The news that the Tang envoy was detained soon reached the ears of Songmo Governor Li Jinzhong. He immediately led his troops to Dahe Yuqian's tribe, severely reprimanded him, and at the same time asked the Tang envoy back.
Immediately afterwards, Li Jinzhong personally led five thousand cavalry to send the Tang envoy back to Yingzhou, and at the same time assisted the Tang army in fighting.
Seeing that Li Jinzhong personally led the troops to fight, Li Ji did not question the Khitans for detaining the Tang envoy.
One day later, news came from Qiheheli that the envoy to Silla had also returned, and Silla promised to send troops to attack Goryeo.
Li Ji immediately issued a military order and ordered Xue Rengui to be the vanguard and set out from Pingzhou to attack Liaodong City.
Liucheng Camp.
Next to Commander Wu Chengsi's tent, there is a small white round tent. Inside the round tent, Li Zhiying is sitting in front of the case, flipping through medical books. The maid Hong Ming is standing behind two curtains, holding a corner with one hand and looking at it secretly. Off-the-book conditions.
After a while, she walked quickly to Li Zhiying and said excitedly: "Miss, it's so lively outside. There are many generals going to the commander's tent to find General Wu. There may be a war soon!"
"Why do you look so happy?" Li Zhiying raised her eyes and asked.
"No way, they just think that if they go to war, we can go back to Chang'an."
"Don't you like it here?"
Hong Ming said in shock: "Does the young lady like to stay here?"
Li Zhiying smiled: "It seems so. It makes me feel at ease here. Maybe it's because I spent too much time in my grandfather's military camp when I was young."
Hong Ming pouted and said, "Anyway, I don't like staying here. I can't go anywhere and I'm bored to death."
"They didn't stop you, you can go out and get some fresh air."
Hong Ming's face showed a look of horror: "How can that be done? I'm scared when I look at those people outside. What if I get captured by them after I go out?"
Li Zhiying smiled and said: "Why are they arresting you?"
"I don't know, but I just have this feeling." Hong Ming said with a pale face, as if she had already thought of the scene when she was captured by several soldiers after going out.
Li Zhiying shook her head: "Even if they go on an expedition, I don't plan to return to Chang'an City."
Hong Ming was surprised: "Eh? Why?"
"The environment here is already bad, and with the physical exertion of marching and fighting, my grandfather and Mr. Wu may contract other diseases. I can treat them at any time if I stay here." Li Zhiying said with a smile on her face.
Seeing Hong Ming lowering her head and saying nothing, Li Zhiying smiled and said, "If you don't like the military camp, I'll have someone take you back."
"How can that be done?" Hong Ming shook her head repeatedly: "Wherever you are, Miss, I will naturally be there too."
Li Zhiying smiled, lowered her head and continued to read the medical book.
At this moment, Hei Te Changzhi bent down and entered the camp. Hong Ming hid behind Li Zhiying as quickly as a rabbit, looking at him in horror.
Hei Te Changzhi was stunned for a moment, touched his head and said, "Miss Li, the general has finished discussing it. He said you can go over and perform acupuncture."
Li Zhiying nodded, took the medical kit, and followed Hei Te Changzhi out. Hong Ming stood behind the curtain like before, peeking at the situation outside.
In the commander's tent, Wu Chengsi was sitting behind the commander's desk, looking at the map of Korea. After more than twenty days of treatment by Li Zhiying, he has now fully recovered.
After seeing Li Zhiying entering the tent, he hurriedly stood up and greeted her with a smile: "Miss Zhiying, today is the last time for acupuncture."
Li Zhiying nodded and asked: "Are you going to go on an expedition?"
Wu Chengsi walked to the wooden bed and lay down, and said: "Well, your grandfather has sent a military order, asking me to set out the day after tomorrow to attack Nansu City."
"What about grandfather?" Li Zhiying asked with concern.
"He set off one day later than me to attack the new city."
Li Zhiying nodded and began to give Wu Chengsi acupuncture.
The ancient golden needles were thin and soft. When they were inserted into Wu Chengsi's back, there was no pain at all and there was a refreshing feeling. It was much more comfortable than injections in later generations.
Wu Chengsi knew that the acupuncturist's full attention was required to pass the golden needle through the acupuncture point, otherwise it would be easy to insert the wrong acupuncture point, so he did not speak to Li Zhiying.
After she finished acupuncture, Fang said: "Miss Zhiying, I will send someone to take you back to Chang'an later. You have worked hard during this period."
Li Zhiying put the needle into the needle bag and said softly: "I will not return to Chang'an."
Wu Chengsi was stunned: "Why?"
"I...I'm worried that my grandfather was injured on the battlefield. If I stay here, I can treat him as soon as possible." Li Zhiying lowered her head and put her index fingers together.
Wu Chengsi saw that her face was red and her expression was coy, and he thought: "Maybe she is worried not only about Li Ji, but also about herself." He felt hot in his heart, and took her hand and said: "Miss Zhiying, wait for me to fight. When I come back, I'll just... marry you, okay?"
Li Zhiying's face instantly turned red, she hurriedly withdrew her hand and turned around.
After a long while, a voice as low as a mosquito or fly sounded: "Go and talk to your grandfather about these things." After that, he ran out of the camp.
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Two days later, Wu Chengsi led the army to march northeast, leaving only a few hundred people to guard the camp.
The Liaohe River is the border between the Tang Dynasty and the Goryeo Kingdom.
To the east of the Liao River is Goryeo's first line of defense, so it is generally heavily guarded by Goryeo troops.
Around the Liao River, there were three important military fortresses in Korea, namely Xincheng, Liaodong City and Nansu City.
These three cities all have high walls and thick walls, and are heavily garrisoned.
Among them, Nansu City is located in the north and has 20,000 elite soldiers. Xincheng is located in the middle and has 50,000 elite soldiers. Liaodong City is located in the south and has 30,000 elite soldiers.
The Tang army attacked in three directions: upper, middle and lower.
Wu Chengsi took the road to attack Nansu City, Li Ji took the middle road to attack Xincheng, and Xue Rengui took the bottom road to attack Liaodong.
The latest information sent back from Goryeo shows that Yeon boys have retreated to Buyeo Castle.
This city is located in the upper right corner of Goryeo, so after Wu Chengsi captured Namsu City, he only had to go to Buyeo City to meet up with Yeon-nam, and his mission would be completed.
As for whether or not you need to continue to participate in the mission to attack Goryeo, it depends on the situation of the war.
Normally, as long as Li Ji and Xue Rengui's armies are fighting smoothly, nothing will happen to him.
Wu Chengsi naturally did not want to be just a passer-by in this battle. As long as he won a big victory, the court would naturally not leave him alone again.
During the month of recuperation, he was thinking about the battle plan to attack South Sioux City all the time.
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Two days later, when Wu Chengsi's army crossed the Liao River through a pontoon bridge, he made a decision that surprised the generals and divided the army into two groups.
There were 12,000 men in each of the two groups, one of which was led by Pei Xingjian, who was ordered to attack Tiebei Pass in the north of Nansu City. There were also 5,000 soldiers stationed there, forming a close relationship with Nansu City. Russell, Hou Yanjing and Yuan Biao was assigned to his army.
Wu Chengsi led the remaining troops, plus four generals Wu Youji, Hei Te Changzhi, Han Cheng and Liu Shenli, and headed straight for Nansu City.
After dividing the troops, Wu Chengsi ordered the army to advance slowly, only marching thirty miles a day. In the evening, the army set up camp eighty miles away from the Hun River.
After the Hun River, there is Nansu City.
In the camp, Wu Chengsi summoned all the generals to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy.
Black Teeth Changzhi said in a deep voice: "The general thought that we could surround the city gates on three sides, leaving only the east gate unencircled, and then attack by force. The enemy would definitely evacuate through the east gate."
Although the Tang army was not as numerous as the defenders, Hei Chi Changzhi naturally felt that the defenders did not dare to come out for a decisive battle.
"No." Liu Shenli objected: "The Korean people have a tenacious will to defend their territory. Not only will they not escape, they will also send troops from the east gate and go around to other gates to attack our army."
Hei Te Changzhi sneered: "It's just right if they dare to come out. Just wipe them all out. What I'm afraid of is that their turtle sons don't dare to come out."
Liu Shenli said sternly: "General Black Teeth underestimates the Koreans. Although their armor is not as good as ours, they are quite powerful. If they are allowed to occupy favorable terrain, our army will suffer heavy casualties even if it wins!"
Both Han Cheng and Wu Youji were on the battlefield for the first time, and neither dared to express their opinions rashly.
While listening to the argument between the two, Wu Chengsi looked at the map and said slowly: "You only think about siege warfare, haven't you thought about the situation in field battles?"
Black Teeth Changzhi blinked and said: "General, the Korean people are very cunning, and I'm afraid they won't easily fight us in the wild."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "If the commander-in-chief of our army is Li Sikong, General Su, or even General Pei, I believe that the Koreans would not dare to send troops easily. But, the commander-in-chief of this army is me!"
"General, what do you mean?"
Wu Chengsi's eyes flashed and he said: "From the fact that Yuan Gaisuwen asked Dong Yuantong to sneak into Yingzhou, we can see that the Koreans have left many arrangements in the camp, and Dong Yuantong is by no means the only one. If my prediction is good, we
The information about this army had reached the hands of the Koreans a few days ago."
Wu Youji looked at Wu Chengsi with confusion in his eyes. Although he respected Wu Chengsi very much, he actually still had some doubts about his ability to lead troops.
Even he thought so, not to mention other generals.
Wu Chengsi looked around and saw that all the generals were staring at him closely, and said slowly: "What kind of general do you think I am in the eyes of the Korean people?"