Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After the King of Han left with his family and attendants, the Chief Secretary of the King of Han's Palace did not follow them, but stayed to clean up after him.

Looking at the furious Li Daliang, the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Han's Palace moved his mouth, hesitated for a long time, and then explained in a low voice.

"General Li, His Royal Highness the King of Han has a splitting headache and I'm afraid he is ill."

"I left Youzhou in such a hurry because I wanted to rush back to Chang'an as soon as possible to seek treatment from the imperial physician at the Shang Pharmacy."

What can he do with such a master? He is also desperate!

However, the chief secretaries of the royal palace were all appointed by Li Shimin himself. They could not do the job whenever they wanted or not do the job whenever they wanted.

Li Daliang snorted coldly: "The King of Han's headache came at a perfect time!"

"Why did you come just when the Xueyantuo army was about to reach Youzhou?"

"Besides, isn't there any doctor in Youzhou? Why do we have to travel thousands of miles back to Chang'an?"

Hearing Li Daliang's undisguised sarcasm, the Hanwang Mansion's Chief Clerk's resolute face turned red.

Everyone knows that the King of Han fled from the battlefield, but there is no point in talking about it.

He touched the tip of his nose and said angrily: "The King of Han is worth a lot of money, and the barefoot doctors in Youzhou have low medical skills. If they make the wrong diagnosis and use the wrong medicine, the King of Han's condition will worsen."

"We are a group of people, but we can't escape the old"

Everyone in the hall of the Governor's Mansion showed contempt on their faces for the far-fetched explanation of the Chief Clerk of the Prince of Han's Palace.

Youzhou Beijia tried to smooth things over and said, "General Li, the Xueyantuo army is about to arrive at the city. Our top priority is to discuss how to defend the city!"

"As for the matter of the King of Han leaving Youzhou, you can report it to your majesty after the war and let your majesty make the decision."

The royal family’s affairs should be handled by the royal family themselves.

No matter how angry these ministers were, they could not have any impact on Li Yuanchang.

Li Daliang said calmly, "Yang Biejia, you should organize all the adult men in the city to gather in front of the governor's mansion."

"I will first arrange for the soldiers to guard the city, and then I will come over to give orders and dispatch."

Youzhou has a tall city wall for defense, and with thousands of soldiers in the city, Li Daliang is fully confident that he can hold out for ten days or half a month.

Once Xue Wanche and the imperial court's reinforcements arrive, the crisis will be resolved.

Youzhou Beijia bowed and said, "As you command!"

Then he took several officials from the governor's office and trotted towards the gate.

"Humph!"

Li Daliang glanced at the Chief Secretary of the Prince of Han’s Palace and snorted heavily.

He waved to the deputy general and said, "Let's go!"

In the spacious lobby of the Governor's Mansion, the only person left was the Chief Secretary of the Prince of Han's Mansion with a grim look on his face.

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Youzhou City, on the official road 50 miles north.

War horses neighed and flags covered the sky.

I saw more than 100,000 Xueyantuo troops lined up in a long dragon. They were like a group of ferocious hungry wolves, rushing straight towards Youzhou City.

The central army headquarters.

The new Xueyantuo king, Duomi Khan, was sitting in a luxurious carriage pulled by four horses with a frown on his face.

During this period, his right eyelid kept twitching and he felt uneasy.

It feels like something bad is happening.

Duomi Khan said loudly: "Duomozhi, our cavalry still can't get in touch?"

Dumozhi, who had a rough appearance, reined in his horse and walked to the side of the carriage, then clasped his fists and responded loudly.

"Replying to Duomi Khan, I sent hundreds of cavalry to Liaodong, but found no trace of the cavalry."

"Moreover, the two Khans, Datushe and Tulishi, did not send any soldiers back to deliver the message!"

Although the territory of Liaodong is extremely vast, it is not difficult to find the traces of tens of thousands of cavalry.

After all, there are only a few official roads, and it is impossible for tens of thousands of cavalrymen to disappear from the face of the earth, right?

Duomi Khan frowned and said, "Could it be that something happened to our cavalry?"

Dumozhi comforted him: "Don't worry, Duomi Khan, the Tang army only has tens of thousands of people, they don't have such a big appetite!"

"Our grassland warriors are invincible on horseback!"

With tens of thousands of cavalrymen carrying sufficient arrows, no matter how powerful the Tang army's infantry were, they could not be a match for their cavalry.

Duomi Khan's expression did not relax despite the comfort from his trusted general, and he still looked worried.

He then asked: "What is the current situation of the battle between Goguryeo and the Tang army?"

Dumozhi responded in a low voice: "Reply to Duomi Khan, since the Goguryeo envoys left, we have not received any news from them."

"The main force of the Tang army is now around the Goguryeo Imperial City. Most of our scouts who went to gather information were killed. They no longer dare to get close."

At this point, most of Goguryeo's cities had been captured by the Tang army.

When their scouts entered the Liaodong area, they were often discovered and hunted down by the Tang army stationed in major cities.

Therefore, there are very few scouts who can reach the vicinity of Pyongyang City.

"How can Goguryeo be so unreliable!"

Duomi Khan originally had great confidence in Goguryeo, his powerful ally, and believed that as long as the two countries joined forces, they would definitely be able to defeat the Tang Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, Goguryeo's performance was so poor. With hundreds of thousands of soldiers and 10 Mohe troops, it was almost destroyed in just half a year.

At this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the rear army.

"Tap~"

Soon after the voice was heard, a dusty general rushed up on horseback.

The general was stopped a hundred steps away from Duomi Khan's carriage. He dismounted, showed his token, and trotted all the way to Duomi Khan's carriage.

"Reporting to Duomi Khan, I am Yi Xiaosi, the cavalry general under Dadushe, and I have important matters to report!"

Upon hearing that it was Datushe who sent someone to report, Duomi Khan stood up directly from the carriage and spoke in a hurry.

"Where are our cavalry now?"

"Why did you take so long to come back and report the news?"

"Say it!"

When Domi Khan asked about other comrades, a look of sadness appeared on Yi Xiaosi's face.

Geek!

Seeing Yi Xiaosi's expression, Duomi Khan and Dumozhi felt a pang in their hearts, and a bad premonition instantly came to their minds.

Yi Xiaosi cried and said, "Report to Duomi Khan, tens of thousands of our cavalry were attacked by the Tang cavalry, and almost all of them were destroyed!"

"Except for me and more than a thousand cavalrymen who fought desperately to carve out a bloody path, the rest of the soldiers were all killed in the battle!"

what!

completely annihilated!

Duomi Khan felt like someone was hitting him in the chest with a heavy fist. He staggered back and almost fell off the carriage.

He was stunned for more than ten breaths.

Duomi Khan asked hurriedly, "Where are the two Khans, Datushe and Tulishi?"

Yi Xiaosi said painfully: "The two khans were brutally killed by the Tang army! Their heads are hung on the south wall of Anshi City!"

"The two brothers were killed by the Tang army?"

Duomi Khan's body seemed to have been drained of all its strength, and he fell heavily onto the cushion.