Regarding the 5,000 soldiers and horses of Goguryeo, Li Tao did not ask about it for no reason.

After all, this matter is too strange, and Li Qinzai has not done it seamlessly, and some gossip in the army has reached Li Tao's ears.

In ancient times, killing and surrendering is a serious crime, not only unkind, but also will be punished by heaven, superstitious saying is that it will hurt the luck of the country, so from ancient times to the present, killing and surrendering has always been taboo by the emperor.

Li Qinzai killed these 5,000 soldiers and horses, and the high-sounding reason was, of course, rebellion, but regardless of whether the rebellion was true or not, these 5,000 soldiers and horses were actually surrendered, and Li Qinzai did kill and surrender.

This matter can be big or small, Li Tao is a little worried, so he must ask clearly.

"Grandpa rest assured, my grandson thinks it's not that serious, whether the five thousand soldiers and horses are rebelling or not, they are all dead, and the grandson has the final say, if anyone doesn't believe it, please ask a clever Taoist to summon these five thousand people out of the underground and confront the grandson?"

Li Tao glanced at him and scolded with a smile: "Speaking of bastards again, the Taoist may not be able to summon spirits, but it is not difficult to send you down to confront them." ”

Li Qinzai's eyes widened in surprise: "Grandpa, when did you become so naughty......"

Li Tao glanced at him and said: "The old man received a letter from home, you can't hide the killing of 5,000 Goguryeo troops, there are already some rumors in Chang'an City, it is said that there has been an impeachment in the imperial history, if Your Majesty can't stand the pressure, maybe you will be transferred back to Chang'an." ”

Li Qinzai's eyes narrowed, and he said, "It's a big deal, is it necessary to mobilize the people?" ”

"If there is an enemy in the court who wants to deal with you, it is a big sin for you to fart, don't you understand?"

Li Qinzai blinked: "My grandson really wants to go back to Chang'an, who wants to deal with me, weigh me in person." ”

Li Tao shook his head: "You can't go back for the time being, stay in the army honestly, and the old man will write a song and send it back to Chang'an to defend you." The British public sign is still very loud, and besides, the old man is in command of the three armies, fighting a big war related to the fortunes of the country, and His Majesty will not cause chaos to the old man in the rear. ”

Li Qinzai was noncommittal.

Of course, he believes that Li Zhi is not so good, this emperor has a lot of minor problems, and his private life is also very chaotic, but he has always been sober and wise on major issues of right and wrong.

Especially such a major event as the Eastern Crusade, which was his lifelong dream, and now that the dream is about to come true, he will never allow anyone to run through the cracks.

The grandparents and grandson finished chatting about business, but Li Qinzai had no intention of leaving.

When relatives meet each other, it is somewhat impolite to put on a businesslike face.

Only then did Li Qinzai take a serious look at Li Tao's appearance.

After not seeing him for a few months, he found that Li Tao was much older, and there were a lot of age spots on his face, and his hair that used to be half black and half white was now basically white.

As the commander of the first army, he worries about the country day and night, and this national war is draining the old man's blood.

Li Qinzai's mood was inexplicably a little heavy, knowing that this was the end of Li Tao's life, but he still wanted to extend Li Tao's life for a few more years.

"Grandpa, we have already controlled half of the territory of Goguryeo, and the next war is not too difficult, grandpa might as well sit firmly in the rear and strategize, how about your grandson help you lead the army to fight this battle?" Li Qinzai asked tentatively.

Li Tao frowned: "The old man is the commander of the three armies, why do you want to hand over the army to you?" ”

Li Qinzai spread his hands and said innocently: "Isn't this obvious? My grandson's wings are stiff, ......"

Li Tao was stunned, and his right hand subconsciously pressed the handle on his waist.

Li Qinzai hurriedly laughed: "Grandpa is angry, grandson is a little naughty......"

"You're not naughty, you're dead, what's the matter? Get out of here if it's okay. Li Tao waved his hand in disgust as if he were chasing a fly.

Li Qinzai resigned in disagreement.

I originally wanted to have a meal in Li Tao's handsome tent to see how the old man's food was, but now it doesn't seem to be very popular......

Besides, with Li Tao's temperament, most of his food is exactly the same as that of ordinary soldiers, this is not like Li Qinzai taking a few bites of wild vegetable dumplings in front of the soldiers like making a play, Li Tao really eats it, and eats it every day.

Back in his camp, Li Qinzai still had the appearance of Li Tao's gray hair in his mind, and his heart was uncomfortable for a while, but he really didn't know how to help Li Tao share his worries.

Li Tao is the commander of the three armies, and the military orders of the Eastern Expeditionary Army are all from his own hands, and this responsibility cannot be borne by anyone else, including his own grandson.

Before returning to the tent, Wang Fangyi greeted him and reported the matter after camping.

Grain and grass were temporarily abundant, and as the Tang army took control of the northern part of Goguryeo, the Tang army's logistical supply lines were also unblocked, and grain and grass were transported from Yingzhou in the Tang Dynasty to Liaodong City, all the way unhindered.

After counting the number of people, there are about 15,000 people left in the Tang army, and the loss of war horses is not much, and the mountainous terrain is not conducive to cavalry charge, and Li Qinzai rarely uses cavalry since entering Goguryeo.

As for the two miscellaneous armies, there were still more than 3,000 people left in the Silla army of Kim Yuxin, and after being severely taught a lesson by Li Qinzai, Kim Yuxin was particularly well-behaved, and the Silla army under his command no longer dared to avoid the battle.

In several small battles that swept through eastern Goguryeo, the Silla army basically participated, and the battle was not too brave, but there was barely an army to kill the enemy.

And the tens of thousands of young people in the Japanese country are a little stretched, and 40,000 people were brought out from the Japanese country, and after several wars, the 40,000 young people lost about 10,000.

Li Qinzai was a little distressed, this is all future labor, and the loss is a bit much.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Qinzai felt that it was not appropriate to take these 30,000 Japanese people with him in the next war.

Their combat power is too scum, the morale of the army is weak, and they are used as cannon fodder in every battle, which is really meaningless, it is better to stay in the rear to take care of it, and bring it back to Datang after the war, and honestly farm and burn cement for their own Zhuangzi.

There is no need to take the 3,000 Silla army with them, people like Kim Yuxin bully the soft and fear the hard, but it is difficult to say whether they will defect.

Li Qinzai has always been very wary of non-my race, and he doesn't want to keep hidden dangers like Jin Yuxin by his side, so it is better to throw it to Li Tao.

With Li Tao's status and status, Jin Yuxin would never dare to play any small actions under Li Tao's nose unless he wanted to be annihilated.

Unloading these two miscellaneous armies, Li Qinzai suddenly felt much more relaxed.

In the future, there is no need to intrigue with the generals under his command, every time a military order is issued, Jin Yuxin is always scared and beaten, and he can't really kill him, Li Qinzai also feels quite boring.

After telling Wang Fangyi about his decision, Wang Fangyi also thought so and arranged it happily.

Li Qinzai returned to the Shuai tent, but saw a person standing outside the Shuai tent, to be precise, a wall of flesh.

"Meet Li Shuai." The flesh wall spoke, and the sound of the urn was like ringing a tattered bronze bell.

"Zheng Saburo?" Li Qinzai said strangely: "What are you doing here?" Isn't the Modao Battalion practicing? ”

Zheng Sanlang said aggrievedly: "The villain was driven out by the Modao Battalion. ”