The king's division defeated the enemy's capital and entered the capital at night with good news.
On this ordinary night when thousands of households were sleeping, the British government was boiling.
The great achievement of destroying the enemy's capital and shaking the sky was obtained by the old man.
What the emperors of two dynasties and three generations had failed to accomplish, finally, in the hands of Li Ji, he fulfilled the long-cherished wish of all previous emperors.
The feud that lasted for decades is over today.
After Butler Wu shouted loudly, all the lanterns and torches in the Duke's mansion were lit, and the servants and maids in the mansion rushed out and cheered with joy.
Li Qinzai stared at the military newspaper and read it carefully several times, not missing every word. After reading it, he looked at Butler Wu.
"Just these few words? It didn't say how to break the city. Are you trying to kill me?" Li Qinzai said anxiously.
Butler Wu smiled and said: "The messenger is at Taiji Palace, reporting victory to His Majesty. Your Majesty probably can't sleep now. Maybe he will have to wait until dawn before the messenger can leave the palace. I have sent someone to wait outside the palace gate. , after the messenger leaves the palace, he will be invited to the house to describe the military situation to the Fifth Young Master in detail."
Li Qinzai hummed, read the military report a few more times, and then suddenly laughed out loud.
"The order is given, there will be a banquet in the mansion, the whole family, maids and servants will all come to the table. Let's close the door and celebrate, and wish grandpa a successful victory in pacifying Goguryeo!"
The Duke's Mansion suddenly let out loud cheers again.
Li Siwen and Li Cui hurried out in their clothes. After learning about the Goguryeo military report, Li Siwen, who was usually serious, lively and meticulous, suddenly jumped three feet high like a child.
"Haha, hahahaha! Okay, okay! As expected, my father's sword is still young, and his contribution to the destruction of the country should be revealed! Listen to my son's words, hold a banquet, hold a banquet! The whole family is at the table!"
Mrs. Li Cui next to her was also so happy that she didn't know what to do. Seeing Li Qinzai standing next to her, Mrs. Li Cui happily slapped Li Qinzai and staggered him.
Mrs. Li Cui, who was overjoyed, hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her son, and Li Qinzai sighed.
My mother-in-law slapped her in the face, but she didn't have any temper at all.
The whole family held a banquet in the mansion in the middle of the night. The whole family, from the master to the servants, were all eating and drinking happily. The banquet was not broken up until dawn.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, the messenger who delivered the military report finally left the palace and was invited into the Duke's Mansion by the long-awaited Li family tribe.
Seeing that the messenger was tired, Li Qinzai ordered people to bring him wine and food. After the messenger had a good meal, he detailed the military situation of Goguryeo.
From a strategic plan point of view, the Wang Division's attack on Pyongyang City was delayed. When Li Qinzai left Goguryeo, Li Ji was already preparing to attack Pyongyang. However, it was not until Li Qinzai returned to Chang'an to fish for these days that the military report of defeating the enemy's capital city It's long overdue.
The reason for the delay is very practical.
Because the weather is getting colder, there is no cotton these days, and naturally there are no cotton-padded jackets to keep out the cold. Goguryeo is a bitterly cold place in the north, and many soldiers cannot stand the cold.
Before Li Ji was about to order the attack on Pyongyang City, there were many deserters in the army.
There was nothing that could be done about it. The soldiers were too cold, and some could not withstand the cold. If they did not run away, they would freeze to death. The desire to survive eventually defeated the fear of military law.
As a result, among the nearly 100,000 king's troops, there were deserters every day. At the worst time, there were even thousands of people in the army fleeing collectively.
Li Ji found that the phenomenon of desertion was getting more and more serious. He was always cautious in using troops, so he decisively ordered to stop attacking Pyongyang and began to rectify the army.
Couriers were sent to Yingzhou of Datang, and Yingzhou was ordered to send winter clothes to keep out the cold. Soldiers were also sent to the mountains to cut wood for heating. The army urgently purchased charcoal from abroad, etc.
Li Ji took all measures to keep out the cold, which boosted the shaky military morale.
Such a delay lasted for nearly two months. When the soldiers finally regained their morale, Li Ji ordered the attack on Pyongyang.
The process of defeating Pyongyang was not too tortuous, but what surprised Li Qinzai was that Liu Asi and his special operations team actually made the first contribution to defeating the enemy's capital this time.
Before the army's frontal attack, Liu Asi's special operations team, together with the surrendered Goguryeo battalion general Mo Enjun, put on the clothes of Goguryeo civilians and sneaked into Pyongyang City, and then the special operations team dispersed in the city.
This guy is really wicked. He actually drugged the wells in the city for three days. They harmed the wells in the city. The soldiers and civilians in the city had no water to drink. The morale of the military and the people suddenly became unstable.
Then the special operations team began to secretly assassinate Goguryeo generals and officials, set fire to government offices and residences, kidnap the families of high-ranking officials and generals, secretly post inflammatory notices in the city in the middle of the night, and so on.
What's even more outrageous is that there is a temple in the capital of Pyongyang, and Liu Asi and his gang actually sneaked into the temple to beat up the monks...
I don’t know who the monk provoked, but he was beaten several times by Liu Asi and the others.
The special operations team sneaked into Pyongyang for three days. During these three days, what they did was unscrupulous and heinous.
Li Qinzai once told them the combat philosophy of the special forces, but they never expected that this group of scourges would not only carry forward the concept, but also intensify it.
As the creator of the concept of special warfare, Li Qinzai really didn’t know whether to be pleased or to pretend not to know them...
However, although the special operations team did nothing, the effect was very powerful.
The city of Pyongyang fell into an atmosphere of depression and panic due to their disaster. For a while, everyone was in danger and doubted each other.
The city defense army was arresting people everywhere in the city, trying to find out these scourges, but the scourges were trained, and of course they would not be caught so easily. Instead, they found many innocent people, regardless of whether they were guilty or not. Cut it down as soon as it arrives.
The army outside besieged the city, and the people inside the city were panicked. The dissatisfaction between the army and the people against the Goguryeo king and ministers was getting worse and worse.
At this time, Li Ji ordered the king's division to attack the city. After Pyongyang City was defended for five days, the soldiers and civilians in the city became increasingly panicked. The calls for surrender to the Tang army became louder and louder, and the army could no longer suppress it.
So in a silent night, the generals and sergeants guarding the city gate quietly opened the city gate. A monk named "Xincheng" walked out of the city gate and expressed his intention to surrender to the Tang army on behalf of the entire city's soldiers and civilians.
The city of Pyongyang was in ruins.
It's hard to tell how many crimes this monk, who represented the entire city's military and civilians, suffered at the hands of Liu Asi. He almost cried and surrendered to Li Ji.
He was a monk who had nothing to do with the world, but he was forced to fall into the mortal world and get involved in the war between the two countries. If he didn't get involved, even the Bodhisattva would not be able to keep him, Liu Asi said.
After listening to the messenger's narration, Li Qinzai was stunned and remained silent for a long time.
Liu Asi, who used to be such an honest and honest child around him, how did he change his character?
Could it be that after leaving Li Qinzai, Liu Asi released his true nature and completely let himself go?
Even Li Qinzai was embarrassed to do the immoral things he did in Pyongyang City for fear of harming Tianhe.
In short, the city of Pyongyang was destroyed. The only flaw was that the king of the country, Quan Nanjian, and the royal family members saw that the outer city was destroyed, so their whole family ran away.
It doesn't matter, Li Qinzai believes that Quan Nanjian can't run far.
Except for Goguryeo, the Haidong Peninsula is basically the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Even if they escape across the sea, Sun Renshi's navy is not a vegetarian. They should have already blocked the coast. Quan Nanjian's only retreat is the Mohe Shiwei tribe in the north, but as long as The navy blocked the sea route, and Quan Nanjian couldn't escape at all.
Being captured alive by the Tang army should be just around the corner.
It's fine if others run away, but Quan Nanjian can't run away. Li Zhi is still waiting to kidnap Wuhua Da and escort him to Chang'an, and he will present his prisoners to the Ancestral Temple during the Chinese New Year this year.
After hearing the story of how he defeated Pyongyang City, Li Qinzai was finally satisfied. He generously rewarded the messenger with two coins and ordered the housekeeper to arrange a room for him to rest.
Next, the Duke's Mansion will open its doors again to welcome guests.
The retribution of Goguryeo's victory has spread throughout Chang'an, and the famous generals and dignitaries in the city must be unable to sit still.
The British Duke Li Ji has made such great contributions, so it would be unjustifiable not to come to congratulate him.
Sure enough, half an hour later the housekeeper came to report that the two prime ministers on the left and right came to the door.
Then came Su Dingfang, Cheng Yaojin, and many civil servants and generals in the court came to congratulate him.
Li Ji was away fighting, and the only people responsible for entertaining guests were Li Siwen and Li Qinzai's father and son.
The father and son were so busy that they were sweating profusely, and finally managed to deal with the congratulatory guests. Suddenly, there was a sound of gongs and drums outside the door of the mansion.
Li Qinzai ordered the housekeeper to open the door, and was shocked to find that there was a sea of people outside.
Countless merchants, common people and officials in plain clothes gathered outside the door. When they saw the call coming from the mansion door, everyone bowed towards the mansion door and saluted.
"Congratulations to the heroes for their immortal contributions, which will shine through the ages."
"You are so heroic!"
Although they were common people, the Li family father and son did not dare to neglect them, so they bowed to the people outside the door and returned the courtesy, unable to bow for a long time.
(End of chapter)
