Because transportation in ancient times was not convenient.
Therefore, it is also very inconvenient to transmit information.
The fight at sea was in full swing, but Li Chengqian was stunned and didn't even hear any news.
He was still leading his troops to pursue Soga and Ishikawa's group.
In his heart, Soga Ishikawa was still waiting for those warships to come and pick him up.
But how did he know that Soga Ishikawa was no longer the same as before.
When the Japanese warships that broke through the Tang Dynasty's water defense line came.
Not only did he bring a large amount of food and supplies to Soga Ishikawa, he was able to get rid of the dilemma of having nothing to eat.
It also brought him more than 10,000 new troops.
Originally, Soga Ishikawa had more than 30,000 soldiers under his command.
And now, with the addition of the more than 10,000 people brought by the navy, he has another 50,000 troops in his hands.
Of course, Li Chengqian didn't know this.
Even now, he has divided his troops into two groups, with 15,000 troops and horses led by Li Tingxue escorting artillery and other grain and grass supplies at the back.
Another group of 5,000 soldiers and horses, led by him and Gao Zhixing, pursued Soga Ishikawa in the front.
It was also because of the inconvenience of this information that Soga Ishikawa was given the opportunity to arrange everything.
Soga Ishikawa said to the general beside him: "I order you to lead ten thousand troops and go to intercept the Tang bandits!"
The general looked confused: "General, this..."
He wanted to argue.
But he was interrupted by Soga Ishikawa waving his hand.
He said: "The Tang bandits don't know that our army's reinforcements have arrived, and they still think that our army is a pack of water dogs."
"If we don't take this opportunity to let these Tang thieves see the power of our army, I'm afraid they will even dare to attack our Yamato homeland in the future."
"So this time, no one should say anything to me."
"Even if I kill all these 50,000 people, I still want to give these Tang dogs a big surprise before I leave."
Now he has also made up his mind to fight the final battle with Datang.
And this battle can only be won but not defeated.
He had to let Datang know how powerful their country was. Otherwise, you will lose this battle.
Maybe, his and my family will be the target of public criticism because of this incident.
You may even lose your current power and prestige.
As a core member of the Soga family, Soga Ishikawa will never allow such a thing to happen.
So even if he sacrificed these soldiers, he would still fight this battle.
…
This day.
Li Chengqian and Gao Zhixingzheng led the army forward.
But suddenly a scout came back and reported: "Your Highness, Japanese troops have been found ten miles ahead."
"How many soldiers and horses are there?"
Gao Zhixing asked subconsciously.
"It looks like there should be more than 10,000 people."
The spy continued: "Moreover, these Japanese troops have already formed a battle formation, and they seem to be waiting for our army to pass by."
"oh?"
Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows.
"Are these people waiting for our army to pass?"
Li Chengqian rubbed his chin and said: "This shouldn't be..."
According to the normal script, shouldn't they have been frightened by our own side and beaten into terror?
Why are you thinking of competing with yourself now?
Moreover, after such a long time, they are probably running out of ammunition and food. Do they still have the strength to continue fighting?
Gao Zhixing thought so too.
"These Japanese soldiers had been running exhaustedly earlier, why did they suddenly stop now?"
Gao Zhixing said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid there is some fraud involved."
"You think I can't tell?"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said, "These Japanese soldiers might have spun a big net for us, just waiting for us to get into it."
"Now what?"
Gao Zhixing said: "How about sending an order to Hongzi and asking her to step up her march?"
"You think those little dwarfs are fools?"
"It's now clear that they are waiting for us people."
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "If my sister came with a large army, they would have disappeared long ago."
"That……"
"Then we can't take these five thousand brothers and go out to fight, right?"
Gao Zhixing said: "We don't have any large equipment now. The trebuchets, artillery and Mo Dao soldiers are behind us. We don't have an advantage at all."
"how?"
"Without artillery trebuchets and Mo Dao soldiers, the Tang Dynasty wouldn't be able to fight?"
Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes and said: "Even if there is nothing, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are not something that little dwarfs like them can stop."
After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and glanced at Xiao Gu, who had been following him.
He said: "Xiao Gu, now I give you a task, can you complete it?"
"able!"
Xiao Gu straightened his body and said.
"You will follow the brother who sent the order in a moment to inform the rear army."
"Just say that we have encountered a large Japanese army here and ask them to step up to support us."
Li Chengqian said: "Can you do it?"
"Of course."
"I promise to complete the task."
Xiao Gu really looked like a little warrior.
Li Chengqian gestured to the spy beside him and said, "We must protect Xiao Gu's safety, do you understand?"
The spy nodded heavily and said, "Your Highness, don't worry."
After saying that, the spy took Xiao Gu away.
At this time, Gao Zhixing said: "Your Highness, do you really want to use these five thousand brothers to have a chance with them?"
"What else?"
Li Chengqian said: "Although it is very possible to fall into the trap, there is nothing we can do about it."
"Your Highness. "
"You should think twice."
Gao Zhixing advised: "This is more than five thousand lives."
"I can't control that much now."
"We have been chasing them for so long. If we just let them go, we don't know when we can catch them up."
"So, we must take advantage of this opportunity to annihilate them in one fell swoop."
He looked back at Gao Zhixing and said, "If you are afraid, just follow the spies and give orders to my sister."
"Afraid?"
"I said Li Chengqian, are you looking down on me?"
Gao Zhixing was unhappy: "When I was practicing martial arts, you were still lying in my sister's arms and drinking milk."
"Can you please stop mentioning your age all the time?"
Li Chengqian was also helpless towards Gao Zhixing's behavior.
What's wrong with you being young?
Is my young age the reason why you wantonly laugh at me?
And he used this reason to laugh at himself for many years.
"This is a fact."
Gao Zhixing took off the spear from the winning hook and said, "Otherwise, let's have a competition to see who can kill more dwarfs?"
"Compare is compare."
"You think I'm afraid of you?"
Li Chengqian chuckled and said: "Whoever loses will be treated to a drink when we return to Chang'an City."
"Okay."
Gao Zhixing tilted his head and said, "I'll make a bet with you this time."
If the Japanese army knew about the bet these two were making here, their noses would probably be pissed off.
However, judging from the relaxed state of the two of them, they did not take this Japanese army seriously.
After all, these guys lost the first two wars, and they lost miserably.
At this moment, Li Chengqian no longer hesitated.
He directly ordered: "Send an order to the whole army to rest on the spot for an hour. After an hour, they will march towards the enemy's formation. I have to leave these bastards in front of me today no matter what I say..."