Chapter 561: Ambush Gourd Valley
"However, the other side has 80,000 horses, and even if all our troops go to ambush, it will only be half of the other party's number, how can this be good?" Feng Changqing frowned and asked. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Brother Lu, according to what you see, this gourd mouth may be able to hold 80,000 horses?" Li Canghai asked after pondering.
Lu Jitong thought for a while, shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be able to fit it, at most it can only fit about 40,000." ”
Li Canghai rubbed his eyebrows, then stared at the map of the gourd's mouth, his eyes gurgled, and he soon had an idea.
"Since you can't wipe them all out at once, then divide them and annihilate them!" Li Canghai narrowed his eyes, and then ordered: "General Gao, you take 10,000 horses, lie in ambush on both sides of the big melon valley in the gourd valley, put more rolling logs and boulders, and when the fire breaks out at the entrance of Silla, you will attack the Baekje army that has entered the valley!" ”
Although Gao Xianzhi didn't know what his plans were, he had no doubt about what Li Canghai said, so he clenched his fists and said, "The last general will take the order!" ”
"General Su, this commander will give you 10,000 horses to guard on both sides of the small melon valley in the gourd valley, prepare more oil barrels, bows and arrows, and after General Gao launches an offensive, immediately cover the small melon valley with rockets."
"The last general commands!" Su Hai's face was solemn and authentic.
"General Feng, you lead 10,000 people to the territory of Silla first, prepare more things to ignite fire, ambush at the entrance of the Hulu Valley, and set fire to the Baekje army when it enters more than half of the valley. After setting the fire, immediately go to support General Gao and strive to annihilate the Baekje army that entered the valley in the fastest time! Li Canghai ordered.
"The last general commands!" Feng Changqing clenched his fists with both hands and said loudly.
"Without further ado, the three generals should hurry up and prepare!" Li Canghai said.
After the three of them bowed to Li Canghai, they left the camp one after another.
"Canghai, what about us?" Di Qing asked.
Li Canghai shook his feather fan and said lightly: "We, naturally, are in charge of the Chinese army." ”
Di Qing looked at Li Canghai, who was full of confidence, and suddenly became a little suspicious: "Canghai, is it really useful for you to arrange it like this?" There are 80,000 horses in Baekje! But you only sent 30,000 men, how are you going to fight this battle? ”
"Qing'er, have you forgotten what I said before, that you want to divide and annihilate?" Li Canghai shook his feather fan lightly and said with a slight smile: "The entrance of this gourd valley is in Silla, according to Brother Lu's investigation, the entrance is a forest of dead trees, which is extremely flammable and fire, as long as it is ignited, it will become a sea of fire. In this way, as much as half of the 80,000-strong army will be stopped by the sea of fire. At this time, the sound of killing in the valley sounded, and the enemy army must be in turmoil. If the army's morale is chaotic, its combat strength will be greatly weakened, and 80,000 soldiers and horses will not be afraid at all. What's more, when the other side heard that Baekje Fortress had been captured, they had traveled thousands of miles from Silla, and they had experienced a series of battles in Silla, so they must have been exhausted, and our army was waiting for work, and the chance of victory was at least eighty percent. ”
After listening to Li Canghai's analysis, Lu Jitong was amazed and said admiringly: "The marshal's clever calculation is just like Kong Ming is alive!" The king of Baekje is the enemy of the marshal, but he really doesn't even know how to write the word death! ”
Di Qing stared at Li Canghai, and after a long while, she looked at her mouth leisurely and said, "Canghai, when did you learn to fight?" I don't think you should be called Li Canghai in the future, I think it is more suitable for you to be called Li Zhuge . ”
Li Canghai looked at the pretending feather fan in his hand, and said with an indifferent smile: "Qing'er, do you remember that in the underground underworld, I once brought out a book of soldiers?" ”
"Remember, the book is still at home! Hey, could it be that you learned all this from the book of war? What kind of military book is that? Di Qing blinked and asked in surprise.
Li Canghai's eyes were full of amazement, and his voice was full of respect: "That is the art of war written by Li Weigong, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
"Wei Guogong Li Jing?" Lu Jitong asked in surprise.
Li Canghai nodded and said, "Yes, it's Li Jing." Wei Guogong is a scholar of heaven and man, proficient in the art of war, he recorded all what he learned all his life, and was accepted by Emperor Taizong as a treasure in the underworld. ”
"No wonder you've always been a confident picture!" Di Qing suddenly realized.
Li Canghai shook his feather fan and muttered: "If my guess is correct, before sunrise tomorrow, the main force of Baekje will reach the Hulu Valley, and there will be a big battle at that time, you go to rest first, recuperate, and prepare for tomorrow's battle!" ”
Lu Jitong and Fujiwara Kyoko nodded, and after saluting solemnly to Li Canghai, they immediately returned to their respective camps to rest.
Around the next day, the Baekje army really came to the Hulu Valley.
"General, there is the gourd valley ahead!" In the midst of the Baekje army, a scout said to Baekje General Bae Yong-seung.
Pei Yongsheng was dressed in a military uniform, with a sword hanging from his waist, and his face carved by wind and frost was full of coldness.
"The Tang army dares to take advantage of the fire to loot and occupy my city, and only 40,000 horses want to annex my Baekje? It's just overwhelming! Pass the order down and let all the soldiers pass through the gourd valley as fast as possible! General Ben wants to take advantage of the fact that the Tang army has not gained a firm foothold and give them a fatal blow! Pei Yongsheng waved his hand and said coldly.
After receiving the order, the scout immediately went to convey it to the whole army.
This time, the combined forces of Baekje and Dongying sent more than 80,000 troops, but when fighting with the Silla army, Dongying kept Baekje in the front.
Although Baekje was unhappy, he had no choice but to take advantage of Dongying's momentum, so he had to play the role of a vanguard in every battle, but Silla's desperate resistance gave Baekje a headache.
In just half a month, Baekje suffered more than 10,000 casualties, but Dongying did not suffer too many casualties, which made Pei Yongsheng almost crazy.
Although he was shocked to receive the news that Baekje was captured by the Tang army, he also found an excuse to withdraw the Baekje army from the front line, so as not to become cannon fodder for Dongying.
Although Baekje and Dongying are allied forces, each has its own small abacus.
Baekje was not as ambitious as Dongying in the Central Plains and Kyushu, and for Baekje, occupying the Korean Peninsula was enough.
It was only because Silla had the Tang Dynasty as a backer that Baekje did not dare to act rashly until Dongying vainly tried to attack the Tang Dynasty through North Korea, which allowed Baekje to seize the opportunity.
Although Baekje cooperated with Dongying, he did not trust Dongying.
As the saying goes: "If you seek skin with a tiger, if you don't die, you will be injured", since Dongying has ambitions to annex the Tang Dynasty, it is inevitable that he will not have the idea of fighting Baekje behind his back.
If the Baekje army and Silla fight to the death, both sides will inevitably suffer heavy casualties, and then Dongying can easily occupy the Korean Peninsula, that is, to make a wedding dress for others, and there is no place to cry. (To be continued.) )