Will Ming

(Thanks again to the robber for the reward)

It has to be said that Wang Qinian is a "hero" who can afford to let go. He was demoted from the brigade leader's position by Li Xian to team leader. He didn't complain at all but always showed a grateful look.This kind of psychological quality can no longer be described by the word strong, at least four words are needed.

Very powerful.

In the morning, Wang Qinian took fifty wanderers to inspect the Sashui river all the way upstream, and saw some Goguryeo civilians along the way. A Goguryeo commoner in tattered clothes was killed.The soldiers hesitated for a moment, but followed the captain's order.A burst of crossbows shot over, and four or five Goguryeo people were immediately knocked to the ground.

Wang Qinian jumped off his horse, went to one of the corpses of the Goguryeo man and squatted down to check it. Sure enough, he found a steel knife and a Goguryeo soldier's uniform from the package that the man was carrying.The same goes for the other people, all with hidden sharp blades. It is obvious that these people are scouts of the Goguryeo Army.The reason why they did not escape when they saw the rangers of the Sui Dynasty was because the Sui army had always regarded itself as a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. From Liaodong City to Pyongyang City, they hardly harmed the people along the way.Of course, most Goguryeo people hid in the big city and dared not come out at all.But it is true that the Sui people did not kill indiscriminately.So much so that these Goguryeo scouts stood blatantly on the side of the road and watched the Sui army's cavalry passing by without dodging, but this time their judgment was obviously wrong.

Looking at those few corpses, Wang Qinian suddenly frowned.

The city of Pyongyang has been besieged by the Sui Expeditionary Force. Where did these Goguryeo scouts come from?The answer is obvious, of course it is Ulji Mundeok's soldiers.

Wang Qinian asked the soldiers to cut off the heads and take them back to report their merits, and then continued to patrol upstream with the Rangers.

After they went away, several Goguryeo soldiers hiding behind trees and rocks quietly showed their heads, watching Wang Qinian and others disappear from sight, these Goguryeo soldiers exchanged a few words in a low voice, and then left two people to continue Surveillance, the others turned around and ran out.

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Li Xian knew what Xue Wanche meant. He left the three Zhechong camps at the Zuo Tunwei on the south bank. It seemed that he was kind to Li Xian and gave him a mission that was not dangerous. In fact, it was Xue Wanche's distrust of Li Xian. embodiment.It has to be said that Xue Wanche is really not a smart person, and he is much worse than his younger brother Xue Wanjun.Li Xian believed that if Xue Wanjun was in command, he would not have singled out the non-existent contradiction between Zuo Tunwei and Zuo Yuwei. The guards did not regard the soldiers of Zuo Tunwei as their own at all.

Luo Fu and others were sent out by Li Xian to arrange for the soldiers to camp, and Li Xian deliberately kept Liu Man behind.

"Lieutenant Liu, I'm a new leader and I'm not familiar with the things in the camp, so I left Captain Liu just to ask for advice, and please give me your advice."

Li Xian said with a sincere face.

Liu Man is a man in his thirties, from Boling, and also from a poor family.Although there is an elder sister in the family who married into the Boling Cui family, the Cui family's son she married is just a distant branch of the Cui family, and she doesn't have much glory.To be honest, that family's family is not as good as their Liu's.It's just that the Boling Cui family is really famous, even if a woman marries into a concubine of a side branch, it is considered a good thing for the common people to honor the lintel.

But this Liu Man is a kind-hearted man, not good at speculation, and he is very popular among the soldiers, but he doesn't get along well with his immediate boss, General Zhang Bie.That Zhang Biejiang is a guy who never relents in taking money. He hinted to Liu Man several times to ask him to be more filial, but firstly, Liu Man really can't afford a lot of money, and secondly, he is not willing to spend this money. Every three months, soldiers would be sent back to Boling's home to honor his mother. Such a person who puts filial piety first would more or less look down on that other general's face.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Biejiang doesn't like Liu Man very much.He was sent at the front in all previous battles, but he didn't know whether it was luck or God's eyes, Liu Man was alive and well, but Zhang Bie was shot to death by Liu Ya when the Sui army attacked that unknown city.

"General, you still call me Shanwei."

Liu Man also had a good impression of Li Xian, and felt that this young man who was promoted to Biejiang at a young age was not like Zhang Biejiang, and he was not at all arrogant and indulgent. On the contrary, he treated people like himself who were not his confidants with extra courtesy.

"Don't do evil because it's small, don't do good because it's small...Liu Xiaowei's name is good."

Li Xian said with a smile.

Liu Mandao: "This is a gift from Professor Li of the county school. In fact, I am ashamed to accept the humble position."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "It shows that the elder from the county school appreciates you, the old man has a good vision."

Liu Man bowed slightly to express his gratitude, and then asked, "General, what do you want to ask? I have been in the army for a long time. If the general has any questions, I will know everything."

Li Xiandao: "Actually, it's nothing. I just heard that... just before departure, General Xin called you here on purpose. Is there such a thing?"

Liu Man's complexion changed, and he lowered his head and said: "It is true. General Xin called me that day, but he just ordered the humble officer to help the general lead the army more, and not to deceive the general when he is young. General Xin said that the general is appreciated by His Majesty. , he will become a great weapon in the future, so let me try my best to help you stabilize the morale of the general."

Li Xian nodded and said with a smile, "General Xin is being polite. Ever since he entered Zuo Tunwei, Yan has been taken care of by General Xin. I am very grateful."

Liu Man lowered his head and said: "The general is young and promising..."

Li Xian looked at Liu Man's face, then laughed at himself and said, "You are so young and promising. If it weren't for the help of noble people, I'm afraid I would have turned into a dead bone in Pyongyang City."

Liu Man's face changed drastically, as if he didn't know how to answer.

Li Xian didn't say anything more, just reminded Liu Man about some military matters, and then sent Liu Man back.Liu Man walked out with his head down, when he reached the gate of the military tent, he suddenly stopped, turned to Li Xian and said, "General, the food and grass we carry this time is barely enough for ten days, General, please be more careful."

These words didn't seem to have any deep meaning, but Li Xian stood up and saluted solemnly: "Thank you."

Liu Man quickly returned the gift, then sighed, and quickly walked out of the military tent.

After Liu Man left, Luo Fu and others walked in from the outside.Tie Liaolang nodded to Li Xian and said, "I've counted it. The food and grass that Xin Shixiong allocated to us are mostly filled with earth and rocks in the bag. There is not much food to eat. It will definitely not last for two days."

Li Xian nodded and said, "Liu Man is indeed a gentleman, he won't lie."

Chao Qiuge smiled and said, "Fortunately, the Major General has already guessed Xin Shixiong's dirty mind. We stole a lot of food and grass by ourselves, otherwise we would really be hungry this time."

Chen Que'er said: "That's right, we are food guards after all, if we can't get some food and grass, it will make people laugh."

Li Xian smiled and said: "Arrange our people to replace all the food and grass. If Xin Shixiong finds out that there is no food and grass, he will inevitably use it as an excuse. When the time comes, he will send someone to investigate. As long as the quantity of food and grass is right, He can’t find an excuse. He can’t, he admits that the grain and grass he allocated to us are all earth and rocks. In addition, the extra grain and grass are packed in bags and mixed with the earth and rocks for building the barrier, so be careful.”

Tie Liaolang said: "I have arranged for people to do it, don't worry, I promise that Xin Shixiong will not be caught."

Luo Fu said with a smile: "Thanks to Wang Qinian, if not for his secret help, it would not be an easy task to steal so much food and grass."

Li Xiandao: "By the way, speaking of Wang Qinian, I asked him to take the ranger to patrol Sashui, and asked him to meet me when he came back."

Just as he was talking, he heard someone outside shouting loudly: "Wang Qinian of the humble cavalry team, please see the general!"

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Pyongyang City

Gao Yuan pointed at several of his subordinates and yelled at them, which made them bow their heads and resign themselves to not speaking.No wonder Gao Yuan was angry, since early this morning, the Sui army began to attack the city again.The news that the city wall was almost broken by the Sui army came several times, and Gao Yuan was so scared that he could not rest for a whole day.He scolded his officials for being incompetent, Ulji Wende for being treacherous, and the Sui people for being unfaithful.In short, everyone will be scolded bloody.It's just scolding, but he doesn't dare to offend Eulji Moondeok now.If the Sui army's offensive continued like this, there was no guarantee that the city would be destroyed one day, and then we had to count on the [-] troops in the hands of Ulji Mundeok to rescue him.So when he heard that Ulji Mundeok "accidentally fell off his horse" when he left the Sui army's camp, he immediately sent his trusted officials out of the city to give condolences.

In addition, Gao Yuan had someone tentatively ask Eulji Moondeok, Pyongyang city is not stable now, how about he plans to move to the army to live.As a result, the minister brought back not good news, Ulji Wende did not agree with Gao Yuan leaving the city!The reason is simple. He said that no matter how dangerous the city of Pyongyang is, it is much safer than the undefended wilderness.Ulji Wendeok said to the courtier, Liaodong City can withstand the siege of millions of Sui troops for several months, isn't the Sui people with strong soldiers and strong horses helpless?Pyongyang City is far taller and stronger than Liaodong City, so please rest assured, the Sui army cannot break through Pyongyang City.

Gao Yuan turned pale with anger, but he couldn't do anything about Ulji Moon Deok.He had no choice but to send someone to ask Ulji Wende again, asking if he should go to the Sui army camp to ask for peace again.If the Sui army is willing to retreat, it is not unacceptable to become a minister.Eulji Wendeok's answer was very simple, if His Majesty is willing to seek peace, I am willing to send someone to escort His Majesty to the Sui Army camp to have a detailed discussion with Yu Wenshu.

Gao Yuan really had no choice this time, so he called his trusted courtiers together to discuss. As a result, none of the boastful courtiers could say anything, they just lowered their heads to express their helplessness.

Baoshan Wang Gaojin's expression turned pale when he saw Gao Yuan