Although she understood in her heart, Huizhen could never tell the other Goguryeo soldiers the true situation.
Otherwise, everyone knows that stopping Zhao Chen's army for five days is a very difficult task, so how can they still have confidence?
Now they can only let everyone know that they can hold off Zhao Chen's army for five days.
Moreover, another group of troops led by Hou Junji can completely capture Shacheng.
Only in this way will everyone have confidence and choose to continue to follow Huizhen against Zhao Chen.
Now Huizhen has pinned all her hopes on Hou Junji.
Only when Hou Junji captured Shacheng did they have a chance of survival.
Otherwise, these 30,000 men will be annexed by Zhao Chen sooner or later.
It is ridiculous to say that Huizhen always felt in his heart that he would fail when his military superiority was superior to that of his opponent.
If this idea were to become known to everyone, the situation at this moment would probably be even worse.
Huizhen sighed slightly in his heart and waved his hand to everyone to go down and get ready.
Preventing Zhao Chen from returning to the army for rescue has never been an easy task.
They need to be better prepared.
After everyone dispersed, Huizhen slowly sat back down in her seat, looking outside the tent, not knowing what she was thinking.
…
Hou Junji left Huizhen's place and immediately returned to his camp.
From the beginning, Hou Jun gathered 20,000 soldiers and horses under Huizhen and set up camp separately from Huizhen.
Now the army led by Hou Junji is only fifty miles away from Shacheng.
After returning to his camp, Hou Junji did not immediately send an order to prepare to capture Shacheng.
He already had his own plans.
Hou Junji knew very well that Yuengai Suwen pinned his hope on Zhao Chen not to take the initiative to attack Goguryeo, which was simply a foolish move.
Therefore, this war was destined to fail from the very beginning.
Hou Junji also wants to find his own way out.
There was absolutely no way he could go back to the Tang Dynasty. After all, if it had not been for him, Qin Qiong would not have died in the battle, and the souls of those soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who died in the battle would not have returned to the battlefield.
Neither the emperor nor Zhao Chen would let him go.
Although Goguryeo does not seem to have been defeated at the moment, Hou Junji must also make plans for himself in advance.
"General, I heard that we are about to attack Shacheng?" A Goguryeo general ran into Hou Junji's camp and asked Hou Junji.
Hou Junji looked at the Goguryeo general in front of him.
He also knew that the man in front of him was a direct descendant of Huizhen's subordinates. Although he was nominally here to help him command the army of 20,000 people, he was actually here to monitor him.
He didn't say anything when he came back from Huizhen, but the guy in front of him actually knew that he was about to attack Shacheng.
Apparently Huizhen had sent someone to inform him of the news.
But now when I come here and ask myself, it's just that Huizhen wants to urge herself to act quickly.
"This general plans to take action against Shacheng tomorrow. General Lu, if possible, I would like to ask you to lead the army to attack tomorrow." Hou Junji said to the Goguryeo general in front of him.
When the Goguryeo general heard what Hou Junji said, a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face.
Huizhen sent Da to supervise Hou Junji, not to lead his army to attack the city.
But now Hou Junji asks him to lead troops into battle. If he doesn't agree, wouldn't Hou Junji have reason to deal with him?
If you agree, attacking the city will not be a simple matter.
He could lose his life at any time.
It's really a dilemma right now.
"What's the matter, General Lu, are you having any difficulty?" Hou Junji looked at the Goguryeo general in front of him with a smile on his face.
"No... no difficulty, just obey your orders!" After a long silence, the Goguryeo general nodded slowly.
If he doesn't accept the order, Hou Junji will never let him go.
Maybe he would be killed directly for resisting the order. In this case, he would not even have a reason to refute.
It's better to agree, after all, he doesn't have to rush to the first line of the siege himself.
Wouldn't it be better if I just hid a little behind when I attacked the city?
"Thank you for your hard work, General Lu. If we can successfully capture the battlefield this time, I will definitely tell General Huizhen about your contribution." Hou Junji said with a smile.
Then he waved his hand to signal the Goguryeo generals to leave.
The Goguryeo general slightly cupped his hands, then quickly turned around and left.
When Goguryeo was about to leave, Hou Junji slowly turned around, and there was a faint fierceness exuding here.
…
Xue Rengui led five thousand Tang soldiers to garrison Shacheng.
Zhou Qing and others were also by his side.
Xue Rengui was extremely happy after receiving the news that Zhao Chen's army had narrowly defeated Huizhen's army at its first stop.
At the same time, I was also a little worried. If the news here were to be known by the imperial court, I am afraid that Zhao Chen's actions would cause dissatisfaction among many court officials.
Should I inform some people about the evacuation in advance and let them prepare first?
"Brother, His Highness the King of Han is really powerful. I heard that in the first battle, he killed more than a thousand cavalrymen of the other side, while our army only lost a few hundred people."
"Now the Huizhen camp cannot escape the battle. It is huddled inside and dare not move." Zhou Qing said to Xue Rengui with a smile.
Xue Rengui just smiled and then looked at Zhou Qing: "You have to work hard these two days and always pay attention to what is going on outside the city."
"Yesterday, His Highness sent word that Hou Junji had divided his troops into 20,000 troops and stationed them fifty miles away from our Shacheng."
"Now that Huizhen has been defeated, His Highness is worried that they will divide their forces and attack our Shacheng."
"Shacheng is extremely important to us in the Tang Dynasty. Once Shacheng is attacked by Goguryeo, all of us will become turtles in the urn."
"So no matter what, you must guard the gate of Shacheng."
"We will not give Hou Junji any loopholes to exploit."
Xue Rengui was also worried. He actually had the same idea as Zhao Chen.
Huizhen was defeated by Datang on the frontal battlefield, so he would definitely look for opportunities.
Hou Junji, who initially separated his forces from Huizhen, could inflict fatal damage to the Tang army and capture Shacheng.
Once Shacheng fell into the hands of Hou Junji, these tens of thousands of Tang soldiers would be completely surrounded by the Goguryeo army.
No matter it is Zhao Chen or Xue Rengui, they will all be chased and intercepted by the people who are locked up in the high base.
By then, I don’t know how many of these 20,000 people will be able to survive.
Therefore, Xue Rengui attaches great importance to the safety of Shacheng, and it is precisely for this reason that he warned the cautious Zhou Qing about this matter.
"Brother, what do you mean, is that the princes will gather their troops to attack our Shacheng?"
"But there are only five thousand soldiers in Shacheng. If Hou Junji really comes to attack, should we ask His Highness to lead troops back to help?" Zhou Qing and Xue Rengui asked.
Although it was a defensive city, Shacheng was just an ordinary city to Goguryeo.
The direction facing the Tang Dynasty is the real natural moat, and for Goguryeo inside, it is undoubtedly a weak place that is easy to attack and difficult to defend.
If Hou Junji really led his army to attack Shacheng, it would be difficult for his five thousand soldiers to defend this small Shacheng.
Once this sand city falls into the hands of Hou Junji, the consequences will be disastrous.
"Your Highness, Your Highness will naturally take action. What we have to do is to do our best to defend this sand city." Xue Rengui and Zhou Qing said.