Chapter 3345 The bloody battle with Ping Rang (continued)
Xue Wanche is fierce and good at fighting. It seems that he sacrificed all his wisdom to God when he was born, in exchange for his talent for fighting. Only when he is in battle can he shine with dazzling brilliance.
At this moment, he held the horizontal sword in his hand and took the lead, leading the soldiers behind him to tear through the battlefield like a sharp knife, cutting a bloody path straight into the local general's position.
How could the soldiers around him dare to let him risk his own life? One by one, they fought bravely to kill the enemy invaders before Xue Wanche, and gathered the Tang army. In a short time, more than 3,000 people gathered and marched towards the city in a mighty manner.
Yuan Jingtu is leading a team to resist, hoping to get to the city wall and organize an army to launch a counterattack. However, the more he rushed forward, the greater the oncoming pressure he felt. When he was less than thirty feet away from the city wall, the number of oncoming Tang troops suddenly increased, and they came in like a dense tide, and instantly surrounded him. live.
Yuan Jingtu was horrified and realized that something was wrong. The battle situation had completely collapsed and there was no way to recover. He quickly turned around and ran away with his soldiers.
But the Tang army was coming like a tidal wave, how could he escape?
Countless knives and spears were stabbed from all directions, and the soldiers around him were slaughtered to death one by one while wailing. Yuan Jingtu's face was pale and he was waving the long knife in his hand vigorously. With his tall body and superb swordsmanship, he was one of the most fierce generals in Goguryeo. He swung his long sword in a circle, and the sword was as bright as a sword. Several Tang soldiers around him tried to move forward, but he killed them with a flurry of swords. In a moment, There was nothing he could do.
Xue Wanche happened to arrive and was immediately furious. He shouted loudly and dispersed the soldiers in front of him to make way for a passage. He raised his sword and charged towards Yuan Pure Land.
Breaking the mountain city of Dacheng and beheading the enemy's general in formation, Xue Wanche is sure to take credit for this feat!
He has a strong body and strong steps. With a few arrows, he can reach the pure land of the abyss. He swings the horizontal sword in his hand to his chest, and with a loud roar, he kills the enemy general with the sword.
Suddenly, there were only a few "bang bang bang" sounds from the bow strings, and several crossbow arrows were fired, hitting Yuan Jingtu's body in no particular order. Yuan Jingtu let out an earth-shattering howl and fell to the ground.
Xue Wanche: "..."
He exerted all his energy, waiting to chop the enemy general with a knife and collect the merits, but unexpectedly he was shot with a crossbow arrow, and he was shaken hard...
He immediately became angry and shouted: "Who! Who is it?"
When the surrounding Tang troops saw Xue Wanche's anger, they were all frightened and dispersed with a "hurrah", leaving only a small group of crossbowmen standing in the field, at a loss.
Xue Wanche gritted his teeth and looked at the group of crossbowmen, but there was nothing he could do.
Yuan Jingtu was hit by seven or eight arrows, but there were more than thirty crossbowmen in this group, each holding a powerful crossbow. It was obvious that some were firing and some were not. We couldn't punish them all indiscriminately, right? Furthermore, it is natural for the soldiers to shoot and kill the enemy general in order to protect the general. Not only is it not wrong, but it is meritorious.
But this heavy feat was immediately offset by half, and Xue Wanche almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood in depression...
Waiting for the group of crossbowmen to look hard, he glared, looked around, and shouted: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Quickly capture the mountain city, join forces with all the troops to besiege Pingrang City!"
"Here!"
The soldiers all around agreed in unison and turned to pursue the scattered and collapsed defenders. The fighting in the mountain city shook the sky. From time to time, thunder thundered, and the blood flowed into the river under the heavy snow.
Xue Wanche cursed a few words angrily, took two steps forward and leaned over to look at the Goguryeo general who had been shot on the ground like this. He said to the soldiers around him: "Do you recognize this person?"
How do you recognize the soldiers? They all shook their heads.
Xue Wanche shouted: "Since you don't recognize him, why don't you quickly find a few prisoners to identify him? If you make a mistake, I can't afford to lose that person!"
The identity of a captured or leader must be confirmed. If there is a mistake, the shame will be small. If the enemy impeaches a person for "pretending to receive military merit", then he will be dismissed. In serious cases, not only the official position and title will be wiped out, but also three thousand people will be issued. It's possible.
The soldiers quickly looked around for the prisoners, and soon brought several captured Goguryeo soldiers and asked them to identify them on the spot. They confirmed that they were Yuan Jingtu, the guard of Dacheng Mountain City and the compatriot of Da Moli Zhi Yuan Gaisuwen. Xue Wanche felt relieved. .
He commanded the general Yuan Jingtu to take off his head, took off his robe and wrapped his head, and tied a soldier around his waist, waiting to report his merits to Sima in the army after the war.
The leader was dead, and the Goguryeo defenders in Dachengshan City were leaderless. They had been beaten back by the Tang army that rushed into the city. At this moment, they were even more demoralized. They soon completely collapsed. Some surrendered and some fled. The Tang army quickly After occupying the mountain city, the flag representing Xue Wanche was erected at the top of the city, fluttering in the wind amidst the heavy snowfall.
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Yuengai Suwen got up early in the morning, washed himself under the service of the maid, changed into a cotton robe, had a simple breakfast, and then rushed to the front hall of Damolizhi Mansion to handle official duties and receive civil and military officials.
The snow was falling heavily, and the maid in a pink skirt followed suit, holding an oil-paper umbrella from the south of the Yangtze River in her hand to protect him from the rain and snow. The courtyard was made of ice and jade, and it was cold and quiet.
Before he arrived at the main hall, he saw his own soldiers coming quickly to tell him: "Qi Da Molizhi, the Tang army launched an attack half an hour ago!"
Yuengai Suwen stopped, frowned and asked: "How many troops did the Tang army mobilize and where would they focus their attack?"
The soldier said: "According to reports from the front line, the Tang army came out in full force and attacked the defensive positions outside the city. As for the main direction of attack... it seems to be a fierce attack across the board."
Yeon Gaesumun was startled and hurriedly quickened his pace and rushed to the main hall.
The vast majority of civil and military officials from the court had already gathered in the hall, standing in one place making noisy noises. When they saw Yeon Gae Suwen entering with a sullen face, they quickly fell silent and all stepped forward to salute: "I have seen Da Mo before." ”
"Yeah!"
Yuengai Suwen hummed, and after arriving at the table, he lifted up his robe and knelt down to sit down. Then he waved his hand and asked everyone to take their seats.
When everyone sat down, he asked: "How is the battle situation outside the city?"
"Qi Da Mo Li Zhi, for some unknown reason, the Tang army gathered their troops in the early morning and started to attack like crazy. Every defense was attacked by the Tang army, especially the mountain city of Dacheng. The most elite troops of the Tang army, Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin, were supplying casualties. We are desperately attacking the city. Dacheng Mountain City is in danger. General Yuan Jingtu may not be able to support it, so please send troops from the Damoli tribe for reinforcements.”
"Several mountain cities in the west of the city were all attacked by the Tang army. Thunderbolts blew up the city walls. The Tang army also launched a desperate attack, with the intention of conquering them in one fell swoop!"
"Da Molizhi, the Tang Army has launched a general offensive. Please make a decision quickly!"
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Everyone was talking about the situation one by one.
Yeon Gaesumun took a breath of cold air, stood up quickly, and came to the map of the defense of Pingrang City hanging behind him to check the situation carefully.
A scribe had already come forward to draw the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the map based on the report.
Yuengai Suwen looked at the movements of the Tang army and couldn't help but fall into deep doubts: launching a general offensive at this time was obviously unexpected. The Tang army's previous actions were obviously to attack steadily, to surround Pingrang City bit by bit, and to gradually eliminate it. After defending the mountain city on the outside, concentrate your forces to attack Pingrang City to ensure nothing goes wrong.
Why did he suddenly go crazy and start a general attack?
He turned around and asked: "Since the Tang army is launching a general attack now, it must have mobilized its army last night, but you don't know anything about it?"
Hundreds of thousands of troops are gathering and mobilizing. How much noise is that? As a result, Pingrang City knew nothing about this, and it was not until the Tang army began to attack across the board that they realized that they were really a bunch of idiots.
All the civil and military officials hesitated, their eyes flickered, and they did not dare to say anything.
Yeon Gaesumun snorted and focused his eyes on the map again, not intending to hold anyone responsible.
He naturally understood that his consistent high-pressure rule had made these officials very resistant. It was only because they were afraid of his own power that they had to pretend to be deaf and mute, or even take the initiative to surrender. But deep down, most of them were looking forward to the Tang army breaking into the city and cutting them into pieces.
By that time, the Tang army will inevitably support the Gao royal family to govern Goguryeo again. Both the Treasure King and his sons will need manpower to help them. These people in front of them are still the powerful people of Goguryeo. Even if they are begging for mercy in front of the Tang people, they can still be in front of the Goguryeo people. Dominate and do good...
Yuan Gaisu Wen sneered in his heart, one or two of them were waiting for the Tang army to break the city and cut me into pieces? Hum hum, just wait, wait for me to defeat the Tang army, depose the Gao royal family with unprecedented achievements, and ascend to the supreme throne of Goguryeo. Then I will execute you one by one in Lingchi, and my descendants will be married to the far north, and the female family members. They all become official prostitutes! (End of chapter)