On the Liaodong Plain, the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo were bounded twenty miles south of "Nanfu Yucheng - Jinshan City - Yincheng - Duofa Yue". The two armies also deployed heavy troops based on this boundary line. The Sui army in the north mainly defended three points, namely Nanfu Yucheng in the west, Duofayue City in the east, and Chengzishan Camp in the south. The three formed a "V" shape that went straight to the south, and the "v" On the left and right sides of the "shape", numerous fortresses, sentry towers, and beacon towers for communication were built.
The biggest characteristic of Goguryeo is imitation and learning. They relied on various knowledge learned from the Central Plains to deal with the Central Plains, and relied on the military skills learned from the Central Plains to build castles and fortresses in the dangerous places of Goguryeo's mountains. This time, Goguryeo once again imitated the Sui army's deployment method and arranged a "∧"-shaped lineup tit for tat. The west of the "∧" shape was the newly built Changtu City, the tip was the newly built Xifeng Camp, and the east was Momi City. and Maigu City; on both sides of the "∧" shape, many fortresses, sentry towers, and beacon towers for communication were also built.
But it has to be said that Goguryeo's method of imitating parrots and picking up people's wisdom is very effective. Not only did it withstand the Sui army's offensive, but before Yang Ji led the army to Liaodong, he restrained the Mozhou army led by Yu Wenshu until it could move. After that, relying on the advantage of having more soldiers and generals, he went north to harass and attack from time to time.
Facing Goguryeo's rogue tactics, Yu Wenshu, Xi Dajing, and Tudi Jikong were all capable, but because their own troops were inferior to others, they were beaten to death and had no way to defeat the opponent.
Fortunately, Goguryeo had a traitorous heart but not courage and did not dare to fight. Otherwise, Mozhou and Liaodong County Da'an County would have been taken away by the other party.
Chengzi Mountain Daying is located in the area of Liaoyuan City in later generations. Chengzi Mountain is steep, majestic and precipitous, with many historical sites. It is named after a stone city on the mountain. Daying is located between Longshou Mountain, Chengzi Mountain and Gongnong Mountain. The three mountains form a "∧" shape, in front of it is the Xiaokou River, and the camp is located in the middle of the front part of the "∧" shape, on the north bank of the Xiaokou River.
Yang Ji led 40,000 Liangzhou troops, 10,000 Xiaoguo troops, and 10,000 Xi troops in a large circle in the north. At midnight, they passed through the gentle area between Longshou Mountain and Chengzi Mountain and arrived at the Chengzi Mountain Camp. .
Since Yu Wenshu became the Protector of Mozhou, he has spent most of his time in the Chengzishan camp. Not only has he built this camp into an iron-clad 'kingdom', he has also played virtual and real tactics with the enemy. After the camp, two large camps were built. Normally there would be no one to live in, but the flags would be fluttered, so the army would not have to worry about having no place to live.
In the northern theater designated by Yang Ji, Nanfu Yucheng, the governor of Mozhou County, was responsible for resisting the entry of enemy troops and providing important logistics areas. Yang Ji asked the marching commander Shi Peiju, the marching deputy general manager Cui Hongsheng, and the Mozhou deputy governor. Xi Dajing led 10,000 garrison troops; in addition, there were 10,000 Xiaoguo troops led by Wang Xingben. In addition to containing the Goguryeo army in Changtu City, their mission was also to provide supplies for the Chengzishan Camp and Buyue City together with the marching commander Shi Weijin. As for Yu Zhongwen, he led 30,000 Xi troops to rush to support Yuecheng, which had only 5,000 defenders. Therefore, the only deputy general managers accompanying the army were Yu Wenshu and Yang Yichen.
Today's Chengzishan camp, in addition to the 60,000 troops brought by Yang Ji, there are also 15,000 Mozhou Protectorate troops, with a total strength of 75,000. In the large tent of the Chinese army in Yang Ji, there were many civil and military soldiers, and the bright firelight illuminated the tent as bright as day.
As a superior, of course Yang Ji could not just focus on the Mozhou area. Although he set the main battlefield in the north and south of Mozhou, and although he set a strategy of surprising the enemy by surprise, Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou of Goguryeo also did not Silly, they know that land warfare is the specialty of the Sui army. No matter how much movement the Sui army makes on the Liao River, it will be a deception. Once the Sui army launches a war, the north and south of Mozhou will definitely become the main battlefield. It's just that they couldn't figure out the strength of the Sui army and where the main force was, and they didn't have time to target them; otherwise, they would inevitably deploy more troops in the three corners of Goguryeo.
As the coach of the Eastern Route Army, he must consider this battle from the perspective of a coach. If there is a huge mistake in any link, the overall situation is likely to collapse. Therefore, he must control the war within the scope of a quick victory. Once the war is unresolved and gives Goguryeo a chance to breathe, the situation will become extremely complicated, and the Sui army is likely to fall into the quagmire of war.
However, a quick victory is also a dangerous move, which is why Yang Ji led his troops to the most critical confrontation point of the Chengzishan Camp; in terms of marching operations, Yang Ji was completely at ease with Yu Wenshu, but Yu Wenshu was eager to return to his ambitions in the court. , but it is easy for him to lose himself. If he is not careful, he will ruin a good situation.
Today's war between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo has developed in an extremely dangerous direction. According to the news sent by Tan Yun, the traitor, Yuan Ziyou's younger brother Yuan Zicheng has led an army of 70,000 to the north from the domestic city. Entering the middle section of Qianshan Road, you will arrive at Anshi City soon.
This news surprised and rejoiced Yang Ji; what surprised him was Goguryeo's resolute attitude. After all, 350,000 troops had been deployed in the southern part of the Liaodong Plain, and their strength was about twice that of the Sui army. However, Goguryeo unexpectedly sent another 70,000 troops. Elite troops were transferred to the north, bringing the total strength to 420,000. If the civilians who are currently building the city and the local young men are included, the number of available troops for Goguryeo is at least 500,000. It can be seen that Goguryeo is not only unafraid of war, but intends to wipe out the Eastern Route Army, seize Mozhou and Da'an County in Liaodong, and then use the momentum of victory to negotiate with the Sui Dynasty, or take advantage of the situation to march into Youzhou.
What made him feel lucky was that Yang Lun's navy was two or three days behind Yuan Zicheng. If they were hit by a collision, not only would they not be able to capture Gaimou City and Anshi City, but they would also be in danger of annihilation of the entire army. But if he does nothing, Yang Lun will still be in danger of being wiped out.
After all, there is a huge gap in strength between the two armies. If Goguryeo was given more time to deploy calmly, the Sui army on land would not be able to break through the opponent's tight defense line in its eagerness. However, the opponent could calmly distribute its troops southward. First, Yang Lun and others Kill it with a surprise soldier.
Thinking of this, Yang Ji resolutely made up his mind and said to the civil and military troops gathered together: "Everyone, our greatest advantage is to be unexpected and unprepared. If the enemy is allowed to deploy calmly because we are waiting for supplies that have not yet arrived, then we will definitely use all our advantages. None, so I decided to launch an offensive. As for supplies, they are no longer important at this time!"
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After a pause, Yang Ji continued: "Only by breaking the deadlock first, our army's advantages can be fully demonstrated, and the enemy's army will also be mobilized because of our preemptive strike. At that time, our army can hastily deploy against the enemy's army. Characteristics, calmly defeat them one by one. Otherwise, they will be controlled by others; the so-called war to destroy the country is a huge joke. "
Throughout the history of war, most wars are a contest of comprehensive national strength, and the reason why people talk about classic battles in which a small number defeats a large number and the weak defeats the strong is because there are too few. Therefore, it is the way of the king to conquer the two countries and overcome the general situation.
As for facing the enemy on the battlefield, it is a test of the adaptability of the commander of an army. Only when the commander can predict the enemy's opportunities, change according to the situation, and make prompt decisions can the various whims and tricks of the counselors achieve miraculous results; otherwise , no matter how many ingenious schemes the counselors devise, they are all in vain and cannot save a country or an army. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are the most typical examples of pros and cons in this regard.
"Your Majesty, there is urgent military information coming from the front!" Just when Yang Ji was about to talk about the combat strategy to the military and civil servants gathered together, Zhu Can introduced a scout captain into the big tent.
He strode up to Yang Ji and handed a red-covered letter to Yang Ji.
The red envelope represented an urgent matter. Yang Ji took the envelope, shook out a piece of Guiyang burlap from the inside, spread it flat on the table and unfolded it for inspection. After reading the contents on it, his face became extremely solemn, he raised his head and said to everyone: "Gao Jinzhong, the great envoy of Goguryeo, led 50,000 fine cavalry and left Liaodong City and was marching towards Xifeng Camp."
After hearing this important military information, there was an uproar in the tent, and almost everyone could not sit still.
As the Chief Protector of the Mozhou Protectorate who was familiar with this area and the enemy's situation, Yu Wenshu stood up first to express his views. He said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Goguryeo's Xifeng Camp is located southwest of the Chengzishan Camp and southeast of Nanfu Yucheng. This is The camp is connected with Changtu City in the east, which can not only deter our army's two major horns, but also serve as a threat to Da'an County and Huanglong County in Liaodong County to the west. Among the three major horns of Goguryeo, Changtu City has deployed 50,000 troops, and the west side has Fengdaying deployed 100,000 troops, and Momi City and Maigu in the west each deployed 30,000 troops."
"The total strength of 210,000 troops, coupled with the addition of 50,000 elite troops, is enough to show that Goguryeo always regarded the land battlefield as a top priority and was not affected by the Liaodong camp at all. In this regard, At the same time, it also revealed Goguryeo’s strategic intention to stick to the Liao River defense line and attack Mozhou and the northern part of Liaodong County.”
Yuwenshu had suffered greatly in recent years due to inferior military strength, and he very much agreed with Yang Ji's strategy and tactics of preemptive and proactive attacks. He paused for a moment, and then said: "In my opinion, Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou's ambitions It is not as simple as recapturing Mozhou, but intends to annihilate our army and occupy Liaodong, Yanjun, Liucheng, Raolezhou, and Anle to the west. Even if they do not enter Beiping County, they will at least suppress our Sui Dynasty to Linyu In front of the pass. So as the king said, our army must strike first, otherwise, we will be controlled by others everywhere."
"General Yuwen's words are absolutely correct. I will second my opinion." Yang Yichen stood up, bowed his hands to Yang Ji, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the enemy's increase in troops must be because of the reinforcements of General Yuan Zicheng, the eldest brother in silk clothes. However, once the other side completes its deployment, the situation will become increasingly serious, and we absolutely cannot wait any longer."
After speaking, he expressed his opinion: "Your Majesty, the general thinks that it is okay to strike first, but once the tactics of taking the enemy by surprise and attacking them unprepared are used, there will be no second time. We must use this and the only opportunity we have." Only at key points can we achieve the greatest results at the least cost. Otherwise, it will only alert the enemy and make the enemy more alert, while our army's situation will become even more severe."
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!" The chief general of the Xiaoguo Army, Yin Shishi, also stood up to express his stance. He then said sharply: "In my humble opinion, the Xifeng Camp with a hundred thousand troops is our army's first choice target. , if our army captures it, Gao Jinzhong will definitely go northward with all his strength, which also gives us a chance to wait for our work."
"As long as we successfully annihilate these two armies, we can divide our forces to capture Changtu City, Momi City, and Maigu City. As for Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou, their forces are too scattered, and General Li Zixiong and General Li Jing are in direct contact with each other. He pointed out that they did not have any extra troops to rescue the north, and as for the army led by Yuan Zicheng, the water far away could not save the fire near."
Yang Shanhui nodded with deep understanding and said to Yang Ji in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, General Yin's method is good. Our army will not fight unless we fight. If we want to fight, we must hit the hardest corner first. Only in this way can we gain the maximum As a result, the subsequent battle will become extremely easy."
With the addition of many good generals, Yang Ji's "preemptive strike" tactics gradually improved, and the goal was set.
When the discussion gradually disappeared, Yang Ji glanced around the generals and said, "Everyone, our army will attack Xifeng Camp and break the situation in one battle."
"Your Majesty is wise!" the civil and military officials said loudly.
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