Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The young guard hurriedly trotted forward and handed the secret letter in his hand to the middle-aged commander, who stood respectfully by the side waiting.

The young guard would occasionally glance at the dancer in the hall, his face full of envy.

The middle-aged general opened the secret letter and saw the official seal of Huaiyuan City on it, then he looked at it with a serious expression.

After reading the letter for help, the middle-aged general said to the guards: "Call Deputy General Sun over!"

"As ordered!"

The young guard saluted respectfully and then ran out.

Not long after, the guards came in with a middle-aged general with a beard.

The middle-aged garrison commander said in a deep voice: "Deputy General Sun, Huaiyuan City is being attacked by the Tang army. You must immediately gather 5000 soldiers and rush to Huaiyuan City!"

"As ordered!"

Deputy General Sun took the tiger talisman from the middle-aged guard, clasped his fists, and left quickly.

Huaiyuan City is the most important city within the Goguryeo Great Wall defense line and must not fall into the hands of the Tang army.

Otherwise, if the Tang army crossed the Great Wall, their Jian'an city would be defenseless.

The middle-aged guard general put his hands behind his back and watched the deputy general leave quietly, his right eye twitching wildly.

It seems like something bad is about to happen.

"There are still 5000 defenders in the city, and there are two defenses, the Great Wall and the Liao River. There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

The middle-aged general muttered in his heart.

After a moment of silence.

He showed no interest at all, waved at the dancer and said, "All of you go down."

After the dancer left, he hurriedly wrote a secret letter about the Tang army's attack.

The Tang army's invasion was so large that Yeon Gaesomun had to be notified so that he could send troops to rescue in advance.

After all, the Tang army had destroyed many powerful countries over the years and had a bad reputation, so he had to take it seriously.

After sealing the secret letter, he shouted to the outside of the door: "Someone come!"

"General."

The young guard ran in quickly and saluted him respectfully.

The middle-aged general handed him the secret letter: "You must personally lead someone to deliver the letter to Mo Lizhi, and you must be quick!"

"As ordered!"

The young guard took the letter and left quickly.

Moliji was an official title given to himself by Yeon Gaesomun, replacing the previous title of Daedulu in Goguryeo. This official title was in charge of the military and political power of Goguryeo.

Yeon Gaesomun established this official position in preparation for usurping the throne.

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the other side.

After the central army led by Li Chengqian set out from Youzhou, it finally arrived in Yingzhou after a three-day journey.

Now in Yingzhou, there are only one thousand defenders left by Zhang Jian, and the rest of the tens of thousands of troops have all been sent to attack Goguryeo.

Moreover, Yingzhou is not as prosperous as Youzhou, and there are only more than 2,000 households in it.

After the army rested in Yingzhou for three days, Li Ji's first military report was delivered.

In addition, the latest situation of Silla was also discovered by scouts and sent back to the central army in the form of secret reports.

Inside the central army tent.

Li Chengqian sat on the main seat with a solemn expression.

On both sides of the lower part, Hou Junji and Du He sat opposite each other, and further behind them were the three young military commanders: Xi Junmai, Cheng Huailiang and Yuchi Huan.

Xue Rengui, Qin Huaidao and Pei Xingjian were also called in by Du He to listen together.

Deputy Chief General Su Dingfang took the military report sent back by Li Ji and read it aloud.

"On the morning of February 2, I led tens of thousands of troops to feint an attack on Huaiyuan City. On the afternoon of February 20, Goguryeo cities in the north and south sent troops to rush to support us. The strategy of confusing the enemy with a false front has worked."

"On the evening of February 2, I and Deputy Grand Administrator Li Daozon led the army to secretly leave and marched 22 miles north to the tunnel."

"At the same time, the general commander Zhang Jian led an army of 2 foreign soldiers to attack Jian'an City in the south."

"On the morning of February 2, Li Daozong and I led 25 infantry and cavalry to capture Tongding. We have now crossed the Liao River and are at the gates of Xuantu City."

After the brief military report was read, everyone in the tent had happy smiles on their faces.

Unexpectedly, Li Ji's strategy worked and the army successfully invaded the territory of Goguryeo.

Su Dingfang cleared his throat, then took out the second secret report and read it.

"Goguryeo general Yeon Jeong-do led an army of 10 to attack Silla's imperial capital, Gimseong. Silla general Kim Yu-sin led his troops to resist, preventing the Goguryeo army from advancing an inch."

"Baekje is ready to take action, and has stationed tens of thousands of troops on the border of Silla."

After Su Dingfang finished reading the military report, he walked to the seat behind Du He and sat down.

After a moment of silence, Hou Junji took the lead and bowed to Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, the Duke of Ying and the King of Jiangxia have already attacked Xuantu City, and the Governor of Yingzhou, Zhang Jian, has also led his troops south to attack Jian'an City."

"In order to prevent the Goguryeo troops gathered in Huaiyuan City from coming back to reinforce us, our central army should march to Liucheng to threaten the Goguryeo army."

"In addition, we should order Zhang Liang to lead his troops to approach Pyongyang City in advance and ask the Goguryeo army that is attacking Silla to come back to support it, otherwise Silla may not be able to hold on!"

After hearing Hou Junji's last words, Li Chengqian and Du He looked at each other.

Du He said softly: "Duke Chen, in this battle, the prince not only wants to recover the Han and Jin territories, but also wants to incorporate Goguryeo, Silla and Baekje into the territory of our Tang Dynasty."

"what!"

Hou Junji stood up in surprise.

When he was ordered to go to war, His Majesty only asked him to defeat Goguryeo and recover the territory of Liaodong.

He was not asked to deal with Silla and Baekje at the same time!

Even Su Dingfang, Cheng Huailiang and Yuchi Huan had surprised expressions on their faces.

The prince and Du He have too big an appetite!

Du He waved his hand and said with a smile: "Duke Chen, we can't just keep this little piece of old land in Liaodong. Only by expanding the territory can we leave our name in history."

"Moreover, among the 24 heroes in Lingyan Pavilion, you are only ranked 17th. If you don't destroy a few more countries, how can you have a chance to move up? Don't you think so?"

On February 28th of the 17th year of Zhenguan, in order to commemorate the many heroes who had helped him conquer the world, His Majesty ordered the great painter Yan Liben to paint portraits of 24 heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion.

Changsun Wuji ranked first, and he ranked 17th.

The ranking of Lingyan Pavilion portraits represents a kind of honor.

Thinking of this, Hou Junji's breathing became rapid.

He asked in a deep voice: "Du He, what do you want to do?"

Seeing Hou Junji's interested expression, Du He and Li Chengqian looked at each other again and then spoke softly.

"Let Zhang Liang lead the navy to attack Beisha City on the Liaodong Peninsula, and assist the land army in conquering Goguryeo's territory on the Liaodong Peninsula."

"As long as we do not pose a threat to Pyongyang, Goguryeo's army attacking Silla will not withdraw."

"And with Silla holding back Goguryeo's 10 troops, our pressure will be less."

Hou Junji nodded and then asked, "Then how should we deal with Baekje?"

At this time Li Chengqian spoke up.

He took out a royal decree, held it high and said, "Father has drafted a royal decree to order Baekje to attack Goguryeo."

"If Baekje doesn't take action, once we have conquered Goguryeo, we will use the excuse that Baekje is disobeying our orders and send a large army to attack it."

As long as Goguryeo is conquered, Baekje’s strength will be insignificant.

Wow, it turns out that I had already made preparations.

Hou Junji immediately said: "Your Highness, I fully support your decision!"

After saying that, he also sat down.