Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2966 Divine Soldier descends from heaven
Boy Yuan expressed concern about Tang Jun's offensive. He now stands on Datang's side, and he doesn't want Tang Jun to follow the old path of Sui Jun, and encounter a blow as soon as he comes up, which will demoralize him.Liaodong is full of swamps and mountains. It is not suitable for large corps to fight. Once the morale of the Tang army collapses and the war is delayed, it is very likely that Goguryeo will win in the end.

But Changsun Huan didn't take it seriously.

"The eldest son doesn't understand Xue Wanche as a person. This person is indeed rough and stupid, but that is only in the world. In war, he is a famous general with both wisdom and courage. The vanguard of the army represents the sharpness of the entire army. The emperor is familiar with military affairs, knows people well, and cares about the Eastern Expedition very much, so how can he use an incompetent person to be the vanguard of the army? Young Master, wait and see, when the war starts, Xue Wanche will definitely surprise Goguryeo."

When he said this, Changsun Huan actually felt a little proud.

Although he was wanted by Datang for treason, he was also from Datang after all, and he looked down on foreigners like Goguryeo in his bones.

Xue Wanche is a famous general praised by His Majesty Li Er, and he has made a lot of military exploits in these years of conquest. How could you Goguryeo soldiers and crab generals be able to stop him?
There is one more thing he didn't say, Yuan boys look down on Xue Wanche, thinking that the Great Wall of Liaodong can stop the attack of the Tang army's vanguard, but in his opinion, Xue Wanche, a famous general like Xue Wanche, will definitely use his strengths to avoid weaknesses, maybe bypass the Liaodong Great Wall and go straight to the rear Goguryeo town.

After all, the Liaodong Great Wall has not yet been completed, and it has not been able to form a piece of land that is integrated with the mountains like the Great Wall of Tang Dynasty to resist the southward movement of the Hu people in the north.There are gaps everywhere, as long as you choose a place and launch a sudden surprise attack, you will be able to shake the Goguryeo government and the public in one fell swoop...

The debate in the main hall gradually subsided, and from time to time a minister walked out with a sullen face, presumably because he had received a certain task. Mr. Yuan gave Chang Sun Huan a wink, stopped this "rebellious" conversation, and honestly sorted out the things on the table. official documents.

After a while, Yuan Gai Suwen, who was tall, square-faced and wide-mouthed, walked out of the main hall surrounded by more than ten ministers.

Boy Yuan got up hastily, and stood at the gate of the duty room together with Chang Sun Huan, letting Yuan Gai Suwen see him so that he could give him some instructions.

Yuan Gai Suwen talked with the ministers around him while walking, when he saw the eldest son and eldest grandson Huan at the door of the duty room, he paused slightly, but did not stop, and went straight out.

Boy Yuan let out a light breath, a little relaxed, but also a little stuffy.

His father, Yuan Gai Suwen, has a violent and irritable character, and he is often beaten and scolded if he doesn't go well. Especially in the past few years, his actions have become increasingly disrespectful to his father, and his status has plummeted.The depression is that this contemptuous attitude makes him very ugly. After all, the whole Goguryeo knows that he is the heir of Da Molizhi, but he has never been trusted by his father...

Changsun Huan had a panoramic view of Yuan's boy's expression, and said softly: "Young master, you don't need to worry, it's up to man, my fate is up to me!"

Boy Yuan was stunned for a moment, then clenched his fists: "That's right, my fate is up to me!"

So what if the father despises him?Such ignorance of current affairs clings to the power of Goguryeo and tries to fight against the powerful Tang Dynasty, which is really the way to death!

Look at it, the glorious blood of the Yuan clan will have to be inherited by me, the son you despise, in the future, and it will be carried forward!

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The Liaoshui flows out of the Moshi Mountain, and flows eastward from the north of the Great Wall until it enters the sea in the southwest of Liaodong.

It was called one of the "six rivers" in ancient times.

What is "Six Rivers"? "Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals: You Shilan": "The river water, Chishui, Liaoshui, Heishui, Jiangshui, and Huaihe River are the six rivers, and they control the hydrology of the world."

There is little rain this spring, and the Liaoshui River is flowing, which is no longer the torrent of spring and summer. Many of the riverbeds on both sides are exposed, covered with wormwood that has just exposed half of it, and waterfowl perch on it to look for food.

A troop of cavalry came rumbling over the open field, billowing smoke and dust behind them, ascending and crushing the silence by the river, wild ducks and waterfowl fluttered their wings in fright and flew away in panic.

"Call..."

Xue Wanche, who was wearing a helmet and armor, came to the river first, clamped his horse's belly and reined in the reins. Thousands of cavalry behind him also slowed down, separated from the two sides and moved forward slowly, and finally ran to the river together, looking at the rolling mountains on the other side .

Xue Wanche rode on the shore, looked at the other side, and asked the scouts beside him: "What time is it?"

The scout looked at the sky, then looked down at the shadow on the ground, and replied, "It's almost time."

Xue Wanche asked again: "How far is it from the new city?"

The scout said: "After crossing the river, it's less than eighty miles away."

Xue Wanche calculated in his mind that it would only take an hour to gallop for eighty miles, but by then the men and horses would be exhausted and their combat power would be reduced.If you want to maintain sufficient combat power, you can't go at full speed. It will take about an hour and a half to reach Daxin City.

It was already late, and it was almost the end of Shen Shi and the beginning of You Shi when we arrived in the new city, and it was already dark. It might not be easy to conquer the new city in one fell swoop before dark...

However, today is the third day of March. Thinking about it, His Majesty has sworn oath to the heaven in Chang'an. If I can't win the battle for His Majesty, it would be a good fortune. Wouldn't it be a disappointment to His Majesty's trust in me?

Immediately, he gritted his teeth, lifted the reins of the horse, and said loudly: "Follow me across the river to kill the enemy!"

"Here!"

Thousands of cavalry followed closely behind, wading across the river.

The scouts had already checked out the road conditions. This is where the Liaoshui River is extremely wide, but because the water flow is small, the riverbed is low and shallow, allowing horses to pass.

Three thousand cavalrymen spent less than half an hour crossing the Liaoshui River, adjusted their formation on the other side of the river, and then rushed straight to Xincheng with a murderous look.

Everyone in the world knows that His Majesty will swear an oath to fight in Chang'an today, but no one would have thought that at almost the same time, the Liaodong army launched an attack brazenly without waiting for His Majesty Li Er to arrive in Liucheng.

It would never have occurred to Xue Wanche to bypass the high-walled and heavily guarded city of the Far East near the Liaoshui River, go directly up the river for hundreds of miles, and cross the river to launch a surprise attack near Xincheng, where Goguryeo's troops are weakest.

The so-called "soldiers are precious and fast", and the so-called "integration, victory by surprise", Xue Wanche knows nothing about human relationships, but he is a rare genius in marching and fighting.

To avoid the Far East City, on the one hand, in order to avoid the reality, one is to make false use of strengths and avoid weaknesses, and on the other hand, to leave the Far East City to His Majesty Li Er, who came to command the army in person.

At that time, I will lead [-] iron cavalry across the land of Liaodong, and the enemy will be forced to deal with it when I restrain it. When His Majesty Li Er storms the Far East City, he will surely succeed in one blow.

Xue Wanche's abacus was clattering as he could not only leave the head work to His Majesty Li Er, but also allow himself to drive straight into the siege.

Of course, how to march is what he is good at, but leaving the Far East City to His Majesty Li Er was ordered by Fang Junqian when he set off from Chang'an...

Three thousand iron cavalry headed straight for the new city along the muddy road, but they also encountered many peasants on the way, who were so frightened that they all screamed and fled in all directions.No scouts from the Goguryeo army were encountered. After all, no one expected that the Tang army would break into the defense line of the Great Wall that the Goguryeo people are proud of here. The guards, so Tang Jun still restrained the speed and maintained his strength, and marched towards the new city.

An hour and a half later, a mountain city halfway up the mountain could already be seen in the distance.

In the entire Liaodong region, there are countless mountain cities built on the mountain. Goguryeo has been attacked by the Central Plains Dynasty many times. Although it can survive each time, it also knows that it is not the opponent of the Central Plains Dynasty. The luck of the people is so good, and the field battles in the plains are free, so they can only build this kind of mountain city with dangerous terrain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so as to offset the mobility of the Central Plains Dynasty.

Liaodong is suffering, with rainy summer and severe cold in winter. Goguryeo does not need the army of the Central Plains Dynasty in the war. It only needs to be able to hold on until winter comes, and half of the victory is already won...

In the past, this kind of mountain city built with huge stones and easy to defend but hard to attack did bring a lot of trouble to the Central Plains Dynasty.

When the former Sui army attacked Goguryeo, it was because they had to clear these mountain cities one by one, so they fell into the quagmire of protracted war, and finally fell short.

But now, this kind of mountain city can no longer be a roadblock to stop the Tang army from advancing.

Three thousand cavalry moved forward slowly, and when they were about a few miles away from the mountain city, they were discovered by the soldiers in charge of the lookout on the mountain city. The mountain city issued a warning that foreign enemies were invading.

Xue Wanche calmly ordered: "Charge!"

(End of this chapter)