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

Chapter 527 If the enemy can go, I can go too
After hearing about the situation faced by Zhishisili and Su Chen, many ministers could no longer sit still.

The Mohe in the north joined the battlefield and conspired with Quan Gaesomun, while Silla and Baekje in the south joined forces and deployed troops to confront each other at the Han River.

Su Chen was the only one who still had the ability to make trouble. Among his 30,000 troops, 20,000 of them were surrendered soldiers from Goryeo!

If there is even the slightest mistake, then everything will be lost!

The Tang Dynasty had spent so much manpower and resources, how could it possibly withdraw from Goryeo at this most critical juncture?
If they do this, wouldn’t their fate be the same as that of Emperor Yang of Sui?

Are you still shameless?

Yes.

One minister after another hoped to send more troops to Goryeo.

At least they had to stabilize the cities they had just captured.

Even if it is not easy to resist the Suomote cavalry, they cannot let them seize the city captured by Zhishisili so quickly!
Li Chengqian waved his hand and the eunuch retreated.

While thinking, Li Chengqian looked at Tiancai standing beside him, but Tiancai shook his head.

As Tiancai, who was in contact with Su Chen, he did not receive any message from Su Chen asking for help. What does this mean?
Is the situation in Goryeo still under his control?

Li Chengqian was thinking in his heart, but Hou Junji came out and said, "Your Majesty, the territory of Goryeo has become a battlefield now."

"Quan Gaisuwen is willing to collude with the Sumo tribe to annex General Zhishisili. This shows that they are fully prepared!"

"King Bingjian was too arrogant and arranged for Liu Rengui and others to go south to Silla. This obviously gave Quan Gaisuwen the opportunity to take action."

"Although King Bingjian still has 30,000 elite soldiers, only 10,000 of them are from the Tang Dynasty, and the rest are from Goryeo. It is easy for something to go wrong when the two armies are fighting."

"Therefore, I think we should arrange for the garrisons of Yingzhou and Dengzhou to march to Goryeo to support General Zhishisili to ensure that the results of the battle will not be lost."

Hou Junzhong's well-behaved proposal was immediately recognized by many officials.

After all, Goryeo has now become a battlefield.

All the Mohe tribes were involved. Who could guarantee that Silla and Baekje in the south, after resisting Liu Rengui and his men, would not continue to move north and then force their way to Kaesong?
If unfortunately what he said came true, Su Chen, Zhishisili and others would all be buried in Goryeo.

Li Chengqian pondered and said nothing.

Gao Shilian stepped out with a smile and said, "Lord Hou is too impatient."

"It's not anxiety, it's worry."

Hou Junji said in a deep voice, "Master Gao, we have invested so much in Goryeo. We can't let it all be ruined at this last moment because of a wrong decision made by the King of Side by Side with the King, right?"

Gao Shilian: "So, Lord Hou thinks that the decision of King Bingjian is wrong?"

Hou Junji: "At least we shouldn't attack Silla and Baekje before we deal with Quan Gaisuwen!"

"If he can wait a while, get rid of Quan Gaisuwen, and then attack Silla and Baekje, he will have a great chance of winning!"

"But now."

"Quan Gaisuwen was not solved, but the Sumo tribe was attracted, and Silla and Baekje also joined forces."

"It directly led to the fact that King Bingjian did not have enough troops to support Zhishishili and was unable to stop the Sumo tribe from advancing southwards."

Gao Shilian smiled and shook his head, saying, "Master Hou, you are mistaken about one thing. King Bingjian still has 30,000 troops under his command, and he also led these 30,000 troops to help Zhishishili."

"Now that the outcome is still undecided, why does Lord Hou feel that the combined efforts of King Bingjian and Zhishishili cannot defeat Quan Gaisuwen and Qiqi Zhongxiang of the Sumo tribe?"

Hou Junji: "It's not that I think we will lose, but I am worried about losing. If we arrange troops to go to Goryeo to help, at least we can ensure that our current achievements will not be lost."

"But if we don't send reinforcements and we really lose, then all our efforts in Goryeo will be in vain!"

"Lord Hou is right. Even if the reinforcements are slow at this time, at least we can ensure that Liaodong is still in our hands."

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Li Chengqian waved his hand, and everyone gradually quieted down.

Li Chengqian naturally understood that the concerns of Hou Junji and others were not unreasonable. Even he could not figure out Su Chen's methods, let alone them?

Moreover.

As they said, although increasing the troops at this time would not be enough to quench the nearby fire, it could at least ensure that Liaodong and other places that had already been taken would not be taken back by Quan Gaisuwen.

Even if Su Chen and others lost in the end, they did not gain nothing.

However, Su Chen did not ask for help.

Li Chengqian said slowly: "I understand your concerns, and I also understand your intention to increase the troops."

"But have you ever considered the issue of time?"

"From the time Zhishishili sent the letter to the time it arrived in Chang'an City."

Hou Junji raised his eyebrows and said, "Your Majesty, do you mean that by the time this letter was delivered to Chang'an City, the battle on the side of King Bingjian had already ended?"

Li Chengqian nodded, "Lincheng to Chang'an is more than a thousand miles away. Even if we gallop at full speed and travel 800 miles a day, it will take at least five days to deliver this letter to Chang'an."

"What's more, this is just the ideal speed. If it rains in some places and the roads become muddy and difficult to travel, it will take at least three to five days longer."

"In other words, ten days have passed since the letter was sent from Lincheng to the time you and I learned the news!"

"And how long will it take for us to arrange personnel to depart from Dengzhou and Yingzhou and head to Liaodong?"

"Have you ever calculated it carefully?"

Li Chengqian's words immediately silenced everyone present.

With such a detailed calculation, even if Li Chengqian arranged messengers to go to Yingzhou and Dengzhou now and ordered them to dispatch troops to Liaodong, it would take at least one month!
If we take into account the time it takes for the troops from both places to travel to Goryeo...

It will take at least one and a half months!

One and a half months was enough for the situation in Goryeo to undergo earth-shaking changes.

If Su Chen and his men were defeated, this one and a half months would be enough for Quan Gaisu Wen to recover Liaodong and other places.

What's the point of them arranging troops there like this?
"So what does your Majesty mean?"

"Wait."

Li Chengqian slowly uttered a word.

"wait?"

"Not bad!"

"I believe in Su Chen and Zhishi Sili, just as I believe in you, my dear ministers."

Li Chengqian glanced at all the adults present and said in a deep voice: "Generals are not subject to military orders when they are away from home. Although I don't know why they made such arrangements, I believe they can solve these problems."

"But Your Majesty, if we lose, all our previous efforts..."

"So what if they lose?"

Li Chengqian waved his hand to interrupt Hou Junji and said nonchalantly, "Is it me who can't afford to lose, or is it the Tang Dynasty that can't afford to lose?"

"I am much younger than Emperor Yang of Sui, and I have plenty of time and energy. The Tang Dynasty is much more powerful than the Sui Dynasty, and we have plenty of food!"

"If we lose once, I can fight again a second time, or even a third time!" "As long as the weapons of the Ministry of Works are perfected, even if there are only 10,000 soldiers, it will be enough to sweep away Goryeo!"

Faced with Li Chengqian's words, Hou Junji was speechless.

Because both in terms of the emperor and the country, Li Chengqian and the Tang Dynasty far surpassed the Sui Dynasty.

What's the harm even if we fail once?
"Okay, let's leave this matter behind."

"If there is any news from Goryeo, please send it to me as soon as possible."

……

Lincheng.

Su Chen and Zhishisili were drinking and chatting happily, and sitting opposite them was the former Goryeo great Lu Quan Gai Su Wen.

Although Su Chen and Zhi Shisi Li did not order anyone to use any tricks against Quan Gaisu Wen, the defeat of an army of 50,000 and his own capture were still hard for Quan Gaisu Wen to accept.

The speed at which he is aging is visible to the naked eye, and he looks like an octogenarian.

"Does Lu think this wine is bad?"

"..."

Quan Gai Su Wen just looked up at Su Chen, who was at the peak of his career, without any response.

Su Chen smiled, put down his wine glass, and turned his gaze to Lan Gu beside him.

"Mr. Lan Gu of the Sumo tribe, don't you have anything you want to say to me?"

"I am willing to serve you, Your Majesty, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

Lan Gu immediately stood up and surrendered to Su Chen with a serious face.

but.

Su Chen didn't care: "That's not what I'm talking about."

"You should know that the elite cavalry of the Sumo tribe are still gathering in Duofayue and other places, right?"

Lan Gu was silent.

Su Chen continued, "Now that your alliance has collapsed, I will slowly settle accounts with the Sumo tribe, so tell me how much you know."

Lan Gu sighed. Looking at Su Chen's expression, he thought he was planning to drain him out of his money.

Otherwise, Su Chen would not have spared his life.

Thinking back to five days ago, he and Quan Gai Suwen took Jiapiqiao with high spirits, and the army was approaching Huapidianzi. Who could have thought that Su Chen would come out from behind them with 30,000 elite soldiers?
In just a few days, they went from being commanders of a large army to being prisoners.

He should feel worse than me, right?
Lan Gu glanced at Quan Gaisu Wen who was drinking silently. He underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. He underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly!
After a moment of silence, Lan Gu said slowly, "The general who will lead 50,000 elite cavalry this time is named Li Wang Qilin, and he is the nephew of Qiqi Zhongxiang, the leader of the Sumo tribe."

"This man has few rivals on the battlefield and once set a record of thirty consecutive victories."

"This time, Liwang Qilin led 50,000 elite cavalry to the south because we reached an agreement with Quan Gaisuwen. As long as Liwang Qilin leads the army to recapture Duofa Yue and Beifuyu City from your hands, these lands will belong to our Sumo tribe."

Zhishisili poured Su Chen a glass of wine, and the two listened to Lan Gu's story in silence.

Su Chen: "Why didn't the Boduo tribe show up?"

Lan Gu: "The Bodu tribe is not qualified yet."

"Besides, the leader is not willing to share so much fertile land with the Boduo tribe."

"So, we arranged for Li Wang Qilin to lead his troops into Goryeo territory as soon as possible."

Zhishisili pondered and said, "Since the Bodu tribe did not participate, what about the Baishan tribe?"

Lan Gu glanced at Zhishisili and said, "If we had not been defeated, the Baishan tribe would most likely not have attacked Zhacheng. After all, Quan Gaisuwen's army is not a vegetarian."

“But that’s not necessarily the case now.”

"Quan Gaisuwen was defeated, and the defense of the Zhacheng area is empty. There is a great chance that they will attack the entire Zhacheng area."

Su Chen smiled and nodded. There was another reason that Lan Gu didn't tell him.

That is, if the Tang army wins, they will attack Liwang Qilin. Once the two sides go to war, the elite troops of the Suomote will be restrained by the Tang army. Without the deterrence of the Suomote, how could the Baishan tribe give up such a large piece of fertile land?
It can be said.

The large area of ​​land around Zhacheng is no longer owner and will belong to whoever stations troops there first.

Su Chen knocked on the table and asked slowly, "How many troops are available in the Sumo tribe?"

Lan Gu said subconsciously: "Only more than 60,000 people..."

"and many more!"

Lan Gu suddenly reacted and looked at Su Chen in disbelief, "You don't want to take advantage of the elite troops of the Sumo tribe to lead your troops to attack the Sumo tribe?"

Zhishisili was also stunned.

Cheng Chumo and others looked at Su Chen expectantly. Are they really going to do this?

Su Chen: "Why not?"

"The Sumo tribe was able to take advantage of the battle between us to launch a surprise attack and capture a large number of cities. Why can't we destroy his tribe when their elite troops leave?"

Lan Gu: “…”

If Su Chen really did this, the troops left behind in the Su Mo tribe would be unable to resist Su Chen's attack!
Zhishisi Li: "Your Highness, what you mean is that I will lead the troops to help attack Yuebei Fuyu City, and you will lead the troops yourself to attack the Sumo tribe of Mohe and destroy their tribe?"

Su Chen smiled calmly: "Of course I have to teach them a lesson."

Zhishisili frowned and said, "But on the southern front, the coalition forces of Silla and Baekje have already stopped Wang Li and his men from moving south. If the prince continues to move north, and the situation on the southern front changes dramatically, I'm afraid that Kaesong will fall into the hands of Silla and Baekje."

Hear the words.

Quan Gaisuwen suddenly raised his head.

Su Chen smiled and shook his head, "Maybe not."

"Firstly, the coalition forces of the two countries only stopped Wang Li and his men, but did not stop Liu Rengui at sea!"

"Secondly, there are still a lot of soldiers in Kaijing. Li Jingheng and Li Chongyi are not just here to eat."

"Even if the coalition forces of the two countries defeated Wang Li and Koizumi Jichiro, Liu Rengui's 10,000 naval forces still maintained a strong combat effectiveness. Together with the troops of Li Jingheng and the others, they are fully capable of keeping them out."

Zhishisili listened and nodded repeatedly, but Quan Gaisuwen slowly lowered his head.

According to Su Chen's arrangement, he had no chance at all.

even.

After dealing with the Sumo tribe, Su Chen could easily lead his army back to Kaifeng, and then head south to join forces with Wang Li and others to directly capture Silla and Baekje.

"Are you really going to attack the Sumo tribe?"

"of course."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Mr. Lan Gu, I need your help to lead the way this time."

Lan Gu: “…”

(End of this chapter)