Chapter 3115 Danmercury Medicine
The battle was extremely brutal.
The two sides fought to the death around the thick city wall. The Tang army knew that His Majesty was watching from behind, so they fought tooth and nail without fear. They crazily climbed up the ladder towards the top of the city, even though they might be shot when they approached the top of the city. Some were knocked down by rolling logs and rocks, but they still kept going, shouting wildly and not fearing death.
The Goguryeo defenders gritted their teeth, knowing that if they were a little negligent, the Tang army would attack the city. At that time, with a single point of destruction, the entire city wall defense line would be broken by the Tang army. After the city was broken, they would face an army several times their own. The Tang army could only suffer massacre.
One side knows that it has the upper hand, and as long as it grits its teeth and keeps charging, the defenders will eventually collapse.
The other side believed that it was impossible for the Tang army to continue attacking like this. As long as they gritted their teeth and withstood this surging attack, the Tang army would eventually be driven back, just like how Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was defeated by the Goguryeo in his three eastern expeditions. Return without defeat.
There was a thick layer of corpses under the city wall. Most of them were corpses of Tang soldiers, but there were also many Goguryeo soldiers who fell from the wall. Blood has already soaked the land under the city wall, like mud after rain, and when you step on it, it reaches your ankles.
From noon to sunset, the two sides fought in one place, with countless casualties, and the battle still showed no sign of weakening or stopping.
Zhou Daowu, dressed in armor, ran up from under the mound, came to His Majesty Li Er, bowed and saluted, and panted: "The Duke of Wancheng just attacked the city, but he was beaten back by the enemy's combined force. He was carrying ten remainder He was wounded by three arrows and fell from the top of the city. He was vomiting blood and fainted. He was carried away from the battlefield and was being treated by military doctors. "
His Majesty said before that you will either die in battle or kill yourself to apologize...
Therefore, even though Zhang Jian was injured several times and fainted on the battlefield, Zhou Daowu still did not dare to neglect and hurried over to ask for instructions.
His Majesty Li Er looked gloomy and looked at the battlefield still raging in the distance. He snorted and said: "Treat him first and allow his troops to return to the camp to reorganize. After returning to Chang'an, he will not be held accountable! Send an order to Lu Guogong to take over Wan's place. It is the duty of the Duke of Chengdu to continue the attack on Dongcheng!”
Naturally, Zhang Jian, who was seriously injured and fainted, could not be killed at this time. He stood here all the time and could see that Zhang Jian, who was nearly sixty years old, braved the arrows and charged forward, and was the first to rush into Anshi City. The city head. Although they were defeated, their bravery and fierce style made it acceptable even if they failed.
"Here!"
Zhou Daowu was a little disappointed. He and Zhang Jian had never been on good terms. Ever since he took office in Youzhou, he had been restrained by Zhang Jian from time to time. When he went to argue, he was ignored. Zhang Jian's old man never took him seriously. How could he endure it when he was so arrogant?
But of course I didn't dare to say anything about the eye drops at the moment. After receiving the order, I quickly turned around and left.
Li Ji took two steps forward, approached His Majesty Li Er, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the battle situation is anxious and there is no change for a while. You might as well return to the camp for a while to have a meal and then have a rest. I have a few ministers here to supervise the battle." .”
He knew that His Majesty Li Er was not in good physical condition. After standing here for most of the day, his energy was probably exhausted. If he could not rest and adjust in time, he might collapse from exhaustion.
That would be troublesome.
This is also a weakness of the "imperial conquest". The emperor's personal conquest can certainly boost morale and make the army unite to death, but once the emperor makes the slightest mistake, it will directly shake the morale of the army, leading to a collapse of morale and defeat without a fight.
There is indeed something wrong with His Majesty Li Er. After the strength of the medicine wears off, his body becomes increasingly empty and tired, his waist and legs are weak, and he feels dizzy. At this moment, he is just worried about the outcome of the battle and is trying to hold on.
After hearing this, he thought for a while and felt that he couldn't hold on. If he fainted at this time, the impact on the morale of the army would be immeasurable, so he nodded and said: "That's fine, just stay here and don't attack." Weaken it by half until the city is broken!"
"Here!"
Li Ji responded and called the servants standing at the side to help His Majesty Li Er walk down the mound to the central military tent.
Looking at His Majesty's staggering back, Li Ji frowned deeply.
His Majesty Li Er has always been in excellent physical condition. Even though he cannot ride a strong horse, draw a strong bow, charge into battle and kill the enemy with a sword as he did when he was young, he should not be so weak, right?
In particular, my energy is up and down. I am still energetic at noon, but by the afternoon I feel a little tired.
If this happened during the Eastern Expedition, something unspeakable might have happened...
Li Ji simply didn't dare to think about the serious consequences.
If nothing else, it is almost inevitable that the huge empire will fall apart in an instant...
My heart was clenched fiercely.
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Returning to the camp, His Majesty Li Er took off his disguise in front of others, and his whole body suddenly collapsed. The distance from the door to the bed was only a few dozen steps, and with the help of the chamberlain, he actually walked in less than half a cup of tea, with two legs. It's almost impossible to lift.
After finally moving to the bed, he immediately fell on the bed, breathing heavily and his chest heaving violently.
The chamberlain was almost frightened to death and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, are you feeling well?"
His Majesty Li Er ignored him, closed his eyes and took a few breaths. After gathering some strength, he opened his eyes with difficulty and said, "Pour me some water to drink."
"Here."
The chamberlain quickly ran to the table. In order to prevent His Majesty from suddenly returning from the battlefield, the chamberlains carried warm tea on their backs at all times. The chamberlain touched the kettle and felt that the water was just right, so he poured a cup and carefully held it to His Majesty Li Er. In front of him, he first helped His Majesty Li Er up, then handed over the water glass, and watched His Majesty Li Er drink up the glass of water in big gulps.
"Your Majesty, are you going to ask the cook to prepare the meal?"
The waiter put the water glass aside and asked cautiously.
His Majesty Li Er closed his eyes and said slowly: "No need, I'm not hungry, I'm just a little tired. You guard the door, no one is allowed in, I want to sleep for a while and rest."
Although those tiger and wolf medicines can temporarily boost energy and make people energetic and energetic, they also have serious side effects. After the medicine dissipates, the whole person seems to be evacuated, it is difficult to lift up the slightest energy, and the bones of the body are as weak as mud. , without any strength.
At first, I only focused on using medicine to maintain my body, but I didn't listen to the advice of the Sanskrit monks. I didn't believe it would cause too much damage to the body, so I stubbornly insisted on taking it.
However, although we are now aware of the harmful effects of these drugs, we are still unable to get off the road.
Without the support of medicine, how could he persevere with his current mental state and physical fitness? Just the sluggish appearance will cause a serious blow to the morale of the military. Goguryeo is unexpectedly tough. If the morale of the Tang army suffers another setback, the outcome of this Eastern Expedition will really become unknown.
How could he bear the consequences of the failure of the Eastern Expedition?
If he had to make a choice between victory in the Eastern Expedition and the annihilation of Tuyuhun, he would definitely choose victory in the Eastern Expedition!
Tuyuhun may enter the pass, which is naturally a major blow to his emperor, and there will be nothing good in the history books. But once the Eastern Expedition fails, then he, Li Er, will immediately become the same as Emperor Yang of Sui who was smeared by him. end.
"Faint and incompetent, violent and cruel", "Abandoning morality and using soldiers to subvert", "Destroying the country with one's own body, and smiling for the world"...
These are the words he usually used to describe Emperor Sui Yang, and one day they will all be used on himself...
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Taking a deep breath, His Majesty Li Er lay down peacefully, trying to calm down his mood and closed his eyes. Although all kinds of worries came to his mind one after another, and the shouts of killing could be heard faintly from outside the city of Anshi, which prevented him from having a moment of peace, but the wear and tear on his body was too great, and he fell into a coma after a while. Fall into a deep sleep.
I don't know when, someone suddenly called in my ear.
His Majesty Li Er suddenly woke up from his sleep and stood up straight, his heart was beating fast, he was panting heavily, his head was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were a little out of focus.
The lamps and candles were lit at some point in the camp, and the servant stood beside the bed and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the army just came to report that Duke Lu Guo has attacked the city!"
"Huh?"
His Majesty Li Er exerted all his strength on Rou Rou's swollen and painful head, feeling that he might have been infected by the wind and cold. His whole body was in severe pain and he couldn't muster any strength.
However, he still heard the words of the chamberlain clearly, and his energy suddenly lifted, and he quickly asked: "Is that true?"
The chamberlain said: "How can I dare to tell such a lie? The British government sent someone to report, saying that the army has already reached the top of the East City and will be able to enter the city in a short time." (End of Chapter)