Although everyone was discussing and offering suggestions, Li Shimin already had a plan. The reason he asked was simply to see if his subordinates had a better strategy.

"Li Daozong and Zhang Liang, you two should keep your mouths shut."

"These 150,000 people must be eaten!"

"And there's Cheng Yaojin's strategy: attack while the river is halfway across..."

"The Haicheng River is so long, could you have known in advance where the Goguryeo would cross it?"

"this……"

After commenting on the individuals, Li Shimin immediately spoke in a loud voice.

"Since you don't have any good ideas, then listen to me!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stood up and bowed.

"Your Majesty, please speak!"

"Zhang Liang, select 10,000 men from the army who are not good at riding horses, and add them to your own 10,000 naval troops. Keep a close watch on the people of Anshi City and do not let a single soldier escape from the city!"

"promise!"

Zhang Liang agreed very readily, as if he were carrying out a routine task.

Li Jue was indeed sweating profusely. They only had 40,000 men in total, and now another 10,000 had been sent out to defend Anshi City, leaving only 30,000 who could fight!

Using 30,000 men to fight against 150,000 Goguryeo men?

This seems a bit far-fetched, doesn't it?

However, what Li Shimin said next was even more absurd.

“Li Shiji, select 15,000 skilled warriors who can fight on horseback and on foot, and set off from the camp to garrison Xiling on the west side of Beishan Mountain.”

"Whether we win this battle depends on your performance. You must not only hold off the enemy's attack, but also keep the main force of Goguryeo occupied as much as possible!"

"promise!"

"Changsun Wuji!"

"Your humble servant is here!"

"You will lead 11,000 heavy cavalry to detour west of Li Shiji and await my orders at any time!"

"Once the Goguryeo allied forces are drawn to the southern foothills of the northern mountain, you should bypass the western ridge and the northern mountain, and take the small path in the middle of the northern mountain..."

At this point, Li Shimin immediately pointed to the marching map on the ground.

"This is it!"

"My grandson and I have explored this place; it can accommodate three horses passing side by side."

"When you lead your army through here, be careful not to get entangled in battle with the Goguryeo people. Once you leave the mountain pass, head east until you reach the rear of the Goguryeo army, then form a battle formation and let me fight back."

"As long as you start a war, I will have Li Shiji cooperate with you to keep all 150,000 people between the Haicheng River and the northern and southern foothills!"

Changsun Wuji agreed without the slightest hesitation upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, where do you intend to be?"

Li Shimin pointed to the North Mountain Road.

"I will lead four thousand men up the northern mountain, and if necessary, we will charge down from the mountain to deliver the final blow to Goguryeo."

"Of course, I probably won't need to take action myself; you and Li Shiji are enough."

Li Jue, listening from the side, felt his teeth ache; this Li Er was far too arrogant.

It would be one thing for 30,000 men to fight 150,000, but to have Changsun Wuji lead just over 10,000 men to outflank the Goguryeo army right under their noses...

This is absolutely inhuman!

Ashina Duer was so anxious that he almost cried when he saw that Li Shimin had spent so much time assigning tasks but hadn't given him any.

"Your Majesty, I...I...I..."

"I have nothing to do!"

Li Shimin smiled happily upon hearing this.

"Rest assured, how could I forget you?"

How many cavalrymen do you have left?

Upon hearing this, Ashina Duer immediately lowered his head guiltily.

"Your Majesty, there are still over a thousand people remaining..."

Is that all?

"Your Majesty, I lost several thousand men during the attack on Gaimou City, and then..."

Li Shimin waved his hand dismissively upon hearing this.

"It's alright, a thousand or so people are enough."

"Take these thousand-plus men and ambush them on the north side of Beishan. Once you see the Goguryeo people, lure them to the east side of Beishan..."

At this point, Li Shimin pointed to the map again, indicating the location to Ashina Duer.

Ashina Duer understood what was going on as soon as he looked at the terrain.

"Your Majesty, should I run along the river towards Li Shiji's direction and then join forces with him to fight Goguryeo?"

Li Shimin nodded upon hearing this.

"right!"

"But your task is quite heavy. You have to lead the Goguryeo people for dozens of miles. By then, you'll be exhausted. It's better to hide behind Li Shiji and rest for a while. It won't be too late to fight after you've recovered."

Ashina Duer pounded his chest with joy upon hearing this.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have inexhaustible strength!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shiji spoke in a gloomy tone.

"Your Majesty, if Ashina Du'er and I were to join forces, who would listen to whom?"

Li Shiming was taken aback when he heard this, but he quickly understood that Li Shiji was afraid that Ashina Duer would disobey orders and disrupt his formation.

Based on the principle that Li Shiji's main attack was more important, Li Shimin chose Li Shiji.

"I'll listen to you!"

"Ashina Duer, once you return to the camp, you are not allowed to move around. All actions must be in accordance with General Li Shiji's orders!"

"Did you understand?"

Ashina Duer glanced at Li Shiji, then looked at Li Shimin with longing and nodded heavily.

"promise!"

"Your Majesty's teachings will be remembered by this humble servant!"

After assigning tasks, Li Shimin immediately led everyone to the military camp to select men. Those who had been selected did not linger and went directly to their designated locations.

When only four thousand men remained, Li Shimin waved his hand and led them to the highest peak of Beishan Mountain to ambush them.

Originally, Li Shimin wanted Li Jue to stay in Anshi City and guard the camp with Zhang Liang. However, Li Jue was really worried about him and insisted on coming along, so Li Shimin simply took him with him.

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