu believed that under such circumstances, it was basically impossible to destroy Goguryeo like the Han Dynasty destroyed Wei's Joseon, and it was the best result that could be achieved by breaking through the enemy's capital with surprise troops, forcing it to cease fighting and sue for peace, and ceding Liaodong. ”

After listening carefully, Wang Shichong sighed: "But now the carrying capacity of the sailor division is insufficient, and it can only load 40,000 infantry to pass, and with this infantry alone, it is impossible to form a surprise attack." No matter how tight the front line of Goguryeo is, there will always be 20,000 or 30,000 defenders in the capital, and from the landing place to Pyongyang, if you can't quickly assault with cavalry and come to the city within ten days, once Goguryeo concentrates the defenders from all over the city to King Qinwang, it will be even more impossible to attack. ”

Pei Shiju frowned: "Then can you only bring 20,000 elite cavalry and don't need infantry at all?" ”

Wang Shichong still shook his head: "No, cavalry is better in field battles and speed, mobility, but siege is not its forte, Pyongyang city is high and deep, there must be infantry cooperation, and there must be engineers to cut wood nearby to build siege equipment, which can be done in one fell swoop." At that time, the Murong clan founded the country with cavalry, but the strange soldiers who conquered Pyongyang were also mixed infantry and cavalry, and the infantry was mainly an infantry, which was the reason. ”

Pei Shiju's eyes flashed: "What you mean is to use the cavalry to capture the city of Pyongyang first, cut off the connection between Pyongyang and other places, prevent the return of reinforcements from all walks of life of the enemy, and force the enemy army to only hold on to the city, and then the infantry will follow up, create siege equipment, and then attack the city in one fell swoop, right?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "That's right, but now this plan seems to be difficult to implement." Originally, according to the current strength of the naval division, it was best for the landing army to camp at the landing site, not to leave the coast too far, and rely on the support of warships to get in touch with Goguryeo's old enemies, Baekje and Silla, and with their support, slowly encroach on Goguryeo's western coastal towns, threaten Pyongyang's flank, and force Goguryeo's main army to go to Liaodong, so as to create conditions for the victory of the main army in Liaodong.

If Baekje and Silla send troops at the same time to attack the southwest and southeast borders of Goguryeo respectively, and the main force of our naval division lands on the western coast, then Goguryeo will not be able to draw a large number of troops to support Liaodong, although this style of play is not as flattering as the one you just said, but the stability is much higher, although the combat strength of the marines of the naval division is not as good as the ironclad cavalry, but there is no problem in camping and holding on, Goguryeo is to send more than 100,000 troops, and it is difficult to wipe out these 40,000 people on the beach. ”

Pei Shiju sighed: "But the same thing is in a hurry, Baekje and Silla are still in contact, and they may not be officially dispatched at that time, they may still think that our army is a fake way Goguryeo wants to eliminate the relatively weak them, even if they are willing to send troops to cooperate, the mobilization of the army across the country will take time, and they can't count on it in the short term, so they can only rely on the landing force to rely on themselves."

Now the main problem is still in the army out of Liaodong, the quality and combat effectiveness of this army is very poor, Qin Tianjian reported that in June and July, there will be heavy rains in Liaodong, when the roads are muddy, there will be big problems in supplies, let alone capture Liaodong, I am afraid that when we go to Liaoshui, the military rations will not be supplied. ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved: "What does that high servant shoot mean?" He asked you to come to me, obviously it is impossible to ask about the situation of shipbuilding, with the caution of high servants, he must have already made a variety of plans, and now that the sailors are unable to capture Pyongyang alone, what kind of play is he going to choose? ”

Pei Shiju stood up, walked to the copywriter, picked up a piece of paper, and wrote quickly on it, Wang Shichong leaned aside, looked at it, and saw that the dragon and phoenix danced on it: march with great fanfare, make a show, and return halfway! (To be continued......)