Wang Shichong took a deep breath and said: "Soldiers, treacherous ways, can show that they can't, can't show their ability, the strong want to show the weak to lure the enemy, the weak need to bluff, these are the minimum truths, if Yizhi Wende really wants to fight, then no matter whether we have an ambush in the woods or not, we will attack at any cost, because even if our army sets up an ambush, it is also a temporary arrangement when switching from attack to defense, which is far less than the defense that relies on a strong battalion and has its back to the sea. ”

"Yizhi Wende, a veteran of a hundred battles, can set such a perfect trap today, killing 50,000 soldiers of our army, which shows his military ability, I set up a suspicious formation in the forest, and let General Shan challenge alone outside the forest, these Yizhi Wende may not be able to see it, but he still chose to retreat, why is this?"

Lai Hong hurriedly said: "It's Yizhi Wende who doesn't know the reality of our army, and he is afraid of heavy casualties, but today he has won a big victory, if he wins and loses, it will be too ugly." So simply collect the troops and go back to celebrate the feast. ”

Lai Cheng shook his head and said: "I don't agree with the eldest brother's opinion, if the general has the opportunity to annihilate the enemy army in one fell swoop, he will never give up halfway, in my opinion, Yizhi Wende does not know the reality of our army, especially I don't know how many reinforcements General Wang brought this time, and he doesn't want to fight with our army on this, so he chose to retreat." ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "The sixth general is right, Eji Wende originally wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but seeing that our army had an ambush in the woods, no matter how many people there were, it means that our army is ready, and it is impossible for him to take advantage of the home advantage like he did in Pyongyang City." Therefore, he chose not to fight, on the one hand, because he did not know the reality of our army and was afraid that the losses would be too great, and on the other hand, his main energy was already focused on dealing with the main force of our army in Liaodong, and our army was defeated in Pyongyang. Having lost the possibility of taking the initiative to conquer Pyongyang, he only needs to leave tens of thousands of people to monitor our army, while the main forces are ready to deal with the next big battle. ”

A trace of doubt flashed in Lai Yuan's eyes: "General Wang, do you mean that the Supreme Army is also going to be here?" ”

Wang Shichong said in a deep voice: "This time, the Supreme has raised troops in a big way. He was not only satisfied with capturing Liaodong, but before I came, I had seen our army cross the Liaohe River and defeat the Liaodong troops of Goguryeo, and now I am only afraid that the cities of Liaodong in Goguryeo are already under the siege of our army, once the Supreme pacifies Liaodong. They will send a large army to join forces with our army and capture the city of Pyongyang in one fell swoop! ”

Zhou Fashang smiled and said, "General Wang, then in your opinion, how long will it take for the army to come?" ”

The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "If you look at it from the perspective of the soldiers, you should at least capture Liaodong City and obtain a large amount of supplies from the enemy, and then send a large army to come." Some other small cities can be besieged but not attacked, but Liaodong City must be taken. Otherwise, the army is in danger of being cut off, and the logistics and supplies will not be able to help. ”

Zhou Fashang sighed and didn't say anything, Wang Shichong continued: "But the day before yesterday, Marshal Lai had rushed to Tangbao and reported to the Supreme that our army had killed Gao Jian and defeated the Goguryeo army. The news that the troops are coming to the city of Pyongyang, so there is a variable in this matter, if the supreme and General Yuwen, General Yu, these generals feel that the opportunity cannot be lost, and the supplies can be provided by our army. Maybe it will allow the army to move ahead of time when it is not well supplied. General Zhou, so the top priority now is to send someone to the sea as soon as possible, from the mouth of the Datong River to Liaodong, and directly tell the Supreme Marshal about the defeat, and don't let the army risk going deep alone. ”

Zhou Fashang's brows furrowed: "General Wang, do you really think that the army of Liaodong will send the main force to respond in advance because we hit under Pingcheng?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "This possibility is very high, the Supreme may even personally lead the army to go deeper, so we must report the battle situation here to the Supreme, in case we mislead the Supreme and put him in danger, it will be a major fault of our courtiers." ”

Zhou Fashang stood up, looked around the tent, and said in a deep voice: "Pass my general order, and urgently send three messengers to report today's battle situation to the Supreme." ”

The two heralds retreated, and Zhou Fashang turned his head to look at Wang Shichong and said, "General Wang, what do you mean now?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "The reason why Eulji Wende is so intimidating today is not because he was carried away by the victory and became arrogant, but because he wants to use such a prestige to cover up his true intentions, that is, he wants to use the main force to deal with the main force of our army from Liaodong, and our landing force, he thinks that it will not pose a threat to Pyongyang City, and it is naturally best to scare us to board the ship and retreat overnight. ”

"So our army's response is to hold the camp steadily, but from time to time to attack, and even to put on a big fanfare, the main force to dispatch the frame, so that Eulzhi Wende realized that with tens of thousands of partial divisions, it is impossible to monitor us, and when we force him to use the main force to deal with us, it is to win the most powerful opportunity for the main force of Liaodong, once the main force of Liaodong breaks through the hundreds of miles of mountainous areas north of Sashui and south of Yalu Water, and drives straight into the city of Pyongyang, then the end of Goguryeo is coming."

Zhou Fashang said with a smile: "According to General Wang's opinion, will the main force of the Goguryeo army be concentrated in the mountainous areas in the north and block layer by layer, instead of being placed in the plain area near Pyongyang City, and then fight a decisive battle?" ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "Exactly, the plain area is conducive to the rush of our army's ironclad cavalry, Yizhi Wende will never dare to take this risk, and really fight a decisive battle with our army on the plain, take advantage of the dangerous terrain in the northern mountains, block the attack layer by layer, and drag it until our army's logistics and supplies are poor, and then let go of the decisive battle, this is their real idea." General Zhou, what we have to do is to constantly put on a posture of attacking Pyongyang, so that Eulji Wendeok cannot mobilize a large army to fortify in the north, and he wants to meet the main force of our army from the Liao River to the south of Yalu River for thousands of miles, and we cannot let him be comfortable! ”

Zhou Fashang nodded: "What General Wang said is extremely true, then from now on, the soldiers and horses in the big camp are divided into two parts, my 50,000 subordinates are guarding the big camp, and the 20,000 troops you brought are under your full command, how to attack, how to make a big noise, how to attack the camp of the Goguryeo army, it's all up to you, if necessary, I can provide 10,000 cavalry to support your actions." (To be continued......)