Chapter 1061 He Will Do His Best to Help You
The emperor hadn't come to see him for several days, so why did he suddenly say something was wrong at this time?
Zhao Chen was a little surprised.
After saying something to Li Ruoshuang, he followed Li Ke to the emperor's camp.
When he walked into the camp, he saw the emperor sitting alone on his seat, with a gloomy look on his face.
"Father, sir is here." Li Ke said with the emperor cupping their hands.
The emperor then raised his head and looked at Zhao Chen.
The look on his face was still extremely ugly.
"Boy Zhao, look at the letter from Xu Shiji." The emperor and Zhao Chen took out a letter and placed it on the table in front of them.
Zhao Chen was a little confused.
What did Xu Shiji want me to read in this letter to the emperor?
I was thinking that there might be some trouble in the border army?
However, thinking about it, Zhao Chen still took the letter and read it.
"Niu Jinda was captured alive by Yuengai Suwen?" Zhao Chen looked a little ugly after reading it.
When Li Ke heard what Zhao Chen said, his expression immediately changed.
He had joked with Zhao Chen before that when Niu Jinda saw Zhao Chen, he would definitely give him a big bear hug.
After all, given the relationship between Niu Jinda and Zhao Chen, such behavior is quite normal.
In addition, whether Zhao Chen was getting married or his daughter was born, Niu Jinda had no chance to be present in person, so he had to be given a chance to express his feelings.
But Niu Jinda was captured alive by Yeon Gaesumun?
"Niu Jinda ignored the dissuasion and rashly challenged Yeon Gaesumun to a duel, and was eventually captured alive by the Goguryeo people."
"Not all letters are written clearly." The emperor said, his eyes still gloomy.
The morale of the frontier troops had long been weakened because they had been beaten back several times by the Goguryeo troops.
Now that Niu Jinda was captured alive by Yuan Gaisuwen again, what would the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty think?
Wouldn't this make things worse for the Tang army, which was already in extremely difficult situations?
The emperor now wanted to kill Niu Jinda.
What if Yuan Gaisuwen took advantage of the Tang border army to
At this moment, when the morale of the army is weakened, if there is a sudden attack, can the Tang Dynasty frontier army withstand it?
"What are you going to do, Your Majesty?" Zhao Chen put the letter back and looked at the emperor.
The emperor shook his head. If he had his way now, he wouldn't have to call Zhao Chen over.
"Xu Shiji sent back the news that Yuan Gaisuwen has not yet killed Niu Jinda."
"He guessed that Yeon Gaesumun knew that you had a good relationship with Niu Jinda, and that Hou Junji was under Yeon Gaesumon."
“Yeongae Sumoon will probably use Niu Jindal to deal with you.”
"You must be prepared in your mind." The emperor said to Zhao Chen.
Although this is just Xu Shiji's conjecture.
However, with Zhao Chen's reputation in the Tang Dynasty, it was impossible for Yuan Gaisuwen not to know about it.
Since Niu Jinda has not spread the news, it is likely that Yuan Gaisuwen is waiting to use him to threaten Zhao Chen.
"Are there any of our people in the Goguryeo army?" Zhao Chen and the emperor asked.
At this time of war, there will definitely be people from the other side in the armies of both sides.
Zhao Chen is now more concerned about Niu Jinda's situation.
As long as people are alive, there is hope.
"What do you want to do?" the emperor and Zhao Chen asked.
In fact, the emperor knew what Zhao Chen wanted to ask.
But what if we knew Niu Jinda's current situation?
Now that Niu Jinda is in the hands of Yeon Gaesomun, if he doesn't have absolute strength, would he still want to get Niu Jinda back from Yeon Gaesomun?
"Since the situation is so serious, we urge the army to hurry up and move on."
"If possible, let me take the first step." Zhao Chen did not ask any more questions, but told the emperor about his plans.
If you hurry up and rush to the frontline battlefield, you will have a better chance of rescuing Niu Jinda.
The emperor looked at Zhao Chen and remained silent.
He asked Zhao Chen to come over, naturally because he wanted Zhao Chen to think of a solution.
If Zhao Chen could rescue Niu Jinda, it would be a great achievement, and he would definitely have a lot of prestige among the generals of the Tang Dynasty.
But the front line is too dangerous for such a young boy...
"If you want to go, I allow you to go. I have a letter here. When you get there, give it to Xu Shiji. He will do his best to help you." After a long time, the emperor finally nodded and picked up another letter. A letter was given to Zhao Chen.
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After Zhao Chen got the emperor's letter, he, Li Ruoshuang, and Li Ke rode towards the border towards Niutou Bay.
In Niutou Bay, everyone is already feeling gloomy and gloomy at this moment.
Yeon Gaesumun's army shouted and cursed in front every day.
Xu Shiji ordered the army that no one was allowed to leave the station.
The trenches in the camp were dug deeper and deeper, but everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.
Over the years, had the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty ever fought such a useless battle?
After several repeated attacks, he was driven away and beaten by the Goguryeo army.
Now they don't even dare to leave the camp.
Many soldiers are already complaining.
"Military advisor, we have already arrested many people. If we continue to arrest them, all the soldiers will be in chaos." Qin Qiong walked into Xu Shiji's camp and said in a deep voice.
In the past ten days, they have arrested no less than a hundred deserters.
Many of them have been executed.
These soldiers did not die under the enemy's sword, but died in the hands of their own people.
Complaints spread throughout the camp.
If this continues, God knows what will happen.
"Lao Cheng and the others are trying hard to actively comfort the soldiers, but the effect is not good."
"The soldiers no longer have the slightest confidence in defeating the Goguryeo army." Qin Qiong continued and shook his head.
Hou Junji’s influence on the Tang Dynasty
Military power is too clear.
At the same time, he also has a thorough understanding of each of their combat habits.
In every previous battle, the Goguryeo army on the opposite side seemed to know their deployment completely.
You can attack their weak points every time.
Everyone is gnashing their teeth at Hou Junji, but so what?
They didn't even know where Hou Junji was.
"Uncle Bao, as I said before, I will kill anyone who dares to escape."
"The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could die on the battlefield, but they could not live casually."
"Tomorrow, I will personally take people to dig deep trenches." Xu Shiji looked at Qin Qiong firmly.
"Alas." Qin Qiong sighed, but left helplessly.
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The days of being on the road are extremely boring.
It would take the army one and a half months to get from Chang'an City to the location of the frontier army.
Zhao Chen and his party galloped wildly, and it took them fifteen days to reach the city closest to the border army.
As soon as I entered the city, I found that the streets were extremely deserted.
All the people looked panicked, and their steps were hurried.
Seeing Zhao Chen and the others, the people were just stunned for a moment and left in a hurry.
There were more people on the streets from the Tang Dynasty, dragging their families with them and preparing to flee.
From time to time, the cry of a baby could be heard in the crowd.
"Find a restaurant to rest for the night, and then go to the frontline military camp tomorrow." Zhao Chen said to the two people behind him.
Days of running around have already made several people physically and mentally exhausted.
At this moment they just want to fall on the bed and take a good rest.
They found a random restaurant, the three of them had some food, and then went back to their rooms to rest.
I slept until night when I heard noisy crying coming from the street outside.
"What happened?" Zhao Chen walked out of the room, Li Ruoshuang followed behind him with his sword in hand, and saw Li Ke running up from downstairs.