Chapter 343: Goryeo's Ambition
Just when Youzhou began to actively prepare for war, the Goryeo army was blocked by three fortified cities.
Although the three cities are not that strategic and can be bypassed, large-scale military operations are different from light-army operations. If you bypass them, what will happen to logistics and supply lines ?
Would they really turn the army around and come back to clear out the enemy? That was totally unrealistic. They could only move forward after they captured these three strong cities.
Fortunately, Youzhou has been guarding the border for a long time, and has stored a large amount of supplies every year to deal with the Hu people who come to take advantage of the situation. It can be said that one-third of Youzhou's supplies flowed to several cities in the border counties. The Youzhou army, mixed with young and strong people, had no problem defending the city.
What's more, Xue Rengui, Zhang He and Gao Lan were stationed in a city respectively, and Goryeo could not take them down at once.
"Still can't take it?" asked Yeon Gaesomun, who was sitting in the main seat of the camp.
"Please forgive me, Master Lu. Our army has been attacking for several days but has returned without success. It's not because we are afraid of fighting!" Kim Tae-hoon, who attacked, knelt down and apologized.
"Hmph! It's bad enough that we can't take down the city where Xue Rengui is stationed, but how come we can't take down the other two cities either? And you still dare to say that you are trying hard!" Yeon Gaesomun shouted loudly, not only expressing his anger at his subordinates' incompetence , but also his resentment towards Xue Rengui.
He was invincible in Goryeo, but was defeated at his first stop abroad, and his defeat was extremely ugly. If Xue Rengui had not been alone for a long time, he would never have been able to seriously injure Xue Rengui.
Even when facing an exhausted Xue Rengui, he only suffered minor injuries before he seriously injured Xue Rengui. What's more, he let Xue Rengui escape in the end. It was really embarrassing.
Judging from his own experience, he had nothing to say about his men being afraid of Xue Rengui, but the generals of the other two cities were just his defeated enemies, so how could they be so difficult to deal with?
In his opinion, this might be a questioning of his authority by his subordinates, and he must make an example of him.
"Kim Tae-hoon and Eulji Moon-deok, each of you lead your elite troops to attack. I give you seven days. If you fail to take it, you will all be beheaded in public." Yeon Gaesomun glanced at the generals under his command and said decisively. He would not allow anyone to question his majesty.
"Yes, sir!" The two people who were called had bitter faces, but they still took the task reluctantly. It was unknown whether they could succeed or not, but if they dared not to accept the order, they would definitely end up being beheaded for fear of fighting, and no one would be able to save them at that time.
As for counterattack, Yeon Gaesomun was the number one general in Goryeo. Even if he was defeated by Xue Rengui, he was not someone they could deal with.
After the two people who were named left with their men, Yeon Gaesomun selected four more generals to lead troops to besiege the city where Xue Rengui was stationed. After everyone left, Yeon Gaesomun looked at his confidants in the camp and sighed.
"Why are you sighing, General Lu? I'd like to help you solve your worries!" Immediately one of his men stood up and asked for orders.
"Xianzhi, several commanders pretended to obey but secretly acted in vain. Our army has missed the best time to attack the city. If this continues, even if our army can win, it will suffer heavy losses and will be taken advantage of by the navy in the south."
Yeon Gaesomun looked at Gao Xianzhi, the most capable of his subordinates, and sighed and said that the joint dispatch of troops by the North and South of Goryeo was not a reconciliation. This was a battle for power between the North and the South, and it was also the final decision made by the top leaders of both sides.
Rather than fighting internally between the North and the South, it is better to go all out and send out all your strength. Whoever achieves greater results will be the winner.
It has to be said that Goryeo's transfer of conflicts was also deeply influenced by the Kushan's external conquests. It was a method promoted by Goryeo players. They ended the first epic event in this way and successfully promoted the second epic event, one step ahead of many countries.
After all, most countries are still stuck in the first epic event, such as the several empires of Great Britain that are fighting hard on the European continent.
Speaking of it, only the Northern Huns are unlucky. As they have long withdrawn from the stage of history, there are no players at all. They can only be regarded as an NPC force, and their potential is visibly poor.
Currently, the Han Dynasty is far ahead thanks to three epic events, but because they started and ended too quickly, the development of several events has not been fully developed, and the opponents they face are becoming more and more troublesome. It is hard to say whether it is better than other countries' steady development.
It’s like some people choose to quickly level up through the main quest, and then play the side quest after reaching the maximum level, while some people play the side quest frantically and don’t touch the main quest at all, planning to get enough six pieces of equipment before pushing the main quest.
Both sides have different strengths and weaknesses, and it is still unknown to say who is good and who is bad.
"Da Duilu, I am willing to lead an ambush force and lie in ambush halfway to surround and attack the reinforcements. I beg you to agree to it!" Gao Xianzhi was so perceptive that after Yeon Gaesomun finished speaking, he understood Yeon Gaesomun's idea and volunteered decisively.
"Very good! Xianzhi is worthy of being a pillar of Goryeo. My personal guards will be handed over to you for command. You must return victoriously!" Yeon Gaesomun nodded with satisfaction, and then selected a few trusted confidants to send troops to ambush.
Yeon Gaesomun believed that the other side must have a way to know that these three cities had not fallen, so focusing on the reinforcements on the road was also a good method.
"Han Empire! Humph, I want to see how powerful your empire is!" Yeon Gaesomun thought of the information that Yiren told him, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He lost in personal bravery, but Xue Rengui was seriously injured after all. He didn't believe that the other side could still produce such a general.
In Goryeo, he is the only one as strong as him. The others are a level lower. Even the most outstanding Gao Xianzhi is just an internal energy leaving the body, which is far from his ability to break through the realm.
He believed that Xue Rengui was a guy specially deployed on the border because the Han Dynasty was afraid of the military power of Goryeo. Otherwise, how could such a strong man be willing to stay in such a bitter and cold place.
"Hmph, as long as we can take over this county, the North will win this battle!" Yeon Gaesomun was very rational. After receiving a lot of information from foreigners, he realized that it would be impossible to win the battle in one go when going abroad.
The advantage of fighting on home soil was so great that no matter how conceited he was, he had no intention of overthrowing the Han Dynasty in one battle.
Unlike other generals who received one-sided education, he received a comprehensive education since childhood. He was very clear about the difference between the empire and the kingdom. After grasping the information conveyed by the aliens, he understood the difficulty of destroying a country in one battle.
That is not something that can be accomplished in one generation. Even the Han Dynasty took almost seven or eight generations to defeat the Huns.
What's more, the state of division between the north and the south of their country is really unrealistic. He now only wants to gain the final victory and take down the supreme seat of Goryeo. As for fighting with the Han Dynasty, he really has no interest in it.
