For this reason, His Majesty Li Er specially ordered the army to stay here for three days, allowing the soldiers to collect these bones, and finally arranged for manpower to transport them back to Datang for burial.
After the army set off again, His Majesty Li Er issued an unquestionable order.
In this battle, we will never accept surrender!
Datang's cavalry continued to advance and arrived at Anshi City in a blink of an eye!
Anshi City is the royal city of Goguryeo and is also the last line of defense for Goguryeo.
The King of Goguryeo had long been frightened and had repeatedly begged His Majesty Li Er for peace, saying that he would forever surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
His Majesty Li Er simply refused!
In desperation, the King of Goguryeo summoned the remaining 150,000 troops and prepared to fight the Tang army to death!
However, His Majesty Li Er personally went into battle and led only 40,000 elite Tang troops to easily defeat the 150,000-strong army!
Subsequently, Li Jing led 10,000 heavy cavalry to break through the city gate and enter.
And when he saw those hundreds of thousands of former Sui soldiers and civilians who were skinny and sallow, the anger in his heart boiled instantly!
Li Jing rode up and shouted.
"Goguryeo is violent and bullies my compatriots!"
"I, Li Jing, am under the orders of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty!"
"The rebel army will be punished by heaven!"
"Anyone who bullies our Chinese descendants will be killed!"
All the soldiers responded one after another.
"Must kill!"
For a moment, Anshi City seemed to have turned into a Shura purgatory, full of blood!
In the end, the King of Goguryeo also died in this chaotic battle!
In this battle, the Tang army beheaded more than 100,000 people, captured 50,000 horses, 40,000 cattle, more than 10,000 pieces of armor, and countless weapons!
The Dakang army only lost less than a thousand men!
What a dazzling achievement!
After this battle, His Majesty Li Er changed the city of An to Anzhou and established the Andong Protectorate.
Appoint Youweiwei General Cheng Yaojin as the guardian of the inspection school in Andong, and lead 20,000 troops to control Liaodong!
After the Anshi Direct War ended, the whole country of Goguryeo fell into boundless shock and panic!
Within a few hundred miles of Anshi City, all Goguryeo people fled until there was no one left!
Since then, the Eastern Expedition has come to an end.
After returning from the army, the first thing His Majesty Li Er did was to get a small bag of rice from Anshi City.
Then he ordered the cavalry to quickly deliver the bag of rice and a secret letter to Wei Zheng's mansion. On the secret letter, His Majesty Li Er only wrote a short message.
"Send it to Su Chen and tell him it's extremely delicious!"
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During this Eastern Expedition, the Tang army captured a total of 17 major cities in Goguryeo, killed nearly 200,000 enemies, captured hundreds of thousands of men and horses, and countless weapons and armors!
The price paid by the Tang army was less than a thousand casualties and more than 8,000 horses!
The seized gold, silver, jade and other treasures are still being counted and are expected to be sent back to Chang'an within a month.
Finally, with a wave of his hand, His Majesty Li Er established nine governor's offices, forty-two prefectures, and one hundred counties in Goguryeo.
Since then, the land area of Datang has once again increased by nearly 200,000 square kilometers!
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On the way back to Chang'an, the generals were in a very happy mood.
This battle was quite exciting!
Cheng Yaojin raised his voice and shouted: "Your Majesty, we have returned with a great victory this time. According to the rules, we must have a good time to celebrate!"
"That's inevitable. After we go back, we can have a banquet in Tai Chi Palace!"
His Majesty Li Er said with a smile: "I will drink for three days and three nights, and I will never come back drunk!"
After returning from the victory, His Majesty Li Er was in the happiest mood.
This battle not only completely solved the serious problem that he had been worried about for a long time, but also wrote a significant mark on his life history!
After this battle, his name Li Shimin will definitely shine brightly in the history of China!
"Your Majesty, I feel that it is inappropriate to celebrate your victory when you go back."
Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Counting the days, the soldiers who returned from the victory over Tubo are also on their way back to Chang'an. How about waiting for them to come back and celebrate together?"
"Niu Jinda and Hou Junji are really useless."
Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but shook his head and said: "It actually takes so long to defeat the half-crippled Tubo!"
"We set out a few months later than them, but we directly destroyed Goguryeo. Why do we have to wait for them?"
"That's wrong."
Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "The terrain of Tubo is no less complex than that of Goguryeo, and the cities are far apart from each other."
"If it weren't for the purpose of catching them all, they should have come back long ago!"
Li Jing nodded and said: "Yes, the Ministry of War sent a battle report a few days ago, saying that Hou Junji and the others were coming back with the gold and silver jewelry seized from Tubo this time, so they were delayed for so long.
"
Upon hearing this, His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up and he asked: "Is there any exact number?"
War dividends are something that people will never forget once they taste it. Even His Majesty Li Er cannot avoid it.
Although the statistics of the seizures of Goguryeo have not yet been completed, in his estimation, their value definitely far exceeds the tens of millions spent on the Eastern Expedition!
If we add the money brought back from Tubo, wouldn't Li Er become rich again in an instant? Or extremely rich!
"That's not what I said."
Li Jing shook his head and said: "Jun Ji also said that he will give His Majesty a big surprise when he comes back."
"good!"
His Majesty Li Er laughed loudly and said: "Then I want to see if their so-called surprise can surprise me!"
Yan Lide held up his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I have been discussing all night last night. As for what your Majesty said about filling up the river in western Liaoning, it is feasible!"
"However, I'm afraid we need a lot of manpower!"
"not enough people?"
His Majesty Li Er waved his hand and said: "Since we have captured so many prisoners of war this time, I will allocate you two hundred thousand, is it enough?"
"enough!"
Ge Lide nodded and said: "If this is true, I am confident that the entire Liaohe River will be filled within one year!"
"Just go ahead and do it!"
"However, you must remember that those prisoners of war cannot be killed at will!"
"The vast black land in Liaodong is still waiting for them to be reclaimed."
Fang Xuanling suddenly said: "Your Majesty, it is estimated that there are about 500,000 survivors of the former Sui Dynasty. How should they be arranged?"
His Majesty Li Er thought for a moment and said: "If there are still relatives who want to return to Guanzhong, let them go."
"Others who are willing to stay in Liaodong will be heavily rewarded!"
Hearing this, Fang Xuanling was a little confused and asked: "Your Majesty, there is a shortage of manpower for farming in the Guanzhong area now. Why should they stay in Liaodong?"
His Majesty Li Er smiled and said only three words.
“Plant rice!”
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While the army was still marching towards Cha Chang'an step by step, the people in Chang'an City already knew the results of this eastern expedition!
