Chapter 3351 The troops are approaching the city
It is conceivable that given the huge disparity between the current situation of Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty, there must be countless people who believe that Goguryeo will lose. It is not surprising that some of them think like me.
Especially the Gao family.
If they were allowed to take away the merit of "opening the city to welcome the King's Master", and with their status, they would definitely be reused by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. How could they have anything to do with themselves?
I really think I am slow!
Fortunately, Changsun Chong had the same interests as him and did not want to let others take the credit...
He took a deep breath, patted Changsun Chong on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "Fortunately, Da Lang is here, otherwise in my opinion, if I tell my father about this matter, my father would not want to conflict with the royal family at this time. , it is very likely that the Seven Star Gate will be left to the royal family to continue to defend. If that is the case, it will be a big deal.”
If you cannot control the Seven Star Gate, you will not be able to open the city and lead the Tang army into the city when the Tang army is approaching. Without such credit, no matter who will dominate the situation in Goguryeo in the future, they will not escape death.
For the current Yuan boy, the Seven Star Gate is his life...
Changsun Chong smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have the same interests now. How can someone else take away such meritorious service as controlling the Seven Star Gate to welcome the Tang army into the city?"
Boy Yuan nodded repeatedly and said angrily: "The ones who steal bones are the most disgusting!"
Changsun Chong: "..."
Who is fighting for the bones?
It’s simply unreasonable...
Ignoring Mr. Yuan, he commanded his soldiers to take over the defense of Qixing Gate, then sorted out the military camp near Qixing Gate and settled down temporarily.
The battle was raging outside the city. Now that the Tang army had captured Dacheng Mountain City, it would be difficult for Anhe Palace to stop the Tang army. In particular, Anhe Palace is very close to the Seven Star Gate, and there is no other defensive mountain city between the two. The Tang army can easily divide its troops and go south to Pingrang City when besieging Anhe Palace.
At that time, the Seven Star Gate will become the focus of the Tang army's fierce attack. As long as he opens the city gate and leads the Tang army into the city, with the combat power of the Tang army, he will sweep the whole city and win the final victory. He will overthrow Goguryeo and kill Yeon Gaesumun. His mission will be over. It is successfully completed.
Thinking of returning to the city of Chang'an that he dreamed of, Changsun Chong felt his blood surge. He raised his head slightly and looked at the goose feather-like falling snow in the dark sky.
It seems that in the dark sky, the white falling snow outlines that beautiful face.
There was a stabbing pain in my heart...
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The Tang army set foot in Liaodong with invincible military power, and marched straight in with smooth wind and water, as if they were entering an uninhabited country. However, they suffered heavy losses at the gates of Anshi, which slowed down the advance of the army. The planned strategy before the war was severely delayed. They almost repeated the mistakes of the previous Sui Dynasty and had to withdraw their troops in despair.
Fortunately, Anshi City was captured in time, and the army swept across the entire Liaodong. Afterwards, they forcibly crossed the Yalu River and reached Pingrang City.
However, they once again suffered from the stubborn resistance of the Goguryeo army and were unable to attack Pingrang City.
The harsh winter and the unfavorable war situation made the soldiers unstable and morale low, and everyone felt a sense of energy in their hearts. If this energy cannot be released in time and transformed into combat power, it will weaken again and be exhausted. By then, the morale of the army will be low and the morale of the army will be weakened, and this war will become more and more difficult.
His Majesty Li Er's seemingly headstrong and arbitrary general offensive order was actually issued in an extremely timely manner.
At this time, all the armies were tired of the bitter cold weather in Liaodong, and just wanted to capture Pingrang City as soon as possible. Therefore, after the general attack order was issued, they immediately launched a fierce attack on their respective targets like a tiger out of a trap, fearing no death.
The Goguryeo army was not as powerful as the Tang army, and they did not expect the Tang army's general attack to come so suddenly. The command was delayed due to being caught off guard, causing the frontline troops to be stunned and retreated.
Under the heavy snow, the Tang army was in full strength and good news came frequently.
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The Chinese military tent.
His Majesty Li Er sat in the middle. Changsun Wuji and Zhu Suiliang, who were unable to go into battle, sat on both sides. The imperial guards and scouts stood outside the tent, ready to be dispatched at any time and went to various ministries to issue military orders.
Countless battle reports were gathered in the central military tent. Clerks and Sima were busy categorizing and sorting out the on-the-spot records that needed to be archived and presented to the emperor for His Majesty Li Er's review. The atmosphere in the entire tent was tense, even though the cold wind was howling and snowflakes were blowing outside. It was flying, but the inside of the tent was steaming with heat.
His Majesty Li Er knelt down behind the desk, looking at the battle report in his hand from time to time, and then comparing the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the map that was updated at any time. Sometimes he would whisper a few words to Changsun Wuji, discuss it, and continue to issue more various orders. Order.
Although there is no longer the closeness between the two, His Majesty Li Er still has great trust in Changsun Wuji's strategic vision.
Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, those who could be called famous people could be generals or prime ministers, and were both civil and military. They could not only rule the world on horseback, but also stabilize the country on horseback.
Since the Song Dynasty, military generals have been excluded, which led to a different approach to civil and military affairs, the emphasis on literature and the suppression of martial arts. A group of "weak scholars" gradually assumed important positions, and were extremely discriminatory towards military affairs. Then there is a farce in which a person who has only read a few military books can talk about the country without hesitation. In their eyes, hundreds of thousands of soldiers are just numbers. They just copy the military tactics in the books and have no idea what they mean. .
The result was that they had the wealth, technology, and population that were unparalleled in the world, but they were suppressed and beaten by foreigners for hundreds of years. In the end, the country was cut off and the Chinese continent was destroyed...
Employing both civil and military forces is the way to dominate.
A scout ran in from outside the tent, knelt down on one knee inside the tent, and reported loudly: "There is someone in front who claims to be a servant of the Changsun family. He is holding the seal of the Changsun family and is captured by the scout. He claims that he wants to meet Duke Zhao. There are urgent people." ”
Before Changsun Wuji could answer, His Majesty Li Er was already in high spirits and said: "Bring him in!"
"Here!"
The scout exited and immediately brought in one person.
The man entered the tent, first saluted His Majesty Li Er who was behind the desk, and then saluted Changsun Wuji. He escaped from his arms with a letter, handed it over with both hands, and said: "This servant is ordered by Da Lang to deliver a secret to the master of the family. Letter.”
Changsun Wuji looked at His Majesty Li Er and said: "It is the loyal servant who ran away with Dalang."
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Read the secret letter first."
Since it is a secret letter sent back by Changsun Chong, there is only one thing to do at this critical moment...
Sure enough, Changsun Wuji wrote a secret letter. After checking that the paint was intact, he opened the envelope and looked at it. Then he presented it to His Majesty Li Er with both hands, and he was a little happy: "Old minister, congratulations to Your Majesty, great things can be accomplished!"
"Oh?"
His Majesty Li Er's heart skipped a beat, and as a result he read the secret letter. After reading it, he let out a long breath and praised: "Well done, Dalang!"
Although he was confident of capturing Pingrang City, the cost of a blind attack was too high. Although he had ordered "no casualties at all", how could he watch the disciples of Guanzhong who had followed him on an expedition thousands of miles away and die in a foreign land just for the sake of victory?
Now that Changsun Chong is cooperating inside and outside, the casualties in the capture of Pingrang City can be minimized, and His Majesty Li Er can't hide his excitement.
This achievement alone, saving tens of thousands or even more than 100,000 people of the Tang Dynasty from casualties, is enough to pardon Changsun Chong for all his past crimes.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "I dare not take your majesty's praise like this, it is actually a matter within the Changsun family... Dalang's letter said that only Gao Yanwu led five thousand soldiers to guard Anhe Palace, while he himself and Yuan Nanmen defended the Seven Star Gate. . As long as Anhe Palace is captured, the Seven Star Gate will be isolated from the army, and with Dalang's help, the city will be destroyed soon."
Those who can serve as scribes in the Central Military Accountant are naturally descendants of well-established and well-established families. Everyone is worthy of trust. These people heard Changsun Wuji’s words and knew that a great victory was just around the corner. They couldn’t help but whisper to each other and were extremely excited. .
After a long campaign, I am more or less war-weary. Now that victory is in sight, how can I not be excited?
His Majesty Li Er did not want to be harshly criticized, and immediately issued an order: "Order Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche's troops to clear out the Dacheng Mountain City, and immediately go south to attack Anhe Palace. Tomorrow morning, I will personally go to the battlefield, hold down the battle for them, and break through the Seven Star Gate in one fell swoop. ! ”
"Here!"
Immediately, a scribe hurriedly wrote a written order, stamped it with a seal, and handed it over to the scout together with the tiger seal ribbon. The scout put it away close to his body, turned around and ran out of the tent quickly, heading to Dacheng Mountain City to deliver the order.
Within the mountain city of Dacheng, there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, and the corpses of soldiers from both sides could be seen everywhere. The Tang army braved the heavy snow to clean up the battlefield overnight and used this place as a camp to launch the next stage of the attack. Food, ammunition and weapons were transported into the mountain city one by one.
In the dilapidated barracks in the city, when the military orders arrived, Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche took off their armor and drank tea opposite each other.
The two stood up to receive the order, and then Cheng Yaojin looked at the goose-feather-like snow outside, sighed, and said: "This battle is finally over." (End of Chapter)