Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"It turned out that His Majesty personally led the charge of the Xuan Family Army. Now that you are the Son of Heaven, you will definitely not be able to go into battle in person. Can... can you..."

"Do you want me to give you the command of the Five Thousand Xuanjia Army?"

"Your Majesty Shengming."

"Okay." His Majesty Li Er nodded, and said: "The morale of the two armies is the first, and the first battle is very important. I entrust the Xuanjia Army to you, and you must give me a good start!"

"Your Majesty has the Xuan family army, and if you can't win again, then you are still the king of Jiangxia, why not go home and take your child! Don't worry, Your Majesty, this minister will live up to his trust. If you sit firmly in the tent of the Chinese army, this Goguryeo minister will I got it for you!"

"Hmph, that's not necessarily the case!" Guo Ye said loudly, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"If Qin Guogong wants to talk about the ineffectiveness of teachers and elders, there is no need to speak again."

"Uh...Your Majesty, what I want to say is that even if King Jiangxia has the Xuanjia Army, with an army of [-], it may be difficult to pose any threat to Goguryeo!"

His Majesty Li Er's face was frosty, and said: "Why did Duke Qin say this? Could it be that the Xuanjia cavalry I rely on to win the world can't get into the eyes of Duke Qin?"

"I don't dare." Guo Ye fell to his knees and said, "Of course I dare not underestimate the Xuanjia Army. However, our attack on Goguryeo is not just a field battle. It can even be said that it is not certain whether there will be a field battle. "

"You mean... Goguryeo will defend the city?"

"Exactly. Goguryeo is good at defending but not attacking. What if they don't fight our army at all, and just retreat into the city? The Xuanjia army is all cavalry. If they are used to attack the city, I am afraid that they will be defeated by their own short-term achievements. long."

His Majesty Li Er smiled slightly, and said to Li Daozong: "King Jiang Xia, tell me."

Li Daozong coughed lightly, and said: "Mr. Qin, you are too ignorant. Your Majesty's Xuanjia soldiers are not just cavalry, even the ability to attack the city is far superior to other troops. In the process of seizing the world, the attack The Xuanjia army also made meritorious deeds many times in pulling out the city."

Guo Ye really didn't know about this, and said, "Is that true?"

"Why am I lying to you? The Xuanjia Army has elite soldiers who are best at attacking the city with poles. At critical moments, it is like a divine soldier descending from the sky. The city of Goguryeo is strong enough to hold back the million-strong army of Emperor Sui Yang, but it cannot stop it." Live in the Xuanjia Army, Lord Qin, just wait and see the Xuanjia Army make great achievements!"

Of course Guo Ye didn't believe Li Daozong's words.If the Xuanjia Army was really so useful, His Majesty Li Er would not have failed to conquer Goguryeo twice.

But if asked to refute, he really didn't know what to say.You can't come up with the historical records of later generations to talk about things.

He had no choice but to say: "I think that when Emperor Sui Yang attacked Goguryeo, there might not have been any troops who were good at attacking the city. It may not be appropriate for Your Majesty to place all hopes on the Xuanjia Army."

"Then in the opinion of Lord Qin, how should we fight this battle?" When His Majesty Li Er said this, his tone was gloomy, and it was obvious that he was suppressing the anger in his heart.

No wonder, this expedition was planned by him alone.Now being left by Guo Ye as "the teacher has no merit" and "not quite right" on the right, it's no wonder that he feels better.

Guo Ye took a deep breath and said, "I have a few opinions in my mind. First, even if there are [-] elites, there are too few conquests of Goguryeo. I suggest adding another [-] at least."

His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said: "The food and grass along the way are prepared according to the [-] army. The number cannot be changed!"

"Well, even if the number of the army cannot be changed. I have another suggestion."

"You said."

"Your Majesty, please don't go on a personal conquest. Your Majesty's personal conquest will definitely put His Majesty's safety first. A large number of troops will be used to protect His Majesty, making the attack force even more insufficient. Why don't Your Majesty sit firmly in Chang'an City and send another general to conquer."

Li Daozong sneered and said, "That general, isn't it your Qin Guogong?"

"If His Majesty wishes, someone Guo will take the order."

"Go and live your dream! Oh, you are the coach and let me Li Daozong be the vanguard, you think too highly of yourself!"

His Majesty Li Er also said: "I'm not allowed to do this either! To put it bluntly, I have half of the credit for the Great Tang's victory over the world. Is it possible that I can become a burden to the soldiers this time when I go to Goguryeo?"

Guo Ye said helplessly: "You are not allowed to accept these two suggestions from Weichen, but you must agree to the third one."

"You talk first and listen."

"Remove King Jiangxia, and take the humble minister as the vanguard!"

"No! I just appointed King Jiangxia as the vanguard. You are not joking, how can you go back on your word?"

"But the city of Goguryeo is strong, King Jiangxia is the vanguard..."

"Snapped!"

His Majesty Li Er slapped the imperial case, interrupted Guo Ye's voice, and said loudly, "Retire!"

Chapter 1865 Siege Weapon

The news that Qin Guogong suffered a big somersault quickly spread throughout Chang'an City.

Of course, Guo Ye's enemies were extremely excited and cheered, almost setting off firecrackers to celebrate.As for his friends...well, I didn't really feel too sorry for him.

Inside Qin Guogong's mansion.

Yuchi held up a glass of wine respectfully, and said: "I said brother, don't be unhappy, what's the matter? Isn't it just that you didn't become the vanguard officer? I think I didn't approve of you competing for the vanguard officer when we planned it. Now Your Majesty doesn't need you, that's fine, we are happy to be at leisure."

Guo Ye smiled wryly and said: "Brother, don't talk about it. Brother, I really want to participate in this battle of Goguryeo. Otherwise, I wouldn't ask my brother to speak for me in the court. I didn't expect that people are not as good as God, and finally This vanguard is still captured by King Jiang Xia."

"I don't understand. What good does it do you to be a pioneer official? To leave a name in history? Or to get a fortune? Make contributions, and there will be opportunities in the future. As for money, you still lack those three melons and two dates?"

"That's not to say, brother, I must compete for this vanguard officer this time. It's really because I don't think highly of His Majesty's expedition this time. If it were not for me, the final result would definitely be that the troops would be defeated under a certain fortified city Forced to withdraw troops. If you are unlucky, it is possible to return home in a big defeat."

Yu Chigong rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, according to what you say, can we not have fun in Tang Dynasty without you? No one can defeat Goguryeo except you? What a joke! If others don't talk about it, they just talk about it with you." Fighting for the vanguard Li Daozong, I feel that the use of troops is by no means inferior to you."

"Old brother, don't believe me, he really can't do the work I can do! For example... Siege!"

"It's a joke, Li Daozong has led the army for nearly 20 years, and he still doesn't know how to attack the city? But you, you haven't fought many battles, and I don't like the ability to attack the city."

"This siege is not the other's siege! If you don't believe me, I will take you to a place tomorrow, and you will understand everything."

"I want to see what tricks you can do!"

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That night, Yu Chigong didn't leave Duke Qin's mansion.In the early morning of the next day, the two of them left Chang'an City for [-] li together and came to a rather quiet mountain villa.

Guo Ye introduced: "This village is called Green Willow Villa. Within a radius of five miles, it is all owned by someone from Guo. No matter what happens in the villa, people outside will not know it at all. Brothers have many secrets here. Inside a villa."

Yu Chigong rolled his eyes and said, "You came to see your Nine Immortals Yulu Workshop? What does this have to do with the siege?"

"Brother, you misunderstood. The secret of this place has nothing to do with the Nine Immortals Yulu. Let's be clear, there is a magical thing in it, which is specially used to deal with the city of Goguryeo."

"What the hell is this?"

"Don't worry, brother, you will understand later."

Then, with a wave of his hand, Guo Ye called a white-haired old man over, and said, "Manager Yu, let Duke E see our new gadget!"

"Yes, Lord Qin, please wait a moment."