Chapter 2081 So easy?
After a while, a school captain in military uniform, led by the chamberlain, strode into the hall. When he saw His Majesty Li Er sitting at the desk, he knelt on one knee, performed military salutes, and said loudly: "The last general of the Youtun Guard School Lieutenant, on the order of the commander-in-chief, return to Beijing to deliver the battle report.”
His Majesty Li Er raised his hand: "No courtesy! Submit the battle report."
"Here!"
The captain stood up, took out a bamboo tube from his arms, unscrewed the lid, took out a roll of letter paper, and raised it above his head with both hands.
A chamberlain stepped forward to take it, and first checked the seal to make sure it had not been opened. Then he walked to the bookcase and presented it to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er inspected the paint again, then picked up a small silver knife from the desk, picked up the paint, opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and read it carefully.
All the big men in the hall had sharp eyes, and their eyes were darting back and forth between His Majesty Li Er and the letter in his hand, trying to observe the contents of the letter through His Majesty Li Er's expression.
Changsun Wuji was quite confused.
Fang Jun arrived at Mayi, and immediately captured Mayi guard Yu Wenfa for questioning and escorted him back to the capital. This instantly reduced the influence of the Guanlong nobles in the northern Xinjiang army to the minimum. He wanted to seize the merits of Xue Yantuo's attack on the border. Plans turned into extravagant hopes.
Logically speaking, he should be willing to see Fang Jun lose his troops and return in defeat.
If Mobei could be killed in battle, I'm afraid he would be so happy that he would drink three glasses of wine!
This stick that has repeatedly attacked him is really annoying. The trouble is gone, and naturally I feel happy...
However, he still hoped that Fang Jun could show his might and capture Wuchuan Town in one fell swoop.
As a descendant of the Six Towns of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the leader of the Guanlong nobles who inherited the essence of the Six Towns has sought to recapture the Six Towns from the Turks countless times for several generations. The Changsun family, who was born in Wuchuan, is very fond of his homeland. He dreams of returning to the north of Yinshan Mountain and recovering the burial place of his ancestors!
As a result, the Turkic Yinshan Yazhang was unexpectedly attacked by Li Jing, and the huge Eastern Turkic Khanate collapsed. Before the Guanlong nobles encouraged His Majesty Li Er to send troops to Baidao to recover Wuchuan Town together, they were picked up by the Xue Yantuo people who took advantage of the situation. With a big advantage, he occupied Wuchuan Town and sent famous generals to guard it heavily.
Considering the threat of the Western Turks to the Western Regions at that time, they had no choice but to watch the Xue Yantuo people occupy Wuchuan and block the passage to Mobei.
If Wuchuan Town can be returned to the control of the Guanlong nobles, the descendants of the Six Towns will die happily.
So Changsun Wuji was looking forward to Fang Jun's defeat in Mobei for a while, and then he had extravagant hopes, thinking that the Tang army could conquer Wuchuan Town... The expression on his face changed, hesitating.
Others didn't have as many thoughts as Changsun Wuji, they were just simply worried.
The walls of Wuchuan Town are high and thick, and there are elite troops from the Qibi tribe of Xueyantuo Khanate stationed there. The guarding general is Qibi Kele, a famous general of Xueyantuo Khanate. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is "impregnable as gold". Fang Jun led the Youtun Guards to head north in a hurry. Wuchuan Town was a rock in front of them. Even if it could be conquered, heavy losses would be inevitable. How could there be any remaining strength to attack Mobei?
Although this boy Fang Jun is amazing and talented, he is an unparalleled genius, but after all, he is young and has little knowledge and is too impulsive.
They only saw the opportunity for Mobei Kongkuang to sweep across Dragon City, but did not consider Mobei's first barrier, Wuchuan Town. In fact, it was as useless as tofu?
Not to mention the loss of troops and generals, this destroyed the tacit understanding between Datang and Xue Yantuo, causing Datang to not dare to attack Goguryeo with all its strength. This was the biggest sin...
No matter how much the emperor protects and favors him, he cannot escape the guilt of this crime no matter what.
Of course, if we can capture Wuchuan Town and occupy Xue Yantuo's gateway in Mobei, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy. It will not be considered a huge defeat, but at least there will be room for improvement...
After a long time, His Majesty Li Er put down the letter and said to the chamberlain: "Circuit it to everyone."
"Here!"
The chamberlain stepped forward, picked up the letter, and handed it to the leader, Li Ji.
Everyone looked at Li Ji, and saw him reading the letter, and then his eyes suddenly widened... Everyone became more and more surprised. Could there be something big happening in the battle report?
But even if Fang Jun captured Wuchuan Town, there's no need to be so surprised, right?
This is Li Ji, who usually has a pale face...
All of them feel itchy.
Li Jing read the letter and passed it to Changsun Wuji beside him.
Changsun Wuji was stroking his beard with one hand, writing the letter with the other, and almost pulled his beard off...
The letter was circulated in the hands of the bosses, and was finally taken back by the chamberlain and quietly placed on the desk in front of His Majesty Li Er.
There was silence in the hall.
After reading the battle report, everyone had only one thought in their minds - how is it possible?
The Youtun guards came out of Baidao and arrived at the gate of Wuchuan Town. They used gunpowder to break the city. Within an hour, Qibi Kele led the garrison to flee in panic, and Wuchuan Town was captured.
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An hour!
That was Wuchuan Town, which had high walls and thick walls, and was garrisoned by tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's elite soldiers and famous Mobei generals!
Everyone here is someone who knows military affairs. They have commanded armies to some extent and participated in the battles to attack and defend the city. They thought about it silently in their hearts and became more and more unbelievable.
Even if the Tang army was brave and not afraid of death, climbed up the city wall of Wuchuan Town on a ladder, and then defeated Xue Yantuo's defenders with absolute strength, and finally completely defeated Xue Yantuo and fled the city, it would still take half a day, right? This was still the case when Xue Yantuo's army was fighting and retreating. How could the tens of thousands of garrison troops face the Tang army, which was even inferior to their own in numbers, fight and retreat?
You must stick to it!
There is a saying in the Art of War: "If you are ten, you will surround it, if you are five, you will attack it. If you double it, you will divide it. If the enemy is small, you can fight it. If you are small, you can escape from it. If you are small, you can avoid it."
There is already a mature strategy for conquering cities.
To put it simply, attacking a city is different from fighting in the field. You must have at least twice as many troops as the enemy to have the possibility of victory. Otherwise, you cannot besiege the enemy city, and you will face the enemy's constant division of troops to raid. Not only will it be impossible to win, but even There is a risk of defeat.
The most ideal situation is when the strength advantage reaches more than five times.
The guard general of Wuchuan Town was Qibi Kele, who had gone through countless battles. Even if the city wall was blown up by gunpowder, how could he retreat without fighting and flee in panic when facing the Tang army that was outnumbered by him?
Changsun Wuji was the first to express doubts. He stared at the captain of the Youtun Guard and asked: "The battle report said that the Youtun Guard used gunpowder to break the city, but the main force of the enemy army was still there. Why not fight to the death with the Youtun Guard in the city?" Instead, they abandoned the city and fled as soon as the battle began. Is it possible that the tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's elite garrison were all cowards who were greedy for life and afraid of death? "
The captain was not afraid, and spoke eloquently in front of the big man: "The Duke of Zhao has learned clearly that it is not that Xue Yantuo's army dare not fight, but that the power of gunpowder to break the city is so powerful that the sky will collapse and the earth will be shattered. In an instant, the city wall will be as strong as a rock. It collapsed, causing Sergeant Xue Yantuo to His morale was so low that some people even claimed that this was a punishment from the gods, which led to the collapse of the military's morale and lack of fighting spirit. If they had not escaped at that time, even if their number was doubled, they would still be nothing more than dolphins with no fighting spirit in front of our army. You can kill them!”
Changsun Wuji paused for a moment and did not ask further questions.
He has also seen the power of gunpowder. It is a bit mysterious to say that the sky will collapse, but it can definitely crack mountains and rocks! The Xueyantuo people, who had never seen such power and believed deeply in the gods, were indeed likely to lose their morale in the face of the unpredictable power of heaven and earth.
An army without morale is no different than cattle and sheep.
Qibi Kele's decision to abandon the city and flee was correct. If he didn't flee, would he be waiting to be killed by the highly morale Tang army?
But he never thought that Fang Jun would conquer Wuchuan Town so easily, which made Changsun Wuji very depressed.
If I had known this, Te Niang's father would have asked Yu Wenfa to lead his army out to the White Road and blow Wuchuan Town upside down! What does the emperor's anger mean compared to the recovery of Wuchuan Town?
The power of firearms is so terrifying...
Changsun Wuji kept silent, so others would naturally not find fault.
In fact, even Changsun Wuji didn't think that Fang Jun dared to lie about military information...
His Majesty Li Er asked in a deep voice: "Where is the Right Guard at the moment?"
The captain respectfully replied: "Your Majesty, when we finally return to Chang'an, the commander-in-chief has already led his army northward, chasing the tens of thousands of Chibikol's defeated troops in the direction of Nuozhen River."
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His Majesty Li Er remained silent.
Mobei is no better than the Central Plains. Although there are mountains and mountains, there are not many real dangerous passes. More areas can still be entered by a long drive. After passing the dangerous pass of Wuchuan Town, at least the vast moraine opened up in front of Youtunwei without any hindrance, and it was unstoppable.
It's incredible, she's so special that she can be driven all the way to Yudujun Mountain by this stick...(End of Chapter)