Chapter 3606 Surprise
Seeing Li Jing's trust and support for Fang Jun, Li Chengqian nodded happily: "In this case, Erlang, let's go ahead and let the rebels see what the most powerful army of the Tang Dynasty is!"
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Li Jing didn't take Li Chengqian's compliments seriously and said with a smile: "That's right! Since the day when the rebels rebelled, the East Palace was caught off guard and retreated steadily, causing the rebels to become arrogant. Erlang should kill them for their majesty. ”
He is the commander-in-chief of the Sixth Army of the East Palace, but he has no objection to Li Chengqian calling Youtunwei "the strongest army in the world".
For one thing, he has not been in charge of the Sixth Army of the East Palace for a long time. After some reorganization, the training of the entire army could not be carried out for more than a few days. Even though he is retreating step by step, it does not damage his reputation as the "God of War". Furthermore, Youtunwei followed Fang Jun and made great achievements in battle over the years, conquering the north and the west, defeating countless powerful enemies. In terms of military achievements alone, there is no one in the army of the Tang Dynasty who can compare with Youtunwei.
Living in seclusion in the mansion for so many years and wasting his official career made Li Jing feel a little extreme, but he was by no means a narrow-minded person. Otherwise, he would not have devoted himself to compiling military books for many years, intending to make all what he had learned throughout his life public and pass it on to future generations.
In an environment where there were very few channels for the dissemination of ancient knowledge and everyone cherished it for themselves, those who wrote books and lectures were all people with a broad mind and the benefit of the world.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian was very satisfied and his confidence increased again. He was a little excited and said with his hands: "Although the situation is precarious and there is danger of overthrow at every turn, as long as our monarchs and ministers work together, we will be able to defeat the rebels and turn defeat into victory! When the day comes, continue to Zhenguan's ambition is to pioneer and conquer the world, create an unprecedented prosperous era, benefit all people, and be famous in history! ”
He has a very soft character. He becomes discouraged at the slightest setback and has extremely low mental attributes. However, this time he encountered an unprecedented crisis. Not only was he likely to lose his position as crown prince, but the lives of his entire family were at stake. However, he was uncharacteristically firm-willed and even had the ambition to die, which is extremely rare.
These encouraging words were obviously coming from the bottom of their hearts. Li Jing and Fang Jun were both infected by him. They stood up and left their seats, knelt down on one knee, and said loudly: "I will follow His Highness to the death, and I will do my best to keep you alive!"
Li Chengqian stood up quickly, held up his left and right arms with one hand, and pretended to be angry: "Why talk about life and death so lightly? Both of you are the great achievements of the country and the pillars of the empire. Even if you are defeated and die alone, you two should be loyal to the country. You should not be alone. This led to the collapse of the empire! However, the deep love and righteousness between the two of them will never be forgotten!"
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In the evening, Fang Juncai resigned from Li Chengqian's place. When passing through the inner gate, I wanted to stay for a while at Princess Changle's place to talk about my lovesickness. However, there were too many concubines and palace people living in the inner gate at the moment. In full view of the public, it was inevitable that Princess Changle would be criticized.
Even Princess Jinyang cannot visit her often. After all, she is a princess waiting to be married, and gossiping is detrimental to her reputation...
I could only endure my lovesickness, walked through the heavy door in one stride, chatted for a while with Zhang Shigui under the Xuanwu Gate, and then went out and returned to the Youtunwei barracks.
Seeing Gao Kan in the Chinese army tent, after taking his seat, Fang Jun informed the prince in detail about the strategy, and then asked: "This time we rushed to the aid of the East Palace with a fierce momentum. Although we defeated Chai Zhewei's Zuotunwei and Changsun one after another, Heng'an Department, but there was no real fight A big battle will inevitably lack momentum and prestige to deter the rebels. I want to choose a place and mobilize at least 10,000 cavalry to attack and achieve a vigorous victory. In your opinion, it should be taken. Where is better? ”
Gao Kan turned to look at the map on the wall, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "The rebel army on Longshou Plain has about 30,000 troops. They are condescending and occupy a good location. They can launch a surprise attack on us at any time. The hidden danger is huge. . It stands to reason that if you want to choose a place to raid, this is the best place.”
Fang Jun took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "If so, do you want to operate here?"
Gao Kan also laughed, shook his head and said: "Why does the commander make fun of the general? Since it is a matter of course, everyone knows that Hou Mo and Chen Lin were transferred to Taiji Palace to participate in the siege, and Long Shouyuan came to change the defense. It was the eldest grandson Jiaqing... This man had a calm temperament and was well versed in military matters. Although he had handed over military duties for a long time and had not led troops for many years, he was extremely capable. The eldest grandson Heng'an died in the army. Wuji must be extremely sad. This time he asked Changsun Jiaqing to come back and switch defenses to Longshouyuan. When he comes to the front line against us, he must be careful and wait for the opportunity to attack. I am afraid that the rebel camp in Longshouyuan is already in turmoil. , be careful at all times. If we want to achieve our goal of deterring the rebels at the minimum cost, Dragon Head is not an ideal place.”
Changsun Jiaqing is not well-known, but he is the backbone of the Changsun family. His father, Changsun Shunde, is the cousin of Changsun Wuji and Queen Wende. He is one of the "Twenty-four Meriters of Lingyan Pavilion". He was brave and good at fighting in his early years and made great achievements.
There was no successor to the Guanlong clan, and these old men who had handed over military duties for many years were picked out one by one and pushed to the front line. It's just that although this shows the lack of talents in Guanlong, these old men had held military power and made great achievements in the past. They must not take it lightly just because Changsun Heng'an was defeated so quickly.
Although people are old and have limited energy, they have richer experience and a more stable temperament. They may not be aggressive enough, but they are more than enough to maintain success...
Fang Jun nodded and expressed satisfaction. Gao Kan did not focus on the Longshouyuan rebels who were so close, which showed that his strategic vision was not bad.
Putting down the tea cup, he stood up and came to the map on the wall. He looked at it with his hands behind his hands for a while. He looked at the dense and standard information on the map, considered it, and asked, "How about Baqiao?"
Gao Kan also stood up and stood behind Fang Jun. He watched Fang Jun move his finger from Jingyang across Jingshui River and southward across Weishui River, and clicked on the mark of Baqiao. Then he smiled and said: "Surprise, surprise, and unpreparedness are the strategies of a hero." Same.”
Fang Jun laughed, pointed at Gao Kan, and said: "Treacherous."
Gao Kan smiled: each other...
Changsun Hengan demolished the Zhongwei Bridge, and Fang Jun was forced to lead his army northward to Jingyang. It seemed that he bypassed Jingyang and crossed the Jingshui River, and then occupied the Dongwei Bridge and reached Baqiao. As a result, after Fang Jun arrived in Jingyang and occupied Changpingcang to obtain supplies, he immediately feinted a shot and turned back to forcefully cross the Wei River. He caught Changsun Heng'an off guard and won a great victory. He arrived at Xuanwumen and completed a victorious rendezvous with Donggong Liuli.
Now, everyone believed that Changsun Jiaqing's troops stationed on Longshouyuan were the main attack direction of Youtun Guards. As a result, Fang Jun went in the opposite direction. He followed the previous strategy and crossed the Weishui River again to the north, bypassing Jingyang to attack Baqiao... …
From a strategic point of view, it has indeed achieved the purpose of "taking the enemy by surprise and attacking them unprepared".
The two agreed, and Fang Jun said casually: "You will personally lead the troops in this battle. You decide how to formulate and implement the specific tactics. As long as I get results, I will definitely inflict heavy losses on the rebels, frighten the enemy, and let everyone in the world see it." The consequences of rebellion and confrontation with the East Palace.”
"Here!"
Gao Kan knelt down on one knee and loudly accepted the order, with blood boiling in his heart.
This mutiny will be recorded in the annals of history, no matter who wins or loses in the end, and everyone who participated in it will leave their name in history. Being able to gain Fang Junzhi's trust and single-handedly command an army to guard strategically important places such as Xuanwu Gate and the throat of the palace city, and also be able to lead the army to directly attack the rebels. Once a victory is achieved, his name will be spread throughout the world and shine in history!
How could a low-level general like him, who had no background and no meritorious service under others, be given such an important task by the head coach?
The kindness of knowing and encountering is like a mountain or a sea, and there is no way to repay it except to follow it through life and death!
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When we walked out of the Chinese military tent, snowflakes were falling sparsely, the north wind was howling, and the weather was extremely cold. Fang Jun tightened his collar and rode back to his residence.
He has always been good at cultivating "new people" and dared to delegate power. These historically famous generals under his command are all outstanding people in the world. No matter how conceited he is, he dare not say that his ability is superior to these people. The best way is naturally After careful training, they boldly delegate power and let these outstanding people who are destined to go down in history go and make great achievements.
In this way, you get benefits and gain a wave of admiration, why not do it?
He returned to his residence in a good mood. Along the way, all the family soldiers dismounted to pay tribute. Fang Jun responded with a smile one by one on his horse. When he entered the camp, his servants had already come in to report, and Jin Shengman quickly came out to greet them.
This Silla princess took off her arrow-sleeved dress and put on a traditional Silla dress. Her hair was piled up in a high bun and her face was covered with gouache and rouge. Her usual dashing and heroic appearance was completely gone. Her whole person was charming, gentle and delicate. moving.
Fang Jun rarely saw Jin Shengman dressed in this kind of attire, and he found it quite novel, and his heart was about to move... (End of Chapter)