A murderous momentum suddenly broke out, tearing the night apart and shocking Pyongyang's soldiers and civilians.
On the city wall, the defenders held up torches, trying to illuminate the front and see clearly what the opponent was planning to do, especially near the slope. From time to time, someone would throw the torch down hard. Unfortunately, there was no one on the slope. It was empty, cold, and weird.
, just like the road to Wangquan.
However, there was an army gathered further ahead, each armed with a repeating crossbow, staring indifferently ahead. A fighting spirit was brewing in the team, and it was about to explode. Li Yixie mobilized in front of the team and shouted coldly: "Brothers
Guys, as soon as the war drums stop, rush forward with all your might. After surviving the first round of shooting, you can rush into the range of the repeating crossbow and kill all the enemies. After climbing the city, divide the troops according to the predetermined plan. There must be no mistakes. Everything is ready.
?"
"kill!"
A thousand people shouted loudly, with overwhelming momentum.
In the back, Li Junxian was very satisfied when he saw this scene. His son had grown up and had some of his own style. He waved and the bodyguard sent him a horse. Li Junxian took it and shook his arm hard. There was a buzzing sound.
He shouted: "Remember this for me, rush up and follow me to seize the city gate, be fast, advance or retreat, die or live."
"Follow the order!" everyone shouted in unison.
The next moment, Li Junxian raised the horse.
The war drum stops in real time, one drum beat, it's over!
General attack order, start!
"rush!"
Li Yixie roared angrily and took the lead to rush towards the slope. Seeing the general's ferocity, the soldiers no longer had any worries and rushed forward quickly. Each of them had cold eyes and raised their crossbows to lock the front.
The charge alarmed the defenders, and a hail of arrows roared in.
Li Yixie swept his horse's pole wildly and saw the flying arrows flying away. He kept walking and walked as fast as flying. However, many people were hit by arrows and fell down the slope or fell to the ground, becoming stepping stones for the soldiers behind him.
Charging against a hail of arrows is inherently dangerous and death is unavoidable, but no one flinched and rushed forward desperately, closing the distance before the second round of arrows came. Li Yixie saw that the second round was about to begin again, and gave an order.
The soldiers in front took action one after another and shot out the repeating crossbows.
"咻咻咻——"
The crossbows fired one after another, and the arrows were fired one after another, densely intertwined, like a deadly dynasty that enveloped the past.
"ah--"
In an instant, countless archers on the city wall screamed and fell down, and more arrows flew over one after another. The pressed defenders squatted down one after another, not daring to raise their heads, let alone fight back.
The soldiers took the opportunity to rush forward, jumped onto the wall stacks, opened their sights, and shot hard at the defenders squatting under the city wall. Li Yixie shouted: "Jump down, don't block the brothers behind, kill -"
At the command, the soldiers jumped down the mountain like tigers, split into two, and continued to fire at the enemy. The arrows were fierce, fast, and dense, like a violent storm, killing the defenders one by one, falling down, and they could not stop them at all.
However, the soldiers' hearts were as strong as rock and their fighting spirit was furious. They stepped on the corpses of the defenders and continued to advance, crushing them.
Not long after, Li Junxian rushed up with his army. He saw the cleared city wall and corpses on the ground. Lian Nu was still showing off his power, as if chasing a duck. After the attack, he immediately squatted down and replaced the arrow box. The people behind him continued.
He opened fire and rushed up from the gap to take over the attack. No one could stop him. His pupils shrank suddenly. It was such a terrifying repeating crossbow.
The next moment, Li Junxian's fighting spirit surged and he shouted: "Brothers, follow me, kill them and open the city gate."
"Kill -" The countless people behind him also had a fierce fighting spirit. They were all forbidden soldiers. Who would obey whom?
Under the city, next to the mound.
When Qin Huaidao saw Li Junxian, he also led his team to charge forward. At this time, the enemy troops would inevitably come to support him and they had to be held back. With a big move of his hand, Lieutenant Yu Lin raised his cavalry decisively.
"Dong dong dong!"
The second war drum sounded again, low and thick, shaking the night sky.
Cheng Chumo, who had been impatient for a long time, Yuchi Baolin and Luo Zhang were overjoyed, their eyes widened with fighting intent, they pointed their weapons forward and shouted: "Attack!"
"Come on!"
"Kill!"
The soldiers carried ladders and shields and rushed forward with roars. The archers remained still and continued to shoot arrows at the city wall to cover Pao Ze's charge. Although everyone was shooting arrows when the first war drum sounded, and their physical strength was relatively high.
Big, but at this moment everyone started to work hard.
Luo Zhang was also working hard, rushing ahead, holding a shield in one hand and a horse pole in the other. When he saw a ladder set up, he rushed up without hesitation, shouting: "Quick, climb up, there are not many people left."
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Not having many people means not much money to be made, so everyone suddenly became anxious and climbed up like crazy.
"Duh duh!"
The two arrows were blocked by the shield, making a dull sound. Luo Zhang didn't care much and climbed up quickly. His sharp eyes were fixed on the top. After blocking another arrow, he finally got close to the wall. A defender came out. Luo Zhang Yi
Ma Shan stabbed the opponent to death.
At this time, someone next to him came over with a fork, like pushing up a ladder. Luo Zhang saw that Ma Shan couldn't reach him, so he tried his best to pass over, and Ma Shan turned into a black light and pierced the opponent's chest.
The next moment, Luo Zhang climbed up the wall and jumped up with his shield in front. He knocked the two people away and lost his shield. He pulled out the dog-legged knife like lightning and swung it, tearing open the throats of the two people in front of him. He kicked hard with his feet and jumped over.
He knocked the two corpses away, slashed them with the dog-leg knife a few times, and then placed them on several people before arriving in front of Ma Shan.
Ma Shan took action, and Luo Zhang put away the dog-leg knife.
"kill--"
A roar was like thunder, shaking the enemies around him with fear.
Immediately afterwards, Luo Zhang swept through thousands of troops, and the sharp blade of his horse slashed all the enemies in front of him. His field of vision was instantly broadened. Many soldiers took the opportunity to climb up the city wall and join the battle group.
When the archers saw the soldiers climbing up the city wall, they stopped shooting one after another and moved their sore arms. Then they heard huge cheers and shouts coming from the west gate, as if the city gate had been opened. They all turned their heads to look, and sure enough they found the army moving out.
Rushing forward like a tide.
An officer was overjoyed and shouted: "The city gate is open. Go up and kill to make money. If it's too late, you won't get anything."
"Let's go and make money." The soldiers agreed one after another, ignoring that their arms were still sore, and rushed forward one after another. Just as the people in front of them climbed up the city along the ladder, there was no obstruction, and the city wall was a mess, shouting for murder.
There was such a loud noise that no one bothered to shoot the person climbing the ladder, so the archers took the opportunity to climb up.
The south gate went more smoothly. Li Yixie led his men to rush forward and fight fiercely, turning the enemies on the wall upside down. In addition, Li Junxian's army followed behind him, blocking every step that could be taken up, and would try to rush up.
The enemy firmly blocked the way, but no one could stop them. The soldiers entered the city smoothly along the ladder.
As soon as Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin's men arrived, they fired their crossbows like crazy, and a large number of the defenders who came up like a tide suddenly fell. The pressure on Li Junxian's army suddenly decreased, and more people took the opportunity to climb up the city wall, and the situation gradually reversed.
During the battle, Cheng Chumo saw the city gate open and Li Junxian's other troops rushing in. The defenders in the city could not stop them and retreated one after another, leaving the city gate and entering the streets.
"Brothers, the city wall is handed over to you." Cheng Chumo shouted to a captain under Li Junxian. Without waiting for the other party to reply, he continued to shout: "Brothers, follow me and kill!"
"Kill--"
Everyone fought down the steps, stepping on the corpses on the ground. The arrows continued, knocking down the enemies blocking the front one by one. No one could stop them. Yuchi Baolin also rushed down with his army.
Li Junxian was covered in blood and shouted happily. Suddenly he found that the front was empty and there was no enemy left. He turned around and saw that Luo Zhang, Yuchi Baolin and Cheng Chumo were leading a team to charge into the street. Arrows were flying like rain, which was quite disturbing.
With such a crushing force, the huge square at the gate of the city was filled with 10% of corpses. He was overjoyed and shouted: "Send the order, take down the four gates and let me guard them, quickly!"
"Follow the order!"
The soldiers around him responded and ran to deliver the order.
At this time, Cheng Chuliang, Cheng Chubi and Yuchi Baoqi also led the army into the city, quickly dispersed, formed several rows of horizontal lines, kept a certain distance from each other, and rushed forward like a dragnet. When they met the surviving Bu Yi
The arrows are also very fast, but the formation is not chaotic, the advance and retreat are well-founded, and the coordination is tacit.
Seeing this scene, Li Junxian's eyes lit up: "This formation is a bit weak and risky, but combined with the Liannu's terrifying rate of fire and uninterrupted output function, it is a one-kill formation, and no one can miss it. It's a bit interesting.
!I am afraid that the future of the Tang Dynasty military will change, but fortunately my son is also among them, hehe!"
"General, are we just going to watch them kill?" a general shouted unwillingly.
"What, your hands are itchy?" Li Junxian asked.
"Indeed, we finally got here, so we can't watch others make meritorious deeds, right?"
"It is a great achievement to obey military orders and guard the four gates well. Don't forget that we were the first to break the city, which is enough to give us face. Don't forget that this good situation was created by others. Without them, would we have a chance to break the city?"
"This is the reason. Brothers are either dissatisfied or greedy." The other party quickly explained.
"I am also greedy, but Commander Zuo has an order and you must not disobey it. You go there in person and let the brothers guard the city gate to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to leave the city, and more importantly, prevent someone from taking the opportunity to enter the city." Li Junxian reminded solemnly.
"You mean someone outside took the opportunity to come in?"
"Be careful and make no big mistake, otherwise, with Zuo Commander's wisdom, we will let our 20,000 troops guard the city gate? Isn't this a waste of troops? There must be a reason, go ahead." Li Junxian warned.
The other party's face became solemn, he became serious, and left in a hurry.
"I hope no one will come in now." Li Junxian muttered as he looked outside the city. Suddenly he saw countless torches in the distance, coming like a long dragon. His pupils shrank suddenly and shouted: "Quickly, find Li Yixie and let him
He came with a thousand crossbowmen."
"Follow the order!" Several of the guards around him clasped their fists and hurried away.
Li Junxian hurried to Tupokou. He could attack from here, and so could the enemy. He shouted to a captain: "Quick, go down and close the city gate. A large army is coming."
"Ah?" The other party's expression changed. He followed what Li Junxian was pointing and found the long torch. He rushed down to the city and shouted for people to close the city gate.
There is a huge dragon gate at the West Gate of Pyongyang. Once it falls, it can only be opened from inside the city. There is also a thick iron gate. Perhaps I thought these two gates were safe and strong enough and were not sealed with soil, otherwise they would not have been opened so quickly just now.
Outside the city, Qin Huaidao also noticed something unusual. He rushed into the city with the Yulin Guards on horseback, signaled the Yulin Guards to help close the city gate, got off his horse, rushed up the steps to the city wall, and looked far ahead, looking at the long queue in front of him.
, my heart felt inexplicably tight.
"Commander Zuo, if we are the enemy, our army will be in trouble once we attack." Li Junxian said anxiously.
"Send an order to several generals to quickly decide the battle. Tell them that a large army has arrived outside the city. The enemy is unknown to us. In addition, let Yuchi Baolin capture the palace and then encircle it but not attack. Send two thousand crossbowmen to help defend." Qin Huaidao
He ordered coldly, it was too uncomfortable for the enemy to appear at this time, but he could not give up the fruits of victory.
There won't be many troops in the palace, not to mention the killing spree in the outer city, and those who do dare not come out. As long as they surround the palace and don't fight, and send two thousand people over, it won't affect the overall situation. If they really want to come out, three thousand crossbows will be fired at once.
Kill as many as you can, and if that doesn't work, you can immediately call in friendly forces for support.
"Follow the order!" Several Yulin guards hurried away.
"Looking at the number of torches, I'm afraid there are 20,000 people." Li Junxian reminded worriedly.
"Are you sure there are 20,000 people?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"Absolutely. The lighting distance of torches is limited. Three people can use one torch. Judging from the number, it's about 20,000 people." Li Junxian looked determined.
Qin Huaidao breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Twenty thousand people are enough, any more will be really troublesome."
"Twenty thousand people is quite a lot. However, I have already sent someone to notify Li Yixie to come over. Otherwise, I can lead two thousand people to rush out of the city and stop them for an hour." Li Junxian suggested.
"If two thousand people hold back twenty thousand people for an hour, I'm afraid no one can survive. No, the price is too high. Wait until Yuchi Baolin dispatches two thousand crossbowmen, plus Li Yixie's three thousand people, and your twenty thousand people,
It's not a big problem to hold on." Qin Huaidao said confidently.
Li Junxian thought of the terrifying rate of fire of the serial crossbow and waited a moment.
At this time, Li Yixie hurried over with 3,000 people. He also saw the long line of torches getting closer and closer. His face changed and he cursed: "Appearing at this time just hits a key node. These bastards are so good at choosing the right time.
I want to see who it is, brothers, spread out and prepare for battle!"
Three thousand people suddenly accepted the order and dispersed one after another to check their equipment, replace their arrow boxes, and prepare for the battle.
The torches outside the city were getting closer and closer, but it was dark and it was difficult to see the identity of the person coming.
At this moment, many of Li Junxian's subordinates understood why Qin Huaidao let 20,000 people guard the city gate. It was too necessary and wise. They were all gearing up and preparing to fight again. They had not killed enough just now. Officers above the rank of captain gathered around and watched.
Waiting for orders from Qin Huaidao.
Qin Huaidao did not arrange tactics immediately. The enemy's intentions were unknown, and it would be bad to make a hasty deployment. He stared carefully ahead, his eyes gradually narrowed into a slit, and there was a terrible murderous intention inside.
Not long after, people from outside the city stopped and formed a formation, as if they were going to attack.
"Li Yixie!" Qin Huaidao shouted murderously.
"exist!"
"Arrange 600 people to guard the mound, one group of 300 people, a two-stage defensive tactic. There is only one task. Guard this mound and don't allow anyone to come up. Can you do it?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"Promise to complete the task!" Li Yixie solemnly responded.
"The remaining four hundred people guard the city gate for me to prevent the enemy from hitting the door. The others are preparing to fight. They must block the enemy and hold on to the victory." Qin Huaidao shouted, his voice was cold and domineering.
"Follow the order!" Everyone agreed with a roar.
"Come on, I want to see who dares to come up and die and take my horse." Qin Huaidao shouted.
A Yulin guard hurriedly came over carrying the horse.
With the horse in hand, the fighting spirit is doubled.
His majestic body, calm response, and tough demeanor all influence the surrounding soldiers.
Even Li Junxian's blood boiled and he couldn't help but want to rush down and kill him.
At this time, a man came up on horseback from the front, holding a torch. The torch was a bit high and his face could not be seen. He rushed to the slope and shouted: "One of our own, don't shoot arrows blindly."
"Huh?"
The familiar voice made everyone confused and looked at each other. Qin Huaidao looked at Li Junxian.
Li Junxian felt that the voice was very familiar, but couldn't remember who it was for a moment, so he shouted loudly: "Who is coming?"
"Your grandma, Li Junxian, can't you hear my voice?" The rough voice sounded again.
Li Junxian suddenly thought of a person, and he was overjoyed and shouted excitedly: "Is it you old bastard? I thought it was enemy reinforcements, and almost shot you to death. I didn't come earlier, and I didn't come late, but I just came at this time."
"What's going on with you?" the other party yelled.
"You guys showed up just after I entered the city. What did you say about the situation? You almost caused serious trouble to us."
"ah--"
The other party exclaimed and became silent.
Li Junxian quickly explained to Qin Huaidao: "Shuai Zuo, one of my own, is that old bastard Xue Wanche."
"The imperial army has arrived?" Qin Huaidao was startled, and immediately smiled bitterly. He couldn't have waited earlier, but it showed up at this time. It was really scary. Fortunately, it was a false alarm, and he immediately revised the order: "Send an order and tell the generals that the plan remains unchanged. Don't
Come here, we are on our own outside."
"Follow the order!" Several more Yulin guards hurriedly left.
"This bastard almost ruined our affairs." Li Junxian scolded.
"Forget it, they made an unintentional mistake. They came here in a hurry overnight and had good intentions. They told them to go to the camp to rest and not to enter the city at this time to avoid misunderstandings." Qin Huaidao said with a smile, it would be great if they were one of his own.
When the enemy comes, this battle will be really troublesome.
Li Junxian nodded knowingly. If outsiders were allowed in at this time, wouldn't it be like picking peaches and sharing the battle merits? Don't even think about it. He shouted loudly: "Old Xue, there is a fierce battle in the city. I don't have time to pay attention to you. Go to the camp to rest and wait for the war."
Let’s have another banquet to entertain everyone.”
"The Holy One has an order, let Commander Zuo see you." The loud voice sounded again, like thunder.
"The saint is here?" Li Junxian was shocked.
Qin Huaidao's expression also changed, and he looked at the man holding a torch in the night in front of him in disbelief. If Li Junxian hadn't confirmed his identity and definitely suspected fraud, why would the Holy One be here?
The thick voice sounded again: "Nonsense, I can still trick you."
Qin Huaidao did not dare to neglect and immediately said: "Uncle Li, I will leave the command here to you. I will go see the Holy Master."
"That's okay, don't worry, I'll be there, I guarantee there will be no problem." Li Junxian agreed.
Qin Huaidao left his weapons behind, climbed onto the wall, jumped off the slope and rushed over, quickly disappearing into the night.
Li Junxian looked towards the direction of the army in the distance, his thoughts surging. He signaled Li Yixie to approach and whispered in a low voice: "Go tell Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin that the imperial army has arrived. Should you capture the palace overnight or wait for the imperial army after dawn?"
Come and fight, they decide for themselves."
By capturing the palace overnight, Qin Huaidao was responsible for the destruction of the country, and everyone also had a share. If the court changes generals to attack after dawn, the credit will be much less. Although the possibility of changing generals is unlikely, but what if?
Li Yixie was not stupid, he understood and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao didn't know Li Junxian's kindness, so he hurried down the slope. When he got closer, he saw that it was Xue Wanche. Although he was not familiar with him, he still knew him. He stepped forward to salute: "I have met General Xue!"
"Don't dare to take it seriously. I've seen Commander Zuo, and you guys fought too fast." Xue Wanche's words were obviously full of emotion. He managed to win the battle, traveled thousands of miles, and even crossed the sea, but ended up eating dust along the way. When he finally arrived in Pyongyang,
The city has been destroyed and nothing has been recovered. What is this?
Qin Huaidao smiled and did not argue.
The two of them walked towards the camp, and Xue Wanche couldn't help but ask: "Commander Zuo, I heard that there are 100,000 troops in Pyongyang City, do you want to help? Brothers came here overnight, looking forward to a battle."
"The army is fighting. The two sides are mixed together. The sudden appearance of an army can easily cause misunderstandings. Let's take a look. If it doesn't work, you can go ahead." Qin Huaidao refused, having full trust in his army.
Fifty thousand versus one hundred thousand, the strength of the troops is indeed not superior, but there are enough repeating crossbows, as well as arrows and arrows that have been prepared for several days, and it is a narrow street fighting in the city. The strength of the troops cannot be used, and they are crowded together.
On the contrary, it is easier to shoot.
Xue Wanche was unwilling to do so, but he couldn't force it.
Soon, the two arrived at the camp. The peripheral security troops recognized Xue Wanche and immediately let him go. Qin Huaidao was shocked when he saw the troops' costumes and asked, "Are they all Yulin Guards?"
"That's right, there are 20,000 Yulin Guards. Your Majesty is concerned about the war and is worried that you are not strong enough, so he took the Yulin Guards as the vanguard and arrived first. The other troops are behind. Your Majesty values you very much." Xue Wanche explained,
He turned over and dismounted, handed the horse to someone, caught up with Qin Huaidao, and added in a low voice: "I received the letter from my brother. I am deeply grateful. If there is anything you can do for me, just ask."
"General Xue is polite, I should be the one thanking Governor Xue for his help!" Qin Huaidao said with a smile.
"You kid, you are a better person than your father." Xue Wanche said with emotion.
Unable to answer this, Qin Huaidao smiled sarcastically.
The two quickly arrived at the Zhongjun tent. There were Yulin guards guarding the door. They recognized the two and let them in immediately. Someone opened the door curtain and heard voices coming from inside. When Qin Huaidao heard that it was Li Er and Li Jing's voice, he hurried in.
, solemnly carrying his luggage: "The last general, Qin Li, has met with His Majesty!"
"Hahaha, my tough guy is here, um... he's got some backbone and momentum. Come on, let's talk about what's going on in Pyongyang first?" Li Er stood up from where he was sitting, his eyes wild.
Li Jing and others also looked over, their eyes full of curiosity.
"Back to your Majesty, as soon as the general entered the city, the imperial army appeared. I thought it was the enemy coming to help, which scared me to death." Qin Huaidao said quickly.
They are all veterans on the battlefield. They know very well what it feels like to find a large army after attacking the city. They will be scared to death or stop attacking. Li Er reacted, smiled awkwardly, and gave Li Jing a look. Li Jing said knowingly: "
The Holy One was worried about you, so he traveled all night without rest for two days and two nights. I didn't expect you to fight so fast all the way and dare to attack overnight. What's going on in the city now? Do you want to send support?"
"It's not necessary for the time being. There are hundreds of thousands of troops in the city strangled together. There are too many people to attack. Let's wait." Qin Huaidao declined again. After finally winning, the brothers below didn't want the credit to be divided among others.
How could Li Jing not guess Qin Huaidao's thoughts, but he still asked worriedly: "How sure are you?"
"Sixty to seventy percent," Qin Huaidao said, his eyes full of confidence.
Li Er said with satisfaction: "It's a good thing that I delayed you. Go ahead and capture Pyongyang for me. If you need support, send someone to tell you. Although my army is tired after a long journey, it can still fight."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and I promise to capture Pyongyang for Your Majesty before dawn." Qin Huaidao said solemnly. During the war, there were too many decisions waiting for him, and the longer he stayed here, the worse it would be.
As soon as we walked out of the Chinese military tent, a huge cheer came from Pyongyang City, making the night sky buzz.
Qin Huaidao's expression changed and he rushed over.
Li Er followed him out and heard the cheers. Looking in the direction of Pyongyang City, he asked uncertainly: "Pharmacist, did you hear it? What is the sound?"
"It seemed like a lot of people were shouting, something must have happened."
"Should we..." Li Er wanted to say something about going to war, but thought of Qin Huaidao's reminder and held back.
Street fighting is not field fighting. If there are too many people and crowds, it will be counterproductive if it cannot be used effectively.
Li Jing also understood this truth and suggested: "Your Majesty, I suggest that the army gather under the city and seize the slopes. If necessary, they can rush in to support at any time. This opportunity is rare and we must not miss the opportunity to capture Pyongyang City and pacify Goguryeo.
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Li Er, who also had rich combat experience, also thought of this and decisively ordered: "General Xue, take people over."
"Follow the order!"
Xue Wan was eager to take advantage of the opportunity to gain credit, so he was overjoyed and hurried away.