Chapter 1,197 A bloody battle of attack and defense
"The city wall defense line has been breached, and Anhe Palace can no longer be defended. Let's act according to the plan."
Yuan Nanjian looked calm, not at all worried or panicked about the city wall's defense being breached, but rather slightly excited.
Finally got to this point...
Gao Yanwu looked resolute, nodded and said: "General, I will obey your order!"
After saying this, he knelt down on one knee and said in a deep voice: "The last general will be able to serve Da Molizhi. The second young master will die in service, and die in the service of Goguryeo. He will die well!"
Yuan Nanjian was touched in his heart. He took a step forward, held Gao Yanwu's shoulders with both hands, and said with a solemn expression: "Perhaps today, you and I will both die tragically in the rebel army, leaving no whole body. But remember, our blood will not
Bailiu, the descendants of Goguryeo will always remember our sacrifice today! Our souls will be attached to the high-flying royal flag and live forever!"
Gao Yanwu's eyes showed a look of fanaticism and he said loudly: "If you stick to your wish, there is no need to fear death!"
Yuan Nanjian nodded in approval, patted his shoulder heavily, and said: "Go, I think you and I will be able to meet each other under the spring soon, and then we can get drunk together!"
"Here!"
Gao Yanwu responded loudly, stood up, turned around decisively, and strode away.
The sounds of melee outside were getting closer and closer. Yuan Nanjian put his cloak on his body and hung his sword on his waist. He walked out of the room and walked quickly towards the depths of Anhe Palace under the guard of his own soldiers.
The ravines and mountains are hidden in the vast snow. Under the night, they are as deep as the extremity...
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Gao Yanwu led his troops to the front. The Goguryeo army, whose city wall defenses had been breached, was already in disarray and was retreating steadily under the attack of the ferocious Tang army. Gao Yanwu made a prompt decision and led his troops to join the battle group. The addition of fresh troops was able to withstand the Tang army's offensive.
Anhae Palace was the royal palace of the King of Goguryeo. Although it has been abandoned for many years and has been rebuilt several times, it still has the same outline as when it was built. The palaces in the palace are connected by low walls, and the terrain is lower on the outside and higher on the inside.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Even in the past, in order to prevent foreign enemies from breaking through the city wall, we could retreat step by step, resist stubbornly, and wait for reinforcements.
At this moment, Gao Yanwu relied on the favorable geographical location and fought while retreating, so that the Tang army's fierce offensive was gradually defused and they fell into a bitter battle.
Xue Wanche, who had already followed his soldiers to the city wall, saw the slow progress and couldn't help but feel anxious.
Although Anhe Palace is easy to defend and difficult to attack, with all kinds of alleys and low walls emerging one after another, it is difficult to use the advantage of troops, but they have been attacking for two hours now, and the soldiers have suffered heavy casualties, but they have only advanced more than a hundred feet, which is really not ideal.
His Majesty will be on the front line tomorrow morning. Is it possible that he will not be able to capture even a mere Anhe Palace by then?
That would be really embarrassing and embarrassing...
Gritting his teeth, Xue Wanche ordered: "Gather all the thunderbolts among the generals and hold nothing back. Anhe Palace must be captured tonight!"
Faced with this strategy of relying on this alleyway and low walls to steadily defend and counterattack layer by layer, Zhentian Lei is the best weapon to break the situation.
The deputy general beside him quickly reminded: "Yesterday when the baggage was distributed, Sima of the army already said that the sea was severely ice-covered, making it difficult for the navy to transport, and the production of Zhentianlei in Chang'an was no longer available, so this is the tenth day.
What should we do if we use up all of the last batch of sky-shaking thunders in Anhe Palace and storm the Seven Star Gate in the future, or even break into the city and start street fighting?"
It has to be said that the emergence of a battlefield weapon will not only improve the combat effectiveness of the army, but also make the army subtly dependent on it to some extent.
Relying on the power of gunpowder and thunder, the Tang army was invincible and invincible. However, it has long been forgotten that when there was no thunder, wouldn't it still be strong and invincible?
Right now, it’s as if there would be no war without Zhentian Lei...
Xue Wanche glared and said: "Why do you care so much? Let's talk about the future! Your Majesty will come in person tomorrow morning to observe the enemy formation for us. If we fail to capture Anhe Palace by then, Your Majesty will not be able to see the Seven Stars. Door, that would be a disgrace to our entire army!"
The deputy general did not dare to speak.
Naturally, Xue Wanche would not tell him that there were internal agents from the Tang Dynasty in Pingrang City. As long as the army captured Anhe Palace and eliminated the hidden dangers on the flanks, there would be no worries. As long as they arrived at Pyongyang City, someone would open the Seven Star Gate to welcome the army into the city. How could it be used? storm?
As for the arduous street fighting after entering the city, with the elite of the Tang army, they could still plow through the courtyards and sweep holes without thunder, and they were invincible!
He ordered: "Don't say too much, hurry up and attack. We will capture Anhe Palace before dawn. Then we will march south together and reach Pingrang City!"
"Here!"
The deputy general beside him quickly took the order and left.
Immediately, roars continued to be heard, and streams of gunpowder smoke rose from all over the Anhe Palace. The low walls, houses and other buildings that stood in front of the Tang army and were leaned on by the Goguryeo army were turned into ruins. Countless Goguryeo soldiers were exploding. They were directly blown away, or were hit by flying masonry, causing death and injury everywhere.
The morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, and they charged forward bravely. In one fell swoop, they advanced the battle line dozens of feet deep into the depths of Anhe Palace, and the situation was instantly reversed.
When Gao Yanwu saw that the soldiers under his command were blown to pieces, and the defense lines were broken through by the Tang army one after another, he immediately raised his sword and chopped down several soldiers who had fled, and shouted: "Anyone who retreats without authorization will be killed! I will support you all, you can't withstand the Tang army." , we are all dead!"
"Here!"
The soldiers around him surrounded him and rushed towards the Tang army's charge formation.
"boom!"
The two parties collided fiercely, the Anhe Palace was full of flames, and the battle was extremely fierce.
However, no matter how fierce Gao Yanwu was, with only a few thousand soldiers under his command, how could he withstand Xue Wanche's tens of thousands of elite Tang troops who used thunder to open the way and attack in a surging force? Countless Goguryeo soldiers howled and fell to the Tang army's sword. When the Sky Thunder was used, all the defenses of Anhe Palace were like paper and were blown to pieces in an instant.
Under the heavy snowfall, the Tang army poured into Anhe Palace like a tide, while the Goguryeo army continued to retreat and was on the verge of collapse.
There was no fear on Gao Yanwu's face. Seeing that the defeat was certain and Anhe Palace could no longer be defended, he clenched the steel knife in his hand and shouted at the soldiers on the left and right: "Everyone, as soldiers, we are responsible for protecting our country and our country. Please report to the police." Your Majesty is gracious, and I protect the common people. Today, the enemy army is strong and we are unable to defeat it, but we must not lose our ambition as a man! I will move forward unwaveringly and use my body to serve the King, and the service will be great! My sons, follow me and charge!"
The Han people have lived in the sky since ancient times, leading the world. Generations of outstanding sages have created countless classics and classics, giving birth to the splendid Han civilization, which is envied by the surrounding Hu people and competing to learn from it.
Gao Yanwu, who had read many Han Chinese classics, was deeply influenced by the concept of "family, country and world". At this moment, he was on the verge of desperation. He had no fear in his heart and could only fight to the death with his impassioned spirit that would go down in history.
The soldiers on the left and right were all his confidants, and they had long known that they would surely die if defeated. At this moment, they were infected by him, and their blood was boiling. They raised their arms and shouted: "Charge! Charge! Charge!"
Gao Yanwu laughed heartily, holding a steel knife in his hand, and rushed towards the densest place of the Tang army, moving forward without hesitation.
The soldiers under his command were all elite. At this moment, they were determined to die, just to kill as many Tang troops as possible. They burst out with extremely strong fighting power, which caught the Tang troops off guard and forced them to break into the formation.
The two armies met in close combat and fought fiercely in an instant.
Xue Wanche saw that the Tang army had entered the Anhe Palace with overwhelming force, but an army suddenly sprang out, extremely fierce, and killed the Tang army in front of them.
Knife, shouted: "My sons, follow me to kill the enemy!"
No matter what general he brings, what kind of soldiers he brings? Xue Wanche is a crude and reckless man, and his soldiers are also fierce and fierce. They are not afraid of death. When they see their general holding a sword in front of him, they all clamor to follow him and kill him.
Go to that group of Goguryeo soldiers.
Soon, the Tang army on the battlefield made way for Xue Wanche to lead his men to the front and fight with Gao Yanwu.
Xue Wanche immediately stared at Gao Yanwu who was surrounded by Goguryeo soldiers. Although he did not know the identity of the other party, judging from his aura, he knew that he was a lieutenant general of the Goguryeo army. Maybe he was the guard of Anhe Palace. He immediately became energetic and rushed towards Gao Yanwu.
Then he killed him.
Previously, in the mountain city of Dacheng, I was able to slash the Pure Land of the Abyss with my own eyes and get a great achievement. However, I was killed by a group of crossbowmen with random crossbows, and my merit was greatly reduced.
Now that we have met another high-ranking general, how can we let the credit slip away again?
When the soldiers under his command saw Xue Wanche's charging posture, they knew what he was thinking. They quickly followed him to protect his wings. Hundreds of them formed an arrow formation and inserted straight into the enemy's array.