Li Qinzai returned to the commander's tent, and all the generals followed him in.
After everyone sat down, there was a brief silence in the tent. Li Qinzai did not make a sound, just staring at the candlestick on the table in a daze.
Finally, Wang Fangyi couldn't help but said: "Li Shuai, today's changes in the Goguryeo army will be reported to the emperor?"
Everyone looked at Li Qinzai.
Mutiny in the army is a very serious incident, and is deeply feared by the rulers. Once a mutiny occurs in the army, the court will often deal with it severely. Regardless of whether it is innocent or not, everyone from generals to ordinary soldiers will be severely punished.
But today's mutiny is a bit special. Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with the Tang army. It is just a riot by a newly surrendered army. Even if the emperor asks for the crime, Li Qinzai and others will not be held accountable. On the contrary, Mr. Quan has to worry about his own future.
Li Qinzai thought for a long time and said slowly: "You cannot deceive the emperor about military matters. You can ask the military scribes to write them down truthfully and send them across the sea to Chang'an on navy ships."
All generals should be.
Everyone's expressions were quite relaxed at the moment. If what happened today had happened among the soldiers of the Tang Army, they probably wouldn't be so relaxed.
From Li Qinzai to every general below, their skin will peel off unless they die. If something like this happens, Li Zhi will not be able to favor Li Qinzai, and he will do whatever he wants.
Wang Fangyi hesitated for a moment and then said: "Li Shuai, Mr. Quan's 5,000 Goguryeo troops are still among our army. We are afraid that they will cause trouble and even cause bigger troubles. Should we...
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Before he finished speaking, all the generals looked at Wang Fangyi.
Wang Fangyi's voice became softer and softer, but in the end he didn't say any more.
Li Qinzai smiled and said, "What? Drive them away, or kill them all?"
"If you dare not say it, I will say it for you. Yes, I have also thought about killing this surrendered army, but I dare not. It is a serious crime to kill the surrendered army. Once I take action against the surrendered army, all of us here will
Even if we make great contributions in the Eastern Expedition, we will be completely wiped out."
Liu Renyuan frowned and said: "If these soldiers and horses stay with you, it will be a disaster after all. Goguryeo and I, the Tang Dynasty, are feuding. Quannan has surrendered, but it is impossible for these five thousand soldiers and horses to return home..."
"If we don't deal with it as soon as possible, the next time our army fights with the enemy, we will be afraid that our troops will defect on the battlefield, and it will be a catastrophe!"
All the generals of the Tang army were present in the commander's tent, and there were no outsiders.
All the generals nodded their heads after hearing this, with worried expressions on their faces.
When fighting in a large army, the most fearful thing is that something will happen to your elbows and armpits, and you will be stabbed in the back.
Strictly speaking, the five thousand soldiers and horses of Quan Boy's army are the enemies of the Tang Dynasty. These five thousand enemies will stab the Tang army in the back at any time. On the battlefield where life and death are at stake, a single stab in the back is enough to defeat the Tang army, or even annihilate the entire army.
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Li Qinzai was also a little worried, his brows furrowed but he couldn't think of a way to solve it.
Wang Fangyi was silent for a moment and said carefully: "How about... Li Shuai issued an order and sent them to Duke Ying. The one hundred thousand soldiers under Duke Ying's command must be able to suppress these five thousand soldiers and horses..."
Li Qinzai's expression changed when he heard this, he picked up a paperweight on the table and planned to throw it all over his head.
Seeing that this guy was his lieutenant, Li Qinzai finally restrained himself and took back the paperweight bitterly.
"What nonsense are you talking about! My grandfather... Yinggong leads the main force of the Eastern Expedition. If someone stabs him in the back, the entire situation of the Eastern Expedition will change."
"If nothing else, if they set fire to the rear army's supplies, our main force for the Eastern Expedition would have to withdraw. If the five thousand soldiers and horses want to cause damage, the consequences will be very serious."
"No matter how bastard I am, I can't possibly send these scourges to my grandfather and bring him disaster from the sky."
Li Qinzai pointed at Wang Fangyi and said: "If you say such stupid things again, you will be a cook for three days and cook for the Paoze brothers."
Wang Fangyi lowered his head, and all the generals laughed.
Li Qinzai pondered for a long time, but still couldn't think of a way. These soldiers and horses turned out to be a hot potato. He couldn't throw them away and couldn't kill them. It was very troublesome.
After thinking for a long time, Li Qinzai sighed: "Black teeth are always there."
Hei Te Changzhi stood up: "The end is here."
"The forward camp has been converted into a garrison camp. We will camp next to the Goguryeo camp. Send people to monitor every move of this army and horses day and night. If any abnormal movement is discovered, I have ordered you to make arbitrary decisions without reporting."
"The last general takes orders."
Scratching his head irritably, Li Qinzai looked around at the generals and said angrily: "Seeing that it's time for dinner, do you want to stay for a meal?"
Liu Renyuan said expectantly: "Is it really possible?"
"No, get out!"
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After the battle at Cangyan City, the Tang army did not rest and marched eastward.
The original plan discussed by Li Qinzai and the generals was to sweep the east side of Goguryeo before joining forces with Li Ji's main force, causing the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers to lose control of all the city lands in the north, and then finally join forces with Li Ji's main force.
If this can be realized, the country of Goguryeo will lose most of its territory and is not far from destruction.
However, the Tang army unexpectedly had five thousand surrendered Goguryeo soldiers and horses, and Li Qinzai's plan had to be temporarily suspended.
Unable to surrender, Li Qinzai did not dare to risk engaging the enemy, fearing that the 5,000 Goguryeo soldiers would defect and stab the Tang army in the back.
So after the battle in Cangyan City, Li Qinzai's army set out to march eastward for two days, and then ordered to camp on the spot to rest and recuperate.
It is said to be "rest and recuperation", but actually it is to guard against others.
Until this problem is solved, Li Qinzai will not fight the enemy, let alone use troops on a large scale.
According to Li Qinzai's instructions, Heiji Changzhi led the forward battalion to the west of the Goguryeo camp and sent people to monitor the Goguryeo people's every move day and night.
The soldiers were so prepared that they held their three-eyed guns tightly even when sleeping. Once something unexpected happened, they could quickly assemble and fight back against the enemy.
All the generals understood Li Qinzai's decision. In fact, everyone had the same idea. Many generals believed that these Goguryeo troops could not be retained and something would happen sooner or later.
There is another thought that no one dares to mention.
That is, it is best to kill all these five thousand soldiers and horses to eliminate future troubles forever.
The existence of this army has actually touched the interests of the generals.
Generals led their troops on expeditions, commanded battles, and even took the lead in life and death, in order to gain promotion to higher ranks and gain some financial benefits.
The existence of Goguryeo's troops not only restricted the Tang army's strategy and left everyone with nothing to fight, but the troops were also a time bomb that could explode at any time.
Once another bad incident such as a mutiny occurs, the emperor will probably have to issue an edict to hold him accountable, and the hard work of the generals may be wiped out.
Doesn't this violate the interests of the generals? Blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents. What does it mean if you block someone's promotion?
It's okay to dig up my ancestral graves, but blocking my promotion is an act of irreconcilability.
Therefore, during the few days when the Tang army camped and rested, the atmosphere among the generals of the Tang army suddenly became a little strange.