Qin Huaiyu pondered for a moment, raised his head and stared at the melee scene on the battlefield, and said calmly: "Continue to hold on to the position and stabilize the morale of the army. The situation is currently chaotic. We cannot determine the true intentions between the Japanese state and Yeon Gaesumun, nor do we know what they are.
Meaning. We cannot be swayed by their internal strife and must remain calm and vigilant."
After a moment of silence, Qin Huaiyu continued: "Let our soldiers strengthen their vigilance and never be careless. At the same time, strengthen the investigation, be sure to obtain more intelligence, and clarify the true intentions between the Japanese country and Yeon Gaesumun.
.In this way we can better respond to changes in the situation."
"General, with the situation like this, they shouldn't have any other problems, right?" a general said worriedly.
The general's statement is certainly reasonable. The three parties on the other side of the river have been killed and their blood is flowing into the river. How could it be a conspiracy?
But Qin Huaiyu had to be cautious.
Even if there is only one chance in ten thousand, he absolutely cannot make a mistake here.
Because if something goes wrong, the entire army will be wiped out.
It would be fine if they died, but if Zhao Chen also suffered disaster, then they would not be able to rest in peace even if they died.
"Although there is no problem on the surface, it is better for us to be careful. Our mission is to defend Yangcheng. We will talk about the other things later. Furthermore, if Waguo and Yeongaesumun really put on a show for us, once
If we take action, their attack will be like thunder, so what we have to do is to hold on until reinforcements arrive."
"No one is allowed to cross the river without my order."
"Yes!" Hearing Qin Huaiyu say this, the other generals did not dare to have other thoughts at this moment.
He just looked at the bloodied enemy soldiers in front of him with fear.
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The battle lasted from morning to evening. Standing on the city tower of Rangcheng, one could smell a strong smell of blood coming from a distance.
On the other side of the river in the distance, corpses had long been strewn across the field, and everything was devastated.
The corpses of countless Goguryeo soldiers and Japanese soldiers fell sideways on the road, which made people feel the indescribable tragedy.
Yoshio Otsuka was riding on horseback, looking at the corpses of Goguryeo soldiers that could be seen everywhere on the ground, with a scornful smile on his face.
Yeon Gaesomun was a man of great reputation in Goguryeo, and he was a very popular minister. He probably never expected that he would be beaten like this today.
After taking care of Yeon Gaesumun, no one would dare to compete with me for Silla.
In addition, the border troops of the Tang Dynasty were fighting to the death with Cheng Yaojin's troops, and the city in front of him was in the possession of Yoshio Otsuka.
After capturing Baekje, we defeated Yeon Gaesumun's troops, then wiped out the Tang border troops, annexed Silla, and sent troops to the Tang border.
When the time comes, who in the Japanese court will be able to sit on an equal footing with me?
Thinking of this, Yoshio Otsuka couldn't hide his inner excitement.
"How are the casualty statistics going?" Otsuka Yoshio looked at the general on the side.
"Sir, the casualties have been preliminary calculated. In addition to the captured Goguryeo prisoners, a total of more than 45,000 people under Yeon Gaesumun's command were annihilated. Including the prisoners, Yeon Gaesumun lost nearly 60,000 horses."
"There are countless other supplies of food, grass, baggage, weapons and horses."
"As for our Japanese soldiers, we only lost less than 5,000 people."
"Sir, great victory
Ah!" The general and Otsuka Yoshio reported the results of the battle, with flattering looks on their faces.
How could he still not understand now that Otsuka Yoshio, who defeated Yeon Gaesumun's army, could easily capture Jangseong and the entire Silla.
In this way, in the entire Japanese country, whose military industry can compare with his?
At that time, Otsuka Yoshio will truly have the status of being inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
"If this battle report reaches our Japanese court, it will definitely cause an uproar. At that time, your Excellency, besides His Majesty the Emperor, is the number one person in the Japanese court. Maybe, no, you will definitely be knighted.
"The general then flattered Otsuka Yoshio.
Otsuka Yoshio's face was bright, and his fingers kept tapping the back of his other hand out of excitement.
"Send the order and ask Li Boming to gather the Baekje troops and prepare to attack Yangcheng with me early tomorrow morning." Otsuka Yoshio couldn't wait any longer at this moment.
He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Yangcheng in one fell swoop, then go straight to the capital of Silla, capture Zhao Chen, and occupy the entire Silla.
"Yes!" the general responded immediately.
…
Li Boming soon received the order from Otsuka Yoshio.
At this moment, he had just changed his clothes.
If he hadn't seen the piles of corpses outside with his own eyes, he would never have believed that Yeon Gae Suwen actually rushed out of him.
Faced with the obstruction of their own soldiers and the pursuit of the Japanese army, Yeon Gaesomun's army forced its way through the enemy's formation.
Li Boming's face turned pale when he saw the statistics of his own soldiers' deaths in his hand.
An army of 100,000 people was killed by 30,000 people by Yeon Gaesomun's army.
This was still the result of a pincer attack between the Japanese army behind and our own army.
If the Baekje army faced Yeon Gaesomun's army alone, I am afraid that their 100,000-strong army would be killed.
And now, he received news from Otsuka Yoshio, saying that he would attack Rangcheng tomorrow morning.
This made Li Boming worried.
Now that Yeon Gaesumun's army has been driven away, no one is competing with Otsuka Yoshio for Silla, but there is no cannon fodder standing in front of him.
We plan to attack the city together tomorrow, but we are afraid that our Baekje army will be forced to rush to the front by Otsuka Yoshio like Yeon Gaesomun's army.
It's just that Li Boming didn't have the courage of Yunkai Suwen, and he really dared to fall out with Otsuka Yoshio.
Even if he knows that he will be used as a weapon, he still has to be obedient.
He asked the people sent by Otsuka Yoshio to go back and report to Otsuka Yoshio that he would organize his troops and horses early tomorrow morning and attack the city together with the Japanese army. Li Boming then summoned his generals.
"The city will be attacked tomorrow. There are still 30,000 to 40,000 Tang Dynasty border troops in Rangcheng. They are defending the city. We..." Knowing that the city will be attacked tomorrow, some Baekje generals were worried.
"Yes, General, should we discuss it with Lord Yoshio Otsuka and wait a little longer, maybe the Tang border troops will be mobilized to fight with their own people?"
"Yes, Datang's own people are fighting fiercely. There is no need for us to provoke them at this time."
"Then which one of you is going to tell Yoshio Otsuka?" Li Boming looked at the generals in front of him expressionlessly.
As soon as this statement came out, the generals who had been so confident just now stopped making any move.