Traveling through the Gaowu Tang Dynasty, Li Kuan and Li Shimin became the second sons of the Prince

Unlike His Royal Highness the King of Chu who was in the Baekje capital when the God of War descended - at the same time, His Majesty Li II was not having a good time outside the city of Anshi.

Although he had won a beautiful ambush battle before, making Gao Huizhen and Gao Yanshou, the northern princes of Goguryeo, prisoners of the Heavenly Khan.

But then, the war began to go wrong.

Because Anshi City was an extremely solid war fortress with strong walls and deep moats.

So Emperor Li II came up with a solution: pile up sand into a mountain on the southeast side of Anshi City, and then use the mountain to move closer to the city wall. Once the mountain and the city wall are connected, it would be like building a wide horse racing track outside the city. The Tang Dynasty soldiers could then successfully attack the city wall, causing Anshi City to lose its original ability to resist the enemy.

I have to say, this is indeed a good idea.

But unfortunately someone dropped the ball.

Fu Fuai, a general under Li Daozon, climbed to the top of the hill one day two months later. When he found that he could see the scenery of Anshi City from the top of the hill, he was overjoyed.

So, this guy, for some reason, probably felt that victory was just around the corner, so he decided to take a break.

So, during the moment he left his post.

The earth hill collapsed.

When the tall earthen hill collapsed, it directly crushed a section of the city wall of Anshi City. At this time, as long as the general on duty gave an order, the Tang army could take this opportunity to rush into the city and capture Anshi City in one go.

But it's so unfortunate...

Fu Fuai is not here.

Therefore, before the Tang army could react, the Goguryeo people in Anshi City launched a desperate counterattack. They rushed up the earthen hill from the collapsed gap, defeated the Tang army guarding the earthen hill, and then quickly occupied the earthen hill.

Thus, the good opportunity that was originally given to the Tang Dynasty by God was delayed by Fu Fuai, a "slacker", and it actually helped Goguryeo. (Note 1)

When Emperor Li II learned about this, he almost drew his sword and killed someone on the spot.

"Fu Fuai has left his post without permission, and he will be punished according to military law!" In the central army tent outside Anshi City, His Majesty Li II looked at the generals in front of him, gritting his teeth in anger: "This man has ruined my great plan!"

No one dared to speak out at this time - even Changsun Wuji wisely chose to remain silent.

However, at this moment, Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong suddenly walked in with a war report: "Your Majesty... I just received news that His Royal Highness the King of Chu broke through the Baekje capital of Weilicheng ten days ago. Baekje King Buyeo Zhang and his eldest son Buyeo Yici were ordered to be beheaded by His Royal Highness the King of Chu. Baekje... was destroyed by His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

boom!

After this shocking news exploded in the big tent, the ministers who had originally kept their heads down and dared not speak, now had smiles on their faces.

Especially Li Daozon - although he didn't dare to laugh now, he knew that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu had helped him out.

In fact, Li Daozon was right.

Although his own failure was regrettable, his son's success made him feel even more uncomfortable.

However, our Emperor Li Er is the great Heavenly Khan after all. He quickly calmed down and looked at Li Xiaogong: "Are you sure...that...King of Chu destroyed the Baekje Kingdom?! How many people did he bring?!"

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Chu..." Li Xiaogong shook his beard upon hearing this: "On matters like this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu would never joke around - just like when he conquered Shuofang City, he exaggerated his achievements to you in advance, but when you went to confirm, the achievements... had already been confirmed. So, I think, if Baekje had not been destroyed when this letter was sent, then it must have been destroyed now."

"Xiaogong...what you said..." His Majesty Li II sighed silently after hearing this: "It really makes sense..."

"As everyone knows, His Majesty the King of Chu never relies on numbers when leading an army into battle." Seeing that His Majesty Li II seemed to have calmed down, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly continued to provide emotional value: "This... is very similar to what you did back then..."

"Alas..." Upon hearing this, Emperor Li II waved his hand, then he silently walked out of the central military tent, looked at the Anshi City in the distance, and pondered for a long time.

Right now, it is already July and autumn is coming soon.

It will take at most two months. If we cannot achieve further results within these two months, then even though the Tang Dynasty has won this battle, the victory will be very limited.

With this thought in mind, His Majesty Li II asked Yuchi Jingde who was standing beside him, "Jingde, what is the situation in Beisha City?"

"Your Majesty," Yuchi Gong replied respectfully, "Zhang Liang will take action in the next two days - but the prerequisite is that Li Ji's troops can successfully capture Gaimu City."

"I'm not worried about him." His Majesty Li II waved his hand after hearing this. He was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "Jingde, do you think that boy...will encounter any danger?"

"Your Majesty, are you talking about the King of Chu?" Yuchi Jingde's eyes widened when he heard that, then he scratched his head and continued, "Although I have never fought side by side with His Royal Highness the King of Chu, as far as I know... His Royal Highness the King of Chu is extremely good at seizing opportunities when marching and fighting, and knows how to adapt. When making decisions, he is also decisive and never drags his feet. Your Majesty, what kind of danger can such a King of Chu encounter? Don't forget, the group of retainers under his command... especially those black-clad warriors, how terrifying their combat power is..."

"..." Yuchi Jingde was a straightforward person, so what he said was purely from the perspective of a general.

But to the ears of Emperor Li II, it was inevitably a bit harsh.

yes……

This guy is good at seizing opportunities, knows how to adapt, and is very decisive in doing things... So, Kuan'er, now that you have such a terrifying fighting force, why don't you take advantage of the time when I am personally leading the army to fight back to Chang'an...

What are you doing coming to the north?

"Alas..." Thinking of this, Emperor Li II suddenly let out a sigh, and his eyes felt a little hot at this moment.

"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you?" Yuchi Jingde felt that His Majesty was really strange today: "Did you catch a cold?"

"I'm fine." Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li II glanced at the other party and then said, "Jingde, do you think I should continue to fight in Anshi City?"