"You said they advance thirty miles a day?" Nansu City guard monk Xincheng asked.
"This is how the sentry repays." An elegant man in his thirties replied. He was the adjutant of Monk Xincheng, named Cui Ranfu, who was responsible for managing the government affairs in the city.
"Hahaha, I knew it would be like this. That Wu Chengsi was just a young boy. He could only lead the army because he was the nephew of the queen. The Tang Dynasty actually used such a person to lead the army. Isn't this a piece of fat given to us?
!" said a one-eyed man wearing silver armor.
This big man was the most brave general under Monk Xincheng, Eulchito. He loved fighting tigers most of his life. One of his eyes was blinded by a tiger. Not only did he not feel any pity, he was always proud of it.
Monk Xincheng said in a deep voice: "Even if Wu Chengsi doesn't know how to fight, he is still accompanied by Pei Xingjian. It is said that this person has obtained the true biography of Su Dingfang, so he must not be underestimated."
"General, don't worry. According to the sentry report, Wu Chengsi divided the army into two, and Pei Xingjian led another army to attack Tiebei Pass." The elegant man said.
Yijituo said in shock: "Doesn't that mean that Wu Chengsi only has more than 10,000 troops?"
"Yes, six thousand cavalry and six thousand infantry." The elegant man replied.
Eulchito slapped his thigh: "Hahaha, that idiot actually dares to divide his troops!" One-eyed monk Xincheng stared at him: "General, let me rob the camp, with only three thousand cavalry!"
Monk Xincheng seemed a little paralyzed and said expressionlessly: "After all, the Tang army is well-trained. I will give you five thousand cavalry. I hope you will succeed in the battle. It would be best if you can capture Wu Chengsi alive!"
Eulchita laughed and said: "Don't worry, General, I will pinch him in front of you like a chicken by the neck." He turned around and left.
At this moment, a red-armored general said: "You can't kill a chicken with a butcher's knife. It's just a twenty-year-old boy. Why should we, the first warrior of Goryeo, come out? The last general is willing to lead five thousand elite soldiers to capture Wu Chengsi alive."
Child!"
Euljida actually only ranked second in Goryeo, but he liked to be called the first warrior, so he didn't feel dissatisfied with the red-armored general's behavior of grabbing credit, and stood there with a smile.
Monk Xincheng remained silent, and another black-armored general said: "General Mo is willing to go with General Mo!" This man was seven feet long and as majestic as a bear.
Monk Xincheng nodded slightly: "If you two go together, then there will be no problem."
The two of them raised their hands together and took the order to leave.
At this time, the elegant man said: "General, there are many Tang Dynasty businessmen in the city who are trying to deceive the people, saying that the Tang Dynasty is coming to save our country, so that everyone should not resist."
Monk Xincheng said coldly: "These Tang Dynasty businessmen are simply lawless. Send an order and put them all in prison!"
"Why don't you just kill them?" Euljita said loudly.
Monk Xincheng was silent for a while and said slowly: "After all, we are civilians, how can we kill innocent people at will?"
Euljida curled his lips and thought to himself: "When you attacked Baekje and Silla, you loved massacring cities the most. When did you care about the common people?" He felt that Monk Xincheng was trying to leave a way out for himself, so that he could be caught by the Tang Dynasty in the future.
When the time comes, he won't be beheaded for this reason.
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In a canyon, the red-armored general and the black-armored general stood on the mountainside, looking far to the west, and could faintly see a wisp of smoke.
The black-armored general said: "It seems that they are camping in front. What a pity. If they dare to enter the Monkey Head Valley, they can all be wiped out."
The red-armored general smiled and said: "That doesn't matter. I will lead people to rob the camp tonight and capture Wu Chengsi alive. It will be no different."
The black-armored general said: "I'll go with you."
"No, you bring a thousand people to meet me at Huangyang Pass. If something unexpected happens, I will break out from there and lead them to Huangyang Ridge to ambush them."
"What accident could happen?" The black-armored general disagreed.
"After all, we are from the Tang Dynasty, so it's better to be careful." The red-armored general said solemnly.
The black-armored general nodded and said, "Okay then." The two of them went down the hillside and divided their forces.
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Three hours later, the sky turned dark. In the sky, the bright moon was covered by thin clouds, revealing the hazy moonlight.
A mile away from the camp, black shadows were seen slowly advancing under the cover of night.
The person taking the lead was the red-armored general. He ordered every soldier to walk with a bent waist, and also ordered the horses to wear muzzles and thick cloth on their hooves, so that they could tread silently on the ground.
When they were thirty feet away from the camp, the red-armored general waved his hand and the team stopped.
He stopped, looked around, and whispered: "Tower." Several archers immediately stepped forward and shot the sentry on the tower to death.
"Reject the horse."
As soon as he finished speaking, several agile figures quickly ran to the camp, moved away the horses, and opened the door.
"Rocket."
The archers immediately fired rows of rockets into the tent.
In order not to give the opponent too much time to react, after three rounds of rockets, the red-armored general shouted: "Brothers, kill, kill all the Tang people and capture Wu Chengsi alive!"
He said that he took the lead and rushed into the camp, and other soldiers followed him in the charge.
However, after entering the camp, there was no movement inside the tent, and no sound came from the burned tent.
The red-armored general's heart sank, and he slashed open a tent with his saber, but there was no one inside!
"No, I've fallen into a trap, retreat quickly!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless torches suddenly surged from all directions.
To the northeast, Wu Youji led a cavalry group into the camp.
From the northwest, Hei Te Changzhi led another cavalry group to kill.
Two Tang army infantrymen also arrived from the southeast and southwest.
The big man in red armor roared angrily: "Follow me and fight out!" After identifying the direction, he took the lead and rushed toward the northeast.
On a high slope, Wu Chengsi was riding on a horse, quietly watching the fierce battle below. When he saw the big man in red armor choosing the northeast direction to break out, he frowned.
"General, as expected, they really came to rob the camp." Liu Shenli said with admiration.
Han Cheng snorted coldly: "These Korean people are so stupid. They dare to underestimate the general just because he is the nephew of the queen. It is really stupid."
"Brother Han is wrong. The reason why they dared to rob the camp is not just because of the general's identity and age. The general actually used two tactics to lure the enemy, just to lure them to take the initiative to attack." Liu Shenli said with a smile.
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"A strategy to lure the enemy?" Han Cheng was stunned.
"Yes, the general asked General Pei to divide his troops to attack Tiebei Pass. This was the first time to lure the enemy. Then, the general deliberately marched slowly. This was the second time to lure the enemy. Without these actions, the enemy would not have easily left the city to fight with us.
Field battle."
Han Cheng was startled and looked at Wu Chengsi's back.
Wu Chengsi did not listen to the conversation between the two. He had been carefully observing the battle below.
The Koreans were completely different from what he had imagined. They were tall and strong. If Wu Chengsi had not known their identities in advance, Wu Chengsi would have mistaken them for Khitans or Turks.
From the perspective of combat effectiveness, the Goryeo soldiers were not much inferior to the Tang army. They fought back bravely even after losing their arms and legs. However, they had very few armored soldiers and were easily injured and lost their combat effectiveness.
In contrast, the Tang army was protected by armor and had much greater endurance.
In addition, the Koreans were surrounded and outnumbered by the Tang army. The battle situation below was very clear, and the Koreans were falling one by one.
After Wu Chengsi's eyes wandered back and forth on the battlefield for a few times, his eyes returned to the red-armored general again.
I saw the general killing all the way to the northeast, with a sword in his hand that was invincible, and all the Tang troops who blocked him were cut off their horses.
The northeast direction is the direction where Wu Youji is. He uses a long spear with flexible shooting skills, which is specially designed to stab the enemy's throat. More than ten enemies have died in his hands.
The ferocity of the red-armored general caught Wu Youji's attention. He did not hesitate and ran towards the opponent. After a while, he caught up with the red-armored man from behind and stabbed him in the back with a shot.
As if he had eyes on the back of his head, the big man turned around, drew his spear, and then turned the blade of the knife and fell towards Wu You's face.
The whole action is done in one go.
Wu Youji lay back, almost leaning against the horse's back, and barely escaped the blow. After getting up, he stabbed the red-armored general in the throat with his spear, but he blocked it.
The red-armored general used the hilt of his saber to swipe at Wu Youji, but Wu Youji leaned forward and dodged this time.
After the two fought for several rounds, Wu Chengsi, who was watching the battle, was secretly frightened. Wu Youji's attack was easily blocked by the opponent, but Wu Youji did not dare to take the opponent's attack and just tried his best to dodge.
It can be seen that Wu Youji is far less powerful than his opponent and has no confidence in catching the opponent's attack.
Han Cheng said: "General, do you want me to go down and help General Wu Lang?"