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Chapter 16 Victory in the First Battle

Under the city of Gaimu!

Luo Shixin sat with a big golden sword, resting sleepy and lying on the slope one mile away from Gaimu City, bored chewing grass roots with a little sweetness.

Liu Rengui was already a talented person, and what he lacked was experience and experience. Luo Shixin was also a commander who was willing to delegate power. After Luo Shixin's years of being transferred back to Chang'an, Liu Rengui also got the opportunity to stand alone with his good experience.

People like Liu Rengui are afraid of not having a chance. As long as they have the opportunity to perform, they don’t have to worry about him not being able to grasp it.

As expected, just like Lu Meng in the Three Kingdoms period, Liu Rengui, who was the only one, was better and had a more comprehensive mind than when he was under Luo Shixin's command in the past.

He came up with the strategy of hiding the navy, tying the navy into infantry, confusing the enemy's audio-visual, and thus secretly hiding a group of soldiers outside. This trick of fake and real confusing directly confused the steady and experienced Yuan Binzhi.

With this unexpected soldier, Luo Shixin's ambitions were even greater. Breaking the defense line and crossing the Liaoshui River could no longer satisfy his appetite and strategic needs.

He decisively focused on Gaimu City, took Gaimu City, and seized the strategic materials in the city. First, he could alleviate the logistical pressure of the Tang army, and second, he could also give Goguryeo a wake-up call and weaken their morale.

So after the pontoon bridge was built, Luo Shixin arranged for Jiesheng Army and the army to cross the river first.

At that time, Li Shimin did not disband Luo Shixin's Jiesheng Army, but instead incorporated Jiesheng Army into Pingyang's command, and all the current personnel did not change. The training method and training method were the same as before, and it was still a strong force who could enter the battle as soon as possible. Luo Shixin's most trusted personal guard. This time, Jiesheng Army was as Luo Shixin's personal guard as before. He was incorporated into a 100,000 army.

The five hundred victorious troops crossing the river rushed to Gaimu City like lightning. Their speed made Gaimu City defenders not even have time to defend. The city gate was too late to close and it was already lost.

Luo Shixin personally led the Jiesheng army to repel the counterattack of the Guardian of Gaimu City, and waited for the arrival of the subsequent Thousand Cavalry.

With more than 1,500 soldiers in hand, Luo Shixin completely controlled the Xicheng Tower of Gaimu City.

He was not in a hurry to launch an attack, waiting for the subsequent troops to come to aid.

In half a day, the subsequent infantry of the Tang army also arrived one after another, with nearly 25,000 soldiers gathered at the city of Gaimu.

With regard to the troops he obtained, it was easy for Luo Shixin to take down Gaimu City. However, he did not make an appointment to attack the city, but instead ordered the siege and not to attack the Goguryeo defenders in the city.

"A group of guys raised by bitch!" Su Dingfang sat down next to Luo Shixin with a bitter face: "My ancestors of eighteen lifetimes have cursed them all."

The Tang army did not fight, which gave the defenders in the city a chance to take advantage of. He felt that the longer the time delayed, the more beneficial it would be to them. While boosting morale, he mocked the Tang army who did not dare to attack to stabilize the morale of his own.

Su Dingfang had stepped forward to inspect the situation before, and was full of anger.

"Hold it down!" Luo Shixin said with a smile: "When their reinforcements come, you will vent your anger."

Su Dingfang is also a general of the genius. He can't see Luo Shixin's strategy of surrounding the points to attack the aid. Even if he is angry, he has to endure it. He looked at the south for a while. "I'm afraid that the wishful thinking has not been fully launched."

"Maybe it is possible!" Luo Shixin also understood the meaning of Su Dingfang's words, and was very uninteresting.

Li Jing once used lions to describe Luo Shixin's combat methods, and was good at using his own style to bring together soldiers. He formed a group, constantly created fighter opportunities and was able to seize small opportunities. Once he found an opportunity, he would try his best to get the best interests, dare to take risks, and be bold and domineering.

Liu Rengui's plan allowed the Tang army to achieve initial victory, but Luo Shixin's combat style infinitely expanded this initial victory. Not only did he have to swallow Gaimu City, but he also had to eat the reinforcements sent by Huaiyuan Town and surround the site to fight for reinforcements.

Liu Rengui's strategy, coupled with Luo Shixin's command and the cooperation of famous generals like Su Dingfang, went smoothly step by step, and it was just one step short of being able to achieve great success. But now, there has not been any news of reinforcements. Huaiyuan Town has to send reinforcements. The only explanation is that the opponent's reinforcements have a very persistent general, guarding against their surrounds and attacking the reinforcements.

Seeing that the respected coach was a little discouraged, Su Dingfang hurriedly said, "It's already an amazing record to achieve such a result. Do you still expect to destroy Goguryeo in one battle?"

"Yes! If you can escape from the monk, you can't escape from the temple." Luo Shixin spit out the grass roots in his mouth and said, "Notify Mo Hu'er to prepare to attack the city. Remind him to prevent Goguryeo from burning the baggage when he was desperate."

Just in the woods twenty miles away from Gaimu City, Huxiegu listened quietly to the news that came to the scouts to find, and pondered for a while and said, "Get away! Let's go back to Liaodong."

"What?" Wei Ze, the deputy general of Huxie Valley, suspected his ears. The Gaimu City had not yet fallen, and the Goguryeo guards in the city were still struggling to wait for their arrival. They came day and night, with the goal of rescuing Gaimu City, but they were going to retreat now?

"Retreat!" Hu Xiegu repeated his words, "On the other side is Luo Shixin, the commander of the Tang army, who is the most powerful in fighting in the field. When we go, we can only make his record more brilliant and meaningless."

Wei Ze said in a lost voice: "Is this a surround and attacking support?"

"I'm not far away!" Hu Xiegu sighed: "Luo Shixin is really not comparable to Yang Guang."

Wei Ze hesitated for a moment and whispered: "But the general retreated at this time. The major general was afraid that he would say that the general was not, and that the general was afraid of fighting and fearing the enemy..."

Hu Xiegu was also helpless, and he tried his best tolerate Yuansong, but the other party's aggressiveness made him feel very uncomfortable. He was not from Goguryeo, but he always regarded himself as Goguryeo. His father and mother were from the Central Plains. His father Hu Sizheng was from Luoyang, and his ancestors were a family of officials. He was under the Mengyin of his ancestors and had a certain status in the Sui Dynasty. He was deeply respected by Yang Guang. Later, he was promoted to the Minister of War. Hu Sizheng had a good relationship with Yang Xuangan's brothers. Yang Xuangan raised an army to rebel against Sui, and Hu Sizheng responded with him and was a key figure in Yang Xuangan's rebellion. However, due to Yang Xuangan's failure in the rebellion, Hu Sizheng fled to Goguryeo. In addition to being treated by Goguryeo, he also had a close relationship with Yuan Binzhi, the defending king of Liaodong, Guanju, the head eldest brother of Zaoyi, and was close friends with each other.

Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo for the third time, but he could not take down the defensive line of Liaoshui in the face of Yuan Binzhi's interception. However, due to years of war, Goguryeo also paid a certain price and was unwilling to consume with the Sui Dynasty. He repaid Husizheng to Yang Guang, verbally gave up and sent Yang Guang. Yang Guang could not pass the Liaoshui River, and the country was full of holes. Goguryeo gave him some face and retreated along the ladder.

Yang Guang was so angry that he hung him outside the Golden Light Gate, and personally shot him with arrows with all civil and military officials. This shooting was not enough, so he ordered Hu Sizheng to be stewed and his meat was distributed to the civil and military ministers. In order to please Yang Guang, some ministers also ate a lot.

It was not enough to kill and stew it. Yang Guang used the remaining bones and smashed the bones...

Huxianggu is Husizheng's son, and he was taken by Yuan Bin as his adopted son.

When his biological father was treated like this, Huxianggu completely cut off his idea of ​​being a native of the Central Plains, regarded Goguryeo as his motherland, and worked hard to serve Goguryeo.

"Take one step, one step!" Hu Xiegu said: "I can't step on it for myself even though I know it's a plan. Withdraw the troops..."

Luo Shixin did not wait for the reinforcements from Goguryeo after all, and he lost the patience of waiting and made an appointment for the attack.

After holding it in for a long time, the Tang army waved the sharp weapon in the face of Goguryeo's ridicule, which made the soldiers guarding the city understand a truth: strength is not something that is said by words, but is something that is achieved by fighting.

From the moment Luo Shixin issued the offensive order to the end of the war, it took only half an hour...

The defenders of Goguryeo intended to burn food, grass and jade at the last moment, but the reason why Luo Shixin chose to attack Gaimu City was that he was interested in strategic materials saved in the city. He had prepared himself first and controlled their armory and granaries as soon as possible...

After logistical statistics, the Tang army captured more than 20,000 Goguryeo people in this battle and seized more than 100,000 stones of food and salary.

"Hahaha..." After getting this number, Luo Shixin laughed happily on the spot, and was about to laugh like a fool, and said in a snoring manner: "More than 100,000 stones, I think Goguryeo and the others are going to feel distressed and they will be bleeding..."

The grain of this period was in units of stone. The average grain that an adult man could consume in a year was seven stones. The grain of 100,000 stones was enough for Luo Shixin's 100,000 troops to eat for several months.

Su Dingfang said: "They have stored so much food, which shows how deeply rooted this long-standing strategic idea is."

Mo Hu'er laughed and said, "They deserve it. The adults want to fight. Can they hold on? What they have saved will be cheaper in the end." He had a blind admiration for Luo Shixin. In his opinion, anyone who opposes Luo Shixin is irrational, and surrender is the most correct way to do it.

Luo Shixin was happy for a long time and got the latest situation of another army.

Yuan Binzhi sent 15,000 people to resist the 8,000 Tang cavalry. Rencheng King Li Daozong personally led the cavalry to kill him. It was unstoppable and almost wiped out the Goguryeo soldiers. However, due to the obstruction of these five soldiers, Yuan Binzhi retreated safely over the Liaoshui River and led the remaining troops back to Liaodong.

And Liaodong is the second nail encountered by the Tang army on this road. (To be continued...) r1292
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