Chapter 1826 Who will tell Otsuka Yoshio?

Qin Huaiyu pondered for a moment, looked up at the melee scene on the battlefield, and said calmly: "Continue to hold the position and stabilize the morale of the army. The current situation is chaotic. We cannot determine the true intentions between Japan and Yeon Gaesomun, nor do we know what they mean. We cannot be shaken by their internal strife and must remain calm and vigilant."

After a moment of silence, Qin Huaiyu continued: "Let our soldiers strengthen their vigilance and never be careless. At the same time, strengthen reconnaissance and be sure to obtain more intelligence to find out the true intentions between Japan and Yeon Gaesomun. In this way, we can better respond to changes in the situation."

"General, in this situation, they should have no other problems, right?" A general said worriedly.

The general's statement is naturally reasonable. The three parties on the other side of the river have killed each other in the dust and blood. How could it be a conspiracy?

But Qin Huaiyu cannot be careless.

Even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, he must not make a mistake here.

Because once something goes wrong, the whole army will be wiped out.

It would be fine if they died, but if they harmed Zhao Chen, they would not be able to rest in peace even if they died.

"Although there is no problem on the surface, we should be careful. Our mission is to defend Rangcheng, and the rest will be discussed later. Besides, if Japan and Yeon Gaesomun really put on a show for us, once we take action, their attack will be like thunder, so what we have to do is to hold on until the arrival of reinforcements."

"No one is allowed to cross the river without my order."

"Yes!" Hearing Qin Huaiyu say this, the other generals did not dare to have any other ideas at this moment.

They just looked at the enemy army in front of them with fear and fear.

...

The battle lasted from morning to evening. Standing on the tower of Rangcheng, you can smell a strong smell of blood from afar.

The other side of the river in the distance was already full of corpses and devastation.

Countless bodies of Goguryeo soldiers and Japanese soldiers fell on the road in all directions, which made people feel indescribably tragic.

Otsuka Yoshio rode on his horse, looking at the corpses of Goguryeo soldiers everywhere on the ground, with a scornful smile on his face.

Yeon Gaesomun was a man of great power in Goguryeo, and he probably didn't expect that he would be beaten like this today.

After dealing with Yeon Gaesomun, no one dared to compete with him for Silla.

In addition, the Tang border army and Cheng Yaojin's troops are fighting to the death, and the Yangcheng in front of him is in Otsuka Yoshio's pocket.

Take down Baekje, defeat Yeon Gaesomun's troops now, and then wipe out the Tang border army, annex Silla, and deploy troops on the Tang border.

At that time, who in the Japanese court can be on an equal footing with him?

Thinking of this, Otsuka Yoshio could hardly hide his excitement.

"How is the casualty statistics?" Otsuka Yoshio looked at the generals beside him.

"Your Excellency, the casualties have been preliminarily counted. In addition to the captured Goguryeo prisoners, a total of more than 45,000 people under Yeon Gaesomun were annihilated. Including the prisoners, Yeon Gaesomun lost nearly 60,000 troops."

"Other food and supplies, weapons and horses are countless."

"And our Japanese soldiers lost less than 5,000 people."

"Your Excellency, a great victory!" The general reported the results of the battle to Otsuka Yoshio, and his face showed flattery.

How could he not understand now that Otsuka Yoshio, who defeated Yeon Gaesomun's army, could easily take over Yangcheng and the entire Silla.

In this way, in the entire Japanese country, whose military industry can compare with his?

At that time, Otsuka Yoshio will be truly second to none and above ten thousand people.

"If this battle report is passed to our Japanese court, it will definitely cause an uproar. At that time, you, sir, will be the first person in the Japanese court besides His Majesty the Emperor. Maybe, no, you will definitely be granted a title." The general immediately flattered Otsuka Yoshio.

Otsuka Yoshio's face was smug, and his fingers kept tapping the back of his other hand because of excitement.

"Pass the order down, let Li Boming gather the Baekje army and prepare to attack Yangcheng with me early tomorrow morning." Otsuka Yoshio was already a little impatient at this moment.

He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to capture Yangcheng in one fell swoop, and then go straight to the capital of Silla, capture Zhaochen, and occupy the entire Silla.

"Yes!" The general responded immediately.

...

Li Boming soon received the order sent by Otsuka Yoshio.

At this moment, he had just changed his clothes.

If he hadn't seen the piles of corpses outside with his own eyes, he would never believe that Yeon Gaesomun actually rushed out from him.

Facing the obstruction of their own soldiers and the pursuit of the Japanese army, Yeon Gaesomun's army broke through their own army.

Li Boming's face turned pale when he saw the statistics of the number of his own soldiers killed.

100,000 troops were killed by Yeon Gaesomun's army.

This was the result of the battle with the Japanese army behind and the front and back of their own army.

If their Baekje army faced Yeon Gaesomun's army alone, I'm afraid their 100,000 troops would be killed.

And now, I received news from Otsuka Yoshio that he would attack Yangcheng tomorrow morning.

This made Li Boming worried.

Now that Yeon Gaesomun's army was driven away, no one competed with Otsuka Yoshio for Silla, but there was no cannon fodder in front of him.

Tomorrow we plan to attack the city together, but I am afraid that my Baekje army will be forced to rush to the front by Otsuka Yoshio like Yeon Gaesomun's army.

It’s just that Li Boming didn’t have the courage of Yunkai Suwen, and he really dared to fall out with Otsuka Yoshio.

Even if he knew that he would be used as a weapon, he had to be obedient.

He asked the people sent by Otsuka Yoshio to go back and report to Otsuka Yoshio that he would organize his troops and horses early tomorrow morning and attack the city together with the Japanese army. Li Boming then recruited his generals.

"The city will be attacked tomorrow. There are still 30,000 to 40,000 Tang border troops in Rangcheng. They are defending the city. We..." Knowing that the city will be attacked tomorrow, some Baekje generals were worried.

"Yes, General, please discuss with Mr. Otsuka Yoshio. If you wait a little longer, maybe the Tang border troops will be mobilized to fight with their own people?"

"Yes, Datang's own people are fighting fiercely. There is no need for us to provoke them at this time."

"Then which of you will tell Yoshio Otsuka?" Li Boming looked at the generals in front of him expressionlessly.

As soon as this statement came out, the generals who had been so eloquent just now stopped making any move.