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

Chapter 512: Half of the country, driving out the Goryeo army and destroying Silla
Li Chengqian's pride and self-confidence made Li Shimin feel complicated.

He was happy that he and Li Chengqian had conquered Goryeo, and that their future achievements would certainly not be inferior to his and would also have a certain positive impact on his reputation. But he was also a little worried that Li Chengqian was overwhelmed by the sudden victory.

"The reason why Quan Gaisuwen was able to run rampant in Goryeo was not only because he controlled most of Goryeo's troops, but also because of his extraordinary wisdom."

"Now that King Rongliu has been captured by Su Chen, it is a disaster for Goryeo, but it may not be a disaster for Quan Gaisuwen!"

"Without Prince Rongliu to hold him back, no one knows what surprising actions he will take."

"Su Chen also often said that we should despise our opponents tactically and take our enemies seriously strategically."

"Don't let this make you careless."

The smile on Li Chengqian's face gradually faded, he became more thoughtful, and sat opposite Li Shimin.

After a moment of silence, Li Chengqian finally spoke: "The eastern and western parts of Goryeo are all under our control. If, as my father said, Quan Gaisuwen wants to establish himself as king, then he can only rely on the northern part where no war has taken place yet."

Li Chengqian simply ignored the central area.

It’s not that Quan Gaisu Wen would not choose this place, but it is simply not suitable for him to be stationed there, or to establish himself as king.

Firstly, Liaodong, Jian'an and other places in the west were already in the hands of Zhishisili, and Kaijing fell into the control of Su Chen. Once Quan Gaisuwen chose the central area, there would be only one outcome, that is, he would be killed on the battlefield under the attack of Su Chen and Zhishisili's army.

Only by choosing some cities in the north can Quan Gaisu Wen have a chance of survival!
Whether he established himself as a king and took every step carefully, or he could withdraw from Goryeo at any time with the help of ports such as Gusan and Fujuri.

Li Shimin nodded with a smile: "You are right. Now the soil in Goryeo is still suitable for Quan Gaisuwen, that is, the northern part."

"However, Goryeo borders Mohe in the north, and the relationship between Mohe and Goryeo is not very harmonious."

"Now that Goryeo has become like this, it will only make the Mohe add insult to injury and will certainly not help in times of need. Therefore, the greatest possibility for Quan Gaisuwen is to retreat to the northeast."

"With the help of Gushan and Fujuri Port, we can ensure our retreat and control some cities in Goryeo."

Li Chengqian nodded.

This possibility is very high, but the specific situation still depends on what happens on Zhishisi Li's side.

It’s a pity that although Su Chen’s good news has been delivered, there is still no movement from Zhishisili’s side.

"Has Zhishisili sent any news?"

Li Chengqian shook his head. "It was the news that they had entered Liaodong and forced Quan Gaisuwen to retreat to Hengshan. But there has been no news recently."

Li Shimin said slowly, "I think Quan Gaisuwen is waiting for news from Kaijing."

"Now that Kaijing has changed its owner, Quan Gaisuwen will definitely take some action, but..."

"Report!"

At this moment, a eunuch with a happy look on his face ran in hurriedly.

"Your Majesty is very happy."

"Where does joy come from?"

"Your Majesty, General Zhishisili sent a message that Quan Gaisuwen mobilized a large army, intending to compete with our army, but he did not expect that the army suffered heavy losses and had no choice but to retreat to Momi."

"Oh?"

After Li Shimin and his son looked at each other, they were both a little surprised.

Quan Gaisu was in Hengshan, in the territory of Goryeo. If he had received the news, it must have been much earlier than them.

Quan Gai Su Wenming knew that Kaijing had changed its owner, so why did he choose to have a fight with Zhishisili?

This inevitably feels a bit strange.

Li Chengqian: "Father, what do you think?"

Li Shimin said slowly: "It's very strange."

In his opinion, the change of ownership of Kaijing means that Quan Gaisuwen no longer has to worry about anything. As long as he ensures the strong combat effectiveness of the troops under his command, he will always be an existence that cannot be ignored.

It would be easy for him to declare himself king or to call on the troops in Goryeo as the Great King.

But Quan Gaisu Wen chose to destroy the city wall at this time, which was really irrational.

"It is indeed very strange. I, your son, am a little confused about what Quan Gaisuwen is thinking."

Li Chengqian nodded. When he should have taken the initiative to attack, Quan Gaisuwen chose to retreat and defend. Now, when he should have ensured his military strength and preserved his strength, Quan Gaisuwen took the initiative to attack.

This battle was somewhat confusing.

"wrong."

Li Chengqian frowned and said, "Su Chen once said that the more bizarre the behavior, the more it proves that we haven't seen through their thoughts."

"What do you think Quan Gaisuwen is thinking?"

Li Shimin asked with a smile.

Li Chengqian pondered and spoke slowly, "Father, do you think there is a possibility that Quan Gaisuwen deliberately started this battle?"

"deliberately?"

"Correct!"

Li Chengqian expressed his thoughts, "He fought this battle not for himself, but for the people of Goryeo. He fought for those people and soldiers to see!"

"Why?"

"Firstly, our army is stronger than the Goryeo soldiers. With the help of various powerful weapons, our overall strength is definitely not something the Goryeo soldiers can resist."

"Quan Gaisuwen has been hiding in defense, which will definitely cause many soldiers and civilians to resent him!"

"But after this battle, these negative effects will disappear."

"Because the people and soldiers in Goryeo will understand the real difference in strength between the two sides, and will not complain because of Quan Gaisuwen's retreat."

Li Shimin nodded secretly, which made sense to a certain extent.

"Secondly!"

Li Chengqian continued: "Quan Gaisuwen wants to retreat, but he needs a reason."

"It can't be said that because King Yeongryu was captured alive and Kaesong was lost, he, the great general, no longer cared about the people in Goryeo and directly chose to retreat to Gushan and other places."

"So, the defeat in this battle gives them a reason to withdraw their troops, and there will be no objection from the civilians or soldiers!"

"in this way."

"The soldiers under Quan Gaisuwen understand the strength of our army, and the people of Goryeo know the weakness of the Goryeo soldiers, so they will actively cooperate with their retreat and retain a certain amount of troops?"

Li Shimin added: "If Quan Gaisuwen raises a banner and recruits soldiers, he will surely attract many loyal and righteous people."

"Not bad!"

Li Chengqian nodded heavily, "Quan Gaisuwen fought this battle on purpose and lost on purpose!"

As he spoke, Li Chengqian looked at the eunuch and said in a deep voice, "Does General Zhishisili have any other news?"

"Your Majesty, General Zhishishili delivered the victory report and also explained some matters. They are all in this letter. Please take a look, Your Majesty."

"Bring it here."

Li Chengqian opened the letter and read it quickly.

as predicted.

In the letter, Zhishisili felt something was unusual about the easy victory in this battle. He did not quickly annex Hengshan and other places, but instead steadily made up for the losses.

Especially the Xuecheng Beisha and other places to the south have now all fallen into the hands of the Tang army.

"Good good!"

Li Chengqian handed the letter to Li Shimin with a smile, "Father, look, General Zhishisili is currently expanding to the south with Liaodong as the base."

"Now, Xuecheng, Beisha and other places have fallen into our hands. If we take one more step, we can cross Wugu Pyongyang and head to Kaijing to join Su Chen."

Li Shimin looked at the letter in his hand and nodded, "Zhishishili did the right thing."

"In the face of absolute advantage, they did not act rashly or impulsively, but instead took steady steps to expand to the southern city in order to join up with Su Chen and others."

"Once they join forces, half of Goryeo's territory will fall into our hands."

"Even if Quan Gaisuwen has some ideas, he can only rely on some cities in the north. The initiative is firmly in our hands." Li Chengqian smiled and said, "It seems that Zhishisi can only keep retreating to the northeast."

Li Shimin put down the letter and asked, "What are you going to do next?"

Li Chengqian shook his head. "I do have some ideas, but Su Chen may not listen to me."

Li Shimin: "..."

That's so real.

and.

Once Zhi Shi Si Li reunites with Su Chen, the order sent by Li Chengqian will most likely be ignored by Su Chen.

As for Zhishi Sili, perhaps after reuniting with Su Chen, he obeyed Su Chen's arrangements and had no choice but to give up Li Chengqian's deployment and planning.

"A general may not obey orders from the army when he is away."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "But Su Chen shouldn't act rashly."

Li Chengqian nodded.

Kai Xin and Su Chen are the only ones who are responsible, but she is also helpless because of Su Chen's one-man show.

But he had no other options.

after all.

Su Chen and his group are now in Goryeo, and he has no way to talk to Su Chen face to face.

"Let them handle Gaoli's affairs."

Li Shimin smiled calmly, "Nothing serious will go wrong after all. However, how is the steam locomotive being built at the Manufacturing Bureau?"

Li Chengqian immediately smiled, "Father, do you still remember the bet you made with Su Chen?"

Li Shimin: "I heard recently that the Manufacturing Bureau is very busy."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Within a month, the Manufacturing Bureau will definitely give Father a big surprise."

Li Shimin was thoughtful.

I think there has been a huge breakthrough at the Manufacturing Bureau, but it is still kept secret.

"Then I'll wait and see."

"Father, please watch!"

……

Open Beijing.

King Yeongryu still lives in the palace.

However, he was detained and it was impossible for him to leave the palace easily without Su Chen's order.

As for all the affairs, big and small, in Kaifeng City, everything remained the same.

Su Chen did not carry out a major purge of the Goryeo officialdom, which surprised some Goryeo officials and made them confused.

In their opinion, with Su Chen's temperament, even if he didn't attack the common people, few of them, the officials, would be able to escape.

Why would Su Chen let them go?

"Of course, the King has other plans."

Su Chen smiled and explained to Liu Rengui and the others, "We don't kill them now because they are still valuable to us."

"value?"

Liu Rengui asked in confusion, "What is the prince going to do?"

"Are we really attacking Goryeo just for a small country like Goryeo?"

"This……"

Liu Rengui and others couldn't help but have more speculations in their minds.

Wow.

Su Chen raised his hand and uncovered the map covering him.

There are only three countries on the map.

Goryeo, Baekje, Silla.

Among them, the cities in Goryeo that had been captured and those that surrendered were all clearly marked, and even the movements of Zhishisili's army were clearly marked.

"General Zhishisili has sent a letter, saying that he will focus on the many cities along the southern coast and move closer to Kaifeng."

Su Chen's finger passed over the cities of Xuecheng, Beisha, and others. "In other words, within ten days or half a month, a part of Zhishishili's army will go all the way south to join us."

"This formed a cross-arrow trend, forcing Quan Gaisuwen's army to the north and northeast."

"Now, we have a total of 50,000 soldiers and horses."

"Among them, General Wang Li alone led 20,000 defenders in Kaijing, and Koizumi Juichiro led 10,000 Japanese troops."

of course.

Among Koizumi Jushiro's 10,000-man army, many were recruited after the capture of Kaesong. Their actual combat effectiveness might not be as good as Wang Li's Goryeo soldiers.

But it's not a big problem.

"I plan to arrange for Wang Li and Koizumi Jiro to lead their troops southward!"

"Going south?"

Liu Rengui raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The prince is planning to take action against Silla and Baekje!"

"That's inevitable."

Su Chen said calmly, "I sent out an order before, asking them to cooperate with us in marching into Goryeo, but they didn't respond at all and turned a deaf ear to my words!"

"Now that Goryeo's base has been largely stabilized, it's time to teach them a lesson."

Cheng Chumo asked excitedly, "Does the prince plan to attack Baekje first, or Silla first?"

“Of course it’s Silla!”

Su Chen said calmly: "At that time, Wang Li and Koizumi Jiro will lead their respective armies to enter Silla from the seventh level, and General Liu will lead the navy army to go south along the sea route and march into Silla by water."

"With 40,000 soldiers at the gates of the city, how can Silla's troops resist them?"

Liu Rengui nodded continuously after hearing this.

Silla’s strength was not as good as Goryeo’s. With 40,000 troops marching into Silla, the King of Silla would certainly be unable to resist!

Once Silla was conquered, Baekje to the west would be even less worth mentioning.

Goryeo, Silla, Baekje.

Although the three are all in this corner of the country, their strengths vary greatly.

among them.

The most powerful was undoubtedly Goryeo, followed by Silla, and Baekje was the weakest.

Half of Goryeo's territory had already fallen into their hands, and a large number of Goryeo officials and soldiers had surrendered, so it was naturally not difficult to capture Silla.

As for Quan Gaisu Wen, shouldn't he be commanded by Zhi Shishili's army of 100,000? How big a wave can he cause?

Liu Rengui pondered and said, "My Lord, will Wang Li agree to this?"

"Will do."

Su Chen smiled calmly, "One has to bow his head under the eaves. He is a smart man and knows what to do."

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, General Gao Shuncheng has sent a message that General Yang Mingwu of the Goryeo Dynasty is willing to surrender and obey Your Majesty's orders!"

(End of this chapter)