Chapter 374: Guiduan Castle

On the border between the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo, in the Tang army camp, Xue Rengui is discussing the attack with Cheng Mingzhen who has withdrawn from the battlefield on the peninsula.

The Goguryeo and Baekje armies attacked Silla fiercely, and Quan Nanjian still left a large number of troops in the Goguryeo territory, even leaving two main forces, in order to prevent the Tang army from being unstoppable and breaking through Goguryeo before he took over Silla. The

one who sat in control of Goguryeo was his younger brother Quan Nanchan, and as for the Goguryeo king, he was just a puppet in their hands, so the brothers did not take him seriously.

"Goguryeo's Gyuduan Castle is the closest to our army. If we rush thousands of miles, we can reach the foot of Gyuduan Castle in one day."

"After taking this city, our army can continue along this route and move forward to capture the surrounding cities." Xue Rengui pointed to the contour map and said.

"General Xue's idea is good! But there is one thing, what should we do if the Goguryeo defenders refuse to leave the city?"

"In order to delay our Tang Dynasty's powerful troops, Quan Nanchan ordered that the defenders are not allowed to leave the city at will."

"As long as Goguryeo defends the city, as long as we cannot take Goguryeo in a short time and go to rescue Silla, then our expedition will lose its meaning." Cheng Mingzhen said.

"Don't worry, Cheng Duhu! I have my own way to lure them out of the city and kill them all. This time, we will not only rescue Silla, but also penetrate Goguryeo and attack Baekje."

"This time, your majesty ordered us to come here to destroy Baekje. Liu Rengui, Liu Renyuan and other generals will also come to assist us by land and sea."

"As long as we can destroy Baekje, we can not only reduce the pressure on Silla, but also weaken the strength of the Goguryeo coalition. More importantly, we can also leave an army in the heart of Baekje."

"We can launch an attack on Goguryeo at any time, and Goguryeo will be exhausted. Then, we can unite with Silla to destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop." Xue Rengui said.

"Then what are you going to do?

" Cheng Mingzhen asked. "Lure the enemy out of the city, and then we will destroy them." Xue Rengui said.

"How do you plan to lure them out?" Cheng Mingzhen asked.

He really wanted to know what method Xue Rengui would use to lure the enemy out of the city.

"I will take a small number of troops and horses with me. After the enemy sees it, they will definitely leave the city. Once the enemy leaves the city, Cheng Du Hubian will immediately lead the army to attack, and we will definitely be able to destroy the enemy." Xue Rengui said.

"I'm afraid this won't work! I used this method to lure the enemy out of the city before, and then destroyed them. Now I want to lure the enemy in this way, but the enemy won't come out." Cheng Mingzhen said.

When he led troops to fight Goguryeo in the past, he used this method many times to defeat the Goguryeo army.

Later, the Goguryeo army also learned their lesson! No matter how Cheng Mingzhen used this method to lure the enemy, the enemy just didn't come out.

This kind of trick has no effect on them anymore!

"Cheng Duhu only needs to lead the troops to destroy the enemy when the time comes! As for other things, I have my own way to get them out, Cheng Duhu only needs to do what I say!" Xue Rengui said.

"Okay! Since you have a way, I won't say anything more! I wonder what you want me to do?" Cheng Mingzhen said.

"Cheng Duhu, come over here and listen!" Xue Rengui said.

Cheng Mingzhen leaned over to listen, and Xue Rengui whispered his plan in his ear.

Everyone has been on the battlefield, and they are no strangers to Goguryeo. They have fought against them many times, so they know them well.

Since Xue Rengui is so confident that he can lure the enemy out, Cheng Mingzhen will naturally wait and see. He really wants to know what Xue Rengui will do.

"Then I will take my men ahead, and leave everything to Cheng Duhu!" Xue Rengui said with a fist.

"Okay! I'll be there soon. Take care!" Cheng Mingzhen clasped his fists and said. Although Cheng Mingzhen did not agree with Xue Rengui's approach, he admired his courage very much.

The two went their separate ways. Xue Rengui set out with two thousand cavalrymen and rushed thousands of miles to Guiduan City. Cheng Mingzhen then began to move out of camp.

After a day and a night of rushing, Xue Rengui finally arrived at the foot of Guiduan City. He looked up and saw that according to intelligence, there were more than 20,000 defenders in the city.

"Pass the order down! Rest on the spot!" Xue Rengui said.

The messenger gave the order, and everyone immediately dismounted and rested on the spot. Two or three people rested together, not paying any attention to the defenders in the city.

After seeing this, the Goguryeo army on the city wall immediately reported the situation to their commander.

"Did you see it clearly?" asked the commander of Guiduan City.

"Yes! I saw it clearly! The enemy only has 2,000 soldiers and horses, and now everyone is exhausted and resting not far from our Guiduan City." said the Goguryeo soldier.

"General! The enemy has few soldiers and is exhausted. They must have been on a long-distance attack. Now if we leave the city, we will definitely be able to wipe them all out." said the deputy commander. After

being beaten so badly by the Tang army several times, there is now a lone Tang army, and no matter what, they must regain the face they lost before.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once missed! There may not be such a good opportunity in the future!

"No! What if this is a trick of the enemy? The Tang army has always been despicable and shameless! They have sent a detachment to lure us out of the city more than once, and then launched an attack on us. This is not the first time or the second time!"

"I believe you should not have forgotten these. Maybe the enemy wants to repeat the same trick and lure us out of the city. We must not be fooled. I have already seen through their conspiracy and tricks."

The guard said disdainfully. He still wanted to use the same trick to deceive him. Did he really think he was stupid?

"General, you are right! General, you are wise, and I am ashamed of myself!" The deputy general looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and did not forget to flatter the guard.

"Go back and keep a close eye on the Tang army. If there is any situation, report it immediately!" the garrison commander ordered.

"Yes!" The Goguryeo soldiers took the order and retreated.

"Send scouts quickly to explore the area within a hundred miles of Guiduan City to see if there are any traces of the enemy!" the garrison commander said.

In the past, the Tang army used this trick, deliberately sending a small group of soldiers and horses to attack, and the main army would ambush behind.

Once the garrison went out of the city to attack the Tang army, the Tang army's cavalry would rush to reinforce and hold the garrison tightly, and then the Tang army would surround the garrison and completely defeat it.

That's why he sent out scouts to investigate whether there were any enemy movements within a hundred miles. As long as there were no traces of enemy troops within a hundred miles, it would prove that this was truly an isolated army.

"As you command!" The deputy general clasped his fists and saluted, then retreated. He immediately sent all the scouts in the city out to spy on the enemy.