Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Hearing Du He's words, the eyes of the Black Armor Army who were eating delicious roast lamb lit up, and a team leader of the Black Armor Army said.

"Deputy Chief Steward Du, then we have a deal!"

"Tonight, we will definitely open the west gate of Baiyan City and hold out until the army arrives!"

"We have big appetites, so we'll have to roast two more whole lambs to be able to eat them all."

The Black Armored Army, with stern expressions, all responded with smiles.

There was no trace of fear on their faces.

Du He patted his chest and said, "There's plenty of mutton. I'll roast as much as you can eat!"

"Deputy Chief Manager Du is so generous!"

The Black Armor Army shouted again in unison.

The loud noise made here attracted the attention of the soldiers in the nearby tents.

They saw the Black Armor Army eating the delicious roasted lamb, and they couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

Cheng Huailiang walked out of the tent and saw his soldiers watching the Black Armor Army eating barbecue. He laughed and cursed loudly.

"What are you all doing here? Go back and rest when you're full!"

"The prince has issued an order that after the city is captured, all the women and gold and silver in the city will be rewarded to those who have made contributions."

"This is a rare opportunity. You all should perform well in this battle tonight and try to get more rewards!"

When these soldiers saw Cheng Huailiang cursing, instead of being afraid, they swarmed over him.

A young soldier who looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, with a very childish face, licked his lips and asked with a flushed face.

"General Cheng, if I perform a great deed, will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really reward me with a Goguryeo woman?"

"Hahaha."

Hearing the young soldier's words, the old soldiers around him all burst into laughter.

They then turned their heads and looked at Cheng Huailiang with anticipation, their eyes full of spring.

Cheng Huailiang laughed and scolded: "You haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you're already thinking about having a woman?"

"Don't worry, as long as you perform great deeds, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely not break his promise!"

The young soldier waved his hands quickly and said with a red face.

"General Cheng, I don't want this woman for myself, but for my elder brother."

"A few years ago, my eldest brother responded to the imperial court's call for soldiers and participated in the war against Tuyuhun. Unfortunately, he lost an arm on the battlefield."

"My family is already poor, and my eldest brother has lost an arm. Now he can't find a wife."

"If I can bring back a good-looking Goguryeo woman to marry my eldest brother, my mother will definitely be very happy."

There were only three of them in the family, mother and two of them, relying on each other for survival. In order to raise the two brothers, their mother worked so hard that she became ill all over.

My eldest brother is already old, and he hasn't found a wife yet, and my mother's hair has turned white with worry.

Hearing what the young soldier said, Cheng Huailiang and a group of other soldiers all stopped smiling.

Cheng Huailiang walked over and patted his thin shoulder, and said in a firm tone: "Don't worry, after this battle, this general will get you a Goguryeo woman to take home!"

"Thank you, General Cheng!"

The young soldier said gratefully.

...

Night falls.

The whole world surrounding Baiyan City was shrouded in darkness.

Dozens of bonfires were lit outside the Tang army's camp, and the soldiers brought out their war drums. They beat the drums to cheer themselves up while singing and dancing.

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

"Oh!"

Dozens of big drums were beaten at the same time, and the huge drum sounds echoed for a long time in the surrounding mountains.

Inside Baiyan City.

In the main hall of the city lord's mansion.

When Sun Daiyin heard the noisy sounds coming from outside the city, he quickly gave orders to his guards.

"Send someone to investigate and see what the Tang army is up to?"

"As ordered!"

The guard responded and then quickly ran out of the hall.

Just as he ran out of the hall door, he unexpectedly saw a soldier rushing in from the front and they bumped into each other.

"Ouch!"

The two cried out in pain.

The soldier who rushed in from outside didn't care about the pain in his body and hurried into the hall to report.

"Reporting to General Sun, the Tang army has lit dozens of bonfires in their camp, and they are playing drums to cheer up the dancing soldiers!"

Hearing that the Tang army had lit a bonfire to celebrate, he, who had drunk half a pound of liquor, suddenly became interested.

"Hiccup~"

Sun Daiyin burped, then turned to look at the chief of Baiyan City, waved his hand and gave orders.

"Yang Changshi, go down and make arrangements. We will also light a bonfire to celebrate!"

"Call all the dancers in the city to come here and have them perform for the soldiers!"

In his opinion, the Tang army had completely believed in his plan of surrender, and now that they were celebrating together in the city, it would also dispel the Tang army's concerns.

The Chief of Baiyan City quickly stood up and said, "I will arrange it right away!"

Not long after, a tall bonfire was lit in Baiyan City.

People on both sides were singing, dancing and beating drums to liven up the atmosphere.

The people in the city were so worried that they couldn't sleep when they saw that the city was surrounded by tens of thousands of Tang troops.

But now, both the Tang army outside the city and the defenders inside the city were celebrating.

This strange scene left all the people in the city confused.

"what's the situation?"

"Could it be that the city lord and the Tang army have some ulterior motive?"

"The Tang army won't attack the city anymore?"

When the people saw such a harmonious scene, they all felt relieved.

Let’s just make some noise, at least we don’t have to worry about the Tang army attacking the city.

They had all heard that this group of Tang soldiers were extremely cruel and that in every city they captured, all the people in it were slaughtered.

...

outside the city.

Inside the tent of the Tang army commander.

All the generals above the rank of marching commander gathered together in armor.

Du He stood up and said, "The plan has changed. I suggest that we advance the time of the siege!"

Hou Junji said solemnly: "I agree!"

According to Du He's strategy, the Tang army beat drums to cheer people up just to cover the army's sneak advance.

Unexpectedly, the defenders of Baiyan City also joined in the fun by beating drums.

When I meet such a cooperative opponent, I would laugh even in my dreams.

Both his left and right arms agreed to attack in advance, and Li Chengqian made the decision directly.

"Since there is a suitable fighter plane, attack in advance!"

"Under the cover of drumbeats, the army will set out now!"

Everyone in the tent stood up and responded with serious faces.

"promise!"

Half an hour later.

Amid the deafening sound of drums inside and outside the city, thousands of Tang troops quickly left from both sides of the camp.

An elite Tang army of 5000 men, led by Su Dingfang, Cheng Huailiang and Yuchi Huan, hid at the foot of the hillside at the southwest gate.

They all lay on the ground and lay in wait, waiting for the west gate to open.

On the other side, 300 heavily armored Black Armored Soldiers, led by Xi Junmai and Xue Rengui, used various climbing tools to sneak silently to the north wall of Baiyan City.

After the patrolling soldiers on the city wall left, Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai and others threw an iron hook connected to a rope onto the city wall.

After hooking onto the wall tiles, they climbed up nimbly using the ropes.