At the end of reading the all-holy decree, Cui Junsu glanced at Wang Shichong, who was kneeling beside Laihu'er, and said: "General Hu Benlang, Wang Shichong, the squire of the Criminal Department, this expedition to Liaozhong Counselor Military Aircraft, there are many plans, with his merits, he was promoted to the right Xiaowei general, inspected the school and the criminal department, and Jiajiang was guarded, and returned to Zhuo County before the army, Qin this!" ”

After coming to Hu'er to receive the order and thanks, he stood up and said to Cui Junsu: "Cui Envoy has come all the way, hard work, the holy car is in Liaodong, is the situation good?" ”

Cui Junsu shook his head and sighed: "The war is like this, how can it be good?" At that time, when I heard the news that the army collapsed and almost the whole army was wiped out, the Supreme was so angry that he vomited blood directly and fainted, our courtiers were frightened, if it weren't for the imperial doctor Sun Simiao, it might really be in danger, now His Majesty's body is very weak, but there is no big problem, the general Li Jing, Yang Yichen, Tang Guogong Li Yuan, etc. are advised to withdraw the troops for the time being, and fight again in the next year, so although the Supreme is unwilling, he can only order to withdraw the siege of Liaodong City and drive Zhuo County. ”

Lai Hu'er shook his head: "It's all because of our unfavorable battles that we made the holy driver so hard and sad, and all the ministers are guilty." Speaking of this, he was ashamed and scared, and he really shed a few tears.

Cui Junsu waved his hand: "Come to the general, Your Majesty still gave affirmation to the battle of your partial division, originally he was really annoyed that the general was trapped in Pyongyang City and buried tens of thousands of elite soldiers, but this time Lian Yuwen said, Yu Zhongwen such a famous general, are folded in the hands of Yizhi Wende, compared to them, the general is already good, a partial division can also fight with the old thief of Yizhi, before leaving, he also specially issued an edict to the minister, saying that it was to breathe the general, now there is no class teacher, it is not good to reward. But after the army returns to Donglai County, the general will stay in Donglai, continue to reorganize the army, and the next time you fight, you will want the general to make a comeback. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Shichong was outside. Everyone's face is happy, this is equivalent to saying that the responsibility for the unfavorable crime of this battle will not be pursued in the future, and even you will praise it and continue to reuse, just now the sons who came to protect the child shouted to continue fighting, not that they really think that they can win again, most of the reason is that they are afraid of losing the last battle, and the responsibility is not liquidated. After the defeat of the army, he still wanted to make some offensive gestures to please Yang Guang, and now Yang Guang took the initiative to ask the army to withdraw and comfort the people in the future, which naturally did not be used as these superficial articles.

A hint of imperceptible joy flashed on Lai Hu'er's face, and the corners of his mouth hooked, still showing the majesty of a general. He said in a deep voice: "Order, the whole army is ready." Tomorrow, according to the original reservation plan, the ship will be boarded and retired in batches. ”

At night, on a high slope of the beach, Wang Shichong and Wei Zheng were on the slope independently, looking at the distance ten miles away, dotted with stars. In the camp of the Goguryeo Army, Wang Shichong's face was full of unwillingness, while Wei Zheng was relaxed and smiling.

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Xuancheng, this time you are happy." The conquest failed, this time it was almost nothing, it seems that at most, it is just to occupy a few border cities in Liaodong, which can be described as a loss of troops, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Wei Zheng still had an indifferent smile on his face, and said: "It was originally something worth celebrating, but the lord was not happy at all, my subordinates still have to remind you, the lord may have gone the wrong way, your goal is the Central Plains, the world, and the country of Yang Guang, there is no need to tie your fate to him and regret his failure." ”

The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "I'm not sorry for Yang Guang, we have discussed this issue many times, Yang Guang's attack on Goguryeo is the most beneficial for us, the army can only be trapped here for a long time, so that the Central Plains is empty, and he will still keep in order to stabilize Goguryeo, maintain the supply of the army here, and continue to conquer and extort in the country, so that it will lead to people everywhere to rise up one after another, and wolf smoke everywhere, so that it is really our opportunity." ”

The smile on Wei Zheng's face gradually faded: "Lord, there is no need to deceive yourself like this, this time Yang Guang conquered Liao, lost his troops and generals, and up to 400,000 troops will never be able to return, such a loss, isn't it much greater than him defeating Goguryeo and dividing his troops to defend it?" This time, you yourself want to destroy Goguryeo, and even your desire to destroy the country will surpass Yang Guang, to be honest, this is what your subordinates have been unable to understand. ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "Actually, Xuancheng, you are right, I want to destroy Goguryeo, because when I traveled the world, I found that there are two barbarians, one east and one west, which are very terrifying, compared to it, I am not worried that the northern Turks will affect the process of our pursuit of the Central Plains in the future, but Goguryeo, as well as Tubo, it is possible to repeat the old things of the Five Hu Chaohua during the Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty, and I don't want them to disturb the situation later." ”

Wei Zhengqi said: "Is the lord overestimating them too much, do they really have this ability?" It is a bit possible for Tubo to be unified, but it will take a long time for them to reunify, and it will not pose a threat to the Central Plains in forty or fifty years. After all, there are thousands of miles from Liaodong to Liaoxi, and Yang Guang's expedition to Liao, since the logistics are not good, but it is also not easy for them to call. ”

Wang Shichong gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "What if they don't go to Liaodong, but cross the sea from this Nanjinpu and land in Qilu from Donglai?" The sea is only 20 days to a month, and the sea ships are enough to bring enough supplies, not to mention hundreds of thousands of troops, at least 100,000 people, not a big problem. ”

Wei Zheng's face changed, he really hadn't considered such a possibility before, and he pondered for a long time before he shook his head: "No, I don't think they have such ability, Goguryeo has always been the overlord of land, and there is almost no sailor fleet, you see that the sailor army that came back to protect the children is in this North Sea, as if it is in a no-man's land, and I haven't even seen a Goguryeo warship." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head and sighed: "Of course there is no now, but the so-called eat a new one, grow a wisdom, this time Goguryeo dragged Yang Guang's main force in Liaodong, if nothing else, Liaodong is still the world of Yuan Taizuo, so if Gao Yuan wants to fight back and take revenge, invade the Central Plains, and take the sea route, it is the only way." ”

Wei Zheng gritted his teeth: "Does the lord think that they can build such a huge fleet within a few years?" I don't think so. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Goguryeo doesn't have this ability, but what about Baekje and the Wa Kingdom?" (To be continued.) )