Chapter 31: Suspicious

Zhen Feng was worried that the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces would retreat to Jeju City, and while the walls were cleared, he used the Jinghai Sea Camp to block the sea route. At that time, the more than 15,000 troops and horses of Goryeo on Danna Island will be caught in a bitter battle to storm Jeju City.

In view of such concerns, Zhen Feng intended to take advantage of the fact that the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces had not yet withdrawn from the periphery of Seogwipo, and immediately set out to counterattack and engage in a battle with the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces on the outskirts of Seogwipo City.

"The Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces have built a camp at the White Bird Mountain in Dongtan and the Black Rock Mountain at the northern foot of Sunrise Mountain, and we should quickly send troops to attack from the East Gate before the enemy reacts, and embed it between the White Bird Mountain and the Black Rock Mountain. Its main purpose is to cut off the retreat of the defenders of Shiratori, to contain the enemy stationed at Shirashima, and to force the enemy to meet our army in the Xiye Plain between Shirashima and Kuroishi Mountain......"

On the night when the third group of reinforcements successfully landed, Zhen Feng was in the palace in Danluo City, and summoned the generals and the envoys of the Hao family and Donghu on behalf of Qin Zitan and Nahe Azig to discuss the affairs of the war.

The first to speak was the deputy commander of the Terracotta Division of Haiyang County, who pointed out the location of the Baidao and Black Rock Mountains on the Danluo topographic map hanging on the wall, so that the reinforcement generals and the two envoys would not be confused about the situation of Danluo Island.

The candle had a high fever, making a slight beeping sound, and the light and shadow swayed, causing the signs on the topographic map to flicker and flicker.

Although he had fully analyzed the situation on Danluo Island when he was in Gwangju, Qin Zitan was still sitting upright at this time, carefully looking at the topographical map of Danluo Island, and listening carefully to the introduction of the current situation by the besieged generals of Haiyang County.

The minister of power is short and strong, with a full beard, and even when he comes to the military, he is wearing heavy armor.

Looking at the image, Quan Zhixiang is a brave general who charges into battle, but when he introduces the situation, he is clearly organized, and his reasoning is reasonable, which is even more rare among military generals.

However, the minister of power rushed to speak, advocating that he take the initiative to attack from the east gate, contain the enemy of the white bird, force the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces to come out, and conduct a battle in the Xiye Plain outside the east gate, Qin Zitan still thought that this was due to Zhen Feng's instructions!

Although the reinforcements are subject to the control of Zhen Feng, after all, they are drawn from Shannan, Guannai and other counties, and each has its own commander. There will not be complete unanimity of opinion on how to fight this war. Even if Zhen Feng intends to launch a counterattack outside the east gate and conduct a battle, he must also consider and respect the opinions of the reinforcement generals.

Let Quan Zhixiang throw out his proposition first, even if some people oppose it, it will not affect Zhen Feng's prestige and affect the unity between the soldiers and reinforcements of Haiyang County.

After the Minister of Kwon proposed the plan for the battle of Keinowon, the generals of the reinforcement army spoke one after another, asking more about the details of the distribution of troops in the vicinity of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces in the periphery of Seogwipo, Baektori, and Heiamsan.

After listening for a while, Qin Zitan knew that the generals of the reinforcements were also outside the east gate, taking advantage of the relatively open terrain of Xiye Plain to fight with the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces.

"Dare to ask General Quan," Qin Zitan asked softly, "The reinforcements came across the sea, although they had the advantage of troops, they were a little hasty in the end, and they were not as well prepared as the enemy army in the periphery of Bainiao and Heiyan Mountain. Immediately went out of the east gate to counterattack and start a battle with the enemy in the Xiye Plain, General Quan thought how to resolve the disadvantage of our army's insufficient preparation? ”

"If you want to be well prepared, you will need to conduct frequent tests, but it will also give the enemy an opportunity to find out the strength of our army and the determination to fight," said Kwon-no-sang, "The enemy will most likely abandon the Shiratori camp and gather their forces to the west of Black Rock Mountain." Even if the enemy army is defeated by our army at Black Rock Mountain, there is still the strength to retreat south to defend Jeju Fortress, and our troops will fall into passivity. In the end, it would be more advantageous for our department to fight the well-defended Jeju Fortress and fight the battle in Creekwon......"

Qin Zitan thought to himself: In the final analysis, when the Goryeo naval army could not compete with the Huaidong naval division on the sea, Zhen Feng and the Goryeo generals were worried that the supply route would be cut off, and wanted to fight a quick battle, trying their best to avoid falling into the protracted siege and defense of Jeju City.

Qin Zitan glanced at Nahe Azig.

Goryeo succumbed to the iron hooves of the cavalry of the Donghu people, and the ministers of the state such as Zuo Jing were more like puppets of the Donghu people, and at this time, the weight of Azig's words was much heavier than his.

Azig saw Qin Zitan looking over and said, "General Quan's analysis is reasonable...... and then he didn't say anything else.

Qin Zitan thought to himself: It's better for Azig not to say it than to say it. I regret it a little in my heart, the Donghu people are not good at attacking cities, and they are naturally inclined to fight in the wilderness, how can they not communicate in advance, and expect Azig to help dispel the Goryeo people's intention to fight in the Xiye Plain?

Even if Azig was more delicate and officially dragged Goryeo into the war against Huaidong, even if he achieved his goal, he hoped that both Goryeo and Huaidong would be defeated, and he would never want the Goryeo people to use this to revive their military power and rise.

Qin Zitan frowned, the generals of Goryeo from Zhen Feng down, still despised Lin Jian too much.

"What else does Mr. Qin have in mind? Please do not hesitate to advise. Zhen Feng asked, he saw that the opinions of the generals and the envoys of Donghu were inclined to fight on the outskirts of Xiguipu City, and he didn't mind listening to Qin Zitan's opinion.

Qin Zitan saw that Zhen Feng was quite full of emotion, and knew that he had almost made up his mind to make a quick decision, so he asked this was just polite, but he couldn't just point out the danger hidden in it for the sake of politeness, in order to take care of Zhen Feng's face.

Qin Zitan straightened his cuffs a little and said, "Lin Tie is new to Huaidong, and his foundation is unstable. To the north of it, it is necessary to guard against the great Kou Chen Hansan, and even to guard against the situation in Huaisi from changing again; The south side should guard against my extravagant house. Under the current situation, the Huaidong army cannot stay in Haidong for too long, this is for sure. Compared with Gao Li, Huaidong is more eager to hope that the war on Danluo Island can be resolved quickly, and he hopes that Governor Zhen can see clearly! ”

"Oh, Mr. Qin thinks that the situation on the periphery of Seogwipo is deliberately done by the Huaidong Army?" Quan Zhixiang interjected and said, "Since the Huaidong Army also intends to fight in Xiyeyuan, and our army also intends to fight in Xiyeyuan, wouldn't it be better?" ”

"Don't indulge the enemy as he wants!" Qin Zitan said, "If the Huaidong Army wants a quick victory, then it should do the opposite and delay the war, so that the situation can slowly turn into a favorable ...... for Goryeo."

"The Goryeo navy is unable to compete with Huaidong at sea, and the supply is out of supply, and the war drags on, which is also a great harm to us," Zhen Feng said, "How can the situation slowly turn into something favorable to us?" ”

"When you go out of the east gate, you will fall into the sandwich between the Black Rock Mountain and the White Bird; and out of the south gate, concentrate troops to fight Black Rock Mountain; To be more precise, as long as the main road to Jeju is opened, the combined forces of Huaidong and Danluo can be forced to retreat to Jeju City," Qin Zitan said, "The Huaidong warships are also limited by the strength of the water battalion in Jeju, which is not enough to block the coastline around Danluo Island for three or four hundred miles." As long as Governor Zhen can compress the combined forces of Huaidong and Danluo in Jeju City, Governor Zhen can control most of the area of Danluo Island, first, he can raise some grain and grass from the region. In addition, even if the food supply route is disrupted, it will not be completely cut off. Such a situation would not be beneficial to Goryeo, but it would be better than a rash decisive battle in Keinowon......"

"Mr. Qin probably hopes that the war in Haidong can expand unlimitedly, so that Haidong can help the luxury family drag down the main force of Huaidong, right?" Minister Quan interjected politely.

Before Qin Zitan instigated Haiyang to fight Danluo, resulting in a situation where Goryeo and Huaidong had to go to war, he was full of opinions, and he would not have too much respect for Qin Zitan at this time.

Qin Zitan gave the minister of power a sentence, and the next words were not good to say, and said to Zhen Fengzuo: "What Qin said, dissect your heart with sincerity, don't dare to have private thoughts, please Zhen Governor Mingjian!" ”

"The appearance is reckless, can't speak, don't be surprised by Mr. Qin," Zhen Feng persuaded Qin Zitan painlessly, and said, "Mr. Qin's words are very reasonable, I will seriously consider it......"

The atmosphere has cooled down, and there is nothing to talk about at this point.

Zhen Feng and the Goryeo generals were naturally preparing for a general battle in Xiye Plain, but Zhen Feng was suspicious, so he did not immediately send troops to attack from the east gate to cut off the retreat of the White Bird defenders.

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Qin Zitan retired first, and as soon as he walked out of the palace, Nahe Azig chased after him from behind and called him: "Mr. Qin, Mr. Qin......"

"General Nahe, what's the matter with calling me?" Qin Zitan asked.

"Mr. Qin really thinks that the situation on the periphery of Seogwipo was deliberately created by Lin Tie?" Azig asked.

Qin Zitan glanced at Azige, he didn't expect him to listen to his words carefully, and seeing that there were no Koreans on the left and right, he said earnestly: "If the Koreans defeat Huaidong on Danluo Island, what good will it do to the luxury family and Donghu?" ”

"Losing both sides is naturally the best outcome, and it is best to let the Koreans win miserably!" Nakh Azig did not hide his thoughts, and when he said this, his eyes shone fiercely.

"General Nahe should have prevented the Goryeo people from a hasty decisive battle with the Huaidong army in Xiyeyuan," the Goryeo people may not obey the Donghu envoys in everything, but the Donghu envoys have more influence on the Goryeo, that's for sure, Qin Zitan said, "The situation on the periphery of Seogwipo may not be deliberately done by Lin Tie, but we must see that the Goryeo people want to cut off the retreat of the Baitori defenders, and they also have to guard against the defenders of Heiyan Mountain to attack them, and the 15,000 troops must be pulled out of the east gate almost seven or eight out of ten to do this." The Goryeo people fought in the Gyeno Plain, and it seems that there is a city to rely on, but we must see that the terrain outside the east gate is narrow first and then wide. The place that is really conducive to the battle of 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses is still two or three miles away from the east gate. The terrain of these two or three miles is exactly a bottle mouth, and once the main force of the Goryeo army is defeated by the Huaidong army on the Xiye Plain, it will be very difficult to retreat from the narrow bottle mouth to Seogwipo! What's even more painful is that the Huaidong Army has cavalry on Danluo Island, and even heavy armored cavalry, if the time is right, there is a possibility of seizing the bottle mouth in the rout! ”

"Mr. Qin's inference is based on the premise that the main force of the Goryeo people will be defeated by the Huaidong army in Xiyeyuan," Azig asked, "Zhen Feng is also a veteran, if there are 10,000 Goryeo foot soldiers in Xiyeyuan, what means does Lin Jian have to quickly and effectively defeat them?" Haiyang County has been planning for a long time, and he is very familiar with the terrain outside Seogwipo, and the possibility of using the terrain for the Huaidong army should be very small. ”

"I don't know," Qin Zitan said, spreading his hands, "but it would be unwise to know that Lin Jian intended to fight the Koreans in the Xiye Plain and not stop it. As long as you don't lead Lin Jian by the nose, he will naturally be able to break his conspiracy. ”

"Well, what Mr. Qin said is very true," Azig said, "I will tell Zhen Feng about this again!" Although Azig was more inclined to fight in the field, he deeply understood the pain of holding Huaidong's nose to fight: he could not let the Goryeo army be easily defeated by the Huaidong army.

"General Nahe bothered a lot." Qin Zitan made a way and returned to his temporary residence in Xicheng.

Qin Zitan didn't be able to worry when he returned to his residence, the sky was not yet dawn, but he didn't feel sleepy, so he asked Hu Cong to bring the topographic map of Xiguipu and repeatedly deduce the tactics that the Huaidong army might have in Xiyeyuan.

Even if the Battle of Xiyeyuan must be fought, Qin Zitan also hopes that Zhen Feng can fight more steadily to ensure that Xiguipu City is not defended, even if the Huaidong army wins a crushing victory, there is nothing unacceptable about such a result.

In the early morning, knowing that the Goryeo people would not rush out of the city to meet the defenders of Shiratori, Qin Zitan planned to sleep first, but Azig hurried at this time: "The Saga clan and the Dakou Chi Xuan combined forces captured Tsushima Island and declared war on Goryeo!" ”