Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1037
The awareness of the generals' children is still very high. Anyone who has been a coach knows that leading an army to fight is not only a matter of arranging troops and strategizing, but also interpersonal relationships and sophistication.

Therefore, all qualified coaches know that in addition to strict military laws and robe feelings, the generals who lead them must also know how to give benefits.

Historically, when an army breaks through an enemy city, the commander usually orders the massacre of the city, which includes looting.

The soldiers have the motivation to fight after they have robbed the property. They know that they risk their lives to fight not only to serve the country and the emperor, but also for themselves.

In the picture of the heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, all the famous generals who have led the army have done this, including Li Ji.

During the Zhenguan period, Li Ji's more coquettish operation was that when Li Shimin conquered Goguryeo, Li Ji took the initiative to ask for orders for the soldiers under his command, and asked Li Shimin to allow the soldiers to slaughter the city and plunder.

And Li Shimin actually agreed, so the three armies cheered and cheered, and the morale of the whole army was like a rainbow.

Since then, the coach has paid benefits to his soldiers in various ways, as if it has become a traditional virtue of the Tang military, which has been passed down from generation to generation.

The same is true for Li Qinzai and Xue Na now.

After the two brothers agreed, they reached a consensus, and each took out [-] guan and distributed them to the generals under his command.

Li Qinzai was very relieved to see Xue Na so deeply aware of righteousness. He decided not to pursue Xue Na's hiding of Silla's maidservant in the camp, and he would be compensated by sparing him with a baton.

After all, Li Qinzai also hid a little Baga, and he seemed to have no confidence in punishing others.

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After the army rested for two days, Li Qinzai ordered the camp to move northward.

Before dawn, teams of scouts left the camp on fast horses. The cooks of each camp and fire also began to bury pots and cook food.

After Mao hour, following the shouts of the generals, the whole army set out from camp.

From Songshan Gang to Cangyan City, the army needs to bypass Pyongyang, first go north and then turn west.

This section of the road is not easy to walk. In addition to encountering enemy snipers along the way, what is more troublesome is the endless winding mountain roads.

The biggest reason why Xue Na made this great achievement at the beginning was that walking was too hard, and he couldn't bear to spend his hard work in vain, so he robbed that village by accident.

If he rode a horse, perhaps this credit would not be due to Xue Na.

As soon as the army set off, the direction of Pyongyang City responded quickly.

The Koguryo army sent scouts to find out the direction and purpose of the Tang army's march. The scouts from the two armies met in the wild without accident, and there was another fierce fight.

At sunset, the whole army set up camp, and the enemy forces in Pyongyang City finally retreated.

Li Qinzai thought for a long time after hearing the scout's report, and gradually figured out the thinking of the Lord of Goguryeo.

Now Goguryeo is at a disadvantage in fighting on the north and south fronts. Among them, Li Ji's troops in the north are the focus of Goguryeo's defense. Li Qinzai's army belongs to a partial division, which will cause some restraint to the Goguryeo army, but it will not be fatal.

Now that Li Qinzai's troops are moving northward, it is not a bad thing for Goguryeo. If the two Tang armies join forces, Goguryeo will be able to concentrate all its troops and horses for defense, without having to divide its troops left and right.

Therefore, the ruler of Goguryeo knew that Li Qinzai was going north, but he did not dispatch troops from Pyongyang to attack. He was probably happy to see Li Qinzai's troops leave the area of ​​Pyongyang city. After all, such a delicate person needs a sense of security.

The two-day march was a slow process. After all, the mountains are rugged and all rely on walking. The army can only walk more than [-] miles a day.

There are still more than 300 miles away from Cangyan City, and the scouts sent more and more news.Among them, two groups of enemy snipers were encountered. After being detected by the scouts in advance, Li Qinzai dispatched the soldiers to destroy them.

The march along the way was not all mountain roads, but also passed some small towns and markets. After the generals under his command asked for orders, Li Qinzai acquiesced in the actions of the soldiers.

So the nightmare of these towns and bazaars came. The soldiers of the Tang Army were like locusts crossing the border. Wherever they passed, there was no grass growing, and men, women, and children were killed.

Li Qinzai didn't think there was anything wrong with the soldiers. This was war, and wars were often based on the abandonment of morality. Who had ever seen a polite fight between the two sides?

Kill all that can be killed, loot all that can be looted, and after all has been killed and looted, all traces of the enemy's existence will be wiped out with a single fire. This is what war should look like.

After marching for several days, the army was only fifty miles away from Cangyan City. Li Qinzai ordered the whole army to set up camp.

That night, the scouts brought information about Cangyan City.

The Goguryeo army is inside and outside the city, but the two armies are hostile to each other. The defenders in the city are loyalists loyal to Quan boys, and the outskirts of the city are... the faction of rebellious officials and thieves?

What Li Qinzai has to do is to rescue the royalist faction and kill the traitor faction.

The number of royalist soldiers and horses in the city is unknown, but there are quite a few rebels and thieves besieging the city, about [-] or so.

Obviously, Quan Nanjian, who usurped the throne, is very afraid of this elder brother. Under the current situation of the enemy, he has to allocate [-] troops to surround Quan Nannan. He must put his brother to death before he is reconciled. stable.

After hearing the general situation of Cangyan City reported by the scouts, Li Qinzai fell into deep thought.

Before Li Qinzai came up with a specific plan to relieve the siege of Cangyan City, he listened to Buqu's report, and someone outside the tent asked to see him.

The name of the visitor was Quan Xiancheng, the son of a boy from Quan.

At the beginning, Quan boy was hunted down by his usurping brother, and he sent his son Quan Xiancheng to surrender to Li Ji and ask for help. After Li Ji weighed it, he changed his plan and asked Li Qinzai to lead his troops to break the siege of Cangyan City.

Quan Xiancheng was a young man in his twenties, with a classic Beibang pancake face. After entering the handsome tent, he was very respectful.

"Quan Xiancheng, the son of Goguryeo's abandoned minister, pays homage to His Excellency Li County Duke of the Shang Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Qinzai helped him up himself with a smile. He always had to be polite to dignitaries of the enemy country who surrendered. The friendship between the two countries has a long history.

"His Royal Highness is exempt."

If the boy Quan had not been usurped, the Quan Xiancheng in front of him was indeed the son of the prince. Li Qinzai still used this title to refer to him, which showed that the Tang Dynasty still recognized the orthodox identity of the boy Quan as king.

Quan Xiancheng stood up with tears of gratitude.

Li Qinzai didn't talk nonsense, and asked straight to the point: "Cangyan City has been besieged for many days, has the enemy outside the city attacked the city?"

Quan Xiancheng said in a low voice: "After asking for help from Datang, the foreign minister rushed back to the vicinity of Cangyan City, and has been walking around to observe. In the past few days, Cangyan City has been attacked four times. All the defenders in the city are tenacious and repelled. The attack of the traitors."

Li Qinzai hummed, and asked again: "The one who was besieged in the city... are you sure it's your own father?"

Quan Xiancheng raised his head impressively, showing a shocked expression: "Of course it's my own father!"

"Your expression is a bit fierce, it doesn't matter if it's not, I will still save it."

(End of this chapter)