bastard seizes tang

Chapter 838
As Xue Rengui broke the enemy with three arrows and repelled the Suofusun tribe, the [-] reinforcements from Bozhuo City also retreated and returned to the city, which means that Pyongyang City lost its last foreign aid and was completely reduced to an isolated city .

After the defeat of Suo Fusun, Xue Rengui continued to return to the army to besiege the city, attacking the city from time to time, and the city of Pyongyang gradually fell into crisis.

However, the city of Pyongyang is high and deep, and it is also the most important town in Goguryeo. Naturally, only one soldier and horse from the Andong Protectorate is not enough to storm Pyongyang, but Xue Rengui's role has been achieved.

During the period when Xue Rengui's army besieged the city and blocked the entire Pyongyang, the two armies of the north and the south were all victorious, especially Su Dingfang had already broken Seoul and captured Yangyue City and Donghu City. At the end of May When they arrived at the city of Pyongyang, more than [-] Tang army elites and more than [-] Silla troops came with Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang's speed was extremely fast, and Li Ji's was not slow either. Li Ji broke through the [-] troops in Dahang City and Doufanglou, went all the way south, attacked the city, and finally led [-] troops to Pyongyang City at the beginning of June. At this point, except for the troops guarding various places, the three groups of troops in the Tang Dynasty, one hundred thousand elites have all gathered under the city of Pyongyang, and they will take Pyongyang by force.

In the second year of Longshuo, at the beginning of June, under the city of Pyongyang.

Since the beginning of the year, the Tang army has attacked Goguryeo in three ways, and the Tang army has conquered the city. In just a few months, the entire Goguryeo has been owned by the Tang Dynasty except for the capital Pyongyang, which is already an isolated city.

However, although Pyongyang is an isolated city with no foreign aid, Pyongyang is the capital of Goguryeo after all. Especially after Goguryeo and Datang turned against each other, Yuangai Suwen had already begun to build the Goguryeo city wall to prevent the worst situation today. Hoarding food and grass in the city, the food and grass in Goguryeo City is enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city for two years, and it is more than enough to defend the city.

Moreover, although there are only [-] soldiers in Pyongyang City, there are still more than [-] people in the city. After Su Dingfang's army arrived, Yuan Gai Suwen knew that there was no hope of fighting against the enemy, so he conscripted troops in the city wantonly. In more than ten days, more than [-] troops were forcibly recruited to defend the city.

Most of the more than [-] troops were civilians who had been conscripted temporarily. They were poorly trained. If they went out of the city to fight against the elite Tang army, they would naturally disperse at the first touch, but it would be difficult to defend the city under the oppression of the soldiers It can be used.

Li Ji arrived in Pyongyang City in early June. After arriving at Pyongyang City, the Tang army began to attack. However, Pyongyang, as the capital, is not comparable to Dahang City. The Tang army attacked the city for several days and killed or injured more than a thousand people. effectiveness.

It was another day when Li Ji personally went to supervise the siege and returned to the camp. The first thing he did after returning to the camp was to invite Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui to discuss matters in the tent.

"I didn't expect the Koguryo army to be so tightly guarded. Now our army has been attacking the city for five days. There are many casualties, but we have not advanced an inch." Li Ji spoke first, and said to Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui.

As the generals in the army, not only Li Ji, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui have personally gone to the city to supervise the battle. They all know the determination of the Goguryeo army to defend the city. It will not be easy to capture Pyongyang.

Su Dingfang said: "The Goguryeo people are sticking to it. It's not easy to take the city, but it's the end of summer now, and it's almost autumn. If we continue like this, if we can't break the city by September, we won't have a chance this year." gone."

Pyongyang is in the north, and the climate is cold early. Usually, it will start to snow in September. Once the Goguryeo people hold the city, the war will be dragged into September. However, there will be heavy snow inside and outside the city. It is difficult for the Tang army to adapt to such a severe cold. There is no choice but to retreat, which is tantamount to giving the Goguryeo people time to breathe.

Xue Rengui immediately said: "The war must not be dragged into winter. Your Majesty's all-out expedition to the east is aimed at destroying the country. If you can't destroy the city this year, everything I have done before will be in vain. How can you be worthy of your majesty?" Faithful."

Li Ji listened to Xue Rengui's words and asked, "Does Rengui have a strategy to defeat the enemy?"

Xue Rengui replied: "If it doesn't work, the last general will personally lead the Liaodong people Ma Dengcheng to attack, and maybe the city can be broken."

Xue Rengui's bravery is the best in the world, and Xue Rengui's Liaodong sons are all elites. If Xue Rengui personally ascends the city and storms the city, there is indeed a better chance of winning, but this is not an option for Li Ji.

Xue Rengui was Li Ke's confidant and beloved general who was born in Li Ke's personal guard. Li Ke held him in high regard, and siege was extremely dangerous. If Xue Rengui's life was lost under the city of Pyongyang, how would he explain it to Li Ke?
Li Ji immediately vetoed it: "No, you are the chief general in the army, how can you do such a dangerous thing, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?"

Su Dingfang also said: "What the commander-in-chief said is that it is indeed unreasonable for the general to go to the city, not to mention that it is still early, and we are not without time."

Li Jidao: "Ding Fang said that I also thought of something when I attacked the city today, and I also specially invited you to come to discuss it."

Su Dingfang said: "Commander, please tell me."

Li Jidao: "The city of Goguryeo is high and deep. It is not easy to take it by force, but since ancient times, most of the kingdoms of Wancheng died within the palace walls. It is certainly difficult for us to destroy the city from the outside, but it is not difficult to destroy the city from the inside. No."

As soon as Li Jizhi's words came out, Su Dingfang guessed what Li Ji meant. Su Dingfang asked: "The commander-in-chief wants to make a fuss about the disharmony between the monarch and his subjects in Goguryeo?"

Li Jidao: "That's right, Goguryeo power minister Yuan Gaisuwen and King Gaozang have a grudge against their brothers, and they have ostracized King Gaozang for many years. There must be a lot of conflicts between their monarchs and ministers. If they can intensify the conflicts between their monarchs and ministers, Pyongyang City will be in chaos from within. , is our chance to break the city."

Although Yuan Gaisuwen holds the military power, the power is in the government and the public, but the lineage of King Gaozang has held the power of Goguryeo for hundreds of years. No matter in the court, the army or among the people, they are very popular, even the ambitious Yuan Gaisu Wen Ye only dared to be good at politics, but did not dare to replace it easily.

Although Gao Zang has no real power, he is not without foundation. If he can really stir up their dispute between monarch and minister, it will be an excellent opportunity for Li Ji.

Su Dingfang said: "What the commander-in-chief said is true, but now that the sword and ax of the Tang Dynasty are on the verge of death, Yuan Gai Suwen and Gao Zang are both in danger of their lives. At this time, let's not say that they must be working together and it is difficult to provoke them. Even the news may not be able to be sent in."

Li Ji said: "That's exactly the case, that's why I invited you to come to discuss. I want to withdraw my troops for [-] miles and station them in Huangcheng temporarily. I will give them a way to breathe first, and then I will order people to sneak into the city to make a difference. "

In order to defend against the Tang army, Yuan Gai Suwen ordered the people of all the surrounding counties into the city and forced them to defend the city. Such an approach would not hinder the Tang army's attack on the city, but once the Tang army retreated, the people in the city would inevitably flow. The supplies in the army must also be purchased, and it will not be difficult for Tang Jun to arrange people to sneak into the city.

Su Dingfang said: "There is no other way, then follow what the commander said, retreat the army first, and then wait for the opportunity to break the city from within."

(End of this chapter)