It is conceivable that given the huge disparity between the current situation of Goguryeo and the Tang Dynasty, there must be countless people who believe that Goguryeo will lose. It is not surprising that some of them think like me.
Especially the Gao royal family.
If they were allowed to take away the merit of "opening the city to welcome the King's Master", and with their status, they would definitely be reused by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so what would they have to do with themselves?
I really think I am slow!
Fortunately, Changsun Chong had the same interests as him and did not want others to take away the credit...
He took a deep breath, patted Chang Sun Chong on the shoulder, and said with emotion: "Fortunately, Da Lang is here, otherwise in my opinion, if I tell my father about this matter, my father would not want to conflict with the royal family at this time.
, it is very likely that the Seven Star Gate will be left to the royal family for continued defense. If that is the case, it will be a big deal."
If you cannot control the Seven Star Gate, you will not be able to open the city and lead the Tang army into the city when the Tang army approaches the city. Without such merit, no matter who will dominate the situation in Goguryeo in the future, other boys and girls will not be able to escape death.
For the current Yuan boy, the Seven Star Sect is his life...
Changsun Chong said with a smile: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we have the same interests now. How can someone else take away such meritorious service as controlling the Seven Star Gate to welcome the Tang army's entry into the city?"
Boy Yuan nodded repeatedly and said angrily: "Those who steal bones are the most disgusting!"
Changsun Chong: "..."
Who is fighting whom for the bones?
It’s simply unreasonable…
Ignoring Mr. Yuan, he commanded his soldiers to take over the defense of Qixing Gate, then sorted out the military camp near Qixing Gate and settled down temporarily.
The battle was going on outside the city. Now that the Tang army had captured the mountain city of Dacheng, it would be difficult for the Anhe Palace to stop the Tang army. In particular, Anhe Palace was very close to the Seven Star Gate, and there was no other defensive mountain city between the two. The Tang army could easily lay siege to it.
When they arrived at Anhe Palace, they divided their troops and went south to reach Pingrang City.
At that time, the Seven Star Gate will become the focus of the Tang army's fierce attack. He only needs to open the city gate and lead the Tang army into the city. With the combat power of the Tang army, he will sweep the whole city and win the final victory. He will overthrow Goguryeo and kill Yeon Gaesumun. His mission will be over.
It is successfully completed.
Thinking of returning to the city of Chang'an that he had longed for, Changsun Chong felt his blood surge. He raised his head slightly and looked at the goose-feather-like falling snow in the dark sky.
It seems that in the dark sky, the white falling snow outlines that beautiful face.
There was a stabbing pain in my heart...
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The Tang army set foot in Liaodong with its invincible military power, and marched straight in with smooth wind and water, as if they were entering uninhabited territory. However, they suffered heavy losses under the city of Anshi, which slowed down the advance of the army. The planned strategy before the war was severely delayed, and it almost collapsed.
Following the same mistakes as the previous Sui Dynasties, they had to withdraw their troops in despair.
Fortunately, Anshi City was captured in time, and the army swept across the entire Liaodong. Afterwards, they forcibly crossed the Yalu River and reached Pingrang City.
However, they once again suffered from the stubborn resistance of the Goguryeo army and were unable to attack Pingrang City.
The severe cold in winter and the unfavorable war situation have made the morale of the army unstable and morale low. Everyone is holding back a sense of energy. If this energy cannot be released in time and transformed into combat power, it will weaken again and be exhausted.
By then, morale will be low and the morale of the troops will be low, and this war will become even more difficult.
His Majesty Li Er seemed to be headstrong and arrogant, and Qian Gang's arbitrary general offensive order was actually issued in an extremely timely manner.
At this time, all the armies were tired of the bitter cold weather in Liaodong and just wanted to capture Pingrang City as soon as possible. Therefore, after the general attack order was issued, they immediately launched a fierce attack on their respective targets like a tiger out of a trap, fearing no death.
The Goguryeo army was not as powerful as the Tang army, and they did not expect the Tang army's general attack to come so suddenly. The command was delayed due to being caught off guard, causing the frontline troops to be stunned and retreated.
Under the heavy snow, the Tang army was in full strength and good news came frequently.
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Chinese army tent.
His Majesty Li Er sat in the middle. Changsun Wuji, who was unable to go into battle, and Zhu Suiliang sat on both sides. The guards and scouts stood outside the tent, ready to be dispatched at any time and went to various ministries to issue military orders.
Countless battle reports gathered in the central military tent, and the clerks and Sima were busy sorting and sorting out the on-the-spot records that needed to be archived and presented to the emperor for His Majesty Li Er's review. The atmosphere in the entire big tent was tense, even though the cold wind was howling and snowflakes were blowing outside.
It was flying, but the inside of the tent was steaming with heat.
His Majesty Li Er knelt down behind the desk, looking at the battle reports in his hands from time to time, and then comparing the situation of the enemy and ourselves on the map that was updated at any time. Sometimes he would whisper a few words to Changsun Wuji, discuss it, and continue to issue more various orders.
Order.
Although there is no longer the closeness between the two, His Majesty Li Er still has great trust in Changsun Wuji's strategic vision.
Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, those who could be called celebrities could be generals or prime ministers. They were both civil and military. They could not only rule the world on horseback, but also stabilize the country on horseback.
Since the Song Dynasty, military generals have been excluded, which led to a different path in civil and military affairs, with the emphasis on literature and the suppression of martial arts. A group of "weak scholars" gradually took on important responsibilities and were extremely discriminatory towards military affairs. Then there appeared a man who had only read a few military books and could talk a lot about the country.
It's a farce. In their eyes, hundreds of thousands of armed soldiers are just numbers. They have no idea what the art of war in books means.
The result was that they had the world's most wealth, technology, and population, but they were suppressed and beaten by foreign races for hundreds of years. In the end, the country was cut off, and China was destroyed...
Employing both civil and military forces is the way to dominate.
A scout ran in from outside the tent, knelt down on one knee inside the tent, and reported loudly: "There is someone in front who claims to be a servant of the Changsun family. He is holding the seal of the Changsun family and is captured by the scout. He claims that he wants to meet Duke Zhao. There are urgent matters.
thing."
Before Changsun Wuji could answer, His Majesty Li Er was already in high spirits and said: "Bring him in!"
"Here!"
The scout exited and immediately brought in another person.
The man entered the tent, first saluted His Majesty Li Er who was behind the desk, and then saluted Changsun Wuji. He escaped from his arms with a letter, handed it over with both hands, and said: "This slave has been ordered by Da Lang to deliver a secret to the master of the family.
letter."
Changsun Wuji looked at His Majesty Li Er and said, "He is the loyal servant who ran away with Dalang."
His Majesty Li Er nodded and said: "Read the secret letter first."
Since it was a secret letter sent back by Changsun Chong, there was only one thing to do at this critical moment...
Sure enough, Changsun Wuji sent a secret letter. After checking that the paint was intact, he opened the envelope and looked at it. Then he presented it to His Majesty Li Er with both hands, and he was a little happy: "Old minister, congratulations to Your Majesty, great things can be accomplished!"
"oh?"
His Majesty Li Er's heart skipped a beat, and as a result he read the secret letter. After reading it, he let out a long breath and praised: "Well done, Dalang!"
Although he was confident of capturing Pingrang City, the cost of a blind attack was too high. Although he ordered "no casualties at all", how could he watch the disciples of Guanzhong who had followed him on an expedition thousands of miles away in a foreign land for the sake of victory?
Now that Changsun Chong is cooperating inside and outside, the casualties in the capture of Pingrang City can be minimized, and His Majesty Li Er can't hide his excitement.
This achievement alone saved tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of Tang disciples from casualties, which was enough to pardon Changsun Chong from all his past crimes.
Changsun Wuji smiled and said: "I dare not take His Majesty's praise like this as it is actually a matter within the Changsun family... Dalang said in the letter that only Gao Yanwu led five thousand soldiers to guard Anhe Palace, while he himself defended the Seven Star Gate with Yuan Nanshan.
.As long as Anhe Palace is captured, the Seven Star Gate will be isolated in front of the army, and with Da Lang to support it, the city will be destroyed soon!"
Those who can serve as scribes in the Central Military Accountant are naturally descendants of well-established families, and every one of them is worthy of trust. These people heard Changsun Wuji's words and knew that a great victory was just around the corner. They couldn't help but whisper to each other and were extremely excited.
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After a long campaign, we are more or less war-weary. Now that victory is in sight, how can we not be excited?
His Majesty Li Er did not want to be harshly criticized and immediately issued an order: "Order Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche's troops to clear out the mountain city of Dacheng and immediately go south to attack Anhe Palace. Tomorrow morning, I will go to the battlefield in person to hold down the battle for them and break through the Seven Star Gate in one fell swoop.
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"Here!"
Immediately, a scribe hurriedly wrote a written order, stamped it with a seal, and handed it to the scout together with the tiger seal ribbon. The scout put it away closely, turned around and ran out of the tent quickly, heading to Dacheng Mountain City to deliver the order.
Within the mountain city of Dacheng, there were broken walls and ruins everywhere, and the corpses of soldiers from both sides could be seen everywhere. The Tang army braved the heavy snow to clean up the battlefield all night, using this place as a camp for launching the next phase of the attack. Food, ammunition, and weapons were transported into the mountain city one by one.
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In the dilapidated barracks in the city, when the military orders arrived, Cheng Yaojin and Xue Wanche took off their armor and drank tea opposite each other.
The two stood up to receive the order, and then Cheng Yaojin looked at the goose-feather-like snow outside, sighed, and said, "This battle is finally over."