Counting from the time Lin Dafu established the original defense line in the Ming Dynasty, this Goguryeo fortress group has not fallen in ten years. Two prefects of Xuantu County have come here, but they have returned without success... But today, Gongsun Xun brought
A miscellaneous army that may be larger in number, but not necessarily much stronger in terms of combat effectiveness, actually fell down in one day!
Therefore, as a person who participated in almost every battle of Liyuan, Xu Rong was quite dazed for a while, as if he was in a dream.
But when he opened his eyes, the crowds of prisoners, the cheering Han army sergeants, the miscellaneous soldiers picking up rags everywhere, and the white horse flag hanging on the high platform of the Goguryeo Chinese Army camp told him clearly that sitting there
It has indeed changed hands!
Moreover, there is a reasonable explanation for all this, that is, the defender sitting on the original defense line of Goguryeo was a complete idiot!
First, he was arrogant and took the initiative to attack with inferior troops; after retreating, he did not know how to stabilize his position in time, and actually allowed the Han army to follow him in, almost giving away the extremely strong and well-defended central camp; finally, etc.
After the Han army invaded the camp, they not only surrendered personally, but even took the initiative to surrender the rest of the camp on behalf of the Han army!
This guard who was born in Kannabu made almost all the important mistakes that a general can make. If a person like this is a guard, how can he defend Luron fort even if he is given one?!
Of course, having said that, Xu Rong raised his head and looked at the white horse flag on the high platform above his head... Is this Gongsun Lingjun really just lucky?
Is such a weird thing really just a coincidence?
If not, it means that the means and level of Gongsun Lingjun are far beyond my imagination as a martial artist; and if it is, it is even more terrifying... This kind of luck, coupled with the decisiveness on the battlefield, can probably be called luck.
Got it!
With this thought in mind, Xu Rong couldn't help but be a little more careful after climbing onto the high platform.
"Xu Sima came just in time," Gongsun Xun greeted him with a smile after seeing the person coming. "I have already stood down. Where are we going? I was just going to listen to Sima's opinion!"
"The general broke down the original eleventh battalion in one day, and everyone in the army obeyed," Xu Ronggong said respectfully. "If the general wants to make a difference again, everyone in my department is willing to help."
"I don't dare to be a general, but apart from the title, what I want is just this sentence of Sima." Gongsun Xun stood under the flag, holding the knife in one hand and his outer cloak in the other and laughed. "Ziyuan has been captured, and the door of Goguryeo is open.
And I plan to take advantage of the ice in the Hun River in winter to go directly to Heshenggu City, the old capital of Goguryeo, and then enter the Yalu River and the Hunjiang River to sweep the heart of Goguryeo... If things still go well, I even want to
Go and intimidate the Goguryeo capital city at the foot of Ji'an Mountain... What does Xu Sima think?"
Xu Rong lowered his head and thought carefully, and then immediately replied: "It's feasible!"
"Speak!" Gongsun Xun said simply.
"The population of Goguryeo was only 400,000, and there were only 10,000 standing soldiers on weekdays. Here, the general killed 2,000 in one day, leaving 8,000. In addition to the capital having 4,000, and being able to quickly recruit noble children and strong men to expand the army,
The rest of the armies are stationed in various places. Even if they temporarily recruit strong men for civil defense, they will not be able to hinder our army." Xu Rong replied calmly. "In other words, if our army takes advantage of the opponent's lack of time to respond and sends troops immediately, then the Goguryeo people will
It will be difficult to mobilize a force that can compete with our army."
Gongsun Xun immediately nodded repeatedly. This was actually a simple mathematical question involving the speed of assembly, mobilization potential, troop speed and combat effectiveness.
They only have 10,000 people, but they mostly have cavalry, and there is no shortage of mules, horses, carts, etc., so they are extremely fast and their combat effectiveness is not too bad. On the other hand, the Goguryeo people are admittedly a country with a population of 400,000. The whole country is mobilized.
There may not be 50,000 to 60,000 strong men, but it takes time to mobilize, and it also takes time to assemble the troops... Therefore, unless they have a premeditated plan, Gongsun Xun can directly rush to the capital of Goguryeo to help Yaya Ke
It is considered to form a huge military deterrent and help the latter succeed.
And isn't this the goal of Gongsun Xun's trip?
"That's right!" After Xu Rong finished talking about this, he suddenly asked proactively. "General, I wonder if the generals here have asked for reinforcements from the rear since last night?"
Gongsun Xun was startled for a moment, and then suddenly reacted: "You mean we can take advantage of the unprepared reinforcements and attack directly?"
"That's right." Xu Rong suggested seriously. "If we can get another reinforcement, then our army can go to the hinterland of Goguryeo, and it will really be like entering an uninhabited country."
Gongsun Xun nodded repeatedly, but then suddenly shook his head.
Xu Rong's heart moved, and he couldn't help but ask: "Is it possible that the idiot from the Guan Na Ministry didn't ask for reinforcements at all?"
Gongsun Xun didn't explain much, just nodded slightly.
Xu Rong understood immediately and said goodbye, claiming that he would go down below to supervise the cleaning of the battlefield.
"Young Master." Lou Gui waited for the other party to leave the high platform before stepping forward. "It seems that this battle will be won quickly, which really cheers up the whole army. Even Xu Rong, who was most perfunctory before, is also willing to take the initiative to fight."
"Let's not talk about this," Gongsun Xun said with a wave of his hand while staring down at the situation in the valley. "Uncle Zi, although everyone said that they can march with confidence, those barbarians are just preparing to go in and plunder to make a fortune because Goguryeo's doors are wide open.
That's all; the Buyeo people among them not only have enmity with the Goguryeo people, but also have long been connected with the Miya Kelu, so they are eager to promote this coup immediately; only Xu Rong stayed out of the matter, and the reasons given seemed fair... We want to think
When making a decision, you should still follow his thinking!"
"Then we should act quickly!" Lou Gui also confessed his thoughts. "Xu Bojin obviously means that as long as we act quickly enough, the Goguryeo people will not be able to mobilize enough troops..."
"That's not what I meant." Gongsun Xun pointed at the densely packed but constantly coming and going of soldiers under the stage, and suddenly interrupted him. "I mean, since Goguryeo's total military strength is limited, and the purpose of our quick action is just to make the opponent unable to do so.
To gather forces, why not weaken the opponent's forces first so that they have no troops to mobilize and no troops to use, then we can do whatever we want?"
Lou Gui immediately realized: "Shaojun means that the 'reinforcements' thing Xu Rong mentioned just now may be something we can do? But didn't the mute and worried younger brother Miru say that yesterday, he was worried that we would march too late.
So we didn’t specifically ask for reinforcements.”
"Then go and invite us now," Gongsun Xun said with his eyes retracted from the audience. "You go to Mi Ru and ask him to write a letter to request reinforcements!"
"Won't the defeated soldiers tell the reinforcements the truth?" Lou Gui reminded seriously. "It's impossible for the entire Goguryeo army to be captured. Even if the cavalry pursued them along the main road for a while, there will always be many defeated soldiers who will take the opportunity to escape into the mountains and forests.
…Would it be self-defeating then?”
"Since we are defeated soldiers, how many of them dare to look for the army again?" Gongsun Xun said disapprovingly. "Aren't you afraid of being punished by military law? And even if the defeated soldiers bump into the reinforcements, there will be a few deserters on one side and the top nobles in the country on the other.
, Who will the reinforcements general believe? Even if we say 10,000 steps ahead, if things don’t work out and reinforcements don’t come, what will we lose?”
"What the young master said is absolutely true." Lou Zibo thought carefully for a moment and then praised him directly. "I will go find that Miru and urge him to write a letter to invite reinforcements!"
Gongsun Xun waved his hands and said nothing.
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"What's the meaning?!"
Time came to the evening in a blink of an eye. However, just as Gongsun Xun was hosting a banquet in the Goguryeo camp to entertain senior officers and some outstanding junior officers and warriors, Lou Gui, who had returned, brought something that made him extremely dissatisfied.
News. "This guy doesn't want to write a letter?"
"Namiru said that he just followed his brother's instructions and had no choice but to do this for the sake of his family." Under the torch, outside the back tent of the Goguryeo camp with bloodstains and scratches, Lou Gui explained. "And even if
After the incident is completed, he will still be a Goguryeo... Many Goguryeo soldiers have been killed and injured here and he can't bear it anymore, so how can he deliberately attract more soldiers to be killed by the Han army?"
Gongsun Xun was speechless for a moment.
"Moreover, he also asked you, Shaojun, not to fight along the way. He just marched troops to the capital of Goguryeo as quickly as promised. He also asked for the captives and surrendered soldiers here to be his subordinates, and also asked for food, grass and weapons..."
"Do you think he is really stupid or pretending to be stupid?" Gongsun Xun couldn't bear it anymore and couldn't help asking.
"Perhaps it's true feelings revealed." Lou Gui said with his sleeves up.
"What's the meaning?"
"I think he is indeed loyal to Goguryeo, and he is quite upset about the heavy casualties when he gave up his seat today. It is only natural for people to react like this under such circumstances... After all, as this person said, they are just
It’s just to seize power, and if we succeed in seizing power, wouldn’t we cherish the country of Goguryeo even more?”
Gongsun Xun was silent, just staring at the surrounding situation thoughtfully... He was inside rewarding those who had made meritorious services, but he didn't notice that there was fog in the valley. Moreover, the fog was low and weak, only in the low places between the valleys.
Erratic, the surrounding area becomes more and more desolate. And if coupled with the smell of blood that can still be easily smelled, it makes people feel chilly for a while.
"What are you thinking, young gentleman?" Lou Gui asked curiously upon seeing this. "Now the other party refuses to obey, what should we do?"
"I was thinking," Gongsun Xun couldn't help but retract his mind and shook his head. "People's hearts are fragile, and things like surrendering and betraying the country for the sake of family self-interest are like water bursting out of control. What's the difference between doing one thing and doing two things?
The difference? Isn't it him who wanted to give up Si Yuan? Since this person has already done this kind of thing, but he insists on being innocent, isn't it just making people laugh? Maybe it's just pretending, Zibo might as well scare him again
scare?"
"It's not like that." Lou Gui immediately shook his head. "I think he is telling the truth, and I was also scared."
"That would be even more interesting." Gongsun Xun said suddenly. "Unless he feels that stepping aside is not an act of betrayal and glory...otherwise how can he be so arrogant?"
Lou Gui was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean, Young Master?"
"Uncle Zi."
The fog is getting thicker and the surroundings are getting colder and damper. Gongsun Xun was temporarily called out of the tent by the other party before. He was not wearing a cloak, so he could only instinctively hold the handle of the knife at his waist and speak. "You know this battle.
After the easy victory, it was clear that Goguryeo was open, but why didn't I march quickly, but instead asked everyone in the army on the high platform what to do?"
Lou Gui shook his head slowly.
"No one else," Gongsun Xun said frankly to his confidants. "Although they call me a famous general in Northern Xinjiang, the only big battle I really led alone was the battle of Danhanshan... That battle,
Before leaving the fortress, almost everyone thought that they would win, or at least be undefeated. However, people in the world underestimated Tanshihuai and the Xianbei people. They could bring the most remote eastern Xianbei over to change the balance of power, and they were ruthless enough to bomb the Khan Mountain.
As a bait, we concentrated our forces to continuously capture the various groups of troops, forcing us into a desperate situation and having to fight to the death."
"Young Master, what you are saying is that there may be an ambush ahead?" Lou Zibo was stunned and speechless. "Young Master, are you a little paranoid?"
"Perhaps I am paranoid, but except for the fact that Izahara was easily captured, how is the situation different from the situation after leaving the fortress that day? The other country is in front, the situation is good, and it seems to be a smooth road. However, really,
After exiting this road and entering the hinterland of Goguryeo, how can we know what is going on in front of us? All military information was passed to us through the Buyeo people. We actually know nothing about the distribution and mobilization of Goguryeo's troops.
.”
"But how can the small country of Goguryeo compare with Xianbei?" Lou Gui still found it unbelievable. "They have a population of only 400,000 and an army of less than 10,000. So what if they gather together?"
"Having said that," Gongsun Xun said more and more seriously. "But how can our army compare with the military strength of the past when the imperial court sent out all the elite troops in northern Xinjiang?"
"The imperial court was defeated that day because of inconsistent arrangements and forcible division of troops." Lou Gui twisted his beard and thought. "We just don't divide our troops!"
"It has been divided." Gongsun Xun replied solemnly. "When the base camp at the fork of the Liaohe River was assembled, there were 10,000 people. When they marched here, 2,000 were already allocated to Zi Heng as a stay-at-home and logistical support. And if we move quickly
March, how many support troops, how many logistics personnel, and how many people should be left to escort the prisoners do you think should be left here? If there are less, given the terrain here in Goguryeo, wouldn’t we be successful if someone takes the back road and ends up here?
Killed the caged bird? And if we keep too many, how can we ensure our combat strength in the front?! Moreover, as mentioned before, we will march towards the capital of Goguryeo along Heshenggu City, and there will be another battle at Heshenggu City.
How many people should be left behind? How many people can there be when we get to the other side's capital city?"
Facing his lord's repeated inquiries, Lou Zibo, the only counselor here, was silent for a long time and nodded slowly: "If the Goguryeo people were really prepared, they would have taken advantage of the winter slack to recruit troops, and then they would have built walls and cleared the fields along the way, so that
Our army's supplies are gradually stretched, and I am afraid that we will eventually fall into a dead situation."
"Goguryeo is a small country with few people." Gongsun Xun raised his head and sighed. "It's not always possible to have strong walls and clear fields along the way. I'm afraid that as soon as we divide our troops and leave this place, countless Goguryeo soldiers on horseback will swarm in and recapture this place.
Go back, and then we bump into the strong formation of tens of thousands of troops that have already assembled... By then the road back will be cut off, and the road ahead will be blocked. Wouldn't it be more dangerous than Danhan Mountain that day? There are always people on the grassland.
There is a way to escape. The road here is clear, where can we escape?"
Lou Gui was also speechless for a moment.
"However, these speculations are all based on the premise that Yu Muke is sophisticated and deliberately deceived from the beginning to the end." Gongsun Xunfu shook his head again, as if he was also a little undecided. "However, Ming Lin replied that this person called himself Mo Lizhi.
, dominated the court, and now that he is getting older, it is also known to everyone that his body is weak... It is natural to choose an heir when his body is weak, and it is natural that a son inheriting his father's duties will inevitably cause domestic dissatisfaction. In this case, there is nothing to worry about.
How could I be willing to come out and do this trick for Ming Lin Dafu? Am I really a little suspicious?"
"Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious!" Lou Gui suddenly said at this time. "In that case, Shaojun, I have a plan, maybe I can break this situation easily! It depends on whether you have the courage!"
"What's the plan?" Gongsun Xun looked away from the drifting mist lingering in the valleys without blinking.
——————I am the dividing line of unreasonable suspicion——————
"Seeing ghosts and fog in winter means the country will be in chaos." - "Jiu Yan Shu". Five Elements Chronicles
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