Chapter 1136 Every step is like walking on thin ice
Hou Junji is living a somewhat comfortable life these days.
Yeon Gaesumun obeyed some of his words.
Control all Tang towns north of Cangzhou.
After controlling these towns, Hou Junji became more confident in taking over the entire Tang Dynasty.
Now, Hou Junji only hopes to hear the news of Li Shimin's sudden death.
Once this news spreads, it will be their time to enter Gong Cangzhou.
"Mr. Hou, the commander-in-chief has invited you." Hou Junji was thinking about something when he heard the voices of soldiers coming from outside saying that Yueng Gaisuwen was inviting him over.
"I know." Although it was a bit strange, Hou Junji could guess some of it.
Yeon Gae Suwen came to him at this time, presumably because of the attack on Cangzhou City.
It's just that the army pursued them all the way, deep into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty. If they didn't control the other cities and towns in the Tang Dynasty behind them, they could easily be taken advantage of.
Fortunately, the situation is now stable.
Hou Junji came out of his tent, turned around and arrived outside Yuengai Suwen's tent.
When he opened the tent door, he saw Yeon Gaesumun sitting at the top, and all the other generals of Goguryeo were sitting around him.
"Mr. Hou is here, sit down." Yuan Gaisuwen and Hou Junji stretched out their hands and motioned for Hou Junji to sit down.
Hou Junji and Yeon Gaesumun held hands and sat down next to Yeon Gaesumun.
General Huizhen also nodded with Hou Junji.
If it weren't for Hou Junji's plan, he Huizhen wouldn't be able to kill Qin Qiong, the famous general of the Tang Dynasty.
This credit also belongs to Hou Junji.
"Mr. Hou, I and the generals are discussing when to attack Cangzhou City. I invite you to come because I also want to hear your thoughts."
"After all, if it hadn't been for Mr. Hou's help before, we wouldn't have been able to kill Qin Qiong." Yuengai Suwen said with a smile.
Hearing Yuan Gaisuwen mention Qin Qiong who died in the battle again, Hou Junji felt a little unnatural on his face.
He just wanted Huizhen to capture Qin Qiong, but he didn't expect Qin Qiong to die directly in battle.
This is somewhat self-defeating.
"The best time to attack Cangzhou City is when Li Shimin is poisoned and dies."
"At that time, the Tang army must have been demoralized. If they attacked even slightly, the resisters would panic." Hou Junji said his thoughts.
But he knew that someone would definitely ask him when Li Shimin died.
Sure enough, a Goguryeo general jumped out, looked at him, and said, "Mr. Hou, you said Li Shimin died of poisoning, but you have to give us a time limit."
"You said before that he wouldn't be able to survive for a few days, but until now there is no news of his death."
"Now, how long do you want us to wait?"
Yeon Gaesumun did not stop the general who was speaking, but looked at Hou Junji.
Obviously he also wants to know why the opportunity for Hou Junji has not come yet.
Hou Junji felt a little tired.
These people are so anxious to attack Cangzhou City. Do they really think that the Cangzhou City Wall is made of paper?
Or did he defeat the Tang Dynasty army and gain them a lot of confidence?
"Commander, Qin Qiong is not dead originally, we just captured him, which will definitely disturb the morale of the Tang army."
"But now that he is dead, the Tang army must share the same hatred. There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that a sad army will win."
"If we attack Cangzhou City at this time, we will definitely suffer huge losses."
"I don't recommend attacking the city."
"As for why Li Shimin has not yet died of poisoning, firstly, he may have been seriously ill and will die soon."
"The other thing is that he is dead. It's just not publicized in the city now."
"The last possibility is that someone has rescued Li Shimin."
"No matter which result it is, now we all need to wait..."
"Wait, wait, when?" Huizhen stood up and interrupted Hou Junji.
Originally, he was quite grateful to Hou Junji for helping him kill Qin Qiong.
As a result, Hou Junji deliberately said several times that he should not kill Qin Qiong.
Isn’t this what you are saying about yourself in front of Yeon Gae So-moon?
How can Huizhen endure it?
This is obviously Hou Junji trying to replace himself, right?
Hou Junji was also startled by Huizhen's sudden roar.
The other Goguryeo generals laughed out loud when they saw Hou Junji's panicked look.
The entire camp was filled with jeers.
Hou Junji smiled and stopped talking.
Even if I feel unhappy, I will not vent it in front of everyone at this moment.
Seeing that everyone was laughing at Hou Junji, Yuan Gaisuwen also knew that Hou Junji could not lose face.
After all, I still need to use him.
Against the generals of the Tang Dynasty, Hou Junji was still very useful.
"Mr. Hou is very thoughtful, but as you can see, the soldiers are a little impatient."
"After all, after taking Cangzhou City, there will be a vast hinterland of the Tang Kingdom."
"I also want to meet with the Tang Crown Prince Li Tai in Chang'an City as soon as possible."
"Presumably Mr. Hou also wants to go back to Chang'an as soon as possible!" Yueng Gaisuwen said with a smile.
All the Goguryeo soldiers smiled.
They knew that Yeon Gaesumun had made a decision at this moment.
"Tomorrow morning, attack Cangzhou City, bring out all the Eight Bull Crossbows, and let the Tang people taste the power of the weapons developed by their own people." Yuan Gaisuwen said to the generals.
"Yes!" everyone responded in unison.
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As soon as Zhao Chen and others left, Li Jing started to get busy.
At this moment, he has succeeded Xu Shiji and is in control of the entire army.
The lives of tens of thousands of people were also in the hands of Li Jing.
This made Li Jing dare not be negligent in the slightest.
"Military advisor, after so many days, Yuengai Suwen must be a little anxious. If the prediction is good, he should be preparing to attack the city in the next few days." Li Jing looked at the map on the table and said to Xu Shiji.
Xu Shiji was slightly stunned.
"Mr. Wei, shouldn't Yeon Gaesumun wait for the news of His Majesty's accident to spread before taking action?"
"Attack the city at this time. Hou Junji should be able to stop him." Xu Shiji was silent for a moment, talking to Li Jing about his thoughts.
Xu Shiji was also thinking.
Now that Qin Qiong died in battle, all the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty wanted to avenge Qin Qiong and his comrades who died in battle.
If we attack the city at this time, wouldn't we be on the edge of the knife?
“It’s certain to stop it, but it’s not certain whether Yeon Gaesoo-moon will listen or not.”
"Yeongae Suwen fought consecutively and successfully, and Huizhen killed Shubao again. They were excited at this time, and they must have thought that we and others were just a mob."
"We won't talk about a big war, but there will definitely be temptations."
"Commander, please send the order and have people prepare kerosene, trebuchets, and discarded cloths to sew into a long piece of cloth that is twenty feet long and ten feet wide."
"Tomorrow morning, I will see it." Li Jing and Xu Shiji ordered.
Xu Shiji didn't understand.
But many years of war experience told him that he just had to do what Li Jing asked him to do.
"Okay, I'll do it right now!"
"Mr. Wei, do you need to prepare anything else?" Xu Shiji nodded and asked again.
"Don't spread the news that Your Majesty is safe for the time being, lest the soldiers leak the news and let them guess that Zhao Chen is still alive."
"When we return to Chang'an this time, every step is like walking on thin ice. We can't do anything else, but we have to help him keep the news." Li Jing thought for a while and said to Xu Shiji.
Xu Shiji nodded and left.
When Li Jing left, holding Zhao Chen in his hand, he asked Li Ruoshuang to slip the note to him.
It says: There is a way to break the enemy's siege. Dip a long cloth with kerosene, throw it from a catapult, and ignite the rocket. You can destroy the enemy in the hell of fire.?