North of Buyeo City, Wu Chengsi led the cavalry in a hurry on the uneven ground, with a very solemn expression on his face.
"Second brother, why are we going north? Why don't we return to Yongning City from the west?" Wu Youji asked as he rode.
"Since Mr. Yuan has betrayed us, this request for help is a conspiracy. There must be an ambush in the west, and Le Bo's army is on the east road, so we can only go north."
Wu Youji nodded and said: "Let's deal with the Mo brown people first, so that they can't encircle them, and then turn around and fight the Koreans!"
Wu Chengsi was silent. Although he also hoped to deal with the Mo brown people, time did not allow it. The opponents this time were very powerful, and they would never give the Tang army time to deal with the Mo brown people.
While he was thinking about it, Han Cheng suddenly said: "Master, how did you know that Mr. Yuan has betrayed us?"
Wu Chengsi said: "It's very simple. If Mr. Yuan hadn't betrayed us, we would have been welcomed by the people in the city. Buyeo City has been under attack for so long, and we urgently need to calm the people's hearts. However, after entering the city, I couldn't see a single common person, and I immediately became suspicious.
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"Later I deliberately told about General Pei, and the Goryeo general actually knew that General Pei was attacking Yalu City. If they were really being attacked by Le Bo, how could they possibly know General Pei's movements?"
Han Cheng nodded repeatedly: "I see, but their attack on the city is exactly like the real thing. I really don't know how those soldiers can act so similar!"
Wu Chengsi shook his head and sighed: "It's not staged. I'm afraid only the senior generals on both sides know about this plan, not the soldiers at the bottom."
Wu Youji said in astonishment: "So, in order to deceive us, they deliberately let their soldiers kill each other?"
Wu Chengsi nodded with a solemn expression. The enemy was willing to pay such a high price, so one can imagine his determination to defeat them.
They must want to annihilate all their troops, capture themselves alive, and then negotiate with the court.
The army ran for another five or six miles when a raging river suddenly appeared in front of them, with a pontoon bridge above the river.
Hei Te Changzhi said happily: "General, as long as we cross the river and burn the pontoon bridge, we don't have to worry about the Koreans behind us!"
Han Cheng said hurriedly: "How can we go back after burning the pontoon bridge? The soldiers only have two days of dry food with them, and it will take ten days to rebuild the pontoon bridge."
Wu Chengsi waved his hand and said, "We'll discuss it after we cross the pontoon bridge first." With a wave of his hand, the army rushed towards the pontoon bridge.
When the Tang army had just passed half of the army, a group of military horses suddenly ran out from the path on the other side of the river. Everyone had braids on their heads. It was the army of the Mo brown people.
Hei Te Changzhi, who was in the vanguard, let out a laugh and shouted: "Oh my god, these barbarians actually know how to attack halfway across the river." He led ten thousand cavalry across the river and charged towards the Mo brown people.
Wu Chengsi's cavalry was divided into three levels. The third level consisted of thousands of people who had just converted from infantry to cavalry last year. They had been trained for less than half a year and had the worst combat effectiveness.
The second group is the captured Goryeo cavalry and Khitan cavalry, which are second in strength. The first group is the former Zuowu Guard cavalry, which is the strongest.
The ten thousand cavalry led by Hei Te Changzhi are the first cavalry. These cavalry are not only experienced and skilled, but also have won battles one after another. Each of them has a lot of blood on their hands. Their soldiers are sharp and murderous.
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Coupled with the fierce general Hei Te Changzhi, how could the Mo brown people withstand the charge of the Tang army? They were directly scattered in the formation and forced back a certain distance.
Hei Te Changzhi's fierce attack squeezed out space for the Tang Army's cavalry behind.
Soon, Wu Chengsi led the remaining 10,000 cavalry to successfully land ashore, first burned down the pontoon bridge, and then fought with the Mo Brown people.
Wu Chengsi wielded a dragon-headed sword, which looked like a horse-zanting sword, but the front blade was thinner than an ordinary horse-zanting sword. Although it was thin, it was very heavy.
This knife is specially made and is extremely sharp. When it collides with the iron hammers and iron rods of the Mo brown people, it can often cut off their weapons.
He was closely protected by his own bodyguards, often leaving only the enemy at the front for him, and Han Cheng taking care of him. Although he was in the midst of a chaotic army, he was at peace.
A quarter of an hour after the battle with the Mo brown people, smoke and dust were everywhere on the other side of the river, and 30,000 Korean cavalry led by Lobo and Yuan finally arrived.
Le Bo looked at the broken pontoon bridge, and at the Tang army and the Mo Brown people fighting together on the other side. The light in his eyes disappeared, and he waved his hands a little tiredly: "Retreat... we lost..."
Mr. Yuan frowned and said, "General Le, we can recruit small boats nearby and we can still cross the Sumo River. How can we give up so easily?"
Le Bo shook his head and said: "By the time our army crosses the river, the Tang army has already eliminated the Mo brown people. Without the advantage of encirclement, and without the help of the Mo brown people, our army's chance of winning is very low."
Boy Yuan said with a sullen face: "We have thirty thousand cavalry, can't we defeat twenty thousand Tang people?"
Le Bo shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Zuo Molizhi, look at the equipment of the Tang people on the other side. They are all wearing heavy armor and holding heavy weapons. They are led by good generals and charge fiercely. Even if I mobilize 10,000 cavalry from Yong'an City
Come here, our chances of winning a head-on battle with them are very low."
Boy Yuan said in a daze: "Is the gap really that big?"
Le Bo sighed: "If not, why would I make such a plan? This cavalry led by Wu Chengsi is the elite of the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Army. If we can trick them into entering Fuyu City and make them lose their cavalry advantage, I will
Only then can you have a 100% chance of winning.
Even if he does not enter the city, if we can encircle the Tang army, our army still has a 70% chance of winning. However, if it is a head-on battle, our army has less than a 30% chance of winning, and the possibility of capturing Wu Chengsi alive is even slimmer."
Boy Yuan lamented and said, "Then is our country, Goryeo, really going to be destroyed?"
Le Bo said solemnly: "I will persist until the last moment. As long as there is half a chance, I will not let it go. Now our army should quickly return to Yalu City and join forces with Ji Heng to attack Pei Xingjian's army. If we can succeed, we can gain more
One point chance of winning."
Boy Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
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Two hours after the Goryeo cavalry left, the Mo brown people began to flee. Black Teeth Changzhi and Wu Youji led the cavalry to pursue them and almost slaughtered all the 10,000 cavalrymen.
After the first battle, the Tang army suffered more than a thousand casualties and received 800 surrendered soldiers, plus more than 3,000 horses.
Wu Chengsi sent an order to the army and set up camp by the river bank. He ordered the soldiers to kill the horses of the Mo brown people for food, while his own soldiers and horses who died in the battle were buried alive.
Among the more than 800 Mo brown people captured, three could speak Tang language. One of them was named Zuorong. He himself said that he was the leader of a large tribe.
Wu Chengsi called him into the camp and asked: "How many tribes, how many people, how many troops and horses do you brown people have now?"
Zuorong is a man in his thirties, with two braids, thick eyebrows and big eyes, with twinkling eyes.
After hearing Wu Chengsi's question, he hurriedly said: "We have more than a hundred tribes in total, with several thousand people in small tribes and tens of thousands in large tribes. No one has counted the population of all tribes."
Wu Chengsi nodded secretly. These brown people were very scattered and had no concept of a country. Therefore, their total population was larger than that of the Khitans, but their military strength was no match for the Khitans.
"Which tribes are you fighting against us this time?" Wu Youji said coldly.
Zuorong smiled bitterly and said: "There are seven tribes in total. The Goryeo people used cattle, sheep, food, and clothes in exchange for us to send troops to help. We have no intention of offending the Tang Dynasty."
Hei Te Changzhi said angrily: "You fart, you have fought with us, and you said you had no intention of offending our court. Do you know how the Khitan people perished?"
Zuorong looked bitter and said: "I...I heard someone say it, but we only agreed to attack Buyeo City and didn't know we wanted to fight you."
Wu Youji snorted coldly: "Nonsense, didn't you participate in this plan to surround our army?"
Zuorong's face turned pale and he said hurriedly: "I...we have realized our mistake. We will never dare to offend Tang Jun again. Please spare us this time."
Wu Chengsi thought for a moment, then waved his hand and said: "Go to the seven tribes that have sent troops to attack our army and send a message to the seven tribe leaders to come to my camp."
Zuorong said with a bitter face: "General, except for me, all the leaders of the other six tribes were killed in the battle just now."
"Then let the deputy leader come over and let the person who can make the decision come over!" Wu Chengsi said angrily.
Zuorong responded and sent his men to descend on the six tribes.