Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

If we send too few people, let alone opening the west gate, we may not even have a chance to get close to the gate.

But if too many people are sent, they will be easily exposed and then be surrounded by the 2 enemy troops inside, with basically no chance of survival.

Du He glanced at the fierce soldiers outside the tent, then lowered his voice and spoke.

"How about letting Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui serve as the captains of the death squad and lead 300 black armor soldiers to break into the city?"

"I believe that with their individual bravery, 302 people may be able to kill all the defenders in the city!"

Uh~

Seeing Du He's plan to attack the Xuanjia Army, Li Chengqian and Hou Junji were stunned.

Hou Junji laughed and cursed in a low voice: "Du He, you are so bold that you actually set your sights on your Majesty's Black Armor Army."

"If the Black Armor Army makes any mistakes, you will probably be punished by His Majesty when we return to the capital."

Hearing Hou Junji say this, Du He put the sword that he had never drawn on his waist and said with a smile.

"Uncle Hou, you can't slander me out of thin air. How can I, a mere deputy chief of the march, command the Black Armor Army?"

"If your majesty wants to punish, it should be the crown prince. After all, only the crown prince can mobilize the Black Armor Army!"

Seeing Du He throwing the problem onto himself, Li Chengqian didn't care much.

He asked Du He with a serious face: "Du He, how confident are you in this battle?"

"If the Black Armor Army acts as the death squad, there is a 70% chance of success!"

Du He said, patting his chest.

The Black Armor Army's mounted soldiers are heavily armored cavalry, and dismounted soldiers are heavily armored infantry.

In 621, Li Shimin led more than 3000 black-armored soldiers and defeated Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong's 10 elite soldiers at Hulao Pass.

This shows how powerful the Black Armor Army is.

Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "70% is too low."

Every soldier in the Black Armor Army is a treasure of his father, and Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui are his trusted and beloved generals.

Li Chengqian was unwilling to let them take this risk.

Du He continued, "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince promises the soldiers that after conquering Baiyan City, he can do whatever he wants in the city, and all the gold and silver in the city will be rewarded to the soldiers who have made contributions in this battle."

"The soldiers will definitely risk their lives to capture the mountain city of Baiyan City!"

"With this two-pronged approach, I am 90% sure!"

Hou Junji's mouth twitched.

He is familiar with this trick of motivating soldiers to break into the city!

In the 14th year of Zhenguan, when he led the army to destroy Gaochang, in order to encourage the soldiers to attack the city, he also ordered that after the city was broken, the gold and silver treasures inside could be seized by anyone.

But things got out of hand later on, and Hou Junji was unable to control his soldiers from robbing gold, silver, and jewelry, which led to him being impeached by the censor when he returned to Chang'an.

It is said that once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years. Hou Junji has this mentality now.

Hou Junji pouted and said, "Du He, you have been studying the art of war with Weiguogong Li Jing for so long, how come you haven't learned any decent military strategies?"

"Were you not paying attention when you were learning the art of war?"

He wanted to learn military tactics from Li Jing, but unfortunately, Li Jing was very wary of him for some reason.

Du He had this good opportunity to learn the essence of Li Jing's military strategy, but he did not study it seriously, which was a waste of talent.

"Hehe." Du He laughed awkwardly and didn't respond.

Li Chengqian waited for the two of them to calm down, then turned his gaze to Hou Junji and asked in a deep voice.

"General Hou, what do you mean?"

When it came to the Xuanjia Army, this was the first time that Li Chengqian did not unilaterally follow Du He's advice.

Hou Junji also put away his smile. He frowned and thought for a moment before saying.

"Your Highness, just send the Black Armor Army as a death squad, and then order all the women and property in the city to be rewarded to the meritorious soldiers."

"I am also 90% sure!"

The purpose of fighting in wars and making achievements is to get promoted and make money. Now that there is an opportunity to make a fortune before their eyes, how could these ordinary people who came from poor backgrounds not fight desperately to break into the city?

Seeing that his two right-hand men were full of confidence, Li Chengqian said while gritting his teeth.

"I'm going to risk it all! I'll do as Du He says!"

He then said to Hou Junji: "General Hou, go and make the arrangements now!"

"As ordered!"

Hou Junji bowed and clasped his hands, then walked out with big strides.

...

The top of Baiyan City.

On a three-meter-high observation deck.

The soldiers who were responsible for observing the movements of the Tang army felt relieved when they saw the Tang army around them retreating rapidly like a tide, and retreating for several miles.

The team leader ordered the youngest soldier, "Hurry up and go to the City Lord's Mansion and report the news of the Tang army's retreat to General Sun!"

"As ordered!"

The young soldier nodded, then hurriedly ran down the observation deck and rushed towards the city lord's mansion.

The City Lord's Mansion of Baiyan City is located in the most central location of the city.

The young soldier ran around the mountain road for half a quarter of an hour before arriving at the City Lord's Mansion.

"Reporting to General Sun, for some reason, the Tang army besieging the city has all retreated several miles to set up camp!"

Upon hearing the good news that the Tang army was retreating, all the generals in the hall showed surprise on their faces.

The middle-aged man who went to the Tang army camp to pretend to surrender, slapped the table and said: "City Lord Sun, the Tang army has been fooled!"

"Hahaha, Yang Changshi, you did a good job!" Baiyan City Lord Sun Daiyin laughed.

Inside the hall, the other eight generals, dressed in luxurious armor, spoke happily.

"This group of Tang soldiers is really stupid. They probably never dreamed that we were just stalling for time."

"Once Gao Yanshou leads 5 troops to arrive, this Tang army will be stranded!"

"Hehehe, killing the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, what a great honor it would be!"

"General Sun is indeed the wisest general of our Goguryeo. He has fooled the Tang army with just a few tricks!"

"That's right! Under the leadership of General Sun, we will definitely be able to defeat the Tang army!"

Listening to the compliments from his generals, Sun Daiyin, who was sitting at the front of the hall, just smiled faintly.

Half an hour later.

Just as the generals were discussing the matter, another soldier ran in to report.

"General Sun, there are many bonfires in the Tang army camp, as if they are holding a celebration banquet."

As the soldier finished speaking, laughter broke out again in the hall.

"Hahaha, the Tang army is actually celebrating in advance, how ridiculous!"

"This Tang prince is also a fool. I don't know how the impregnable Liaodong City was captured by the Tang army."

"We will win this battle!"

The generals originally had some worries on their faces, but now they all forgot about it.

After everyone's voices died down, Sun Daiyin said with a smile on her face.

"I have some good news for you!"

"In addition to the 5 troops of Nusa Gao Yanshou, Wugut City also sent 1 elite troops to the north in secret!"

As one of the gateways to the imperial city of Pyongyang, Ugut City is garrisoned by elite troops with very strong combat capabilities.

"Are there any reinforcements coming?"

Upon hearing that reinforcements were arriving, and that they were the elite troops stationed in Wugut City, all the generals in the hall stood up immediately.

"Great!"

"The Tang army has been showing off its might in Liaodong for so long, it's time to put them all down!"

Sun Daiyin sneered, "After this battle, I will use the tens of thousands of Tang army corpses outside the city to build a new Jingguan!"