Wang Junlin nodded and smiled encouragingly at Guan Xiaotong: "Your idea is right, but as you said, we also need food and grass. Unless we have to, we should not burn the food and grass. Maybe we have a better way to easily Take this Baishan County seat."
When everyone saw Wang Junlin say this, they immediately knew that Wang Junlin had already made plans and had other plans. Zhang Tiangang smiled and said, "Sir, it's possible that you already have a good strategy for subduing the enemy's army without fighting."
Wang Junlin nodded and said with a smile: "Shen Guo'er has arrived. He will work with spies in the city tonight to find a way to bring someone into the city."
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In Baishan County, Deputy General Jin Xiaowu reminded General Li Yuanpeng of some unfavorable situations in the army below, and then returned to his home, feeling a little more settled.
Just as he was about to go to bed at night, a servant came to report that his nephew Cui Hongguang wanted to see him.
Jin Xiaowu was slightly startled. He knew that this nephew was a captain in the county army. He heard that he had died in the battle when he followed Yeon Gae Suwen to attack Baengnyeong Island. How could he suddenly appear here?
Frowning and thinking for a moment, Jin Xiaowu's face changed slightly and he said in a deep voice: "Bring him in!"
After a while, a servant brought in a young man. Although he had not seen him for a while, Jin Xiaowu recognized him at a glance. It was his nephew Cui Hongguang.
As soon as Cui Hongguang entered the door, he knelt down and kowtowed: "My nephew, Cui Hongguang, is here to greet my uncle!"
"Get up!"
After all, he was his own nephew. Although Jin Xiaowu thought of some possibility, he never thought of hurting Cui Hongguang.
"Thank you, uncle." Cui Hongguang agreed and sat down at the guest seat.
Jin Xiaowu drove all his servants out, then stared at Cui Hongguang and asked in a deep voice: "Have you surrendered the Sui people?"
"I don't dare to hide it from my uncle. My nephew is now the Duke of Qin in the Sui Dynasty, the governor of Fanyang County, and the commander-in-chief of the sea army, Wang Junlin." Cui Hongguang said with some embarrassment.
Although Jin Xiaowu had already guessed, his expression changed after hearing this, and he shouted: "Since you have surrendered to the Sui people, and you still dare to come to see me, aren't you afraid that I will kill you, or tie you up, and send you to the county?" city."
Cui Hongguang took out a letter from his arms, put it on the table, and said respectfully: "This is a personal letter from Prince Qin An to my uncle. My uncle may wish to read it before dealing with me."
Jin Xiaowu took a deep look at Cui Hongguang, and then stared at the letter for a long time, his expression changing.
At a certain moment, he picked up the letter and saw on the cover it read, 'The Grand Administrator of Fanyang County in the Great Sui Dynasty, Duke An of Qin Dynasty comes to General Jin Xiaowu to express it personally!'.
Suddenly, a look of determination flashed across Jin Xiaowu's face, he picked up the letter and tore it in half, shouting: "I don't care how you entered the city, for your mother's sake, you must disappear from my house now. Don't let me see you again or I'll kill you."
Cui Hongguang kowtowed to Jin Xiaowu with a complicated expression, stopped talking, and walked out.
As soon as he walked out, he rubbed his face and suddenly became happy. He also smiled and said a few words to the servant who sent him out, but his voice was a little loud.
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Jin Xiaowu didn't know about the strange behavior of his nephew Cui Hongguang when he left, and looked gloomy in the room. Their Jin family is a wealthy family in Goguryeo, not much worse than the Yuan family and the Li family. Yuan Gaisuwen escaped some time ago After coming back, he told people everywhere that the Jin Sanhu, the direct descendant of their clan, surrendered to the Sui people, which was why Goguryeo lost the battle on Baengnyeong Island, which was a big blow to the Jin family.
Regardless of whether Jin Sanhu really surrendered to the Sui people, the situation of the Jin family is already very bad. If he surrenders to the Sui people again, the Jin family will be even worse and in danger of annihilation.
But now that Baishan County is in danger, where should Jin Xiaowu go? Could it be that he really died for his country?
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After Jin Xiaowu came to the house to remind him, Li Yuanpeng's sense of crisis became stronger and stronger. He didn't sleep well all night. When he got up the next day, he went to patrol the city early. He just walked around and listened to the military.
I heard a rumor that since the failure of the two sea battles at the beginning of the year, many Goguryeo generals and soldiers had surrendered to the Sui army. The Sui army did not look at them differently and all of them were reused.
This rumor spread like wildfire and shook the morale of the military. Li Yuanpeng also heard about it, which made him extremely uncomfortable because it was probably true.
Li Yuanpeng returned to the house with a gloomy face and strode into the room. An aide hurriedly walked in, saluted and said: "General, I have received news from my humble position that Jin Xiaowu is secretly connected with Wang Junlin!"
Li Yuanpeng's expression changed, and he asked in a deep voice: "What, Jin Xiaowu and Wang Junlin are secretly in contact?"
The staff member immediately nodded and said: "Late last night, Jin Xiaowu had a secret meeting with a visitor. He found out from his humble position that this person was Jin Xiaowu's nephew, named Cui Hongguang. He was originally a captain in the county army. He followed Yuan Gai last time.
Su Wen went to attack Bailing Island and never came back. He had obviously surrendered to the Sui army, and how could Cui Hongguang have entered the city without Jin Xiaowu sending people to support him."
"Is your information confirmed?"
"The post has been verified by many parties and the news is true."
Li Yuanpeng's face suddenly became more ugly, and he gritted his teeth and asked again: "How long have Jin Xiaowu and Cui Hongguang been talking secretly together?"
"About half an hour later, according to the information obtained from his humble position, Jin Xiaowu ordered all his servants to retreat and had a secret conversation with Cui Hongguang alone. Cui Hongguang seemed very excited after leaving."
"Damn it!"
There was a loud "bang", and Li Yuanpeng punched the table hard. Murderous intent shot out from his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Jin Xiaowu actually colluded with the Sui people. No wonder the morale of the army is getting worse day by day. It must be this Jin Xiaowu dog
The thief did it secretly, I must kill him."
"Come here, gather the troops and follow me to Jin Xiaowu's house!"
Li Yuanpeng walked out of the house angrily, got on his horse, and his own soldiers suddenly pointed in the distance and shouted: "General, Deputy Jin is here!"
Li Yuanpeng looked up and saw Jin Xiaowu riding on horseback with dozens of soldiers. When he saw Li Yuanpeng, he shouted from afar: "General, I have explained my humble position to you."
Jin Xiaowu also heard that his nephew Cui Hongguang came to see him and somehow it was leaked. He was worried about being jealous and suspicious of Li Yuanpeng, so he took the initiative to explain to Li Yuanpeng that after all, they were the chief general and deputy general in the city. If the two of them were suspicious of each other and
I doubt that this battle can be fought.
Li Yuanpeng looked at Jin Xiaowu coldly and sneered: "I wonder what General Jin wants to explain to me?"
Li Yuanpeng showed such an expression, Jin Xiaowu's expression suddenly changed slightly, and he felt unhappy.