On the battlefield of Liaodong, thousands of miles away, Li Xuanba and the generals of Lingwei sat on horses, looking into the distance, and the three of them were as pale as ice.

In the spring of 602, the Shengyuan Dynasty raised 300,000 elite soldiers to conquer the Goguryeo Dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor drove the expedition in person.

Yu Wenshu, Lai Hu'er, General Yiwei, and Li Xuanba, the first warrior of the Dynasty, the general of the forward battalion, went out with the army.

His Royal Highness, the first prince of the dynasty, stayed behind in Liyang, responsible for the baggage of the army, and supervised the transportation of grain and grass.

Prime Minister Yuwen was the general consul of the Ministry of Books, exercising the power of supervising the country, and was responsible for digging through the waters between Kyoto and Jiangnan.

In this battle, the three of them were invincible and captured several cities in a row, but at this critical moment, there was a problem with the grain and grass in the rear.

I only heard Li Xuanba say in a deep voice: "If it drags on like this, I'm afraid that my army will starve to death on this battlefield before it reaches Pyongyang." ”

Yu Wenshu also looked solemn.

He sighed and said, "Your Majesty has sent someone to urge, and we can only wait."

His Majesty also strictly ordered that the army should not plunder grain and grass wherever it passed, and that any situation of war should be reported in time.

It's not that I don't want to send troops, it's really like a mountain......"

Li Xuanba looked at the narrow passage in the distance, and in just a few days, because the army's grain and grass could not keep up in time, tens of thousands of elite soldiers had been lost.

A few people did not dare to attack without authorization, and they had already sent people back to His Majesty.

However, it was precisely this that allowed the Goguryeo Dynasty to build several small fortresses on the passage, which were temporarily fortified.

Three earthen walls of about six meters were gradually built according to the topography, and the mountains on both sides of the mountain road were steep, and the Goguryeo people built more than ten fortresses on them.

Their few warriors and soldiers were all gathered inside the fortress, high enough to strike the entire front of the passage.

Yuwenshu and Lai Hu'er are both famous generals of the Shengyuan Dynasty, so they naturally understand this truth.

However, without His Majesty's order, they did not dare to go to war without permission, especially now when there was a shortage of food and grass.

In case someone is scolded behind their backs, even if they have ten heads, they can't afford to be defeated.

"Two adults, if this line is attacked head-on, do you think you can let the army enter Pingluo for rest?

Otherwise, if we continue to wait like this, no one knows when His Royal Highness will bring the grain and grass.

In case the grain and grass cannot be delivered in time within ten days, I am afraid that there will be only a few of our 300,000 troops who can return.

At that time, I am afraid that I will not face the accusation of His Majesty, but the accusation of the entire dynasty. Li Xuanba frowned and said.

Although he understood why His Majesty chose to start a war against the Goguryeo Dynasty at this time, Li Xuanba would not allow the reputation of defeat to fall on his head no matter what.

It's just that for some reason, His Royal Highness the Prince, who has always been strategizing, actually had problems with food and grass at the beginning of the war.

Yu Wenshu glanced at Lai Hu'er and said slowly:

"This Goguryeo Dynasty has been completely frightened by our army, and this time it will definitely shrink behind the line and dare not come out again.

It is precisely in this way that we will have to bear the same losses as the other side in order to succeed.

Your Majesty will not agree to this kind of approach, so let's wait. ”

Li Xuanba looked into the distance wordlessly, knowing that what the two adults said was the truth, but, alas...

I am not a politician, and I really can't gamble with the lives of so many soldiers.

Why did His Royal Highness make such a mistake this time?

Li Xuanba's heart was clouded, and he narrowed his eyes and said, "Then what if all these fortresses are cleared?"

Isn't that why we can attack aggressively and go to Pingluo to rest?"

"Xuanba, you want to go on an adventure in person again, what do you want to do, how can we explain to Your Majesty?

Besides, the other party is not a fool, and he must have made all preparations in the fortress.

Few of our troops were able to climb up to the fortress. Yuwen said earnestly.

Li Xuanba took a deep breath, stared at Yu Wenshu and said word by word with Lai Hu'er:

"Now the only way we can do it is to take these forts in front of us.

Tonight, I will personally lead someone to do it, and I hope that the two adults will not miss this fighter. ”

"Xuanba, I don't know if you have any way to pull out these fortresses.

You must know that there must be many extraterritorial cultivators in the other party's fortress.

If you can't convince the two of us, we won't dare to let you go on the expedition.

If something happens, we can't face His Majesty's wrath. ”

"With me on this expedition are the twelve ghost warriors of the Frost Heavy Riders.

There are also several great cultivators of martial arts and martial arts in the Dao Court.

Not to mention that I'm here!"

In the end, a wave of contempt arose, which was the confidence of the first young master of the dynasty.

Yu Wenshu and Lai Hu'er saw the firmness in Li Xuanba's eyes at the same time, glanced at each other, nodded and said:

"If Xuanba you can really take these fortresses unknowingly, my army will definitely rest in Pingluo before tomorrow night. ”

That night, the sentry of the Goguryeo Dynasty was looking at the army of the Shengyuan Dynasty in the distance and yawned casually.

It's been a few days in a row, and it seems that these troops of the Shengyuan Dynasty don't dare to storm these fortresses easily.

And the king of the plains ordered his side to hold out, and it seemed that the war was safe again.

Suddenly, one of the sentries felt a flash in front of him.

It was as if there was a figure in mid-air, and he laughed self-deprecatingly, how could there be a figure in mid-air.

However, he rubbed his eyes and instantly opened his mouth in horror.

There was really a person floating quietly in the air, looking at him with a little pity.

The figure didn't move, but the sentry found that his consciousness was blurred for a moment.

The strength was quickly lost, and then there was a heart-piercing pain in his heart, but he couldn't call it anymore......

Li Xuanba floated above the fortress like a ghost, and as soon as he made his move, he sensed the existence of a huge shield.

Li Xuanba closed his eyes along the shield and felt it, and in an instant, he had already searched for the existence of the two Organ Formation Divisions.

The two milky white heaven and earth vitality quickly condensed into entities, and passed through the thick walls of the fortress without any condensation.

It sank into the chests of the two formations who had just been awakened by the shield alarm, shattering their hearts.

The whole fortress is still sleeping.

Li Xuanba calmly entered through the window, without waking up the sleeping soldiers inside.

His figure flickered throughout the fortress, and he had an extra cyan spear in his hand.

If he just stares intently, he is as leisurely as walking in his own castle.

However, the bloody gas in the entire fortress is getting heavier and heavier.

A moment later, Li Xuanba's figure appeared on the top of a lifeless fortress.

Hang a few long ropes down the cliff.

After a short time, several figures appeared on the fortress, followed by the Xuanshuang Heavy Cavalry who accompanied Li Xuanba on the expedition.

They took a deep breath, savoring the heavy smell of blood.

A sinister smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the battlefield was a good place to cultivate.

Figures climbed the fortress one after another.

After a while, the fifty people selected by Li Xuanba from among the soldiers all climbed up from the bottom of the cliff.

Li Xuanba quietly pointed to another fortress not far away, and these messengers of the god of death dissolved into the night.

Sneak down on those sleeping targets.

When the moon is sinking in the west.

Nine of the twelve fortresses on the hill west of Pingluo Pass have been forever cast into the arms of Hades.

Finally, the raiders' luck came to an end at the tenth fortress.

A figure inadvertently touches a mechanism, alarming the defenders of the remaining three fortresses.

Five or six Goguryeo warlocks and warriors ascended to the top of the fortress.

In a moment's effort, more than a dozen colorful rays of light shot out from the hands of several people.

Before the impact light of the unknown force had reached the area of the sneak attackers, a strange roar sounded in the battlefield.

Six cyan spears with milky white flame tails pinned the exposed warlocks and warriors to the wall like thunder and lightning.

Throwing out six war spears condensed from the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi, a layer of white also flashed across Li Xuanba's face.

He slowly landed from the sky and to the ground, waiting for the replenishment of the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.

Without the support of martial arts practitioners, ordinary soldiers would have been reduced to slaughter.

At dawn, the fortress on the Pingluo Pass was in chaos.

Every now and then, a colorful light flies down from the top of the hill on the west side and spills over the fortress.

After the battle broke out on the hill on the west side last night, Pingluo City also tried to send troops up the hill to reinforce it.

But they were all blocked by the light cavalry sent by Laihu'er and Yuwenshu, and they almost lost Pingluo City.

At this point, the already small number of troops in the city could not shrink.

Li Xuanba personally led 3,000 light cavalry into the passage, and the Goguryeo army broke and fled from the fortress.

Li Xuanba didn't rush to chase after him, but just hung far behind him.

Until the soldiers who fled in the Pingluo passage fled to the city of Pingluo, the guards of Pingluo City opened the gate.

Three thousand light cavalry tore through the defense line of Pingluo City like lightning, and Pingluo fell into the hands of Li Xuanba.

Later, the army of Laihu'er and Yuwenshu stationed in Pingluo to rest.

In this battle, the prestige of the dynasty warrior Li Xuanba once again resounded in the Shengyuan Dynasty.

At a time when Li Xuanba's prestige was praised by people.

The three thousand dragon and tiger guards of the Chongxuan Dao Court claimed to be the will of heaven and stationed in Taiyuan Mansion on the grounds of exploring miracles.

The whole world was shaken, and this was the first time in many years that the Chongxuan Dao Court had participated in this kind of political confrontation head-on.

The world was shocked, and in the depths of Longhu Mountain, two secret letters were quietly sent into the hands of the National Teacher in Kyoto, and then they were sent to Liyang and Taiyuan County respectively.

The various transactions under the cover of the night seem to be brewing something, and the undercurrent is stirring.

In the study room of the Guogong Mansion, the current Guogong and Li Ji'an sat opposite each other, with solemn expressions, and the two of them each held a letter in their hands.

For a long time, the silence in the study was interrupted by a long sigh from the Lord Guogong.

The secret letter in Li Shude's hand instantly turned into ashes, and he waved his hand and said, "An'er, you can watch it yourself." ”

Li Ji'an nodded, saluted slightly, and got up to leave.

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In the Liaodong Palace, His Majesty the Emperor kept venting his anger.

roared at the kneeling group of people below:

"What do I want you to do?

Who can tell me why this grain and grass have not been delivered yet?

What is Yang Qingyuan doing? Why haven't the people who went to urge the grain and grass to come back yet?"

Everyone was silent, and His Majesty had sent light horsemen to urge the transportation of grain and grass three times in a row.

But the grain and grass that should have arrived a week ago have not arrived, and no one has returned.

But even if this is the case, who dares to say lightly that His Royal Highness is not.

In the end, Zhao Ping, who was standing behind His Majesty, coughed lightly and said, "Do you want the old slave to take a look?"

The Great Emperor pondered for a moment, took a deep breath and shook his head:

"I have one last glimmer of hope for him, and it will be irretrievable if you go.

Isn't the army already in Pingluo... Let's wait. ”

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Liyang stayed in the mansion, and His Royal Highness the Prince made a big tent.

The prince was dressed in heavy armor, and the faces of the generals under him were solemn, this is the third time that His Majesty has sent someone to urge the transportation of grain and grass.

His Royal Highness the Prince, however, was slow to excuse himself on various grounds such as the lack of sufficient grain and grass, and even privately detained three groups of His Majesty's cronies.

Even a small group of the fourth group to intercept and kill has been dispatched.

A chill rose in the hearts of all the generals, and His Royal Highness the Prince was afraid that he had two hearts.

His Royal Highness, who was originally dashing and graceful, has now grown a lot of gray hair on his temples in just a few months, and there is no trace of vigor.

After a long time, His Royal Highness the Prince said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, I think everyone knows everything about food and grass, and this time I'm afraid that you and I will be more than lucky. ”

One of the bearded generals pulled his breastplate and said in a loud voice: "Your Highness, now that the matter has come to this, if you don't do it, you have to do it." ”

The generals glanced at each other, suppressed the shock in their hearts, and echoed one after another: "Your Highness, this is no longer the time to hesitate. ”

As he spoke, several neighboring generals suddenly drew their knives and slashed down their partners, showing that they had received the instructions of His Royal Highness the Prince.

Several generals who were already prepared drew their knives angrily to resist, and they didn't have time to speak out.

Outside the big tent, a group of samurai in heavy armor poured in, and inside the big tent, blood flowed like a river.

Before dying, a general shouted hoarsely: "Your Highness, how can you be worthy of Your Majesty by doing this?"

His Royal Highness the Prince watched this scene, slowly closed his eyes, and two tears flowed out of his eyes.

muttered to himself, "Beauty, I have done everything I can do for you in this life." ”

I don't know how long time has passed, His Royal Highness the Prince restrained his emotions and slowly spoke: "Qing'er, they have all been arranged?"

One of the generals bowed. Answer:

"At present, all of them have arrived in Taiyuan Mansion, and the three thousand dragon and tiger guards of the Taoist Court are about to settle in Taiyuan Mansion.

Lady's safety has been arranged. ”

"That's good!"

In April 602 of the Shengyuan calendar, a month after the emperor's personal expedition, Yang Qingyuan, the first prince of the Shengyuan Dynasty, rebelled.

His Royal Highness the Prince raised troops to occupy Liyang, three battles and three victories!

and attacked the eastern capital in three ways.

This news spread faster than the miracle to all corners of the dynasty.

The entire noble class of the Shengyuan Dynasty was shaken.

You must know that His Royal Highness the Prince represents a group of nobles since the establishment of the Shengyuan Dynasty.

Shengyuan Dynasty, chaos is coming!