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Chapter 65 Protecting these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains
Li Zhen asked someone to bring Gao Zang and Gao Ying over.
"Looking at it, Gao Zang has not lost weight in the past three months, but has gained a lot of weight and has a rosy complexion.
Li Zhen chuckled, thinking that Gao Zang was really broad-minded and had nothing to worry about.
Looking at Gao Ying again, she is much thinner and looks a little haggard, but she looks more beautiful.
When Li Zhen looked at Gao Ying, her original vigor had long since disappeared. As for Gao Zang, his face was even more frightened.
Li Zhen sat on the chair, took a sip of tea, and then asked with a smile: "I sent a letter to the King of Goguryeo two months ago. If Goguryeo is willing to redeem you with five thousand war horses, then I, the king, will I will let you go. If Goguryeo does not redeem you, then I will behead you two and show them to the public. Just now, news came from Goguryeo that they are only willing to redeem one of you."
Gao Ying heard Li Zhen's words and snorted coldly. There was no fear in her eyes. She raised her head as if she was looking forward to death.
As for Gao Zang, the expression on his face was uglier than crying. He was so frightened that he almost collapsed to the ground. Gao Ying is a princess, and Gao Zang is a sideline of the Goguryeo royal family. Judging from the bloodline, Gao Ying is the daughter of the King of Goguryeo, so she is naturally closer. Gao Zang felt that he must die and burst into tears.
When she saw the appearance of these two people, Li Zhen nodded secretly to Gao Ying, thinking that Gao Ying was quite a character, but Gao Zang had no backbone at all.
"News just came from Goguryeo that they are willing to redeem Gao Zang with two thousand war horses. As for Gao Ying, they didn't mention it. Wild girl, Goguryeo doesn't want you anymore." Li Zhen smiled and looked at Gao Ying and said.
When Gao Zang heard this, he was immediately ecstatic. He couldn't believe his ears. He was just an ordinary member of the Goguryeo royal family, but Gao Ying was the biological daughter of the King of Goguryeo. How could Goguryeo redeem herself but not redeem herself? What about Gao Ying?
No matter what, I finally walked around the gate of hell and came back.
"Gao Zang, the Goguryeo people will redeem the two thousand horses for you and you can go to Youzhou tomorrow. As soon as the horses arrive, you can leave. Go down."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gao Zang was so happy that he turned around and left without even realizing that he had broken the barrier under his feet.
Li Zhen looked at Gao Ying again, and saw that Gao Ying still held his head high, without the slightest hint of timidity. Li Zhen nodded, thinking that this Goguryeo woman had some backbone, unlike Gao Zang, who was a coward who was greedy for life and afraid of death. .
"Wild girl, once Gao Zang is released, you will be beheaded. Aren't you afraid of death?" Li Zhen asked.
Gao Ying shook his head and said loudly: "Your ancestors of the Tang Dynasty said that everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. There is nothing terrible about death. Just come and kill me!"
"You're right. If you tell me the information you know about Goguryeo, I'm willing to give you a chance to live."
"Give it up, I won't betray Goguryeo!" Gao Ying said.
"Haha, wild girl, you don't have much time left. Don't you want to know why Goguryeo didn't redeem you, but only redeemed Gaozang?"
Gao Ying's heart trembled. She was really confused. She was the biological daughter of the King of Goguryeo. Why didn't Goguryeo redeem herself, but only redeemed Gao Zang?
In the end what happened?
This is unreasonable.
Although she had doubts in her heart, Gao Ying was determined not to betray Goguryeo even if he died.
Looking at Gao Ying being taken out, a smile appeared on Li Zhen's lips.
This wild girl is quite stubborn, but if he knew the current situation in Goguryeo, I wonder if he would be as stubborn as he is now.
Just one day ago, Li Zhen received news from Goguryeo from Dou Xixian¡¯s intelligence network that there was something strange happening in Quan Gaisu Wen!
Quan Gaisuwen was a great leader of Goguryeo. However, he was cruel and ruthless and had a murderous nature. The people throughout Goguryeo hated him to the bone.
Goguryeo King Gao Jianwu then wanted to eradicate Quan Gaesumun, but Quan Gaesumun was aware of it. The current situation in Goguryeo is very strange. Although Quangesuwen is just a minister, he almost completely controls the government of Goguryeo. King Gao Jianwu only has the name, but no reality.
This time, only Gao Zang was redeemed, and the decision not to redeem Gao Ying was made by Izumigaisu Wen, and the reason why Izumi Gaisu Wen redeemed Gao Zang seemed to have another motive.
After learning all this, Li Zhen keenly realized that perhaps the time for him to attack Goguryeo was coming.
SinceTherefore, he must make the necessary preparations. Therefore, he does not want to kill Gao Ying, but just wants to convince this wild girl. Li Zhen feels that if Gao Ying is kept, it may be of great use in the future.
Just as Li Zhen was about to leave the hall, Xue Rengui hurriedly walked in from the door.
Xue Rengui has always been calm. It is rare to see him in such a panic. Li Zhen asked in confusion: "Rengui, what's wrong?"
Xue Rengui's face was a little ugly, and he whispered: "Your Highness, we have just received the eight hundred mile rush from the border. The leader of the Xi tribe, Ke Duzhe, led the Ahui tribe, Chuhe tribe, Aoshi tribe, Duji tribe, Yuan Qizhe Five tribes of the Xi clan, totaling 200,000 troops, are heading toward Youzhou, and their vanguard has already crossed the Bailang River and headed straight for Juyong Pass!"
Li Zhen's heart moved. The relationship between the Xi people and the Tang Dynasty was subtle. They rebelled and fell at times. In recent years, the Xi people's strength has continued to expand. The area they control has bordered the Khitan in the east, the Turks in the west, the Bailang River in the south, and the Bailang River in the north. When he arrived in the country of Ping, he gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and his power has grown.
It¡¯s just that the Xi tribe hasn¡¯t raised an army to defend the country for many years. What happened this time? They actually dispatched 200,000 troops to attack Youzhou. The 200,000 troops were almost the entire Xi tribe.
This was so abnormal, Li Zhen vaguely felt that there must be something fishy behind the Xi clan's knocking on the side.
But now, Li Zhen can only slowly figure out the behind-the-scenes of the matter. The top priority is to prevent the invasion of the Xi tribe's 200,000 troops.
There are only 5,000 defenders at Juyong Pass. If the Xi people try to attack the pass by force, they may soon fall.
Once Juyongguan falls, the entire Youzhou will be undefeated, and the Xi people¡¯s cavalry can reach Jixian directly. In this way, Youzhou, Yingzhou and other places may no longer be owned by the Tang Dynasty!
Li Zhen's eyes flashed and she said: "Immediately find General Li Ruyi, gather all the troops in hand, and go out immediately to reinforce Juyongguan!"
"Your Highness, the new recruit training has just been completed, just in time for these new recruits to see blood!" Xue Rengui said.
"Let these recruits grow up in battle, and use the blood of Xiren to create a truly strong army!"
Li Zhenteng stood up with a loud sound and looked into the distance. He knew that this battle was inevitable.
Although there are 200,000 enemy troops, what should the men of the Tang Dynasty fear?
We can only fight the enemy to the bitter end, fight blood for blood, and kill to stop killing! Protect these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com