The Tang army retreated a few miles, still surrounding the city of Pyongyang, blocking Pyongyang's communication with the outside world. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The well-trained soldiers of the Tang Dynasty surrounded Pyongyang without leakage, and no one could escape from under their noses and send the situation in Pyongyang out, and naturally no one would be able to get in and spread the news from the outside back to Pyongyang City.

Xia Hongsheng fulfilled his promise, and the Tang soldiers had a sumptuous dinner that night.

And a few people in the big tent did not relax.

The soldiers besieged Pyongyang for three days, and today was the first time they had fought each other. The artillery deterrent effect of the Tang Dynasty was remarkable, and the Goguryeo people in Pyongyang obviously did not know and did not dare to deal with it.

But as the saying goes, a dog jumps over a wall in a hurry, and a rabbit will bite when he is in a hurry. Therefore, it is difficult to guarantee that the huge deterrent power of the Tang Dynasty will not provoke the ruthlessness of the Goguryeo defenders and venture out of the city to fight to the death.

If it is really the Goguryeo people who want to fight to the death of a fish, it is also necessary for Xia Hongsheng and Xi Junmai to think in advance and prepare a way to deal with it.

As a general, so many soldiers' lives are in their hands, and they must be considered thoroughly, and they must anticipate and prepare for any situation that may arise.

They only had 5,000 men, and the Goguryeo defenders in Pyongyang had at least 100,000.

That's twenty times!

In the face of twenty times the number of enemy troops on their side, no one has to mutter. On the first day, Xia Hongsheng made braised pork stew to boost morale, just to stimulate the self-confidence of the soldiers, and to a certain extent, let them not take the Goguryeo defenders in their eyes, so that they could have the morale to fight against an enemy twenty times their own.

"The effect of today's artillery bombardment is not bad, the Goguryeo people must have been frightened, and they have also seen the power of the Tang army, but they are afraid that if the city of Anshi has been broken, they will be convinced." Li Yexu opened his mouth and said.

He listened to orders under Xia Hongsheng and was also one of the generals in the vanguard army.

There are also Cheng Chumo, Liu Renshi, Li Chongyi, Fang Yiai and others, who are also under Xia Hongsheng. It can be seen that Li Shimin intends to train them as generals in the younger generation of the army, as the successors in the Tang Army.

"Not necessarily." Xi Junmai shook his head and said, "Our difficult time has not yet come, and next, it is the most critical juncture." ”

Xia Hongsheng nodded: "Not bad." Today, the Goguryeo people have seen the power of artillery, and we have also blasted open the west gate of Pyongyang City. Now there is a bit of a dilemma. If it retreats, it will expose the weakness of our army that cannot directly confront it. If it advances, it will not be enough to engage in street battles in Pyongyang with an enemy dozens of times our army. What's more, the attitude of the people in the city is unclear, if we are dedicated to helping Goguryeo, then if our 5,000 men and horses enter the city, it will not be enough to see at all. ”

"So we have to make an offensive posture so that Goguryeo thinks that we still have the Tang Dynasty army behind us. However, they could not enter the city and engage the Goguryeo army in close combat. Our troops are too few in number, and once they enter the city, the artillery and mortars on which they rely cannot be effectively used. Xi Junmai took over the conversation again and said: "For today's plan, we should strictly prevent the Goguryeo army in the city from counterattacking." Come on, go over and urge me, and quickly count the remaining ammunition! ”

But seeing that Cheng Chumo didn't care, he opened his mouth and said: "I'm afraid that he is a bird, even if he has as many as 100,000 people, so what?" But one person kills twenty people. A sky-shattering thunderbolt shot over, didn't blow up a group of people out? The soldiers are coming, the water is coming to cover the earth, we can't get these Goguryeo birds? ”

He didn't care about it, but Xia Hongsheng didn't want to let the five thousand men and horses suffer too many casualties. These are all cadet corps, if they can go back intact, and they will be sent to the grassroots level of the army after graduation, they are all grassroots backbones, and if they are folded here, it will be a pity.

Bowing his head and thinking for a moment, Xia Hongsheng raised his head and said, "There is such a large gap in the number of people, you can't just rely on a fierce force. It takes some stratagem. ”

Hearing Xia Hongsheng say this, Xi Junmai asked: "How to plan, all obey the general's orders!" ”

Everyone also looked at Xia Hongsheng and listened to his arrangements.

"Fight local tyrants and divide the fields." Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "It's nothing more than to stir up the hearts of the people and use the Goguryeo people to deal with the Goguryeo people." ”

"How?" Xi Jun bought and asked.

"Later, I will order 500 troops and go around the city of Pyongyang, if there is a village or county, and clean it up." Xia Hongsheng smiled and commanded: "What do the people lack most? Field. What do you hate the most? For the rich and unkind gentry and landlords. We will wait for the Tang Dynasty army to become the savior of the people of Goguryeo. The people hated the gentry, and they took out those gentry who were bullying and domineering, and distributed their fields to the people, so as to export evil anger for the people. The people all around them did this, and the people thought that it was better to follow the Tang Dynasty than to follow Goguryeo. The people's will is scattered, and the army's spirit is also gone. I'm afraid that we don't need to enter the city, and someone will clean up the road for us and welcome us in. ”

"It's easier said than done." Li Yexu frowned slightly and asked, "Is it really useful?" Will the Goguryeo people open the gates of the city to welcome us into Pyongyang? Unlikely, right? ”

"The so-called grace and power are just grace. As for Wei, today's artillery is one. Xia Hongsheng continued: "What about the people of the special combat team? Let them start going into Pyongyang tonight. Anyway, the west gate has been broken, and the city of Pyongyang is no longer tight, so it is easy to enter. There is no need to risk finding the wave of Gao Jianwu, and put the documents of persuasion on the couch of the Goguryeo courtiers, and try to capture a few of his guards, and shout under the city after surrendering. ”

Xi Junmai nodded and said: "Under such grace, the hearts of the Goguryeo army and the people will be scattered, and its city will be destroyed." However, this is not an immediate solution. At the moment, there is also the risk of counterattacking for the Goguryeo defenders. Maybe tonight, the Goguryeo defenders may go out of the city and attack at night. Be prepared. ”

"For the matter of intimidation, send special combat personnel tonight, and we will see the repercussions tomorrow. It will take time to win the hearts and minds of the people. Xia Hongsheng said: "General Xi is right, we must also prepare a way to deal with the current attack of the Goguryeo army." We have fewer people, but it is easy to maneuver, but it is an advantage. ”

After a pause, Xia Hongsheng said again: "In this way, I see that the wind is blowing towards the side of Pyongyang City, so leave some gasoline in this camp, and then let's withdraw and hide in the mountains and forests behind, leaving an empty camp." If the Goguryeo defenders in the city really counterattacked and attacked, after they entered the camp, they would only need 100 people to shoot gasoline barrels with rockets and burn the empty camp together, so that those Goguryeo people who wanted to attack the camp would die without a place to bury. ”

"Good!" Xi Junmai stroked his palms and smiled, and said, "Tell someone to put out the torch, secretly withdraw from the camp tent, and hide in the mountains and forests behind!" If the Goguryeo people sneak attack, then the empty camp is a trap. Good! ”