Cheng Yaojin's words made Luo Zhang smile bitterly. He was really a dead horse and a live doctor. Who would have thought that what he wrote in it would actually work!
But this is not the point. The point is that it works. Although it was delayed for another two days, it will be worth it if the soldiers are fine.
The army was delayed in Dingzhou for three days, and the rear was already urging the army to advance.
Fortunately, all the soldiers were fine. Early the next morning, at dawn, the army set off again and left Dingzhou. The next stop was the territory of Goguryeo.
The first stop of the vanguard army was the border town of Goguryeo, called Xincheng.
This is a city that only relies on the Liao River, and behind it is the Liao River. As long as this city is captured, the army can cross the Liao River and head towards Jian'an City.
If the city cannot be captured, the army will encounter a surprise attack by the Xincheng troops if they want to cross the Liao River.
As a border city, the new city is naturally built tall and has strong defenses. According to inquiries, there are 20,000 defenders in the new city, most of them are archers. It is not ordinary difficulty to capture this city.
Of course, there is no chance. The way to capture this city with the fewest casualties is to besiege the new city.
This is an isolated city. As long as it is besieged, the city will collapse without reinforcements.
But the problem arises again. If the Gaoguli people could build a city here, how could they not expect that the city would be besieged?
According to inquiries before sending troops, the city's grain and grass reserves are extremely large, enough to last the 20,000 defenders in the city for two months.
If this city delayed the Tang army for two months, then the Tang army would have no choice but to retreat in the end.
It's not possible to retreat without retreating. Time has dragged on for too long. Even if we capture the new city and continue to move north, the north will be frozen in a few days. By then, it will be difficult for the army to move at all.
You must know that the temperature in Liaodong is colder than that in Turks, and ordinary people cannot bear it. It means that the Gaoguli people have to live in this kind of weather for a long time to adapt to such an environment. Tang Jun may not be able to bear it for a day.
When Cheng Yaojin and his army were about to arrive at the new city, on the banks of the Liao River, Su Wen Gaiyuan also arrived at Jian'an City. It was dozens of miles away from the new city. As long as you crossed the Liao River, the first city would be Jian'an City. If Xincheng fails, Jian'an City will be the second line of defense against the Tang army.
In Su Wengaiyuan's view, the new city could hold off the Tang Army for about a month. This month would be enough for him to prepare for the second line of defense, intercept the Tang Army, and even defeat the Tang Army.
After all, after a month passed, the Tang Army's vigor must have been greatly reduced. At that time, it was a good time to attack the Tang Army.
Su Wen Gaiyuan had his own plans, and Tang Jun also had Tang Jun's plans.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin had just set up camp thirty miles away from the new city.
In the large tent of the Chinese army, all the vanguard generals gathered together.
"Tell me, how can we capture this new city to save time for the Chinese army to assemble?" Cheng Yaojin looked around the crowd and asked.
"This new city is easy to defend but difficult to attack. According to the spies' reports, there are a full 20,000 horses in the city. The food and grass can last for more than two months. There are also many archers and crossbowmen. If you want to capture it, you have to pay a high price. !" Niu Jinda advanced.
"In addition to a strong attack, there is only one way to siege, but we can't waste too much time at all. We must capture this city in a short time!" Hou Junji said immediately.
Luo Zhang listened to everyone's words and was not in a hurry to speak, but kept laughing.
Everyone was discussing, but Luo Zhang was the only one who was smiling. Everyone stopped talking and looked at Luo Zhang.
Cheng Yaojin asked directly: "I said Luo Zhang, everyone is thinking of a way, but you don't say anything and are still laughing. Do you have any good way to win the new city in a short time?"
"Cheng Shuai, it will be easy for me to capture the new city. All you have to do is prepare to rush into the city and leave the rest to me!" Luo Zhang said confidently.
"Huh? Could it be that you have placed an internal agent in the city? Can you help us open the city gate? If the relationship is good, it will not be difficult to capture the new city!" Cheng Yaojin said overjoyed.
The other generals also had smiles on their faces. They were a collective, and as long as they could capture the new city and win the first victory, everyone would have contributed.
Looking at Luo Zhang again, everyone's eyes were different. Some were admired, some were speechless, some were envious, but there was no jealousy, because even if they wanted to be jealous, they couldn't be jealous. Luo Zhang was the star of His Majesty's side. Man, why are you jealous? That's just to make yourself angry.
Hearing Cheng Yaojin's words, Luo Zhang still smiled and said nothing, and didn't explain much. He acquiesced. Luo Zhang didn't want to say it too early about the artillery. Mo Shang said that it was not as shocking as seeing it with his own eyes. What I want is the kind of shock, I want to see what these people's expressions will look like when they see the power of the artillery.
