His Majesty Li Er held the teacup in his hand and snorted heavily.
The emperor is the supreme and most noble person in the world, but he is also the most dangerous person in the world. He must always be on guard against those who have evil intentions and commit crimes against superiors and disobedience. Not only the heroes of the world must guard against it, but also the ministers of the court, even if
It's your relatives, friends, old friends, and blood relatives, so you have to be careful.
Even the closer people are to you, the easier it is for you to covet this position, and the easier it is for you to succeed...
Being alone and alone is nothing more than that.
Now that the emperor is on his way to Liaodong in person, one can imagine how excited those people with ulterior motives in Chang'an City must be.
The lack of military strength in Guanzhong has made some evil-minded bastards think they have an opportunity to take advantage of it, and they are secretly preparing to make trouble. The foundation of the empire is facing a severe test. It can be said that the dynasty will be changed if they are not careful.
However, danger often breeds opportunity.
If there is no such opportunity for people to see success, how can those people jump out impatiently?
Therefore, the core of the emperor's art is "forbearance". Only by enduring what ordinary people cannot endure can we have the opportunity to fight against it;
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He was able to endure Wei Zheng for so many years, and it was just a shame. Now he can tolerate those clown-like things, what's the problem?
As an emperor, if you can't even practice the word "forbearance", what else can you do? Although opening and closing may look very imposing, it often causes extreme joy and sorrow, completely intensifying all contradictions and failing to do so.
Provide adequate buffering.
A generation of heroic heroes like Qin Shihuang and Emperor Yang of Sui Dynasty serve as lessons from the past...
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After secretly spying with Li Ji, the anger in His Majesty Li Er's heart was very little reduced. After all, as an emperor, you have to bear the humiliation and betrayal all the time. There are thousands of people with thousands of faces and thousands of hearts. It is impossible for the Emperor to let everyone be the same.
Willingly surrendering under the majesty and letting one rule, let alone those noble ministers who have experienced the taste of power?
With Xiao Yu in literature and Fang Jun in military affairs, these two people are enough to assist the prince in guarding Chang'an. What he, the emperor, has to do now is to stabilize his position. As long as he wins one victory after another on the battlefield in Liaodong, his momentum will increase.
Naturally, if it soars into the sky, there will be no chaos in Chang'an.
In the evening, it rained again.
The climate in Liaodong is bitterly cold. Although the land has thawed and the vegetation has returned to spring, the rain at night is still refreshing and chilly.
After days of hard work and urgent marching, His Majesty Li Er, who had been pampered and pampered for many years, was a little overwhelmed even though he had a good foundation. He took a hot bath and asked the chamberlain who had been with him for many years to massage his aching body, and then he lay down on the marching bed with his clothes on.
fell asleep on the bed.
Before dawn the next day, there was a burst of people shouting and neighing outside the tent, awakening His Majesty Li Er from his sleep.
Rubbing his swollen and painful forehead, His Majesty Li Er turned over and sat up despite his sore body. He steeled himself and asked, "What's going on outside? No noise is strictly prohibited near the tent, and you don't even care about military regulations?"
The curtain of the military tent was opened from the outside, and a chamberlain walked in quickly, saying softly: "Back to Your Majesty, a scout just came to report that Lu Guogong's headquarters has been inserted along the west bank of the Liao River behind the Far East City, and can coordinate with the army on both sides at any time.
A pincer attack. Therefore, the British Duke ordered all the soldiers to make fires, make food, and pack their luggage. When His Majesty got up, he summoned the generals to discuss when to attack."
Upon hearing that Cheng Yaojin had moved to the designated position as planned, forming a pincer attack on Far East City, a great victory was just around the corner. The Liao River, which the Goguryeo people regarded as a natural chasm, would be easily broken through by the Tang army. The entire Liaodong battlefield
The situation was excellent, and His Majesty Li Er suddenly felt much more energetic.
He shook his head and said, "Bring me some medicine."
"promise."
The chamberlain did not dare to say anything, so he quickly leaned down and got under His Majesty Li Er's bed, took out a brocade box from a cage, opened it, took out a brightly colored pill, and then put the brocade box back to its original place.
He stood up, poured a glass of water, and handed the pills to His Majesty Li Er.
His Majesty Li Er took the pill, looked at it with slight hesitation, then put it into his mouth, took a sip of water and swallowed it.
"Serve me to wash and change clothes!"
"promise!"
The chamberlain quickly called in another colleague, and together they served His Majesty Li Er, washed his head and face, had a simple breakfast, and then put on his heavy armor.
At this time, the sky was getting slightly brighter outside, but the rain kept falling all night long.
His Majesty Li Er was in high spirits, and the drowsiness he felt when he got up early had long since disappeared. In addition to the door of the military tent, there was a chamberlain who put a raincoat on him, guarded by the imperial guards on the left and right, and walked to the Chinese army's tent not far away.
A moment later, the sound of rumbling drums sounded in the military camp, and several generals came on horseback from their respective armies and quickly entered the tent.
His Majesty Li Er, with his majestic horse and golden sword, is sitting in the main seat, with a ruddy complexion and sharp eyes, which seems to be the same as when he was in the army and fighting fierce battles with heroes from all walks of life.
Li Ji, Zhang Jian, Yuchi Gong, Ashina Simo, Zhou Daowu, Cheng Mingzhen, Wang Dadu, Qiu Xiaozhong and other generals were arranged on the left and right, while Zhu Suiliang sat alone behind His Majesty Li Er and was responsible for recording the march.
"Can Duke Lu's headquarters arrive at the designated location?"
"Returning to Your Majesty, Xue Wanche's troops forcibly crossed the Liao River to capture the new city, and then defeated the enemies who were rescuing Nansu City. They then turned back to assist Lu Guogong's troops to cross the Liao River and join forces together. Then they went down the Liao River with a drum.
After defeating Xuantu City and Baiyan City, the troops were divided into two groups. One group blocked the route between Mou City and Mudao City to prevent rescue. They continued to move westward. They captured Huaiyuan Town at noon yesterday and have now conquered Huaiyuan Town.
After arriving at Far East City, we can form a formation and coordinate with the army to attack from both sides at any time to attack Far East City."
Hanging on the wall was a detailed map of Goguryeo printed and drawn by the Ministry of War, but Li Ji didn't even need to look at it. He listed the army's route and current situation one by one, accurately.
His Majesty Li Er asked again: "Where is the navy now?"
Li Jidao: "There is no news yet, but according to the plan, Su Dingfang will lead the main force of the navy to set sail from Huating Town, cross the sea and land on the coast of Jian'an City, cooperate with the main force of the army to attack Jian'an City, and then obtain supplies and supplies.
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Jian'an City is not far from the sea. There are high mountains and ridges in the territory. Only the plains in the west extend along the coast to the south, directly reaching Beisha City.
The original plan was to wait until the main force of the Tang Army crossed the Liao River to capture Far East City, and then go all the way south to Jian'an City to join forces and launch the attack. After capturing Jian'an City, they would receive the Navy's grain, fodder and baggage supplies, and then march eastward to reach Goguryeo's military strength in Liaodong.
The most important town is Anshi City.
As long as Anshi City is captured, it will be equivalent to annihilating all the Goguryeo resistance in the hometown of Xuantu County. You can confidently and boldly go south to attack Wugu City. When you reach Bozhuo City by the Yalu River, there will be naval forces to follow.
Cooperate with the main force in joint operations at sea.
At this point, it is less than 500 miles away from Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.
Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart. The Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, which travels across the seven seas and across the oceans, is the strongest water force in this era, but it has always only been able to transport baggage and cooperate with the main force in combat. It is no wonder that it was originally
Fang Jun once strongly requested that the Navy be given a sufficient strategic position and assume more important combat tasks.
In particular, Fang Jun once mentioned the tactic of "use the power of the navy to go straight into the mouth of the Xu River, and then go up the river and attack Pyongyang City." It is impossible to say that the capital of Goguryeo can really be equipped with advanced firearms.
It will be decided in one battle.
However, it was precisely because of this that the Navy was excluded from the main combat sequence.
The merit is not enough...
His Majesty Li Er had no time to pay attention to Li Ji's thoughts and asked in a deep voice: "Is the army ready?"
"The assembly has been completed!"
"You can start a war at any time!"
"Every unit prepares meals early in the morning, breaks out of camp and prepares to conquer Far East City in one battle!"
The generals in the tent spoke out one after another, and their morale was high.
His Majesty Li Er said loudly: "In this case, let's cross the Liao River without further delay and attack the Far East City. At the same time, we will send scouts to the Duke of Lu's army and order them to cooperate with the main force in the battle! This battle is the first battle of my personal expedition.
, Promise victory but never allow defeat. If there is anyone who is afraid of the enemy and refuses to move forward, delaying the opportunity to fight, he will be executed immediately!"
"promise!"
The generals responded with a roar.
"Uuuuuu——"
The sound of horns resounded through the sky, and the sound of dull drums floated on the wide Liao River. Countless flags were rolled in the wind and rain, and hundreds of thousands of helmets were pierced. The well-equipped Tang army was assembled and marched towards the Liao River in neat formations.
Ships were driven on the west side of the dozens of miles long river bank, pontoons were built, and forced crossings were carried out.
For a time, the flags swirled and the clouds changed colors.