Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Li Daozon himself was a brave general. Far from being afraid, he spoke with excitement.

"it is good!"

Li Ji waved his hand and said, "The reinforcements from Pyongyang will arrive soon. Let's go back and prepare now!"

"promise!"

Li Daozon, Zhang Shigui and Su Dingfang saluted with fists and left the tent with excitement on their faces.

There are not many enemies left for them from Goguryeo now. The more they can kill, the more military merits they will gain.

After Li Ji watched the few people leave, he stood alone in front of the marching map and pondered for a long time.

Two days later.

At the corner of the spacious official road, a large black army suddenly appeared. War horses were neighing and flags were covering the sky, giving people a great sense of oppression.

In the center of the army, a luxurious carriage was moving slowly forward.

At this moment, a scout captain rushed over on horseback from the front. He dismounted from his horse a hundred steps away from the carriage and trotted all the way to the side of the carriage.

"Reporting to General Yuan, there is a Tang army blocking the road 10 miles ahead!"

Yuan Jingtu narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "How many people did the Tang army send to seek death?"

"Reporting to the general, the estimated force is about 10,000 people, and they are all infantry."

"Only 10,000 infantrymen?"

Yuan Jingtu sat up straight suddenly, a look of surprise on his face.

He really guessed it right. The Tang army had become a group of arrogant soldiers after winning several battles and did not take their brave generals and soldiers seriously.

Very good!

Yuan Jingtu then asked, "Where are the other 10,000 Tang army infantry and cavalry? Are they still besieging Wugut City?"

The scout leader responded respectfully: "General, the remaining 10 Tang soldiers have also arrived, but they are miles behind the Tang army in front."

"I guess that the Tang army should be on guard against the tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Wugut City!"

Now there are only two elite infantry units left in Goguryeo, one is the more than 10,000 defenders in Ugut City, and the other is Yeon Gaesomun's personal guards.

“Hahaha~” Yuan Jingtu laughed loudly and said excitedly: “When the Tang army heard that we were coming, they were also scared out of their wits!”

"They originally only have more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry, and now they dare to divide their troops to resist us. They are really crazy!"

Yuan Jingtu still couldn't believe it. Could a mere 1 Tang army infantrymen withstand the attack of 4 cavalrymen and infantrymen?

At this moment, Yuan Jingtu seemed to see Dasheng waving at him.

There was silence for more than ten breaths.

Yuan Jingtu waved to the scout captain and said, "I understand. You continue to lead your men to keep an eye on the two Tang armies. If they make any unusual movements, report back as soon as possible."

"As ordered."

The scout captain bowed and saluted, then quickly rode away from the army.

When two armies are fighting, scouts responsible for gathering information are extremely important; they are the eyes of the army.

If the information they obtained was accurate, it could provide great help to the army and completely affect the outcome of a battle.

Yuan Jingtu then ordered the guards: "Call all the generals here, I have a combat mission to arrange!"

"As ordered."

After the two guards saluted, they rode away one after the other.

Because the marching line of 5 people was very long, if they did not travel on horseback, it would take them at least half a quarter of an hour to go back and forth.

Not long after, 20 generals, armed with various weapons and wearing gorgeous armor, rode tall war horses majestically to the central army.

"Meet General Yuan!"

After the generals dismounted from their horses, they saluted to Yuan Jingtu in unison.

Yuan Jingtu waved his hand and said, "There are more than 10 Tang army infantry blocking the road 20 miles ahead, and the remaining Tang army are defending the brothers in Wugut City miles away. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for battle."

"You must fight well for me in this battle, and strive to destroy this Tang army in one battle!"

Upon hearing that there were only ten thousand or so Tang army infantrymen ahead, the generals all showed a relaxed expression on their faces.

The cavalry commander raised his sword high and said, "General Yuan, the Tang general is so arrogant that he dares to lead the infantry to form a battle array in the wilderness."

"I don't think we need to wait for the army to encircle and suppress them. I can lead my 1 cavalrymen to charge into the battle line and destroy this ignorant Tang army."

More than ten thousand cavalrymen attacked more than ten thousand infantrymen in the open wilderness. How could they lose?

Yuan Jingtu laughed and scolded, "Yang Aigong, you really live up to your name. Do you want to take all the credit by yourself?"

"Hahaha."

The other generals laughed easily.

Yuan Jingtu said with a serious expression: "The Tang Dynasty should slow down and send people to Wugu City to inform Yang Xingyi to lead the army out of the city to cooperate in meeting the enemy."

"Yang Aigong, after the infantrymen of Wugut leave the city, you can lead your elite cavalry to attack the Tang army!"

Although he had an absolute advantage in numbers, Yuan Jingtu was not carried away by victory, but chose a relatively stable style of play.

"As ordered."

A group of generals rode away on horseback.

...

More than half an hour later.

The messenger sent by Yuan Jingtu successfully entered Wugut City.

"General Gao, General Yuan sent me to inform you to lead the army out of the city and attack the Tang army immediately!"

Upon hearing the messenger's words, Yang Xingyi, the burly general of Wugut City, frowned tightly.

He asked in a deep voice: "Are the only reinforcements the troops under Yuan Jingtu's command?"

"Yes."

"Damn it! How can we fight this?"

Yang Xingyi cursed mercilessly.

Yuan Jingtu and the soldiers under his command are all a bunch of useless people. What's the point of sending them here?

When the messenger heard Yang Xingyi's vulgar words, the corners of his mouth could not help but twitch, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

After a long silence.

"call!"

Yang Xingyi took a long breath and calmed himself down from his anger.

He said in a deep voice: "Go back and tell General Yuan that I will personally lead 8000 infantrymen out of the city and attack the Tang army from behind."

"Tell General Yuan to be careful and cautious, and never underestimate the enemy!"

As Yeon Gaesomun's younger brother and the general, Yeon Jeongtu must obey Yeon Jeongtu's orders.

Otherwise, even if he defeated the Tang army, his life would not be easy in the future.

"As ordered!"

The messenger saluted and left quickly.

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar came over and said in a low voice.

"General Yang, are we really going to leave the city?"

"Yuan Jingtu and his soldiers are mediocre in ability. I'm afraid they are no match for the Tang army. General Yang, please think twice!"

If Yuan Jingtu didn't have a good older brother, with his pig brain, no one would want him to be a soldier.

Yang Xingyi said with an unpleasant expression: "It was Yeon Gaesomun's idea to send Yeon Pure Land to the north to provide assistance. We have no choice but to cooperate. Otherwise, there will be no place for you and me in Goguryeo."

"Go and gather the soldiers to prepare for a bloody battle. I hope we can win this battle!"

The middle-aged man nodded, then took the general seal handed to him by Yang Xingyi and left the City Lord's Mansion.