In fact, Quan Gaisuwen was not overthinking.

As we all know, King Chu likes to play the game of "speed is the essence of war".

So now, he has separated two thousand shadow assassins from the main force and then directly recalled them.

According to his thinking, the three thousand death warriors were his biggest trump card to confront Quan Gaisu Wen - as for the five thousand troops under his command, His Royal Highness the King of Chu did not intend to let them participate in a head-on fight. Their mission was to do their best to escort him to Anshi City.

However, perhaps even His Royal Highness the King of Chu himself did not expect that he would receive completely different treatment on his way north than in Baekje.

When the defenders of the cities along the way saw the King of Chu's army passing through, most of them simply turned a blind eye. Of course, there would occasionally be a fool who would lead one or two thousand people out of the city to try to harass and intercept, but in less than half an hour, they were killed or wounded by the overwhelming rain of arrows.

There are only three reasons for this.

The first reason is, of course, the great reputation of His Royal Highness the King of Chu, which made the defending generals dare not approach.

The second reason was because of Quan Gaisuwen. After he became Mozhili, he violently purged the Goguryeo nobles who opposed him. This is why the Goguryeo guards are now shrinking: not seeking merit, but not making mistakes. I am not the only one who let the King of Chu pass through. The law does not punish everyone, and Lord Suwen will not only trouble me. And then again, although I didn't stop the people, I defended the city for you, didn't I?

As for the last reason, it was thanks to Gao Baozang, the king who was ready to become a duke in the Tang Dynasty. He wrote several imperial edicts overnight before His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu left, and then had people advance His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu's army ahead of him and distribute them to the generals defending the city along the way.

Among them, Bo Zhuocheng and the defenders of Wugut City, after receiving his imperial edict, drew their swords in anger and killed the messenger of the Treasure King.

But in the end, they remained silent when His Royal Highness the King of Chu led his army past.

At the moment, all the forces in Goguryeo were undecided: everyone was waiting for the outcome of the battle outside the city of Anshi.

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Two days later, outside Anshi City.

"Your Majesty, Yang Wanchun..." The various trips during this period have exhausted Zhao Guogong Zhangsun Wuji, but the news he received this morning directly ignited his anger: "Yang Wanchun still refuses to surrender."

"I understand." In the Tang army's tent, His Majesty Li II looked at the map in front of him intently, and said in a gloomy tone: "He wants to win a name for himself that will last forever. Haha... Throwing a woman's clothes off the tower is also interesting."

"He is just a fraud who has deceived the world and stolen the reputation." Changsun Wuji did not expect that His Majesty had already known the details of Yang Wanchun's refusal to surrender, but then he said: "I just received news that Quan Gaisuwen's army will arrive soon."

"Have Li Ji's army returned?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Li II put down the red pen in his hand and turned his gaze to Zhangsun Wuji.

"Duke Ying has led an army of 20,000 and rushed back from Gaimu City." Zhangsun Wuji sighed upon hearing this, and then said, "In the previous battle with Gao Huizhen and Gao Yanshou, all the prisoners we captured have been sent back to the country."

"Very good, this way I can do many things." His Majesty Li II nodded and continued, "Wuji, we have 55,000 people right now, Gao Quan and Gaisu Wen have 140,000, plus the 20,000 people in Anshi City, 160,000 against 55,000. I don't think I have the advantage."

"But Your Majesty, I can hear excitement in your tone." Changsun Wuji has been with His Majesty Li Er for many years, which shows that he is extraordinary. "Actually... I feel the same way."

"Wuji, are you serious?" His Majesty Li II smiled as if to say, "Didn't you stop me earlier, saying, 'I am worth a million gold, I can't take risks easily' and not let me lead the army in person?"

"The one who wanted to stop Your Majesty was Zhang Sun Wuji, the Duke of Zhao." At this moment, the passion of the young man returned to Zhang Sun Wuji: "The one who will accompany Your Majesty to the battlefield is just an unscrupulous playboy who has been willing to follow Your Majesty since he was young."

"Wuji..." His Majesty Li II's eyes began to become dazed when he heard this.

"Your Majesty..." Changsun Wuji was also in a certain mood at this moment.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" - Although His Royal Highness the King of Chu was not there, Duke Lu was there! Just at this critical moment, Cheng Yaojin suddenly rushed in: "Something bad is happening!"

"Zhijie, you should be more stable." His Majesty Li Er frowned when he heard this: "What big deal could it be..."

"Your Majesty, I just heard something." Cheng Yaojin felt that even if it was His Majesty, he would not be able to accept this kind of thing calmly: "After His Royal Highness the King of Chu arrived at the gates of Pyongyang, the Treasure King surrendered without a fight. Now, Zhang Liang has led his troops into Pyongyang and taken over all the city defense affairs of Pyongyang - that is to say, in a sense, we have already won a great victory!"

"Is this true?!" Upon hearing this, Changsun Wuji's expression changed drastically: "Lord Lu, where did you get this information?"

"Well..." Cheng Yaojin scratched his head after hearing this: "Your Majesty, you know that my wife is from the Qinghe Cui clan. Coincidentally, the manager of the Qinghe Cui clan in Wugu City is my wife's brother. He was the one who sent someone to deliver this news to me overnight after receiving the pigeon message."

"..." After hearing Cheng Yaojin's honest confession, His Majesty Li II couldn't tell what he felt: "Zhijie... Do you think my luck is pretty good?"

"Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor." Upon hearing this, Cheng Yaojin hurriedly responded seriously: "How can a true dragon emperor have bad luck?"

"That's not what I meant..." His Majesty Li II waved his hands after hearing this, and then said with some emotion: "I just think... that child Kuan'er... let me take good care of him..."

When His Majesty Li II said this, he paused for a long time, and finally wanted to speak several times, but His Royal Highness the King of Chu remained silent again.

"Your Majesty..." Facing this situation, Cheng Yaojin didn't want to guess the emperor's intentions at all, so he took the initiative to change the subject and said, "I haven't finished speaking yet - His Majesty the King of Chu is leading 7,000 elite troops northward, preparing to come to Anshi City to help you, so you think, should we change the battle plan?"

"How to change it?" After Cheng Yaojin said this, Changsun Wuji finally had the opportunity to speak: "If you can receive the news from the King of Chu, then Quan Gaisuwen can also, so he will definitely not give us the opportunity to delay until the King of Chu leads his army to arrive.

Besides, there are only 7,000 people, what use can they be..."

"You said that, Duke Zhao." Cheng Yaojin blinked his eyes and said, "I will report the truth to His Royal Highness the King of Chu later."

"Ah?!" Changsun Wuji discovered that the elders from the Wagang Village all had something to say: "Duke Lu, I... I am just telling the truth..."

"You know nothing!" Cheng Yaojin was too lazy to pamper Zhangsun Wuji. "My brother-in-law wrote in the letter that the 7,000 elite troops led by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu are like tigers and leopards passing through a land, and no one can stop them! Moreover, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu has also sent a fleet to support them from the sea. I believe... that is also a force that cannot be underestimated..."