The arrival of the Turks posed a fatal threat to the Tang army and made the battle situation suddenly complicated.
But another effect is to intensify the current war.
The Goguryeo people faced an offensive they could not have imagined in advance.
Under the command of Zuotunwei General Zhao Shixun, one hundred thousand Tang troops launched a tsunami-like attack on the fortifications built by Goguryeo.
On the second day after receiving the news that the Turks were heading south, from day to night, killings broke out outside Pyongyang and never stopped for a moment.
The soldiers of the two armies fought back and forth between the numerous camps, day and night.
With the support of the camp, the Goguryeo people did not collapse at the first blow like the previous first battle. The Goguryeo people, led by the noble generals, carried out tenacious resistance.
Behind the Goguryeo people is their royal city. At this time of life and death, the Goguryeo people guarding the royal city really burst out with the courage to fight to the death and showed commendable bravery. Almost all the people joined forces and fought hard to defend against the enemy.
But all these seemed to be in vain in front of the elite Tang army who were accustomed to killing and were not afraid of life and death.
This was a cruel battle comparable to the bloody battle of Nanyang. Compared with the Liang army who defended Nanyang, the Goguryeo people were not much worse, but the Tang army still had an absolute advantage in terms of combat effectiveness and fighting will.
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The soldiers of the Tang army who won the first victory were as powerful as a rainbow. Together with the offensive, they were like the waves of a river, flowing thousands of miles away.
At the end of the day and night, on the battlefield, corpses were everywhere and blood flowed like rivers.
Arrows were flying in the air, soldiers were fighting desperately on the ground, wild howls, screams of the injured, and the clash of swords and guns were mixed together, continuously playing a chilling battle song.
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The most powerful thing is not the Tang army's hard armor, nor their sharp swords and guns, but the siege equipment such as sling stones and wooden towers made by the Tang army.
The huge rocks were smashed in the air, and each blow could break countless Goguryeo bones and tendons. It was almost impossible for human beings to resist.
The biggest effect is not how many enemies are killed, but the psychological blow to the enemy.
Moreover, every time the Tang army occupied a camp, they built tall wooden buildings, on which the archers shot wantonly, shooting the Goguryeo people to the ground one by one, suppressing them so much that they could not lift their heads.
The densely packed Tang soldiers attacked every camp outside Pyongyang, regardless of casualties, and slaughtered all the resisting Goguryeo people.
Because they were about to face an attack by the Turkic cavalry, the Tang army would no longer take prisoners. Even if the Goguryeo people knelt on the ground and prayed for their lives, they would inevitably be stabbed.
The cruel behavior made the Goguryeo people terrified, but it also aroused the Goguryeo people's hatred for the enemy. When fighting the Tang army, they no longer expected the enemy to show mercy, but only resisted to the death.
However, the Goguryeo people were still retreating steadily under the landslide and tsunami-like attacks of the Tang army, and it was impossible to reverse the decline.
After only one day and one night passed, most of the Goguryeo camps in the east had changed hands. Liu Rengui led an army of 20,000 people to cooperate with the main force of the army in the north to contain the Goguryeo people. Later, he also defeated more than ten camps in the north, tearing Goguryeo's defense to pieces.
At this point, the Goguryeo people's military morale was in great confusion, and they fled into Pyongyang city one after another.
At noon the next day, Li Jing's flag moved to the foot of Pyongyang City. The outer perimeter of Pyongyang City had been largely cleared by the Tang army. Li Jing immediately ordered all Tang army units to station themselves on the spot and reinforce their camps in preparation for the incoming Turkic cavalry.
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It can be said that the Turks arrived belatedly. On the evening of the second day, Li Jing heard a report that the Turkic cavalry was nearly a hundred miles away from Pyongyang City and was patrolling on the north bank of the Sa River.
This was not a very long distance for the cavalry, but if the Turks had marched quickly after crossing the river, they would have already been confronting the Tang army under the walls of Pyongyang.
Li Jing was determined. He knew what the Turks were thinking. They just wanted the Tang army and the Goguryeo people to fight under the walls of Pyongyang. It would be best if both sides suffered losses, so that he could reap the benefits.
The Turks would not care about the deaths and injuries of the Goguryeo people. The collusion between the two sides must be an act of intrigue and there is no reason to work together.
In fact, this is also true. The Turks came too slowly, which greatly increased the Tang army's chance of winning. If they had arrived later, the Tang army might have even invaded Pyongyang.
In the camps set up by the Tang army along the Xishui River, Chen Yuan ordered Su Dingfang, Pei Xingyan and other generals to guard each camp. The first thing he did when he returned to the camp was to order the execution of more than 10,000 Goguryeo prisoners of war.
, lest they take the opportunity to cause chaos when the war is tense.
As for food, grass and baggage, whatever should be sent to the Central Army should be sent to the Central Army, and whatever should be stored in each village should be prepared. Because the weather is getting colder, winter clothes are the most important material.
The number of cotton-padded clothes sent from the Central Plains was a little less than enough to equip the entire army, so they were all shipped and given to the soldiers at the front.
Naturally, Tang Jun had never seen this kind of winter coat, which was much lighter than a leather robe but extremely thick, before. It felt very fresh after wearing it, but everyone didn't know if they could withstand the severe cold of winter with this kind of thing.
The imperial court seemed to be very confident, and kept sending these winter clothes, called cotton-padded clothes, to the peninsula to provide as many soldiers as possible.
There is also a traditional thing to keep out the cold, a leather jacket made of sheepskin. If the two are combined, the Tang army will probably be more comfortable in winter.
Needless to say, the role of cotton-padded clothes in warfare was definitely one of the Tang Dynasty’s sharp weapons against the northern nomads. Its role was no less than that of swords, guns, war horses and the like. However, it first appeared on the Liaodong Peninsula.
It's just that the Turks are not absent. There is no need to be too surprised or think of it as a coincidence. There are only a few chess players on the East Asian stage who have been entangled with each other for many years.
The situation now is actually the same as before. What everyone is fighting for is regional dominance. If the Turks have not gone south, it can only be said that they are not sensitive enough, or they have weakened to a certain extent and cannot be regarded as people playing chess.
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On the south bank of the Xishui River and the Han River basin, the Silla people, led by their queen, were busy transporting grain and grass to the Tang army while nervously watching the battle situation on the other side.
Goguryeo has reached the edge of life and death, but Silla is actually not much better. They have both feet on the Tang Dynasty's chariot, and they are almost overwhelmingly supporting the Tang army.
Once the Tang army was defeated, Xinluoding would not be able to survive alone, and the country's destruction and annihilation were just around the corner.
The various tribes in Baekje have not received any news yet. The Tang Dynasty's purge of them in the past two years has caused heavy losses to the tribes in Baekje, and each tribe has become silent.
But despite the presence of the main force of the Tang army, they were extremely well-behaved. They were afraid of upsetting the Tang people and suffering disaster, but their hatred towards the Tang people goes without saying.
Needless to say, what will happen if the Tang army is defeated? Even if the Tang army shows a slight decline, the Baekje side will probably be in chaos first. The Tang army currently stationed in the southwest of the peninsula is less than 5,000, led by Wang Xiongdan, with the naval army as the backing.
The military order Li Jing gave him was to intimidate all Baekje tribes to prevent losses in the rear.
After Wang Xiongdan received Li Jing's general order, he felt uneasy and even boarded the ship to meet his adoptive father.
Du Fuwei was much calmer than him and scolded him as worse than a woman. The woman he mentioned was naturally the King of Silla, Jin Deman.
You see, she just stays in Jincheng honestly. There are so many men who are driven around by her, but she has never heard anyone clamoring for a new lord or something. They are much better than the ones we took in back then.
You little beast, it's okay if you don't rush to the front to make meritorious deeds. If you stay in the back and chirp in front of me, you really embarrass me.
Wang Xiongdan muttered, "We are all outsiders, how can anyone take us seriously?"
This kind of argument is the most normal among the rebels. Even if they have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty for several years, at a critical moment, people like Wang Xiongdan will be shaken ideologically.
Du Fuwei was furious and beat his adopted son hard, then ordered him to get out of the boat quickly. If he heard him say such words again, he would have his head chopped off.
Wang Xiong had no other ideas and scurried away.
Du Fuwei sighed on the boat, feeling that the people he had brought out were all gangsters, had no knowledge and structure, and were not of much use.
He is the only one, Du Fuwei, who is extremely smart and knows how to be good...
This also strengthened his idea of returning to Beijing to report on his duties after this battle, returning to Chang'an to recuperate for a few years, and then come out again when the opportunity comes. This kind of life can be free and easy.
Well, to be honest, he is a little homesick...
As for the current war... he wasn't too concerned about it anymore. Du Fuwei was not leading the army anyway. Looking at Lao Li's arrangement, it didn't look like it would give the Turks an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Even if the Turks had four legs, they would probably be stunned when they saw so many camps on the shore.
It’s hard to say how many Turkic bastards could be killed, but the Turks probably had nothing to do against the Tang army on the north bank. When winter came, no one chanted the curse, and everyone stopped.
What was a bit dangerous at that time was that the river was frozen. It would be a bit bad if the Turks rushed to the south bank, but would they dare to do that? I'm afraid they don't have the courage, right?
Leaving more than 200,000 enemies behind, hey, how can the Turks go back?
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Just as Du Fuwei expected, when Ashina Duowen heard that the Tang army had attacked Pyongyang City, he was surprised and immediately ordered the army to move forward quickly in order to prevent the Goguryeo people from opening the city and escaping.
I guess he was already scolding him in his heart at this moment. The Goguryeo bastards are really useless, and Yeon Gaesumun is even more bragging. Why did he defend the city for half a year and the Tang people could do nothing about it? Is this what he is like?
I originally wanted to wait until the Tang army was tired and then take advantage of it, but now I couldn't do it. With the Goguryeo people like this, it was hard to say whether they could defend Pyongyang City.
At this time, Yuengai Suwen was also anxious. He already knew that the people in the royal city were useless, but he did not expect that they were useless to such an extent. In two days, the Tang Dynasty people reached the edge of the city.
He thought of Gao Cheng who had been eating fast and chanting Buddha's name all day long, and suddenly became anxious...