The consciousness of the generals' disciples is still very high. Anyone who has ever been a commander knows that leading an army to fight is not only about the formation of troops and strategies, but also about interpersonal relationships and the sophistication of people.
Therefore, qualified coaches all know that in addition to strict military law and personal feelings, the generals under their command must also know how to pay for their benefits.
Historically, when a large army defeated an enemy city, the commander would usually order a massacre of the city. Massacre included looting. This was actually a kind of sacrifice made by the commander to his soldiers.
The soldiers were motivated to fight after they had grabbed property. They knew that they were fighting with their lives not only to serve the country and the emperor, but also for themselves.
On the map of Lingyan Pavilion's Heroes, all the famous generals who have led troops have done this, including Li Ji.
During the Zhenguan period, Li Ji's most spectacular operation was that when Li Shimin was conquering Goguryeo, Li Ji took the initiative to ask for orders for his soldiers and asked Li Shimin to agree to let the soldiers massacre and loot the city.
And Li Shimin actually agreed, so the three armies cheered and cheered, and the morale of the whole army was like a rainbow.
From then on, the commander-in-chief paid benefits to his soldiers in various ways, which seemed to have become a traditional virtue of the Tang Dynasty military and was passed down from generation to generation.
The same is true now for Li Qinzai and Xue Na.
After the two brothers discussed it, they reached a consensus. Each of them took out 30,000 guan and distributed it to the generals under his command.
Li Qinzai was very pleased to see that Xue Na understood the righteousness so well. He decided not to pursue the matter of Xue Na secretly hiding a Silla maid in the camp, and exempted him from a military stick as compensation.
After all, Li Qinzai also hid a little Baga secretly, so he didn't seem to have the confidence to punish others.
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After the army rested for two days, Li Qinzai ordered to break camp and march north.
Before dawn, groups of scouts rode away from the camp on fast horses. The cooks in each camp also started cooking pots. The civilian men in the rear army counted the baggage and loaded the carts, and the war horses were fed with fodder.
After nine o'clock, following the shouts of the generals, the entire army broke out of camp and set off.
From Songshan Gang to Cangyan City, the army needs to bypass Pyongyang, first go north and then turn west.
This section of the road is not easy to walk. In addition to encountering enemy snipers along the way, what is even more troublesome is the endless winding mountain road. It is difficult for horses to travel, so they have to walk.
The biggest reason why Xue Ne accomplished this great feat in the first place was that walking was too hard, and he couldn't bear to work hard in vain, so he robbed that village by mistake.
If he were riding a horse, perhaps this credit would not be with Xue Ne.
As soon as the army set off, Pyongyang City responded quickly.
The Goguryeo army sent out scouts to find out the direction and purpose of the Tang army's march. As expected, the scouts from the two armies met in the wild, and another fierce fight ensued.
At sunset, the entire army set up camp, and the enemy troops in Pyongyang City finally retreated.
After Li Qinzai heard the scout's report, he thought for a long time and gradually figured out the thoughts of the leader of Goguryeo.
Nowadays, Goguryeo is at a disadvantage in fighting on the north and south fronts. Among them, Li Ji's army in the north is the focus of Goguryeo's defense. Li Qinzai's army is a partial division, which will cause a certain containment of the Goguryeo army, but it will not be fatal.
Now that Li Qinzai's troops have broken camp and headed north, it is not a bad thing for Goguryeo. If the two Tang armies join forces, Goguryeo will be able to concentrate all its troops for defense without having to divide its forces to the left and right.
Therefore, the leader of the Goguryeo Kingdom knew that Li Qinzai was going north and did not send troops from Pyongyang to attack. He was probably happy to see Li Qinzai's troops leave the city of Pyongyang. After all, the leader of Goguryeo, a delicate person like him, needed a sense of security.
The march lasted two days, and the progress was slow. After all, the terrain was mountainous and rugged, and the army relied entirely on foot. The army could only cover more than thirty miles a day.
There were still more than three hundred miles away from Cangyan City, and the scouts sent more and more news. They also encountered two groups of enemy snipers. After being detected by the scouts in advance, Li Qinzai sent his soldiers to kill them.
The march along the way was not entirely mountainous, but also passed through some small towns and markets. After his generals requested orders, Li Qinzai acquiesced to the actions of the soldiers.
Then the nightmare came to these towns and markets. The soldiers of the Tang army were like locusts passing through. Everywhere they passed, there was no grass. They killed men, women and children. After the Tang army stole food and property, they set fire to the houses and finally fled.
Li Qinzai didn't think there was anything wrong with the soldiers. This was war, and war was often based on abandoning morality. Who had ever seen a polite fight between the two sides?
Kill everyone you can, rob everyone you can, and after killing everyone, wipe out all traces of the enemy's existence with a fire. This is what war should be like.
After marching for several days, the army was only fifty miles away from Cangyan City, so Li Qinzai ordered the entire army to camp.
That night, the scouts brought information about Cangyan City.
There are Goguryeo troops in the city and outside the city, but the two armies are hostile to each other. The ones defending the city are the royalists loyal to Yuquan, and the ones outside the city are... the rebellious officials and traitors?
What Li Qinzai wants to do is to rescue the royalists and kill the rebellious officials and traitors.
The number of royalist troops in the city is unknown, but there were many rebels and traitors besieging the city, about 20,000.
Obviously, Quan Nanjian, who usurped the throne, was very afraid of his elder brother. Under the current situation of the powerful enemy, he had to allocate 20,000 troops to surround Quan Nanjian, and he would not be willing to put his brother to death, otherwise he would not be able to take the throne.
Stable.
After hearing the scout's report on the general situation of Cangyan City, Li Qinzai fell into deep thought.
Before Li Qinzai could come up with a specific plan to relieve the siege of Cangyan City, he heard from Bu Qu that someone outside the tent asked to see him.
The visitor's name is Quan Xiancheng, and he is Quan's son.
When Quan was chased by his usurping brother, he sent his son Quan Xiancheng to surrender to Li Ji and ask for help. After Li Ji weighed the situation, he changed his plan and let Li Qinzai lead his troops to relieve the siege of Cangyan City.
Quan Xiancheng is a young man in his twenties with a classic Beibang pancake face. After entering the commander's tent, he was respectful and paid homage to Li Qinzai without saying a word. He even opened his mouth to speak in human language.
"Quan Xiancheng, the son of an abandoned minister of Goguryeo, pays homage to His Excellency Duke Li County of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Qinzai smiled and helped him up personally. He always had to be polite to the dignitaries of the enemy country who surrendered. The friendship between the two countries has a long history.
"His Royal Highness, no courtesy."
If Quan Xiancheng had not been usurped, the Quan Xiancheng in front of him was indeed the crown prince. Li Qinzai still called him by this title, which shows that the Tang Dynasty still recognized Quan Xiancheng's legitimate status as king.
Quan Xiancheng stood up with tears in his eyes.
Li Qinzai didn't say much nonsense and asked straight to the point: "Cangyan City has been besieged for many days. Have the enemy forces outside the city ever attacked the city?"
Quan Xiancheng whispered: "After the foreign minister asked for help from the Tang Dynasty, he rushed back to the vicinity of Cangyan City and kept walking around to observe. In the past few days, Cangyan City was attacked four times. Thanks to the tenacity of the defenders in the city, they were able to fight back.
The rebels' attack."
Li Qinzai hummed and asked again: "The man who was surrounded in the city... are you sure he is your biological father?"
Quan Xiancheng raised his head abruptly, showing an astonished expression: "Of course he is my biological father!"
"Your expression is a bit intense, but it doesn't matter if you don't, I will still save you."