Chapter 2997 The troops approach Liao River
What Li Yuanjing wants is the word "chaos"!
At this moment, he may not have too many ideas, but His Majesty's personal expedition has left Guanzhong, and the Crown Prince's lack of prestige makes it difficult to control the country, which will inevitably cause chaos in Chang'an City and even the entire Guanzhong.
Only when the whole situation becomes chaotic can he take advantage of it!
And when he raised his arms, the entire royal family followed his lead, which made the ambition in his heart flourish and grow out of control.
My heart is even longing for that wonderful time to come...
Of course, he is not hopelessly stupid. At least he has some dirty tricks hidden in his heart, and even a close friend like Dong Mingyue has never revealed them.
He has already begun to instigate everything, and the only thing that makes him feel stuck is the Youtun Guards under Fang Jun...
There are many people in the court who have his eyes and ears, and there are also people in the royal family who have secretly communicated with him. Whether it is hearsay or based on pictures, all the signs indicate that Youtun Wei is a first-rate and powerful army. Among the Sixteen Guards of the Tang Dynasty He can be regarded as the elite among the elite, but because Fang Jun has made so many achievements in recent years, many forces in the DPRK and China deliberately suppressed him, and His Majesty did not want him to make new achievements and become undefeated, so he was ordered to stay in Chang'an and assist him. The prince guards the capital.
Chai Zhewei's Zuotun Guards are nominally equal to him, but in fact their combat effectiveness is much inferior. If there is a real sword-on-sword and gun-on-gun confrontation in the future, they may be defeated.
If there is no outside help for Chai Zhewei's Zuotunwei, he may encounter the most stubborn stumbling block on his way to his great cause...
How can we help the left guard to overwhelm the right guard?
This is a serious question...
After getting excited, Li Yuanjing remembered something again: "In this incident, the Guanlong nobles remained stationary or even indifferent before and after this incident. What on earth were these people thinking?"
He couldn't help but be confused. The current state of the Guanlong nobles could only be described as "dormant". However, the emperor personally went to Liaodong to conquer the country, and the prince's prestige in supervising the country was not enough. Isn't this a good opportunity to expand his influence and strength? ?
Why didn’t the Guanlong nobles make any movement at all...
Is it that we are really on the verge of collapse? Without Changsun Wuji, the capital is like a piece of loose sand, or that when Changsun Wuji left, he had already made plans for the Guanlong nobles, and his plans were so big that a mere Chai Zhewei was not worth letting go. Did they jump out and confront the Prince's family head-on?
It is said that only by knowing oneself and the enemy can one be victorious in every battle. Li Yuanjing, who had always paid attention to every move of the Guanlong nobles, felt helpless and frightened when facing the dormant opponent.
Is it possible that these audacious guys are secretly plotting some shady tricks?
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Liaodong.
The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. It has already rained in the land of Liaodong. Countless grass sprouts have sprouted from the soil. His Majesty Li Er's chariot arrived belatedly accompanied by an army of more than 100,000 people.
Unless His Majesty Li Er refused to speed up, the emperor would have suffered a lot when he charged into battle and wiped out all the heroes in the world. It's just that although the road from Chang'an to Liaodong has been continuously repaired in the past two years, its foundation is too poor to withstand the crushing of more than 100,000 soldiers on horses and wheels. Rain makes progress more and more difficult.
When they arrived in Liaodong, His Majesty Li Er, who had been physically exhausted in recent years, was almost falling apart from the torture and almost fell seriously ill...
However, when His Majesty Li Er rode on the shore of the Liao River, behind him were hundreds of thousands of Tang Dynasty tigers wearing armor, and beside him were Li Ji, Yuchi Gong, Zhang Jian, Zhou Daowu, Zhang Liang, Changsun Wuji, and Zhu Suiliang. Wait for the civil servants and generals, In front of us is the surging water. On the other side of the Far East City, the people are panicked and the reconnaissance cavalry is out. All the depression in the heart and all the fatigue in the body dissipate at this moment, and are replaced by endless strength and confidence!
He held a riding crop in his hand, pointed at the clearly panicked Far East City on the other side of the Liao River, and laughed loudly: "When the heavenly army arrives, the enemy army is in confusion. How can they withstand the full force of the army? The Sui Dynasty fought in a hurry. With an army of millions, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had great ambitions and few talents, and only wanted to surrender. They are clever and clever, but they don't understand that the correct way is to use head-on confrontation to destroy the city and crush the stronghold all the way! Now we have learned from the experience of the previous Sui Dynasty and are unwilling to repeat the same mistakes. The small country of Goguryeo will only fall apart. One way!”
The words are full of confidence and high spirits.
Since ancient times, the land of Liaodong has never been truly included in the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty and has been under the jurisdiction of the dynasty. Naturally, there was the reason that Liaodong was suffering from the cold all year round and produced very little, so the gains outweighed the losses in implementing the administration. But there was also the reason that the people here were fierce and extremely difficult to conquer.
Who would have thought that the Sui Dynasty, which was in its heyday and dominated the world, would be defeated and defeated here?
As long as he can conquer Goguryeo, then the famous general Li Er will go down in history forever, and his achievements will be comparable to those of Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty!
Zhang Jian, who was only in his fifties, slightly nudged the horse's belly, stepped forward a few steps, and was slightly one horse's head behind His Majesty Li Er. He frowned and looked across the Liao River, and said in a deep voice: "At this moment, Lu Guogong has already joined Xue Wanche's vanguard army. They will merge and wreak havoc west of the Liao River, and will soon arrive behind the Far East City, forming a pincer attack with the main force. The people of the Far East City will be in chaos, and they will go down in one fell swoop. To the south and east, we have to face the mountain cities built by Goguryeo. Each of them is a difficult pass. It would be time-consuming and laborious to defeat them one by one, and the damage will be too great. However, Goguryeo defeated the king's army and the city of Pyongyang was destroyed. The defense must be weak, and the navy can carry tens of thousands of troops upstream along the Xi River to the bottom of Pyongyang City, overturning its roots, and hundreds of thousands of troops can surrender without a fight. "
After saying these words, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became quiet...
Before His Majesty Li Er could say anything, Zhu Suiliang behind him had already said: "The emperor's personal expedition is different from that of generals. You should not take advantage of danger... There are still a hundred thousand prisoners in Jian'an and Xincheng. If you attack Pyongyang City directly, they will all be like this." The enemy army will become the enemy The hidden beasts of our army will still be fighting. If we want to wipe them out, we will inevitably pay greater casualties. It is better to break through the Far East first, then break through the city of An, capture Jian'an, and then march forward. This is a safe strategy."
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Zhang Jian's face suddenly darkened, and he said displeasedly: "This is in the battle formation, not a place for literati like you to talk nonsense! I am just a mere waiter next to His Majesty, so what qualifications do you have to talk about marching strategies and battlefield plans?" I just don’t know what to say!”
One sentence made Zhu Suiliang flush with shame, but he did not dare to say any more.
Although Zhang Jian is not in the center, he is a unique figure in the Liaodong army. His mother is the niece of Emperor Gaozu. His ancestors held high officials in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Sui Dynasty. He was the most trusted person of the two generations of Tang emperors. He was also the governor of Yingzhou, but he made mistakes and was demoted, so he was replaced by Zhou Daowu.
However, among the Liaodong Army, Zhou Daowu’s prestige was hard to match...
Everyone on the side was silent. Changsun Wuji coughed dryly and said leisurely: "This matter has been debated in Chang'an, and the strategy has been affirmed by the Military Aircraft Department, so there is no need to argue. The mission of Wancheng County Duke is to assist Your Majesty is attacking the city of Pyongyang. It is useless to say more."
Zhang Jian glanced at Changsun Wuji, then looked at Li Ji, Yuchi Gong, Zhang Liang, Zhou Daowu and others who were silent on the side. He lowered his eyelids and said nothing.
He could reprimand Zhu Suiliang, but he could not treat Changsun Wuji with the same attitude. After all, the latter's status and qualifications were much higher than his, and the military had always been a place where seniority was important.
And how could he never hear about Goguryeo's strategy? It's just that the world's invincible navy is not allowed to charge into battles and conquer cities. Instead, it is only entrusted with the task of transporting heavy supplies of food and fodder, and all the main forces are focused on attacking difficulties...
He can also understand how many struggles and competitions the various forces have gone through for their own interests. It's just that when the matter comes, he has to watch the Tang Dynasty's disciples fight against each other under the mountain city of Goguryeo and do this with bloodshed. It's a useless sacrifice, just trying to fight for it.
Now that His Majesty has made up his mind, he no longer feels any shame or guilt and just goes with the flow...
His Majesty Li Er felt that his morale had suffered a slight setback, and he was a little dissatisfied, but it was not directed at any one person, so he waved his riding whip in the air and said loudly: "When Lu Guogong's headquarters is interspersed behind the Far East City, the main force will The army immediately crossed the Liao River and launched a strong attack from the front of Far East City. ! I don’t believe it. How can the tiny land of Goguryeo resist the Chinese army again and again? The Tang Dynasty is not the Sui Dynasty, and I am not the Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty. Wherever the army comes, this vast land will be surrendered. Under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, it will be integrated into the territory of the Tang Dynasty for eternity! ”
"No!"
The generals responded with a roar.
Although they all had different opinions on the strategy of attacking Goguryeo, Fang Jun's earliest strategy was similar to Zhang Jian's, but after weighing all parties, they all abandoned this strategy.
Because everyone believed that with the great military strength of the Tang Dynasty and the strong national power, Goguryeo's generals would be wiped out like a mantis holding a chariot, and it would not affect everyone's ability to gain benefits and earn merits at all.
War is never the only goal of victory, but to gain more benefits on the road to victory... (End of Chapter)