Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

The core of their attack on Baekje this time was to annihilate its manpower and force the Baekje King Buyeo Uija to surrender.

If the intelligence Li Ji had obtained was accurate, as long as the three generals Yunzhong, Jiebo and Ni Zhiniu were eliminated, Buyeo Yici would lose the will to resist.

Su Dingfang frowned and asked, "Prince Consort Du, there are only more than a thousand soldiers guarding you. I think the defense force is too weak."

"How about we each lead 4000 cavalrymen to fight, and the remaining 3000 cavalrymen stay to protect you?"

Xue Rengui also said with concern: "Deputy Chief Steward Su is right. We need to leave more people to protect Prince Consort Du."

With the precedent of Xueyantuo cavalry attacking Du He and the prince, they now attach great importance to Du He's safety.

Although Baekje was not strong, it still had an army of 10.

If the Baekje army came to besiege Ungjin City while they were attacking Daye City and Gusa City, the consequences would be disastrous.

Du He waved his hand and said, "Don't panic. There are more than a thousand cavalrymen here. Nothing will go wrong on my side."

"The battle between your two sides is the most crucial. You must capture these two cities tomorrow, otherwise all your efforts will be wasted!"

The other cities of Baekje were far away from Ungjin City, so the cavalry could not attack the city, and the infantry could not arrive without ten days.

Su Dingfang said hurriedly: "Prince Consort Du, how about..."

Du He raised his hand to stop him and said, "General Su, just do as I say."

"There are 1 defenders in Daye City and Gusha City respectively. You have too few people with you and cannot resolve the battle quickly."

Seeing that Du He's attitude was very firm, Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui and others had no choice but to obey.

Immediately afterwards, Su Dingfang, Xi Junmai and others gathered together to discuss the precautions for breaking the city, while Du He sat in the first seat and drank tea calmly.

When they had almost finished talking, Du He put down his teacup and gave them some suggestions.

"Later, you will go to Xiongjin City and look for some flags."

"When we attack the gate tomorrow morning, raise the flag to confuse the enemy."

When the generals heard Du Heti's suggestion, their eyes lit up.

They didn't even think of this method!

Su Dingfang said happily: "Prince Consort Du, your words really woke me up! Your suggestion is really great!"

"We will have a better chance of taking the city by surprise tomorrow!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Du He smiled and shook his head.

No wonder every emperor throughout history has always had a person with sweet words by his side, and what they say really makes people happy.

Du He glanced at the sky outside and found that it had become dark, so he waved his hand and said.

"Generals, we should set off without delay! With the cover of night, it will not be easy for you to expose your whereabouts!"

"In this battle, you must protect your own safety and never underestimate the enemy!"

After hearing Du He's instructions, several generals stood up together and saluted towards Du He.

"As ordered!"

Then everyone took their weapons and strode away.

Half an hour later.

More than ten thousand cavalrymen rushed out of the South Gate like a group of ghosts.

They rushed to the front of the mountain and soon split into two groups, one group walked along the west, and the other group left from the official road in the southeast.

On the city wall.

Du He came to his senses when he saw the army completely disappear into the darkness, and gave orders to the guards around him.

"Go and tell the brothers who are left behind to guard the city not to touch any gold or silver in the city, let alone the imprisoned girls. Anyone who disobeys this order will be executed!"

"After counting the gold and silver in the city, I will take out 30% as rewards and distribute them to everyone based on their military merits."

"As for the girls in the city, after we defeat Baekje, we will also reward them based on their military achievements!"

Xiongjin City was captured by more than 10,000 cavalrymen. The spoils must be counted before rewards can be given.

"As ordered!"

After receiving the order, the four guards quickly ran down the city wall.

Du He then ordered his personal guards, "Du Wu, tomorrow morning you will take the bodies of the enemy soldiers to the wild and burn them to prevent the spread of the plague."

"Tell the soldiers that handling the bodies is also a credit."

A burly man standing behind Du He nodded in response with a serious expression.

"Okay sir!"

After explaining everything, Du He turned and walked towards the inner wall.

With the help of dozens of bonfires burning in the city, he squinted at the houses of varying heights below the city.

Stared for a long time.

Du He turned around and said, "Du Wu, let's go back. There's nothing to see in this deserted Xiongjin City."

Du Wu asked in a low voice: "Master, it's a long night. Do you need me to bring you a girl?"

"Today, General Xue rescued a beautiful eighteen-year-old woman in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion."

"That figure, that face, slurp..."

Thinking of that graceful, young and beautiful Goguryeo woman, Du Wu almost drooled.

With his many years of experience in serving the master, the master must like this woman very much.

Du He shook his head and said, "This woman who is already married should be kept as a reward for meritorious soldiers."

"Master, I am not so hungry that I am interested in other people's wives."

His current status is so noble, how could he possibly be interested in such stuff?

If you accidentally get sick, your good life will be ruined.

Du Wu's expression paused.

When did the master change his taste?

The master used to highly admire the style of Cao Wei!

Just as he was stunned, Du He had already walked down the city wall, and Du Wu hurriedly followed.

After returning to the house.

Du He immediately wrote a battle report. In addition to reporting the casualties of the battle, he also applied to Li Chengqian to reward the soldiers with 30% of the property in Xiongjin City.

Taking the spoils captured in the city to reward the soldiers, such an important matter must be reported to Li Chengqian and obtain his consent.

Otherwise, I might get into trouble when I return to Chang'an.

Du He stamped his general's seal on the battle report, sealed it, and shouted outside the hall.

"Du Wu."

As soon as he finished speaking, Du Wu trotted in.

"What are your orders, Master?"

Du He handed him the battle report and whispered, "Tomorrow morning, have someone deliver the battle report to Anshi City and give it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"As ordered."

Du Wu took the battle report and trotted out again.

...

The next day, before dusk.

Du He was sitting in the lobby of the mansion reading a military book seriously when Du Wu ran in from outside with an excited expression.

"Master, General Xi and General Xue have already taken down Gusha City!"

"This is the battle report brought back by the messenger!"

As he spoke, Du Wu respectfully handed the battle report in his hand to Du He with both hands.

Du He quickly threw away the military book in his hand, then took the battle report and read it.

"10692 enemies were killed, Xue Rengui shot and killed the Baekje general Mi Zhiniu!"

“Hahaha, that’s really great!”