Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3122
The scene just now almost scared him away...

Who would have thought that His Majesty, who has always been prudent, would come here on a whim?Whether it was shot by the enemy here, or thrown off by a startled horse and injured, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Fortunately, His Majesty Li Er was also half-dead just now, seeing Li Ji's expression now, he knew that he had gone too far, so he could only say embarrassingly: "Mao Gong's words are reasonable, I've always been admonishing him!"

When Li Ji heard this, he didn't dare to let go of His Majesty Li Er's sleeves, and shouted to Zhou Daowu who was beside him: "Zhou Consort quickly escorted His Majesty back to the camp. If there is any mistake, I will punish him with military law!"

"Here!"

Zhou Daowu hurriedly responded, knowing that nothing would happen to His Majesty, so he didn't care about Li Ji's stern tone, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I will send you back to the camp."

His Majesty Li Er was completely relaxed at this moment, stroked his beard, and asked, "How is the war in the city?"

This place is in chaos, and the Tang army who rushed into the city fought with the Goguryeo defenders, and the whole situation in the city could not be seen at all.

Zhou Daowu just came back from the front, and said: "General Qiu has led the army to surround the commander's mansion in the city, Ulji Wende led the army to resist desperately, General Qiu intends to capture him alive, so he used Zhentian Lei rigorously, maybe there will be a stalemate for a while. However, the enemy army inside the city has been scattered, the generals don’t know the army, the army doesn’t know the general, they are in complete chaos, and the outside of the city is tightly surrounded by our army, like a turtle in a urn, defeat will only come sooner or later.”

His Majesty Li Er was completely relieved, waved his hands, and said, "Go back to the camp!"

Someone brought a war horse, helped him mount it, and then returned to the barracks surrounded by the imperial guards.

……

Li Ji and others watched His Majesty Li Er's back disappear in the direction of the barracks, and then let out a long breath.

It's just nonsense, how can there be such an emperor who is in such a dangerous place and doesn't take his own safety at heart?Obviously overexcited...

But fortunately there was no danger.

I also made up my mind, no matter what in the future, I will stop His Majesty Li Er from doing such a deadly behavior...

Standing on his horse, he walked along the street with the generals, asking, "How are the Dukes of Wancheng County and Duke Lu Guo injured?"

Cheng Mingzhen replied: "Mr. Lu Guo is okay. He was hit by an arrow and had several stab wounds. However, his body is strong and he is not seriously injured. The Duke of Wancheng County is much more serious. He has several wounds on his body. His internal organs fell from the ladder again and hit his head. Fortunately, he was protected by a helmet, otherwise his brain would have burst. Right now the military doctor is treating him. Although his life is safe, he will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future.”

The surrounding generals were silent.

The Eastern Expedition is the largest war of the empire in the next few decades. This has long been the consensus of the ruling and opposition parties. Zhang Jian was seriously injured in such a war and damaged his roots.But having said that, the more serious the injury, the higher the court's reward may be. Now Zhang Jian is already the Duke of the county. Be sure.

But it is worthwhile even if you die as the duke of the country that will be passed on to future generations...

The fighting on the street gradually came to a halt. Occasionally, a large number of Tang troops surrounded the Goguryeo defenders with few numbers and poor equipment.In terms of field battles and street battles, the Goguryeo army is not an opponent at all.

Of course, the so-called "beasts are still fighting", the Goguryeo army either surrendered on the spot or resisted stubbornly when they knew they were defeated. The damage to the Tang army was also amazing.

When we arrived at the gate of Anshi Chengshuai's Mansion, we saw that the Tang army had surrounded the place with three floors inside and three floors outside. He is guarding the main hall and resisting stubbornly.

Because Tang Jun wanted to capture Ulji Mundeok, the defender of Anshi City alive, he didn't use Zhentian Lei, and he didn't even use his bow and crossbow. He just surrounded him like this to prevent the enemy from escaping.

At this time Qiu Xiaozhong walked over quickly. Earlier he led his troops into the city and fought bloody battles. Now his armor was covered in blood and his face was stern. He stood in front of Li Ji and said, "Your Majesty, the enemy has been defeated. But you have already resisted stubbornly, please order the massacre of the city, no one will be spared!"

The disintegrated enemy army refused to surrender. This is the Tang army who had the upper hand in the past and surrounded it.On the battlefield, a moment of hesitation could lead to bad consequences, so Qiu Xiaozhong asked Li Ji to give an order to unify the actions of the whole army.

As for the massacre of the city... Although it hurt Tianhe, too many Tang soldiers were killed in the fierce attack on Anshi City these days, and the surviving Paoze each held a resentment, hoping that after the city was broken, there would be massacres, so that they could breathe out their anger.

The battle situation has been decided, but Li Ji is not in a hurry.

Glancing at the commander-in-chief's mansion who was still stubbornly resisting, thought for a while, and said: "Order the army in the south of the city to let go of the battle line at the gate, and allow the defeated soldiers in the city to flee. There is no need to chase, just quickly enter the city and occupy the whole city... ..."

Qiu Xiaozhong was stunned, and hurriedly said: "How did this happen? Now that the East City has been destroyed, all the Goguryeo troops are like turtles in a urn, and it is impossible to escape with their wings! How can they be allowed to escape? These people fled back to Pingrang City. The rectification will be sent to the battlefield again, aren't we going to fight to the death?"

Li Ji said angrily: "I haven't finished my sentence! At the same time, I ordered the scouts to inform Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo's department to guard the Daque Valley. When the defeated soldiers fled here, they will be intercepted and killed, and no one will be allowed to escape. Ping Rang City!"

Only then did Qiu Xiaozhong come to his senses, slapped his thigh, and praised: "It turns out it's 'surrounded by three missing one', what a clever plan! The general will pass on the order."

In a hurry, he led his soldiers away.

Li Ji shook his head amusedly. There are many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, but there are not many commanders in the true sense. Except for the older generation who have made countless military exploits with His Majesty Li Er in the court, the rest are only watched by Su Dingfang, the commander of the navy. caught the eye.

Xue Rengui, who is still in the Western Regions, and Pei Xingjian, who was the mayor of Huating Town, are also considered talented.But if talent is to be turned into ability, it needs a lot of training...

Now that the overall situation is settled, there is no need to surround the Goguryeo army and annihilate them one by one. "The trapped beasts are still fighting", and the fighting power that broke out knowing that they will die is amazing. Although it is impossible to reverse the defeat, it is unnecessary for the Tang army to suffer a lot.

Knowing that you can escape the siege from the south of the city, the enemy will not have the will to die.If there is a glimmer of hope of survival in my heart, I will not fight for death.

If there is fear, there will be concerns. Even if the number of enemies is doubled, it is meaningless.

Cheng Mingzhen looked at the commander-in-chief who was at a standstill, and said with a frown, "Ulji Moondeok is a famous Goguryeo general. He is over sixty years old this year. If he can be captured alive, Goguryeo's morale will definitely be damaged. It's just such a siege without attacking. I don't know how long it will be delayed."

Tang Jun's only concern at present is that the advance is too slow.The long delay in Anshi City has seriously affected the established strategy, and now that the situation in Guanzhong has changed, it is necessary to destroy Goguryeo as soon as possible, and at the same time send troops to rescue.

Therefore, Tang Jun upholds the word "fast" from top to bottom, and dare not procrastinate in any link.

Li Ji didn't take it seriously, and said casually: "In the previous Sui campaign against Goguryeo, Ulji Wendeok once defeated the Sui army, but that's all. Now that he is old, his influence in the Goguryeo Dynasty is extremely low, otherwise why would he come here? Defending Anshi Fortress, instead of sitting in Pingrang Fortress? What's more, Yuangai Suwen may not necessarily use Ulji Mundeok to defend Anshicheng. Gao Huizhen and Gao Yanshou have tried to support Anshicheng, but They are all ready to be defeated, if one of them can successfully enter Anshi City, I am afraid that he will immediately become the main general. Therefore, there is no need to care about the prestige of Ulji Wende."

Cheng Mingzhen took the lead, subconsciously said: "In this case, doesn't it mean..."

"That's right!"

Li Ji said decisively: "Give me an order, smash the enemy guards with the Thunderbolt and rush in, if Ulji Mundeok is fatal, he will be captured, if he accidentally dies under the Thunderbolt, don't worry about it. The progress of the army cannot be delayed, everything must be done quickly!"

"Here!"

Cheng Mingzhen took the order, and immediately led his soldiers to the front of the commander's mansion, and ordered in a deep voice: "The remnant enemy will resist in the corner, blast the road with a thunderbolt and rush in. As for Ulji Wende... life or death will not matter!"

"Here!"

Tang Jun, who was guarding the gate, had long been impatient. The enemy army hid in the house and behind the courtyard wall and shot cold arrows, so they did not dare to approach, just because they had to use a mouse to catch Ulji Mundeok alive.Now the Shangguan gave the order, immediately organized a group of soldiers, and rushed up screaming.

(End of this chapter)