Chapter 234 The North and the South show off their power
Three miles south of Buyeo City.
The wilderness is endless, the cold wind is fierce, the snow is flying, and it is desolate.
A large army stood solemnly, staring indifferently at the city ahead. Buyeo was a county town, with tens of thousands of people living there, but now the city had collapsed and was dilapidated. There was not a single defender in sight. Black smoke was billowing inside the city, like something
It was burning, but it couldn't be seen clearly, but some people came out of the city to look for something. Looking at the sudden appearance of the army, their eyes were numb and unmoved.
My home is gone, my city is gone, and I have no hope of living.
th!
In front of the army, Li Derjian looked at the city with surprise on his face. He couldn't accept it for a moment. Where are the Shiwei people? Where are the Goguryeo defenders? Where have they gone?
Not long after, a scout rushed out of the city on horseback, threw a man in official uniform on the ground, clasped his fists and said: "General, a man from Shiwei ran away last night. This man is an official from Fuyu and understands Tang dialect.
Able to communicate.”
"Get up and talk." Li Derjian stared at the other party.
He quickly got up and said with a sorry smile: "Young man, I have seen the general."
"Tell me, where did the Shiwei people go?"
"Returning to the general, I heard that a cavalry suddenly appeared in the rear of Shiwei and turned the grassland upside down. The people of Shiwei panicked, worried about the safety of their families and the instability of the rear, and evacuated overnight last night with supplies from Buyeo City.
"The other party quickly replied.
Li Derjian inexplicably thought of Fang Yiai. At this time, Shiwei's rear was unstable. There was no other possibility except the five thousand Khitan people led by Fang Yiai. This guy was so fierce, messing up Shiwei's rear and forcing Shiwei to death.
Wei retreated his troops? It was a great achievement.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Li Derjian asked: "Where are the Goguryeo defenders in Buyeo City?"
"Go back to the general, kill half of them, and about the remaining half become prisoners. Along with the young women in Buyeo City and Qingzhuang, they were also taken away last night and became slaves."
Li Derjian was shocked. Isn't Buyeo City empty now? He asked: "Where is the food?"
"It's gone, it's all gone. The whole city has been evacuated. Only the old people and useless women are left. Even the children were taken away. If the little ones weren't hiding, they were also taken away. God damn it.
Shiwei people, they will not die well." The other party started crying loudly as he spoke, his face hurting.
Li Derjian felt a chill in his heart. He finally captured South Suzhou and rushed there, but it was too late. The Shiwei people ran away first. The city was destroyed, there was no food, and there was no one. What should he do? He asked: "There are several small towns around Fuyu."
As for the county seat, it was also looted by Shiwei people?"
"It's gone, it's all gone." The other party replied numbly, his eyes full of helplessness and despair.
"General?"
Xue Feng's expression changed and he stopped talking.
"What do you want to say?" Li Derjian looked over.
"General, we don't carry much food. There is no food in the city and we can't supply it..."
Li Derjian raised his hand to stop talking, and looked to the north, with an inexplicable coldness in his eyes. The Shiwei people actually looted everything, but left the old man behind. The woman was not killed because his intentions were vicious. If he did not save him, it would damage the name of the Tang army's benevolence. If
Relief will consume food and the army will not be able to pursue it.
The problem is that the army came in such a hurry that they couldn't save him even if they wanted to.
"These inhuman beasts." Li Derjian cursed angrily and asked the officials: "How many people are expected to be in the city?"
"There are only useless old men and women left, about 30,000. General, there is really nothing left in the city. Goguryeo was unkind to the Tang army, but it has been punished. Please let everyone live." The other party begged.
"Go back and organize everyone to save themselves. Fuyu City belongs to the Tang Dynasty from now on. You are the people of the Tang Dynasty. I will leave an army to assist you." Li Derjian said and looked at Xue Feng behind him.
"General?" Xue Feng cupped his fists.
"There were many wounded in the battle in South Suzhou. All of them were left to recuperate. We arranged for a reliable leader to lead the people in the city to save themselves. Since Fuyu has fallen into the hands of the Tang Dynasty, we cannot ignore it." Li Derjian warned.
"I understand, but food?" Xue Feng was a little embarrassed.
"Deploy some from Jinshan City to respond to emergencies. I, the general, will be back with food within twenty days."
"General, what do you want?" Xue Feng's expression changed.
Li Derjian looked in the direction of the northern grassland and said coldly: "Fuyu belongs to the Tang Dynasty, and the people of Fuyu are also the people of the Tang Dynasty. How can we let Shiwei's gang of beasts snatch them away? I want to rush into the grassland and save the people.
Return to the people of the Tang Dynasty."
After finishing speaking, Li Derjian looked at the group of Khitans behind him and continued: "Everyone, it is very dangerous to enter Shiwei territory, but you must go, because once you capture Shiwei, it will be a contribution to the expansion of territory, and you will be the meritorious service of the Tang Dynasty.
The army is no longer a surrendering army, do you understand?"
Everyone reacted, and their eyes gradually changed.
After all, everyone carries the identity of surrender. After all, they have attacked the Tang Dynasty before and have stains. Even if the court does not pursue it, they are only second- and third-line troops. Life will not be easy in the future. But once they take down Shiwei for the Tang Dynasty, it will be a disaster.
By doing this, the stains on your body can be washed away, and you can become a front-line soldier, enjoy high treatment, and have a completely different status.
Li Derjian knew very well the combat effectiveness and character of this Khitan army. If they were not taken out voluntarily, they might disperse or even defect again. He had to lure them with benefits. He continued: "If you want to go back, I won't stop you, but I won't stop you if you go back."
What can we do, disband on the spot and remain herdsmen for generations? Don’t you want to change your life, at least give your descendants a good identity and a good future?”
The inheritance of future generations is an issue that all men cannot avoid.
Who doesn’t want their offspring to have a good background?
Who doesn’t want to save a family fortune for their descendants? What’s the worst thing to leave behind?
If you leave your general behind and go back, let alone whether the court will pursue him or not, is it possible that he will continue to be a herdsman and face a precarious situation, and may face annexation and fighting at any time, and life and death are unpredictable. If he can bear it, will future generations continue like this?
For a time, unwillingness and ambition grew wildly!
A tribe leader said: "My Japanese company will follow the general."
"I, Li Bu, will also go."
"I, Tu Liuyubu, am also willing to follow the general to make a better future."
"And I, I..."
Several tribal leaders expressed their opinions one after another and became excited.
Li Derjian nodded with satisfaction and smiled. As long as everyone is willing to go, this battle can be fought, the situation will not worsen, and he will still have the opportunity to stabilize the north for the court. He shouted: "Okay, I promise you something, general.
If Shi Wei is defeated, I must ask my father to advise the court and let everyone join the imperial army like Duke An."
"Is this true?" Everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
After An Guogong lost his mind and surrendered to the imperial court, he made many meritorious services. He became a member of the Forbidden Army and was granted the title of Duke. He lived in the prosperous Chang'an and had a noble and prominent status. Although the Khitan people were not Turks, they had followed the imperial court to attack Turks, so they naturally knew that.
An Guogong is so envious.
Li Derjian solemnly said: "Everyone, first of all, I will ask my father for advice, but I dare not promise whether the court will agree. If the court does not agree, don't blame me, but there is one thing I can promise.
I, the general, do not want any of the gold and silver captured in this attack on Shiwei, but will give them all to everyone."
"good!"
"Done!"
"Thank you General!"
Everyone drank tea in a hurry. If you have the opportunity and money, you would be a fool not to go.
Seeing that the troops were ready, Li Derjian felt reassured and said: "Xue Feng, arrange for the wounded to leave a signal and let the others rest for half an hour, eat some dry food, feed the horses, and set off in half an hour to follow my general into the grassland.
, to save the people of the Tang Dynasty."
"Report——"
Suddenly, a scout galloped over on horseback with an anxious look on his face.
When they got closer, the scout shouted: "General, we saw a large Goguryeo army coming from the south, about ten thousand people, all cavalry, the distance is only ten miles."
"Line up and prepare to fight." Li Derjian's expression changed.
Everyone got on their horses and got into battle formation.
The wilderness is flat and there is no terrain to use. The troops are coming in a hurry. The horses are tired and they will die faster if they retreat. Li Derjian stares at the south, his face becomes serious. Ten thousand enemies are a lot, and there are less than ten thousand on his side. If he fights to the death, both sides will suffer.
But it won’t work without fighting.
"General, why don't I take a thousand people to delay for a while, and the general takes the main force to Shiwei. Fuyu is already empty, so leave it to them." Xue Feng suggested.
"No, they will also attack Shiwei. Even if they don't attack Shiwei, they will attack Jinshan, Yanjin and other cities. There will be chaos in the north, and we must not let them succeed." Li Derjian decisively refused, with some doubts in his heart.
Could it be that the war in Liaodong City was not going well and Goguryeo had enough strength to divide its forces to attack?
After waiting for a while, a scout came over on horseback and shouted loudly: "General, there is something strange about the approaching enemy. It is obvious that the brothers did not pursue or speed up. Instead, they marched slowly. They didn't look malicious."
"No malice?" Li Derjian couldn't react for a moment. How could the enemy come from afar without any malice?
"Let's explore again." Xue Feng signaled, also full of doubts.
After waiting for a while, a large army appeared in front. It came slowly. The sword was not out of its sheath and the arrow was not on the bow. It got closer and then suddenly stopped. A general rode up on horseback without any weapons. Li Dejian was healed by the sight.
Out of curiosity, he said to Xue Feng: "Let's go and meet him."
The two of them stepped forward side by side, and when they got closer, they pulled the horse to a stop. Li Derjian shouted, "Who is coming?"
"The army of the Tang Dynasty? What do you call it?" the other party asked, and also pulled his horse to a stop.
"My general's surname is Li, who are you?" Li Derjian asked bluntly.
"It turns out that it's General Li who is in front of me. I'm Zhu Huchen, the former general of the Goguryeo Forbidden Army." The other party clasped his fists.
Li Derjian keenly noticed that the other party claimed to be weird, exchanged glances with Xue Feng, and immediately looked at each other.
The other party continued: "General Li, please don't get me wrong. I have defected to General Qin in Liaodong City because Goguryeo led the Shiwei people to the south with the intention of joining forces to carve up the Tang Dynasty. Little did I know that the Shiwei people actually attacked Goguryeo's Fuyu City. I am the Fuyu people."
, General Qin agreed to lead his army to Fuyu and kill the Wei people in revenge."
"Are you from Fuyu?" Li Derjian's face became more sympathetic.
"Exactly!"
Xue Feng looked at the other party warily and whispered: "General, is there any fraud?"
Li Derjian also couldn't trust the other party. He thought for a while and said in a low voice: "If they are really from Fuyu, they know that the loyal King of Goguryeo led the Wei people southward, but they killed their own people. The rebellion is justified, but we have to guard against it."
"How about letting them pass and see how they perform before making a decision?" Xue Feng suggested.
Li Derjian nodded, raised his voice and asked: "General Zhu Huchen, right? There is a battle going on in Liaodong City, how can you break away from the army and come here?"
"Back to the general, three nights ago, I sent someone to mix with the troops attacking Liaodong City and get in touch with General Qin. General Qin asked me to leave quietly after dark. After walking for less than an hour, General Qin led his army to fight out.
It was dark and I couldn’t see clearly. I don’t know what happened. The Goguryeo army bombed the camp. I heard that only more than 10,000 people escaped. The siege of Liaodong City has been lifted. I have no tokens and I don’t ask the general to believe it. Buyeo City has been
Damn, the surrounding counties are the same. Now I just want to kill Shi Wei and exterminate their race to satisfy the hatred in my heart. I also ask the general not to stop him." Zhu Huchen's eyes became sharp as he spoke.
Li Derjian saw the anger and determination of the other party. If he disagreed, he would definitely start a fight directly. Since it was not directed at him, he could not offend. He immediately said: "General Zhu, don't get me wrong. Since you have surrendered, you are my army of the Tang Dynasty, and we are colleagues.
Our army retreats three miles, letting the general go first and follow up later. We have a common enemy and should join forces."
"You want to break into Wei's house too?" Zhu Huchen asked.
"Of course!" Li Derjian did not deny it, and said murderously: "Shiwei looted Fuyu and the surrounding counties. Since Fuyu has been included in our Tang Dynasty, the people of Fuyu are our people of the Tang Dynasty. There is no reason not to save them. They last night
If you leave, you can't go quickly with the people. The general should be able to catch up if he drives faster."
"Thank you, General." Zhu Huchen clasped his fists, pulled the horse's head, and went back.
"Is there any fraud?" Xue Feng asked worriedly.
"It doesn't matter if they are cheating. Let them go to the front to lead the battle and consume their troops. We go to the back and keep a certain distance to see what they do. If they really surrender, we will have 10,000 more troops. It won't be a big problem to capture Shiwei. Send the order
, the army slowly retreated three miles in two groups, keeping alert just in case."
"Follow orders."
Xue Feng clasped his fists and accepted the order and left.
Soon, the army split into two and retreated in batches to get out of the way.
Zhu Huchen ran forward with his army. He was walking in a hurry. It didn't look like he was cheating. Li Derjian watched Zhu Huchen's troops leave, and his mind became excited. He took out a map to look at it and asked Xue Feng and several tribal leaders to
They gathered around and said: "Everyone, if what I just said is true, General Qin has already defeated the Goguryeo army. Based on my understanding of General Qin, I will definitely go south."
"There are still several cities heading south. We must be well prepared. Can we attack them?" Xue Feng asked.
"General Qin never fights an uncertain battle, and he is full of wisdom and tricks. I am ashamed of myself. If we take the south, even if the north and south are completely connected, the imperial army will arrive. When the time comes to merge, I am afraid it will be a total annihilation."
War of nations." Li Derjian said excitedly.
"War to destroy the country?" Everyone couldn't calm down after hearing this.
"That's right, in the battle to destroy the country, with the majesty, strategy and vision of the Holy Emperor, we will never miss this opportunity. There is no point in rushing back. The court does not want our army. It is better to attack Shiwei and achieve a great feat.
." Li Derjian said excitedly.
Everyone is not calm anymore. In the battle to destroy the country, if we miss this opportunity, we will not be able to fight in the future.
If there is no war, what else can we do?
Li Derjian did not want to miss this opportunity and continued: "Everyone, the current situation is that General Qin is going south. We have no worries in the rear. We can deploy half of the army to guard Xincheng, Yanjin, Jinshan, Mudi Prefecture, and South Suzhou.
And enter the grassland and make great achievements. If you miss this opportunity, it will be gone. What do you think?"
"agree!"
"agree!"
Everyone said one after another, their eyes lit up and they became excited.
It's a war to destroy the country. If we don't take this opportunity to gain some military glory and gain some benefits, we will really have no chance in the future.
"Since you agree, send people from your ministries to contact each other and ask them to leave an army to stabilize the city. Once the imperial court sends people to take over, and after the handover, they will lead their troops to Shiwei. We still have a few troops." Li Derjian.
He reminded that as soon as the imperial army arrives, they will definitely send people to take over the city, and it is impossible to leave it to the control of the Khitan army.
Everyone also understood this truth and nodded one after another, arranging for the close associates to go back.
Seeing that everyone was cooperating and not trying to occupy the city, Li Derjian secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to the north. His ambition was intense, and something called "ambition" grew wildly in his heart.
Good man, who doesn’t want to expand his territory and make immortal achievements?
…
Almost at the same time, outside Jian'an City.
An Guogong, Cheng Chuliang, and Yuchi Baoqi also looked at the city in front of them with high spirits, grinding their fists and palms, their blood boiling. Taking Jian'an would be the victory of the city.
The military merits of the Tang army are divided into twelve levels. The merits of entering the battle are to attack more with less, break the city, and break the formation. The fifth level can be obtained, and the meritorious service of cavalry captain is obtained. From the fifth level, An Guogong does not care, but Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi do.
This was done with a knife and a gun, not from Meng En, and has a completely different meaning.
Duke An Guo does not care about meritorious deeds, but cares about fame and the trust of the Holy Emperor in him. If he captures Jian'an City, even if he retreats behind the scenes, as long as he does not commit suicide and becomes an idle Duke and a rich man, he will have no problem worrying about the rest of his life.
Thoughts flashed through his mind, Duke An Guo said with a smile: "You two, it's up to you to go into battle and kill the enemy. I will help you two to hold down the battle and cheer for you. Who comes first?"
They are all the sons of the Duke of the country, and none of them want to offend Duke An.
Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi looked at each other, full of competition. Cheng Chuliang said first: "Brother Baoqi, your people are good at archery. Let me take the credit for climbing the city."
"When it comes to archery, the people you lead are naturally better at it. Duke An Guo can vouch for this." Yuchi Baoqi refused to give in, looking at the city ahead with a look full of fighting intent.
Cheng Chuliang was leading An Guogong's Turkic soldiers. The Turkic soldiers were good at archery. This was an indisputable fact. Seeing that Yuchi Baoqi refused to give in, Cheng Chuliang became anxious and said, "In that case, please An Guogong command the archers to shoot arrows. You and I
How about each receiving a thousand, whoever gets to the city first will get the first credit?"
"I'm afraid you won't succeed, so that's what it should be." Yuchi Baoqi agreed.
When An Guogong saw that the two had reached an agreement, he calculated the strength of his troops in his mind. One thousand Turkic soldiers were taken away by Cheng Chumo, and there were still two thousand left. Among the two thousand people left behind in Anshi Prefecture, there were about one thousand archers, and there were still two thousand left.
, then smiled and said: "That's good. Leave three thousand archers and divide them into two to cover the two generals to attack the city from the west and north. You two will each lead a thousand to attack the city and defeat it in one battle. But
good?"
"Good!" they both said in unison.
"In this case, the two generals will go down and deploy and attack the city in half an hour." Duke An Guo said with a smile.
The two hurriedly went to find the troops to arrange a way to attack the city.
"Report——"
At this time, a scout came galloping on horseback, rushed to Duke An, clasped his fists and said, "Gong An, a large army of about 30,000 people has appeared in the west, carrying the imperial flag."
"The imperial army is coming, are you sure?" An Guogong asked in surprise.
"I'm sure, the flag with the word '李' is unmistakable. It's still a little far away. I'm worried about something happening, so I came here to report it first. Brothers are watching." The other party said quickly.
"No matter who it is, line up first and beat the drums." Duke An Guo shouted cautiously.
"Dong dong dong!"
The roar of war drums shook the wilderness.
The army quickly formed an array. Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi didn't know why, so they hurried over. When they heard that the imperial army had arrived, and there were 30,000 people, they were also startled and suspicious. They had lost contact with the imperial court for some time, and it was difficult to judge whether it was true or not. Yuchi Baoqi
Said: "Mr. An Guo, I'm going to check on the situation."
"That's fine, be careful." An Guogong agreed.
Before he could turn around and leave, another scout rushed over and shouted from a distance: "Mr. An Guo, the imperial army is coming. The leader is General Li Junxian. It is confirmed without a doubt and is on its way."
"Li Junxian?" An Guogong looked at the scout in surprise.
"Are you sure?" Yuchi Baoqi also asked.
"I'm sure, Xiao De knows Mr. Li." The scout quickly added.
Yuchi Baoqi looked at An Guogong in disbelief: "Why did the imperial court send General Li here? Wasn't he dismissed from his post and at home? And he has 30,000 troops. What's going on with the imperial court? He's not here to grab the victory, right?"
"It shouldn't be possible. Who dares to steal the Qin brothers' victory?" Cheng Chuliang questioned.
An Guogong was also a little confused, and suddenly thought of a possibility, and said excitedly: "Could it be that the imperial court sent a large army here, preparing to take the opportunity to destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop?"
"A battle to destroy the country?" Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi looked away and were immediately overjoyed.
Yuchi Baoqi said excitedly: "That should be the case, otherwise there is no way to explain it. With an army of 30,000, we can quickly capture several cities in the south and join forces with General Qin."
The three of them got excited and waited patiently.
Not long after, Li Junxian came over on horseback with a group of generals. The three of them recognized him right at a glance. They were so excited that they hurried forward to greet him and shouted excitedly: "General Li, it's been a long time."
"Hahaha, it turns out to be you. I'm going to tell you whoever takes the courage of a leopard and dares to fight against me for building an building. Aren't you in Liaodong City? Why are you here?" Li Junxian laughed heartily and came immediately.
"General Li, your information is out of date."
"Tell me, what's going on with you?" Li Junxian asked, looking past the three of them. Not seeing his son, he felt inexplicably nervous, but he didn't show it.
Cheng Chuliang smiled and said: "If General Li comes one day later, Jian'an will also fall into our hands. Liaodong City was relieved four days ago. The 100,000 Goguryeo army was wiped out by General Qin with a wave of his hand. The King of Goguryeo only had time to lead a few thousand
The people fled to the east, and General Qin led his troops to pursue them and ordered us to capture Jian'an. General Li has come a long way and has worked hard. He needs to rest first, but he can't rob us."
"Liaodong City is in danger? Are the 100,000 troops gone?" Li Junxian looked at the three of them in shock.
The three of them looked determined and excited, not like they were joking.
There is no child's play in the army, no one dares to joke, but Li Junxian still looked at Zhi Shen Si Li in disbelief, Zhi Shen Si Li nodded and said with a smile: "General Li came late and missed the wonderful battle. Ten thousand
With less than 3,000 men, General Qin actually dared to attack at night and succeeded. He killed corpses all over the ground and captured countless people. It was so satisfying."
"hiss--"
Li Junxian took a breath of air. That was an army of 100,000, not 10,000, but he knew that it was impossible for Zhihuan Sili to lie about this matter. He couldn't imagine how Qin Huaidao did it, and sighed: "I am lagging behind in news.
The imperial army is lagging even further behind, and the news must be spread as soon as possible, but you are the same, but you don't report it."
"We don't know where the imperial court is sending troops, and we don't know where they are or where to send the message. We can't run all the way back to Chang'an, right? We can only rely on the flying pigeons of Yingzhou Governor to send the message. Why are you here?" Zhi lost his train of thought and asked.
.
"The imperial court sent 100,000 troops, plus the local border troops, the total is about 200,000. I came to capture Jian'an according to the emperor's decree. It is difficult to violate the imperial decree. I hope you will not fight, otherwise I will not be able to explain." Li Junxian said and looked at it.
Xiang Yuchi Baoqi and Cheng Chuliang.
The two rolled their eyes. Cheng Chuliang had an upright character and couldn't hide his words. He said bluntly: "I arrived first, following the orders of General Qin. I can't obey General Li's orders. General Li can take it if he wants."
Let’s see who gets it first, Baoqi, let’s go.”
"Understood." Yuchi Baoqi agreed knowingly.
Li Junxian knew that his army had just arrived and needed to rest. He also had no siege equipment and could not seize it. He was extremely depressed and shouted: "Wait a minute. There is no rush to attack the city. Let's talk about some things in advance."
"What is more important than attacking the city?" An Guogong asked.
Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi didn't leave either, and looked over suspiciously.
"There is no rush to attack the city. The army is approaching the border. It can put pressure on the enemies in the city and reduce the difficulty of siege. On the way here, I met an army of ten thousand people. They said they were ordered to come from Yunzhou to support you. They are waiting behind you.
Since it is to support you, you can take it. With 10,000 more people, it will be much easier to attack the city." Li Junxian explained.
"Why did we arrive? It's two days late." Zhi Huan Si Li knew about this troop and said with some dissatisfaction.
"We can't blame them. We have no food. We were delayed in collecting food along the way. If we hadn't happened to meet our army, we might not have been able to come. By the way, you didn't receive the imperial edict?" Li Junxian asked seriously.
"What imperial edict?" An Guogong and the others were a little confused.
When Li Junxian saw that it was true, he explained: "You are fighting too fast. I am afraid that the messengers cannot find you, or something happened on the way. The imperial army has been dispatched to conquer the east with Duke Wei."
Generalissimo Wei Chigong was the marshal on the right, leading troops across the sea to attack. General Qin promoted him to General Xuanwei. Marshal on the left, Jieyingzhou, Pingzhou and Khitan surrendered to various ministries, including 20,000 people from Youzhou and Yunzhou who came to support.
The army and the 20,000 troops brought by me, in other words, we are all right-wing troops now, our own people."
"Marshal from the left?"
An Guogong and the other three shouted in unison, their eyes shining brightly.
"That's right, we are all left army, and we are all under the control of the left marshal. Therefore, it is better to take Jian'an City slowly. I promise to capture it before dark. Brothers, it is not easy to come all the way. You have already accomplished so much.
"Young Master, why don't you leave it to me to get a good start and boost morale," Li Jun said with a smile.
"After all, are you waiting here?" Cheng Chuliang was immediately dissatisfied and said: "General Li, since it is under the control of the marshal on the left, we cannot disobey the marshal on the left. The marshal on the left asked me to wait and get the orders.
If you go down, you can't change it. The soldiers are so fast, how can we wait? Let's go." He said and gave Yuchi Baoqi a look.
Yuchi Baoqi didn't want to give up the opportunity to Li Junxian, so he hurried away knowingly.
Li Junxian suddenly felt bad. These two boys were so disrespectful to their elders. But seeing that the two men's troops were ready, and it was indeed unreasonable to come first and grab them later. They would have to fight side by side in the future, so he looked towards
Duke An Guo asked in a low voice, wondering in his heart: "Where is my son Yixie? Has he made any meritorious service?"
"General Li, your son has made many meritorious deeds. General Qin is not partial and acts fairly. Everyone is given a chance. I heard that four days ago, your son was asked to lead an army of three thousand men, following the remnants of Goguryeo, waiting for opportunities.
If you can seize the city, and then capture the King of Goguryeo, you will be happy." An Guogong looked envious.
"Really?" Li Junxian was overjoyed.
"Don't believe me? It's all recorded in my military merit book. Li Derjian and Li joined the army and went to the north. I heard that they captured five cities in the north. The responsibility of joining the army fell on me. It's clear in every stroke that your son has already made a viscount for his contribution.
It's enough. If you conquer another city, you know your merits. When the imperial court goes to war against the Western Turks and Tubo, if General Qin is still allowed to lead the army, believe it or not, these young people can kill a country's dukedom with the sword in their hands.
There is no need to inherit from our fathers, you haven’t seen it, they are so capable of fighting.”
"Hey, no way?" Li Junxian obviously didn't believe it. The title of Duke was not something that could be obtained casually.
"I know you don't believe it. General Li might as well think about it. How long has it been since General Qin led five thousand troops to go on an expedition? The bigger the army, the more cities he fought. The north has been captured, and several cities in the south were affected by the defeat of the King of Goguryeo. People are panicking.
In addition, a lot of troops have been mobilized in the city, and there is no time to replenish them. It is only a matter of time before we can win. With the 30,000 troops you brought, I estimate that it will take less than five days to solve them all." An Guogong said confidently.
Li Junxian was also a veteran on the battlefield. He keenly realized the key and asked: "Dong An, do you mean that the 100,000 troops besieging Liaodong City, many of them are troops drawn from several cities in the south?"
"Of course, I have interrogated several people, and it is unmistakable. Each city will deploy at least half of its troops, as well as food and grass. There will be no time to replenish it."
"Great, let's fight quickly." Li Junxian was overjoyed. Seeing the confused look in An Guogong's eyes, he quickly explained: "The imperial court intends to cross the sea and fight from south to north. It is estimated that they will land in three days and the two armies will attack at the same time.
, with an army of 40,000, it is easy to take over several cities in the south, and there are still three days to go. Wouldn’t it be great if our army took over several cities in the south within three days? "
"Arrived in three days?"
An Guogong didn't want the fruit in his hands to be picked away, so he thought about it and immediately said: "General Li, can you mobilize the archers of your army to suppress the Jian'an city wall and cover the siege. After taking Jian'an in one fell swoop, the army quickly went south and traveled overnight.
, we should be able to arrive at Shicheng after dawn, and capture it in one go. The great situation created by General Qin, and the military exploits he obtained cannot be taken advantage of by the army on the right. We are all on the left now, so we should join forces."
"No problem, we are all on the left, so we should join forces and mobilize our troops now." Li Junxian agreed.
"That's right, you can't take advantage of others, otherwise you will lose General Qin's trust."
"Hahaha!"
The two looked at each other and smiled in unison.