The scene just now almost scared him out of his wits...
Who would have thought that His Majesty, who is usually steady and steady, would be so excited? Whether he was shot here by the enemy, or was thrown off by a frightened horse and injured, the consequences would be unimaginable!
Fortunately, His Majesty Li Er had also died half-dead just now. When he saw Li Ji's expression, he knew that he had indeed gone too far, so he could only say: "What Mao Gong said is reasonable, and I will follow your advice like a steed!"
When Li Ji heard this, he did not dare to let go of His Majesty Li Er's sleeves, and shouted to Zhou Daowu who was standing aside: "Hurry up and escort Your Majesty back to the camp. If anything goes wrong, I will punish you with military law!"
"Here!"
Zhou Daowu hurriedly agreed, knowing that nothing would happen to His Majesty, so he did not care about Li Ji's harsh tone and stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I will send you back to the camp."
His Majesty Li Er was completely relaxed now, stroking his beard and asked: "How is the civil war in the city?"
The area was in chaos. The Tang army that rushed into the city and the Goguryeo defenders were fighting in a melee. It was impossible to see the entire situation in the city.
Zhou Daowu had just come back from the front and said: "General Qiu has led his troops to surround the commander's palace in the city. Eulji Mundeok has led his troops to resist desperately. General Qiu wants to capture him alive, so he will use the sky-shaking thunder carefully, and there may be a stalemate for a while.
However, the enemy troops inside the city have been dispersed. The generals do not know the army, and the army does not know the generals. They are completely in chaos. Outside the city, we are tightly surrounded by our troops. They are like turtles in a urn. They will be defeated sooner or later."
His Majesty Li Er was finally relieved. He waved his hand and said, "Go back to camp!"
Someone brought a war horse, helped him mount, and then returned to the barracks surrounded by the imperial troops.
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Li Ji and others watched His Majesty Li Er's back disappear in the direction of the military camp, and then let out a long breath.
It's just nonsense. How can there be such an emperor who is in danger and doesn't take his own safety at heart? He is obviously overly excited...
But fortunately, there was no danger.
I have also made up my mind to stop His Majesty Li Er from committing such death-seeking behavior in the future no matter what...
He turned over and mounted his war horse, and walked along the street with the generals while asking: "How are the injuries of Duke Wancheng County and Duke Lu?"
Cheng Mingzhen replied: "Gong Lu Guo is okay. He was hit by an arrow and several stab wounds. However, his body is strong and he is not seriously injured. The Wancheng County Duke is much more serious. He has several wounds on his body and two arrow wounds deep into his body."
He fell from the ladder again and hit his head. Fortunately, he was protected by a helmet, otherwise his brain would have burst. Military doctors are currently treating him. Although his life is not in danger, he will not be able to go to the battlefield in the future."
The surrounding generals were silent.
The Eastern Expedition will be the largest war in the empire in the next few decades. This has long been the consensus of both the government and the public. Zhang Jian was seriously injured in such a war, which damaged his roots. It cannot be said that his life was short-lived because of it, so it is a bit regretful. But having said that,
, the more serious the injury, the higher the reward from the court is likely to be. Now Zhang Jian is already a county prince. After this battle, with his merits and qualifications, and the compensation for this serious injury, the title of Duke of a country is secure.
But to obtain the dukedom of the country that will be passed down to future generations, even if you die, it will be worth it...
The fighting on the streets slowly stopped, and occasionally a large number of Tang troops were seen surrounding the Goguryeo garrison, which was small in number and poorly equipped. It would not take long for them to be annihilated. In terms of field battles and street fighting, the Goguryeo army was no match at all.
Of course, the so-called "trapped beast still fights" means that when the Goguryeo army knew that it was completely defeated, it either surrendered on the spot or stubbornly resisted, causing astonishing losses to the Tang army.
When we arrived at the gate of Anshi City Marshal's Mansion, we saw that the Tang army had surrounded the place on three levels, inside and outside. The outer wall had been collapsed by thunder, and bricks and tiles were everywhere. A group of Goguryeo troops
He is guarding the main hall and resisting stubbornly.
Because the Tang army wanted to capture Anshi City Guards Eulji Mundeok alive, they did not use the Sky Thunder, and even abandoned their bows and crossbows. They just surrounded him to prevent the enemy from escaping.
At this time, Qiu Xiaozhong walked quickly. He had previously led his troops into the city and fought a bloody battle. Now his armor was covered in blood, and his face was solemn. He stood in front of Li Ji and said: "My lord, the enemy has been defeated.
But you are already stubbornly resisting, please order the massacre of the city, no one will be spared!"
The defeated enemy army refused to surrender. This made it difficult for the Tang army to make a decision. Should they completely annihilate them at all costs, or should they wait around and capture them alive? On the battlefield, a moment's hesitation could lead to bad consequences.
, so Qiu Xiaozhong asked Li Ji to give an order to unify the actions of the entire army.
As for the massacre of the city... it certainly hurt Tianhe, but during these days of fierce attack on Anshi City, too many Tang troops were killed. Each of the surviving Paozes held back a sense of resentment, hoping that after the city was broken, a massacre could be carried out, so as to generate a bad breath.
The battle situation has been decided, but Li Ji is not in a hurry.
He glanced at the commander's mansion who was still resisting, thought for a while, and said: "Order the army in the south of the city to open the front line at the city gate, and allow the defeated troops in the city to flee. There is no need to chase, and they only need to quickly attack the city and occupy the entire city...
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Qiu Xiaozhong was stunned and said hurriedly: "How can this happen? Now that Dongcheng has been destroyed, all the Goguryeo troops are like turtles in a urn, and they cannot escape even if they have wings! How can we let them escape? These people fled back to Pingrang City and waited for a while.
Rectification will be sent to the battlefield again, shouldn't we fight to the death?"
Li Ji said angrily: "I have not finished what I have said! At the same time, I ordered the scouts to report to Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo's tribe to guard Daque Valley. When the defeated troops flee here, they will be intercepted and killed. No one is allowed to escape back."
Ping Rang City!"
Only then did Qiu Xiaozhong react. He patted his thigh and praised: "It turns out it's 'surround three and one is missing'. What a brilliant idea! The general will go and deliver the order right now."
He walked away with his soldiers in a hurry.
Li Ji shook his head in a funny way. There were many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, but there were not many commanders in the true sense. Except for the older generation in the court who had made countless military exploits with His Majesty Li Er, the rest were only the Navy Commander Su Dingfang.
Enter the eyes.
Xue Rengui, who is still in the Western Regions, and Pei Xingjian, who once served as the mayor of Huating, are also talented. However, if talents are to be turned into abilities, they need a lot of training...
Now that the overall situation has been decided, there is no need to surround the Goguryeo army and annihilate them one by one. "The trapped beast still fights". The fighting power that broke out when knowing that death was inevitable. Although it was impossible to reverse the defeat, it was unnecessary for the Tang army to suffer heavy losses as a result.
Knowing that they can escape the siege from the south of the city, the enemy will not have the will to die. If there is a glimmer of hope of survival in the heart, they will not risk their lives together.
If there is fear, there will be worries. Even if the number of enemies is doubled, it is useless.
Cheng Mingzhen looked at the stalemate of his subordinates in the commander's office, frowned and said: "Ulji Mundeok is a famous general of Goguryeo. He is already in his sixties this year. If he can be captured alive, it will definitely damage the morale of Goguryeo. But he is besieged without attacking.
I don’t know how long it will take to delay.”
The only concern of the Tang army at present is that the advance is too slow. The long delay in Anshi City has seriously affected the established strategy. And now that the situation in Guanzhong has changed, Goguryeo must be overthrown as soon as possible while sending troops to rescue.
Therefore, the Tang Army adhered to the word "fast" from top to bottom, and did not dare to delay any link.
Li Ji disagreed and said casually: "In the previous Sui Dynasty's expedition to Goguryeo, Eulji Wende once defeated the Sui army, but that was all. Now that he is old, his influence in the Goguryeo court is extremely low, otherwise why would he come here?"
Defend Ansi City instead of Pyeongrang City? What's more, Yeon Gaesomun may not necessarily use Eulji Mundeok to defend Ansi City. Go Huizhen and Go Yeonsu have tried to support Ansi City, but
They are all ready to be defeated. If one of them can successfully enter Ansi City, he will probably become the commander immediately. Therefore, there is no need to care about the prestige of Eulji Mundeok."
Cheng Mingzhen took a moment and said subconsciously: "If that's the case, doesn't it mean..."
"That's right!"
Li Ji said decisively: "Give me the order. Use the Thunderbolt to break open the enemy guards and rush in. If Eulji Wende is lucky, capture him. If he accidentally dies under the Thunderbolt, don't worry about it."
The progress of the army cannot be delayed, everything must be fast!"
"Here!"
Cheng Mingzhen took the order and immediately led his soldiers to the gate of the commander's mansion. He ordered in a deep voice: "The remaining enemy resisted stubbornly and used thunder to blast open the road and rush in. As for Eulji Wende... life or death!"
"Here!"
The Tang army guarding the door had long been impatient. The enemy troops hid in the houses and fired cold arrows from behind the courtyard wall, so they did not dare to approach. It was just because they wanted to capture Eulji Wende alive that they had to throw a rat weapon. Now the superior officer ordered that the organization be organized immediately.