Just after Monk Xincheng left, the personal commander Wang Wenjie entered the camp and said, "General, the scouts reported that the three thousand cavalry of Goryeo took a small path and bypassed Mercy Ridge and are heading towards Yangfu Pass."
Wu Chengsi took out the map and spread it on the table. Several generals gathered around him.
Yangfuguan is located south of Nansu City. Through this pass, you can bypass the Tang army camp and return to Goryeo territory. The Goryeo army obviously wants to escape!
Wu Chengsi looked up at Cui Ranfu and asked, "How many defenders are there at Yangfuguan?"
"There are only five hundred people." Cui Ranfu whispered.
Wu Chengsi sighed. Although there were only five hundred men, they were enough to hold off the Tang army for a while.
The Eulchita tribe can completely use this time to escape. He only has 3,000 troops and will never return to Nansu. He will most likely go to Ganmu City to the east of Nansu City.
At this point, it was impossible to capture this cavalry, Wu Chengsi thought. After a pause, he asked again: "How many defenders are there in Nansu City?"
"There are only more than a thousand people." Cui Ranfu replied.
Wu Chengsi nodded secretly, this was very consistent with the information Tang Jun had.
There were a total of 20,000 defenders in Nansu. They lost 4,000 during the siege of the camp and 12,000 at Mercy Ridge. After deducting the 3,000 men and horses from Euljituo, more than 1,000 people were left, which was exactly 20,000.
Wu Chengsi stood up and said loudly: "Give me the order, the army will march to Nansu City after half an hour's rest! Hei Te Changzhi and Wu Youji will lead the cavalry as the vanguard!"
"General, take your orders!" all the generals said in unison.
Half an hour later, Wu Chengsi asked Hei Te Changzhi and the two men to take Seng Xincheng and Cui Ranfu and go straight to Nansu City.
Nansu City was a Goryeo military fortress, and there must have been a large amount of military supplies and equipment stored there. Under normal circumstances, even if the city was captured, the enemy would burn the food and grass, damage the equipment, and would never leave it to the Tang army.
However, Wu Chengsi successfully lured out the enemy's main force and gathered them together to annihilate them. If he could capture Nansu City before the enemy could react, the harvest would be huge.
Especially for grain and grass, in order to support this war, the Tang army transported a large amount of grain and grass from all over the country, which consumed a huge amount of manpower and material resources.
If Wu Chengsi could intercept a large amount of grain and grass, it would greatly reduce the burden on the court and the people.
When Wu Chengsi led the infantry to the outside of Nansu City, it was already late at night, and he felt excited when he saw the flag of the Tang Army hanging on the city wall.
This is the first city he built!
On the city wall, Wu Youji had been waiting for a long time. After recognizing that it was Wu Chengsi's troops, he immediately opened the city gate and welcomed him in.
Wu Chengsi asked about the situation of food and grass in the city. Wu Youji said with a smile on his face: "Thanks to Cui Ranfu for taking Nansu City this time, he tricked the city gate into opening. I have sent people to check, and there are ten tons of food in the city."
The remaining ten thousand stones are enough to feed our Zuowuwei army for half a year."
Wu Chengsi climbed up the city wall along the stone steps and said, "Very good, where is General Black Teeth?"
"He went to clean up the security in the city. After we entered the city, many Korean people made trouble for us."
Wu Chengsi thought for a while and said: "Pass the order and post the Tang laws on the south wall of the official office in the city. Tell the people in the city that anyone who abides by the laws of the Tang Dynasty is a citizen of the Tang Dynasty and will also be protected by the laws of the Tang Dynasty."
Wu Youji hesitated for a moment and said: "Second brother, I'm afraid there are many Goryeo craftsmen in the city."
"If you don't want to be a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, then you should deal with it as an enemy country." Wu Chengsi said coldly.
Wu Youji nodded and said, "Second brother, can you report your victory to the imperial court and Marshal Li?"
"I'll write a good news later." Wu Chengsi said with a smile, looking at the silent night sky, he suddenly sighed: "It's autumn."
Wu Youji was stunned for a moment and immediately understood the meaning of his words: "I heard that the winter in Goryeo is extremely cold. In November, it will be difficult for the soldiers to fight."
"Yes, according to my estimation, Marshal Li should be planning to lay down the first line of defense of Goryeo within this year. After this winter is over, he will continue to march towards Goryeo in the spring of next year."
Wu Youji frowned and said: "Then in the next six months, won't we have no battles to fight?"
Wu Chengsi turned to look at him and said with a smile: "Don't be anxious, the Koreans can't escape."
Wu Youji crossed his arms and said: "Second brother, since we have taken Nansu City, we still have two months to go, so we can still fight, right?"
"Oh? Where do you want to fight?"
"Of course it's Buyeo City. Zuo Wujun's mission is to rescue Yuon Boy. He is now besieged in Buyeo City. As long as we rescue him, we will have a good chance of fighting against the Goryeo Army."
Wu Chengsi shook his head and smiled: "As a general, you can't only think about fighting. Let me ask you, how many troops does Mr. Yuan have now?"
"Including the team that rescued him not long ago, there should be more than 30,000 people."
"Is it so easy to defeat more than 30,000 people?" Wu Chengsi said: "And we have already captured Nansu City. Waiting for Marshal Li and General Xue to capture Xincheng. After Liaodong City, the Korean troops and horses will definitely turn towards us.
With the transfer here, the pressure on Mr. Yuan will be greatly reduced."
"You mean we don't need to go to Buyeo Castle?"
"Of course, as long as we continue to win battles, the pressure on Buyeo City will naturally become less and less, which can also play a rescue role. On the contrary, if we join Mr. Yuan, he will only hinder our steps.
There’s nothing you can do!”
Wu Youji was stunned for a long time, then touched his nose and said, "Yes, we have no obligation to protect him."
In fact, in addition to this, there is another reason, that is, Wu Chengsi hopes that the power in Boy Yuan's hands will be used up more, otherwise if he goes back on his word, Tang Jun will waste a lot of effort.
That night, Wu Chengsi wrote two Tang newspapers, one was sent to Chang'an on a 800-mile rush, and the other was sent to Li Ji.
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Three hundred miles south of Nansu City is New City, the largest fortress city in Korea.
In the entire country of Goryeo, the height of the new city wall is second only to the capital Pyongyang.
Not only were 50,000 elite soldiers stationed in the city, but Yuan Nanjian's son Yuan Xinzhong was also sent to supervise the battle.
However, even so, the army and people in the new city are always in tension.
Because they were facing the famous Tang general Li Ji.
A few days ago, Li Ji came to the new city and set up camp fifty miles away.
He did not directly attack the new city, but first dispersed the army and planned to capture all the strongholds around the new city.
Yuan Xinzhong felt that the main force behind Li Ji's troops was empty, which was a good opportunity. He ignored the advice of the defender and forced the Goryeo army to contribute. As a result, the Goryeo army was defeated by Li Ji at Shitai Mountain, and the Tang army beheaded more than 4,000 people.
After this battle, Yuan Nobutada lost all fighting spirit and strictly ordered his soldiers to retreat into the city and not attack under any circumstances. So within a few days, all the strongholds around the new city were captured.
Including the number of beheadings in the battle of Shitai Mountain, the Tang army beheaded more than 6,000 Korean troops and captured more than 1,000 people.
On this day, Li Jizheng was discussing with the generals how to break the city in the tent. One of his guards hurriedly entered the tent, cupped his hands and said: "Commander, General Xue and General Wu have reported success!"
Li Ji's eyes lit up, he twisted his beard and said with a smile, "Read it and listen."
The guard responded and said loudly: "General Xue defeated the Koreans in Ma'anshan yesterday and beheaded more than 8,000 people. He also killed the fierce Korean generals before the battle."
"good!"
"As expected of General Xue!"
"It seems that the destruction of Liaodong City is just around the corner!"
All the generals cheered in unison and whispered among themselves, and their morale soared.
Li Ji took a panoramic view of everyone's expressions and thought to himself: "Xue Rengui's prestige in the army may have surpassed that of Su Dingfang." He said calmly: "Continue reading."
The soldier nodded and said loudly: "General Wu defeated the Koreans near Yinshan a few days ago and beheaded more than 2,000 people. Yesterday, he defeated the Koreans at Mercy Ridge and beheaded more than 9,000 people! Capture the guard of Nansu City alive, Monk Xin. Cheng, Lieutenant General Cui Ranfu..."
The soldier didn't read the content beforehand, so he was startled as he read it. The other generals were even more unbelievable.
"Behead two thousand? Behead nine thousand more? Is it true or false?"
"You also arrested the guard general and deputy general of Nansu? Impossible, right?"
"Look more clearly. Do you think 'hundred' means thousands?"
Even Li Ji was slightly moved and asked, "What is the current situation in Nansu City?"
The soldier swallowed his saliva and said: "Nansu City has been captured by General Wu, and more than 100,000 stones of food and grass have been taken away!"
Li Ji suddenly stood up and said, "Show it to me?" The soldier agreed and handed over the document.
Li Ji looked at it for a moment, and a pleased smile appeared on his face: "Okay! Okay! General Wu really did not disappoint me. I have added a good general to the Tang Dynasty!"