Chapter 1,189 The bloody battle with Ping Rang (continued)
Xue Wanche is fierce and good at fighting. It seems that he sacrificed all his wisdom to God when he was born, in exchange for his talent for fighting. Only when he is in battle can he shine with dazzling brilliance.
At this moment, he held the horizontal sword in his hand and took the lead, leading the soldiers behind him to tear through the battlefield like a sharp knife, cutting a bloody path straight into the local general's position.
How could the soldiers around him dare to let him risk his own life? One by one, they fought bravely to kill the enemy invaders before Xue Wanche, and gathered the Tang army. In a short time, more than 3,000 people gathered and marched towards the city in a mighty manner.
Yuan Jingtu was leading a team to resist, hoping to get to the city wall and organize an army to launch a counterattack. However, the more he rushed forward, the greater the oncoming pressure he felt. When he was less than thirty feet away from the city wall, the oncoming force
The Tang army suddenly increased in size, coming in densely like a tidal wave, and instantly surrounded him.
Yuan Jingtu was horrified and realized that something was wrong. The battle situation had completely collapsed and there was no way to recover. He quickly turned around and ran away with his soldiers.
But the Tang army was coming like a tidal wave, so how could he escape?
Countless swords and spears were stabbed from all directions, and the soldiers around him were slaughtered one by one with wailing screams. Yuan Jingtu's face was pale, and he waved the long sword in his hand vigorously. He was tall and had great sword skills, and he was one of the most fierce generals in Goguryeo.
He waved a ball, and the sword was as bright as a sword. Several Tang soldiers in the surrounding area tried to move forward, but he killed them with a flurry of swords. For a moment, he was unable to do anything.
Xue Wanche happened to arrive, and he became furious. He shouted loudly, dispersed the soldiers in front of him, made way for a passage, raised his sword and went to Yuan Pure Land to kill.
Breaking the mountain city of Dacheng and beheading the enemy's general in formation, Xue Wanche is sure to take credit for this feat!
He has a strong body and strong steps. With a few arrows, he can reach the Pure Land. He swings the horizontal sword in his hand to his chest, and with a loud roar, he kills the enemy general under the sword.
Suddenly, there were only a few "bang bang bang" sounds from the bow strings, and several crossbow arrows were fired, hitting Yuan Jingtu's body in no particular order. Yuan Jingtu let out an earth-shattering howl and fell to the ground.
Xue Wanche: "..."
He exerted all his energy, waiting to chop the enemy general with his knife and collect the merits, but unexpectedly he was shot with a crossbow arrow, and he was shaken violently...
He immediately became angry and shouted: "Who! Who is it?"
When the surrounding Tang troops saw Xue Wanche's anger, they all became frightened and dispersed with a "hurrah", leaving only a small group of crossbowmen standing in the field, at a loss.
Xue Wanche gritted his teeth and looked at the group of crossbowmen, but there was nothing he could do.
Yuan Jingtu was hit by seven or eight arrows, but there were more than thirty crossbowmen in this group, each holding a powerful crossbow. It was obvious that some were firing and some were not. They couldn't punish them all indiscriminately, right? Besides, the soldiers were in order to protect them.
It is natural for the general to shoot the enemy general. Not only is it not wrong, but it is meritorious.
However, this heavy feat was immediately offset by most of it, and Xue Wanche almost vomited out a mouthful of old blood in depression...
Waiting for the group of crossbowmen to look hard, he glared, looked around, and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze? Quickly capture the mountain city, join forces with all the troops to besiege Pingrang City!"
"Here!"
The soldiers all around agreed in unison and turned to pursue the scattered and collapsed defenders. The fighting in the mountain city shook the sky. From time to time, thunder thundered and the blood flowed like rivers under the heavy snow. The killing was fierce.
Xue Wanche cursed a few words angrily, took two steps forward and leaned over to look at the Goguryeo general who had been shot on the ground like this. He said to the soldiers around him: "Do you recognize this person?"
How could the soldiers recognize him? They all shook their heads.
Xue Wanche shouted: "Since you don't recognize him, why don't you quickly find a few prisoners to identify him? If you make a mistake, I can't afford to lose that person!"
Capture or leader must be identified, and if there is a mistake, there will be little shame. If the enemy impeaches a person for "pretending to receive military merit", then he will be dismissed. In serious cases, not only the official position and title will be wiped out, but also three thousand people will be issued.
It's possible.
The soldiers quickly looked around for the prisoners, and soon brought several captured Goguryeo soldiers and asked them to identify them on the spot. They confirmed that they were the guards of Dacheng Mountain City and Yuan Jingtu, the compatriots of Yuan Gesuwen of Da Mo Li Zhi. Xue Wanche felt relieved.
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He commanded the general Yuan Jingtu to take off his head, took off his robe and wrapped his head, and tied a soldier around his waist, waiting to report his merits to Sima in the army after the war.
The commander was dead, and the Goguryeo defenders in Dachengshan City were leaderless. They had been beaten back steadily by the Tang army that rushed into the city. At this moment, their morale was even more depleted, and they soon completely collapsed. Some surrendered and some fled. The Tang army quickly
After occupying the mountain city, the banner representing Xue Wanche was erected at the top of the city, fluttering in the wind amidst the heavy snowfall.
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Yeon Gaesomun got up early in the morning, washed himself under the service of the maid, changed into a cotton robe, had a simple breakfast, and then rushed to the front hall of Da Molizhi Mansion to handle official duties and receive civil and military officials.
The snow was falling heavily, and the maid in a pink skirt followed her every step. She held an oil-paper umbrella from Jiangnan in her hand to protect him from the rain and snow. The courtyard was carved with ice and jade, and it was cool and quiet.
Before he arrived at the main hall, he saw his own soldiers coming quickly to tell him: "Qi Molizhi, the Tang army launched an attack half an hour ago!"
Yuan Gaisuwen stopped, frowned and asked: "How many troops did the Tang army mobilize and where would they focus their attack?"
The soldier said: "According to reports from the front line, the Tang army came out in full force and attacked the defensive positions outside the city. As for the main direction of attack... it seems to be a fierce attack across the board."
Yeon Gaesumun was startled, and quickly quickened his pace and rushed to the main hall.
The vast majority of civil and military officials from the court had already gathered in the hall, standing in one place making noisy noises. When they saw Yeon Gae Suwen entering with a sullen face, they quickly fell silent and all stepped forward to salute: "I have seen Da Mo before."
Departure!"
"Um!"
Yeon Gaesumun hummed, and after arriving at the desk, he lifted up his robe and knelt down, then waved his hands and asked everyone to take their seats.
When everyone sat down, he asked: "How is the battle situation outside the city?"
"Reporting to Da Molizhi, the Tang army, for some unknown reason, assembled its troops in the early morning and began to attack like crazy. Every defense was attacked by the Tang army, especially the mountain city of Dacheng. Xue Wanche's and Cheng Yaojin's troops, the most elite troops of the Tang army, supplied casualties.
We are desperately attacking the city. The mountain city of Dacheng is in danger. General Yuan Pure Land may not be able to support us, so please send reinforcements from the Da Moli tribe."
"Several mountain cities in the west of the city were all attacked by the Tang army. Thunderbolts blew up the city walls. The Tang army also launched a desperate attack, with great intention of conquering them in one fell swoop!"
"Da Molizhi, the Tang army has launched a general offensive. Please make a decision quickly!"
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Everyone was talking and talking about the situation one by one.
Yeon Gaesumun took a breath of cold air, stood up quickly, and came to the defense map of Pingrang City hanging behind him to carefully check the situation.
A scribe had already come forward to draw the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the map based on the report.
Yuengai Suwen looked at the movements of the Tang army and couldn't help but fall into deep doubts: launching a general offensive at this time was obviously unexpected. The Tang army's previous actions were obviously to attack steadily, to surround Pingrang City bit by bit, and to gradually eliminate it. After defending the mountain city on the outside, concentrate your forces to attack Pingrang City to ensure nothing is missed.
Why did he suddenly go crazy and start a general attack?
He turned around and asked: "Since the Tang army is launching a general attack now, then it must have mobilized a large army last night, but you don't know anything about it?"
Hundreds of thousands of troops gathered and mobilized. How much noise was that? As a result, Pingrang City knew nothing about it. It was not until the Tang army began to attack across the board that they realized that they were really a bunch of idiots.
All the civil and military officials hesitated, their eyes flickered, and they did not dare to say anything.
Yeon Gaesumun snorted and focused his eyes on the map again, not intending to hold anyone responsible.
He naturally understood that his consistent high-pressure rule had made these officials very resistant. It was only because they were afraid of their own power that they had to pretend to be deaf and mute, or even take the initiative to surrender. But in his heart, I am afraid that most of them are looking forward to it. The Tang army broke into the city and cut him into pieces.
By that time, the Tang army will inevitably support the Gao royal family to govern Goguryeo again. Both the Treasure King and his sons will need manpower to help them. These people in front of them are still the powerful people of Goguryeo. Even if they are begging for mercy in front of the Tang people, they can still be in front of the Goguryeo people. Dominating and doing good things...
Yeon Gaesumun sneered in his heart, one or two of them were waiting for the Tang army to break the city and cut me into pieces? Humph, just wait, wait for me to defeat the Tang army, dethrone the Gao family with unprecedented achievements, and ascend to the throne. The supreme throne of Goguryeo will execute you one by one in Lingchi, your descendants will be exiled to the far north, and all your female family members will become official prostitutes!