Chapter 1025: The Great War is Imminent
The situation facing Lee Chin-jae is a bit grim.
It's not that with sharp firearms, you can really be invincible in the world, there is nothing so cheap in the world.
The outcome of the war is determined by people, and the bravery of the Goguryeo army made Li Qinzai feel that the country was not as easy to destroy as he imagined, otherwise the three emperors of the Sui and Tang dynasties would not have failed several times in their eastern crusades.
At present, there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses that can be used by Li Qinzai's subordinates, and as for the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Silla and Waguo...... Don't count on it, whether it is loyalty or combat strength, Li Qinzai has no expectations for them.
Not only that, but beware of them stabbing them in the back.
The 20,000 Tang army against the more than 30,000 Goguryeo army seemed to be a big problem, but Li Qinzai's troops had to fight not only this battle, but he also had to lead his troops to continue north.
If you can't capture the capital Pyongyang, you will have to join forces with Li Tao's main force in a roundabout way, so the 20,000 Tang troops can't be consumed in this battle, otherwise how will you live in the future?
How to achieve the greatest casualty effect against the enemy with the minimum cost of casualties is a question that Li Qinzai pondered day and night.
While he was thinking about it, the ministry came to report that the main force of the Eastern Expedition, Li Tao, sent a messenger.
Since Li Qinzai led his troops to land on the Haidong Peninsula, he has exchanged intelligence letters with Li Tao very frequently, almost every three or four days.
The messenger brought good news this time, and Yi Tao led his troops to break through the layers of Goguryeo's defenses on the western front.
In June of the second year of Lin De, Li Tao led his troops to break through 16 Goguryeo cities, and the army was like a bamboo, singing all the way.
The Goguryeo army naturally did not sit idly by, gathered an army of 150,000, spread it in the east of Liaoshui, and confronted the main force of 100,000 in the Tang Dynasty.
A few days later, the Liaodong Road marched to pacify the envoy Qibi He Li led an army of 10,000 to break through the southern Soviet city of Goguryeo, and the 40,000 Jin army defending the city was defeated and retreated, and the Tang army took advantage of the situation to capture seven cities, and cooperated with the main force of Li Tao's department to capture Goguryeo and conquer two cities.
On the western front, the main force of the Tang Army won great victories one after another, and the battle was in full swing.
In the military newspaper, Li Tao urged Li Qinzai to send troops as soon as possible, and the two armies cooperated to form a north-south flanking strategy against Goguryeo.
Putting down the military report, Li Qinzai pondered for a long time and ordered the drums to gather the generals.
It's time to send troops, more than 30,000 enemy troops are blocking the front, don't you dare to do anything every day, just scold each other?
After the three drums were over, all the middle and high-level generals in the army gathered in the shuai tent, and even Jin Yuxin, who was sitting on Ma Xda, arrived early this time, not giving Li Qinzai the slightest chance to trap him.
So, has this product been changed to a Rolls-Royce?
The generals gathered, and Li Qinzai didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
"Tomorrow, the whole army will launch an attack on the enemy of Goguryeo." Li Qinzai said succinctly.
The generals were awe-inspiring and responded with fists.
"Liu Ren is willing to lead 2,000 soldiers and horses, go out of the camp tonight, detour from the west, set up an ambush twenty miles away, the left flank of the enemy's camp Songshan Gang, tomorrow after the two armies fight, lead the troops to take their camp, and seal their retreat."
"Wang Fangyi and Sun Renshi each led 2,000 soldiers and horses, and after the battle tomorrow, they will outflank the left and right wings and form a half-moon encirclement of the enemy."
"Pei Zhengqing's Modao battalion sticks to the rear army, if there is a change in the war, the Modao battalion will be on it."
A series of military orders were issued, and the generals in the tent were excited, and they were ordered to return to their seats.
Li Qinzai hesitated, in fact, this expedition, he still has many mines in his logistics baggage, but this thing is a secret weapon, and he doesn't need to use it for the time being until he has to.
The generals all received the task, but Jin Yuxin did not have any arrangements.
Jin Yuxin was not jealous, the Silla army did not plan to directly participate in this war, and following the Tang army to pick up cheap is their specialty.
Li Qinzai glanced at Jin Yuxin vigorously.
It doesn't matter, even if you pick up the cheap now, when you clean up Goguryeo, your good days in Silla will be over, and you will vomit out all of what you eat and take mine.
Is it so easy to take advantage of Datang's advantage?
The generals dispersed, and each returned to his camp to gather his men and horses.
As the commander Li Qinzai gave the order to attack, the Tang army camp boiled instantly, and the air seemed to be filled with the smell of gunsmoke.
Over the camp, battle clouds were thick.
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As soon as the task was arranged, the ministry came to report, and Xue Ne returned to the camp.
Li Qinzai was stunned.
He already knew about Xue Ne's departure from the camp with several of his men a few days ago.
At that time, he thought that Xue Ne couldn't stand the monotony and loneliness of the military camp, and led his subordinates out to find happiness.
After all, the place where the camp is located is the border between Silla and Goguryeo, and as we all know, Silla women are the best in the world.
Li Qinzai is not the kind of iron-faced and selfless commander, as long as he does not delay the major events of the military plane, some people and things will be passed with a blind eye.
For example, Xue Ne secretly ran out of the camp, and Li Qinzai didn't plan to take it seriously.
After arriving at the border of Goguryeo, in the face of mountainous terrain, war horses basically did not have much effect except for transporting heavy grain and grass, and there were few places where cavalry could be used, so Xue Ne's role in Bi Ma Wen was not great, and he would go with him if he wanted to play.
Of course, it should be smoked, otherwise this Bi Ma Wen will become more and more lawless.
Li Qinzai walked towards Xue Ne's tent.
Outside the camp tent, Xue Ne hurriedly greeted him, and Li Qinzai was surprised to find that the camp tent was tied with a string of people with a long rope.
That's right, it's a "bunch of grasshoppers", like a group of grasshoppers strung up waiting to get out of the pan.
This group of people includes old and young, as well as women, all of them are ragged, with yellow faces and thin muscles, and they know that they are Goguryeo people by looking at their clothes.
Li Qinzai frowned: "Brother Shen Yan is getting more and more promising, run out for a few days, just bring me back such a string of things, what?" What about the local souvenirs? ”
Xue Ne said listlessly: "Brother Jing Chu don't laugh, the foolish brother really hasn't done anything bad in the past few days since he left the camp......"
Li Qinzai nodded, pointed to the string of grasshoppers in front of him and said, "You didn't do anything bad, you just plucked a few old green onions...... Are you a little in shape? What the hell do you want to do? ”
At this time, Li Qinzai was looking at Xue Ne, and he couldn't help but be taken aback at first sight, seeing that Xue Ne's eyes were black, and he was described as haggard, and even the cheekbones on his cheeks became more and more obvious.
"Brother Shenyan, who is the demon girl who squeezed you into such a state, you tell me, I will help you take revenge." Li Qinzai said angrily.
Xue Ne waved his hand weakly: "It's not a demon girl...... Hey, Brother Jing Chu, Brother Foolish, what I've been doing these days is serious, you have to believe me. ”
"What the hell did you do?"
"Walking, non-stop walking mountain roads, day and night, when you are tired, you fall on the ground, and when you are hungry, you gnaw two mouthfuls of dry food," Xue Ne's lips were deflated, and his aggrieved eyes were red: "I haven't even been as good as a dog these days, it's too bitter!" ”
Li Qinzai didn't know what it meant, and pointed to the string of grasshoppers and said, "Who are they and why did they bring them back?" ”
"Is it wild in the mountains?"
Xue Ne sighed and said, "They ...... Of course, it's Goguryeo, I brought them back, I don't know if it's useless, in short, this trip out of the camp was a miserable loss, and I didn't catch anything. ”