Danchang, in the first year of Wude, Danchang County was renamed Dazhou, and was merged into Jicheng County, which belonged to Minzhou. In the second year of Wude, the Qinzhou General Administration Office was established to govern Qin, Wei, Min, Tao, Die, Wen, Wu, and Cheng

, Kang, Lan, Dang, Fu Twelve States.

In the fourth year of Wude, Danzhou was under the jurisdiction of Minzhou. In the first year of Zhenguan, Tanshui County in Chengzhou was transferred to Danzhou. After a month's march, the Tang Army from Xihai Road arrived at the county closest to Minzhou.

After setting up camp, Qin Qiong sat on the commander's seat and asked everyone: "Minzhou is surrounded by mountains and rivers and the terrain is steep. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. How do you think we should attack it?"

Xi Junmai, who was sitting at the head of Hou Junji, walked to the front of the map and said: "Commander, Ju Scouting Cavalry has come to report that the Tuyuhun army totals 120,000 people, and 50,000 people have been dispatched to Dongshan and south of Minzhou.

The garrison at Erlang Mountain was deployed in a diagonal manner, and the general thought that the troops should be divided into two groups."

"One way is to attack from east to west, forcefully cross the Diezang River, attack the Tuyuhun defenders in Dongshan, and then attack in the direction of Minzhou. The other way is to cross the Mazi watershed, attack Erlang Mountain, and reach the foot of Minzhou City after climbing over Yunu Peak."

In view of the special terrain conditions of Minzhou, what Xi Junmai said was recognized by many generals in the tent. However, Li Chengqian was not reassured and asked: "General Xi, it is winter now, the Diezang River has frozen, and the Dongshan defenders

What to do if a trebuchet is used to attack the river.

In other words, even if our army can get through, if we cannot conquer the two barriers outside Minzhou City in a short time, it will inevitably lead to a confrontation when the enemy forces in Minzhou arrive with more troops. What should we do then?"

Xi Junmai was a young general who was promoted by Hou Junji in the right guard army. He was brave in battle, but when it came to strategy, he still fell behind.

After listening to Li Chengqian's words, Hou Junji smiled from the corner of his mouth. It seems that His Highness the Crown Prince taught Qin Qiong well: "Yes, Your Highness is right to worry. The river is frozen now, and it is definitely impossible to cross it by force."

With that said, Qin Shubao walked to the map: "Everyone, it is right to divide the troops, but the troops attacking Dongshan can only sneak across the Diezang River at night, and then pretend to attack Dongshan to contain the Dongshan defenders so that they cannot return for reinforcements. The main force of the army immediately followed

Forcefully occupy the watershed, assault Erlang Mountain, and then reach the foot of Minzhou City."

"What the commander-in-chief said is absolutely true. How about letting the last general lead the troops to pretend to attack Dongshan." After Hou Junji finished speaking, Qin Shubao did not immediately issue an order. His eyes were still fixed on the map, even though the enemy was outnumbered and we were outnumbered.

But for the Tuyuhun army, defending the city is their shortcoming, but if these hundreds of thousands of Tuyuhun troops are allowed to enter the plains and fight in the field, it will be troublesome.

"Jun Ji, if we fight like this, we have a great chance of taking Minzhou, but our troops are too small and we can't eat so many people at once, so we can only let them leave. If this is the result, how can we fight with him?

Where are the accounts of the soldiers and civilians who died in the battle in Minzhou?"

After Qin Shubao finished speaking, he turned around and said to Hou Junji, in fact, he didn't need to ask Hou Junji to understand that even if Minzhou was conquered, they would not be able to do anything due to the lack of troops. Tuyuhun's cavalry was not low in combat effectiveness.

The army is at a disadvantage.

Li Chengqian rubbed his chin and considered the words of the two coaches. With the current strength of the Tang army, it would be very difficult to recapture Minzhou. It was obviously impossible to eat so many Tuyuhun troops in one go. But as he was thinking about it,

At that time, Kongtong Mountain located in the west of Minzhou City came into his eyes.

Li Chengqian pointed to the Iron Gate Pass in Kongtong Mountain and said: "Two marshals, the Iron Gate Pass in the west of Minzhou City is the only passage connecting Minzhou and Taozhou. If our army sends a surprise force to seize it, it will be a pinch.

Qicun lives in the Minzhou garrison.

Once our army conquers Minzhou, it will inevitably cause chaos among the enemy forces. They will move closer to Tiemenguan at all costs. When the time comes, the army will take advantage of the opportunity to cover up and kill, and they will definitely be able to completely annihilate the Tuyuhun army that invaded our country at Tiemenguan.

To comfort our soldiers and civilians in Minzhou who died for our country."

Li Chengqian's words aroused the interest of Qin Shubao and Qin Shubao. After a short discussion, the two agreed that Li Chengqian's suggestion was good, but the risk was too great. Moreover, if you want to go to Tiemenguan, you must pass through Erlang Mountain. If you want not to disturb the people there,

It is not easy for the enemy army.

Hou Junji thought for a while and replied: "Your Highness, the idea is very good, but how to cross Erlang Mountain quietly? What if they go to Tiemenguan? This is the only way.

Even if we go around it, once a battle breaks out, Tiemenguan's defenders will definitely be on guard and it will be difficult to capture them. Will the army west of the Tao River just ignore it?"

Hou Junji's words are not unreasonable. The defenders of Erlang Mountain must not be aware of it, and they must also be prevented from retreating to Tiemenguan to defend. In that case, they will also become a stalemate with the Tuyuhun army in Minzhou. However, Hou Junji

This is not a problem for Li Chengqian. In his previous life, such infiltration operations were Li Chengqian's specialty.

"What if we turn the main force attacking Erlang Mountain into a feint attack, and take advantage of the fierce battle to quietly cross Erlang Mountain with a small force. As long as the Erlang Mountain defenders repulse our attack, then the defense of Tiemenguan will be

It won't be too strict.

After the small force captured Tiemenguan, they destroyed the bridges and ice on the Tao River to delay their reinforcements. Then the large army could proceed according to the original battle plan."

Li Chengqian's bold idea shocked the two of them. Although they had been fighting for a lifetime, they had always been straightforward. When had they fought in this way? But according to Li Chengqian's idea, this small force was the most dangerous.

Qin Shubao pondered for a moment: "I think it's okay, Commander, who can be sent to lead this small force to conquer Tiemenguan."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chengqian volunteered to go, but the two Qin Hous denied it. It was nonsense to ask the prince to carry out such a dangerous task. If something happened to them, their families would not be able to kill him.

But Li Chengqian didn't give up, because this was an opportunity. Taking this step would allow him to lead the army legitimately: "Commander, the plan was made by the students. No one in the tent knows how to infiltrate the army.

If the operation fails, not only will this small force all die for the country, but what should we do if the hundreds of thousands of enemy troops are allowed to escape? Should we let them burn, kill, and loot our land in the Tang Dynasty before heading back to Guhun?"

At this, Qin Shubao hesitated. He knew that his men only knew how to kill Qiu Ba. Li Chengqian really didn't have such a smart mind, but it was too much to let the prince of a country carry out such a dangerous combat mission.

"Brother Shubao, since His Highness has said so, let him go. The chick will always grow up. You can't protect him all your life. Besides, wasn't it the same when His Majesty was the King of Qin?", Hou Junji.
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