Yeon Gaesumun's ability is pretty good for a small country.
If it were placed in Middle-earth, it would probably be barely passing.
However, the Tang Army is full of famous generals, and their abilities are basically above them.
More importantly, the commander of the Tang army was the strongest among the emperors on horseback.
Yeon Gaesomun was playing tricks in front of so many famous generals who have left their names in history. Unless the director of Stealing Kingdom had the power of the gods, he forcibly distorted the laws of physics to help Goguryeo win, and let Yeon Gaesomun shoot one of Li Er's blinds. Eye.
Li Yunze, who was sitting on the horse, had been observing the sky, trying to see if any of the country-stealing directors were casting spells.
Until Yeon Gaesumun's soldiers and horses were defeated, the sun was still shining brightly in the sky, and there was no sign of the evil wind blowing.
"Pity."
Li Yunze felt a little regretful. He wanted to wait until he stole the country and sacrificed his long legs before he could show off his powerful magic, but unfortunately he was not given the chance.
Yeon Gaesumun tried to attack Li Er directly, but ended up falling into the encirclement planned by the Tang army.
Tens of thousands of Goguryeo's most elite soldiers and horses were surrounded and fell in pieces under the brutal fighting.
There were sounds of fighting behind him from the direction of Liaodong City. Li Yunze knew without looking back that it was the Goguryeo defenders of Liaodong City rushing out of the city to cooperate with the reinforcements.
On the battlefield that stretched for dozens of miles, the sound of killing was loud, hundreds of thousands of legions were constantly colliding, and countless lives were rapidly disappearing.
Among Goguryeo's soldiers and horses, the first to be unable to hold on was the strongest Yeon Gaesumun.
It's not that they can't fight anymore, but that Yeon Gaesooun decisively chose to cut off the strong men's wrists after many attempts to break through the encirclement failed.
He gathered the most elite soldiers and horses, basically the elites in his fiefdom, and used the large force to attract the Tang army's attention. Under the protection of this elite army, he took the opportunity to break out of the encirclement and headed towards He ran away from the outside of the battlefield and never returned.
Let’s not mention other things about this person for now, but his ruthlessness is enough to make people admire him.
When he realizes that something cannot be done, he immediately cuts off his arms and abandons his soldiers and horses and breaks out on his own... It's not like the strong man cuts off his arms, but the one who steps on the horse directly picks out the bones.
The most direct consequence of Yeon Gaesomun abandoning his men and fleeing was that the tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers and horses in the encirclement lost their command, and their morale also plummeted.
The resistance that originally seemed fierce weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Seeing this scene, Li Er immediately dispatched a team of cavalry to pursue him.
It would be best if such a ruthless and decisive opponent could be killed on the battlefield.
What is surprising is that after Yeon Gaesumun fled, Goguryeo King Go Jianwu in the middle was still holding on with all his strength until he couldn't hold on any longer, then he collapsed and fled.
If you think about it carefully, you can understand it. After all, he is the king of Goguryeo.
After the Goguryeo reinforcements on the frontal battlefield were defeated one after another, it was the soldiers and horses from Liaodong City who attacked to the end.
"Yeon Gae So-moon is a powerful minister. He puts himself at the center of everything. When it's time to run, he can give up everything and run away."
"Gao Jianwu is the king of Goguryeo. Facing the threat of the country's subjugation, he must persevere to the end no matter what he thinks in his heart. This is the responsibility of the king."
"The defenders of Liaodong City are already in a desperate situation. They have no choice but to fight to the death in order to survive. It will be understandable even to the end."
Li Yunze shook his head and stood up, "Goguryeo people can have this kind of consciousness. Zhao Ji and his son, the God of War, are really the reincarnations of beasts!"
It's just the reincarnation of animals, but because they have tricked so many people, this karma cannot be compensated by being a cow or a horse for generations.
He was no longer interested in watching the next battle.
He has done enough in this world.
Li Yunze, who returned to his tent, heard a loud noise from the direction of Liaodong City after lunch. He didn't need to go out to see, but he knew that Liaodong City, which had lost its bait effect, had been blown apart.
In the evening, the soldiers and horses who went to chase Goguryeo's defeated troops returned one after another, and many were captured.
The most important result was to bring back Gao Jianwu's head.
Xue Wanche, who led the pursuit, described that the pursuers surrounded the fleeing Gao Jianwu and ordered him to surrender.
However, Gao Jianwu expressed his position, "As the leader of the country, if he is defeated, he will die for his country. How can he surrender and live in peace?" Gao Mou's great head asked the general to take it back and forward it to His Majesty. He also asked the General to bring a message to His Majesty, "The people of Goguryeo are innocent. Please forgive me for your good virtue." '
I originally thought that both Gao Jianwu and Yeon Gaesumun could escape, and then there would be a big battle within Goguryeo itself.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Gaisuwen ran away, but Gao Jianwu held on until he collapsed before running away, but he failed to escape.
As for Yeon Gaesumun, Xue Rengui, who was in charge of the pursuit, said with shame, "There were constant attacks by dead soldiers along the way, and the troops were constantly divided on the wrong roads. They chased for more than a hundred miles and intercepted and killed several troops, but they failed." Find the whereabouts of Yeon Gae So Moon. '
The king fought hard and died for his country in the end, but the powerful ministers escaped with the lives of countless soldiers.
This contrast made many Tang army generals disdain Yuengai Suwen.
The same is true for Li Er.
He ordered Gao Jianwu's head to be sewn back and buried properly, and after Goguryeo was annihilated, he was allowed to be buried in his ancestral grave.
As for Yeon Gae So Moon, he sent an order to the entire army that there was no need to accept this man's surrender.
The result of this battle ended with the Tang army's victory.
It is roughly estimated that the number of Goguryeo soldiers and horses captured by Zhenzhan was 70,000 to 80,000.
Other fleeing Goguryeo soldiers lacked supplies and spent the night in the cold winter. Basically, they were covered in heavy snow and ended up silently.
Goguryeo's mobile power was wiped out, and from then on it could only rely on the fortified city to fight little by little.
Liaodong City was also captured, and Li Er took his people and moved into the city.
Many prisoners were escorted to repair the bombed city wall.
Compared with camping in the wild, it is better to be comfortable in a house in winter.
Although he was in Liaodong, Li Er was able to grasp the movements of Chang'an City in real time through telegrams.
The whole day was very busy, not much different than when we were in Chang'an City.
The rest of the generals naturally had their own jobs, but Li Yunze was much more leisurely all day long. He only had to supervise and arrange the transportation team's itinerary.
When he had nothing to do, he would go out on horseback and wander around the surrounding areas, recalling the prosperous years of coming here in the parallel world.
I have almost had enough of enjoying the leisure life of playing support this time.
Tang Junmao spent the entire winter, waiting until the spring breeze blew across the earth and the white snow gradually dissipated. Like a giant bear waking up from hibernation, it began to run towards various Goguryeo cities with bared teeth and claws.
When the sea ice in the Liao Sea dissipated, the Tang navy, which had been impatient for a long time, crossed the Liao Sea and arrived at Beisha City under the leadership of Li Xiaogong. They also used gunpowder to blow up the city and broke it open.
Then the main force of the navy went northward and entered the Yalu River.
Li Er left Liaodong City with the main force and changed its name to Liaozhou before leaving.
The main force arrived at Baiyan City. The defenders were determined to fight to the end, but they were unable to destroy the shield cart covered with steel plates. They watched helplessly as the shield cart filled with gunpowder was pushed under the city wall.
With a loud bang, all determination disappeared at this moment.
The emergence of gunpowder directly changed the pattern of warfare.
The brutal siege battles that once made people fearful seemed so ridiculous in the face of explosives.
Afterwards, the cities of Wugu, Anshi, Momi, Maigu, Yinshan, Houhuang and other cities were conquered one after another. Li Ji and others on other fronts also swept all the way to Yalu Water.
The Tang army made good progress and gradually approached Ji'an City.
Ji'an City is located on the bank of Yalu River. If you capture it and cross the Yalu River, you can go straight to Pyongyang City, the royal capital of Goguryeo.
In addition to the important geographical location, there is another reason why Tang Jun values this place so much.
Riding his horse to the outside of Ji'an City, Li Yunze looked at the Jingguan built beside Yalu Water not far away, and simply turned to look at Li Er.
"It has always been our country, the only country in the world, that built the capital for the barbarians."
Li Er, with a dark face, held the handle of the knife and stared at Jingguan in the distance, "How dare you insult me like this!"
All the generals immediately shouted and cursed, filled with righteous indignation and rage.
"Send someone to deliver a message to the defenders."
Li Er, suppressing his anger, waved his hand and said, "Tell the defenders that if Kaicheng surrenders now, I can leave them a way to survive. If not..."
As he spoke, he looked at the Jingguan, which was composed of the remains of Sui soldiers who died tragically decades ago, and said in a deep tone, "They will regret it."
The messenger went to the city to persuade him to surrender, but the defenders responded with a hail of arrows, and stood on top of the city with all kinds of words, curses, and humiliating actions.
Seeing the messenger who had fled back in embarrassment, Li Er didn't waste any time and simply waved his hand, "Attack the city."
It was still the traditional routine, with bows and crossbows suppressing the dead soldiers and pushing a shield cart filled with gunpowder close to the city wall.
Then the gunpowder was ignited. With a thunderbolt and a loud bang, and filled with smoke and dust, the city wall that once required the lives of countless soldiers to break through disappeared in the firelight and gunpowder smoke.
As many soldiers wearing heavy armor and holding Mo knives crossed the ruins and entered the field, the siege was basically over.
Because of the emergence of gunpowder, Li Er had already ordered to stop all city construction and city wall maintenance.
Building and maintaining city walls is completely meaningless.
No matter how strong the city wall is, can it still hold gunpowder?
Li Er spent most of his military energy on the field army. It would be no big deal to win the siege in the field.
After conquering Ji'an City, Li Er dragged all the captured defenders out of the city and ordered them to dismantle the Jingguan to collect the bones of the former Sui soldiers and transport them back for burial.
After that, another Jingguan was built in the original place.
Judging from the current trend, no one will demolish this place again.
The mighty navy was covered with Yalu water, and the pontoon bridges that were built were all filled with Tang troops crossing the river in a mighty way.
Now all Tang armies are gradually gathering here, and their only target is Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo!
