Chapter 3420 The End of the Hero
Yeon Gae So-moon is a cruel person, not only cruel to others, but also to himself.
He has been on the road to the peak of power all his life, with only one goal in his heart, and that is to usurp the throne and become the king! To achieve this goal, he used bloody and ruthless methods. Countless civil and military ministers died tragically in his hands just because they were in his way.
When someone was needed to command the "Wang Zhuang Army" to go deep behind enemy lines and inflict powerful damage to the enemy, he did not hesitate to send his favorite son, even though he had wanted to hand over his power and position countless times in the future. This son inherits.
In his heart, power is the only thing. What does morality, etiquette, life, death, honor and disgrace mean?
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Under the service of the chamberlain, he put on his armor, put on his dagger, endured bouts of dizziness, gritted his teeth and straightened his back, Yeon Gaesumun strode out of the hall with a sword in one hand, and came majestically with the guards around him. Go to the palace gate.
The entire palace was like an isolated island under the fierce offensive of the Tang army. The nearby government offices, farmhouses, and shops were either occupied by the Tang army or bombed to the ground. Countless Tang troops besieged it from all directions in the west. The imperial guards and the defeated troops struggled to support it. , a desperate fight began around the palace.
In the distance, the artillery set up by the Tang army could be vaguely seen in the streets. Balls of fire and smoke flashed from the muzzles of the cannons, and shells fell one after another inside and outside the palace. Among them were kerosene bullets and solid lead bullets. Wherever they hit, either a ball of flames shot up into the sky, or they were destroyed and covered in blood and flesh.
The Imperial Guards were indeed brave and unafraid of death, but no matter how brave the soldiers were, they just wailed and fell to the ground when faced with artillery and muskets.
Faced with such a power that destroys the heaven and the earth, how can flesh and blood resist it?
Looking at the extremely tragic battle outside the palace gate, Yuan Gaisuwen's eyes were about to burst, and a ball of fire burned in his chest and abdomen.
God bless me!
From ancient times to the present, wars for thousands of years have been nothing more than strong armor and powerful weapons, fighting against each other. When two armies meet, the brave one wins! Although strategy and tactics play a role, what is more important is the quality of soldiers and their morale. As long as the soldiers are brave and their morale is high, they can be invincible and invincible.
However, during the Tang Army's Eastern Expedition, firearms emerged. Not only were their destructive powers beyond the reach of flesh and blood, but the complete change in the mode of warfare was even more difficult for Yeon Gaesumun to accept. In the past, the strategy of "encircle an enemy ten times, attack it five times, and divide it if doubled" was known in the military books of the Han Dynasty. People all over the world regarded it as a guideline, and its practicality has been verified in countless wars.
But with the advent of firearms, this strategy no longer worked.
No matter how high the city wall or how thick the city is, how can it withstand the blasting power of gunpowder? The city wall of Pingrang City has a core of rammed clay and is paved with green bricks and strips of stone. It is not only strong but also very resilient. But isn't it still being blown open by the Tang army with gunpowder?
As long as the Tang army invaded the city, it would have required five or even ten times the number of defenders, and they would have to pay a heavy price with human lives, and the Tang army might be able to be defeated. Otherwise, under the huge damage caused by the Tang army's muskets and thunderbolts, the only way is to fall.
Not to mention that the Tang army not only possesses firearms, but the quality of its soldiers is already unrivaled in the world. During the Han Dynasty, the Han army was so fierce that "one Han can stand up to the five barbarians." , even the Turks and other arrogant and powerful tribes who roamed the grassland were also overthrown by the Tang Dynasty and their kings were captured alive?
The brave and skilled Tang army was equipped with infinitely powerful firearms, capable of running rampant across the world and being unstoppable. In addition, the Tang Dynasty had a vast territory, rich resources, and the largest population in the world. Within a few hundred years, unless there was civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, it would be difficult for foreigners to match it.
What is most difficult for Yeon Gaesumun to accept is why weapons such as firearms, which can destroy the world and destroy the earth, appear in his own era?
Without firearms, even if the Tang army came in full force, he was confident that he could resist it. But now, the Great Wall of Liaodong, which Goguryeo spent twenty years to build with countless manpower and material resources, could not stop the Tang army for a day and a half. Those mountain cities built on the mountains collapsed under the raging gunpowder, and hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo warriors were wiped out...< br>
Why did firearms come out at this time?
I have been planning my whole life to climb to the supreme throne of Goguryeo, and after working hard, I finally got my wish, but God wants Goguryeo to be completely destroyed...
Yeon Gae So Moon is unwilling to give in!
Regardless of the opposition of the world, regardless of morality and etiquette, he resolutely ascended to the throne in order to lead Goguryeo to dominate and reach an unprecedented peak, and even invade the Central Plains, overthrow the Han Dynasty, and let the blood of Goguryeo rule that rich and vast land!
But why didn’t this thief God favor the great Goguryeo?
Yuan Gaesumun's blood was boiling, and a surge of anger arose. He held the sword in his hand tightly and shouted in a hissing voice: "Follow me to kill the enemy!"
The sword pointed at not only the Tang army in heavy armor, but also the gloomy and dim sky, and even the unfair fate!
He has been fighting and killing all his life and never believed in fate.
He was not satisfied with just being a great Moliji, but worked hard and worked hard to ascend to the supreme throne. He not only dared to raise his sword to the enemy, but also dared to fight to the death with his fate!
However, how could the guards and ministers around him dare to let him charge into battle in person? If he survives for a while, he may be able to hold on until the army returns from the north for reinforcements. If he dies, Goguryeo will fall in an instant...
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
"How can the king's body of gold be able to charge into battle?"
"Don't forget the lessons learned by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
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Yeon Gaesumun was full of passion and wanted to fight a bloody battle with heaven and earth, but he was grabbed tightly by the civil and military minister beside him and dragged back to the palace. He was so angry that he almost vomited a mouthful of blood.
However, at this time, I couldn't vent my anger on everyone. When I returned to the palace, I immediately organized all the guards and servants inside and outside. There were many crossbows hidden in the palace. After distributing them, and remembering the long-range lethality of the Tang Army's muskets, some bunkers were placed inside the palace gate to block the volleys of Tang Army muskets, so that they could hide from them. Fight back with a crossbow from behind cover.
Of course, the current situation is already precarious, and the overthrow is only a matter of seconds. It is impossible to repel the Tang army with the strength of Pingrang City alone. The only hope is to be able to hold on to the north and return reinforcements.
At this point, Yuengai Suwen felt even more regretful. How could he have become so obsessed that he sent troops to pursue the Tang army in an attempt to slow down its withdrawal?
If not, there are sufficient troops in the city, and the Tang Army's navy only has tens of thousands of troops. Even if they take the courage of a leopard, they would not dare to come to Pingrang City to fight the autumn wind...
However, the matter has come to this, and it is useless to talk about it.
After arranging the matters at hand, he rubbed his swollen temples, closed his eyes, and said to his left and right: "I am a little dizzy, I need to rest for a while. You will go back and wait outside the palace. I will call the orphan here. I have something to explain." .”
"Here!"
Everyone bowed and saluted and pushed out of the hall.
After a while, Yuan Nansheng walked in quickly and saluted: "My father called me here, what are your orders?"
Yeon Gaesumun sat on the throne, opened his eyes, looked at this delicate and handsome young son, and felt a sudden sadness in his heart.
Inherited by blood, the father dies and the son succeeds. He worked so hard to usurp the throne, and after a hundred years, he will naturally hand it over to his son to inherit the throne, and the throne will never be cut off for generations to come. However, now that he has ascended to the throne, not only can he not be crowned the crown prince, but he cannot even be given a title to his son...
Taking a deep breath, Yeon Gaesumun glanced outside the door, raised his voice and said: "Who is outside the door?"
Jian Moucen appeared from the door: "He is the last general."
Yuan Gaesumun nodded and said: "No one can come near, and anyone who disobeys the order will be killed."
"Here!"
Jian Moucen responded, walked out of the hall, and stood by the door, holding a waist knife in one hand and watching with eager eyes, not allowing anyone to come near.
I thought to myself: The king is probably going to explain his funeral arrangements, right? It's just that the Tang army is unstoppable at the moment, and it will only be a matter of time before the palace is forced. Once the army from the north has no time to come back for reinforcements, the country will be ruined and the family will be destroyed. What else can be explained? Thinking about it, if Yuan Nanzheng is allowed to escape, the Yuan clan will be cut off from blood...
Thinking of this, he rolled his eyes, stepped slightly closer to the door, held his breath and listened to the sounds in the hall.
Yeon Gae Su Wen is a man of great talent and outstanding intelligence. If he were to act normally, he should have realized that at times like this, people's hearts are divided and everyone must be on guard. But now he is so anxious and in extremely weak physical condition that he has forgotten to watch out for Jian Moucen...
He looked at Yuan Nanchan in front of him, and a feeling of sadness surged in his heart, and he said slowly: "The matter has come to this, I'm afraid there is no way to save it, and the destruction will only happen in an instant." (End of Chapter)