Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 3419 Blow up the city gate
Xi Junmai summoned fifty strong and vigorous soldiers, all of whom were "first ascended dead soldiers", all wearing armor and holding shields, and holding gunpowder in their arms.The artillery began to adjust the barrel, aiming at the city walls on both sides of the city gate and firing continuously. The kerosene bombs hit the city wall and the city head one after another, and all of them were burned in the fire. The defenders on the city suffered heavy casualties.

It was difficult for the newly added soldiers to exert their combat power for a while, and they had no time to take into account the dead soldiers of the Tang army who were lying in the city and covered with huge wooden shields to bully the city gate.It wasn't until Tang Jun climbed the dead soldiers to the city gate first that the soldiers on the city reacted. Arrows and stones rained down like raindrops, but Tang Jun had already hid in the city gate hole.

The guards on the city felt that something was wrong, but the city gate was sunken inward, and it was difficult to see and attack from standing on the city. Opening the city gate from the inside would be an act of courting death...

Fortunately, Tang Jun did not confuse the defenders for too long.

These pioneers were all well-trained, and they specialized in burying gunpowder.Use a spiral-shaped awl to screw it into the green brick, and then hit other parts of the green brick with a hammer, breaking the tightly embedded green bricks in a few strokes.As long as one green brick is broken and removed, the rest of the green bricks can be easily taken out one by one.

In a few strokes, two large holes were opened at the corners on both sides of the city gate, and Tang Jun buried all the gunpowder in the four holes.Although gunpowder is powerful, it also pays attention to the method of burying it. It is not just digging a hole and burying gunpowder in order to exert its maximum power.Except for the navy, where do the rest of the troops understand the blasting response in this matrix form?
Wait until the fuse is laid and ignite it, and then all the "first ascended dead soldiers" retreat with the huge wooden shield.

The arrows above "Pu Pu Tong Tong" hit the wooden shield like raindrops of rocks, and the dead soldiers of the Tang army retreated at full speed with their feet spread.

"boom!"

A muffled sound seemed to shake the bottom of my heart, and I saw that the solid and towering city gate suddenly swelled and shattered like a block of tofu, and huge bluestones and broken blue bricks were thrown in all directions to the west. The standing city gate instantly turned into a ruined wall, and the scorched bricks and stones were emitting strong gunpowder smoke, rising like a dark cloud.

The city gate, which is built with a mixture of glutinous rice pulp and lime, is hard to resist the huge force generated by the blasting of hundreds of catties of black powder. .

The Goguryeo defenders were stunned by the threat of heaven and earth at first, and when they realized that the city gate had collapsed, a huge gap appeared in the entire city wall defense line. Launch a surprise attack at the city gate.

The heavy infantry has actually disappeared from the military ranks of various countries. Although the defense is strong and it is almost invulnerable, it moves slowly and has poor mobility. It is almost equivalent to a living target on the battlefield and can only be beaten passively.

However, the navy is still equipped with a heavy infantry, and it is used to carry out the task of attacking fortified positions, especially the barbarians who are not good at fighting with weapons, often receive miraculous effects.Once in Silla and Japan, the navy's heavy infantry made great contributions and killed a lot of people.

At this moment, the heavy infantry carried out a surprise attack towards the city gate, and the artillery behind them fired shells near the city gate to prevent the defenders from rescuing. They actually realized the "beggar's version" of infantry coordination...

All the elite troops in Pingrang City went north to pursue the main force of the Tang army, trying to delay the return of the Tang army, and the defenders left in the city could not be called elite.At this moment, the city gate was suddenly blasted open by the Tang army, and a huge gap suddenly appeared in the complete city wall defense line.

When he reacted, he went to intercept him. First, he was bombarded indiscriminately by the artillery of the Tang army. After finally rushing to the city gate, he had to face the heavy infantry armed to the teeth.The knife and ax slashed on Tang Jun's thick armor, and a string of sparks came out, leaving a mark, and Tang Jun was unharmed.But when the Tang army slashed out with a backhand horizontal knife, there was a rain of blood, and the Goguryeo soldiers had their stomachs ripped open and their limbs scattered all over the place.

However, the Goguryeo soldiers were also brave. Although the weapons in their hands were difficult to cause effective damage to the Tang army, they still rushed forward bravely and blocked the heavy infantry at the gate of the city relying on the advantage of local numbers. The stone and blue bricks of the door collapsed, and a bloody fight started.

Although the Tang army had an advantage in armor, but the city gate was narrow and the troops were insufficient, it was blocked by the Goguryeo defenders for a while, making it difficult to advance an inch.

But behind him, countless sailors and soldiers had already gathered, and the tide was rushing towards the gate of the city.

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The army retreated all the way north, and soon reached the Yalu River area.

The news of His Majesty Li Er's death is still tightly concealed, not daring to reveal the slightest bit.Not to mention that once this news is leaked, it will cause a great blow to the morale of the army. With no fighting spirit, the army will only know how to run away, and it is very likely that the enemy chasing behind will take advantage of it, just after the news leaks The violent turmoil that will inevitably be caused after being transmitted back to the country made Li Ji dare not take half of the risk.

Originally, the city of Chang'an was full of ups and downs, many people were eyeing the position of the crown prince, and the clan kings were ready to move, all because of His Majesty's prestige, no one dared to act rashly.Once they learned of His Majesty's death, those people no longer had any scruples, fearing that the city of Chang'an would be reduced to ruins overnight.

And it is very possible that this turmoil will be spread, leading to turmoil in Shenzhou, and the world is full of flames...

However, no matter how anxious Li Ji was, he looked forward to leading the army back to Guanzhong to stabilize the situation as soon as possible, but the Goguryeo cavalry who were chasing after him made him quite afraid.

He wanted to turn around and have a decisive battle with the enemy, cut off the tail regardless of casualties, and then set off on the return journey without distraction, but the Goguryeo cavalry avoided fighting and avoided it far away; , I was harassed by him if I was not careful, and I was very annoying.

In desperation, Li Ji had no choice but to command the army to retreat in turn according to the original organizational system of each department, one retreating, one rearing, and so alternately, the progress was slow.

Walking to the bank of the Yalu River, the river surface is frozen and covered with snow, and the city of Boba is in sight.Surrounded by mountains on both sides of the Yalu River, there is only one passageway left in the city of Bocha. You only need to leave an army to guard the city after the army has passed, so as to block the enemy from continuing to pursue. The army can travel lightly and return to Yingzhou quickly.

When the army crossed the frozen river and entered Bojia City, the enemy did not pursue them as closely as before, which made Li Ji a little puzzled...

"Send scouts quickly to check the enemy's movements."

Li Ji had always been cautious, and the abnormal behavior of the enemy made him smell something unusual.

It's just that before the scouts set off, they waited for the message from the navy.

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"The navy didn't respect the general's order, and attacked Pingrang City without authorization? Damn! Didn't Su Dingfang rely on Fang Jun to protect him, so he became lawless?"

In the government office in Bobao City, Yu Chigong, who had not recovered from his injuries, was sitting sideways on a chair. After hearing the report from the captain of the navy, he immediately cursed.

Qiu Xiaozhong also looked gloomy, dissatisfied: "Who does he Su Dingfang think he is? Hundreds of thousands of troops besieged Ping Rang City for two months and failed. Could it be possible that with the power of a mere navy, he can accomplish what 10 people have not conquered? I'm really dazzled by meritorious deeds, and my heart is darkened, if I wait until he can't attack, and instead lose troops and generals in Ping Rang City, let's see how the imperial court will deal with him!"

The rest of the generals, except Cheng Yaojin who was silent, Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo stayed out of the matter, all of them expressed their dissatisfaction one after another.

It's not that there is any deep hatred for the navy, it is Su Dingfang's behavior of disobeying orders and sending troops without permission, which makes everyone feel a deep sense of crisis.

Hundreds of thousands of troops indeed besieged Pingrang City for two months without success. Now that His Majesty has died, he had to withdraw his troops and return northward. Already a big loss.

If it weren't for worrying about changes in Chang'an due to His Majesty's death, Ping Rang City would undoubtedly be destroyed in just ten and a half months.

Now that the army is returning to the north, the navy has launched a fierce attack, and Goguryeo has also sent an elite cavalry force of tens of thousands to harass the army. Pingrang City must be empty of troops... Although it is unlikely that Pingrang City will be captured by the navy , but this possibility does exist.

In case the navy gets lucky, and it really depends on the battle of Ping Rang City, what should we do?
At the beginning, the government, the opposition, and all factions in the army excluded the navy, just because they were afraid that the navy would gain meritorious service and grow stronger.Now that the war has been going on for more than half a year, all of them were beaten like wolves and tigers under the city of Ping Rang, and even His Majesty died. All the merits of the Eastern Expedition were taken away by the navy...

Let's all wipe our necks together, how can we see others?
(End of this chapter)