Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 529 Disobey the decree
Liaodong.

To the east of Anshi City, Siping Mountain.

Qin Qiong rode up the mountain and handed an urgent letter to Luo Cheng.

Luo Cheng took the letter, took it out and read it, and handed it to Qin Qiong, "You have a look too."

After reading it, Qin Qiong was very surprised, "Your Majesty stopped the Eastern Expedition?"

This was originally a good thing, but the cessation of the Eastern Expedition at this time undoubtedly put the [-] troops in Liaodong in a dilemma.

Luo Cheng sneered a few times.

"The emperor didn't just stop the Eastern Expedition, he also accepted Yuan Tae-jo's surrender, and set up the remaining areas of Goguryeo as Fuyu, Xuantu, Lelang, Daifang, and Zhenfan."

Qin Qiong thought for a while, "I'm afraid it's impossible to implement five counties by lowering the list, right?"

"Right now, the Yuan clan has never been defeated or lost a single soldier. The so-called surrender is just the same as Yuan Gaisuwen's feigned surrender when His Majesty attacked Liaodong City. It has no sincerity and no real effect. Not in this case. How useful it is without a fight.”

"But His Majesty has ordered us to dismiss most of the troops."

One of the four counties to the east of the Liaohe River retained 2 people, for a total of 6000 people; one county to the west of the Liaohe River retained [-] people, and the two counties retained [-] people.

In total, only 6000 troops remained in the six counties outside the pass.

What is enough for this manpower?
"Why do you only keep this few people?"

"Why else, it must be that Guanzhong can't supply more grain, grass, ordnance, so before the snow freezes in Liaodong, we should quickly withdraw most of the troops, so that the supply of grain, grass, and arms will be much easier."

"But with only 6000 people, I'm afraid it's not easy to guard."

Not only is it difficult to defend, if you really want to withdraw like this, when the snow falls, the Goguryeo people will plan a counterattack. Even if they don't attack this winter, they will attack next spring.

"Then what shall we do?"

Luo Cheng didn't even think about it, and he said firmly, "The general is out, and the emperor's order is not acceptable. If you want to accept the surrender, if you want to stop the conquest, it is not now, you must finish this battle. If you don't fight, there is no point in accepting the surrender. Even if the troops are withdrawn now, the land of the four counties that was exchanged for the blood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the previous two times may be buried, and I must not sit idly by."

"But this is the emperor's will, and resisting the order will have serious consequences."

The consequences of violating the imperial edict are not as serious as usual, it will cost you your head.

"Summon the generals for me."

On Siping Mountain.

Not only the [-] generals at the foot of the mountain heard the call, but also the [-] soldiers and horses at the foot of Anshi City, dozens of miles away.

All the generals and schools gathered together.

Everyone still didn't know what the call was for, and they thought it was the arrival of reinforcements from Goguryeo.

But Luo Cheng just waved his hand, so Qin Qiong read the imperial edict sent by the emperor on his behalf.

"Strike, withdraw troops."

Hearing this news, all the generals were shocked.

No teacher in the morning, no teacher in the evening, why is the teacher at this time?
"Everyone, this is an edict sent by His Majesty just now. I accept it, but I don't plan to obey it."

Once these words came out, it was even more astonishing.

Accept the decree but not obey the decree, what is this for?
"Gentlemen, the army came out three times, but failed to put down the bandits. Millions of troops were dispatched one after another, and 10 soldiers died in Liaodong, costing even more money and food. At present, there are endless civil strife in Goguryeo, and the vitality has been severely injured. It is really the end of its strength. As long as we finish this battle, the Goguryeo people will really be unable to resist me in the Central Plains."

"Now that Goguryeo is pretending to surrender, how can we frontline soldiers trust it? I want to fight against the order and march in, break An City, defeat the reinforcements, and tear off the last piece of shame from the Goguryeo people, so that they can no longer resist our Central Plains. In this way, accept If he surrenders, Liaodong can be kept safe for ten years, and the conquest will be held three to five years later, or ten years later, and then it can be determined by a single battle."

"The blood of hundreds of thousands of sacrificed soldiers cannot be shed in vain, and those comrades who have fought side by side with us cannot be allowed to rest in the ground."

The edict official sent by the emperor was also in the military tent, and his face changed greatly after hearing these words.

He pointed at Luo Cheng tremblingly, "Luo Shuai, do you dare to resist the order?"

"I am the Liaodong Commander whom the emperor worships, and I am fully in charge of Liaodong's military affairs. The current situation is naturally clearer to me as the frontline commander. How can I listen to orders from thousands of miles away? When I break through Anshi and severely damage the Goguryeo army, it will be natural at that time." Goguryeo that can be forced to truly surrender, and only then can the five counties be truly established on the land where Goguryeo is based."

"Luo Cheng, you are so courageous!" the messenger shouted in horror.

"After this battle is over, I will return to Beijing to plead guilty, but before the end of this battle, the six counties in Liaodong still have to listen to my restraint. Whoever dares to withdraw troops, whoever dares not to follow my military order, will follow the military law, kill first and then play."

"Before the end of the war, one hundred thousand soldiers and horses from the six counties are not allowed to retreat, otherwise they will be charged with fleeing!"

"I want to report to His Majesty immediately!"

Luo Cheng snorted, "In order to prevent you from shaking the morale of the army, from now on, you must stay in our army temporarily and not leave."

"Luo Cheng, what do you want to do? Do you want to rebel?"

But Luo Cheng just waved his hand, "Send the angel down to rest, and send a team of soldiers to protect the angel. We must ensure the angel's safety."

The angry and frightened angel was 'escorted' down by a team of white horses, and no matter how much he shouted, it was of no avail.

in the account.

Everyone is in a mixed mood.

"Everyone, if His Majesty pursues responsibility in the future, Luo Cheng will be responsible for this matter alone."

Later, Luo Cheng ordered Song Laosheng to command [-] troops under Anshi City to launch a siege campaign against Anshi City.

And Luo Cheng led [-] soldiers and horses and continued to guard Siping Mountain.

Eighty miles to the east of the four square meters.

Sanjiabao.

Yuan Gai Suwen led [-] soldiers and horses to this place and stopped advancing. He divided the soldiers and horses into various mountain castles, and then closely followed the movement of the Sui army.

The emperor of the Sui Dynasty stopped the Eastern Expedition and he already knew the news of the withdrawal of the troops, but Luo Cheng outside the city of An City not only did not follow the order to withdraw the troops, but started to send troops to attack An City, which made Yuan Gai Su Wen confused.

Yang Guang accepted their surrender, how dare Luo Cheng resist the order?
"Commander, the Sui army stormed Anshi. They have a large number of catapults, ballistas and siege equipment. The attack is very fierce. Anshi City is crumbling!"

Yuan Gai Su Wen gritted his teeth.

"This damned Luo Cheng, he dared to resist the order!"

Yuan Gai Su Wen jumped and scolded for a long time, but finally decided to endure it, maybe the Sui army could not attack for a few days and retreated by itself.

But the next day, the Sui army's offensive became more violent, not only that, but a Sui army Qingqi came to kill Sanjiabao.

"How dare you come to seek death with only two thousand Qingqi?" An angry Yuan Gai Suwen heard that only two thousand Qingqi had come, so he ordered troops out of the city immediately in anger.

The vanguard was led by Cheng Yaojin. He led his troops to the foot of Sanjiabao, and yelled at the city for a long time. When Yuan Gaisuwen came out of the city, as soon as the two armies clashed, Cheng Yaojin pretended to be defeated and fled. .

"Chase!"

Yuan Gai Su Wen ordered to pursue, but as soon as he chased, Cheng Yaojin ran away.As soon as he stopped, Cheng Yaojin turned back to provoke and abuse, and Yuan Gai Suwen continued to chase after him in anger.

After chasing and chasing, they chased for dozens of miles, and chased to the vicinity of Siping Mountain.

"Commander, the Sui army camp is ahead, and Luo Cheng leads [-] to [-] troops in front."

Yuan Gai Suwen looked back at his troops, he brought [-] soldiers, and when he was chasing, he asked soldiers from nearby castles to join him, now he has [-] soldiers.

Completely surpassed Luo Cheng.

"Let's go, I'll meet Luo Cheng, I want to ask him, the Emperor of Sui has already issued an edict to cease the war, why is he still staying here!"

"Marshal, be careful of Luo Cheng, that's a human slaughter." The first general reminded him.

"What are you afraid of? We have an army of 3, and we are afraid of his [-] or [-]. Besides, the terrain here is in my favor. I don't need to be afraid of Luo Cheng at all. Let's see how I scold him!"

(End of this chapter)