Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 337: Always keep some backup plan in case of emergency!

The 20,000 troops brought by Xue Wanche undoubtedly gave the Yanqi Kingdom great confidence!

As Xue Wanche's 20,000 troops marched into Yuanqu City with neat flags, Su Chen and others could clearly feel that the defenders in Yuanqu City had become more motivated.

If they had arrived a little later, Su Chen felt that the defenders in Yuanqu City would have felt like they had seen a savior when they saw Xue Wanche and his men.

Even his biological father is not as close to him as Xue Wanche and the others.

The Longtu Cavalry Branch played the role of host and arranged a sumptuous banquet to welcome Xue Wanche.

As for the large army stationed in Yugu outside the city, it seemed less important at this time.

"General Xue has come from afar, and I am deeply grateful to you."

"You are welcome, my king."

Xue Wanche smiled and responded, "I am only following orders. If the king wants to thank you, he should send someone to Chang'an City."

Long Tuqizhi: "Of course, of course."

After all, it was the reinforcements arranged by Li Chengqian, so why would Xie Xue Wanche be so sincere?
If you are really sincere, then arrange for an envoy to go to Chang'an City and show your loyalty!
"Now that we have the assistance of General Xue's 20,000 troops, I believe that even if Yu Gushe mobilizes another 100,000 troops, he will not be able to capture Yuanqu City."

"Great King Liao Zan."

Xue Wanche shook his head modestly.

Yu Gushe has an army of more than 100,000. Although they can rely on Yuanqu City to block Yu Gushe's army, if Yu Gushe goes crazy and attacks Yuanqu City desperately, their casualties will not be small!
Xue Wanche asked, "How many days has Yugu been setting up the siege?"

"Two days."

Long Tuqizhi sighed, "Early this morning, before dawn, Yu Gushe arranged an army of 10,000 to attack the city. I thought that by hoisting the banner of the Tang Dynasty, they would be more sober and withdraw their troops."

"But I didn't expect that not only did they not have any intention of withdrawing their troops, but they became even crazier!"

"Yu Gushe doesn't seem to take the Tang Dynasty seriously at all."

Su Chen smiled and glanced at Long Tuqizhi, which seemed a bit provocative.

However, this is indeed true.

Xue Wanche said slowly, "Yu Gushe conquered Nanting and swept across the grassland. Now he has a strong army. If he takes the initiative to withdraw his troops when he sees the flag of the Tang Dynasty, most of the tribes on the grassland will not obey him."

Long Tuqizhi nodded: "This is what I thought, but Mr. Su only brought a thousand people to Yuanqu City first, so it is difficult for me to arrange for them to go out of the city to fight."

"Now that General Xue is here, he can join forces with me to defeat the Turkic army of more than 100,000!"

Xue Wanche's eyelids twitched, and he glanced at Su Chen quietly with a questioning look in his eyes.

Has this guy always been this crazy?
A defender with only a few thousand men is thinking of counterattacking an army of more than one hundred thousand?
Su Chen smiled and shrugged without commenting.

"Your Majesty is too naive."

Xue Wanche shook his head and disagreed with his proposal. "Yu Gushe was able to sweep across the Turkic tribes and integrate the troops of various tribes, which shows that he is quite capable."

"Besides, he led an army of more than 100,000 to the south this time, sweeping through Changji and Tingzhou along the way. He was unstoppable."

"If we rashly go out of the city to fight, we will only be strangled by their army, and the loss will outweigh the gain!"

"In my opinion, it is better to defend the enemy with a huge city. With Yuanqu City, we can force Yu Gushe to retreat."

Long Tuqizhi frowned. It was not his style to retreat and defend.

However, seeing that Xue Wanche did not seem to have any intention of taking the initiative to attack, Long Tuqizhi was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "General Xue is a steady and cautious general. He is indeed a famous general."

"But if there is an opportunity, I still think it is better to take the initiative."

"Mr. Su, don't you think so?"

Su Chen, who was suddenly cueed, looked at Long Tuqizhi with some surprise. After pondering for a moment, Su Chen smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you said makes sense."

Xue Wanche glanced sideways.

Su Chen continued: "As the old saying goes, the best defense is offense!"

"Although Yu Gushe has an army of more than 100,000, these people are unable to deploy troops outside Yuanqu City. The people who actually fight are not as good as the elite in Yanqi."

"With your great power, we will surely defeat Yu Gushe and force him to flee back to the grassland!"

Xue Wanche: “???”

What kind of magic potion are you trying to feed him?

Long Tuqizhi smiled and nodded, "Great minds think alike. Mr. Su, please."

"Your Majesty, please!"

"General Xue, please!"

"please!"

"..."

After the banquet, Xue Wanche couldn't wait to call Su Chen and others into the yard.

He was also particularly curious about the behavior of Su Chen and others during this period of time.

Su Chen and the other two briefly recounted what had happened since they entered Gaochang Kingdom.

"Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior."

Xue Wanche smiled and clapped his hands, "Mr. Su's plan is brilliant. No wonder we were able to capture Gaochang City in such a short time."

Su Chen: "General Liao praised it."

Xue Wanche shook his head. "Gaochang City is the spirit of Gaochang State. After the death of King Gaochang, his two sons surrendered to us one after another."

"On my way here, I have already ordered someone to deliver the victory report to Chang'an City. I think we will arrive in Chang'an in the next two days."

Su Chen: "Most of this is due to the fighting between Jing Heng and Chu Mo, as well as the dedication and hard work of all the soldiers."

Xue Wanche smiled and said, "I only claimed in the victory report that Mr. Su had captured Gaochang City. As for the specific credit and how it should be divided, you still need to write a letter in person."

Su Chen nodded in understanding.

in short.

Su Chen led his men to capture Gaochang Kingdom, which was a great achievement!
Although Xue Wanche had a share, it was not much. More of it went to the thousand elite troops led by Su Chen and Li Jingheng. How to divide these merits and the specific details should be handled by Su Chen, the person involved.

of course.

Xue Wanche could also ask for credit for Su Chen and others, but how could he know the specific details of the battle of Gaochang City better than Su Chen?
Besides, Su Chen is a popular figure around the prince!
Why should he do this?

It would be better to leave this opportunity to Su Chen.

Xue Wanche said in a deep voice: "You entered Yanqi Kingdom earlier than us. What do you think of the King of Yanqi?"

Su Chen: "Brave and strong."

This was Su Chen’s first impression of King Yanqi.

At the same time, it is also his impression of the people of Yanqi Kingdom.

Although they knew that the other side was a group of ferocious Turks, the young and strong people in Yanqi did not show any fear at all. This was the most terrifying thing.

"When we passed the Wolf Mountain, we discovered that the Turks wanted to sneak into the territory of Yanqi. We repelled them and blocked their entrance."

"However, I think that Yu Gushe would not be so foolish as to gather a large army and continuously attack outside Yuanqu City."

Xue Wanche nodded, "Of course."

"When I came here, I arranged some cavalry to take a detour and inquire about the news of the Turkic soldiers. I hope they have not divided their forces."

"By the way, when we were at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, we saw some people from the Yanqi Kingdom transporting some poison and night incense to the Tianshan Mountains."

"Is this your work?"

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "I didn't, I just had a few words with Speaker Tibers."

Xue Wanche laughed immediately, and as the laughter faded away, he became more serious, "What are the chances?"

After all, there are hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops outside the city. If they simply rely on the city walls for defense, they will be able to stop Yu Gushe's army, but this is definitely not what Xue Wanche thinks!

Once Yuanqu City is turned into a quagmire of war, the 20,000 soldiers led this time will most likely be trapped in it!

Su Chen shook his head, "It's hard to say."

"It can only be considered an attempt?"

Xue Wanche seemed to be thinking about something.

Whether it’s useful or not, just use it first.

If it is really useful, then their stress will be reduced a lot. If it is useless, there will be no loss for them.

Su Chen continued: "But the weather is getting colder now, and the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is a huge problem for the Turkic logistics supply line!"

"If poisoning fails, we can try this approach."

"I can arrange for someone to assist!"

Xue Wanche looked at Su Chen with some surprise.

Unexpectedly, he still had some manpower over there on the grassland.

What a surprise!
Xue Wanche smiled and said, "I didn't expect that you had made a lot of preparations before leaving Chang'an City."

Su Chen: "Just in case of emergency."

Xue Wanche nodded in understanding, and just as he was about to speak, he heard bursts of drums coming from the direction of the north gate.

"here we go again?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows.

no doubt.

This is Yu Gushe’s army, attacking the city again!

……

royal palace.

A defender quickly entered the palace to report that the Turks outside the city were attacking the city.

"I know it!"

Long Tuqizhi rubbed his forehead vigorously and waved his hand to dismiss the defenders who came to report.

Yu Gushe is really not a human being.

They can't even be given a little bit of time to rest. They are simply being starved to death!
"Come here, put on armor for this king!"

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, the commander of the Jihu Commandery requests to see you."

"Is Lisodori back?"

Long Tuqizhi's heart moved, and he said in a deep voice: "Announce."

"Your Majesty, your ... humble servant Lisuoduoli pays respect to you."

"How are things going?"

"Your Majesty, I led my troops to Mount Tianshan and managed to climb up. I found the source of the branch of the Kaidu River and poured all the prepared poison, night fragrance and other things into it."

Lisodoli said in a deep voice, "However, the river is turbulent. I am worried that the amount we transported is too small, and the efficacy of the medicine will gradually dissipate under the impact of the river water."

"Please give more support, my king!"

Hear the words.

Long Tuqizhi laughed immediately.

The amount of poison and night fragrance found in one night was still too little after all! However, as long as the poison and night fragrance could be poured into the river, he would do his best to send all the poison and night fragrance in the city!

"Okay, pass on my order to increase the efforts to plunder all the poisonous night fragrance in the city, send them all to Tianshan, and pour them all in for me!"

"I want to see Yu Gu She's hundreds of thousands of troops all turned into weaklings, or even dead!"

(End of this chapter)