The reason why Li Zhen did not immediately enter Goguryeo was not because of passive slackness, in fact, in this foggy situation in Beijing, Li Zhen was eager to kill the past in one go, completely destroy Goguryeo, and go back to stabilize his rear, but he wanted to think about it, but he still had to do it step by step, after all, he couldn't eat hot tofu if he was in a hurry. He was waiting, waiting for the exact news that came back from Xue Wanche's end - although the strategy of north-south invasion was proposed by Li Tai, the king of Wei, it was also in line with Li Zhen's strategic concept, in fact, when Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo twice, Li Zhen had put forward such ideas, and the difference between the book house was the surprise attack strategy formulated by Li Zhen at the beginning, and this time it was a large-scale front and rear attack, losing the conditions for a surprise attack, the style of play has changed, but the strategic thinking is basically the same, in order to achieve such a goal, The echo between the two armies has become the key to success or failure - Li Zhen has sent a secret envoy to Silla by sea on the way to Youzhou, and has informed Xue Wanche and Niu Jinda of his strategic idea, and ordered him to respond to this strategic idea. ”

"Yes, the last will obey." Ying Da saw that Li Zhen's complexion was not right, how dare he slack off, and after answering respectfully, he strode out of the big tent of the Chinese army. ”

"General Qin has worked hard from afar, so let's get even." Li Zhen smiled mildly and raised his hand weakly.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Qin Chong respectfully thanked him, stood up, tore the corner of his clothes violently, took out a wax pill, held it in both hands and handed it to Li Zhendao: "The last general came to deliver a letter on the order of General Xue, please take a look at it." ”

"There's General Law." Li Zhen stretched out his hand to take the wax pill, and with a slight effort, he pinched the wax pill open, revealing a small note full of words, just looking at it, his brows furrowed, and he muttered for a while: "General Qin, does General Xue have anything else to explain?" ”

Qin Chong bowed down and said, "Your Highness, General Xue only said that everything is subject to His Highness's dispatch, and there is nothing else to say. ”

"There's General Lao, Eagle Big, take General Qin down to rest." Li Zhen frowned heavily, waved his hand and ordered the eagle general Qin Chong to send out of the big tent of the Chinese army, and did not continue to talk about the previous topic, but stood silently in the tent, all the generals did not know why, but no one dared to ask, and the atmosphere in the big tent immediately became a little quiet.

"Your Highness, but something happened to General Xue?" It's not a way to stay silent like this, and after the three generals looked at each other for a while, Lin Chenghe, who was Li Zhen's confidant, had to stand up and ask for advice.

"Hmm." Li Zhen was interrupted by Lin Chenghe's question, raised her head, snorted lightly, and handed the note to Lin Chenghe casually.

The note was not long, Lin Chenghe quickly finished reading it, and his face immediately showed a solemn look, Cheng Mingzhen, who was standing on the side, saw this, and hurriedly reached out and grabbed the note, only to see it, and immediately snorted coldly: "Wa Guo Sailor? What a guts! These crumbs! ”

Although the Japanese Navy Division is not very powerful, but such a book suddenly appeared on the battlefield, but Li Zhen's original strategy was in a big trouble, obviously, it is impossible to transport grain to the front line by sea ship, at least it can't be done before the destruction of the Japanese Navy Division, so that the plan of the virtual army is a little not very useful, at least in terms of risk, it is much greater, how to deal with this battle is really a headache for Li Zhen - the Japanese State at this time is just an uncivilized barbarian, Although Li Zhen is not clear about the actual situation of his water division, it is conceivable that with the bamboo armor and broken blades of the Japanese army, he is by no means the opponent of the well-trained Tang Dynasty sailors, but the problem is that it is not difficult to defeat the Japanese sailors, but he is not sure if he wants to be completely annihilated, after all, the strength of the Tang Navy Division of Niu Jinda is less than 10,000 in totalThere is no guarantee that Xue and Niu Er will be able to act according to the predetermined strategy, as long as there is a mistake in one link, it will be the result of losing all the games.

Time, the key is time! It is not difficult to win, since Li Zhen dared to come this time, he has made sufficient preparations, even if it is a frontal hard attack, Li Zhen is absolutely sure that he can destroy Goguryeo, but in this way, it is difficult to say whether he can complete this matter within the scheduled time, in case it doesn't work, no one will clean up the chaos in Jingshi, God knows what it will become, if there is really a big chaos in the world, it will be too late to cry.

Can't wait any longer! After Li Zhen filtered all the circumstances, gritted his teeth, finally made up his mind, suddenly raised his head, waved his hand to stop the discussion of the three heavy generals, and said calmly: "Determination has been made, tomorrow the army will send the city of An, come to the city, beat the drum and gather the generals!" ”

As soon as Li Zhen's words came out, the drums of the generals outside the big tent of the Chinese army immediately rang out, and the generals heard the drums, and they rushed one after another, and they lined up in two columns in the Chinese army tent according to their grades, Li Zhen did not pay attention to the generals who came one after another, and sat behind the copywriter with a serious face, blindly lowered his head and waved the pen and speed, and then sealed the written notes into several tips, until he was busy with all this, he raised his head, looked around at the generals under the account, raised his voice and shouted, "Cheng Mingzhen!" ”

As soon as Cheng Mingzhen heard Li Zhen be the first to call his name, he hurriedly stood up and bowed down and replied: "The last general!" ”

Li Zhen ordered with a cold look in his eyes: "Gu Linger led the soldiers and horses of the headquarters as the vanguard, and must take Chifeng Village before the eighth day of the first month of May, and then divide the troops to force Gaimu and Hengshan, and be sure to take these two cities on May 20, there must be no mistake!" ”

"Yes, the last will obey." Cheng Mingzhen was overjoyed when he heard that his department was a pioneer, and he hurriedly accepted the order.

"Lin Chenghe." Li Zhen took out an arrow from the quiver on the central document of the big tent, handed it to Cheng Mingzhen, and then looked at Lin Chenghe and snorted.

Lin Chenghe stood up from the side and promised loudly: "The end will be!" ”

Li Zhen took out an arrow again, picked up a bag, held it in his hand, looked at Lin Chenghe and said: "Gu Linger led 50,000 soldiers and horses for the right road, be sure to cross the Liaoshui before the ninth day of the first month of May, take Xuansu before the 18th of May, and then send the troops to the city of An, waiting for the arrival of the main force of the Chinese army. ”

"Yes, the last will obey." Lin Chenghe stretched out his hand to take the arrow and the bag, and replied respectfully.

"Li Daliang!" After Lin Chenghe received the order, Li Zhen obviously hesitated, but still named Li Daliang.

"The last general!" As soon as Li Daliang heard Li Zhen's roll call, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately stood up and promised loudly.

"General Li, you are old, this battle is extremely dangerous, according to Gu, you will stay in the rear army, what do you think the strategy of the army should be?" Li Zhen pondered for a moment and asked in a tentative tone.

Li Daliang is not young, but his temperament is still very spicy, he originally thought that he would also be like the first two people to go into battle, this time he heard that he was actually left behind in the rear army, and he was not happy, and said with a dark face: "Your Highness Mingjian, although Weichen is old, he can still go into battle, and the minister is willing to ask His Highness to allow Weichen to go into battle to see the merits, Weichen dare not say anything else, but it is not a problem to fight Goguryeo children!" ”

Li Zhen looked at Li Daliang, who was puffing up, shook his head slightly, and said with an embarrassed look: "Well, the old general is very ambitious, and Lone is very admired, but the battle formation is not idle, if the old General Li has a mistake, it will be difficult to be alone." ”

was so provoked by Li Zhen, Li Daliang came up angrily, and said with a thick neck: "Your Highness, the last general is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters to take Anshi City, if it doesn't work, he is willing to be a military order, and I am willing to ask His Highness for permission!" ”

Li Zhen was already playing the method of agitating generals, and at this time, seeing that Li Daliang had already gone on the road, he hurried to hit the railway while it was hot: "Old General Li is strong-hearted, and he is deeply admired, since the old general wants to go out of battle, it is not easy for Lone to stop, but the city of Anshi is strong, and it is not easy to go down, Lone plans to take it in person, can the old general dare to take the Black Bone City?" ”

As soon as Li Zhen's voice fell, Li Daliang responded in a loud voice: "Why don't you dare!" ”

"Okay, that's the case, there are two bags here, the old general of the red man will open them immediately after returning to the headquarters, if there is any obstacle, you can open the green bag, the old general, please put it away." Li Zhen stood up, leaned over slightly, and handed the bag to Li Daliang through the copy.

Li Daliang couldn't figure out what kind of medicine was sold in Li Zhen's gourd, but he didn't dare to ask more at this moment, stretched out his hand and took one red and one green, glanced at Li Zhen suspiciously, bowed his head and promised: "The last general will take the order." ”

"The generals will obey!" After Li Daliang retreated, Li Zhen raised his voice and shouted, and all the generals under the tent came out one after another, and they bowed down to promise.

Li Zhen looked around at the generals with a serious face, and after a slight pause, he shouted with full luck: "All the generals will return to their headquarters, and they will send troops tomorrow, and there must be no mistakes!" ”

"No!" Li Zhen has given the order to go out, all the generals have retreated as promised, and they are busy rectifying military affairs, but the deputy marshal Li Ji has not moved, and after the generals have gone, he cautiously walked in front of Li Zhen, bowed and said: "Your Highness, the old minister Guan Goguryeo all the armies are surrounding Anshi and arranged, and his intention should be to let my army attack Anshi again, I am afraid that there is something strange inside, His Highness divided his troops into several ways to attack Anshi, although there is nothing wrong, but I am afraid that the junior of Goguryeo is in the middle of the arms, I hope His Highness will be clear." ”

Li Ji is a veteran of the battlefield, there are countless battles in his life, and he can definitely be regarded as one of the famous generals of the Tang Dynasty, but he is a little rigid in leading troops to fight, and he is a general who is a defender, rather than a master of the art of war who can create a world, according to Li Shimin's words, that is, Li Ji is handsome and will neither win nor lose, he can win the battle that should be won, and he will also lose the battle that should be lost. Li Zhen did not summon him to discuss the strategy of conquering Goguryeo this time, but after all, Li Ji is the deputy marshal and the secretary of the military department, and no matter what, he is not a figure that Li Zhen can ignore.

"What Li Shangshu said is very true, Lone also knows that Gao Huailong, the thief, has set a trap for Lone, and what he relies on is nothing more than the danger of Anshi City, Lone is not afraid, he has his own plan to break the city, and there is no doubt that Anshi City will fall, not only Anshi, but Lone will also take the Black Bone City at the same time, and hit Pyongyang with a move." Li Zhen explained with a smile.

"Your Royal Highness Shengming, it's just ......" Li Ji has a deep understanding of Li Zhen's military strategy - the two have fought in the sand table deduction in the past, Li Ji has fewer wins and more losses, but this time the expedition to Goguryeo is a big matter, although Li Zhen is full of confidence, but Li Ji still can't be very relieved, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he wanted to persuade again, but he didn't know where to start for a while.

"Li Shangshu rest assured, Lonely's arrangement is so ......" Li Zhen smiled, put it in Li Ji's ear and described his overall plan in detail, listening to Li Ji's face change constantly, after a long time, he sighed and said: "Your Highness, this strategy is inevitably suspicious of risk, if it is lost, I am afraid of the same mistakes as before." ”

If you want to hurry, you can't reach this truth, how can Li Zhen not know, but it's a pity that time is the sword of Damocles hanging over Li Zhen's head, Li Zhen has no choice, he can only gamble on this, besides, now half of the entire Goguryeo domestic army is gathered near Anshi City, and the other half is gathered on the front line of Baekje, Pyongyang is extremely empty, as long as Anshi City can gather and annihilate the soldiers and horses in the south of Goguryeo, and can capture the black bone city, which is a key pass on the other side of the Yalu River, it is possible to destroy Goguryeo in a short time. In this sense, although there is an element of gambling luck this time, the odds of winning are still quite large, so Li Zhen didn't say anything more about Li Ji's vague exhortation with emotion, just smiled, turned around and walked into the back tent. Seeing this, Li Ji knew that it was useless to persuade again, so he shook his head slightly, and went out of the account on his own......

Chifeng, also known as the Broken Gut Ridge, the northernmost part of the Liaohe Plain, is an important gateway from the Liaohe Plain into the hilly area of northern Liaoning, although the mountain is not too high, that is, up and down the hundred zhang, but the terrain is quite steep, there is a big road under the mountain to cover the city of Mu, there is a military village on the mountain, the name Chifeng Village, the first to stand in the Northern Wei Dynasty, after several abandonments, the previous Tang Dynasty invaded Goguryeo, this village was burned down, and then rebuilt again by Yang Wanchun sent craftsmen, there are 3,000 soldiers stationed, it is the first gateway of the Anshi defense area, its importance is self-evident, Since receiving the letter and knowing that Li Zhen, the commander of the Tang army, has led his troops to Youzhou, Chifeng Village has entered a state of intense preparation, the whole village is closed, and the reconnaissance cavalry is out in all directions, ready to deal with all attacks of the Tang army at any time.

Zhenguan twenty-one years of the seventh day of the fifth month, the end of the card, the sky is very cloudy, the dark clouds are thick, the wind is not small, Shengsheng will be inserted in the tall Chifeng wall of the big flag to blow the hunting sound, under the banner stands a strong young man in full armor, the front looks solemnly in the direction of the Liaohe Plain, his eyes are full of worry, this person is the Goguryeo Chifeng village guard Gao Keye.

The Tang army is coming, Gao Keye is very clear about this, the Tang Army's combat effectiveness is so strong that Gao Keye has personally experienced it - the Tang Gao War the year before last, Gao Keye participated in the whole process, including the most bloody and cruel Anshi City offensive and defensive battle Gao Keye did not pull down, in that battle, Gao Keye was seriously injured and almost died in the chaos, so far, every time I think about the tragedy of that battle, Gao Keye is still palpitating, if possible, Gao Keye does not want to fight with the Tang Army at all, but it is a pity that as a general, he is a royal clansman, Not to mention the responsibility of defending the land, even for the survival of Goguryeo behind him, even if the situation is difficult, Gao Keye will not give up his due responsibility, that is, stick to Chifeng Village, and do his best to delay the pace of the Tang Army's march, even if it is at the cost of his life!

In the face of the upcoming war, Gao Keye's heart was not only worried, but also a faint sadness, because he knew very well that Chifeng Village was the first gateway to Anshi City, and if the Tang Army did not come, it would be enough, and it would be necessary to take Chifeng Village first, although the terrain of this village was dangerous, but the three thousand soldiers and horses under his hands alone were not elite soldiers and horses, and if they wanted to block the footsteps of the Tang Army, they would not even have the slightest possibility, and all they could do was to delay the Tang Army's march as much as possible, but if they wanted to achieve this goal, The price paid will undoubtedly be huge, not to mention the officers and soldiers under him, even he Gao Keye himself may also be buried here, although Gao Keye has long been mentally prepared to die on the battlefield, he may be alive, who is willing to go to death by himself?

It's coming, it's finally here! Just when Gao Keye was thinking about it, a puff of smoke and dust suddenly rolled up on the horizon of the Liaohe Plain in the distance, and then a black line appeared in the sky, and the wind blew, bringing a burst of extremely strong murderous aura, Gao Keye's pupils immediately tightened, the sweat in his palms gushed out, his heart beat wildly, and his breath immediately gasped slightly, and he couldn't rush down the city wall, and roared at the top of his throat: "Enemy attack, enemy attack, prepare for war, prepare for war!" ”

Gao Keye roared such a voice, the whole Chifeng Zhai was in chaos, in the terrible horn sound, three thousand soldiers were dressed neatly, rushed out of the barracks one after another, rushed along the road between the camps towards their respective battle positions, and in a few breaths they had already arranged a heavy guard on the wall, everyone looked at the smoke and dust with bated breath, quietly waiting for the battle order to be issued, in the silent silence, the battle clouds were dense, and the prelude to the third conquest of Goguryeo by the Tang Army began......

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