Updated: 2012-05-27

(Thanks to the robbers again for their rewards)

It has to be said that Wang Qinian is a "hero" who can take it and let it go. He was demoted by Li Xian to the team leader from the position of the brigade leader. He did not complain at all but always looked grateful. This kind of psychological quality can no longer be described as the word "strong", at least four words.

Very powerful.

In the morning, Wang Qinian took fifty rafts and inspected the Sashui River all the way upstream. He saw some Goguryeo people along the way. The soldiers planned to just go there and ignore the undestructive refugees, but Wang Qinian suddenly ordered the four or five Goguryeo people in ragged clothes to kill them. The soldiers hesitated for a moment and followed the orders of Guzheng. A series of crossbows shot over, and the four or five Goguryeo people were shot to the ground.

Wang Qinian jumped off the horse and walked to one of the bodies of the Goguryeo people and squatted down to check it. Sure enough, from the package that was carried by the man, he found a steel knife and a robe of Goguryeo soldiers. The other people were the same, all hidden sharp blades. It was obvious that these people were scouts of the Goguryeo Army. The reason why they saw the Sui cavalry but did not hide was because the Sui army had always regarded themselves as a benevolent and righteous army, and from Liaodong City to Pyongyang City, they had almost never hurt the people along the way. Of course, most of the Goguryeo people hid in the big city and did not dare to come out. But the Sui cavalry did not kill indiscriminately, which was absolutely true. So these Goguryeo scouts blatantly stood on the side of the road and watched the Sui cavalry pass by without dodging. It was obvious that their judgment was wrong this time.

Looking at the corpses, Wang Qinian suddenly frowned.

Pyongyang City has been surrounded by the Great Sui Expeditionary Force. Where did these Goguryeo scouts come from? The answer is obvious, and they are naturally soldiers under Eji Wende.

Wang Qinian asked the soldiers to cut off their heads and take them back to repay their merits, and then took the ranger to continue patrolling upstream.

After they left, several Goguryeo soldiers hiding behind the rocks and rocks quietly showed their heads. Seeing Wang Qinian and others disappear from sight, the Goguryeo soldiers whispered a few words, then left two people to continue monitoring, and the others turned around and ran out.

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Li Xian knew what Xue Wanche meant, and left the three Zhechong camps of Zuo Tun Guard on the south bank. It seemed to be good for Li Xian to hand over the task without danger to him. In fact, this was the manifestation of Xue Wanche's distrust of Li Xian. It has to be said that Xue Wanche is indeed not a smart person, much worse than his younger brother Xue Wanjun. Li Xian believed that if Xue Wanjun had commanded, he would not have picked out the originally non-existent conflict between Zuo Tun Guard and Zuo Tun Guard. He had created such a situation, and a discerning person could see that the Zuo Tun Guard's men did not regard Zuo Tun Guard's soldiers as their own.

Luo Fu and others were sent out by Li Xian to arrange for soldiers to camp, and Li Xian specially kept Liu Man.

"Person Liu, I was the first to lead the troops and was not familiar with the things in the camp, so I just wanted to ask for advice. I would like to give you some advice."

Li Xian said with a sincere face.

Liu Man is a man in his thirties, a Boling family, and is also from a poor family. Although a sister in his family married the Cui family, the Cui family he married was just a Cui family, and he couldn't get much money. To be honest, the family's family background is not as good as their Liu family. However, the Boling Cui family is too famous. Even if a woman marrys a concubine to a partial child, it is a good thing for ordinary people to shine on her family.

However, Liu Man was a gentle man, not good at speculation and had a good reputation among the soldiers, but he didn't have a good relationship with his immediate boss Zhang Bojiang. Zhang Bojiang was a guy who never slouched in collecting money. He repeatedly hinted to Liu Man to make him more filial, but firstly, Liu Man really couldn't afford a lot of money, and secondly, he was unwilling to spend the money. His salary would send his personal soldiers back to Boling's home to respect his mother every three months. Such a person who puts filial piety first would look down on the face of other generals.

It is precisely because of this that Zhang Bian has no good impression of Liu Man. He has put his sect at the forefront in all battles. However, he doesn't know whether it is luck or God's eyes. Liu Man is alive, but Zhang Bian is shot to death by a hawkish arrow when the Sui army attacked the unknown city.

"General, you should call me good."

He also has a good impression of Li Xian and Liu Man. He feels that this young man who has been promoted to another general at a young age is not like Zhang Bie Jiang, and he is not arrogant at all. Instead, he is also very courteous to people like him who are not his confidants.

"Don't do evil because it's small, and don't do good because it's small... Liu Xiaowei's name is good."

Li Xian said with a smile.

Liu Man said: "This is a gift from Professor Li of the county school. I am actually worthy of the humble position."

Li Xian waved his hand and said, "It shows how the elder of the county school admires you. The old man has a good vision."

Liu Man bent down slightly to thank him, and then asked: "What do you want to ask about the general? The time for Bei Zhi to stay in this army is not short. If the general has any questions, Bei Zhi will speak out."

Li Xian said: "Actually nothing, I just heard... Before leaving, General Xin called you, but this happened?"

Liu Man's face changed and he lowered his head and said, "This is true. General Xin called me that day, but only ordered me to help the general lead the troops more and not to deceive the general. General Xin said that the general is appreciated by His Majesty and will become a great person in the future, so let me try my best to help you stabilize the morale of the army."

Li Xian nodded and smiled, "General Xin is polite. Since entering Zuotun Guard, Yan has been taken care of by General Xin and is very grateful."

Liu Man lowered his head and said, "The general is young and promising..."

Li Xian looked at Liu Man's face and then smiled self-deprecatingly, "What a young man who is promising? If it weren't for the help of noble people, I'm afraid I'd already become a dead bone under Pyongyang City."

Liu Man's face changed drastically, and he seemed to have no idea how to answer.

Li Xian stopped talking, but just told Liu Man to go back after a few words of military affairs. Liu Man lowered his head and walked out. When he arrived at the door of the military tent, he suddenly stopped and turned to Li Xian and said, "General, the food and grass we carry this time is barely enough for ten days. Please pay more attention to it."

This statement seemed to have no deep meaning, but Li Xian stood up and said solemnly: "Thank you."

Liu Man quickly replied the gift, then sighed, and walked out of the military tent quickly.

After Liu Man left, Luo Fu and others walked in from outside. Tie Liaolang nodded to Li Xian and said, "I have counted it. Most of the food and grass that Xin Shixiong allocated to us are filled with earth and rocks. There is not much food to eat, so I will definitely not last for two days."

Li Xian nodded and said, "Liu Man is indeed a gentleman, he will not lie."

Chao Qiuge smiled and said, "Fortunately, the major general had guessed Xin Shixiong's dirty thoughts. We stole a lot of food and grass, otherwise we would really go hungry this time."

Chen Que'er said: "That's right, we are from grain protection soldiers at least. If we can't get some food and grass out, wouldn't it be a joke?"

Li Xian smiled and said, "Arrange our people to replace all the food and grass. If Xin Shixiong finds that there is less food and grass, he will inevitably use this as a handle to investigate. At that time, he will send someone to investigate. As long as the amount of food and grass is matched, he will not find an excuse. He can't admit that the food and grass he allocated to us are all earth and stones. In addition, the extra grain and grass are mixed in bags and mixed in the earth and stones that build barriers, be cautious."

Tie Liaolang said: "I have arranged people to do it. Don't worry, I guarantee that Xin Shixiong will not catch the handle."

Luo Fu smiled and said, "I have to thank Wang Qinian for this. If it weren't for his secret help, it wouldn't be easy to steal so much food and grass."

Li Xian said: "By the way, when it comes to Wang Qinian, I asked him to take the roar to patrol the Sashui River and let him see me after he comes back."

As he was speaking, he heard someone outside whispering loudly: "The King of the Billy Rangers, Wang Qinian, please see the general!"

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Pyongyang City

Gao Yuan pointed at his ministers and cursed them, which made them hunch their heads down and they did not dare to speak. No wonder Gao Yuan was angry. From this morning, the Sui army began to attack the city again. The news that they were almost breached by the Sui army came several times on the city wall, which scared Gao Yuan to be in peace all day long. He scolded his ministers for being incompetent, scolded Yizhi Wende, and scolded the Sui people for not being trustworthy. In short, he cursed everyone so much that he didn't dare to offend Yizhi Wende. If the Sui army's offensive continued like this, it was difficult to guarantee that the city would be broken one day, and at that time he had to count on the 100,000 troops in Yizhi Wende's hands to rescue him. So when he heard that Yizhi Wende "caught off his horse" when he left the Sui army camp, he immediately sent his trusted ministers out of the city to comfort him.

In addition, Gao Yuan asked someone to ask Yizhi Wende to tentatively that the Pyongyang city is not stable now, so he planned to move to the army to live. As a result, what the minister brought back was not good news. Yizhi Wende did not agree with Gao Yuan leaving the city! The reason was very simple. He said that no matter how dangerous the Pyongyang city was, it was much safer than the wilderness that could not be defended. Yizhi Wende told the minister that Liaodong City could be able to withstand the siege of millions of Sui people for several months. The Sui people were helpless? Pyongyang City was far taller and stronger than Liaodong City, so please rest assured that the Sui army could not defeat Pyongyang City.

Gao Yuan was so angry that his face was pale, but he had no choice but to send someone to ask for Yizhi Wende. He asked if he would go to the Sui army camp to seek peace again. If the Sui army was willing to withdraw its troops, it would not be unacceptable to be the subject. Yizhi Wende's answer was very simple. If Your Majesty was willing to seek peace, I would send someone to escort Your Majesty to the Sui army camp to discuss in detail with Yuwen Shu.

Gao Yuan really had no choice but to summon his trusted ministers to discuss this time. However, none of the ministers who talked loudly on weekdays could say anything, but just lowered their heads to express helplessness.

The Baoshan King Gao Jin saw that Gao Yuan's face changed with anger. He saw that Gao Yuan's eager eyes were floating on his face. He could not say anything even if he pretended to be stupid, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "If there is no other way, why don't you... I go to the Sui Army camp and explain to General Yuwen Shu that Your Majesty is willing to surrender to the Great Sui?"

Gao Yuan seemed to have grabbed the last straw, and held Gao Jin's hand and cried bitterly: "At the critical moment, my brother will be nice to me."

So, Gao Jin, the king of Baoshan in Goguryeo, was the plenipotent representative of Gao Yuan of Goguryeo, left the city to seek peace.

This time when he left the city to seek peace, Gao Yuan gave Gao Jin great power, granting him the power of Linji to be arbitrary, and even sent Gao Jin out of Pyongyang City with the same ceremonial guard as himself. He told Gao Jin that if the Sui army could retreat this time, the world would belong to us brothers.

Among the honor guards that left the city, a carriage that looked quite luxurious was walking in the middle of the team. Sitting in the carriage, the Baoshan King Gao Jin, who looked sad and angry, suddenly slapped himself hard.

"I'm going to be mean! I'm going to be mean!"

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