Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

long silence.

Gao Changyi murmured in a low voice: "It's been so long! Why haven't Cui Hexian and the others come back yet?"

"Are you going to chase him all the way to Huaiyuan City?"

At this moment, Gao Changyi had not yet thought about the failure of his army.

Because there were as many as 7 soldiers chasing after the Tang army, even if the army encountered an accident and was defeated by the Tang army, there should be deserters running back.

But now it was quiet outside Liaodong City, and even the Tang army camp was silent, as if tens of thousands of people had evaporated from the face of the earth.

This strange scene made Gao Changyi feel creepy.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, so he shouted loudly.

"Come here, have the commander of the South Gate send scouts out of the city to gather information and find out what's going on with Choi Hyuk-hyun and the others!"

"If the pursuit distance is too far, let Cui Hexian lead the army back to Liaodong City to station first!"

"Remember, no matter whether our army is found or not, the scouts must return within an hour!"

It would be dark soon. After tens of thousands of soldiers had been fighting in the drizzle for most of the day, their soldiers were already exhausted.

Moreover, the farther the army chases, the greater the risk, and it is easy for them to be wiped out by the Tang army.

The short attendant responded quickly.

"As ordered!"

After he finished his ceremony, he handed the canopy in his hand to the tall servant, then ran down the city wall.

Not long after, hundreds of scouts on horseback quickly left from the South Gate.

Then a middle-aged general wearing armor and holding a spear quickly walked up from the bottom of the city.

He stopped three steps behind Gao Changyi, then respectfully clasped his fists and tried to persuade him.

"Gao Lisa, you have been on the city wall for several hours in the rain. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"The meal is ready, please come in, Gao Lisa..."

Before he could finish his words, Gao Changyi raised his hand to interrupt him.

Gao Changyi narrowed his eyes and looked outside the city, and said in a deep voice: "I will wait on the city wall until the army returns safely."

Seeing Gao Changyi's firm attitude, the commander of the South Gate hesitated and finally did not say any words of persuasion.

He had no choice but to stand half a step behind Gao Changyi and wait in the rain with this willful lady.

Another half hour passed.

The night had enveloped the world, and nothing else could be seen except for the bonfires burning in the moat.

Just then, a soldier guarding the east gate ran over and reported in an anxious tone.

"Reporting to Gao Lisa, the Tang army's East Gate camp is making a fire and cooking!"

Hearing the news reported by the soldiers, Gao Changyi frowned tightly, and then shouted in a hoarse voice.

"It's dark now, isn't it normal for Tang Jun to cook?"

Ever since the Tang army besieged the city, they basically made fire and cooked at this time. He had gotten used to it after seeing it so many times.

You come to report such a small matter to him. You are really bored.

The soldier waved his hands and said, "Gao Lisa, the Tang army is not just cooking, they are also roasting war horses and whole sheep!"

"I roughly counted and there are no less than 500 barbecue fires!"

"The Tang army is celebrating so vigorously, I'm afraid it's holding a..."

He did not say the word "celebration banquet" because Gao Changyi's face looked scary.

The Tang army is celebrating, doesn't that mean they have failed?

Moreover, up to now, no soldier on their side has escaped. It is impossible for 7 elite troops to be wiped out by the Tang army in just one afternoon.

Even if there were tens of thousands of pigs standing there for the Tang army to chop, it would be impossible to kill them all!

The commander of the South Gate glared at the soldier fiercely, then waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and keep an eye on the Tang army to see if their main force has returned!"

"If there is any news, come and report it immediately!"

Although the expression and tone of the commander guarding the South Gate were fierce, the soldiers felt warm in their hearts.

He knew that the general was protecting him and preventing the enraged Gao Lisa from punishing him.

The soldier hurriedly said: "I will go and keep an eye on the Tang army!"

After saying this, he ran away along the city wall.

The commander of the South Gate wanted to speak out to comfort Gao Changyi, but seeing that he was like a lion about to get angry, he swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The two of them just gazed into the distance quietly, like two stone sculptures.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Not only did they fail to wait for the army to return, but even the scouts they sent out lost contact.

Two hours had passed since the scouts left the city.

"Hoohoo!"

Gao Changyi's breathing became rapid.

He murmured softly, "There has been no news from the army for such a long time. Could it be that something bad has happened to them?"

The commander of the South Gate said quickly, "Gao Lisa, maybe they had too much fun killing people, so they will set up camp over there and return to the city tomorrow."

"How about you go eat some food and have a good rest first?"

"I will be stationed here. If there is any news about the army, I will send someone to report to you as soon as possible."

After he said this respectfully, he was secretly complaining in his heart.

"I advised you not to rush to order the pursuit out of the city, but you insisted on going all out. What's the point of worrying now?"

The commander guarding the South City Gate hated these incompetent royal relatives very much.

At this moment, the soldier guarding the East Gate ran over again, this time he looked very panicked.

"Report to Gao Lisa, the main force of the Tang army...is back!"

"what!"

Gao Changyi and the commander of the South City Gate cried out in surprise.

Then the two of them dragged their aching bodies and ran wildly towards the east gate.

They saw teams of Tang troops walking along the moat and then heading towards the Tang army camp in the distance.

Gao Changyi staggered back a few steps, his face full of disbelief.

An army of tens of thousands was defeated just like that?

After being distracted for a moment, Gao Changyi gave instructions to the commander of the South Gate in a deep voice.

"Tonight, all soldiers should be alert and beware of the Tang army's attack on the city!"

The South Gate Guard said solemnly, "As you command!"

Looking at Gao Changyi walking down the city wall, the commander of the South Gate shook his head helplessly.

He quickly arranged his soldiers to guard various locations and lit all the bonfires along the moat.

After making all the arrangements, the commander of the South Gate watched the Tang army on the opposite side celebrating. He wanted to take advantage of the Tang army's victory and be unprepared, and lead his soldiers to charge out and fight.

But when he thought about the insufficient number of defenders in the city, he gave up this bold idea.

...

While the defenders of Liaodong City were defending intensely, there was jubilation in the Tang army camp.

The exhausted soldiers were eating the delicious barbecue with big mouthfuls, their faces full of intoxicated expressions.

"The barbecue taught by Prince Consort Du tastes so delicious!"

"I've never tasted such delicious meat in my life!"

While eating, the soldiers praised Du He in various ways.

Inside the commander's tent.

Li Chengqian and a group of military commanders ate meat while listening to Hou Junji's report on the battle results.

"In this battle, a total of 7 enemy troops were annihilated, one Lisa was killed, and 5 generals and commanders were killed."

“缴获战马1万5千余匹，缴获铠甲兵刃7万5千副，缴获粮草2000石。”

Hou Junji paused, and his joyful expression turned solemn.

"In this battle, our army had 455 killed and 3519 wounded!"

"The majority of the casualties among the soldiers were caused by Zhang Jian's troops when they deceived the enemy into a false defeat."