Chapter 313: The First Warrior Dies Suddenly on the Spot (Part 1)

Qi Jiguang rolled off the bed in the big tent, and his mind was buzzing.

He stared at the deputy general Yuan Kai and asked, "When did His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin set out, and why did no one stop him?"

"The assembly and mobilization of the 20,000-strong naval vanguard cannot be completed in a cup of tea or a stick of incense!"

Facing Qi Jiguang's questioning, the still panting naval deputy admiral Yuan Kai told the truth, saying, "Reporting to the general, according to the report of the soldiers on duty, they said that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was following the general's oral order and led the vanguard to the east along the Taedong River to explore the military situation;"

"Because, because His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin is not only the vanguard general of the Tang Dynasty Navy, but also the identity of the Prince of Jin of the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers on duty did not suspect;"

"When I received the news, His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin had already led the 20,000-strong naval vanguard and left the camp for more than an hour!"

Boom!

After receiving the reply from his deputy general Yuan Kai, Qi Jiguang could no longer hold back and sat down on the chair with a bang.

In his mind, he was thinking about the countermeasures for this matter quickly.

As the vanguard general of the navy, Chen Longxiang's action, at the least, was "the general is not subject to military orders when he is away";

At the most, it was "arbitrary deployment of troops without the general's order, which is equivalent to treason"!

Ah——

Qi Jiguang regretted it with a sigh.

Last night, the drunk Jin Wang Chen Longxiang had already shown that he wanted to pursue the victory and end the war with Goguryeo before the imperial edict of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian arrived.

However, at that time, I thought he was just talking casually after being drunk.

Unexpectedly, Jin Wang Chen Longxiang actually led 20,000 naval vanguards to Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, in his own name before dawn today.

This caught Qi Jiguang off guard.

On the one hand, he was worried that Chen Longxiang would lead 20,000 naval vanguards to advance alone. What if they were ambushed by Goguryeo?

After all, this was Goguryeo's home ground, and the enemy had all the advantages of time, place and people. No matter how brave and brave the Prince of Jin was, he was still a mortal after all!

If something happened to him under his command, how would he face Emperor Zhaowu?

On the other hand, Qi Jiguang was also worried that the actions of Prince of Jin Chen Longxiang would arouse suspicion among officers and soldiers in the naval camp, and spread rumors of discord between generals and commanders, thus shaking the morale of the army.

Finally, after a moment of contemplation, Qi Jiguang decided to conceal it for Chen Longxiang first and stabilize the morale of the army.

He immediately ordered: "Deputy General Yuan, you must immediately pass on this order. All the soldiers of the Tang Navy must be in combat readiness and be ready to move eastward along the Taedong River at any time to meet the navy vanguard heading to Pyongyang City to investigate the enemy situation;"

Qi Jiguang's first order was to legalize Chen Longxiang's unauthorized expedition.

Then, he issued a second order: "In addition, you personally lead this general's Zuo Yuhou Army to chase His Royal Highness Jin Wang in the direction of his eastward advance, and bring him back to this general no matter what;"

"Your Majesty, this general will immediately draft a memorial and send it to Jinling City in an emergency of 800 miles!"

"I have received your order!"

Deputy Admiral of the Navy Yuan Kai bowed and immediately took the order and left.

"Wait--"

Just as Yuan Kai was about to walk out of the tent, he was stopped by Qi Jiguang again.

Qi Jiguang frowned and asked, "Are Su Wan'er and her son still in the camp?"

Uh——

Yuan Kai's expression froze, and he replied without thinking, "Reporting to the general, I came in a hurry and really didn't notice Su Wan'er and her son;"

"I will go to check it out now!"

"Forget it!"

Qi Jiguang waved his hand and said, "You go and pass on my order first, and I will send someone else to check it out!"

"I got your order!"

Not long after, Qi Jiguang sent someone to check the tents of the former empress dowager and the deposed emperor Su Wan'er and her son, and hurriedly sent back the news.

As expected, Su Wan'er and her son were not in the navy camp.

At this moment, Qi Jiguang finally made up his mind and wrote down the story between Jin Wang Chen Longxiang and Su Wan'er and her son in the memorial to Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian!

Let's talk about it separately.

While the admiral of the Tang Navy, Qi Jiguang, was busy cleaning up the mess of Chen Longxiang, the navy vanguard general and the King of Jin of the Tang Dynasty, who had led troops to the expedition without authorization, the 20,000 navy vanguard led by Chen Longxiang had already advanced more than 20 miles towards the Goguryeo capital of Pyongyang.

The 20,000 navy vanguard led by Chen Longxiang consisted of 5,000 cavalry, 5,000 Shenjiying musketeers and 10,000 infantry.

At this time, Chen Longxiang was leading 3,000 cavalry to gallop along the official road. When he was marching to the area of ​​Yipanshi, he ran into the Goguryeo guards who had set out from Pyongyang overnight.

"Report--"

"General, most of the enemy troops were found ahead and are advancing at full speed towards our army!"

At this time, the scouts of the Tang Navy vanguard hurriedly rode to report.

Hmm?

Chen Longxiang, who was riding on the yellow horse, raised his eyebrows and said sternly: "How many troops are there in the enemy army, and how far are they from our army?"

The messenger said: "Reporting to the general, the enemy army has at least tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry, and is marching in a long snake formation towards the direction of Yipanshi. At most, they will encounter our cavalry vanguard in half an hour!"

Humph!

After hearing the messenger's answer, Chen Longxiang snorted coldly and said: "You came just in time. This general didn't kill enough yesterday!"

"Come here, bring me my drumsticks and golden hammers!"

Soon, eight soldiers divided into two groups, grunting and carrying Chen Longxiang's pair of drumsticks and golden hammers forward, and came to Chen Longxiang's side.

The latter lightly hooked his toes, and the pair of drumsticks weighing hundreds of pounds were easily lifted in his hands.

And the yellow horse under his crotch only took a small step back and stabilized its body again.

This yellow horse was the mount of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who had followed Emperor Zhaowu in the south and north and made great military achievements.

After Chen Huaian ascended the throne, he could not bear to see the yellow horse die alone in the stable in the backyard of the palace, so he gave the yellow horse and his golden armor to his younger brother Chen Longxiang.

After that, the yellow horse followed the Tang Navy fleet to the expedition to Goguryeo.

As Chen Longxiang raised his two hammers in his hands, he immediately roared to the 3,000 cavalrymen behind him: "All soldiers, listen to my orders, follow me and ride forward, and kill the invading enemy without a single piece of armor left!"

"The Tang army is mighty!"

"The general is mighty!"

"All troops attack!"

"Kill!"

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

The next moment, Chen Longxiang, the vanguard general of the navy, carried two hammers on his shoulders and led the way along a wide official road with stones, like a golden gust of wind, carrying the power to destroy the world, and rushed straight to the 50,000 guards from Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.

At the same time

Tuoba Liuyun, the first warrior of Goguryeo and the commander of the 100,000 Imperial Guards, who was on the march, also received a report from the front scout: "Report--"

"General, the Tang Navy cavalry was spotted ahead;"

"In the Tang cavalry formation, the general who led the troops was wearing golden armor, holding a pair of golden hammers and charging forward, heading straight for the front of our Imperial Guards. Please make a decision quickly!"

Oh?

Hearing this, Tuoba Liuyun frowned slightly and said sternly: "It's him!"

Then, with a grim smile, he continued: "It's really a case of searching for something without any effort. This general wants to see whether you, the fierce general of the Tang Navy, are worthy of your reputation, or this general, the first warrior of Goguryeo, are worthy of their reputation!"

"Come on, pass on this general's order--"

"The Imperial Guards cavalry will attack in a wedge formation, follow this general and charge to meet the enemy!"