Bobi City is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the largest ferry on the Yalu River is under Bobi City. If it cannot be captured, it will be fiercely attacked by the defenders of Bobi City when crossing the river.
Being attacked halfway across the river is the biggest taboo on the battlefield, which can easily lead to disastrous defeats and even the annihilation of the entire army.
After receiving the order, Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo quickly gathered their troops, replenished their ordnance, and immediately launched a fierce attack on Bobi City. One on the left and one on the right, they ordered their respective armies to bypass a mountain ridge by the Yalu River and storm Bobi City.
The main gate of Feicheng faces the east.
Both of them wore helmets and were on the front line. They held horizontal knives and led the troops to suppress the formation. Regardless of the arrows and rocks that were shot like a rainstorm from the top of the city, they continued to direct the soldiers under their command to attack fiercely regardless of casualties.
These days of cooperative operations and private conversations with Xue Wanche made Ashina Simo enlightened.
As a surrendered general, no matter how outstanding he is, it is absolutely impossible to be trusted by His Majesty Li Er as unreservedly as Fang Jun. In any case, there will always be a trace of caution.
This is a difference in origin that can never be made up for.
However, as a surrendered general, you must have the consciousness of a surrendered general. "A loyal minister will not serve two masters." Since you have become a "second minister", then don't care about your reputation. No matter how good your reputation is, it is possible that you can still become famous in history.
A famous general?
Civil servants can choose their masters, but it is difficult for generals to choose the right and wrong.
Because civil servants can only give advice and govern the world, but they cannot threaten the emperor's rule. Since ancient times, civil servants have rebelled only a handful of times, and none of them have succeeded. However, military commanders are different. They command the troops and horses and have great power. If they are not careful,
Then you can strike back.
Therefore, if a surrendered general keeps his integrity and is cautious, it will be increasingly difficult for him to be trusted.
When enjoying yourself, you have no scruples; when fighting, you don't care about your own life; you only care about military affairs and not about politics. This is the wise and wise way for a surrendered general to protect his life.
Even if he died in battle, he could still be used as an example by the emperor to promote his ability to "cultivate martial virtues and inspire the world", and to reward him generously and grant him the title of wife and son.
When Ashina Simo heard Xue Wanche say that this was Fang Jun's suggestion, he felt that most of his life had been in vain.
He himself was a Turkic aristocrat. After surrendering to the Tang Dynasty, he had been favored by His Majesty Li Er, which made him inevitably complacent and arrogant. He felt that he was a trusted minister of His Majesty Li Er, and even refused to let go of many civil servants and generals in the court.
In his eyes, he looks very domineering.
If he didn't have a clear understanding of his abilities and knew that he didn't have the talent of a "universal military commander", his tail might even be raised to the sky...
Only now do I realize how ignorant and desperate I was before.
Therefore, while they and Xue Wanche were defending Daque Valley, they sent soldiers to plunder everywhere, plundering the money of nearby Goguryeo people, and even bringing young and beautiful women into the camp for their enjoyment.
This move was naturally reported by the commander of the army and reprimanded by His Majesty Li Er.
These two people didn't take it seriously. Although they restrained themselves slightly, they never stopped their behavior. However, when it was time to enjoy themselves, they enjoyed themselves unscrupulously. Now His Majesty needs them to attack the city. The two of them were unambiguous and expressed no reservations about the city.
Launch an onslaught.
The two vanguards attacked the city fearlessly, which was earth-shattering.
In the camp of the central army at the rear, His Majesty Li Er was overjoyed when he heard the performance of these two men. He smiled at the generals on the left and right and said: "These two men are rough in character, but they know their loyalty and know how to share your worries for you. Maybe they are not capable ministers."
, but he can be called a loyal minister!"
The generals on the left and right were silent.
He sent troops to plunder and amass wealth, and even took Goguryeo women captive into camps for fun. He regarded military law as nothing. How could such a generous guy be praised by the emperor?
It makes no sense...
But everyone is not a fool. Even if some of them don't understand what His Majesty Li Er said, after thinking about it for a while, they suddenly realize it.
However, this method works for the surrendered generals, but not for them.
The surrendered generals did not care about reputation. The more unscrupulous they were, the more relieved the emperor was, because in the eyes of the Han people, they were not considered a military force of the Tang Dynasty. But if this was the case for these veteran generals who had been following His Majesty to conquer the world, it would not only ruin their own reputations.
, and even more so the reputation of His Majesty Li Er.
How can His Majesty Li Er, who cherishes his reputation and his feathers the most, endure this?
Therefore, things in the world are sometimes so contradictory. Some people don't get what they ask for, and some people abandon it as if they were worn out.
*****
The night is dark and starry.
Changsun Chong led a group of soldiers out of Qixing Gate and returned to the station of Anhe Palace City.
When the defenders at the main gate of the palace saw Changsun Chong at the top of the city, they quickly opened the palace gate and welcomed him into the palace.
Two hundred years ago, Gao Lian, the "longevity king" of Goguryeo, moved the capital from the "domestic city" to Pingjang, built a magnificent palace here to live in, and ruled the world.
The Anhe Palace battlefield covers more than 5,000 acres. It is square in shape. The city wall is about four feet high and the side is more than 200 feet long. The outer hall, inner hall and dormitory hall are the center, forming the South Palace, North Palace and Middle Palace. Building scale
It is extremely grand, and its shape and style are all taken from the palace regulations of the Han Dynasty. It was once luxurious and extravagant.
However, during the Daye period of the Sui Dynasty, the king of Goguryeo Pyongyang built a new city in Pingrang City and regarded it as the center of national governance. Anhak Palace was abandoned.
Until now, decades have passed, and the once prosperous and splendid Anhe Palace has collapsed, overgrown with weeds, and is dilapidated.
Within a palace in the Zhonggong Palace, it is where Chang Sun Chong works and lives.
Returning here, surrounded by the close confidants he brought with him when he fled from home, can help him relax his tense nerves and gain a moment of peace.
He spent the whole day wandering among the high-ranking officials of Goguryeo. Although they all knew that he was from the Tang Dynasty, they could not reveal the slightest intention to lean towards the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, he would be suspected by the suspicious Yeon Gaesumun, and he would be in trouble if he was not careful.
It's a fatal disaster.
After washing up, he sat in the hall and was about to enjoy dinner when a close confidant brought a letter and said in a low voice: "The master of the house has just sent me a letter. I would like to ask you to read it."
Changsun Chong didn't care about eating. He took the letter and returned to the study on the side. He asked someone to guard the door. He checked the wax seal on the envelope. When he saw that the pattern was intact, he carefully opened it with a knife and cut it open.
Pull out the letter and put it aside.
Then he took a glass of water, put it in his mouth and sprayed it on the envelope, and the envelope showed dim and superficial handwriting.
He leaned next to the oil lamp and looked at it carefully.
After a long while, he rubbed his eyes and lamented the poverty of Goguryeo. Even candles were extremely expensive luxuries and were rarely sold on the market. The few candles trafficked from the Tang Dynasty were owned by the royal palace and the Damoli branch.
Under unified purchasing, ordinary officials would not get supplies at all.
Then he put the envelope and the unread letter on the oil lamp and watched the flames completely engulf the paper, then threw it on the ground and burned it to ashes.
After sitting at the table for a while, I stood up and opened the window to let out the smoke caused by burning paper in the room. I stood at the window with my hands folded, feeling the cool night wind blowing on my face and the unruly growth of towering trees in the yard that had not been taken care of for a long time.
, a group of desolate and decadent people.
Changsun Chong felt extremely depressed.
He understands that Yeon Gaesumun's so-called "peace negotiation" is probably just a delaying tactic. However, whenever there is a glimmer of hope of success, he will do his best to promote it and will not give up his efforts. After all, after the success of this matter, the credit he has gained is too great.
Already.
And the reason why he still had the confidence to promote it even though he knew that Yeon Gaesumun was just a delaying tactic was that he believed that with the war in the Western Region and the crisis in Hexi, His Majesty Li Er must be extremely anxious and urgently needed to resolve the Liaodong battle, even though Yeon Gaesumun was a little over the top.
If asked, he will hold his nose and acknowledge it.
The key to "peace negotiation" is that one of the parties is willing to make concessions and compromise.
But who would have expected that, with only half of the Youtun Guards out to control Hexi, and with the government and the public denigrating, Fang Jun could still rely on the power of firearms to defeat 780,000 Tuyuhun cavalry, throwing away their armor.
The corpses piled up like mountains, and they had to run away in confusion.
The great victory in Hexi was thousands of miles away, but it suddenly reversed the situation in Liaodong.
Without worries, His Majesty Li Er became more and more calm and relaxed. All he had to do was defeat Goguryeo's defenses before winter came to overthrow his country. In fact, as long as he could besiege Pingrang City as soon as possible, it didn't matter even if winter came, because the navy could smoothly attack Pingrang City.
A steady stream of baggage and grain was transported along the Xishui River to Pingrang City to support the Tang army in a long siege.
In this way, His Majesty Li Er has sufficient confidence and will basically not make any concessions on the "peace negotiation" matter, or even become aggressive in return.
And Yeon Gae Suwen was headstrong and cruel, so naturally he would not be inferior to others and compromise.