Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

After hearing Niu Jinda's words, Li Shimin nodded slightly.

Last year, Qingque submitted a petition to make Yin Yushan the princess consort, which shows how much Qingque loves her.

If Yin Yushan wants to escape from Qingque's control, joining Du He is indeed a good choice, and one of her few options.

A few breaths of silence.

Li Shimin then asked, "Niu Jinda, what do you think of Yin Yushan?"

"She deliberately contacted Du He, was it just to stay away from Qing Que? Or did she have other purposes?"

Currently, Yin Yushan’s elder brother Yin Yuhe is following Qingque in a rebellion, and Yin Yuhe has also instigated the Qizhou governor Li Sixing to rebel, which shows that he is quite capable.

The Hundred Cavalry Division tracked down the Yin siblings for several months but could not find any clues.

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon!

Niu Jinda hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and reported: "Your Majesty, Yin Yushan is extremely beautiful, a peerless beauty that is hard to come by in a century."

"After my investigation over this period of time, I have not found any other purpose for Yin Yushan to approach Minister Du."

"Based on the current evidence, Yin Yushan just wanted to find someone to protect her, and Du Shangshu probably also took a fancy to her beauty."

There was a pause.

Niu Jinda continued, "Your Majesty, Minister Du is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, to Your Majesty, and to the Crown Prince."

"I firmly believe that Minister Du will never betray your majesty!"

When he received the message from His Majesty asking him to investigate the relationship between Du He and the remnants of the Yin family, he was scared.

Fortunately, after some investigation, it was discovered that the relationship between Du He and Yin Yushan was innocent, and Du He was not involved in the case of King Wei's rebellion.

"Yes." Li Shimin stroked his beard and nodded. He said in a deep voice: "Niu Jinda, you continue to send people to keep an eye on Yin Yushan and find out the power behind her!"

"I believe that the Yin brothers and sisters hold the power of Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji, and the remnants of Li You!"

Boom!

Niu Jinda was shocked.

He knew that His Majesty had other spies in his hands, but he didn't expect that other spies under His Majesty's command could find out such information.

However, the hundred knights under his command were completely unaware of this.

Niu Jinda also felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Minister, I obey your command!"

Then Li Shimin gave Niu Jinda some instructions and waved his hand to let him leave.

Li Shimin stood there for a moment, then muttered with a complicated expression: "Du He is getting bolder and bolder. He even dared to hide a woman. I don't know if Yi Er knows about this. What is she thinking?"

"Hey~"

...

Laizhou.

In the governor's mansion.

Core members including Li Tai, Wei Ting, Du Chuke, Yin Yuhe and Cui Renshi all gathered here.

No one spoke at this moment, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

After a long time.

Li Tai was the first to lose his temper and said, "Everyone, the people of Laizhou, Mizhou and Qingzhou are very resistant to us, and it is extremely difficult to recruit soldiers and collect grain."

"Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin and others are also approaching quickly. What do you think we should do?"

They abandoned their bases in Xiangzhou and Weizhou, and went to great lengths to break through the imperial blockade and reach Laizhou and other places. Unexpectedly, the local people gave them a heavy blow.

The people here are so fierce that even women and children want to fight their soldiers with carrying poles.

Under their coercion and inducement, it took several days to recruit more than a thousand soldiers, and the food and fodder were only enough for the army for five days.

too difficult!

Wei Ting immediately suggested: "Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. I think we should immediately board a large ship and cross the Sishui River to the north!"

"There are still many Baekje people left in Sishui Road. They can provide food and fodder for the army!"

How could they possibly resist the attack of more than 8 imperial troops with only troops under their command?

So running away is the only way to survive.

Du Chuke also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I agree with Wei Situ's suggestion. In order to avoid being blocked by the imperial cavalry, we should evacuate Laizhou immediately."

"Otherwise, we won't be able to evacuate even if we want to!"

Through the recent battles, they have fully realized the huge gap in strength between the soldiers under their command and the elite troops of the imperial court.

When their 10-strong army attacked the defense line of Xi Junmai and other troops, they were surrounded by more than 4 soldiers and horses of Xi Junmai's army. They lost 2 troops before they successfully escaped.

If they wait until Li Ji and Cheng Yaojin arrive with the main force, they will not be able to escape even if they want to.

"Abandon Laizhou?"

There was reluctance on Li Tai's face.

After leaving Laizhou, he became a lost dog and would never have a chance to turn things around.

The remaining Baekje people in Sishui Road were all elderly people, and there was not even a woman of marriageable age.

How could he reproduce when he led tens of thousands of soldiers there?

Are you looking for those ladies in their fifties and sixties?

Come on, which soldier under his command would be willing to do that?

By then, there would be no need for the imperial army to attack, and the soldiers under his command would probably tie him up and take him to Chang'an to receive the reward.

Li Tai asked Yin Yuhe, "My dear Yin, what do you think?"

Yin Yuhe said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I also agree to leave Laizhou immediately and settle down in Sishui Road first before making plans!"

Hearing that Yin Yuhe had no confidence in resisting the imperial army, Li Tai frowned tightly.

“How do I make this decision?”

His heart was full of confusion.

Just then, the eunuch guarding outside the hall ran in and reported in a panic.

"Your Majesty, the scouts have discovered thousands of imperial cavalrymen, and they are heading towards the port!"

When hearing the news, even the air seemed to freeze.

Wei Ting shouted in horror: "Oh no! The imperial cavalry may be going to destroy the warships!"

what!

The imperial cavalry went to destroy the warships!

All the civil and military officials in the hall stood up in horror.

Li Tai did not hesitate at all this time. He immediately ordered: "Yin Yuhe, Cui Yuqing, Wei Renzuo, you must immediately mobilize your soldiers and go to guard our warships!"

"Wei Ting, Du Chuke, immediately organize the soldiers to bring food, fodder, gold and silver. We will take a large ship to Sishui Road now!"

There is no time to think about it, just save your life first.

Everyone responded loudly.

"As ordered!"

...

Four hours later.

Xue Rengui and more than 2,000 blood-soaked cavalrymen watched helplessly as the King of Wei led tens of thousands of remaining soldiers away on hundreds of warships.

And on the coast under the setting sun, the corpses of the rebels were lying everywhere.

"Hey!"

Xue Rengui sighed and said helplessly.

"Still couldn't stop it..."

Faced with the frenzied attack of tens of thousands of rebels, Xue Rengui and his soldiers were forced to withdraw after a series of bloody battles.

Although he led his troops to annihilate many rebels while they were on the big ship, he still failed to keep the King of Wei and a group of core officials.

Cheng Wuting rode up to Xue Rengui and reported in a deep voice: "General Xue, we have suffered 825 casualties in total, and annihilated 10912 rebels!"