Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3230
The earth shook, and countless cavalry galloped out from behind the mountain col, galloping across the vast field, their horseshoes trampling the hoarfrost on the withered yellow grass leaves, full of murderous intent.Tens of thousands of light cavalry were like a torrent rolled up on the ground, with gold and iron horses and banners flying, killing all the way south.

Numerous Tang troops followed closely behind, rolling south like a torrent, heading straight for Ping Rang City.

Many Goguryeo cities and villages along the way were completely wiped out under the onslaught of the Tang army and fell one after another, failing to stop the advance of the Tang army.

Successive defeats of Goguryeo's elite in Liaodong City, Anshi City, and Bocao City made Goguryeo's lack of troops stretched.

Among the rolling army, His Majesty Li Er was sitting in a specially made large carriage, discussing military plans with his ministers, Zhu Suiliang, the servant of Huangmen, still respected the last place, bowed his head and was in charge of recording.

The spacious compartment is large enough to accommodate many people. His Majesty Li Er knelt and sat at the head seat, with Li Ji and Changsun Wuji on the left and right hands respectively, followed by Cheng Yaojin, Qiu Xiaozhong, Zhang Jian, and Zhang Liang who had been in charge of the rear of the palace, and even Even Yu Chigong, who was covered in sores, respectfully accompanied him.

Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo each led an army to continue to act as the vanguard, advancing towards Pingrang City from left to right, so they were not in the central army.

The lowest status among all the people here is Zhang Liang, so it is natural for him to do such tasks as pouring tea and water.

Seeing Zhang Liang put the poured tea in front of him, and the tea in the tea cup rippled due to the shaking of the carriage, His Majesty Li Er raised his head, looked at the generals in front of him, and asked, "The plan to besiege Ping Rang City?" , After planning for a long time, everyone must have a good idea of ​​what to do. All of you are veterans in the battlefield. I won't say much about how to fight this battle, but there is one thing that I have always been worried about. Where is the 'Wang Zhuangjun'? , what is the plan?"

There was a moment of silence in the carriage, and everyone picked up the teacups in front of them and sipped tea, but did not speak.It wasn't that these people had no opinion on this, but because Changsun Wuji was present, they didn't want to get involved, which made Changsun Wuji dissatisfied.

From the beginning to the end, Changsun Chong was in Pingrang City, and continued to send back important news from Goguryeo, which is not a small contribution.The whereabouts of the "Wang Zhuangjun" has always been investigated by Chang Sun Chong, and this is related to how much merit Chang Sun Chong can live in this Eastern Expedition. No one wants to fight with Chang Sun Wuji on this point useless.

The others were silent, so Changsun Wuji naturally wanted to explain in detail: "Your Majesty, the letter from the previous dog said that he had detected the whereabouts of the 'Wang Zhuanjun'. No mistakes."

His Majesty Li Er frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Above war, don't say words like 'no mistakes', the world is ever-changing, how can manpower be exhausted?"

Cheng Yaojin said: "Your Majesty's words are justified. Your Majesty's personal expedition is absolutely impossible to make a slight mistake. Now the defense of the entire Ping Rang City is under the control of Datang. It can be said that you know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles. However, the king The existence of the Zhuanjun is an anomaly. It is very likely that the strategic layout that has been planned will be deviated and lead to a disadvantageous battle situation. This is absolutely unacceptable. Therefore, I also ask the Duke of Zhao to urge your son to be strict at all times. Monitor the 'Wang Zhuangjun', if there is any change, you must send a letter to report immediately."

These words seemed to be reprimanding Chang Sun Chong for his poor handling of affairs, but Chang Sun Wuji liked to hear it very much.

The more the role of "Wang Zhuanjun" is emphasized, the more the merits of Changsun Chong will be highlighted after the war. Even if it is impossible to be awarded the title for meritorious service, but such a great achievement is in the body, and Changsun Chong will return to Chang'an in the future. You can stand up, and you won't be criticized by others.

He nodded and said: "What Lu Guogong said is very true. Although the number of the 'Wang Zhuang Army' is only over ten thousand, they are powerful. They have always been the elite of the elite of the Goguryeo army. You must not be careless. Otherwise, the army that has always been so strong Suddenly appearing in an important position under unpredictable circumstances is very likely to bring about a huge change in the battle situation, even if you still win in the end, you will need to pay a huge price."

Li Ji took a sip of tea with his teacup in hand, and glanced at Cheng Yaojin.

It's just the whereabouts of the "Wang Zhuanjun", and it's enough to put in a lot of effort to investigate. Why do we need to repeatedly emphasize its role?
It is true that such a strong army does have the ability to control the situation of the battle, but this repeated emphasis is nothing more than to highlight the meritorious service of Chang Sun Chong in being able to detect and find out his tracks.It is understandable that Changsun Wuji is doing his best for his son, but Cheng Yaojin is the backbone of the Shandong family, so why does he keep giving Changsun Wuji "assistances" on one point?
The motives are somewhat elusive...

His Majesty Li Er also took a look at Cheng Yaojin, but he didn't care what kind of deal these courtiers made behind their backs, what he cared about was the victory of the Eastern Expedition.

As long as the Eastern Expedition ends in victory, Li Er's feats through the ages will be certain, enough to be famous in history. What are those conspiracy schemes in the court for exchanging interests?

Waiting for him to return to the capital with the prestige of a great victory, all the powerful and aristocratic families will obediently bow their heads and listen to their ears. If anyone dares to provoke the imperial power again... Humph!
In fact, he didn't think that the "Wang Zhuang Army" could really control the situation of the battle.

Hundreds of thousands of tigers swung their whips and went south to Pingrang City. The Goguryeo defenders were less than 30 at full strength, and half of them were ordinary people who were temporarily arrested. After simple training, they distributed weapons and joined the army to take charge of defense.

Even if the "Wang Zhuang Army" with more than [-] people can cause trouble for the Tang army, how can it be possible to reverse the defeat and turn defeat into victory?
Even if [-] battle formations are carried out, such a result will not appear...

His Majesty Li Er has always been full of confidence. No matter how strong the "Wang Zhuang Army" is, it is no better than the "Xuanjia Iron Cavalry" under his command back then.

Of course, Changsun Wuji tried his best to promote the strength of the "Wang Zhuang Army", and His Majesty Li Er can also understand that as a father, he is willing to do his best to support his son.His Majesty Li Er is also a father, and he can understand his hope that Changsun Chong will return to Chang'an.

Some exaggeration, but acceptable...

Therefore, although His Majesty Li Er has a lot of faults, he is actually a kind person when the situation permits.

Back then, he killed brothers and brothers, forced his father to abdicate, and even slaughtered all his brothers. He was really framed by the situation, and he couldn't allow him to have a half-hearted heart of forgiveness.

Either you die or I die, how to give in?
Taking a step back is irreversible. No one is willing to dedicate himself to enlighten others.What's more, under the circumstances at that time, even if Li Er was willing to kill him, and sacrificed the whole family to achieve Prince Li Jiancheng's emperor's road, the generals of the Tiance House under his command would not be caught without a fight.

A bloody battle is inevitable, it just depends on who wins and who loses, who lives and who dies.

Changsun Wuji has followed His Majesty Li Er for many years, how can he not know His Majesty Li Er's resourcefulness?Seeing his eyes drooping slightly and his expression indifferent, he knew that he had understood his thoughts, but he didn't say anything to point it out, so it can be seen that he had given himself a favor.

Gratitude is inevitable.

After discussing this matter, Li Ji said: "The mountains and rivers near Pingrang City are undulating and there are many rivers, so it is not suitable for large-scale army operations. The technique of advancing at the head and outflanking the various parts discussed before is the best strategy. However, if you want to completely To trap Ping Rang City to death, it is necessary to separate the north and south cities, making it difficult for each other to support each other. To achieve this, the best strategy is for the navy to go upstream and place the ships on the river. middle……"

Before he finished speaking, he stopped talking, just looked up at His Majesty Li Er, waiting for a decision.

Others were also silent.

Since the Eastern Expedition, the word "naval division" has almost become a rather taboo word, and no one is willing to mention it.After all, when the strategy of the Eastern Expedition was formulated, everyone united and excluded the navy, and only gave it the task of transporting troops and supplies, and excluded it from all war tactics, lest it would benefit from the slightest contribution.

But no one expected that the navy would play an increasingly important role during the Eastern Expedition.

If many battles allow the navy to take on heavy responsibilities, there is no need to fight so hard and pay so much price...

Right now, there is only the last battle left in the Eastern Expedition. As long as Pingrang City is captured, Goguryeo will be completely destroyed.

However, everyone knows that the battle of Ping Rang City will never be so easy.

During the heyday of the former Sui Dynasty, the whole world surrendered and the barbarians bowed their heads. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty collected the power of the whole country and made three expeditions to the east, but all failed. This shows the tyranny of Goguryeo's fighting power and tenacity of will.

But they have survived countless difficult battles along the way, but at this time, let the navy participate in to share the merits, and let go of the suppression of the navy at the last moment?
Everyone felt resigned again.

(End of this chapter)