The First Young Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1237 The Kindness of Women
Xuan Shijing used his own military camp as a bait, and set up camp ten miles downstream of his camp, where he attracted all their eyes to him, so that they would no longer pay attention to the water of the Datong River.

Even if the river flooded and flooded their military camp, Xuan Shijing's camp could not escape.

"My lord, our camp is downstream from them, so that's it."

"This Marquis knows that this Marquis is going to use the camp of [-] troops as bait, understand?" Xuan Shijing said: "The camp is optional, but the lives of the soldiers, this Marquis will not let them die for nothing. There are many."

The camp is optional, just like how Xuan Shijing dealt with the night attack before, throwing away the camp and using the whole camp as bait, it is the same this time.

Although it will cost a lot of supplies to set up a large army, some dead things cannot be compared with living people. Xuan Shijing can carry them clearly, and he can afford them. It's different, they are all living people, if one dies, that is a family, Xuan Shijing will feel distressed.

During the march, Gao Huanquan rode to Xuan Shijing's side.

"Xuanhou." Gao Huanquan looked at Xuan Shijing.

"General Gao, what's the matter?" Xuan Shijing turned his head and saw Gao Huanquan's expression was a bit uneasy. Could it be that he was still thinking about how to kill Quan boy?
"Xuanhou, I have something to ask." Gao Huanquan said, "After this battle, how many Goguryeo people will be left?"

Xuan Shijing was taken aback for a moment, but he did not expect that Gao Huanquan would ask this question.

The water scheme used by Xuan Shijing was too vicious. At this time of year, the Datong River was the most plentiful. The upper reaches of the river were intercepted and a high dam was built. Once the high dam was blown up, the water would rush straight to the downstream and destroy the camps of the two armies.

It's okay to say that Tang Jun's camp here is just a cover, and the soldiers here are all prepared, so they won't lose much, but what about the 12 army?In this kind of flood, how many people can survive?

Although they are the enemy army, they are all Goguryeo people, and they are all young and strong Goguryeo. They originally fought against Datang. Three years ago, Goguryeo's strength was exhausted. Most of the young and strong in the country died on the battlefield. After the Tang army withdrew, Dahang City and several important towns to the north of Goguryeo also forcibly recruited corvée and built cities in the north to resist the Tang army. The people in Goguryeo suffered unspeakably.

But now, the 15 troops in Bozhuo City, together with the defenders in Pyongyang City, are the last fighting strength of Goguryeo. The previous surrenders saved their lives, but how many surrenders?Less than sixty thousand.

But now that there are 12 young and strong, one of Xuan Shijing's schemes may all die on this battlefield. Xuan Shijing feels sorry for the Tang army, and Gao Huanquan also feels sorry for the Goguryeo people. Although he wants revenge, he is still a Goguryeo person. It is the blood of the Gao family.

"If General Gao asks how many people will be killed or injured in this battle, I don't know. Once nature shows its power, no one can resist. It is also helpless to use the power of nature this time. Although we claim to have an army of 6, but General Gao knows that there are 12 people in our army? Strictly speaking, the combat effectiveness of the [-] Goguryeo soldiers led by General Gao does not need to be said. Against the [-] troops, either you die or I live , They will not be soft-hearted to us because the general is from Goguryeo, and because there are [-] soldiers in the army from Goguryeo, they will not be soft-hearted to us, this is a battlefield, and the fight is life and death, General Gao should take it easy." Xuan Shijing persuaded : "Seeing that after this battle, we will join the army under the city of Pyongyang, success or failure is here to tremble, General Gao, victory is in sight, don't be kind to a woman."

"I understand this truth, but after all, they are all citizens of Goguryeo. All the young and strong died on the battlefield. The future Goguryeo," Gao Huanquan sighed.

"During the march, I have nothing to do. Let me talk to General Gao about King Rongliu." Xuan Shijing said.

"My father?" Gao Huanquan was curious. If he knew about King Rongliu, who else could understand him more deeply than the former Crown Prince Rongliu?After all, they are father and son, what can Xuan Shijing say to himself?
"In Goguryeo in the past, King Rongliu and Quangai Suwen fought for power. King Rongliu was on the throne of Goguryeo, and he had the power of life and death in his hands. Quangai Suwen was once forced by King Rongliu to hand over part of his power, and he stooped to live in the The Northern Territory supervised the construction of the Great Wall in the Northern Territory, but why did Quan Gai Suwen manage to kill King Rongliu and take charge of Goguryeo in the end?" Xuan Shijing asked Gao Huanquan.

"Quan Gai Suwen was ambitious, supervised the construction of the Great Wall in the north, flattered him on the surface, but secretly planned to do something against him, and his father lost his guard for a while, so he was killed by the traitors." Gao Huanquan said.

"Knowing that I have a strong enemy in the northern border, but I am always on guard. When Quan Gai Suwen proposed to inspect the troops, he went happily without any precautions. What happened? The courtiers present were all taken by Quan Gai Suwen. "Xuan Shijing said: "Since I wanted to get rid of Quan Gai Su Wen, I did it directly. Why did I call a group of ministers to discuss it? The more people there are, the easier it is to leak the news, and it is for this reason that Quan Gai Su Wen learned the news that your father wanted to get rid of him in advance, so he started to do it. To put it bluntly, your father's death was also in his own hands, because of the kindness of his wife, so ah , you must never follow your father’s old road. Now the whole Goguryeo knows that you, Gao Huanquan, are from the Tang Dynasty. Do you think that no matter how much you think about them, they will accept your love? In the future, even if you come back Goguryeo, I went back to Pyongyang City. In Pyongyang City, there is a Gaozang. Although Quangai Suwen pushed it up, he is now the treasure king of Goguryeo. When the Tang army attacked Goguryeo, he also led the people to resist. Our so-called foreign enemies, one is the king who resists the foreign enemies, and the other is the former crown prince who defected to the enemy, who will they choose?"

Gao Huanquan sat on the horse's back and remained silent.

The army was anxious towards the Datong River, except for the sound of horseshoes and footsteps, there was no other movement, and the atmosphere in the entire army was very dull.

After Gao Huanquan bid farewell to Xuan Shijing, he rode back to his followers, and Chang Le rode up from behind.

"Master Hou, now that Gao Huanquan is like this, if we face the 12 army, will there be any problems in our own camp?" Chang Le asked.

"Do you even need to ask? It will definitely be." Xuan Shijing said with a smile.

"If you want to fight against the outside world, you must settle down first, Lord Hou, or else, before you reach your destination, your subordinates should find a way to take Gao Huanquan away." Chang Le said in a low voice, and then made a gesture of wiping his neck.

(End of this chapter)