The Tang army does not move, a move is the momentum of thunder, the vanguard of the middle army is like a bamboo, one day Ke Chifeng Village, three days and down to cover Mu City, successively break through the right court, Cuoshi, Chigu Peak and many other villages, the front of the army directly pointed to the last line of defense of Anshi City, Hengshan City; On the right side, Lin Chenghe's headquarters crossed Liaoshui on the seventh day of the fifth month, took the cities of Baiyan, Heling, and Tieshan, and entered Xuansu, and immediately launched a rapid attack on Xuansu, intending to cut off the communication between Anshi City and Jian'an, an important town in southern Goguryeo; Li Daliang of the Left Route Army led the naval army to set off from Dagukou and marched to the Yalu River by hundreds of boats; On 11 May, Li Zhen, the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, personally raised 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Chinese army to cross the Liaoshui, marched along the middle road, and advanced to Hengshan City.

The only change is that Lin Chenghe's department did not march to the important town of Jian'an, but turned to Xuansu City halfway, so that for the Goguryeo defenders of Anshi City, the Tang Army's offensive was undoubtedly more fierce several times, under heavy pressure, the defenders of Anshi City took care of one thing and lost the other, and the troops were already overstretched, and the situation was not optimistic, and the two major Goguryeo Men who were disrupted in the offensive and defensive rhythm were a little messy.

In the study of the city guard mansion in Anshi, Yang Wanchun, who was dressed in white single clothes, paced back and forth anxiously, his face was full of sweat and he didn't have time to wipe it, looking at the direction of the gate from time to time, his eyes were full of anxiety, and he kept muttering, as if he was thinking about something, and seemed to be complaining about something, but his voice was very vague, and no one could hear what he was talking about.

"General Gao has arrived!" With the sound of the door of the study, Yang Wanchun's spirit suddenly lifted, and he couldn't wait for Gao Huailong's arrival, so he rushed out of the door of the study in three steps and two steps.

"General Gao has worked hard." As soon as Yang Wanchun rushed out of the study, he immediately saw Gao Huailong, who was dressed in dust, leading two personal guards to walk quickly, rushing forward in a hurry, and greeted in an excited tone.

"Lord Yang is polite." Gao Huailong had just rushed back from the front line, his face was tired, and he was very worried, so he didn't want to be polite at this time, but just arched his hand and coped with it.

"General Gao, please." Yang Wanchun was also worried about the battle situation, hurriedly took a small step back, let Gao Huailong into the study, sat down the guest and host, and after the people served fragrant tea, some of them couldn't wait to ask: "General Gao, what should this battle situation be like now?" ”

The original defensive strategy was formulated under the auspices of Gao Huailong, in order to lure the Tang army to the city of Anshi, and now the Tang army is really here, it should be said that the initial plan of the strategy is successful, the problem is that the offensive of the Tang army is too fierce, which greatly surprised Gao Huailong's expectations, and now the battle situation is unfavorable, whether the scheduled delay strategy can be realized Gao Huailong is no longer fully sure, at this time Yang Wanchun asked, Gao Huailong smiled bitterly and said: "Not optimistic, according to Gao's opinion, Prince Tang is afraid that he has seen through our strategy, and he is going to plan and annihilate our army in Anshi City. ”

"Ah......" Yang Wanchun's heart froze, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and after being stunned for a while, he said with a bitter face: "How should this be?" Does General Gao have a good plan? ”

Gao Huailong's cheek twitched, and said with a hint of bitterness: "The only way to do this is to temporarily defeat the enemy to reverse the unfavorable situation, Gao has ordered to defend Hengshan City before he returns, and must block the offensive of the Tang army, at least before the main force of the Tang army arrives, this road should be fine, just choose the ......." Alas, it is difficult to decide! ”

Although Yang Wanchun is not very proficient in military strategy, but he has been fighting for many years, and he has some knowledge, and he knows that Hengshan and Xuansu are the two major gateways of Anshi City, one south and one west, once one of the two places falls, the entire defense line will inevitably be broken, at this time, listening to Gao Huailong's worries about the defense of Xuancheng, his heart is also very uneasy - Hengshan is close to Anshi City, and it is easy to deploy troops, even if the city is broken, the defenders also have the possibility of safely withdrawing to Anshi City, and Xuanfu City is far away, the road is difficult to travel, and it is difficult to rush to help in time, In addition, after the Tang army broke through the city, the city wall of the city has been demolished, although Yang Wanchun mobilized the people to build the city again and defend it, but the city wall is low and not solid, even if the whole army fights to the death, it may not be able to block the offensive of the Tang army, if the city is lost, but it is by no means as simple as the outer defense line of Anshi City is completely broken, and the contact between Anshi City and Jian'an will also be severed, and Anshi City is bound to fall into the most unfavorable situation of the lonely city again, although in the original strategic plan, Anshi City will eventually face the situation of a lonely city and a hard battle, However, it shouldn't be now, at least before it frustrates the spirit of the Tang army, Anshi City should not be besieged, otherwise, once it is lost, it will be a loss, and what worries Yang Wanchun even more is that his eldest son Yang Miao is now also serving in the Xuan Army.

"This ......" Yang Wanchun couldn't help but feel cold in his heart when he heard that Gao Huailong was not optimistic about the selection of the city defense, and hesitated: "In this case, can you send more soldiers from the city to reinforce it?" ”

"No, although there are still 30,000 troops in the city, they are necessary to defend the city, and they are not easy to move." Gao Huailong shook his head and rejected Yang Wanchun's proposal without hesitation.

The 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city of Anshi are the last mobile troops in Anshi, which are used to do the last guard, Yang Wanchun naturally knows that this part of the soldiers and horses cannot be easily mobilized, but the other soldiers and horses have all been sent out, and the hand is really stretched, as soon as he thinks of the danger of Xuancheng, Yang Wanchun is worried but he is really powerless, and said with a bitter face: "If it is not appropriate to send troops, there are still some people who withdrew here a few days ago, so it is better to ......"

"Yang Gong, no." Gao Huailong didn't wait for Yang Wanchun to finish speaking, so he waved his hand and said: "There are many strong people, and the power of assisting in defense is limited. ”

"Alas......" Yang Wanchun has many experiences in defending the city, and he understands that what Gao Huailong said is correct, the reason why he proposed to send Minzhuang before was actually just a rush to the doctor, at this time, seeing Gao Huailong interrupting his words, he was also helpless, sighed, and frowned silently.

"Gao has a strategy that may be able to solve this difficulty, but if the plan fails, I am afraid that the matter will be even more sluggish." Gao Huailong was silent for a long time, and then suddenly spoke.

"Oh? What kind of good strategy does General Gao have, Yang is willing to hear about it. As soon as he heard that Gao Huailong had a countermeasure, Yang Wanchun's tightly knit brows couldn't help but show up, and he hurriedly asked.

"I can't talk about good strategies, it's just digging up meat and mending sores." Gao Huailong explained with a wry smile: "A certain view of the Tang Army's attack this time, the target is my Anshi City, even so, once the Anshi is lost, our country's door is opened, and the army in the Jian'an area is useless, if it is transferred to solve the danger of Xuan'an, it is also feasible, but once the siege cannot be solved, I am afraid that Jian'an will fall into the hands of the Tang Army, so that our army has no external force to borrow. ”

In addition to the Jian'an and other soldiers echoing each other, there is still a large army in the country on the other side of the Yalu River, although they dare not come to rescue the danger of Anshi, but it has somewhat involved the attention of the Tang army, so that the Tang army can not do it with all its strength, but this time Xue Wanche's department has colluded with the Silla army has involved all the main forces in Goguryeo, and the Yalu River can no longer be counted on, and the only one who can still give support to Anshi is only the army of Jian'an, If even Jian'an falls into the hands of the Tang Army, then Anshi City will become a lonely city in the real sense, obviously, Gao Huailong's strategy is really dangerous, the problem is that if Jian'an does not send troops, the city will be selected overnight, and Anshi City is also dangerous, this is a dilemma, not only Gao Huailong hesitated, Yang Wanchun was also undecided, the two had nothing to say for a while, silently.

"General Gao, in your opinion, if the Jian'an army does not move, how long can Xuanfu be defended?" After being silent for a while, Yang Wanchun frowned and asked.

"Five days, no more than ten days." Gao Huailong said this, paused, and then explained: "The Tang army that attacked and selected the Tang army is an elite division, and there is a white horse general among them, our army has not yet gone through the war, the morale has been frustrated, and the army is impetuous. ”

"Hiss......" Hearing that Xue Rengui, who had become famous in Goguryeo before, was also on the right side of the Tang Army, Yang Wanchun couldn't help but gasp, he had a deep memory of Xue Rengui's bravery before, and knew that this person was brave and unparalleled, and there was no doubt about Gao Huailong's judgment, and after thinking about it for a while, he said helplessly: "General Gao, you can lose the selection, but you can't lose it too quickly, if you can't keep it for more than a month, then my city is in danger, and the city is lost, what is the difference between building and not existing." ”

Although Yang Wanchun did not explicitly say that he wanted to dispatch the soldiers of Jian'an, the subtext in the words was such a meaning, which Gao Huailong could understand, but it was a big matter, Gao Huailong did not dare to make up his mind for a while, and after biting his lip and meditating for a while, he thought about it and said: "The soldiers of Jian'an can be adjusted, but they cannot fight with the Tang army. ”

"Okay, that's it." Yang Wanchun thought about it, there was no other way, after all, Yang Wanchun, the field ability of the Tang Army, had personally learned it, and he thought that when the Gao Yanshou brothers led an army of 150,000 to relieve the danger of An'an City, they only lasted for three days, and they were completely annihilated by the Tang Army.

"Okay, Gao will go and issue an order to transfer troops and leave." Gao Huailong saw that Yang Wanchun agreed with his opinion, so he didn't dare to delay, nodded his head, got up, walked out of the study, and went to arrange the transfer of troops without mentioning it.

The sky is getting late, the sun has already slanted to the west, and the tragic offensive and defensive battles at the head of the city are still going on - from the day before yesterday, the Tang army of more than 10,000 infantry was divided into five batches, and launched a wave of strong attacks around the east and south gates, and today is from the morning hour, it has continued to launch a charge to the city, under the cover of ballistas and cavalry feather arrows, it has been killed several times, and the defenders on the city have been killed again and again, and both sides have suffered heavy casualties - the Goguryeo side of the city lord Gao Shouli was killed, and the deputy general Gao Kewen was seriously injured, Wu Qian Goguryeo defenders have also lost more than half, however, the defenders under the desperate command of the deputy general Yang Miao, have always struggled to hold the city, on the other hand, the Tang army has not been able to take too much advantage, participated in the siege of the 10,000 infantry army for three days of fierce fighting, nearly 4,000 people and horses were killed and wounded, several generals who led the team to rush to the city and above the captain killed the city, but the morale of the whole army is still not slack, under the supervision of Lin Chenghe, the general of Zuo Weiwei, the attack on Xuansu City still maintains a high-pressure posture.

"Lin Shuai, the last general will ask for orders to lead his troops to rush to the city!" After the Tang army failed to storm the city again, Xue Rengui, who had been a spectator for a few days, finally couldn't help it, rode a horse to Lin Chenghe's side, and asked for his life.

Although Lin and Xue are both generals of Li Zhen's family, their backgrounds are very different, compared to Lin Chenghe, Xue Rengui, who was put into Li Zhen's command earlier, was really unlucky, except for the two expeditions to Goguryeo and the battle of Pingxue Yantuo, he has never been able to get a big battle to fight, not to mention that the military achievements are far less prominent than Lin Chenghe, even the official position is also very inferior, this time he was sent to be Lin Chenghe's deputy, and he has long been holding back his strength in his heart, and he wants to make meritorious contributions again, but it is a pity that along the way, the Tang army is like a bamboo, Xue Rengui has never had an inch of merit into the account, at this time, seeing that the defenders of the head of the city are tired, they have the intention to make a contribution, this station will come out, and the momentum is really pressing. "It's okay, since General Xue is willing to go, Lin should be beating the drum to cheer for the general!" Lin Chenghe knew Xue Rengui's mood very well, and also knew that both Jinshang and the prince valued this person very much, and at this time, seeing that the defenders at the head of the city were already in a state of exhaustion, he really had the intention to fulfill Xue Rengui, so he groaned a little and agreed to Xue Rengui's request.

"Xie Linshuai!" As soon as Xue Rengui heard that Lin Chenghe had agreed to his request, he was overjoyed, and he gestured with his hand, and was about to turn back to the headquarters to dispatch troops, when he suddenly rode a flying horse from a distance and rushed to the front.

"Report, Lin Shuai, General Xue, 50,000 enemy troops in Jian'an have come to the rescue of Xuansu, and the forward has arrived at Gutunkou." The flying horse rushed to the Chinese army, quickly turned over and dismounted, touched the ground on one knee, and reported loudly.

"Probe!" As soon as Lin Chenghe heard that the enemy of Jian'an was so big, his heart couldn't help but sink, waved his hand, scolded him, and waved back the Tanma, and the back groaned solemnly - Gutunkou is only twenty miles away from Xuancheng, and the cavalry can cover up and kill in less than half an hour. But just watching an imminent victory slip away from your hand is really sighing.

"Lin Shuai, the enemy reinforcements have arrived, and it is really difficult for our army to attack the city, so why not collect the enemy for the time being, and wait for the coming day." Xue Rengui saw that Lin Chenghe was silent, and hurriedly whispered.

"Well, that's it." Lin Chenghe raised his eyes and looked at the head of Xuanfu City, waved his hand a little helplessly, and shouted calmly: "Collect the troops, the whole army will return to the camp!" After this order was issued, tens of thousands of Tang troops immediately retreated backwards and slowly retreated to the camp three miles away from the city.

After collecting the troops and returning to the camp, Lin Chenghe couldn't even take care of dinner, and he was alone in the big tent of the Chinese army, squatting in front of the large sand table, thinking hard about the good way to break the enemy, and then he planned for a long time, but he was not absolutely sure - Lin Chenghe's department originally had a total strength of more than 53,000 people, although the road was like a bamboo, but his own casualties were not small, and now, The soldiers who can go into battle will be counted together that is, less than 48,000, in the face of the enemy who comes to help, they do not have the upper hand in terms of troops, if they can't annihilate the enemy in a battle, there is a mang on their backs, they will inevitably not be able to carry out siege operations, and if the time is delayed, it is bound to miss the war period, once it affects the overall strategy of His Royal Highness the Prince, then Lin Chenghe is to blame for his death, but how to annihilate the enemy who came to help Lin Chenghe never thought of a safe way.

It's hard, it's really hard! Looking at the placement of the enemy camp reported by Tanma, Lin Chenghe was extremely helpless - Jian'an came to the enemy to set up camp in Gutunkou, the terrain was extremely open, more than 20 miles away from the Tang army camp, it was a trend that could be attacked and retreated and returned to Jian'an, the Tang army went to more troops, the enemy of Jian'an may not stay and fight to the death with the Tang army, it is very likely to slip back to Jian'an, if you go less, I am afraid that it is not its enemy, moreover, the Tang army has limited strength, and it is impossible to fight on two fronts, how to win is really a headache for Lin Chenghe.

"Lin Shuai." A sound of footsteps sounded, Xue Rengui came in from outside the tent, saw Lin Chenghe squatting in front of the sand table and pondering, hurriedly stepped forward, and called in a low voice.

"Hmm." Lin Chenghe looked up and saw that Xue Rengui had arrived, and he didn't be polite, just nodded and signaled.

"Lin Shuai, there will be a strategy to break the enemy of Jian'an." Xue Rengui knew that the pressure on Lin Chenghe's shoulders was huge at this time, so he said with a smile.

"Oh?" Lin Chenghe was worried about how to defeat the enemy of Jian'an, and when he heard that Xue Rengui's enemy Long had no plan to break the enemy, he immediately lifted his spirits, stood up, looked at Xue Rengui and said: "General Xue has a good plan, listen to it." ”

Xue Rengui cautiously bowed his hand and said: "Lin Shuai, according to a certain plan, the enemy of Jian'an may not really come to aid Xuan, it is actually to contain our army's ears, otherwise, why did it stop at Gutunkou, you must know that the rescue is like fighting fire, when our army has been fighting for a long time, if its soldiers are large, even if they are not victorious, our army will suffer heavy casualties, and those who do not do it, they will not do it, they will not do it, the last general thinks that to break this fang, it must be won by a surprise attack, and now the enemy is coming, it will be unprepared, the last general is willing to lead the troops to break the enemy at night, please Lin Shuai's permission." ”

"Hmm." Lin Chenghe said noncommittally, but he didn't explain whether he allowed it or not, just blindly frowned and paced around the big tent, the expression on his face kept changing......

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