Chapter 580: House Arrest
Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen couldn't help but sink in their hearts when they heard this, Yuangai Suwen's prestige in the army was really high, and they even let these generals not even accept the king's will, and they must not let Yuangai Suwen lead the troops again, Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice.
"This is the king's will, do you really want to resist it? Moreover, this is the resolution of the king and the ministers of the court after discussion, to tell you the truth, whether it is the people or the hundred officials of the court and the central government, there are many discussions, although the king trusts General Yuan, and feels that General Yuan is loyal, but he can't stand the discussion of the government and the opposition! The king took pity on General Yuan's expedition and labor, so he left General Yuan in the palace to recuperate, which is a rare honor? On the one hand, it is because General Yuan has made great contributions, and on the other hand, why don't you want General Yuan to avoid suspicion? If you disobey the king's will, won't that make people suspect that General Yuan is deliberately plotting? Isn't this the disloyalty and injustice of General Trapping? Not only is General Trapping Yuan disloyal and unjust, but you will also be affected by yourself, and you will conquer Silla, without merit and hard work! If you repel the Tang army, then you have a bright future, and you are a hero worthy of all Goguryeo remembering, so don't mistake yourself! ”
Gao Yanshou's words, even persuaded and frightened, but suppressed the generals, for a while, the generals didn't know whether to accept the order or enter the city to meet the king, Gao Huizhen said in a deep voice.
"What? Haven't you yet complied? ”
"We want to go into the city and ask for the king!"
The generals said in a deep voice.
Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice.
"Are you trying to admonish you? Or is Yuangai Suwen self-respecting and wants to hold the king hostage? If you don't even accept the king's will, do you still have the king in your eyes? Is there still a court? Do you want to rebel? ”
"The last general doesn't dare, the last general just feels that the enemy is current, and it is inappropriate to change the commander in battle, and he doesn't dare to have the slightest disrespect for the king!"
The generals hurriedly said, and Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice.
"Are you so afraid of the Tang Army? Yes, I, Gao Yanshou, have been defeated in Liaodong, but I, Gao Yanshou, have not been arrogant, let alone afraid of the Tang Army, because I was defeated in Liaodong because the Tang Army's artillery siege was very powerful, but if we want to talk about field battles, we have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Goguryeo, and the Tang Army is only a few hundred thousand, is it still afraid that the Tang Army will not succeed in the field war? Although I am not talented in Gao Yanshou, I am also familiar with military books, and I have been on the battlefield for a long time, and my army of Goguryeo is an elite soldier in a hundred battles, so why is it difficult to defeat the Tang army? As long as the Tang army is repulsed, the suspicion on General Yuan will naturally disappear, don't you say? ”
Gao Huizhen said in a deep voice.
"General Gao is right, you go against the will to enter the city to enter the king at this moment, it will make the government and the opposition think that General Yuan is supporting the army and respecting himself, and can only trap General Yuan in disloyalty and injustice, if you accept the order, we will unite and defeat the Tang army, and we will naturally be able to clear General Yuan's suspicion, and you will also make greater contributions, what, don't you accept the order?"
The generals glanced at each other silently, and their hearts had already been shaken, although General Yuan and them agreed to enter the city to admonish before, but General Yuan did not know the truth in the city after all, if the government and the opposition were suspicious of General Yuan, then they would enter the city together to admonish, especially at such a critical juncture, it did give people the suspicion of supporting the army and respecting themselves.
"The last general will wait for the order!"
Finally, everyone still accepted the will, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen glanced at each other, and breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, they were really afraid that they would not be able to suppress these generals, if they did not accept the will, although these generals could not fall well, the two of them also did not fall well, after all, even the generals could not be suppressed, that is, they were not capable, seeing that the generals took over the will, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen stepped into the big tent first, and the other generals glanced at each other, and finally stomped their feet, or walked into the big tent, in the end, It is impossible for them to disobey the order, Gao Yanshou unceremoniously sat down in the position of the commander, Gao Huizhen sat down in the deputy marshal position later, and the generals stood in the big tent, Gao Yanshou looked around and nodded with satisfaction.
"This marshal also knows that General Yuan and you have the friendship of comrades, but since there is the will of the king, and it is at the time of the national crisis, please put the overall situation first and the millions of people first!"
Gao Huizhen nodded.
"What the marshal said is that we must unite as one, repel the Tang army, and recover Liaodong to repay the king!"
"Defeat the Tang army, recover Liaodong, and repay the king!"
The generals said in unison, and finally subdued the generals, Gao Yanshou was very proud in his heart, controlled the army to lead the troops to the battle, and then repelled the Tang army and made meritorious contributions.
"What is the situation in the army, how much has been lost by each battalion, and report it in detail!"
Gao Yanshou asked in a loud voice, and after a little hesitation, the generals stepped forward in turn to report the specific situation of each battalion in detail, I don't know how long it took, until it was the time of the lamp, the generals dispersed, and walked out of the big tent, and the feelings in the hearts of the generals were very complicated.
"Do you think we should go into the city to admonish?"
"Not to mention that this is the king's will, if you don't accept the order, you will resist the will and not obey it, and what General Gao said is not unreasonable!"
"If we go into the city to admonish, it is very likely that we will really be caught in disloyalty and injustice!"
"Moreover, what General Gao said is also right, at this time of national disaster, we should unite as one, defeat the Tang army, recover Liaodong, and save thousands of people from fire and water!"
"It's just that in terms of the ability to lead the troops to fight, the marshal can beat General Gao ten times, and if General Gao leads the troops, this battle is inevitably a bit dangerous!"
"If the marshal leads the troops, of course, he has complete certainty, but the Tang army only has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and without the help of artillery, even if General Gao leads the troops, will we still have more than 100,000 Tang troops?"
"It can only be like this, as long as the Tang Army is defeated, the suspicion on the marshal will be cleared! It's the best of both worlds! ”
The news of the king's appointment of Gao Yanshou, Gao Huizhen as the marshal, and the deputy marshal spread throughout the whole army like a gust of wind, at this time the feelings of the soldiers of the three armies were very complicated, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen came to work in the army, and good wine and meat were good things in the past, but changing the marshal inevitably made people feel depressed, especially for Gao Yanshou, who lost Liaodong, in fact, the soldiers of the three armies were a little disdainful, after all, they were invincible in Silla! However, since it is the king's will, even if it can't be accepted, it has to be accepted, although Gao Yanshou is indeed incompetent, but the Tang army only has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and the soldiers are also a lot more relieved when they think of this. The news of Yi Shuai of the three armies soon spread throughout the capital, and the people talked about it, some people felt that Yuan Gai Suwen was the first general today, and Yuan Gai Su Wen would have a greater chance of winning by leading the troops, but some people felt that Wang Shang Yi Shuai was right! Because Yuangai Suwen is still suspicious after all, no one can be sure whether Yuangai Suwen is really loyal, in case Yuangai Suwen and the Tang Dynasty are colluded, then Yuangai Suwen, as the commander of the army, can easily make hundreds of thousands of troops annihilated, and at that time, the country will be ruined! Although Gao Yanshou once lost the battle in Liaodong and lost Liaodong in a very short period of time, it was because the artillery of the Tang Dynasty could not resist it, not only Liaodong could not resist it, but other cities could not resist it either! In the past few days, the battle reports have been coming, all of them are news of the loss of the city, and no city can hold on, so it can't be regarded as Gao Yanshou incompetent, besides, what about hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, how can they not be able to defeat the Tang Army's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, right? In the palace, Yuan Gai Suwen leaned on the soft collapse and held a military book, but he couldn't see it at all, the flowers outside the window were gorgeous, but he didn't want to watch, this place was magnificent, there was endless wine and food here, but he couldn't be happy at all, because he had been claustrophobic here for two days, there was no news, and the king didn't summon him again, his heart couldn't help but sink slowly, didn't the generals enter the city to admonish? Why is it so calm in the palace? Those generals won't be suppressed by the king's will, will they? It's not that there is no such possibility, Yuangai Suwen is very helpless, if he is given some more time, if he is allowed to completely capture Silla, these generals will definitely follow him, but it's a pity! Although he has a lot of prestige in the hearts of the soldiers of the three armies, it is still not enough! Thinking of this, Yuangai Suwen pushed open the door and walked out, and there were a few waiters standing outside the door.
"I've seen General Yuan, I don't know what happened to General Yuan, please just tell the slave!"
"I want to see the king, please let me know!"
Yuangai Suwen smiled, and the waiter looked embarrassed when he heard it.
"The Tang army is pressing step by step, and the king is too busy to summon the general, and the king has specially instructed the general to recuperate, and if there is any need, he can order the slaves and maids."
Yuan Gai Suwen couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, it seems that the king had already ordered him not to see him, this is to put him under house arrest here! It's called recuperation, but it's actually house arrest, in fact, he also understands Gao Jianwu's plan, if Gao Yanshou leads the army to lose the battle, then Gao Jianwu is using him, if Gao Yanshou's campaign goes smoothly and repels the Tang army, then Gao Jianwu will settle accounts after the autumn and execute him, worthy of being the king! It was really a good calculation, Yuan Gai Suwen took a jade wrench from his hand and threw it to the attendant next to him, and said with a smile.
"You're rewarded!"
"Thank you general, it's just that this is too precious, and the slave doesn't dare to accept it!"
The little waiter had a smile on his face, and refused again and again, although this jade wrench is very valuable and covetous, but it is also very hot, who knows what General Yuan in front of him will do when he accepts this jade wrench? It's hard to save your life! Yuangai Suwen said with a smile.
"You don't have to be afraid, I don't need you to do anything, but I remember the thoughtfulness of your service, so I give you a special reward, and besides, I want to ask the generals outside the city how they are doing? They are my subordinates after all, and I will not go back for a long time, for fear that they will be worried! ”
That's what you asked? The chamberlain breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said with a smile.
"The army is already stationed outside the city, this slave doesn't know! I only heard that General Gao Yanshou and General Gao Huizhen have gone to the camp, and the army is about to pull out the camp and send troops! ”
Yuangai Suwen asked.
"Didn't the generals come into the city?"
The waiter shook his head slightly.
"I haven't heard of this, hey, now that the military situation is urgent, how can they still enter the city!"
Yuangai Suwen's eyes flashed when he heard this, these inner servants may not know the specific situation of the army outside the city, but if those generals enter the city to admonish, then it is impossible for these inner servants not to know, it seems that those generals have not entered the city to admonish, otherwise these inner servants cannot know any news, Yuan Gai Suwen couldn't help but sigh, he thought that the king would remove him from the position of commander, but he didn't expect that the king would put him under house arrest in the palace, otherwise, he could still instruct those generals to act.
"Alas!"
Now Yuan Gai Suwen could only sigh.
"Why did General Yuan sigh? But the slaves and maidservants are not well served? ”
The chamberlain asked, and Yuan Gai Suwen shook his head slightly.
"The Tang Emperor is eloquent, although he only brought more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, he has famous generals under his command, and there are people with outstanding intelligence like Li Yong, this battle is not easy to fight! I hope that General Gao will be able to fight again and again and repel the Tang army! ”
The chamberlain said with a smile.
"There are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and fierce generals in the imperial court, and they will definitely be able to defeat the Tang army!"
Yuan Gai Suwen only smiled slightly when he heard this, looking at the sky in the north, he didn't expect that one day his life would be pinned on Li Yong.
"Li Yong! Li Yong! You must not be defeated in the hands of idiots like Gao Yanshou, if you want to lose, you should also be defeated in the hands of my Yuan Gai Suwen, this is not a grievance against your reputation! ”
Yuangai Suwen said silently, in the north of Goguryeo, under the Black Bone City, the roar of artillery finally stopped, and the soldiers of the three armies cheered in unison, because the gate of the Black Bone City had been opened violently, and with the emperor's order, the army rushed to the city gate like a tide, and the Goguryeo town of Wugu City fell, and the Black Bone City was defeated, which means that the army is one step closer to Pyongyang City, the capital of Goguryeo, and has won consecutive battles, and the city of Goguryeo can't resist it at all! Li Yong just wanted to enter the city with the Shenji Battalion, when suddenly dozens of cavalry came towards him with a Goguryeo-looking person.
"Qiqi County Prince, we caught a person who claimed to be from the County Mansion, and the Duke of Qiu Guo specially ordered us to escort him."
"It's indeed someone from my house, thank you for me!"
Li Yong said with a smile, dozens of horsemen bowed and left, and the person pretending to be Goguryeo was the intelligence officer of the caravan that was lurking behind.
"Little Zhen Jian greets his grandfather!"
"You've worked hard to stay in Goguryeo, so hurry up! Where are you from? ”
Li Yong asked.
"Back to the grandfather, the small one came from Pyongyang City, reported to the grandfather, the army that attacked Silla has returned to Pyongyang City, Yuangai Suwen was placed under house arrest by the King of Goguryeo in the palace, life and death are unknown, the King of Goguryeo Qin ordered the northern Weisa Gao Yanshou, and the southern Weisa Gao Huizhen as the commander and deputy marshal, leading the army to send troops, and when the small one left, the Goguryeo army was already ready to pull out the camp!"