Chapter 437: The Battle of Qingliang Mountain II
Chapter 437: The Battle of Qingliang Mountain (2)
"Okay, in that case, let's trap the opponent to death here. Hum, we can trap the opponent to death without spending a single soldier. Such wars have been rare in the past." Gao Huizhen laughed proudly. The rest of the crowd laughed.
The generals all nodded. This was probably the easiest war they had fought since they joined the army.
But what they don't know is that Qingliang Mountain at this time is actually not as chaotic and unbearable as they imagined. It has to be said that Jinyiwei is the most powerful intelligence organization in the world. Its intelligence capabilities are outstanding, and its ability to do things is also
It's amazing. In just a few hours, you can prepare enough water and dry food on Qingliang Mountain. Although there is some water on Qingliang Mountain, the water source for an army of 10,000 is not a simple amount. But Jin Yiwei still did it.
On Qingliang Mountain, Liu Bo and Lu Ke looked at the endless camps at the bottom of the mountain, with a hint of sneer on their faces. Liu Bo snorted and said: "I'm afraid they don't know that today's Qingliang Mountain is no longer the Qingliang Mountain of the past.
Well, if in the past, if we had ten thousand soldiers and horses staying on Qingliang Mountain, it would only take three days for chaos to break out, but now it doesn't matter even if we stay for five days. What's a pity now is that we don't know when we can launch an attack on the opponent.
And the defense here is also unfavorable. After three days, we can only let the brothers dismount and fight on foot."
"Don't worry, His Majesty is using us as bait. The army must be not far from here." Lu Ke also said with a smile: "General, look at this Qingliang Mountain, surrounded by plains, and there is a small river in the east.
, Although Qingliang Mountain is high, it is not too high, and although it is dangerous, it is not dangerous. If you attack Qingliang Mountain from all sides, it will be difficult, but if you attack from Qingliang Mountain downward, it will be easier. But if you attack from Qingliang Mountain,
When they were attacking Qingliang Mountain, a surprise force suddenly attacked from behind. That put the problem to rest. There was probably no place for the 150,000 troops to stay. They were all driven into the river together."
"Yes, I'm afraid that's what your Majesty has in mind." Liu Bo nodded and said, "Although it's a bait, it still looks like a bait. It won't work to make them think that we don't have the power to fight back. We have to make a show of it.
. Let them think that we still have the strength to fight. Let’s learn His Majesty’s tricks here and beat the war drum here. Hehe, I would like to see how they can’t sleep.”
"This is a good idea." Lu Ke nodded. He looked at each other and smiled with Liu Bo and others. A cunning plan was completed in an instant, but now a different person was implemented.
"Dong dong" In the dark night, war drums suddenly rumbled, shaking the mountains and rivers. And because it sounded from the mountain, it could be heard clearly by the people down the mountain. It was especially obvious in the dark night.
"Enemy attack, enemy attack" screamed loudly, and the camp at the foot of the mountain was in chaos. The incompetence of Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen was immediately revealed. Although they had an army of 150,000, it was a pity that the discipline was chaotic.
, training is sparse at ordinary times, and when they hear the enemy attack, they are immediately in chaos, and how can they organize an effective defense. If an elite army comes to kill at this time, I am afraid that Gao Yanshou's 150,000 army will be defeated without attacking. Unfortunately, in
Liu Bo and Lu Ke on the mountain did not realize this. Otherwise, according to Liu Bo's character, he might launch another attack on the enemy's camp.
"It's a lie, there was no enemy attack at all." An hour later, the camp gradually calmed down, and the soldiers returned to their original positions. However, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen were crying without tears. Gao Huizhen
He even pointed at the mountain peak and scolded the other party for being shameless. It turned out that in just one hour, hundreds of people were trampled to death by his own robes, and nearly a thousand people disappeared and fled. This made Gao Yanshou very depressed. This battle was still going on.
Before the fight started, some people ran away, some people died, and they were trampled to death by their own people. What an injustice. And all of these were good things done by the enemy on the opposite side. I couldn't help but imagine Gao Yanshou.
I want to jump up and curse the other person.
"The Tang army is too shameless." Yang Wanqiu nodded, sighed and said: "This method is really difficult to defend against. This time they are feinting, and the second time may still be a feint, but it won't necessarily be the third time.
Once the 10,000 cavalry rush into the camp, our army will be caught off guard. Not only will it suffer heavy casualties, but it may also allow them to break out of the encirclement. But this kind of thing is unpredictable. God knows which time they are feigning an attack and which time they are not."
He has learned a little bit about the art of war. Although he is also a big guy, he is a little different from Gao Yanshou.
"In this case, we will defend on the spot. As long as they beat the drum again, no matter what, we will be on defense. In this way, the situation just now will not happen. We will not let them take advantage of it.
The opportunity has slipped away." Gao Huizhen said viciously.
"General, look, the Wolf and Ghostface have entered Qingliang Mountain. These two guys also learned the strategy of beating drums in the middle of the night. They disturbed Gao Yanshou, Gao Huizhen and others so that they could not sleep at night, and were forced to retreat ten miles to camp during the day.
Although 150,000 troops surrounded Qingliang Mountain, there are still loopholes to exploit, and the space for the two of them to maneuver is much larger." Lu Zhaoci said with a smile while looking at the information in his hand.
"Haha, in this case, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen can only use one strategy, which is to surround Qingliang Mountain and prepare to trap Liu Bo and King Shu alive. It's a pity, this strategy is probably the same.
It's useless." Li Jing shook his head and said: "The Jinyi Guards are so powerful. They may not be able to kill the enemy in battle, but they are extremely powerful when it comes to gathering information. Every plant and tree on Qingliang Mountain is already clearly understood.
Chu, food and water sources have been transported up, plus mountain spring water, which is enough for an army of 10,000 for five days. In fact, we don’t have to wait for five days, as long as three days are enough for us to go around Qingliang Mountain and launch an attack on the Goguryeo soldiers at the foot of Qingliang Mountain.
Now, the only thing to worry about is that our army may be discovered by the other party on its way to Qingliang Mountain. As long as the other party discovers it, it will be detrimental to our army. If we fight, our army will lose a certain amount of money.
Strength, if the opponent does not fight, their army will retreat through the Yalu River and be captured by Gesuwen, which will increase the opponent's strength, which will be detrimental to future decisive battles."
"Now that we have penetrated deep into the enemy's territory, the Goguryeo army is attached to the people here and has many eyes and ears. Although our army has royal guards and scouts, it may be difficult to hide it secretly. This is also a problem that worries me." Changsun Wuji was aside.
He said while looking at Lu Zhaoci cautiously. At this time, everyone in the big tent was looking at Lu Zhaoci, waiting for the imperial edict from the world.
Lu Zhaoci's face was calm and he did not speak. There was a trace of struggle in his eyes. Whether it was Li Jing or Changsun Wuji, Lu Zhaoci understood what they meant and how he could give the information about the army's advance.
Hidden, there is no airtight wall in this world. The advance of more than 300,000 troops can be said to be overwhelming. You can probably see a black line moving from several miles away. Even at night, you cannot hide it from the people. Here
It is Goguryeo, not Tang Dynasty. The people of Tang Dynasty will only greet the army in a crowded way. In Goguryeo, countless people will rush to report to Gao Yanshou. Therefore, if you want to defeat Gao Yanshou's troops, the first thing to do is
How to hide it from the people of Goguryeo is very important. If the king does not keep it secret, he will lose his country, and if the minister does not keep it secret, he will lose his identity. If an army does not keep military secrets secret, then this army will not use it.
I want to win the battle.
How to hide it from these Goguryeo people? On the one hand, it is bribery, but here comes the thing again. Bribing so many people does not matter whether it has the effect of insurance. More importantly, it takes a lot of effort and money to bribe the other party.
, for Datang, there is simply no such time and energy. In this case, there is only the last way, and the simplest way, which is to kill. Regardless of men, women, old or young, as long as they are likely to leak the army's intelligence
, are all targets of execution. The only reason Li Jing and Changsun Wuji said this was because they obviously thought of this simplest and most effective method, but it was also the most unacceptable method, whether it was Changsun Wuji or Changsun Wuji.
Whether it was Li Jing or the emperor Lu Zhaoci, they also came up with this method. The emperor showed hesitation on his face. He didn't know what kind of order he should give.
"Order the army to advance at full speed. Anyone who harms the interests of the empire will be killed without mercy." After a while, Lu Zhaoci stood up and said coldly to the generals around him: "I am
The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo has not yet been included in our territory of the Tang Dynasty. In this case, they are not my people, why should I sacrifice my soldiers for the people of the enemy? This is not the behavior of a wise king. These Goguryeo
There is no Tang Dynasty in the hearts of the people, and they will only help Goguryeo. Once Goguryeo is short of major generals, these people will swarm up and become part of the Goguryeo army. They will raise the steel swords in their hands and aim at my soldiers.
So we can’t show mercy to such people.”
"Yes." When the generals heard this, their hearts moved and their expressions changed. This also means that with Lu Zhaoci's order, from now on, a massacre has begun, and the unlucky ones are the people of Goguryeo. In fact,
No matter what nonsense Lu Zhaoci said, or how righteous Lu Zhaoci said, one thing cannot be denied, that is, with the emperor's order, countless Goguryeo people will die.
Under the sword of the Tang Dynasty army, maybe no one can be found within a hundred miles of Qingliang Mountain. But this is war. The generals who fight are eager for military exploits.
Yes, now they have finally caught an opportunity to kill good people and take credit openly. Why wouldn't these people do it? And although those civil servants were a little intolerable, they also knew that if they had no plan to help the emperor, then
The best way is to just keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, you will only be the unlucky one.
Sure enough, as the army advanced, Xue Rengui, Su Dingfang and others all acted as executioners at this time. The soldiers they led were like Shura returning from hell. The steel sword in his hand never stopped.
The evil spirit is so high that no one dares to approach. Poor people of Goguryeo, who once helped Goguryeo massacre those unarmed former Sui soldiers. Now they are also unarmed, but they are facing the wolf-like soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They have no choice but to
Not to mention, there is a certain truth to the changing of the wind and water, at least for these Goguryeo people. They knew that these soldiers were like demons, but they could not escape. The two armies of Xue Rengui and Su Dingfang were attacking from east to west, with cavalry interspersed.
In the meantime, how could a two-legged man escape from a four-legged war horse? Countless people were killed at that time, and there was no one inhabited along the way. The more than 300,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty also approached Qingliang.
The distance between the mountains is only eighty miles, and it only takes three days.
"Commander, now three days have passed. At this time, the Tang army on Qingliang Mountain is probably hungry and thirsty and can attack." Gao Huizhen showed excitement on his face, touched the long sword in his hand, and tried it with great enthusiasm.
He had not been on the battlefield for a long time. Originally, he and Gao Yanshou were in the north and the other in the south, but this time with the invasion of the Tang Dynasty, Gaisu Wen transferred them both here.
Although there were many conspiracies, when he heard that he was going to war with the Central Plains people, he immediately thought of the Sui Dynasty's conquest of Goguryeo. Not only did he not have any fear in his heart, he was overjoyed and quickly led his troops to rush.
He came over. Unfortunately, not only did he not kill many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty some time ago, but he also lost a lot of people. This made him very angry. Now he finally caught the real owner, so he settled down and waited for three days.
Time was finally ready to go into battle, which made him very excited. He couldn't wait to come to the Chinese army's tent early in the morning and urged Gao Yanshou to use his troops to launch an attack on Qingliang Mountain.
"Master Gao, do you know that there is a saying in the Central Plains that a trapped beast still fights?" Gao Yanshou said with a smile: "He means that when the beast is trapped and is about to face death, he
He will not be willing to die, so he will unleash his greatest strength and attack those who besiege him. Although we are not afraid of this army, in this way, our army's losses will be even greater. Our officers and soldiers are noble, and
Those soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can only exist as Jingguan. How can such soldiers compare with the soldiers of this dynasty? So what I mean is, if I wait one more day, if I guess correctly, the opponent will
Today we are going to launch an attack on our army's camp in order to open a passage. Our army's main task is to stop the opponent, block their escape route, let them become turtles in the urn, and let them starve for another day. This way
Once we do, our army will be able to destroy the opponent effortlessly."
"Kill" Gao Yanshou had just finished speaking when he heard a cry of killing coming from outside the camp. The sound shook the surrounding areas and was as loud as thunder. Then he felt the earth tremble, as if an earth dragon turned over. Apparently there was a large group of cavalry charging to kill.
Come.
"The commander has a clever plan, and the opponent has indeed come to kill him." Gao Huizhen showed a trace of ecstasy on his face and said: "Commander, just sit in the camp until the end, and the general will go out to repel the opponent. Humph, endure it for one day, and then kill tomorrow.
It’s not too late to catch them.”
"Okay, that's very good." Gao Yanshou nodded. He was not worried at all that his defense line would be breached by the opponent. He thought that he had an army of 150,000 people, but the opponent only had 10,000 people. 10,000 people faced off against 150,000 people.
There is a huge difference in this number, and the opponent is probably exhausted now. At this time, the opponent is also struggling to death. How much lethality can it have?
"Ah!" After a while, Gao Yanshou, who was sitting in the big tent waiting for the good news, suddenly heard countless screams. He stood up in fright, took the sword next to him, and hurried out. Just now.
After leaving the Chinese army tent, Gao Yanshou's complexion suddenly turned pale.
What caught the eye was not the army over the mountains and plains, nor the fierce fighting scenes. What caught the eye was the billowing smoke and countless fires, running around in the army. Countless Goguryeo soldiers were surrounded by these flames, and they let out bursts of screams.
, and more importantly, behind them, there were many war horses, covered in flames, swooping down from Qingliang Mountain and rushing down directly towards their Chinese army camp.
"What a ruthless Tang man." Gao Yanshou said through gritted teeth. How could he not know the opponent's plan at this time? He clearly knew that there was no hope of breaking through. Although the cavalry Su had a speed that was difficult for infantry to match, its speed also increased with the distance.
The difference is that the 150,000-strong army covers a wide area, and it is difficult to rush out with the speed of cavalry. The leader of the opponent obviously understands this truth. In this case, he simply abandons the cavalry and charges with burning horses.
A large camp can not only cause casualties to the opponent, but more importantly, cause chaos in the enemy's camp, and then take the opportunity to choose a breakthrough point to break out of the encirclement. It must be said that the opponent's calculations are very loud. But this kind of calculation
It would be bad if someone found out.
Gao Yanshou smiled, and he was obviously one of them. He snorted coldly: "It's stupid to have such a little trick in front of me." He then said to the soldiers around him: "Organize the guards, and then we will
This commander is going to war." Since you want to take advantage of the chaos to break out of the encirclement, then give up your thoughts, nip your thoughts in the bud, or even eliminate your ambitions altogether. Gao Yanshou looked at Datang who was slowly killing him in the distance.
In the army, you can vaguely see the two leaders. One of them has a mask on his face. I am afraid that he is the legendary Captain Ghostface who died some time ago. The one he killed was you. The cold look on Gao Yanshou's mouth became even stronger.
Chapter completed!