Tibet

At dawn, the Uighur army continued to set off. Wang Baofu's disappearance was not discovered, and the Uighur people did not take him to heart at all. They only asked him when they needed him.

After walking all morning, the Uighur army arrived at Feihu County at noon. This is the only county town in Feihu Road. The terrain here is open, the forest is dense, and a small river leads to the distance.

After walking on the narrow mountain path, they suddenly came to an open area, and everyone was refreshed.

Dengli Khan pointed at the distant county seat with his riding crop and ordered: "The spies go to the county seat and have a look!"

A centurion led dozens of sentry cavalry towards the county seat.

Denli Khan looked at his surroundings. He saw the small river flowing to the north. He was a little confused. Is there still a road to the north?

He immediately turned around and ordered: "Go and find me the Han guide!"

The soldier turned around and came back shortly to report: "Qi Khan, no guide found!"

Denli Khan frowned and said, "What's going on? Where have the people gone?"

A general said: "I saw him going to the rear army last night."

"Is anyone following him?"

"Yes! Two brothers are watching him closely."

Denli Khan was a little relieved. The short fat man was powerless, as long as there were soldiers watching him.

"Go to the rear army and find him. I have something to ask him."

Several soldiers rushed to the rear army. The 90,000 Huihe army was more than ten miles long. If someone was in the rear army, it would take a long time to come over.

Denli Khan turned his attention to the distant county seat.

At this time, he found that the city gate had been opened, and several cavalrymen rushed out from the city gate and were rushing towards this side.

Denli Khan suddenly felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart. The county town was too quiet, as if he was dead. Could it be...

Not long after, the cavalry rushed forward and reported loudly: "Report to Khan, the county town is an empty city, there is no one!"

Denli Khan's heart sank. What he was most worried about happened. The county town turned out to be empty?

A captain next to him said: "Perhaps the people in the county were so frightened that they ran away when they heard about our arrival, just like in Youzhou City."

"Hmph! Do you think the people in Youzhou City ran away on their own?"

Denli Khan was extremely anxious and turned around and shouted: "Why hasn't that Han guide come yet?"

At this time, the soldiers came from behind and reported nervously: "We found the bodies of two surveillance guide soldiers, shot through the throat by arrows!"

This news was like a blow to Dengli. He suddenly understood that letting them enter Feihuxing was a plan of the Tang army, and they fell into the trap.

On the Bohai Sea, a fleet of two hundred 5,000-stone ships was slowly approaching an island called Juehua Island, which is today's Huludao.

This has always been a strategic location in the Liaodong Corridor. Occupying this small island is equivalent to having a base in Liaodong, and it is difficult for the Khitans to attack.

At the same time, the Tang army could blockade the Western Liaoning Corridor at any time. Li Ye appreciated Guo Ziyi's plan to block the Western Liaoning Corridor. However, Guo Ziyi was not familiar with the Western Liaoning Corridor, so Li Ye pointed out the key node of Huludao to him.

Two hundred large ships docked one after another, and groups of soldiers rushed down from the ships, while unloading a large amount of supplies.

They were the first batch of troops, totaling 10,000 people. Their task was not to blockade the Liaoxi Corridor, but to build a large military camp on Juehua Island first.

There is only one fishing village and three temples on Juehua Island. The largest temple is called Juehua Temple, and the island is named after it.

After the personnel and grain and supplies were unloaded, the two hundred large ships turned around and headed south to the Juma River to transport the second batch of supplies and troops.

Yuyang County is a medium-sized county. Of course, it cannot be compared with Youzhou City. Thirty thousand troops stationed in the county seat basically crowded the county seat. The original county residents had to leave their homes and flee to Youzhou City.

In fact, Zhu Si did not want the county people to flee to Youzhou. After all, Youzhou was already the territory of the Tang army, but he had no choice. If the county people did not make room for it, the army would not be able to live in the county. He did not want to let the army go. Outside the city.

Moreover, the military discipline of the Goguryeo army was corrupt. After entering the city, they committed adultery, robbery, and all kinds of evil, which scared away the county people.

Half of the original 20,000 county residents escaped in just ten days, including many people who were deeply tortured. The people in Yuyang County were basically Goguryeo people, and all the Han people fled.

These things seemed to Zhu Si to be trivial. He didn't care, so he left them to Wang Shoucheng and told Wang Shoucheng not to bother him with these trivial matters.

Zhu Si was concerned about big things, and his big things were only two things, the Tang army in Youzhou in the west and the Khitan army in Liaodong.

He was afraid that the Tang army would advance eastward, but he also longed for the Khitan army to advance westward.

On the top of the city, the fat Zhu Si was looking in the direction of Youzhou. He didn't know that the Uighur army had entered Feihuxing. He always thought that the Uighur army had retreated from Juyong Pass.

At this time, Wang Shoucheng hurriedly walked to him and whispered: "My lord, I just got the news that a Tang army of 30,000 people has entered Jizhou and is currently stationed in Sanhe County. The general seems to have come to Qiu and is not continuing eastward. Signs of progress.”

Sanhe County is about a hundred miles away from Yuyang County. This distance is neither close nor far. If they are cavalry, they can reach Yuyang County in one day, but if they are infantry, it will take at least two days to walk. This distance is enough to ensure that they can reach Yuyang County. Retreat quickly.

Zhu Si frowned, "What do you mean if they don't advance or retreat?"

"I guess they are waiting to see the situation, especially the Khitan army. It is impossible for the Tang army not to be on guard."

"How do they know there are Khitan troops in Yuyang?"

Wang Shoucheng smiled bitterly and said: "Lord Qi, so many people have fled to Youzhou, how could they not know?"

Zhu Si snorted for a while, "Is there any news from the Khitan army? Have they sent more troops to Pingzhou?"

Wang Shoucheng shook his head, "There are still 20,000 Goguryeo troops in Pingzhou. There is no news of the Khitan army going south. I guess the Khitan is also waiting and watching."

"Wait and watch the eggs!"

Zhu Si suddenly became angry and said: "If I am destroyed, they will still want to lose Youzhou!"

Wang Shoucheng smiled bitterly in his heart, two hundred thousand Tang troops! It would be strange for the Khitan not to wait and see.

Although he was not optimistic about the Khitan in his heart, he still wanted to comfort Zhu Si on the surface.

Wang Shoucheng said with a smile: "Don't worry, my lord, the Khitan army will definitely go south. We still have their 10,000 troops here! It's impossible for them to give up."

Zhu Si thought about it and felt a little more comfortable, not as anxious as before.

He thought about it and asked, "Is there any news from Zu You?"

Zuyou is Zhu Si's second-in-command, Wang Zuyou, who is currently negotiating with the Goguryeo people in Pingzhou. Zhu Si hopes that the 20,000 Goguryeo troops in Pingzhou will come to Yuyang County quickly and gather 50,000 troops. He is somewhat relieved.

However, Goguryeo did not reject it outright. They proposed negotiations and actually asked for a price. If Zhu Si could give them enough benefits, they could also consider coming to Yuyang.

Wang Shoucheng shook his head, "The humble official is not very optimistic about this negotiation. After all, 200,000 Goguryeo people are concentrated in Pingzhou. It is impossible for them to abandon their families and come to Yuyang. To put it bluntly, they want benefits but are unwilling to take responsibility! "

"What's the meaning?"

"My lord, what they mean is that they are sharing our worries in Pingzhou and need us to support them financially, but they cannot give up Pingzhou and come to Jizhou!"

Zhu Si was furious, "Damn it, isn't this just trying to be a bitch again and building an archway again?"

"My lord is absolutely right. This is their nature, greedy, stupid, and humble. I believe that the Pingzhou Goguryeo army will die sooner or later because of greed."

Zhu Si cursed, "I've known for a long time that these bastards are unreliable!"