Da Ming Tai Shi

Chapter 379 Chang Sheng Trapped in Poverty
The confrontation on the front line did not affect Chang Sheng who was leading the army deep behind the enemy at the moment. He divided the 5000 elite riders into ten groups and spread them along ten different routes. Go south quickly.

Unlike the other nine troops who burned food along the way, Chang Sheng's plan was not to burn food and attack logistics. To be precise, he didn't intend to rush to expose his traces in this area.

"Li Chenggui is the king of soldiers and horses, and he will definitely make a countermeasure. At this moment, the nine strange troops of our army are harassing along the way, which will definitely attract all the attention of Li Chenggui, and this way, we can drive straight in and attack Gyeonggi Province! "

Tang Mengjie, Chang Sheng's lieutenant general and commander of Shuangchengwei, was astonished when he heard this.

"General, with our 5000 people, is it possible to surprise Kaijing?"

Although it has been said that the risky tactics of soldiers have won great victories since ancient times, but 5000 people rushed to attack Gyeonggi-do.

"I was talking about the attack on Gyeonggi-do, not the attack on Kaekyeong."

Chang Sheng smiled slightly and explained: "Gyeonggi-do is the hinterland of North Korea. Let's go south from Pyongyang Prefecture and burn the fire all the way to Kaijing. Isn’t the strategic intention of raiding behind enemy lines realized?”

What's the use of creating chaos in the northern areas of Xianjing Road and Ping'an Road? Can Li Chenggui be so shocked that he can't sit still? Li Chenggui couldn't sit still!

"But general, the dry food we carry with us is only enough for three days, can we last until Kaijing?"

"Support war with war, raise food locally."

The simple eight words made Tang Mengjie instantly understand what Chang Sheng meant, and nodded silently.

War has never had anything to do with romance, it has only made peace with killing.

While Chang Mao led an army thousands of miles south, attacking Gyeonggi-do day and night, Li Chenggui, who was far away in Kaijing, was also devastated.

Li Fangyuan's letter was almost sent to him in front of him as an emergency call from all over the world.

It is ridiculous that the Linjiang defense line, which Li Chenggui placed high hopes on, was infiltrated into the rear by the Ming army.

But Li Chenggui didn't blame Li Fangyuan's plan, because he knew that Li Fangyuan's troops were only half of Daming's, and it was simply unrealistic to completely block the hundreds of miles of defense along the Yalu River.

Li Chenggui supported Li Fangyuan's tactical strategy of standing by and watching without sending cavalry back.

He has led troops to fight for decades, and he can see the Ming army's intentions at a glance.

"Like the Mongols?"

Speaking of Mongolia, Li Chenggui's grandfather was also a Daluhuachi. I don't know if he has Mongolian blood. Heart.

"Your Majesty, if you send troops to invade without trust, you should try your best to reject them."

The advice of the courtiers is all nonsense, and Li Chenggui himself has made up his mind to fight this battle to the end, how can he give up the power he finally stole.

After driving away the civil servants in the court who could only talk freely, Li Chenggui left behind Zheng Daochuan, his right-hand man.

The latter has a long list of official titles, and the simplified translation is the prime minister of North Korea at the moment.

Originally, Zheng Daochuan's life should have been killed by Li Fangyuan's "First Prince's Rebellion" two years ago, but because of Chen Yunfu's butterfly effect, Li Chenggui stole the country two years earlier than the original time and space, and he was even faster than the original time and space. The greed for power has caused Li Fangyuan, the son, to lose the opportunity to accumulate strength and cultivate party members.

Therefore, Zheng Daochuan, the prime minister, has also lived to this day.

"Zongzhi, the Ming army followed the example of Meng Yuan and sent cavalry as small groups to invade my hinterland and burn my fields. Do you have any good solutions?"

Although Zheng Daochuan is a civil servant, but as the first hero in the founding of Joseon, his identity is quite similar to Li Shanchang of Ming Dynasty. He is in the position of minister and also has military affairs, so he is not panic when asked.

"Your Majesty, the fact that the Ming army has adopted this strategy is enough to prove how strong the line of defense along the riverside built by Lord Jing An is. The generals of the Ming army are incompetent, so they can only use this method, and it is easy to break.

It is a dangerous game for cavalry to go deep into the land after the war. The Art of War Nine Lands has the way of being a guest. The teaching of looting in the wilderness is that the enemy cavalry will be short of food and grass and cannot last for a long time. for a living.

As long as the plunder is done, the people's sentiments must be bad. The king only needs to order the local Taoist government to defend and resist, and the enemy will flee without fighting. "

Mobilize the people in the captive area to fight against the invaders, then you can rely on the fortification of the city to beat the enemy, and at the same time move all the grain outside the city into the city, burn the fields, if the enemy does not get rations, they will inevitably flee.

Li Chenggui nodded: "I also think about this plan, I am only afraid that the enemy army will continue to go south and plunder the capital."

"It is possible to deploy heavy military guards along the line of Pyongyang Prefecture, relying on the water systems of the Datong River and the Nanjiang River to prevent the enemy from entering Gyeonggi-do. Counting today, it can still last for a month and a half. At that time, the enemy army has already fled, and the king can safely transport food to the north.

As long as Mr. Jing'an has held firm for more than two months, the reinforcements dispatched from various provinces will be continuously sent to the front line of the Yalu River, and the defeat of the Ming army is certain. "

Li Chenggui said happily when he heard this: "It's very kind, Lao Zong's goodwill order."

Zheng Daochuan bowed his hands and left.

Ordered to go, in the north of Xianjing Road, Ping'an Road and other prefectures and counties received Li Chenggui's king's orders, and immediately followed the order, and began to gather the people into the city, and at the same time harvest all the grains that were about to be harvested in summer outside the city, even if it was too late. Burn it on the spot, leaving nothing behind for the [-] Ming troops brought in by Chang Sheng.

"Never underestimate your enemy."

Having already pulsed out of Langlin Mountain, Chang Sheng, who was approaching Tokugawa Mansion, stopped and looked at the shadowy North Korean military camp on the other side of the Datong River and sighed.

"Is there any news from the other nine cavalry armies?"

Tang Mengjie shook his head: "The last letter was five days ago. Li Chenggui fortified the walls and cleared the fields. It was difficult for the army to collect food, so they had to retreat."

"That is to say, we are the only one left alone?"

Chang Sheng licked his dry lips, took off the kettle and wanted to drink heavily, but found that the kettle was already empty.

"General, drink the last general's."

Tang Mengjie handed over his water bottle, and there was only a little foundation left for the light one.

Moisturizing his dry throat, Chang Sheng asked, "How long do we have enough food?"

"Five days." Tang Mengjie sighed: "Easy to eat, we can last for eight days. In other words, if we withdraw now, there is still time. If we are two days later, we will not have the strength to withdraw back to the camp. In case we meet again on the way On the enemy, the sons are hungry, the horses have no strength, and the whole army is in danger of being wiped out."

"eight days."

Chang Sheng found a big tree to sit on and silently counted the days: "Seventeen days have passed since our army entered the country, and another eight days will be 25 days. Now the other nine cavalry troops have all withdrawn to the camp. Guess what?" , when will Li Chenggui send food to the front line?"

Tang Mengjie's eyes widened, and he heard what Chang Sheng meant. The latter planned to stay here and attack the luggage!
In case Li Chenggui didn't move during these eight days, Chang Sheng would bet on his and Wuqianerlang's lives by doing so.

"It's too risky."

"Adventure, you have to do it."

Chang Sheng looked in the direction of Kaijing and said something only he could understand.

"We have no way out."

(End of this chapter)