Zhou Meng did not disappoint Lai Hu'er. In just two days, the people he sent dug through the stone wall, found the undercurrent of the water source, and led all the mountain springs to the outer city. The rushing spring water flowed out of the stone wall, flowing out of the cave, flowing down the mountain along the stone wall outside, forming a new mountain stream.

Lai Huer was overjoyed and rewarded twenty-four cave-drilling stonemasons. At the same time, he ordered 8,000 soldiers to go up the mountain to prepare to intercept the Goguryeo soldiers' breakthrough.

The mountain spring water was taken away, which was undoubtedly a fatal blow to the 5,000 Goguryeo soldiers on the mountain. Although there was a lot of food, they could not hold on for three days without water. On the afternoon of the third day, the soldiers guarding the stone wall received a letter shot from the mountain. The Goguryeo army could not find a new source of water in two days, and at the same time, they also exhausted the last drop of water storage. The entire army was in desperate situation and they were forced to surrender to the Sui army.

At Lai Hu'er's request, five thousand Goguryeo soldiers were divided into ten teams to surrender in turn. Each soldier was naked, wearing only a pair of shorts, without any weapons on his hands, and raised his hands to surrender.

Lai Hu'er looked at the teams of Goguryeo soldiers who were surrendering naked down the mountain, and couldn't help but stroke their beards and laughed proudly. He remembered what Zhang Xuan said before he went to war, "If you can take down the Liaodong Peninsula without bloodshed, I will be appointed as the general."

At this time, Beishe City was taken down, which means that the Liaodong Peninsula fell into the hands of the Sui Army.

In Pyongyang City, a magnificent carriage drove into the palace under the escort of dozens of cavalrymen. He stopped in front of a hall. A guard stepped forward and opened the car door and helped Mo Lizhi Yuan Taizuo get out of the carriage. Yuan Taizuo was wearing a black cloak, with pale skin, and a pair of slender eyes flashed with a terrifying cold light.

He held a scepter in his hand and walked quickly into the hall under the guidance of several guards.

The power struggle within Goguryeo has been continuing. The relationship between Yuan Taizuo, Quan Huan and Yizhi Wende and the relationship between the three real-time and time-to-time officials has been stirring up storms in Goguryeo. However, because Yuan Taizuo has received support from Baekje and Khitan, he has gained the upper hand in the power struggle.

However, although Goguryeo had a strong internal power struggle, they had achieved amazing agreement in their attitude towards the Sui Dynasty. All three believed that the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty was their opportunity to seize Liaodong. If they could deploy their troops to the Linyu Pass in Beiping County, then they would have the capital to compete for the Central Plains.

At this time, the traditional ally Gao Lie was defeated and surrendered, which made them find an excellent excuse to march into the Central Plains and support the restoration of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

"Lord Mo Lizhi is here!"

With the guard's shout, Yuan Taizuo quickly walked into the hall, and several ministers sitting in the hall stood up one after another. In addition to Yizhi Wende and Quan Huan, there were two young royal generals, Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen. The two of them were the result of Yuan Taizuo and Gao Yuan's compromise, and they divided half of the army guarding the capital to the royal commander.

King Gao Yuan of Yingyang sat high on the throne. His face was still as bloated as before, and his eyes seemed to be unable to open, with only a thin slit exposed. His fat body made it difficult for him to get up.

"Master Mo Lizhi walked like the wind, and it seemed to bring important news?" Gao Yuan's low voice echoed in the hall.

Yuan Taizuo stepped forward and bowed, "Reported to His Majesty the King, I did bring two important news. Just half an hour ago, I received the eagle letter from Beishe City, and the Sui army began to attack Beishe City in large numbers."

The news caused an uproar in the hall. Gao Yanshou asked loudly: "Master Mo Lizhi, where did the Sui army come from?"

Yuan Taizuo sneered, "It seems that General Gao had just returned from hunting in the mountains, and he didn't know that the Sui army is the nickname of Zhang Xuan's army now!"

Gao Yanshou is tall and handsome. He is a famous handsome man in Goguryeo. He is brave and good at fighting. He is known as the hero of the young generation of Goguryeo with Yuan Taizuo's son Yuan Gaisuwen. He also realized that he had said the wrong thing and blushed. He quickly defended: "Of course I know it is Zhang Xuan's army. I just want to ask how many troops are attacking Beishecheng?"

"I don't know how many troops there are, but since Ning Hanyi sent the eagle letter, it means it is not a simple test, but a large-scale attack, with at least 20,000 troops."

"May I ask Lord Mo Lizhi, how should we deal with it?" another young general Gao Huizhen asked.

Yuan Taizuo glanced at Quan Huan and saw that he was in a state of meditation with his eyes closed, as if everything that happened had nothing to do with him. Yuan Taizuo couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Damn it!"

Yuan Taizuo certainly knew the reason for Quan Huan's indifferent attitude, because the Liaodong Peninsula was his fiefdom of Yuan Taizuo, and the soldiers on it were all his army, and Quan Huan's sphere of influence was in the east, so Quan Huan never asked about the Liaodong Peninsula, indicating his attitude of being out of the matter.

But Quan Heng has a prerequisite for being out of the matter, that is, he cannot harm his interests. Once Yuan Taizuo's actions harm his interests, Quan Huan's interests, he will also be unwilling to let go.

Yuan Taizuo's eyes turned to Yizhi Wende again. Since Yuan Taizuo came to report this matter to Gao Yuan, it means that he hoped that the court would solve the matter, rather than completely consuming his resources. Yuan Taizuo laughed dryly and asked, "What suggestions do you have for Lord Yizhi?"

Wende of Yizhi smiled faintly, "The soldiers come and the generals come and the water comes and the soil is flooded. Since the Sui army attacked the Liaodong Peninsula, we will just send troops to support it. But I am more concerned about the situation in Liaodong. Now it is beginning spring, and we should be able to advance to Liaodong."

At this time, Quan Huan opened his eyes and asked, "The second important news from Lord Mo Lizhi should be related to Liaodong!"

Seeing that the two of them were not concerned about the Liaodong Peninsula, Yuan Taizuo cursed in his heart, and had no choice but to temporarily put down the matter of the Liaodong Peninsula, bowed to Gao Yuan and said, "Your Majesty, the second important news that I want to say is Liaodong. When I get the latest news, I am afraid that the Khitan is also planning to attack Liaodong."

"What!"

Everyone was surprised. The news came too suddenly. The Khitan was actually fighting against Liaodong. Wouldn't that conflict with their plan?

Gao Yuan finally couldn't help asking: "Mo Lizhi said 'I'm afraid', is this news not confirmed yet?"

"Report to the Lord, since the Khitan has not sent troops yet, it cannot be said that it will happen, but the information obtained from the Khitan is true. I think it should be true. The Khitan is at least 90% sure that this will happen."

Gao Yanshou and Gao Hui looked at Yizhi Wende at the same time. Yizhi Wende was the chief general of Liaodong this time. He immediately made a decision: "Your Majesty, we cannot delay, we must send troops to Liaodong immediately. Liaodong is related to the overall situation of our advance into the Central Plains. We must not let the Khitan be ahead."

Gao Yuan was not in a hurry. He knew Yuan Taizuo. Since Yuan Taizuo came to report this matter, he must have made a decision. Gao Yuan waved his hand and signaled Yizhi Wende not to be excited. He looked at Yuan Taizuo and asked, "Mo Lizhi should have a plan!"

Yuan Taizuo said calmly: "Liaodong is very important to us, but it is also important to Zhang Xuan. I heard that he had given up Yancheng and concentrated his troops in Liucheng. He also sent Li Chun, the Minister of Works, to build defensive fortifications in Liucheng. Therefore, the key to seizing Liaodong is Liucheng. Even if we seize Liucheng, we will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. If the Khitan is willing to fight the first battle for us, I think this may not be a bad thing."

Everyone immediately understood what Yuan Taizuo meant and asked the Khitan to weaken Liucheng's defense for them. Then they came to pick up the bargain. Yizhi Wende snorted with dissatisfaction: "What if the Khitan captured Liucheng?"

Yuan Taizuo said lightly: "I don't think Zhang Xuan will sit by and watch Liucheng fall. He will definitely let the Sui army attacking the Liaodong Peninsula rush to help Liucheng. Perhaps this is our only chance to protect the Liaodong Peninsula."

Gao Yanshou immediately reacted, "Did Lord Mo Lizhi mean to surrounded Wei and save Zhao?"

"That's right! But we can't stop watching. Once the Sui army on the Liaodong Peninsula supports Liucheng, it is the time when we send troops to Liaodong."

Everyone discussed it until very late before they dispersed. Only Quan Huan and Yingyang King Gao Yuan were left in the hall. All the importance of Quan Huan was because his sphere of influence was the important taxation area of ​​Goguryeo. Quan Huan also served as the Grand Dukelu of Goguryeo, that is, the prime minister, and controlled Goguryeo's financial power.

Quan Huan was also Gao Yuan's confidant. Yuan Taizuo controlled most of Goguryeo's military power, including the 30,000 defensive troops in the capital, which made Gao Yuan very afraid of him. Quan Huan, who knew the holy intention, blocked Yuan Taizuo's military ration supply and forced Yuan Taizuo to give up 30% of the defenders in the capital, and was under the control of Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen. This made Gao Yuan very grateful to Quan Huan.

"What does Yuan Taizuo mean tonight?" Quan Huan asked Gao Yuan in confusion.

Gao Yuan sneered, "Don't you think it's strange to send troops from the Khitan?"

Quan Huan felt something, "What the emperor meant is that Yuan Taizuo actually asked the Khitan to send troops to Liaodong?"

"This matter is obvious. According to the plan, Lord Yizhi will send troops to Liaodong in the next few days. At this critical moment, the Khitan suddenly appeared and involved in Liaodong. It was obvious that Yuan Taizuo was secretly instructing him. He wanted to stop Lord Yizhi from sending troops to Liaodong, and then lead his army to invade Liaodong. This person wanted to occupy Liaodong as already."

Quan Huan thought for a while and said, "But the Khitan is not a good-for-nothing lamp. They went with the flow. Once they occupied Liucheng, I think the Khitan would never give up Liaodong. I am afraid that Yuan Taizuo would have lost his wife and his troops at that time."
Chapter completed!