Zhuangda Tang Juvenile Lang

Chapter 560
"General, the last general has recently carefully studied the war between the previous dynasty and Goguryeo, and found that they all have a common characteristic...underestimating the enemy. Yang Jian inherited the strength of the Northern Zhou regime. After usurping the throne, there is no decent threat from the surrounding area except the Turks. After the unification of Nanchen was easily destroyed, the only rival Turkic also split under their plan, and Turkic was honored as a saint Khan. It can be said that throughout the ages, no founding emperor was as easy as Yang Jian. The strength of Goguryeo is not strong , Yang Jian was too smooth, so when Goguryeo provoked the previous dynasty, Yang Jian mobilized 30 troops without hesitation. It can also be seen from the generals he dispatched that Yang Jian did not take Goguryeo to heart..."

Those generals who knew about that period of history all nodded in agreement.

At that time, Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, led 30 sea and land troops to attack Goguryeo with Han Wang Yang Liangxie Gao Jiong, Wang Shiji and General Zhou Luohu.Although Yang Liang is the commander-in-chief, Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji are obviously in the hands of the three armies, and they are just named after the prince according to the usual practice. It was the same as when Chen Yang Guang was named the commander-in-chief.

Both Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji were well-known generals who had experienced many battles. Gao Jiong was shrewd and capable.But when they attacked Goguryeo, they drove straight in, with an army of 30 land and water going hand in hand.As a result, the navy encountered strong winds at sea, and many ships sank.As soon as the navy of the Sui Dynasty broke down and rested, Goguryeo's advance troops attacked.Zhou Luohu, the commander of the waterway, had previously lost his troops and lost his generals, and his vitality was severely injured, causing Goguryeo to be defeated.However, Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji went too deep into the hinterland, leading to the same tragedy as Li Shimin in the future. The key fortress could not be conquered, and the army completely held back Goguryeo.Because it was too deep in the hinterland, the front line was stretched and the supply of food and grass was not enough, which directly led to the defeat of the 30 army, and [-]% of the soldiers and horses were left on the land of Goguryeo.

In all fairness, if Goguryeo hadn't been underestimated, with Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji's military standards, even if they couldn't take down Goguryeo, they should retreat calmly after achieving rich results like Li Shimin did later, because the army was strong in the past and could strike with stones. The egg, underestimating the enemy carelessly, ended up letting the egg crack the stone.

"As for Yang Guang's several million troops attacking Goguryeo... Hehe, that's a joke!" Xue Rengui curled his lips, "They all underestimated Goguryeo. Maybe Goguryeo is not strong, but they have a unique geographical advantage. And they are very good at taking advantage of it. This kind of advantage is definitely not something to be underestimated. Stability is the best way to deal with Goguryeo."

Xue Rengui, who was born as a commoner, has recently attracted all kinds of knowledge like a sponge. His progress is obvious to all, and with his experience, he can be as independent as Su Dingfang and Zhang Shigui.

Qin Feng praised, he is worthy of being the future white-robed supervisor and Datang's Dinghaishenzhen, he has the same opinion as Qin Feng.There really isn't a single mediocrity among these well-known generals.

The nature of Goguryeo and Turkic is exactly the opposite. When fighting Goguryeo, they want to be quick and unexpected, but when they fight Goguryeo, they want to be steady, one step at a time, not giving them who are good at defensive counterattacks a chance to counterattack, and then they are looking for a chance for a decisive battle.

"Those who don't plan for the whole world can't plan for a moment; those who don't plan for the overall situation can't plan for a region. If you want to do a good job, you have to consider all aspects; if you want to do a specific aspect well, you have to start from the overall situation. The whole of Goguryeo Everyone knows the situation well, and even if there is any unexpected incident, we know how to resolve it invisible. However, the main purpose of our operation this time is Ulji Mundeok in the inner city. To put it bluntly, we are going to Assassination. Of course, it is easy for Xuanbing and me to assassinate. If it is just to assassinate Ulji Mundeok, there is no need to work hard. After careful consideration, I think we have to achieve two other important goals: first, training soldiers, training The tactics of special operations are used for a thousand days. Everyone has worked hard for three months and shed countless sweats. It depends on the present; the second is the most important thing, which is to disrupt the domestic city. If possible, we can even take down the domestic city, and give it up after a short period of occupation. In this way, we can force Rongliu Wang Gao Jianwu, who has nowhere to go and mistakenly thought it was the Yuan clan, to ask for help from our Tang Dynasty. Once Gao Jianwu asks for help, then we can be upright Stepping into the heartland of Goguryeo, laying the foundation for regaining the homeland and unifying the peninsula. Hehe, it’s easy to ask God to send God away, and when the initiative is in my Tang’s hands, it’s up to him whether to go or not.”

Cheng Chumo, Xue Rengui, Chu Huaizhong, Hou Zhong, Wang Haokai, Qiu Man, Hou Liang and others couldn't help laughing.

Qin Feng stretched out his hand and pressed it, and the meeting hall was suddenly silent. He smiled with satisfaction: "However, we still have a long way to go. We can't be too happy... Although Yang Guang is really acting stupid, it can also be seen that Liaodong is indeed It’s not easy to fight. Do you have any opinions on how to proceed?” He knew that there were Chu Huaizhong, Hou Zhong, Wang Haokai, Qiu Man, Hou Liang, and other Goguryeo experts. He said to the five people: "General Chu, Mr. Hou, General Wang, you have been here for so many years, I want to hear your opinions."

Chu Huaizhong laughed: "Grand General, the last general is a big bastard, and he still has a lot of time to let the last general go into battle to kill the enemy. It is not my specialty to make suggestions, and the last general has no other opinions. We can get to today, Hou Brother Hou is the biggest contributor, let Hou brother talk about it, he knows the situation in the inner city best."

Hou Zhong has always been their think tank, and now he stood up and said: "The domestic city is the companion capital of Goguryeo. There are three reasons why it is easy to defend and difficult to attack: First, Goguryeo has been in operation for more than 200 years and has undergone more than 60 overhauls. The city is as strong as it is. In the fortress. Second, in the north of the domestic city, there are fortified cities such as Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi as barriers, and the three cities of Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi are at the corner of each other, and they can support each other and harass each other. If we are in the Tang Dynasty If the large army enters the country, if it does not conquer Liaodong, Xincheng, and Anshi first, it will be unable to besiege the domestic city; the south of the domestic city has the Liao River (Yalu River) as a natural moat, and it will be difficult for the south to go north. If they cannot take down the inner city, the army cannot go deep. On the contrary, they can come in and out freely, send soldiers and horses from the rear, and provide unlimited support. It is because of these three points that Goguryeo was able to face the day and night storm of [-] troops. And if you don’t fall for many days, even if you can’t sustain it for a while, you can recover in a short time.”

"So..." His gaze swept across the crowd, and he said decisively: "If my Tang Dynasty wants to go to Goguryeo, these three difficulties must be overcome!"

Cheng Chumo looked depressed, and shouted: "Mr. Hou, what nonsense are you talking about! Why did you make Goguryeo so hard to beat? Which side are you on?"

Everyone couldn't help laughing, even Hou Zhong couldn't help smiling.

Qin Feng glared at him, and said: "Knowing yourself and the enemy will never end in a hundred battles. Now that you know the strengths of others, how difficult is it to break them?"

Under the watchful eyes of the public, Qin Feng pointed out Goguryeo in a pompous manner, with the spirit of pointing out the country: "The inner city has been the political, economic and cultural center of Goguryeo a hundred years ago. After moving the capital to Pyongyang, the low status has declined. It is also the accompanying capital of Goguryeo. The so-called towering city walls and dangerous terrain will sometimes become their fatal flaws, and because of the many natural dangers, there will be no wars in the inner city for a long time, and they will take it lightly if there is no war."

After understanding Qin Feng's intention, Hou Zhong's eyes lit up, "Fortune depends on misfortune, and misfortune depends on blessing. This is the so-called mutual dependence of fortune and misfortune."

Qin Feng nodded and said with a smile: "Exactly. It is really difficult to capture the domestic city when you are prepared, but it is not difficult to attack the next city when you are completely unprepared."

"If you want to win more with less, the key is to catch them by surprise. Compared with domestic cities, we have three major advantages."

"First..." Qin Feng held up a finger and said: "The domestic city is one of the few commercial cities in Goguryeo. There are tens of thousands of people entering and leaving the city every day. We can easily sneak into the city with weapons , so that no one will notice it. This can be proved by the nearly a thousand people we have infiltrated recently."

"Second..." Qin Feng stretched out his second finger and shook it: "The domestic city is located in the heart of Goguryeo, and there are dangerous guards in all directions. It can be said that it is completely immune to external threats. The defense must be lax. Most of the soldiers and horses in the city are trained in their own barracks and do not participate in defense. You think that the tens of thousands of troops are divided into patrols, guards at the city gate, guards at the general's mansion, and those who train in the barracks. They are divided into several waves. Can they be gathered together? As long as we use our troops swiftly and fight fiercely, we can still take advantage of our troops."

"Third... If you do mental calculations but don't care, it will be the soul of the three armies! We can seize the opponent's general when he is no longer in the barracks, and first act by beheading, and then seize the city. In this way, the opponent's forces will be able to gather the barracks forces that can fight us, It will be chaotic and greatly weaken their combat effectiveness."

"With these three advantages, it is not an exaggeration for us to win the domestic city. On the contrary, even if our action fails, we can retreat calmly because the opponent is not prepared enough, and the whole army will not be wiped out." Qin Feng raised a finger every time he said something , Said that he finally clenched his fist, and said: "If you still fail like this, then you can only give up. Do what you should do, try your best, and there is nothing you can do if you don't succeed."

"In addition to this, we have another advantage." Hou Zhong added: "According to our intelligence personnel, Gao Jianwu's soldiers who are capable of conscripting and fighting are either distributed in Liaodong, Anshi, and Xincheng to defend our Datang, or Distributed in the Liaoshui area, although there are [-] soldiers in the city, most of them are recruits temporarily supplemented by ordinary people. They have not been trained. It is simply impossible to expect them to desperately defend and seize the city."

"I agree!" Xue Rengui said: "What a bold plan, even our own unexpected, how can Goguryeo guard against it. When we take the inner city, just wait and see him cry. By the way, we can also let our People spread rumors that the Yuan family is planning a battle across the river, which may allow them to transfer some troops from the inner city and weaken the strength of the inner city."

"Mr. Hou, those who spread rumors will be handed over to you."

"Here!"

Qin Feng smiled and said: "In addition to spreading this rumor, we still have something to do, say that Yuanshi and Datang have reached a secret agreement. When Yuanshi sends troops, our Datang will attack Liaodong, Xincheng, Anshizhong At the same time, let Luo Tong lead the Youzhou frontier army to store up on the border, pretending to attack the three cities. Even if he is a treacherous and cunning Ulji Wende, he dare not let it go. "

"Brilliant!" Hou Zhong exclaimed.

Qin Feng continued: "Mr. Hou, let the brothers in the domestic city follow the plan, and at the same time, arrange for our people to prepare for sneaking into the domestic city in batches. Li Mu, you should return to Youzhou immediately and tell Luo Tong to cooperate immediately. our actions."

After Hou Zhong left, the rest of the people agreed on the chief generals in charge of each department, and also agreed on the time for the incident.

(End of this chapter)