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Chapter 1263 Discovering the Trap
At daybreak, the Uighur army continued its march. Wang Baofu's disappearance was not discovered, and the Uighurs did not take him seriously at all. They only called him for questioning when they needed him.

After walking for a morning, at noon, the Uighur army arrived at Feihu County, the only county town in Feihu Road. It had open terrain, dense forests, and a small river leading to the distance.

After walking on the narrow mountain path, they suddenly came to an open area, and everyone was excited.

Dengli Khan pointed his whip at the distant county town and ordered, "Spies, go inside the county town and take a look!"

A centurion led dozens of scouts and rushed towards the county town.

Dengli Khan looked around and saw a small river flowing to the north. He was a little confused. Is there any road to the north?

He immediately turned around and ordered, "Go find me a Han guide!"

The guard turned around and left. After a while, he came back to report: "Khan, we can't find the guide!"

Dengli Khan frowned and asked, "What happened? Where did the people go?"

A general said: "I seemed to see him heading to the rear last night."

"Is anyone following him?"

"Yes! Two brothers are staring at him closely."

Dengli Khan felt a little relieved. The short and fat man was powerless and all he needed was for the soldiers to keep an eye on him.

"Go to the rear army and find him. I have something to ask him."

Several personal soldiers ran towards the rear army. The 90,000-strong Uighur army was more than ten miles long. If someone was in the rear army, it would take a while for them to get over.

Dengli Khan's attention turned to the distant county town.

At this time, he found that the city gate had been opened, and several cavalrymen rushed out of the city gate and were galloping towards this side.

Dengli Khan suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. The county town was too quiet, as if it was dead. Could it be that...
Soon, the cavalry came up and reported loudly: "Khan, the county town is empty, there is no one!"

Dengli Khan's heart sank. The thing he was most worried about had happened. The county town turned out to be an empty city?
A captain nearby said, "Perhaps the people in the county heard of our arrival and were scared and ran away, just like what happened in Youzhou City."

"Humph! Do you think the people from Youzhou City ran away on their own?"

Dengli Khan was extremely anxious and turned around and shouted, "Why hasn't the Han guide come yet?"

At this time, the guards came running from behind and reported nervously: "We found the bodies of the two soldiers who were monitoring the guide. They were shot through the throat by arrows!"

This news was like a blow to Dengli. He suddenly realized that letting them enter Feihu Pass was a trick set by the Tang army and they had fallen into it.

On the Bohai Sea, a fleet consisting of two hundred 5,000-ton ships was slowly approaching an island called Juehua Island, which is today's Huludao.

This has always been a strategic location of the Liaodong Corridor. Occupying this small island is equivalent to having a base in Liaodong, and it will be difficult for the Khitans to attack.

At the same time, the Tang army could block the Liaoxi Corridor at any time. Li Ye appreciated Guo Ziyi's plan to block the Liaoxi Corridor, but Guo Ziyi was not familiar with the Liaoxi Corridor, so Li Ye pointed out the key node of Huludao to him.

Two hundred large ships docked one after another, and teams of soldiers ran down from the ships, carrying down large amounts of supplies.

They were the first batch of troops, totaling 10,000 people. Their mission was not to block the Liaoxi Corridor, but to build a large military camp on Juehua Island first.

There is only one fishing village and three temples on Juehua Island. The largest temple is called Juehua Temple, and the island is named after it.

After the personnel and food supplies were unloaded, the two hundred large ships turned south and headed to the Juma River to transport the second batch of supplies and troops.

Yuyang County is a medium-sized county, and of course it cannot be compared with Youzhou City. The 30,000-strong army stationed in the county basically filled the county town, and the original county residents were forced to leave their homes and flee to Youzhou.

In fact, Zhu Ci did not want the county residents to flee to Youzhou, after all, Youzhou was already the territory of the Tang army, but he had no choice. If the county residents did not vacate the place, the army would not be able to stay in the county, and he did not want to place the army outside the city. Moreover, the Goguryeo army had poor military discipline, and after entering the city, they raped, looted, and committed all kinds of evil, which scared the county residents away.

Of the original 20,000 county residents, half fled within just ten days, including many people who had been severely tortured. The people in Yuyang County were basically all Goguryeo people, and all the Han people had fled.

These things were trivial matters to Zhu Ci. He didn't care about them and left them to Wang Shoucheng, telling Wang Shoucheng not to bother him with these trivial matters.

Zhu Ci was concerned about major issues, and there were only two major issues for him: the Tang army in Youzhou in the west and the Khitan army in Liaodong.

He was afraid that the Tang army would advance eastward, but he also wanted the Khitan army to advance westward.

On the top of the city wall, the fat Zhu Ci was looking in the direction of Youzhou. He didn't know that the Uighur army had entered Feihu Pass. He always thought that the Uighur army had retreated from Juyong Pass.

At this time, Wang Shoucheng hurried to his side and whispered, "My lord, I just received news that a Tang army of 30,000 people has entered Jizhou and is currently stationed in Sanhe County. The commander seems to be Lai Zhen, and there is no sign of them continuing to advance eastward."

Sanhe County is about a hundred miles away from Yuyang County. The distance is neither close nor far. If it is cavalry, it can reach Yuyang County in one day, but if it is infantry, it will take at least two days. This distance is enough to ensure that they can retreat quickly.

Zhu Ci frowned, "What does it mean that they neither advance nor retreat?"

"I think they are waiting to see the situation, especially the Khitan Army. The Tang Army cannot fail to defend themselves."

"How do they know there are Khitan troops in Yuyang?"

Wang Shoucheng smiled bitterly and said, "My Lord, so many people have fled to Youzhou, how could they not know?"

Zhu Ci snorted after a while, "Is there any news from the Khitan army? Have they sent more troops to Pingzhou?"

Wang Shoucheng shook his head. "There are still 20,000 Goguryeo troops in Pingzhou. There is no news of the Khitan army moving south. I guess the Khitan is also waiting and watching."

"Watch the egg!"

Zhu Ci suddenly got angry and said, "If I am destroyed, what the hell do they want in Youzhou?"

Wang Shoucheng smiled bitterly in his heart. Two hundred thousand Tang troops! It would be strange if the Khitans didn't wait and see.

Although he was not optimistic about the Khitan in his heart, he had to comfort Zhu Ci on the surface.

Wang Shoucheng smiled and said, "Don't worry, my lord. The Khitan army will definitely march south. We still have 10,000 of their troops here! There's no way they won't give it up."

Zhu Li thought about it and it made sense. He felt a little relieved and was no longer as anxious as before.

He thought about it and asked again, "Is there any news from Zuyou?"

Zuyou is Zhu Ci's second-in-command Wang Zuyou, who is currently negotiating with the Goguryeo people in Pingzhou. Zhu Ci hopes that the 20,000 Goguryeo troops in Pingzhou will quickly come to Yuyang County and concentrate 50,000 troops, so that he will feel more at ease.

However, Goguryeo did not refuse outright. They proposed negotiations, which were actually about asking for price. If Zhu Ci could give them enough benefits, they would also consider coming to Yuyang.

Wang Shoucheng shook his head. "I am not optimistic about this negotiation. After all, 200,000 Goguryeo people are concentrated in Pingzhou. They will not abandon their families and come to Yuyang. To put it bluntly, they want benefits but are unwilling to take responsibility!"

"What do you mean?"

"My Lord, what they mean is that they are helping us in Pingzhou and need our financial support, but they can't give up Pingzhou and come to Jizhou!"

Zhu Ci was furious. "Damn it! Isn't this just wanting to be a whore and also want to be a saint?"

"My Lord, you are absolutely right. This is their nature, greedy and stupid. I believe that the Goguryeo army in Pingzhou will die sooner or later because of greed."

Zhu Ci cursed, "I already knew these bastards were unreliable!"

(End of this chapter)