Fortunately, just when Chen Zi'ang and Wei Jun and others had prepared the factory guards and black cavalry, and just got off the boat at the forward camp, Uncle Yang San rushed back.
"Prince, the Turks appeared around Liucheng early this morning!"
When Yang San came back and saw Li Chongrun, the first thing he said brought about was not very good news.
"Have you started the attack?" Li Chongrun was also worried that if the Turks had occupied Liucheng, although he had taken back his hometown, the court had not officially turned against the Turks. He had taken action in a hurry, but he was afraid that he would have made some mistakes.
Sure.
"Not yet. The army of the Khitan leader Sun Wanrong has not yet gone far, and the Turkish army arrived. They are just scheming the army on the side and do not look like they are attacking the city."
"How many enemy troops in the city have found it?"
"I grabbed three tongues and told me that there were still five thousand cavalry and two thousand archers in the city, and some Goguryeo infantry, but not many, only one regiment."
There were nearly 8,000 enemies in the city. Li Chongrun felt that it was still difficult to capture a city with only one thousand soldiers under his command.
"What's the terrain of Liucheng?"
"There is a big river to the east of Liucheng, and opposite the river is a mountain, four or five hundred feet high and there is no people. We are hiding on the mountain to investigate." Fortunately, there is still some good news. There is a mountain that is nearly a thousand meters high.
Climbing is definitely not easy, and there is a big river, which gives Li Chongrun an idea.
"Is the river deep?"
"The water flows very fast, flowing from west to east. Because it has just rained, it has been very fast recently."
"Can you take a boat?" This is the focus of Li Chongrun's concern. If he can take a boat, he can use the strongest power in his hands and save a lot of worry.
"No problem, even if three building ships are running side by side, it's okay." Uncle Yang San's answer was very exciting.
It was less than August, and the bleak west wind had not started to blow. Now it was a bit of a south wind, so it was just right to take the boat.
"Jianzhen! Jianzhen!"
Jianzhen, who was arguing with the leader of the Black Rider on the side, was arranging the Black Rider to land at the shore, heard Li Chongrun's voice and hurried over: "Sir, what are the arrangements?"
"Hurry back to the island first, see who has walked the boat among the rescued refugees, and see if anyone knows where the estuary of the river flowing through Liucheng?"
"Yes, sir!"
Carrying a small boat, Jianzhen hurried back to Chrysanthemum Island.
After waiting for the news of Jianzhen, Li Chongrun summoned Chen Zi'ang and Wei Jun over and decided to discuss it with the two dog-headed military advisors.
"Your Majesty should not take risks. The military book says, "It is ten times the siege and attack them five times the time. However, now the enemy is five times the number of times the number of us. If you act rashly, the risk is too great."
Wei Jun was the first to express his objection.
"The Turks can actually gather next to Liucheng safely. Since this hero has discovered it, there is no reason why the Khitans have not discovered it. If the Khitans discovered the Turks and had not yet looked for the Khitan army that had just walked far, would it be the Turks?
What agreement did the people and the Khitans reach on the surface? Like us, the Khitans also think that the Turks are reinforcements?"
Chen Zi'ang's direction of consideration was different from Wei Jun. Instead, he analyzed from the calm performance of the Khitans that their collusion should be much deeper than they imagined.
"So, both of you oppose the attack on Liucheng?" Li Chongrun asked.
"yes!"
"No!" Seeing that Li Chongrun was also hesitant, Chen Zi'ang quickly added: "For the sake of the Andong Governor's Office and the thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty here, and for the long-term stability of the court here, Liucheng must not fall into the Turkic world.
In the hands of a man.”
"But this matter is really difficult. Should I go back to Dengzhou to bring some navy troops here?" It is normal for something to find foreign aid, and Wei Jun is no exception.
"Without a military talisman, we will just mobilize troops like this. Are you afraid that Your Majesty will say you will rebel?" Although Chen Zi'ang agreed to attack Liucheng, he knew the risks of mobilizing troops without authorization, so he hurriedly spoke out against it.
"Oh, it seems that there is really a military talisman on me." Li Chongrun suddenly remembered that His Royal Highness had asked for a military talisman for him. He fumbled in the sachet he carried with him for a long time and found half a copper one.
The turtle came out. "Cousin, thank you for your hard work to go to Dengzhou later. You can mobilize as much as you can. When you come, go to Juhua Island to get more cotton coats. This place is bitter and cold, so don't let the soldiers get frozen."
Wei Jun's eyes when he looked at Li Chongrun changed again. His cousin could actually get military talismans from the hands of His Majesty, a resident book deleterious enthusiast. The holy family in it really made people look at it. No wonder my aunt would deliberately
Arranged him to get more benefits, but he was somewhat confident.
"Even if Dengzhou Navy is transferred, it will take ten days and half a month to go back and forth. The distance cannot quench the near thirst." Chen Zi'ang also expressed his worries. As a staff officer, he naturally had to turn things to the worst.
The direction is considered.
"Dengzhou Navy, it's not necessary to attack the city, but it's still necessary to use it to defend the city. Could it be that we still have to fight against the Turks until the imperial army comes to support it?" Li Chongrun
I explained the reason why I mobilized the Dengzhou Navy, "Good steel is used on the blade, and we have more things to do than defense."
Li Chongrun’s opinion is very firm, just to fight.
Since the leaders have made up their minds, it is not easy for Chen Zi'ang and Wei Jun to refuse anything.
It's just that there is no terrain map, there is no map, there is no map, there is no knowledge of the specific situation of the garrison in Liucheng, and there is no knowledge of the attitude of the Turkic army gathering on one side, so the three of them talked for a long time,
In the end, I didn't discuss a specific set of regulations, so I simply decided to go up and take a look before talking about it.
Fortunately, Jianzhen brought good news and found several boatmen to come.
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The next night, the black ship arrived at the destination.
In the dark night, a dark mountain on the east bank of the river covered a lot of starlight and moonlight, which made the three black ships more and more hidden.
Taking advantage of the night, Li Chongrun and Chen Zi'ang looked at the small city on the west bank of the river. The city was pitch black and there was no fire around it, so nothing could be seen.
"There is a mountain next to Liucheng, so the range of our artillery can be increased a lot. When I was testing on the hill in Runzhou, it was just a hill of 100 feet, and the range had increased by one mile. I asked Uncle Yang San just now.
Liucheng is only four miles away. If we can build an artillery camp on that mountain, it will be blocked by a river and the enemy will not be able to attack it. The entire enemy city is within our firepower coverage. This is our advantage.
It’s just about making a fuss from this point of view.”
"But, after all, we are not large enough, and we know nothing about the situation in the city. If we attack rashly, we will suffer a lot of losses." Out of caution, Chen Zi'ang still suggested that it is better to be safer. "In Chen's opinion,
It’s better to wait and see if the military situation is making a decision.”