Chapter 544: Soldiers Sent to Goguryeo
"As for the left and right armies attacking Zumoto and Marudu, the general thinks that 200,000 troops and 300,000 guards are enough!"
The generals did not feel inappropriate when they heard that this troop was arranged.
Theoretically speaking, Goguryeo has dozens of cities and tens of millions of people, and it is no problem to pull out an army of three to five million in a hurry. A total of 1.7 million troops were dispatched in the direction of Pingzhou, which seemed to be a bit overwhelming.
But war is not a game of numbers, otherwise the legends of history would not exist.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the 1.7 million army was able to face five times the Goguryeo army in the field. Even if the Goguryeo side has a city to hold onto, coupled with the geographical factor, it is a proper combat power to crush!
What's more, the generals of the Pingzhou Army are in an absolute crushing state, and they search the entire Goguryeo, and it is estimated that there is not a top historical general.
Now, the most relevant question for everyone is who is the commander of the left and right armies!
According to everyone's hopeful gaze, Shang Ji smiled slightly, and directly ordered the general: "Ziyi, the right army will be handed over to you, lead the army to take the pill capital and cut off the back road of Goguryeo!" ”
"The last general commands!"
Tai Shici suddenly became excited, although he was the oldest historical general in the Pingzhou army, he led an army of 500,000 to fight alone, which was also the first time.
"Jun Yi, the left army will be handed over to you, and I will take the pawn city!"
"The last general commands!"
Seeing that the commander of the three-way army was released, he couldn't help but be discouraged when he was not selected.
Shang Ji smiled when he saw this, and comforted: "Don't worry, you can't do it alone. In addition to the manager, Ben also wants to set up several lieutenant generals to assist the three managers in completing their tasks. ”
"Lord, the last general is going to fight!"
"Lord, the last general is going to fight!"
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As soon as Shang Ji's voice fell, the generals who felt that they had no chance to compete for the position of commander just now opened their mouths to ask for battle.
"Don't be impatient, don't be impatient!"
Shang Ji waved his hand, looked around at everyone, and pointed to the general: "Gongsun Du and Xu Huang, you two are the deputy generals of the Middle Route Army, and assist Liu Zhi to break through the domestic city!" ”
"Yes!" Gongsun Du and Xu Huang were overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted their orders.
Especially Xu Huang, as a newcomer who had just been annexed, was directly appointed as the deputy general of the First Army, which made Xu Huang feel so excited that he couldn't do anything more, and he just hated that he couldn't immediately break through the domestic city and capture Gao Yan better than in front of the account!
Gongsun Du's heart is also a stone to the ground, although Shang Ji has hinted many times before that he will not treat the Gongsun family specially, but it was not until Shang Ji really handed over the heavy responsibility to himself that Gongsun Du really put his mind at ease.
And sending Gongsun Du to fight is also a little bad taste of Shang Ji, and it was the combination of Gongsun Du and Liu Yi that broke Goguryeo in history, but at that time Gongsun Du was the master, and Liu Yi was just a slave!
"Ge Zhen and Lu Kuang, you two are the deputy generals of the Right Route Army, and you will assist General Taishi to take the pill capital city!"
"The last general commands!"
"Huang Zhong and Gao Xiang, you two serve as the deputy generals of the Left Route Army, and assist General Jun Yi to win the pawn!"
"The last general commands!" Huang Zhong is also a little enthusiastic, although he has won the title of the world's first general, but the real generals still need to look at the merits on the battlefield. Although he is only a deputy general this time, being able to directly participate in this kind of big battle is enough for him to be enthusiastic.
"General Zilong!"
"The last general!"
Seeing that Shang Ji had finished arranging the generals of the Third Route Army, Zhao Yun thought that he had nothing to do with this battle, and when he heard Shang Ji suddenly call his name, Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment, and then immediately went out of the queue.
"You sit in Lelang, command all the guards in Lelang, as a strategic support force, and lead troops to support immediately if the war changes!"
"The last general commands!"
Although it is only a strategic reserve leader, it is better than nothing, and Zhao Yun happily accepted the order.
"Su Huan, you take Yang Cheng and Kou Xian to Xuansu to lead the Xuansu County Guard, and once the war changes, you and General Zhao Yun will send troops from Lelang and Xuanwu respectively to support the battlefield!"
"The last general commands!"
Su Huan and the three of them stepped forward and said loudly.
"Huchen!"
"The last general!"
"You lead the men and horses of the headquarters, go north to Changli, and command the guards on the front line of Liucheng, Wuxi, Changli, and Leyang, to prevent the Xianbei people from invading the border during the war!"
Although this probability is very low, strategic planning is to be prepared, and the possibility of Goguryeo suddenly colluding with Xianbei cannot be ruled out.
"Qin Ping, you take Zhao Shen, Wang Shu, Fang Yue, and Pan Feng to lead 200,000 troops and station them in Lulongsai, and at the same time authorize you to manage the military affairs of the western cities of western Liaoning before the end of the war, beware of Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zhan's ill attempts!"
"The last general commands!"
This is also very low, but it is necessary to take appropriate precautions.
Immediately after, Shang Ji set his sights on Ling Cao and Gan Ning.
"Degao, during the war, the sailors worked hard, closely monitored the Bohai Sea, and beware of Yuan Shao and Kong Rong attacking the city across the sea!"
"The last general commands!"
Belch...... This probability is already negligible, but just in case, Shang Ji still made the most cautious arrangement.
"Bai Shou, Qianhuan dispatched all of them, retained only the most basic surveillance of the inland princes, and focused their main efforts on Goguryeo. At the same time, trying to infiltrate the interior of Lee's Joseon, I need to know what the Korean Peninsula thinks of Goguryeo, and whether they are likely to send troops to support Goguryeo! ”
This was what Shang Ji was most worried about, and judging from the current situation, the most likely to support Goguryeo was the Lee Joseon on the other side.
It is impossible for Lee's Joseon not to understand such a simple truth, but Shang Ji is too lacking in information about Lee's Joseon to judge whether Lee's Joseon will send troops to support Goguryeo.
Otherwise, how could Shang Ji use so many high-ranking generals such as Zhao Yun, Su Huan, and Kou Xian as strategic reserves? In order to prevent Lee's North Korea from interfering, Zhao Yun and others prepared for Lee's North Korea!
However, Shang Ji thought of Yan Huang, and Shang Ji had no channel to understand the internal situation of the Li family's North Korea, but Yan Huang could not have been prepared.
When Pingzhou signed a trade alliance agreement with Yanhuang, there were some provisions for intelligence sharing. If Shang Ji wanted to attack Ding Yuan or Gongsun Zhan and other domestic princes, Yan Huang might leave one hand or even pull back. But attacking Lee's North Korea, Yan Huang is definitely welcome with both hands and feet!
Of course, Lee's North Korea may not really be able to support, South Korea and North Korea are in the same country, and the excitement can be imagined, and you can know what Lee's North Korea is messing up with your heels!
However, military planning definitely expects the opponent to be stupid, and there is no shortage of preparations.
"He was crowned Liu Yi as the captain of the expedition, and he was appointed as the presidential commander of the Three Route Army, and was fully responsible for the conquest of Goguryeo. Tai Shici and Zhang He must obey the command and cooperate with each other to complete the task! ”
"Obey the Lord's command!"
The three of them shouted in unison, and then Zhang He and Tai Shici saluted Liu Yi again, claiming that they had seen the general, and Liu Yi also returned the salute.
That's right, Shang Ji doesn't plan to interfere in the whole process of this war!
Even with Lee's North Korean intervention, Pyongju was in a state of strategic suppression. Under any circumstances, it was impossible for the Yi dynasty to support Goguryeo with all its might, and in such a situation, the destruction of Goguryeo did not require Shang Ji to intervene at all.
With so many high-ranking generals under his command, he couldn't use them for dry food, so Shang Ji planned to take advantage of this opportunity to try to launch a war in which he did not participate in it, so as to test the Pingzhou Army's ability to deal with the war in an all-round way.
And Liu Yi is the commander-in-chief of the "Annihilation War" selected by Shang Ji, and in the absence of interference from the mainland princes, Xianbei, and Li Korea, Shang Ji will always wait for Liu Yi's final good news to come, or encounter a major setback before making a move.
With Shang Ji's order, the entire Pingzhou army began to move.
Counting the troops guarding the surrounding areas, a total of 2 million troops were dispatched in this battle, accounting for almost four layers of the total strength of the Pingzhou army, and the senior generals were even transferred to eighty percent.
In addition, there are also siege equipment, arrows, weapons, armor, food, tents, horses, carts and other massive material mobilization, of course, such a big movement is impossible to hide from outsiders.
You, Ji, Qing and other states were in a hurry, and Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Lu Zhi and other princes with good relations sent letters to Shang Ji to ask what the plan was.
And Ding Yuan, who had a small gap with Shang Ji, was even more shocked three times a day, frantically expanding his troops, and at the same time contacting Gongsun Zhan, Han Fu and others to jointly fight against Shang Ji's invasion.
In the end, Dong Zhuo also issued an edict in the name of the imperial court, asking Shang Ji what he was going to do.
Even Yan Huang, a trading ally, sent people to inquire and persuade Shang Ji not to rashly upset the fragile balance between the princes in the country.
As for the real target this time, Goguryeo didn't feel anything, they didn't know that Gao Baqi had fled to Pingzhou and was preparing to take revenge with the help of Shang Ji's power.
Seeing that the envoys of the princes were running to Xiangping in waves, and the most important thing was that the preparations for the attack of Pingzhou had been completed, Shang Ji generously summoned the envoys of the princes and introduced Gao Baqi to them.
In front of many envoys, Gao Baqi cried bitterly and complained about Gao Yanyou and Yu's reluctance, and firmly detained Gao Wunan's death on the two of them.
And Shang Ji also duly announced that he would go to the imperial court and ask for a crusade against the disloyal and unrighteous Goguryeo!
Seeing that Shang Ji was originally to conquer Goguryeo, the envoys of the princes breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time became curious, and moved out of the small bench to see how the "invincible" Pingzhou Mu beat Goguryeo.
And Dong Zhuo knew that Shang Ji's big move was just for a small Goguryeo, and although he was secretly annoyed in his heart, he still approved Shang Ji's invitation cleanly, and officially issued an edict to crusade against Goguryeo!
And it wasn't until this time that Gao Yanyou realized that something was wrong, but his reaction was a little slow, and by the time he reacted, the three-way army had already arrived at the junction of Pingzhou and Goguryeo!
The reinforcement army sent by Gao Yanyou has not yet left the domestic city, and several small Goguryeo cities in the border area have already fallen!
In fact, these small cities did not resist at all, and Gobaqi, as the first heir to the Goguryeo throne, came forward and directly persuaded the city lords of several cities to surrender.
Until now, the banner of the Pingzhou Army is still a crusade against the puppet king, and the original Shuoyuan!
There are large armies coming to the city outside, and there are old parties of Gao Baqi inside. The city lords of several cities very directly chose the "curve to save the country" and opened the door to surrender.
The soldiers of Pingzhou opened the gateway to Goguryeo without blood!