Chapter 2999 Forced Crossing of Liao River
His Majesty Li Er held the teacup in his hand and snorted heavily.
The emperor is the supreme and most noble person in the world, but he is also the most dangerous person in the world. He must always be on guard against those who have evil intentions and commit crimes and disobedience. Not only the heroes of the world must be guarded against, but also the ministers of the court must be guarded against, even one's relatives, friends, old friends, and blood relatives must be guarded against.
Even the closer people are to you, the easier it is for you to covet this position, and the easier it is to succeed...
Being alone and alone is nothing more than that.
Now that the emperor is on his way to Liaodong in person, one can imagine how excited those people with ulterior motives in Chang'an City must be.
The lack of military strength in Guanzhong made some evil-minded bastards think they had an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they secretly prepared to make trouble. The foundation of the empire was facing a severe test, and it could be said that the dynasty would be changed if they were not careful.
However, danger often breeds opportunity.
If there is no such opportunity that allows people to see success, how can those people jump out impatiently?
Therefore, the core of the emperor's art is "forbearance". Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can we have the opportunity to fight against it; .
He had tolerated Wei Zheng for so many years, and he had simply done it in vain. Now if he tolerates those clown-like things, what's the problem?
As an emperor, if you can't even practice the word "forbearance", what else can you do? Although the opening and closing of the opening and closing may look very impressive, they often lead to extreme joy and sorrow, completely intensifying all conflicts and failing to provide sufficient buffering.
A generation of heroic heroes such as Qin Shihuang and Emperor Yang of Sui are a lesson learned from the past...
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After secretly investigating with Li Ji, the anger in His Majesty Li Er's heart has been reduced very little. After all, as an emperor, you have to endure submission and betrayal all the time. There are thousands of people with thousands of faces and thousands of hearts. It is impossible for the Emperor to let everyone be the same. Those who willingly submit to the majesty and let themselves be ruled, let alone those noble ministers who have experienced the taste of power?
With Xiao Yu in literature and Fang Jun in military affairs, these two people are enough to assist the prince in guarding Chang'an. What he, the emperor, has to do now is to stabilize his position. As long as he wins one victory after another on the battlefield in Liaodong, his momentum will increase. Naturally, it goes straight to the sky, and there will be no chaos in Chang'an.
In the evening, it rained again.
The climate in Liaodong is bitterly cold. Although the land has thawed and the vegetation has returned to spring, the rain at night is still refreshing and chilly.
After days of hard work and urgent marching, His Majesty Li Er, who had been pampered and pampered for many years, was a little overwhelmed even though he had a good foundation. He took a hot bath and asked the chamberlain who had been with him for many years to massage his aching body, and then he lay down on the marching bed with his clothes on. fell asleep.
Before dawn the next day, there were waves of people shouting and neighing outside the tent, awakening His Majesty Li Er from his sleep.
Rubbing his swollen and painful forehead, His Majesty Li Er turned over and sat up despite his sore body. He steeled himself and asked, "What's going on outside? It's strictly forbidden to make noise near the tent, and you don't even care about military regulations?"< br>
The curtain of the military tent was opened from the outside, and a chamberlain walked in quickly and said softly: "Back to Your Majesty, a scout just came to report that Lu Guogong's headquarters has been inserted along the west bank of the Liao River behind the Far East City, and can coordinate with the army at any time. Therefore, the British Duke ordered all the soldiers to make fire and prepare food, and pack their luggage. When His Majesty got up, he summoned the generals to discuss when to attack. "
Upon hearing that Cheng Yaojin had moved to the designated position as planned, forming a pincer attack on Far East City, a great victory was just around the corner. The Liao River, which was regarded as a natural moat by the Goguryeo people, would be easily broken through by the Tang army. The entire Liaodong battlefield The situation was excellent, and His Majesty Li Er suddenly felt much more energetic.
He shook his head and said, "Bring me some medicine."
"No."
The chamberlain did not dare to say anything, so he quickly leaned down and got under His Majesty Li Er's bed, took out a brocade box from a cage, opened it, took out a brightly colored pill, and then put the brocade box back to its original place. He stood up, poured a glass of water, and handed the pills to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er took the pill, looked at it with slight hesitation, then put it into his mouth, drank a sip of water and swallowed it.
"Serve me to wash and change clothes!"
"No!"
The chamberlain quickly called in another colleague, and together they served His Majesty Li Er, washed his head and face, had a simple breakfast, and then put on his heavy armor.
It was already getting light outside at this time, but the rain kept falling all night long.
His Majesty Li Er was in high spirits, and the drowsiness he felt when he got up early had long since disappeared. Except at the entrance of the military tent, a chamberlain put a raincoat on him, guarded by imperial guards on the left and right, and walked towards the Chinese army's tent not far away.
After a while, the sound of rumbling drums sounded in the military camp, and several generals came on horseback from their respective armies and quickly entered the tent.
His Majesty Li Er, with his majestic horse and golden sword, is sitting in the main seat, with a ruddy complexion and sharp eyes, which seems to be the same as when he was in the army fighting fierce battles with heroes from all walks of life.
Li Ji, Zhang Jian, Yu Chigong, Ashina Simo, Zhou Daowu, Cheng Mingzhen, Wang Dadu, Qiu Xiaozhong and other generals were on the left and right, while Zhu Suiliang sat alone behind His Majesty Li Er and was responsible for recording the march.
"Can Lu Guogong's headquarters reach the designated location?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, Xue Wanche's troops forcibly crossed the Liao River to capture the new city, and then defeated the enemies who were rescuing Nansu City. They then turned back to assist Lu Guogong's troops to cross the Liao River and join forces. Then they went down the Liao River, and with a drum After defeating Xuantu City and Baiyan City, the troops were divided into two groups. The route between Gaimou City and Mudi City prevented rescue. They continued to move westward. They captured Huaiyuan Town at noon yesterday and have now arrived behind Far East City. They have formed a formation and can cooperate with the army to attack from both sides at any time. Attack Far East City”
Hanging on the wall was a detailed map of Goguryeo printed and drawn by the Ministry of War, but Li Ji didn't even need to look at it. He listed the army's route and current situation one by one, accurately.
His Majesty Li Er asked again: "Where is the navy now?"
Li Jidao said: "There is no news yet, but according to the plan, Su Dingfang will lead the main force of the navy to set sail from Huating Town, cross the sea and land on the coast of Jian'an City, cooperate with the main force of the army to attack Jian'an City, and then obtain supplies and supplies. ”
Jian'an City is not far from the sea. There are high mountains and ridges in the territory. Only the plains in the west extend along the coast to the south, reaching Beisha City directly.
The original plan was to wait until the main force of the Tang army crossed the Liao River to capture Far East City, and then go all the way south to Jian'an City to join forces and launch the attack. After capturing Jian'an City, they obtained the navy's grain, fodder and baggage supplies, and then marched eastward until they reached Anshi City, Goguryeo's most important town in Liaodong.
As long as Anshi City is captured, it will be equivalent to annihilating all the Goguryeo resistance in the hometown of Xuantu County. You can confidently and boldly go south to attack Wugu City. When you reach Bozhuo City by the Yalu River, there will be naval forces to follow. Cooperate with the main force in joint operations at sea.
At this point, it was less than five hundred miles away from Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.
Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart. As the strongest water force in this era, the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, which traveled across the seven seas and across the oceans, could only play the role of transporting baggage and cooperating with the main force in combat. It is no wonder that Fang Jun once strongly requested to give the navy a full strategic position. , assume more important combat tasks.
In particular, Fang Jun once mentioned the tactic of "use the power of the navy to go straight into the mouth of the Xu River, and then go up the river and attack Pyongyang City." It is impossible to say that the capital of Goguryeo can really be equipped with advanced firearms by the navy. It depends on the battle.
However, it was precisely because of this that the Navy was excluded from the main combat sequence.
Not enough merit...
His Majesty Li Er had no time to pay attention to Li Ji's thoughts and asked in a deep voice: "Is the army ready?"
"The assembly is complete!"
"You can start a war at any time!"
"Every unit prepares meals early in the morning, breaks up camp and prepares to conquer Far East City in one battle!"
The generals in the tent spoke out one after another, and their morale was high.
His Majesty Li Er said loudly: "In that case, let's cross the Liao River without further delay and attack the Far East City. At the same time, we will send scouts to the Duke of Lu's army and order them to cooperate with the main force in the battle! This battle is the first battle of my personal expedition. , Promise victory and never allow defeat. If there is anyone who is afraid of the enemy and delays the opportunity to fight, he will be killed!”
"No!"
The generals responded with a roar.
"Woooooo——"
The sound of horns resounded through the sky, the sound of dull drums floated on the wide Liao River, and countless flags rolled in the wind and rain. Hundreds of thousands of well-equipped Tang troops with helmets and armor were assembled and marched towards the Liao River in neat formations. They drove boats and built pontoons on the west side of the dozens-mile-long river bank to carry out forced crossings.
For a time, the flags swirled and the wind and clouds changed colors. (End of chapter)