Quangai Suwen fled to Marudu City, Li Shimin naturally couldn't let him go like this, but now that they have conquered part of Goguryeo's temple territory, and even Pyongyang City is under their control, so it is inevitable to leave troops to garrison, plus Marudu City is quite far away from Pyongyang, and there are only two months left before winter.

In this case, Li Shimin's best way is to divide his troops into two routes, one of which is to stay in Pyongyang and pacify all parts of Goguryeo by the way, while the other way is to kill the pill capital city to capture Quan Gai Suwen, Qin Qiong has fought a lifelong battle, and naturally guessed what Li Shimin was going to do next, so he took the initiative to ask for help, hoping to seize this last opportunity.

Li Shimin saw Qin Qiong take the initiative to ask for his life, and he couldn't help but show an embarrassed expression at the moment, he didn't believe in Qin Qiong's ability, nor was he resentful because of the incident in Xuanwumen, but he simply felt that Qin Qiong was old, and he hadn't led the troops for many years, in case of this defeat, I was afraid that it would be too late.

Li Xiu next to him saw Qin Qiong take the initiative to stand up and ask for his life, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the moment, and just wanted to stand up and intercede for Qin Qiong, after all, this is Qin Qiong's greatest wish, and with their age, I'm afraid this is also the last chance for people to go to the battlefield, but before Li Xiu could speak, he suddenly saw a person next to him stand up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to be the deputy general and assist the Duke of Yiguo to capture Quan Gai Suwen!" ”

It was Cheng Yanjin who stood up and spoke, he and Qin Qiong have been brothers for many years, and he and Qin Qiong are still in-laws, so at this time, it is natural to stand up and support Qin Qiong, you must know that he is the main general of this attack on Goguryeo, and even he is willing to be Qin Qiong's deputy general, and others dare not fight with Qin Qiong.

Sure enough, as soon as Cheng Biting Jin's words came out, Li Daozong, Su Dingfang and others also looked at each other, and some of those who wanted to stand up also sat down, but the only Li Ji who was qualified to fight was sitting there with the old god, he was also from Wagangzhai, although his friendship with Qin Qiong was not as good as Cheng Biting Jin, but he would not snatch Qin Qiong's opportunity at this time.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to assist General Qin for joining the army!" At this time, Li Xiu also followed up and said, since Cheng Yanjin is a deputy general, then he will join the army, anyway, it is also his strength to deal with some affairs in the army and coordinate the deployment of materials.

Li Xiu came forward to join the army, and now the others were completely dead, and Li Shimin looked at Qin Qiong, Cheng Biting Jin and Li Xiu below, and couldn't help but sigh secretly at the moment, even Cheng Biting Jin and Li Xiu were willing to assist Qin Qiong, which made him really unable to refuse, and finally nodded and said: "Okay, three days later, I will give you 30,000 troops, be sure to capture Quan Gai Suwen before winter comes!" ”

"Whoa!" Seeing Li Shimin's promise, Qin Qiong and Li Xiu also responded excitedly and loudly, especially Qin Qiong's face was flushed with joy, and he couldn't even eat the banquet, looking at his appearance, it seemed that he wanted to go to order troops in person immediately, and then kill to the pill capital city.

"Your Majesty, the minister and the king of Jiangxia met reinforcements from Silla before, and according to them, the queen of Silla is not far from the east and wants to come to meet Your Majesty in person." At this moment, I saw Su Dingfang stand up and report again.

"Queen Silla?" Li Shimin also showed an interested expression when he heard this, when he was at Bogoukou before, the Silla people's fleet also helped them a lot, although he also knew that the reason why Quangai Suwen escaped was also because the Silla people were ineffective in fighting, but Li Shimin was very generous and did not blame the other party for this, after all, no matter what, the Silla people were able to send troops to help, which was already quite good.

"The Silla people have also helped me a lot this time, since the Queen of Silla is also nearby, let's invite her to come and talk about it, so that it can also commend Silla's performance in this war, and also set an example for other subject countries!" Li Shimin quickly made a decision, in fact, the queen of Silla had written to him many times before, so he was also very curious about this queen, not to mention that those Silla people were also in the army now, and it was also appropriate to meet their queen.

Immediately, Li Shimin asked people to draw up a decree to summon the Queen of Silla to Pyongyang City to meet him, but this made Li Xiu next to him frown, because he was worried that after the Silla Queen came, she would cry in front of Li Shimin and sell miserably, and then Li Shimin's fingers would loosen, and Silla might take a big advantage.

At the end of the banquet, the monarchs and ministers also returned happy, especially Qin Qiong After the banquet, he even found Cheng Yanjin and Li Xiu to discuss going to Pill Capital City, of course, with their relationship, there is no need to say words like thanks, otherwise it will be too outward.

In the next three days, Qin Qiong also began to personally select the army to go to Marudu Mountain, Li Shimin said to give him 30,000 troops, which is mainly due to the dangerous terrain of Marudu Mountain, and it is very difficult to attack, otherwise only with more than 30,000 remnants in the hands of Quangai Suwen to defeat the general, I am afraid that only 10,000 people will be needed to defeat the other party.

However, the night before Qin Qiong led the army to leave Pyongyang and rush to the city of Marudu, Li Xiu felt the need to talk to Li Shimin, so he personally entered the palace to ask to see Li Shimin, and Li Shimin also summoned him in his bedroom.

"Why are you here, is there something wrong with going to Marudu City tomorrow?" When Li Shimin saw Li Xiu coming in, he also asked with a smile, Li Xiu served as Qin Qiongjun's army this time, so he naturally had to accompany the army, and he was also responsible for the contact with Pyongyang City, such as the dispatch of materials, etc., which also needed the support of Pyongyang City, so Li Shimin thought that Li Xiu was going to discuss this matter with him.

"Your Majesty has misunderstood, the minister came this time to talk to Your Majesty about Silla!" Li Xiu saluted at this time, and the expression on his face was also very serious.

"Silla?" Li Shimin was also stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, he had summoned Queen Silla before, but now the other party should still be on the way, why would Li Xiu talk to himself about this?

"Your Majesty, the demise of Goguryeo has become a foregone conclusion, and only Silla and Baekje are left among the three kingdoms of Liaodong, among which Baekje is the weakest, if there is no external support, there is no power to resist Silla, and although we occupy Goguryeo, if we want to garrison troops in this bitter cold land of Liaodong, I am afraid that the cost will also become a big burden for the imperial court." Li Xiu said slowly at this time.

"I understand what you mean, you have said before that you must not relax your vigilance against Silla, but I see that the people of Silla are very deferential, will they really have bad intentions as you say?" When Li Shimin said the end, he couldn't help but show a suspicious expression, after all, the Silla people helped them a lot last time, and through the contact with the second sacrifice, he also found that the Silla people were very respectful to the Tang Dynasty, and even learned from the Tang Dynasty everywhere, which was really unguarding.

"Your Majesty, the minister has always believed in one sentence, that is, there is no eternal friendship between countries, only eternal interests, take a step back, even if Silla is now deferential to my Datang, and does not even have the slightest ambition, but Your Majesty, please think about it, in the future, if my Datang reduces the garrison on the Liaodong side, making this side empty, and there is only such a weak country as Baekje next to Silla, what will they think at that time, are they really willing to look at the surrounding fertile land without any ambition?" Li Xiu said solemnly again, his purpose was very simple, that is, to make Li Shimin a little wary of Silla.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but show a contemplative expression, and after a while, I saw him speak again: "There is some truth in your words, but if our garrison in Liaodong is not reduced, Silla will naturally not dare to act rashly, so I think that instead of worrying about Silla, it is better to find a way to strengthen the rule in Liaodong, so that a strong garrison can be supported here." ”

Li Xiu was also stunned when he heard Li Shimin's words, he didn't expect Li Shimin to consider the problem from this angle, but soon he shook his head and said: "Your Majesty's idea is good, but if you want to strengthen your rule over Liaodong, there is a big problem that cannot be solved!" ”