Outside Qingzhou City, there are not a few gray-haired old men with this kind of mentality like Zhang Laoliu.
However, many people also understood in their hearts that these soldiers were recruited this time to guard Bisha City before the arrival of the Tang Dynasty King's Division.
Therefore, people like them who are old and still have physical deficiencies do not have any chance.
They came this time with only one tenth of their expectations.
Even two pale-haired old men from the Cui family came and begged Li Yuan to allow them to set off with the army and go to Beisha City in person to welcome the bones of the soldiers back to the Tang Dynasty!
In response, Li Yuan sighed softly in his heart and nodded slowly in agreement.
At the same time, an additional hundred veterans are allowed to join the giant ship.
Hearing this, the veterans were shocked. After coming back to their senses, their faces were full of excitement and they knelt down towards Li Yuan.
Tears abound!
They never thought that one day they would be able to take back their brothers and fathers who were left behind in Goguryeo decades ago back to their hometown!
In the afternoon.
Li Yuan first took two boats of soldiers to Beisha City.
We finally arrived before it got dark.
As soon as they got off the boat, the more than a hundred gray-haired old men rushed towards the Jingguan, which had been half cleared.
The 1,500 soldiers who followed behind them paid homage to the Jingguan, and then headed up the mountain under the leadership of Li Xiaogong.
As for the one hundred veterans, they will not go up alive or dead.
In this regard, Li Yuan could only leave two hundred soldiers to accompany the one hundred veterans and set up camp on the same spot!
With the addition of 1,500 soldiers, the protection in Beisha City has become much tighter.
Early the next morning.
Li Yuan took two large ships, fifty veterans, and more than a hundred wooden boxes containing the bones of former Sui soldiers to Qingzhou.
At noon, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Fang family of Qinghe, the Cheng family of Jeju, the Xiao family of Lanling, the Wang family of Langya, and the Yan family also came with dozens of elders from their clans to greet the two boats of veteran skeletons.
Under the auspices of Cui Xuanlan, one hundred boxes of bones were placed, and Li Yuan took Li Chengqian to stay in Qingzhou to rest.
After running around for days, his body and bones could no longer bear it.
Li Xiaogong, on the other hand, once again took two ships and carried 1,500 soldiers to Beisha City.
Three thousand soldiers arrived.
Then, it took another day to clean up all the buildings, put them into wooden boxes one by one, transport them to the giant ship, and send them back to Qingzhou.
"Your Majesty, since more than 5,000 skeletons have been sent back, it is enough for a general to guard them in Beisha City. Please return to Qingzhou."
Watching the two giant ships slowly leaving, Zheng Fu said to Li Xuan.
"There's no rush. I believe that Cancheng City, Stone City, Shepherd City and other cities have also received news in the past few days. I would like to see how Goguryeo attacks!"
Li Xuan slowly shook his head, looked around, and said: "In the past few days, you and Xue Rengui will lead people to supervise Wei Sanlang and others, and find some big rocks to come up. The terrain of Beisha City is so high, it is most suitable to use big rocks to defend the city!
"
"yes!"
Zheng Fu quickly responded with his hands raised.
The next two days.
Half of the two thousand soldiers originally from Zhechong Prefecture in Qingzhou and Zhechong Prefecture in Dengzhou were divided and returned to Qingzhou and Dengzhou.
Zheng Fu and Xue Rengui supervised the surrendering soldiers and searched for dozens of large rocks that were half a man high.
It takes four people to lift these big rocks.
However, Li Xuan walked up directly holding the big rocks, and found a convenient place to place them.
This scene made Wei Sanlang and the surrendered troops, and even the people in Bisha City, look at Li Xuan again with fear.
There was actually someone with such power in the Tang Dynasty!
at the same time.
In Qingzhou, more than 5,000 skeletons disembarked from the ship.
All the aristocratic families and common people in Qingzhou came to the harbor to greet him.
There were densely packed heads, and a large area was kneeling down.
This time, even the Shandong nobles who had always looked down on the Li Tang royal family had sincere smiles on their faces when they looked at Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and others.
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Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace, Liang Yi Palace.
The messengers sent by Cheng Duanbo and Shi Chen finally arrived in Chang'an.
"The Supreme Emperor, along with Gao Ming and Xuan Ba, jointly ordered the recruitment of soldiers from Qingzhou Zhechong Prefecture and Dengzhou Zhechong Prefecture. Auxiliary machine, Xuan Ling, can you tell me why?"
After reading the letter, Li Shimin looked puzzled.
If it was just Li Yuan, Li Chengqian or Li Xuanba who had recruited soldiers from Zhechong Prefecture in these two states in such a tough and anxious manner, Li Shimin would have some doubts.
But now that these three people are being recruited together, are they still so anxious?
Li Shimin just looked surprised.
"Your Majesty, does your Majesty know where the Supreme Emperor and His Highness the King of Jin are going with these two soldiers from the Chongfu?"
Changsun Wuji tugged at his beard hard and looked puzzled.
“Take a boat out to sea!”
Li Shimin said.
"Go to sea, go to sea..."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others were confused again.
"Your Majesty, there are so many soldiers from Zhechong Mansion in the two states. Could it be that they are attacking the surrounding vassal states?"
Suddenly, Cheng Zhijie on the side grinned and said.
"Attack the feudal state?"
Upon hearing this, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were also shocked.
"Your Majesty, both the King of Jin and the Prince of Hejian are here, not to mention two soldiers from Zhechongfu. Even if there is only one soldier from Zhechongfu, small countries like Silla and Baekje cannot resist!"
Cheng Zhijie continued.
"But there is still the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor will never allow Xuan Ba, Xiao Gong and others to mess around..."
Li Shimin retorted subconsciously.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Qingzhou!"
At this time, Li Wei quickly walked in from outside again.
"Urgent report?"
Hearing this, Li Shimin was shocked and said quickly: "Where?"
Li Wei quickly handed it to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin opened the memorial directly and started reading it.
Suddenly, his face was filled with anger.
"The Goguryeo child deserves to die!"
Then, his face was filled with relief.
"Your Majesty, what happened?"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others all looked at Li Shimin with curiosity.
Seeing this, Li Shimin directly handed over the report in his hand.
"When Xuanba, the Supreme Emperor, and others were playing on the sea, they actually saw a jingguan piled under Beisha City. Then, when Xuanba, Xiaogong, and others were preparing to bring back the bones of the soldiers, the Beisha City defenders attacked
, Xuanba fought back and took advantage of the situation to capture Beisha City!"
"The King of Jin is so brave!"
Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others all looked happy.
"Your Majesty, that bastard in Goguryeo first sent Turkic slaves to assassinate the King of Jin, and now his soldiers from Bisha City took the initiative to attack the King of Jin and the Supreme Emperor. Such a serious crime cannot be forgiven. I request you to lead troops to go out!"
"Your Majesty, the minister also requested to lead troops to go out and take advantage of the situation to capture the cities of Xucheng, Shicheng, Jian'an and other cities!"
Cheng Zhijie and Hou Jun gathered a few people and also hurriedly asked for a fight.
"Your Majesty, we will discuss this matter later!"
On the side, Changsun Wuji quickly raised his hands in salute and said: "Now, the first thing is to ask your Majesty to issue an edict to send a general to the King of Jin and the King of Hejian County to recruit five thousand soldiers on the spot to guard Beisha City.
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"Exactly, if possible, capture Shepherd City as well!"
"In addition, send envoys to ask the King of Goguryeo why he attacked me, the Prince of Tang Dynasty, three times?"
"good!"
Li Shimin looked determined and ordered the people beside him to draft an edict.
"Your Majesty, I, Old Cheng, invite you to fight!"
"Your Majesty, all the ministers and princes have gathered to invite you to fight!"
"His Majesty……"
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Junji and others couldn't help but ask for a fight.