The generals are not in harmony, and the soldiers are taboo.

When Wenhua divided his troops with 5,000 troops and ordered him to temporarily take him across the sea, he probably never thought that because of his move, there would be a consequence of disputes among the generals under the city of Laizhou. And this consequence will obviously lead to a series of unpredictable events.

But in any case, it can be attributed to Wenhuaguo's mistake in dividing troops, or it can be attributed to Zhang Ji'er's lack of prestige, which is not enough to command the three armies. Facts, have happened.

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In the city of Laizhou.

Guo Conglong found a way to deal with Chahan's ambush, but there was only one plan: after capturing the city, he would enter and defend it. The so-called "no trick to break has a trick", don't chase it at all. Even if the Guan Bao Army pretends to be defeated, how can it take my Haidong reinforcements? Then again, what happens if you catch up? The reinforcements are sparse, and if they are careless, they will inevitably suffer.

Guo Conglong let out a breath and thought in his heart: "Fortunately, Zhang Shuai is cautious enough, and the assumption that Chahan may 'encircle the point to send reinforcements' is also brought by him." He should have been prepared for a possible ambush in Chahan. Even if this happens, it is expected that you will not be fooled. Thankfully, thankfully. ”

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Outside Laizhou.

The area of the city wall that the Pyongyang army was originally responsible for the siege was in the south of the city, and since Zhang Ji'er issued a military order, they turned around one by one, and everyone fought bravely, one by one, shouting overwhelmingly: "Capture Guan Bao alive!" The cry shook the ground, almost wanting to break through the night. They lit torches and rushed to chase in the direction of the Guanbao breakthrough.

Zhang Ji'er brought 3,000 Guanbei descendants, held the rear formation, and followed.

The Shandong Peninsula is long from east to west and narrow from north to south. Laizhou is located on the southeast coast, and if it is connected to Yidu and Wendeng, it will form a triangle. At the top of the triangle is Laizhou. And this triangle is still approximately isosceles. In other words, Yidu on the lower left of Laizhou and Wendeng on the lower right are basically equal in distance from these two places, both of which are about 300 li.

During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong invaded Goguryeo, and in addition to attacking Liaodong by land with foot soldiers, he also sent boats from the sea to Pyongyang. This naval army set off from Laizhou all the way.

There is a county seat in Laizhou Fuguo called Ye County. During the Warring States Period, Tiandan of Qi defeated the invading Yan army and recovered more than 70 lost cities. Very famous. It is also the county seat of Laiju for a long time.

If the Haidong reinforcements wanted to pursue Guanbao, they had to pass through this place first. They faced the heavy night, trampled on the snow on the ground, as if they were walking in their own yard, and crossed directly through the county pond as if no one was around. Four or five thousand people, their torches as bright as the stars in the sky, and their excited faces were like hunters who saw countless flocks of prey. All I heard was a "hurry, hurry" urging. When I opened my eyes, there were only one military flag after another, chasing each other.

After Ye County, go fifteen miles again, there is a mountain in the south of the city. The name is "High Hope". Because of its beautiful peaks and mountains, it can be seen far away, so it gets this name. As the name suggests, you can see the height of this mountain. Although the Shandong Peninsula is due to the topography, except for Mount Tai, there are no particularly towering mountains. This high lookout mountain, in fact, is only a few hundred meters high. But in the wilderness of a flat river, suddenly a mountain and river towering, what kind of impression it will give people, it is self-evident. It's also a risk.

The journey of more than ten miles is just around the corner.

Zhang Yi'er saw this mountain from afar. He was taken aback, and hurriedly asked left and right, "Why is there a mountain outside the west of the city?" "For a general, you must know geography. Before Zhang Ji'er came to Laizhou, he had a thorough understanding of the terrain around Laizhou. He clearly remembered that there was no mountain outside the west of the city.

The left and right are also dumbfounded, and I don't know how to answer. If you have a spirit, you will be busy asking the village guide. The village guide replied, "so that the marshal may know." The name of this mountain is Gaowang, but it is not on the west side of the city, but on the south side of the city. ”

The pro-soldiers on Zhang Yi'er's left and right looked at each other. But his feet were slippery, and he only cared about the Pyongyang army in front of him, and he didn't even notice when he had deflected direction. There was snow everywhere on the ground, white and expansive, and it was the middle of the night, and they were guest troops, and they didn't pay attention for a while, and they were taken away by Guan Bao to deviate from the direction, which is understandable to say. However, when Zhang Ji'er heard this, he took off the iron gun on the side of the horse, held it in his hand, and hurriedly ordered the rear army, and ordered: "Blow the horn!" Teach the Pyongyang military horses in front of them to retreat quickly! ”

"Marshal, why is that?"

"Before coming to Laizhou, Ben Jiang had already carefully looked at the map. The place near Laizhou is suitable for ambush, the Taoist Valley in the east of the city is one, and the Wanlisha in the northeast of the city is one. Didn't you see that Ben would have bypassed these two places far away on the way to attack Laizhou with his army? In addition, this Gaowang Mountain in the south of the city is also one! ”

"Although the name of Gaowang Mountain is high, it is actually not very high. The villain looks at it with undulating mountains, and it is not very wide. Why did the marshal think it was suitable for ambushes? Even if the Tartars were to set up an ambush here, they would not be able to ambush many men and horses. Our army pursued Guan Bao, plus the continuation of the ancestral department, there were 7,000 people. Even if there is a slight ambush, it may not matter. ”

"Not really. Although Gaowang Mountain is not very large, it is not far to the south, and there is Daze Mountain. On the top of the imperial city on Daze Mountain, Ben will ask the township guide and say that it is rumored to be the old village of Red Eyebrows. Compared with Gaowang Mountain, it is more suitable for the Tibetan army. More importantly, seventy miles south of Daze Mountain is Pingdu City. Now Pingdu has long fallen into the hands of Chahan. If Tsahan? ……。 ”

When Zhang Yi'er said this, "ouch" screamed, and regretted it. If he had known that Guan Bao would take them to the south of the city, then he would not have agreed to the request of the Pyongyang army to pursue them. A stack of voices urged the soldiers to blow the horn immediately.

The trumpets sounded in unison. He looked ahead, but saw that the Pyongyang troops who were chasing the customs protection department seemed to turn a deaf ear to this, and still rushed forward. He knew that he could not do anything, and decisively changed the order, saying: "Gather the rear army." If the order continues, all of our Guanbei Army Headquarters will not be allowed to take another half step. "I called the names of three or four generals in a row," led the headquarters and the other headquarters, and the sword was unsheathed, but when he heard the sound of the general's drums, he moved forward and saved the troops in Pyongyang in front. If you dare to patrol and not enter, cut it! ”

He also called the thousand-household officials of the 400 mature female real cavalry and instructed: "When the war starts later, you can lead your headquarters and free the two wings, so that you don't have to go into battle." When the general rescues the Pyongyang troops and leaves, the responsibility of covering the gap will be handed over to you. ”

Zhang Yi'er only cared about issuing military orders and didn't look at the road. The mount stumbled upon something, and nearly dragged him down. Thanks to his skillful horsemanship, he lightly touched his spear to the ground, sat down steadily, and looked at the ground, and saw two or three ingots of silver sunk deep in the snow. Silver and snow are similar in color, so the mounts don't tell the difference. He was slightly stunned, and then realized that this must have been thrown down by the Ministry of Customs and Security along the way. No wonder the Pyongyang armies in front of them are in hot pursuit.

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Wenden City.

Guo Conglong was worried about the battle situation in Laizhou for many days, and finally came to a final conclusion. As long as Zhang Lu'er does not rush into the army, or the city of Laizhou is not easy to break, but at least the fresh reinforcements of nearly 10,000 people will definitely be fine. He let go of his worries and stretched, feeling a little hungry. Tell the soldiers outside to come in and order them to get some food and drink. The soldier said with a smile: "The general has been worried for the past few days, and he doesn't think about tea and dinner. The villain sees that the general is in a good mood now, but has the matter of worrying been solved? ”

"I said I deduced it four or five times. As far as Marshal Zhang's prudence is concerned, the battle situation in Laizhou may not be won quickly, but at least it can ensure that our army is not lost. Guo Conglong pressed his waist and paced back and forth in the room, answering with a smile while looking at the sky outside the hall and asking, "What time is it?" The soldier replied, "Nearly four watches." "I took the wine and food, and put it on the table. Please Guo Conglong eat it.

Before turning to go out, the soldier said casually: "As far as Marshal Zhang's cautiousness is concerned? What if he is careless and not cautious enough? Guo Conglong was stunned, raised his head, and asked, "What did you say?" The pro-soldier said: "The villain is talking nonsense. Guo Conglong asked, "No, what did you just say?" The pro-soldier said: "The villain said, will Marshal Zhang be careless for a while?" What if he wasn't cautious enough? ”

What if Zhang Ji'er is not cautious enough?

Guo Conglong picked up the chopsticks and couldn't get off the chopsticks for a long time. He remembered what Deng She often said: "Zhuge is only cautious in his life, and there is still the defeat of the street pavilion, and he tears and slashes the horse." What about me? No one is perfect, and listening is clear. All my generation can do is to do what we need to do as best we can. ”

Zhang Xiao'er is not perfect. What happens if he is not cautious enough? What should I do? Guo Conglong got up, came to the front of the map again, and began to deduce and calculate again.

Suppose Zhang Ji'er was careless and acted rashly, and after defeating Laizhou, he chased after the defeated Guan Bao, and finally fell into Chahan's ambush. First of all, where will the ambush be found? Guo Conglong's gaze wandered around the map, and finally settled on the location of Gaowang Mountain. He lifted his finger and pressed it a little upward. If you are ambushed, this is the most likely place!

Daoist Valley in the east of ——, City and Wanlisha in the northeast of the city are also good ambush locations, but they are too far away from Yidu. Chahan would certainly not go far and run there to settle the ambush.

After identifying the location where Zhang Ji'er might encounter an ambush, the second question is: What is the best way to deal with it? Guo Conglong pondered hard, if he was replaced by Zhang Zhen'er, what would he do? It is impossible for Zhang Lu'er to take all his men and horses to chase Guan Bao, and at least 3,000 to 4,000 people must be left to guard Laizhou. That is to say, when he was ambushed, he brought up to 6,000 military horses.

And even if Chahan could get the news of Zhang Ji'er's attack on Laizhou in time, it would take time for the scouts to pass the news to him, so the time for his ambush army to set off would definitely be later than the time when Zhang Ji'er's reinforcements left Wendeng. This means that the number of ambushes he sent to Gaowang Mountain will not be too large. Up to the sky, 3,000 people up and down. And they all march lightly, without too much large baggage. Guo Conglong said to himself: "Six thousand against three thousand,......。 No, there are thousands of people in the Ministry of Social Security. In other words, most likely, it will be six thousand against six thousand.

6,000 Chahan ambushes were prepared for danger, and 6,000 Haidong reinforcements were careless and defenseless. The night was snow-white, the cold wind outside the hall blew in, the candlelight flickered on and off, and the shadows on the map were thick. Indoor and outdoor, everything is silent. Guo Conglong was cold all over his body. He asked himself, "It's me." What to do? ”

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Zhang's coping method is simple and effective.

First, the strategy of "breaking the wrist of a strong man" was adopted to sever the connection between the Pyongyang Army and the Kwanbuk Army, and to temporarily and urgently artificially create a no-man's land. Later, he used the strategy of "avoiding the real and making up for the false", selected the elite, and attacked the weak points of the ambush army. "Siege Wei to save Zhao". Then save the Pyongyang army from danger.

This is also a last resort. While he did his best to restrain his own army, he stood on his horse with his legs erect and looked far away. Gaowang Mountain in the distance was silent. He suddenly remembered, where did the step-ancestor go?

At the beginning, he could still see the banner of his successor. But it seems that not long after passing through the county seat of Ye County, it seems that the ancestor of the successor has disappeared. He also inquired at the time, and someone replied that he was familiar with the road, so he would probably change to a small road, take a shortcut, and go forward to intercept Guanbao.

Now, Gao Wangshan is in front of him, no matter what shortcuts the ancestors copied, it should be time to appear, right? Unless? Zhang Yi'er smiled dumbly, shook his head, and cleared this sudden thought out of his mind. No matter how unbearable the ancestors are, there are more than 2,000 people, and it is impossible for them to disappear silently.

As if to verify his idea, he looked high in the mountains in front of him, and suddenly there were murderous sounds.

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Wenden City.

Guo Conglong thought of a way to deal with it.

The first half is the same as Zhang Ji'er's countermeasures, "a strong man breaks his wrist". The second half is very different. Zhang'er's countermeasures focus on self-preservation. Guo Conglong's method, but then tried to counter-encircle. His fingers stayed on Gaowang Mountain for a moment, returned along the same path, and flicked the county seat of Ye County lightly.

He thought in his heart: "If it is really Guanbao and Chahan to set up an ambush, then the reason why they are willing to do this is nothing more than seeing our reinforcements coming, and it is expected that the lonely city of Laizhou cannot be defended." The purpose of the Tartars to capture the southeast was to prevent our reinforcements and delay the arrival of our reinforcements. Now that this goal of theirs has been achieved, there is no need to continue to fight dumbly. Therefore, he simply gave up Laizhou and took the initiative to withdraw his troops and go away. In this way, one can preserve its strength, and the Ministry of Customs and Security also has 3,000 elites after all. Second, if the ambush is successful, there is still a chance to take advantage of the situation to kill back and recapture Laizhou City.

That's what they mean. If I change to Zhang Shuai, can I target the second intention of the Tartars, but give them a trap? Will you plan and take the opportunity to annihilate the enemy army that is coming? If the opportunity is seen early and the measures are appropriate, this "plan will be calculated" should still be feasible. Guo Conglong stared at Ye County, engrossed, thinking about the specific strategy.

"If I am Zhang Shuai, when I hear the news of the Tartar ambush, I will immediately change the rear formation to the front team, and return to Ye County. Then he met the ambush army horse in front of him, and deliberately made a big defeat and fled. Thus tempting the Tartars to pursue me. As long as the Tartars want to take advantage of the situation to recapture Laizhou, they will definitely chase after them.

"When we enter the boundary of Ye County, our army will ambush the troops. The defeated horse in front of him also turned back and killed him fiercely. At the same time, some of the men and horses in Laizhou City were also mobilized, and the army could be united, but the detour could be copied from the back road. In this way, a reverse encirclement will be formed, and even if you can't completely annihilate the enemy, you can at least beat him up! ”

Guo Conglong thought about the layout, and then thought about the details. He thought, "This may seem like a simple strategy, but there are two key points to be aware of if it is to be implemented successfully. First of all, when an ambush is encountered, the measures to mobilize the military horses must be resolute and resolute. Secondly, when to deal with the front of the ambush to get out of trouble, and when to deceive the defeat and go north, in turn, to lure the enemy into our ambush, the various opportunities in turn need to be well grasped. ”

He asked himself, can he do it? After thinking about it, it is shallow on paper. After repeated consideration, it is not easy to do this. The plan he thought of was difficult for a person who was not bold and careful.

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Looking high in the mountains, shouting and killing are everywhere.

Sure enough, Chahan set up an ambush army in the mountains. It's just that it was not the Pyongyang armies that crashed into it first, but the successor ancestor that Zhang Ji'er was looking for. This is a situation that no one expected. Chahan's ambush army was originally waiting for reinforcements from Haidong, and it was Guan Bao who was chasing after the ancestors. He took a shortcut, went around to the front of Gaowang Mountain, and tried to volley in front, but unexpectedly, he happened to run into Chahan's ambush. All of a sudden, both sides were caught off guard. The ambush army had to be launched in advance.

Continue to follow the ancestor and leave.

He had an ambush on his back, and he was in front of him. After walking a short distance, the first member of the Yuan General rushed to intercept and said: "A certain Guan Bao is also, please leave the head here!" "Where is the successor to Guan Bao's opponent? Three do not two together, and they are cut off the horse. Guan Bao rode forward, just as he wanted to make up for it and cut off his head by the way. The Pyongyang armies behind could not hold their feet, and they crashed into the generals.

Suddenly, the night was dark, on the snow, in the mountains, and in the firelight, all of them were chaotic and slaughtered.

Guan Bao didn't care about taking the head of the step-ancestor again, so he led his subordinates to cooperate with the ambush army, and bravely returned to kill. The Pyongyang armies could not resist and were defeated and fled. According to the pre-deployment, Zhang Ji'er dispatched troops and fought until dawn, before he could catch the defeated army, holding an iron spear in his hand, suppressing the rear formation, and slowly retreating.

Guan Bao covered the pursuit, not guarding against the charge of the four hundred Jurchen cavalry on the flanks, so the offensive was halted for a while.

He looked up at the sky, saw that the night was fading, the sky was about to brighten, and then looked forward, Zhang Xiao'er's rear flag was in order, although it was not chaotic. I know that this ambush is now over. Even if you continue to chase and kill, it is estimated that you will not be able to take a greater advantage. When he saw it, he took it and ordered the army to be collected. The results of the battle were checked, and more than 2,000 Haidong soldiers and horses were killed and wounded. Among them, the continuation of the ancestral department accounted for most of it.

He laughed and shouted to Zhang Xiao'er from afar: "The general is far away, and there is nothing to serve." Tonight we will talk and give a small gift. And in the coming day, under the city of Yidu, and then wait for the general. "Command the three armies, and go back to the capital. When he came to Yidu, Chahan was playing chess with someone in the tent.