Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 633: The One Who Killed Quan Gaisu Wen Was Xue Rengui (Part )
Another day and night of fighting.

The sun shone on the earth. Under the black banner, Li Ji held the Qianniu Sword and watched coldly.

The south gate of Pingrang City and the city wall finally fell completely into the hands of the Tang Dynasty.

As the third day dawned, more soldiers and more crossbows were sent to the top of the city walls.

Under Li Ji's order, the Tang soldiers did not rush to kill the enemy at the city wall, but quickly spread along the city wall.

The arrow tower in the rear also quickly moved up to the city wall and began to provide reinforcements from all directions.

Inside the city wall, Quan Gaisuwen did not prepare any ladders, so the only way to reach the city gate was through the steps on both sides.

Once the Tang Dynasty gained the upper hand on the city wall, a steady stream of crossbows loaded with fine arrows were sent to the top of the city walls. The Goguryeo people's crossbows were of inferior quality, and many of them had only eaten a meal. The battle lasted a long time, and they soon lost their strength.

It’s not that Quan Gaisuwen doesn’t want to be given more food, but there is simply not much time for them to eat.

Once you reach the city wall, it is difficult to come back alive.

Swords, armor, shields, crossbows and arrows.

After the Tang army completely gained a foothold on the city wall, their advantage over the Goguryeo people quickly unfolded in all aspects.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

One step at a time, one step at a time.

Li Ji's eyes gradually calmed down.

……

Fang Yiai breathed deeply, drank the water from the water bag, bit the Hu pancake, and stared at the city.

The city wall has been broken.

The Goguryeo soldiers in the city wall were suffering a brutal massacre, led by the two brothers Xue Wanche and Xue Wanbei.

The city walls on both sides were filled with soldiers from the Tang Dynasty.

Ahead, the inner city gate remained closed.

It also costs a huge price to open the inner city gate.

In Pingrang City, although the city was under siege from all directions, Quan Gaisuwen had already determined that the main direction of the Tang Dynasty's siege was the south gate, and a large number of Goguryeo soldiers were pouring in quickly.

So even though they have the advantage now, it will still take a long time to completely capture Pingrang City.

At this moment, Fang Yiai suddenly felt a darkness on his head.

He subconsciously raised his head and saw dark clouds rolling in from the sky.

Fang Yiai suddenly looked at Li Ji who was standing under the big banner outside the city. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter the last word.

Li Ji seemed to have noticed Fang Yiai's gaze, smiled at him indifferently, and then looked towards the gate of the city wall.

Now if they want to break into the city, it’s up to them.

……

With a loud "boom", thunder came down from the sky and hit the kite in the air hard.

The next moment, thunder surged and hit the inner city gate with support.

With a "boom", a dazzling white light flashed.

A large hole was blown directly in the center of the city gate, and the stone slabs blocking the gate inside appeared clearly in front of the eyes.

At the rear, the battering ram had been pushed forward fiercely and hit the stone slabs with a loud bang.

The stone slabs that originally seemed to be blocked tightly were actually broken into pieces by this collision, and all the stone slabs in the entire city gate became loose.

Under the banner, Li Ji received the news and looked at Wei Hongji on the side.

Wei Hongji thought for a moment and then bowed, "Your Majesty said that thunder is powerful and difficult to control. It may last for a short time, but often, the short duration will cause the power to burst out even more fiercely, just like the stone slabs at the city gate. If they were not so tightly blocked..."

"Bend to make whole, bend to make straight, hollow to fill, worn to make new, less to gain, more to be confused." Li Ji sighed softly and said, "The sage is not deceiving me!"

"Yes!" Wei Hongji, Liu Rengui, Li Yiyan and others bowed solemnly.

Li Ji turned sideways and said calmly, "Go ahead, break open the city gate, and at the same time, inform Xue Rengui that it's his turn."

"Yes!" The messenger immediately bowed and turned away.

Half a minute later, Xue Rengui, dressed in heavy armor, appeared beside Li Ji riding a warhorse covered in armor.

Li Ji didn't look, his eyes fell on the inner city gate.

Most of the stone slabs of the inner city gate had been knocked down, and the Tang soldiers and Goguryeo soldiers inside and outside could already see each other.

The bow and arrow had already been fired.

Above, the entire city wall had been completely occupied by Tang Dynasty soldiers.

Arrows rained down from above, and the Goguryeo soldiers in the city who tried to prevent the stone blocks from being overturned were instantly killed or wounded.

But there were still a large number of soldiers coming to support from all directions of the city.

However, the Tang soldiers who occupied the city walls used the bows and arrows in their hands to carry out the most effective massacre.

Finally, the battering ram had crashed into the city gate.

Li Ji then turned and looked at Xue Rengui, saying, "We've said many times before that the Tang Dynasty has no intention of destroying Goguryeo. However, the Goguryeo people don't really believe us. Especially now, just before we enter Pingrang City, almost everyone in Goguryeo is like crazy trying to stop us."

Xue Rengui bowed expressionlessly.

"Quan Gaisuwen did the least to arrange the streets of South City. I've already told you that." Li Ji raised his head slightly, looked towards the city gate and said, "So, go ahead, charge in, kill Quan Gaisuwen, rescue Gao Baozang, and pacify the entire Pingrang City."

Xue Rengui suddenly turned his horse around and headed towards the city gate, raising the long spear in his hand.

Immediately afterwards, thousands of heavily armored cavalry slowly gathered behind Xue Rengui.

Xue Rengui turned around and nodded slightly to Li Ji. The next moment, he squeezed the horse under his crotch hard, and the horse rushed out like crazy.

Thousands of heavily armored cavalry charged forward with an overwhelming momentum.

The generals in the army in front shouted like crazy, and the Tang soldiers in the city wall immediately made way.

Fang Yiai stood not far away, looking at Xue Rengui who rushed into the city with envy in his eyes. He knew that in this battle, the greatest victory would fall into Xue Rengui's hands.

Li Ji stood under the banner and said calmly, "Order all units to intensify the offensive. Tomorrow morning, I will have breakfast in the city."

"Yes!" Liu Rengui responded loudly.

Liu Rengui turned around and walked away quickly.

Li Ji raised his head and looked up and down at the city wall.

There was blood and corpses everywhere.

There were Tang casualties and Goguryeo casualties. Goguryeo suffered heavy losses, but Tang also suffered heavy casualties.

But, it is necessary.

……

"Go, go, go!"

"Kill, kill, kill!"

As the long spear was swung, countless blood splattered and countless heads were thrown into the air.

Xue Rengui, dressed in heavy armor and riding a heavily armored warhorse, rushed into the city at the fastest speed.

Thousands of heavily armored cavalrymen followed behind Xue Rengui, like a black torrent.
No one can stop the impact of the heavy cavalry.

The more people gather in a place, the more severe the collision will be when encountering this kind of heavy armored cavalry charging at full speed.

The Goguryeo soldiers at the city gate were unable to stop Xue Rengui at all and were rushed over by him.

However, Xue Rengui was only the first wave, followed by several thousand Turkic cavalry led by Ashina Zhong, and then the right guard cavalry led by Xue Wanche and Xue Wanbei.

Fang Yiai had somehow mixed in with the Right Guard's cavalry and rushed in as well.

The cavalry entered the city and Pyongyang's defenses quickly collapsed.

Xue Rengui didn't care about what was happening behind him. His eyes were only on the Goguryeo Palace at the end of the long street in front of him.

All obstacles in front of him were pierced through and removed by the long spear in his hand.

The layout of the entire Pingrang City has a bit of the flavor of Chang'an City.

In fact, Pingrang City was first built during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it was not until the end of the Sui Dynasty and the beginning of the Tang Dynasty that it was truly formed.

Yang Guang was defeated in Goguryeo three times, and a large number of craftsmen were left on this land. They were gathered by the Gao family and began to carry out the most comprehensive transformation of Pingrang City.

In addition to preventing the Central Plains dynasty from attacking Goguryeo again in the future, they also hoped that one day they would be able to rule the Central Plains and occupy the world.

So, it is similar to the long street in Chang'an City and the royal palace in Chang'an City.

At the end of a long street from Pingrang City is the Goguryeo Royal Palace.

At this moment, Quan Gaisu Wen was standing on the gate of the palace in armor.

His gaze crossed the long street and fell on the Tang Dynasty's heavily armored cavalry that were rolling in like a black tide, and his face became heavy.

"Father, let's go." Quan Nansheng, along with his two younger brothers, Quan Nanjian and Quan Nanchan, bowed to Quan Gaisuwen and said, "Father, I'm afraid Pingrang City can't be held. But as long as we leave Pingrang City, you will definitely be able to regroup and defeat the Tang army... Father, winter is coming."

Winter is coming, and it will not be so easy for the Tang army to advance again.

Not to mention that they have countless people in the entire Pingrang City to take care of.

"Remember what Li Ji had people shout outside the city: 'Kill me and return the power and treasure to Gao.'" Quan Gaisuwen sighed softly and said, "If my guess is correct, the Tang Dynasty has changed its strategy this time. They are no longer so eager to destroy Goguryeo, so their actions are not so urgent."

If the Tang Dynasty wanted to destroy Goguryeo, it would go south and directly attack each city. But now, they are only focusing on attacking Rangcheng, and the rest is just harassment and obstruction.

This gave the Tang Dynasty sufficient manpower to besiege Pingrang City.

"And Li Ji isn't that easy to deal with." Quan Gaisuwen turned around, looked outside Pingrang City, and said softly, "Actually, if I had just given him a little more time, a little more time to breathe, and a little more time for his soldiers to eat, the situation wouldn't have been like this. But he just took every step ahead of time."

Li Ji had accumulated huge advantages outside Pingrang City for so many years. This time, he took direct action and gradually pried open the entire Pingrang City's defenses.

From one to two, from two to three, and from three to the fall of the city.

Li Ji took one more step than Quan Gaisuwen every time, but after only three steps, Pingrang City was broken.

"Besides, there is Su Dingfang in the east, Liu Demin in the north, Niu Jinda in the west, and tens of thousands of Tang cavalry roaming around the periphery. How can we go? Their target is me!" Quan Gaisu Wen looked up at the extremely dark sky. It was about to rain. It was okay to hide in the city, but once they left the city, they would surely die.

But can they escape by staying in the city? Don't forget, there is a treasure named Gao who wants their lives the most.

As long as the Tang Dynasty does not destroy Goguryeo, then when Gao Baozang gives an order, the entire Pingrang City will look for him.

"I'll be dead soon." Quan Gaisuwen looked at his three sons and said calmly, "Gather your trusted followers and surrender to the Tang Dynasty."

"Father!" Quan Nansheng, Quan Nanjian, and Quan Nanchan couldn't help but kneel down.

"Your sister has already established a firm foothold by the emperor's side. You have pledged your allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, so there will definitely be a place for you there. Moreover..." Quan Gaisuwen sneered softly and said, "Besides, how could the Tang Dynasty not destroy Goguryeo? They are just using other people's hands to do it. Gao Baozang won't last for a few years. By then, the Tang Dynasty will surely unify the Three Kingdoms."

Quan Nansheng, Quan Nanjian, Quan Nansheng subconsciously looked up.

Quan Gaisuwen sighed softly and said, "When the time comes, you will have the opportunity to return to Pingrang City and perhaps even take charge of a region. By then, my family might be able to survive as a Tang Dynasty family."

From a powerful official in a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty to a relative of the Tang Dynasty, a high-ranking official, or even a member of an aristocratic family.

Quan Gaisuwen simply outlined the future path for the Quan family's turnaround.

And maybe even better.

Quan Gaisuwen calmed down and continued, "Go, make preparations. All that's left is my life."

"Father!" The three brothers Quan Nansheng, Quan Nanjian and Quan Nanchan could not help but kowtow.

"Don't be sad. When Gao Baozang's head is chopped off one day, you can come to my grave to pay your respects." Quan Gaisuwen gritted his teeth and said, "Goguryeo's current situation is all the fault of the Gao royal family."

……

On the long street, Quan Gaisuwen was wearing armor, holding a long spear, and surrounded by five hundred death warriors. His eyes were fixed on the torrent of heavy cavalry charging towards him.

Especially the leader Xue Rengui.

There were countless traps set up along the entire long street. Quan Gaisuwen asked himself if he could even break through many of them, but Xue Rengui just fought his way through.

This is a fierce general, a peerless fierce general.

However, Quan Gaisu Wen is not someone to be trifled with.

Facing Xue Rengui rushing towards him, Quan Gaisuwen did not hesitate at all and rushed directly towards Xue Rengui.

He Quan Gaisu Wen is also a fierce general.

The two long spears collided fiercely in mid-air.

The next moment, a long spear was bounced up, and another long spear instantly pierced into the throat.

Blood splattered everywhere.

Quan Gaisuwen's body was held high.

His eyes were wide open, and he died with his eyes open.

Xue Rengui continued to charge forward, carrying Quan Gaisuwen's body, and shouted angrily, "The one who killed Quan Gaisuwen was Xue Rengui!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

(End of this chapter)