Datang: Rebirth of Li Chengqian, the beginning of the treason interrogation

Chapter 187 Design of the Japanese Pirates' War in the North

Liu Rengui withdrew his gaze and then turned back.

Seeing that the Tang army did not pursue them and the warships were fine.

The Japanese pirates finally let go of their worries and felt a little happy after surviving the disaster.

"Are the Tang army really so kind as to let us go?"

Mao Yezhizi was full of doubts and still felt it was unreal.

They have experienced the viciousness of the Tang army.

It is really strange that they are giving away food and fodder and arranging huge ships to escort them.

"Maybe Li Chengqian really hopes to convince the Emperor through us."

"But he is wrong. I will let him know how foolish his decision is. Now they are sending us a huge ship. After returning, we will ask the craftsmen to rush to build it. The Tang army will no longer have the advantage in ships."

On the contrary, Azumi Hirafu was full of hope and looked forward to defeating the Tang army one day and avenging today's shame.

This level of attack is not enough to make them surrender.

"I still feel something is wrong. Li Chengqian is cunning and not a good person. He must have other purposes."

Mao Ye Zhizi looked vigilantly at the sea level behind him, but he still couldn't see anything except the vast sea water.

"Your Highness, we have arranged for the ships to follow, and the specific route to the Japanese island will be mapped out in detail in due course."

On the other side, Liu Rengui reported to Li Chengqian.

There must be other purposes for releasing these Japanese pirate generals.

The sea route is different from the land route. Without a dedicated route, you will get lost in the sea.

During the previous interrogations, no useful information was obtained from the Japanese pirates.

That's why they threw stones to test the water. If these pirates wanted to return to Japan, they must be sailing on the correct route.

This saves unnecessary exploration time.

"Once the route is determined, we will send scouts into Japan to gather information."

As for Japan, Tang Dynasty and Baekje, they are still at a stage of blank knowledge.

Not many people have been to this island country, only Japanese pirates went out to plunder.

"In addition, interrogate Buyeo Feng to find out the basic situation of the Japanese Kingdom and the city's defense deployment."

Li Chengqian added that they had made sufficient deployments before the war and that they must win the battle against Japan.

The weather is getting warmer.

All supplies and troops were gathered in the small city of Jialin, and this time Li Chengqian was recruiting troops.

Under the pretext of defending the country and suppressing the Japanese invasion, he called on the people of Silla and Baekje to join the army.

The people living along the coasts of Silla and Baekje suffered greatly from the Japanese pirates and they all actively joined the army.

The number of people once reached 50,000. Together with the Tang army and the original Baekje and Silla soldiers, the total number of people this time was nearly 100,000.

The war to destroy the Japanese is about to begin, and as the ice and snow melt, the Liaodong Road is also filled with the smoke of war.

The coalition forces of Khitan, Mohe, Uighur and Wei Shi approached with the intention of plundering. The Mohe, in particular, bordered Goguryeo and wanted to take the opportunity to occupy more land and carry out strategic expansion.

Several countries attacked from several directions, dividing and attacking separately, hoping to make the Tang army too busy to deal with them.

Pei Xingjian had long been aware of the intentions of several countries and sent Gao Kan to lead his troops to the northern border town of Fuyu to resist the invasion of the Khitan and Wei Dynasty.

Xue Rengui led another army to enter Xincheng to resist the Huihe and Mohe in the northeast.

Pei Xingjian remained stationed in Liaocheng, commanding the overall situation and resisting the possible rebellion suppression army of the Tang Dynasty.

Although the Xueyantuo army was approaching, it was still possible if the Tang Dynasty wanted to divide its troops.

In the 20th year of Zhenguan, Li Chengqian's rebellion served as the fuse, triggering a war across several major countries.

The landscape will also be reshaped.

Xue Rengui stood on the mountain city, looking to the north. From his high vantage point, he could clearly see the movements of the Mohe troops in the distance.

Not long after, a group of elite Mohe cavalry came to the foot of the mountain. They did not dare to get too close and kept a relatively safe distance.

"Listen, Tang troops in the city. We are here on the orders of the Khan to suppress the rebellion of former Crown Prince Li Chengqian. We are only going to kill the ringleader. You are all deceived and innocent. Why don't you open the city and surrender?"

Among the Mohe cavalry, there stepped out a young general who was much younger than Xue Rengui.

At this time, Xue Rengui was already in his thirties, while the young general was only in his early twenties, but he was still very handsome and heroic.

He spoke Chinese in a very stiff but powerful way.

He was Li Jinxing, the son of Tudiji, the leader of the Mohe tribe. In the early Tang Dynasty, because Tudiji had made great contributions in helping Qin Wang Li Shimin to pacify Liu Heita and for the sake of stabilizing the border, Emperor Gaozu of Tang Li Yuan conferred the title of Duke of Qi on Tudiji.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he also gave the emperor the surname Li in order to appease the Mohe.

Li Jinxing was also extremely active during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. He was one of the famous foreign generals of the Tang Dynasty and was particularly renowned for his superb martial arts skills.

"Tang Hui Yao" once recorded: Zi was cautious in his conduct and had unparalleled martial arts skills.

"Suppress the rebellion!"

Xue Rengui couldn't help but chuckle. In terms of his stance, Li Chengqian did not set up his own banner and still stood on the stance of the Tang Dynasty.

"How dare you, the barbarians, invade the border of the Tang Dynasty. Do you want your country to be destroyed?"

"You, the chieftain of the Mohe, are the Duke of the Tang Dynasty. Now that you have raised an army against the Tang Dynasty, I will regard you as the rebels. If you retreat, I will report to the higher authorities and exonerate you for your crimes."

"Otherwise, the sword and the spear will be merciless and will destroy all your past achievements."

If he can avoid fighting now, Xue Rengui will try his best to avoid it. In terms of manpower, his side is at a disadvantage.

After all, they were facing attacks from several vassal states.

The population of these vassal states combined was surprisingly large. In that era, all male adults were soldiers.

Li Jinxing sneered: "The Tang people are really eloquent and their verbal skills are really amazing. I just wonder how good their hands are. Are they as good as their mouths?"

"Do you dare to fight me?"

Li Jinxing then pointed his gun at Xue Rengui on the top of the city wall. How could he not know the difficulty of attacking the Goguryeo mountain city?

The Mohe people traveled across the country with their cavalry, but they were not good at attacking cities. They could only conquer by strategy, not by force.

He also wanted to use the method of fighting with generals to undermine the morale of the Tang army and capture the Tang generals.

"Fight! Fight!" The Tang army on the top of the city roared to the sky and seemed very excited.

The Tang army soldiers all witnessed Xue Rengui's bravery, and engaging him in a fight would play into his hands.

Li Jinxing couldn't help but frown at the unusual behavior of the Tang army. He was not stupid, but extremely smart.

Xue Rengui raised his hand to stop the Tang army, looked at Li Jinxing and said: "As you wish, I will fight with you to see if the Mohe cavalry is really as brave as the rumors say."

After saying this, Xue Rengui turned around, walked down the city wall, and walked out of the new city alone.

One person faced a group of enemies without any fear.

Xue Rengui was seen riding his white horse slowly down the mountain.

In this open space, the more than 3,000 Mohe cavalrymen all had solemn expressions and admired Xue Rengui's courage.

At this time, Li Jinxing did not show any weakness. He straightened his chest, rode his horse forward, and also entered the shooting range of the Tang army.

Seeing this, the Mohe cavalry behind him shouted passionately to cheer for their knights.

As the distance between Xue Rengui and Li Jinxing got closer, the soldiers on both sides fell silent, and there was no other noise except the sound of horses' hooves hitting the ground.

The entire battlefield fell into an eerie silence.

Finally, when the two were less than a hundred steps apart, Xue Rengui stopped his horse, pointed his spear straight ahead, and flashed a cold murderous intent in his eyes. "Who are you? I will never kill an unknown person!"

Facing Xue Rengui's might, Li Jinxing responded fearlessly: "I am Li Jinxing! I admire your courage. You are worthy of me remembering your name. Tell me your name. I will not kill a ghost without a name."

As Li Jinxing finished speaking, the entire battlefield was suddenly shrouded in a strong murderous atmosphere.

The soldiers on both sides were also overwhelmed by the tense atmosphere. They gripped their weapons tightly and kept their eyes fixed on the generals of both sides.

"Remember, the one who took your life was the Tang Dynasty's general Xue Rengui."

As these words rang out, Xue Rengui slapped his horse's belly fiercely, and the spear in his hand danced like a silver snake, with great momentum and murderous intent.

Li Jinxing was shocked, and felt the terrible murderous aura emanating from this Tang general. What was worse was that he had already lost the initiative.

Before he even used his moves, Li Jinxing was already at a disadvantage and losing momentum.

Xue Rengui glanced over with an icy gaze, devoid of any emotion, as if he was looking at a dying person.

Faced with such a situation, Li Jinxing also showed amazing reaction speed. He quickly rode his horse forward, with the spear in his hand like a dragon emerging from the sea, with amazing power.

clang!
The sound of iron colliding resounded across the battlefield, and the two men passed each other in an instant.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems that both sides are evenly matched and it is difficult to tell the winner.

However, only Li Jinxing himself knew that he was at an absolute disadvantage, and his heart was like a storm. As the first knight of the Mohe tribe, he had been riding horses and shooting arrows since he was a child, roaming the grasslands, and had experienced countless battles and killed countless enemies on the battlefield, but he had never encountered such a powerful opponent.

One blow made him feel the suffocation of death.

However, at this moment, his right hand suddenly began to tremble, and a trace of bright red blood oozed out from the knuckles, staining the gun barrel red.

"Great! Since I started the war, few people have been able to withstand my attack head-on. The Mohe cavalry is indeed worthy of its reputation."

Xue Rengui became secretly alert, but he didn't know that Li Jinxing in front of him was the best rider in the Mohe army, and he only regarded him as an ordinary general.

Although he was not afraid, if the Mohe cavalry were so powerful, then the other Tang soldiers would be hard to match.

The two men immediately turned their horses around and charged towards each other again.

Each of them knew that the other was difficult to deal with, so they became extremely serious and both seemed to have reached the state of unity between man and gun.

This time, Li Jinxing skillfully used his skilled horsemanship skills. When he was far away, he raised his spear high, took the lead in attacking, and turned the passive situation into the active one.

Xue Rengui's fighting skills were innate, and after experiencing many fierce battles in Goguryeo, his battlefield experience became very rich.

Xue Rengui did not defend himself. The spear in his hand swept out like a silver dragon. Wherever the spear passed, the air made a sharp roar.

Another sharp metal collision sound was heard.

The spear in Li Jinxing's hand was knocked away by the powerful force, and his whole body fell backwards due to the reaction force, almost leaving the horse's back.

However, at this moment, he showed his amazing horsemanship. He pressed his back tightly against the horse's back and adjusted his body posture flexibly to avoid being thrown off the horse.

At the moment he made this move, a fatal bullet swept past his face. Although it did not hit him directly, the strong wind still hit his cheek like a stone, bringing bursts of stinging pain.

"drive!"

When the two passed each other, Li Jinxing felt his heartbeat quicken, as if it was about to jump out of his chest, and a deep fear surged in his heart.

At this point, he had no intention of fighting anymore and just wanted to escape from the battlefield as soon as possible, so he slapped the horse's buttocks hard and drove the horse towards the Mohe cavalry camp.

"The thief will leave!"

Xue Rengui believed that his martial arts were unparalleled in the world, so he rode his horse in pursuit without hesitation, charging towards the Mohe cavalry formation.

"kill!"

The morale of the Tang army soldiers in the new city was greatly boosted. They opened the city gates and rushed out like a tide, hoping to take advantage of the enemy's confusion to kill the enemy and gain merit.

Li Jinxing looked back, a sly light flashed in his eyes. He found that Xue Rengui had lost touch with the Tang army behind him.

This is an opportunity. Now we only need to use the human wave tactics to kill Xue Rengui before the Tang army arrives and turn the tide of the battle.

And wasn’t the original purpose to lure the Tang army out of the city for a fight?
"Array up!"

With Li Jinxing's angry shout, the restless mood of the Mohe cavalry began to calm down gradually, and the originally scattered formation began to stabilize. Each knight held a bow and arrow, ready to shoot, waiting for Li Jinxing to rush into the formation, and then they would shoot arrows together.

This Mohe cavalry was the elite among the elite. Even in the face of the defeat of their commander, they did not show too much panic and were still able to quickly enter combat readiness under the commander's command.

When Xue Rengui witnessed this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little fearful.

Fighting between generals is not only a contest of personal strength, but also a struggle for military power.

However, this advantage was not fully demonstrated when facing the Mohe cavalry.

Xue Rengui followed closely behind Li Jinxing, not giving the Mohe cavalry any chance to shoot arrows, and lagged behind by only a few body lengths.

"Change!"

Just as the two were about to approach the Mohe cavalry, the formation of the Mohe cavalry changed again and quickly dispersed.

The Mohe cavalry were mainly light cavalry and were not good at charging into battle, but they were famous for their superb archery skills and their individual combat effectiveness was quite outstanding.

When Li Jinxing approached, the cavalry dispersed instantly, and then quickly gathered together, separating Xue Rengui and Li Jinxing.

The scimitar and the spear swung out together, intending to chop Xue Rengui off his horse.

(End of this chapter)