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Text Chapter 32 The two armies face each other

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    "Are you still being stubborn?" The fat Goguryeo man snorted coldly.  This guy looks to be in his twenties. He is wearing an official uniform and has beautiful jade hanging from his waist. He is clearly a distinguished Goguryeo aristocrat.  But this guy didn't look very good. He had short eyebrows, small eyes, and a flat nose. He had a big mouth full of yellow teeth. In addition, the weather was very hot, and his face was covered with oil and sweat, making him look very disgusting.

    "Master, we are serious Tang Dynasty businessmen. This time we are returning to Dengzhou from Silla to bring goods. I really don't know who you are looking for?" Smiling Tiger said with a smile on his face. As soon as they were caught, they were  After being beaten severely and being interrogated, he received a lot of whips. Now his clothes were torn and his body was scarred, especially where he was hit by the whip. There were bloodstains crisscrossing the area, which looked very scary.  .

    "Beat me until they tell the truth!" The fat noble felt angry in his heart when he saw the smiling tiger's smile, and immediately roared loudly. Upon hearing this, several shirtless Goguryeo soldiers next to him immediately jumped out of the water.  A raw cowhide whip was pulled out from the basin, and it was whipped across the faces of the two tied Smiling Tigers.

    The water in the basin is all seawater. If you whip it down, it will not only open the skin and flesh, but also the seawater on the whip will enter the wound, making it even more painful.  Therefore, the Smiling Tiger and the One-Eyed Shark were beaten and screamed repeatedly. The grumpy One-Eyed Shark even cursed, but refused to say a word for mercy.

    Seeing how stubborn the two of them were, the fat noble couldn't help but feel discouraged. Could it be that he was chased from Pyongyang to Bisha City, only to be escaped by that damn guy in the end?

    "Master Yuan. We have interrogated all the Silla slaves on the ship. It can be confirmed that that person was indeed on the ship, but where he went later, no one knows anymore." At this moment, a sergeant leader came in  Report to the fat noble.

    This fat man, who was called Mr. Yuan, had an extremely distinguished family background. His name was Yuan Jingwu. His father was the late Goguryeo Moli Zhi Yuan Taizuo, and his elder brother was the famous Yuan Gaisuwen. Because he avoided the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan,  taboo.  Therefore, in the Tang Dynasty, it was generally changed to Quan Gaisu Wen.  Although Yuan Taizuo died, and the title of Molizhi was not passed on to his eldest son Yuan Gaesumun, Yuan Gaesumun inherited his position as chief minister and is still in charge of the military and political power of Goguryeo.  Therefore, the Yuan family is still the most powerful family in Goguryeo.

    "How is the interrogation of those crew members going?" Yuan Jingwu had no hope for those slaves, and he had already received definite information. That man had never come off the ship since he boarded the ship of the two people in front of him.  , but they searched the entire fleet and couldn't find it. They could only torture the people on the ship to extract confessions, hoping to get some useful information.

    "Sir, these ships are the slave-catching teams of the Tang Dynasty, and all of them are desperadoes. The effect of torture is not very obvious. It will take at least a few days to find out anything?" The sergeant leader said very respectfully.  replied.

    "Hmph! If there is no one to recruit, then kill a few every once in a while. I don't believe these Tang people will not recruit?" Yuan Jingwu said fiercely, that person is of great importance, and he must not be allowed to run away.  .

    "Sir, you must not do it! These are Tang people. If we kill the people of Tang Dynasty without permission, I am afraid it will anger Tang Dynasty. If they send troops to attack, then our little Beisha City will not be able to withstand it.  ." Hearing Yuan Jingwu's words.  A person next to him who had been silent immediately stopped him loudly.

    This man is a military general wearing armor, named An Yiluo. He is the general of Beisha City Navy and commands the 20,000 Goguryeo navy.  However, since Yuan Jingwu arrived here a few days ago in the name of hunting down key criminals, he has temporarily taken over the 20,000 navy troops.  Elevate him completely.  But he didn't dare to complain. After all, the Yuan family was extremely powerful in Goguryeo.  Not to mention he was a small navy general, even King Rongliu was still afraid of the Yuan family.

    "Humph, General An is overly worried, but a few businessmen, based on the habits of the Tang people, will never meet our Goguryeo soldiers for this matter. At most, they will send someone to give them a verbal reprimand." Yuan Jingwu  Although he looks ugly, he is quite talented and is highly valued by his brother Yeon Gaesumun, otherwise he would not be entrusted with the task of arresting that important criminal.

    After hearing this, An Yiluo cursed in his heart. Although he was ignored, the navy was still nominally in charge of him. If Datang was angered by this incident, the first person to be unlucky would be his Besha City navy.  If the Tang Dynasty sends troops to attack, even if they can be repelled, provoking a dispute between the two countries is not a trivial matter. When the superiors investigate, Yuan Jingwu can blame the matter on himself, and then he will be held accountable.  On his head, after all, he has a strong background, and no one who is short-sighted would dare to embarrass him.

    Just as Yuan Jingwu finished his words, suddenly a guard rushed in from outside and reported loudly: "Your Majesty, the warships patrolling outside came to report that a large number of Tang Army warships were heading toward our Beisha City.  ?Come on, sir, please make a decision quickly!  "

    Hearing the guard's report, Yuan Jingwu's face immediately turned like a piece of pig liver, and An Yiluo next to him was so frightened that he was sweating coldly. However, after all, he was a general with a heavy army, and he quickly recovered his warrior status.  Seeing that Yuan Jingwu had not yet woken up from the shock, he immediately ordered the guard who reported the news on his behalf: "Quickly order the entire army to assemble on the ship and prepare to go to sea to meet the enemy!"

    An Yiluo's shout also woke up Yuan Jingwu. When he saw his bodyguard standing there, hesitating whether to listen to An Yiluo's words, he was so angry that he roared: "What are you doing standing there? Go quickly."  Follow General An¡¯s orders!¡±

    The guard immediately turned around and ran away. After a while, the rally horn sounded in the military camp. At this time, Yuan Jingwu said to An Yiluo with an embarrassed look on his face: "General An, Jingwu is young and invincible."  , the impulse caused such a disaster, but now that the situation is critical, I ask the general to ignore the past grudges and lead my Goguryeo army to repel the Tang Dynasty!"

    Yuan Jingwu was very self-aware. Although he was conceited of his extraordinary talents and had even led troops before, and was no stranger to martial arts, he had previously commanded on land and had no experience in naval warfare. Therefore, if he wanted to resist  The Tang army still had to rely on General An in front of them.

    "Your Majesty, you are welcome. You and I are dedicated to serving the country. When encountering such a critical situation, we must put aside other things and put national affairs first!" An Yiluo is also a person who is loyal to the country, although he was there before.  He was worried about personal gains and losses, but now that the incident had happened, he now regarded repelling the Tang army as his top priority.

    "Okay, General An is indeed a brave and loyal man!" When Yuan Jingwu saw that the other party agreed, he immediately praised loudly and overjoyed.

    And just when the Goguryeo army was ready, and under the command of An Yiluo, they went out to sea to prepare to meet the enemy, Li Min and his ships also arrived on the sea outside Bisha City. The combined ships of the two armies exceeded a thousand.  The remaining ones will almost cover the entire sea surface.

    Li Min's merchant ship was originally in the front, but at this time it was overtaken by Liu Ju's warship, blocking them from behind. After all, the two armies were facing each other, and anything could happen. If Li Min and the others were in front of the formation, they would not be able to meet them.  What to do if it¡¯s dangerous?  However, Li Min didn't want to just stay behind, so he took a small boat to Liu Ju's boat, but he refused to leave, so Liu Ju had no choice but to agree to him staying.

    "Send someone to inform the opponent's general that I want to talk to him personally!" Liu Ju couldn't help but nodded secretly when he saw that the opponent's army was in good order. Although the battle was not chaotic, it seemed that the naval commander of Beisha City was still somewhat capable.

    Following Liu Ju's order, a vehicle and ship immediately sailed out from Li Min's side at high speed. This type of vehicle and ship was fast, but small in size and had little combat power. Therefore, it was generally used as a liaison between various warships.  use.  The carriages and ships sailed in front of Goguryeo's formation and conveyed Liu Ju's words to the other party. The other party's general An Yiluo also agreed. The two parties agreed to meet in a small boat, with no more than ten people in the small boat.

    After a while, the boats from both sides sailed out from their respective formations. When they arrived on the sea between the two armies, they stopped five feet apart. Among them, Liu Ju was riding a small car and boat. Apart from him, Liu Ju was on board.  In addition to the soldiers manning the boat, there was also Li Min, a beggar who wanted to come with him. Although Liu Ju and others struggled to explain, Li Min still insisted on coming in the end. The reason was that as the governor of Dengzhou, he wanted to beg from the other party.  It was natural for him to come forward for the people of Dengzhou who were to be detained.  An Yiluo's side was a small boat with four paddles. Besides him, Yuan Jingwu was also on board.

    "General Liu, Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty have always been on good terms. Why did you bring a large army to invade our sea territory today for no reason?" An Yiluo shouted loudly as soon as the two ships met.  Although he knew the reason, he couldn't lose his momentum first.

    "Humph, General An, you Goguryeo detained my people of the Tang Dynasty for no reason, and now you are accusing me of the Tang Dynasty's invasion of the border. What a sharp mouth!" Liu Ju said coldly. The two of them were stationed across the sea. Before,  Although they have never met, they have already heard about each other, so they don't seem strange when they meet.

    "General Liu's words are wrong. It was obviously your Tang Dynasty merchants who were harboring our country's key criminals and refused to hand them over. That's why we arrested them. Everything was done in accordance with the law and there was nothing wrong with it.  That's the place." Upon hearing this, Yuan Jingwu immediately stood up and retorted.

    "Bah! You are the one who arrested this person. Now you can say whatever you want. Moreover, even if my people of the Tang Dynasty break the law, everything will be handled by my country, the Tang Dynasty. How can you, little Goguryeo, do anything wrong?" Yuan Jing heard this.  After Wu's words, Li Min immediately jumped out and shouted.

    Hearing Li Min's tough words, An Yiluo and Yuan Jingwu both turned pale and asked, "May I ask, Your Excellency?" (To be continued)

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