bastard seizes tang

Chapter 697
Li Ke is a smart man. The favor of a Wei family is more important than Li Shimin's trust. Naturally, it is not difficult to conclude that Li Ke will not take the risk of deceiving the emperor for the sake of a Wei family. Doing it is not only for the favor of King Huo's mansion, but also because Li Ke has full confidence and has a sense of proportion in his heart.

If Li Shimin wins, then what Wei Zheng said is wrong. Even if Li Ke forwarded Wei Zheng's memorial to Li Shimin, Li Shimin is nothing more than a joke about Wei Zheng's opinion as a scholar, he just doesn't know how to fight, and he won't get angry.

If Li Shimin hadn't won, then Wei Zheng's memorial would not only make Li Shimin furious and anger the Wei family if it was submitted, but would also damage Li Shimin's prestige. Li Ke withheld this memorial for the sake of his father's reputation. Even if Li Shimin finds out about this in the future, he probably won't blame Li Ke.

Both Li Ke and Li Ke are trying to be good people. Even if they have shown favor to the Huo Palace, they will not make Li Shimin angry. Why should he refuse such a thing.

In fact, after the Liaodong War, Li Shimin may not be able to win a big victory. Li Ke was also psychologically prepared for the fact that Li Ke wanted to withhold Wei Zheng's memorial.

It is not easy for Li Shimin to take Liaodong. Although Liaodong City, one of the strong cities in Liaodong, has been captured, Anshi City has not yet been captured. Liang Wanchun, the guard of the city, is even more good at guarding. It is not easy to take Anshicheng by force.

However, although Anshi is dangerous and Liang Wanchun is good at defending, they are nothing compared to the elite imperial guards and experienced generals of the Tang Dynasty. It is the severe cold climate in Liaodong that really hinders the Tang army from entering the palace.

Li Shimin arrived in Liaodong in mid-May. It was inevitable that the rear army would be harassed and cut off their way back. Li Shimin marched very cautiously. He first broke Liaodong City, then Baiyan City, and then Gaimu City, leveling the northern line one by one and stabilizing the rear. Arriving at Anshi City later, it was already August when Li Shimin led 6 horsemen to Lin'an City.

The climate in Liaodong was much harsher than that in Guanzhong. It was only August in the height of autumn, and the chill in Liaodong was already quite severe. The soldiers of the Tang army who were not used to the climate in Liaodong had already put on thick clothes.

Li Shimin made up his mind to take Liaodong and then destroy Goguryeo. He was ready to fight until winter, and Goguryeo faced the offensive of the Datang Army. In just over two months, the entire Liaodong had only An city is about to become a city, and in the face of the danger of subjugation, it is desperate, vowing to fight the Tang army to the end.

Yuangai Suwen gathered a heavy army and ordered Gao Yanshou, the northern governor of Goguryeo, and Gao Huizhen, the southern governor, to lead the middle school and Mohe 15 reinforcements to Anshi City to help defend.

In the battle outside the city of Liaodong, the Tang army defeated the Goguryeo army with fewer troops and defeated the Goguryeo army. Only then did they truly realize that the fierce tiger of the Tang Dynasty was not comparable to the sick lion of the previous Sui Dynasty.

But no matter when, there are always bold and bold people. No matter how hard Tang Jun hits the ground, as long as he doesn't step on his own head, he will not feel afraid, and Gao Yanshou, who is in charge of the army this time, is such a person .

Gao Yanshou led 15 horsemen to cross the Yalu River to stop the Tang army, and most of the 15 horsemen he led were the elites of the country. A little more self-confidence, and it was this kind of self-confidence that gave Gao Yanshou and Tang Jun the confidence to fight head-on, and also laid the groundwork for the defeat of the Goguryeo army.

In the battle outside the city of Anshi, Li Shimin led 4000 men and horses to climb Beishan in person, and then ordered Li Ji to lead [-] steps to set up the formation on Xiling, while Changsun Wuji led [-] elite imperial troops to the north of the mountain. After passing through the canyon and attacking the Goguryeo army, they cut off their way back and tried their best to defeat Gao Yanshou in one battle, completely defeat the main force of Goguryeo, and make Anshi an isolated city in Liaodong.

In the battle, the Tang army was first led by Niu Jinda to fight with a thousand troops, pretending to be invincible, and retreated to the north. Seeing that the Tang army was victorious, the Goguryeo people led their troops to pursue them. The trap was attacked by Li Ji and Changsun Wuji's army one after another, and Xue Rengui and Xi Jun bought points and led the elite to go down the mountain to charge and kill, but the Goguryeo army was defeated in half a day.

In this battle alone, the Tang army beheaded more than 8000 people, causing numerous deaths and injuries to the Goguryeo people. Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen led the remaining 1 people to surrender. Shocked, up and down terrified.

After this battle, there were no more reinforcements outside Anshi City, and even the entire Goguryeo was seriously injured. In the south of the Yalu River, except for the defenders of the capital, it was difficult for the whole country of Goguryeo to organize any decent army.

As long as Anshi City is broken quickly, the Tang army can completely reject Liaodong, and then send troops south to the Yalu River to force Pyongyang. As long as Pyongyang is broken, Goguryeo will be considered as a country. Suddenly something happened to his body.

Although Li Shimin was born in the army, he was the emperor immediately, and he was in good health when he was young, but since he became the emperor, he has been busy with court affairs, and his body and bones are no longer what he used to be. , A carbuncle developed on the back.

The big camp of the Tang army and the big tent of the Chinese army have been arguing for a long time about whether to stay in this battle.

"It's just Liaodong, bordering Cuoer, it's advisable to hold hands, but your majesty's dragon body is related to the fate of the country, and you must not lose it. Your majesty's dragon body is ill. Please take the lead first and fight again in the next year." Chu Suiliang said first.

Chu Suiliang was a civil servant, and his words actually represented the views of most of the civil servants who accompanied the army. Compared with Li Shimin's safety, they didn't care about the outcome of a battle in Liaodong.

But Li Shimin shook his head when he heard this, and said: "No, my army of more than [-] has marched to this day, the grain and grass have been consumed by hundreds of thousands of stones, and thousands of soldiers have been killed or injured. How can we let it go because of me alone."

Li Shimin knew that if he failed to win a big victory this time, because of his own body, it would be impossible for Li Shimin to conquest in person in the future, and the officials would never agree.

Compared with the conservatism of civil servants, military officials are more radical. Their ideas are somewhat similar to Li Shimin's. They also care about Li Shimin's dragon body, but they don't want the battle of Liaodong to come to nothing.They watched Li Shimin veto what Chu Suiliang said, and they also had their own thoughts.

Li Ji immediately said: "Although what Chu Shilang said is not entirely true, it is also reasonable. Your majesty's dragon body is precious, and it is related to the national fortune of the Tang Dynasty. You must not be in danger because of a mere Goguryeo. In the end, you will think that your majesty can return to the teacher first, and choose A general can lead the army here."

What Li Ji said was a compromise method, which not only guaranteed Li Shimin's life, but also did not give up the Eastern Expedition and retained the hope of destroying the country of Goguryeo.

It's just that Li Shimin didn't want to come here for thousands of miles, so why would he want to see other people make meritorious deeds? After a while, Pyongyang is about to be broken. Seeing that the meritorious service is imminent, how can Li Shimin give up, and what's Li Shimin's return to Beijing at this time and his teacher? different.

Li Shimin insisted: "My body, I myself know best, a mere carbuncle, as long as it is healthy and recuperated, it is nothing, and we will start attacking the city from tomorrow, we must break the city within ten days, otherwise Liaodong will enter winter and marching will be difficult. "

(End of this chapter)