Leaving monk Xuanzang and others to continue to promote Buddhism in the Khitan, Guo Ye took 500 Tang elite cavalry, 40,000 Khitan troops, 40,000 Xi troops, one person and three horses, and went straight to Goguryeo.

Although it was a rapid march, Guo Ye's brain did not dare to be idle. Time waits for no one, he has to hurry up and come up with a way to relieve His Majesty Li Er.

To be honest, it's not a good job.

He had 80,000 troops under his command, plus the 30,000 Tang troops drawn by Zhang Liang, plus the 60,000 troops of His Majesty Li Er, it was only 170,000 people.

And how many people are there in Goguryeo? There are 100,000 in Liaodong City, nearly 300,000 outside the city, and a total of almost 400,000.

170,000 VS 400,000.

In terms of numbers, the Tang army did not have any advantage.

Of course, war is not just a contest of numbers. In terms of combat power, the Tang army was much more elite than the Goguryeo army. In general, the two sides were about half a catty against eight taels, and the Tang army still had a slight upper hand.

But don't forget, the Goguryeo people have already set up a large camp and waited for the Tang army to attack. To put it bluntly, the Goguryeo people are relying on the advantage of numbers to play scoundrels.

If the Tang army dared to attack, they would resist with deep ditches and high bases. In that case, the defense will take advantage.

What if the Tang Army defends? The grain route has been cut off, and it cannot be consumed at all.

Therefore, even if Guo Ye arrived in time with reinforcements, he might not be able to turn defeat into victory, at most, he would rescue His Majesty Li Er's 60,000 army. Even so, it may not be successful.

Up to now, it seems that the only way is to lure the Goguryeo people out of the camp to fight in the field, and with the superior combat power of the Tang army, they can defeat the enemy in the field. But Jiang Yishi is a famous general of Goguryeo, so easy to be fooled?

You can't attack by force, and you can't lure the enemy into battle with no certainty, what can you do?

On the evening of this day, the army set up camp, and Guo Ye ordered Sun Zishan to call Xue Rengui over, and said: "At this rate, there are about three days left, and our army will be able to reach Liaodong City." As for how to break the siege for His Majesty, I don't know if you have any good methods. ”

"Difficult! Difficult! Difficult! Although at that time, I broke through from Jiang Yishi's camp. But to be fair. This old man's camp is repaired without any flaws, and I can break through the siege alone, if I want the army to break through the camp, ......"

Speaking of this, he looked around, lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty's Xuanjia army still has some hope, but the Khitan and Xi armies under your command are simply a rabble. It's okay to let them fight with the wind, but when it comes to hard fighting, they are simply useless. ”

Guo Ye nodded and said, "I think so too." A small Zheng Xiliang blocked an army of 40,000, and when he said this, he could laugh off people's big teeth. The armies of the Khitan and Xi tribes can only eat meat, not bones. ”

Xue Rengui sighed and said, "Therefore, the main force in this battle has to be our Tang Army." 90,000 to 400,000, if you hit it hard, I'm afraid you really won't be able to take advantage of it. ”

"Heroes see the same thing. For the Goguryeo camp, we can only outwit, not attack! ”

"Then, will the plan be settled?"

"I had a plan. But it will take time for this strategy to succeed. It will definitely not be possible to break the siege within a month. A minimum of seven days will be required. ”

"This ...... Add another seven days, and your majesty may not be able to hold on. But the question is, after seven days, will the siege be lifted? ”

Guo Ye spread his hands and said: "The soldiers are in danger of fighting, how can there be a plan to win?" All I can say is that I'm 80% sure. When the time comes, it really won't work, and you can only force a breakthrough. But in that case, it will also announce the complete failure of our Datang's expedition to the east. ”

"Eighty percent? That's not low. Xue Rengui was overjoyed and said, "What is the solution?" ”

Guo Ye shook his head slightly and said, "I'm sorry, I really can't tell you this strategy." ”

"This ......" Xue Rengui's face changed color slightly at first, and then returned to normal, and said: "It's Xue Meng Lang, I really don't have the qualifications to know about this kind of military affairs." ”

Guo Ye hurriedly said: "Brother Xue, don't think about it. It's not that you don't have the right to know, it's that you shouldn't know. ”

"What do you mean by that......"

Guo Ye stood up, paced back and forth a few steps, and said, "I brought you here today to give you a task. ”

"Qin Guogong has something to say, just command."

"You quickly break away from the army and ride alone to Liaodong City. Break into the Goguryeo camp again and deliver a message to Your Majesty on my behalf. ”

"But I don't know what the news is?"

"As I told you just now, the time for the army to break the siege will be delayed for another seven days. To be precise, on the night of the fifth day of the eighth month, on the third watch, please ask Your Majesty's 60,000 troops to attack from all sides, join forces with me inside and outside, and break the 300,000 army of Goguryeo. ”

Xue Rengui frowned and said, "Break into the camp of Liaodong City again, and never give up your job." But you asked me to pass on this news ......"

"What's wrong with this news?"

"With all due respect, this news doesn't seem to be reliable. If you want to break a strong battalion, in terms of the art of war, it is generally required to concentrate your forces to attack a little, why do you want Your Majesty to attack from all sides? As soon as the forces were dispersed, our Tang army was at a disadvantage everywhere. Can this camp still be broken? ”

Guo Ye said: "You only know one thing, but you don't know the other. Jiang Yishi's camp, this has been down for a month. The large camp stretched for dozens of miles, and the barracks were solid. Even if we attack one point, what's the use of breaking a few camps? Could it be that His Majesty's Xuanjia Army can't do this job? ”

"Your plan is...... Defeated his 300,000-strong army in one fell swoop? ”

"Yes, that's exactly what I did. If he doesn't move this time, he will destroy his army of 300,000 outside the city. ”

"You're thinking about it. But the crux of the matter is whether your so-called strategy will succeed. What is this strategy, it doesn't matter if you don't tell you, you have to tell Your Majesty. Otherwise, why would your majesty be asked to take such a big risk to cooperate with your actions? ”

Guo Ye smiled bitterly: "This is the difficulty of the whole thing." This plan cannot be told not only to you, but also not to Your Majesty. To be precise, I can't tell anyone about the 60,000 troops in His Majesty's hands. ”

"Why is that?"

"Because I'm worried that Your Majesty has Goguryeo spies by his side!"

"How is that possible?" Xue Rengui's face was full of disbelief, and he said, "The people around Your Majesty are already extremely wealthy, what conditions can Yuan Nanjian come up with to buy them?" Unless he is willing to give up his position as lord of the country. ”

"I don't think it's possible, but it's the truth."

"What evidence do you have?"

"I don't have proof. However, just a few days ago, when I was on Konoha Mountain, when I was fighting Zheng Xiliang, he thought that he was sure of victory, and once mentioned to me that there were people in the Tang Dynasty who colluded with Goguryeo. ”

"Who the hell is that thief?"

"He didn't say anything about it, I guessed it was the Five Great Scholars at the time. But then I thought about it carefully, the five great scholars are now far away from the court and colluding with Goguryeo, even if my Tang Dynasty is defeated and His Majesty dies, what good will it do them? This high-ranking official should be someone else. ”

"Therefore, you do not want me to tell Your Majesty about this plan. So as not to be known by the spy, inform the Goguryeo people. ”

"Exactly. This strategy will not see the light of day at all, and once it leaks, the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, I must keep it as secret as possible, even His Majesty, and I can't tell it. ”

"Then you don't even believe me, do you?"

"You?" Guo Ye smiled slightly and said, "Although I believe you, but in His Majesty's camp, under the persecution of so many high-ranking officials, do you think you know this secret?" Still don't know what to do? ”

Xue Rengui scratched his head and said, "Of course, I don't know anything." It turns out that you are still thinking about me. But ......"

"How?"

"I don't care if you're hiding it like this. But Your Majesty, I don't know the inside story of this strategy, can you agree to your plan? In case Your Majesty does not agree ......"

Guo Ye looked into the distance and said, "To be honest, I'm not sure. Whether this strategy succeeds depends on Your Majesty's trust in me......"