The army stopped in Longchuan County and did not leave.

More than 30,000 people are still too few, continue to go forward will be dumplings, taking Longchuan County means tearing up the Goguryeo defense line, Qin Huaidao decided to wait a few days, let the troops go to the people's homes to buy grain and grass for backup, and when Li Junxian's large army arrives, there will be 20,000 more mouths, people eat horses and chew, no food and grass can't work.

Another reason is that Qin Huaidao plans to see how many people Gao Jianwu can persuade to vote, give some time to ferment, maybe there will be an accident, it doesn't hurt if there is no, the troops will slow down and accumulate strength.

However, on the morning of the third day, an unexpected person appeared.

The person who came was dressed in a black robe, and only brought four people to the city gate, and asked Qin Huaidao by name, Luo Zhang rushed to ask a few words when he heard the news, and after a search, he led him to the gate of the Taishou Mansion, let the entourage stay, and led the people into the hall.

Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, the visitor lifted his coat and hat, and arched his hand: "But General Qin in person?" ”

"Who are you?" Qin Huaidao looked at the other party.

"Zhu Yichen has seen General Qin." The other party saluted again, and then said: "Brother Zhu Huchen, I received a letter from my brother yesterday, and I know some inside information, thank you for the general's benevolence and righteousness, so that my brother has the opportunity to return to Buyeo to take revenge, Fuyu City was broken, and it was ransacked by the people of Murowei. ”

"Be polite, General Zhu Huchen is knowledgeable, righteous, has clear grievances, and is also a good man, and General Ben also appreciates it." Qin Huaidao said politely, and was shocked in his heart, Li Dejian has entered the territory of Muwei? Interesting!

"Thank you, General, for your appreciation." Zhu Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, obviously very satisfied with Qin Huaidao's evaluation, and continued: "General, there is one more thing to come here this time, to lead the Yanzhou garrison, just need the general to give an order, I am willing to take Yanzhou and dedicate it to the general, and I only ask the general to treat the clansmen well." ”

"Oh?" Qin Huaidao looked at the other party with some surprise, his identity was simple, and he knew it when he checked it, the key to the other party's pie came a little too fast, and he had to guard against it.

Zhu Yichen knew that Qin Huaidao would be suspicious, and explained: "I have the same family relationship with Yanzhou Taishou, and the relationship is irreversible, Taishou learned that the Tang army took Longchuan County, and the king was captured, and he was panicked, and he had no intention of fighting, and he was worried that he would be liquidated by the imperial court when he went back. ”

"Why did you do that?" Qin Huaidao asked bluntly.

"The king treats the minister unjustly, and the minister treats the king disloyally." Zhu Yichen's voice was a little colder.

Qin Huaidao understood, this guy was taking revenge like Zhu Huchen, Zhu Huchen did not directly rebel, but chose to leave, find a Murowei person to take revenge, and be foolish and loyal to Gao Jianwu, but Zhu Yichen is different, he directly rebelled, his revenge psychology is stronger, his personality is strong, he dares to hate and kill, this kind of person is credible and unusable.

However, it has nothing to do with me.

With his mind turning, Qin Huaidao asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

"After going back, persuade the Taishou to open the gate of Checheng at dusk and welcome your army into the city, but there is one rule, you must not kill a person indiscriminately, rob a household, and give a warrant to bring the people back to Fuyu, okay?"

"You are a smart person, it's okay to go to Fuyu, after all, it's your place, if you can, help Yu restore order as soon as possible, organize self-help, and lead the people to live." Qin Huaidao said and wrote a warrant, stamped with the general's seal, with this warrant, the defenders of the city who took it would not intercept it.

After writing, Qin Huaidao blew dry the ink and said bluntly: "The warrant has been written, but it can't be given to you now, it will be handed over to one person to bring over, as long as Yanzhou succeeds, it will naturally be given to you." ”

"As it should be, General Xie." Zhu Yichen was not angry and thanked him again.

Qin Huaidao motioned to the other party to wait outside, called Cheng Chu to explain the situation, told a few words, and signaled Cheng Chu Mo to lead the army to follow, with 50,000 troops accompanying him, as long as the city gate is opened, even if there is fraud, it can be taken.

Once Yanzhou succeeds, the benefits are even greater.

After the two left, Qin Huaidao asked Gao Jianwu to ask about Zhu Yichen's identity, and after confirming that it was true, he waited in his heart for a while, dispelling the idea of arranging another army to secretly follow and assist.

At dusk, without waiting for the news of Cheng Chumo, but waiting for another team, Li Junxian led an army of 20,000 to arrive, dusty and panting, two days faster than expected.

Qin Huaidao heard the news and went out of the city to greet him, after all, he was an elder, and the next battle had to be cooperated by the other party, giving face to himself, looking at Li Junxian and his son, who were fighting on the horse, and said with a smile: "The junior has seen Uncle Li." ”

In terms of official position, Qin Huaidao is now the marshal of the left road, above Li Junxian.

In terms of title, Qin Huaidao is the prince of the country, while Li Junxian is the prince of the county, which is higher.

It is said that Li Junxian should say hello first, but Qin Huaidao gave the other party a face, and greeted him as a junior.

Li Junxian smiled, his heart was full of emotion, they are all young people, why is his son so bad? Clenched his fists, Zhengse said: "Li Junxian has come to listen to the holy order, and I have seen Zuo Shuai." ”

It is a subordinate courtesy, which is a direct indication of attitude and surrender of command.

Qin Huaidao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and with one heart, he had a greater grasp of this battle, and said with a smile: "Uncle Li is polite, in terms of experience and ability, Uncle Li is a senior, a model for my generation, and I ask Uncle Li to give advice." ”

Li Junxian was very useful in his heart, but said solemnly on his face: "Zuo Shuai is modest, 5,000 people went out of Chang'an, in less than three months, but he has laid a huge share of the country, his military achievements are great, his reputation is far and wide, the old man is ashamed of himself, but he doesn't dare to point indiscriminately, he doesn't have to break Zuo Shuai's big business, and he is satisfied with the old man's hard bones to be handed over, the old man can't command the war, but he still has a lot of strength." ”

In terms of martial arts, Li Junxian is indeed not ordinary, and he is a rare general.

Qin Huaidao saw that the other party's posture was very low, not like a fake, he was completely relieved, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Li, how is it over there?" ”

"After Jili City has been taken, my son arrived, and the general order came, so he left a group of soldiers and horses to hurry over, but on the way to the road, I heard that Xue Wanche and Niu Da were also attacking, and it was not a big problem to take it, maybe they were also on the way, Pyongyang battle, no one wants to miss it, you have to give me this battle." Li Junxian said and looked around, and after making sure that there was no one else, he lowered his voice and said: "Nephew, you know the situation of the old man, this comeback is an opportunity given by the saint, and it is also a test, don't make a great contribution......"

"Don't worry, as long as Pyongyang is still commanded by juniors, you are the vanguard."

"Okay, don't worry, my nephew, I can't take it down and deal with it by military law, and I have no complaints." Li Junxian was overjoyed, patted his chest and promised, his heart was full of gratitude.

The two nodded in tacit agreement and smiled.

"Let's go, go into the city, have a good night's rest, and send troops tomorrow, as soon as you arrive, you will dare to let go of your hands and feet." Qin Huaidao said with a smile and looked at Li Yixie, who was waiting next to him.

"Zuo Shuai." Li Yixie hurriedly clenched his fists.

"Your men and horses are still kept, go back and continue to lead, and I will continue to take care of the corresponding affairs of joining the army, and Yu Linwei will also continue to take it." Qin Huaidao said with a smile.

"Xie Zuoshuai." Li Yixie said gratefully, thinking that after leaving for a few days, there was another person in command of the three thousand people, and he was relieved, and he smiled.

"Laugh at the fart, do it well, if there is a mistake, Lao Tzu will kill you, fool." Li Junxian scolded.

"Got it." Li Junxian looked aggrieved.

Qin Huaidao looked funny, but held back.

The army slowly entered the city and settled down, and in the evening, Qin Huaidao set up a banquet to entertain Li Junxian, as well as several generals under Li Junxian, considering that during the war, they were not allowed to drink, everyone knew the rules, and no one complained.

Soon after dark, Cheng Chumo arranged for the messenger to come over - Yanzhou took it!

Qin Huaidao was overjoyed and slept peacefully.

During this period of time, it can be described as hard work and energy, worried that the enemy's army will suddenly counterattack, surround everyone, and become a lone army, worried that Zhu Yichen's side is a trap, and all worries are not dared to be revealed, let alone consulted with others, for fear of shaking the morale of the army.

Now that Yanzhou has been taken, the two cities have strategic depth in hand, Li Junxian's 20,000 troops have also arrived, and Xue Wanche and Niu Da's 40,000 people are also on the way, and their hearts are settled.

Early the next morning, the army was full of food and drink, Qin Huaidao found Li Junxian alone and told a few words, Li Junxian excitedly led the soldiers and horses out of the city, after that, Qin Huaidao took Yu Chi Baolin and Luo Zhang's troops out of the city, Gao Jianwu and other prisoners were also there, followed by grain and grass, and finally Cheng Chuliang and others, more than 50,000 people were dense and endless.

Longchuan County is not far from Yanzhou, and it takes half a day to get there.

Li Junxian's army did not stop, continued to hurry, and went to Tongzhou, Qin Huaidao led the army into Yanzhou, Cheng Chumo took a group of officials from Yanzhou to wait at the city gate, and Zhu Yichen was also there.

Qin Huaidao greeted everyone one by one, comforted a few words, and after the army settled down, he found Cheng Chumo alone, and learned that there was not much food in the city, so Qin Huaidao asked Chu Liang and Chu Bi brothers to bring some silver, and led the troops out of the city to purchase grain and grass in the villages and towns below.

This kind of thing has been done in Longchuan County, and the two of them are very skilled.

The army rested for one night, and continued to rush the next day, but met the people sent by Li Junxian to report the news on the way, Tongzhou had been taken, Li Junxian left 2,000 people to defend the city, and led a large army to kill the city.

Everyone didn't expect Li Junxian to take it so quickly, a little curious, after some inquiry, they learned that the army attacked the city in the early morning, and the city gate suddenly opened when it was halfway through, and some people in the city defected, claiming to be Tongzhou County Cheng, and received a letter from the Taishou of Longchuan County, yearning for the Tang Dynasty, and doing a righteous rebellion.

Gao Jianwu's role fermented.

Qin Huaidao was overjoyed, didn't bother to enter the city, and led the army straight to Xicheng.

All the way to the rapid march, at dusk sent a large army to arrive, Xicheng majestic, solid, quite a bit of dragon and tiger momentum, is a big city, Li Junxian is organizing the siege of the city, the fight is very strong, but the defenders also fight tenaciously.

Qin Huaidao looked at the soldiers who fell from the ladder one by one, the anger in his heart instantly ignited, and motioned for Luo Zhang to bring Gao Jianwu up, and asked, "Who are the defenders?" ”

"Gao Chenggong, I'll persuade you?" Gao Jianwu hurriedly said.

"You didn't write to him?"

"Written!"

Qin Huaidao's eyes were cold, the letter was sent by someone from Longchuan County, there is no reason why he can't receive it, since the other party is so tenacious when he receives the letter, there are only two possibilities, one is that Gao Chenggong is loyal to the country of Goguryeo, not loyal to Gao Jianwu alone, and the other possibility is that Goguryeo has a new king, and Gao Chenggong chooses to be loyal to the new king.

Either way, the person can't stay.

Qin Huaidao was moved with killing intent in his heart, and said to Yu Chi Baolin and Cheng Chumo: "Draw the archers up, Uncle Li is attacking the West Gate, you choose the North Gate, just suppress the defenders of the city wall for me, Luo Zhang, mercenaries, tell them that all the defenders will not be left, one or two silver, and the reward will be given after the city is broken, but the people must not be injured and robbed of property, otherwise there will be no forgiveness for killing, and the general will enter the city within half an hour." ”

"Obey!" The three of them felt Qin Huaidao's killing intent and hurriedly took the order.

War is not a game, and the enemy who dares to resist must be killed.

Without authority, it is not enough to deter all parties.

It's not iron-blooded, it's not enough to make people turn against it.

Gao Jianwu also felt Qin Huaidao's killing intent, dispelled the idea of interceding, and inexplicably resented Gao Chenggong in his heart, what did he resist at this time? For whom to resist?

Suddenly, Gao Jianwu thought of a possibility, and his face turned pale in an instant.

Qin Huaidao glanced at Gao Jianwu, didn't say anything, immediately looked at Xicheng, his eyes were cold, and said to Li Junxian: "Go help your father and tell him that there is no defender left." ”

"Obey!"

Li Yixie hurriedly left with the people, hurriedly ran to the West Gate, and found his father.

Li Junxian was a little surprised: "Why are you here?" ”

"Father, Zuo Shuai has a killing intent, let me help you, and let me bring a sentence - no defenders will be left." Li Yixie said bluntly.

Li Junxian looked in the direction where Qin Huaidao was, his face turned red, and he said in a cold voice: "Zuo Shuai is dissatisfied with the old man, he thinks the old man can't attack for a long time, the key to this battle, if you can't take the old man's face, today you and my father and son join forces, you can't let the heroes of the world look down on it, come here, pass on my orders, beat the drum!" ”

"Dongdong, Dongdong!"

The drums of war roared, shaking the heavens and the earth.

Li Junxian carried the horse lance and rushed up on foot, shouting: "Follow me and kill into the city." ”

"Father, I'm here to help you—"

Li Yixie hurriedly rushed up, the father and son nodded tacitly, rushed up, picked up a shield to block the front, pulled away the soldiers who were trying to climb the ladder, and rushed up quickly.

As soon as the soldiers saw that Li Junxian and Li Yixie had gone into battle in person, and they were so desperate, they suddenly had a great fighting spirit, and they all began to play with their lives.

Li Junxian used a shield to block the front, protecting his body, using both hands and feet, climbing very fast, attracting the attention of several archers on the city wall, and shooting over, Li Junxian was so experienced, quickly blocked, ape-like agility rushed up the city wall, climbed the wall battlement, and the shield smashed.

"Peng—"

With a muffled sound, the other party's brain was split, and he was smashed out and hit several people.

Li Junxian climbed the city wall, the horse lance stood up, showed his might, cut down several in an instant, and saw Li Yixie also climb the city wall, his heart was settled, and he roared angrily: "Kill on both sides, quickly!" ”

After speaking, Li Junxian slashed to the side.

Li Yi deliberately killed the other half, and for a while, the defenders on the city wall were in chaos, and they didn't care about shooting and blocking the enemies who climbed up, and intercepted the two of them one after another, but no one could stop a move.

The defenders took the opportunity to swarm up, jumped on the walls and quickly dispersed, rushing to help.

The city wall became more chaotic, and more people took the opportunity to climb up and shout to kill.

Not long after, the gates opened, and the soldiers rushed in, flooding the city.

Outside the city.

Qin Huaidao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this scene, just take it, and said to Cheng Chumo: "You lead the army into the city, take over the city gate, the city gate is closed, you are allowed to enter but not out, Baolin, you lead the army to take the city to defend the mansion, Zhu Liang, Zhu Bi, Baoqi, you escort the grain transport team into the city, and the coachman settles in the barracks, and is not allowed to contact with the outside world." ”

"Obey." Everyone clasped their fists and hurried away.

"Let's go, let's go into town." Qin Huaidao glanced at the captives and Yu Linwei around him, and stepped forward.

The shouts of killing in the city came and went, the defenders were still fighting back, but they were also stubbornly resisting, there were corpses all over the ground, there were enemies, and there were also their own people, Qin Huaidao was used to this, looking at the empty streets, there were no people, the doors and windows were closed, and he asked: "Who knows the location of the city guard?" ”

An official who surrendered hurriedly said, "I know." ”

"Lead the way."

The group continued to move forward, and soon came to a magnificent and solemn building complex, with soldiers guarding the gate, and seeing Qin Huaidao coming over with luggage, a team member said: "Zuo Shuai, it is still being cleaned up, I'm afraid it's not safe." ”

"It's okay, be careful." Qin Huaidao said nonchalantly.

Yu Linwei heard that it was not safe, and divided half of his troops to walk in front, everyone entered the gate, and there was a courtyard inside, the courtyard used to be a moving attic, and there were wind and rain corridors on both sides, Qin Huaidao went directly through the courtyard to the attic, and the soldiers who stayed to guard bowed.

Qin Huaidao went in directly, inside was the office space, Qin Huaidao sat down at the top, and saw Yu Chi Baolin escorting a general over, tying his hands with a rope, the other party had a piece of rotten cloth in his mouth, and he was whining and shouting something, his face was hideous, and he knew that there was no good thing to say without asking.

"Zuo Shuai, this person is Gao Chenggong." Yu Chi Baolin hugged his fists.

"Let him talk."

Yu Chi Baolin hesitated, but still took off the rag in his mouth.

The other party scolded, but unfortunately everyone didn't understand a word, the other party quickly found out that Gao Jianwu said something again, Gao Jianwu also quarreled with the other party emotionally, Qin Huaidao was watching the play, he didn't stop it, but unfortunately he didn't understand, and he was about to find someone to translate.

Gao Jianwu suddenly turned around, his face was ashen, and he said: "General, Yuangai Suwen launched a mutiny, pushed the younger brother of the king Gao Fu as the king, and appointed himself Mo Lizhi, in charge of state affairs, and made Gao Chenggong a general. ”

A short sentence, but it reveals a lot of information.

Qin Huaidao didn't know what kind of official position Mo Lizhi was, but it was enough to show that it was not easy to be in charge of state affairs, and he also named Gao Chenggong as a general, no wonder Gao Chenggong ignored Gao Jianwu's persuasion to surrender, led the army to resist, and looked at Gao Chenggong, who was one meter eight, burly, and extraordinary, but unfortunately did not know the current affairs.

Gao Chenggong suddenly shouted in Tang language: "You are the chief general of the Tang Army?" ”

"Give you a chance to convince General Ben not to kill." Qin Huaidao shouted indifferently.

"Invade our land and kill my people, you will not die well, there are countless heroes of Goguryeo, and the warriors are inexhaustible, and they will definitely defeat you." Gao Chenggong roared angrily.

"Look for death!" Yu Chi Baolin's face changed, and he kicked the person to the ground.

Qin Huaidao was not angry, stared at the other party and said with a smile: "When Goguryeo is merged into the Tang Dynasty, everyone can divide the land, everyone can eat enough, have meat to eat, and have new clothes, when the time comes, the people will only remember the Tang Dynasty, it won't be long, who will remember you?" Who remembers the Goguryeo Dynasty? ”

"You—no way!" The other party's face changed drastically.

Qin Huaidao sneered: "The people of Goguryeo are not living well, they are hungry, of course, you are a nobleman, and you don't know that the people are hard, it is useless to tell you this, the Tang Dynasty is implementing good governance, and all the land is returned to the imperial court, but it is leased to the people, and you only need to pay one percent of the grain, and it will take less than three years to have enough food and clothing, the country and the people are safe, the people are in their hearts, everyone praises them, and you regard yourself as a Tang person, and you will become a murderer who hinders the people from obtaining a better life, and will always be nailed to the pillar of shame in the history books." ”

"No, it can't be, you lied to me! I am a hero, a hero who guards Goguryeo, and the people will always remember my efforts. Gao Chenggong panicked.

"You are not defending the city for the people, but for your rights, your status, your fame, for you, all the defenders of the city are killed in battle, how many people will lose their children? How many children have lost their fathers, you are the culprit, the sinner of the ages. Qin Huaidao said coldly.

Kill, punish the heart!

"No, I'm not!" The other party's face changed drastically.

Qin Huaidao shouted murderously: "Without you, the defenders of Xicheng will not die, without you, Xicheng will not be chaotic, and the history books will remember your atrocities, selfish desires, and people, plug his mouth, push him out and cut it." ”

"No—"

Gao Chenggong's face turned pale, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and he collapsed to the ground.

Yu Chi Baolin squatted down and touched his breathing, his face changed slightly: "Zuo Shuai, dead." ”

"Pull it out and bury it, give an order, let the people claim the body and bury it, and no one will organize the people to dig a pit and bury it in a centralized manner, so as not to cause a plague, our people will find some coffins to bury, and in addition, let General Li Junxian clean up the battlefield as soon as possible." Qin Huaidao admonished.

"Obey!" Yu Chi Baolin left with the corpse on his shoulder.

Gao Jianwu and the officials who surrendered were secretly shocked when they saw this scene, the dignified general was actually scolded to death, and they were glad that they chose it at the beginning, otherwise they would have died.

"Find a place for everyone to take a break, and give orders to the generals." Qin Huaidao looked at Captain Yulinwei.

The other party nodded knowingly, led Gao Jianwu and the others away, and put them under house arrest.

It didn't take long for the soldiers to come over one after another, one by one, smiling, rejoicing, Xicheng was taken, the next stop was Pyongyang, Li Junxian's face was not very good-looking, more than 1,000 casualties in the first battle just now, more than 1,000 casualties in the siege of this level were nothing, but Li Junxian learned that Luo Zhang led the army to attack the city wall almost at the same time, opened the city gate, and killed and wounded less than 300 people.

Without contrast, there is no harm.

A mercenary army can actually fight better than the Tang Forbidden Army, there is only one explanation, the command is incompetent.

Changing the name of the general to command Li Junxian was speechless and convinced, but who is Luo Zhang? The fledgling child, who is still a half-monk mercenary, loses even more humiliatingly, holding a depressed breath in his heart, extremely uncomfortable, and has no face to ask the reason.

Qin Huaidao asked curiously, "Uncle Li's face is not very good, is he injured?" ”

"No, no." Li Junxian hurriedly said.

"It's good if you don't, there are two things to call everyone here, first, Cheng Chumo to the south, Wei Chi Baolin Wang Bei, give you three days to clean up the soldiers and horses in the surrounding counties, and transport grain and grass materials to Xicheng, especially the cloth bags containing things, the more the merrier, if you encounter the enemy's army, you can fight, but you can't retreat." Qin Huaidao said with a straight face.

"Obey!" The two of them agreed with a bang, although they didn't understand why they wanted to make a bag.

"Uncle Li, organize the craftsmen and people in the city to cut down trees and make arrows, the more the better."

"Obey." Li Junxian hurriedly agreed.

Qin Huaidao looked at everyone: "Chu Liang, Chu Bi, you two are responsible for guarding the city gate, Baoqi is responsible for patrolling the whole city, serious military aircraft, Luo Zhang, mercenaries are optimistic, don't have an accident, Li Yi assists in guarding the city lord's mansion, and arranges for Yu Linwei to reconnoiter the surrounding fifty miles, deliver the news in time, and after five days, no matter whether the imperial army can come or not, the battle will be settled in Pyongyang." ”

"Obey!" Everyone received the order with a bang, their eyes were fanatical, once Pyongyang was taken, Goguryeo would be considered to destroy the country, everyone would be the generals who would destroy the country, and they would go outside one after another.

Five days is enough for the imperial army to arrive, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have a better chance of winning.

Of course, what Qin Huaidao is really waiting for is the fermentation of Gao Jianwu's letter, which is enough to deter all parties, plus Pyongyang has changed masters, once a son of heaven and a courtier, those who are hesitant, undecided, or unwilling will make a choice.

Wouldn't it be better if you could surrender without a fight?

Goguryeo has a high success, but there is also Zhu Yichen, and there are more officials in Longchuan County and Gaozhou who are willing to defect, and five days is enough for a lot to happen.

Even if there are no surprises, the most unfortunate imperial army can arrive!