Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 435
The imperial envoy of the emperor, the censor Jia Yanzhong, was ordered to go on a mission and returned to Chang'an from Liaodong. Before he could go home, he was summoned by the emperor to Daming Palace for questioning.

Jia Yanzhong met Emperor Li Chengqian in the Zichen Hall of Daming Palace.

"The censor Jia Yanzhong pays homage to His Majesty! Long live my emperor!" Jia Yanzhong saluted.

"Aiqing went on a mission to Liaodong, and the journey was tiring. You have worked hard! Hurry up and give me a seat without courtesy." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Jia Yanzhong saluted and thanked him, and sat down beside him, while the maid served him tea and snacks.

"This is a new tribute tea this year, and the dim sum is also newly developed by the imperial dining room. It tastes good! Ai Qing, try it." Li Chengqian said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I happen to be a little thirsty and hungry, so I won't be polite!" After Jia Yanzhong finished speaking, he took a sip from his teacup and ate another piece of dessert. He was full of praise for the tea and dessert.

"Aiqing is on a mission to Liaodong this time. I don't know what is going on with my troops?" Li Chengqian asked.

He is now very concerned about the situation in Goguryeo, although he also knows that this dispatch of troops will definitely be able to pacify Goguryeo and completely wipe out the cancer of Tang and Liaodong.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. This time I am on a mission to Liaodong. Our army's morale is high and the battle is high. We will definitely be able to destroy Goguryeo." Jia Yanzhong said.

"Oh! Why does Aiqing have such confidence that she knows that Goguryeo can be eliminated this time? You know, the former emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty failed to attack Goguryeo three times. When the late emperor was still alive, he also sent troops to attack Goguryeo, but he still failed to achieve his wish. Destroy Goguryeo." Li Chengqian asked.

He wanted to hear what Jia Yanzhong had in the end, and why he concluded that Goguryeo would be destroyed this time.

Jia Yanzhong saluted and said: "The reason why Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did not succeed in his expedition to the east was because he made three expeditions to Goguryeo, which caused people to be separated and resented; the Sui Dynasty perished and the flames of war raged."

"As for why the first emperor's Eastern Expedition was unsuccessful, it was because there were no flaws in Goguryeo itself. The previous Goguryeo Damo Lizhiquan Gai Suwen was a general with both civil and military skills. It is not surprising that the first emperor failed."

"It can only be said that the time has not come, and Goguryeo has not exhausted its strength."

"Gao Zang, the king of Goguryeo, is in a weak position now, and he holds the exclusive power of the ministers of the government; after the death of Quan Gai Su Wen, the brothers Quan Nanjian attacked and fought with each other, and Quan Nannan fell in love with the Tang Dynasty and was willing to serve as our army guide. We know exactly what they are. Chu, clearly in the chest."

"This is the best time for His Majesty to destroy Goguryeo."

"Relying on your Majesty's wisdom, the prosperity of the country, and the efforts of the soldiers, taking advantage of the current civil strife in Goguryeo, we will surely win in one fell swoop, and there is no need to wait for the second time."

"Furthermore, Goguryeo has been famined in recent years, and ominous disasters have appeared again and again, which has made people panic. The elimination of Goguryeo is just around the corner!"

Li Chengqian felt that what Jia Yanzhong said was very reasonable. Compared with Quan Gai Su Wen, Quan Nanjian's ability to govern the country was far behind.

Not to mention his father Quan Gai Suwen, but his brother Quan Nanjian is much stronger than Quan Nanjian. Quan Nanjian is in charge of the power of Goguryeo, and Goguryeo has been famine for years.

If this can't destroy Goguryeo, it's really unacceptable.

"Aiqing's mission to Liaodong this time, among the generals, who do you think has the best combination of political integrity and ability?" Li Chengqian asked again.

"Among the generals, Xue Rengui is the champion of the three armies; although Pang Tongshan is not good at fighting, he is strict in running the army; Gao Kan demands himself with diligence and thrift, loyalty, decisiveness and strategy."

"Qili Heli is calm and determined and can make decisions. Although he is very jealous of those who are stronger than himself, he has the ability to lead and command; but he is careful day and night, forgetting about himself and worrying about the country. None of them can compare with Li Ji." Jia Yanzhong gave own comment.

"What Aiqing said is true! They each have their own advantages and disadvantages, and Li Ji is indeed a handsome man who can lead the army very well. When you come back, my Tang soldiers will be killed in the city of Pyongyang ?” Li Chengqian said.

"When I returned, the army had not yet reached the city of Pyongyang, but General Xue Rengui of Zuowuwei personally led the troops to capture Fuyu City." Jia Yanzhong said.

"Oh! Tell me in detail what happened that day." Li Chengqian said.

"I obey the order!" Jia Yanzhong said: "That day, I was about to leave for Beijing, and I happened to meet Xue Rengui who was going to attack Goguryeo's Fuyu City."

"Xue Rengui's subordinates learned that he was going to send troops to attack Fuyu City, so they tried their best to dissuade them, saying that they had only three thousand troops, while the enemy troops in Fuyu City numbered tens of thousands."

"The disparity in the strength of the two sides is too great. To attack Fuyu City like this is undoubtedly to kill yourself by hitting a stone with an egg."

"Unexpectedly, Xue Rengui didn't listen to dissuasion, and decided to attack Fuyu City with three thousand soldiers and horses. Therefore, Xue Rengui told them that the soldiers are good, not many. As long as they are used properly, three thousand soldiers and horses can defeat the enemy's number. Never mind, after Xue Rengui finished speaking, he led three thousand soldiers and horses to Fuyu City."

"What happened later?" Wang Quan asked hastily.

"Later! Xue Rengui really captured Fuyu City. In this battle, Xue Rengui took the lead and killed and captured more than [-] Goguryeo soldiers."

"After this battle, our army's prestige was greatly shaken for a while, and more than forty cities near Fuyuchuan all fell in anticipation of the wind."

"If everything goes well, General Li Ji and the others should have joined forces under the city of Pyongyang by now, and Goguryeo will soon perish." Jia Yanzhong said.

What he said was right. Ever since Xue Rengui pulled out Fuyu City with [-] troops, the cities near Fuyuchuan had surrendered one after another, and no one had the courage to fight Xue Rengui.

Later, Xue Rengui advanced all the way, mainly because no one dared to challenge him, which made Xue Rengui fight all the way to the city of Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, and successfully joined forces with Li Ji and others.

Quan Nanjian was unwilling to lose Fuyu City like this. You must know that Fuyu City is one of the main cities of Goguryeo. Losing Fuyu City is tantamount to tearing a large piece of fat from Goguryeo.

Therefore, Quan Nanjian ordered Quan Nan to lead [-] soldiers, and wanted to take back Fuyu City from the Tang army.

The two sides met in Xue Heshui, and an inevitable battle began.

The two sides fought, the morale of the Tang army was high, and the fighting was fierce. Soon the Goguryeo army was defeated, killing and capturing more than [-] people.

Taking advantage of the momentum of the great victory, the Tang army conquered Dahang City again, and then all the soldiers and horses joined forces under the Pyongyang city. As long as they can capture Pyongyang city, the Goguryeo king Gaozang and Goguryeo Moli Zhiquan Nanjian will be captured alive.

Even if Goguryeo is completely finished, the entire Goguryeo will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In other words, on this peninsula, except for Silla, other places are the territory of Datang.

(End of this chapter)