A hundred-man Khitan cavalry is heading south rapidly. They are indeed scouts. Although the Khitan is more cautious about the 200,000 Tang troops in Youzhou, it does not mean that he does not spy on Youzhou. In order to control the Goguryeo people in Pingzhou, the Khitan did not hesitate to assassinate Pingzhou.
The governor of the state, Yuwen Huaide, did not know that Yuwen Huaide was Li Huai.
After frightening the Goguryeo people, the Khitan immediately sent 10,000 troops to Pingzhou, taking a decisive step in a low-key manner.
Although the Khitan did not continue to increase their troops, it does not mean that they are not paying attention to the situation in Youzhou. Two days ago, they received a letter from the Pingzhou Intelligence Agency. There was a change in the Tang army. The Khitan was really worried about the situation in the Western Liaoning Corridor, so they sent a detachment.
The sentinel cavalry went south to check the situation in the Liaoxi Corridor.
The leader of this hundred-man cavalry is called Yelu Da. They are running along the official road. In the distance are the majestic Yanshan Mountains, and in the near are large forests and rolling low hills. They are constantly passing through hills and valleys.
At this time, a soldier suddenly pointed to the mountains to the west and shouted: "Centurion, look!"
Yeluda turned his head and looked around. Everyone was startled to see a plume of wolf smoke rising from a high mountain seven or eight miles away.
They were all professional spies, and they immediately realized what was going on, "No, this is a beacon signal!"
"Hundred Man, there is probably a Tang Army camp ahead."
Yeluda nodded, the Goguryeo people didn't know how to build beacons to report news, and they were most likely the Tang army.
Everyone looked at Centurion Yeluda. Yeluda thought for a moment and said, "Just wait here until dark!"
They are very cunning, firstly, they delay time, and secondly, they can use the cover of night.
It was just after noon and still early before dark, and hundreds of Khitan sentries were resting in a forest.
An hour later, a large flock of birds suddenly flew up not far ahead.
"Not good! There is an enemy situation."
The Khitan sentries jumped up one after another, trying to get on their horses. At this moment, arrows came like raindrops. The sentries were unable to dodge, and they were hit by the arrows one after another, causing everyone to scream.
Yeluda received an arrow on his shoulder and an arrow on his leg. He endured the pain, got on his horse, leaned on his horse and galloped away. A dozen soldiers followed him closely to escape.
The three thousand Tang troops did not wait for the enemy. The scouts they sent out discovered that the enemy was resting in the woods. The three thousand Tang troops surrounded the enemy from three directions. They launched a ruthless attack and fired thousands of arrows. Eight of the hundred scouts were shot dead on the spot.
Out of more than ten people, only fourteen managed to escape.
"Go and see if there are any alive!" Li Yu ordered.
A soldier ran over and reported shortly after: "General Qi, there are more than a dozen alive!"
"Bandage them and take them back for interrogation!"
The soldiers quickly cleaned the battlefield, bandaged the wounds of a dozen wounded soldiers, and brought them back to the camp with their horses.
Yelvda led his men and fled directly to Yingzhou. Although he did not see the Tang Army's camp, the appearance of thousands of Tang Army soldiers in the middle of the Liaoxi Corridor meant that the Tang Army entered the Liaoxi Corridor.
At the same moment when the Tang army set up camp in the Liaoxi Corridor, an army of 50,000 men led by Guo Ziyi was marching towards Pingzhou.
Lai Yi has led 30,000 cavalry to camp a hundred miles away from Yuyang County, keeping an eye on the enemy troops in Yuyang County. Whenever Zhu Si's army makes any movement, Lai Yi's cavalry will immediately dispatch to intercept them.
That night, the army entered Pingzhou and arrived at Shicheng County in the west. Guo Ziyi ordered the troops to rest.
This place is only about 120 miles away from Pinglu County where 20,000 Goguryeo troops are stationed. So far, the former army scouts have not found any movement of the enemy troops.
Guo Ziyi sent someone to find General Li Sheng. Not long after, Li Sheng hurried over, bowed at the entrance of the marching tent and saluted: "I'm sorry to see you, old general!"
"General Li, please come in!"
Li Sheng walked in and saw Guo Ziyi standing in front of the sand table measuring the distance.
Guo Ziyi put down the ruler and said with a smile: "His Highness praises you for being good at conspiracies. I would like to ask General Li how to fight this battle?"
"The old general thinks too highly of his humble position!"
"It doesn't matter, just speak out!"
Li Sheng pondered for a moment and said: "His Highness's main intention is to kill the army and keep the people, kill the Goguryeo army and nobles, and leave the ordinary people behind. However, this approach is easily criticized, so the best way is to eliminate them on the battlefield.
, cannot give the other side a chance to surrender."
Guo Ziyi nodded, "That's good, what next?"
"Then there are things on the battlefield. The old general's method of annihilating Li Na's 80,000 troops in Qizhou can be used again!"
"You mean to show weakness and lure the enemy into fighting?"
"Exactly!"
Guo Ziyi walked a few steps back and forth in the tent with her hands behind her back: "I also thought about it this way. I'm afraid that the other party won't be fooled, and they are not stupid either. They won't easily give up the advantage of Pinglu County as a strong city."
Li Sheng smiled and said: "Biji led 20,000 troops over and asked them to leave the city and surrender. Seeing that the number of Bizhi was similar, they would definitely use a trick to feign surrender on us. We can use the trick to escape and lure the opponent to pursue us. At this time, the main cavalry
Just cut off their retreat and refuse to accept surrender."
"What if they really surrender?" Guo Ziyi asked with a smile.
Li Sheng shook his head, "The regent is in Youzhou. If the Goguryeo people really wanted to surrender, they would have sent envoys to see His Highness long ago. They are unwilling to seize such a good opportunity. How could they surrender before they reach the city?"
Guo Ziyi nodded, "That's right. Your Highness told me that the Goguryeo people still want to found a country in their hearts. I believe they have also seen how the Goguryeo people in Laizhou were resettled. This is the outcome they are least willing to accept. They are all scattered and integrated into the Han people.
This is why the other side refuses to surrender."
"Has His Highness ever said anything about how to deal with the Goguryeo army?" Li Sheng asked.
Guo Ziyi smiled slightly and said: "Your Highness told me that the Goguryeo people have two biggest weaknesses in their national character. One is arrogance, that is, they think they are very powerful and are arrogant. The second is greed. They want to look forward to Shu, but they are unwilling to accept the good things.
We must maximize our profits and take advantage of their weaknesses to kill them!"
"Isn't that just a trick to lure someone into submission?"
"Yes!"
Guo Ziyi said slowly: "I actually thought of this method, to show weakness and lure him out of the city to fight!"
In the afternoon of the next day, Li Sheng led 20,000 infantry troops to the gates of Pinglu City.
Pinglu County has been completely controlled by the Goguryeo people, and all the Han people have been driven out of the city. Currently, more than 100,000 people in the city are Goguryeo people. The current people in charge of the city are Gao Baoyuan, the grandson of Treasure King Gaozang, and his two sons.
Gao Cang and Gao Zeng, the 20,000 troops in the city were controlled by his two sons.
Among them, the eldest son Gao Cang has the right to inherit and is the second-ranking figure among the Goguryeo people in Pingzhou.
There is also the third person in charge of government affairs, Quan Hongtai, who is a descendant of the Quan family, and the fourth person, Lu Changsong, whose wife Li Huai married is his granddaughter.
Of course Gao Baoyuan and his men knew that the regent Li Ye was in Youzhou, but they could not accept the resettlement plan for the Goguryeo people in Laizhou, so they all dispersed to various counties in Henan Province.
If they accepted this plan, it would mean the complete destruction of the country, so no one agreed to surrender. The slogan they shouted was 'I would rather be broken into pieces than completely destroyed!'
At this time, hearing that the Tang army was approaching, Gao Baoyuan quickly led his men to the city to check.
