Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

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Seeing the young general galloping away, Fu Yuzhang said: "It wasn't Lord Yuan who reminded me, it almost caused a big mistake. It seems that Guo Ye's skills stop here, let's stop standing here and enter the city quickly .”

"Not busy, not busy." Yuan Nanjian said: "You said Guo Ye took such a big risk just to escape under the eyes of everyone? This is too unworthy. I'm afraid..."

Fu Yuzhang interrupted him and said: "Master Yuan, you are too careful. If he has all kinds of tricks, there must be someone to use them. The problem is that there are no soldiers in the city. At best, he can get a whole body." And retreat, as for turning defeat into victory..."

Boom boom~

Suddenly, bursts of violent explosions interrupted his words. People followed the sound and saw that at this moment, the inside of Wandu City was already full of smoke and flames!

Although the city walls of Wandu City are made of stone, most of the buildings in the city are made of wood. At this time, there was a fire, and it could not be cleared up in a very short period of time.

Although not many soldiers were killed in the bombing, those who were burned to death have gone to sea.At the last count, of the 5000 soldiers, there were only more than 1000 with all beards and feathers.There are two or three thousand numbers that have won the lottery.

There are more than 1 people who have already died.

Those Mohe people were okay, but the 1 people sent later were all elite troops from the two countries.It's so broken, it's really heart-wrenching to think about it.

Fortunately, luckily among misfortunes, both Jie Bo and Da Zhongxiang were safe and sound.Following Fu Yuzhang's order, they all went to the cliff to look for Guo Ye's trace, but they escaped unharmed because of this.

Da Zhongxiang knelt down on the ground and said: "The humble minister is incompetent. He misjudged the situation and was so exhausted that the king lost his troops and generals. I hope the king will punish him."

Yuan Nanjian clasped his hands together, and said: "Get up. Guo Ye is known as the God of War in the Tang Dynasty. He was a hero like his father, and he was defeated by him many times. You were plotted by him. It's nothing more than normal. What's wrong with you?" Yes? If the lonely king wants to punish you for your crime, where will you put your father?"

He paused, and continued: "You can see that Guo Ye's strategy is similar to the empty city strategy, which is actually not bad, but it's a pity that it missed a trick. Don't be depressed because of this defeat. Our battle between Goguryeo and Datang is still long. Now, there is a chance for you to make great achievements."

"Thank you, my lord!" Da Zhongxiang kowtowed and said, "But I don't know what the next step is, what is the lord's plan?"

Yuan Nanjian smiled slightly, and said: "The lonely king has already thought about it, let's give Guo Ye a one-force surrender. The 30 troops of Goguryeo and Baekje will all disperse and guard the pass. Don't ask for merit, but ask No fault. I will let him escape with wings!"

Chapter 1961 How can you pass the city without entering?

Yuan Nanjian had a good plan, but he soon discovered the loophole in his arrangement.The next night, a big piece of news hit him, knocking him out of his head.

Last night, Guo Ye led two thousand elites to raid the navy.He seized the boat and went to the south bank of the Yalu River!

"Oh, the lonely king is really confused!" He suddenly took a few pictures, and said: "Just thinking about deploying defenses at the places he must pass through on his way to the north, I didn't expect him to abandon the north and take the south. This is his imitation of last time. Why didn’t I think of the old wisdom of Pyongyang City? Damn it!”

Da Zhongxiang rolled his eyes and said, "The lord calm down, you don't have to blame yourself too much. The situation may not be as serious as you imagined?"

"What do you mean? There are not many troops south of the Yalu River, and it is obviously too late to dispatch troops now. Guo Ye's fellows are all cavalry, one man and three horses. We can't catch up at all!"

"No, we will definitely catch up, and he must be caught up by us." Da Zhongxiang said firmly: "My lord, you are wholeheartedly wanting to arrest Guo Ye for revenge. But have you ever thought about Guo Ye's purpose? What is it?"

"Isn't it because of Tang Jun's heir?"

"It's still! How did he get behind us? What if we saw that there was no hope of chasing him, so what would happen if we went directly to cover up and kill the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty? If Li Shimin made a mistake, I'm afraid he could escape alive or not. Will he be executed by the Tang court's Autumn Empress?"

Yuan Nanjian's eyes lit up, and he said: "Yes, why didn't I think of it? Yes, yes, that's the truth. According to the tacit agreement, if I don't chase the Emperor of Tang, he has to give me a chance to catch up with him. He doesn't dare to run too fast!"

"Exactly. So, we still have a chance. As long as we quickly mobilize the army and set up defenses along the way, he will not be able to run away at all, and he will not dare to run away. It is not too late to make up for it."

"Then tell me, where will Guo Ye go?"

"Uh...he only has 2000 people in his hand, and he can't bring siege equipment. Therefore, I thought that he would definitely attack some small cities with no soldiers and no courage. Create momentum to attract your attention."

Yuan Nanjian frowned, and said: "There are too many small towns, and our troops are spread too widely. I'm afraid it will give Guo Ye a chance to defeat them."

"If it doesn't work, we can only guard the passes. After judging his approximate location, we will encircle him on all sides."

"That's more or less the same." Yuan Nanjian said: "After Jiang Yishi was defeated in the battle, it's nothing more than disheartened, and it's really unreasonable to put the responsibility on the national teacher. I think he is relying on it." I am so proud of him. This matter cannot be entrusted to him."

Da Zhongxiang felt ecstasy in his heart, but his expression remained calm, and he said, "What the Lord means is..."

"I will give you the command of the 30 troops of Baekje and Goguryeo. Be sure to catch Guo Ye for me."

"Thank you, the lord, the minister will definitely live up to the lord's expectations."

Yuan Nanjian said in a deep voice: "For the time being, this official position is called the commander of the coalition army. Although it has real power, it can only mobilize the garrison of the two armies, and it must be signed by the two marshals to take effect. What can you really do? Only the [-] guards I allocated to you are under your command. Do you understand?"

This is also the proper meaning of the question, not to mention Da Zhongxiang, even Yuan Nanjian can't mobilize Baekje's troops at will.

He knelt down on the ground and said: "I understand. In addition, I can recruit some tribesmen to gather an army of 30. As long as the [-] troops of the two countries strictly guard the pass, they will keep Guo Ye in front of the lord."

"I hope so."

……

Since the defense in the south of the Yalu River is very empty, Guo Ye's 2000 troops really feel like they have entered the land of no one.

The big city is locked, and the small city is closed.The ordinary Zhuangzi along the road, seeing their power, had no choice but to send out their army of wine and meat.

Three days later, two thousand cavalrymen had arrived at a hill twenty miles outside Pyongyang.

After marching in a hurry for three days, of course, people were exhausted and horses were exhausted. There are mountains, rivers and green grass here.The most important thing is that there are not many people, it is really an ideal place to rest.

Guo Ye's two thousand cavalry were divided into four teams, each team was led by a school lieutenant.The four lieutenants are called Xu Zhenjie, Zhang Meiran, Long Qianshou, and Dai Zihe respectively.

The sergeants began to rest, and the four school lieutenants could not rest, so they came together to ask Guo Ye for advice.

"Qin Guogong, where shall we go next?"

Guo Ye said: "Where are we going? What are we doing here in Koguryo? Isn't the ultimate goal to break through Pyongyang City and capture Yuan Nanjian? Although the plan can't keep up with the changes, the Eastern Expedition failed, and it is impossible to capture Yuan Nanjian. But Pyongyang City is far away. We are not far away, how can we miss it?"

"What?" The four men's eyes were bigger than a cow's, and they said, "Pyongyang City? Just rely on our two thousand cavalry?"

"What? Don't believe it?"

Xu Zhenjie is older, and the four major captains are faintly headed by this person.

He said in a deep voice: "Mr. Qin, I don't know what strategy you have, but this is Pyongyang City, the capital of Goguryeo. No matter how lax the defense is, I'm afraid we won't be able to take it down, right?"

"That's not necessarily the case. Now that Goguryeo's army has been emptied, I estimate that there are less than 5000 defenders in the city. You are the elite selected from the [-] army. Two thousand versus five thousand, don't you have confidence? "

"Of course we're fine with field battles, but that's a siege."

Guo Ye smiled slightly and said, "Who told you that you are going to attack the city?"

"No need to attack the city?"

"That's natural. If we really want to attack the city, let alone our 2000 people, even 2 people are useless. But if we are lucky, it may not be that difficult for our 2000 people to sneak into the city."

"How to enter the city?"

Guo Ye ignored him and said to his grandson, "Zi Shan, how do you think we should enter the city?"

"Disciple doesn't know."

"Think about it, does this place look familiar?"