In one day, the Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty descended on Liaoyuan City again.
We visited two cities in two days.
The news spread quickly.
On the one hand, the Forbidden Army of the Tang Dynasty quickly sent the information to Youzhou, and then sent it back to Chang'an via "telephone".
On one side was the defeated defenders of Goguryeo. When the city was breached, they rushed out of the city and ran to the rear. And soon... people who ran away were often faster than those who were on the way. Two big cities
News of the fall spread throughout Goguryeo at almost the same time as Chang'an.
The whole country of Goguryeo was horrified!
And this time...
Yang Wanchun, the general of Goguryeo, also came to the camp of the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army.
At that time, Li Sheng, Chang Le, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong... and others were discussing matters in the tent. Because the weather had changed, and the snow was gradually getting heavier, everyone was discussing whether the army should continue to advance as soon as possible, in time.
To seize as many cities as possible before the heavy snow starts, it is better to take shelter first and see how the weather changes.
If it snows too much in Goguryeo, it won't matter if it's just a severe cold, but the key roads will still be difficult to walk, which will cause trouble.
After all, there were no cars in this era, and... in this kind of weather, even if you have a car, your movement is highly restricted.
However, while everyone was discussing matters in the tent, they suddenly saw a soldier whose face was red from the cold. He hurriedly ran to the door of the tent and looked at everyone nervously and frightenedly, "Sir... sirs, there is... there is...
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Everyone was surprised. Li Xiaogong frowned and said warmly, "Don't be impatient first. Let's breathe evenly before talking. Who is he?"
From what this soldier said, it seemed that the imperial army had captured someone.
The soldier gasped for a while, and then he said nervously, "The deputy commander is a man from Goguryeo who calls himself Yang Wanchun! He looks a bit rich in clothes, and you guys don't know if it's true or not..."
"Yang Wanchun??"
Li Xiaogong was shocked, he had actually heard of this name.
This guy is a famous general of Goguryeo!
It is said that Ansi City, the strongest fortress in Goguryeo, was guarded by this person. But...
Why did this person come to the Tang Army when he was not busy arranging the defense of the city?...
Li Xiaogong was not excited because these days...
To put it bluntly, in ancient times, there was no intelligent face recognition, no fingerprint authentication, or even photos. No matter when you met someone, you might not be who you claimed to be.
Ancient books say that bandits are rampant. In fact, they are not necessarily big thieves with knives in their waists. The most common ones are the petty thieves who cheat, rob and deceive. However, since Hengshu is not busy at the moment, Li Xiaogong paused for a moment and said,
"Then bring him here and I will ask him."
Saying this, Li Xiaogong couldn't help but subconsciously turned his head to look at Li Sheng, saying that he was really confused. Although Li Sheng was acting as the storekeeper, his hand flew up, but since it was an enemy general visiting, he should still leave it to Li Sheng to receive him.
That's it.
But when he turned around, Li Sheng immediately waved his hand, "Don't look for me, Prince. This matter can't be dealt with casually..."
Li Sheng's words were not irresponsible, but he had very clear calculations in his heart. The purpose of the Tang Dynasty's coming was to capture the entire territory of Goguryeo. Whether the other party wanted peace or something else, it was useless.
In a word, if the Tang Dynasty wanted to compete all over the world, there would be no Goguryeo watching from the side of the bed!
In this case, if Goguryeo sent people to force them, isn't this just a matter of casual handling? Anyway, the decision cannot be changed.
Li Sheng's face made Li Xiaogong a little anxious at first.
Damn it, Your Highness, do you know that you are His Highness? Are military and state affairs so casual?
But thinking about it again, it seems that this matter is just casual. What else can it be if it is not casual? In any case, there is no need to discuss it.
But at this time, Changle suddenly said, "I'm here to meet their generals and see how capable they are."
Changle was about to receive an envoy from Goguryeo, which made a group of generals around him look a bit stunned. After all...
If the opponent is a Goguryeo general, what if he is so powerful...
And if not, it's probably a trick and not very safe.
But at this time, Li Daozong said slowly, "There is nothing wrong with it. Since the other party wants to see the coach, in addition to the Holy Commander, it is His Highness the Prince of Beishan County... It is just a person, and there are no guards on the left and right. There is nothing wrong with it."
When Li Daozong said this, the soldier who was delivering the order hadn't left yet. He hesitated for a while and said, "My lords, this man said he wanted to see the coach, this..."
Hearing this, Li Xiaogong was startled. After thinking for a while, he nodded, "That's alright, then I'll be received by the chief...the Prince of Beishan County. I'll wait and retreat."
Although Changle's physique is definitely easy to suffer, there are many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty Forbidden Army watching in the tent. As long as the opponent does not have the courage of Xiang Yu, it will be no big deal. And on the other hand, Changle...
Although he is not a general, his knowledge is not bad. If he wants to fight with the Goguryeo envoys, he should be able to do the job.
The generals then exited the tent, but before leaving, Li Sheng looked at Changle... to be precise, the expression of "Beishan County Prince" seemed more and more familiar, but mainly he still looked a little nervous, so he whispered, "
This matter is actually not difficult, I will help you call Lao Yuan..."
Changle actually felt a little regretful at this time. He had just been curious about meeting Goguryeo's general and envoy in person, but when Li Xiaogong and others left the tent, he suddenly became nervous.
Changle suddenly realized that he was still the same, just a young clan member with no real experience in running the clan!
But Li Sheng's words made her stunned for a moment, and then she thought about the name Yuan Tiangang...
Wait, isn't this the "general general" that everyone discussed when they sent the army to Zhuozhou to fight against Goguryeo? In the past two days...
Yes.
Chang Le suddenly remembered that due to the massing of the army, it took nearly a month for Li Sheng's main force to meet with Li Ji's 100,000 men, but Yuan Tiangang's light chariot and simple followers only became a religious figure in the first few days of this "month".
Entered the territory of Goguryeo.
This is the special thing about ancient religious figures. In fact, they are somewhat similar to later journalists. Compared with the so-called "Qingliu", these guys are the ones who truly control "grassroots public opinion" rather than "civilian public opinion".
If it is mentioned in ancient books that an emperor often met with monks and Taoists, it was not necessarily because he was obsessed with cultivating immortals and worshiping Buddha, but he was probably observing the sentiments of the people. This is something that later generations often do not understand well.
However, Changle understood and remembered that since Yuan Tiangang had come back to "debrief" the command team in the past two days, he could just use him to deal with this situation.