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

Chapter 493 The child died and she started to breastfeed
The Belie is lost, and now the well is lost too!

Gao Zhensheng now has no extra time to be sad or upset. Only a doubt arises in his heart.

Has the Tang Dynasty divided its troops into two groups?
If not, how could they have captured Beilie and Quanjing in such a short period of time?
Only by dividing the troops into two routes can we achieve such a fast speed.

"Captain Li."

"The general is here!"

"You can go to the direction of Beilie at your leisure time to check and see how many Tang Dynasty defenders there are on the Beilie city wall."

"Yes!"

Li Zhengqiang nodded and quickly found people to make arrangements.

Simultaneously.

Li Zhengqiang also guessed what Gao Zhensheng was thinking, "General, are you suspecting that after the Tang Dynasty landed this time, they split their troops into two groups, one heading to Quanjing and the other heading to Bilie?"

"good."

Gao Zhensheng nodded. "The distance between Bilie and Quanjing is not close, but they were able to capture Bilie and Quanjing one after the other. Unless they split their troops into two groups, it would be impossible for them to capture two cities so quickly."

"We now need to find out not only whether they have divided their troops into two routes, but also how many Tang troops are there in the direction of Bilie and how many in the direction of Quanjing."

Li Zhengqiang: "Logically speaking, since Quanjing is an important city, the Tang army will naturally have more manpower."

Gao Zhensheng shook his head. "It's hard to say."

"The Tang army has a large number of firearms, which we in Goryeo do not have."

"Even if the Tang army in the Quanjing direction is small in number, they can still make up for the difference in numbers with their advantage in firearms."

"What's more, it is rumored that the Japanese have arranged nearly 20,000 troops to come this time. As long as we find out which of the two Tang army flags bears the banners of Liu Rengui or Su Chen, it will be easy to tell."

Li Zhengqiang seemed to be thinking about something.

After all, Su Chen was a favorite of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and was granted the title of King of Side by Side.

Wherever he appears, there must be main forces following him!
As long as we figure out whether Su Chen is in Quanjing or in Bile, we can determine where the opponent's main force is.

"But now there are some troubles."

Li Zhengqiang sighed, "If Quanjing and Bilie were still in our hands, we could use the city to resist the attack of the Tang army."

"And now, Quanjingbilie has all fallen into the hands of the Tang army. With our current forces, it would be very disadvantageous to fight the enemy in an open area."

Gao Zhensheng remained silent.

Didn't he understand how much trouble the firearms possessed by the Tang army would cause them on the front battlefield?

Unfortunately, Quanjing and Beilie were all lost. Even if they wanted to defend the huge city, they had no chance.

"General, why don't we retreat back to Tianda Mountain and use the mountains, rivers and trees to resist the Tang army's attack."

Tianda Mountain.

It is called a mountain, but in fact it is just a mound slightly above the ground about a hundred meters.

Fortunately, there is a lot of vegetation and dense forests around Tianda Mountain. If the Tang army is lured to Tianda Mountain for a battle, they can use the density of the forest to resist the Tang army's artillery fire.

"Order the army to rest on the spot and find out what is going on in Beilie and Quanjing first, and where the main force of the Tang army is."

……

Spring well.

Through friendly exchanges with the Japanese soldiers and the gentle attitude of Li Jingheng and others, they successfully dug out a lot of silver from the wealthy people in the city.

Boxes of silver were neatly piled up in the county government office.

In addition to the silver, there is also a special room filled with precious antiques, calligraphy and paintings.

"Your Majesty, all the statistics have been compiled."

Yuchi Baolin said with a smile, "We received a total of more than 237,000 taels of silver this time. In addition to this silver, there are more than 20 boxes of antiques, calligraphy and paintings of all sizes, which are estimated to be worth a lot of silver."

Su Chen smacked his lips, "It can be seen that the people of Quanjing live a very prosperous life."

Li Jingheng: "I don't know whether the people of Quanjing are rich or not, but those wealthy people are really rich."

"Most of these wealthy people are engaged in business, and many ships coming and going need to rest here, so they have a lot of valuable things in their homes."

At the end, Li Jingheng added, "Just like those small countries on the road to the Western Regions."

The location of the springs is similar to that of the small countries along the Silk Road.

However, the rich people in Quanjing City opened their doors to do business, and the money they earned eventually went to them for free.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Beilie."

"read."

"I have lived up to your trust and have successfully captured Beilie. The Beilie County Magistrate and others have all fled. Lieutenant Cheng Feng has led his troops to help."

Li Chongyi: "Brother Chumo is really fast."

They landed from the direction of Quanjing, which is much closer than going to Bilie.

However, Cheng Chumo and his men had captured Beilie before they captured Quanjing, and had sent someone to convey the message.

"Chu Mo did a good job."

Su Chen nodded.

The fact that they were able to successfully capture Beilie in such a short period of time is enough to prove that Cheng Chumo and his team put in a lot of effort.

otherwise.

The few Belial defenders would also give them a headache.

After all, it is definitely not an easy task for 800 elite soldiers without siege equipment to charge into the city of Bilie head-on.

"Have you found out where the reinforcements from Kaifeng have arrived?"

“No news at this time.”

Li Jingheng shook his head. "Logically, the other party should be faster, but it's a bit strange that we haven't found any trace of them yet."

However, just as Li Jingheng finished speaking, a scout ran in in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, we have discovered traces of the Goryeo army thirty miles outside the city."

"How many troops are there on the other side?"

"Your Majesty, there are at least 10,000 people setting up camp."

"More than 10,000 reinforcements?"

Su Chen raised his eyebrows.

Li Jingheng looked surprised, "More than 10,000 reinforcements...what can they do?"

Yuchi Baolin grinned and said, "Brother Jingheng, you are going too far. Although this is the truth, you can't say it out loud. Otherwise, where will Gaoli put his face?"

Li Chongyi laughed and agreed, "That makes sense, that makes sense."

Su Chen waved his hand, interrupting their jokes.

Now that the reinforcements from Kaijing had arrived, they stopped thirty miles away and set up camp?
Li Chongyi: "It seems that they must have learned about the loss of the well, otherwise they would have come to the well as soon as possible to help Jin Wucheng guard the well."

"Now that Quanjing and Beilie are lost, the two big cities are in our hands. If they want to stop us, they can only stop us on the road to Kaifeng."

Su Chen: "Bring me the map!"

soon.

A detailed map of Goryeo was placed in front of everyone.

Su Chen's eyes swept across Quanjingbei, and then looked at the official road leading to Kaijing.

Although there are many small counties along the way, there are not many garrisons in these counties, no more than five hundred at most.

With their strength in the wells, they can definitely advance all the way.

These counties want to stop it, but it is like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

"Tian Da Shan."

Su Chen raised his hand and pointed to the location of Tianda Mountain, "This is a good place."

Li Jingheng frowned and said, "Will they set an ambush at Tianda Mountain to stop us?"

"possible!"

Yuchi Baolin nodded and said, "Although there are some small towns on the way to Kaijing, the cities are not tall and cannot stop us." "If they defend the big cities, we can completely rely on the advantage of bombs to directly destroy these small cities."

"The reinforcements from Kaijing won't be so stupid."

Su Chen: "Baolin is right. Those small cities can be almost ignored. However, we need to plan carefully for the 10,000 reinforcements from Kaijing."

Although they successfully captured Izumi Izumi this time, many people under Koizumi Jushiro suffered casualties.

The original 5,000 elite soldiers are now only around 2,000.

We can get some reinforcements in Quanjing City, but at most four thousand people.

Together with the 1,200 people they brought this time, the total number is estimated to be around 5,000. With such a number of people, there is still a certain risk in facing the 10,000 reinforcements from Kaijing.

Especially if the other party has a deliberate plan, once the advantage of firearms is gone, the strength of Koizumi Jushiro's subordinates will be greatly reduced.

After pondering for a moment, Su Chen said, "Send a message to General Liu Rengui and order him to lead the navy to station at Quanjing."

"Yes!"

A soldier left quickly.

"Your Majesty, even if they really set an ambush in Tianda Mountain, the weapons we have are enough to blow them into pieces."

"Don't be careless."

Su Chen shook his head. "Chongyi, we are at a disadvantage in numbers after all, especially in a densely wooded area like Tianda Mountain. The power of the fire guns will be greatly reduced."

The denser the woods are, the more likely the bullets fired from the musket will be blocked by the dense trees, greatly reducing their power.

Even if the bomb is dropped, its accuracy will be affected by the presence of branches.

With insufficient firepower and numbers, they would be at a disadvantage once the battle started.

and so.

It is undoubtedly the safest option for Liu Rengui to come with his elite troops to assist.

"Keep a close eye on the reinforcements coming from Kaijing, and make plans after General Liu arrives at Quanjing."

"Also inform Cheng Chumo and the others not to let the Korean army find an opportunity."

……

Humble.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Feng, arm in arm, walked out of the restaurant with smiles on their faces, accompanied by more than a hundred soldiers.

They didn't eat anything or drink any alcohol at tonight's banquet, but they did gain a lot of benefits.

"When we get back to the county government office, we two brothers will have a nice drink."

Cheng Chumo said cheerfully, "As for the silver they gave us, as we said before, we'll each take half."

"Too much, too much."

"Not much, not much. This is for your brothers. How can there be more?"

Cheng Chumo raised his eyebrows, "Cheng Feng, do you not consider me a brother, or do you look down on me, Cheng Chumo?"

"How dare you."

Cheng Feng shook his head repeatedly.

Cheng Chumo laughed, "That's all right, I'll divide the money up later and let my brothers have fun."

Cheng Feng hesitated and said, "Isn't this inappropriate?"

Rashly rewarding silver would indeed boost the morale of the brothers under your command, but there is also a big problem.

That is, suddenly having received so much silver, these soldiers would inevitably have other ideas.

This will inevitably have some impact on the overall military discipline.

"The money is for them to settle down, not for drinking and having fun."

Cheng Chumo said calmly, "Neither you nor I went out to drink or look for women. How dare they go? I'll break their legs!"

"Even if they want to, they have to hold it in. After returning to Chang'an, they will have plenty of time to find women."

Cheng Feng gave a thumbs up: "Brother, you are smart."

Cheng Chumo waved his hand, "After all, this is not Chang'an. We need to be more careful."

"Let's go back to the county government office."

After a stick of incense.

Cheng Chumo and his two companions distributed boxes of silver to their brothers.

Simultaneously.

They were also told not to drink alcohol and interfere with their work, and not to look for women or anything like that.

Cheng Chumo and the other man set an example themselves, so the soldiers under their command naturally did not dare to complain. Instead, they were delighted because of the silver they divided.

"Okay, according to the previous plan, do what you need to do and defend the city of Beilie!"

Cheng Chumo said coldly, "If something goes wrong, not only will you have nowhere to spend the money, but you may even lose your head!"

"Yes!"

Everyone dispersed in a hurry.

Those who are supposed to patrol should patrol, and those who are supposed to perform their duties should perform their duties.

"Report."

"Captain, the prince sent a message, claiming that he found traces of the Goryeo army thirty miles away from the spring. The enemy has at least 10,000 mercenaries. Captain, please be careful and don't be ambushed by the Goryeo army."

"Oh, the baby is dead, she's getting milk."

Cheng Feng grinned, "Quanjing Bilie is in our hands, and the Goryeo army is coming."

"Hahaha, brother, your metaphor is really interesting."

Cheng Chumo laughed, "But we have to be careful."

Cheng Feng nodded, "Forget the drinks."

Cheng Chumo laughed and picked up the wine pot. "Let me tell you, what's in it is not wine, but the best tea from the county magistrate's house."

Cheng Feng: "Tea?"

Cheng Chumo: "Brother, you don't really think I would drink at this time?"

Cheng Feng: “…”

Cheng Chumo: "My father drank and messed up many things, I won't follow in his footsteps."

Cheng Feng burst out laughing.

"Then didn't you tell me earlier?"

"You didn't ask!"

The two of them talked and laughed while enjoying the meal.

The reason why the two of them didn't move their chopsticks at the banquet was because neither of them knew the other's purpose.

and.

They had just arrived, and a group of gentlemen offered to treat them to a drink. How dare they actually drink?
Aren’t you afraid that the other party will add poison to the drink?
Safety first!

Cheng Chumo put down his chopsticks and said, "Brother, do you think these reinforcements will come for us or to cause trouble for the prince?"

Cheng Feng pondered and shook his head, "Probably not."

"Why?"

"There is a wide area outside the city. Both we and the prince have a large number of firearms in our hands."

Cheng Feng said with a smile, "Even though we are outnumbered, our powerful firearms are enough to make up for the gap between us. The generals who lead the troops here will only fight us in such an open area if they are kicked in the head by a donkey."

"Besides, the spring is far more important than Beilie!"

"Even if they come to Beile, capture Beile, and capture us, what good will it do?"

"To be honest, are the two of us, with our small arms and legs, worth as much as the prince?"

Snapped!
Cheng Chumo slapped his forehead and said, "That makes sense."

(End of this chapter)