On December 17 of the first year of the Tang Dynasty, the army led by Li Xian in name and in fact led by Li Ji to conquer Goguryeo set out from Luoyang and headed for Liaodong.

In fact, according to the war games he played in his previous life and some novels he read, he thought that marching and fighting was very simple, as long as he shouted a voice, the army would do things according to his own intentions, and only then did he know what kind of grand scene it was for more than 100,000 people to gather together? At this time, there are not only normal combat soldiers, but also auxiliary troops such as grain transport soldiers, siege teams, gang leaders, etc., even those soldiers who are fighting, including archers, crossbowmen, pikemen, cavalry, shield soldiers and other different combat arms, in addition to the troops, there are various formations, such as a long snake formation, a cone formation, a goose-shaped formation and so on.

And in the marching battle, there are special heralds, who use flags during the day and golden drums at night, and are responsible for expressing the general's orders with the sound of flags and golden drums, if they are shouted loudly, even if there are only a few thousand people gathered together, those soldiers will not be able to hear clearly, let alone a huge team of more than 100,000 people.

In addition, there are many things that need to be paid attention to when the army is encamped, such as geographical location, wind direction, water source, etc., any small problem may bring fatal danger to the army, and the various defense facilities and means in the camp are also amazing, and it takes luck to sneak attack the camp.

And in the whole process, Li Ji, who sat in a carriage with Li Xian, always took the trouble to point out various precautions in the march and operation, and every time he passed, he had to point to the terrain and tell him where he could fortify, where he could ambush, where he could fire attack, call out and flood, etc., this way made Li Xian gain too much knowledge, although the practical ability is not too strong, or even not at all, but after a month of serious study, Li Xian and when he first came to the army, it was a world of difference. He thought to himself that the heat of the war might be worse, but marching with an army was no longer a big problem.

On February 16 of the second year of the Tang Dynasty, the army "led" by Li Xian had come to the northeastern border of the Tang Dynasty, and then went further to the border of Goguryeo. ”

"Hehe, you've made it so clear, what else can I think?" Li Xian secretly slandered two sentences in his heart, but on the surface, he was smiling, nodded and said; "In a certain opinion, our army should take the lead in conquering the new city, on the one hand, with the help of the first battle to establish the prestige of our army, a little frustration of the enemy's spirit, but our army came from afar, conducive to a rapid battle, I believe that the enemy army must also know this, so it will definitely be actively defensive, and we must guard against this."

But seeing that Li Ji listened to Li Xian's words, he immediately clapped his hands and smiled: "The king is really very smart, this matter is exactly the same as what the lower officials saw, that's right, the lower officials also think that our army should attack the new city urgently, I believe that with the wise decision of the king, our army will inevitably win the first battle of the siege and succeed immediately." ”

"Hmph, this old fox is really old and spicy, obviously he has the power himself, but he still shoots people so comfortably, and he is not shy when he is old." Although Li Xian knew that Li Ji was actually giving himself face by doing this, he was still dissatisfied with the situation that he had no power in his heart, and he would slander a few words at every opportunity, but on the surface, he still seemed to be a polite corporal and a good man, and people couldn't see a flaw at all.

I only heard the old fox continue: "Tomorrow, the general will order the army to go to the new city, but the battalion still needs the general manager to lead the troops to sit in the town, this is the foundation of our army, must not be lost, the lower officer has ordered the remaining generals to strictly guard, in case there is an enemy attack, the general manager only needs to order the soldiers under his command to still defend the law, after the official gets the news, he will definitely send troops to help as soon as possible." In addition, Xia Guan also arranged for a veteran to help the king with advice. Hehe, the chief manager Hugh saw that this person was just a veteran and disdainful, in fact, this person has been fighting for decades and has a lot of experience, as long as the chief manager accepts his advice, he will definitely be able to ensure that the camp of our Chinese army is as safe as a rock. ”

After finishing speaking, Li Ji clapped his hands, and saw an old man in ordinary sergeant clothes slowly come to Li Xian, and then bowed down and said, "See the chief manager." ”

"Huh? Er, no, Gong Mo is not Cheng ......" Seeing the veteran, Li Xian suddenly felt very familiar, and after a little recollection, he remembered the identity of this person, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Hehe, don't be surprised, the villain's name is Cheng Yanjin, he is a veteran in Shandong, he originally followed Li Sikong for many days, and now he is ordered to serve the chief manager, I hope the chief manager will not give up and can accommodate the villain."

As expected, the person who came turned out to be really the former Left Guard General Cheng Biting Jin!

"I really didn't expect this person to come to the battlefield in Liaodong again in his old age, and as a veteran, it's really emotional." Seeing that although Cheng Yanjin has a white beard and white eyebrows, he does not lose the demeanor of a generation of famous generals, Li Xian couldn't help but sigh.

However, emotion is emotion, Li Xian's hand movements are not slow, he quickly got up to support Cheng Biting Jin, and said emotionally: "The old general is like this, isn't it torturing Xiao Wang?" Hurry up and be polite, Xiao Wang really doesn't dare to be. ”

But he saw Cheng biting Jin and said, "What did the king say? First of all, the villain is no longer a general? was removed from the emperor a few years ago, and now the villain is just an ordinary veteran. What's more, if it weren't for the king's words to wake up that day, the villain would probably die in humiliation, and he wouldn't have thought of washing away the shame with his own actions. ”

Li Xianyan sighed softly when he heard this: "The so-called shame and courage, the old general is willing to be a pawn regardless of his old age, just to make contributions to my Tang Dynasty and wash away the shame, it is really admirable, Xiao Wang believes that after this battle, the name of the old general will be glorious through the ages, and he will never disgrace the name of the portrait of Lingyan Pavilion in the past." ”

"Hehe, Lao Cheng is already a dying person, and he is still pursuing something unknown, Lao Cheng only hopes that when he comes to the underground in the future, he will be worthy of Emperor Taizong, and he will be satisfied with the old guys in the past." Cheng Biting Jin laughed for a while, with a bit of loneliness in his laughter, and then said to Li Ji, who was silent on the side: "Brother Maogong, rest assured, as long as Lao Cheng is here, the king will be safe, and I Lao Cheng will fight for this life, and I will hand over the king unharmed." ”

"With Brother Cheng's words, what else is the younger brother worried about? However, please take care of Brother Cheng, although we are old, but we are not less arrogant back then, this time Ping Goguryeo, will let Quan Nanjian see the murderous name of my Tang Dynasty fierce general, and stay in the day of the pacification of Goguryeo, you and my brother sit on the head of Pyongyang City and drink. Li Ji gently held Cheng Biting Jin's hands, and with tears in his eyes, he said emotionally.

At that moment, a few people said some common words, Li Ji said goodbye and left the big tent because he wanted to deploy the first pass of the next day's siege, and now only a few guards and Cheng Yanjin around Li Xian were left in the huge big tent.

I saw Cheng Yanjin look at Li Xian, and suddenly said: "The old man once remembered that the king used a set of marksmanship in Brother Maogong's mansion, and used this set of marksmanship to defeat Brother Maogong's eldest grandson Jingye, can the king practice this set of marksmanship to the old man again?" ”

Li Xianyan was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then remembered the scene when he used that set of marksmanship to defeat Li Jingye, and then said with a slight emotion: "It turns out that the old general Cheng also saw Xiao Wang's set of marksmanship, hehe, don't hide it from the old general, Xiao Wang's set of marksmanship is quite originated, if it can be successful, there will be few opponents in the world, but unfortunately, Xiao Wang is not proficient in this marksmanship, and his understanding is limited, so that it can not play its due effect, it is really a pearl dust, which makes people sigh." ”

But seeing Cheng biting Jin, he smiled and said: "What the king said is also right, but it is also not right. ”

Li Xian couldn't help but be a little confused when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know what the old general means by this?" ”

But he heard the other party say lightly: "The king, let's practice it first, so that the old man can take a look." ”

"In this case, Xiao Wang will be ugly." After Li Xian finished speaking, he ordered the guards to remove the table seats, and then practiced the set of male marksmanship in the wide tent, only to see that his spear suddenly looked like a green dragon out of the water, suddenly like a strange python turned over, suddenly like a spiritual snake out of a hole, suddenly like a stone breaking the sky, and saw Cheng Yanjin nodding frequently, smiling and silent.

"Xiao Wang is not practicing well, and I ask the old general for more advice." Li Xian saw that Cheng Yanjin did not praise himself, but with a smile on his face, he immediately understood that he could not practice in the eyes of the other party, but he thought that this set of marksmanship had few opponents, so he was not convinced, so he said with some vindictiveness.

How did Cheng Yanjin not know Li Xian's thoughts? But he didn't praise him according to Li Xian's meaning, and then sighed softly: "The king's marksmanship does seem to be flawless, and every move can kill people, but there is one thing that the king may not think of, this set of marksmanship seems to be more suitable for heads-up competition, but it is not suitable for fighting in battle formations. ”

"Oh? I don't know how to get more comfortable with the battle? I also hope that the old general will not hesitate to give advice. "Li Xian has not even seen a battle in his life for so many years, but he has participated in a lot of solo battles, so he really doesn't know what the so-called battle battle is, and how he is not suitable for this set of marksmanship, but he thinks that Lao Cheng is old and deliberately bluffs himself with big words, so that he can listen to him in the future, so the tone in his mouth has no respect before, and it seems a little hard.