From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 968

Standing on the tower, overlooking the world.

Li Jingzhi had a faint smile on his face. The battle to attack Huangzhou took almost no effort, which was within his expectations.

In order to fight against the island pirates, the Jin Dynasty was at its wit's end and could only use the human sea tactics to gather all the defenders in Seoul and the areas south of Seoul.

However, the army was unstable, the logistics supply was insufficient, and the generals were incompetent. Even if there were more people, they were just paper tigers.

"I thought Jin Zhentang would station a certain number of troops in Huangzhou, which could support Pyongyang in the north and block Haeju in the south. At the same time, it was a retreat route. If Seoul could not be defended, he could go to Huangzhou."

"I didn't expect that this general who had made great military achievements would become as stupid as a pig after being the emperor for more than 20 years."

"He valued the golden throne too much, so he didn't know how to adapt... He should be eliminated."

A counselor behind him whispered: "General, we have completed the looting of Huangzhou. Although there is no oil, at least the supplies for this operation are back."

"Should we rest or go south to Seoul?"

Li Jingzhi shook his head and said: "Go south to Seoul? Even if we take it down, what's the use? Help Jin Zhentang resist the island bandits?"

"It's not that easy to conquer the world. We just need to wait. We just need to wait for the battle of Pyongyang to start."

He didn't even take out the map, but the picture of the whole Goryeo appeared in his mind.

He is indeed a genius, and he works very hard, never slacking off on anything.

"There are 20,000 elite defenders in Pyongyang."

"Park Jeong-won's ability to lead troops is obvious to all. Although he has never been reused, no general in the Kim Dynasty can compare to him."

"His elite troops will defend Pyongyang to the death. Even Zhou Yuan will find it difficult to capture the city."

"Of course, Zhou Yuan's troops must be stronger and more capable, but even if they take it, they will suffer heavy losses."

At this point, Li Jingzhi sneered: "At that time, we can go north to Pyongyang, take down this important northern city, and establish our true momentum."

"If we take down Pyongyang, we can establish a dynasty and become king. By then, the Kim Dynasty and the island bandits will also suffer heavy losses. We will go south with the royal army to wipe out the Kim Dynasty, expel the island bandits, and seize the whole world in one fell swoop."

The counselors behind him were already a little excited. Establishing a dynasty and becoming king was what they had dreamed of. They had been urging them for a long time, but the general was unmoved and kept saying that the time was not ripe.

Now, we finally see the signs.

The counselor whispered: "What if Zhou Yuan doesn't attack Pyongyang?"

"Impossible!"

Li Jingzhi said immediately: "He didn't come here to see the scenery. Such a long supply line can't withstand his long delay. To quell the war and help the Lee Dynasty recover the land, he must attack Pyongyang."

"Only by relying on Pyongyang's logistics can he continue to go south and attack Seoul."

"He has no choice."

At this point, Li Jingzhi laughed, because he also ambushed some people in Dingzhou. When the time comes, he can attack from the north and south, and take advantage of Zhou Yuan's heavy losses in attacking Pyongyang, and work together to make the opponent unable to fight back.

Fighting is actually not difficult.

It's just a matter of assessing the situation and taking advantage of opportunities.

If the strategy is appropriate and the tactics are implemented properly, there will be no big mistakes.

"General, I am worried about another situation."

The counselor seemed a little hesitant, but still said in a low voice: "If, I mean if... Even if Zhou Yuan suffered heavy losses, even if there are only a few thousand people left, what if we are still not his opponent?"

Hearing this, Li Jingzhi was obviously stunned.

Then he laughed out loud: "Hahahaha! Let alone he only has a few thousand people left, even if he has 10,000 people left, what? We have 30,000 elite soldiers!"

"No matter how strong the soldiers of Dajin are, can they fight one against three? Well, I will assume that they can fight one against three, or even one against five."

"But don't forget, they just fought Pyongyang, and the huge casualties will make the army unstable, and there is no time to recover their physical strength. In this case, why should we be afraid?"

"Just wait and see, this battle will not be too difficult."

...

Zhou Yuan was a little confused.

He scratched his head and took a sip of tea, still a little unconvinced.

So he asked again: "Is there any error in the intelligence? Li Jingzhi took Huangzhou and planned to intercept my way south?"

The spy of the Divine Bird said: "Your Highness, it is absolutely true. They took Huangzhou yesterday, rested for a day, and sent a large number of spies to Pyongyang, but they were all intercepted by us."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but stand up and glared: "What does he think?"

Li Yu'an said: "Maybe he thought we startedCome... both sides are already hurt..."

Zhou Yuan said: "That's not something he can do!"

After saying that, Zhou Yuan strode out.

Li Yu'an hurriedly followed.

"Song Wu, gather the army and prepare for battle."

"Li Jingzhi seems to have underestimated us. Let him see what the iron stream is!"

Song Wu was also a little impatient. He was still angry when he let Li Jingzhi run away last time. When he heard that he was going to attack with all his strength, he immediately became interested.

He said excitedly: "Don't worry, General Jie. Huangzhou is only a hundred miles away. I will march directly to kill it. I will arrive at night and take Huangzhou before dawn."

Zhou Yuan glared at him and said: "Why are you so excited? I want to go this time to meet this genius boy. "

Li Yu'an and Su Youzi would naturally follow them. As long as there was a war, they would have to protect Zhou Yuan closely, fearing that something would happen to him.

So, Wuyao Battalion and Yongxiao Battalion set out and rushed to Huangzhou at the fastest speed.

The iron stream flowed southward, mighty and powerful.

A hundred-mile raid is actually a great test of the quality of soldiers and the organizational ability of the middle and low-level, but for these veterans of the Five Army Battalions, it is already a piece of cake.

And a large-scale march cannot be concealed from the opponent, especially an opponent like Li Jingzhi who attaches great importance to intelligence.

"What? They are coming to Huangzhou?"

Li Jingzhi frowned and asked in confusion: "No, it's not that easy to attack Pyongyang, and Park Zhengyuan is not a pig."

"Could it be... Zhou Yuan persuaded Park Zhengyuan to surrender?"

"It shouldn't be! This person is as determined as iron. I have contacted him several times but it didn't work. How can Zhou Yuan do it? ”

The counselor said anxiously: "In any case, it's time to retreat now. Let's go back to Gushan first and plan for the future."

Li Jingzhi sneered and said: "Since ancient times, it takes ten times more soldiers to attack a city! I have 30,000 troops guarding Huangzhou, so why should I be afraid of Zhou Yuan's 20,000 troops attacking the city?"

"No matter how strong his soldiers are, if we don't go out, what can they do!"

"I'll wait for him to come!"

Li Jingzhi stood on the tower and waited quietly.

Until dark, until midnight, he finally saw the fire in the distance.

"Here it comes!"

Li Jingzhi shouted: "Prepare for battle! Give Zhou Yuan a head start! ”

The rebels were full of fighting spirit and had made full preparations.

Then, they heard a roar.

The roar came from the north like a tsunami.

The 20,000 troops of Wuyao Camp and Yongxiao Camp were like hundreds of thousands of iron cavalry, majestic and unstoppable.

The fire illuminated the sky and the earth, and it seemed that the world was shaking. The murderous intent shocked Li Jingzhi.

"As expected of the soldiers who once sealed the wolf in Juxu! "

Li Jingzhi was sighing when he suddenly heard a loud noise.

He looked forward and saw dozens of shells carrying flames, flying rapidly and then hitting the tower.

The stone brick walls of the city were like paper, and were smashed to pieces in an instant.

And the cannons were still roaring!

Countless defenders were in chaos. This terrible scene was beyond their cognition.

The key is that Zhou Yuan's soldiers have come, but they didn't slow down at all and advanced under the artillery fire.

Are his soldiers not afraid of death?

The bombing of countless cannons tore open the psychological defense line of the rebels and the tower of Huangzhou.

The city gate was rotten. Song Wu rode on a horse, holding a big knife high, and roared: "Go in! Kill them!"

"We go first! "

Guan Dayong, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, led 800 warriors from the Elite Battalion and rushed directly inside.

The rebels organized a large number of troops to block the city gates in an attempt to resist.

But they were facing the strongest army on the ground!

Guan Dayong rode away on horseback, and with one halberd, four or five rebels collapsed on the ground and could not move. The defense line was torn apart like paper.

The 800 warriors were like tigers entering a flock of sheep, unstoppable. They held giant weapons weighing hundreds of pounds, rode the strongest horses, and killed thousands of people in the defense line.

The Wuyao Battalion and the Yongxiao Battalion followed closely behind, at an extremely fast speed, picking up their knives and slashing, like a gust of wind sweeping fallen leaves, killing the rebels like pigs.

Seeing this scene, Li Jingzhi was stunned.

He murmured, "How... How could there be such a big difference..."