The Vietnamese court must have known about this matter, but because they entered the mountains and forests, they did not have an accurate location, so even if these people wanted to contact Wu Yuanhao, it would not be so easy. There must be loopholes.
"You are truly a lucky guy. We originally only thought about defeating them in an open and aboveboard manner. If they resort to some devious tactics, perhaps they will be better than the open and aboveboard methods. Let's go back and study them carefully."
Chang Sunze's words made Luo Huya feel a little embarrassed. After all, I am a legitimate naval general. I was just helping you in this matter. Who knew that you would put such a hat on me? If I had known this would happen, I would have simply kept silent and let you guys have a headache.
Although the Vietnamese court was dissatisfied with Wu Yuanhao's behavior, after all, the Vietnamese court hoped that they could defend Luocheng. As long as they could hold on for one or two months, the Tang army might not fight. After all, the Tang army came from afar, and we are stationed here for a long time. Once the consumption continues, the Tang army may not be able to hold on.
This was all the Vietnamese court's idea, but Wu Yuanhao saw that the Tang court had shipped so many supplies, plus their navy warships, could you say they couldn't handle it? As long as they wanted to do this, I'm afraid they would persist longer than you, so Wu Yuanhao didn't plan to stay in the city. In addition, the Tang court's attack weapons were so powerful that if we stayed in the city, we would have been completely occupied by them by now.
Running off to the mountains and becoming a mountain king was a bit shameful, but at least we could survive, which was much better than being sent to a prisoner-of-war camp. Look at those who were sent to the prisoner-of-war camps. Their lives were so miserable. How could building a road on a mountain path be easy? It often cost human lives.
Of course, this is not the most tragic thing. The most tragic thing is those people who were loaded onto the ships and shipped away. No one knows where they were shipped to. Anyway, the Tang Dynasty court did not treat them as human beings. It is said that those people will all be sold as slaves and will never have a chance to make a comeback in this life.
So compared to those people, Wu Yuanhao believed that taking these people to retreat into the mountains was actually the best choice.
After entering the old forest, he also sent people to deliver a letter to the Vietnamese court. Of course, he could not say that they ran in after being beaten, but only that they had made a strategic shift. He said all kinds of things to his advantage, so that the Vietnamese court could understand that they were not defeated, but were trying to better annihilate the Tang army and defend the Vietnamese territory.
Only in this way will the Vietnamese court continue to supply them with supplies. Otherwise, the prey in the old forest may not be enough to fill their stomachs. However, the Vietnamese court has already transferred a large amount of supplies to the north. If you still want to provide them with supplies now, you can only rob the people.
Royal City of Vietnam
King Cherrabon of Vietnam looked at the two letters in front of him and really didn't know how to judge.
Both letters claimed to be sent by Wu Yuanhao. One letter said that they were defeated in Luocheng and fled to the old forest, but their fighting power was still there and they would continue to fight the Tang army to the end.
Another letter also said that they had entered the old forest, but they could not hold on any longer and hoped that King Cheng of Vietnam would send them support. Otherwise, they would be surrounded and wiped out by the Tang army, and in the end all of them would die in the old forest, which would mean that all of Vietnam's next generation of young and strong men would be gone.
It is certain that one of the two letters is fake, but it is really hard to tell which one is fake, because judging from the handwriting, neither of the two letters is written by Wu Yuanhao. Since Wu Yuanhao can't write, he usually asks his subordinates to write for him.
"I asked you to send people to the old forest to look for someone, but so far there's been no news. Instead, someone sent these two letters. Can anyone tell me which of these two letters is real and which is fake?"
The King of Vietnam said somewhat depressedly that when Jia's surrender was mentioned before, he was still very interested. If they could lure tens of thousands of Tang troops in, then they might be able to hold on. Who knew that not a single person was lured in, and Luocheng fell instead.
The ministers under him had no basis for judgment. They had just interrogated the two people who delivered the letter. It was obvious that these two people were around Wu Yuanhao, and they were both accusing each other of rebellion.
"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter whether these two people are real or fake. One thing is certain: the general is leading our army in the old forest. They are definitely unable to hold out. We should find a way to provide them with some support. Moreover, the general has not been idle since he retreated into the old forest. They have caused considerable damage to the Tang army. If they can't hold out, I'm afraid the Tang army will have difficulty advancing."
The old man next to him was the Left Prime Minister. This guy now saw very clearly. Even if you knew who was real and who was fake, would it have any impact on the overall situation? One thing these two people said was certain, that is, the cities in the north are no longer in our hands. What we need to do now is to stabilize the north.
"How should we support them? The two letters mention different locations for support. We have very few supplies right now. If we give them to one of them, what if we give them to the wrong person? Wouldn't all the supplies go into the pockets of the Tang army?"
The King of Vietnam said with a depressed look on his face that he had originally planned to let his troops hold on in Luocheng so that they could fight a war of attrition with the Tang Dynasty. The land of southern Vietnam continued to provide supplies to Luocheng, thereby depleting the combat effectiveness of the Tang army.
Who would have thought that in just a few days, Luo Cheng was actually defeated by the Tang army, and all the materials stored there had now become spoils of the Tang army.
For a large country like the Tang Dynasty, those things might not be that rare, but for a small country like Vietnam, it really squeezed out all its blood. Now, if they were asked to draw these things again, it would be extremely difficult...
