"Your Majesty can't" Guo Ye hurriedly stopped His Majesty Li Er, and said: "Playing drums late at night, I'm afraid it will make people panic, so it's better to send someone to quietly recruit the generals." Follow? Dream?. lā”

"Quasi, Dong Shun, quickly send someone to deliver the decree."

"Yes"

It didn't take much effort, except for Zhang Liang, Ran Rende, and Liu Yingxing, all the generals had already arrived.

The current Tang army is divided into two places, 60,000 troops are stationed here, and the other 40,000 sailors have been on board and are confronting the Goguryeo navy. Zhang Liang and the others are now all in charge of the navy, but they can't be notified in time.

Now that this time is coming, everyone knows that something is wrong, and they are all waiting for His Majesty Li Er's speech with serious faces and respectful expressions.

His Majesty Li Er glanced around, pointed at Zheng Yuan, and said, "This person is a detailed work sent by Lijingmen to Xue Yantuo, let him tell you about the situation." ”

Listening to Zheng Yuan's words, all the generals were silent. It's not that they don't want to say it, it's that this matter is too big and has to be cautious.

Xue Yantuo rebelled, and the person in charge of Chang'an City was Li Zhi, who was still underage, which was really unreassuring.

In case Xue Yantuo is lucky and really breaks through Chang'an City, what will happen to everyone's family members, what will happen to the prestige of the Tang Dynasty Emperor, and what will happen to the millions of Li Shu in Chang'an City

However, everyone really can't rest assured that they will leave their hometown, and the consequences of retiring from the army will be very serious.

Now, Goguryeo seems to be just around the corner, and if you withdraw like this, it will be tantamount to falling short for Shanjiu. Who can be willing

Besides, let's not talk about how much effort everyone made and how much food they spent on this crusade. Just thinking about what you're going to get out of it again is a headache to think about.

On the bright side, everything went well in this expedition to Goguryeo. But everyone is a soldier who knows the soldiers. We all know how lucky it is that this battle can be fought like this

If it weren't for the combined forces of the Khitan and Xi people, I'm afraid that the Tang army would have been wiped out by now, if it weren't for Guo Ye's invention of gunpowder, if it weren't for thunderbolts, if it weren't for Li Daozong's eight-wheeled building car, the current Tang army would probably have been under the fortified city.

So, what about doing it again

By now, everyone has a relatively complete understanding of gunpowder, thunderbolts and eight-wheeled building vehicles.

Yes, these things are indeed siege weapons. However, it is not said that as long as you make a move, any city will not be a problem.

The main reason for the miraculous achievements this time was that these siege weapons appeared in front of the Goguryeo people for the first time, and they were caught off guard.

After this retreat, the cities that had already been captured would definitely be recaptured by the Goguryeo.

If they want to attack again in the future, the Goguryeo people have to take precautions, but there is no such cheap thing as this time.

So, there's no foolproof solution at this point. To give up on the offensive is to miss an opportunity. To give up the reinforcements means to risk the destruction of Chang'an City.

After a long time, Li Jicai coughed lightly and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that the old minister is suspicious. It's just that this matter is very important, is Zheng Yuan's words credible?"

Guo Yedao: "Zheng Yuan was the general of the right guard of the Great Sui, and was later captured by Goguryeo and worked as a slave in Liaodong City for more than twenty years. A few years ago, he was rescued by someone Guo and joined Lijingmen. Judging from his experience, it is impossible to be a spy of the Goguryeo people. What's more"

"How"

"His only daughter is Guo's concubine."

"In this way, Zheng Yuan's loyalty to our Datang is beyond question."

"Guo can guarantee someone with his life."

"In this case," Li Ji thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is not appropriate to return to the army at this time. ”

"What do you say?"

"Your Majesty's expedition this time, there are not many generals and soldiers, and the defenders of the passes are generally complete, and Weichen does not think that Xue Yantuo has the ability to fight Chang'an. Besides, even if it's really unfortunate, Xue Yantuo's soldiers are coming to the city."

Speaking of this, he chuckled lightly and said, "There is Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, in Chang'an City, and there is a scholar in the Wen Dynasty. If you want money, you have money, you want soldiers, you want food. I'm afraid that what Your Majesty needs to worry about is not the destruction of Chang'an City, but whether Xue Yantuo's cavalry can be completely annihilated. ”

His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly, and said, "Xun Guogong, you only know one and don't know the other. If everyone in Chang'an City is united, of course, they are not afraid of the little Xue Yantuo. But I'm afraid that Ji Sun's worries are not in the moment, but within the Xiao Wall. ”

The people present were all rough people, and they didn't know much about the meaning of the sentence dragged by His Majesty Li Er. But Li Ji understood, his face changed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty has evidence."

"There is no definite evidence, but judging from all kinds of clues, although it is not hit, it is not far away."

Li Ji thought for a while, and said, "Weichen still insists on his original opinion. Even if that person really had that mind. Could it be that the Duke of England and the Duke of Eguo are vegetarians?"

His Majesty Li Er hesitated: "Of course their ability is good, but in the face of that person, I'm afraid they will be restrained." ”

"Even if these two can't do it, then there is still the prince."

"Is the prince okay?"

"Your Majesty also underestimates the prince too much, not to mention others, just to say that he has the talent of a prime minister. With him alone, that person can't make any waves. ”

"According to the British duke's will, there is no need for us to return to the army"

"Exactly."

His Majesty Li Er asked again: "What about the opinions of other Aiqing?"

With someone to take the lead, others don't have so many scruples. Some suggested that the troops should be withdrawn immediately, and some suggested that Goguryeo should be defeated in one go.

Both sides are also very well-founded.

Indeed, the possibility of Xue Yantuo breaking through Chang'an City is small, and it will not take long for the army to break through Goguryeo.

It seems that what the British public said is very reasonable.

The problem is that the effects of the two can be very different. Destroying Goguryeo was just the icing on the cake for the Tang Dynasty. Even if this expedition returns in vain, it will only be a loss of His Majesty Li Er's prestige.

The first battle reached the Yalu River and broke through the domestic city. A little bragging, it can be said to be a big victory. Be modest, and say that it is useless and return. There is no way to talk about a big defeat or a loss.

But, on the contrary, Chang'an City failed. Not to mention the loss of prestige and money, what can His Majesty Li Er's harem do

Could it be that a generation of Ming Jun will wear countless green hats

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if His Majesty Li Er doesn't mind the green clouds pressing down, then there are still princes in the city and these people have been stewed by Xue Yantuo, and His Majesty Li Er can be regarded as the last one.

At his age, it's hard to say whether he can have another son. However, after the change of Xuanwumen, the descendants of Jiancheng Yuanji were almost killed. After that, who inherited the Jiangshan Sheji of the Tang Dynasty

If you're not careful, you're really going to change the dynasty.

There was a lot of discussion, and there was no agreement. Only Guo locked his head tightly and didn't say a word.

His Majesty Li Er said: "Qin Guogong, what do you mean?"

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's better to return to the army now."

"Oh why"

"This specific reason, Wei Chen can't say. However, I always feel that this matter is not so simple, I am afraid that Xue Yantuo is the opposite, and there is still the shadow of the Goguryeo people behind it. ”

"The Goguryeo people are all about to perish, even if they collude with Xue Yantuo, what's the use"

"There is a saying that a hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, not to mention that Goguryeo has not yet died in the country. I'm afraid."

Before he finished his words, suddenly there was a noise outside the tent of the Chinese army, saying, "Take me to your majesty, take me to your majesty."

His Majesty Li Er's face sank, and he said, "Who brought it up outside in a noisy manner?"

The effort was not great, and a bloodstained and unkempt man was brought up. As soon as this man entered the account, he wailed and cried, "Your Majesty, it's all over."

"What a mess, I'm not dead yet" His Majesty Li Er rubbed his eyes and said, "Who are you?"

The man brushed the hair from his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, it's me, it's me, you don't even know me anymore."

"Your Xunguo Gong Zhang Liang, why are you here" His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said, "How did you get made like this, my army of 40,000 is what?"

"Your army of 40,000 is finished"

"Ahh

The 40,000 naval army was wiped out, and the two generals, Ran Rende and Liu Yingxing, were killed in battle, and only Weichen ran out with dozens of personal guards. Your Majesty, let's go, this crusade has completely failed."

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