Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Qin Huaidao, who was sitting at the back, felt the envious gazes of the generals, and a smile appeared on his young face.

He had only searched three houses when he encountered Ko Hye-jin, a member of the Goguryeo royal family.

For a moment, Qin Huaidao even doubted whether he was the destined one.

Hou Junji then reported: "In this battle, we seized 49213 sets of armor, 63102 weapons of various types, and more than 30 arrows."

"We seized more than 12 dan of grain, 12015 war horses, more than 5 cattle and sheep, and..."

Hou Junji recited for a full cup of tea before he stopped.

Li Chengqian asked in confusion: "General Hou, how much gold and silver were seized from the city?"

Before the war began, Li Chengqian made a promise that after capturing Anshi City, he would reward all the gold and silver in the city to the soldiers.

At this moment, tens of thousands of soldiers were looking forward to sharing the silver.

Hou Junji said softly, "Your Highness, the amount of gold and silver seized is huge and we are still counting it."

Li Chengqian nodded slightly, then turned his gaze to Li Ji and Zhang Liang and gave them instructions in a deep voice.

"The soldiers' military achievements must be carefully checked. This is related to the subsequent payment of silver. We cannot be careless!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers risked their lives and fought bloody battles just to get a little more silver. This was a big deal.

If the distribution is unfair, it will easily make the soldiers below feel emotional.

Hou Junji, Li Ji and Zhang Liang responded in unison.

"As ordered!"

Clear rewards and punishments are the rule in the military. As generals who command troops all year round, they naturally understand this principle.

Hou Junji then reported: "In this battle, our army lost 692 people, 864 were seriously injured, and 2998 were slightly injured."

"Zhishisili, Qibi Heli, Ashina Mishe, Ran Rende, Pang Xiaotai, and Xue Wanbei, six marching commanders, were seriously injured. The marching commander Wang Jun was stunned and unconscious. In addition, 38 black armor soldiers suffered serious internal injuries."

As the vanguard of the assassination, they faced a continuous charge from an enemy force that was hundreds of times their size. However, their fighting power and endurance were not as strong as those of the two fierce generals Xue Rengui and Xi Junmai.

Therefore, it is inevitable to get injured in the chaos of battle.

When Li Chengqian heard that so many generals were seriously injured, he immediately asked with concern: "General Hou, are these generals in serious condition?"

"Their injuries are serious. The imperial physician is still treating them. We won't know until later."

"Hey!"

Li Chengqian sighed heavily.

He then frowned and said, "I'll go see the generals later!"

What he worried about finally happened!

The identities of these seriously injured generals are not simple.

Zhishisili was currently the General of the Right Army, and in the fifth year of Zhenguan, he married Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan's eighth daughter, Princess Jiujiang, and was also a royal consort.

Qibi Heli is a chieftain of the Tiele tribe and currently serves as the General of the Right Guard. In previous years, he participated in the wars between Tuyuhun and Gaochang and made great military achievements.

Ashina Mishe is a prince of the Turkic royal family and the current general of the Left Guard. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, he married Princess Hengyang, the daughter of Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan, and was also a consort of the Tang Dynasty.

Although Xue Wanbei is currently only a small imperial charioteer, he is born into a direct branch of the Xue family in Hedong, has extremely strong personal martial arts skills, and is deeply trusted and loved by Li Shimin.

In addition, Xue Wanbei’s two older brothers were also high-ranking officials in the court.

The eldest brother Xue Wanshu was the governor of Puzhou, and the fourth brother Xue Wanche was the general of the Right Guard.

His second brother Xue Wanshu and third brother Xue Wanjun were both super-powerful generals who had made outstanding military achievements. Li Shimin deeply cherished the friendship between these generals who had shed blood for the Tang Dynasty.

With the blessing of various halos, Xue Wanbei is naturally not an ordinary general.

The originally joyful atmosphere in the hall became somewhat depressed because of the serious injuries of these generals.

There was silence for about ten breaths.

Li Ji comforted him softly, "Your Highness, if we didn't have a group of brave generals and the Black Armor Army as the first to climb the city wall, I'm afraid we would have suffered thousands of casualties just by attacking the city wall."

"Even if we fight for three to five days, we may not be able to capture this fortified city."

"Now, only more than a thousand soldiers were killed or injured. This is already the best result."

Before Du He proposed the siege tactic of pushing earth hills, they tried more than ten ways of siege, wasting a lot of siege equipment but none of them worked.

Moreover, during the great battle in the city, they clearly felt that the elite soldiers under Yang Wanchun's command had extremely strong combat effectiveness.

If we follow the previous siege mode, this Anshi City would probably be a man-eating tiger.

Du He also said softly: "Your Highness, we can capture the strong city of Anshi with only more than a thousand casualties. Compared with the fruitful results of the battle, this number of casualties is almost negligible."

"Moreover, several generals and the Black Armor Army were only seriously injured. They may get better after treatment by the imperial physician."

"As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sends the victory report back to Chang'an, His Majesty will surely be delighted!"

It has to be said that the person who knows Li Chengqian best is Du He. His short words went straight to the heart of Li Chengqian.

In fact, what Li Chengqian cared about was not the casualties of the soldiers, but he was worried about the death of several generals and the Black Armor Army, and being scolded by his father.

As his heart knot was untied, Li Chengqian's expression slowly returned to calm.

He saw that the generals all looked exhausted, and he was anxious to visit the injured generals and the Black Armor Army, so he waved his hand and said.

"Generals, you have been fighting for a whole day and must be exhausted. Go back and have a good rest."

"After everyone has rested for two days, we will discuss the next phase of the battle plan!"

All the generals in the hall stood up in unison and saluted Li Chengqian with their fists clasped.

"promise!"

Before everyone left, Li Chengqian reminded again.

"When you get back, you must explain this to the soldiers immediately. After the silver is counted, we will then conduct a rewarding ceremony tomorrow."

"Tomorrow I will have people slaughter pigs and sheep as a reward for the troops!"

After the generals saluted Li Chengqian again, they left the hall with smiles on their faces.

After everyone left, Li Chengqian also said to Du He: "Du He, let's go check on the injured general and the Black Armor Army now."

"it is good."

Du He nodded slightly and said.

Not long after, the two of them took a sedan chair to the place where the wounded were being treated.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and greetings to Prince Consort Du."

When the soldiers guarding the gate saw Li Chengqian and Du He coming, they bowed and saluted immediately.

Li Chengqian said as he stepped down from the sedan chair and nodded slightly.

"No need to be so polite, take us to see the generals!"

"promise!"

Led by the guards, Li Chengqian and Du He walked into a large room.

The room was filled with a strong smell of herbs and blood, which made Li Chengqian and Du He, who walked in from outside, feel like nausea for a moment.

Du He saw that on the beds of Chen Heng inside, generals such as Zhishishili and Qibiheli had fallen asleep, with medicine applied all over their bodies.

Although they were sleeping, their faces showed painful expressions.

Li Chengqian asked the imperial physician at one side in a deep voice, "Imperial Physician Chen, are the generals in danger of losing their lives?"