Chapter 497: Complaints

Yalu River

After receiving the order from the court, Li Xiang immediately led his rapid reaction force and set off.

Li Xiang found that Qin Huaiyu was good at local management, and that this guy was trained by Qin Qiong, and he also had a good way of managing the army, so he let this guy continue to be stationed in Goguryeo. Li Xiang took Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang to the grassland.

"What's going on? It's obviously to help the court solve problems, but General Li Jing was deprived of his real power. If it were me, I would be very upset. We are not doing it for our own interests, this is for the sake of the great nation. Don’s interests.”

After receiving the letter from the imperial court, Niu Jinda was the first to be unable to bear it any longer. Is General Li Jing doing this for himself? It was obviously for the entire Tang Dynasty, but no one could bear such treatment, not to mention the fact that he respected the general very much.

"Who says it's not? If you ask me, let's just turn around and go back. The worst we can do is not go. Obviously nothing happened on our territory, and we don't want to have sewage splashed on ourselves. But then General Li Jing actually encountered something like this Treatment, if General Li Jing had not been in charge of the overall situation for us, how could Goguryeo have such supervision? No reward for merit, but for the sake of the Tang Dynasty, we were punished. "

Su Dingfang has a bad temper, and he couldn't stand this thing even more. Li Xiang also heard these words in the carriage, but Li Xiang didn't say a word. Maybe this is what we want. Didn't the people under Li Shimin back then also Are you satisfied with some of the practices of Tang Emperor Li Yuan? This led to the later Xuanwumen Incident.

"Your Highness?"

The two talked for a long time outside the carriage, but they didn't hear anything Li Xiang said, so they were ready to see what Li Xiang thought.

"Send the order to set up camp and rest."

Li Xiang calculated the time and had been running for a long time. Although this was a rapid reaction force, it had to rest when it was time to rest. If he continued to persevere with willpower, he could continue running for several hours, but for soldiers It's not cost-effective for war horses, so it's better to take a good rest at the moment. After we have a good rest, we can definitely get these few hours back.

The soldiers under his command have already formed their own system, and their tents are different from other people's tents. The internal structures are all set up. Although Li Xiang cannot make simple houses now, he still can't make a few simple tents. The problem is, with just a few soldiers' cooperation, the tent was built immediately, many times faster than before.

The people in the army were performing their duties, some were setting up tents, others were on guard duty, and some were helping the cooks to boil water. After marching for such a long time, everyone was thirsty and hungry. But according to Li Xiang's order, no matter how thirsty he is, he cannot drink cold water and must drink water from his own kettle.

Although there is no pollution in this era and a lot of water is drinkable, Li Xiang's mission this time is very heavy. If the water source is not clean and causes a stomachache, it may ruin the matter. The troops on the front line are already surrounded by heavy siege. Among them, King Wu can still support him now, but he can't support it for long. Li Xiang must let his men hurry up.

"Your Highness, you have no opinion on this?"

Su Dingfang said with some dissatisfaction, why did General Li Jing treat Li Xiang well? Now that the general has been treated like this, why doesn't Li Xiang say a word?

"What do you want me to think? Did the last memorial ask the general to come out again? If I do this, it will be roasting the general on the fire. It is hard to say whether he will die well by then. If so, Who can have a good outcome if the emperor is suspicious of him? It is better to deal with this matter coldly first. When the emperor thinks about it, the general can naturally return to the Ministry of War, not to mention that the official of the Ministry of War has not fallen into the hands of others. In hand."

Li Xiang said very calmly, now he is no longer the desperate young man. If he had been the desperate young man before, I am afraid that Li Xiang would have been punished long ago, and he might have to take his people back to Chang'an, but if he had brought If his people return to Chang'an, Li Shimin probably won't even open the gate of Chang'an City.

Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang were angry just now, but now after listening to Li Xiang's words, they really feel that their ideas are too immature. It is never advisable to make trouble. If you two make trouble, it is tantamount to rebellion. It will be the most difficult time. It was General Li Jing who did it.

"I know what you two are thinking in your heart. It's nothing more than complaining for the general. I feel uncomfortable too, but we have no right to speak now. Goguryeo did win a great victory, but the court did not treat us badly. We should be given the rewards we deserve. It’s all given, if we want the right to speak, then in the north, as long as we defeat Xue Yantuo’s army and rescue my king’s army, are we still afraid that we won’t have the right to speak?”

Li Xiang's words instantly enlightened both of them. What Li Xiang said is right. If you want to have a say in the court, you must have merit. Even if Li Shimin is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he must take into account the meritorious officials. Ideas can never come to you based on your temper. If you do it based on your temper, it will not be good for everyone.

"Then we have to ask His Highness King Wu to persist a little longer. I originally thought His Highness King Wu was good at fighting, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this. They must not get into trouble. Otherwise, even if we defeat Xue Yantuo, this credit will still be with us. Ash."

Su Dingfang said with some worry, in the eyes of the generals in the imperial army, His Highness King Wu is capable of both civil and military skills, especially his martial arts, which gave people the wrong idea. This guy also has a way of leading troops in war, but Your personal skills are completely different from leading troops to fight, as you can see now.

While Li Xiang and the others were worrying, the life of King Wu Li Ke was indeed not good. Their living circle continued to be compressed. Now the two groups of people on the grassland have merged into one. Xue Yantuo originally invaded the territory of the Dong Turks. They should be enemies, but because of His Highness King Wu's wrong command, the two sides have now become allies.

Supplies from the south cannot be transported, and there is no way to obtain supplies locally. His Royal Highness King Wu's military camp will soon run out of food. Although the supply of a single meal has been reduced, it will not last long...