Gaoguli, Liaodong County, Changsun Chong stood on the high city wall, looking towards the direction of the Green River with a smile on his lips. His smile looked similar to Changsun Rui, but its meaning was completely different.
Changsun Rui felt happy that he could take over the identity of the heir to the family head.
Changsun Chong, on the other hand, felt that he could win Gaoguli and achieve his grand hegemony on his own, and he was happy to show the world that he, Changsun Chong, was not bad at all.
At this moment, he has occupied Liaodong County. It is said that this city is not that easy to capture. However, Luo Zhang blasted a big hole in the city wall and half of it collapsed. Although it was being repaired, it was not completely repaired.
This gave Changsun Chong an opportunity. In the middle of the night, while everyone in the city was asleep, he led his men and horses into Liaodong County through the gap and captured the city.
After crossing this city, except for the Green River that could stop him, there was no place in Gaoguli that could stop him.
Now as long as he crosses the Green River, he can reach Pyongyang and completely occupy Koguryo.
Thousands of miles away, although Li Jing led his army in a hurry, he was still too far away from Gaoguli. Not only did he have to cross the Western Turks, but he also had to cross the East Turks before he could step into the territory of Gaoguli. It is said that it is less than a thousand miles away, but in fact it is much farther.
This gave Changsun Chong more time. Although Changsun Chong didn't know how long it would take for Datang's troops to arrive, he estimated that even if they arrived, it would be enough for a month. This month would be enough for him to perform.
Relatively speaking, Luo Zhang rushed back to Chang'an much faster. Since he threw the artillery to Su Dingfang, Luo Zhang was light and simple, and his speed was even faster.
The hatred for Changsun Wuji was burning in his heart, forcing him to rush back.
In addition, there is the tragic situation in Shu mentioned in the letter. Changsun Wuji is simply not a human being. He actually did such an inhumane thing. No one can tolerate it.
What's more, Luo Zhang blames all this on himself. In his opinion, if it hadn't been for his arrival, although Changsun Wuji would have been destroyed, he would not have been destroyed so quickly. If he had not been destroyed so quickly, he would not have gone to Shuzhong. , then such a thing will not happen.
The Butterfly Effect is about him. His arrival still changed history and the trajectory of many people.
Although this was not what Luo Zhang wanted to see, what was supposed to happen still happened. Luo Zhang just wanted to do his best to make changes, and did not want to suffer any more suffering in Shu.
Originally a month's journey, Luo Zhang rushed back to Chang'an City in twenty days.
When he returned to Chang'an, he was greeted by a crowd of people. The entire Chang'an Avenue was filled with people. These people celebrated Luo Zhang one after another, congratulating Luo Zhang for expanding his territory and conquering Tubo.
This is not the first time they have done something like this. Over the years, Luo Zhang and other generals have continued to fight abroad. First, they wiped out the Eastern Turks, and then captured Gaoguli. Now that even Tubo has been captured, how can the people unhappy.
Ordinary people are proud of the country's strength at any time. Although they are not taken seriously, they all feel that they have their own share. This is the sense of honor of the Tang people. Without this sense of honor, how can the Tang people survive? How could Li Shimin become the emperor of history?
Looking at the people of Tang Dynasty who welcomed his victorious return, Luo Zhang smiled, but his heart was heavy. The news in Shu did not spread. This was also Li Shimin's intentional control, not wanting to cause fear to the people. However, this The news won't be hidden for long, it will spread among the people, and by then I'm afraid this smile will no longer exist.
At this moment, Luo Zhang had to force a smile and greet the people.
When Luo Zhang came to the palace and saw Li Shimin again, he found that Li Shimin was not much better than him. His eyes were a little blood red, and it was obvious that he had not had a good rest for many nights.
"Your Majesty, you still need to take care of your dragon body!" Luo Zhang bowed.
Li Shimin glanced at Luo Zhang and chuckled: "I don't need you to care about this yet. What you should care about is the affairs in Shu!"
"The men and horses you brought need to be corrected for the time being, but I have prepared the troops and horses. I am waiting for you to come back. I am afraid that Li Jing will have to go to Gaoguli. You have also received the news. Changsun Chong and his men and horses have captured Liaodong. County, as long as he crosses the green water, he can launch an attack on Pyongyang, and the fall of Gaoguli is a certainty!" Li Shimin said calmly.
