Chapter 1069: Building the City
"What's the matter, I didn't speak, I was scared by the cavalry of the Black Water Spirit?" In the big tent, Li Xin's face was calm, he looked at the generals with a smile, and said: "Over the years, your wars have been smooth sailing, relying on the elite of the soldiers, the sophistication of the weapons, the cleverness of the strategy and the accuracy of the intelligence, so that when you fight, you almost did not encounter a powerful army. ”
The daytime battle finally ended, and finally ended with the victory of the Tang cavalry, and the Wuyan soldiers of the Black Water Warrior were defeated and retreated to Liaodong City, but the generals of the Tang Dynasty did not have any pride and joy, because the proportion of casualties on the battlefield was not much different from that of the Black Water Warrior, which was enough to make people embarrassed. You must know that the Tang Dynasty has been dominating the world for so many years, and the casualty ratio has always been very low, where is it like today, the casualty ratio is so high, and Li Xuanba, who led the army, was almost besieged in the middle of the army by the people of the Black Water Spirit, and was killed by random arrows.
"Your Majesty, this black water deer is actually nothing powerful, the key is that these guys are not afraid of death, even if they are injured, they have to pull someone to make a back, this is the most disgusting." Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but say.
"That's morale, that's bravery." Li Xin glared at Cheng Biting Jin, and said: "These cavalry are living between the white mountains and black waters, and they are enemies with tigers and wolves all day long, and it is normal to fight bravely and not be afraid of death, to deal with such soldiers and horses, we can't have any mercy, it is right to kill them completely, kill them, hehe, fighting with those tigers and wolves, it is also a very common thing to be injured, for the sake of their lives, they will continue to fight, underestimate them, you will not only pay for your own lives, but also the lives of the soldiers." Now they only know how to use the situation of hunting to fight, although this hunting is also in line with the art of war, but after all, it is not the real art of war, once these people understand the art of war, know what is advanced and famous, these people will definitely be a big disaster in the Central Plains in the future. ”
"Your Majesty." Everyone said yes, but their hearts became cautious, and all the generals present also knew today's events, and also knew what things should be paid attention to and what things should not be paid attention to.
"Although this Black Water Turtle fights fiercely, but the number of people is less after all, I only know that with a little bit of my own strength, I don't know that the sky is high and the earth is thick, Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although the Black Water Turtle is amazing in combat, as long as you plan well, you can definitely eliminate these guys overnight." The eldest grandson Wuji said.
"Yes, I didn't take it to heart, on the contrary, the more they came, the more I could kill all of them here in one fell swoop, lest they become bigger in the future." Li Xin said very calmly. Although it is impossible to kill the forces of the alien race, there will be new forces in this place in the future, and when the Central Plains Dynasty is cowardly in the future, it will raise troops to go south, which is a historical necessity. Li Xin didn't know what to do in the future, he just wanted to know what he should do now.
"The Black Water Warrior is a cavalry, we only have cavalry, I don't know what cavalry Your Majesty is going to use." Qin Qiong couldn't help but say. Now in Liaodong, the Tang Dynasty has two cavalry, the first is the Tang Dynasty's own cavalry, and the second is the cavalry of other foreign races, such as the Turkic, Murwei, Khitan and other tribes.
"I will hunt Liaodong and defeat Goguryeo, and I have issued an edict for the leaders of all the tribes on the grassland to come and visit, presumably they will not dare not come." Li Xin waved his hand and said, "Let them go up when the time comes, back then, they crisscrossed the grassland, and they were also the same as those Ya cavalry, their enemies were not only the harsh climate, but also some wild beasts, they were also proficient in hunting, and they were also proficient in the way of bows and arrows, and they were also natural cavalrymen." It is believed that there is a deterrent effect on these musket cavalry. ”
Everyone's eyes lit up, they were also of different races, if they could replace the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty with soldiers of different races, it would naturally be the best. What's more, these cavalry are brave and good at fighting, fierce and brutal, allowing foreign cavalry to kill each other, and preserving the strength of the Tang cavalry is the king.
"Your Majesty." Everyone had to praise Li Xin.
"Then the troops will be trapped in Liaodong now, and Pei Renji will be sent to capture Pyongyang within a month, and then come to Liaodong City, and this time the matter of Liaodong will be completely solved." Li Xin said with a smile: "Didn't Gai Suwen think that my army was not enough? Let Pei Renji lead the Tang army to come, I also want to thank Gai Suwen, if it weren't for Gai Suwen killing King Rongliu, I would really not be able to kill King Rongliu and destroy his temple, Gai Suwen killed King Rongliu this time, but it helped me a lot! When everyone heard this, they suddenly showed a hehehe smile.
"I believe that at this time, Gai Suwen may have regretted it in his heart, if he knew this, he would not have killed King Rongliu in a hurry, thus causing today's situation." Eldest Sun Wuji couldn't help but shake his head and said. He remembered Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin back then, the current enemy, Li Shimin still launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion and killed Li Jiancheng, although the contradictions within Li Zhao were solved in a short time, but it also caused a split in his own strength. Li Xin's army quickly wiped out Li Zhao, and the situation in front of him was so similar.
"There is no regret in the world, although King Rongliu is dead now, he just died for a while, and when Liaodong is destroyed, the next one is Pyongyang, and if he dies, he will die." Li Xin's voice was very calm, but the killing intent in it was very clear to everyone that Li Xin would never leave Goguryeo, and he didn't know how many elites died in Goguryeo back then, and this time it was the same.
"Your Majesty, although Your Majesty has decided to let the Khitan and other armies eliminate the Yan cavalry, but the minister believes that the attack on Liaodong cannot stop here, the Liaodong city wall is strong, if it is an ordinary attack, I am afraid that it will lead to heavy casualties in our army, there is a lot of grain and grass in Liaodong City, and the minister thinks that other methods must be taken to solve the matter of Liaodong." Qin Qiong came out and said: "Your Majesty is invited to use tunnels to attack the city, although the time is relatively slow, but it is safe." Even if it's a little loss, it's acceptable. ”
"Well, during this time, the army is encamped, first consolidate the place behind us, so as not to affect our grain route, winter is coming, but also to send a decree to the rear, raise winter clothes, not let the soldiers be frozen here." Li Xin was slightly worried. Seeing that Liaodong is in front of him, but Liaodong is afraid that it will not be able to be defeated in a short time, and some winter clothes still have to be prepared, so as not to become Emperor Yang of Sui again.
"What do you think of Li Xin's soldiers and horses?" When Da Mo left the branch of Liaodong, Gai Suwen changed into a brocade robe, and said to Agu Lang on the side: "The one who sent troops today should be Li Xin's brother-in-law, the most powerful military general in the Tang Dynasty, called Li Xuanba." It's good that your men can escape his life. ”
"Datang's army is nothing more than that." Agu Lang's face was gloomy, but he still said indifferently: "Although our soldiers have suffered a lot of casualties, but their army is the same, our soldiers are extremely brave, as long as we have enough manpower, we can resist the opponent's army, the general does not have to worry." ”
Gai Suwen nodded, although there were a lot of casualties among the soldiers today, they also achieved remarkable results, and the Tang army also suffered a lot of casualties, if it wasn't for Li Xin who finally sent the army, the final victory would have been his own, even if it was a tragic victory, it was a kind of victory, and it could also boost the morale of the army.
"Don't worry, my brother, if you can gather all the warriors of the Spirit, I will definitely cede thousands of miles of land in Liaodong to you, and let you people rest and recuperate." Gai Suwen saw the strength of the Cavalry, and immediately opened his mouth to speak. What is the land of thousands of miles, Liaodong is originally a vast land and a sparse population, and it just needs these people to come and fill it. What's more, if this battle fails, don't say that this thousand-mile land, that is, the entire Liaodong will be lost, and he Gai Suwen doesn't even have a place to live, in this case, it is better to release it now, and he can still make some benefits.
"Rest assured, the more time we support, the more our clansmen will come out." Agu Lang patted his chest and said. These days, he has tasted the benefits, a large amount of food, jewelry has flowed into the arms of the people of the Yan people, although some of the people of the Yan people have paid the price of their lives, but where are the immortals in the war, with these food and jewelry, the people of the Yan people will live a better life, and in the future in the land of Liaodong, the strength of the people will become stronger and stronger.
"Good." Gai Suwen patted Agu Lang on the shoulder and said, "Although Li Xin has a weapon that is very powerful, in fact, no matter how powerful their weapon is, it can't break through our defenses. Li Xin now has only one way to deal with us, and he will not let his soldiers die in useless siege warfare. "Gai Suwen is very confident in his Liaodong City, and the defense is quite in place, and what happens in Xincheng, he believes that it will never happen in Goguryeo.
In his opinion, Li Xin's least favorite thing is siege warfare, this kind of siege warfare consumes the lives of soldiers the most, Li Xin rarely launches this siege method, and this kind of siege is also the most unacceptable.
"I just don't know how Li Xin is going to attack Liaodong at this time? Do you want to blockade Liaodong? General, the last general is not worried about Liaodong, but about the cities outside Liaodong. Ghost Room Fuxin said in a low voice: "It's been two days, and Li Xin hasn't made any special moves, which is a very strange thing. ”
Gai Suwen's face changed slightly, he glanced at Agu Lang, and said with a forced smile: "Liaodong City is so big and so strong, Li Xin wants to besiege Liaodong, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult!" Let's go, let's go and see what Li Xin is doing. My brother, can your army fight again? Gai Suwen smiled and made a gesture, inviting Onimuro Fushinobu and Aguro out of his mansion.
"Absolutely." Agu Lang thought that Gai Suwen was going to dispatch his army, so he patted his chest and said without thinking.
"Okay, please send three thousand elites to wait under the city." Gai Suwen said happily.
"Yes." Agulang's face was stunned, he didn't think about it, he turned around and left.
"What is the general hiding from him?" Who is the ghost room Fuxin, seeing Gai Suwen driving Agu Lang away, he immediately asked in a low voice.
"Yes, I'm afraid our next days will be a little sad, Li Xin will not let Liaodong go so easily, the reason why he didn't do it is not only because he cherishes his soldiers, but more importantly, he wants to wait until Pei Renji leads the army to arrive, the hateful King Rongliu, if he didn't want to do it to me, how could I kill him, how would it create a hole in our east, if not, where do I need to guard against the situation in the east." Gai Suwen sighed in a low voice: "Li Xin must be waiting for Pei Renji's arrival, Pei Renji has nearly 200,000 troops in his hands, if these people come, it will not only affect our morale, but also let Li Xin completely besiege Liaodong, King Rongliu is dead, there is no one in the court to resist Pei Renji's attack, and it is only a matter of time before the east falls." ”
"What does the general mean?" Fushinobu's face also changed.
"This is something that cannot be changed, at this time I already regret killing King Rongliu, and it is good to put him under house arrest here." Gai Suwen said rarely: "Now I can only hope that winter will come soon, so it will definitely be difficult for the besieging side." ”
In fact, if Li Xin attacked Liaodong at this time, maybe he would not be so worried, at least this shows that Li Xin's eyes are on Liaodong, if he does not attack Liaodong, it means that Li Xin's eyes must be outside Liaodong. Li Xin has a lot of soldiers and horses, if he really sweeps outside the city of Liaodong, then Liaodong will be surrounded by many people, which is the most terrifying thing.
"General, even if we are besieged on all sides, our grain and grass are enough for us to support us for a year, can Li Xin still wait in this place for a year?" Ghost Fukuro Funobu said nonchalantly.
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"You can't underestimate Li Xin." Gai Suwen shook his head, he and the ghost room Fuxin boarded the city tower, looking at the big camp in the distance, his face suddenly became more gloomy, Gai Suwen snorted coldly, and said: "Li Xin wants to build a city!" This is the intention to prepare for a long siege of us. ”
In the distance, under the telescope, he clearly saw that the soldiers of the Tang army were carrying the soil, along the fence of the camp, piling up mounds of soil, which had initially formed the outline of a city, which was enough to show that Li Xin's army built a small city in this place, and the significance of setting up a large camp and building a city was different.
The camp can leave here at any time, but the construction of the city shows that in a very short period of time, Li Xin will not leave here, and will even besiege Liaodong City for a long time, which is definitely not a good thing for Liaodong City. (To be continued.) )