Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Seeing that Zhang Jian, who had some white hair on his temples, was about to do something serious, Li Chengqian quickly waved his hand to dissuade him.

"General Zhang, you don't have to show off. We have all witnessed your bravery."

"Goguryeo's reinforcements will arrive the day after tomorrow. Then you can show your skills on the battlefield."

"The most urgent task now is to discuss a battle plan!"

Seeing Li Chengqian give way to others, Zhang Jian also took the opportunity to sit back on the cushion beside him.

Although he talks tough, his legs and feet are already weak. If he really lets him throw a punch in public, he might really make a fool of himself.

After everyone sat down, Li Chengqian turned to Hou Junji and said.

"General Hou, the next battle arrangements will be handed over to you."

"promise!"

Hou Junji saluted towards Li Chengqian, then stood up and walked to the marching map, pointing at it and speaking aloud.

"Just now, the spies brought back an urgent message. Wugut City sent more than 200 elite cavalrymen to attack Baiyan City directly, and they are now only miles away from Baiyan City."

"And the 5 infantry and cavalry led by Noosa Gao Yanshou are only a hundred miles away from Baiyan City."

"I'm afraid these two armies haven't realized that Baiyan City has been conquered yet. Generals, do you have any good ideas to annihilate these two enemy armies?"

Hou Junji was not afraid of fighting them in the wilderness, even though the enemy's number was more than twice that of the Tang army. He was only worried that the enemy would notice something was wrong and run away in advance.

Once they run into the strong city walls, it will be very difficult to annihilate them.

"The Wugut City actually sent more than 10,000 cavalrymen northward?"

Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai said in surprise.

They all had experience fighting against foreign cavalry, especially the elite cavalry, whose combat effectiveness was in no way inferior to that of the elite cavalry of the Tang Army.

Although Hou Junji said it lightly, they all knew that the combat effectiveness of elite cavalry far exceeded that of infantry, and this enemy force might be difficult to deal with.

Su Dingfang looked serious and suggested, "General Manager Hou, according to the information obtained by General Li Ji, the cavalry in Wugut City are all the elite troops of Goguryeo."

"How about we let go of this cavalry and annihilate Noosa Gao Yanshou's 5-man army first?"

Of the 5 infantry and cavalry under Gao Yanshou, more than half were Mohe soldiers and horses.

According to information obtained by spies, the Mohe soldiers were poorly equipped, and more than half of the soldiers did not even have thin leather armor.

It was basically no problem for the well-equipped Tang army to deal with these 5 miscellaneous infantry and cavalry.

Xi Junmai also said: "Deputy Chief Su is right. We only have less than 8 cavalry now. It is very risky to deal with these two enemy forces at the same time."

Seeing that the opinions of his two generals were contrary to his own for the first time, Hou Junji looked a little displeased.

He frowned and said, "Why? Are you scared by just over 10,000 elite cavalrymen?"

Su Dingfang said calmly, "General Manager Hou, how could we be afraid of fighting?"

"It's just that I think we don't have such a big appetite to swallow these two armies at the same time."

Seeing that Hou Junji looked a little angry, Su Dingfang went on to express his own opinion.

"We have fewer troops now, so we should concentrate our forces to defeat the enemy one by one, so as to avoid heavy casualties in our army."

"However, if we divide our forces to fight on both sides, the casualties will probably be very huge, which will be detrimental to our subsequent operations."

"Please make a careful decision, Chief Steward Hou!"

For the next half hour, Hou Junji, Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai had a heated debate over whether to attack the Wugut City cavalry.

When they were emotional, they would frequently bang their hands on the table.

Feeling the suffocating atmosphere, Cheng Huailiang, Yuchi Huan and Qin Huaidao were so frightened that they dared not even breathe.

"Why are the generals so excited for no reason?"

"When we attacked Liaodong City and Baiyan City, there was never such a big disagreement!"

When they thought of this, they all turned their gazes to Du He, who looked calm, and Li Chengqian, who was drinking warm wine.

It seemed that it was Du He who made the suggestions before, and the prince directly decided to support them, which is why there was no controversy.

Du He saw them arguing fiercely, but he didn't stand up to speak because he didn't have a clear idea in his mind.

I always feel that what Hou Junji and Su Dingfang said is right.

Du He didn't say anything, and Li Chengqian, who was a novice in military affairs, was not sure either.

I just drank to cover up the embarrassment.

"Tsk, you're not brave enough."

"What a waste of such a big body!"

Zhang Jian, who had been silent the whole time, couldn't help but sneer at the cowardly looks of Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai.

Du He raised his eyebrows when he heard Zhang Jian's voice.

As soon as I turned around, I saw Zhang Jian standing up without fear.

Zhang Jian patted the iron armor on his chest and spoke loudly.

"General Manager Hou, let me deal with the more than 10,000 elite cavalrymen in Wugut City!"

"Of the 7000 soldiers under my command, nearly 3000 are elite cavalry. They are all masters who grew up on horseback."

"I am confident that with the 7000 soldiers under my command, I can destroy this enemy cavalry!"

After saying this, Zhang Jian raised his head slightly and glanced at Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai.

Unexpectedly, when the argument reached a stalemate, it was the veteran Zhang Jian who stood up to support him, and Hou Junji's face lit up with joy.

He quickly said, "General Zhang, there is no joking in the army."

"The original military order!"

Zhang Jian said with righteous indignation.

"Hahaha." Hou Junji's face was overjoyed. He immediately turned to Li Chengqian, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, I plan to have General Zhang lead his 7000 infantry and cavalry to ambush the more than elite cavalry in Wugut City."

"Let General Su and General Xi's 4000 men stay in Baiyan City and work with the Xuanjia Army to protect your safety."

"I will lead the remaining 1 men to stop the 5 infantry and cavalry led by Gao Yanshou of Nuosha!"

this...

Upon hearing Hou Junji's arrangement, Li Chengqian's face suddenly became troubled.

Because the opinions of his trusted generals Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai were inconsistent with Hou Junji's, and now Hou Junji directly issued the combat order, he didn't know how to decide.

He quickly turned his head to look at Du He and asked in a low voice: "Du He, what do you think?"

Seeing that Li Chengqian threw the difficult problem to himself, Du He first glanced at Su Dingfang and Xi Junmai who looked worried, and then turned to look at Hou Junji and Zhang Jian who were full of confidence.

After a moment of silence.

Du He frowned and said, "Chief Steward Hou, Chief Steward Zhang, how confident are you in this battle?"

"Ten percent!"

Hou Junji and Zhang Jian shouted in unison.

I feel dizzy...

The corner of Du He's mouth twitched, and he actually felt that they were unreliable.

He persuaded in a deep voice: "General Manager Hou, I also think it is safer to unite our forces and first defeat Gao Yanshou's 5 infantry and cavalry in Nuosa."

"Why don't we let the tens of thousands of elite cavalrymen in Wugut City live for two more days, and then we can slowly deal with them later?"

"What Du He said makes sense." Li Chengqian nodded.

Hou Junji said quickly: "Your Highness, this opportunity is rare and will never come again. I hereby issue a military order!"