Chapter 578: Comfort
Li An didn't have to be afraid of the king of the Heling Kingdom at all, this old guy didn't dare to do anything to the ministers of the Heavenly Empire, besides, the Heling Kingdom was suffering from internal and external troubles at the moment, and it was the time when he needed the help of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, once he dared to be willful, his empire would completely collapse.
The strength of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses, the king at least knows a little, for the situation of the Heling Kingdom, which side the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses help, which side will definitely become the ultimate winner, this point, all the ministers of the Heling Kingdom are very clear.
This is also the most fundamental reason why Li An dares to pamper the princess unbridled, however, for the sake of the friendly relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Heling Kingdom in the future, Li An can't go too far, at least to make the king of the Heling Kingdom feel more comfortable, the most feared situation is that the king hangs, so it will be very unfavorable to the Tang Empire.
The princess is very young and is the king's favorite concubine, so as long as the princess is comforted by a few words, the king's mood will improve, Ang Lee has already explained, it shouldn't be a big problem.
The king sat on the soft collapse and sighed, his mood was quite depressed, the battle situation on the front line was not very clear, in case the Tang soldiers and horses could not defeat the rebels, but he had already given his favorite princess to Li An, in this way, wouldn't it be a big loss, and besides, the princess was eyebrow-raising with Li An in front of herself, and she didn't even look at herself, which was too hurtful.
"Yo, Your Majesty, are you still angry?"
The princess walked into the room and looked at the king with a sneer.
"Hmph...... In your eyes, there is no longer me as a king? ”
The king said displeasedly.
The princess nodded the king's head and reprimanded: "Your Majesty the king has no conscience, it was you who personally gave me to Li Shilang and asked me to serve Li Shilang to sleep, why do you blame me now, do you think I want to do this?" It's not that you're useless. ”
"This king is useless? What do you mean? ”
The king gasped angrily, a man, even if he is useless, is not allowed to be said by others, and besides, this person is still his favorite concubine, which is even more unacceptable.
"Am I wrong? You have mobilized tens of thousands of horses to quell the rebellion, it has been several years, the rebels have not been eliminated, there are fewer and fewer people in the palace, there are not enough people to serve, it is so boring to be cold and lonely, I work so hard to please Li Shilang, it is not to let him contribute more, send more Tang troops to quell the rebellion, and relieve your henchmen, I am hardworking, but you complain about me, hum, I won't go, tonight, you will sleep with Li Shilang in person! ”
After the princess finished speaking, she was crying with pear blossoms and rain, and she looked like she couldn't jump into the river.
"Okay, okay, my princess, don't cry, it's all the king's fault, the king shouldn't have been soft back then, and let go of that bastard, which led to today's situation, the king's fault, the king's fault, the king's fault, the king shouldn't blame you, shouldn't blame you."
The king felt a sudden feeling of guilt.
The reason for this result is not that his strength is too weak, he failed to quell the rebellion in the country, and finally had to betray his princess to curry favor with Ang Lee, he suddenly felt that he was a failure, a failure to be a man, a failure to be a man.
"It is said that men become big things without formality, as long as they can put down the rebellion, what is the loss of a woman? His Majesty the King is angry with me, so it seems that in His Majesty's heart, I am more important than the world of this Heling Kingdom. ”
The princess said delicately.
"That's nature, you're my little baby! Of course, this king is reluctant to lose you, rest assured, this is only temporary, Li Shilang will not stay in the Heling Kingdom for a long time, after he completes the extermination of the rebels, he will leave, and when the time comes, you will still be the heart and soul of this king. ”
As soon as the king thought of the world's major events, his heart suddenly opened, in order to calm the chaos in the country as soon as possible, what is it to sacrifice a little woman, besides, it is just for Li An to use it for a while, and in the end the princess will still return to her arms.
As soon as she heard that Ang Lee would leave soon, and in the end she would return to the arms of the old king, the princess was very unhappy, although it was only a short one-night stand, but her heart and soul had been completely conquered by Ang Lee, and the thought that she might never see Ang Lee again in this life, her mood was extremely lost, and she wanted to die.
"Your Majesty, the slave knows that you are reluctant to give me up, but for the sake of the great cause of the Heling Kingdom, you can bear to give me to Li Shilang! In this way, Li Shilang will be happier, and the chances of winning will be greater. ”
The princess persuaded.
The king's face was painful, and he wondered, "How can this be done? You are my most beloved baby, how can I bear to give you away, this king is reluctant! ”
"Your Majesty, the slave is reluctant, but His Majesty the King is the king of a country and a person who does great things, how can he be tied to the personal feelings of his children, and it is worth losing the slave to get the stability of the entire Heling Kingdom."
The princess continued to persuade.
The king is a real old man, but his IQ is still normal, and the princess tried her best to persuade him, so that he had to think crookedly, thinking that the princess had really changed her mind and wanted to run away with Ang Lee, but what the princess said seemed to be very reasonable, for the sake of the great cause of the country, what is it to lose a woman.
Yes, he is so old, what's the use of keeping a beauty all the time? Especially in recent years, he has felt more and more powerless, and he can only look at his favorite concubine, the strength of his favor is getting smaller and smaller, and the time is getting shorter and shorter, completely losing the feeling of being young.
"Let's not talk about this matter for the time being, if Li Shilang intends to take you away, this king will not object, so be it! The Tang Army and the officers and men of our army in front are encircling and suppressing the rebels, and the battle situation is still unclear, you go and accompany Li Shilang! Don't let him think I'm rude to Helingguo, go ahead! ”
The king of Heling still feels that his country is more important, only by keeping the country, he can have countless beauties, if the country is unstable, he will lose everything, not only the beauty, everything will cease to exist.
The princess left the room satisfied, continued to accompany Li An to eat and drink, and told some things about the ups and downs to adjust the atmosphere.
After a whole day of marching, the main force of the Tang army finally arrived at the rear position of the rebels of the Heling State and was ready to land at any time.
The general of the Heling Kingdom, who was in charge of leading the way, repeatedly confirmed the location and affirmed that he was definitely not leading the wrong way.
"Do you see clearly, is the front really the rear of the rebels? You can't go wrong! ”
Li Feiyu asked seriously.
If you want to ensure a fatal blow to the rebels, you must find the right position, once the landing of the army is not in a good position, it will cause great disadvantages to the rebels, and the consequences are quite serious.
"Don't worry! I have been sure many times that the west side of the mountain in front of me is where the main force of our Heling Kingdom is stationed, and the rebels and some bandits and pirates are hiding on the mountainside, and this is the back road of the rebels, and the supplies of the rebels are transported from the path in front to the west halfway up the mountain, as long as our army lands immediately and cuts off this path, the rebels will be in chaos. ”
The general of the Heling Kingdom said.
Li Feiyu said with a smile: "Since you know that cutting off this path can make the rebels mess with themselves, what did they do before, why didn't you cut off this path earlier, you have to wait for my Tang soldiers and horses to come." ”
Obviously, if this is a good idea, why don't the officials and soldiers of the Heling State do it? If the official army had cut off the rebels' supply routes earlier, the rebels would have been wiped out long ago.
General Helingguo smiled and explained: "Since we know the importance of this supply route, the rebels naturally know it, so in addition to the main rebel army halfway up the mountain in the west, there are also many rebel ambushes on both sides of this path, about three or five thousand people!" Our army once sent 3,000 men and horses to quietly land here, but the result was that the whole army was annihilated, so we never dared to do this again. ”
"There is an ambush near the path, you only said it now, is it that the general doesn't ask, you don't say it, do you know how many soldiers of our army will be killed in this way?"
Li Feiyu was angry, the other party was the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses as guns, but he didn't care about the life or death of the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses! This is also too unkind, his 3,000 soldiers and horses were all wiped out, but he let the Tang soldiers come and land, isn't this to pit the Tang soldiers?
General Helingguo hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, we don't have malicious intentions, the rebels have a tight frontal defense, our army can't break through the confrontation for several years, the only weakness of the rebels is here, it's just that our army is weak, and the combat power is not high enough, and the Tang soldiers and horses under the command of the general are not only numerous, but also more elite and good at fighting, naturally they will not be defeated, and they will definitely be able to occupy the rebel supply channel in front and completely trap the rebels." ”
This sycophant is indeed a good shot, but Li Feiyu is not a rare sycophant, he doesn't want to make the Tang Dynasty soldiers and horses suffer heavy losses for the sake of a sycophant.
"Someone, binoculars."
Li Feiyu stood on the command platform of the warship, picked up the binoculars, and carefully observed the sides of the supply path to speculate on the possible ambush location of the rebels.
However, the entire territory of the Heling Kingdom is a tropical rainforest climate, the vegetation coverage rate is too high, and the sides of the supply channel are almost all towering grasses and dense forests, so it is impossible to judge the ambush position of the rebels, and if you can't judge the enemy's position, it is very dangerous to land rashly, and it is very likely to suffer great losses.
"General, it's better to launch a fire reconnaissance, I don't believe they can hide."
A general of the Tang Army's naval division suggested.
Li Feiyu nodded and said: "Good idea, immediately launch a salvo, all the gunboats will be fired together, and the commanders of the various armies will pay attention to observe and see where the rebels are hiding." ”
"Boom, boom, boom......"
All the gunboats participating in the battle immediately fired in unison, sending countless shells into the dense forest in the distance.
Since it is not clear where the rebel ambush is located, the shells are all fired indiscriminately, and the sound of artillery explosions is everywhere in a very wide position.
Li Feiyu and the generals have been using binoculars to closely observe the distance to find the traces of the rebels.
"General, it doesn't work! Is it that the ambush has withdrawn, and there are no ambushes here? ”
A general asked.
"Keep banging."
After several more rounds of bombardment, there was still no effect, and there was no trace of the rebels in sight.
"General, the nearby dense forests have been bombarded, there should be no rebel soldiers, it is estimated that they are ambushed farther away, outside the range of the ship's artillery."
"General, our army has an ironclad artillery truck to lead the way, what are you afraid of? Just land directly, afraid of the rabble of rebels? ”
"General, the officers and men of our army are already impatient, let's attack!"
Several Tang generals were eager to make meritorious contributions and loudly asked for war.
Li Feiyu looked at the general of the Heling Kingdom beside him, and said loudly: "You lead a thousand soldiers and horses under your command to lead the way in front, and the main force of our army will land later." ”
"This ......"
The generals of the Heling Kingdom were a little reluctant.
"Why, don't you want to?"
Li Feiyu said angrily.
"Alright! Our troops were the first to land and lead the way in the front. ”
Although the generals of the Heling Kingdom were a little reluctant, there were more than 10,000 elites of the Tang Army behind him, and he didn't have to worry that he would be wiped out, and at most he would lose some soldiers and horses.
Soon, the Tang Dynasty ships loaded with the soldiers and horses of the Heling Kingdom first docked, and lowered the planks, allowing the soldiers of the Heling Kingdom to land on the beach immediately.
After all the soldiers of the Heling Kingdom landed, the Datang steam landing ship began to dock, and let ten ironclad artillery trucks land first, and hundreds of soldiers followed immediately, and finally the main force continued to land.
After the landing, all the soldiers and horses were not attacked by the rebels, and they were steadily advancing, and they were getting closer and closer to the rebel supply route.
The soldiers and horses of the Heling Kingdom who walked at the forefront of the team were undoubtedly the most nervous, they all knew that there were once 3,000 soldiers and horses who were wiped out by the rebels in this vicinity, how could this not make them nervous.
In order to prevent the officers and soldiers from copying their back roads, the rebels deployed thousands of soldiers and horses near the supply channel, and the ambush was quite deep, and it was not easy to be discovered by the landing officers, in addition, the rebels were also very familiar with the nearby terrain, and they could attack the sneak attacking officers and troops out of nowhere.
At this moment, the rebels hiding in the distance naturally knew the news of the attack of the official army, after all, the cannonballs of the Tang Army's naval division were hitting so loudly that it was impossible to think about it.
The rebels still adopted the old method, letting the officers and soldiers in, and then using their familiarity with the terrain to completely wipe out the officers and soldiers in the dense forest, so as to annihilate the living forces of the officers and soldiers.
However, what puzzled the rebels was how the officers and soldiers could make such a big movement, and what were those loud noises?
"The officers and soldiers have entered the main road."
"Good, good come, catapult launch, hit them hard."
The rebel generals had already seen the officers and soldiers, and there were dense forests and tall weeds everywhere, and only a path that was not too wide was exposed, so that as soon as the officers and soldiers entered this road, they would be immediately discovered by the rebels and would be hit hard.
The rebels' catapults have long been marked to shoot Zhuyuan, and as long as they see the officers and soldiers, they can immediately launch boulders.