Li Hong sneezed several times in succession, touched his feverish ears, and looked in the direction of Chang'an. Who missed me? I still think about it and it makes me sneeze.
"Your Highness, please wear more clothes. It's cooler here at night. You've sneezed several times, and your body is tight." Hua Meng said respectfully, holding a jacket robe in his hand.
"Are you going to die if you let me be so sentimental for a while? I have to expose it all at once. Isn't it interesting?"
"Your Highness..."
Hua Meng was a little confused. She saw him sneezing while standing on the tower, so she spoke. He hadn't heard His Highness speak before, not even his muttering. He couldn't understand why he was so sentimental for a while.
"Where's Wei Tuqi? How's the torture going?" Li Hong asked, looking outside the city wall at a long, endless fire dragon in the night.
"Still interrogating, but judging from what has been explained, Silla and Baekje are indeed preparing to attack Goguryeo, so there are only 50,000 of them left here." Hua Meng stood behind Li Hong, also looking at that A long fire dragon.
Obviously, this is Liu Rengui's troops galloping towards this direction. I was afraid that after knowing that His Highness the Crown Prince was attacking the city alone, I rushed over immediately without stopping.
Looking at Liu Rengui's troops who would soon approach the city of humiliation, Li Hong continued to stand on top of the city and said with a smile: "Go and prepare meals. I guess Liu Rengui and the others are already hungry after traveling for three days." My chest is pressed against my back. Isn’t this a barracks? There must be a lot of grain and food. You’re welcome. It’s no problem to eat it all at once.”
As the two of them were talking, the sound of iron hoofs that shook the entire humiliating city under their feet had already reached the ears of Li Hong and Hua Meng with deafening force.
The two of them glanced at each other, but did not go down immediately. Instead, they continued walking on the top of the city, and slowly walked to the direction of Hanyi City facing Liu Jing. They could vaguely see the flickering lights far away on the opposite side. That is Ryugyong, the royal city of Goguryeo.
In the entire city of Shangyi, there are only two or three that can be called the main streets. The ground in some important places is paved with flat bluestones, but in most places, the ground is covered with black soil and is full of potholes. When it rains, there is no way for pedestrians.
All 50,000 soldiers have been detained. Not a single noise can be heard in Nuo Da's barracks. Only the footsteps of Datang soldiers patrolling back and forth. Bows and crossbows are placed on the high walls of the barracks and other parts of the barracks. In the dark, to prevent anyone from rioting.
The entry of Li Hong's army did not cause much panic, but now that they heard the deafening sound of iron hoofs outside the city, the houses, taverns, and inns on both sides of the street immediately extinguished the oil lamps in their houses.
Suddenly, there was still some light in the city of humiliation, but it suddenly became dark. Only the wind lantern in Hua Meng's hand, and the fifty soldiers of the prince's guard behind him, surrounded Li Hong and walked towards the official office of the city of humiliation.
As soon as he walked into the simple official office, he heard Euljihou begging for mercy: "Sir, the young general has said everything he needs to say, and there really is nothing more to hide. In addition to the troops controlled by the king himself, there is no one in the royal city now. Other defenders, this is true, I don’t dare to lie to you.”
Li Hong listened to the guard's begging for mercy and walked in slowly. He looked at his two lieutenants kneeling on the ground begging for mercy and asked lightly: "What's your name? Quan Nanjian, Quan Nan Who is your king now? Where is Mr. Quan now? "
The three sons of King Quan Gaesumun of Goguryeo started fighting among themselves over the succession to the throne after Quan Gaesumun's death. As the eldest son, Quan Gaesumun, the eldest son, was left behind while touring other cities after inheriting the throne. The two younger brothers in the royal city emptied their rights and did not dare to return to the royal city of Ryugyong.
At that time, he went to Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty for help, but was finally rejected by Li Hong and sent out of the Tang Dynasty. As for his current whereabouts, Li Hong has no idea.
"The king is Gao Zang, Izumi Nanjian, Izumi Nansan is a minister, and he has been named King Anyuan and King Pingyuan to assist the king in governing the country." The soldier who was originally disguised as a guard came in handy at this time. An indispensable tongue-in-cheek.
"Where is Mr. Quan? Is he dead?" Li Hong asked curiously.
"He's not dead. Now, in several cities bordering Silla, some kind of king has been conferred by Silla and is preparing for restoration." Liu Rengui strode in from the outside, but his expression was not very good.
Seeing Li Hong sitting there, he was not surprised at his arrival. He had no choice but to shake his head and said: "The king of Goguryeo is now succeeded by Gaozang. Quange Suwen and his three sons are just succeeded by Gaozang." Become the next-level king."
Li Hong was instantly petrified. What the hell, he always thought that the king of Goguryeo was Yeon Gaesumun. Didn't he say that his name was Yeon Gaesumun at first? Didn’t it mean that in order to avoid tabooing the word Yuan for the great ancestor Li Yuan, the great ancestor changed his surname to Quan? Why is there a real Goguryeo King Gaozang
Looking at Li Hong's appearance, Liu Rengui felt even more depressed. It turned out that for a long time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't even know who the real king of Goguryeo was? And just like this, he actually dared to go deep into the palace alone, and wanted to go straight to the royal city!
Although he knew that the most important thing in the art of war was speed, and the situation was ever-changing, and it was possible that if he missed that perfect opportunity, he would not be able to take down the City of Humiliation without bloodshed, but... even this was too risky. If something happens to him, will all the soldiers in Liaodong be able to survive? !
After Li Hong came back to his senses, he looked at the livid and complaining face facing him, and naturally knew what was going on.
So before Liu Rengui's attack, Li Hong took the lead in surrendering and said: "It's just this once and it won't happen next time. At that time, I had a golden opportunity right in front of me. I really couldn't stand the temptation, so I acted in private. I'm sorry? I'm sorry!"
"You... the state has national laws and the military has military regulations. We discussed them with you at the beginning. You are very lucky. If there is a difference, how do you want me to explain it?" Liu Rengui groaned angrily at Li Hong's gesture. Sit down next to him.
Hua Meng saw that the prince was showing weakness in the face of Liu Rengui's accusation, so he had to do something: "General Liu came here in a hurry. After settling the soldiers, he didn't have time to eat, right? I will serve it to you right now." "
"Yes, yes, go, go, go." Li Hong gave Hua Meng a thumbs up and nodded repeatedly.
Under such a posture, Liu Rengui was filled with dissatisfaction in his heart, and he could not relapse at this time. He had to stand up and said to His Highness the Crown Prince: "Thank you very much, General."
Liu Rengui looked at the three Goguryeo soldiers kneeling on the ground. When he knew that Li Hong was still asking for his name, he explained Li Hong's doubts: "His name is Ulji Hou, after the famous general Ulji Wende, who lived in the pre-Sui Dynasty." , Ulji Mundeok once defeated the Sui army, and because of this battle, Ulji Mundeok was made king and prime minister, and became the most powerful minister in Goguryeo, not only against the former Sui Dynasty, but also over Silla and Baiji. Ji and Eulji Wende had conquered everywhere, and they were frightening on the battlefield. However, in this generation of Euljihou, he had long lost the demeanor of a famous general, otherwise he would not have been allowed to guard the city of humiliation. The others went to resist the offensive of Silla and Baekje."
Liu Renyuan has many family treasures, but he has no choice. He has become so familiar with this place over the years that it is difficult to understand it. Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once sent spies to lurk into Goguryeo. As Liu Renyuan's detailed work, he also made a lot of contributions.
Li Hong listened to Liu Rengui's eloquent words and just kept nodding. Then the few people now are useless and can only be taken as prisoners and escorted back to the Tang Dynasty. It is best to use them as cannon fodder to attack Mohe and Shiwei. It could not be better.
After escorting a few people down, Liu Rengui finished his meal in a hurry. After thanking him, he took the handkerchief handed over by Hua Meng, touched his mouth, and then said solemnly: "Your Majesty will probably arrive in one day." It takes two days to reach the city of humiliation. Now it is obvious that we cannot continue to wait for your majesty in the city of humiliation. Therefore, I suggest that since Liu Jing cannot spare too many troops to take care of us, I will lead the troops across the bridge. , pointing directly to the royal city of Liujing, and your Highness, you might as well wait for Your Majesty here. "
Liu Rengui didn't intend to let himself take risks anymore. Li Hong was sure that Liu Rengui was so frightened that he almost fell off his horse when he received the information that he suddenly rushed into the city of humiliation, right
Otherwise, Liu Rengui would not have spoken out his plan as soon as he started talking about the future war, without leaving any chance to himself.
Looking at Liu Rengui's decisive expression, Li Hong knew that even if he tried hard, he might not have very good results unless Liu Rengui could be tied up.
But having said that, Liu Rengui should also make meritorious deeds. Over the years, Liu Rengui has lost a lot of credit due to his original decisions, so since others have said it, let's just listen to it.
"Okay, no problem, just tell me what General Liu needs me to do." Li Hong said happily.
He still understood the discord between generals and ministers. If he and Liu Rengui couldn't argue, it would only affect the morale of the army in the end, and it would not be of any benefit to the occupation of Liujing.
Liu Rengui was also overjoyed. He didn't expect His Royal Highness to be so open-minded and agreed directly and happily.
So he stood up hurriedly and saluted Li Hong in surprise: "Thank you, Your Highness. I plan to rest tonight and set out tomorrow, but the city defense tonight..."
"No problem, leave it to me. I'll order people to guard it, so you can rest." Li Hong said decisively.
It can be seen that Liu Rengui has also discovered that Liujing on the other side is now empty. The best way is to capture it as soon as possible, so as to avoid a lot of troubles.
Liu Ingui, who hurriedly went out to adjust the army, was even more excited after receiving the support of His Highness the Crown Prince. He will set off before dawn tomorrow, trying to reach Ryugyong before Silla and Baekje when the sun rises, forcing them to Surrender out of the city.
(End of chapter)