Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3217 Disagreement
Above and below the city, inside and outside the city, the battles are fierce and brutal, everywhere.

Ashina Simo drew out the horizontal knife at his waist, glanced at the soldiers on the left and right who were still behind him, and said loudly, "You have followed me for many years, and you have enjoyed the glory and wealth in Chang'an City. But what I want to say Yes, you must not forget your identity at any time. Don’t think that your majesty is tolerant to us, and we will treat ourselves as Han people! If you want to live prosperously and richly in Chang’an City, your descendants will not be treated as barbarians by the Han people , you have to rely on the knife in your hand to earn your future!"

He raised his arm, pointed the horizontal knife straight at the Boba city in front of him, and said sharply, "This city in front of us is the foundation for us to live, live and enjoy wealth. Let me capture it before sunset. The meritorious deeds are enough to make us worry-free for the rest of our lives, and our descendants will be accepted by the Han people! My sons and daughters, life and death are determined by fate and wealth, follow me to flatten this city!"

"Ouch!"

All the soldiers on the left and right were blushing, and they were so excited that they drew out their horizontal knives one after another, screaming strangely.

Turks fought with the most momentum. Once the momentum was up, even the Tang army armed to the teeth could fight for [-] rounds, but if the momentum weakened, a group of rabbits could drive them away in embarrassment.

Since entering the Tang Dynasty, although everyone followed Ashina Simo to enjoy wealth and honor, the Han people never regarded them as their own.This is not discrimination, but that these soldiers and generals did not make great achievements. Not only that, Ashina Simo was bestowed as Turkic Khan by His Majesty Li Er at the beginning, and he sat in Dingxiang to deter the grasslands, but was beaten by Xue Yantuo Desperate, fled back to Chang'an in embarrassment...

In the Tang Dynasty, military merit is the foundation of all glory and wealth. As long as you have military merit, no matter what your background is, even if you are a barbarian, you can be reused.

On the contrary, even the descendants of aristocratic families and relatives of the royal family are inferior to others.

Everyone knows that this Eastern Expedition is very likely to be the last large-scale war after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. It's up to fate, so everyone is working hard this time in the Eastern Expedition.

By contributing to Bocha City, everyone will reap the merits, and in the future, they can lie on the credit book and enjoy the food and drink.

Therefore, when Ashina Simo took the lead, all the Turkic tribes who followed him and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty all had high morale, and then rushed to the city desperately.

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On the other side, Xue Wanche also personally took aim at Shishi, and led the soldiers under his command to attack continuously. The Goguryeo army guarding the collapsed city wall could not resist the brave Tang army, so they had to retreat steadily, retreating back to the city, relying on the houses in the city for street fighting.

This kind of street fighting caused the Goguryeo army to lose a lot of troops and wasted too much time when they attacked Goguryeo in the former Sui Dynasty. Often, if a mountain city wants to be completely captured, it will take several days of street fighting, which makes morale low. , The number of casualties increased, and the situation was overwhelmed.

But now, it is no longer the same as before.

The Tang army entered the city, the shield hand was in front to resist the loss of flying around, the crossbowman suppressed the enemy in the distance, and the grenadier held the thunder and threw it around. The sound of "rumbling" was endless, and the whole city Gunpowder smoke was filled with dust and dust, and wherever the Tang army passed, it was almost razed to the ground.

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In the camp in the city, His Majesty Li Er was holding the battle report in front of him, and the muscles on his cheeks twitched non-stop. When he saw the end, he slapped the battle report on the desk, and angrily said: "Are these two rascals, prodigal sons? Ann The battle between the city and the city has been fought for several months, and the cost of the thunder is not as much as that of these two days!"

Firearms are powerful, but the manufacturing process is cumbersome and the cost is extremely high.But Ashina Simo and Xue Wanche, the two bastards, didn't care about that at all. They first blew up the city wall with a lot of gunpowder, and then pushed it all the way with the thunderbolt.

Bravery is indeed bravery, these two seem to have forgotten their identity as the chief generals, they charged forward and took the lead, which raised the morale of the troops under their command.

The advance speed is indeed fast. After breaking through the city wall, they quickly advanced towards the city, gradually suppressing the Goguryeo army on the side of the Yalu River in the south of the city. The siege is about to be completed, but the enemy army can be completely wiped out and the Yalu River ferry can be opened. .

But this kind of play cost too much, and even Su's self-proclaimed heroic Majesty Li Er couldn't help but feel heartbroken.This is not only a problem that every thunderbolt costs a lot of money, but that the thunderbolts that are depleted in a large amount cannot be replenished. When it comes to the city of Pingrang, what else can we use to attack the city?

Hearing the "rumbling" sound coming from outside, it was like setting off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, the more His Majesty Li Er listened, the more angry he became.

These two losers...

Zhu Suiliang was in charge of recording, copied the battle report and put it in the file. Hearing His Majesty Li Er's words, he said, "These two are more than brave, but not resourceful, so it's hard for them to be responsible..."

He didn't have any military talent at all, but he just followed His Majesty Li Er's words to please His Majesty Li Er. Fighting bravely in front of the battle, how can you let the civil servants dictate and criticize you at will? Zhu Huangmen, you should remember your identity and responsibilities, and don't talk about military affairs lightly."

Although he has always had a forbearing temperament and a very calm mind, he would not do those impulsive things in his leisure time, but he has been unhappy with Zhu Suiliang for a long time.

This person has talent, but it is only manifested in the documents, but he has no achievements in the military, but he always declares his presence, and he has to express his opinions from time to time.It's fine if he has unique insights, and Li Ji is not an intolerant person, but most of Zhu Suiliang's speeches are just echoing His Majesty, flattering his majesty, and basically not constructive.

Now he is praising and belittling the general who is fighting in front. This kind of nature is simply a sycophant. As the deputy commander of the army and the prime minister of the court, how can he tolerate this person being so unscrupulous?
It's okay to flatter the horse, and Li Ji doesn't want to hinder others' progress, but if he sees someone slandering civil servants and generals but remains indifferent, then he, the prime minister, has failed in his duty...

Zhu Suiliang just said something casually, following the tone of His Majesty Li Er, expressing his position of "meeting a hero" with His Majesty, but unexpectedly provoked such a severe reprimand from Li Ji, he immediately blushed, felt ashamed and embarrassing, Standing up and bowing in disrespect, he said, "It's the lower officials who are being reckless."

His Majesty Li Er glanced at Li Ji, who had a square face, waved his hands, and said: "In the military tent, you must be careful when speaking, talk less and do more, this is the way to stand."

Zhu Suiliang's face was still flushed: "Thank you for the lesson, Your Majesty, I will keep it in mind and will never do it again."

"Oh, that's all right, sit down and collect the battle report."

"Here."

Zhu Suiliang just sat down, lowered his head, and copied the battle report carefully, but the anger in his heart became more and more intense and could not be extinguished.

His face was slapped...

Although His Majesty Li Er came forward to turn around, Li Ji did not intend to back down, and said in a deep voice: "The military order issued by Your Majesty is to capture Bochai City as soon as possible and open the Yalushui Ferry. On this basis, no matter how much the generals in front use method, as long as His Majesty's military order is fulfilled, it will be a great achievement."

Facing the serious people, His Majesty Li Er had a good temper, and said helplessly: "Of course I know this truth, but these two people are too wasteful. If the number of Zhentianlei is not enough, we will wait until the time of Ping Rang City." , then you have to pay for it with human life, so many young and strong men died on the battlefield, how can I not be sad?"

Li Ji nodded, expressing his approval of His Majesty Li Er's words, but said: "Although the great victory in Hexi relieved the danger in Guanzhong, the cannibals invaded the Western Regions. Compared with the current Western Regions, which are full of wars, even if the Duke of Yue led his troops to reinforce, However, it may not be able to reverse the defeat. Therefore, the battle of the Eastern Expedition should be resolved quickly. No matter what the price is, His Majesty should return to Chang'an as soon as possible to sit in command, and withdraw the army back to the country to help the Western Regions. As long as you can quickly cross the Yalu River , capture Ping Rang City as soon as possible, any loss is worth it."

His Majesty Li Er frowned: "Since the danger in Hexi has been resolved and the big cannibal is beyond his reach, so what if he is allowed to be arrogant for a while? The Western Regions are vast, and the Anxi Army is even more elite. No matter Hejian County King or Xue Rengui Waiting for a handsome man, even if he is defeated for a while, the situation will not be corrupted. Moreover, winter is about to begin, and the roads in the Western Regions will be blocked by heavy snow. people were driven out."

Regarding the war in the Western Regions, the monarch and his ministers had different opinions.

(End of this chapter)