Ang Lee was not afraid of the King of Heling at all. This old guy did not dare to do anything to the ministers of the Celestial Empire. Moreover, Heling was now facing internal and external troubles, and it needed the help of the Tang dynasty's troops very much. Once he dared to be willful, his empire would completely collapse.
The King at least knew a little about the strength of the Tang dynasty's troops. As for the situation in Heling, whichever side the troops of the Tang dynasty helped would definitely be the final winner. All the ministers of Heling were very clear about this.
This was also the most fundamental reason why Ang Lee dared to indulge the Princess. However, for the sake of the friendly relationship between the Tang dynasty and Heling in the future, Ang Lee could not go too far. At least, he had to make the King of Heling feel better. The worst case scenario was that the King died, which would be very unfavorable to the Tang Empire.
The Princess was very young and was the King's favorite concubine. Therefore, as long as the Princess comforted the King, his mood would be better. Ang Lee had already told her, so it should not be a big problem.
The King sat on the soft couch and sighed, feeling quite depressed. The situation at the front line was still unclear. If the troops of the Tang dynasty could not defeat the rebels, and he had already given his favorite Princess to Ang Lee, it would be a big loss. Moreover, the Princess was flirting with Ang Lee in front of him and did not even look at him. This was too hurtful.
"Oh, Your Majesty, are you still angry?"
The Princess walked into the room and looked at the King with a sneer.
"Hmph … Do you not see me as your king anymore?"
The King said unhappily.
The Princess tapped the King's head and scolded, "Your Majesty, you are so heartless. It was you who gave me to Assistant Minister Li and asked me to wait on Assistant Minister Li to sleep. Why are you blaming me now? Do you think I want to do this? It's all because you are useless. "
"I am useless? What do you mean? "
The King was breathing heavily. As a man, no matter how useless he was, he would not allow others to say that. Moreover, this person was his favorite concubine, which was even more unacceptable.
"Am I wrong? You've mobilized tens of thousands of troops to quell the rebellion, and it's been several years, but the rebels have not been wiped out. The number of people in the palace is getting fewer and fewer, and there aren't enough people to serve you. It's so lonely and boring. I've worked so hard to please Assistant Minister Li just so that he can send more Tang Army troops to quell the rebellion and get rid of your mortal enemy. I've worked so hard, but you blame me. Hmph, I'm not going. Tonight, you'll personally accompany Assistant Minister Li to sleep! "
After the princess consort finished speaking, she cried like a pear blossom in the rain. She looked as if she wanted to jump into the river.
"Alright, alright, my Princess, don't cry. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have been soft-hearted back then and let that bastard off. That's what led to today's situation. It's my fault, it's my fault. I shouldn't blame you, I shouldn't blame you."
The King suddenly felt a little guilty.
It was all because he was too weak and failed to quell the rebellion in the country. In the end, he had to betray his princess to please Ang Lee. He suddenly felt that he had failed, failed as a person and failed as a man.
"It's said that men who want to do great things don't care about trifles. As long as the rebellion can be quelled, what's the loss of a woman? Your Majesty is angry because of me. It seems that in Your Majesty's heart, I'm more important than the world of Ha Ling Country. "
The princess consort said sweetly.
"Of course, you're my sweetheart! Of course, I can't bear to lose you. Don't worry, this is only temporary. Assistant Minister Li won't stay in Ha Ling Country for long. After he finishes eliminating the rebels, he will leave. At that time, you'll still be my sweetheart. "
As soon as the King thought of the major events in the world, his heart suddenly opened up. In order to quell the chaos in the country as soon as possible, sacrificing a little girl was nothing. Moreover, he would only let Ang Lee use her for a while. In the end, the princess consort would return to his arms.
When she heard that Ang Lee would leave soon and that she would return to the old King's arms in the end, the princess consort was very unhappy. Although it was only a one-night stand, her heart and soul had been completely conquered by Ang Lee. When she thought that she might never see Ang Lee again in this life, she felt extremely depressed and wanted to die.
"Your Majesty, this slave knows that you can't bear to part with me, but for the sake of the great cause of Ha Ling Country, please bear the pain and give me to Assistant Minister Li! In this way, Assistant Minister Li will be happier and have a better chance of winning. "
The princess consort persuaded.
The King's face was full of pain and he said doubtfully, "How can this be? You are my most beloved baby. How can I bear to give you away? This King can't bear to part with you! "
"Your Majesty, this slave also can't bear to part with you. However, Your Majesty is the ruler of a country and a person who does great things. How can you be tied down by personal feelings? It is worth it to lose this slave for the stability of the entire Ha Ling Country."
The princess consort continued to persuade him.
The King was really an old man, but his IQ was still normal. The princess consort's strong persuasion made him have no choice but to think that the princess consort had really changed her mind and wanted to run away with Ang Lee. However, what the princess consort said seemed to be very reasonable. For the sake of the great cause of the country, losing a woman was nothing.
Yes, he was so old. What was the use of keeping a beauty? Especially in recent years, he felt more and more powerless. He could only look at his favorite consort. The strength of his favor was getting smaller and smaller, and the time was getting shorter and shorter. He had completely lost the feeling of being young.
"Let's not talk about this for the time being. If Assistant Minister Li wants to take you away, this King can't object. So be it! The Tang Army and our soldiers are encircling and suppressing the rebel army in front. The situation is not clear yet. You go and accompany Assistant Minister Li! Don't let him think that our Ha Ling Country is rude. Go! "
The King of Ha Ling Country still felt that his country was more important. Only by protecting his country could he have countless beauties. If his country was unstable, he would lose everything. Not only his beauties, but everything he had would cease to exist.
The princess consort left the room contentedly and continued to accompany Ang Lee to eat and drink. She also talked about some romantic things to adjust the atmosphere.
After a whole day of marching, the main force of the Tang Army finally arrived at the rear of the rebel army of Ha Ling Country and was ready to land at any time.
The general of Ha Ling Country in charge of leading the way repeatedly confirmed the position and was sure that he had not led the wrong way.
"Look carefully. Is the rear of the rebel army really in front of us? This can't be wrong! "
Li Feiyu asked seriously.
If they wanted to ensure a fatal blow to the rebel army, they had to find the right position. Once the army landed in a bad position, it would cause a great disadvantage to the rebel army, and the consequences would be quite serious.
"Don't worry! I have confirmed many times that the main force of Ha Ling Country is stationed on the west side of the mountain in front of us. The rebel army and some bandits are hiding on the mountainside. This is the rebel army's retreat route. The rebel army's supplies are transported from the path in front of us to the mountainside on the west side of the mountain. As long as our army lands immediately and cuts off this path, the rebel army will panic. "
The general of Ha Ling Country said.
Li Feiyu said with a smile, "Since you know that cutting off this path can make the rebel army panic, what have you done before? Why didn't you cut off this path earlier? Why did you have to wait for the Tang Dynasty's army to come?"
Obviously, if this was a good idea, why didn't the Ha Ling Country's army do it? If the Ha Ling Country's army had cut off the rebel army's supply route earlier, the rebel army would have been wiped out long ago.
The general of Ha Ling Country smiled and explained, "Since we know the importance of this supply route, the rebel army naturally knows it as well. Therefore, in addition to the main rebel army on the mountainside on the west side of the path, there are also many rebels lying in ambush on both sides of this path. There are about three to five thousand people! Our army once sent three thousand people to quietly land here, but they were all wiped out. Therefore, we have never dared to do this again. "
"There is an ambush near the path, and you didn't tell me until now. Do you know how many soldiers of our army will be killed if I don't ask?"
Li Feiyu was furious. The enemy was using the Tang Dynasty's army as a tool, but he didn't care about the lives of the Tang Dynasty's army at all! This was too unkind. His own army of three thousand was wiped out, but he let the Tang Dynasty's army come to land. Wasn't this a trap for the Tang Dynasty's army?
The Ha Ling Country's general hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, we mean no harm. The rebel army's front defense is tight. Our army has been confronting them for several years, but we haven't been able to break through. The rebel army's only weakness is here. It's just that our army is weak and our combat power is not high enough. The Tang Dynasty's army under the general's command is not only large in number, but also more elite and better at fighting. Naturally, we won't be defeated. We will definitely be able to occupy the rebel army's supply route in front of us and completely trap the rebel army."
This flattery was indeed good, but Li Feiyu didn't care about it. He didn't want to let the Tang Dynasty's army suffer heavy losses because of flattery.
"Someone, binoculars."
Li Feiyu stood on the command platform of the warship, picked up the binoculars, and carefully observed both sides of the supply route to speculate where the rebel army might be lying in ambush. Only by finding the location of the rebel army's ambush could they better deploy their troops and avoid huge losses.
However, the whole territory of Ha Ling Country had a tropical rainforest climate, and the vegetation coverage was too high. Both sides of the supply route were almost full of tall grass and dense woods, so it was impossible to determine the location of the rebel army's ambush. If they couldn't determine the enemy's location, rashly landing would be very dangerous, and it was likely that they would suffer heavy losses.
"General, why don't we launch fire reconnaissance? I don't believe they can hide."
A Tang Army navy general suggested.
Li Feiyu nodded and said, "Good idea. Launch a salvo immediately. All gunships will fire together. All army commanders, pay attention and see where the rebel army is hiding."
Boom, boom, boom …
All the gunships participating in the battle immediately fired together, and countless shells were shot into the dense forest in the distance.
Because they didn't know the exact location of the rebel army's ambush, the shells were shot randomly. The sound of cannon explosions could be heard everywhere in a very wide area.
Li Feiyu and the other generals had been using binoculars to observe closely in the distance to find traces of the rebel army.
"General, it's not working! Did the ambush retreat? Is there no one here? "
A general asked.
"Continue."
After a few more rounds of bombardment, there was still no effect. There was no sign of the rebel army at all.
"General, the nearby dense forest has been bombarded. There shouldn't be any rebel army. They are probably lying in ambush farther away, out of the range of the ship's cannons."
"General, our army has armored gunships to lead the way. What are you afraid of? Just land directly. Are you afraid of the rebel army? "
"General, our soldiers are impatient. Let's attack!"
Several Tang Dynasty generals were eager to make a contribution and loudly asked for permission to fight.
Li Feiyu looked at the general of Ha Ling Country beside him and said loudly, "You lead a thousand men and lead the way. Our main force will land later."
"This …"
The general of Ha Ling Country was a little reluctant.
"What? You don't want to?"
Li Feiyu said angrily.
"Okay! Our army will land first and lead the way. "
Although the general of Ha Ling Country was a little reluctant, he didn't have to worry about his army being wiped out with more than 10,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty behind him. At most, he would lose some soldiers.
Soon, the Tang Dynasty ships carrying the Ha Ling Country's soldiers were the first to dock. They put down wooden planks and let the Ha Ling soldiers immediately land on the beach.
After all the soldiers of the Khaling Kingdom had disembarked, the steam landing ships of the Great Tang began to approach the shore. Ten armored artillery carts were the first to disembark, followed by several hundred soldiers. Finally, the main force began to disembark.
After landing, all the soldiers were not attacked by the rebel army. They steadily moved forward and were getting closer and closer to the rebel army's supply channel.
The Ha Ling soldiers at the front of the army were undoubtedly the most nervous. They all knew that 3,000 soldiers had been wiped out by the rebel army nearby. How could they not be nervous?
In order to prevent the Tang Dynasty's army from cutting off their retreat, the rebel army had deployed thousands of soldiers near the supply channel. Moreover, the ambush was quite deep and would not be easily discovered by the Tang Dynasty's army. In addition, the rebel army was very familiar with the nearby terrain and could attack the Tang Dynasty's army stealthily.
At this moment, the rebel army hidden in the distance naturally knew that the Tang Dynasty's army had attacked. After all, the Tang Dynasty's navy shells were so loud that it was impossible not to know.
The rebel army used the same old method. They let the Tang Dynasty's army in and then used their familiarity with the terrain to completely eliminate the Tang Dynasty's army in the dense forest, thereby wiping out the Tang Dynasty's army.
However, what puzzled the rebel army was that the Tang Dynasty's army had made such a big noise. What was that loud noise?
"The Tang Dynasty's army has entered the main road."
"Good, good. Launch the catapults and hit them hard."
The rebel general had already seen the Tang Dynasty's army. There were dense forests and tall weeds everywhere. Only a narrow path was exposed. Therefore, as soon as the Tang Dynasty's army entered this path, they would immediately be discovered by the rebel army and be fiercely attacked.
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