Chapter 1248: Arriving at Niufeng County, the bird behind the mantis
Gaegyeong is located in the west of the central part of Goryeo. On the west side of Gaegyeong is the Yeseong River and on the east side is the Imjin River. The Ahufeiling Mountains extend to the middle of the Imjin River, forming a narrow gateway to the north of Gaegyeong. A place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
And this is Niufeng County!
This small town was built directly at the junction of the Licheng River, Ahu Feiling, and the Imjin River. After passing here, although there is still Changtuan County across from Kaijing to the south, it is already a flat river and there is no more. Any obstruction.
After six days of traveling south quickly, Shen Tang's troops finally arrived outside Niufeng County.
Looking at the city towering in front of him, Shen Tang narrowed his eyes slightly, the scene was about to begin.
Just when Shen Tang and others arrived at Niufeng County, Zheng Zhongfu led his generals, with a total of more than 30,000 troops, and quietly went south, forming a huge encirclement. The purpose was to eliminate all retreat routes for Shen Tang and others. All sealed.
Li Gao led his troops on the east road and set up three lines of defense and sniper fire along Ahu Feiling. If he wanted to retreat from here, unless Shen Tang and others directly passed through this mountain range spanning hundreds of miles, In the past, otherwise, even if Shen Tang's troops were doubled, they would not be able to break through Li Gao's defense line.
The west road was surrounded by troops led by Li Yifang. Li Yifang's Anxi Protectorate was located northwest of Kaijing, so his troops went directly south to Yanzhou and Baizhou to completely block the Licheng River line.
Zheng Zhongfu, on the other hand, personally led his army to form a triangle and deployed it on the Fengzhou, Dongzhou, and Guzhou lines. The three parties' troops completely blocked all the main roads in the northern part of Kaijing. If you could look down from the air, it would be like three huge arrows. Refers to the location of Shen Tang and others.
General Shen Tang's camp is located in a mountain valley near Ahu Feiling, less than ten miles away from Niufeng County!
Although Niufeng County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it does not pose an obstacle to Shen Tang.
This is not because Shen Tang has the ability to fly into the sky, but because the Goryeo court did not pay much attention to this Niufeng County pass.
Goryeo has been at peace for too long, and Niufeng County and Kaikyo are located in the middle of Goryeo. They have not been baptized and spread by war for who knows how many years.
Therefore, the imperial court only put two thousand soldiers and horses here symbolically. However, not only were they not strictly guarded, they were even so lax that it was unbelievable.
As long as the common people or caravans going in and out of the city can take out the money and hand it over to the soldiers guarding the gate, they will never be hindered in any way!
In the military camp, Shen Tang pointed to the location of Niufeng County and said to his generals, "Puchasuo, tomorrow evening, you personally bring fifty people and dress up as a caravan and enter Niufeng County! The fire will be fired at midnight. Get up, you must open the city gate, cooperate with the inside and outside, and capture this Niufeng County."
"The last general takes command!"
Puchaso said without hesitation.
There was not much harmony between Goryeo and the Jin Kingdom. However, just like the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom before them, even if the two countries were hostile, the business exchanges between them were almost never interrupted.
Along the way, they had seen many caravans from the Jin Kingdom, carrying furs and specialties from the North to various cities in Goryeo.
Kaijing and the surrounding areas are the center of Goryeo, and the commercial transactions here are also extremely prosperous. Therefore, it is not difficult for them to dress up as a caravan and enter Niubong County.
"You Shanlimeng, we don't need you in this battle in Niufeng County, but you will lead a thousand soldiers and horses to be on standby at any time! After Puchasuo and others take Niufeng County, you will lead your troops to continue southward as soon as possible.
There are two tasks, one is to spread the news of the blockade of Niufeng County to Kaijing, and the other is to wait until dawn to capture Changtuan County as quickly as possible, can you do it?"
"The last general takes command!"
Tu Shanlimeng said without hesitation.
Compared with Niufeng County, Changtuan County is just an inconspicuous small town, and there are not many soldiers and horses stationed there. If you seize the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, you can definitely take it easily.
"Puchaso, after taking Niufeng County, I need you to do two things.
First, I will give you five hundred soldiers and horses to stay here for at least one day. After sunset the day after tomorrow, you can evacuate and join us ten miles west of Kaijing. Second, I need you to be here at Niufeng.
The county organizes a thousand people, as for its function, I will tell you later."
"Just like Limeng alone, after taking Changtuo County, we can leave a hundred soldiers and horses to prevent accidents. The rest of the soldiers and horses will join the general. At noon the day after tomorrow, it will be the time when we approach the gate of Kaijing City.
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"This time, there can be no delay at any stage. The horses will be fed enough tonight. Whether this battle can be realized according to our intentions depends on the result of our attack."
The distance from Niufeng County to Changtuan County to Kaijing is nearly a hundred miles, which means Shen Tang has elite cavalry under his command. Otherwise, such a task would never be completed.
After explaining the mission clearly, Shen Tang smiled softly, "Everyone, if you cross half of the country of Goryeo, directly enter the country of Goryeo, and then evacuate safely, we will become Goryeo's nightmare and the object of worship of all generals! This is impossible
Let us complete the task..."
As soon as these words came out, everyone's hearts surged. Indeed, as Shen Tang said, there have been countless outstanding people throughout the ages, but how many can achieve this goal?
But they are making history.
"Fight to the death with the general!"
Zheng Zhongfu's camp is about fifty or sixty miles away from Shen Tang and others!
Standing outside the Chinese military tent, Zheng Zhongfu looked south in the distance, with expectation and excitement in his eyes.
If what Shen Tang is doing is making history, then isn't what he is doing now also making history?
At least, there is no problem in leaving a mark in history.
In the future, the status of warriors in Korea will change, and he, Zheng Zhongfu, is the instigator of all this!
History books are written by the victors, so he didn't care whether what he did at the moment was in line with the rules or whether he went beyond the rules.
A real man has things to do and things he doesn't do. For the whole of Goryeo and for the warriors who died fighting for Goryeo, everything he did was worth it.
"Commander, the soldiers and horses of the Kingdom of Jin have been stationed outside Niufeng County!"
A general came quickly and said to Zheng Zhongfu respectfully.
"I guess they won't stay for too long. Tomorrow at most, they will find a way to take over Niufeng County!"
A strategic location that is easy to defend but difficult to attack has become a passage that anyone can pass through. As long as the Jin people's generals are not fools, it will be easy to capture Niufeng County."