Although there were not only soldiers here, but also generals, captains, and even the intelligence department of the Tang Dynasty, Li Chengqian did not cover up some of his actions at all.
Because he knew very well that these people would not care at all if he said good things about Li Ke, but would agree with him from the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, his actions would naturally not spread to Chang'an District.
Although it is true that Li Chengqian basically rested in the past two years and did not pay much attention to government affairs, he did read and study.
So Li Chengqian knew very well why these soldiers, low-level officers, and even people from the intelligence department would not pass on what he said to Chang'an.
It's because no one takes seriously what they already subconsciously think should be taken for granted.
It's like a person has been eating rice and noodles since the day he was born. When he grows up, he comes to you and you give him rice and noodles. He will not ask why you gave him rice and noodles instead of other things.
These concepts have already taken root deep in their hearts. They subconsciously agree with what you say. They don't take it seriously at all, and of course they won't spread it.
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Li Chengqian did not attend the subsequent military combat meetings. His greatest pleasure every day was chatting with the low-level officers and soldiers in the cafeteria, or going to watch the training of these soldiers.
As time goes by, the weather in the north quickly begins to get warmer, the grass on both sides of the road has begun to sprout green shoots, and the snow has already melted. When the time enters April.
Datang's army was finally ready for everything.
The frontline troops have begun to gradually advance, and more and more scouts have become active on the border between the two countries.
It could be seen that Goguryeo's envoys should have returned to their capital long ago, and the entire Goguryeo army finally began to take action.
However, something happened during this period, that is, there were actually many Goguryeo people and many Goguryeo villages between Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty. The most frontline cities in Goguryeo were Liaodong City and Huaiyuan Town (later Shenyang, Liaoning). Liaozhong District), Tongding Town (later Xinmin City).
But there are many common people living around these cities, and there are naturally many common people's villages between the two countries.
After Goguryeo received the news from the envoys, Goguryeo began to gather the people outside the city. After all, the people in this era did not have much food in their hands.
It's not too late to move directly.
Anyway, Datang was obviously not ready to take action quickly at that time.
But what is surprising is that some people were gathered back with the Goguryeo soldiers, but more people, it can be said that most people directly chose to flee to the Tang Dynasty.
Some of them were people who had been instigated by Liu Zhao and others to rebel, but many more people who had not been instigated by Liu Zhao and others also ran to Datang.
In particular, Datang showed that it did not reject these people, but instead guided them to retreat to the rear, and reserved enough space for them in the rear to temporarily accommodate them.
Then these messages quickly began to be transmitted to the interior of Goguryeo through the relevant channels of the Ministry of Intelligence.
After Yeon Gaesumun, who was far away in Pyongyang City, learned the news, he was so angry that he almost drew his sword and hacked the soldier who delivered the message to death!
"These untouchables! After we defeat the Tang Dynasty, I must let them know the price of betrayal!" Yuengai Suwen said fiercely.
The generals around Yeon Gaesumun were silent, and there was a lot of turmoil inside Goguryeo. Since the Goguryeo envoy returned to the country, Yeon Gaesumun went to see Gao Jianwu as soon as possible.
And Gao Jianwu also knew very well that the only thing Goguryeo could rely on now was Yeon Gaesumun. It was different from the previous war between Yu Ling and the Tang Dynasty. Before, the Tang Dynasty was just in the territory of Silla and Baekje, and then prevented Goguryeo from completely taking over. Just Silla and Baekje.
But this time, hundreds of thousands of elites from the Tang Dynasty went straight to Goguryeo! This time it’s a national war! Just like the Sui Dynasty's war against Goguryeo decades ago!
"General, do we need to mobilize more troops to go to the front line of Liaodong City? Although there are heavy troops stationed in Liaodong City now, Datang has more troops, and the food, arrows, rolling logs, etc. are stored in various cities on the front line of Liaodong City. The number is not enough." A general stood up and asked.
Yeon Gaesumun calmed down, "For the time being, gather the troops and cannot move. The Tang Dynasty was able to quickly transport more than 10,000 soldiers to Baekje, Silla, and I heard that the number of soldiers from the Tang Dynasty who arrived in Silla recently has reached 30,000. to 50,000.”
"This means that Datang has a large number of ships, so we cannot guarantee that Liaodong City, Anshi City (Houhai City) and other lines are important border towns between Goguryeo and Datang. This series of cities is enough to guarantee our early success. Safety."
"If all the cities in the hinterland are transferred, it means that if Datang uses the navy to land in our hinterland, such as Wugu City (Houteng City), we will have no troops to defend."
Yeon Gaesumun knew very well that Tang Dynasty could mobilize much more troops than Goguryeo.
Although it seems that Goguryeo is still deploying four to five million soldiers, he also knows how much water there is in these four to five million soldiers. At least half of the soldiers cannot be called elites, and they cannot be expected to play a role on important battlefields.
It would be good if they could follow the main army in fighting downwind or assist in defending the city.
Naturally, no one had any other opinions about Yeon Gaesumun's decision. The speed at which Tang Dynasty transported troops to Silla and Baekje was indeed beyond their expectations, and Pyongyang was also a city close to the sea. If If Datang directly logs in here...
Although it is unlikely, after all, Pyongyang City must be heavily guarded.
However, what Yeon Gaesumun and these generals didn't know was that Li Ke had no idea of opening up a fourth battlefield. Datang now had arrangements on the Silla front and on the Fuso Sea side.
Including the frontal battlefield, there are already three battlefields blooming. Although opening a fourth battlefield can make Goguryeo more chaotic, it will also be a huge test for Datang's logistics.
The main reason is that if the Tang army lands in the hinterland of Goguryeo, it will inevitably be surrounded and suppressed by Goguryeo's heavy troops, which will definitely cause certain casualties, so it is better to directly push forward, but the casualties may be smaller.
But even if Li Ke had no idea of opening a fourth battlefield, Li Chengqian's advice to Li Shiji posed a huge threat to Goguryeo.
