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

An hour later, Yuchi Gong led the army to occupy the new city!
It took half a day to capture Xincheng! The remaining Huizhen troops fled Xincheng in a panic.

A thousand miles away, ten miles away from Jian'an City.

"Master Guo, Jian'an City is ahead. What should we do next?"

In front of Guo Shoujing's carriage was Chen Qianzhi, dressed in military uniform.

"Have you figured out the strength of the defenders in Jian'an City?"

Guo Shoujing looked at the 200,000 strong army not far away, and a sense of heroism arose spontaneously.

With such a powerful army, wouldn't it be easy to destroy Goguryeo, a small country?

"Master Guo, Jian'an City may have known about our arrival a long time ago, and the city gates are tightly closed this time. However, judging from the heads on the city wall, the number of defenders in Jian'an City should not exceed 100,000 at this time."

Although Goguryeo was a fairly large country among the small neighboring countries of Da Yan, it had an army of 600,000 during its heyday!
But apart from the troops that were previously lost by Yang Wanchun in Dayan, Goguryeo only had an army of more than 400,000 this time!

And these 400,000 people have to be distributed to guard various cities, and more importantly, many of them are Yangji’s troops.

"Less than 100,000? This Eastern Expedition has just begun, and we should not lose too many people. Send the Zhuge Crossbow and the Eight Ox Crossbow directly, attack the city wall, open the city gate, and capture Jian'an City in one fell swoop!"

Guo Shoujing did not show any concern at all. He looked nonchalant, as if conquering Jian'an City was just a trivial matter to him.

"Yes! I will obey your orders!"

Chen Qianzhi did not hesitate and immediately went down to deploy his troops.

"General...how do we defend Jian'an City..."

In Jian'an City, in a meeting hall, a general said to the leader.

There was silence in the conference room, and everyone's face was extremely heavy.

All the defenders of Jian'an City only numbered about 80,000.

But what about Da Yan right now? Not far from Jian'an City, there are hundreds of thousands of troops stationed densely!

With such a huge disparity in strength, how can they contend?

We have to defend it even if we can’t!

"Jian'an City is the first barrier for the Great Yan Central Army's eastward expedition. If it is breached, the consequences will be disastrous! If we can't stop the next few cities, we will be even more unstoppable!"

The leading general was also extremely troubled, but he could not destroy his own prestige.

The only thing we can do is to stabilize the generals first!
"Then how do we defend?"

Although the generals were hopeful, the next question made them fall into silence again.

"Well, let's do our best... After all, the gap this time is a bit too big."

"It's better to delay as long as possible. The Great Yan army's eastward expedition cannot last long."

After a long silence, the leader slumped in his chair like a deflated ball.

the other side,
On the west side of Pyongyang City, five hundred miles away from the sea.

Xin Qiji stood on the huge warship, looking at the vast ocean, planning the marching route after landing.

"At our current speed, we will be able to reach Goguryeo in one day."

Beside Xin Qiji, Duan Zhixuan spoke slowly, with a look of impatience on his face.

It seems that both Li Kuan and Guo Shoujing have already fought against the Goguryeo army, but they have a long way to go and it is inconvenient to march quickly on the sea, so they cannot collide with the Goguryeo army quickly.

"Let the army rest and recuperate, and make full preparations. This time, we should face a fierce battle."

Xin Qiji was not as eager to try as Duan Zhixuan, but rather seemed a little solemn.

Pyongyang was the royal capital of Goguryeo.

I think the King of Goguryeo has deployed the most troops here!

Despite this,

They also have an army of 200,000 men under their command, but they still have to proceed with caution.

Five hundred miles away, Pyongyang City.

"Your Majesty, this time Xin Qiji led an army of 200,000 across the sea and headed straight for Pyongyang... Can Pyongyang resist..."

Inside the huge palace,
A minister looked hesitant, but still stepped forward and spoke to the King of Goguryeo.

At this time, the Goguryeo royal city was already in turmoil, and the people were in panic.

Upon learning that the great military god of Dayan was heading straight for Pyongyang with an army of 200,000, many dignitaries near the royal city had already packed up their belongings and moved to the city east of Goguryeo with their families, young and old.

"Now, how many troops do we have deployed outside Pyongyang?"

The King of Goguryeo frowned and felt a headache.

"Reporting to the king, we already have 120,000 troops..."

After hearing the minister's report, the King of Goguryeo felt a little relieved.

But 120,000 troops are not enough!
But there are 200,000 troops heading straight for the royal city! Moreover, the leader is the Great Yan's military god!
"Continue to draw troops from the eastern cities to defend the royal city!"

"…Your Majesty…120,000 troops are already the limit… We no longer have any more troops to mobilize…"

The minister looked a little embarrassed when he heard that. In order to deal with the surging army of Dayan, a large number of troops had already rushed to the front line!

"Is it possible that our huge Goguryeo cannot mobilize tens of thousands of troops?"

The King of Goguryeo looked a little gloomy, and he regretted not having enough soldiers when he needed them!

He hated himself for not recruiting more civilians to form the army!

"Yes, there are... but they are the Tatar army... maybe another 40,000 or 50,000 of them can come over here."

The minister hesitated for a moment, then spoke.

"Quickly send them here! The country is in crisis! Who dares to disobey my orders?"

The King of Goguryeo suddenly stood up with a cold look on his face.

"Yes! I will do it right away."

The minister did not dare to be negligent, as he did not want to bring bad luck to the Goguryeo King who was extremely unhappy at the moment.

"I hope the cities over there can hold on... At worst, we have to weaken the strength of Da Yan... Otherwise, when the three armies gather together, how can such a huge royal city hold on..."

The King of Goguryeo sat slumped on the throne, looking at the sky outside the hall, and suddenly a feeling of powerlessness arose in his heart.

The inner city of Goguryeo.

Compared with the precarious scene in Pyongyang City, the scene in Guonei City was no different from the past, as if the Great Yan's Eastern Expedition had nothing to do with it at all.

On the street, people were coming and going, and there was an endless stream of cars and horses. "Hey, do you know? I heard that the Great Yan used 550,000 troops to march east! That scene was so grand! Looking over, it was the soldiers of the Great Yan, and you couldn't see the end of the team at a glance!"

In a teahouse, an old man who looked like a storyteller spoke to others with a somewhat exaggerated expression.

But the others didn't react much, just laughed a few times, as if they were just treating it as a topic of conversation after dinner.

"Don't you feel anything about this? The Tang Dynasty is determined to conquer the East! If things go wrong, we may all become slaves in turn!"

Seeing that others ignored him, the old man spoke threateningly.

"Our inner city is a hinterland city! It's surrounded by mountains and forests! There's nothing to worry about! Besides, isn't there a large army guarding the border? No matter how hard they fight, they won't reach us so quickly."

"That's right, what's there to worry about? We won't be the first to be affected, so you should go home and have a good rest!"

"If the war had spread to our inner city, then the cities to the west would have probably all fallen."

"..."

People didn't feel much about the old man's words, they just thought he was exaggerating.

"Humph! That General Yang Wanchun provoked the Great Yan in Great Yan! That person made all the countries tremble with fear! This time he will definitely come to Goguryeo, and Goguryeo is in danger!"

The old man couldn't help but feel annoyed when he saw that others ignored him, and said angrily.

Outside the city.

"Li Kuan, why did you choose this inner city? This was the capital of Goguryeo in the past! Its importance is self-evident! Even if a large number of garrisons were withdrawn, there must still be a lot of garrisons!"

The old goblin's skin injuries have recovered a lot, and his strength has recovered by 60%.

When he followed Li Kuan and arrived outside the city, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and looked at Li Kuan in extreme surprise.

Originally, he thought that Li Kuan would proceed step by step, starting with the small towns and then gradually moving deeper.

Unexpectedly, Li Kuan wanted to take on a tough task right from the start!

"What? Old demon? Is there anything wrong with coming to this inner city? Or do you dare not touch this inner city?"

Li Kuan did not answer directly, but looked at the old witch with a teasing expression.

"Uh... brat! How can you talk like that! Didn't you betray all my brothers? It would be such a shame if we were to die in this inner city!"

Upon hearing this, the old demon glared at him fiercely.

This time they are alone in the deep territory, with only a few hundred people!

If you are trapped in this huge inner city, then you will be helpless!

"Although this inner city is a tough nut to crack, we can still chew it! Besides, we don't necessarily have to attack from the front. Old demon, why are you so reckless? If we can't attack by force, can't we use our wits to defeat it?"

Li Kuan seemed not to notice the vicious look on the old demon's face, and spoke in a mocking tone.

Gao Shun and others behind him couldn't help laughing.

"I'm reckless?"

Cheng Yaojin was a little annoyed. If his injuries had not yet healed, the old demon might have fought with Li Kuan again.

Who is being reckless?
Not only did he lead a group of brothers deep into the enemy's territory alone, but he also picked a tough nut to crack like the domestic city!

"Then tell me, how do you outsmart us?"

The old demon clasped his fists, and his expression seemed to be saying, if you don’t tell me the truth today, I’ll be angry with you!
"Hehe... Let's go into the city first, and you can figure it out on your own."

Li Kuan did not answer, but called a group of brothers to walk towards the domestic city, leaving the old goblin alone in the wind.

After disguising themselves, the group disguised themselves as passing merchants and, as expected, sneaked into the domestic city.

"I wonder why so many merchants came to our inner city today?"

In front of the city gate, a soldier asked his companion with some confusion.

"Maybe there's some activity going on recently..."

That person was also somewhat puzzled and could only guess.
"You two! What are you whispering about? Why don't you check the passers-by?"

A man who looked like a team leader came over and scolded the two men. The two men quickly returned to their posts and put their previous doubts behind them.

In the inner city, in a courtyard in the east of the city.

"Your Majesty, this place is quite remote and can be used as our place of stay this time."

After Gao Shun arranged everything, he said to Li Kuan.

"You little brat! We've already arrived in the city! Are you going to keep us in suspense?"

Cheng Yaojin sat aside, gnawing on an elbow, and spoke to Li Kuan with some impatience.

Li Kuan didn't answer his questions along the way, but he still felt itchy.

The old goblin was not good at planning, and no matter how hard he scratched his head, he could not figure out what Li Kuan was planning this time.

"How about you try to guess? With your intelligence, you should be able to guess it."

Li Kuan lay on his side on the chair with his legs crossed, looking very comfortable, without any of the momentum he had when facing the enemy.

However, Gao Shun, who was standing by, was used to this and did not react much.

"You little bastard! You've really rebelled! You're the one who started a dyeing factory after being given some color! I'll teach you a lesson!"

The old demon was so angry that he raised the big elbow in his hand and swung it towards Li Kuan, but Li Kuan dodged it easily by turning sideways.

"Think about it, we have already arrived in the city, but the defenders in the city don't know about our arrival. We are in the dark and they are in the light. So we can do whatever we want, right? How can they be prepared?"

Li Kuan adjusted his sitting position slightly, and then spoke slowly.

"So what? Anything we do in this city will alert the enemy, and they will react quickly!"

The old goblin frowned when he heard this, but still didn't understand what Li Kuan meant.

"I don't intend to fight them to death. We can just fight a guerrilla war."

Li Kuan looked at the old witch with some disdain. Usually the old witch was rough but smart, so why was his brain so stupid at this moment?
"Guerrilla warfare? What is guerrilla warfare? Is it a tactic?"

The old demon frowned even more when he heard this, and Gao Shun, who was standing next to him, also pricked up his ears with interest.

Even though both of them were experienced in many battles, they had never heard of this kind of tactics.
"We will attack here, and no matter whether we succeed or fail, we will move to the next place! This time we are not going to kill the enemy, but to cause chaos in the rear of Goguryeo! If we burn all the arsenals and food warehouses in each city, and smash all his government offices and military camps."

"If that happens, the people in the cities behind Goguryeo will be in a state of panic and chaos will break out! If chaos breaks out, the King of Goguryeo will have to be distracted by the battles on the front lines and will be powerless to resist!"

Li Kuan saw the confusion on the two men's faces and did not hide anything.

Guerrilla warfare was a well-known existence in the past life! It was an important tactic proposed by an important leader of the Huaxia country!
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