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Chapter 438 20 troops attack Tang

The army has just taken back Liaocheng, and the people in the city have not yet gained real safety.

Li Xiaogong sent people to rebuild the city in order to erect a barrier at the south gate to resist the enemy's advance.

At this time, Eleven gave him an idea, "Marshal, why don't you use your own way to treat your own body?"

"Landmines?" Li Xiaogong couldn't figure it out, but it's a pity that the number of landmines in his hands is not too many.

Eleven said again: "Goguryeo instructed the people to bury the landmines outside the North City Gate. They remember the location, and we can dig out some of them."

"Do it quickly!"

Where there is any reluctance, this is a great thing!
At the same time, he also ordered people to send the military situation here back to Chang'an.

3 people have just recaptured Liaocheng, and it is not known how many enemy troops they will face, but a big victory is very important to Chang'an at this moment.

Counting the thousand cannons brought in this time, including the more than 2000 captured in the city, a thousand cannons were erected at each of the three gates in the southeast, west, and east.

The North City Gate is too special, and there is no way to get around the dense forest without a guide.

Li Xiaogong also sent people to guard the path that he had walked before.

They can find it, but it doesn't mean that Goguryeo people can't find it. The necessary vigilance is still necessary!
Great victory, killing 5 enemies and saving [-] people.

At the same time, in another letter, there is also Li Xiaogong's introduction to the slave city.

Of the 20 border people, more than 6 died tragically, more than 5 remained in the slave city, and the remaining [-] were taken to farther places by Goguryeo.

As soon as the news came back to Datang, Li Shimin was very happy because Li Xiaogong had won.

But after putting the second battle report in front of his eyes, his heart was full of anger.

"Look! Give me a good look!"

It smashed into the hall, and all the courtiers fell silent. I don't know why His Majesty was so furious when it was clearly a big victory.

The eldest grandson Wugou stepped forward and lifted up the letter, halfway through reading it, his hands trembled a little.

Pass it on one by one, and there is no joy of winning.

It took seven days for the news to be sent back from Liaocheng, and when Li Shimin was furious about the slave city, Li Xiaogong encountered trouble again.

According to the cycle of Goguryeo people transporting gunpowder to Liaocheng, once every ten days.

But Liao City has been recaptured by the Tang army, which also caused the other party to notice the changes in the slave city.

First of all, the corpse pit outside the city disappeared, and all the corpses of the slaves were gathered up and buried on the spot.

The second is the city gate. It should be known that Goguryeo people do not have the habit of repairing city gates for others.

The Tang people took back Liaocheng!
The news was quickly spread to a new city less than a thousand miles away from the border between Goguryeo and Datang.

Yuan Gai Su Wen's third son, Yuan Nan, was the commander of the invasion of Tang Dynasty.

Knowing that the slave city fell, Yuan Nanchan immediately ordered the army to move out.

I planned to devour Datang bit by bit, now that the other party has discovered their "means".

If they keep it hidden, it will inevitably make Datang feel that their Goguryeo is only a thief.

There are 20 troops in hand, of which 15 are slave soldiers, all of whom were ordinary people from the original Silla Baekje.

The army went south, aiming at the slave city, recaptured the slave city, and invaded the Tang Dynasty!
It took several days to reach thirty miles outside Liaocheng.

He ordered the whole army to gain a foothold, and then Yuan Nanchan sent [-] slave soldiers to lead the way to test the situation in the city.

After Li Xiaogong put down the binoculars in the city, he gasped.

He couldn't see the side at a glance, and it was definitely not 8 to [-] thousand people. He had a rough guess.

Not to mention that the opponent has more than 15 people, and with 3 people in his hands alone, it will definitely be a disastrous defeat if he fights recklessly.

"Master, the opponent is attacking!"

Faced with the diversion of the enemy army, thousands of people marched forward, Li Xiaogong's eyes were full of bloodthirsty.

"No need to shoot, there are mines, they can't get through!"

Eleven shook his head hastily, "The commander-in-chief absolutely must not, the subordinates feel that they should be bombarded!"

"Give me a reason!"

"The mines are exhausted, and the opponent can move forward without any scruples. Such a killer move should not be released early."

"You mean keep them away?"

"That's right, the day my subordinates feel that landmines are really used, maybe we have no way out!"

Not many landmines were buried, only [-], and there were still more left on the land outside the North City Gate.

The Eleven people only dug up a small part, and the remaining ones were too dangerous, because they were worried about accidentally detonating some of them, which would cause a chain reaction, so they had to stop there.

On Li Xiaogong's side, he arranged for the people in the city to transfer along the small road and return to Datang.

If he stayed in the city, he could not guarantee the safety of the people.

More than 5 people were transferred for more than ten days, and thousands of people remained.

Now that the enemy army has appeared, it is not easy to leave the city. If something goes wrong and the opponent finds a secret road to bypass Liaocheng, it may cause a greater threat.

3 people guard the city, and there are tens of thousands of people outside the city. It would be a lie to say that there is no tension.

Facing the cruel and ruthless Goguryeo people who looked like mad dogs, the anger in the hearts of Tang soldiers needed a fight to vent their anger.

"Marshal Order, the artillery is ready!"

Thousands of cannons were facing the enemy. For safety, Li Xiaogong also dismantled [-] cannons from the east and west gates and sent them to the south gate.

There are a total of [-] guns, and one round of shelling is enough to cause damage to thousands of people.

The reason why there are such a large number of artillery in the slave city is because Yuan Nanchan used this place as a springboard to invade Datang.

Mobilizing domestic materials and sending them to the slave city is also to turn the slave city into a supply point in their Goguryeo war.

Now that the slave city has been taken back by Datang, it means that he has lost a lot.

The [-] slave soldiers kept moving forward, and soon approached the range of the artillery.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not order to save ammunition. Taking advantage of the abundance of gunpowder in the slave city, it is natural to teach these Goguryeo talents a lesson.

"Fire ready!"

"put!"

The sound was like thunder, continuous and continuous.

The [-] Koguryo slave soldiers were beaten and retreated before they approached the city.

Eleven's face was serious, and he quickly saw the suspicion, and he came to Li Xiaogong's side and opened his mouth to speak.

Li Xiaogong put down the binoculars, and said the idea of ​​​​Eleven, "Auxiliary soldiers!"

That is the meaning of "slave soldiers" in the Tang Dynasty. With tens of thousands of slave soldiers, Goguryeo is really capable!

More than 1 corpses were left behind, and black smoke rose slightly, overwhelming the sky.

Yuan Nanchan's face was very ugly, "It seems that Tang Jun has already got the artillery I left in the slave city!"

"Your Highness, Third Prince, shall we send someone to attack next?"

"Try again at night, it's not good if too many slave soldiers die, I still need them to attack Datang for me!"

"Yes!"

After a trial, the battle fell into a state of silence.

The Tang army was in full swing, ready to fight, but the opponent had no intention of attacking at all.

"A strategy to exhaust the enemy? Or a night attack?"

Li Xiaogong thought calmly, without any clue, ordered the soldiers to take turns to rest, staring at each other, never allowing any mistakes.

On the other hand, he convened the generals to discuss matters, intending to take the initiative to attack Goguryeo by surprise!
(End of this chapter)