Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

When Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche heard that Du He wanted to bring the rebels back to the Tang Dynasty, they became even more confused.

All the soldiers under the King of Wei were taken away. What could the King of Wei do alone in Japan?

Isn't this a disguised way of forcing the King of Wei to return to Chang'an?

Niu Jinda frowned and said, "Minister Du, isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"To be honest, the actual order we received from His Majesty is to help the King of Wei take root in Japan, not to force him to return to Chang'an!"

Xue Wanche also nodded nervously.

The two of them did not participate in the fight for the throne between the Crown Prince and the King of Wei, and were only loyal to Li Shimin, so they focused on completing Li Shimin's tasks.

As for the possibility of offending the prince, they had no other choice.

Du He smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Generals. I'm not going to bring all the soldiers under the King of Wei back to the Tang Dynasty!"

"I will only take back those people who were forced by the King of Wei to come to Japan and who still want to return to the Tang Dynasty."

"As for those ordinary soldiers who are willing to follow the King of Wei in rebellion, if they want to stay here, then it's up to them!"

The main reason why he took great pains to do this was to weaken Li Tai's power.

When Li Chengqian ascends the throne in the future, he can prevent Li Tai from leading his troops to invade Sishui Road and Jincheng Road, and he can also easily deal with Li Tai, who is short of soldiers and generals.

In addition, these soldiers were forced to join the rebellion and were separated from their wives and children.

By bringing these rebels home, he could also reunite tens of thousands of families.

Moreover, in this era of small population, strong men are the most important resource!

A moment of silence.

Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche exchanged glances, then they nodded in unison.

"Then it's settled!"

"Minister Du, our bottom line is that we cannot harm the King of Wei. Please don't make things difficult for us!"

Hearing their worried words, Du He smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't worry, generals. I will never hurt a hair of the King of Wei!"

Now that Li Shimin is still the emperor, and he has clearly instructed his generals to protect Li Tai's life, how could he not understand?

Now the threat Li Tai poses to Li Chengqian's succession to the throne is infinitely close to zero, and there is no benefit in killing him.

Saving Li Tai's life would allow them to conquer Japan.

In the future, when Li Chengqian wanted to conquer Japan, the enemies he would face would only be the tens of thousands of rebels under Li Tai's command, and he would not have to deal with hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers.

why not?

At this moment, Deputy Envoy Liu Rengui, who had been silent, spoke with a worried look on his face.

"Minister Du, there are nearly 100,000 Japanese soldiers outside the city. If we take some of the rebels back to Chang'an, will the King of Wei and his soldiers be destroyed by Japan?"

"Although the King of Wei led a group of rebels to rebel, they still have Han blood in their veins. We can't help the Japanese!"

No matter how much family members fight, it is a family matter.

And the country of Japan where they are is a foreign race.

Those who are not of our race must have different hearts. Between the rebels and the aliens, we should give priority to destroying the aliens!

Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche frowned and became worried instantly.

Even though the Japanese soldiers are not very strong in combat, a large number of ants can still bite an elephant to death.

Taking the rebels back to Chang'an would weaken the power of King Wei. If they were questioned by His Majesty when they returned to Chang'an, how would they answer?

Du He saw their concerns, so he told them his plan.

"Everyone, after we control the King of Wei and his staff, we can join forces with the rebels to attack the Japanese soldiers outside the city."

"The main force of Japan has been destroyed. The Japanese people in other places are no match for the King of Wei and his men."

"After we bring the soldiers who want to go home onto the big ship, we will release the King of Wei and his staff. This way we won't have to worry about being besieged by the rebels!"

Although Japan has a population of over three million, there are only a few hundred thousand able-bodied men.

They had just asked the Japanese ministers and learned that Li Tai had previously annihilated more than 8 elite Japanese troops, and there were still 13 Japanese troops outside the city.

As long as the 13 Japanese soldiers outside the city are killed, the remaining Japanese people will be lambs to be slaughtered.

Li Tai's loyal soldiers were even better equipped, and even if they only had 30,000 or 50,000 people, they could have wiped out Japan.

Niu Jinda nodded and said, "Du Shangshu, I'll do as you say!"

Xue Wanche also said: "I agree too."

As for Liu Rengui, he also nodded.

Seeing that the three of them agreed, Du He smiled and said, "Generals, let's kill more livestock to reward the soldiers and then take action at night!"

"it is good!"

Niu Jinda and Xue Wanche responded.

They then said, "Shangshu Du, let's go to the city wall first and watch the battle outside the city!"

With these words, the two of them quickly left Nagagara Toyosaki Palace.

Half an hour later.

Smoke rose from the Japanese imperial palace and countless livestock were bellowing loudly.

It's approaching dusk.

Just as Du He and a group of imperial guards were devouring beef and mutton, the sound of a retreat was heard outside the city.

The soldiers guarding the city gate ran back to report.

"Minister Du, General Xue, the Japanese soldiers outside the city are shouting, they want to go back to the city to rest!"

"I have seen many Japanese soldiers with wounds on their bodies and terrified expressions on their faces. I guess they have been frightened by our Tang soldiers!"

Xue Wanche sneered and said, "These Japanese soldiers are such a bunch of cowards!"

"13 people were suppressed by tens of thousands of Tang troops. After the suppression by the army under the command of the King of Wei, it is estimated that the total number of rebels outside the city is less than 8!"

I don’t know what the Japanese soldiers eat every day. At a glance, they are all short people.

If a brave general like Xue Rengui were released out of the city, he would be like a tiger among a flock of sheep.

Du He thought for a moment, then said to Xue Wanche: "General Xue, take the Japanese minister Soga no Iruka to the city wall and have him order the Japanese soldiers to camp outside the city."

"Remember to bring an envoy who understands the Japanese language with you. If Soga no Iruka speaks nonsense, kill him immediately."

There are some tough guys among this group of Japanese ministers, and Soga no Iruka is a coward who is afraid of death.

Even if you threaten him casually, he won't dare to say anything nonsense.

Xue Wanche grinned and said, "Don't worry, Minister Du. I will give Soga Iruka a beating first, and then take him to the city wall!"

After saying this, Xue Wanche put down the leg of lamb in his hand, and then left with the envoy who understood the Japanese language.

Half an hour later.

Xue Wanche walked back with a smile on his face. He took the leg of lamb roasting in front of the campfire in his hand and replied to Du He.

"Mr. Du, I have accomplished your mission!"

"I asked Soga Iruka to tell them to prepare meat for them in two hours, and the rebels will wait outside the South City Gate."

Du He smiled and nodded, then praised Xue Wanche a few words.

...

An hour later.

Night falls.

Under the leadership of Xue Wanche, Niu Jinda, Xue Rengui and Yuchi Huan, 300 black armored soldiers and 3000 imperial guards quietly went out from the west gate.

The Tang army rebel camp 5 miles away from the west city gate.

Li Tai, Wei Ting, Du Chuke, Yin Yuhe and others, each of them hugged a few Japanese women, and were drinking and eating meat with smiles on their faces.