Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

outside the city.

Inside the tent of the commander-in-chief of the central army.

All the generals above the rank of marching marshal gathered together, their faces extremely solemn.

Not long ago, the scouts brought two important news.

The first piece of news: Goguryeo sent 4 elite infantry and cavalry to rescue Liaodong City.

This elite army has been resting in a city 50 miles away and is expected to arrive south of Liaodong City before noon tomorrow.

The second piece of news: Goguryeo recruited 15 heavy troops in the north and east.

Noosa Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen have recruited a total of 15 soldiers from Goguryeo and Mohe, and they are distributing weapons and armor to the soldiers!

It is expected to arrive at Liaodong City within half a month!

The Tang army only has a few days left to attack Liaodong City!

Li Dao Zong was the first to break the silence: "Since Liaodong City cannot be taken in a short time, why don't we continue to use the tactic of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements?"

"We now have 6 troops, which can be divided into two groups. One group will mainly consist of cavalry to attack the reinforcements, while the remaining infantry will continue to besiege Liaodong City."

"The two reinforcements from Goguryeo arrived half a month apart. We should first annihilate these 4 infantry and cavalry, and then focus on dealing with the 15 reinforcements that are coming later!"

Li Daozon is indeed a tough guy. No matter how many enemies come, his only word is to fight!

His proposal was soon supported by a number of military commanders in Liaodong Road.

"We support Deputy Chief Steward Li's suggestion!"

"The last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

Zhang Jian, Zhang Shigui, Zhishisili, Qibi Heli, Ashina Mishe and others stood up and volunteered.

Seeing that his soldiers were not frightened by the more than 100,000 enemy troops, but instead had a strong desire to fight, Li Chengqian, who was sitting in the main seat, had a smile on his face.

Different from their relaxed expressions, Du He, Li Ji and Hou Junji were frowning.

Hou Junji shook his head and said, "Of the 15 troops mobilized by Noosa Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen, 10 are Mohe soldiers, which means that the Mohe tribe has already formed an alliance with Goguryeo."

"From now on, we will not only have to deal with Goguryeo, but also the troublemaker Mohe!"

The Mohe is an ancient ethnic group in Northeast China, composed of seven tribes, and its main industries are fishing and animal husbandry.

Li Ji nodded and said solemnly: "Although besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements can continuously consume the enemy, if the reinforcements from Goguryeo are too many, we will need to send a large number of people to meet the enemy."

"This way, there will be fewer people besieging the city. Once the tens of thousands of powerful enemies in the city rush out, those who stay behind to besiege the city will be in danger."

"If we fail to capture Liaodong City and Anshi City quickly, we will face more and more enemy forces in the future."

You have to know that there are 4 defenders in Liaodong City. It is not a paper tiger!

Hearing the two marching generals speak so seriously, Li Daozon and a group of marching generals shut their mouths.

Hou Junji continued, "If we bypass these two cities and march deep into the heart of Goguryeo to attack Pyongyang, our land and sea routes will be cut off by Goguryeo."

"In the face of food shortages, if we fail to capture Pyongyang quickly, the Goguryeo army and the Mohe in the north will march south and attack us from behind."

"Even though our soldiers are unrivaled in combat power, they can hardly fend off an enemy that is ten times their size!"

Liaodong City and Anshi City were like two nails, firmly blocking the Tang army's retreat route back to the Tang Dynasty, making the Tang army trapped.

And with the prince present, they did not dare to take the risk of advancing alone.

After Hou Junji finished speaking, the tent fell silent again.

The group of marching generals looked at each other, but no one stood up to offer any suggestions.

Seeing that the situation was deadlocked, Li Chengqian said loudly: "Let's end today's meeting here. The two general managers and three deputy general managers will stay. The others can go back and rest first."

A group of generals stood up and lined up to salute Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, I will take my leave first."

After about ten breaths, this group of marching generals strode away.

The crowded tent suddenly became empty.

"Hey~"

Li Chengqian pinched his brows tiredly, then turned to look at his military advisor with anticipation.

"Du He, you didn't say anything during the meeting just now. Can you tell me what we should do?"

Hou Junji, Li Ji, Li Daozon and Su Dingfang all turned their eyes to Du He, wanting to see if he had any good ideas.

Feeling everyone's gazes, Du He first nodded to Li Chengqian, then turned to Li Ji and Li Daozon and spoke.

"Duke Ying, King Jiangxia, as we capture more and more cities, we will need to leave behind a large number of soldiers to guard the prisoners."

"We may not have reached Pyongyang yet. Excluding the soldiers defending the city, there are less than 10,000 soldiers capable of fighting."

Hearing Du He bring up another issue, Li Ji frowned and asked in confusion.

"Prince Du, what do you mean?"

Du He said softly: "We have to deal with more and more enemies now. We should annihilate the enemy as much as possible on the battlefield instead of capturing them!"

"Only if we don't have to spend a lot of soldiers guarding the prisoners, the number of troops we can mobilize can support us in reaching Pyongyang."

Li Ji and Li Daozon looked at each other, and then they fell silent.

Du He's meaning was very clear, telling them not to take prisoners.

After a while.

Li Ji looked up at Li Chengqian, clasped his fists and asked, "Your Highness, is this what you mean?"

Li Chengqian glanced at Du He, then nodded and said, "Duke Ying, this is the best way to deal with it after weighing the pros and cons."

"Otherwise, with only more than 10 men under our command, we simply cannot defend so many cities."

As the commander-in-chief of the entire army, he did not put the burden on Du He, but carried it directly on his own shoulders.

Li Ji turned to his partner Li Dao Zong and asked, "King Jiangxia, what do you think?"

Li Daozong shook his head and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Consort Du are right. These Goguryeo captives have become a burden to us. I support Your Highness the Crown Prince's decision."

He is not a soft-hearted person. Now that he cannot even guarantee his own safety, how can he continue to act according to the rules and regulations?

Besides, destroying the enemy on the battlefield is a very normal behavior. I believe the soldiers below will be very interested in killing the enemy and gaining merit.

Li Ji no longer hesitated and said, "I agree with the decision of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Seeing that Li Ji and Li Daozon both agreed, Li Chengqian and Du He both smiled.

Du He continued, "Our current strategic focus, in addition to annihilating the enemy's effective forces, is to capture Liaodong City."

"I have a plan that may kill two birds with one stone."

what?

There is actually a way!

Li Daozong asked quickly, "Prince Consort Du, what's your plan?"

Du He did not keep the secret and said directly: "Show weakness to the enemy and lure the snake out of its hole!"