In the evening of the next day, in the military port outside Dengzhou City, Liu Ju watched several patrolling fleets slowly return home, and then listened to the reports of their respective team leaders, and found that there was no abnormality, so he nodded with satisfaction, and now he is still sending the last team of patrol boats back, if there is no abnormality, then today is considered a safe pass.

In fact, Liu Ju also feels a little ridiculous about his own caution, although there are fewer garrisons in Dengzhou now, for example, their naval army originally had 30,000 people, but now they have been transferred to the front line of 10,000, and the 20,000 people in the infantry have also been taken away, and now there are only 30,000 horses left in the entire Dengzhou.

However, Dengzhou is not like other places, it is surrounded by the sea on three sides, and behind it is the land of the Tang Dynasty, the only possible danger is from the sea, but most of the Goguryeo naval army was defeated at the beginning, and the remaining tens of thousands of people are not even enough to guard the door, and it is absolutely impossible to attack Dengzhou across the sea, and even if they want to, they probably don't have that strength.

Although it is unlikely to be dangerous, as a veteran who has been in the army for many years, Liu Ju has infiltrated caution into his bones, so he never dares to slack off in his daily routine patrols, and every time he personally asks about it, he can only relax after finding that there is no abnormality.

"Huh? What's going on, it's time to return home, why hasn't the last patrol fleet returned to give orders? Liu Ju looked at the hour and asked a little restlessly.

"General, the patrol fleet that didn't come back is patrolling in the northeast direction, where there are more reefs, will the ships encounter any trouble, so the time to return is delayed?" A young general stood up. Eager to show his familiarity with the army and sea conditions, he said with a smug face.

", one patrol team of five ships, there will never be a problem together?" After Liu Ju heard the stupid speculation of his subordinates, he immediately scolded him. However, the stupidity of his subordinates reminded him that there was a time limit for patrols to go out and return to the sea, unless there was something wrong with the ships of the entire fleet. Otherwise, it is impossible to come back so late, after all, it is necessary to engage in military law if it is outdated.

Thinking of this, Liu Ju instinctively felt an unusual aura. Immediately shouted an order: "Notify all the officers and men of the navy, board the ship, raise the sails, go to sea, and line up!" ”

Hearing Liu Ju's sudden order, the large and small naval generals in the tent were all stunned. An old and virtuous veteran stood up and persuaded: "General, it's just time for dinner, and you can't ...... just because a patrol is late."

Before the veteran finished speaking, he suddenly felt Liu Ju's sharp gaze glaring at him, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly stopped. And when the other generals saw that the general was playing seriously, they didn't dare to stand stupidly anymore, and ran away in the blink of an eye. Then the entire naval battalion also began to be busy in an orderly manner.

In the eyes of others, Liu Ju may make a fuss, but he himself doesn't think so, Dengzhou is the rear of the entire Southern Route Army, and there is no room for a little difference. Otherwise, if something goes wrong in Dengzhou, it is likely to cause the retreat of the Tang army on the front line, and then he will definitely not be able to afford to be a small naval general.

Facts have proved that Liu Ju's caution is correct, and as soon as the Dengzhou naval army sailed to the sea to set up a formation, they saw many Dengzhou fishing boats and merchant ships in front of them fleeing to this side, while behind them were black and oppressive warships. Almost the entire surface of the sea is covered.

Seeing the attacking warship, Liu Ju and all the sailors gasped, looking at the size of the opponent's fleet, it turned out to be several times that of their own side, although the ships were not as sophisticated as their own side, but the so-called ants bit elephants to death, and people could pile them to death with the boat pile alone.

"Command, meet the enemy!" Liu Ju was not afraid, although the other party had many ships, but he immediately found that in addition to the warships in the front of the opponent's fleet, the back were all troop carriers, looking at the scale of the opponent's warships, although the number was more than his own, but the difference was limited, so who won and who lost in this naval battle was still between the two.

Of course, while Liu Ju waved his army to meet the enemy, he did not forget to report to the Dengzhou Infantry Battalion and the Qi Palace. In fact, there is no need for him to report the news, such a big thing naturally spread all over Dengzhou in the blink of an eye, and the defenders of Dengzhou also responded as quickly as possible, all the city gates were closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave, and the 10,000 infantry stationed in the city were also fully equipped on the city, ready to meet the enemy at any time.

When Li Su got the news, the whole person was stunned, and when he found the merchants and fishermen who had escaped from the sea, he learned that the Goguryeo naval army was actually coming from the northeast, that is, the other party was attacking Dengzhou across the sea.

Thinking of this, Li Su immediately showed a bitter face, he didn't expect that he had opened up a new route and brought huge benefits to himself and Dengzhou, but he didn't expect that it also gave the other party a chance to attack him, and he didn't expect that Goguryeo's side would be so good at seizing the opportunity and attacking from a place he didn't expect in one fell swoop.

But now is not the time to regret it, Li Su immediately put on his helmet and armor, leaving half of the guards to defend the palace, and he was ready to take the other half of the guards to the city, no matter what, Dengzhou City can not be broken, this is not only related to the lives of the people of Dengzhou, but also related to the supply of the front-line army, the most important thing is that his beloved women are in Dengzhou City, even if they fight for their own lives, they must not be in any danger!

Seeing Li Su wearing heroic armor, turning over and getting on his horse and preparing to leave, Wen Xin suddenly shouted loudly: "Husband, the concubine is waiting for you to come back in the mansion, if the city is unfortunately broken, Wen Xin will die with his will!" ”

Li Su, who was on the horse, was shocked after hearing this, looked back at Wen Xin, and found that she had a determined look on her face, obviously determined to die without humiliation, although Xijun next to her didn't say anything, but he was holding a horizontal knife in his arms, when Li Su saw her, she grabbed the horizontal knife in her hand and signaled to Li Su, obviously having the same plan as Wen Xin.

Seeing the fierce performance of the two women, Li Su was also moved in his heart, but now is not the time for his children's private affairs, he rode on a horse and nodded to the two women and the people in the palace, and then beat his horse and rushed to the city, and the people in the city heard that the Goguryeo army outside was approaching, and many people seemed very flustered. There are even ruffians who take the opportunity to rob property.

However, when they saw Li Su passing by the street with his guards, many people calmed down, after all, His Royal Highness King Qi was still in the city, so what did they have to panic about. As for those ruffians who make trouble, as long as Li Su encounters them, he will immediately order the guards to come forward and kill them, now is an extraordinary time. There must be no chaos in the city, and although these ruffians do not die, now is not the time for a woman's kindness. Thunder must be used to restore order in the city.

The officials in the city also received Li Su's order and began to patrol everywhere. As long as someone dares to make trouble, they will be punished with a serious crime, and at the same time, Wu Meiniang also began to spread the news to the outside world, saying that the Goguryeo warships outside the city have been blocked by the navy and cannot attack Dengzhou City at all.

By the time Li Su arrived at the head of the city, the 10,000 defenders of Dengzhou had already been prepared, the rolling wood and thunder stones were piled up at the head of the city, and large weapons such as trebuchets and bed crossbows were also prepared. Then even the new rockets have been set up, and the boxes for grenades have been opened, so that as long as an enemy army appears under the city, it can immediately give the opponent a thunderous blow.

"Open the gates...... Open the gates...... Please, soldier, open the door quickly......"

As soon as Li Su landed at the top of the city. Immediately one wave after another of pleading voices was heard below. He leaned down on the battlements in the city wall and looked out, and immediately became furious, only to see that at the gate below, there were countless merchants and villagers who had not come and entered the city, and they pleaded with the city gate while banging on it.

"The last general, Yang Shang, see His Highness!" When Li Su was angry. Suddenly, there was the sound of a man saluting behind him.

Li Su turned around sharply, stared at the other party viciously and said angrily: "What's going on next, why don't you let them enter the city?" "He knows this Yang Shang, who is currently the general of Dengzhou, and is in charge of all the land defenders in Dengzhou.

"Your Highness, according to the regulations, when the city is invaded by foreign enemies, as long as the city gate is closed, no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission, and the reason for this rule is mainly because they are afraid that the enemy will blend in with the people outside the city and take advantage of the chaos to enter the city and cause destruction." Yang Shang bowed and replied.

"Bastard, now the enemy is still at sea, the navy is desperately trying to intercept it, where will there be any enemy, don't open the city gate to Lao Tzu quickly!" Li Su pointed at the other party's nose and scolded, this Yang Shang looks like a stubborn old man at most, how can he behave like a stubborn old man.

"Yes, the last general will go and open the door!" Yang Shang was waiting for Li Su's words, he didn't know that there was no enemy below, but the regulations were so, and he didn't dare to open the door without authorization, but now that His Royal Highness King Qi said this, even if something goes wrong in the future, he can't be said to be responsible, and he is naturally happy to be a favor.

And Li Su saw the other party's expression, and immediately understood his thoughts, watching the other party happily run down and order someone to open the door, angry He pointed at the other party's back, it seems that people who can do high positions are really not a good thing, all of them are human spirits! However, since he was a good person, Li Su simply did it to the end, and ordered people to go to other city gates to give orders, and let the people who did not enter the city in time let in.

However, what Li Su didn't expect was that he stood on the city wall and waited for almost half an hour, and he didn't even see a shadow of the enemy outside the city, and the battle on the sea could not be seen here.

At this moment, Yang Shang, who had run down and turned around, walked up again, and Li Su hurriedly walked over and asked, "General Yang, do you have the latest battle situation with General Liu?" ”

"Your Highness, the last general only knows that the opponent has more warships than us, but they are not as tall and sturdy as our warships, and they must still be in fierce battles!" What Yang Shang said was all nonsense, and Li Su also knew this.

"And what kind of army do you have on the docks?" Li Su rolled his eyes and asked again.

"Docks?" Yang Shang looked puzzled, "What are you doing with the army on the dock?" There are not many defenders in Dengzhou, and the defense of the city is already very reluctant, and there is no extra force to divide out! ”

Li Su heard that there were no troops on the dock, and he was immediately angry, in his concept, it was already a kind of common sense to block the enemy army that was going to land, but Yang Shang, the general of the Tang Dynasty, didn't know?

In fact, this is not that Yang is still incompetent, but in the era of the Tang Dynasty, there is no concept of landing warfare at all, such as the last time Niu Jinda crossed the sea to attack Beisha City, when he landed, he was not attacked by the Goguryeo army, this is mainly because the concept of war in this era is still in the stage of face-to-face hand-to-hand combat, although the power of the bow and crossbow has been recognized by everyone, but to determine the outcome of a war, it is still necessary to fight in hand-to-hand combat. In a landing battle, long-range weapons are the protagonists of the war, which is obviously completely different from the concept at this time, so even if some people think of blocking the enemy when they land, they take it for granted that the lethality to the enemy is limited, and it is better to stick to the city.

As soon as he thought that the army of Goguryeo could effortlessly land on the land of the Tang Dynasty, Li Su felt as disgusting as eating a fly, and after walking back and forth a few times, he finally made up his mind and said to Yang Shang: "General Yang, you prepare five thousand elite soldiers for this king, and I will personally lead people to the dock to block the other party's landing!" ”

Although Li Su has some fear of the battlefield, but at this critical juncture, his temper of two hundred and five has also come up, leaving everything behind, and everything is to keep Dengzhou City as the first priority!

"Your Highness, no, this is too risky, and I don't have that many troops!" When Yang Shang heard this, he immediately shook his head and refused. In his opinion, His Royal Highness the King of Qi in front of him was just messing around, there were not many troops defending the city, and if he was asked to take him to the dock to fight with the enemy in the field, it was estimated that there were very few people who could come back alive, and even His Royal Highness the King of Qi might not be able to come back, so he was resolutely opposed.

"Rokuro! Rokuro, I've brought someone to help defend the city! Before Li Su could speak, he suddenly heard someone shouting in the city, and the voice seemed to be Yanbei.

Li Su curiously walked to the city wall to take a look, and saw a group of people behind Yan Bei with black pressure, it looked like there were thousands of people, and all of them were extremely strong young men, with a murderous aura all over their bodies, and they knew the master of licking blood with a knife head at a glance.

"Hahaha~, Brother Yan, you have made a great contribution, I actually forgot about the people of the slave catching team!" When Li Su saw these people, he immediately patted his head and said with ecstasy on his face.

The people behind Yanbei are the members of the various slave hunting teams in Dengzhou City, they are all outlaws, and they are also used to seeing blood, and they have also undergone some militarized training in peacetime, although their combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the regular army, but they are much stronger than ordinary people. However, Li Su was not stupid enough to use these people to block the landing army of Goguryeo, and let them defend the city, but if they fought face-to-face with the regular army, it would definitely be looking for death.

"General Yang, do you see it, there are thousands of people below, how about I exchange them for five thousand elite soldiers with you?" The pile of outlaws under Li Su's fingers said with a bright face.

Although there are people, Yang Shang is worried about Li Su's safety, so he still disagrees in his heart, and just wanted to open his mouth to refuse, only to hear Li Su say again with a sneer: "If you don't want to, then I will take the following rabble out, and if there is any danger to this king, who do you think my father will be angry with?" ”

Li Su repeated his old tricks, and used the trick he used to threaten Liu Ju to send troops, anyway, he is the prince, if there is a problem with safety, they will definitely not be able to eat and walk around! (To be continued) RQ