Chapter 215 Liu Ren is willing to defeat the Japanese army
Guo Daifeng said thoughtfully: "You mean Silla?"
"Yes! If we conquer all of Goryeo, it will be most beneficial to Silla. Not only will they get a large number of Goryeo refugees, but they may also take advantage of us to stabilize the situation in Goryeo to sway the Goryeo people behind their backs, and may even directly fight with us. Let’s start a war!”
Guo Daifeng recalled Wu Chengsi's previous words, rubbed his chin and said: "If Silla really takes the opportunity to cause trouble, our army may be dragged into Goryeo for a long time."
Li Ji said slowly: "It is likely to turn into a protracted war by then. The Tubo people have been eyeing Hexi. As long as they stabilize Tuyuhun, they will definitely attack the four towns of Anxi. At that time, we will have to withdraw from Goryeo and give up the victory to Silla.”
Guo Daifeng's eyes lit up and he said: "My subordinates understand that if we make a truce with Goryeo now, Silla will definitely attack Goryeo in a large scale in order to occupy Goryeo."
Li Ji nodded and said: "When they fight, we will have time to slowly manage the occupied areas. Moreover, those Korean refugees who went south may have fled back to the north of the Yalu River in order to escape the war!"
Guo Daifeng couldn't help but secretly praise him and said to himself: "Everyone thinks that the commander is old, but who would have thought that he has already thought so far!"
"Commander, when did you think of this?"
"Ever since Chengsi mentioned the threat of Silla that day, I have had this idea, but it is a big problem to get the court to adopt it."
Guo Daifeng thought for a while and said with a wry smile: "If we don't talk about the imperial court, I'm afraid General Xue will object, and even Lord Wu might not agree."
Li Ji smiled and said: "Chengsi, like Xue Rengui, is brave and diligent, and he may object psychologically. But after all, he is my grandson-in-law. Due to my face, I will eventually agree. If it were not for his support in the army, I would not be able to implement it. This plan."
Guo Daifeng muttered: "Even if Mr. Wu supports you, it will be difficult for the DPRK and China to pass. The ministers of the DPRK and China don't know the border situation and the dangers of Silla, so I'm afraid they will unanimously oppose it."
Li Ji smiled and said: "This matter depends on Chengsi. You should know how he defeated Yalu City, right?"
"Are you talking about Zhentian Lei? That thing is rumored to be quite evil, but my subordinates always feel that it is a bit unreliable."
Li Ji smiled and said: "That's not called thunder, but gunpowder! Chengsi wrote a secret letter to me, explaining the situation of that thing in detail. Let alone Yalu City, as long as the quantity is enough, Chang'an City can also be destroyed Open."
Guo Daifeng smiled bitterly and said: "Master Wu is really born rich. Why can't others discover this kind of thing? But he was the first to discover it."
Li Ji smiled and continued: "When the time comes, let Chengsi write a letter to His Majesty and the Queen, telling them of the existence of this thing. Those two people will be very happy.
Then I, Cheng Si, Xue Rengui and Qi Yao Heli, the four of us jointly proposed this strategy, and the court is likely to agree."
Guo Daifeng scratched the back of his head and said cautiously: "It's okay for Mr. Wu, but I'm afraid Xue Rengui and Qi Yao Heli won't agree."
Li Ji smiled and said: "Although Xue Rengui is war-loving, he still has some strategic vision. As long as I explain the reasons, he probably won't object.
As for Qihe Heli, the Tiele man, he is the best at sizing up the situation. Seeing that Chengsi and I have agreed, he will not go against the grain. When the seal is sealed, tomorrow you will send someone to notify the other commanders of the Third Route Army and ask them to come. Domestic city affairs.”
"It's an order."
Because Qi'ao Heli's troops wanted to make a detour, it took several days before Guo Daifeng sent someone to notify Wu Chengsi's and Xue Rengui's troops to come over.
Under his careful arrangement, the senior generals of the three armies finally arrived at the domestic city on the same day.
As soon as Wu Chengsi and Pei Xingjian arrived at the camp, they saw Qi Yao Heli and Liu Renyuan, Tang Xiujing and Zhou Cun coming to greet them.
Qi Yao Heli immediately gave him a bear hug. After Wu Chengsi held his breath for thirty seconds, seeing that Qi Yao Heli was still not going to let go, he had to push him away and said with a smile: "General Qi Yao Heli, long time no see."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the other person's strong body odor penetrated his nostrils again.
Qi'ao Heli laughed and said: "Master Wu, I heard that you have a good thing called Zhentian Lei, which can break through the city wall. You should tell me about this thing!"
Wu Chengsi smiled slightly and explained to him about gunpowder. The two of them walked side by side toward the tent while talking.
When they arrived at the tent, not only did Xue Rengui not arrive yet, but Li Ji was not there either. Only Guo Daifeng, Wei Daiqi and several Zuo Xiaowei generals were waiting in the camp.
After Guo Daifeng saw Wu Chengsi, he hurriedly came over to greet him, cupped his hands and said: "Master Wu, please take a step to speak."
Wu Chengsi said hello to Qi'ao Heli and followed Guo Daifeng out of the camp.
As soon as he left, Qi Yiheli asked Liu Renyuan: "Renyuan, what kind of medicine did General Wu just talk about..."
"gunpowder."
"Ah, yes, Gunpowder, what do you think? Do you think what he said is reliable?"
Liu Renyuan pondered: "Although I have never heard of the name gunpowder, General Wu can rely on it to capture Yalu City, so that thing must have something special about it."
Tang Xiujing said in a deep voice: "General Wu mentioned just now that the name gunpowder comes from the alchemist. I feel that things related to Taoists are always a bit..."
"What do you know? Just wait and see." Qi Yao Heli glared at him.
Tang Xiujing's face changed slightly, and he lowered his head and walked aside to sit down. A few days ago, there was a big war in Xiongjin. Since that war, Qi Yiheli ignored him and only paid attention to Liu Renyuan.
At this moment, the curtain opened and Xue Rengui came in with Yang Xuanji and Zhang Jiujie.
Qi Yiheli stood up, bowed his hand to Xue Rengui, sat back down, and continued to Liu Renyuan: "Brother Liu, do you think we can ask General Wu to tell us the gunpowder formula?"
Liu Renyuan wondered: "General, I'm afraid this won't work."
"What's wrong? We are the closest to Pyongyang. As long as we have that thing, we can break through the city wall of Pyongyang and destroy the Koryo Kingdom in one fell swoop. This is something that is beneficial to the country. General Wu will not be stingy, right?"
Zhou Cun whispered: "General, now everyone is focusing on the achievement of conquering Pyongyang. I heard that Xue Rengui has asked for orders to attack Changyuan City several times, but he was stopped by Marshal Li. I guess Marshal Li has also changed his mind."
Qi'e Heli snorted and said: "Their three-pronged army has already fought well in this battle. Who can be more vulnerable to us? We must always be on guard against this and be careful about that. Now, relying on Ren Yuan's strategy, we have finally succeeded." They have enough energy left to attack, so they should give us the credit, right?"
He spoke in a loud voice, and Xue Rengui and the others heard it, but the three of them pretended not to hear, and did not even look this way.
Zhou Cun lowered his voice and said: "General, when has war been fair? Now the Koreans are already the fish on the chopping board. I am afraid that the credit for conquering Pyongyang has already been decided by the higher ups."
Liu Renyuan frowned and said: "General Zhou, what you say doesn't sound right to you. Are you saying that the imperial court has already assigned the credit to Duke Wu?"
Zhou Cun snorted, acquiescing.
Liu Renyuan had great respect for Wu Chengsi and said coldly: "Buddhists say that appearance comes from the heart. General Zhou has this idea, which shows that he usually thinks about this matter a lot."
Zhou Cun was immediately furious, but after all, this was not the place where the attack took place, so he had to suppress his anger and walked to Tang Xiujing to sit down.
As soon as he sat down, Li Ji and Wu Chengsi entered the camp together. They quickly stood up and bowed to them.
The generals sat down according to their seats, with Wu Chengsi still sitting first on the left.
After Li Ji exchanged a few words, he asked Qi Yao Heli about the situation of the Xiongjin battle.
Qi'e Heli chuckled and said: "As expected, as General Wu and the Marshal predicted, the Japanese colluded with the Silla people and wanted to sneak attack us through Silla."
When Wu Chengsi saw his appearance, he knew that the outcome of the war would be a victory for the Tang army.
"Those idiots made a big circle and attacked us from Niangzi Valley. The person who was originally responsible for defending Niangzi Valley was a general under me. That stupid boy didn't believe that Silla would collude with Goryeo, so he almost got killed by those idiots from Japan. Come in."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiujing's face turned red and she lowered her head.
Qi Yiheli continued: "Fortunately, General Liu Renyuan discovered the group of Japanese people in time and ambushed the group of turtle eggs in Qingshan. Moreover, his troops wore imitation Silla military uniforms, and deliberately wore the Silla military uniforms inside, and our Tang army on the outside. armor.
Wei Daiqi asked curiously: "Why are you wearing it inside?"
Li Ji smiled and said: "Those Japanese people are not stupid. If they wear it outside, they may not believe it. If it is worn inside, when they find out, they will think that the Silla people ambushed them. Otherwise, why should they cover it up?"
Qihe Heli laughed and said: "Yes, when those Japanese idiots discovered this, they immediately concluded that it was a trap set by the Silla people together with us, and now they are at war with the Silla people."