Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

At this moment, Li Chengqian exuded endless majesty, shocking all the generals in the tent.

For Li Chengqian, anyone who prevents him from ascending the throne will not be forgiven easily!

Cao Sanliang glanced at Li Ji, Li Daozon and others and saw them nodded slightly.

So he clasped his fists towards Li Chengqian and said.

"As ordered!"

Several generals present supported Li Chengqian's order.

Because of Zhang Junyi's escape from the battlefield, the army missed the opportunity to completely annihilate Gao Huizhen's army, and Li Daozon's troops suffered heavy losses.

Not long after, Cao Sanliang came over carrying Zhang Junyi's head.

Li Chengqian gave an order with disdain: "Hang it on the gate and inform the three armies!"

"promise!"

Cao Sanliang came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

After dealing with Zhang Junyi's matter, the atmosphere in the tent became much more relaxed, and everyone began to discuss important matters.

Li Chengqian asked Li Ji, "General Li, please tell us about the situation in Anshi City and what tactics we should use to capture this strong city."

Li Ji nodded, then took out a defense map of Anshi City and began to introduce it.

"Anshi City is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces water on one side. The city walls on the mountains are built on towering ridges. Because of the steep terrain, siege equipment cannot be used at all."

"Our only breakthrough point is the wall on the south gate side."

"The wall of the South City Gate is four feet high and is made entirely of solid bluestone slabs. Our siege vehicles and catapults cannot cause any damage to it."

"Moreover, the enemy has installed a large number of crossbows on the city walls, and has prepared a large number of city defense equipment."

"During this period, we have stormed the city hundreds of times, but we have never been able to reach the city wall!"

At this point, a look of dejection appeared on the face of Li Ji, the victorious general.

Through this period of siege, he found that Anshi City was much more difficult to attack than Liaodong City, whether in terms of the toughness of the city walls or the resistance of the defenders in the city.

李绩接着说道：“耨萨?6?8高惠真的10万大军，大概被我们歼灭了5万余人，还有4万余人带着粮草和器械躲进了安市城。”

"There are about 6 defenders in the city now, making it more difficult to attack than before!"

Upon hearing the news, Li Chengqian's heart tightened.

Even Li Ji said that Anshi City was difficult to capture. I'm afraid this city will be even more difficult to capture than any we have encountered before.

He was just about to tell the method of attacking Baiyan City when Zhang Liang added.

"During this period, we tried various methods, such as sending a small group of elite troops to sneak into the city from the mountains, setting fire attacks, digging tunnels, etc., but in the end, none of them worked."

"If we want to capture this fortified city, I'm afraid there is no other way except to wait for the enemy troops in the city to run out of food and supplies."

Hearing Zhang Liang's words, Li Chengqian choked back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

I wanted to act like an expert, but I didn't expect it to be over before I even started talking.

Hou Junji frowned and said, "General Li, since Anshi City is so difficult to attack, why don't we leave 3 troops to besiege Anshi City, and the rest of the troops go directly to attack Pyongyang City?"

"As long as we take Pyongyang, the isolated city of Anshi won't be a concern."

Among the generals of the Tang Dynasty, Hou Junji was a master at using unconventional strategies.

It’s just that people like him who take an unconventional approach can easily win big battles, but can also easily lose battles.

Li Ji shook his head and said, "General Hou, there is a great risk in besieging Anshi City with 3 troops!"

"Now that we are entering midsummer, the rain is slowly increasing. Our troops are stationed in the wild, and it is very difficult to endure thunderstorms."

"Moreover, the fighting capacity of the defenders in the city is quite good. In addition, they now have 6 defenders, which greatly enhances their strength."

Seeing that Anshi City could not be captured, it would be risky to bypass Anshi City and attack Pyongyang City.

Li Chengqian habitually looked at Du He beside him and asked softly.

"Du He, do you have any idea to break into the city?"

Everyone in the tent was looking at Du He, wanting to see what tricks he had up his sleeve.

Before Du He could say anything, a soldier's report came from outside the tent.

"Report to Chief Steward Li, a spy has returned from the Silla battlefield!"

"He said he had something urgent to report to you!"

Li Ji said in a deep voice: "Bring him in!"

"promise!"

There was a response from outside, and the footsteps quickly faded away.

Not long after, a middle-aged soldier in an ordinary robe walked in with an anxious look on his face, led by his personal guards.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and all the generals."

"Baekje has rebelled!"

what!

Upon hearing this bad news, the generals inside were no longer calm.

The small country of Baekje had clearly been persuaded by Pei Xingjian to attack Goguryeo's Pyongyang city.

Now that they have conquered half of Goguryeo's territory, why would it rebel?

Could it be that the Baekje national army was short-sighted?

Li Chengqian quickly asked, "Why did Baekje rebel?"

The scout clasped his fists towards Li Chengqian and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Goguryeo has been attacking Silla for a long time but failed, so they came up with a plan."

"Yeon Gaesomun promised the king of Baekje that if Baekje conquered Silla, the territory of Silla would belong to Baekje in the future."

"Because the only thing left in Silla is the Imperial City of Jincheng, the King of Baekje readily agreed and sent all the troops in the country to attack Silla's Jincheng!"

"And the 10-strong Goguryeo army that besieged Jincheng has also returned to Pyongyang. I'm afraid they will head north after a period of rest!"

After hearing the scout's explanation, everyone in the tent understood.

No wonder Baekje dared to take the risk of rebellion. With such a big pie thrown by Goguryeo, anyone would probably be tempted.

Thinking that it would not be long before another Goguryeo reinforcement force of more than 10 troops would march north, everyone's mood suddenly became extremely heavy.

Li Chengqian waved to the scout and said, "You've worked hard. Go down and rest first."

"I resign from my humble position."

The scout saluted and quickly left the tent.

Li Chengqian glanced at the generals on both sides, then frowned and said.

"Generals, Goguryeo now has another 10 main forces. We don't have much time left to attack Anshi City!"

"Everyone, think about it, is there any way to break into the city as soon as possible!"

Generals including Li Ji, Hou Junji and Zhang Liang all went to the topographic map of Anshi City and began to study it.

After looking at it quietly for a while, they began to point at the map and discuss in low voices.

After more than an hour, Li Chengqian's back and waist ached from sitting, but the generals still could not come up with a suitable solution.

Li Chengqian asked Du He anxiously: "Du He, stop drinking tea and think of a solution!"

"If you delay any longer, your child might even be able to walk and still won't be able to see you as his father."

Forehead...

Du He glanced at Li Chengqian speechlessly.

This guy Li Chengqian said that he didn't want to come up with a plan to break into the city. Doesn't that mean he has no idea at all?

Feeling Li Chengqian's gaze on him, Du He had no choice but to come up with a random method.

"There is a flat piece of land outside the south gate of Anshi City. Why don't we use the tactic of building a mud wall?"