Old Li Tou just wanted to tell Zhao Chen that although tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers were killed today with cruel means.
But it was precisely because of this move that millions of ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty were saved.
Otherwise, if the Goguryeo army goes south, the people of Tang Dynasty will surely fall into endless war.
Zhao Chen said nothing, of course he knew that Old Li Tou was trying to comfort himself.
Moreover, he was not unhappy because he said he had killed tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers.
Zhao Chen knows it better than anyone else.
War has always required sacrificing lives.
If the soldiers of Goguryeo did not die, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty would die.
Zhao Chen has never been a virgin.
He doesn't let anyone in just because he needs time to think about his next plan.
Yeon Gaesumun lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and that guy either retreated, or continued to fight to the death with the Tang Dynasty despite his low morale.
But the probability of a fight to the death is very low.
After all, no matter what, the sky-blasting cannon was enough to scare them.
If he had any brains, Yeon Gaesomun would think of retreating temporarily.
Otherwise, how many sky-blasting cannons could his remaining hundreds of thousands of soldiers be able to withstand.
The retreat of Yuan Gaisuwen was certainly a good thing for the Tang Dynasty.
At least Datang could also get some time to recuperate.
It's just that the enmity between Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo has been deep for a long time.
Even if this war ends temporarily with Goguryeo's retreat, a new war will break out again soon.
If war breaks out again, the Tang army must invade Goguryeo as soon as possible.
Otherwise, the longer the delay is, the more disadvantageous it will be for Datang.
"Boy Zhao, don't think about what happened today. I'll have someone prepare a meal for you." Lao Li saw that Zhao Chen still ignored him.
I thought he was still thinking about today's battle.
I thought of diverting his attention.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Chen waved to himself and said, "I'm fine, what are your plans next?"
Zhao Chen spoke, which also made Lao Litou breathe a sigh of relief.
After hearing Zhao Chen ask him about his next plan, Lao Litou was silent for a moment and then said: "What you plan to do next should also depend on Yeon Gaesumun's situation."
"You also know that now that Cangzhou City has been destroyed, if Yeon Gaesumun chooses to continue the attack, then we will have no choice but to continue to fight."
"However, based on the impact of today's events, the probability of such a thing is low."
"If Yeon Gaesumun withdraws his troops, I will definitely let the border troops regain our territory in the Tang Dynasty. After a period of rest, we will come back to fight them again."
Lao Li Tou has never been a good person.
This was the first time in so many years that he had been beaten so miserably.
He almost even lost his life on the battlefield.
This shame can be gone away with more than just a word of dismissal.
Moreover, with the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it can afford to fight another war.
Now that Tubo was frightened by the troops led by Su Dingfang, only Goguryeo dared to challenge the Tang Dynasty.
If we don't find a way to annihilate Goguryeo, wouldn't it only encourage the arrogance of other small countries?
So, speaking for Li Shimin himself.
No matter what, Goguryeo must be destroyed.
Of course Zhao Chen knew what Old Li Tou was thinking, so he nodded without saying anything and waved to him.
Signaling Lao Litou to leave.
Old Li Tou was silent for a moment. Seeing that Zhao Chen was nothing special, he felt a little more relaxed.
After telling Zhao Chen to have a good rest, Lao Litou also turned and left.
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Different from the joy and excitement in the Datang camp, the entire Yeon Gaesumun army fell into deathly silence.
Of the 50,000 troops, less than 1,000 managed to escape alive.
More than 40,000 people lost their lives in just one day.
More than 40,000 innocent souls were floating not far from them at this moment.
Hye Jin was rescued by Goguryeo soldiers.
He was said to have been rescued, but in reality he was carried back.
General Huizhen, who was in high spirits yesterday, seemed to have lost his soul at this moment.
The man stood in the tent with a silly look on his face.
There seems to be something wrong with the whole person's spirit.
It was quiet in the camp, and among all the Goguryeo generals, no one dared to breathe loudly.
For them, today was a devastating disaster for their Goguryeo army.
Fifty thousand people were buried in a Gourd Valley like that.
Everyone is silent.
In front of them was Yeon Gaesoo-moon, whose face was so gloomy that he was about to shed tears.
Yeon Gaesumun's whole body was trembling slightly at this moment.
Fifty thousand horses.
Less than a thousand people came back alive.
More than 40,000 lives were lost there, and the dead soldiers didn't even know what happened.
Since the war with the Tang Dynasty, they have fought countless times and lost many people.
But the combined losses of these people are nothing compared to this time.
The army that originally numbered more than 200,000 people now only has 150,000 people left.
Yeon Gaesumun understood that today's battle had completely shattered their morale in Goguryeo.
Now when I go out and see any Goguryeo soldier, I can see the deep fear in his eyes.
In the end, they lost this war.
Yeon Gaesumun had no way to let his soldiers use their flesh and blood to fight against the Tang Dynasty's sky-blasting cannon.
Yeon Gae So-moon also went to see the battlefield today.
He could swear that this battlefield would be his lifelong shadow.
"Hye Jin." Yeon Gae Sumoon and Hye Jin shouted.
Huizhen didn't react at all, and still had a silly smile on her face.
Yeon Gaesumun's face became increasingly ugly.
Huizhen, the general he relied on most, was frightened by a battle!
"Hye Jin!" Yeon Gaesumun shouted violently and kicked Hye Jin over.
Huizhen was kicked and rolled several times, and she stopped only when she hit a wooden stake at the edge of the tent.
"The... Marshal, he... they... are all... dead."
"It's... so scary." Huizhen seemed to be more awake and spoke with a trembling voice.
Still talking about the horror of today's battlefield.
All the soldiers sighed. Who would have thought that a battle would actually make Huizhen lose his mind.
Yeon Gaesumun was disappointed with Hye Jin, waved his hand, and asked people to take him down.
"What are you thinking now?" After a long silence, Yeon Gaesumun spoke again.
It was quiet in the camp, no one spoke.
Now their soldiers, including themselves, have long given up the idea of fighting.
No matter how powerful they are, can they withstand the sky-blasting cannon that can turn people into a pile of rotten flesh?
What’s the point of this war?
Can they survive the ambush of the Sky-Hunting Cannon?
Hou Junji felt deep fear in his heart at this moment.
He regrets it now.
Why did he and Yuengai Suwen fight against the Tang Dynasty in the first place?
Now that the Tang Dynasty has unleashed a mass murder weapon to massacre Goguryeo, it is only a matter of time.
If Goguryeo was destroyed, where would Hou Junji flee to?
"Mr. Hou, what do you think?" Seeing that everyone was silent, Yuan Gaisuwen looked at Hou Junji.
Yuengai Suwenduo thought that Hou Junji also knew how to make the sky-blasting cannon.
If that were the case, they would no longer be afraid of the Tang Dynasty's sky-blasting cannon.
It could even completely occupy the territory of the Tang Dynasty.