Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1048
Li Qinzai returned to the commander's tent, and all the generals followed him in.

After each sat down, there was a brief silence in the tent, and Li Qinzai didn't make a sound, just staring at a candlestick on the table in a daze.

Finally, Wang Fangyi couldn't help but said: "Li Shuai, today's change in the Goguryeo army, is it up to the emperor?"

Everyone looked at Li Qinzai.

Mutiny in the army is a very serious incident, and it is deeply feared by the rulers. Once there is a mutiny in the army, the court will often deal with it severely. Regardless of whether they are innocent or not, everyone from generals to ordinary soldiers will be severely punished.

But today's mutiny is a bit special. Strictly speaking, it has nothing to do with the Tang army. It is just an army that has just surrendered.

Li Qinzai thought for a long time, and said slowly: "You must not deceive the emperor about military matters, but you can ask the military scribes to write down the facts and send them across the sea to Chang'an by naval ships."

The generals should be.

Everyone's expressions at the moment are quite relaxed. If today's incident happened among the soldiers of the Tang army, everyone probably wouldn't be so relaxed.

Every general from Li Qinzai to the following will peel off their skin if they are not dead. When this kind of thing happens, Li Zhi can't even favor Li Qinzai, so he can do whatever he wants.

Wang Fangyi hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Li Shuai, the five thousand Goguryeo soldiers from Quan Boys are staying in our army, and I'm afraid that they will make trouble again, or even cause even bigger troubles, shall we... "

Before finishing speaking, all the generals looked at Wang Fangyi.

Wang Fangyi's voice became smaller and smaller, but he still didn't continue.

Li Qinzai smiled and said, "What? Drive them away, or kill them all?"

"If you don't dare to say, I will help you. Yes, I also wanted to kill this surrendered army, but I didn't dare. Killing surrender is a serious crime. Once you do anything to the surrendered army, all of us here will Even if we made great contributions to the Eastern Expedition, we will be wiped clean."

Liu Renyuan frowned and said: "If this army stays with us, it will be a disaster after all. Goguryeo and my Tang Dynasty are feuds, and the spring boys surrendered, but this 5000-man army cannot return..."

"If we don't deal with it early, the next time our army engages with the enemy, the general fears that this army will defect, and it will be a catastrophe!"

In the handsome tent are all generals of the Tang army, and there are no outsiders.

All the generals nodded after hearing the words, with worried expressions on their faces.

When fighting with a large army, the most fearful thing is that the elbows and armpit will change, and someone will be stabbed in the back.

Strictly speaking, the [-] soldiers of Quan Boys are the enemies of the Tang Dynasty. These [-] enemies will stab the Tang Army in the back at any time. On a battlefield where life and death are at stake, this stab in the back is enough to defeat the Tang Army, or even wipe out the entire army. .

Li Qinzai was also a little worried, his brows were furrowed but he couldn't think of a solution for a while.

Wang Fangyi was silent for a moment, and said cautiously: "How about... Li Shuai sent them to Yinggong with a single order. Yinggong's [-] soldiers must be able to suppress these [-] soldiers..."

Li Qinzai's face changed when he heard the words, he picked up a paperweight on the table and planned to throw him a bag full of hair.

Seeing that this guy was his lieutenant general, Li Qinzai finally restrained himself and took back the paperweight bitterly.

"What nonsense are you talking about! My grandfather... Duke Ying is leading the main force of the Eastern Expedition. If someone stabs him in the back, the entire situation of the Eastern Expedition will change."

"Not to mention anything else, if they set fire to the rear of the army, our main force in the Eastern Expedition will have to withdraw. If five thousand soldiers want to cause damage, the consequences will be very serious."

"No matter how stupid I am, I can't send this group of disasters to my grandfather, and give him a disaster from the sky."

Li Qinzai pointed to Wang Fangyi, and said, "If you talk about such stupid things again, you will be a cook for three days and cook for the Paoze brothers."

Wang Fangyi bowed his head in embarrassment, and all the generals laughed.

Li Qinzai pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't think of a way. This soldier and horse turned into a hot potato, which could not be thrown away nor killed, which was very troublesome.

After thinking for a long time, Li Qinzai sighed and said, "Black teeth are always the same."

Hei Chi Chang Zhi got up: "The end is here."

"The vanguard battalion was changed to a camp. They camped beside the Goguryeo camp. They sent people to monitor every move of this army day and night. If there is any change, I ordered you to make decisions on the fly without reporting."

"The last general takes orders."

Scratching his head irritably, Li Qinzai looked around at the generals and said angrily, "Seeing that it's time for dinner, do you want to stay for dinner?"

Liu Renyuan said expectantly: "Is it really possible?"

"No, get out!"

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After the first battle in Cangyan City, the Tang army marched eastward without resting.

The original plan Li Qinzai discussed with the generals was to sweep the east of Goguryeo before joining forces with Li Ji's main force, so that the Goguryeo rulers and officials would lose control of all the northern cities and lands, and finally join Li Ji's main forces.

If it can be realized, the country of Goguryeo will lose most of its territory, and it will not be far from extinction.

However, the Tang army inexplicably had [-] more Goguryeo soldiers who surrendered, and Li Qinzai's plan had to be temporarily suspended.

Unable to kill and surrender, Li Qinzai did not dare to take the risk of engaging the enemy, fearing that the five thousand Goguryeo soldiers would defect and stab the Tang army in the back.

So after the first battle in Cangyan City, Li Qinzai's army set off to march eastward for two days, and then ordered to camp in place to rest.

It is said to be "rest and recuperation", but it is actually guarding against people.

Before solving this problem, Li Qinzai would not fight the enemy, let alone use troops on a large scale.

According to Li Qinzai's instruction, Hei Chi Changzhi led the vanguard battalion to station in the west of the Goguryeo camp, and sent people to monitor every move of the Goguryeo people day and night.

The soldiers were on standby, holding the three-eyed blunderbuss tightly even when they were sleeping. Once something happened, they could quickly gather and fight back against the enemy.

Li Qinzai's decision was understood by all the generals. In fact, everyone had the same idea. Many generals believed that the Goguryeo army could not be left behind, and that something would happen sooner or later.

There is another thought that no one dares to say.

That is, it is best to kill all these five thousand soldiers and horses to eliminate future troubles forever.

The existence of this army has actually touched the interests of the generals.

The generals led their troops to expeditions, commanded operations, and even took the lead in going through life and death, in order to increase their ranks and earn some money by the way.

The existence of Goguryeo's soldiers and horses not only restrained the strategy of the Tang army, leaving everyone with no battle to fight, but also this soldier and horse was an untimely bomb that might explode at any time.

Once there is another bad incident like mutiny, it is estimated that the emperor will have to issue an order to question the crime, and the hard work of the generals may be wiped out.

Doesn't this violate the interests of the generals?Blocking people's money is like killing their parents. What is it if blocking someone's promotion?
Digging my ancestral grave is fine, but preventing me from being promoted will be life and death.

Therefore, during the few days when the Tang army camped and rested, the atmosphere among the generals of the Tang army suddenly became a little weird.

(End of this chapter)