Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Su Dingfang heard Du He mention conquering Baekje, he asked in a low voice.

"Prince Consort Du, when are we going to besiege the Baekje royal city of Juba?"

Du He smiled and said, "Don't worry, let's rest in Xiongjin City for a few more days, so that the news of our capture of the three important cities can spread for a few more days."

Su Dingfang asked doubtfully, "Prince Consort Du, if this is the case, won't Buyeo Yici react?"

Their cavalry relied on surprise attacks to destroy the enemy. If Baekje cleared its walls and fortified its countryside and stayed inside, they would probably return empty-handed.

In another two months, the grass and trees will wither and the war horses will have no food or fodder, which will be a big problem.

Du He smiled and said, "After we captured Daye City and Gusha City, our whereabouts have been exposed. It is difficult for a surprise attack to have a good effect."

"Now it depends on whether Buyeo Yici will dispatch troops to besiege us, or stay at home, or wait for our troops to arrive and capture the city."

"No matter what they decide, the initiative is in our hands."

Now that Baekje has no capable generals, Du He is not worried at all about confronting them head-on.

When the army marched south to besiege the city of Juba, if Baekje sent troops to support it, the Tang army could use the method of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements to destroy the enemy.

If no troops are sent to support us, we will build siege equipment near Juba and launch a powerful attack on the city.

Su Dingfang suddenly realized, "So that's how it is."

Du He smiled and said, "This whole lamb has been roasted. Take it and eat it."

"Great!"

Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai and others who had been waiting for a long time could not wait to take the whole lamb off the rack and then tear it into pieces and share it.

In the next few days, while the main cavalry force was resting, Su Dingfang led his soldiers to search Xiongjin City.

Countless gold, silver, treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings filled three rooms.

After an inventory, the seized gold, silver, antique calligraphy and paintings totaled more than 46 taels.

Su Dingfang said with a hint of regret: "I didn't expect that the wealth of this big city of Baekje is so different from that of Goguryeo!"

"Liaodong City and Anshi City both had millions of taels of wealth, and Baiyan City, which was slightly less, also seized more than 85 taels."

The other generals also had regretful expressions on their faces.

Du He smiled and said, "Baekje is not as wealthy as Goguryeo. Moreover, Xiongjin City is a strategic location, so it is normal that there is less wealth."

46万两拿出3成来分，也有13万8千两，平摊到每一个人身上约莫有11两。

This reward is not small for the soldiers.

Many times, after a city was captured, the gold, silver and other valuables seized were sealed up and handed over to the court after the army returned.

The more gold, silver, livestock and grain seized, the more military merits and rewards the soldiers would receive.

Noon the next day.

While Du He was chatting with Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui and others, the personal guard Du Wu walked in quickly.

He handed a battle report to Du He and said happily.

"Prince Consort Du, the brother who delivered the battle report is back. This is the letter the Crown Prince asked him to bring to you."

"So fast?"

Du He raised his eyebrows, took the battle report, and quickly spread it out to read.

The only thing I saw at the end was the word "agree" and Li Chengqian's signature.

Du He showed the battle report to everyone, then said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has agreed with my opinion. Now everyone, gather the soldiers and come over to collect the reward money!"

"General Su, let you take charge of the event."

"As ordered!"

Su Dingfang, Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai and others bowed excitedly and ran out with big strides.

Not long after, the soldiers, led by their respective generals, came over in neat rows.

Du He was sitting calmly in the house drinking tea when he heard Su Dingfang's excited shouting.

"Qin Huaidao, you were the first to reach the gate and annihilate the Baekje general Yunzhong, killing 86 soldiers. Deputy Chief General Du was awarded the first merit and was rewarded with 80 taels of silver!"

"Wow~"

As Su Dingfang finished speaking, a huge noise suddenly broke out outside.

Du He smiled and muttered, "Huai Dao finally got the first prize."

It took several hours to distribute the reward of 10,000 people.

That night, Du He ordered the firemen to slaughter hundreds of pigs and sheep, making a group of soldiers jump for excitement.

Five days later.

Du He left 300 cavalrymen to garrison Xiongjin City, while he led the main cavalry and marched towards the Baekje royal capital of Juba Fortress.

When the surrounding cities learned that the Tang army was heading south, they were so frightened that they all closed their city gates, fearing that the Tang army would attack them.

The King of Baekje, Buyeo Uija, also summoned a group of civil and military ministers to the palace for discussions.

Juba City.

Inside the palace hall.

The stout Buyeo Yici said in a deep voice: "My dear ministers, the Tang cavalry is heading towards Juba City. What do you think we should do?"

A few days ago, a soldier came back to report that the Tang army had captured Xiongjin City, Daye City and Gusa City, and three great generals who defended the country were killed in the battle.

Upon hearing the news, Buyeo Yici was so frightened that he couldn't sleep for several nights.

The powerful fighting power of the Tang army not only frightened Buyeo Yici, but also made the other civil and military officials extremely nervous.

A moment of silence.

A thin old man with a resolute expression slowly stood up.

He raised his tablet with both hands and said, "Reporting to the king, the Tang army only has more than 10,000 cavalry. I think as long as we fortify the city walls, clear the fields and close the city gates, the Tang army will definitely not be able to break into the city."

"It is already the end of August. As long as we hold on for two or three months, the Tang army will surely retreat without a fight."

The words of the thin old man were instantly agreed upon by some of the pro-war officials.

Especially a few newly promoted generals, they patted their chests and guaranteed that they were capable of defending Juba City.

"Haha, what a shameless statement!"

Among the civil officials, a minister with shifty eyes sneered and said.

He stood up holding a tablet and bowed to Buyeo Yici.

"Your Majesty, I believe that what Sahei Chengzhong said is an attempt to murder us!"

Hearing his words, Buyeo Yici and a group of court officials frowned instantly.

Fuyu Yici asked in a deep voice: "Engu, why do you say that?"

"Sahira Naritada is a loyal and remonstrant minister, the one my father relied on the most during his lifetime. You can't slander him out of thin air!"

Hearing Buyeo Yici's displeased tone, the shifty minister Engu was not afraid, but raised his voice.

"Your Majesty, in addition to these more than 10,000 invincible cavalry, the Tang army also has tens of thousands of infantry attacking Pyongyang City!"

"Even if we close the city gates, will the Tang army send infantry to attack the city?"

"Besides, there are still hundreds of thousands of government soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. If they mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops to come, how can we resist them?"

The hall suddenly became quiet.

A look of fear appeared on the faces of most of the ministers.

Buyeo Yici frowned and asked, "Eungu, what do you think we should do?"

Engu said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think surrendering to the Tang Dynasty is the best option!"