nucmednet Chapter 995: All Are Heroes
Chapter 995: All Are Heroes
"Your Highness, what's wrong?" After hearing the inexplicable words from His Highness the Prince of Chu, Zhang Zhenxuan beside him suddenly realized, "Did something happen to Chai Zhewei?"
"After conquering Beisha City, Zhang Liang led his 20,000-strong army southward and met Zhewei on the sea a hundred miles away from us..." His Royal Highness the King of Chu's head is about to explode.
“That is to say…” After His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu explained the situation, Wang Xuance, who was following him, suddenly became nervous: “Quan Gaisuwen is leading an army of more than 100,000 to the north. If Your Majesty has not…” before he arrives at Anshi City.
"I really want to chop someone down!" King Chu now experienced once again what it means when a fool turns clever and ends up killing someone.
If Zhang Liang had not been so proactive and had gone directly to Gaimu City to meet up with Li Ji after capturing Beisha City, the King of Chu would not have had to worry about the safety of the main force of the Tang army.
But in this situation...
He has already arrived at the gates of Pyongyang. If the news reaches Quan Gaisuwen at this time, he will most likely burn his boats and try every means to engage in a head-on confrontation with the main force of the Tang army under the city of Anshi.
"Your Highness, worrying too much will lead to confusion!" Wang Xuance saw that His Highness the King of Chu was still in distress, so he hurriedly said, "Don't forget that there are still a large number of pursuers behind us - the Baekje army has joined forces with the Goguryeo army to hunt us down. This Pyongyang City... We must take it as soon as possible, and then find a way to rush to Anshi City. Of course, if Your Highness thinks that His Majesty will definitely not be able to stop Quan Gaisuwen's army of more than 100,000, then let's rush to the seaside now and take a boat north to support His Majesty."
"Your Highness, didn't His Majesty lead his army to defeat the 150,000-strong army of Gao Huizhen and Gao Yanshou before? So even if Quan Gaisuwen leads his army to attack this time, I think that Your Majesty will not necessarily lose." Wang Hanzhang now really regards himself as an adviser to His Majesty the Prince of Chu, so some words can only be said from the standpoint of His Majesty the Prince of Chu's retainer.
"..." At this time, His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in a dilemma.
"Your Highness, we can send someone to Anshi City to deliver a letter first." At this time, another counselor of His Highness the King of Chu, Lu Yingke, also came to the King of Chu and said, "Your Majesty has many brave generals. If they see that the situation is not good, they will retreat as soon as possible. But if we let this great opportunity lie before us and do nothing, Your Highness, this is not appropriate."
"That tyrant..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu cursed angrily upon hearing this: "He really doesn't discipline his subordinates! I will send my eldest brother to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to severely sue him!" After a long silence, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu suddenly said in a cold voice: "I was emotional before. I will take down Pyongyang at all costs! This is the regret of Lai Aong's life, and I will naturally make up for it. As for that tyrant, I will immediately send someone to send a message to him, asking him to retreat to Gaimu City as soon as possible. As for..." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu said this, and suddenly looked up at the sky: "As for the final outcome of this matter, it depends on God's will."
"No!" Just when even a powerful man like the King of Chu was confused, his trusted general, Yuwen Qing, who never used his brain to think, said something unexpected in front of everyone with an extremely serious expression: "Your Highness, your will is the will of heaven!
We will capture Pyongyang City, and go north to fight Quan Gaisuwen, and we will also win a great victory! You will use your brilliant achievements that will attract the attention of the world to prove to everyone once again that you are the master of this world! Even if you are not the emperor, you are still the uncrowned king! "
"..." Listening to Yuwen Qing's inspiring words, His Royal Highness the King of Chu suddenly abandoned all distracting thoughts and looked towards Pyongyang City in the distance: "Yuwen Qing."
"Chen is here!"
"In this battle, I will be the vanguard and you will hold the spear for me. Let's compete for the credit of being the first to reach the summit!"
"Yes!" Yuwen Qing waited for His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu to finish speaking, and then he responded in a deep voice: "I am willing to die for Your Highness!"
After him, the other retainers also swore the same oath: "I am willing to die for your Highness!"
Zhang Zhenxuan, the only one who didn't speak, looked towards the sea in the distance, where there were dense dark clouds, a sign of the coming storm.
If Taoist Chunfeng were here, this storm might have arrived earlier and moved forward.
It was a mistake...I shouldn't have let Taoist Chunfeng stay in Qiongzhou to make medicine for Taoist Sun...
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On the other side, Emperor Li Er, who had received Zhang Liang's battle report, was so angry that he almost drew his sword and chopped him down on the spot: "This Zhang Liang! He actually played a trick on me, 'A general is not subject to military orders when he is away from home'! If he goes to help the young man attack Pyongyang, what should I do?"
To be honest, Zhang Liang did not receive the news that Quan Gaisuwen was leading a large army to Anshi City - but that was because Emperor Li II did not reveal the news to him in order not to distract him.
Originally, Emperor Li II wanted to wait for Zhang Liang to report back the news that Beisha City had been captured, and then order him to lead his army to join him.
And now... everything is a mess!
His Majesty Li II, who had originally prepared to have a good fight with Quan Gaisuwen's army on the plain between Wugut City and Anshi City, has now gone completely berserk.
"But Your Majesty, things have come to this..." After learning that Zhang Liang led his army to Pyongyang City, Changsun Wuji was shocked and surprised: "Why don't we turn the army back and head to Gaimu City first?"
"Wuji, what you mean is... I want to avoid the edge of a eunuch?!" His Majesty Li Er's face darkened when he heard this: "Kuan'er is about to get into a fierce battle. If I withdraw the army at this time, and Quan Gaisuwen's army turns back, what will happen to Kuan'er?!"
The current battle situation is blocked at both ends.
Li Kuan wanted to abandon Pyongyang and support Emperor Li II, but there was not enough time.
On the contrary, if His Majesty Li Er withdrew his troops, Quan Gaisuwen would immediately go back to support Pyongyang City. If Li Kuan failed to capture Pyongyang before that, or if he did not have time to clear the obstacles in the city and strengthen the city defenses after capturing Pyongyang.
What awaits him in the end is failure, or even death if he is not careful.
"Your Majesty, when did you..." Changsun Wuji wanted to say "Your Majesty, when did you care so much about the King of Chu?", but he was not as stupid as Quan Wanji after all, so he changed the subject: "--You should always put your own safety first. The world has finally waited for a wise emperor. If...something happens to you, what will happen to the country and people of the Tang Dynasty? What will happen to the people of this world?"
"What Duke Zhao said makes sense." Seeing that His Majesty was about to get angry again, Duke Lu Cheng Yaojin stood up at this time: "Your Majesty, I have an idea. Why don't you take your guards and quietly retreat to Gaimu City first. As for me, I will continue to stay in Anshi City and continue to fight with the Goguryeo people who are guarding the city. As long as the dragon flag raised by the central army is still there, you can-"
"Zhijie, I am not a pedantic person." His Majesty Li II sighed upon hearing this: "But I cannot abandon my soldiers just because there is danger..."
"Your Majesty!" Li Daozon on the side tried to persuade him again.
"Enough!" His Majesty Li II stopped the other party directly: "If I were this kind of person, then the second son of the Li family in Taiyuan City would never have made it this far!"