Fortunately, before Zhang Liang set off, Li Shimin assigned him two good deputies, General Right Xiaowei, Cheng Mingzhen, the head of the Pyongyang Provincial March, and Wang Wendu, the deputy head of the army, otherwise he might not even be able to capture this painless and painless Ebeisha City. After the second day of the fifth month of the fifth month, Qiu Xiaozhong, the commander of Zhang Liang's detachment, led a sailor to cruise on the Yalu River to show off his might, while the main force of the sailor continued to march north, with the goal: Jian'an City.

As mentioned earlier, the Goguryeo defenders would hardly take the initiative to attack, and there were few opportunities, so Zhang Jian was given once; The defenders of Jian'an City are impartial, and after Zhang Liang came, he also gave Zhang Liang once! Zhang Liang! How embarrassing! An honor or an insult! Here's the thing, and it's a bit of a comedy. After Zhang Liang's army landed, he also arrived at the city of Jian'an.

After the army arrived at the destination, the first thing to set up camp was to set up camp, this point Zhang Liang was still very clear, he arranged it in an orderly manner, set up a village, and had to cut down trees, so Zhang Liang sent troops to the nearby mountains to cut down trees, and the camp left the chief Zhang Jinshu with some men and horses to take on the guard task, and then he went back to the tent to lie down and rest, after all, the boat and car are tired, as the boss, you need to recuperate. The defenders of Jian'an City saw that the Tang army had cut down trees in all directions, so they took advantage of Zhang Liang's weak defense and unstable foothold, rushed out of the city gate and went straight to the Tang army camp.

The sudden initiative of the Goguryeo army surprised the Tang army! At this time, there were not many troops in the battalion, and the Tang army was horrified! A few fast legs hurriedly ran to Zhang Liang's tent and told Zhang Liang: The enemy army is coming!

Zhang Liang is a very timid person, and when he heard the news at first glance, he was very calm! Calm? ! It's scary! I was so frightened that my whole body stiffened, I sat on the bed with my eyes straight into my eyes, and I couldn't speak out of my mouth, like a statue! It stands to reason that the commander was so frightened that he had no master, so the Tang army, which had no backbone, should be defeated soon.

However, in their panic, these people mistakenly thought that Zhang Liang was brave and extraordinary, and he was not chaotic in the face of danger, and the army's morale was immediately stable. The morale was greatly increased, and he rushed out of the barracks directly and repelled the Goguryeo army! This......? It can only be said that the Tang army is in good luck! After that, the Goguryeo defenders could not shrink out. And the Tang army, under the command of such two generals, could not attack, so it formed a stalemate, which lasted until the end of the Eastern Crusade.

Well, the above is the overview of the Southern Route Army. It's really a soldier, a nest of bears! After reading so much, everyone should also see that Zhang Liang is not a handsome talent, Li Shimin has always known this, so why did he still give Zhang Liang such an important task?

First of all, among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, the generals are Wei Chi Jingde, Li Jing, Zhang Liang, Cheng Zhijie, Tang Jian, and Li Shiyun, as mentioned earlier. Among them, Lieutenant Chi Jingde, Li Jing, and Tang Jian are all over 60 years old, Cheng Zhijie will stay behind, and Li Shiyun will command the army; Therefore, Li Liang is old enough to be able to control the field, and he has no choice!

Moreover, although Zhang Liang is not a general, he is good at finding clues from subtleties and being prescient, and more importantly, this person is timid, and timidity is sometimes not a bad thing, which can make people always maintain a high degree of vigilance. And they will act extremely cautiously, let this kind of person lead the army, even if they do not win, they will not be defeated! Final. Although Zhang Liang is not a good general, he is a loyal general, and if it were not for him, Li Shimin may not have survived the Xuanwumen Change. There is another person here who wants to make a special mention, Cheng Mingzhen!

After Cheng Mingzhen's eastward expedition to Goguryeo, there was almost nothing to do with him. But don't worry, although he is fine, he gave birth to a good son to Datang - Turkic nemesis: Cheng Wuting! This Cheng Wuting is a tragic character, who has overcome the Turks all his life, but finally died at the hands of the Tang Dynasty! Alas! Fate? Let's talk about it later! Hurry back to the front line of Anshi City, where there will be a good game and a disagreement! It's a good play! The differences are serious!

Game

After the battles of Gaimu, Liaodong, Baiyan, and Garrison, Goguryeo Zhen truly learned the Tang army's ability to attack cities and field battles, and also saw the domineering spirit of the Tang military generals.

Completely gave up the idea of going out of the city to fight, and devoted himself to defending the city. When there was no war, the soldiers could go around in twos and threes, or even alone, at that time, there should be nothing to go about, nothing more than to take a walk nearby, completely not thinking that they were in another country, and they were still here to beat people. Among them, there is one person who is the most representative - the current saint Li Shimin, Li Shimin even ordered that not only does the army camp not need to build fortifications, but scouts and horses do not need to go out.

This is too underestimated, no, something has finally happened! Goguryeo is on a mission! Although the Goguryeo army did not dare to go out of the city to fight, the spy scouts and others still had to be sent out, after all, it was always useful to obtain more information about the Tang army.

As a result, there is a Goguryeo spy history who is famous, and this person is called Gao Zhuli. If Yuangai Suwen had known, his move (sending spies) would bring him great humiliation, and he would not have done so if he was killed! Extracurricular Extended Knowledge: Ancient spies are also a general term, there are five types in total, there are causal intervals, internal interstitial interstitials, anti-interstitial interstitials, dead interstitials, and living intersperses, which are specifically distinguished according to the identity and mission of the spy. In fact, no matter what, the ultimate task is to gather intelligence. This Gao Zhuli is a living room, what is a living room?

It is to go to the enemy's military camp to spy on information when the army is marching and fighting. This position is quite interesting for the selection criteria of personnel, not bad time, let me tell you about it, it is considered to popularize knowledge: standard one, the requirements look stupid and stupid; Standard two, look ugly, the uglier the better; Standard three, don't like to chat nonsense; Standard four, be able to bear hardships and stand hard work! I looked in the mirror and realized that I wasn't the material! What about you?

Gao Zhuli is a very dedicated spy, in the case of 150,000 people were defeated, a person day and night, hungry and went straight to the direction of the Tang army camp, unfortunately, on the road met the Tang army scout who had nothing to do and wandered around, the scout's eyesight was very powerful, and he saw through his identity, after all, now there is "no return to people" within a hundred miles, but you are going north against the trend, "This person must have something strange!" (Li Yuanfang's quotations), so the scout tied him up and sent him directly to Li Shimin.

At this time, you still dare to spy on intelligence? Li Shimin admired him a lot, and let people loosen his bonds. Li Shimin didn't interrogate Gao Zhuli about what intelligence he had spied on, but asked with concern: Why did you lose weight like this? Gao Zhuli: I'm in a hurry, I haven't eaten for several days. Li Shimin immediately ordered someone to bring him food.

When he finished eating, Li Shimin: As a spy, if you want to go back in time to restore your life, you will tell Sù Yuan Gai Suwen, and if you want to know the intelligence of our army in the future, you can send someone to ask me directly, and stop secretly sending spies. You've worked so hard. Gao Zhuli was surprised. Turn around and walk away with gratitude.

As soon as he took one step, he heard Li Shimin behind him say again: Wait! "Didn't you regret it?" Gao Zhuli's heart suddenly became chaotic. "Get him a pair of shoes!" Seeing that Gao Zhuli was barefoot, Li Shimin commanded. This! It's the Tang Emperor! This! It's Li Shimin! Yuangai Suwen, are you ashamed? If you feel it. That's right. If you don't feel it, that's right.

Because, you are from Goguryeo, it's normal! Disagreement: The last frontier town of Goguryeo in this Eastern Expedition, Anshi, has been nakedly presented in front of the Tang Army. Don't think I'm verbose, the reason why I have repeatedly emphasized Anshi. Because this city is very unusual! Not usually anywhere, this city will not only withstand the attack of the Tang army next, but also withstand the attack of its own people before. Here's what happened: Three years ago, Yuangai Suwen killed Gao Jianwu, suppressed dissidents, seized power in Goguryeo, and demanded that all local lords and city lords recognize his status as a great Mo Lizhi.

But the city lord of Anshi didn't buy his account and refused to recognize Yuangai Suwen. Yuangai Suwen personally led his troops to Anshi, wanting to conquer Anshi in one fell swoop and bring the city lord of Anshi to his knees by force. As a result. Yuangai Suwen was stunned and couldn't beat it, so he did a favor and continued to appoint him as the city lord of Anshi. (The name of the city lord of Anshi has not been recorded in various historical materials, but in the novels of Ye Shi and later generations, he was given a name, what is Yang Wanchun's.)

Here, let's follow the history, let's refer to it as the city lord for short, and everyone knows that the city lord is talking about this Anshi city. It's all my own people, and I know the roots. can't beat it, which means that this city lord still has a certain level. In a word, Anshi City is not easy to fight. Just because it's hard to beat doesn't mean you can't beat it. As long as time is given and the Tang army's siege ability is not a problem. But Datang is going abroad to fight this time, and the art of war is cloudy: soldiers are expensive and fast is not expensive for a long time. It's been a long time, and the logistics can't bear it.

Li Shimin is very clear about this situation. As early as after the surrender of Baiyan City, it was the next step of the Tang Army. Li Shimin and Li Shiyun had a brief exchange, during which Li Shimin put forward a bold and open idea, but unfortunately, it was vetoed by Li Shixian, who was the chief of the march.

Li Shimin's line of thought is simply the "leapfrog tactic" adopted by the US military in the Pacific theater after 1300: crossing the heavily fortified and difficult to conquer Anshi and directly attacking Jian'an. But Li Shiyun disagreed, he had a reason, at that time, the grain and grass of the Tang army were hoarded in Liaodong, and if it directly crossed Anshi, the logistics line of the Tang army would be threatened.

Li Shimin is a relatively democratic emperor, good at listening to the opinions of his subordinates, he agreed, after all, the commander of the army is Li Shixian, but unfortunately, Li Shixian's real reason is other things, as a military general, he dare not say it and can't say it, rest assured, someone will help him say it later. The Tang army missed the opportunity to attack Pyongyang for the first time and eliminate Goguryeo, which shows that democracy is still inferior to the best at times.

Fortunately, Tang Jun has a second great chance, I hope they can grasp it! So, the Tang army began to attack Anshi according to Li Shixian's ideas, and stone throwers, crashes, ladders, etc. were used, and after a few days, there was no progress except for the black smoke and miasma that smashed the human city wall. Li Shimin immediately convened a meeting attended by all the generals to continue to discuss countermeasures.

The time has come to decide the fate of Goguryeo. Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen's military ability when he served as the former Goguryeo Sasa was a mess, but after taking refuge in the Tang Dynasty, he showed his advanced thinking, and the two of them had similar ideas to Li Shimin: give up Anshi and directly attack the Black Bone City, the city lord of the Black Bone City is old and weak and incompetent, and the day and night can be down, and there is no need to worry about the grain and grass, there are many small cities between the Black Bone City and Pyongyang, these small cities have a common feature that they are easy to conquer with less soldiers and more food, and they can be fed by war! Most people are in favor of this strategy! It's a great idea indeed!

At this time, the Tang army no longer had to pay attention to the gains and losses of one city and one pool, but should take advantage of this situation to go deep into the enemy territory and go straight to the Yalu River; Zhang Liang under the city of Jian'an could command the naval division, cross the sea to the Yalu River to meet the army and be responsible for logistics and supply. With the cooperation of land and water, Pyongyang can be just around the corner! The majority of the people agreed with this plan, and the opportunity for the Tang army to attack Pyongyang for the second time came.

It's a pity that there is one person who opposes it, and this person is the head of the twenty-four meritorious heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, the emperor's brother-in-law, the prince and the prince, Situ, Shizhong, the three products of the Tongzhong Shumen, and the grandson of the prince of Zhao Guo! The eldest grandson Wuji said a reason, which no one dared to oppose and all agreed: "The Son of Heaven is different from the generals, so you can't take advantage of the danger." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji is a civil servant in the end, and he is very short-sighted about the war, in fact, this problem is very easy to solve, and the plan to attack Pyongyang can send one or two generals, and the emperor can sit in the rear! It is no wonder that a year ago, when discussing the dispatch of troops to Goguryeo, Li Shimin made a brief evaluation in front of the ministers of the eldest grandson Wuji, and there was a sentence in the evaluation: "And the general army is not its strength." If he knew that the appointment of the eldest grandson Wuji as a military servant was the result, I think Li Shimin would not have chosen him in the first place.

Li Shimin's weakness Li Shimin has been passed down for centuries as a generation of Ming Jun, we must know that he is also a person, and he also has weaknesses, personal analysis, his biggest weakness comes from "face".

Face, a lot of mistakes! If you want to know how you are written by history, you have to look at the living notes; If you want to establish yourself, you are very good at humbly accepting advice, obeyed Wei Zheng, did not send troops to Xue Yantuo, and guided you to raise tigers today; …… Today, once again wrongly subordinating to democracy, the Tang Army missed a second chance.

Next, it was simple, and the Tang army, under the leadership of Li Shiyun, Li Daozong, and others, attacked the city day after day, night after night.

If you smash the walls of the city with a stone-throwing machine, the garrison will block it with wooden pistles; You build earth for a mountain and want to climb the wall, and the garrison gives the mountain to you...... Fighting, autumn is coming, the grass is dry and frozen, the grain and grass are a little unable to keep up, and now it's too late to adopt the "frog jumping tactic", whether you fight or not, Goguryeo is here, never give up! I can't eat it in one bite, it's okay, can I eat it several times, can the cooked duck still fly? (To be continued.) )