Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 108 The Waterway
"Guardian!" Liu Rengui took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Did you forget that Chief Su is the one who controls all the soldiers and horses, and we are also under his command!"

Liu Rengui's words made Liu Renyuan hold his breath. In the early Tang Dynasty, the military law was strict. Su Dingfang took the position of the chief commander of the Pyongyang Road March as the general of Zuowuwei. power.

No matter how many practical difficulties the Baekje Tang army has, military orders are military orders, and the only thing Liu Renyuan can do is to resolutely implement them without compromise, otherwise there is only a dead end.When he was in trouble, he saw Wang Wenzuo standing by the porch pillar, and hurriedly said: "Sanlang, you came just in time, come, come, come, I am in trouble, you can solve it for me!"

Wang Wenzuo came to the hall and bowed to Liu Renyuan and the other three. Liu Renyuan briefly described what happened just now, and finally said: "Sanlang, you are also aware of the current situation in Baekje. If an army is dispatched, the city of Sibi will definitely be destroyed. If we lose our defense, we will have no way out; and if we send fewer troops, we will not be able to reach Pyongyang, and if we do not respond with troops, it will violate the military order. Do you have a good plan?"

Wang Wenzuo did not answer right away, but carefully looked at the map for a while, and finally said: "Guardian, it is definitely not possible to go by land, we can only go by water. We only dispatched a thousand people, and went down the river to the mouth of the Xiongjin River, and then Go north by sea to Xiepo (approximately on the southwest coast of Gyeonggi-do today) and land, then go east by land and stop at Nanchuan, where you will join forces with the Silla people, and then continue northward!"

"Only dispatch a thousand people? Take the waterway?" Liu Renyuan looked at the map and said in a low voice: "Isn't this too risky? Zhouliu City is still in the hands of Baekje thieves, and there must be thieves patrolling the river mouth of Baicun. And from Xiepo to The situation of Nanchuan stopping this section of road is not clear, if there are only a thousand people, what should we do if we encounter a large number of enemy troops?"

"The art of war is to attack by surprise! How did the Baekje thieves predict that we would go by water? Besides, going downstream, even if the enemy finds our army, I have already rushed out of the river mouth and entered the sea. I can't catch up! As for Xiepu If Nanchuan stops this land route, we can only pray for the blessings of gods and Buddhas! After all, there is no way to perfection because of wars and disasters."

"Wang Canjun's words are right!" Liu Rengui also said, "There is no complete reason for the fierce war disaster. The guard can stay at Sibi, and the dispatch of troops is up to Zheng Zheng!"

Liu Renyuan glanced at Liu Rengui with complicated eyes. He had no doubts about the ability of this colleague, but due to a reason that cannot be explained to outsiders, he was quite suspicious of his motives. He was about to refuse when he heard Wang Wenzuo the sound of.

"My lord, the last general dares to speak out, it is better to leave the matter of reinforcements to the general!" Wang Wenzuo's face was solemn, his waist was as straight as a poplar tree.

"Oh? Wang Canjun wants to compete with me for the position of the commander-in-chief of the reinforcement army!" Liu Rengui laughed: "I'm afraid you can't compete with me!"

"The subordinate is not trying to compete with the envoy!" Wang Wenzuo turned his gaze to Liu Rengui: "It's just that this time, the envoy is close to death, and the envoy—"

"When I came across the sea, I knew I was close to death!" Liu Rengui smiled, but his eyes were very cold: "The doctor is entrusted by the border, why dare to cherish his own life? Wang Canjun, if you talk about the heart of serving the country, this official is also the same." Don't dare to fall behind!"

Facing Liu Rengui's staring gaze, Wang Wenzuo did not back down: "My lord, please let the last general explain the reason: first of all, we have eight warships available this time, and one can carry 120 men and [-] horses. There can only be a thousand people; second, the water in the lower reaches of the Baicun River is turbulent, and our army is going down the river.

Liu Renyuan raised his right hand, and Wang Wenzuo then stopped his narration: "Brother Zhengze, let Sanlang handle this matter, how about it?"

Liu Rengui's eyes flickered, and he nodded slowly: "Since the Protectorate's decision has been made, the next official has no choice but to follow orders, but I ask Du Changshi to record today's affairs, so as not to be unclear in the future!" After speaking, he stood up leave.

Liu Rengui's sudden action made Wang Wenzuo a little stunned. He couldn't understand why the other party cared so much about the command of reinforcements. In his opinion, this was an action with little gain and great risk. The best choice is to find a way to take down Xiongjin City, which is only a few days away from Sibi City, and make this orphan work.

"Sanlang, are you wondering why I don't want to let Governor Liu go?"

Liu Renyuan's question interrupted Wang Wenzuo's thoughts, and he hurriedly said in a low voice: "This time the army is only a thousand, no need to work hard!"

"It's very simple, he's not suitable!" Liu Renyuan smiled, and turned his gaze to Du Shuang who was aside: "Du Changshi, please tell Saburo about that matter! Let him know what's in his mind, so that he won't suffer a big loss if he is confused. !"

Du Shuang responded, and recounted the story of Liu Rengui offending Li Yifu, the Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and had to cross the sea for meritorious deeds. At the end, Liu Renyuan smiled and said:

"Inspector Liu is talented, but he came to Baekje with the intention of dying. Either he will make great contributions to get rid of his old sins and wear gold and purple, or he will die in battle. He will never go back and be humiliated by prison officials. How dare I entrust the lives of a thousand soldiers in his hands if I have already lost the sense of normalcy of being a general?"

"So that's how it is!" Wang Wenzuo suddenly realized: "Could it be that Liu Yuanzhen also did it for—?"

"That's right!" Liu Renyuan nodded with a wry smile: "Do you understand? The affairs in the court are complicated, just like that spider web. Once it gets on a little bit, you can't get away. Losing your own life is still a trivial matter. A small family is a big deal. Although you and I have high and low official positions, we are all warriors who hold bows and arrows to fight against the enemy. The meritorious service is rewarded immediately. Dirty your own body, you understand, Saburo?"

"The general understands!" Wang Wenzuo nodded, and only then did he understand why Liu Ren wanted to tell him not to get too close to Liu Yuanzhen.Considering the bloody turmoil in Chang'an City in the later period of Gaozong's administration, Liu Renyuan's words to himself are really good words. Perhaps becoming a pure warrior is the best choice.

"The date for dispatching troops has not yet been determined, so you should go back and prepare carefully!" Liu Renyuan saw Wang Wenzuo's mental disbelief, thinking that Wang Wenzuo was frightened by what he said just now, so he smiled and said: "What I just said, don't you know?" Don't worry too much, after all, you are still a humble official, as long as you don't think about Afu's dignitaries, those things will not fall on your head!"

(End of this chapter)