Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 499 Encirclement and reinforcements
The Tang army’s artillery fire roared.

With the bombs paving the way, the soldiers landed smoothly without any hindrance.

Although there were many traps on the ground, they were either destroyed or blown out by the bombardment of bombs.

Naturally, it is impossible to cause any trouble to the Tang army.

As for the archers who retreated to set up defenses, they were now a little more fearful.

Compared to the range of their bows and arrows, the range of these bombs is obviously longer!

As long as they dare to show up, perhaps the arrow in your hand may not hit the opponent before the bomb in the opponent's hand falls at your feet.

This is the most terrible.

"General, are we going to just watch them kill us?"

Cui Mingying was also very troubled. How could he not know how much trouble these Tang troops would bring to them once they all landed?

But what can he do now to stop the advance of the Tang army?
Arrange people to step forward to stop them, for fear that they will be surrounded by the enemy's bombs as soon as they appear.

Not even close!
"retreat!"

Cui Mingying gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe they will drop bombs all the way to Jian'an City!"

The beach is hundreds of miles away from Jian'an City. If these Tang troops reach Jian'an City by dropping bombs in this way, he will have no temper at all.

However, he didn't believe that the Tang army would bring so many bombs on this trip.

More importantly, the Tang army is now using bombs to clear the way, which can greatly consume the bombs brought by the Tang army!

At that time, they can rely on Jian'an City to avoid being hit by a large number of bombs.

"Pass on my order. Order Wang Xiaowei to lead a cavalry team of 500 people to harass them along the way!"

Cui Mingying took a deep breath and said slowly: "As long as our troops move fast enough, they will definitely not be able to kill them. At the same time, we can also greatly consume the enemy's supplies."

"The general is wise!"

……

Zhou Jinlan went ashore.

Looking at the traps on the ground, Zhou Jinlan couldn't help but laugh.

Obviously, Cui Mingying in Jian'an City was well prepared, but these traps alone could not stop the 10,000 naval forces under his command.

"General, we made such a big fuss, why didn't the Goryeo army show up?"

"No, they should have been here a long time ago."

Zhou Jinlan smiled and looked towards the road and the woods in the distance. "Maybe they have been in the woods all along, but they didn't dare to show up because we made too much noise."

Once he showed up, he would be bombarded by the artillery fire of his soldiers and lose his life in vain. Even if Cui Mingying didn't understand war, he would not make such a stupid decision.

"We've made such a big noise, we need an audience after all."

"Pass on my order. The bombers stop firing. The cavalry will go ahead to investigate the situation ahead. The musketeers will follow."

"Yes!"

Ten thousand naval forces marched towards Jian'an City in a mighty force.

along the way.

Some small villages have long been deserted.

Apparently these people got the news and evacuated from here immediately.

But it's not a big problem.

Their target was not these ordinary people, nor was it Cui Mingying in Jian'an City, but Quan Gaisuwen.

"Report!"

"General, there is a group of 500 Korean cavalrymen who are constantly harassing our army's advance."

coming.

Zhou Jinlan smiled, but Cui Mingying couldn't help but take action.

But is it just harassment?

"Order the cavalry vanguard to kill these five hundred people. Don't let them discover our movements."

"Yes!"

A cavalry team of 500 people is not too many, but not too few either. If the enemy continues to pester them like a dog-skin plaster, it will cause certain casualties to many soldiers.

Second.

The other side only deployed 500 cavalrymen!

It is very likely that Cui Mingying wanted to use the high mobility of the 500 cavalrymen to hinder their advance, and at the same time, he also wanted to prevent his own soldiers from being shot and killed by guns.

But five hundred people alone could not stop them.

Soon, good news came from the front.

More than half of the 500 cavalrymen arranged by Cui Mingying had been killed, and most of the remaining people fled in panic.

Without the harassment of the cavalry, the Tang army's advance speed was even faster.

At dawn, they were less than thirty miles away from Jian'an City.

"Order to set up camp here and wait for the opportunity to find out what's going on in Liaodong."

……

Liaodong.

When the news came that the cavalry and the Tang navy were heading straight for Jian'an, Quan Gaisuwen immediately looked at the map and understood.

It turned out to be the case.

Zhishisili divided his troops into two groups, one to confront him in Liaodong, and the other to head straight to Jian'an from the sea.

Once Jian'an City fell into the hands of the Tang army, Shicheng and Xuecheng in the south would be cut off, and Jiliwugu in the east would also be exposed to the Tang army's troops.

It is even very likely that this Tang army will turn around and head towards Liaodong, causing great pressure on their military line.

"How many troops are there in Jian'an?"

"General, General Cui Mingying has about 5,000 soldiers available."

"Five thousand..."

Quan Gaisuwen rubbed his head. It would be difficult to stop the Tang army with only 5,000 people.

Although the enemy had no more than 10,000 men, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army, which had guns and cannons in their hands, could not be estimated by the number of men.

Quan Gai Su Wen said in a deep voice: "Su Guchen, you must lead 10,000 troops to Jian'an City immediately and help Cui Mingying defend Jian'an City."

"in addition."

"Notify the garrisons in Jili Wugu, Shicheng, Xuecheng and other places to send as many troops as possible to Jian'an. Make sure to stop all 10,000 Tang troops outside Jian'an City."

"Yes!"

Su Guchen, who was named by Quan Gaisuwen, immediately stood up and left.

Just now.

Bursts of drum sounds came from outside.

Quan Gaisuwen and others stood up suddenly and saw a soldier rushing in hurriedly.

"General, the Tang army has gathered a large number of siege weapons outside the city, and it seems that they are about to attack the city."

"coming!"

Quan Gaisuwen smiled calmly, "Two armies attack at the same time?"

"You want to take this opportunity to tie us down and prevent us from sending reinforcements to Jian'an City?"

"Zhi Shi Si Li, you are dreaming!"

"Everyone, follow me up to the city and take a look."

"Yes!"

The soldiers followed Quan Gaisuwen and came to the city wall.

With a quick glance, he saw the Tang army formation in the distance, ready to go.

Many of the Tang army soldiers at the front had different siege equipment, such as the simplest and most common ladders, ramps, siege vehicles, etc.

However, what surprised Quan Gaisuwen was that these Tang troops did not move, but instead a group of nearly three thousand musketeers came out from the rear.

These people lined up in an orderly manner and strode towards the city gate, but they stopped only three hundred steps away from the city gate.

Then, every musketeer raised his musket and aimed at them on the city wall.

"This is……"

"Playing rogue!"

Quan Gaisuwen sighed.

Although they knew that the Tang army was relying on the range advantage of their muskets to act rogue, they had no way to stop them.

Firstly, the archers could not hurt the enemy. Secondly, if he arranged people to go out of the city to kill this group of musketeers, the biggest possibility would be that the enemy would not be killed, but all the people leaving the city would be killed.

dong dong dong.

The sound of drums continued to sound, like the horn of attack. The vanguard of the Tang army, carrying many siege weapons, rushed out from behind the fire gun soldiers. "Kill!"

"Get closer and then hit."

Quan Gaisuwen did not hesitate at all.

If we take action at this time, we will probably become a sitting duck for those musketeers.

The best way is to stop the Tang army when they attack the city. This will not only kill a great number of Tang troops, but also prevent our own soldiers from becoming targets of the enemy.

but.

Quan Gaisuwen stared at the three thousand musketeers. If these people were not eliminated, it would pose a great obstacle to their defense.

Close, getting closer.

Quan Gaisuwen and others could already clearly see the appearance of the Tang army soldiers rushing over.

at this time.

Bang bang bang.

Gunshots rang out.

It was those three thousand musketeers who took action first!

"General, be careful."

"Hurry and take cover!"

"These damn Tang troops..."

The sudden gunfire startled everyone on the city wall, and they hurriedly hid behind the parapet.

They just felt bullets flying past them and hitting the walls and stone pillars. Even the solid walls had some flying stone chips under the shooting of these bullets.

Good trick!
Quan Gaisuwen's eyes were cold.

This is to use the advantages of muskets to suppress the defenders on the city wall, making it easier for their siege team to climb the city!

When the first ladder leaned against the wall, Quan Gaisuwen shouted, "Fight back!"

One by one, archers leaned out from the side of the wall and shot at the Tang army below.

same.

Their appearance also made them targets.

puff.

One archer after another was shot dead on the spot.

"Fire oil!"

"Rolling Stone!"

"Throw them all down."

……

Yingwu Mountain.

Su Guchen led 10,000 elite soldiers and marched along the mountain road.

After going around Yingwu Mountain and walking another 300 miles, you will reach Jian'an City.

however.

As they were quickly passing through Yingwu Mountain, countless figures suddenly appeared in the woods on both sides of the mountainside.

"shot!"

I don't know who shouted, but bullet after bullet was fired at the fast-moving Goryeo army along with the sound of gunfire.

Su Guchen's face changed instantly.

Why are there Tang troops here?
Why was no message delivered?

Doubts arose in Su Guchen's mind, but there was no time to think too much.

"rush!"

"All soldiers, follow me and charge out!"

however.

What made Su Guchen despair was that there were many large rocks on the road ahead, blocking their way.

A time-consuming detour will only lead to their annihilation!
"General, it's bad, the rear is also blocked!"

Just as Su Guchen was about to turn his horse around and withdraw from Yingwu Mountain, the soldiers behind him rushed over quickly to report the matter.

Su Guchen felt hopeless.

Ten thousand soldiers were trapped and died here?
"Brothers, the road ahead is blocked, and the road back is blocked. The only way is to fight our way out!"

"Follow me to kill the Tang army!"

"kill!"

Boom boom boom.

A large number of bombs fell from the sky. The soldiers who followed Su Guchen were blown to pieces by the bombs before they could rush to the Tang army halfway up the mountain.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!"

Shouts rang out as bombs continued to fall.

Seeing their comrades being blown to pieces one by one, and even the leader Su Guchen being blown to pieces, the Korean army, like headless flies, threw down their weapons and surrendered.

soon.

The remaining 4,000-odd Goryeo soldiers were all captured.

A general leading the troops smiled and said, "Quickly arrange the cavalry to inform General Zhou that we have captured all the reinforcements from Liaodong!"

"Yes!"

……

Xiling.

Su Chen yawned and looked at the map in front of him.

During this period of time, most of the time we were on the way to Kaifeng, and there were very few battles to fight.

Some surrendered when they saw the flag of the Tang army, while others left the city and begged for mercy after several rounds of bombing.

There is no challenge at all.

We have now arrived at Xiling Mountain. After crossing Xiling Mountain and Imjin River, we can reach Kaesong directly.

I wonder what expression King Rongliu in Kaijing City would have when he sees them.

Looking forward to it.

"Report!"

"Your Majesty, Goryeo cavalry have been spotted outside Xiling!"

"How many people are there?"

"Less than a hundred people!"

"I think it must be a scout from Goryeo."

Liu Rengui smiled and said, "But they reacted quite quickly. They were in Xiling so early. They didn't wait to find out about us."

Su Chen: "We are now a surprise force, and we have penetrated directly into their hinterland. King Rongliu doesn't want to surrender so easily."

Liu Rengui nodded, "It's a pity that we went east. If we went west, we might be able to directly reach Kaifeng by water."

Su Chen immediately laughed and waved his hand, saying, "Don't make trouble. They must have arranged a lot of forces to be deployed on the Xuekou Dewu Island."

"If we really take the western sea route, we may have to fight our way all the way from Deokmu Island to Kaesong City."

"Do you think we can reach the city of Kaifeng with such a small number of people?"

The capital is an important area and has been heavily guarded by troops in all dynasties.

Although Goryeo was a small country, it would not be so foolish as to expose its capital, Kaesong, to the military might of others.

If they really came from the Yellow Sea, I'm afraid they would still be pinned down near those islands and not have landed yet!

Liu Rengui smiled and said in a deep voice: "However, the other side actually placed scouts in Xiling. It is obviously impossible for them to set up defenses in the Imjin River area. Could it be that they are planning to stop us in advance in the Chimu area?"

"Probably."

Su Chen nodded.

The three points form a straight line, which is a very suitable defensive route. If they want to cross this line of defense, they must take a detour through Xiling or force their way through the Imjin River.

But the problem is that all the big ships are on the sea, and they don’t have any extra boats to cross the river.

Once they set up camp and collect boats, it will give the enemy enough time to respond to their plan of crossing the river.

"Don't alarm the Korean scouts. Arrange a few smart ones to follow them and see what they are preparing!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)