Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"This... the specific reason, I can't say. However, I always feel that this matter is not that simple. I am afraid that Xue Yantuo is the opposite, and there is a shadow of the Goguryeo people behind it."

"The Goguryeo people? They are about to perish. Even if they collude with Xue Yantuo, what's the use?"

"There is a saying that a centipede is dead but not stiff, let alone Goguryeo has not yet perished. I am afraid..."

He hadn't finished speaking when suddenly there was a commotion outside the tent of the Chinese army, saying: "Take me to see His Majesty quickly, take me to see Your Majesty quickly..."

His Majesty Li Er's face darkened, and said: "Who is making noise outside? Bring it up!"

With little effort, a blood-stained, unkempt man was brought up.As soon as this person got into the account, he wailed loudly and said: "Your Majesty, it's over! It's all over!"

"What a mess, I'm not dead yet!" His Majesty Li Er rubbed his eyes and said, "Who are you?"

The man pushed back the hair on his forehead and said, "Your Majesty, it's me, it's me! You don't even know me?"

"You? Duke Xun Zhang Liang! Why are you here?" His Majesty Li Er shuddered and said, "How did you become like this? What happened to my [-] troops?"

"Your army of [-] is finished!"

"what?"

"The [-] navy army was completely wiped out. The two generals Ran Rende and Liu Yingxing were killed in battle. Only the humble minister ran out with dozens of personal guards. Your Majesty, hurry up! Our Eastern Expedition has completely failed!"

Chapter 1957 Who is the queen?

"What's going on? Could it be a sneak attack by Goguryeo's navy? That's impossible. Even if it's a sneak attack, [-] navy will wipe out your [-] army?"

"Oh, it's not [-] against [-], but [-] against [-]! The [-] navy in Baekje, on the surface, obeyed the words of the humble officials, but secretly, they had already hooked up with the Goguryeo people. They used the cooperation with our army. The opportunity of stationing, setting fire to the ship, caught our army by surprise!"

"Ah?" His Majesty Li Er's head buzzed, and he said with hatred: "So, didn't I become Cao Cao in the Three Kingdoms, and was deceived by Fu Yuzhang, the old Huang Zhong?"

Li Jidao: "Fu Yuzhang's rebellion is only [-] against [-]. Even if the army is defeated, the whole army will not be wiped out, right?"

"It's not thirty thousand against forty thousand, didn't I just say it? It's eighty thousand against forty thousand!"

"Where did the other [-] enemy troops come from? Could it be that Silla is rebelling too? Impossible! Even if Silla is rebelling, they can't gather [-] navy troops."

"It's not Silla, it's Fusang!" Zhang Liang said with a mournful face, "They shouted for Fusang's millions of troops to come to help. According to my estimate, there are about [-] navy troops participating in the battle. I don't know how many other troops are there."

His Majesty Li Er sighed and said: "The [-] navy was wiped out. It seems that this Eastern Expedition has completely failed. Let's discuss what to do..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly thought of something, slapped his head suddenly, and said, "Mr. Ying, how many days of food do we have in our camp? How many days has the convoy of food and grass not come?"

"The stock can probably last for ten days. Our grain and grass are supposed to be delivered in three days, but because of the recent rain and flash floods, it was the fourth day yesterday that we didn't replenish the grain and grass... Oh, not good! "

Speaking of this, Li Ji's expression changed suddenly, and he said, "You mean that Shangshu Wei Ting of the Ministry of Punishment has a problem!"

"That's right." His Majesty Li Er said with an extremely ugly face, "Although I knew that there was something wrong with that unfilial son, I didn't expect that he would collude with the Goguryeo people! This time I was really careless. If I didn't expect If you make a mistake, no more food will arrive in the future.”

"Should...should...not be like this."

"Hmph, I hope I treat a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart. However, we still have to prepare for the worst."

Li Ji said: "That's right, there is nothing more ruthless than running out of food. Once Wei Shangshu betrays, the consequences will be unimaginable. We must prepare early. Therefore, the most urgent task now is to withdraw the troops as soon as possible. The sooner the better."

His Majesty Li Er said: "I want to withdraw my troops as soon as possible, but look, Baekje, Goguryeo and Fusang, the three countries have already united, and we didn't hear any news beforehand. Don't you think that their goal is just to destroy my university?" Tang's navy?"

"Your Majesty, are they going to bury tens of thousands of us here?"

"I suspect that everything is in their plan. Xue Yantuo's rebellion may have something to do with the Goguryeo people. Even including us lightly taking the inner city, Goguryeo deliberately sold a loophole. I'm afraid they have no idea how to chase and intercept It's ready."

"Then the most urgent task now is to choose a general to end the queen?"

"Yes. This person is not easy to find. This person must not only be brave, but also be good at using troops to buy time for the army to retreat. The most important thing is..." His Majesty Li Er sighed softly and said: " You must have the heart to die for your country.”

Zhang Liang rolled his eyes, and said, "I recommend one person, and I can serve as all the people."

"Who?"

"Qin Guogong, Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi! His official position is high enough to lead an army alone. As for being brave and good at using soldiers, that's not to mention. All the credit for this Eastern Expedition was made by him. Don't send him to cut off the heirs. Who to send?"

"This..." His Majesty Li Er frowned. Logically speaking, Qin Guogong Guo Ye is indeed the most suitable candidate.

However, he was really reluctant.

It can be said that this person who lost his heir was close to death.If he had to choose, he would rather choose someone else, even Li Ji, the British prince, than Guo Ye.

It doesn't mean that Guo Ye is better than Li Ji in his mind, the crux of the problem is that Guo Ye is young.

Li Ji is almost fifty years old, who knows how long he can live, but Guo Ye is not yet 30 years old, and it is no problem to play for him for another 30 or [-] years.

It's such a pity to sacrifice like this.

However, even though he thought so in his heart, His Majesty Li Er would not just say it so stupidly, it would be too hurtful.

He sneered and said: "Mr. Xun, you disobeyed the order first and disrespected me, so I didn't punish you. Now you lost my [-] sailors, but I still didn't punish you. Why? I'm so proud of you." ? Now that we have all fallen into the field, you still want to avenge yourself?"

"Your Majesty, how dare a lowly minister do such a thing!" Zhang Liang said: "It is the Duke of Qin who is the most suitable candidate. The so-called external promotion does not avoid relatives, and internal promotion does not avoid enemies. Moreover, after the Qin Kingdom made a judgment, it is still the most suitable candidate. There is a benefit that others can't match!"

"What's the benefit?"

"You can let Duke Qin prove his innocence, and let His Majesty and the people of the world be suspicious."

"What are you talking about? What do I suspect Qin Guogong?"

"It's not that your Majesty wants to suspect anything, but that Duke Qin's whereabouts are really suspicious." Zhang Liang said: "Your Majesty, why do you think our army fell into a situation where the entire army was wiped out in a blink of an eye?"

"Of course it's the Three Kingdoms joining forces, and my unfilial son is also contributing to the flames."

"No, this is just a superficial phenomenon. In essence, Qin Guogong is to blame!"

His Majesty Li Er was amused by Zhang Liang, and said: "It's nonsense! Do you think that I am a person who strives for merit and blame? This time, I will be in charge of the army's eastward expedition. Even if it fails, it is also my responsibility. Why? Can it be blamed on Qin Guogong?"

"That's not the case. It's not unfounded for Wei Chen to say that this is the responsibility of Qin Guogong. There are three reasons."

"You speak."

"Firstly, the purpose of Qin Guogong's envoy to Xue Yantuo was to prevent Xue Yantuo from making trouble after our army set off. Qin Guogong also claimed that he had completed the mission, so His Majesty took it lightly. As it turned out, it turned out that he was completely deceived by others!"

His Majesty Li Er shook his head and said: "It is unreliable to expect a single person to change the war and strategy of a big country with a three-inch tongue. Qin Guogong and his party are dead horses as living doctors. Even if it fails, it can’t be blamed on him. Let’s talk about the second one.”

"The second reason and the third reason are actually similar. If the three armies run out of food, the first thing to blame is Wei Ting, Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice. This time, the entire navy was wiped out, although it was mainly because of the alliance of the three countries, but the poor command was not good. That's one of the reasons."

"What does this have to do with Duke Qin?"

"Of course it is. Your Majesty, have you ever thought about whether it is Wei Shangshu who is in charge of escorting food and grass, or Wei Chen who is in charge of the navy, who came up with the idea? In all fairness, are the two of us really suitable for these two roles? "

"This..." His Majesty Li Er was at a loss for words.