Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3008 Factional Struggle
Cheng Yaojin was naturally very happy.

I have fought all my life, and I am most tired of this kind of tough battle. The soldiers under my command are dead and injured, but I can only face it head-on.Now with a sharp knife like Xue Wanche's, he can kill the generals and capture the flag without fail. As the main general, he saves worry and effort.He is already the title of the duke of the country, there is no way to advance, and it is useless to ask for so many meritorious deeds, why not do it?
It's just that he doesn't care about the merits, but some people under his command don't think so.

General Zuo Wuwei Wang Wendu looked at the high-spirited Xue Wanche, and the hatred in his heart surged like weeds...

The Goguryeo army is like a chicken and a dog. Xue Wanche, as a vanguard, almost snatched away all the meritorious service.You can't eat all the meat by yourself, we can't even have a mouthful of soup, right?

However, Xue Wanche is a rough guy, but he is really good at fighting, so he can only laugh against his will: "Isn't Lu Guogong commanding well? We only need to take down Anshi City. The first attack of this Eastern Expedition may be If you can’t run away, Duke Lu’s record must be the best, and if the word ‘Military God’ is mentioned in the army in the future, Duke Lu deserves it too!”

Everyone loves to hear flattery, and Cheng Yaojin is not a humble and polite gentleman, he can raise his tail to the sky when he is proud, but after hearing this, he warned Wang Wendu: "Put your thoughts away, our task It is to cut off the backup of Anshi City, and attack whoever comes to support, but absolutely not stepping into Anshi City, even if the defenders of Anshi City open the gate, it is absolutely impossible!"

This is an established strategy, as long as there is no sudden change, it is absolutely not allowed to change.

This is not only related to the grand strategy of the entire Eastern Expedition, but also related to the distribution of interests among the various armies of the Eastern Expedition.Everyone believed that Goguryeo, which had gone through several conquests by the Sui Dynasty, was already riddled with holes and could not resist the mad attack of the Tang army, so whoever could get the vanguard mission would naturally have the greatest opportunity to gain military merit.

In fact, the development of the war situation so far has indeed proved this point.

Zuo Wuwei was regarded as an advance force and had the right to fight independently from the main force. A strong general like Xue Wanche led an army as the vanguard and rushed forward. He has captured several mountain cities and killed countless enemies. He is the champion of the entire army.

If we take down Anshicheng, an important town of Goguryeo in the Liaodong area, in one go, what will the troops behind think?
Cheng Yaojin looks rough and bold, but he is absolutely shrewd, especially in the officialdom, his political wisdom is absolutely second-to-none.

Fighting a war is not just about fighting bravely, but also about the distribution of benefits.

Haven't you seen that the most elite navy can only transport grain and fodder and attack a corner city like Beisha City?

Wang Wendu was upset at the bottom of his heart, although he didn't dare to argue with Cheng Yaojin face to face, but he also had the confidence and had other considerations in his heart.

He was from the Wang family in Taiyuan, a well-established King Jin lineage, how could he just watch Xue Wanche, who had taken refuge with the prince, destroy the city in front of him, but he could only follow behind and fail to earn any merit?

Not to mention the wasted opportunity in this way, the key is that it will be difficult to explain when returning to Chang'an in the future...

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The army continued to move forward, and within a few days, they arrived near Anshi City.

The Goguryeo army stationed in Anshi City saw the menacing Tang army and did not dare to fight, so they could only defend the city and retreat.

Cheng Yaojin was not in a hurry, and immediately divided his troops into several groups, cut off all the roads near Anshicheng, and surrounded them to fight for reinforcements. However, all the food, grass and soldiers supporting Anshicheng were attacked by Xue Wanche's cavalry advantage, making Anshi City is like an isolated island, lingering on its last breath.

In the evening of that day, Xue Wanche, who was in the vanguard, led dozens of soldiers back to the station, met Cheng Yaojin, reported the battle situation, and then received the latest combat order.

In the tent, a table of dishes was set up, Cheng Yaojin invited the generals of the army to gather together, and talk while eating.

He is the most impatient of those rules, no matter at home or in the army, he likes everyone to be more casual, chatting and laughing freely, the more active the atmosphere, the better.It's a pity that drinking alcohol is not allowed in the army, so the atmosphere will inevitably not be lifted...

After finishing two big bowls of rice with a thick porcelain bowl, Cheng Yaojin put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, poured a large bowl of herbal tea with a "gudong gudong", and burped in satisfaction.

The generals quickly put the rice in the bowl into their mouths and put down their chopsticks.

The personal soldiers came in and removed the dishes and dishes, and carried a big kettle to make tea for all the generals present.

Cheng Yaojin was about to speak, when suddenly he saw a school lieutenant walking in quickly outside, and shouted: "Commander! Goguryeo sent troops to help!"

"Oh?"

Cheng Yaojin immediately lifted his spirits.

The city of Anshi has high walls, abundant supplies and strong troops. Although the Goguryeo people dare not go out to fight the Tang army in the field, they hide in the city and stick to the city. The Tang army can't help it for a while.Even if there are gunpowder and other sharp siege weapons, it will consume a lot of soldiers, so Cheng Yaojin is not in a hurry to attack, he just waits for His Majesty Li Er to capture Jian'an City and join forces eastward. Absolute power overcomes it in one fell swoop.

But it's not a problem to always surround the city of Anshi. The army is on an expedition. Such idleness can easily lower morale. After all, they need to find something to do.

It's a pity that after intercepting and burning several waves of food, grass and supplies, Goguryeo also learned how to behave. It didn't care whether there was enough food in Anshicheng, and it was thrown aside, and the whole country was supporting Jian'ancheng.

Originally, the strategic position of Jian'an City was not as good as that of Anshi City, but it might become the place where the first war broke out since the Eastern Expedition...

How can Cheng Yaojin be unhappy when he hears that reinforcements are coming?

This is definitely a feat...

"Bring me the map!"

Cheng Yaojin shouted excitedly.

"promise!"

Even if a marching secretary ran in from the outside, he took out a thick stack of maps from a box wrapped in a tarpaulin, found a few of them near Anshi City, and hung them on the wall of the tent.

Cheng Yaojin and all the generals stood up one after another and looked at the detailed map that even carefully marked every fork in the road. It was like being a bird overlooking the sky, and the terrain around Anshi City was unobstructed.

The captain passed a military report to Cheng Yaojin, who took it and read it carefully, then compared the map, pointed to a valley in the south of Anshi City, and said: "The one who came to reinforce is Goguryeo. Gao Huizhen from the south, with a force of more than [-] troops, came all the way from Pyongyang City!"

Wang Wendu was very excited, gearing up his fists and said: "It's just in time! The Goguryeo army must have been exhausted after a long journey. Why not choose a place to ambush and wipe them all out? Not only can we cut off the reinforcements of Anshi City, but also deter Goguryeo and demoralize them." , is really the first achievement of the Eastern Expedition!"

Previously, I was dissatisfied with Xue Wanche taking all the credits, but in a blink of an eye, the Goguryeo people obediently sent the credits under their noses, and when they really dozed off, someone gave them a pillow. How happy is it?

Unexpectedly, Cheng Yaojin glanced at him indifferently, and said solemnly: "The fight must be fought, how can we allow him to easily enter Anshi City to get a chance to rest, so that the defensive strength of Anshi City can be doubled? However, one must not have the extravagant hope of total annihilation! Gao Huizhen is a famous general of Goguryeo, and his troops are all elite Goguryeo, with a number of more than [-]. Not advisable!"

He doesn't need too many merits, after all, with his current official title, no amount of merits is a waste.Furthermore, the whole Eastern Expedition's situation is "equal benefits". If he leads Zuo Wuwei too brightly and gets too many meritorious deeds, he will become a thorn in everyone's eyes.

For so many years, those Zhenguan heroes in the court have been ups and downs, but he has always sat on the Diaoyutai and won the trust and respect of His Majesty Li Er, because he "listen to the emperor and follow the emperor", and his majesty Li Er asked him to harass him. Anshicheng's logistics cannot be effectively supplemented, so he strictly abides by his tasks and will never go his own way or do anything out of the ordinary.

He naturally understood Wang Wendu's thoughts. As a general of the Wang family in Taiyuan, he was very close to the nobles of Guanlong and became one of the few military generals of the Jin Dynasty in the army. He wanted to gain a lot of meritorious service during the Eastern Expedition. The influence and strength of the King Jin family is naturally reasonable.

However, why do you want to achieve meritorious service, but do it at the expense of Lao Tzu's team?

Zuo Wuwei is full of old subordinates who have followed him for many years. How can he watch them sacrifice their lives in vain for the struggle for the reserve?

Not to mention that although his external position is "neutral" and he does not participate in the fight for the crown prince, in fact he has a heart for the crown prince, and he is even more unwilling to let Wang Wendu's wish come true...

(End of this chapter)