Yingzhou, which is the generation of Chaoyang City, Liaoning in later generations. .

However, most of the people living here are Khitans. In the early Tang Dynasty, the Khitans were relatively powerful. In order to stabilize the Khitans, Li Shimin adopted his foreign policy and conquered people with virtue. He established the Songmo Governor's Office here and appointed the Dahe family Changku Ge as the governor of the Songmo Governor's Office.

Now this place has become the base camp for attacking Goguryeo.

Li Ji and the others were rushing to the road, because he had to end the battle before winter came, and the prefectures and counties along the way prepared food and horses. Because Li Ji and the others did not bring anyone, there was no need to collect food and money on a large scale. Therefore, Li Ji and the others traveled day and night and soon arrived in Yingzhou and met with Yingzhou General Cheng Mingzhen.

According to the plan of this battle, the Central Plains soldiers were not recruited, and they directly recruited 15,000 soldiers from Khitan and Heishui. In addition, Cheng Mingzhen's 5,000 troops were collected, and 20,000 soldiers were collected. In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not have as many troops as the Qin and Han dynasties. After all, the population was small. Now the whole country has only 500,000 troops. Moreover, these 500,000 only represent military farmers who usually cultivate land at home, and regular troops are pitifully small. In fact, sending 100,000 troops is already the largest for the Tang Dynasty. It is almost impossible to send hundreds of thousands of troops at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty.

However, there were many horses in the Tang Dynasty, and there were countless horse farms, threatening to have millions of war horses. Therefore, the battles in the Tang Dynasty were very similar to those of nomadic peoples. They did not require too many troops to fight with elite troops for long-distance raids.

"Master, my 8,000 Khitan warriors are ready for the commander to drive."

I saw an old man in his fifties and wearing mink fur saluted Li Ji with respect. This man was named Changkuge, the leader of the Dahe clan, commanded the eight tribes of the Khitan, and was also the governor of the Songmo Governor's Office. This was originally conferred by Li Shimin. For the Northeast, Li Shimin usually appointed local leaders as local officials. In fact, the Tang Dynasty did not have actual jurisdiction.

At the same time, two men wrapped in animal skins stood up and expressed their full support for the Tang Dynasty.

These two people are the leaders of Heishui and Sumo, Abu Dali and Awuer. There are seven main chapters, five of which are closer to Goryeo, and only these two chapters are loyal to the Tang Dynasty. In fact, they are the ancestors of the Manchus. If Han Yi were there, he would definitely find this scene very funny. There is a Khitan on the other side and a Manchu on the other side. These are the biggest enemies of the Central Plains dynasty in the future, but now they are all surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, which shows how powerful the Tang Dynasty is.

The key to whether a country's military capabilities is strong does not depend on the number of troops, but on its ability to send troops. The Tang Dynasty was better than the Han Dynasty in this regard. Although the Han Dynasty was strong, it generally had to send troops from the Central Plains. This is where the Han Dynasty's foreign policy came. When the Tang Dynasty said that although the heavy troops were in the Guanzhong area, if it was not to send troops on a large scale, it could directly send troops from the surrounding areas of any potential enemy and attack the enemy as quickly as possible. This is because many ethnic minorities surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and admired the Tiankang very much. Moreover, these ethnic minorities could fight after getting on horseback, so they were mobilized very quickly.

Li Ji nodded and came to the side of the very simple "sand table" with a group of generals.

Cheng Mingzhen said: "Master, although Goguryeo King Quan Gai Suwen led heavy troops to attack Silla, he also guarded against our Tang Dynasty. In the new city, there were heavy troops to defend, and there were about 30,000 troops. Goguryeo's general Dou Loufang guarded the new city. If we attacked the Liaodong area, we must first break through the defense of the new city."

Brother Changgu said worriedly: "We have only a total of 20,000 troops, and most of the cities in Goguryeo are built on the mountain. It is not easy to capture the new city!"

"From the previous two attacks of our army in Goguryeo, siege and decapitate will only cause our army to fall into a tough battle. Therefore, the last general believes that concentrating troops to attack the new city is by no means the best way." Xue Rengui suddenly stood up and said.

Li Ji nodded and said, "Rengui's words are also what I thought in my coach's mind. Rengui, what do you think should you do?"

Xue Rengui said: "If our 20,000 troops cross the Liao River, we will definitely attract the enemy to attack. Therefore, to cross the Liao River, we must secretly cross the Chencang. The last general is willing to order three thousand elite troops to cross the Liao River quietly, first attack the defenders of Xincheng, and cover our army to cross the river. Then our army can concentrate its superior forces, bypass the Xincheng, and attack surrounding towns."

"Three thousand elite soldiers?"

Brother Changgu said: "There are 20,000 troops in the new city alone!"

Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Governor, this army is of essence, not of many. Although Goguryeo has a large number of people, they will inevitably be timid in the face of my Tang Dynasty. This alone can hold back the main force of the new city."

Brother Changku and others were shocked when the generals of Khitan heard this. Three thousand people besieged and guarded the strong city of 20,000 troops. Are you funny?

Li Ji smiled and said, "No matter how bad it is! The siege of the new city, three thousand elite soldiers are enough, and no matter how many there are, it will be useless." At this point, he paused and said, "However, if Rengui can cross the Liao River quietly, we can take advantage of the factor that is unfavorable to our army and give the enemy a warning first."

Cheng Mingzhen frowned and said, "Master General, our army pretends to cross the river and attracts the enemy to attack, and then General Xue covers it from the side and attacks the enemy from both sides."

Li Ji nodded and said, "We have to plan this." As he said that, he looked at the Khitans again and said, "Although the enemy is numerous, it is difficult to dispatch uniformly. Therefore, as long as we unite, the enemy will not be worried. Abu Dali, Awuer, you should lead our troops to attack Baishan, and with General Liu's navy there, then, Baekje, the army of Baishan will withdraw its troops and return to aid, and our army will mainly attack Xincheng and Fuyu generation. Once it is successful, Naquan Gaisuwen is also unable to do anything with the help of Baekje and Baishan. He will definitely transfer heavy troops to the front line. In this way, the Silla crisis can be resolved. However, we must prevent Goguryeo's counterattack, so we cannot tell them any kindness and righteousness. Each army must be equipped with a large amount of tinder oil. The general hopes that wherever my army goes, there will be no grass."

No grass grows?

This is a concept, and that is an attack of destruction.

Cheng Mingzhen said carefully: "Master, will this be inappropriate?" If such a large-scale destructive attack was adopted, the local people would definitely suffer great harm.

Li Ji smiled and said, "Whenever our Central Plains army attacks, Goguryeo will adopt the strategy of strengthening the clear walls and fields. They burned more than us. This time we won't bother them to take action, we will help him burn it. In addition, if this advance and confrontation with the enemy, we must fight quickly. If I find that even a prisoner in the army will be dealt with by military law."

Brother Changku was shocked when he heard this. What about the country of gentlemen that he had agreed to be?

But in fact, there is nothing they can do about this. They only have 20,000 troops, and they focus on mobile combat. It is impossible to get prisoners. But if you don’t kill prisoners, they will come to kill you at that time.

Anyway, in Li Ji's opinion, it won't take long for the Tang Dynasty to launch troops to destroy Goguryeo. Of course, this time it can be destroyed as much as it can. They did not expect that the subjects of Goguryeo would be loyal to the Tang Dynasty. After all, there is a deep hatred on both sides, so let benevolence and righteousness besides.

As for food and grass, of course, it depends on robbing. Although Yingzhou has food, this kind of mobile combat will definitely not be enough, and it can only be used to support the war.

After the combat plan was discussed, Brother Changgu and his team went to rectify the army.

Cheng Mingzhen, Gao Kan and other generals secretly found Li Ji again.

Cheng Mingzhen said worriedly: "Master, our Tang Dynasty will destroy Goguryeo in the future. If we kill like this, we will be afraid that the local people will hate our Tang Dynasty. When our army attacks again, we will encounter more tenacious snipers."

Li Ji said: "I don't know what you are worried about, but these eight Khitan tribes are too close to Goguryeo. The influence of Goguryeo is far better than our Tang Dynasty. For my Tang Dynasty, the best result is that their families are incompatible and they hate each other. This is to ensure that when our Tang army attacks in the future, the eight Khitan tribes will spare no effort to support us. Therefore, when you lead the troops to attack, you must make up your mind and add another blood hatred to them."

"I will understand."

However, while Li Ji, Qi Heli and others were busy plotting against others, they did not know that their children and grandchildren were living a life worse than death.

Tang Military Academy.

It was already three o'clock now, and two torches were lit in the playground. Four students were still practicing walking in one step, back and forth, shouting: "One two, one two, one two."

These four people are Qi Ming, Asuna Puluo, Cheng Boxian, and Yuan Meng.

The four of them walked, tears rolling in their eyes, gritting their teeth and not letting their tears fall.

But it's very desolate.

In the dormitory, Li Jingye and the others were trembling in the quilt, muttering, "When my grandfather comes back, I want you bastards to live a life worse than death, bastards."

The sound of whining came from dormitories one by one.

How long has it been!

The Royal Training Camp was not so badly punished. At least obedient people like Yang Menghao and Zhao Tianfu were still doing well.

But none of the military academy is doing well.

Qi Ming and others didn't miss these instructors at the beginning, but those fifty instructors were cold-blooded animals. You can't stop eating, but you can't be disobedient. You can punish them as much as you should. If you disobey, you just throw them away from the confinement room. The food in the confinement room is really left over. No matter who your son is, you don't talk about any affection. If you make a little mistake, the punishment means you have to pay several times the sweat.

Many students collapsed on the second day of training and cried and wanted to go home, but they couldn't go back because now all the students were closed, which really made the heavens unable to respond and the earth was not effective.

This is why this scene happened.

And the initiator of all this was lying in the hot spring, listening to the wonderful sounds of the piano and singing, so happy.

In the cave.

"Search and search, cold and deserted, miserable and miserable. When it is still cold, it is hard to rest. How can three cups and two cups of light wine be against him? The wind comes in the evening? The geese pass by are sad, but they are acquainted in the old days. The ground is full of yellow flowers. Haggard and damaged. Who can pick it now? How can you grow black by guarding the window? The sycamore tree is drizzled, and it is a bit by bit. This time, how can you be sad!"

Wang Xuan sat on the rock collapse, sang softly with her zither, and her emotions were rich, and the lingering sound was lingering.

Quyin will eventually go, and Han Yi is lying in the hot spring, shaking his head slightly, as if he is still savoring it.

Wang Xuan's eyelids drooped and her expression was desolate.

After a while, Han Yi suddenly laughed and said, "I didn't expect you to compose a song for this lyrics so quickly, and it's quite good. Do you usually sing it to His Majesty?"

"There are so many singing girls, why do you want me to sing?"

"That's true, after all, you sing just so well."

Wang Xuan glanced at the back of Han Yi's head and said curiously: "Is this poem really you made?"

“It can be said yes, or it can be said not.”

"Yes, that's not, that's not, where did it come from?"

Han Yi said: "If you listen to this word, it will be miserable. How could a person as optimistic as me write such a miserable word? And it is obviously a woman's mind. How can I be born alone by guarding the window? I am a big man, guarding the window. What is this called?"

"That's not what you wrote."

"Who did you say wrote it?"

"How do I know."

"Of course I still wrote it." Han Yi changed the subject and said, "It's just that I used my psychology to figure out your thoughts to write this poem. Is it true that you are singing right now?"

Wang Xuan was surprised to hear that, and she could still write lyrics like this.

But she had to admit that this poem was too in line with her mood, which was why she sang it so devotedly.

Li Qingzhao's slow song is not because of the loneliness, sadness and sorrow that arises from the destruction of his family and the destruction of his husband and his fall in the world. If it is said that Wang Xuan wrote it drunk, Wang Xuan might believe it.

I have to say that Han Yi pretended to be a bit too much.

"I don't believe you have this ability."

"I don't need you to believe it, I just need you to sing well!"

As he said that, Han Yi stood up without warning.

Wang Xuan was very disappointed. This guy was really a scoundrel. He turned his face and said, "You are now a third-rank subordinate to the Tongzhongshu, why are you still shameless?"

"Sorry! I don't know you've been staring at me."

"Who is staring at you?"

"If you don't stare at me, then what do you say? You haven't seen anything anyway."

Wang Xuan was so angry that she had the rest of her breath, so she simply shut her mouth.

Han Yi wiped his body clean, put on his robe, lay opposite Wang Xuan, and breathed softly, "It's so comfortable!" He looked at Wang Xuan again, saw his cheeks flushed and beautiful, and smiled and said, "You don't want to stay here for a moment, but I feel that having half a day of leisure in my life is considered fate."

Wang Xuan: "You sleep here, for me, is the greatest fate that makes people."

"It's really hurtful!"

Han Yi shook his head and said, "I will come here once every six months from now on!"

"Half a year?"

Wang Xuan said nervously.

"Yes!" Han Yi shrugged, "You don't want to see me anyway."

"I--!"
To be continued...