Chapter 1084: Showing Weakness to the Enemy?
"Retirement? Where did you retreat? Gao Huizhen heard Yang Wanchun say that the Tang army had withdrawn, and immediately couldn't help but show a surprised look and asked, no wonder they sent so many probes, but they didn't see any trace of the Tang army at all.
"Yesterday, the Tang army retreated ten miles overnight, and now it is camping in the southwest of Anshi City." Yang Wanli spoke again at this time, but when he said this, he showed a somewhat worried look, because he felt that the sudden retreat of the Tang army was unreasonable, even in the face of Gao Yanshou's 150,000 army, the other party had no reason to retreat?
"Haha~, I know, it must be the Tang Army who knew about the arrival of our support soldiers, so they decided to retreat and avoid the edge for the time being!" Gao Yanshou suddenly slapped his face and said excitedly, they had just arrived, and the Tang army retreated, which showed that the Tang army still had scruples about them, which made him feel confident for a while.
"In this way, it is very likely, didn't the Tang army attack Anshi City yesterday, it is estimated that they wanted to take advantage of our arrival to capture Anshi City, but they did not succeed, and they did not have the confidence to face our army, so they temporarily retreated ten miles." Gao Huizhen also touched his chin and guessed at this time.
However, after hearing the words of Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen, Yang Wanli frowned again, although the speculation of the two of them seemed very reasonable on the surface, but he always felt that something was wrong, after all, with his observation during this time, the Tang army seemed to be arrogant, and did not take their Goguryeo army in their eyes at all, how could they retreat because of the arrival of reinforcements?
Thinking of the above, Yang Wanli also felt that the retreat of the Tang Army was definitely not so simple, so he spoke again: "I think the Tang Army's retreat this time is very sudden, and it may be that it is planning some conspiracy, but as long as we can't hold on, I believe that the Tang Army can't do anything about us!" ”
"Ahem~, how do we use the troops, don't bother with Yang City Lord, and when we come, Da Mo has a life, let us coordinate all the armies, Yang City Lord, you go back first, if there is anything that needs you, we will naturally give you an order!" Gao Yanshou coughed dryly at this time, and then said with an arrogant expression.
Quangai Suwen was very distrustful of Yang Wanli, especially this time Datang was under the banner of presiding over justice for the Rongliu King, which made Quangai Suwen also worried that Yang Wanli would surrender to Datang, so before Gao Yanshou and them came, Quangai Suwen asked him to control the army, and Yang Wanli also needed to obey their dispatch.
Hearing Gao Yanshou's words, Yang Wanli also felt that the fire in his stomach was about to explode, and everything that should be said was finished, so he immediately snorted coldly "Farewell", and left with a flick of his sleeves after speaking.
"Hehe, look at Yang Wanli is really an unruly man, after defeating the Tang army, the first thing Da Mo Lizhi is to destroy him!" After watching Yang Wanli leave, Gao Yanshou sneered and said.
"This Yang Wanli still has some skills, especially in defending the city, other people are really not as good as him, and he has a very high prestige in Anshi City, and ordinary people are willing to die for him, it is not easy to deal with this kind of person." Gao Huizhen said very soberly.
"Forget it, don't talk about him, now that the Tang army has retreated, Hui Zhen, what do you think we should do?" When Gao Yanshou said to the end, he also turned to look at Gao Huizhen, although Gao Huizhen was his deputy, he had always been known for being resourceful, so before coming, Quan Gai Suwen also told him to listen to Gao Huizhen's opinions more often.
Hearing Gao Yanshou ask his opinion, Gao Huizhen also showed a solemn expression at this time, although he didn't like Yang Wanli, but he also knew that the other party was brave and strategic, and he had confronted Tang Jun for so long, so his opinion definitely needed to be taken seriously, and Tang Jun's previous record was not fake, so Gao Huizhen also had a very cautious attitude towards Tang Jun.
"Although Yang Wanli's suggestion is a bit too conservative, it is indeed a foolproof strategy, but our army of hundreds of thousands came here, but we didn't do anything, but only stayed in the camp and shrank our heads, and I was also worried that it would cause suspicion of Da Mo Lizhi." Gao Huizhen touched his chin and thought at this time.
The 150,000 army is almost all the elite of the entire Goguryeo, and Quangai Suwen also thought about it for a long time before handing over this army to their command, if they came to the front line with the army but did not move, and the material consumption of so many people is also a bottomless pit, with the current national strength of Goguryeo, it is also very difficult to support, so Quangai Suwen may not agree to them just keep consuming it.
"What you said is exactly what I'm worried about, Da Mo Li sent us to meet the Tang Army, not to let us shrink in the barracks and not fight, and the Tang Army took the initiative to retreat this time, I think we can take the initiative to attack, maybe we can defeat the Tang Army in one fell swoop, and then return triumphantly, see who still looks down on us!" When Gao Yanshou said the end, he couldn't help but show an extremely excited look on his face.
Don't look at Gao Yanshou is now a northern nobleman, but in the past, he was just a royal family that was not taken seriously, and later relied on his own efforts to slowly become Quangai Suwen's henchman, and when Quangai Suwen monopolized the power, he became the most powerful nobleman in Goguryeo, but even so, there are still many people behind him who ridicule him, saying that he and Gao Huizhen sold their ancestors to seek glory, and they have no real skills, all relying on Quan Gai Suwen to take the throne, which made Gao Yanshou hold his breath in his heart and always wanted to prove himself.
"What Brother Yanshou said is also reasonable, but the Tang army is not so easy to deal with, and it is not wise for us to have a decisive battle with the Tang army immediately when we first arrive, so I don't think it is better to do this, let's send a small group of cavalry to test the Tang army first, and then take the initiative to attack when we are sure." Gao Hui is much more cautious in treating each other with sincerity, and he also suggested at this time.
"Okay, just listen to Brother Hui Zhen, after we rest, we will immediately send troops to test the strength of the Tang Army to see if they are really as powerful as the legend!" Gao Yanshou is not stupid, and immediately adopted Gao Huizhen's suggestion, speaking of which, he can be selected by the shrewd Quangai Suwen, and naturally he is not a wine bag and rice bag, in fact, most of the reason why he can have today's status is because of his own hard work.
The 150,000 army is not something that can be reached in a day, in fact, so many armies are generally divided into several parts, so it took five days to arrive, and then after a simple rest, Gao Yanshou immediately sent a small group of cavalry to test the direction of the Tang army.
However, the Tang army was not to be outdone, and also sent a group of cavalry squads to strangle each other with the cavalry of Goguryeo in the wilderness, the Tang army was well-equipped and well-trained, while Goguryeo had the advantage of being familiar with the terrain and had more troops than the Tang army, so the two sides were difficult to separate, and no one took much advantage.
When Yang Wanchun learned that Gao Yanshou actually took the initiative to send cavalry to test the Tang Army, he was also very anxious, and immediately wanted to persuade Gao Yanshou and the two, but unfortunately Gao Yanshou didn't listen at all, and then simply stopped seeing him, which made Yang Wanchun have no way, but just half a month later, Gao Yanshou suddenly sent someone to summon him to the barracks to discuss matters.
Yang Wanchun was worried about Gao Yanshou's plan to meet the Tang Dynasty, so he immediately rushed to the military camp, but when he came here, he found that Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen were discussing things with other generals, at first he didn't bother, but after listening for a while, he suddenly found that something was wrong, because he found that Gao Yanshou and others were actually studying the initiative to drive the Tang army out of Goguryeo's land.
"General Gao must not, the Tang army is likely to show weakness, in order to lead the general to the scheme!" Yang Wanchun didn't care about anything else at this time, and immediately opened his mouth and yelled, although he knew that his side did not suffer a loss in the small group during this time, but he always felt that there was a conspiracy, and he finally reacted at this time, this must be the Tang Army showing weakness, in order to attract them to take the initiative to attack.
However, although Yang Wanli was kind-hearted, he forgot what the occasion was here, almost all the main generals in the army were here today, and he asked Gao Yanshou not to fall for the trick in front of so many people, wasn't he slapping Gao Yanshou in the face?
It is precisely because of the above reasons that Gao Yanshou couldn't help frowning at this time, and said with a sinking face: "Don't lie to Lord Yang, we haven't fought with the Tang Army during this time, although the Tang Army is well-equipped, but after all, the morale of the Labor Division has begun to fall, and our strength is several times that of the Tang Army, so what dare we not fight?" ”
"General Gao, the Tang army is definitely not as simple as you see, the last time they attacked the city, I found that their morale was like a rainbow, even if they also suffered some casualties, but the soldiers in the rear are still not afraid of death, although our troops have an advantage, but if they really fight, there is not much chance of winning, so it is better to stick to it, as long as the weather gets cold, they will naturally retreat!" Yang Wanchun also reiterated his opinion again at this time, and his face was also extremely anxious.
"Hmph, how the army acts, you don't need a little city lord to guide the general, now all the generals in the army also support the initiative to attack, three days later, you Anshi City only need to try your best to cooperate, you don't need to worry about the rest!" Gao Yanshou snorted coldly again at this time, and with a wave of his big hand after speaking, there were two guards who took Yang Wanchun out.
"Let go of me! General Gao, you must not send troops, otherwise it will lead to a monstrous disaster......" Yang Wanchun was carried out, and he shouted loudly while struggling unwillingly, but Gao Yanshou showed disgust on his face, and naturally he didn't listen to it at all, and the generals in the camp were also a little overwhelmed by Yang Wanchun's trouble, but at this time, no one noticed that there was a person in the camp tent who showed a meaningful smile.