Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

….Is this possible?
Yuchi Laohei at the back widened his eyes. Only Li Kuan’s passionate and impassioned speech cheered up the soldiers a little.

Chen Qianzhi, on the other hand, ignited the fighting spirit with just a few rude words!
"Ziyun, come down."

Li Kuan really couldn't stand it anymore, so he pulled Chen Qianzhi down. He was afraid that if Chen Qianzhi continued talking, his mighty army would really turn into a group of bandits and hooligans.

"All soldiers, listen up! Rest where you are! Set out in half a day! Aim for Goguryeo!"

Li Kuan stepped onto the platform again and pressed down slightly with his hands to stabilize the soldiers.

…………

Youzhou City, Governor's Office.

"General Chen, as the commander of the right wing, please tell me about your arrangements."

In the Governor's Mansion, in front of a huge map, Guo Shoujing turned his gaze to Chen Qianzhi standing beside him.

"Yes! Lord Guo, please look, our right wing army will set out from Youzhou to Qingzhou, and then board the three-masted sailing ship we have prepared to cross the East China Sea and land in Qingzhou, and then head straight for Pyongyang! If we capture Pyongyang, we will use Pyongyang as a support to capture the surrounding small cities!"

Pyongyang is close to the East China Sea. After crossing the East China Sea, you can go directly to Pyongyang. Therefore, the attack route of the right-wing army led by Chen Qianzhi is not complicated!
"Pyongyang is an important city of Goguryeo! The King of Goguryeo will definitely deploy a large number of troops there, and then our right-wing army will be able to tie up most of its forces here!"

Chen Qingzhi said without pause, pointing to Pyongyang City on the map.

"Qingzhou is still some distance away from Youzhou, and the East China Sea is vast! You should leave immediately and make sure to arrive as soon as possible!"

Guo Shoujing nodded slightly when he heard this, and after pondering for a moment, he decided to let Chen Qianzhi go first.

"I will obey your orders!"

Chen Qianzhi did not hesitate. After clasping his fists and saluting, he walked outside and assembled his troops outside Youzhou City.

"Your Majesty! This time you will lead the left wing army! Cross the Yalu River and head straight to the northwestern mountainous area of ​​Goguryeo. Your first task is to rescue Cheng Yaojin, and then sweep across the remaining Tanjie tribes from the northwest, and then head south to eliminate Buyeo City, Xincheng, and so on!"

Guo Shoujing ignored Chen Qingzhi who was leaving and turned his attention to Li Kuan on the other side.

However, Li Kuan, who was standing aside, was so absorbed in looking at the huge map that he did not hear Guo Shoujing's voice at all.

"Your Majesty! Lord Guo is still making arrangements!"

Yuchi Laohei standing aside felt a little embarrassed, Guo Shoujing was mobilizing his troops!
"Oh, okay."

Li Kuan finally reacted and said to Guo Shoujing.

"Then I, this old minister, will lead the central army this time, cross the sea from the northwest of Youzhou, and head straight for Jian'an City!"

………………

Two days later, in Longquan Prefecture, in front of a small hill twenty miles away from the Yalu River.

"Your Majesty, what do you think of the old demon now? It's been such a long time..."

Along the way, Yuchi Laohei was worried about the safety of the old demon, but in front of Li Kuan, he kept talking for a long time, and now he said with a gloomy look...
"Don't worry! That guy is smart! I think nothing will happen! Besides, look behind us! A hundred and fifty thousand troops are coming to rescue us! It will be hard for that old demon to get into trouble!"

Li Kuan suddenly pointed at the mighty army of 150,000 behind him and said.

An hour later, Li Kuan finally led his army to the Yalu River.

"Huh? Why are the 100,000-strong army still there? Aren't they going to encircle and suppress the old demon?"

Yuchi Laohei saw the dense, surging crowds of people on the other side and couldn't help but frown. The other side had an army of 100,000!
Isn't it difficult for them to cross the Yalu River?
"Someone! Pass the order! Rest here! Wait for the warship to arrive!"

Li Kuan glanced at the Goguryeo army on the other side of the river calmly, without any fear on his face.

Fifteen thousand versus one hundred thousand!
Besides, he still has two trump cards in his hand! He doesn't need to take them seriously at all.

But crossing the Yalu River is beyond human power! We have to wait for warships to arrive from coastal cities.

On the other side of the Yalu River, the Goguryeo camp.

"General! What should we do... The Great Yan army has more troops than us."

"Their head coach...is Li Kuan!"

The generals were somewhat panicked. They had anticipated the attack of the Great Yan army, but they were still shocked when they actually saw it!

According to the intelligence, Da Yan's troops were divided into three groups! Their side was just the one with the smallest number!
But! Even if we put aside the number of people, the head coach over there is Li Kuan!

That was a living god of death! How could they afford to offend him?
"Why are you panicking? Isn't it just 150,000 troops? Don't we also have 100,000 troops? They still have to cross the Yalu River. We will defend on the shore. With the advantage of the terrain, we may not be at a disadvantage!"

When the coach saw the look on his men's faces, he almost burst into curses. They were already getting scared before the fight even started!

This is a hammer!

But in order to calm everyone down, he still suppressed his anger and spoke.

"Pass the order! Catapults, archers, and spear phalanxes, prepare the camp! As soon as the enemy starts crossing the river, fight them to the death!"

The army is large in number, right? As long as the enemy dares to cross the river, they will be sitting ducks for our army on the shore!
"Yes!"

The generals below were still a little afraid, but when they thought about the other side, which had not yet crossed the Yalu River, they felt a little relieved.

"Report to your majesty! The Goguryeo army on the other side has deployed catapults, archer phalanxes, and spearman phalanxes on the shore!"

A general hurried into Li Kuan's tent and spoke anxiously.

But just as he finished speaking, he looked up and found that Li Kuan was playing chess with Yuchi Gong!
Was there a trace of worry on their faces?
"Your Majesty... General Yuchi... you..."

The general felt ashamed. If they tried to cross the river by force, they would become sitting ducks for the other side!
In this case, even if they cross the river, they will suffer heavy losses!
"General!"

Li Kuan raised a piece and put it down, instantly trapping Yuchi Laohei in a dead end.

“…No! How can you play chess like this? You don’t even leave a way for people to survive!”

Seeing that there was no way out, Yuchi Laohei couldn't help but complain.

"Your Majesty, General Yuchi"

The general below couldn't stand it anymore and spoke again.

"Okay, I understand. You go ahead!"

Li Kuan waved his hand and didn't let him continue.

"Can"

The general wanted to say something but stopped and retreated.

His Majesty seems so calm and composed, I guess he has his own plans.

"Your Majesty, what are you going to do now? With all the preparations on the other side, I'm afraid it won't be easy for us to cross the river."

Yuchi Laohei withdrew his gaze from the chessboard and looked at Li Kuan in front of him.

"What? Have you forgotten the two cards we have in our hands?"

Li Kuan glanced at him indifferently, without saying anything, and made a move on the rearranged chessboard.

Another half day passed, and a large number of warships that had set out early finally arrived at the Yalu River.

The scale of this army is unprecedentedly huge! The Institute of Gewu took this into full consideration when designing the warships, because each warship is huge! It can carry a thousand soldiers!
When the warships arrived, Li Kuan did not hesitate and immediately ordered all the soldiers to board the ships and cross the river.

Suddenly, 150 huge warships were lined up across the river, stretching for miles! "General! What should we do now?"

In the Goguryeo camp, the generals looked at each other in bewilderment.

When had they ever seen such a scene? Any warship in front of them was a huge monster! Let alone 150 ships!
"Archers, catapults, get ready! Pour tung oil on them all!"

The commander looked at the huge warships that stretched for miles, and a fierce look suddenly flashed in his eyes!
So what if the warship is huge? It's just a pile of wood! It can just help to fuel the fire!
"Your Majesty! Something terrible is happening! The enemy archers are starting to move! I'm afraid the first volley of rockets is about to come!"

Yuchi Laohei had sharp eyes and quickly discovered the actions on the other side of the river.

Those people in front with quivers on their backs and rustling around, who else could they be if not archers?
If the enemy's rockets really hit the ship, even a warship would not be able to withstand it!

If they could have resisted, Cao Cao's army would not have been defeated by Zhuge Liang in the Battle of Chibi!

"Isn't it just arrows? The other side has rockets, but don't we have crossbows? Where are the crossbowmen?"

Li Kuan just glanced over there indifferently and then looked away.

A normal bow and arrow that fires once at a time, so what if it catches fire? Is it that powerful?

In one shot,
In front of Zhuge Crossbow with ten crossbow arrows, it's just trash!
"exist!"

At the front of the fleet, a loud and uniform voice came from ten warships.

Following the sound, I saw ten thousand soldiers standing there holding Zhuge Crossbows!

Originally they had only 5,000 soldiers on this trip, but at Li Kuan's request, the number was increased to 10,000!
"Listen to my orders! Aim at the archer camp on the opposite side! Shoot only when I tell you to!"

"Yes!"

When the crossbowmen heard Li Kuan's order, they quickly loaded their crossbows and then raised their crossbows together, aiming at the phalanx of archers over there.

"Where is the Eight Oxen Crossbow Formation?

Things didn't stop there! Li Kuan looked in another direction.

There were 6,000 soldiers with 8-bull crossbows! 3,000 with 8-bull crossbows!
"exist!"

The crossbowmen on the six warships are not at all weak in momentum!

"Aim at the catapults and spearman phalanx on the opposite side!"

There was no trace of pity in Li Kuan's eyes.

Isn't it just a catapult? You still want it to be useful? Dream on!

Let’s talk about it first when it can counter the power of the Eight Ox Crossbow!

"Yes!"

A group of soldiers turned around and aimed at the catapult on the opposite side.

At the same time, in the Goguryeo camp.

"Closer! Closer!"

"Ignition! The first round of launch begins!"

The Goguryeo commander seemed to have not noticed the situation on the other side, and a look of pride appeared on his face.

Following his order, ten thousand archers leaned back with their upper bodies, and the crossbows in their hands flew out with a whoosh, drawing a perfect parabola in the air, heading straight for the dozens of warships that were the first to be hit.

"Is it finally here?"

When Li Kuan saw the dense array of arrows carrying intense fireballs in the air, a mocking look appeared on his face.

Get ready for fear!
"Zhuge Crossbow! Fire!"

As Li Kuan's words were heard, the Zhuge Crossbow Phalanx, which had already aimed at the target, fired in unison.

That was an army of 10,000! A full 100,000 arrows flew out in an instant.

A rain of arrows filled the sky!

Overwhelming!

"what is that!!"

The commander in the Goguryeo camp finally discovered something was wrong, but!

late!

The rain of arrows formed by the crossbow arrows in the sky actually stopped the ten thousand burning rockets!

Even if there are some fish that slip through the net, they will not become a big deal.

However, most of the arrows shot by Zhuge Crossbow remained unabated!
Go straight into the Goguryeo camp and attack the defenseless archers!

"Oh no! Shield bearers! Go! Everyone, come on! Block these damn arrows!"

The coach was a little panicked! The archers had no protection!

At this time, only the shield bearer can save them!
He yelled at the soldiers holding heavy shields like a madman.

But apparently, it's too late!
A rain of arrows whizzed across the sky, shooting straight at the archers!

"Forehead"

"help me."

The rain of arrows fell to the ground and finally stopped.

But half of the ten thousand archers were killed or injured in an instant!
For a moment, the sounds of people falling to the ground, screaming and howling, and painful cries for help merged into a bloody melody!
"Shield bearers! Get up there! Protect them!"

The Goguryeo commander's heart was bleeding!

That was an archer! He was a treasure in his army!

But now, just one encounter and half of them were destroyed!
"Huh? There are still so many of them standing there? This Zhuge Crossbow is not very useful..."

Li Kuan held the simple telescope he made, and after seeing the situation over there, he murmured with great dissatisfaction.

If the opposing commander knew that Li Kuan originally thought that he could defeat his precious archer phalanx with one volley, he would probably be furious! .
"This... this is too powerful."

Yuchi Laohei on the side widened his eyes, although he also knew the power of Zhuge Crossbow in history!
But he had never witnessed with his own eyes the scene of Zhuge Liang firing thousands of arrows from his crossbow!

The rain of arrows from the sky were no longer arrows; they were death warrants!
It hit Goguryeo directly on the forehead!

In the Goguryeo camp, ordinary soldiers felt horrified at the scene before them!

In essence, they are no different from archers!
Under the overwhelming barrage of arrows just now, they would probably be dead if they went up!
"General...General...why don't we retreat?"

The only bit of hope left in the heart of Goguryeo's deputy general was instantly shattered by those crossbow arrows!
He looked at the crossbowmen on the warship over there, who looked like messengers of death, and began to retreat.

“…No! Shieldmen, protect the archers! Keep firing!”

The coach was silent for a while after hearing this, weighing something in his mind.

(End of this chapter)