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A hundred-man Khitan cavalry is heading south rapidly. They are indeed scouts. Although the Khitan is more cautious about the 200,000 Tang troops in Youzhou, it does not mean that he does not spy on Youzhou. In order to control the Goguryeo people in Pingzhou, the Khitan did not hesitate to assassinate Pingzhou. The governor of the state, Yuwen Huaide, did not know that Yuwen Huaide was Li Huai.

After frightening the Goguryeo people, the Khitan immediately sent 10,000 troops to Pingzhou and took a decisive step in a low-key manner.

Although the Khitan did not continue to increase their troops, it does not mean that they are not paying attention to the situation in Youzhou. Two days ago, they received a letter from the Pingzhou Intelligence Agency. There was a change in the Tang army. The Khitan was really worried about the situation in the Western Liaoning Corridor, so they sent a force The sentinel cavalry went south to check the situation in the Liaoxi Corridor.

The leader of this hundred-man cavalry is named Yeluda. They are running along the official road. In the distance are the majestic Yanshan Mountains, and in the near distance are large forests and rolling low hills. They are constantly passing through hills and valleys.

At this time, a soldier suddenly pointed to the mountains to the west and shouted: "Centurion, look!"

Yeluda turned to look, and everyone was startled to see a plume of wolf smoke rising from a high mountain seven or eight miles away.

They were all professional spies, and they immediately realized what was going on, "No, this is a beacon signal!"

"Hundred Man, there is probably a Tang Army camp ahead."

Yeluda nodded. The Goguryeo people would not build beacons to report news, and they were most likely the Tang army.

Everyone looked at Centurion Yeluda. Yeluda thought for a moment and said, "Just wait here until dark!"

They are very cunning, firstly, they delay time, and secondly, they can use the cover of night.

It was just after noon and still early before dark, and a hundred Khitan sentries were resting in a forest.

An hour later, a large flock of birds suddenly flew up not far ahead.

"Not good! There is an enemy situation."

The Khitan sentries jumped up one after another and were about to get on their horses. At this moment, arrows came like raindrops. The sentries were unable to dodge, and they were hit by arrows one after another, causing everyone to scream.

Yeluda was hit by an arrow on his shoulder and leg. He endured the pain, got on his horse, leaned on his horse and galloped away. A dozen soldiers followed him closely to escape.

The three thousand Tang troops did not wait for the enemy. The scouts they sent out discovered that the enemy was resting in the woods. The three thousand Tang troops surrounded the enemy from three directions. They launched a ruthless attack and fired thousands of arrows. Eight of the hundred scouts were shot dead on the spot. Out of more than ten people, only fourteen managed to escape.

"Go and see if there are any alive!" Li Yu ordered.

A soldier ran over and reported shortly after: "General Qi, there are more than a dozen alive!"

"Bandage them and take them back for interrogation!"

The soldiers quickly cleaned the battlefield, bandaged the wounds of a dozen wounded soldiers, and brought them back to the camp with their horses.

Yeluda led his men and fled directly to Yingzhou. Although he did not see the Tang Army's camp, the appearance of thousands of Tang Army soldiers in the middle of the Liaoxi Corridor meant that the Tang Army entered the Liaoxi Corridor.

At the same moment when the Tang army set up camp in the Liaoxi Corridor, an army of 50,000 men led by Guo Ziyi was marching towards Pingzhou.

Lai Yi has led 30,000 cavalry to camp a hundred miles away from Yuyang County, keeping an eye on the enemy troops in Yuyang County. As long as Zhu Si's army makes any movement, Lai Yi's cavalry will immediately dispatch to intercept.

That night, the army entered Pingzhou and arrived at Shicheng County in the west. Guo Ziyi ordered the troops to rest.

It is only about 120 miles away from Pinglu County where 20,000 Goguryeo troops are stationed. So far, the former army scouts have not found any movement from the enemy.

Guo Ziyi sent someone to find General Li Sheng. Not long after, Li Sheng hurried over, bowed at the entrance of the marching tent and saluted: "I'm sorry to see you, old general!"

"General Li, please come in!"

Li Sheng walked in and saw Guo Ziyi standing in front of the sand table to measure the distance.

Guo Ziyi put down the ruler and said with a smile: "His Highness praises you for being good at conspiracies. I would like to ask General Li how to fight this battle?"

"The old general thinks too highly of his humble position!"

"It doesn't matter, just speak out!"

Li Sheng pondered for a while and said: "Your Highness's main intention is to kill the army and keep the people, kill the Goguryeo army and nobles, and leave the ordinary people behind. However, this approach is easily criticized, so the best way is to eliminate them on the battlefield. , Don’t give the other side a chance to surrender.”

Guo Ziyi nodded, "That's good, what next?"

"Then there are things on the battlefield. The old general's method of annihilating Li Na's 80,000 troops in Qizhou can be used again!"

"You mean to show weakness and lure the enemy into fighting?"

"Exactly!"

Guo Ziyi walked a few steps back and forth in the tent with her hands behind her back: "I also thought about it this way. I am afraid that the other party will not be fooled. They are not stupid and will not give up the advantage of Pinglu County easily."

Li Sheng smiled and said: "Biji led 20,000 troops over and asked them to come out of the city and surrender. Seeing that the number of Bizhi was similar, they would definitely trick us and feign surrender. We could use this trick to escape and lure the other party to pursue us. At this time, the main cavalry force Just cut off their retreat and refuse to accept surrender.”

"What if they really surrender?" Guo Ziyi asked with a smile.

Li Sheng shook his head, "The regent is in Youzhou. If the Goguryeo people really wanted to surrender, they would have sent envoys to see His Highness long ago. They are unwilling to seize such a good opportunity. How could they surrender before they approach the city?"

Guo Ziyi nodded, "That's right. Your Highness told me that the Goguryeo people still want to found a country in their bones. I believe they have also seen how the Goguryeo people in Laizhou were resettled. This is the outcome they are least willing to accept. They are all scattered and integrated into the Han people. This is why the other side refuses to surrender.”

"Did your highness tell me how to deal with the Goguryeo army?" Li Sheng asked.

Guo Ziyi smiled and said, "Your highness told me that the Goguryeo people have two biggest weaknesses in their national character. One is arrogance, that is, they think they are very powerful and look down on everything. The second is greed. They are not willing to stop when they are ahead and must maximize their benefits. We can use these two weaknesses to kill them!"

"Isn't that my plan to induce surrender?"

"That's right!"

Guo Ziyi said slowly, "I actually thought of this method, showing weakness to lure them out of the city to fight!"

The next afternoon, Li Sheng led 20,000 infantry to the city of Pinglu.

Pinglu County has been completely controlled by the Goguryeo people. All the Han people have been driven out of the city. At present, more than 100,000 people in the city are Goguryeo people. The current person in charge in the city is Gao Baoyuan, the grandson of Treasure King Gao Zang, and his two sons Gao Cang and Gao Zeng. The 20,000 troops in the city are controlled by his two sons.

Among them, the eldest son Gao Cang has the right of inheritance and is the second most important person in Pingzhou Goguryeo.

There is also the third most important person in charge of government affairs, Quan Hongtai, who is a descendant of the Quan family, and the fourth most important person, Lu Changsong, whose granddaughter Li Huai married.

Gao Baoyuan and his men certainly knew that the regent Li Ye was in Youzhou, but they could not accept the resettlement plan for the Laizhou Goguryeo people and dispersed them all to various counties in Henan Province.

If they accepted this plan, it would mean the complete destruction of the country, so everyone refused to agree to surrender, and the slogan they shouted was "It is better to die in glory than to live in disgrace!"

At this time, hearing that the Tang army had arrived, Gao Baoyuan hurriedly took his men to the city to check.