Chapter 546: The Crusade Begins
Pity? It's a pity! Li Yong couldn't help but roll his eyes, these four fat men could neither charge into battle nor arrange troops, so they could only eat and drink, what could they fight on the battlefield together? Li Yong patted him on the shoulder and smiled.
"Okay, you should wait for good news in Chang'an! After the triumph, let's have a good time! ”
Although he was unhappy, Li Tai still gave up his spirit.
"Okay, then I wish you all the best, success and triumph as soon as possible!"
Li Tai got on the horse and roared away with the guards, Li Yong stepped forward and patted Xue Wanche on the shoulder and smiled.
"Let's go, let's go to camp!"
Xue Wanche asked in a low voice.
"Does the prince really want to help His Royal Highness King Wei intercede and ask the emperor to allow His Royal Highness King Wei to go on the expedition with him? This is no small matter! There must be a reason why the sage did not let the king of Wei go out with him, and the county prince should be cautious! ”
After all, after experiencing the brutal struggle between the Qin Palace's Mansion and the East Palace, although Xue Wanche was a little straightforward, he was also nurtured in the cruel struggle, Li Yong said with a smile.
"I know, I didn't plan to intercede for King Wei, Liaodong is a bitter cold place, he is not in good health, how can he stand it, in case he gets sick, I can't escape!"
Xue Wanche breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and nodded again and again.
"Yes, yes, what the county prince said is that His Royal Highness King Wei's body is important!"
If there is a prince in the Shenji Battalion, and he is also the King of Wei who is deeply loved by the emperor, how can the Shenji Battalion still fight? It is estimated that the Shenji Battalion can only protect the King of Wei, and there is no chance of fighting at all, how can he charge with the cavalry of the Shenji Battalion? Therefore, Xue Wanche didn't want King Wei to go with him at all, because once King Wei went on the expedition, he would definitely stay in the Shenji Camp, which was a rare opportunity to go on the expedition! The gate of the Shenji Camp suddenly opened, and Su Dingfang, Li Yuntian and others came out.
"Meet the Princess!"
"No need to be polite! Let's go, let's go to camp! ”
Li Yong said with a smile, and walked into the Shenji Battalion camp, Li Yong immediately felt the high-spirited and enthusiastic atmosphere, and in the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Yong sat down in the coach seat and said with a smile.
"Everyone should know this, Princess Danyang Xue Wanche, our famous general in the Tang Dynasty!"
Most of the generals such as Su Dingfang knew Xue Wanche, and those who didn't know had heard of it, compared to them, Xue Wanche was a famous generation of fierce generals.
"Xue Horse!"
"Xue Horse!"
"Master Pony!"
Xue Wanche heard this and hurriedly waved his hand.
"What kind of horse is not a horse, it is not called this in the army, just call me Lao Xue!"
"General Xue is famous all over the world, and with General Xue on this expedition, then our Shenji Battalion is like a tiger with wings!"
Su Dingfang said happily, and Li Yuntian also smiled.
"Although we practice very weekdays, but after all, we have never been on the battlefield, with General Xue leading our cavalry battalion, we will be down-to-earth, and we will definitely be able to help the county public make meritorious deeds this time!"
Xue Wanche hurriedly waved his hand.
"I'm a rough man, my only wish is to charge and fight, only on the battlefield can I be happy, this time I begged the county to follow the Shenji battalion to the battle, but I didn't want to lead the troops, I just wanted to be able to take the lead in the charge!"
Li Yuntian said with a smile.
"The sage specially ordered General Xue to lead the Divine Machine Battalion, we were all very happy after we learned about it, and we admired General Xue's art of war and martial arts!"
Li Yong said with a smile.
"Okay, Lao Xue, in terms of qualifications, martial arts, and the art of war, who else is you? Although Li Yuntian and the others are very talented, they have not experienced much tempering on the battlefield, and you should not hide it this time on the expedition to Lao Xue. ”
Xue Wanche listened and hurriedly said.
"Don't worry, the county prince has a great favor to me, this expedition, I must have something to say, and I will never hide my selfishness!"
Li Yong nodded with great satisfaction, looked at Su Dingfang and Li Yuntian, and said with a smile.
"Lao Xue is not only brave, but also unique in the art of war, the emperor specially appointed him to take charge of the cavalry battalion, it is also a rare opportunity for you, learn more from Lao Xue, you will definitely be of infinite use!"
Su Dingfang belongs to the veterans, to nothing, only Li Yuntian and others are young and full of ambition, but they are not ignorant of good and bad people, for Xue Wanche such a famous general, their hearts are also very admired, they also know that although they are enthusiastic, but they also lack the experience of the battle array, if they can be taught some experience by Xue Wanche, it is really useful for them, Hou Junji of the dynasty is to learn the art of war from Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, which has led to the repeated victories later, the previous Hou Junji was a cronie of the saint when he was in the palace, But he was only named a county duke, in the final analysis, he was still loyal and brave but lacked strategy, and it was precisely because of this that he was only named a county duke, the emperor read his loyalty, and specially interceded with Wei Gong Li Jing, and asked Wei Gong Li Jing to teach Hou Junji the art of war, Hou Junji became a world-renowned general, it can be seen that it is not so easy to want someone to teach the art of war, so Xue Wanche can teach them some of the art of war and experience in the battle formation during the expedition, which shows how precious this opportunity is, Li Yuntian and other young generals are grateful, If it weren't for the presence of the county prince, they wouldn't have such a precious opportunity, Li Yuntian and other inexperienced young generals thanked them again and again, and Li Yong said with a smile.
"Okay, everyone, don't be polite! By the way, the army is about to go on the march, but what else is there that is not ready? ”
Su Dingfang said with a smile.
"Don't worry, we have just turned over the New Year and started to prepare for the expedition, and we have already prepared properly, and the military camp for this expedition, I'm afraid there is no more proper military camp than the one we have prepared!"
Xue Wanche couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard this, he had just turned over the year and began to prepare for the expedition? How is this possible? Could it be that Li Yong already knew that he was going to go on the expedition? Although he was puzzled in his heart, he also knew that now was not the time to ask, because Su Dingfang and they had already begun to report on the preparations for the expedition, Xue Wanche hurriedly listened attentively, since he was going to go out with the Shenji Battalion, it was natural to know more about the situation of the Shenji Battalion, listen and listen, Xue Wanche couldn't help but be excited when he listened, because the Shenji Battalion was really well prepared, although there were only more than 10,000 men and horses, but they were definitely elite soldiers, for this expedition, Xue Wanche's heart was full of expectations, After coming to the school, Xue Wanche was really suppressed, because, even if he has been on the battlefield for so many years, he has never seen such an elite soldier, I really don't know how Li Yong trained such an elite soldier, it is really admirable! Especially when he saw the thousands of cavalry, Xue Wanche was even more agitated in his heart, although there were not many cavalry, they were all elite cavalry, with these cavalry, even if there were thousands of troops and horses, he dared to rush into battle, and followed Li Yong to go on the expedition Sure enough, Xue Wanche seemed to see the scene of the battlefield, but another elite of the Tang Dynasty began to assemble in the river, and then left by boat, but no one found all this, and the whereabouts of this mysterious army were like ghosts. On February 15, the emperor drove out on the expedition, the prince Li Chengqian led a hundred officials to send fifty miles, Chang'an empty alleys, hundreds of people went out of the city to see each other, and the 150,000 army went straight to Liaodong, and the eastern crusade of the Tang Dynasty began to kick off. Liaodong, the city of Pyongyang, several horses galloped forward.
"Urgent military intelligence!"
"Urgent military intelligence! Get out of the way! ”
With a loud shout, passers-by and pedestrians got out of the way, and even the soldiers guarding the city gate also got out of the way, but they were curious, where did this emergency military situation come from? Since last winter, Pyongyang City has received a lot of urgent military information, all of which are good news, since last winter's army conquered Silla, successive victories, and frequent good news, and it will not be long before the army can capture Silla and occupy Silla, I wonder what kind of military situation this emergency military situation is, it should be another good news, right? But why did the man look a little gloomy instead of beaming? Could it be that the army has lost the battle? Impossible! Now that Silla has suffered heavy casualties but is struggling to support it, how can it still win the battle? And why did the messenger enter the city through the west gate, and not through the east gate? Could it be a mistake? However, what they didn't know was that this military intelligence was not from the Silla battlefield at all, but from the Tang Dynasty, although Goguryeo did not send envoys to the Tang Dynasty, but there were spies who pretended to be businessmen to stay in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty to listen to the news, and the news that the Tang Dynasty was going to go east was in an uproar, and the Goguryeo spies, how could they not know? After knowing that the Tang Dynasty was going to send troops to the east, and even the Tang Emperor was going to drive the expedition in person, the Goguryeo spies were suddenly shocked and inexplicable, didn't Yuangai Suwen swear that the Tang Dynasty would not send troops? Why did the Tang Dynasty send troops to the east? Not only sent troops to the east, but also the emperor's personal expedition, Yuan Gai Suwen also said that Li Yong would prevent the Tang Dynasty from sending troops and stop a fart, Li Yong not only did not stop it, but played a decisive role, in the palace, Goguryeo King Gao Jianwu is holding a beautiful woman to drink, the good news has been frequent in the past six months, and Silla is obviously out of support, it is possible at any time, Goguryeo will annex Silla, this is the dream of many kings for many years! Unexpectedly, it was realized in his hands, not only the annexation of Silla, after the annexation of Silla, Goguryeo's strength is bound to increase greatly, and then annex Baekje, after the unification of the Three Kingdoms, Goguryeo's strength has increased greatly, and in the future, he can compete with the Tang Dynasty, and he does not have to worry about the attack of the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty has to guard against their Goguryeo's attack at any time, thinking of this, Gao Jianwu is full of pride in his heart, he is the king of Goguryeo's Zhongxing, and people will praise his prestige after a hundred years and thousands of years.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! There is an emergency military situation! ”
When Gao Jianwu heard this, he immediately pushed away the beauty beside him, stood up excitedly, and asked.
"Urgent military intelligence? Is it good news again? Ha ha! Did you break through the Silla royal castle? Did you catch the Queen of Silla? ”
"Returning to the king, it is not the urgent military situation of Silla, but the military situation from Liaodong!"
Gao Jianwu couldn't help but be slightly stunned when he heard this, the military intelligence from Liaodong? What military intelligence can Liaodong have? Wait a minute? Liaodong? Datang? Gao Jianwu's face changed greatly, and he shouted.
"What? Liaodong military intelligence? How can there be an emergency military situation in Liaodong? What about people? Come in! ”
Several people walked into the main hall quickly, trembling.
"I've seen the king!"
Gao Jianwu strode forward and asked.
"Say! What is the emergency military situation in Liaodong? ”
"King Qiyu, the envoys of Silla have reached the Tang Dynasty by sea, and the envoys of Silla have also asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help!"
Gao Jianwu listened to it and said in a deep voice.
"Silla sent envoys to Datang for help, this Gu had already expected, but with the help of Rongfu Jungong, Silla's envoys don't want Datang to send troops!"
"Rongfu Jungong? Your Majesty, the prince of Rongfu did not help our Goguryeo at all, but instead helped the Silla envoys and asked the Tang Dynasty to send troops! ”
Gao Jianwu was shocked when he heard this, and shouted.
"What do you say? Not only did the prince of Yeongfu not help us Goguryeo, but helped Silla? How is this possible? Yuangai Suwen and Rongfu Jungong are close friends, Rongfu Jungong has promised Yuangai Suwen to help Goguryeo, and will not let the Tang Dynasty send troops to interfere, how can Rongfu Jungong help Silla? Are you mistaken? ”
It was difficult for Gao Jianwu to believe these military information, because he had read all the letters that Li Yong had sent to Yuangai Suwen, and he also believed that those letters were really written by Li Yong, because in addition to Li Yong, who else in the world could write the words on the letters?
"Your Majesty, the humble retribution is true, the envoys of Goguryeo came to the Tang Dynasty for help, the Tang Dynasty and the opposition discussed a lot, and the court was divided into two factions and quarreled, even the Tang Emperor was difficult to make a decision, at this time, it was the Rongfu County Duke who listed four reasons for sending troops to the East, so the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers decided to send troops to the East!"
Gao Jianwu's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he lost his voice.
"What? The prince of Rongfu actually supported the Tang Crusade? So the Tang Dynasty really wants to go east? ”
"Your Majesty, it's true! Not only did the Tang Dynasty not only send troops to the east, but also the Tang Emperor's personal expedition! ”
Gao Jianwu's face became even more gloomy and said solemnly.
"The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty actually wants to drive the expedition in person?"
"King Qiqi, the Tang Emperor has already reorganized his troops and horses, maybe he has sent troops now!"
The Tang Dynasty actually sent troops, Gao Jianwu, who was originally in the midst of his ambitions, heard the news as if he had been hit by a basin of ice water, and all his ambitions were in vain, although the three Eastern Crusades of the former Sui Dynasty were finally blocked, but they were also favored by God to account for a bit of luck, and in the end they also suffered heavy losses, who can guarantee that this Tang Crusade, they Goguryeo will be able to resist it? Even if he resists, the process is extremely difficult, and the losses will be very heavy, as soon as he thinks of this, Gao Jianwu can't help but gasp, now he regrets it very much, regrets believing Yuan Gai Suwen's nonsense, although he still doesn't understand what is going on, but he already has a hunch, he seems to have been deceived, as if he has fallen into a conspiracy, Gao Jianwu shouted.
"Why don't you go and pass on the civil and military officials? Lonely will summon them to discuss important matters! ”
The chamberlains rushed away, the civil and military officials knew that the king's summons were all coming together, everyone was smiling, these days there were frequent good news, they felt that the king was suddenly summoned, and it was so eager to summon, it must be another great victory ahead, before Silla had to work hard to support, lingering, could it be that Silla's royal city has been breached? The Queen of Silla has been captured? Doesn't that mean that Silla has been breached? This is a great feat that will go down in history!