Chapter 19 Temptation
On the seventh day when the Tang army built siege equipment day and night, the moon was dark and the wind was high that night, and the visible distance was only ten steps.
Huxie Valley was familiar with the road and led a thousand monkey camp to climb out of Jian'an City from the cliff in the south.
Even if a city is strong and only focuses on defense, it will be inferior. The reason why the black turtle is respected and respected is not because its tortoise shell is strong and does not urge, but because it has sharp counterattacks under the protection of a solid armor. The same is true for a city. A city that is truly dedicated to its management must take into account both offense and defense. It can be defended when defending and attacking when attacking.
Jian'an City is such a strong city. In order to cooperate with the special structure of Jian'an City, Huxiegu specially trained soldiers who were good at rock climbing to call it the Ape Bang Camp. They were like monkeys and could circumvent Jian'an City from the cliff with ropes.
Huxianggu knew the surrounding terrain and lurked out of the city without stopping. After nearly an hour of trekking, he secretly led the Yuanbing Camp to the rear of the Tang army camp, and the Tang army built siege equipment lurking near.
Huxianggu did not rush to attack, but watched quietly from a distance, looking at every detail tirelessly. He was meticulous and calm as a rock, and he never had the irrational emotion of being restless and impatient.
After watching for half an hour, Huxianggu was 100% sure that the Tang army was indeed negligent in defense and there were no ambushes. He called several confidant generals nearby and ordered: "Don't kill people first, destroy their siege equipment as much as possible. Once the Tang army camp launched support, retreat immediately. There is no need for us to contact the Tang army in this place."
Silently, without deafening shouts and killing sounds, without any extra sounds. Thick smoke emerged with the wind, and the flames had soared into the sky, illuminating all the equipment camps!
Countless birds in the forest were frightened by the noise and flew into the blue sky with their wings. For a moment, people were yelling and neighing. The dust was flying. The tranquility and peace just now disappeared, and were completely replaced by chaos and noise.
Su Dingfang woke up the noise in his dream. Without delay, he quickly got up from the bed and walked out of the military tent: As a general, he developed a habit of sleeping in armor. When he needed him, he rushed to the critical seat one step ahead of anyone. When others were wearing armor, he was ready for all battles.
"I finally arrived after waiting for several days!"
In the shortest moment, Su Dingfang gathered his guards and rushed to the rear of the military camp.
This battle will definitely be defeated according to the original plan, but this battle also has a way of playing the game. The failure to minimize losses is also a technique, not to mention that there may not be no possibility of turning defeat into victory in the defeat.
The backbone of Jian'an City is Huxiegu. If the opponent's surprise attack is led by Huxiegu, it can capture and kill Huxiegu. It is more than anything else.
The cavalry rushed to the scene!
When Su Ding Fang was about to adapt to the times, he found that the other party had retreated. Their number was more than a thousand, and they were waiting for it. He retreated slowly without any chaos or noise, just like a whole retreating into the woods.
Su Dingfang looked around and suddenly stopped the war horse and said, "Leave two hundred people to follow me to protect you, and the others will put out the fire!"
Looking at the slowly retreating black shadow, Su Dingfang did not pursue, but instead issued an order to put out the fire.
Huxianggu silently watched the movements of the Tang army in the distance. Although there were very few enemies coming to support, they were not afraid. Under the command of the opponent's general, they were divided into two groups. One group was put into extinguishing the fire, and the other group was oppressed to them. They did not attack, but they were defending in an offensive posture, without any chaos.
Huxianggu felt admiration when he saw it. This is what he called a veritable elite army. If they faced the battle head-on, they would probably not even have one percent chance of winning.
"Retreat!" Hu Xiegu knew that his abacus had been broken and issued an order to retreat.
When Luo Shixin received a report from Su Dingfang, it was already early the next morning.
Luo Shixin was only trapped and did not fight under the city of Liaodong, and did nothing. After receiving the battle report from Su Dingfang carefully, he handed it to Liu Rengui who happened to be by his side: "Faced with this Huxie Valley, even Dingfang will have a headache!"
After reading the battle report, Liu Rengui breathed a sigh of relief: "It's true! This hu of slanted grain is like a rock, steady and impeccable. Even if Dingfang has strong military capabilities, it will be difficult for him to exert his own strength in the face of this impeccable defense."
The showdown between Su Dingfang and Huxiegu seems simple and ordinary, almost silent, and there are not even many casualties. However, it shows Huxiegu and Su Dingfang's stability and alertness.
The way to set fire in Huxiegu was to ignite all warehouses. The fire was not large, but the scope was very wide. Then he lured Su Dingfang to fight with the war, intending to drag his reinforcements into the battle, thus neglecting to put out the fire. There is a kind of black oil in Goguryeo. This black oil is extremely difficult to extinguish if it is ignited. It only takes a while to keep all the equipment destroyed.
The enemy was close to him, but Su Dingfang saw through their plan and went directly to put out the fire. He also left soldiers to guard against Huxianggu and rushed in again while they were putting out the fire.
Seeing that there was no trace of Huxianggu, he chose to retreat. Su Dingfang also successfully saved half of the siege equipment and minimized casualties.
Just this is a war. If you are a little bit of sloppy, you can suffer calculations and pay a certain price. As a game between generals, you are competing with who is thinking more.
"I gave you a victory! You should win, it's only cost-effective!" Luo Shixin smiled, snapped his fingers, and asked Liu Rengui to continue to implement the original plan.
New City Tower!
Yuansong has been unable to sleep or eat these days, and he can't think of tea or food. Seeing Tang Jun's big mistakes, he felt like thousands of ants were crawling in his heart. He not only wanted to lead his troops out of the city and fight a beautiful battle, so that his grandfather knew that his grandson had long been able to stand alone, rather than the baby in his cradles who needed all kinds of reminders and cares. However, when he received the lord of the new city, he promised his grandfather that he would not be allowed to go out of the city to fight at any time or any situation.
On one hand, it is his own thoughts and on the other hand, it is his own promise. The two sides contradict each other, and Yuansong was in a dilemma in his heart, and it was really difficult to make a decision.
"Sir... Tang Jun moved!"
Yuansong, with his swollen eyes that had not been sleeping well, was holding the rice in his mouth without any thoughts, chewing absent-mindedly. Suddenly, he heard the news from Tang Jun, and had no time to eat the rice. He threw down his bowls and chopsticks and walked out of the dining room to investigate the situation.
"The Tang army under the city retreated half a mile, for some reason."
After receiving this news, Yuan Song recalled the arrangement of the Tang Army barracks in his mind, and his expression immediately became particularly ugly. When he arrived at the stable, he jumped onto the love horse and rushed to the city tower in one breath.
"Damn it!" Looking at the Tang army's brand new camp arrangement outside the city, Yuansong angrily smashed the city wall with his fist. The Tang army retreated half a mile, just covering up the flaws that had been exposed. At that moment, Yuansong felt a feeling of regret in his heart. If he hadn't been able to control it, he might have already taken the lead and won a small game.
However, the Tang army covered up their weaknesses, and Yuansong felt much more relaxed in his heart. At least now he would not worry about whether to fight or not.
However, Yuan Song's mentality did not continue. Just when he was not thinking about attacking, he got the reason for the Tang army to shrink its military formation: because of carelessness, the Tang army attacking Jian'an City was attacked by Huxianggu, and almost all the siege equipment was burned down. After working hard for many days, it was completely destroyed in the middle of the night.
Yuansong couldn't stand it now. He could lose to anyone, but Huxianggu could not.
This noble family is also the pride of the noble family. Goguryeo was deeply impressed by the culture of the Wei and Jin Dynasties. During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the main reason was that Chen Qun's ninth rank Zhongzheng system in the Han Dynasty gave birth to famous families, such as the Wang Xie family, the Boling Cui family, the Qinghe Cui family, the Qinghe Lu family, the Xingyang Zheng family, the Zhaojun Li family, the Longxi Li family and other aristocratic families. These aristocratic families are all the mainstays of the country.
The Yuan family is also a well-known prominent family in Goguryeo, and it existed as early as the Three Kingdoms period. The "Biography of Goguryeo in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty" records: The five current Goguryeo: one is the inner part, one is the Huang tribe, which is the Guilou tribe; the second is the northern part, which is the Juenu tribe; the third is the eastern part, which is the left part, which is the Shunnu tribe; the fourth is the southern part, which is the front part, which is the Guannu tribe; the fifth is the western part, which is the right part, which is the Xiaonu tribe.
The Yuan family is one of the five tribes.
This family of hundreds of years naturally has the glory of aristocraticism. The two most existing veins of the Yuan family's bloodline are the Yuanzi Youyi lineage, who destroyed Yang Guang's lineage and the Yuanbin who guarded Liaodong. The descendants of the Yuanzi Youyi lineage have now become the real ruler of Goguryeo. His cousin Yuan Gaisuwen will soon inherit his father's position as the Dalu Lu, and will always be aware of state affairs. The position of the only heir to this lineage of Yuanbin is threatening an outsider and a Han Chinese in the Central Plains at all times.
This made Yuan Song, who was proud of the Yuan family since childhood, unable to accept it. He wanted to prove it to his grandfather that he was the descendant of the Yuan family and the only heir of the King of Liaodong.
When the Tang army came, Yuan Song had already found that the Tang army was a little relaxed in their granary guards, but due to Yuan Binzhi's forced order, he endured no attack: Now he knew that his most hostile opponent was the one who took the lead because of his hesitation and fought a beautiful battle. It was precisely because of his hesitation that he missed the opportunity and lost an opportunity to prove that he was better than Huxianggu, and let the other party step on his head for nothing...
He had long noticed the flaws of Tang Jun. It was not his hesitation. This victory should be his...
Unfair and unwilling to accept the consequences, regret and annoyance...
After learning from the pain, Yuansong found that he had too many concerns. This concern made him miss a great opportunity. Letting go of his concerns is the prerequisite for getting back on his feet.
Yuansong put down his grandfather's instructions and observed Tang Jun more carefully until one day... (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better and faster!
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