Chapter 550: The Tricky Water Master
It seems that after getting rid of Li Linfu's henchmen, Yang Guozhong has regarded Li Canghai as the biggest threat and is trying to get rid of him.
Li Canghai thought for a while and asked, "General Gao, I don't know if there is a map?" ”
Gao Xianzhi nodded, and then ordered someone to take the map.
Li Canghai took the simple map in his hand and looked at it carefully, then closed his eyes.
Military maps of the Tang Dynasty period have only a few simple lines and the general direction of the mountains.
However, fortunately, he still has a lifetime of memory.
He knew that today's Silla would be the future Korea.
And the county where they are located is located in the northeast of Yanzhou, near the sea.
Li Canghai used his memories of his previous life to calculate the approximate distance from Yanzhou to Silla, and then opened his eyes and asked: "General Gao, you must have a wealth of experience in the battlefield over the years, according to your opinion, how long will it take to get from Yanzhou to Silla at the earliest?" ”
Gao Xianzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Judging from the experience of the last general, even if it is non-stop, it will take at least four days. He paused and said, "Yanzhou is still thousands of miles away from Silla, and the mountains and mountains are steep and the roads are difficult to travel, so I am afraid that it may not be possible to reach it in four days." ”
Di Qing sighed, and she shouted, "How is this good? ”
Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing shook their heads at the same time, they were both people who led the troops to fight, and they knew what was feasible and what was not.
The Ministry of War asked Li Canghai to rush to Silla within two days, which was clearly difficult for a strong man.
Not to mention that Li Canghai was a scholar, he had never led troops, and even these experienced generals could not reach Silla in two days.
Everyone looked at Li Canghai's eyes, and they all became strange.
Although they were very dissatisfied with being led by a scholar, they were also very curious, how did this scholar with disabled legs offend Yang Guozhong and be so trapped?
Li Canghai didn't speak, he looked down at the simple map in his hand, and suddenly in the lower right corner of Yanzhou, he saw several ship-shaped signs, so he asked: "General Gao, is there an army stationed here?" ”
Gao Xianzhi looked at the sign and nodded, "This is Gulang Reef, which is the camp of the Fierce Water Master. ”
Li Canghai suddenly narrowed his eyes, a smile rose at the corner of his mouth, he pointed to the logo with his hand, and said lightly: "Pass the order, and the whole army will open Gulang Reef." ”
Gao Xianzhi was stunned for a moment, he looked at Li Canghai suspiciously, and said, "General, Gulang Reef is in the southeast of Yanzhou, and Silla is in the northeast, this is inevitably the opposite of each other, right?" ”
"The general just needs to do what I say, if I fail to arrive in Silla on time, it will only be my head, and it has nothing to do with the generals." Li Canghai said lightly.
"This ...... Well, the last general will order the whole army to move. Gao Xianzhi was stunned, then clasped his fists and saluted Li Canghai, and then took the generals to the camps to give orders.
"Canghai, how is this good? How can I get to Silla in two days? Di Qing said worriedly.
Li Canghai patted her hand and comforted: "Don't worry, everything is under control." ”
Di Qinghu looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Do you already have a countermeasure?" ”
Li Canghai smiled incomprehensibly and said, "You'll know when the time comes." ”
said that Di Qing pushed Li Canghai back to the carriage, and on the other side, Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing asked the soldiers to set up camp.
"General, what do you think he's going to do?" Feng Changqing asked.
Gao Xianzhi stroked his beard, shook his head, and said, "No matter what he wants to do, we will follow orders." ”
Feng Changqing frowned, and said very unhappily: "General, what do you say the imperial court thinks, how can he let a scholar lead us to fight against the Japanese?" This war is not child's play, not to mention that the number of people is still so small. If he goes to the battlefield, even if he is not scared to pee his pants, we still have to be distracted to protect him, how can this battle be fought? ”
Gao Xianzhi narrowed his eyes and said, "General Feng, since the imperial court sent him here, it naturally makes sense. Just because he is a civil official does not mean that he is despised. Do you remember how you got into our army? Back then, I didn't look down on you, but you said that judging people by their appearance is not what they do. Now, how can you conclude that General Li does not have the ability to lead troops into battle based on what you see in front of you? ”
"The general must think too highly of him, right? Even if he has the ability to lead troops into battle, he is a cripple after all! Feng Changqing frowned and said.
Gao Xianzhi shook his head and said, "General Feng's words are wrong. Didn't you notice that when he heard that 50,000 soldiers and horses had become 30,000, he didn't have any mood swings? ”
Feng Changqing frowned and said, "What does this mean?" ”
Gao Xianzhi stroked his beard and said, "This time, Dongying and Baekje allied forces have more than 200,000, and our dynasty has only 50,000 troops, even if you add Silla soldiers and horses, it is only 100,000. In this case, the imperial court cut more than 20,000 people, and only gave him 30,000 soldiers and horses to fight against the Japanese. Any general, knowing that two-thirds of the soldiers and horses have been cut, will be furious and shocked. And he was calm as usual, as if all this was expected by him. How can you be an ordinary person who can remain calm and calm under such a great change? ”
"General, you value him so much?" Feng Changqing asked in surprise.
Gao Xianzhi nodded and said, "I believe in my own vision, just as I believed in you back then." ”
Feng Changqing was slightly stunned, and after thinking about it, he said: "What the general said is very true, judging people by their appearance is a taboo for generals. However, I don't understand why he didn't speed up his march and asked us to go to Gulang Reef instead of the military headquarters telling him to rush to Silla within two days. ”
Gao Xianzhi shook his head and said, "I'm also confused about this. But this time, you and I are ordered to assist him, and we must do our best to assist. Otherwise, if he has an accident, you and I will not escape the blame, so everything must be done carefully. ”
Feng Changqing nodded heavily and said, "General rest assured, the last general will definitely go all out to protect him." ”
Li Canghai sat in the carriage, lifted the curtain, and watched the 30,000-strong army pull out the camp.
The people and horses neighed, and the dust was flying, but it was orderly, and there was no chaos at all, and he nodded secretly in his heart, and at the same time was grateful to Cui Jian and the others.
The soldiers and horses that Yang Guozhong originally planned to give him were Tuntian soldiers, the so-called Tuntian soldiers, that is, reserve soldiers, soldiers in wartime and farmers in leisure time.
To put it bluntly, the Tuntian soldiers are militia and have no combat effectiveness.
This is still Cui Jian and others tried their best to advise Li Longji, and it took a lot of effort to persuade Li Longji to send him an elite division to guard the border. (To be continued.) )