Chapter 1137 The power of the Tang Dynasty's army shook the world
The ground began to tremble, and this terrifying phenomenon quickly captured everyone's attention.
And at the same time, it also captured the attention of the main defenders and the general himself on the tower of the south gate of Xuantu City!
Because without a doubt...
The defenders felt the earthquake shaking even more strongly.
but……
No matter how strong the feeling is.
No matter how much the second loud noise rent the air, it shocked the eardrums of the hundreds of thousands of troops present on both sides.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were looking around, but they couldn't see anything...what happened.
Except for a loud noise, there was no movement.
At this moment, everyone, including Changle, the Tang army controlled by Li Xiaogong, and the defenders at the head of Xuantu City fortress, all looked confused.
But...then...
Li Xiaogong and others were still confused.
But the defenders at the top of Xuantu City all turned pale.
"General, what's going on underground?"
"What's wrong with this city wall...why is it shaking?!"
"General, what should we do?!"
"General, the city wall seems to be coming!..."
"General! Below this ground—"
A flurry of panicked cries rose up at the top of the South Gate City, and the next moment...
Li Xiaogong and others finally understood that the loud noise like spring thunder on the ground... was not an illusion, but a real spring thunder on the ground.
The south gate of Xuantu City...
No, the entire city wall surrounding the south gate gradually began to make continuous loud rumbling noises, and in an instant, it collapsed!
Solid city walls, heavy rammed earth boulders, and extremely hard new cement fortifications.
After a roar, finally...
It turned into a hill of dust and dirt!
Although this hill is still quite tall, still more than three meters high, compared to before, its height has become lower enough, its slope has become gentle enough, and its... everything has finally become no longer difficult.
Transcend.
no longer……
It's a fortress!
Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, Zhang Liang, Zhang Shigui...the generals and clan "King of Beishan County" were all staring blankly at the city wall that suddenly "automatically" collapsed.
The sluggishness lasted for a full twenty seconds...and then continued.
Then thirty seconds, then forty seconds...
Finally, before fifty seconds passed, Li Xiaogong came to his senses in a daze.
"I don't know why, but..."
He took a deep breath, pulled out the sword from his waist, raised it high, and pointed it straight at the sky.
"All Custodes!"
"charge!"
In the early winter of the eighth year of Zhenguan, the snow began to fall.
The Tang army attacked Goguryeo and fought its first battle in the large city of "Xuantu".
If you defeat them in one battle, you won't have enough time to burn the scent of a tea stick.
The military power of the Tang Dynasty shocked the world.
…
The result of this battle was naturally quickly sent to Zhuozhou, and then to Youzhou, and was transmitted by "telephone" to His Majesty Li Er in Chang'an City, the heart of the Tang Dynasty thousands of miles away.
Since it was a great victory, Li Er would not hide such a happy thing, so as soon as the news was announced, the whole process was filled with joy.
But... Chang'an is not the only place that is rejoicing.
The jubilation in Chang'an was mainly due to the ambitious monarchs and ministers, and the jubilation of the citizens of Chang'an, who valued military junglers the most, was mainly aimed at the victory itself.
But another place...
The people of Youzhou and Zhuozhou were also in ecstasy... so much so that the Imperial Army generals and soldiers who actually escorted the prisoners from Xuantu City back to Zhuozhou and Youzhou saw the reactions of the people.
I didn't realize that they were excited and happy, but... they were a little helpless when they faced the sight of the people kneeling down on the road and wailing.
But soon they understood what was going on——
Youzhou and Zhuozhou are the two places on the border.
The people here have been harassed the most by border threats.
Often because it is located in a remote area with inconvenient transportation and long distances, it is extremely difficult to get support from the court because it is extremely high.
But now, the imperial court finally...
If we send troops to the north, we can permanently help everyone solve the border troubles and solve the living problems of the people on the border...
For these people in Zhuozhou and Youzhou, they have waited for this moment for too long.
But on the other hand.
Among the troops on the expedition, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, and even Changle... In short, except for Yuchi Laomo and Li Ji, who were talking and laughing as if no one else was around, their eyes full of banter glanced around with a smile, and the other people's faces
They are all obviously a bit dark.
Especially Li Xiaogong, squinting at Li Sheng.
And being stared at by everyone...
Li Sheng felt uncomfortable all over, and he couldn't concentrate on studying the barbecue on the campfire. He looked at the people around him with a bit of toothache, "Why...are you staring at me?"
"No, I'll just make some soy sauce..."
Of course, Li Xiaogong didn't know what the allusion to "making soy sauce" was... To be honest, he didn't know what "soy sauce" was. But that wasn't important. What was important was that in today's battle, Li Xiaogong had something to say... No, it was very
Something to say!
"Holy Commander...if you have any ideas, could you tell us? Today only Duke Yingying and Duke Wu will attack in two directions, especially Duke Wu...Don't eat it, Jingde!"
At this moment, Yuchi Laomo and Li Ji were chatting and laughing while putting away the barbecue. When Li Xiaogong yelled at him, he almost laughed again, and then looked at Li Xiaogong teasingly, "No, Your Highness the County Prince... although it was a bit exciting.
, but XX just acted according to the plan, you can’t blame XX!”
Li Xiaogong was choked directly, and then turned to look at Li Sheng, "So, Holy Commander, this time I used more than 500 grenades in one shot. This kind of thing... I don't think it's too much. It's enough to defeat a city.
Make money. But with so many grenades, I should at least tell everyone my strategy..."
Li Xiaogong wanted to say that I had been in the army for so many years, and today was the first time I was frightened on the battlefield. But he also knew who Li Sheng was, so he had no choice but to express his displeasure in a heart-to-heart manner.
But before he finished speaking, Li Sheng immediately waved his hand, "No... I just said that you can dig tunnels to lay mines, I didn't say... this..."
Li Sheng suddenly remembered that he seemed to be the head coach, so he had to explain, "This is just an analysis, not a military order... That is definitely not my idea. I think the prince should ask the British Duke!"
Li Xiaogong originally wanted to hold a small summary meeting to complain, but the ball was kicked! He had to turn his head to look at Li Ji again, but as soon as he turned his head, Li Ji also started to wave his hands, "Hey, no, no, no, county."
Wang, I have never said hello to Jingde..."
Everyone was pushing each other, but no one wanted to take credit for it. The scene was spectacular for a while...
This was mainly because the princes knew that they could no longer be promoted, so they actually avoided it intentionally. However, Li Xiaogong originally just wanted to complain, so he looked at Li Sheng again...