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

Chapter 536 Return to Chengshanzi, Baishan tribe takes action!
Chengshanzi.

The soldier on duty saw clouds of dust on the official road in the distance and immediately reported the matter to Zhou Jinlan.

The moment Zhou Jinlan climbed onto the city wall, the first thing she saw was the Tang army’s flag fluttering in the wind.

The prince is back!

Zhou Jinlan was delighted!
Su Chen brought three thousand elite soldiers to launch a surprise attack on Hengdao River, but this made him unable to eat or sleep well, for fear that Su Chen would make a mistake during the surprise attack on Hengdao River, putting Su Chen's life in danger!

Therefore, when he learned that Liwang Qilin's army had broken through from Duofayue's side, he increased his defense efforts.

As a result, more than 10,000 soldiers of Qi Lin's army were killed outside Chengshanzi.

Now, after seeing the flag of the Tang army, Zhou Jinlan felt relieved.

I think the prince has successfully resolved the problem of Hengdao River!

"Open the city gates wide and welcome the prince back!"

Zhou Jinlan yelled, and all the soldiers immediately understood.

This is Su Chende’s triumphant return!
Zhou Jinlan even led the troops personally, walked out of the city gate, and welcomed Su Chen's triumphant return.

"I'm coming."

Su Chen's figure was getting closer and closer, and the smile on Zhou Jinlan's face was getting wider and wider.

"General Zhou Jinlan pays respect to His Majesty!"

"Flat body."

Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, then jumped off his warhorse, "Thank you General Zhou for welcoming you personally."

"Your Majesty, your words are serious!"

Zhou Jinlan looked Su Chen up and down, and after seeing that Su Chen's hand was not injured, she turned her gaze to Cheng Chumo and others.

But it was strange to find that Cheng Chumo and others did not have many injuries on their bodies.

even.

Of the three thousand elite soldiers Su Chen brought out, more than two thousand seven hundred returned.

It's really too weird.

"Your Majesty, the leader of the Sumo tribe, Qiqi Zhongxiang..."

"It has been awarded."

Su Chen smiled and said, "We packed up his head and brought it back."

Originally, Su Chen wanted to select a fearless person from the army and send Qiqi Zhongxiang's head directly to the Mohe so that people from all the major Mohe tribes could see it.

This is the consequence of offending the Tang Dynasty.

but.

However, Su Chen overlooked one problem, that is, the soldiers he brought were all elite soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, and these people had never left the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

Even if we came to Goryeo, we would follow their arrangements.

Asking them to find the various Mohe tribes and show them Qiqi Zhongxiang's head would be somewhat embarrassing.

As for Lan Gu, who was familiar with all the Mohe tribes, he would rather die than go there.

Because if I don’t go, I might not die, but if I go to the Mohe tribes, I will really die!
As expected, Su Chen spared his life because of his contribution in leading the way, and also brought back Qiqi Zhongxiang's head.

"Good good!"

Zhou Jinlan applauded repeatedly.

The Suomote tribe was a powerful one among the Mohe tribes. Now not only was its tribe destroyed, but even its leader’s head was chopped off.

This was not only a huge blow to the Mohe tribes, but also a warning.

If the remaining Mohe tribes want to lay their hands on Goryeo, they have to consider whether their heads are harder than the swords of the Tang Dynasty.

"Please enter the city, Your Majesty!"

Zhou Jinlan turned sideways and shouted, "Welcome to the triumphant return, Your Majesty!"

"Welcome to your triumphant return!"

"Welcome to your triumphant return!"

Thousands of elite soldiers kept shouting with their real arms.

In contrast, the people in the city were not only very calm, but also a little sad.

Su Chen and his team returned triumphantly, what does this mean?
This means that the leader of their Suomote tribe, Hengdaohe, has been killed by Su Chen.

The pillar of their hearts is gone!
How can I not be sad?

After entering the city, Zhou Jinlan immediately arranged a banquet to celebrate the triumphant return of Su Chen and others.

Su Chen did not refuse.

After everyone sat down, Su Chen began to ask about the situation on Zhishi Sili's side.

"Ever since Li Wang Qilin learned that Cheng Shanzi had been captured by us, he withdrew from the Damazon Sect immediately."

Zhou Jinlan said in a deep voice: "Even so, due to the previous ambush and siege, General Zhishisili's troops suffered a lot of casualties."

"However, with the retreat of Liwang Qilin, places like Dama Sect have successively returned to our control."

"Without the siege of Liwang Qilin's army, Duofayue's elite soldiers are now able to act. Together with General Zhishishili, they have wiped out all the rebellions in cities big and small."

"Over in Beifuyu City, the situation is better than that of Biduo Fayue. After learning that Liwang Qilin's army had retreated, he immediately recaptured all the cities that had been lost."

"It can be said that now, except for Zhacheng in the northeast, all of Goryeo is under our control!"

After listening to Zhou Jinlan's detailed report, Su Chen nodded with satisfaction.

It seems that this sneak attack on Hengdao River was quite successful.

"By the way, my lord, did you encounter Li Wang Qilin's army when you were retreating?"

Liwang Qilin's good fighting skills and the fearlessness of his soldiers left a deep impression on Zhou Jinlan.

These people would rather die than create a passage for their people.

This alone is enough to prove the power of this cavalry.

Cheng Chumo immediately laughed: "Li Wang Qilin and the others are all dead."

"died?"

Zhou Jinlan's eyes widened immediately. "Prince, you, you didn't run into Li Wang Qilin in Hengdao River, did you?"

"You're right."

Su Chen nodded, "The day after we took over Hengdao River, Li Wang Qilin led 8,000 soldiers to Hengdao River and discovered our deployment."

hiss!
Zhou Jinlan's scalp felt tingling.

They had just successfully launched a surprise attack on Hengdao River, and the next moment they encountered the eight thousand elite soldiers led by Liwang Qilin.

"Then how did you defeat them, my lord? How did you kill Li Wang Qilin?"

"Fire attack."

Yuchi Baolin laughed, "It's interesting to say, maybe it was because of Cheng Shanzi that our previous disguises were seen through by Li Wang Qilin at the first time."

"He knew we were luring him into a trap, so he took advantage of the opportunity of the door opening and led his troops directly into the Hengdao River."

This……

Zhou Jinlan's anus suddenly tightened.

One lured the enemy into a trap and used the same old trick again, while the other took advantage of the enemy's trick and rushed into the city.

Are the gods fighting?
"But Li Wang Qilin didn't think that we had made arrangements in advance."

Cheng Chumo added, "We had already planted bombs and kerosene in various places in the Hengdao River the night before."

"They took the initiative to enter the city, which gave us an excellent opportunity to destroy them."

"After we led them deep into the city, we destroyed the four city gates and set many houses and bombs on fire."

"The entire Hengdao River is now in ruins!"

hiss!
Zhou Jinlan's pupils shrank!
He looked at Su Chen fearfully, but saw that Su Chen was holding the teacup indifferently and drinking tea silently.

The prince was really ruthless.

When they were in the Turkic period, they blew up the other party's capital. After they went to the Mohe tribe, they actually burned the entire Hengdao River!
"So, Li Wang Qilin and his 8,000 troops were all burned to death in Hengdao River?"

"This should be."

Cheng Chumo grinned, "We also helped those who escaped."

"After burning for an hour or two, and seeing no one running out of Hengdao River, we returned."

Zhou Jinlan: “…”

The city is on fire, Cheng Chumo and the others are still guarding outside the city. Who will come out?
This……

It is impossible for the Sumo tribe to survive.

"Have you made any plans for the fence city area?"

"General Zhishisili and I have discussed this matter in correspondence."

Zhou Jinlan smiled and said, "Because our Chengshanzi is the closest to the Zhacheng area, I arranged for a hundred scouts to go there first."

"Although there aren't many people, it's enough to collect information."

"Moreover, there aren't many soldiers in the Zhacheng area. Now that Quan Gaisuwen has been captured by us and the Sumo tribe has been annihilated by the prince, how could they fight to the death and refuse to surrender?"

Su Chen nodded in understanding.

Now Goryeo only has this corner of the northeast that has not fallen into their hands.

However, it's just a matter of time.

Just wait for them to rest for a while. When the main force arrives, I think most of the people in the area around the city will surrender.

As they were talking, a soldier rushed in from outside.

"The general is not well."

"What happened? Why are you so flustered?"

Zhou Jinlan snorted coldly, "Don't you see that the prince is here?"

"Your Highness, I just received news that the Baishan tribe has marched out from Xing'an and has been invincible all the way, occupying most of the land around Zhacheng."

"Baishan tribe?"

Su Chen was immediately amused, "I was talking about the Baishan tribe before, why didn't they join in the fun at this time? It turns out that they have been planning for a long time."

"Yes, Your Majesty, Baishan divided the troops into two groups. One group went south from Xing'an and fought their way to Linjiangtai, and the other group went east from Xing'an and fought their way to Chichi!"

"Have you found out how many troops they dispatched?"

"Only 20,000 elite soldiers."

"Twenty thousand people?"

Su Chen nodded.

For the Mohe of the Baishan tribe, these 20,000 elite soldiers should be their entire assets.

After all, the strength of the Baishan Mohe tribe could not be compared with that of the Sumo tribe.

Although they destroyed Liwang Qilin's 50,000-strong army and burned Hengdao River, there was still Dadianzi in the north of the Suomote tribe, and there were still a lot of troops.

"Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"Isn't this a coincidence?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "The head of Qiqi Zhongxiang that was left behind has a use this time."

"Ok?"

Zhou Jinlan was stunned for a moment, then she understood.

Su Chen is going to take Qiqi Zhongxiang's head and give it as a gift to the leader of the Baishan tribe!
I think the leader of the Baishan tribe would be particularly happy after seeing Qiqi Zhongxiang's head.

"Your Majesty, I now understand what to do."

"Ah."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Send this gift over first."

"We in the Tang Dynasty are a country of etiquette, and we have always used courtesy before force. If the leader of the Baishan tribe accepts our gifts and wisely withdraws from Goryeo, we can be generous about this matter and pretend that nothing happened."

"But if they are ignorant and take our land and cities but are unwilling to hand them over..."

Cheng Chumo sneered and said, "Gather the army and destroy his Baishan tribe!"

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "General Zhou, tell General Zhishisili about this matter and ask him to bring the troops over. We can go to Baishan tribe together while we have time."

"it is good!"

Zhou Jinlan smiled and nodded.

"General, the banquet is ready."

"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

……

half a month later.

Zhishisili led an army of 30,000 and rushed to Chengshanzi.

"I will see you at last, the prince."

"General, please."

Su Chen smiled and patted Zhishishili on the shoulder, "Thank you for leading the troops here."

Zhishisi Li: "Your Majesty is too polite. This is just my duty."

"Your Majesty, I heard that after you sent Qiqi Zhongxiang's head to the Baishan tribe, they were unwilling to hand over Zhacheng and other places?"

Su Chen hummed, "Qili Eduo is somewhat contemptuous of others."

Zhishishili smiled and said, "It's not that he looks down on the prince, but they feel that they have the confidence and ability to take over so many cities and lands."

Su Chen: "Tell me what you think."

Zhishisi Li: "The Baishan tribe relies on Changbai Mountain for survival. Even if our army attacks them, they can still hide in Changbai Mountain calmly. This is one of their confidences."

Su Chen agreed, "You are right. Changbai Mountain is too big. If Qili Eduo hides in Changbai Mountain, it will not be easy to find them with only our men."

"But if they want to do something to us, it will be too easy."

"Correct!"

Zhishisi nodded and said, "So, what I meant is to use coercion and inducement."

Snapped!
Su Chen snapped his fingers, "That's exactly what I want."

The Baishan tribe relies on Changbai Mountain for its survival. Even if Su Chen uses the same old trick again and imitates Hengdao River to burn down some small cities of the Baishan tribe, what can it do?

The main force of the Baishan tribe is still there!

As long as these main forces hide in Changbai Mountain, they will never have peace!
Firstly, it was impossible for the Tang army to station a large number of troops in the small towns of the Baishan tribe. This meant that the 20,000 elite troops of the Baishan tribe might come back at any time, which would not be worth the loss.

Secondly, they took over the entire Goryeo and Chengshanzi, but because of Changbai Mountain, both of them would be affected by the Baishan tribe at any time and were completely under the shadow of their military strength.

Therefore, the best way is to use threats and inducements to force the Baishan tribe to surrender voluntarily.

Otherwise, they would have to spend a lot of effort to wipe out all the elite troops of the Baishan tribe.

"You have come from afar. General Zhou has already arranged food and a place to rest for you. Let the soldiers rest first."

"it is good!"

Zhishisili nodded and immediately ordered someone to make arrangements. He followed behind Su Chen, closely following him.

"Your Majesty, is there any news from Silla and Baekje?"

"There is no news yet."

Su Chen shook his head and smiled: "In fact, no news may not be the best news."

(End of this chapter)