Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3117
Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops lined up neatly in a limited area, and stormed up to Anshi City in all directions. Looking down from the mound, the scene in front of you was like violent waves beating against the island reef, roaring and earth-shattering.

The Tang army launched a strong attack on the city wall without fear of death, and the Goguryeo defenders on the city wall also realized that this time the Tang army's onslaught, regardless of casualties, was determined to break the city.And they held on to Anshi City for more than a month, withstood Tang Jun's several strong attacks, killing countless Tang Jun, and the violence in Tang Jun's heart can be imagined.

Once the city is broken, it is almost foreseeable that more than [-] soldiers in the city and tens of thousands of people who have gathered and huddled here will die.

Apart from massacring the city, there is no other way.

Both left and right are dead, so there is no hesitation. Naturally, the morale of the whole army has skyrocketed, and they vowed to defend the city to the death.

From the beginning of the war, it fell into an extremely tragic situation.

One side must capture the enemy city regardless of casualties, and the other side fights desperately and perseveres. Both sides fight desperately on the walls of Anshi City.Countless ladders were built on the top of the city, and rain of arrows poured down from the city. In this tragic war, life was extremely humble, like livestock. The commanders of both sides did not care about the casualties of soldiers at all, but only cared about the gains and losses of every inch of the battlefield. .

Countless soldiers of the Tang army fell on the way to charge, and the Goguryeo defenders relied on the fortified city, and with sufficient preparations, they launched a violent storm-like blockade.

His Majesty Li Er stood in the distance, holding the sword in his hand, his face was as calm as water, but his heart was like a knife.

This is the most elite army in the entire empire. It once defeated the Turks, pierced through the Western Regions, and fought with him in the north and south. It conquered the beautiful rivers and mountains, helped him ascend the throne, and ruled the world. It is destined to be famous. Annals of history, forever.

But now, before his eyes, one by one they died in battle at the foot of Anshi City in this corner of Liaodong.

How can it not make him sad and sad, his eyes tearing apart?

However, this battle is determined to be won. If the battle is allowed to drag on, something will happen to Chang'an. At that time, the foundation of the empire will be shaken, and the country will be shaken. Tang's reign.

Changes in the country are nothing more than changes of dynasties and the replacement of the royal family. This is a rule that will never be easy. No matter how prosperous a dynasty is, it will inevitably end in disintegration, collapse and disintegration.

The emperor is there every year, and everyone takes turns to sit.

His Majesty Li Er sees this very clearly, and has never had the extravagant hope of having one life and two generations for thousands of generations, with endless descendants.

However, if foreigners take the opportunity to invade Guanzhong and break through Chang'an, causing the country of the Central Plains Dynasty to be trampled with iron hoofs by foreigners, their children and grandchildren will be slaughtered like cattle and sheep, and women will be abused like livestock. .

Then he, Li Er, is China's sinner through the ages, and he will be accused and reviled forever!
He, Li Er, can die, and the Tang Dynasty can also perish, but such a shame that the water of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River can never be washed away is absolutely unacceptable!

Only by conquering Goguryeo as soon as possible, and then returning to the dynasty, can the country be stabilized and the capital guarded.

His Majesty Li Er's hand holding the sword trembled a little, clutching the hilt tightly, with bulging veins on the back of his hand, and a crimson color on his square face, he said to Zhang Jian beside him: "The enemy's troops in the east city are weak, and our army has already counted. The first time you attacked the top of the city, you were killed and retreated by the enemy. You led your troops to attack the east city. If you can’t attack the top of the city before dark, then you must die to apologize!”

All the generals around were shocked.

Without any hesitation, Zhang Jian knelt down on one knee to perform the military salute, and said loudly, "The last general is commanding! Either attack the city wall and enter the city, or die in battle and apologize with death!"

After saying that, he got up and rushed to the headquarters of the soldiers and horses with strides, ready to launch a desperate attack.

Cheng Yaojin dissuaded in a low voice from the side: "Your Majesty, the city of Anshi has high walls and thick walls, and can only consume the enemy's troops little by little. When the enemy's troops are insufficient, naturally they cannot take care of them. If there are loopholes in the defense, then is the time to break the city. At this time, we must attack the city...Wancheng County Lord is old, and I am afraid that he will not be able to catch it."

In his opinion, no matter how expensive the siege was, he couldn't bring a veteran general like Zhang Jian to the frontline, right?

The soldiers can suffer more casualties, but once Zhang Jian dies before the battle, the blow to the morale of the army will be huge, and the gains outweigh the losses. ,

His Majesty Li Er looked back at him, with expressionless face and red eyes, and said word by word: "It's not just Zhang Jian? Now that we have made up our minds to ignore all costs, then not only the lives of the soldiers are at stake, but also all People! Cheng Yaojin listens to the order, if Zhang Jian fails to kill the top of the city at dark, you will go up! If you can't complete the task before midnight, another one will go up!"

He looked around at the generals, and his tone was as firm as gold: "Not only must Anshi City be captured as soon as possible, but the entire Goguryeo must be destroyed as soon as possible. We have no way out! Zhang Jian is dead and Cheng Yaojin is on, and Cheng Yaojin is dead. Come on, if you are all dead, then I will go on my own! Even if the battle is the last one, Anshi City must be captured, there is no other way!"

Now that it has been decided to "regardless of casualties, regardless of cost", what kind of pawns and generals are there?
Without the determination to fight to the death, how can we capture Anshi City as soon as possible?As long as Anshi City is captured quickly, and then the entire Goguryeo is swept, His Majesty Li Er will accept no matter what the price is, even if he himself commands the soldiers to attack the city in the end!

From now on, there is only one strategic guideline for the entire Eastern Expedition, and that is - hurry up!

The flesh on Cheng Yaojin's cheeks trembled, and he immediately knelt down on one knee and said loudly: "The general obeys orders!"

He got up and strode away, preparing to take over quickly if Zhang Jian failed to attack the city.

He felt His Majesty Li Er's anxiety and impatience, and he also understood that with the current situation, if he could not successfully achieve great results in Liaodong and stabilize the hearts of Chang'an, then it is very likely that some changes that endanger the country will occur when Tuyuhun rebelled .

He has fought for most of his life, so of course he understands that war is definitely not pure, and any victory or defeat in a war will directly have too much impact.

At this time, whoever dares to disobey His Majesty Li Er's will will have only two fates, either to die in front of the army, or to kill himself in front of the king...

Cheng Yaojin, who has lived for decades, has become more and more transparent. He would rather fight to the death in front of the army, gain a reputation of "wearing tough, seeing death as home" and bless his descendants, and never want to commit suicide in front of His Majesty Li Er and be killed History wrote a "cowardly and incompetent, fearful of the enemy and timid to fight", and became a coward who was despised by the world.

On the mound, the atmosphere is solemn.

Li Ji looked at His Majesty Li Er with a firm face, and sighed in his heart.

Originally, Anshi City was difficult to conquer, but the absolute superiority of the Tang army in terms of military strength cut off the enemy's support, so that they could only defend the isolated city. The decline, especially the blow to the morale of the army is even more serious.

By that time, the capture of Anshi City will be a matter of course.

After that, you can go south calmly, cross the Yalu River and go straight to Ping Rang City.As long as they hit the city of Pingrang, there is no need for large-scale field battles, and the supplies can be transported upstream by the navy to the army directly, so they are not afraid of the bitter cold winter in Liaodong.

However, Tuyuhun's rebellion and the possible changes in Chang'an made the Liaodong battlefield time-consuming. They could only take such a method without regard to casualties to take Anshi City hard, without expecting to capture it as soon as possible, and then quickly overthrow the entire Goguryeo.

Otherwise, once it is delayed for a long time, the consequences will be disastrous.

His Majesty Li Er's method is a bit tyrannical, but Li Ji thinks it is the most correct choice at the moment. Now that he has made up his mind to "regardless of the cost", then he really doesn't care about the cost, only wants to destroy the city, and everything else is fine accept.

So he kept silent.

Under the hill, the densely packed Tang army suddenly flashed a passage through it like a tide. Zhang Jian, who was wearing a helmet and armor, rode on the horse and led his troops from the rear to the city. Without delay, he immediately took over the original The soldiers launched a fierce attack brazenly.

On the other side, Cheng Yaojin had already mobilized the guards of the right village to gather in one place to give lectures, rectify, and recharge their batteries. He only waited for Zhang Jian to take over immediately if Zhang Jian failed to attack the city. The enemy army in the city had no chance to breathe.

Surrounding Anshi City, the sound of hundreds of thousands of troops fighting resounded throughout the world, even the sound of the roaring river not far away was suppressed.

Blood and flames flew everywhere, and the fighting was brutal.

(End of this chapter)