Soldiers need to be quick, but late will lead to change!
After some thought, Qin Huaidao decided to change his plan and try to see if he could capture Liaodong. If he succeeded, the benefits would be too many and it was worth the risk. After a search, he found a map of Liaodong City, grain depots, and military camps in the city lord's palace.
The government offices, etc. are all clearly understood.
With this map, you can get twice the result with half the effort.
Qin Huaidao studied carefully. Once he entered the city, how many troops needed to be deployed? How to march as fast as possible? What possible responses could the enemy have? etc. He was constantly deducing in his mind to find the optimal plan.
Unconsciously, an hour passed, and the soldiers came in one after another, chatting and laughing. Seeing Qin Huaidao staring at the map and studying it, they all stopped talking and waited patiently.
After a while, Qin Huaidao raised his head, with a certain determination in his eyes. He glanced at everyone, and finally fell on Zhi Huan Si Li, and said in a deep voice: "Dong An, I intend to attack Liaodong, but one person needs to stay behind in Huaiyuan."
Zhi lost his mind and understood the idea. Although he did not want to miss the opportunity to continue to perform meritorious service, the military general's orders were overwhelming and he could not refute. He clasped his fists and said: "I am willing to stay!"
"Then thank you Duke An Guo. I will leave you a thousand men. You must guard Huaiyuan and wait for the logistics and reinforcements to arrive. In addition, prepare the dried meat that the army will need for five days overnight. This matter is important. Duke An Guo is calm and cautious.
, with rich experience, he is the most suitable person. If this is done, I will give you a great credit." Qin Huaidao promised.
"Thank you, General." Zhi lost his thoughts and breathed a sigh of relief. Just keep a thousand people.
"Three brothers of the Cheng family!"
The three Cheng Chumo brothers stepped forward and bowed their hands.
"After dawn, open the city gate and drive the people away. A large number of people will go to Liaodong. At that time, the three of you will remove 200 people from the Anguo Office and pretend to be people among them. Once you enter the city, take advantage of the chaos and seize the city gate. Is it possible?"
Qin Huaidao said solemnly.
When the three of them heard that they had sneaked into the city, their eyes lit up. It was a big battle and they would definitely kill everyone. They excitedly clasped their fists and shouted: "I promise to complete the mission."
As soon as Zhi lost his mind, he obeyed and dispatched 200 people from his own army. Once he succeeded, it would be a great achievement. He immediately smiled, and the little grudge in his heart about being left in Huaiyuan disappeared.
Qin Huaidao looked at Yuchi Baolin, waited for the other party to come out in tacit agreement, and said: "Baolin, once the city gate is opened, the imperial army will rush in and seize the grain depot. Food is vital to the future of our army and must not be lost."
"Follow the order!" Yuchi Baolin solemnly promised.
"Luo Zhang!"
When Luo Zhang heard that he had his own business, he quickly stepped forward.
Qin Huaidao continued: "After the Forbidden Army rushes into the city, the mercenaries will follow. Once they enter the city, they will be divided into four, take down the four gates respectively, and eliminate every enemy in sight. You must divide the work well in advance and tell them
Once the Forbidden Army attacks the grain depot, they will attract a large number of enemy troops to support them and must be stopped. Once everyone runs away, they will have no leader to claim the reward. Is it possible to do this?"
"Back to the general, the silver reward has been distributed. After receiving the money, everyone believed in the general's words. Now they will not frown if they enter the Kingdom of Goguryeo. The enemy troops defending the city are consistent with the mercenaries.
Silver and gold are precious, so I will definitely try my best to stop him." Luo Zhang said seriously.
"That's good." Seeing that Luo Zhang saw the beauty of mercenaries, Qin Huaidao smiled with satisfaction.
The others looked over with envy. Cutting off a head was always money, and it was easy money. However, they were regular soldiers and were too embarrassed to speak.
Qin Huaidao saw everyone's thoughts and thought that there must be money in Liaodong City, so he said: "This battle is important, and the other ministries are the same. A head is always worth money. Of course, the head is not really exchanged, and the head cannot be snatched during the battle.
We will calculate later, whoever dares to mess around before the war will be killed without mercy!"
"Thank you, General!" When everyone heard that there was also a silver reward, their eyes suddenly lit up.
This was against the rules of the court, but Qin Huaidao didn't care. He was worried that he could not taint himself, so he looked at An Guogong and continued: "An Guogong, the remaining two thousand of your army will enter the city with my general. After entering the city, they will capture the government office. After that, Yu Yu
Lin Wei took over the government office, and your troops patrolled the whole city, killed the remaining ones, and restricted the people not to go out."
"Follow the order, I will tell everyone that anyone who dares to mess around and disobey the general will be beheaded." Zhi lost his mind and understood the situation, and solemnly stated his position.
Qin Huaidao nodded with satisfaction. The grain depot and the government office were both very important. He really didn't dare to hand it over to the Turkic army, but he couldn't chill the Turkic army's heart. It would be most appropriate to send them out to continue killing the remnants. The Turkic army would not be merciless in killing people.
With the stimulation of silver reward, the morale of the soldiers will not be disturbed.
Zhi loses thoughts and understands the truth, and has long been used to it. At least he can get a reward this time, which is pretty good.
"Okay, everyone, go down and get ready. After dinner tomorrow morning, drive the people out of the city. No killing indiscriminately, let alone robbing the people's finances. Just drive them out of the city. After the people leave, the army will set off. Follow them from a distance to avoid being exposed.
Brothers of the Cheng family, it's up to you whether you can win Liaodong." Qin Huaidao looked at the three brothers of the Cheng family.
The three brothers of the Cheng family also knew that Qin Huaidao was giving them a great opportunity to perform meritorious deeds. They were grateful and solemnly promised: "General, please rest assured and swear to the death to complete the mission."
"Yu Chi Baoqi." Qin Huaidao looked at Yu Chi Baoqi: "The Yulin Army has returned. You don't have to worry about safety issues. You can go back to the army and train people to climb overnight to raise five hundred. If the Cheng family brothers can't
Infiltrate into the city, press the army, press the enemy with crossbows at the top of the city, cover you to climb up, and force open the city gate. It is extremely dangerous to get to this point. If you succeed, I will give you the first credit, and each of you will be rewarded.
One hundred silver coins."
"Follow the order!" Yuchi Baoqi was overjoyed and looked at Cheng Chumo provocatively.
Cheng Chumo said unhappily: "You have no chance."
"That's not necessarily true!" Yuchi Baoqi retorted.
Qin Huaidao didn't mind everyone's competition and didn't stop him. He smiled and said: "Okay, let's go down and prepare ourselves. If we can conquer Liaodong in one fell swoop, we will all be famous all over the world."
"Thank you, General!" Everyone said sincerely.
Soon, everyone left. Qin Huaidao continued to study the map, drew some offensive lines on it, copied two copies, called a Yulin guard and told them: "Give these two copies to Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin respectively, and tell them to be sure to
March according to the route above."
"Follow the order!" The other party took the map and hurried away.
After the battle plan was finalized, Qin Huaidao was particularly worried and continued to deduce it before finding a place to sleep.
Early the next morning, the army had enough to eat and drink, and drove away the people as planned.
The people were in panic all night, worried about being killed, and had long wanted to leave the city. They were overjoyed when they received the order, and left with the supplies they had prepared. When they saw that the army did not take the opportunity to rob or kill indiscriminately, they were still worried.
Rush out of the city quickly.
The closest city to Huaiyuan is Liaodong City in the southeast. In the snowy season, if you go further, you may freeze to death before you get there, so they are heading towards Liaodong City. The three brothers of the Cheng family mixed in the team with selected people.
All of them were wearing tattered clothes, with black faces, and carrying short swords. At first glance, they looked just like ordinary people.
In order to succeed, the three brothers of the Cheng family made careful preparations. The appearance of the selected people was close to that of Goguryeo. It was difficult to see through it without looking carefully. The only flaw was the language. They were specially warned not to speak or pretend to be mute. Once they entered the city, they would not be able to divide the labor.
A detailed explanation was given.
Having been here once, the three brothers of the Cheng family knew the situation behind the Liaodong city gate, and their deployment was very targeted.
Along the way, everyone walked in silence, keeping a certain distance from each other so as not to arouse suspicion.
It was cold and freezing, and I was worried about freezing to death, and even more worried about the army catching up. The people walked very fast, and a sense of sadness permeated the team. Without their home, the future was confused and even despairing.
Suddenly, a person in the team screamed and fell down. He had a short knife on his body and his package was snatched away. Cheng Chumo thought it was one of his own, and his heart tightened. He quickly turned around and saw that it was a strong man he didn't recognize.
, took the snatched package and opened it, revealing a greedy look.
The fallen man was a middle-aged man, dressed like a wealthy businessman. He grabbed the strong man's legs and said something. The strong man impatiently kicked him over, kicked him away, and turned around to leave.
Don't care about the other party.
Once people are driven into despair, the ugliness of human nature will explode.
Many people around glared at this scene, but no one dared to say anything when they saw the strong man's physique. Cheng Chubi's face turned cold and he was about to step forward. Cheng Chumo grabbed him and shook his head. It's easy to fight an injustice, but it will also attract attention.
What should I do when someone comes to talk, make friends, or seek asylum? The secret will be revealed as soon as I open my mouth.
In front of the task, nothing matters!
Cheng Chubi quickly calmed down, sighed when he thought about the consequences, gave up the idea of fighting the injustice, glanced sympathetically at the middle-aged man who was stabbed, and left in a hurry.
Along the way, there are constant snatchings of property and food. Without restraint, there is no future. After people lose their sense of security, they will frantically grab survival supplies to ensure that they can survive.
Looting makes the team go faster!
At dusk, the team arrived at Liaodong City, and everyone rushed forward desperately. Once they were locked up outside the city, life or death was uncertain. After finally reaching Liaodong City, no one wanted to die when they saw the hope of survival.
Liaodong City was about to close the city gates. When they saw thousands of people swarming in, they were startled. The soldiers guarding the city quickly intercepted them.
Everyone, please stop and don’t go any further, otherwise you will be killed without mercy.”
Faced with the threat of countless archers, the people regained some sense and stopped one after another.
An old man stepped forward tremblingly and shouted: "General, we are the common people of Huaiyuan Town. Huaiyuan was captured and we were driven out of the city. We have no way to survive. We can only come here and pay tribute to the general. I will give you a chance."
Find a way out."
"What, Huaiyuan Town was captured? What?" The general was shocked.
The old man quickly said: "The common people don't know much. They only know that they are very powerful. They suddenly entered the city at night. There are many people and strict discipline. They don't look like Khitan people, but they are probably Tang troops."
"Tang Jun, are you sure?" The defender's pupils suddenly shrank.
"The common people are not sure, they are just guessing, but besides the Tang army, who else dares to attack Huaiyuan?" the old man asked rhetorically.
The general guarding the city carefully looked at the old man. He was dressed well, spoke and behaved well, and did not look like an ordinary person. He asked: "Who are you?"
"Back to the general, Cao Min was a steward of the Lord Registrar of the Huaiyuan City Lord's Mansion. The Lord Registrar was killed. They are all his family members." The old man pointed to a dozen people around him.
More than a dozen people testified that the old man's identity was trustworthy. The general who defended the city was no longer suspicious and immediately asked an officer to go back and report. When he looked at everyone, thousands of people all looked frightened and uneasy, including men, women, old and young. This uneasiness
If you can't disguise it, Huaiyuan may really be lost.
Without Huaiyuan in front, Liaodong City would be in danger.
Seeing that the general guarding the city was not making a decision, the old man became a little anxious and shouted: "General, please let me wait until we enter the city. It's freezing cold and the common people will die as soon as they get old, but they still have children.
Many people have died along the way, we cannot die anymore, please forgive me, General."
"Please have mercy, General!" everyone around shouted.
The general guarding the city looked embarrassed. He did not dare to let people in without orders from above. He was not worried about someone getting in, but was worried that there would be chaos in Liaodong City after thousands of people entered.
When the people saw that the general guarding the city refused to let them go, they panicked. They had nothing to eat or drink, and it was freezing cold. There was no doubt that those who were brave enough to risk their lives shouted: "General, let us in, we will die if we stay outside."
"General, let us in quickly, please."
"If you don't let us in, everyone will die!"
"I don't want to die-"
"Come in, or you won't survive!"
The crowd was excited for a moment, and everyone was talking about anything. Many people were eager to give it a try, but in the face of threats from countless archers, no one dared to really rush forward.
Cheng Chumo saw that the gatekeepers did not dare to let him go. No matter what the reason was, it was not good for him. He thought that if the task could not be completed and the army had to attack by force, many people would die, and that fool Yuchi Baolin would take the lead.
A wave of anger rushed up to him, and he gave the two brothers a look.
The two brothers nodded tacitly and made gestures to the people around them.
The next moment, Cheng Chumo rushed over and attacked the goalkeeper, preparing for a hard attack.
It's a pity that I don't understand the language, otherwise I could shout a few words to incite public opinion.
However, when the people saw someone taking the lead, many others followed and rushed forward. They followed suit and rushed forward. No one was afraid of death, but no one was willing to stay outside the city in the ice and snow to wait for death.
The soldiers guarding the city were a little panicked when they saw this scene, and they all looked at the gatekeeper. No one dared to shoot an arrow to stop him without the general's order.
The gatekeeper was also a little confused. He didn't expect that there were people who were not afraid of death and rushed forward, and there were quite a few of them. Even after being stunned, Cheng Chumo had already rushed up. The gatekeeper felt a terrible dangerous aura and couldn't care less.
After giving the order, he hurriedly slashed with his sword, but found that the slash was in the air and his body exploded back.
Cheng Chumo dodged the attack and rushed forward. He stabbed the opponent fiercely with his short knife. The opponent dodged it and then flew away and kicked him fiercely. The opponent quickly blocked the knife with his sword, and Cheng Chumo kicked the knife with his big foot. The terrifying force hit him.
He kicked the person three to four meters away and fell to the ground.
One of his subordinates rushed to hit him, but the gatekeeper rolled out of the way. Cheng Chumo took the opportunity to rush forward, and the dagger in his hand came out of his hand. It plunged into the heart of the gatekeeper who rolled to avoid the attack, once again forcing the opponent to ignore the order.
The defenders did not take action without orders. A large number of people took the opportunity to rush forward and attack the defenders.
The gatekeeper was attacked. He stared at Cheng Chumo and shouted weakly: "You... you are not... a commoner?"
After he finished speaking, he tilted his head and lost his vitality.
Cheng Chumo stepped forward to pick up the opponent's sword, and rushed forward like a tiger descending from the mountain, staring at the city gate. Seeing the sudden change in the situation, the city guards panicked. Someone quickly ordered the city gate to be closed, but the city gate was closed without pressing the button.
The problem can be solved by pressing the button and turning the winch.
Turning the dial takes time.
But this time will not last long. Cheng Chumo did not care about fighting and rushed forward with all his strength. Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi also knew that time was tight and did not care about fighting. They led the people to rush forward. The intercepting soldiers realized something, but a large number of people
He also rushed over and blocked his way, making it impossible to intercept him.
The huge stone at the city gate fell slowly, and someone shot arrows to stop it from the top of the city. It was extremely dangerous.
Seeing that he was about to miss it, Cheng Chumo was unwilling to give in. He rushed forward with all his strength, slashing the flying arrows with his sword. The screams of his subordinates who were hit by arrows kept coming from behind, but he couldn't care less.
If you don’t succeed, you will succeed!
Cheng Chumo roared angrily, his potential exploded, and his speed suddenly increased. When the huge boulder was halfway down, he finally rushed into the city. He rushed through the long doorway and saw many people turning winches. His eyes instantly turned red. He rushed up and waved.
The knife killed two people.
The man who was turning the winch was so frightened that he ran away. Cheng Chumo picked up a huge log and blocked the turntable to prevent the huge boulder from falling further. When he saw the two brothers chasing after him, he became energetic and shouted: "Hold on!"
"Understood!" the two brothers responded knowingly.
The three of them each defended one side, and their eyes narrowed as they looked at the charging enemy, their fighting spirit boiling over.
"kill--"
Almost at the same time, the three of them roared angrily, and they fought together with the enemy. Their swords flashed fiercely, and blood splattered. They blocked them tightly, preventing an enemy from rushing forward and continuing to lower the winch.
Soon, a large number of subordinates arrived and killed the enemies who were rushing towards them. However, more enemies rushed over. Cheng Chumo shouted: "The first step is to stop them. No one will reward you with a hundred silver coins, kill them!"
As soon as everyone heard that Bai Guan was rewarded with silver, their eyes instantly turned red.
The morale of each one increased greatly, and they rushed forward and slashed wildly, blocking the enemy to their death.
The city gate could not be closed, and the consequences were unimaginable. The enemy troops also began to use all their strength and rushed over madly.
Qin Huaidao had already calculated this variable, so he arranged for the three brothers of the Cheng family to lead the team. The three of them were like three killing gods, their attacks were ruthless and ferocious. There were no generals in the enemy army, and no one could catch the three brothers of the Cheng family. When his subordinates saw the three brothers of the Cheng family, they were like this.
Brave and courageous, their morale soared, and everyone showed off their bravery to block the oncoming enemies.
Suddenly, the shouts of killing were loud.
Soon, a large number of people rushed in and crowded the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city were worried that there were still people mixed in with the people, blocking the way and refusing to let them go. The gleaming knives scared the people even more panic and confusion.
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Some people couldn't help shouting: "The officers and soldiers want to kill us, charge!"
"Rush over!"
"The officers and soldiers killed people!"
Stimulated by all kinds of shouts, the people did not care about anything and rushed forward desperately to block the officers and soldiers who rushed to support the winch fight. The officers and soldiers were also angry, thinking that if the city gate was lost, it would be a capital crime. The officer leading the team was furious and roared.
Said: "Kill him--"
As soon as the military order was given, as if the god of death was coming, the soldiers drew their swords and slashed at the civilians standing in front of them.
Seeing that the other people had taken action, they were worried about killing them all, so they charged harder and more crazily. Many people took action to fight back, and for a while, the scene was chaotic.
Without the arrival of reinforcements, the pressure on the three Cheng Chumo brothers was greatly reduced and they clung to the winch.
Soon, there was a dense roar of horse hooves outside the city gate. Luo Zhang arrived with thousands of mercenaries. The snow had melted a lot, and the horses were able to charge. The mercenaries composed of the Xi tribe and the Khitan tribe had a greatly increased combat effectiveness.
Soon, the mercenaries rushed into the city like a strong wind. The Xi tribe and the Khitan tribe did not know how to be benevolent and righteous. In addition, stimulated by the reward of silver, they all rushed wildly on their horses without slowing down at all, and quickly rushed to the blocking enemy troops.
, directly crush them, continue to rush forward, and rush to their respective war zones according to the division of labor.
Seven thousand mercenaries poured in like a rolling torrent, skillfully shooting with their bows, and soon the city gate defenders were reduced to pieces, unable to resist. The last mercenaries did not rush to other places, but stayed to clean up.
The remnants drove the people together and were not allowed to run around.
Cheng Chumo breathed a long sigh of relief as he watched this scene, his eyes shining with excitement, Liaodong City's first contribution was secured, and he would definitely be awarded a title based on this contribution.
The imperial court stipulates that the eldest son can inherit the title of his father, but other sons cannot. In other words, Cheng Chumo can inherit the title of Duke of the country, but Cheng Chuliang and Cheng Chubi cannot. There will be no title in the future. Good man, who doesn't want to use the sword in his hand to gain promotion and become a knight?
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Moreover, this kind of title obtained by military merit, even the lowest title, is convincing and respected.
The three brothers exchanged glances and looked at Qin Huaidao who was entering the city, their gazes becoming more and more fanatical.
Qin Huaidao looked over and saw corpses all over the ground, including many of his own people. His heart tightened and he asked, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay, thank you, General, for your concern." Cheng Chumo said with sincere gratitude. Friendship is friendship. This first-class kindness is too heavy. Why not be grateful?
"Chu Mo stayed behind to treat the injured brothers. Chu Liang and Chu Bi each led a thousand men into the government office and acted according to the plan." Qin Huaidao warned.
Two thousand Turkic troops needed to enter the government office, and then they needed to hunt down the remnants throughout the city, restrain the people, and enforce strict military discipline. This was not possible without a general to lead them. The two nodded knowingly.
The Turkic army had long been accustomed to the three brothers of the Cheng family leading the army, so they quickly split into two and rushed into the city.
Qin Huaidao jumped off his horse and hurried up to help. He cleaned the wounds of the injured people with wine and bandaged them. Li Yixie came up with Yu Linwei to help.
A soldier looked at Qin Huaidao movedly, with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly: "General, it's nothing serious. I can handle it myself. I don't dare to bother the general."
"Bullshit, you hurt your hand, how can you bandage the other hand?" Qin Huaidao cursed.
Not only did the rude words not make the other party angry, but he felt more cordial. He giggled gratefully, and with a warm heart, he couldn't help but say: "Thank you, General, fighting with the general is the most enjoyable."
"That's right, I can win every battle, so happy!"
"There is also a full reward of silver!"
"Hahaha!"
Everyone laughed knowingly, without any hurt pain or helplessness, and looked at Qin Huaidao with eyes full of gratitude.
The morale of the military is as stable as a rock.
Qin Huaidao looked at everyone and smiled. With such a military spirit, what else is there to fear?