Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

In history, the biggest reason for the failure of His Majesty Li Er's initial conquest of Goguryeo was that he was blocked under the city of Anshi.An important reason why Anshicheng was blocked was Li Daozong's incompetence.

At that time, the Tang army piled up soil as a mountain and was about to break the city. Because of Li Daozong's negligence in deployment, his success fell short.

Although history has changed now, Yang Wanchun, who became famous in the first battle in Anshi, went to Seoul.But who knows if Jiang Xia Wang will make Tang Jun repeat the same mistakes because of another negligence?

Well, even if King Jiang Xia is really cautious, there is nothing negligent in this trip.Will Guo Ye's words just now be slapped in the face?

Still not possible.

Goguryeo was the country that overcame Emperor Sui Yang's million-strong army three times. In history, it later overcame His Majesty Li Er twice!

How can it be so simple to destroy the country?

Later, Datang was able to destroy Goguryeo, which was composed of many factors, not just military achievements.

Goguryeo people are best at defending the city.In this expedition, there is a 90.00% possibility that the troops will be stopped under a certain fortified city, and they will be forced to retreat in the end.

As for whether the battle is won or lost, this topic will support many historians after a thousand years.

So, just now, Guo Ye just said a correct nonsense, but he just pushed the responsibility for being forced to retreat to Li Daozong first.

Of course, His Majesty Li Er didn't know the twists and turns in Guo Ye's heart. He said angrily: "Bold! Before I sent troops, you cursed the teacher for being useless this time. What is your intention?"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. This humble official's words are just for the sake of the matter, and there is no intention of cursing me at Tang Dynasty. Then Li Daozong is indeed not very capable. As a vanguard official, he must..."

"Nonsense! I don't know what is Jiang Xia's ability? His ability to fight is definitely not inferior to yours, Guo Ye. Qin Guogong, your third reason is simply not valid."

Li Daozong was overjoyed and said: "Your Majesty who knows me. Qin Guogong not only fails the third reason, but also the second reason is nonsense!"

"Oh? Why is that?"

"Let's talk about it. Yes, the military discipline of my men is not very good, but is it because I am greedy for money?"

Swish!

As soon as he finished speaking, all the officials focused their attention on him!The meaning in that gaze is self-evident - you, King Jiang Xia, are not greedy for money, who would believe it!

"Uh...Okay!" Li Daozong scratched his head and said, "I do like some yellow and white things. But that's not the real reason why I indulge my subordinates."

Guo Ye said: "Is it reasonable for you to plunder?"

"I'm still right. Whether it's a siege or a field battle, you put your head on your belt and fight with your life. After the victory, we officials can be promoted to rank, but what about the soldiers? How many are there? Those who can be promoted? Everyone is working so hard, what is it for?"

Kong Yingda said: "Soldiers have made meritorious service, and the imperial court will reward them. Even if they die in battle, the local government will also provide compensation."

"How much is that? Your Majesty, you know soldiers, and you should understand that if you want your soldiers to work hard, you can't let everyone get rich! Like Qin Guogong, strict military discipline! The people's hearts are there, but the army's hearts are lost! Soldiers If you don’t work hard, why do you expand your territory?”

His Majesty Li Er certainly knew that Li Daozong's words were justified, but as an emperor, he could not agree with them.

He had no choice but to say: "It's better to have less looting. The people of Goguryeo are also my people."

Li Daozong rolled his eyes, and said again: "If Qin Guogong is the vanguard, although the looting incident may be less, but another incident is more serious than the looting incident, and I am afraid it will arouse the resistance of the Goguryeo people!"

"Do you mean……"

"Qin Guogong is lustful, especially the beauty of the land of Sanhan. If the people below search for the beauties of Goguryeo in order to please him. Youdao is the hatred of killing his father and taking his wife... the consequences will be disastrous!"

His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel his heart move when he heard this.

He didn't care that Guo Ye's army robbed beautiful women.In fact, Li Daozong's military discipline was corrupt, and there were many broken things that insulted women.

What really affected his mood was the thought of Jiang Yumei who was brought back by Guo Ye.

Originally, His Majesty Li Er had nothing to do with Li Daozong or Guo Ye as the vanguard, and had no personal opinion.

But when he thought of this incident, he couldn't help feeling bad about Guo Ye, and said: "In this case, then pass on my order, take King Jiangxia as the vanguard, lead [-] troops, and send troops to Liaodong City!"

Li Daozong heard that he had become a pioneer, and before he had time to be happy, he was immediately speechless by the following two sentences, and said: "Two... twenty thousand? Your Majesty, did I hear correctly?"

Chapter 1864 Xuanjia Army

How many people are needed to conquer Goguryeo?This is hard to say.Anyway, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dispatched an army of one million three times and failed to defeat them.

Of course, war is a complex art, and it doesn't mean that the more people the better.It is not uncommon in history to win more battles with less.

Maybe Emperor Sui Yang failed because he sent too many troops and his command was not effective?

His Majesty Li Er sent fewer people for this expedition, which was also within Li Daozong's understanding.However, the number of people can't be so outrageous?

Twenty thousand... What is twenty thousand enough for?

You know, there are [-] troops in Liaodong City above the border.The [-] troops have gone, is it to crusade against others, or to deliver food to others?

His Majesty Li Er certainly understood Li Daozong's thoughts, he explained: "King Jiangxia, don't worry, the total army to conquer Goguryeo is of course not just your 2 people."

"Even if His Majesty has another army, the vanguard of my minister is only [-], isn't it a little less?"

"There are 4 troops in our central army, plus [-] in your vanguard battalion, that's [-] troops. In addition, there is also [-] navy troops of Xun Guogong Zhang Liang. The [-] troops that went to Goguryeo this time, you One person can take [-]% of the total, which is not too small."

"One hundred thousand troops?" Li Daozong was even more disappointed when he heard the exact number, and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know how many troops Goguryeo has?"

"Of course I know. Goguryeo has a standing army of about 20 troops. With all efforts mobilized, there will always be 50 troops."

"It's still true. Even if our Tang army is brave and good at fighting, there is a big gap between one hundred thousand troops and five hundred thousand troops, isn't it?"

His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said, "King Jiang Xia, you only know one thing, not the other. The reason why Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty failed to conquer Goguryeo three times was because of the lack of food. .Jiangxia Wang is familiar with history books, you know this, right?"

"I know."

"It's good to know. If I also dispatched millions of troops, although the national treasury can be used, the food will not grow legs by itself and run to the camp of the soldiers in front. If the food is used by the enemy, I am afraid that it will stir up civil uprisings, and the gains will not be worth the losses. "

It is true that Li Daozong is greedy for money, but he is not a fool, otherwise he would not be so valued by His Majesty Li Er.

He nodded and said: "I understand. Your Majesty has summed up the lessons learned from Emperor Sui Yang's failure, so he acted cautiously. He only sent [-] troops, so as not to put too much pressure on the logistics. But..."

"It's nothing more than that. The [-] troops are all the elite troops of my Tang Dynasty, and all my Xuanjia troops have also been dispatched. Not to mention that everyone can count as ten, and there is no problem with one as five. There are many soldiers in Goguryeo, but they are all The mob is vulnerable."

Hearing that His Majesty Li Er's Xuanjia Army was also dispatched, Li Daozong immediately felt relieved.

The total number of this Xuanjia soldiers is only about 5000, but it is the real capital that His Majesty Li Er relies on to seize the world.

Every time the battle came to a critical moment, Li Shimin would personally lead this iron cavalry to attack. The attack must be captured, the battle must be won, and the final decision will be made with one blow.

To put it bluntly, the army's charge declared victory in the war as soon as it started.

He said with great joy: "If the Xuanjia Army can be dispatched, it is of course easy to wipe out Goguryeo. Your Majesty, I still have a merciless request."

"King Jiangxia, please tell me."