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"Sergeant, let's not cross the river and find a way to stay here."
In one day, the forward troops won seven battles and seven victories. General Yu Wenshu led his troops directly across the Sa River.
General Yu Zhongwen also had to lead his troops to follow. The Sashui River was narrower and the water was shallow, so the army was able to cross the river directly.
At this time, the generals, whether it was for merit, to avoid being condemned by the emperor after returning, or because they really thought about the army, there was actually not much difference.
The city of Pyongyang is very close at hand. Although everyone knows that the Sui army is at the end of its strength, as long as the city of Pyongyang is captured, everything will not be a problem.
This is the last gamble of the 300,000 troops.
Yes, the moment they crossed the Yalu River, this army of more than 300,000 people had no way out.
But, obviously, Li Po didn't think so.
He is not a general, so he doesn't need to think so much.
He only knows that the army is on the verge of collapse. There may be a lot of food and grass in Pyongyang City, but can such a tired and hungry army attack Pyongyang Fort City?
A million troops have been at Liaodong City for nearly two months. Will it be different this time?
Moreover, the most important point is that the food of the Mayi and Sui armies was enough to last them for some days.
This is what Li Po admires most about himself. He worked hard to get all the food across the Yalu River along the way, although some had to be separated to supply the general who commanded the army.
But ever since he crossed the river, he had strictly ordered his men to wait and eat as much corn as they could. He even kept the dried meat and carried it on his back, hiding it tightly.
With these dried meats, the Mayi and Sui armies could survive for a while.
Therefore, in Li Po's opinion, for the Sui army in Mayi, it is better to leave early than to leave late, and they can no longer follow the army.
Li Bi was not too surprised. She stared with bloodshot eyes and asked in a low voice: "Pyongyang City is ahead. If we can fight, it will be decided..."
Li Po interrupted impatiently, "Save it, the army will be defeated, you don't know it, now it's time to think about ourselves, the road back is so long, it's only a step less."
Li Bi pondered for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, I'll listen to you once, but you have to know that once the army really captures Pyongyang City, we will be guilty of cowardice. You're like a deserter. If you lose your head when the time comes, don't blame me."
Li Po admired this woman's decision for a moment, and then despised her hesitation.
It sounds contradictory, but it's not. Obviously, Li Bi had already thought of escaping, but she was just waiting for someone to blow the wind next to her ear.
"Go, let Li Wu take the people and send the remaining horses to the Chinese army."
After hearing this, Li Po quit. Four legs can run faster than two legs. Without the horse, how can it be done?
But before he could refute, Li Bi hit him on the shoulder and said in an ironic tone: "I know better than you. If you run at the front of the army and have war horses to ride on it, you will die if you run back. Why don't you give me a favor?" .”
Li Po touched his neck and wiped off the dust on his hands, "Well, what you said makes sense. How about sending all the armor over, and throwing the rest of the spears, shields, etc. into the river?"
, just carry a knife with you."
Li Bi nodded appreciatively, "If anyone asks, just say that we are too hungry to walk and I am also sick. Let's rest on the river bank before moving forward with the army."
The two thieving guys, you said something to me, and they cooperated in a tacit understanding. They looked at each other and realized that this was the first time that they had the same opinion.
They all also admired the other party's determination and will to do whatever it took to escape.
"Let's go first, or wait and see."
"Of course we have to wait a while. If the army can capture Pyongyang City, that will be good. If not, the chaos will not be too fast during the retreat, right?"
Li Po curled his lips and said nothing more.
In fact, both of them were filled with pessimism, but the timing of running away had to be more precise so that they would not be guilty after returning.
But Li Bi thought more clearly. Of course, this had nothing to do with being smart or not, but because she came from a wealthy family and naturally had a very keen sense of politics.
Once the army is defeated, she knows much better than Li Po what those who escape will face.
Some people must have merits but no faults, and it is natural for some people to lose their heads.
Therefore, once the army is defeated, everyone can run faster in order to escape for their lives, but how to quickly save their lives and have sufficient reasons to escape guilt and even get praise will test everyone's luck and courage.
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The armor and horses were sent to the Chinese army, and they were indeed praised by the generals of the Chinese army. Of course, General Yu Zhongwen never wanted to see them, and the army was also very busy.
It was just a Chinese officer named Yu who verbally gave a military order to the Sui army in Mayi, telling them to station themselves by the river, with the right to guard the rear of the army.
This is just a joke. A guy like Ma Yi still wants to cut off the army?
However, not only the Mayi and Sui armies were left by the river, there were also a miscellaneous group of two or three thousand people staying here for various reasons. But at this time of year, no one had the leisure to care about others. Most of them
As soon as he sat down on the ground, he started to lose his breath.
Li Po accompanied Li Bi and stood on the north bank of Sashui, watching the army spread over the mountains and plains and head south.
The quality of the Sui army is really incredible. Even at this time, the morale of the army has not collapsed, and it still seems to have the strength to fight.
Li Po was looking to the south when Huang You's nagging came to his ears.
This man is really talkative. Even if he loses his strength, he will never stop talking. Now, neither Li Bi's guards nor Li Po's subordinates are willing to pick a fight with this man.
"It just rained last night, right? The water is too shallow... Look at the river, it's quite wide. Let's leave it there..."
The intermittent words reached Li Po's ears, which made him quite annoyed. He really wanted to throw this guy into the river and drown him.
But after a while, Li Bi turned around and said something, and Li Po responded perfunctorily. He lowered his head and looked at the water surface of Sa Shui. It was indeed quite shallow. You could see the sand and stones on the bottom of the river, and some big fish.
Swim around in the river.
Not far away, some guys were fishing in the river, and cheers of joy could be heard.
Li Po looked to the east again, and a flash of inspiration made him shiver.
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