Chapter 547

"Commander, there are strangers and rangers who claim to have captured the messenger sent by Anhu City, and have important information to send!"

In the camp of the Central Route Army, Liu Yi was thinking about how to fight this battle when he suddenly heard the voice of the guard.

Liu Yi frowned, and looked at the guard with some displeasure. He was the commander of an army of 700,000, and at the same time he had to take care of the dispatch of an army of one million. This kind of matter of catching the enemy's messenger is big or small, and it is not up to Liu Yi to handle it himself.

"Let General Gongsun go and have a look!"

The guard's expression suddenly hesitated, and he whispered, "I'm telling you, Commander, that man is very stubborn, and he won't reveal important information until he sees the Commander!"

Liu Yi's complexion sank immediately, and he got up and said, "Let's go and have a look. If he really has important information to send, that's fine. If not, then let him see the power of military law!"

After getting out of the commander's tent, he came to a small tent with his personal guards. Gongsun Du who was waiting here hurriedly said: "Marshal, the person who came here is a muddleheaded person, and he won't let you in. I have to work for you. I'm afraid there will be a delay. Fighter Ji, this is the last resort to notify the commander in chief!"

"It's okay, let's go in and have a look!"

Although the relationship between the two is a Weng and a son-in-law, the military is the place with the strictest superiority and inferiority. Gongsun Du is also very knowledgeable about current affairs and puts himself in the position of a lieutenant general, without daring to be careless.

In the tent, Wu Yong and Chen Sheng waited anxiously.

Wu Yong's forehead was sweating non-stop, and he looked nervously at the tent door from time to time, for fear that a group of soldiers would rush in and behead them on the spot. In my heart, I regretted that I followed Chen Sheng here to the death!

Hand over the captured courier honestly, and receive the reward, won't everyone be happy! Why do you have to mess around with Chen Sheng when your brain is flooded!

Liu Yi strode into the tent, followed by Gongsun Du and Chen Guan who heard the news.

"It's because you said that you have important information to send?" Liu Yi has been in a high position for a long time, and he led the army to go out to conquer, and his power is increasing day by day. Although it is just a light question, it is no less than a thunderbolt in the ears of Wu Yong and Chen Sheng!

Even Chen Cheng, who had always been fearless, couldn't help but suddenly changed his color, and he never returned to his previous performance of hob meat.

"General... General, the villain was fortunate to capture the messenger from Anhu City with a few companions. This is the secret letter that was seized from him. Please take a look at it!"

Chen Sheng stammered, and at the same time handed over a small bamboo tube thick as a thumb with both hands.

The guard next to him took it instead of Liu Yi, and handed it to Liu Yi after detailed inspection.

Liu Yi opened it and took a look, and found that it was all messed up ghost symbols. He couldn't help frowning, and handed it to Chen Guan who was next to him: "Bai Shou, take a look!"

Chen Guan took it with a smile, glanced at it and laughed immediately: "This Goguryeo is still using such a low-level secrecy method as Yinfu, it deserves to perish!"

After finishing speaking, he took the letter paper and read it carefully, then closed his eyes and calculated silently. After a few breaths, he suddenly smiled and said: "There is no important information, just a letter for help. Gao Yanqing knew that his troops were insufficient, morale was low, and he could not Resist the edge of our army and ask Gao Yanyou to send reinforcements!"

The foreheads of Chen Sheng and Wu Yong next to him were covered with beads of sweat. They swore they had important information, but in the end it was just the most common request for help. Liu Yi wanted to pursue it, so he just pulled it out and chopped it up. injustice!

"That's not right! It shouldn't be! Why was it that a simple request for help was sent out overnight? It doesn't make sense!" Chen Cheng muttered to himself.

"What? Sent overnight?"

Chen Guan next to him changed his expression when he heard the words, took the letter and checked it carefully, and finally shook his head at Liu Yi, expressing that there was nothing new to gain.

"General, general, we also captured a messenger who delivered the letter, and he is alive!" Chen Sheng suddenly shouted as if he had grasped the last straw!

"bring it here!"

Soon, the messenger who was captured alive was brought in, and at the same time several other members of Wu Yong's team were also brought in.

"Kneel down!"

The soldier kicked the messenger's leg, forcing him to kneel down.

Chen Guan waved his hand, and a white light shone on the messenger. The messenger's eyes quickly dimmed. This is one of the skills Chen Guan acquired after inheriting Zhang Liang's inheritance, and the effect is similar to hypnotism. The success rate depends on the difference in mental strength between the two sides. It is of course no disadvantage to ordinary soldiers or low-level generals, but it is basically useless to decent masters.

"Let me ask you, you ride your horse late at night, but where are you going?"

"Domestic city." The messenger replied blankly.

"What's the matter?"

"Help."

"Why ask for help?"

"There are insufficient troops in the city, insufficient food and grass, and low morale..."

"Is there any other reason?"

"And...and..."

The messenger's sluggish expression suddenly began to struggle violently. Seeing this, Chen Guan was startled, and immediately shot two more white lights into the messenger's body, and asked sharply, "What else is there?"

The messenger's struggling expression slowly disappeared, and he muttered to himself: "There is also the city lord who is critically ill!"

"what?"

Everyone in the big tent was shocked, this is an amazing piece of information!

Under Chen Guan's control, the messenger told all the information he knew. It turned out that Gao Yanqing had health problems long before the Pingzhou army attacked.

However, Gao Yanyou expressed his joy at the time.

Although Gao Yanqing is the backing stone of Goguryeo, but as the king, what will Gao Yanyou think when facing Gao Yanqing whose prestige far surpasses his own?

In fact, Gao Yanqing was first driven to Anhu City after he failed to compete with Gao Yanyou's father for the throne. At that time, Anhu City was still called Xionghu City, and it was changed to Anhu after Gao Yanqing arrived. Anyone with a discerning eye can see the specific meaning.

Gao Yanqing and his son were strictly guarded against Gao Yanqing, but Gao Yanqing was exceptionally upbeat, not only killed his younger brother, but also killed his nephew Gao Wunan!

It wasn't until Gao Yanyou came to power that his body began to deteriorate rapidly.

In normal times, Gao Yanqing died, and Gao Yan You Neng Le's amnesty for the world. But under the premise of the Pingzhou army's soldiers pressing down on the border, Gao Yanyou really didn't dare to let Gao Yanqing die!

However, natural changes will not be diverted by Gao Yanyou's will, and Gao Yanqing is still critically ill in the end.

An Hucheng immediately dispatched a fast horse to send a letter to the inner city overnight, first to ask for reinforcements, and second to ask Gao Yanyou to immediately send a heavyweight minister to take over the overall situation.

"Press people down!"

After the interrogation was over, Chen Guan waved his hand, signaling to suppress the messenger who had been tortured into a half-stupid.

"This news is very important! You have indeed done meritorious service, and General Gongsun will reward you appropriately according to your achievements."

After finishing speaking, Liu Yi turned his head to look at Gongsun Du and said, "Please General Gongsun to take them down to present the rewards, order the captains of all ministries to come to the commander's tent to hold a military meeting immediately!"

A quarter of an hour later, Liu Yi's tent was full of people, and Gongsun Du returned to the tent after hastily solving the problem of rewarding adventurers.

"The situation is like this. If you have any insights, please speak freely." Liu Yi introduced the general situation to everyone, and then asked the school captains.

"Commander, this is a great opportunity! Gao Yanqing is seriously ill, and Anhu City has no leader. We should attack immediately and take Anhu City in one go!"

Before Liu Yi finished speaking, the captain immediately suggested.

"That's right, Commander, Anhu City has been breached, and the flat plain behind is the inner city of Goguryeo. I also suggest launching an attack immediately while Anhu City's defenses are empty!"

"Let's fight, handsome!"

"Marshal, the general wishes to be a pioneer at the end!"

………………

There was a voice of begging for war in the big tent.

Liu Yi looked at the two deputy generals, Gongsun Du and Xu Huang, and said, "General Gongsun and General Xu, what's your opinion?"

Gongsun Du hesitated for a moment, and said: "Commander, the last general also thinks this is a good opportunity, and agrees to attack immediately!"

"Where's General Xu?" Seeing that Xu Huang had been unable to speak, Liu Yi became interested and asked with great interest.

"Marshal!" Xu Huang got up and bowed, and said in a deep voice: "The general thinks it's best for us not to fight at this time, or not to really fight!"

"Why?"

"Dare to ask the commander, how many troops are there in Anhu City?"

Without Liu Yi opening his mouth, Chen Guan, who was in charge of intelligence, said directly: "Anhu City originally had 200,000 soldiers, and later because of our attack, more than 100,000 were recruited in a surprise attack, but these 100,000 are purely mobs, vulnerable!"

"Dare to ask the military division, how many troops are there in the domestic city?"

"The original strength was 500,000, but now it is estimated to be at least 800,000!"

"During the defense of the city, the gap in the combat power of the soldiers has been maximized. The 800,000 enemy troops, plus the huge city of the inner city, even if our army breaks through the inner city, the losses will definitely not be small. This is probably what the lord does not want to see."

"However, in a field battle, Goguryeo's 800,000 army, our army's 300,000 troops are enough to easily defeat it. I don't think you all have any objections to this point?"

Everyone in the big tent suddenly laughed, and even shouted directly: "General Xu thinks highly of those barbarians, and giving the last general 200,000 troops is enough to defeat Goguryeo!"

Liu Yi waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, then looked at Xu Huang and asked, "So, what does Gongming mean?"

"Commander, the last general's opinion is to encircle and not attack, to create a sense of crisis for Anhu City, and then force the inner city to send reinforcements. Our army uses the strategy of encircling and attacking reinforcements to consume the enemy's vital strength in the field. Prepare to finally break through the domestic city!"

After a pause, Xu Huang continued: "As for Anhu City, without the command of Gao Yanqing in the city, morale must have plummeted. Our siege further damaged the morale of Anhu City; and after the reinforcements in the domestic city were defeated by us, Anhu's morale must have plummeted. The morale of Hucheng must have dropped to freezing point! Please Gao Baqi to come forward, the general thinks that there is a high possibility that Anhucheng will be taken down without bloodshed!"

"it is good!"

Liu Yi suddenly shouted loudly, got up and said: "Gongming's plan is very suitable for me. The general intends to divide the army. Since Gongming said that 300,000 troops defeated Goguryeo, then I will give you 300,000 troops. Xu Huang listens!"

"The last general is here!" Xu Huang blushed with excitement, stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"I order you to lead 300,000 troops, bypass Anhu City, and wait for an opportunity to annihilate the reinforcements in the domestic city. As for the others, follow this general to besiege Anhu City and support General Xu Huang!"

"Follow the general's orders!"