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

Chapter 508 Accountability, Division

Da da da.

The roar of Renyi guns continued to sound outside the city.

Especially those constantly flashing fire snakes, like ghost fire, which make people's hair stand on end.

Although Gao Zhensheng took his 20,000 elite troops to the south gate of Kaijing as soon as possible, countless bullets fired at the first moment of their transfer killed many soldiers on the spot.

As for the cavalry led by Cha Muke, they were firmly clamped by Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin, and it was difficult for them to protect themselves.

Looking at the situation on Cheng Chumo's side, and then looking at the situation on his side, Li Jingheng felt a little helpless.

Gao Zhensheng ran so fast that these shooters couldn't catch up with him at all.

There is obviously no chance to further expand the results of the victory.

At this moment, a messenger came running over, "The prince has ordered us to cooperate with Captain Cheng and the other two to stop the enemy cavalry!"

Leave the enemy cavalry behind?
Li Jingheng looked at the musket shooters around him. Should he let them chase and kill the cavalry with their legs?
"It seems that this matter will trouble you."

Li Jingheng's eyes fell on Li Chongyi and the other man.

Li Chongyi smiled and nodded, "General Koizumi, why don't you stay here to protect your safety? I will lead the troops to assist Cheng Chumo and the others."

Koizumi Juichiro opened his mouth and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Li Jingheng waved his hand and said, "No need. Most of the elite soldiers brought by Gao Zhensheng have gone to the south gate. There are no enemies here. You and General Koizumi should go there together and deal with these cavalry as soon as possible."

"By then, we will save some effort in attacking Kaifeng."

Li Chongyi nodded after thinking carefully, "Be careful."

Then the two of them led their troops towards the battlefield.

Cha Muke led 3,000 soldiers to stop the cavalry led by Cheng Chumo and others, so as to facilitate the army to enter Kaifeng as soon as possible.

Faced with the constant attacks from Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin, the number of casualties naturally increased rapidly.

However, after seeing that Gao Zhensheng had led his troops to the South Gate, Cha Muke began to consider retreating.

The mission has been completed, so there is no need to continue dealing with the Tang army, otherwise the only casualties will be their own people.

"withdraw!"

"Enter the city through the south gate!"

Cha Muke gave the order and immediately led his cavalry to turn their horses and head towards the south gate.

As they got closer to the South Gate, if the Tang army dared to get any closer, they still had the defenders in the city to support them!

However, Cha Muke never expected that when he was leading the cavalry to retreat towards the south gate of Kaijing, Li Chongyi and Koizumi Juichiro suddenly appeared and attacked.

After seeing Li Chongyi and Koizumi Jichiro rushing out, Cha Muke's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

There is an ambush in front and pursuers behind. What should I do?

Why didn't Kaijing arrange troops to come to support? !

"Still want to retreat to Kaifeng?"

"What a fool's dream!"

"Leave them all here!"

"kill!"

The appearance of Li Chongyi and Koizumi Jiro not only blocked the way of Cha Muke and others, but also gave Cheng Chumo and others behind them the opportunity to catch up.

For a moment, Li Chongyi, Cheng Chumo and other four people worked together to surround Cha Muke and others.

"Soldiers, follow me to break out of the siege!"

Check out MUC and cheer.

Although there are many enemy troops, they may still have a chance to break out!
It's a pity that Cheng Chumo, Li Chongyi, Yuchi Baolin and others have all set their sights on him!

Each of them was like a hungry wolves, ignoring the others and going straight to Cha Mu Ke, scrambling to get the food, afraid that the duck in their mouth would fly away.

Even the people who were studying MUC were panicked.

How come they all rushed towards him in an instant?
Damn!

Even though he was good at Chamouke, he still felt overwhelmed when facing these ferocious guys.

Moreover, these guys were all good at horse riding. Most importantly, they were all full of strength. Their repeated blocking made Chamuke almost unable to feel his own hands.

God will kill me!

Cha Mu Ke roared angrily, even if he died outside Kaifeng City, he would take someone with him!

pity.

The idea of ​​checking MOOCs is good, but it can’t stand up to a pack of wolves.

soon.

Cha Muke was beheaded by Cheng Chumo and others. As for the 3,000 cavalrymen he brought with him, it is not known how many of them escaped in the chaos, and the rest all died outside the city.

"Let's go back to camp!"

Cheng Chumo greeted everyone cheerfully.

Although we were not able to successfully capture Gao Zhensheng, who led the troops this time, it was quite good to kill one of his cavalrymen.

more importantly.

This battle was fought outside of Kaesong City. Were the soldiers fighting against Goryeo?

It's a blow to Goryeo's face and Goryeo's courage!
The elite troops they were proud of, who could protect their soldiers, were now wiped out right under their noses!
What will the defenders in the city think? What will the people in the city think?
This is the most important!
"Hey……"

"Why are there so many corpses?"

When they returned to the camp, they found that there were many dead bodies outside the camp.

After careful questioning, they learned that while they were blocking Gao Zhensheng's army, a cavalry team of a thousand people was arranged in Kaijing City, hoping to take the opportunity to attack the camp.

It’s a pity that the other party had good ideas, but they underestimated the power of the musket.

"Please forgive me for not being able to keep Gao Zhensheng and the others here this time!"

Su Chen waved his hand and said, "Although we were not able to successfully stop Gao Zhensheng's 20,000 troops, we killed one of his cavalrymen, which was enough to cause panic among the people in the city."

"Arrange people to go to Kaifeng to spread the word that those who surrender will not be killed. If they resist to the end, I will make those dignitaries pay after I capture Kaifeng."

"what?"

Cheng Chumo touched his head and always felt that this was not in line with Su Chen's personality.

According to previous practices, after conquering Kaesong, the city should have been massacred with blood.

"what happened?"

"Your Majesty is merciful."

Cheng Chumo said cheerfully.

Su Chen glanced at him and shook his head, "Do you think I wasn't ruthless enough this time?"

Cheng Chumo: "I dare not."

Liu Rengui said with a smile: "Our goal this time is to capture Kaijing and arrest King Rongliu. If we spread the word that Kaijing will be massacred, do you think the people in the city will fight to the death?"

"Moreover, the reinforcements from Yangyue in Hancheng and other places are still on their way to Kaesong. The most important thing now is to enter Kaesong City before they arrive there."

"Otherwise, we may face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides."

Cheng Chumo suddenly realized.

We have to take over Kaesong City first.

As long as the people in the city do not resist, the defenders in Kaifeng will have no help.

How could the 12,000 defenders in the city resist their 30,000-strong army?

Furthermore, reinforcements from all over the country are on the way quickly. If they cannot enter Kaifeng smoothly before these reinforcements arrive, the situation they will face will become even more dangerous.

"I'll do it right away." "Everyone else, go away and rest up for tomorrow's siege."

"Yes!"

……

On the city wall.

Wang Li looked at the soldiers who had escaped, comforted them with a few words, and then let them go down to rest.

As for the unfavorable reception of Chamouke this time, it was also within his expectations.

On the plains, the strength of the Tang army was already superior to theirs, not to mention that the number of Tang troops was greater than theirs.

This attack on the Tang army camp was a test by Wang Li.

As expected, even though the Tang army arranged personnel to prevent Chamuke from entering the city, they still remained extremely vigilant against the Kaijing defenders.

Otherwise, how could the cavalry he sent out of the city be attacked by the Tang army as soon as they approached the Tang army camp?

But after this battle, all morale was gone.

I wonder what kind of messed up news will circulate in the city tomorrow morning after all this brewing.

"Sir, the king has issued an order for you to enter the palace and meet him immediately."

Ugh.

What is coming cannot be avoided.

Wang Li sighed. He knew very well why the king wanted him to enter the palace at this time.

Apparently, it was because he failed to successfully bring the 20,000 troops led by Chamuke into the city, and instead lost 4,000 elite soldiers.

Wang Li followed the eunuch into the palace.

The air pressure in the palace was extremely low. When Wang Li walked into the hall, he found that many eyes were on him.

Among them, King Rong Liu and Gao Zhensheng looked at him with the coldest eyes.

"Your Highness, I, Wang Li, pay my respects to His Majesty."

"Wang Li, do you admit your guilt?"

Gao Zhensheng spoke first.

Wang Li just looked at him calmly, "I wonder what crime General Gao wants to charge me with?"

Gao Zhensheng frowned, "Wang Li, I don't have the power to convict you! But let me ask you, the king ordered you to help my troops enter the city, why didn't you take action?"

Wang Li: "How did General Gao know that I didn't deal with this?"

"Your Majesty."

Wang Li turned his gaze to King Rongliu, "After learning that General Gao was blocked by the Tang army, I immediately arranged for the cavalry to attack the Tang army's camp!"

"But the Tang army was well prepared. The cavalry I arranged not only did not cause any damage to the Tang army's camp, but more than half of them were killed!"

"I have not lied at all. If you do not believe me, you can send someone to investigate!"

At this time, someone spoke up: "Since Lord Wang knew that General Gao had encountered an ambush, why didn't he directly arrange for people to help him enter the city, but instead arranged for cavalry to attack the Tang army's camp?"

Wang Li glanced at the other party and said calmly: "How is the combat effectiveness of the Tang army? Don't you know it clearly?"

"Especially the firearms held by the Tang army, how powerful are they?"

"Especially in the open area outside the city, if I arrange troops to go and support General Gao, do you think the Tang army will take advantage of this opportunity to point their guns at us?!"

"Do you think the armor worn by our soldiers can withstand the Tang army's endless stream of musket fire?"

Many people nodded secretly to Wang Li's explanation.

The combat capability of the Tang army was simply unmatched in open areas.

They couldn't even get close to the Tang army and were all shot to death by the Tang army's muskets. How could they continue the war?
"We can't just watch our reinforcements being stopped and hunted down by the Tang army."

"Master Liu is right."

Wang Li smiled and said, "So, I adopted a roundabout strategy, besieging Wei to save Zhao."

"The Tang army came from afar and built a large camp outside the city. I think they must have consumed a lot of energy."

"From the personnel they arranged to stop General Gao this time, we can see some clues."

"Therefore, I chose the cavalry raid!"

"It's a pity that Su Chen had a plan that took into account our dispatch of troops to support General Gao, which resulted in our army's attack on the Tang army camp failing to achieve any results."

Gao Zhensheng said coldly: "If Lord Wang really wanted to attack the Tang army camp, he would not have arranged only one thousand cavalrymen."

Wang Li nodded and looked at King Rongliu, "Your Majesty, as the saying goes, there is no false reputation under a great reputation. The reason why I only arranged a thousand soldiers to attack the Tang army's camp was also after careful consideration."

King Rongliu said expressionlessly: "Tell me about it."

Wang Li: "As we all know, the Tang army not only has soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, but also soldiers from Japan and Korea!"

"They are marching, building camps, tired and exhausted, and their fighting capacity has been greatly reduced! Although a thousand cavalrymen are a little less, as long as this thousand cavalrymen rush into the Tang army's camp, it is very likely to cause great casualties to the Tang army!"

"I cannot guarantee that the Tang army will blow up the camp, nor can I guarantee how many Tang soldiers these 1,000 men can kill, or even kill Su Chen, but at least they can force the Tang army that is blocking General Gao to turn back and provide reinforcements!"

"This will be enough to allow General Gao and others to enter the city smoothly."

Gao Zhensheng said calmly: "You are using the lives of my 20,000 soldiers as bait and betting!"

"No."

Wang Li shook his head. "This is not a bet, but a test!"

"If Su Chen is not well prepared, there will be a large army following after the thousand elite cavalrymen."

"By then, General Gao and his people will be the real bait!"

Gao Zhensheng snorted coldly and remained silent.

Because Wang Li was able to come up with such a response plan in such a short time, it was already the best choice.

If they rashly sent people out of the city to support them, Gao Zhensheng would have no choice but to abandon the garrison that was supposed to support them and enter the city through other gates.

At that time, the defenders who came out of the city to support would become abandoned. Otherwise, the two sides would be hit hard by the Tang army when they met!

"Your Majesty, I am very pleased that you have been so thoughtful."

King Rongliu glanced around and asked, "What else do you have to say now?"

"We have wrongly accused Lord Wang."

"Please punish me, Your Majesty."

"Don't blame me, Lord Wang."

Everyone bowed their heads, some apologized, and some asked for punishment.

Wang Li shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, I see that Su Chen's move is not intended to kill General Gao and the other 20,000 elite soldiers, but to use this battle to establish his authority!"

"Establish your authority?"

"Why?"

"Your Majesty, General Gao's 20,000 reinforcements just arrived in Kaifeng and suffered heavy losses, with the loss of 3,000 elite cavalry. This incident will surely cause a great uproar."

"The Tang army is very likely to adopt a strategy of division..."

Wang Li was halfway through his words when a eunuch rushed in and said, "It's bad, my king. The Tang army outside the city has shot many letters of surrender into the city."

King Rongliu's face darkened. He took the letter handed to him by the eunuch and became furious.

"Good for you, Su Chen!"

"Your Majesty?"

King Rongliu took a deep breath and said, "Unfortunately, Lord Wang has spoken too highly of me. Su Chen has indeed adopted a strategy of division!"

(End of this chapter)