Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After the Baekje envoy left with a smug look on his face, the hall fell into deathly silence.

When King Go Jang and a group of officials saw the furious Yeon Gaesomun, they all lowered their heads tacitly and did not dare to look him in the eye.

There was silence for a moment.

Yeon Gaesomun gave an order with a stern face: "Yeon Jeong-do, you will immediately lead 1 cavalry and 4 infantry to the north and join the defenders of Ugut City to encircle and suppress the Tang army."

"We must fight this battle at all costs to annihilate these 2-plus Tang troops!"

When Yeon Jingtu heard that Yeon Gaesomun agreed to support Ugut City, his face lit up with joy.

He quickly clasped his fists and responded, "I obey your command!"

Yuan Jingtu sat back in his seat and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth into a cruel grin.

This time he must use the blood of the Tang army to wash away the shame on them, and let these spineless civil officials see that they, the military officers, are the strongest backbone of Goguryeo!

Yeon Gaesomun then ordered: "Brother Cui Boyi, you will go to Xueyantuo in person and ask Duomi Khan to act faster!"

"As long as Duomi Khan leads his troops to attack Youzhou and cut off the retreat of the Tang army, our hundreds of thousands of troops will be able to lock down these tens of thousands of Tang troops!"

"Even if the Tang Dynasty wants to retaliate, our two countries have nearly 40 troops combined, and our strength is not weaker than that of the Tang army!"

Yeon Gaesomun's goal was simple, to bring Xueyantuo into the water as soon as possible, and then unite the Mohe, Khitan, Xi, and Xi tribes.

Their forces were originally united, and now they must unite to deal with the Tang army in order to ensure their respective interests.

Cui Boyi's eldest brother replied in a deep voice: "As you command!"

Yeon Gaesomun has now been irritated by Baekje, so speaking out to dissuade him will not only be useless, but may also offend the moody Dae Molichi.

Yeon Gaesomun nodded, and he once again set his gaze on an elderly civil official with a gleam in his eyes.

"Grand Envoy, you will go to Baekje and persuade Buyeo Yiji to send 2 reinforcements north!"

"That old ghost loves beauties and jade. You should take 10 imperial concubines and 10 carts of precious jade with you."

When King Go Zang heard that Yeon Gaesomun was going to use the royal concubine as a bargaining chip to give to the King of Baekje, his face instantly turned ugly.

The old thief Yeon Gaesomun doesn't even want to keep his disguise anymore?

Giving the royal concubines to other countries is an act of trampling on the royal dignity, which shows that Yeon Gaesomun no longer cares about the opinions of the people and other neutral forces.

The great envoy replied in a trembling voice: "As you command!"

After everything was arranged, Yeon Gaesomun turned around and said to the young King Gojang with a look of disdain.

"King Gao Zang, what do you think of my arrangement?"

King Gao Zang quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, Da Molizhi's arrangements are very appropriate!"

“Hahaha.” Yeon Gaesomun stood up and laughed arrogantly. He waved to the ministers and said, “There is no time to lose. Everyone go down and get ready. Let’s set off quickly!”

"As ordered!"

All civil and military officials bowed to Yeon Gaesomun.

Moreover, they all waited until Yeon Gaesomun left the hall before following him slowly and leaving.

As for King Gao Zang who was sitting in a daze on his high seat, no official paid any attention to him.

The empty hall was silent for a long time.

Finally, an unwilling and childish voice came slowly.

"hateful!"

...

Wugut City.

Inside the commander's tent.

Li Ji, Li Daozon, Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang stood in front of a huge marching map.

All of them had a smile of surprise on their faces.

Li Ji said with a little excitement: "Pyongyang City has sent 5 infantry and cavalry to the north for support. According to their marching speed, they are expected to arrive within two or three days."

"General Su, the 8 cavalrymen you lead have arrived just in time!"

According to the battle plan privately formulated by Li Ji and Hou Junji, in order to lure Pyongyang City to send reinforcements to support Wugut City, Li Ji's army was deliberately asked to bring fewer people, while Hou Junji led the army to Heshenggu City hundreds of miles away.

At the same time, Hou Junji asked Su Dingfang to lead 8 cavalrymen of the central army and hide them in a small city a hundred miles away from Wugut City.

As long as the enemy sent reinforcements to the north, Su Dingfang could lead the cavalry south within a day.

Su Dingfang said respectfully: "General Manager Li, our General Manager Hou has ordered me and my 8 cavalry to obey your orders!"

"it is good!"

Li Ji smiled and nodded.

With this elite cavalry, Li Ji was confident of annihilating the 5 Pyongyang reinforcements heading north.

Zhang Shigui scratched his head and asked, "Li Dazhangguan, how should we fight the next battle?"

Their army's commanders Zhang Jian, Zhishisili, Qibi Heli and Ashina Mishe were unable to follow due to injuries or garrisoning in cities.

Zhang Shigui, a veteran who was nearly 60 years old, had to be pulled out by Li Ji to lead the troops into battle.

Li Ji said loudly: "We have already captured Bozhuo City and Taihang City south of Wugu City. According to the marching route of the reinforcements from Pyongyang City, they will cross the river from the east and come around."

"There is only one official road to the east of Wugut City. As long as our infantrymen block their vanguard cavalry, General Su can lead 8 cavalrymen to bypass them and attack the infantrymen in the rear of Pyongyang City!"

Next, Li Ji repeated the specific battle plan to the three generals.

"Master Li, I'll do as you say!"

Li Daozon, Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang nodded in agreement.

Among their group, except Su Dingfang who has a sense of the overall situation, Li Daozon and Zhang Shigui are both brave generals who are good at charging into battle.

When they went on expeditions with Li Ji and Li Jing in the past, they always did whatever the two commanders told them to do.

Li Ji nodded and then arranged: "General Zhang, you lead 1 infantrymen to set up a battle array 5 miles outside Wugut City in advance to block the road to Pyongyang City!"

"General Su, you lead 8 cavalrymen to hide in Bozhuo City first. After the reinforcements from Pyongyang City fight with Zhang Shigui's troops, you lead the army to go around behind them."

Upon hearing Li Ji's arrangement, Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang clasped their fists in response.

"promise!"

Li Dao Zong stood up anxiously and said, "General Manager Li, you haven't assigned any tasks to me yet!"

Li Daozon still has pungent medicine on his body, so it is impossible for him to lead the army into battle.

Li Ji continued, "In order to lure the defenders out of Wugut, our remaining 1 infantry and cavalry must also leave."

"King Jiangxia, please lead 6 infantrymen and retreat 10 miles behind General Zhang Shigui. I will lead the remaining 4 cavalrymen and hide near Wugut City."

"If the defenders in the city leave, I will lead the cavalry to attack them from behind. If they refuse to come out, we will go together to annihilate the reinforcements from Pyongyang!"

Li Ji had a big appetite and actually wanted to deal with two enemy armies at the same time!