northernbook Chapter 141: General Turtle's Turtle Fortress Tactics, Be Cowardly
Chapter 141: General Turtle's Turtle Fortress Tactics, Be Cowardly
Li Chengsheng had the idea of dying on the battlefield to serve His Majesty.
If Li Tian knew his idea, he probably would not have sent him as the head coach.
At this time, Li Tian was boating with the newly named Concubine Mei, who was the evil witch Gu Qianqian.
This is the royal garden built by the late emperor. The late queen often lived here because of her poor health.
After Li Tian ascended the throne, he was not very fond of this garden.
However, due to the recent war against Beimang, Li Tian was in a good mood, so he brought Gu Qianqian here.
"Lady Mei, what do you think of the scenery of the mountains and lakes?"
“It’s gorgeous.”
"Hahaha!"
Li Tian laughed.
Gu Qianqian frowned and said, "Your Majesty, aren't you worried about the war on the front line?"
Naturally worried!
But this time Li Tian has made sufficient preparations!
First of all, the coach!
While Rand had not returned to Kyoto, he launched a Northern Expedition and appointed Li Cheng, a mediocre general with a mediocre record, as the commander-in-chief.
This can ensure that a great victory like the last one in Mobei will not happen again!
The capable Prime Minister Tang Xiaoren was sent to the front line to serve as an envoy.
In this way, only Mr. Renyi, the benevolent one, is left in his court, and the logistics work will definitely not be as strong as before.
Li Tian also summed up the "experience".
With Rand as the front-line general and Tang Xiaoren as his supporting role, this combination is very harmonious, which is also the reason why the front-line can achieve great things.
This time the army was hastily raised, the Eastern Liao did not have sufficient troops, and the elite troops of the imperial court were also in Dai Viet.
Now is the best time to start a war!
Beimang is a major threat on the border. If they can be defeated so easily, then they are too weak!
Li Tian did not expect a major defeat for Dong Liao. As long as it could become a long-term war, the country's fortunes could be continuously reduced!
These days Li Tian often chats with Hu Shengchen from Kangle County.
Review his experience of losing his country.
Speaking of war, long-term warfare is extremely depleting of a country's national strength.
With this classic experience of a defeated country, Li Tian would of course give it a try in Dong Liao.
As long as the war drags on to the extreme of stalemate, it will be victory!
Li Tian said casually: "The war on the front line will be taken care of by the Prime Minister and the commander."
"I can't lead an army to fight, so why should I worry about these things?"
Gu Qianqian looked at Li Tian. She didn't expect Li Tian to be so calm.
He is worthy of being the greatest emperor of all time.
Gu Qianqian lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty has a broad mind, so let me dance for you."
Gu Qianqian picked up a branch and used her lightness skills to fly to the lake.
The lake was sparkling, and Gu Qianqian was dancing on the branches.
The lake is full of water and beautiful women are dancing.
Li Tian was staring at the wine jug in a daze.
Youwuwei is still on the way to Dongliao.
At this time, the troops of Eastern Liao had been integrated.
After inspecting the defense, Li Cheng said to everyone:
"Beimang is coming with great momentum this time, but don't rush into it head-on!"
The soldiers of Eastern Liao knew all too well the style of this old leader.
Simply put, Li Cheng's style is stability.
No matter how big the advantage he has, he won't use it all.
Li Cheng's approach is to proceed step by step.
The officers of Eastern Liao had complicated feelings towards their old superior.
Li Cheng cares for his subordinates and never takes away their credit.
On a personal level, everyone is of course convinced by Li Cheng.
However, due to Li Cheng's fighting style, there were very few opportunities to win credit when working and fighting under him.
Therefore, many military officers both disliked and admired Li Cheng.
Now there is an opportunity to divide the land and become a marquis. Who wouldn’t want to fight for a permanent fiefdom for future generations?
Live and die with the country, and inherit it from generation to generation!
That is the highest pursuit of a military general!
But in the soldiers' hearts, Li Cheng is the best general.
Fighting with Li Cheng, we won't win a great victory, but we won't suffer a great defeat either.
A general's success is built on the corpses of thousands of soldiers. The glorious victory is built on the corpses of ordinary soldiers.
These ordinary soldiers don't have many dreams of achieving great things.
Soldiers just eat food.
Not everyone wants to fight for achievements.
When following Li Cheng to fight, safety is the biggest benefit.
Li Cheng loved his soldiers like his own sons and often went deep into the barracks.
So the soldiers all supported him.
The purpose of this military meeting was to discuss the battle plan against Beimang.
All officers above the rank of colonel from the Eastern Liao Dynasty attended the meeting.
Li Cheng looked at the map and said, "Everyone, the Northern Mang is very aggressive this time. His Majesty has entrusted me with the battle on the front line, so please don't be rash and reckless."
Several senior military officers couldn't help but roll their eyes. This was almost Li Cheng's opening remark for every meeting.
A cliché.
Li Cheng said: "Right Guards have not arrived yet, so there is a gap in military strength between us and the North Horse."
"So I thought of this tactic, what do you think?"
Li Cheng pointed at the map and said, "Go outside the Great Wall, build fortresses, and gradually advance toward the Lanwu grassland."
When these words were spoken, all the generals were shocked.
Why is Coach Li still so cowardly?
Commander, you have 20 troops in your hands!
Even with the strong support of the court, you still want to use such a cowardly tactic?
Didn’t the imperial court win a great victory in Mobei?
Is this Northern Wilderness so scary?
Li Cheng's overly vigilant style made many officers a little dissatisfied.
But Li Cheng insisted, "In a big battle, we must be cautious!"
"This is the bastion designed by this commander. Starting tomorrow, the army will take turns to go out every day to protect the civilian workers who are building the bastion!"
"Don't say anything! I have submitted the battle plan to the commander-in-chief and the envoy!"
Only after Tang Xiaoren and Xiao Weizi were brought in did this group of unruly officers retreat.
Tang Xiaoren, who had just landed in Qinzhou, was seasick.
Xiao Weizi looked pretty good, but he didn't want to recall the taste just now.
Seeing Tang Xiaoren's state, Xiao Weizi simply ordered them to rest in Qinzhou City for a few days before setting off again.
Unexpectedly, he immediately received a memorial from the general of Eastern Liao.
Xiao Weizi immediately sent someone to deliver the memorial to His Majesty.
He also thought of Li Tian's instructions and decided to support Li Cheng's strategy.
So Xiao Weizi immediately agreed to Li Cheng's turtle strategy in his capacity as the military commander.
Tang Xiaoren had never led troops in battle, so of course he agreed with the plan of the front-line commander.
With the endorsement of two big bosses, Li Cheng began his tortoise strategy.
It was half a month later when Li Tian received the memorial from the front line.
At this time, Li Cheng had built three fortresses.
Li Tian was overjoyed when he saw Li Cheng's report.
It is worthy of being my humerus!
This is the kind of talent I want!
I really misjudged it before!
I didn't discover this kind of talent earlier!
With an army of 200,000, he still used such a cowardly tactic!
This Li Cheng must be a cowardly guy!
Isn't this the kind of general I want?
Here Li Tian is going to criticize a general named Lan by name!
You are Concubine Lan's brother and the Emperor's brother-in-law. Why are you fighting so hard?
Always lead the charge and lead by example!
You are such a disappointment to me!
I didn't expect that Li Cheng, the general of Eastern Liao, is the talent I want!