Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3321 Unpredictable Battle Situation
The two vanguard armies of Ashina Simo and Xue Wanche, one on the left and the other on the right, launched a fierce attack from the north and west of Dachengshan City. Cheng Mingzhen led the headquarters from the northeast-southwest facing Dachengshan City. The armies belonged to each other and stormed towards Dacheng Mountain City.

Tens of thousands of troops are displayed in the small battlefield, the sound of guns rumbles, the neighing of war horses, snowflakes and banners fluttering in the north wind, the momentum is majestic.

Goguryeo defeated the Sui army several times, summed up the experience and found that the various mountain cities greatly delayed the speed of the Sui army's advance, which caused the Sui army to delay fighters and lack supplies, which was the root cause of the defeat.Therefore, from the time when King Rongliu came to power until Yuangai Suwen came to power, Goguryeo has been repairing the strong mountain fortresses for many years. Not only did many mountain castles form a line in the north to form the "Great Wall of Koguryo", but also built a three-story building near Pingrang City relying on the terrain. Layers of defensive positions, with the fortress built on the mountain as the core, and the defense line is built layer by layer.

Dacheng Mountain City is the last line of defense outside Ping Rang City.

Although relying on the fortified city, the Goguryeo army did not dare to allow the Tang army to attack the city unscrupulously. After all, the Tang army's firearms were too powerful, and they often rushed to the city to dig out a few bricks and stuff them with gunpowder to ignite a large area of ​​the city wall. .

Therefore, the Goguryeo army had no choice but to attack the enemy with their own strengths, and had to go out to the city to fight bloody battles with the Tang army, preventing the Tang army from easily approaching the city wall.

However, due to the fact that it is backed by the strong city, it can get full support in the city, and the formation can be adjusted and deployed at any time. Therefore, when facing the Tang army with better soldiers and tactical qualities, it can actually fight back and forth, and it will not be defeated by the Tang army. The assault array will collapse with one blow.

The battle was fierce.

The Tang army has long been tortured by the severe cold weather in Liaodong, and they only hope to finish the battle as soon as possible and return to the Tang mainland to spend the winter. Therefore, their morale is high and they strive to be the first. The Goguryeo army knows that Dacheng Mountain City is the last line of defense outside Ping Rang City. Once Dacheng and Shancheng fall, then the Tang Army's soldiers will be able to reach Pingrang City.

The two sides fought bravely on the open ground at the foot of the mountain below the city, and the battle was extremely tragic.

It's just that no matter how brave the Goguryeo army is, they can't resist the Tang army's thunder and sharp crossbows.

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Li Ji arrived at the front line, hundreds of meters away from the battlefield, Cheng Mingzhen, who was in charge of the command, greeted him from a distance, and raised his hand to salute.

Cheng Mingzhen, who has passed the year of destiny, has a stout figure, a square face and a wide mouth, and his gray beard not only does not give a sense of aging, but on the contrary gives people a kind of "old and strong" aggressiveness.

Li Ji never dared to underestimate him.

Although Cheng Mingzhen's reputation is not obvious, it is because he has been guarding the two camps for a long time, and his character is tolerant and low-key. When it comes to the ability to march and fight, he deserves to be ranked among the most powerful generals in the empire, especially in the army. The method is even more unique.

The two greeted each other, and Li Ji looked at the distant battle field, and asked in a deep voice, "How is the battle going?"

Cheng Mingzhen wiped his frozen face, even his lips didn't seem to be in control, and he said in a low voice, "Mr. Goguryeo resisted very tenaciously. Although the Yuan Pure Land is not well-known, it is well-known all over the world without Yuan Gai Suwen. As a soldier, relying on the fortified city to fight every step of the way, we are very powerful. But we are in an advantage. The three armies sent out nearly [-] troops to besiege Dacheng Mountain City. The Yuan Pure Land has too few troops. Hold on for a few days."

The mountains and rivers near Ping Rang City are very unfavorable for large armies to fight. Tang Junkong has hundreds of thousands of troops, but they can't be fully used. They can only take turns between the various ministries to maintain the army's combat power and morale, and fight against the enemy. The military continued to exert pressure.

Li Ji nodded.

The Battle of Ping Rang City was a tough battle, and I had already expected it before. Fortunately, despite the severe cold and inconvenient transportation, the navy was still able to continuously transport food and supplies to the front line, so that the army could maintain morale for a long time.

Otherwise, once the attack is frustrated, the morale of the army will be shaken, and a little carelessness will lead to a defeat. How can it be as steady and steady as it is now to capture the outer defenses of Ping Rang City one by one, peeling off its hard carapace layer by layer, until Advance to the city of Pyongyang?

The more persistent and in-depth the war, the more important the navy is. I really don't know how those generals who rejected the navy will face the military exploits of the navy after the victory and return to court...

The two of them stood in the back formation, next to their ears were the sound of rumbling thunder and more than a hundred thousand soldiers from both sides fighting and fighting, exchanging information on the situation on the battlefield, constantly dispatching troops.

In fact, no matter how good the commander is, he can only make some fine-tuning at this time, thinking that large-scale tactical and strategic adjustments are impossible...

In the distance, a guard came running quickly, stood in front of Li Ji, and saluted: "Elder Sun Dalang has sent back a message, His Majesty invites the British Duke to go to the Chinese army's tent to discuss matters."

Li Ji's heart skipped a beat, and he turned his head to Cheng Mingzhen and said, "Continue to increase the rotation of the army, continue to increase the pressure on the enemy, and we must not let them get a chance to breathe. This battle must be fully prepared. It must be decided in one battle, as soon as possible." Conquer Dacheng Mountain City, otherwise it will be delayed for a long time, and accidents may happen."

Now he felt more and more that the situation was about to change, and the source of the change was Chang Sun Chong.

There's no real evidence for this, it's just a vague feeling.However, in this life, from a son of a rich family to a bandit in Wagangzhai, and now under one person and the head of Zaifu, he can already be called a hero. Cognition makes him very clear that often this seemingly unfounded feeling is often not limited by all conditions such as vision and information, until the problem is at its heart.

He could not prevent His Majesty Li Er from accepting the news sent by Chang Sun Chong, nor could he distinguish the authenticity of the news sent by Chang Sun Chong, so he could only do his best to make the battle move forward faster. The closer the victory was, the smaller the possible backlash from Chang Sun Chong's news would be.

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Ping Rang City.

The streets and alleys are full of soldiers in full armor and neatly arrayed. They patrol the whole city from time to time. If they encounter civilians who walk into the streets without authorization, they will be captured on the spot and sent to the government for interrogation. Once it is confirmed that it is for private escape After leaving the city, the whole family will be taken to the execution ground together, and the head of the owl will be shown to the public.

Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops came south and surrounded Pingrang City on the east, north, and west sides. The sound of rumbling firearms bursting faintly came, and several defensive lines outside Pingrang City collapsed one by one. After attacking Dacheng Mountain City, it seemed that they were about to reach Pingrang City. From the princes and nobles to the traffickers and pawns in the city, everyone was shrouded in great panic.

The strength of the Tang army has long been proven to be far from comparable to that of the Sui army. Goguryeo was able to hold out against the Sui army several times, but now facing the more tyrannical Tang army, it has lost all the way. There is no chance of turning defeat into victory at all.

Not many people are willing to live and die with Pingrang City, everyone tried their best to escape from Pingrang City, but Yuan Gai Suwen started the rule of iron and blood tyranny, whoever dares to flee privately and make trouble, affecting the hearts of the army and the people in the city, will end up There is only one, and that is death.

What's more, the whole family will be beheaded at the same time, there will be no forgiveness...

Under the brutal and high-handed rule, the air in Ping Rang City was stagnant and the people panicked, suppressed in bloody fear.

Don't leave Zhifu.

As the Tang army continuously destroyed the defense line outside Ping Rang City and arrived at Rang City step by step, the power of the royal palace has been completely frozen, and all military and political affairs must be submitted to Damo Lizhi Mansion, and Youyuan Gai Suwen drafted an order It was promulgated, making Damolizhifu the center of the entire Goguryeo.

The current Yuangai Suwen is the real military and political power in one person, and the actual controller of Goguryeo. The only difference is that he didn't take the last step...

Officials and military generals who came and went in a hurry, but they were all respectful when entering and leaving the mansion. Everyone knew that Yuan Gai Suwen was cruel. His fate must be extremely miserable.

Chang Sun Chong sat in the signing room on the side of the main hall, opened the window slightly, and watched the officials and generals reporting various news to Yuan Gai Suwen in the hall, feeling a little dignified in his heart.

Right now, the Tang Army is attacking Dacheng Mountain City, and the last line of defense around Pingrang City is in jeopardy. At this time, Yuan Gai Suwen did not let him move to Anhe Palace to support Yuan Pure Land, but transferred him to Pingrang City to sit here In Lizhifu...

What exactly is the intention?

(End of this chapter)