"My lord, it's not good. Gaochang is gathering troops from various cities to return to defend the capital." Hou Qing said anxiously.
When Hou Junji heard the news, he was not anxious. Instead, he smiled and asked, "This is a good thing."
"A good thing?" Hou Qing was a little confused.
As the party attacking the city, they must hope that the fewer people defending the city, the better. Why, Hou Junji seems to have more people, the better.
Hou Junji said with a smile on his face: "I deliberately repaired Tiandi City for three days to give him a chance to recruit troops from other cities. Qu Wentai did not disappoint me."
"My lord, if this happens, won't it be more difficult for us to attack the royal city of Gaochang?" Hou Qing asked doubtfully.
"Harder? No, I think it's easier." Hou Junji said calmly.
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Cheng Chumo looked at Lin Xuan and asked: "General, what on earth did Hou Junji pay attention to? Gaochang mobilized troops from other cities. If he didn't attack the city, he didn't know how to send troops to stop them. When those people arrived at the royal city, the siege team
Doesn’t it become more difficult?”
Ever since he knew that Hou Junji would not give them a chance to make meritorious deeds, Cheng Chumo hated Hou Junji.
Before, he called Hou Junji General Manager, but now he calls him by his first name in private.
Lin Xuan frowned and thought hard, and said, "Rengui, what do you think?"
No matter how good Hou Junji is as a person, it is true that he is good at fighting.
Lin Xuan didn't believe that Hou Junji didn't know this. Since he knew it and still did it, there must be some conspiracy, but he didn't expect it.
Xue Rengui clasped his fists and said: "General, my subordinates think that he wants to attract all the people from other places to Gaochang Royal City. As long as the royal city is captured, no one from other places can resist."
"But if they gather together, although they can still break through Gaochang Royal City, the casualties will definitely increase. If they defend each city separately, although it will be more troublesome, the casualties will be much smaller. It is impossible for Hou Junji not to know, right?
Lin Xuan asked doubtfully.
This was exactly what he was confused about. Gaochang was quickly pacified and suffered heavy casualties.
But with a little more time, Gaochang can still be destroyed with even fewer casualties.
No matter from which point you look at it, the latter is a good deal.
It is impossible for Hou Junji not to know that if he destroyed Gaochang, if the casualties were too large, it would affect his achievements.
Given Hou Junji's power-loving character, why would he do this if he already knew?
Xue Rengui shook his head and said: "No, on the contrary, Gaochang gathers all the troops from other places to the royal city. Not only will it not increase the difficulty, but it will also be easier?"
Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"
"After the General Manager captured Tiandi City, he stood still and said he would repair Tiandi City for three days. But when the people of Gaochang saw that he didn't move, they would know that he wanted to attack the royal city directly."
"The royal city of Gaochang has less than 5,000 troops and cannot be defended at all. We can only call back troops from other places."
"But the soldiers in other places are guarding more than a dozen cities. Not only do they not cooperate with each other, but they are also good and bad. Not only will they not become an obstacle to the siege, but they will also affect the combat effectiveness of the original royal city army."
Lin Xuan suddenly realized and said: "Is Hou Junji so confident that he can conquer the royal city of Gaochang in one battle? You must know that although the cities in Gaochang are low, they are the royal capital and must be much stronger than those cities. If they can't defeat them in one battle,
Next, give Gao Chang a chance to calm down, and they will have time to integrate their troops."
Hou Junji's plan was good, but if it couldn't be conquered in one battle, Gaochang's scattered soldiers would be integrated during the war.
Xue Rengui said: "General, there is a kind of nest car in the army, which can be built up to five feet. The chief manager seems to be repairing these days, and he should be building a nest car secretly. Although the time is too short, even if one is built, Gaochang can be conquered.
, and it’s as easy as pie.”
"I asked how the Chinese army collects wood from everywhere. It turns out that it is for the purpose of building a nest car." Cheng Chumo said with sudden realization.
Lin Xuan rolled his eyes, it was just an afterthought.
He didn't know much about military equipment and couldn't analyze Hou Junji's plan, which was understandable.
Cheng Chumo knew it clearly, but he didn't expect that he only realized it now. It was not an afterthought.
According to the information obtained from the people of Tiandi City, the royal city of Gaochang is only three feet high.
This translates into a ten-meter-high city, which is considered a big city in Gaochang.
But in the Tang Dynasty, it was similar to some county towns. The larger cities were five or six feet high. (The county where I live has ancient city walls, which are about ten meters high.)
If the chariot is five feet tall, it can completely overlook the city. Coupled with the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, it is very likely that the capital of Gaochang will be captured in one battle.
Xue Rengui praised: "The general manager is really adept at using soldiers, which is admirable."
Lin Xuan said: "Rengui, don't belittle yourself. You are still young and it is your first time on the battlefield. You can see his plan so thoroughly. It is already very good."
Xue Rengui was worthy of being a fierce general who left his name in history. He could clearly see the problems that he and Cheng Chumo could not understand.
"General, your subordinates are enemies of the general manager. It is easy to detect this information and analyze it. If your subordinates are his enemies, you may not be able to tell." Xue Rengui said seriously.
Lin Xuan nodded and felt that it made sense. Xue Rengui was able to detect it because he got a lot of information and analyzed it.
Cheng Chumo said: "General, why don't we go to the royal city?"
Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "How can we go without orders? Let's continue collecting cotton."
Historically, after Hou Junji conquered Gaochang, he obtained the entire wealth of Gaochang, so he became greedy and embezzled most of it. In the end, he was impeached and punished by Li Shimin.
Now that Gaochang has cut off the trade routes of the Tang Dynasty, its wealth will only increase.
Although there is a discrepancy between time and history, Lin Xuan believes that Hou Junji will still have those greedy intentions.
Originally, he was thinking that if Hou Junji was worried about his existence, he would stop being greedy.
Now it happened that Hou Junji had sent them to guard the dangerous pass, so he didn't have to worry.
If Hou Junji swallows the treasure, he will shed his skin even if he doesn't die when he goes back.
Of course, Lin Xuan did not tell Cheng Chumo and the others.
When Cheng Chumo and others heard Lin Xuan's words, they seemed a little depressed.
Although they have already agreed, Lin Xuan said that transporting the cotton back would be a meritorious service.
But they always feel that this credit is not as good as that achieved by fighting with real swords and guns.
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Gaochang King's Capital
In this vast land, the shouts of killing are deafening.
The Tang army relied on the chariot they had built in the past few days, and suppressed Gaochang without any resistance.
Hou Junji saw that there were many people who had already stood on the city wall. He waved his spear and shouted: "Kill! Whoever captures the King of Gaochang alive will be rewarded with a thousand gold coins!"
"Capture King Gaochang alive!"
"Capture King Gaochang alive!"
For a time, the words "capture King Gaochang alive" resounded throughout the battlefield.
Gaochang Palace
When Qu Wentai heard the cry from outside to capture him alive, his heart trembled and he said, "Did the Tang army invade, Prime Minister?"
The Prime Minister said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Tang army has only been attacking the city for half an hour and they can't get in."
Qu Wentai said with a worried look on his face: "The Prime Minister of the State goes to the front to check, otherwise I will really not be at ease."
The Prime Minister was also worried that what he said just now was just to comfort Qu Wentai.
Now seeing Qu Wentai say this, he quickly responded: "Yes!"
When Qu Wentai saw the Prime Minister walking away, he quickly said to his chamberlain: "Quickly, pack up some treasures. I want to go to the Western Turks in person to ask for reinforcements."
His only idea now is to flee to Western Turkestan for refuge.
Anyway, the Tang army was so far away from here and could not stay here forever. When the Tang army left, he could just ask the Western Turks to help him restore his country.
"Your Majesty, the capital is now surrounded and we can't leave." The head chamberlain said with a troubled look on his face.
Of course he also wanted Qu Wentai to escape so that he could run with him.
Qu Wentai had a look of madness on his face, and he grasped the shoulders of the head chamberlain tightly with both hands, and shouted: "Gu, don't worry, hurry up and clean up, or Gu will have people kill you now!"
The head chamberlain turned pale with fright and said quickly: "Yes, yes, little one, go right now!"