Chapter 2984 The collective resentment of the important officials of the Tang Dynasty
The number of artillery pieces is still the previous forty, but there are four more flying thunder cannons on the side.
Although there are only four of them, the amount of gunpowder they consume in one firing is not comparable to that of forty artillery pieces.
The important thing is the power of that thing. I have tried a volley in front of a Goguryeo city before.
The momentum could be described as earth-shattering, and after the power of the volley, a large number of Goguryeo soldiers who had no wounds on their bodies were found, but were scared to death.
Of course, they may have been killed by the shock wave, but the soldiers who went to check on the dead were not doctors. Naturally, they could only regard those enemies who had died of trauma without external injuries as being scared to death.
It is precisely because the explosive power of this thunder cannon is so huge that the distance between each thunder cannon exceeds twelve feet.
This is to ensure that when a flying thunder cannon malfunctions or is unexpected, it will not affect comrades in arms.
Therefore, the artillery position formed by the forty artillery pieces, plus the four flying thunder cannons, formed a blank area that occupied more than a mile.
Only soldiers from the artillery battalion are allowed to move there, and no one is allowed to break in without permission. Violators will be shot to death.
At this moment, the soldiers of the artillery battalions were busy carrying barrels of gunpowder to their respective artillery positions.
There were also some soldiers who were cleaning the artillery. They all looked quite relaxed. At the same time, one or two of them looked very arrogant.
After all, compared with other arms of the Tang Dynasty, they were naval officers who were originally affiliated with the Dengzhou Navy.
I never thought that one day they would become an important force and hero in the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Goguryeo.
As for Xue Rengui, who was standing not far behind Li Shimin, he was still responsible for commanding the musketry battalion to protect the safety of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
After all, this musketeer battalion has become famous after experiencing the battle in the unknown town.
With a mere five hundred, they relied on the blood-sucking mosquito tactics that kept an army of nearly 100,000 men awake for days and nights.
Whether in the Tang army or in Goguryeo, his reputation has spread far and wide.
And he, a future famous general of the Tang Dynasty who was fond of wearing white robes, also earned the nickname of Wuchang in white robes.
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Li Shimin couldn't help but raise his lips when he thought of this name. Having said that, Cheng Sanlang is still very discerning.
However, none of the talents he recommended or had his eye on were faulty.
At this moment, Li Shimin heard a very resentful gurgling sound coming from beside him.
"Your Majesty, is it still the old rule?"
When Li Shimin turned his head, he saw Xue Wanche's expression and eyes as if he was a bitter woman.
Not only him, but also the important generals of the Tang Dynasty who were standing at the rear had the same expressions.
Although the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty around Li Shimin was used to seeing big winds and waves, seeing the expressions of such rough men still made him feel sad.
"My lords, do you think there is anything wrong with my approach?"
After Yuchi Gong, a meritorious minister, bowed to His Majesty, he raised his hand and pointed at the Yalu Water in the distance.
"Your Majesty, I don't think there is any problem. It's just that the main force of the Goguryeo army has already retreated past the Yalu River."
"Now if we can capture Baekoukou City, it will be equivalent to cutting off the connection between Goguryeo and Liaodong."
"I and others were still discussing here just now. If we can capture Baibukou City, I would like to ask your majesty to allow me and others to lead the army to the west of the Yalu River and capture the entire territory of Liaodong as soon as possible..."
Seeing the group of military officials speaking out in response, Li Shimin couldn't help but rub his eyebrows in pain.
It's not clear where it is, but it's clear that these high-ranking military officials are so idle that they might almost grow hair on their guts.
After all, Gao Huizhen's troops were destroyed before the battle, which was considered a major battle, and all subsequent siege battles were fought.
It almost turned into an artillery performance, and all the armies of the Tang Dynasty seemed to have turned into a mass of melon-eaters.
Everyone watched eagerly as the artillerymen were two miles away from the enemy's city, leisurely and leisurely, finishing loading the artillery shells there while talking and laughing, and then opened fire on the enemy city.
Generally speaking, if you just go back and forth like this for a few rounds, the enemy will either disarm and surrender, or flee in all directions.
It can be said that such a battle made all the great generals of the Tang Dynasty want to look up to the sky and scream. What is the use of this big stick?
Uh... stick refers to a weapon. Everyone understands it, and those who don't are probably pretty young ladies.
Let's put aside the gossip and say that after the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty saw the depressed and resentful expressions of these military officials, they seemed to have not been able to vent their anger for a long time.
Li Shimin could only explain in words.
"My dear friends, now that I have such a powerful weapon to destroy the city, my Tang Dynasty can destroy the fortified city of Goguryeo with ease."
"But there is a problem. Our Tang Dynasty destroyed many cities, but now in order to appease the people in so many cities, we have also dispatched a large number of soldiers and horses."
"I also know very well how you want to make contributions to the country, but I would like to ask you to wait for a while."
"After careful consideration, I have decided to mobilize another 20,000 horses to march northward into Liaodong..."
As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty laid out the facts and reasoned, he finally appeased these important generals of the Tang Dynasty. Seeing that they began to prepare for the destruction of Baibokou City, Li Shimin also breathed a sigh of relief.
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I have to say that this is really a trouble for happiness. When Li Shimin first decided to conquer Goguryeo himself, he was a little hesitant.
After all, the lessons of the previous dynasties are right in front of us. If the Tang Dynasty, which is now peaceful and peaceful, has a big problem because of Goguryeo, it will be too much to gain.
It was possible to conquer Goguryeo, but it was inevitable, so Li Shimin, who was quite hesitant in his heart, finally decided to use a small number of elite soldiers and recruited soldiers as the main force.
In addition to the troops and horses from Datang's camp, we used money and food to drive those Hu soldiers to fight for Datang.
The total strength is said to be an army of 200,000, but in fact, the elite of the Tang Dynasty is only 60,000. The remaining Hu soldiers have only that kind of combat effectiveness.
Why? It was because the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was hesitant and decided to give it a try. If he could build a few cities or something, then he would continue.
If the war was to be frustrated, it wouldn't be a big problem to retreat calmly. It would not be like the previous dynasty, when millions of troops returned to the Sui Dynasty, and only one out of ten remained.
However, no one expected that since the Tang Dynasty had Cheng Sanlang, everything would be different.
In the past, siege battles were so brutal that it was impossible to describe them in words. They often attacked a city.
It took a lot of time to build siege equipment, and fierce hand-to-hand combat for the city walls was required day and night.
But as Cheng Sanlang picked up artillery, thunder cannons, grenades and other gunpowder weapons, he threw them into the Tang army.
Siege warfare has become the easiest and almost lossless way of war.