Chapter 736 Sneak Attack
The vast land of Liaodong is full of spring breath.
The army of more than 100,000 must rely on the water source to march, otherwise it will collapse within three days.
The river on the right side is gurgling, and several water birds are floating on the water surface. One of them plunged into the water suddenly, and did not come out for a long time. When it came out of the water again, it had a fish in its mouth.
The water bird raised its head and tried to swallow the fish, but its companion suddenly yelled and flew away, but it couldn't move because it was swallowing. An arrow pierced the side of its body.
"Hahahaha! One bird and one fish, who has my skills?"
A sergeant happily hooked a waterfowl with a spear, but the waterfowl got farther and farther away. The voice of the sergeant yelling curses could be heard far away.
Standing alone on a hillside, they witnessed this unsuccessful hunt.
"Where is Tang Jun?"
Both are in their fifties, but they are in good spirits. Frowning slightly, he stared at the general beside him and asked.
"Xu Sa, the 30,000 soldiers from the left side of the Tang army were divided after they arrived in the country, and now they don't know where to go."
"Incompetent!" Du Shan said coldly.
He is the commander of Beibu Yucheng, and he is responsible for guarding the right wing of Goryeo. Beifu Yucheng has an important position, and it can be said that it supports half of the country of Korea. If he can take charge of Beifu Yucheng, it can be seen that this person is very capable.
During the years of guarding Beifuyu City, he single-handedly acted ruthlessly, deterring and docile the surrounding tribes. For this reason, Quan Gai Suwen rewarded him many times, and even rewarded his wife and children many times. The so-called wife is more expensive than her husband, which is the truth. It's just that it's too easy to come to an official position, and the sons and grandchildren who are single are not successful. The only interesting thing is the youngest son.
Thinking of his youngest son, Dudan's mouth curled up with tenderness. After defeating the Tang army this time, he is ready to disarm and return to the fields, return to Pyongyang to be an official, and then make fun of his grandson, wouldn't it be better?
"The Tang army is in a state of invincibility all the way. If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have come out to rescue."
One general is full of complaints, and others agree with this view.
"The leader of the Tang army on the left is the broom star. He led the way alone at a young age, and now he is full of vigor. The young man is proud, but I am old, and the only skills left in my body are the cunning and cunning..."
Du Dan's words drew a burst of laughter.
"Xu Sa, you are not old. The last time the Khitans crossed the border, you killed more than a dozen soldiers by yourself, making those Khitans frightened. Is this old? So we are all old."
"I remember that time Xisa took me to hunt and met a bear. Xisa hit the bear's vitals with three consecutive arrows, and then killed the bear with a knife. How mighty it is?"
All looked at the front, he just casually spoke to stimulate the morale of his subordinates, this ability is extraordinary. Of course, some of the reinforcements who searched along the way were not convinced by him, and were staring at him at the moment, hoping that he would make a mistake, and then pulled him off his horse.
This is the intrigue that only happens in the last years of the dynasty!
Du Dan said in a deep voice: "The news from Pyongyang, that Jia Ping'an has been serving under the command of the veterans before, and he said that he has made good military exploits. This time he is leading the army alone, not only him, but even Li Ji and others are invincible. How is that gunpowder?" What's going on? Just talk about deflagration, the burning brothers are miserable, you must be careful with this kind of weapon... However, the most careful is Li Ji. Li Ji has won the essence of Li Jing in using soldiers. .”
Seeing that the generals under his command were a little discouraged, he couldn't help but smiled, "I told you to wait for this, but I just told you not to underestimate the enemy. When Cao Cao led the army to conquer Dongwu, his men were so aggressive that they claimed to have an army of one million, but they were defeated in the end. At the beginning, he was more cautious and less complacent, so it is impossible to put down Soochow in a single battle, so it can be seen that this person cannot be complacent."
These words are very meaningful, and all the generals expressed their opinions one after another.
"Don't worry Xisa, we will never underestimate the enemy."
They all nodded their heads. In the spring breeze, the beards were blown together and messed up. He combed it a few times with his hands, but the more he combed it, the more messy he was, and finally he just gave up with a smile.
"Calculate according to the distance. Li Ji's army is still on the way. I want to see the quality of Tang's army."
Du Dan's words aroused the blood and courage of the generals, and they called for battle one after another. Some people even claimed that they were willing to take 10,000 people to raid the left army of the Tang army, and they would never return. This was stimulated by Tang Jun's battles back then, and he wanted to replicate Tang Jun's success. But I don't want to think about how strict the rules of Tang Jun's army are?
In Li Ji's art of war, precautions can be seen everywhere. Whether it is camping, marching, or even sentry, there are rules. According to these rules, Tang Jun will be invincible. That's why some people call Li Jing the God of War.
Chou Hong cupped his hands, "Xu Sa, I want to lead the army to investigate."
Chou Hong's personality is calm, and he thought for a while when he saw that he was asking for orders.
"Alright, I'll be with you five thousand people, go and come back quickly."
5,000 troops is the size of a scout, and they dare not approach the 30,000 troops on the left side of Datang.
"Take orders."
Chou Hong led 5,000 people and hurried all the way, staring at Tang Jun before closing the horse in the small town.
This is just behind the domestic city, and you can observe the Tang army calmly.
Chou Hong led someone to touch it.
"Sentry."
Encountered Tang army scouts ahead, Qiu Hong knew that he could not move forward, so he ordered the scouts to go forward.
There are more than forty small cities below Beifuyu City, and Qiu Hong is the guard of one of them. He has been unable to be promoted because he is too calm. But his steady and steady style caught Du Dan's eyes, and it was only because he had no chance to play that he kept watching him.
This time is a godsend opportunity. Once he performs well, he will be able to soar all the way later.
What is calm, it is just character, but the greed in human nature is deeply rooted.
The 5,000 men were resting in a valley and waiting for the scouts to return. Because they found the Tang army scouts, they couldn't make a fire. They just ate dry food and fell asleep.
"Let people keep an eye on their surroundings, and don't slack off." Chou Hong always felt that something was wrong. He looked around, but the birds didn't sing, and the beasts huddled in their nests and dared not move. This was a sign of the army going out. An army of 5,000 men suppressed the mountain, and an army of more than 100,000 went out to fight, so it can be said that not a blade of grass can grow.
The scouts went up to the top of the mountain to observe, and sent people around to watch. Qiu Hong felt that such an arrangement was impeccable.
Just when he was full of ambition, Jia Pingan led someone to touch behind him.
"How about the enemy army?"
Jia Pingan stood on the hill, and felt that the biggest problem was that he could not observe the distance. If there is a drone, he can traverse the land of Liaodong.
"5,000 enemy soldiers passed under our noses. Manager, shall we go back and eat them? Anyway, it's a good start!"
Yuan Wanqing stroked his beard and smiled.
Marching Sima Qian Hong nodded, "Take some prisoners, so that we can find out the details of the enemy army."
The so-called know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. Anyone who joins the army knows this truth.
Xie Bing glanced at Jia Pingan, and saw that the manager squinted his eyes and looked ahead, but didn't express his opinion, so he knew that he was not satisfied with his subordinate's suggestion.
Jia Pingan was very dissatisfied and said: "You only want to get a good start, but once the enemy is alarmed, how will you fight? You have to deal with it. In this case, why don't you give them a hard time? You have to bite off a piece of fat.”
Xie Bing was shocked, "Boss Jia...does he want to use these 5,000 people to paralyze the enemy army?"
Jia Pingan nodded, "It is impossible to surround and kill all five thousand people. Once someone flees, the army will get the news. If I don't move the five thousand people, they will all be paralyzed. Then our army will cover up and kill them... This is an opportunity .”
Immediately, Jia Pingan cautiously approached the enemy scouts, but at the same time wanted to show the mighty invincibility of the Tang army. This request made the scouts roll their eyes, but they had to be careful to comply.
The 20,000-strong army quietly touched it.
I met a lot of scouts along the way, and everyone's cautiousness can be seen from this. Tang Jun was almost discovered several times, but under the dispatch of Jia Ping'an, the dangers were saved one by one.
When you get close to the enemy camp, you don't need to look, you can hear the huge movement just by listening.
War horses neighing, the flock of sheep accompanying the army bleating, and the voices of the soldiers talking, it can be said that the sound of gongs and drums, the banners are flying!
There is no way to hide the hundreds of thousands of troops, and they don't want to hide their ears, so there is such a lively scene.
Jia Ping'an is observing the movement of the enemy. It's very embarrassing now. In order to avoid the scouts of the enemy army, the army was divided several times. He has only brought 6,000 people here so far.
Looking at the enemy camp, there are rangers searching back and forth uninterruptedly outside, and infantry in the camp are constantly patrolling along the edge of the camp...it is invulnerable.
Du Dan is indeed a general who can stand on his own. This layout is frustrating.
"Boss, the enemy army is invulnerable, I'm afraid they will attack halfway." The famous talent Yuan Wanqing searched his brains and came up with this method.
In fact, Yuan Wanqing is not stupid, but once this person is too smart, he will be proud, and then he will not like anyone. Verbal arrogance is just one thing, and this guy has done one more thing in history. Conquests between countries are famous, for example, in the future Li Jingye's Anti-Wu Zhou, an article discussing Wu Zhao is unprecedented and has aroused huge repercussions. There are so many famous sentences in it that it would be shameful to take them out alone Evil those so-called literary masters. For example, the sentence "Look at today's domain, who owns the world". The whole article can be said to be wonderful, from the accusation of Wu Mei's various crimes, to the impassioned at the end, people can't help but feel excited after reading it.
Yuan Wanqing wrote an article on the crusade against Goryeo, which mentioned the stupidity of the Goryeo people, who didn’t even know the principle of relying on duck-green water for defense.
Jia Pingan glanced at him, and Yuan Wanqing was overjoyed, wondering if the manager valued me? This does not disappoint the repeated performances along the way.
He didn't even think about it, from his arrogance at the beginning, to now Jia Ping'an can make him very excited when he looks at him, how humble this is.
Jia Pingan used means to conquer the enemy step by step, and also conquered those generals under his command who felt that the person's background was too low.
Looking at those soldiers, they looked at him with trust in their eyes. As long as he waved his hand, even if they knew they were invincible, the 6,000 men would rush forward without hesitation.
This is the realm of generals.
Jia Pingan only said two words.
The Koreans are squatting in the valley, and Tang Jun is also squatting in the valley, but the difference is that the Koreans don't know that they have been discovered long ago, but Tang Jun is ignorant.
At night, Jia Pingan was observing the enemy camp.
He needs to find a flaw, otherwise he can only wait for the enemy to attack and attack halfway.
Without lights, the entire camp was like a giant beast nesting there, and every breath made the ground tremble.
There are more than 100,000 people, and the only opportunity they can take advantage of is their disunity.
The sources of these reinforcements are complicated, even if they are all of high prestige, they cannot be as good as they are in a short period of time. If used properly, you can bite down a piece of fat.
He had seen the enemy's camp during the day, and it was very neat, but there was a problem. The camp's chief tent was not well protected. According to Datang's code of conduct, that is, Li Jing's art of war, when camping, the commander's camp must be guarded in the middle, and no gaps should be left.
The more he understands the operations of the Tang military, the more Jia Pingan is full of praise for Li Jing. Before Li Jing, Datang's military drills were messy, a bit reckless. After Li Jing was awarded the important task, he carefully compiled the art of war, covering everything from drills to marches to fighting. This man can be said to be the founder of the Great Tang army, so the late emperor's respect for Li Jing was definitely not out of friendship, but because he was shocked by such a great talent.
Jia Pingan waved, and Li Jingye came up.
"Brother, are you going to sneak attack?"
Li's professionalism left Jia Ping'an speechless.
"Did you see it? The enemy army is right in front, you lead people to touch it and see what is true."
Spiritual guy Li Jingye disappeared into the night with others.
Jia Pingan waited nervously.
If he is discovered, he can only turn around and run away, taking advantage of the cover of night to escape from the sky, and will have to face the pursuit of the enemy after dawn.
What's more terrible is that once discovered, Tang Jun's falsehood will be fully exposed. Jia Ping'an could only wait for Li Ji's army to arrive, and then fight together in an upright manner.
In the dark night, he thought a lot, and he recalled various inexplicable characters, such as Wang Yuerong in the village outside the city. It is said that Wang Yuerong's mind is as calm as water now, and he manages the farm every day diligently, eats, eats, sleeps, and walks around when he has nothing to do... This is a blessing.
"Brother."
Li Jingye came back, his whole body was drenched in dew, but he was very excited.
"how?"
"There was a secret whistle ahead, but I held back and didn't do anything. I reached the edge of the camp. There are hundreds of people on duty in the camp, and they are very vigilant."
Sure enough, it was the general's method. You touched the whistle, but there are still hundreds of people in the camp. Once you are discovered, you only need to scream, and all opportunities are gone.
But Jia Pingan is not afraid of this.
"How many people are there in Dark Whistle?"
"More than ten people."
Sure enough, Du Dan was more than cautious. The arrangement was perfect, but he ignored the gunpowder. Once the gunpowder exploded and burned in the camp, what could be done?
Gunpowder is indeed a magic weapon, but Jia Pingan is longing for the invention of firearms.
"Prepare!"
Jia Ping'an woke up his subordinates.
There was a lot of noise in the camp, and it quieted down immediately. This is the quality of Tang Jun. If it were those mobs who were woken up like this, some people would yell, some would yell, and there would be no secrets.
"Boss, is this a surprise attack?"
Yuan Wanqing came disheveled.
"right."
Jia Pingan patted the dew on Li Jingye's body, frowned and said, "Damn it, it's all soaked, hurry up and change."
Li Jingye chuckled, his big white teeth dazzled in the dark night, "It's okay, I'll still be soaked if I touch it again later."
"Hurry up!"
Jia Pingan kicked him away, and said to Xie Bing, "Tell the brothers, wait for the order."
Xie Bing took orders in a low voice, and the camp fell completely silent immediately.
Jia Ping'an stood on the mountain bag and observed, Bao Dong and Lei Hong followed behind, and Xu Xiaoyu was packing Jia Ping's things.
This is the daily life of the chief general of an army.
Late at night.
The stars in the sky are gradually dimming.
Jia Pingan dispatched elite scouts to attack this time, led by Li Jingye.
I don't know how long it took before I heard birdsong coming from ahead.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
Damn it, who the **** set the crow call as a code?
Jia Pingan stared at Yuan Wanqing with a bad look.
Yuan Wanqing said confidently: "I once heard that the general manager has a poem, and one of the lines is the most favorite of the lower officials. One line of poems describes all kinds of nights. So the lower officials decided on the crows."
Jia Ping'an's poems have been sung across the country, and famous lines can be found everywhere. Yuan Wanqing felt that he was not at fault for quoting, but he did not expect his attitude to become more docile. If his relatives and friends saw him like this, they would definitely say that this **** was possessed by a ghost.
Xie Bing, Qian Hong and the others all smiled slightly, thinking that the process of this great talent being convinced by the manager could be regarded as a drama: Yuan Wanqing has always liked to offer suggestions since the beginning, when no one was in front of him. Jia Pingan didn't talk too much, he slapped Yuan Wanqing in the face again and again with his actions, and finally gave in just like that.
With a wave of Jia Ping'an's hand, those with the best eyesight at night walked in the forefront, and those behind just followed.
All the way to the front of the camp, everyone lay quietly on the ground, waiting for orders.
Someone has come to the front, among them is Li Jingye.
In the dark, Li Jingye was tying the rope to the fence when he heard a sound behind him...
"Boo!"
Who is this girl?
Li Jingye cursed secretly, then picked up the rope and ran away.
In the darkness, someone in front shouted and asked, "Who is farting?"
Jia Pingan waved his hand, several archers got up and fired arrows.
"ah!"
There was a scream, and more than a dozen people pulled the rope and dragged it back with all their strength.
"Boom!"
The fence fell, and Jia Pingan got up and shouted: "Attack!"
The gunpowder packs were ignited one by one, and immediately threw them towards the tent.
Boom boom boom boom!
Among the gunpowder smoke, those tents were set on fire, and someone rushed out covered in flames, and was hacked to death immediately. More people panicked, rushed out of the barracks and ran around.
"Enemy attack!"
Du Shan was awakened, and the first thing he did was to ask: "But the Tang army made a surprise attack?"
"Xu Sa, the Tang army is attacking!"
"Don't panic!"
They all put on their armor, took their weapons and rushed out.
He looked up and saw that the flames were burning in front of him, and the sound of shouting and killing rushed over.
"Who is attacking at night?!"
Du Shan felt colic in his heart and shouted: "Follow me!"
(end of this chapter)