Early April of the sixth year of Zhenguan.
Before Li Chengqian went to Bei Mo.
At this moment, Goguryeo finally started its first battle against Datang.
As Li Chengqian expected, the first battle of Goguryeo did not attack Yanzhou, which was closer to the mainland, but moved the entire battlefield further north, where the Xi tribe was originally stationed.
To be honest, facing Goguryeo with eager eyes.
Basically no one in Datang took this matter to heart.
Starting from Li Shimin and then to the military lieutenant generals, everyone felt that this battle was just to add luster to Li Chengqian's resume.
After all, the Tang Dynasty was powerful, its generals mighty, and its soldiers mighty.
And now that Datang has fought and won several battles in succession, it is the time when the momentum is at its peak.
How could they take Goguryeo seriously?
Even Li Chengqian felt like he was underestimating his enemy.
When Li Tingxue told him that she wanted to go on an expedition with him, he agreed without even thinking about it.
If it had been before, he would have definitely tried every means to keep his sister in Chang'an.
But agreeing so quickly this time is enough to show that he didn't take Goguryeo seriously at all.
On the day when the battle report from the front line came back.
Li Chengqian, who was already ready to go, personally led the Qianzi camp to Mobei Road by boat.
On the other hand, 50,000 Liangzhou soldiers also completed their assembly and took ships to Mobei Road.
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on board.
Li Chengqian and Gao Zhixing looked at the map of the Northern Desert and discussed tactics.
Li Chengqian glanced at Gao Zhixing and said, "Where do you think Goguryeo will come from?"
"It's most likely here."
Gao Zhixing raised his finger to point to the location of the original Xi Clan's residence, and slid his finger downwards.
"According to my estimation, Goguryeo wanted to capture the Songmo area first, and then build a stronghold north of Yanshan to protect its logistical supply lines."
"Then, they can also use the natural barriers of the Daxianbei Mountains and Yanshan Mountains to deal with our army."
Hearing this, Li Tingxue suddenly interjected from the side: "Isn't this the tactic used by the Northeast Third Division to deal with our army?"
"At the beginning, the three northeastern divisions with a total of more than 200,000 people couldn't stop the Tang Dynasty's troops here. How about Goguryeo?"
The Li Tang royal family had such a characteristic.
No matter they are men or women, they are not afraid of fighting, and they are very confident when fighting.
At this moment, Li Tingxue was quite disdainful of Goguryeo.
From what she said, it was as if this battle was just a matter of traveling in the past, and Goguryeo could be wiped out in one go.
But Li Chengqian had already reacted.
Ever since the frontline battle reports came back one after another, he had already had a hunch that this battle would definitely not be as simple as they imagined.
After all, Goguryeo was not a fool. It was impossible for Goguryeo to attack the Tang Dynasty even though it knew it was outmatched.
Li Chengqian's fingers moved randomly on the map, and suddenly he thought of a possibility.
He quickly raised his head and looked at Cheng Huailiang: "Huailiang, go get my map."
Cheng Huailiang was stunned for a moment, but then he did as he was told and took out the map Li Chengqian drew himself from the box.
This map is a map of Asia drawn by Li Chengqian based on his own memory.
He raised his hand and pointed to the top of the Daxianbei Mountains. If he remembered correctly, this was a very vast grassland.
Later generations called this place Hulunbuir, but today it is under the governance of Shi Wei...
Thinking of this, Li Chengqian hurriedly raised his head and looked at Cheng Huailiang: "Does the battle report that came out today indicate how many soldiers and horses Goguryeo dispatched?"
Cheng Huailiang thought for a while and said: "It is estimated to be about 50,000 people."
"impossible."
"Goguryeo's military system is that all the people are soldiers. If you want to send troops to the Tang Dynasty, it is absolutely impossible to only touch such a few people..."
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and shouted: "Damn you, I've been fooled!"
Hearing this, everyone in Gao Zhixing cast their eyes on him.
Li Tingxue frowned and said, "What are you talking about?"
"We were fooled."
"Goguryeo's attack on the original Xi tribe's base is an illusion. What they really want is to send troops from Shiwei."
Li Chengqian raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Shiwei and said: "If my prediction is correct, they now want to pass through the grassland in the south of Shiwei, and then go all the way south after passing through west Shiwei."
He looked up at the crowd and said, "In this way, they can bypass all obstacles and reach Mobei Farm..."
Because the territory of the Tang Dynasty in Mobei was completely bordering Xue Yantuo, and Xue Yantuo had already expressed his intention to surrender, the Tang Dynasty did not station many soldiers and horses along the Mobei border.
All in all, there are only beacon towers with more than a hundred troops stationed in nearly a hundred places.
If Goguryeo suddenly invades Mobei Road from the north at this time, it can basically be said to be unimpeded...
Even if these individuals present could not lead an army to fight alone, they were not fools.
When Li Chengqian made this clear, they all reflected it.
Li Chengqian hurriedly ran out of the cabin and said to the guard outside: "Inform us and speed up the voyage. We must arrive before noon tomorrow."
Then he said to another guard: "Go and notify the messengers, and immediately ride a fast horse to Liangzhou Road. Inform them that they do not need to divide their troops into two groups, but must gather at the farm dock!"
It was not until now that Li Chengqian saw through Goguryeo's tactics. It was obviously too late.
In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient and information transmission was not developed.
Even though Datang's waterways were developed, what they got was the battle report from a few days ago.
Now, it is feared that the troops used by Goguryeo for raids have already arrived in the Northern Desert...
Li Chengqian could only pray secretly that the opponent's speed could be slower and his own speed could be faster.
At least before the other party arrives at Bei Mo Farm, they must arrive at Bei Mo Farm and prepare for defense in advance.
Otherwise, Datang's losses this time will be huge.
After all, Beimo Farm and the light industrial field have too many meanings for this era.
If the light industrial plant and Beimo Farm were destroyed, it would take at least three years for Li Chengqian to build such a place in the future.
Three years from now, who can guarantee what the world will look like?
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Mobei Road.
This time, the leader of the Goguryeo army to raid the Tang Dynasty was Euljiyan, the son of the famous Goguryeo general Ulji Mundeok.
Now, the five thousand Qingqi he led were getting closer and closer to the Beimo Farm.
He turned to look at the deputy general beside him and asked directly: "How far are we from Datang's Beimo Farm?"
The deputy general held up his hands and said: "Our army is only less than three hundred miles away from the Beimo Farm..."
"If we adopt a rapid march strategy, our army will be able to reach the outskirts of Beimo Farm before sunset tomorrow."
"No, it's too slow."
Euljiyan shook his head and said: "Go ahead and shorten your rest time. We must arrive at Beimo Farm before the General of the Tang Dynasty reacts."
Now both sides are racing against time.
Euljihiko also knew that there were many capable ministers and generals in the Tang Dynasty, and his own tactics would not be able to deceive the opponent for long.
Maybe, the other party has already reacted and started to increase their troops towards Beimo Farm.
If the opponent's reinforcements arrive before our own, then all their previous efforts will be in vain.
After all, they had promised that person that they would destroy Beimo Farm at all costs...
