The national teacher analyzed: "Although His Highness has an absolute advantage in military strength, the righteousness is on our side. In addition, Your Majesty still has prestige in the army and in the country! We still have the power to fight!"

The ministers felt that what the national master said made sense and nodded.

At this time, a minister came out and said, "But Your Majesty, our Marshes are limited in our city, so we can't support much time!" This minister is the official in charge of Goguryeo's national money storage. His name is Li Yuanlang, who is a member of the Goguryeo royal family and is the same as Li Yuantuo.

Li Yuantuo frowned and asked, "How many days does the food in the city have enough support for the whole city's military and civilians?"

"Report to Your Majesty, the city's food is only 100,000 dan, which is only enough for the whole city's military and civilians to spend one month!"

Li Yuantuo frowned tightly, and a hint of anxiety appeared in his eyes.

The national master clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much! The people in the city have more surplus food and can be self-sufficient. A hundred thousand loads of food is enough for our army to spend at least fifty days!"

Li Yuantuo's brows eased a little, and he thought, "So, we only have fifty days!" Li Yuantuo felt a headache. He felt that it was almost impossible to turn the situation around in fifty days.

The national master hesitated for a moment, clasped his fists and said, "We may be able to seek help from the Han people!"

The ministers were shocked when they heard this, and the prime minister's reaction was particularly fierce, "How can this be done, isn't this a beginning for the tiger?"

Li Yuantuo nodded, looked at the national master and asked, "National Master, what the Prime Minister said is reasonable. I don't know why you have such a suggestion."

The national master clasped his fists and said, "Don't I know that the tigers and wolves of the Northern Army are still fierce and cunning, but I don't think there is too much worry about the threats of the Han people to us at this moment! First of all, Chen Chu's army in Liaodong is already exhausted, and the supply of food and grass has become a problem; more importantly, the focus of the Northern Army is still in the Central Plains at this moment, and it will not pose a threat to us for at least a few years!"

The ministers showed a thoughtful look, and the prime minister calmed down and frowned and thought.

Li Yuantuo thought for a moment and nodded, "This is indeed a solution, but I am still a little worried!" He looked up and said to the national teacher, "I don't want to use this strategy unless I have to!"

The national teacher nodded to show that he understood and did not stick to his own opinions.

Li Yuantuo sang to the generals on the right: "Li Yuankai, Cui Yongle, Gao Tian!"

"Here!" The three veterans with gray hair and beard immediately stepped forward to agree.

Li Yuantuo glanced at the three generals with a firm expression and sighed: "My Goguryeo's lifeline depends on the three old generals!"

Three veterans knelt down and said, "We swear to fight for the Lord to the death!"

Li Yuantuo's eyes lit up, "Okay! I will now accept the orders of the three old generals to Pinggu, Pinggu, and Ping rebellion!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The three generals bowed together and then retreated into the ranks. These three veterans are all fifty years old, but they are the oldest in the army and have been famous for being in the storm. They are not mediocre. They are just because they are old, so they have never been on the battlefield again. Now the situation is critical and there are no generals in the court, so Li Yuantuo had to re-activate these three veterans.

The court discussion immediately dispersed, and Li Yuantuo, the national commander, the old minister and the three veterans stayed.

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Gao Yi led more than 10,000 cavalry back to the domestic city in a hurry and reported to Li Muqing what he encountered in the Marundu Camp.

Li Muqing and Tie Pohan were shocked and were very surprised.

Li Muqing thought, "It seems that Li Ju is afraid he has been killed!"

Tie Pohan frowned and said, "How did the two old guys, the national teacher and the prime minister, do it!"

Li Muqing thought for a moment, his expression suddenly changed. He glanced at Tie Pohan, and then ordered: "Closely monitor Marudu's every move; high sulfur, contact us immediately for the detailed work in Marudu; all the generals will return to the camp and prepare for war carefully! No mistakes must be made!"

"Yes!" The generals responded and then withdrew from the tent one after another.

"General, stay!" Li Muqing suddenly said.

After everyone left the tent, Li Muqing came to Tie Pohan, raised her eyebrows and asked anxiously, "Did you really kill... that day?"

Tie Pohan was slightly surprised, then he was shocked, and clasped his fists and said anxiously: "Princess, do you doubt the loyalty of the last general!"

Li Muqing hurriedly said: "General, don't get me wrong! I'm just worried that there will be twists and turns in this matter that the general doesn't know! What was the specific situation that day?"

Tie Pohan thought for a moment, and then briefly described the whole story of the day.

Li Muqing frowned and asked, "That is to say, you did not kill him with your own hands. When you saw him, he was already dead! Moreover, when you found his body, the Han people were no longer in the future!"

Tie Pohan nodded and said, "That's exactly!"

Li Muqing frowned and showed a deep thoughtful look. Tie Pohan looked at Li Muqing quietly, and had a very ominous premonition in his heart.

"I suspect that my father is not dead! He is back!" Li Muqing said in a deep voice.

Tie Pohan was startled, "How is this possible! That day..."

Li Muqing interrupted Tie Pohan and smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that my father and we are both fooled by the Han people! When you find your father's 'corpse', maybe the real father has been taken to the area where they control it by the Han people!" He paused and continued: "If I expected it would be fine, my father would be in Marudu City at this moment!"

Tie Pohan frowned, "But even if the former king is still alive, he should be in the hands of the Han people! How could the Han people let him go easily!"

Li Muqing thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I can't understand this either! Maybe the Han people saw that the situation in our country had changed drastically and felt that the father was useless, so they released him back!" After a pause, he frowned and said, "Or it was simply a conspiracy of the Han people!"

Shaking his head, he said to Tie Pohan: "No matter what the situation is, our top priority now is to deal with the incident in Marudu! General, I am worried that there will be any incidents in the army. You must closely monitor the battalions of each army!"

Tie Pohan clasped his fists with confidence and said, "Your Highness Princess, don't worry! I can guarantee that there will be no problems in the military!"

Li Muqing nodded. She was still very confident in Tie Pohan at this point.

"Princess, what should be done with the captives of nearly 100,000 His Highness's troops in the city?" Tie Pohan asked for instructions.

Li Muqing thought for a moment and ordered: "Purge the confidant of the elder brother, and then organize all these prisoners into our army!"

"Yes!" Tie Pohan agreed with his fists and then hesitated.

Li Muqing asked in surprise: "If you have something to say, don't worry about it!"

Tiepo Han Dynasty Li Muqing clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, have you ever thought of stopping the war with Your Majesty?"

Li Muqing was stunned, feeling a lot of feelings in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "It has come to this point, do you think I still have the possibility of turning back?"

Tie Pohan sighed and bowed, "The last general and the next general swear to follow His Highness the Princess to the death! Your princess, the last general will retreat!" After speaking, Tie Pohan bowed to Li Muqing to leave the tent.

Li Muqing looked at the gently shaking curtain, and felt tired in his heart. He wanted to find a generous arm to support himself. Suddenly, Guan Yu's majestic figure appeared in his mind. Li Muqing couldn't help but feel heart waving, and then he murmured with pain: "Why can we only be enemies?"

At about the same time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were discussing matters about the Goguryeo people in Liaodong County. At this moment, the Northern Expedition Army had completely controlled all counties and counties in the seven counties in Liaodong except Xuantu County. The recruitment matters were proceeding smoothly. The enthusiasm of the people of Liaodong to join the army was higher than that of other prefectures and counties under the control of the Northern Expedition Army. The power of the Four Koreans had been completely suppressed. The Eighth Legion was stationed in Lelang, leading the two counties to prevent the Four Koreans from invading again.

; The Seventh Army is stationed in Xi'anping, at the junction of Tonglelang County, Liaodong County, to prevent Goguryeo; the Elite Second Army is stationed in Liaodong County, which is now the administrative and military center of the Northern Expedition Army in Liaodong County; the 20,000 First Army is stationed in Cuiping Pass; many people who fled elsewhere are returning home one after another, and reconstruction work is underway in various places, and Tian Feng has arrived in Liaodong to take charge of civil affairs in the entire Liaodong.
Chapter completed!