Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3123
Zhentianlei was ignited and thrown out with all his strength. After landing, there was a "boom boom boom". The bricks, tiles and stones in the commander's mansion flew into the sky along with the broken limbs of Goguryeo soldiers. The tenacious defense was instantly destroyed. collapsed.

Immediately, the archers on the outside opened their bows and set arrows, and a round of arrow rain poured away, and there was a miserable howl in the commander's mansion.

Then, Tang Jun calmly formed a team of three or three, with the shield hand in front and the sword hand in the back, maintaining a suitable distance between the teams, and slowly but steadily entered the commander's mansion.

Regardless of the life and death of Eulji Mundeok, the Tang army entered smoothly, and all Goguryeo soldiers who tried to resist were beheaded, and there was not much resistance at all.

Soon, the Shuai's mansion was wiped out.

The soldiers turned over the enemy's corpses with horizontal knives and spears. When they found that they were still breathing, they filled them up and threw them aside.

No prisoners.

After cleaning the general's mansion, the soldiers came forward to Tongbing, saying that Eulji Wende was dead.

Li Ji ordered people to carry the body out, went up to check, and saw that it was an old man, his snow-white beard was burned by the gunpowder explosion, his face and the mountain were scorched black, and his arms and legs were gone. , Presumably he was directly blown to death by Zhentianlei just now.

They also captured a few captives from the Goguryeo army, who were identified on the spot as Ulchi Mundeok.After careful verification of his body, Li Ji then ordered: "Cut off the head of this fang, pickle it with quicklime so that it does not rot, and present it to Your Majesty."

This is a real achievement.

Ulchi Mundeok made great achievements. He once defeated the 30 troops of the Sui Dynasty and was regarded as a "war god" by the people of Goguryeo.Although being attacked by Yuan Gai Suwen now, he was the confidant of Yuan Gai Suwen's father Yuan Taizuo back then, and was appointed to assist Yuan Gai Suwen when he was in danger. It is a pity that the power conflicts in recent years have caused Yuan Gai Suwen to not be trusted.

Such a death would have a huge impact on the morale of Goguryeo's army. Li Ji was already thinking in his heart whether to send Ulji Moondeok's head to Pyong Rang City afterwards...

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At noon, the remaining Goguryeo defenders in Anshi City had been massacred, and the whole process fell into the hands of the Tang army.

The fall of this strong city also means that Goguryeo's rule in Liaodong has been uprooted and wiped out. In the vast Liaodong region, although there is still a straggler of the Goguryeo army, it is no longer a climate. Several armies of the Qing Dynasty wiped out everywhere.

In the city of Anshi, the Tang army began to clean the streets, bury the corpses, and clean up the wells and houses. From then on, this place will be called an important station of the Tang army in Liaodong, controlling the entire Liaodong.

The next step is to rectify the army and continue southward, heading straight for Yalushui.

Li Ji sat in the cleaned-up handsome mansion, busy with official duties.The huge map has been hung on the wall. The red arrows symbolize the movement trajectory of the Tang army, which has already covered more than half of Liaodong.

On the banks of the Yalu River, there are still fortified cities such as Bojia City and Dahang City, guarding the Yalu River ferry. Only by capturing these fortified cities can we capture the ferry and cross the Yalu River.

When it comes to field battles, Goguryeo is vulnerable.They can only rely on the mountain cities all over Goguryeo to resist the Tang army. The Goguryeo army is tenacious, but its combat effectiveness is more than one level lower than that of the Tang army. The strategy adopted has never been to defeat the Tang army head-on. When the severe cold in autumn and winter made it difficult for the Tang army to supply logistics, the soldiers could not bear the severe cold, the roads were impassable, and they won without fighting.

Therefore, Li Ji didn't take the fortified cities by the Yalu River to heart, and the next most important battle could only be the siege of Pingrang City.

Win or lose here.

Before that, what worried Li Ji the most was His Majesty Li Er's physical condition...

Although he didn't see it in person, but from His Majesty Li Er's erratic mental state, it can be known that he must have taken the elixir secretly.It is true that Dan mercury can temporarily boost the spirit and enhance physical strength like "Five Stones Powder", but taking it for a long time will cause extremely serious backlash to the body.

In case something happens to His Majesty Li Er during the march because of taking the elixir...

That was like a bolt from the blue, and the consequences would be disastrous.

After finishing the official duties at hand, Li Ji sat in the commander's mansion concentrating for a while, and then went out, leading his own soldiers to the barracks outside the city.

Although the city has been cleared, the time is too short. It is difficult to guarantee that there are still remnants of Goguryeo soldiers hidden in some hidden corners. Barracks outside the city.

When Li Ji arrived outside the tent of the Chinese Army, he learned that His Majesty had just woken up from a sleep, so he sent the servants to enter Tongbing, and only after he was summoned did he raise the curtain and enter the tent.

The light in the tent was a little dim.

His Majesty Li Er was dressed in regular clothes, his hair was pulled back casually, and he was a little tired.Sitting on the chair in front of the window at this moment, seeing Li Ji coming in and wanting to salute, he waved his hand and said, "No need to be too polite, come and sit more."

Li Ji did not dare to be rude, and after bowing and saluting, he sat down on the chair lowered by His Majesty Li Er.

Serve the tea, and then quit.His Majesty Li Er stretched out his hand slightly, signaling Li Ji to drink tea, and then picked up a cup for himself.

Li Ji picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then heard His Majesty Li Er ask, "How are the injuries between Duke Lu and Prince Wancheng?"

Li Ji put down his teacup and said, "Mr. Lu is fine. They are all traumatic injuries. They look dangerous, but they are not serious. He can recover after a while of recuperation. However, the Duke of Wancheng was seriously injured. There were many arrow wounds on his body and viscera, and he fell again. I lost my head, and I just woke up now, but my roots have been injured, and I am very old and weak, I am afraid that I will suffer from injuries all year round."

His Majesty Li Er nodded slowly, did not speak, but took a sip of tea.

It is inevitable that the general will die before the battle, and the earthen pot will inevitably be broken along the edge of the well.Being in the army is to risk your life for wealth and honor, and life and death depend on fate, and no one can escape this fate.However, Zhang Jian, the Duke of Wancheng County, is a veteran of the two dynasties. He followed the Li family loyally when he raised his army and worked hard. Now that he is only sixty years old, he has ended up like this. It is unbearable.

The most important thing is that Zhang Jian has only one daughter and no heirs, and no one can inherit the title even after a heavy reward...

After thinking for a while, he said: "After returning to Beijing, Mao Gong reminded me that he ordered his brother to choose a wise and filial son from among the younger generations, and adopt Zhang Jian as his heir."

Li Ji understood that Zhang Jian must be a duke of the state and couldn't escape, so he responded, "Here."

His Majesty Li Er put down his teacup and asked again: "How is the situation over there at Yalushui?"

Li Jidao: "Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen led troops to support Anshi City many times, but they were all repelled. Now they are sticking to Bocha City and Dahang City. Although the two cities are tens of miles apart, they rely on each other. Each reached more than [-], and these two are both famous generals in Goguryeo, so it should be a tough battle."

The Yalushui river is wide, and both sides are swamps, making it difficult to march. If hundreds of thousands of troops want to cross the river, they can only capture the two crossings of Bocha City and Dahang City.These two cities are different from other mountain cities in Goguryeo. They were not built on the mountainside to take full advantage of the land.

His Majesty Li Er thought for a while and asked, "If you ordered the navy to attack the city with artillery, what would Mao Gong think?"

Li Ji was silent.

Obviously, the bloody battle in Anshi City caused heavy losses, and even His Majesty felt heartache. It would be unbearable to suffer similar losses when they attacked Boba City and Dahang City.

However, if the navy is used, as long as Boba City and Dahang City are defeated in one go, then the credit must be credited to the navy.

How can the various forces in the military agree?

Li Ji frowned in annoyance. The existence of aristocratic families had indeed divided the empire into countless camps, and they were constantly competing for their own interests, regardless of national interests.The aristocratic families regard the merits of the Eastern Expedition as their own, and they can fight and snatch each other, but they are absolutely unwilling to let the navy intervene to seize the merits.

The Navy and the Right Tunwei are free from the military forces controlled by the clans. Otherwise, when the strategy of the Eastern Expedition was formulated, the Navy would not be excluded, and only assigned to some tasks of transporting supplies, attacking cities, pulling out villages, Participation in combat was never considered at all.

Li Ji was silent for a while, then sighed: "When the time comes to besiege Pingrang City, if the situation is unfavorable, then consider whether to allow the navy to participate in the battle."

(End of this chapter)