In the wind and snow, Pingrang City, which was besieged by hundreds of thousands of Tang troops, was never captured, but the once solid and thick city walls were already riddled with holes. There were piles of corpses above and below the city. Even though they had been prepared, enough people were mobilized in the city.
The army and food and supplies were heavy, but the Tang army's fierce offensive still caused heavy losses to the Goguryeo people, who could only struggle to support themselves in the severe cold. The soldiers and civilians in the city were already at the end of their strength, and the Tang army could capture the city wall and enter the city at any time.
Pessimism spread in Pingrang City. The Sui Dynasty's three attacks on Goguryeo all failed, making everyone in Goguryeo full of pride and self-confidence. However, as the Tang army continued to attack, this pride and self-confidence had already followed the sky.
The wind and snow gradually dissipated.
Almost all Goguryeo people realized that they were no longer as lucky as before. Facing the Tang army's offensive this time, Goguryeo's fall was imminent.
However, on a snowy morning, the Tang army, which was besieging Pingrang City like wolves and tigers, suddenly retreated like a tide...
The Goguryeo soldiers at the top of the city, whose armor was shattered and their bodies were broken, had already thought about surrender many times. When they saw the Tang army retreating quickly and gathering in the distance, they could not believe their eyes.
Tang Jun...retired?
Suddenly, a burst of earth-shattering cheers erupted from the city wall, and all the Goguryeo soldiers cheered with all their strength for their resurrection. The cheers spread from the top of the city, and soon the whole city was informed of the retreat of the Tang army.
, the whole Pingrang City was thundering with joy, and countless ordinary people and merchants rushed to the streets, raising their arms and shouting.
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Inside the Damolizhi Mansion, there were cheers and laughter, and morale was high.
Everyone knows that once the Tang army breaks through the city, it will be difficult for the Goguryeo army to resist, and the country will fall in a matter of seconds. And when the Tang army captures the entire city, the entire Damolizhifu and the whole government will not be able to escape execution. After all, the Tang army is going on an eastern expedition.
It was under the banner of eradicating Yuan Gaisuwen, so from the day when the Tang army besieged Pingrang City, the whole government was in panic.
Although Goguryeo had several precedents of defeating the Sui army's invasion, this time the Tang army came in full force, and its frenzied advance was very different from the past. The Goguryeo army was vulnerable to the more elite Tang army, and the mountain cities that relied on it for defense were
Being pulled out one by one, the entire Pingrang City was like a hedgehog with its thorns peeled off, and was about to topple at any time.
However, in such despair, the Tang army took the initiative to retreat...
No one cares about the purpose of the Tang army's retreat. They only care that Pingrang City is preserved and everyone can continue to survive.
However, before the soldiers and civilians in the city could jump for joy, orders from the Damoli branch office were issued to all the garrison troops - attack with all their strength to hunt down the Tang army!
The common people were okay, most of them didn't understand military matters, and they just felt that this move really boosted their morale. They had been beaten passively all the way and had no room to fight back, so they could vent their anger this time. However, the military expressed shock: since the Tang army retreated, then
Let him retreat. No matter what the reason for the retreat of the Tang army is, its combat effectiveness will not diminish. Previously, the defenders could resist desperately relying on the city wall, but if they chased out of the city, once the Tang army turned around and attacked, a field battle broke out. No matter how many Goguryeo troops were there, the Tang army would not be enough.
kill!
However, Yeon Gaesumun ignored the objections from the top and bottom of the military and insisted on going his own way, ordering to drag the Tang army in Liaodong at all costs!
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Compared to the joy and excitement in Da Mo Li Zhi's palace, the palace of Goguryeo was filled with gloom and mist.
Gao Baobao sat on his knees alone in the main hall, looking at the panic and frightened palace people in the palace. The waiters were scurrying around like flies, and he was completely confused.
How could the Tang army withdraw?
Starting from Liaodong City, they marched with unstoppable momentum all the way to the Pingrang City. Most of the Goguryeo army was wiped out. Pingrang City could not hold out for a few days and was about to be captured. But why was victory so easy?
, but withdrew the troops?
Naturally, whether to fight or not is all your own business. But the problem is that you Tang people suddenly withdraw their troops. What should I do?
The reason why Yeon Gaesomun had restrained himself and never interfered with the throne before was because he did not dare to do the evil thing of massacring the royal family due to internal and external troubles, which caused the center of Pyeongjang City to rebel against the royal family's military and civilian officials, ruining the plan to defend the city.
However, the situation has suddenly reversed. This battle caused most of the casualties among the soldiers and civilians in Pingrang City. Even the survivors have experienced the torment of the war. Who will fight desperately against Yeon Gaesomun for the life and death of the royal family? Once Yeongaesomun launches his troops
Although there was some opposition to the slaughter of the royal family, it was mostly just a few indifferent condemnations and then let it go...
Without the external oppression of the Tang army, Yuan Gaisuwen can be said to cover the sky in Pingrang City with one hand. All the troops obey his orders. As long as he gives an order, countless soldiers will burst through the palace in an instant and slaughter all the royal family.
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Just as he was thinking wildly, there was a sudden burst of crying and screaming outside, which frightened him. He looked up and saw the concubine Gao Anshun running quickly. He didn't even notice that he had lost one of his shoes. When he entered the door, he was even blocked by the high threshold.
He stumbled and rolled on the ground. When he got up, his hair was disheveled and he was in a state of embarrassment.
Gao An and Shun took three steps at a time and came to Gao Baobao, shouting: "Father, trouble is coming! That beast Yuan Nanchan has led his troops into the palace!"
"ah?!"
Gao Baobao screamed, scared out of his wits, and asked urgently: "Where are your brothers? Call them over quickly!"
Gao An Shun cried: "Brothers are leading the guards to resist the traitors!"
Gao Baobao didn't care about his sons anymore. He quickly stood up and walked back, saying over and over again: "Quick, quick, quick, take someone to escort my father to escape through the secret passage!"
However, Gao'an Shun knelt there and did not move, crying: "Now that the Tang army has withdrawn, the Yuan bandits are everywhere inside and outside the city. Even if my father escapes through a secret passage, he will not be able to escape their vicious hands!"
There are many secret passages in the palace, but most of the exits are inside the city. The few exits outside the city are only near the city walls. These areas are under the control of the army. I am afraid that once you leave the secret passage, you will be captured.
He was immediately arrested and sent to Yuan Gaisu Wen...
"Ah! What should I do?"
Gao Baobao woke up from a dream and stamped his feet anxiously.
Outside the palace gate, the cry of killing could be clearly heard, and the entire palace was in chaos. Countless palace residents and waiters were shouting and wailing.
Who would have thought that Yeon Gaesumun would be so vicious. When the Tang army withdrew, he would send people into the palace to assassinate the king!
Obviously, Yeon Gaesumun has restrained his covetousness for the throne for a long time, and he can't bear it for a moment. No matter what conspiracy the Tang army hides, let alone whether the situation will deteriorate again, or even whether the Tang army will come back again, he
I just want to kill the royal family and sit on the coveted throne!
As for how the situation will change after that, that is another matter.
Otherwise, like before, the Tang army would besiege the city again, and even capture the city and fight to death. They would not be able to set foot on the supreme throne of Goguryeo before they died, and they would not be able to rest in peace!
The army rushed into the palace like a tide. When they saw the waiters, the guards slaughtered them arbitrarily. The maids and concubines were dragged into the house by a group of soldiers like wolves and tigers, and they were even held down in the courtyard in broad daylight, doing whatever they wanted.
insult.
The Goguryeo royal family, which had been passed down for six hundred years, was destroyed on this day and under the fire of butcher's sword war, the blood lineage was cut off.
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In the Damolizhi Mansion, countless soldiers gathered inside and outside the mansion, cheering and cheering in high spirits.
In the hall, the wives, concubines, and maids served Yeon Gaesumun and put on the royal robe with gold silk embroidery and dragon patterns that had been prepared for many years. They tied up his hair and put on the gold crown, which made him shine and dominate the world.
After all the costumes were put in place, everyone in the hall bowed to the ground and shouted: "See your Majesty!"
The sound spread outside the hall, and countless fans inside and outside the mansion raised their arms and shouted: "See the King!" They all prostrated themselves to the ground, and the dense crowd extended to the long street in front of the mansion. In the blink of an eye, Yuan Gaisu
The news of Wen's accession to the throne spread throughout the city.
Although some people resisted and resisted, more people sincerely supported Yeon Gaisu Wen's ascension to the throne.
After years of accumulation of prestige, Yeon Gaesumun's reputation reached its peak at the moment when the Tang army retreated. No one can stop him from ascending to the coveted throne!
Yuan Gaesu Wen was so proud that he looked up to the sky and smiled.
But next to him, Yuan Boy, who was kneeling at his feet, was as frightened as sieving chaff.
All his plans were based on the Tang army breaking into the city and Goguryeo completely falling. But who would have thought that the invincible Tang army would suddenly withdraw without warning and besieged like a steel wall, with the possibility of overthrow at any time.
The Pingrang City was miraculously preserved, and the father directly ascended the throne of Goguryeo that he had coveted for a long time...