In Liaodong County, although the city wall was blown down and Li Jing led the army to rush in, the city was not without resistance and surrendered.
You must know that Liaodong County is the most critical city and the gateway to Gaoguli. How can it not be heavily guarded? Originally, it only had 300,000 troops stationed. Later, after Su Wen Gaiyuan came to power, 100,000 elite troops were sent to defend it. The Tang army's attack is equivalent to saying that there are 400,000 troops stationed in a Liaodong county.
The Tang army was fully prepared, with only 300,000 men. In terms of strength comparison, the Tang army was at a disadvantage.
It's just that in war, the number of men and horses is one aspect, and the other aspect is momentum and strategy.
These are often the key points that determine the victory of a war. There are countless battles in which a small number wins a large number. The reason why this is so is because of these reasons.
Besides, the difference of 100,000 horses is nothing. When the Tang army rushed into Liaodong County, Liaodong County was already in chaos, and the Gaoguli people fled in panic like headless flies.
This is because their momentum has been defeated. The generals wanted to organize an effective counterattack, but few soldiers obeyed at this time. Most of them retreated towards the west gate of Liaodong County, hoping to withdraw to Pyongyang from there. , withdrew to their homes.
The city walls of Liaodong County have been blown down. How can they defend it, let alone organize a counterattack? This is a joke.
Under the pursuit of the Tang army with high morale, the Gaoguli people only resisted for a while at the beginning, and then abandoned their helmets and began to flee.
The reason for such a large-scale defeat was that Cui Dunshi, as the commander-in-chief, immediately retreated with some people.
Without the command of the general, some generals alone would not be able to control the overall situation.
The pursuit lasted for a day before the troops withdrew under Li Jing's order. The corpses of the Koguryo people were everywhere along the way. Banners, weapons and armor were scattered everywhere. It took two days just to clean the battlefield.
And Luo Zhang also took his precious artillery to station in Liaodong County when the army was chasing the enemy.
However, Luo Zhang did not participate in cleaning up the battlefield, but ordered the Eighteen Cavalry to capture a few generals and bring them back.
Luo Zhang wanted to ask about the situation and why Changsun Chong came to Gaogouli and even became Gaogouli's general. This was a big deal. How could Luo Zhang let go of such an opportunity to attack Changsun Wuji.
At that time, Luo Zhang's system refreshed the hatred value, and he suspected that the person in front of him was Changsun Chong, but he was wearing a mask and did not respond to him, so he could not tell the difference. Therefore, after the battle, Luo Zhang did not tell the matter. It's wrong to say something without evidence.
One day later, three Gaoguli generals knelt in front of Luo Zhang. These three got the news late and retreated a step too late, so they fell behind.
The more reason is that these three people should not be welcomed by Cui Dunshi, so they did not take these three people with them at the first time, but left three people to resist the Tang army.
It wouldn't be a big deal if he got caught.
Looking at the three Koguryo generals kneeling in front of him, Luo Zhang asked bluntly: "Three of you, whoever answers my question first, I will let him go to Pyongyang, and the other two will be executed. I don’t want to talk nonsense, I’ll ask you guys later, whoever answers quickly will live!”
The three of them looked at each other, not expecting Luo Zhang to do this. Only two of the three could survive. The three of them looked at each other, and they all saw the desire to survive in the eyes of the others.
We call you brothers and sisters on weekdays, but when your life is at stake, who would call you brothers and sisters?
However, you still have to ask what you need to ask. One of the bearded men asked: "What if the question you asked is something that none of the three of us should do?"
"If you don't know, then what's the point of keeping you? Of course I'll kill them all!" Luo Zhang said in a cold tone.
The three people's faces turned pale, and they smiled bitterly. It seemed that they couldn't even answer this question.
"Are you sure you will let us go if we answer the question?" Big Beard asked again.
"If you continue to talk nonsense, you will be the first to die. I don't need you to answer!" Luo Zhang snorted.
As soon as these words came out, the three of them immediately fell silent.
"Listen, is there someone in your army recently, a Han, who is under your command Cui Shuai? He is the person who went out to fight with me today! Do you know his name?" Luo Zhang asked.
When the question was asked, none of the three people in front of them spoke immediately. Instead, they were thinking about it, seeming to recall Chang Sun Chong's situation.
It was the bearded man who was the first to speak: "There is a Han who has taken refuge in Cui Shuai. He is of a very high level. He defeated our top master when he first came here. This man is very arrogant and has nothing to do with our Gaogouli." There are so many people, he is the one fighting you, I remember what he told Cui Shuai, his name is Changsun Chong!"
