Chapter 2986 The Tang Dynasty is too powerful, my Goguryeo
Li Shimin couldn't help but became furious, but he also knew that this was not the time to scold the other party for being shameless, so he turned his horse's head and retreated to the rear.
"Fire the arrow! Shoot him!" At this moment, the white-haired veteran Yi, who was still dim-sighted and deaf just now, pointed at the city and roared.
And those powerful archers who were specially summoned by him gritted their teeth and shot again...
The moment the first arrow hit Li Shimin's armor and made a sound, Zhao Kun still didn't understand.
The other party clearly arranged archers on top of the city and wanted to use this method to assassinate His Majesty.
Zhao Kun, who was only half a horse away from Li Shimin, immediately raised his round shield high to block the gap between Li Shimin and Bai Fukou City.
The expressions of all the imperial guards changed. Xue Rengui, who was regarded as a sharpshooter among sharpshooters, had already raised the flintlock gun in his hand almost as soon as Zhao Kun raised his shield.
The trigger was pulled at about the same speed as usual, accompanied by a clear and loud gunshot.
When Xue Rengui saw the white-haired Goguryeo general who was roaring with his mouth open, it was as if he had been hit hard head-on, and his whole body fell backwards.
"Li Laoliu!" Xue Rengui's eyes had shifted to the side of the Goguryeo archer whose expression began to change, and he roared.
After hearing Xue Rengui's shout, Li Laoliu, the brigade commander of the Musketeer Battalion who had already raised his musket, handed over his flintlock rifle without hesitation.
Xue Rengui took the gun in his hand, got into a shooting position, and quickly pulled the trigger, and there was another crisp gunshot.
A red dot appeared on the forehead of the Goguryeo archer, and then his whole body violently leaned back...
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty Musketeer Battalion, who had already reacted, aimed and shot at the top of the city.
In an instant, there was a loud burst of gunfire, and clouds of white smoke flashed in the eyes of the people above and below the city.
The group of Goguryeo defenders standing on the spot at the top of the city, at such a distance, were like perfect targets in the eyes of this group of musketeers who had been trained on the sand city.
And with just one round of shooting, it directly swept through hundreds of Koguryo soldiers on this section of the city wall.
After the Goguryeo defenders finally reacted, they all bent down and huddled behind the female wall.
Li Shimin had already turned his horse's head and galloped towards the rear when he heard the clear and piercing sound of gunfire.
Subconsciously, he turned his head and looked up the city, just in time to see the white-haired veteran falling on his back and disappearing behind the city wall.
Seeing this scene, if it weren't for the wrong time and place, Li Shimin would have wanted to applaud Xue Rengui's quick reaction.
But at this time, with the sound of gunshots coming and going, there was not even a single Goguryeo soldier showing up above the city.
Either they fell to the ground dead or injured, or they took the initiative to hide behind them.
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"Raise the flag and let them open fire, and be prepared to make these Goguryeo bandits pay the price for daring to deceive me."
Accompanied by Li Shimin's roar, when the blood-red flag was raised from Zhao Kun's hand.
Soon, the sound of rolling thunder came from the artillery position in the distance, and the artillery shells rained down towards the Bailukou City like a rapid rain.
The first thing to arrive were the solid bullets fired from the artillery, which hit the city wall. Along with the smoke and dust, they created hideous deep pits on the city wall.
What followed was the thunder cannon shells that slowly fell down after drawing an arc.
First, a ray of white light flashed past, and then there was a roar that was enough to shake the earth and the mountains, echoing directly between the heaven and the earth.
Watching the mushroom clouds rising and rolling in Baibokou City.
Li Shimin, who had returned to the Tang Dynasty's military formation, let out a sigh of relief.
If you dare to ambush me, then let you taste the power of the artillery produced by my beloved son-in-law.
The sudden encounter just now made Li Shimin couldn't help but turn his head and nodded slightly towards Xue Rengui.
His eyes glanced at the musketeers who had reloaded and returned to alert state again.
I couldn't help but speak to the important ministers around me.
"Before, I have always felt that the range of this musket is not as good as that of artillery, and its power is not as powerful as grenades. It is really useless."
"But judging from the tactics Cheng Sanlang used in the previous battle in that unknown town, coupled with the battles these days."
"I finally understand why that boy Cheng Sanlang attaches so much importance to this musket."
After hearing this, all the important military officials nodded in agreement.
And Qibi Heli, who was very good at attacking the enemy with a small number of cavalry, said with envy on his face.
"I feel that if we can have a thousand cavalry and sufficient ammunition, we can move freely and horizontally, and the entire grassland will be difficult to stop them."
Although Qibi Heli's words are suspected of flattering, it cannot be denied that this kind of musketeer cavalry has a range far beyond that of bows and arrows.
If they really reach a certain number, those nomadic warriors on the grassland who are skilled with bows and horses will only kneel down when they meet them.
At this moment, Yeon Gaesomun, who was standing on the east bank of the Yalu River, looked at the clouds of smoke rising over Baekbokou Castle on the west bank of the Yalu River.
As well as the loud explosions that shocked people's hearts, the faces of Yeon Gaesumun and a group of Goguryeo civil and military officials all turned an extraordinarily gray color, as if they had been brushed with lime.
"I don't know if the old general succeeded..." A voice sounded not far away.
"Let's see first. If it succeeds, it will at least buy me, Goguryeo, more time..."
"The Tang Dynasty is really too powerful. How can their weapons be matched by human power..."
Yeon Gaesumun heard those whispers, and when he glanced over, everyone shut their mouths in fear.
Yeon Gaesowun withdrew his gaze, looked at the west bank of the Yalu River and said in a deep voice.
"Taoist envoy Yi has been retained and has made great contributions to the country. From now on, he will be appointed as Yu Zhe (a second-class high-ranking official in Goguryeo)."
"Send an order to order all cities to strengthen their defenses. Regardless of the cost, the walls of all my cities in Goguryeo must be at least doubled in thickness..."
As Yeon Gaesumun issued orders one by one, all the Goguryeo civil and military personnel followed the orders and left.
After Yeon Gaesumun stood there in a daze for a long time, he walked toward his mount with somewhat staggering steps...
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Ma Zhou and Li Jing wandered towards Liaodong City. To be honest, Li Jing was not willing to go to Liaodong City.
After all, I am an elder and a father, how could I take the initiative to meet that evildoer who will not be able to carry him home for a year and a half if he leaves.
However, considering that he was responsible for his duties, he had to go to Liaodong City.
The main concern was His Majesty's, and Li Jing thought it was reasonable, so he happily led his troops there with Ma Zhou.
Because there were three thousand prisoners of war escorted in the team, the speed was naturally not much faster. It took four days to reach the outskirts of Liaodong City.
Cheng Sanlang and Li Dejiang, who had already received the news, jumped ten miles away from the city to meet them.
"Brother Dejiao, why are you nervous?"
Cheng Chubi was looking ahead in the distance, but he found that Li Dexiang beside him was not in his right shape, so he finally couldn't help but speak.
"Am I nervous?" Li Dejiang retorted subconsciously.
"Brother, I also think you are a little nervous, Brother Dezhou. Isn't it because you are afraid of being beaten by your father?"
Qin Huaidao, this young man, tilted his head and looked over.
Hearing these words, Li Dejiang, who was in his early thirties, had something in his mind and was about to speak.
Then Qin Huaidao had already continued talking on his own.
"Isn't that true? This is not in Luoyang, and I am waiting beside you to watch the fun. If your father really beats you, it will be too disrespectful to you."
Fang Jun on the side also nodded in agreement.
"What a big deal, who among us brothers has never been beaten by dad?"
"Yes, yes...a few days ago, my father got angry and kicked me."
Qin Huaidao calmly recounted the dark history of being kicked by his father.
His tone and expression were calm, as if he was describing the breakfast he had this morning, which was a large glass of goat's milk and egg noodles.
"But I didn't expect that the prime minister, who never seems to be shy with others, would actually beat people up."
"Haha... That's just in front of outsiders..."
Fang Jun raised his head, looking like he couldn't bear to look back on the past, which made Cheng Sanlang laugh out loud at his misfortune.
"..." Li Dejiang, who was already in his early thirties, looked sideways at these shameless brothers.
At this time, there was already billowing smoke ahead. Li Dejiang, who had just been disturbed by Qin Huaidao's mention of his own father beating his children, couldn't help but feel a little panicked.
In the past, when I was away from home for a long time, I would quietly send someone to inform my mother before returning home.
As long as my mother is by my father's side, the most he can do is scold and kick me a few times, and the ceremony of entering the house will be completed.
But his mother is not here, which makes Li Dejiang feel very insecure, but his father is also a decent person, so he probably won't.
Just when Li De was feeling uneasy, he saw his father, Li Jing, riding at the front of the team.
When Li Dejiang saw his biological father, he also saw his biological father's sharp eyes falling on him.
Immediately, his legs went weak, and he subconsciously rolled off the saddle and bowed to the ground devoutly in the direction of his biological father.
"..." Cheng Sanlang and several other old brothers saw that Li Dejiao was silent, so they quietly got off the horse and knelt directly on the ground.
The skill and smoothness of the movements were really jaw-dropping. When he looked up, he saw the grim-faced Army God of the Tang Dynasty coming on horseback.
Needless to say, this virtuous brother must have been beaten so hard by his own father that he screamed in the past, otherwise he would not have knelt down so quickly.
The horse came forward, turned over and dismounted. Cheng Sanlang and other juniors all bowed to Li Weigong in a very obedient manner.
Li Jing twitched the corner of his mouth at these nephews and descendants and smiled, then clapped the riding whip in his hand and walked towards Li Dejiang.
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"An unfilial son has seen his father..." Li Dejiang, who lowered his head when he saw his biological father's two big feet were no more than two steps away from him, said loudly.
Li Jing was about to speak out and denounce this evildoer who, despite his family's objections, wandered thousands of miles away and took so long to return to the Tang Dynasty.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Cheng Sanlang and his gang of monsters staring energetically, looking like they were watching a good show.
This made the face of the Tang Dynasty Military God darken. Feeling the murderous intent of this Datang Military God, Cheng Sanlang and others quickly looked around as if nothing happened.
Li Jing sighed helplessly and shouted at Li Dejiang angrily.
"If you don't get up yet, maybe you need me to help you with this evil obstacle."