The two sides fought to the death around the thick city wall. The Tang army knew that His Majesty was watching from behind, so they fought tooth and nail without fear. They crazily climbed up the ladder towards the top of the city, even though they might be shot when they approached the top of the city.
Some were knocked down by rolling logs and stones, but they still kept going, shouting wildly and not fearing death.
The Goguryeo defenders gritted their teeth, knowing that if they were a little negligent, the Tang army would attack the city. At that time, with a single point of destruction, the entire city wall defense line would be broken by the Tang army. After the city was broken, they would face an army several times their own.
The Tang army could only suffer massacre.
One side knows that it has the upper hand, and as long as it grits its teeth and keeps charging, the defenders will eventually collapse.
The other side believed that it was impossible for the Tang army to continue attacking like this. As long as they gritted their teeth and withstood the surging tide of attacks, the Tang army would eventually be driven back, just like how Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was defeated by the Goguryeo in his three eastern expeditions.
Return without defeat.
There was a thick layer of corpses under the city wall. Most of them were corpses of Tang soldiers, but there were also many Goguryeo soldiers who fell from the wall. The blood had already soaked the land under the city wall, like mud after rain.
Go down, up to your ankles.
From noon to sunset, the two sides fought in one place, with countless casualties, and the battle still showed no sign of abating or stopping.
Zhou Daowu, dressed in armor, ran up from under the mound, came to His Majesty Li Er, bowed and saluted, and gasped: "The Duke of Wancheng just attacked the city, but he was defeated by the enemy's combined force. He was carrying ten
He suffered other stab wounds and was hit by three arrows. He fell from the top of the city to the bottom of the city. He vomited blood and fainted. He was carried out of the battlefield by the soldiers and was being treated by military doctors. May I ask Your Majesty, how should I deal with it?"
His Majesty said before that you will either die in battle or kill yourself to apologize...
Therefore, even though Zhang Jian was injured several times and fainted on the battlefield, Zhou Daowu still did not dare to neglect and hurriedly came over to ask for instructions.
His Majesty Li Er looked gloomy. He looked at the battlefield still raging in the distance. He snorted and said: "Treat him first and allow his troops to return to the camp to reorganize. After returning to Chang'an, he will not be held accountable! Send an order to Lu Guogong to take over Wan's place.
It is the duty of the Duke of the city to continue to attack the east city!"
Naturally, Zhang Jian, who was seriously injured and fainted, could not be killed at this time. He stood here all the time, and could see that Zhang Jian, who was nearly sixty years old, braved the arrows and charged forward, and was the first to rush into Anshi City.
Although they were defeated at the top of the city, they were able to accept such a brave and fierce style even if they failed.
"Here!"
Zhou Daowu was a little disappointed. He and Zhang Jian had never been on good terms. Ever since he took office in Youzhou, he had been restrained by Zhang Jian from time to time. When he went to argue, he was ignored. Zhang Jian's old man did not take him seriously at all. He was arrogant and arrogant.
How can I bear it?
But of course I didn't dare to say anything about the eye drops at the moment. After receiving the order, I quickly turned around and left.
Li Ji took two steps forward, came close to His Majesty Li Er, and whispered: "Your Majesty, the battle situation is anxious and there is no change for a moment. You might as well return to the camp for a while to have a meal and then have a rest. I have a few ministers here to supervise the battle."
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He knew that His Majesty Li Er was not in good physical condition. After standing here for most of the day, his energy was probably exhausted. If he could not rest and adjust in time, he might collapse from exhaustion.
That would be troublesome.
This is also a weakness of the "imperial conquest". The emperor's personal conquest can certainly boost morale and make the army unite to death, but once the emperor makes the slightest mistake, it will directly shake the morale of the army, leading to a collapse in morale and defeat without a fight.
There is indeed something wrong with His Majesty Li Er. After the strength of the medicine wears off, his body becomes increasingly empty and tired, his waist and legs are sore and weak, and he feels dizzy. At this moment, he is just worried about the outcome of the battle and is trying to hold on.
After hearing this, he thought for a while and felt that he couldn't hold on. If he fainted at this time, the impact on the morale of the army would be immeasurable, so he nodded and said: "That's fine, just stay here and don't attack."
Weaken it by half until it breaks the city!"
"Here!"
Li Ji responded and called the servants standing at the side to help His Majesty Li Er walk down the mound to the central military tent.
Looking at His Majesty's staggering back, Li Ji frowned deeply.
His Majesty Li Er has always been in excellent physical condition. Even though he is not as capable as he was when he was young, he can ride a strong horse, draw a strong bow, charge into battle and kill the enemy with a sword, but he should not be so weak, right?
Especially my energy goes up and down. I am still energetic at noon, but by the afternoon I feel a little tired.
If he fell ill during the Eastern Expedition, something unspeakable might have happened...
Li Ji simply didn't dare to think about the serious consequences.
If nothing else, it is almost inevitable that the huge empire will fall apart in an instant...
My heart was severely clenched.
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Returning to the camp, His Majesty Li Er took off his disguise in front of others, and his whole body suddenly collapsed. The distance from the door to the bed was only a few dozen steps, and with the help of the chamberlain, he actually walked in less than half a cup of tea, two legs
It's almost impossible to lift it up.
I finally moved to the bed and immediately fell on the bed, breathing heavily and my chest heaving violently.
The chamberlain was almost frightened to death and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, are you feeling well?"
His Majesty Li Er ignored him. He closed his eyes and took a few breaths. After gathering some strength, he opened his eyes with difficulty and said, "Pour me some water to drink."
"Here."
The chamberlain quickly ran to the table. In order to prevent His Majesty from suddenly returning from the battlefield, the chamberlains carried warm tea on their backs at all times. The chamberlain touched the kettle and felt that the water temperature was just right, so he poured a cup and carefully held it to His Majesty Li Er.
In front of me, I first helped His Majesty Li Er up, then handed over the water glass, and watched His Majesty Li Er drink up the glass of water in big gulps.
"Your Majesty, this servant will ask the cook to prepare the meal right now?"
The waiter put the water glass aside and asked carefully.
His Majesty Li Er closed his eyes and said slowly: "No need, I'm not hungry, I'm just a little tired. You stay in front of the door and no one is allowed in. I want to sleep for a while and rest."
Although those tiger and wolf medicines can temporarily boost energy and make people energetic and energetic, they also have serious side effects. After the medicine dissipates, the whole person seems to be evacuated, it is difficult to lift up the slightest energy, and the bones of the body are as weak as mud.
, without any effort.
At the beginning, I only focused on using medicine to maintain my body, but I didn't listen to the advice of the Sanskrit monks. I didn't believe it would cause too much damage to the body, so I stubbornly insisted on taking it.
However, although we are now aware of the harmful effects of these drugs, we still find it difficult to get off.
If there is no support from medicine, how can he persist with his current mental state and physical fitness? Just his sluggish appearance will cause a major blow to the morale of the army. Goguryeo is unexpectedly tough. If the morale of the Tang army suffers again,
If there is a setback, then the outcome of this Eastern Expedition will really become unknown.
How could he bear the consequences of the failure of the Eastern Expedition?
If he had to make a choice between victory in the Eastern Expedition and the annihilation of Tuyuhun, he would definitely choose victory in the Eastern Expedition!
Tuyuhun may enter the pass, which is naturally a major blow to his emperor, and there will be no good words in the history books. But once the Eastern Expedition fails, then he, Li Er, will immediately become the same as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty who was smeared by him.
end.
"Foolish and incompetent, violent and cruel", "Abandoning morality and using soldiers to subvert", "Destroying the country with one's body, but smiling for the world"...
These are the words he usually used to describe Emperor Sui Yang, and one day they will all be used on him...
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Taking a deep breath, His Majesty Li Er lay down peacefully, trying to calm down his mood, and closed his eyes. Although all kinds of worries were coming to his mind, there were faint shouts of killing from the people of Anshi City outside.
, which prevented him from having a moment of peace, but the wear and tear on his body was too great, and he fell into a drowsy sleep after a while.
I don't know when, suddenly someone called in my ear.
His Majesty Li Er suddenly woke up from his sleep. He stood upright, his heart was beating fast, he was breathing heavily, his head was covered with cold sweat, and his eyes were a little out of focus.
I don't know when the candles were lit in the camp, and the servant stood beside the bed and said quickly: "Your Majesty, the army just came to report that Duke Lu Guo has attacked the city!"
"Um?"
His Majesty Li Er exerted all his strength on Rourou's head, which was so swollen and painful that it might split. He felt that he might have contracted the cold, and his whole body was in severe pain, and he couldn't muster any strength.
However, he still heard the words of the chamberlain clearly, and his energy suddenly lifted, and he quickly asked: "Is this really true?"
The chamberlain said: "How can I dare to tell such a lie? The British government sent people to report, saying that the army has already reached the top of the East City and will be able to enter the city in a short time."