Mr. Mu's strategy was actually the best. Unfortunately, the headstrong and self-opinionated Quangesomun did not listen to him at all. He flatly rejected Mr. Mu's suggestion and resolutely commanded his army, determined to fight Li Jing to the death. He did not adopt Mr. Mu's plan, or more accurately, Quangesomun had actually adopted half of it.
That was, there must be a decisive battle and An City must be protected.
"Governor, have you really decided?”Mr. Mu frowned, his voice full of disappointment.
Since he had made up his mind, even nine oxen would not be able to make him change his mind. However, when he saw Mr. Mu's disappointed face, Gaesomun still felt a little apologetic, but his words were tough."Mister Mu, you should know that once the order is given to disband the army, the morale of the army will be greatly reduced. Putting aside the fact that we'll be fighting a prolonged war, it'll be difficult for me to lead them again. Moreover, this period of time has consumed a large amount of our Goguryeon's vitality, so we can't come again.
Otherwise, if the war drags on, regardless of whether Goguryeo wins or loses, it will eventually be on the verge of destruction. The King of Baekje has always been eyeing the fertile land of Goguryeo.”
Every time Mr. Mu spoke, he would feel that he was lacking a move. Gathering the army in Liaodong too early was Quangai Suwen's biggest mistake this time. But it was also good. Li Jing, let me have a good fight with you. One day, I will return to the Central Plains.
Seeing that Mr. Mu didn't say anything, Quangesomun was relieved. He still needed Mr. Mu to come up with ideas for the upcoming battle.
On the rising sun, Quangai Suwen gave the order. The 400,000 strong army gathered at Liaodong City moved out like a prehistoric beast and moved towards An City. The location of the battle was changed to An City.
It had to be said that Quangaesomun had his own considerations as well. With the army holding the line, although the defenders of Anshi City were not willing to sacrifice Quangaesomun, for the sake of the entire Goguryeo people, they would definitely send out their troops to support them from the back. This was the overall situation, and with the Tang army being weaker than the allied army, Quangaesomun felt that the chances of victory were quite high.
Moreover, the Dragon Cavalry Army was too despicable. He did not know when they would come to attack again. Although the camp had strengthened its defenses, they could only be thieves for a thousand days. How could they be on guard for a thousand days?
When the army moved out, they would definitely send a large tribe to guard a radius of several dozen li, turning the passive into the active, and he could truly rest assured.
Putting aside the Dragon Cavalry Army and Quangai Sumen's plans, Li Jing was currently engaged in a tough battle outside An City.
The lovely dividing line.
It had been almost a month since the day they sent out their troops. The weather in midsummer had also started to turn slightly cold.
It was early autumn, and it was about to rain. The cool wind blew the fallen leaves. The Tang army was in a neat formation. The flags were fluttering, and the surnames of their generals were written on them. They were Cheng, Li, and Su.
The drizzle started to fall, and the atmosphere was bleak. The sixty thousand Tang soldiers stood solemnly in front of An City, the cold rain soaking their clothes. Black crows were playing funeral songs on the branches of the distant forest, and the wind seemed to respond.
The Tang soldiers had cold expressions, but they were solemn.
Although he was silent, his heart was burning with anger.
The quiet army formation was filled with killing intent.
The three generals in the lead were Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, and Su Dingfang. They were all valiant generals and famous generals of the Great Tang army. They had accompanied the Tang army on dozens of expeditions and had accumulated many military achievements. The enemies were terrified by their names and each of them had beheaded more than a thousand people.
Cheng Yaojin was seven feet tall and had a fair and chubby round face. Li Ji's eyebrows were thick and his eyes were wide. His shoulders were broad and his waist was round. His voice was like a bell. He was not angry but dignified. As for Su Dingfang, he looked mighty and spirited. His arms were as thick as cow legs, and the curves on his face were as sharp as knives. It could be seen that his character was very resolute.
However, at this moment, the three generals were gathered at the city gate of An City with gloomy faces. Cheng Yaojin was jumping up and down and cursing.
"Our army has surrounded An City for so long, but we haven't made any progress. Damn it, look at how arrogant these bastards are. They're just like An City.”Cheng Yaojin stretched out a finger as thick as a carrot, and with a reddened face, he began to curse at the arrogant Goguryeon soldiers who were beating drums and shouting.
Moreover, he seemed to be really angry. Even his catchphrase had changed to Li Zhi.
"The defense of An City is indeed extraordinarily strong, far beyond our estimation. The resistance of the people and civilians in An City is also unexpectedly tenacious, or else it wouldn't be like this.”Li Ji had a solemn expression as he shook his head in a low voice.
"The person guarding the city is also a talent. Not long ago, there was a rumor in An City that on the day An City was captured, the Tang army would massacre the city on a large scale. As a result, all the people in this important northern city are now soldiers, and even the young ladies and daughters-in-law are helping.
Perhaps it was because the City Lord of An City had received some guidance from an expert, but he was rather straightforward. Fortunately, he directly opened the treasury, and the 70,000 Goguryeon soldiers, along with the 50,000 armed young men in the city, made a total of 120,000 soldiers. It was all thanks to the Crown Prince's Dragon Riders that he was able to delay Chenzai Sumen's advance, preventing him from rescuing An City. Otherwise, the situation would truly be in danger.”Su Dingfang analyzed calmly, but from his words, the situation was not very optimistic.
"I say, Old Su, cut the crap. The marshal said the day before yesterday that today is the last battle. If we can't break through the city, we'll have to wait for reinforcements. Damn it, now that I think about how I, as a master, still need my disciples to save me, I feel so suffocated. Today, I have to break through this turtle shell.”When Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, he smashed the long spear in his hand onto the ground. Sigh, it was a man's face again.
"The last battle!"
Li Ji and Su Dingfang were also very depressed. They looked at each other. When had they ever been so aggrieved in a war?
The lovely dividing line.
Things went back to two days ago
Just after noon, Li Jing beat the drum and called everyone over to discuss military matters.
In just ten days, Li Jing's hair had already turned white, but he did not notice it at all. He only looked at the generals with a probing expression.
Although the battle had lasted for several days, the generals under the tent remained silent for a long time, and the atmosphere was gloomy.
Jiang Xia Prince Li Daozong saw that this was not a solution, so he stepped forward helplessly and said,""General, I don't know who the City Lord of An City is, but he's so good at guarding the city. No matter whether it's day or night, he manages the city well.
Although the marshal has launched several surprise attacks and caused great casualties to the defenders in the city, we have too few soldiers.
The art of war says that we should surround the city ten times, attack the city five times, and divide the forces. However, our current military strength is not even as many as An City, and Quan Gaesomun will send troops to rescue them sooner or later. General, do you think our army should surround An City first, then use the pigeons left behind by the Crown Prince to send a message to inform the Crown Prince's Dragon Cavalry Army to delay the army that might be rescued. At the same time, we should order Zhang Liang's navy to land and rescue An City. It won't be too late to attack then.”
At this moment, the generals had no idea. After hearing Li Daozong's words, they all nodded in agreement and agreed with Li Daozong's idea.
Li Jing, who was sitting in the main seat, thought for a long time and finally sighed.""Your Highness, the Crown Prince has won many battles. The court bulletin of the great victories has almost filled up my desk. Generals, do you know that I am both happy and ashamed in my heart?”Everyone looked at each other in silence. Many of them had followed Li Shiming to sweep the world and conquer everything. Now that they had not made any contributions in the Liao war, it was not a big deal.
However, our Little Li's performance was too outstanding. In the beginning, everyone cheered for him, but as they listened to him more and more, they became numb to it. On the other hand, after comparing it, it really made these old soldiers who had been in the army for many years and whose skin was thicker than the city wall feel ashamed.
Then let's fight. There was still An City, but who would have thought that there would be repeated casualties outside of An City? It had been more than ten days, and they had not even gone up to the gate of An City a few times. This really made these fierce generals of the Tang feel both angry and ashamed.
"In this city, I will never allow myself to suffer the same fate as Yang Guang.”At this moment, Li Jing stood up like an angry lion and said resolutely. A chilling light shot out from his tiger eyes.
After saying that, he threw the black cloak on his back into the sky and sat back on the commander's seat. He growled in a low voice,"Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Su Dingfang, where are they?“
"I am here."
"I order the three of you to lead 20,000 elite soldiers each. At noon tomorrow, when the soldiers and civilians of An City are having lunch, the army will attack the city from the north, south, and east.”
"We will receive the order." The three of them knelt down on one knee and received the military order that Li Jing threw down.
"Tomorrow is the last battle. It's up to the three of you. If you can't break through the city, we can only wait for reinforcements.”Li Jing's words revealed a sense of helplessness and humiliation.
"Don't worry, I'll teach those bastards a lesson.”Cheng Yaojin, this old fellow, was actually holding back his chest.
The lovely dividing line.
The two flowers were blooming, and not to mention the war drums under the city of An City, at this moment, Little Li was bored and leisurely.
"Jiang Ke, work harder…Yes, yes, yes, sink your qi into your dantian. Don't breathe, and then take a breath... Shoot it out."
"Sigh, why did you lose again?" Li Zhi grabbed a blade of grass and lay on the grass. He looked at the blue sky and muttered in boredom.
"Haha, General Jiang, you can't do it. You're still half a zhang away. You need to practice more in the future.”Guihai Yidao's arrogant voice reached Li Zhi's ears.
"Hmph, what's so great about it? Isn't it just a little taller?”Jiang Ke's bead slanted, his expression very disdainful.
"Hahaha, you're still not convinced? This is called standing high and shooting far. General Jiang, you have to admit defeat. Why don't we compete again later?”Guihai Yidao tied his belt comfortably and continued to provoke him.
"Haha, General Guihai, do you still have any stock? You've already fought three rounds, right?" A soldier of the Dragon Cavalry rushed forward.
"If you're so amazing, you can drink more water later. I'll fight it out with you today."
"Hahaha!"
Looking at the group of soldiers acting like hooligans, Zhang Wendan had a helpless expression on his face. After not seeing any Goguryeon cavalry for several days, Lee Zhi had been bored out of his mind. Thus, he had organized this pissing contest to see who could piss further away, claiming that it would improve their friendship.
Alright, for a time, flood relief and drought relief were everywhere.
"I can't take it anymore. Did those bastards go into the rat hole? I haven't seen a single hair in the past two days. Sun Qingyang, come here." At this moment, Li Zhi suddenly sat up and shouted at Sun Qingyang, who was watching from afar.
Upon hearing Li Zhi's shout, Sun Qingyang, who was watching the two Dragon Cavalry soldiers pee, ran over." General, what's going on?"”
"Have the people I asked you to send out returned? It's been so long. Are you distracted?"
" Of course not. This…" Sun Qingyang was embarrassed. Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a loud shout.
" General, General, bad news, bad news!" A thin Dragon Knight shouted as he held the reins. For a moment, everyone's attention was attracted to this Dragon Knight.
"Pah, I'm still alive. What are you talking about? Speak properly. What's the situation with Divine Mother? She's so flustered.”
"Bing... General Bing, I just heard that the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under Liaodong City have all left their camps and rushed to An City. I heard that they want to wipe out the general's army in An City.”The Dragon Cavalry soldiers who had heard the news also knew the urgency of the situation, so they spilled everything out.
The grass that was hanging from Li Zhi's mouth fell down as he muttered,""This guy is really something big. Bah, this old guy's IQ has exploded. He ate 21 gold vitals.”
"Everyone, get on your horses. We have work to do again. How dare you abandon this bro and run away. You really think this bro is a scallion. If the tiger doesn't show its might, you'll think that I'm Hello Kitty.”
"Get on the horse!""Get on the horse!""Baoquan, Gaesowen, that old bastard, go to your anus!""Baoquan, go to your anus!"
As the saying goes, it takes three years to learn well and three days to learn badly. As the saying goes, the person who stays with vermilion is red and the person who stays with ink is black. During this period of time with Li Zhi, these dragon cavalrymen had learned a lot of new words. Even the elegant word chrysanthemum was used to such perfection.
"Sigh, why are you guys leaving? Aren't you going to compete? I just drank a stomach full of water. This time, I must have spilled it further than before.”Guihai Yidao saw that everyone was already riding their horses and seemed to be about to leave. He felt a little strange. It was not easy for him to get a breeze, so why would he leave?
"Haha, Xiao Guizi, continue peeing here. I'll bring someone to have sex…Harassment, old man Quangesomun's anus is waving at me.”The Halberd of Severed Blood lightly patted the Dark Electric Horse's butt, and the Dark Electric Horse shot out like an arrow.
The Dragon Cavalry Army behind him burst into laughter, especially that old brat Jiang Ke. He laughed especially happily, and it was very unkind.
Guihai Yidao was anxious. He quickly went to find his horse and shouted,"Hall…Your Highness, run slower. Wait for this humble servant. Spring Gai Suwen's chrysanthemum is also waving at this humble servant. Wait!"
Guihai Yidao's wretched shout was drowned out by the sound of hooves. Then, on the vast plains, a two-meter-tall burly man rode a tall horse and shouted as he chased after him.
The lovely dividing line.
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