"This time, that time!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "When I was in Baekje and Japan, the people around me were of the same mind as me, and they were naturally able to achieve success. But what about Chang'an? It was a mud pit there, and everyone had different intentions. What else can be done?”
Jin Renwen couldn't help but sigh when he heard Wang Wenzuo's evaluation of Chang'an. After a while, he said: "Sanlang, although what you said is good, you will still have to go to Chang'an sooner or later, right? With your merits, even this time If you don’t go to Chang’an, the time to go to Chang’an is not far away, what will you do then?”
This time it was Wang Wenzuo's turn to be questioned. He stood up and paced back and forth in the tent, and finally said: "The only thing we can do is to take one step at a time!"
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"That's the enemy's camp over there!" The scout pointed in the distance. He climbed onto the rock and looked in the direction of the scout's finger. The bonfire in the night was shining like stars in the sky, but what was different from the stars was that , these light spots will not flicker, but will only expand and contract with the night wind.
"Is it from the Tang army or the Silla people?" Gao Sheji asked.
"They belong to the Tang army, and the Silla people are about twenty miles behind!" the scout replied.
"Twenty miles behind?" Gao Sheji frowned. He thought for a moment, but couldn't think of the reason behind it: "Is there any other news?"
"No more!" The scout shook his head: "The Tang people and the Silla people are always about half a day's journey away. More or less, it feels like both sides have different intentions!"
"Everyone has different intentions?" Gao Sheji laughed. He had already joined the ranks of mid-level and senior generals and naturally knew much more than ordinary scouts. As an ally of the Tang people, the attitude of the Silla people changed after the demise of Baekje. Subtle changes. Not long ago, he even came into contact with several Silla emissaries. The letters brought by these emissaries stated the interests and risks, indicating that Goguryeo must die, and then it was Silla's promise: stating that as long as he was willing to accept With the appeasement of Silla and the protection of the territory and the peace of the people, Silla will be able to pacify and protect the people in the territory according to the official positions granted to them. Obviously, these small actions of the Silla people were carried out behind the backs of the Tang people. Gao Sheji couldn't help but think to himself, if he sent the envoys and those letters to the Tang people, what would those Silla people look like in front of the Tang people.
"General, general!" The scout noticed the abnormality of Gaosheji: "If the Tang people and the Silla people have different intentions, this is a good opportunity!"
Gao Sheji snorted noncommittally: "I'm afraid it's not that simple. I need to find a way to catch a few alive!"
"Here!"
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Wang Pu rubbed his hands and stamped his feet vigorously, hoping to get some warmth, but the night wind blowing from the northwest still took away the little heat from his body. Damn it! Time seems to have frozen. It's been so long and it's not time to change the guard. Have the people who have been rotating forgotten it?
Since leaving Sixian, he has never shaved his face. Now the soft hair around his lips has turned into a short beard. This makes Wang Pu secretly proud. He is determined to keep these beards until he returns to his hometown, as his brothers see See yourself as a real man, both in body and soul.
The nagging voice of his companion came from behind. He was complaining about the night whistle banning the fire. Wang Pu knew that he was talking to himself. Although Wang Pu himself was also very cold, he still planned to teach the boy a few words and let him know. The tenacity a Tang sergeant should have!
Just when Wang Pu was about to turn around and teach the boy a few words, the complaints suddenly stopped. He turned around in surprise, only to find that his companion had fallen to the ground. There were three men in black standing next to him, each holding a sword. Wang Pu instinctively held the handle of the sword, and the next second he put the horn to his mouth, But then there was a sharp pain in his right hand, which was hit by the opponent's whip. Immediately, two men in black pounced on him, knocking off their weapons and knocking him to the ground.
"Why is he a half-grown man!" One of the attackers saw Wang Pu's face clearly and sneered: "Are all the people in the Tang Dynasty dead? He actually pulled out all the half-grown men!"
"Not to mention, this kid is quite talented! He didn't draw his sword just now, but he was rushing to blow the horn first. In two years, he will be a good man!"
Wang Pu struggled angrily, trying hard to lift up his upper body and overturn the man on his back, but the man pressed his knee against Wang Pu's vest, making him unable to breathe. Just as he was desperate Just when he thought he was finished this time, he suddenly heard a weird gasp, as if he was choking on his trachea when drinking water, and then he felt the pressure on his back lighten.
"Damn, there's a Tang dog shooting a secret arrow!" The Goguryeo scout's scolding was interrupted by a scream. Wang Pu turned over with difficulty and saw the man covering his throat with his hand, a thick and long arrow. The arrow penetrated and came out from the back of his neck. Another Goguryeo scout was lying on the ground with an arrow in his throat. Wang Pu now knew what the weird noise was about!
Is it the changing of the guard?
Returning from the abyss of despair to the plain of hope, this huge impact made Wang Pu feel dizzy. He completely failed to notice that the last remaining Goguryeo man rushed towards him, and he tightened Wang Pu's neck with his hands. , used it as a shield to block in front of him, and shouted into the darkness: "Tang Gou, stand up, or I will kill this kid!"
"Don't come out!" As soon as Wang Pu shouted, he was choked by the person behind him. He felt that his strength was not weak, but in the hands of the scout behind him, he was as weak as a baby bird.
"Come out, or I will stab this guy to death!" The scout looked back carefully while clinging to Wang Pu's body. Behind him was a big stone, and not far behind was a forest of mixed trees. As long as he could Rushing into the forest, he wouldn't have to worry about being shot by the archer in the darkness. He reached for his waist and was about to stab Wang Pu with a dagger, then pushed the body forward and hid behind a big rock. A whistling sound came from the woods behind. The scout's voice tightened and he was out of breath. A broad arrow half a foot long and as sharp as a razor cut off half of Wang Pu's neck, and blood spattered half of Wang Pu's face. The dagger slipped from his hand, and he fell face down to the ground, motionless.
Wang Pu was there, subconsciously touching his face. His hands were full of warm liquid. He actually felt nauseous, and then he vomited violently.
"You're not hurt!" A familiar voice sounded. Wang Pu shook his head: "No, all the blood on my body belongs to that person!"
"That's good! It'll be fine if you vomit completely! This is your first time, you'll be fine next time!"
Wang Pu vomited out the contents of his stomach, then stood up and saw a familiar figure.
"Is that you, Acton?"
"Yes, it's my turn to be on duty tonight. When I came here, I noticed something was wrong, so I asked Morgan to go from the front and I went around from the side to the back and killed these thieves. Fortunately, you are okay!"
Wang Pu looked next to him. There was a tall and thin Mohe boy groping for the body of the deceased. He must be the "Morgan" in Acton's mouth. He remembered that the two Mohe boys had made perfect arrows just now, just like in the daytime. General, surprised: "Can you shoot so accurately at night?"
"There are many wild beasts that only come out at night and hide in their dens to sleep during the day!" Actun laughed: "For example, tigers, leopards, lynxes, wolves, etc., our tribe often hunts them!"
Just as Wang Pu was about to express his thanks, Morgan on the side suddenly shouted and took out something from the dead body, and Acton took it.
"This is a waist card!" Wang Pu's expression became serious: "These people are Goguryeo's scouts!"
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"The Goguryeo scouts are quite active!" Wang Wenzuo played with his waist badge twice and threw it aside: "You mean those three scouts were shot dead by the two dolls in front of the palace?"
"Yes, the Goguryeo thieves captured two of our sentries in the dark. They happened to meet two Mohe soldiers who came to change the guard. The two Mohe soldiers took the opportunity to shoot the three men and save the two Pao Ze! Li Bo replied
"Yes, it's really good to be able to shoot the enemy at night and save one's own people!" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Each person will be rewarded with a piece of silk!"
"What to do with the two sentries who were captured on duty?"
"Those two will be taught a lesson, and there will be no further punishment!"
"As you command!"
After Li Bo left the military tent, Wang Wenzuo returned to the map and fell into thinking again. In a war, both sides try their best to conceal their own movements and speculate on the other side's movements, but some things cannot be concealed, such as the frequency of activity of scouts. Experienced generals can analyze it from the frequency and scope of activity of enemy scouts. Produced a lot of valuable information. Wang Wenzuo carefully marked the locations on the map where his subordinates reported the appearance of enemy scouts in the past two days, and then took a closer look - the answer was readily apparent. More than 80% of the locations where Goguryeo scouts appeared were between himself and the Silla camp.
"Destroy them one by one!" Wang Wenzuo sighed: "It seems that even the Goguryeo people have noticed our current relationship with the Silla people!"
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Pyongyang City, Damolizhifu.
"Da Molizhi, according to the intelligence analysis obtained by the scouts these days, if we concentrate our forces to attack the Silla people, the Tang people will not give full support!" Gao Jishe said.
Quanyuan Nanjian did not speak. He walked to the map and stared at the two wooden blocks representing the Tang Army and the Silla Army. After a while, he asked: "General Gao, please be more detailed!"
"Yes!" Gao Jishe nodded: "The Silla people and the Tang people have been traveling for more than half a day. Even if there are rivers or other obstacles in the middle, they have not narrowed the distance!"
"Could this be a deliberately set trap?" Someone asked: "First lure us to attack the Tang people, and then the Silla people will give us a fatal blow from behind - half a day's journey is short!"
"It is possible, but I got this a few days ago!" Gao Jishe took out a stack of letters from his sleeve and placed them on the table: "These were given to me by the Silla people's emissaries, I believe I should not be the only one who received the letter!”
Quanyuan Nanjian picked up the letter, took out one and read it. Just after reading two lines, his brows immediately frowned. He stared at the chicken coop: "This letter is really sent to you by the secret envoy of Silla! "
"Yes, but it's a pity that I didn't detain the person at that time!" Gao Jishe replied.
"You're right not to take it down!" Quanyuan Nanjian laughed: "General Gao, you did a good job, tell me all your plans!"
"My plan is this. First let the Tang people get these letters, so that the Tang people will be suspicious of the Silla people. Then send a small number of troops to pretend to attack the Tang people. As long as the Silla people don't send troops to support, then we can use Attack the Silla people with all their strength. The Tang people originally had few soldiers, and they must have thought that they had been isolated and besieged by our army, so they would definitely not send troops to rescue the Silla people. Although the Silla people had many soldiers, they thought that our army was attacking the Tang people. The mentality of sitting back and waiting for success or failure will be defeated by our army in a hurry!"
After hearing this, the generals all understood that Gao Chicken Coop's plan was actually a very clever psychological tactic:
The number of Silla people in the South Route Army far exceeded that of the Tang army, but it was the Tang army that really wanted to fight. The Silla people had a rather contradictory mentality. They did not want Goguryeo to perish so quickly, and their main concern was how to win over Goguryeo after its demise. The remaining troops are on the way, so the Silla people will always fall behind the Tang army by half a day's journey.
And if the generals of the Tang Army got the letters sent to Gaojishe by the Silla envoys, their first reaction would definitely be the anger of being betrayed, followed by the fear of being trapped in a tight siege. After all, if the friendly forces half a day's journey behind him become untrustworthy, then this The more than 10,000 Tang troops were a lone army. If the Tang army in this situation encountered an attack by the Goguryeo army, even if the force was not large, the normal response of the Tang army general would be to hold on or retreat from another direction, rather than move closer to the Silla people. At this time, the Goguryeo army could confidently and boldly attack the Silla people with its main force without having to worry about the Tang army providing support.
"What a good strategy!" someone praised.
"Yes, the Tang people and the Silla people have their own agendas. They want to divide the spoils before the war even starts. They deserve to lose the war!"
"Da Molizhi, let me lead the troops to attack the Silla people! Give these vicious dogs some color!"
"Yes, these Silla people have relied on the power of the Tang people to invade our country's borders many times over the years. This time they must not give back their fifty thousand soldiers!"
Hearing the enthusiastic call for battle from his subordinates, Quanyuan Nanjian's face flushed with excitement. He nodded: "Very good, everyone will go back to prepare their troops and horses. We will act according to General Gao's plan. This time we will definitely We must defeat all the thieves on the southern route! Severely dampen the spirit of the Tang army! Let them know that there are people in our country!"
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Tang army camp.
"Grand Governor, our army's scouts got this from the Goguryeo people!" Master Shen's face looked very ugly: "Please see it for yourself!"
"Well!" Wang Wenzuo opened the letter and took a closer look. Every time he read a page, his face became darker. At the end, he threw the letter on the cases: "Silla people are not procrastinating at all. Goguryeo also If it’s not destroyed, we’ll rush to get people!”
"Could this be a plan by the Goguryeo people to sow discord?" Cui Hongdu asked on the side: "How secret is this kind of letter, how could it be obtained by our army's scouts?"
