Jian'an City, according to the plan before sending troops, is to capture the new city first. If the new city can be captured, then move into Jian'an and wait for the arrival of the follow-up army.
But who would have thought that Cheng Yaojin not only captured Xincheng, but also Jian'an.
If we continue to attack, we are afraid that Liaodong County will also be captured. Is it necessary to send out subsequent troops?
In the court, a group of generals were almost quarreling, accusing the civil servants of procrastinating and not arranging what they needed. As a result, the army has not set off yet, allowing Cheng Yaojin to steal the limelight.
Faced with the accusations from the military attachés, the civil servants were naturally unwilling to take the blame. Who knows if Cheng Yaojin had some extravagance and did not follow the routine at all.
Originally, the army would not set off until half a month later, and the civil servants also made arrangements according to this time. Now that something like this has happened, it is simply impossible for them to arrange military supplies immediately.
Arguments were inevitable, especially Yuchi Jingde's voice was the loudest. He refused to accept it. Cheng Yaojin was on par with him. Now that Cheng Yaojin has made great achievements in battle, he is still in Chang'an. If he can't balance his mind, he will have trouble. If he wasn't bound by military regulations, he might have immediately gone to Jian'an alone on horseback to find Cheng Yaojin.
After listening to the noisy noises of the ministers, Li Shimin finally waved his hands and said: "That's enough! Noisy, just know how to be noisy. Besides noisy, what else do you do? I ask you about things at critical moments. You push me one by one, and I I pushed you and you are jealous now? There is no point in being jealous, just do whatever you want!"
"But Dai Zhou, you have to hurry up with what you need to supply the army. Yao Jin's speed is too fast. I'm afraid that he will rush in and fall into the enemy's trap. It's better for the army to set off early to meet Yao Jin's troops. At least Xincheng and Jian'an need to be guarded by men and horses, and they cannot be captured and taken back by the Goguryeo people!" Li Shimin looked at the Minister of Household Affairs and said.
Li Shimin had already spoken, and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue could no longer shirk the blame. He immediately bowed and said: "I will do my best to prepare military supplies and supply the army for the expedition!"
After hearing Dai Zhou's words, the military attachés who were noisy just now stopped making noise, and they were all gearing up to fight. How could Cheng Yaojin have such a war to himself? He couldn't get involved, otherwise there would be no way. Where did the military exploits come from?
At Li Shimin's order, the Chinese army, which originally set out in half a month, embarked on an expedition to Goguryeo five days later.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin was already mobilizing his army to send troops to Liaodong County.
In the palace of the city lord of Jian'an City, a group of generals gathered together. A map of the entire northeast was hung in the hall. This map was naturally written by Luo Zhang. No one in the Tang Dynasty could draw such an exquisite map. map.
Not only is it a map, there is also a sand table placed in the center of the hall, with the military garrison, city fortresses, mountains, rivers and road conditions marked on it. With just one look, you can have a panoramic view of the entire Northeast war situation!
At this time, Cheng Yaojin was standing in front of the sand table, holding a stick and talking about the attack on Liaodong County.
"Su Wen Gaiyuan fled Jian'an in a hurry and took not many people with him. I think we should pursue the victory and capture Liaodong County in one fell swoop. In this way, we only need to cross the Green River to go south to Pyongyang!" Cheng Yaojin said more and more! He said excitedly, as if he could capture Pyongyang in the next moment. At this time, his self-confidence was bursting, and he felt that he was an invincible general and army, capable of anything.
Luo Zhang, who was watching on the sidelines, rolled his eyes. They only had 100,000 troops. It would not be easy to capture Pyongyang or even Liaodong County with just this number of people.
"Cheng Shuai, I think it is not advisable to send troops for the time being. We should consolidate the existing victory and wait for the arrival of the army. If there are sufficient troops, it would be better to think about Liaodong County approaching!" Luo Zhang objected bluntly.
"Huh? Luo Zhang, don't you agree? This is when the soldiers' morale is at its highest. Using troops at this time will get twice the result with half the effort. Once time goes by, if you try to take advantage of such morale, it will be gone!" Cheng Yaojin He said with some confusion.
"Cheng Shuai, I know your intention, but we only have a hundred thousand troops in total. Ten thousand are left in the new city, and at least ten thousand are left in Jian'an to garrison. We only have eighty thousand. According to the news sent back by the spies, Su Wen Gai Yuan took not many people, but there were still 100,000 troops. Adding the troops from Liaodong County, the total force exceeded 200,000. With such a heavy force, how can we attack Liaodong County?" Luo Zhang said with facts. .
"Luo Zhang is right. We do have fewer troops. If we attack continuously, not only will the soldiers be tired, but our troops will also be at a disadvantage. This time Jian'an City can be captured by luck, but Su Wen Gaiyuan, who is prepared, will not be able to win again." We will be given such an opportunity, and we won’t be able to get any benefits even if we go!” Hou Junji suggested.
