Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Dadushe's horrified shout attracted the attention of all the surrounding soldiers.

Many soldiers gathered in groups of three or five and talked in low voices, and their words were extremely harsh.

Hearing these derogatory words, Datushe's short beard stood up in anger.

Geek!

Pu Gushe was so scared that he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

He glared and shouted, "Shut up, everyone! I'll roast your horse meat!"

These bastards are really talkative. If you want to die, don't harm them.

Hearing the anger in Pugushe's words, the soldiers who were still discussing shut their mouths and obediently returned to their respective positions and sat cross-legged.

Tulishi looked at Datushe, whose face was ashen, and his face was full of smiles.

The casualties among the soldiers under Dadushe's command were even greater than his own, and he finally felt relieved.

...

On the other side, Du He and his group finally returned to Wugut City after going through untold hardships.

After asking Zuo Lang Jiang to arrange for his soldiers, Du He hurriedly called over the generals guarding the city.

"Didn't His Royal Highness return to Wugut City?"

"Replying to Prince Consort Du, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has not returned."

The defender was confused at this moment.

Clearly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Consort Du left the city together, but now only Consort Du has returned, and Consort Du doesn't seem to know the whereabouts of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The guard asked worriedly, "Prince Consort Du, is there something wrong with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Du He nodded, then told him what had happened and gave him some instructions.

"During this period of time, you must keep the soldiers in high spirits and never let the Xueyantuo cavalry capture Wugut City."

"The retreat route of the main force of the Wugut City army must not be lost!"

When the defending general heard that tens of thousands of Xueyantuo cavalry were heading south, his face became extremely solemn.

"Don't worry, Prince Consort Du, I will definitely defend Wugut City!"

The Xueyantuo cavalry had no siege equipment, but the city of Wugut, which was defended by city walls, was enough to hold out for a while.

Du He continued, "I will leave all 2000 soldiers behind to help you defend the city, and the 862 wounded will also be treated in Wugut City."

"Prepare 10 fast horses for me. I need to hurry back to Anshi City now!"

Li Chengqian's life or death is uncertain now. Du He's mood is in a mess and he has no intention of taking a rest at all.

"promise!"

The guard saluted and quickly went down to prepare the horses.

After a cup of tea.

The garrison commander led 10 war horses over and brought two bags of dry food and water bags.

"Prince Consort Du, you have been leading your army in a bloody battle with the Xueyantuo cavalry for such a long time, you must be starving."

"I have prepared some dry food and water. Although they are not very appetizing, they can still fill your stomach."

Du He nodded and said, "Thank you."

Time was running out and Du He didn't have time to sit down and have a full meal. He waved to his guards and said.

"Take some dry food and water, and we'll go to Anshi City right away!"

"promise!"

The guards quickly took the dry food and water from the commander, and then nimbly jumped onto their horses.

Du He rode on his horse and told the garrison commander: "Send more scouts to track down this group of Xueyantuo cavalry, and report their location to Li Ji and Hou Junji, the two marching commanders, in time!"

"As ordered!"

The guard responded with a serious expression and clasped his fists.

Du He nodded, then rushed towards the west gate with his personal guards.

...

Pyongyang City.

Li Ji, Hou Junji and Zhang Liang, the three generals in charge of the army, knew nothing about the Xueyantuo's march southward.

At this moment, they were leading tens of thousands of Tang troops and stationed at the north gate of Pyongyang City.

Pyongyang is surrounded by water on three sides: the wide Taedong River to the south and east, the Pyongyang River to the west, and only the north is a wide plain.

Therefore, the northern city wall became the only breakthrough point for the Tang army to break into the city.

Inside the Tang army commander's tent, 5 miles outside the city.

Li Ji, Hou Junji, Zhang Liang, Li Daozon, Su Dingfang and others gathered together. They were looking at the simple defense map of Pyongyang City and discussing the best plan to break the city.

Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, Pei Xingjian and Qin Huaidao sat quietly at the back of the crowd, listening attentively the whole time.

Hou Junji said loudly: "These days we have taken down the Tucheng, Dacheng Mountain City and Anhe Palace east of Pyongyang. Now Pyongyang is an isolated city."

"It's just that the walls of Pyongyang are high, and there are not only 10 defenders in the city, but also more than 10 civilians."

"If we want to capture this fortified city, a brute force attack will probably result in heavy casualties. We have to think of an effective way to break into the city."

As the imperial capital of Goguryeo, Pyongyang's walls are taller than those of Liaodong and Anshi, and the terrain is more rugged.

In addition, there are large tracts of fertile land and sufficient food and fodder in Pyongyang. There is no other way but to break into the city and wait until they run out of food.

Zhang Liang frowned and said, "Although the Taedong River is navigable, the city walls along the river are also very tall and are built on the mountain ridge."

"I sent someone to investigate. The city walls over there are all built with stone slabs, and they are more than 5 feet high."

As the two military commanders finished their words, the tent fell into a brief silence.

As a god of war, Li Ji had no idea at the moment, because siege had never been his forte.

A moment of silence.

Li Dao Zong said with emotion: "It would be great if Du He was here, maybe he would have some good ideas."

Hearing Li Daozon's words, all the generals in the tent nodded.

Thanks to Du He's strategy, the attack on the two fortified cities of Liaodong and Anshi was very easy, and the casualties among his soldiers were not heavy.

Now that they are attacking Pyongyang, they also want to use a clever trick to break into the city.

Just then, the guard standing outside the tent walked in hurriedly.

"Reporting to all the generals, Prince Consort Du sent his personal guards to rescue them, but they were attacked by tens of thousands of Xueyantuo cavalry!"

"The Crown Prince's life or death is unknown!"

what!

Tens of thousands of Xueyantuo cavalry marched south?

The prince's life or death is unknown?

All the generals in the tent stood up with horror on their faces.

Especially Xi Junmai, Xue Rengui, Qin Huaidao and Pei Xingjian, their faces were full of anxiety.

Li Ji said with trembling lips: "Quickly call in Du He's personal guards!"

"promise!"

Not long after the guard left, he walked in with a soldier who looked anxious.

When the generals saw the large patches of dark red blood clotted on the soldiers' armor, they all felt a chill in their hearts.

How brutal was this battle to leave so much blood on the armor of a personal guard?

Hou Junji asked hurriedly, "Tell me what happened!"

"promise!"

Du He's personal guard responded and then recounted the entire incident in detail.

When they heard that Du He ordered the Black Armor Army to escort the prince away before the battle began, the generals felt relieved.

It turned out to be a false alarm!