Chapter 544 Bing Goguryeo

"As for the left and right armies attacking Zumoto and Maruto, the general thinks that 200,000 soldiers and 300,000 guards are enough!"

The generals didn't feel wrong when they heard this arrangement of troops.

Theoretically speaking, Goguryeo has dozens of cities and a population of tens of millions. If you are in a hurry, it will be no problem to pull out an army of three to five million. A total of 1.7 million troops were dispatched in the direction of Pingzhou, which seemed a bit overbearing.

But war is not a game of numbers, otherwise those legendary battles in history would not exist.

In terms of combat power, the 1.7 million troops in the field against the Goguryeo army which is five times that of the Goguryeo army is not in vain. Even if the Goguryeo side has a city to defend, coupled with the geographical factors, it is still a proper battle force crushing!

What's more, the generals of the Pingzhou Army are in a state of absolute crushing. After searching the entire Goguryeo, it is estimated that there is no top historical general.

Now, the most relevant question for everyone is who is the commander-in-chief of the left and right armies!

Following the hopeful gazes of the crowd, Shang Ji smiled slightly, and nodded directly: "Ziyi, I will leave the right army to you. Lead the army to take down Wandu and cut off the back road of Goguryeo!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Tai Shici immediately became excited. Although he was the oldest historical general in the Pingzhou Army, it was the first time that he led an army of 500,000 troops into battle alone.

"Jun Yi, leave the left army to you, and take the pawn city for me!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Seeing that the commander-in-chief of the three-way army was announced, those who were not selected couldn't help feeling discouraged.

Shang Ji smiled when he saw this, and comforted him: "Everyone, don't worry, going out to destroy the country cannot be done by one person alone. In addition to the commander-in-chief, I also want to appoint several lieutenants to assist the three commanders in completing their tasks."

"My lord, the last general invites you to fight!"

"My lord, the last general invites you to fight!"

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As soon as Shang Ji's words fell, the generals who felt that they had no chance to compete for the position of coach just now asked for a fight.

"Be safe and don't be impatient, be safe and don't be impatient!"

Shang Ji waved his hand, looked around the crowd, and said straight to the general: "Gongsun Du, Xu Huang, you two are the deputy generals of the Central Route Army, assisting Liu in breaking the domestic city!"

"Yes!" Gongsun Du and Xu Huang were overjoyed, and quickly accepted the order loudly.

Especially Xu Huang, as a newcomer who had just joined, was directly appointed as the deputy general of the first army, which made Xu Huang extremely excited. He only wished that he could break through the domestic city immediately and capture Gao Yan better than the front of the tent!

Gongsun Du also had a stone in his heart. Although Shang Ji had hinted many times before that he would not treat the Gongsun family specially, Gongsun Du was not really relieved until Shang Ji really entrusted him with a heavy responsibility.

And sending Gongsun Du to fight is also a little evil of Shang Ji. In history, it was the combination of Gongsun Du and Liu Yi who defeated Goguryeo, but at that time Gongsun Du was the master and Liu Yi was just a slave!

"Ge Zhen, Lu Kuang, you two are the deputy generals of the Right Route Army, assisting General Taishi to take down Wandu City!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"Huang Zhong, Gao Xiang, you two will serve as the deputy generals of the Left Army, assisting General Jun Yi to take down the pawn!"

"The last general takes orders!" Huang Zhong was also a little bit excited. Although he won the title of the world's number one general, a real general still needs to see his meritorious deeds on the battlefield. Although he was only a lieutenant this time, being able to directly participate in this kind of battle was enough to make his blood boil.

"General Zilong!"

"The end is here!"

Seeing that Shang Ji had finished arranging the generals of the Third Route Army, Zhao Yun thought he had nothing to do with this battle, but when he heard Shang Ji suddenly call his name, Zhao Yun was slightly taken aback, and then immediately came out to speak.

"You sit in Le Lang and command all the guards in Le Lang. As a strategic support force, if there is a change in the battle, you will immediately lead the troops to support!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Although he was only the commander of the strategic reserve team, it was better than nothing, and Zhao Yun gladly took the order.

"Su Huan, you take Yang Cheng and Kou Xian to Xuantu to command the guards of Xuantu County. If there is a change in the battle, you and General Zhao Yun will send troops from Lelang and Xuantu respectively to support the battlefield!"

"The last general takes orders!"

The three of Su Huan took a step forward and said loudly.

"Tiger minister!"

"The end is here!"

"You lead the troops from the headquarters, go north to Changli, command the guards on the front lines of Liucheng, Wuyou, Changli, and Leyang, and prevent the Xianbei from invading the border during the war!"

Although this probability is very low, strategic planning is to be prepared, and the possibility that Goguryeo will suddenly collude with Xianbei cannot be ruled out.

"Qin Ping, you take Zhao Shen, Wang Shu, Fang Yue, and Pan Feng with 200,000 troops to station in Lulongsai. At the same time, you are authorized to manage the military affairs of the cities in western Liaoning until the end of the war. Beware of Ding Yuan and Gongsun Zan. The picture is wrong!"

"The last general takes orders!"

The probability of this is also very low, but appropriate precautions must be made.

Immediately afterwards, Shang Ji set his sights on Ling Cao and Gan Ning.

"De Gao, the navy will work harder during the war, closely monitor the Bohai Sea, and beware of Yuan Shao and Kong Rong attacking the city from across the sea!"

"The last general takes orders!"

Uh... The probability of this is so low that it can be ignored, but just in case, Shang Ji still made the most cautious arrangements.

"Bai Shou, Qian Huan dispatched all of them, kept only the most basic surveillance of the inland princes, and focused on Goguryeo. At the same time, he tried every means to sneak into the interior of Lee's Korea. I need to know the Korean peninsula's view of Goguryeo and whether they may send troops. Support Goguryeo!"

This is what Shang Ji is most worried about. Judging from the current situation, the most likely to support Goguryeo is the Lee Dynasty on the other side.

It is impossible for Lee's North Korea to understand such a simple truth, but Shang Ji's information on Lee's North Korea is too lacking, and it is impossible to judge whether Lee's North Korea will send troops to support Goguryeo.

Otherwise, how could Shang Ji regard Zhao Yun, Su Huan, Kou Xian and so many senior generals as strategic reserves? The purpose is to prevent Lee's North Korea from interfering. Zhao Yun and others prepared it for Lee's North Korea!

However, Shang Ji thought of Yanhuang. Shang Ji had no way to understand the internal situation of Lee's North Korea, but it was impossible for Yanhuang to be unprepared.

When Pingzhou and Yanhuang signed the trade alliance agreement, there were some regulations on information sharing. If Shang Ji wanted to attack domestic princes such as Ding Yuan or Gongsun Zan, Yanhuang might hold back or even hinder him. But when attacking Lee's North Korea, Yanhuang will definitely welcome it with both hands and feet!

Of course, Lee's North Korea may not really be able to support it. South Korea and North Korea are in the same country, and the excitement in it can be imagined. You can know what kind of chaos Lee's North Korea is like with your heels!

However, the military plan absolutely expects the opponent to be stupid, and there is no shortage of preparations that should be made.

"Add Liu Yi as the captain of Zhengyi, and serve as the commander-in-chief of the three-way army, fully responsible for the conquest of Goguryeo. Tai Shici and Zhang He must obey the command and cooperate to complete the task!"

"Follow the Lord's order!"

The three of them shouted in unison, then Zhang He and Tai Shici saluted Liu Yi again, claiming to have seen the general, and Liu Yi returned the salute as a gesture.

That's right, the merchants don't plan to intervene in this battle!

Even with Lee's Korean intervention, Pingzhou is in a state of strategic suppression. In any case, it is impossible for Lee's North Korea to support Goguryeo with all its strength. In this case, the destruction of Goguryeo does not require Shang Ji's shot at all.

With so many high-ranking generals under his command, they can't use them for food. Shang Ji intends to use this opportunity to try to launch a war without his own participation, so as to test the comprehensive ability of the Pingzhou Army to deal with the war.

And Liu Yi is the commander-in-chief of the "War against Gao" selected by Shang Ji. Without the interference of the mainland princes, Xianbei, and Li's North Korea, Shang Ji will always wait for Liu Yi's final victory, or after encountering major setbacks. shot.

Following Shang Ji's order, the entire Pingzhou army began to move.

Counting the troops guarding the surrounding areas, a total of two million troops were mobilized in this battle, accounting for almost four levels of the total strength of the Pingzhou Army, and the senior generals were mobilized by 80%.

In addition, there were massive transfers of siege equipment, arrows, weapons, armor, food, tents, horses, carts, etc. Of course, it was impossible to hide such a big movement from outsiders.

You, Ji, Qing and other prefectures were turbulent, and Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Lu Zhi and other princes with good relations wrote to Shang Ji one after another, asking what their plans were.

And Ding Yuan, who had a little gap with Shang Ji, was shocked three times a day, frantically expanding his troops, and at the same time contacted Gongsun Zan, Han Fu and others to jointly fight against Shang Ji's invasion.

In the end, Dong Zhuo also issued an imperial edict in the name of the court, asking Shang Ji what he was going to do.

Even Yanhuang, a trade ally, sent people to inquire and persuade Shang Ji not to disrupt the fragile balance among domestic princes rashly.

As for the real target Goguryeo this time, they didn't feel much. They didn't know that Gao Baqi had escaped to Pingzhou and was preparing to take revenge with the help of Shang Ji.

Seeing the envoys of the princes running to Xiangping wave after wave, the most important thing is that the preparations for the attack in Pingzhou have been completed. Shang Ji generously summoned the envoys of the princes and introduced Gao Baqi to them.

In front of many envoys, Gao Baqi complained bitterly about Gao Yanyou and Yu Shi's affair, pinning Gao Wunan's death firmly on the two of them.

And Shang Ji also announced in due course that he would play to the court, requesting to crusade against the unfaithful and unrighteous Goguryeo!

Seeing that the purpose of Shang Ji was to conquer Goguryeo, the princes and envoys breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time became curious. They moved out of the small bench to watch how the "invincible" Pingzhou Mu violently beat Goguryeo.

And Dong Zhuo knew that Shang Ji's big movement was only for a small Goguryeo. Although he was secretly annoyed in his heart, he still approved Shang Ji's request and formally issued an edict to attack Goguryeo!

It wasn't until this time that Gao Yanyou realized that something was wrong, but his reaction was a little slow. When he realized it, the three-way army had already arrived at the junction of Pingzhou and Goguryeo!

The support troops sent by Gao Yanyou have not gone out of the domestic city, and several small Goguryeo cities in the border area have fallen!

In fact, these small cities did not resist at all. Gao Baqi, as the first heir to the Goguryeo throne, directly persuaded the city lords of several cities to surrender.

So far, the banner of the Pingzhou army is still to crusade against the false king, the original Shuoyuan!

A large army of soldiers approached the city outside, and Gao Baqi's old party inside responded. The city lords of several cities directly chose "curve to save the country" and opened the doors to surrender.

The Pingzhou army opened the Goguryeo portal without bloodshed!