Don't be a prince

Du Ruhui also bit his chopsticks, and asked after a while: "Then, Your Highness, how should I deal with it? Could it be that they are allowed in?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Let's say, if they don't come in, how can we catch the turtle? When Chang'an City is closed, I don't believe that they can dig tunnels and escape? What's more, the Wang family has brought warmth to the coal industry. How can we refuse their kindness. With the Wang family joining, there will be no problem with the supply of coal this year. What's more, if the Wang family doesn't make a lot of noise, how can Gu smash them into pieces? dust?"

When he said this, Li Chengqian showed a cruel smile rarely, and the murderous aura invisible to the naked eye just spread out like this.

Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, both secretly startled.This is the first time they have seen such a prince.

The prince, who seems to be gentle and gentle, is not easy to mess with when encountering such a thing!

In addition, the Wang family.

As a powerful family, have they finally gone astray that they shouldn't have taken?

Chapter 496

As new aristocrats, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are also aiming at the five surnames, hoping to build their own families.Learning from the past, they feel that it is necessary for them to remind their family members.

Needless to say, the emperor, who started a rebellion and usurped the throne, seems to have never really trusted anyone.Even the eldest grandson Wuji, the "big uncle" on the surface, sometimes has hardships that he can't tell.Although he looks beautiful, it is not easy to bear the scenery.Foreign relatives, when did you feel relieved?

As for the prince, being a gentle and kind, and most importantly, a prince who is as smart as a demon, who has learned to be fierce, is not much worse than the current emperor.It is impossible to shake the status of the royal family within two or even three generations.Anyone who has thoughts that they shouldn't have will definitely die miserably.The Wang family in the near future is an example.

The two of them knew that the manpower they gathered together was to cooperate with the city defense army to deal with the 1 people of the Wang family.As for how many hole cards the prince has prepared, God knows.

Seeing Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui eating together, Li Chengqian laughed.Even Fang Mou Duan, who is closely allied with Taizong Li Shimin, is not absolutely loyal.

In the final analysis, any kind of loyalty, except the kind of loyalty of sincerity, is based on the premise that the superior has absolute power.As for those who are unwilling to perform well even on the surface of loyalty, the only way to go is to be cleared and go abroad to the stage.

After eating enough, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui left immediately.

Now that you have been appointed to do something, you must do it well.Since the prince has released such a large amount of credit, it would be a fool not to take it.As far as they are concerned, military merits and the like are not needed much now.It's good to have military merits and be able to arrange for your own concubine's children.However, in comparison, this kind of feat that can show loyalty is the most fragrant.

Such a feat is worth it even if there is no substantive reward such as a title.Because it is the most effective for a family's stable status.

After sending Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui away, Li Chengqian returned to the study and waited.

Not long after, Feiying pushed the door open and entered, kneeling on one knee in front of the desk.

Li Chengqian, who was knocking on the table, stopped and said, "All the Baiqi Division of the Dark Guards are dispatched. As long as the Wang family enters Chang'an City, they must all be recorded. In addition, focus on the leaders of the Wang family. Of course, the other four Everyone, please pay attention. If one of these leaders leaves Chang'an City alive after the incident, your shadow guards should merge with the dark guards."

Li Chengqian knew that Feiying attached great importance to his identity as a shadow guard, and for him to merge the shadow guard with the dark guard was the highest level of punishment.

Sure enough, Feiying almost gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "But one person escaped, and after the pursuit and killing are over, I am willing to kill myself and apologize!"

"It's good to have self-confidence. Oh, by the way, select a few skilled shadow guards and enter the East Palace disguised as eunuchs. This guy is still very afraid of death, so he needs to arm himself well."

Feiying smiled, but immediately returned to seriousness and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, if you get hurt a little..."

Li Chengqian picked up an apple on the table and threw it to Feiying, interrupting him.

"Okay, just do things with peace of mind in the future, don't always think that you can't complete the task, just chop your head and hands, and do it like a samurai, go."

Holding the apple, Feiying stood up, bowed his hands and saluted before leaving.

Pick up another apple and look at the map of Liaodong while gnawing on it.

The emperor is now stationing troops in Youzhou, and marching [-] by sea, all for the purpose of disrupting Goryeo's position.Most likely, after recovering the four counties of Lelang, this expedition will be over.War is burning money, especially in order to be safe. This time, the money spent on the Korean War is almost [-] times more than that during the East Turkic War.

The fart is bigger, but it made Datang use [-] times the power to conquer the East Turks. It is a great honor for Goryeo.

Outside Yingzhou is the Great Wall of Korea.This Great Wall stretched from Gaimu City in the south to the territory of Baiyu in the north, restraining the Tang Dynasty's advance along the whole line.

If you want to attack Goryeo, it is absolutely unwise to go north through the territories of Kumoxi, Baiyu, and Shiwei.In this way, Datang's long army line is like a snake poking out of a hole, unable to run away, and will be beaten as much as it protrudes.

Therefore, at present, for Datang, the only way to go is to break the city by force.

Most of the Chinese army attacked Gaimu City, putting pressure on Goryeo from the frontal battlefield.As for the North Road, Ku Moxi and Bai Yu should be dealt with.These two tribes, only because of Goryeo, have been living in a corner all these years.Otherwise, when they attacked the East Turks, they would have been cleaned up together.

Marching on the northern front can also test Shi Wei Mohe's reaction. If they have no intention of participating in the war, they can be let go.As for Silla Baekje, after being bullied by Goryeo for so many years, the biggest possibility is to stab them in the back.

The land is remote and not worthy of the Tang Dynasty's attack. This is probably their only fantasy.

After a good deal of planning, Li Chengqian put away the map and prepared to visit his four children.Now that he has been reincarnated as a prince, as a father, the best gift he can give his children is probably a country that is strong and free from bullying, peaceful and free from chaos.

Li Chengqian was in Chang'an, thinking of giving his child a gift.As the emperor, Li Shimin, in Youzhou, also thought the same way.

Especially when the new year was approaching, the transportation team brought him supplies from Chang'an despite the wind and snow, especially the birthday gifts his sons gave him in advance, which made him even more proud.

Don't worry about leaving children and grandchildren, this is today's universal value.Especially his pretentious emperor, even more so.

The supplies sent this time were very generous, so Li Shimin was also very generous and distributed a lot.

"Shubao, after winter, your body will become weaker. Sun Daozhang sent me some tonics. Although he didn't say it clearly, he must have prepared it for you. Take good care of your body. When the time comes, ignite and blow up the Great Wall of Korea Emperor Minglei, I count you as one."

The life family will take over the big bag of tonic, Qin Qiong smiled and said: "Your Majesty dotes on me so much, how can I leave without authorization, Your Majesty, don't worry, even if I take a breath, I will hang until the day of the war."

Hearing Qin Qiong's words, everyone couldn't help but feel heavy, but no one showed a regretful expression.The emperor's willingness to give him this honor is indeed pampering.

"Dried fruit from Lingnan? If you eat too many frozen pears, it will hurt your stomach, so let's distribute it."

"Air-dried beef, give it to the soldiers. During the Chinese New Year, there will be more snacks."

.....

The supplies sent by Chang'an were distributed by Li Shimin in the same way, as if they were splitting the spoils.

After the new year's festival, before the earth returns to spring, it's time to go to war, and everyone knows it.

Because of anticipation, this year passed indifferently.It is also because of anticipation that this year has been very interesting.As a combination of contradictions—people, it is quite normal to have two emotions when facing the same thing.

The tension did not reach its peak until April.

The land in Liaodong is easy to accumulate snow in winter, so after thawing, the hard ground will turn into mud. In addition, the climate of this envoy is capricious, so it will have a great impact on the march.

Before the anniversary of Li Yuan's death, the army in Youzhou was divided into two groups. Li Ji and Zhang Jian's North Army went north to Tanzhou, preparing to pass through the half-no-man's land of the Kumoxi tribe, while Li Shimin's central army was organized in Yingzhou. , Passing Shizhou and approaching Goryeo Gaimu City.

After the Great Wall was built, the original city of Goryeo was abandoned, and now the only military city in the border city is Gaimu City.

In ancient wars, the reason why large areas of blank areas were allowed to attack cities specifically was because cities occupied important traffic routes, and it was extremely convenient to march after capturing a city.The second is because going deep into the enemy's hinterland without caring that there will be a large army behind him is the way to kill.

Attacking regardless of the city is nothing more than two situations. One is that when Xieli attacked Datang, the army was strong enough to ignore the threat from the rear.The second is the surprise attack by surprise soldiers. Whether you win or lose, you won't stay too long.

But this time Li Shimin chose Gaimu City, but only because Gaimu City is the strongest city on the border of Koryo.

It was a coincidence that Li Shimin wanted to announce his arrival to Korea in a high-profile manner.

After more than ten days of cautious marching, a Chinese army of [-] approached Gaimu City.

Outside Gaimu City was a flat field, so before Gaimu City appeared within the urgent range of sight, Li Shimin ordered to set up camp and waited for the spies from Baiqisi and Honglu Temple to bring the news.

Soon, Duan Yunzhi and Tang Jian brought news of the spies.

"Your Majesty, Baiqi Secretary reported that Goryeo seemed to know that the Tang Dynasty would come to attack them. Gaimu City has more than [-] troops, and they are all well-equipped troops."

After Duan Yunzhi, Tang Jian also bowed his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, when Chen Dade, Sima of Guangzhou, went to Korea as an envoy, he left more than a hundred spies behind. The news came out.

Now behind Gaimu City, the army of Kumoxi and Baiyu also has more than [-]. They are far away from the land where they live, and it seems that they want to help Goryeo resist the attack of Tang Dynasty. "

Li Shimin slammed his fist on the table and said angrily, "How did the Koreans know that my Tang Dynasty would attack them, and how did they know that I was going to attack Gaimu City?"

Tang Jian sighed and said, "Your Majesty, Gao Huizhen, the general of Goryeo, who is now guarding Gaimu City, this man has a long history of family education. Zhang Jian once fought against him and suffered a lot of secret losses. It can be seen that this man Not such a simple person!"

"No matter how powerful the enemy general is, he is only one person. Can he stop my army of [-]? Order the scout battalion to try to steal Gaimu City and see if we can install the Emperor's Order Thunder."

Following Li Shimin's order, the army stopped completely.

In the evening, the scout battalion was ordered to carry the emperor's order mine, and prepared to sneak under the city of Gaimu under the darkness of night to install the emperor's order mine.

but....

The next morning, Li Shimin got up early, ready to put on his helmet and armor to go out, but he opened the curtain and saw Li Jian's dejected face outside the door.

Needless to say, the scout battalion must have suffered heavy damage.

With a sigh, Li Shimin said sadly: "What happened? The emperor's order is not lost."

Li Jian replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, 300 people from the scout battalion tried to approach Gaimu City last night, but before they could get close to the city, the city gate opened wide, and the Koryo cavalrymen came out with torches. Fortunately, Duke Kui felt that it was inappropriate. Leading troops to guard halfway and ready to respond at any time, this did not cause a catastrophe. The scout battalion lost 100 people and the cavalry lost 20 people. Fortunately, the enemy's [-] cavalry were all wiped out."

"Good ass good."

Angrily punching the tent, Li Shimin suddenly had a feeling of being seen through.

Gao Huizhen seemed to be able to guess what Tang Jun would do!

But so what if you guessed it?I will fight you with open sword and clear gun!

Taking a deep breath, Li Shimin called the messenger and said: "Order the whole army to advance five miles. Order Chang Sun Chong and Li Chongyi to be the vanguard, lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry, and cover the scout battalion to install the Emperor's Command Thunder!"

After the order came out, Li Shimin still felt a burst of anger.

Although in terms of record, Datang took advantage of it, but in his opinion, it was his own failure.It is the greatest shame for a commander to be caught by the enemy before the flames of war are ignited.

With a sigh, Li Shimin didn't even bother to eat breakfast.

Just as he was about to return to the tent, he suddenly turned around and took a step back, turning his gaze to the Sky-Changing Monkey standing at his door.

He still remembered that the crown prince once said that the combat power of the personal leader is mainly reflected in surprise attacks.If I remember correctly, one of them is Breaking the City Gate.In particular, Li Jing also reminded him in private that he should value intimacy.

If you let me do it personally...

As soon as this idea came up, Li Shimin killed it by himself.If you think about it, you will know how difficult it is to cross Gaimu City, even if you take a detour by sea.What's more, even if the relative rate is achieved, it is estimated that there will be only a few of 2000 people left.I am also aware of the prince's temperament, if this is completely broken, tsk tsk...

With a sigh, Li Shimin finally got into the tent.

After the whole army advanced five miles and set up camp, Gaimu City in Goryeo was clearly visible.

Unlike the Great Wall along the long border, Gaimu City was built specifically to guard against the gunpowder weapons of the Tang Army.The entire city is built of huge stones, even if it is the emperor's order, there is no way to destroy it in one shot.

Out of safety, Li Shimin could only add another order, increasing the number of Huang Minglei to two.

Soon, Changsun Chong and Li Chongyi led troops ready to set off.

Faced with the frontal attack of 1 people from the Tang army, Gaimu City did not send troops this time, but the city gates were closed. With the help of the telescope newly made by the glass workshop, which Li Chengqian evaluated as passable, Li Shimin could even see the Goryeo City Wall Armed soldiers.

The same telescope, Liu Hongji and others also have.Especially Qin Qiong, when he saw the situation on the head of Gaoli City clearly, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The reason is that the armor worn by many soldiers in Goryeo is even the Sui Dynasty style.Goryeo itself also has iron mines. Although the scale of smelting is backward, it does not mean that its own soldiers cannot be armed.The reason why he wore it like this was for Tang Jun to see.

Not only Qin Qiong, but everyone's veins are throbbing. This is a naked provocation from Gao Li!

Changsun Wuji kicked away the soldiers who were beating the drum, took the drumstick in his hand, and rang the drum himself.

Seeing his father doing this, Zhang Sun Chong roared angrily, Ma Qian pointed forward, and led his troops forward.

Despite his anger, Chang Sun Chong's tactics were good.

Five thousand cavalry rushed forward to the distance of the crossbow on their horses, but instead of continuing to advance, they shot an arrow towards the top of the city, and then immediately turned their horses and left.There were two rows of cavalry, which quickly turned into two ovals on the wide battlefield.

There is no doubt that the range of Datang's horseback crossbow is much higher than that of Goryeo's bow and arrow.Rotating and rotating at this distance, the cavalry of the Tang Army can kill the enemy with the horseback crossbow, but they can easily protect themselves.In this process, Goryeo spent countless arrows.

However, Chang Sun Chong's tactics were soon broken.Because, there is a bed crossbow on the top of the Goryeo city!

Although Goryeo's bed crossbow is not as good as the eight-ox crossbow, it is still a weapon far superior to ordinary bows and arrows.

Under the bombardment of a hundred bed crossbows, the formation of cavalry soon became chaotic.There were also quite a few casualties.

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin was not ready to hide his clumsiness anymore, and with a wave of his hand, a ballista with eight oxen crossbows rushed to the battlefield.

There are more than 100 bed crossbows at the head of Goryeo City, but the eight-ox crossbows dispatched by Datang are [-]!

Changsun Chong also reacted quickly. He led the cavalry back to a safe distance, lined up, and replaced all the ordinary crossbow arrows on horseback with thunder arrows.

The appearance of the Tang army's eight-ox crossbow cart broke the heart of the Goryeo army on the top of the city. They wanted to retreat, but were beheaded by the law enforcement officer on the spot. They could only bite the bullet and shoot arrows in the direction of the Tang army. , Many people's hands were cut by the bowstring.

However, despite this, the range of the bed crossbow and common attack bows and arrows still became their flaws.After the eight-ox crossbow chariot advanced to a certain distance, it replaced the horses pulling the chariot, stood upright on the spot, and sprayed a tongue of flames towards the city of Gaimu City.

boom! ....

Accompanied by the explosion of eight oxen crossbow arrows, there were even Goryeo soldiers on the top of the city who were continuously blown down by the shock wave of the explosion.

With just one salvo, all the bed crossbows on the top of the city were destroyed, and the Koryo soldiers were killed and injured countless times.

Just after the Ba Niu crossbow stopped spraying flames, the cavalry led by Changsun Chong stepped forward and started firing thunderbolt arrows at the top of the city.

The Thunderbolt Arrow of the Horseback Crossbow was already a size larger than the ordinary arrows.The current round of salvo, although not as powerful as the Eight Bull Crossbow, still produced an unrivaled suppression.

Just after the firepower of the cavalry took over from the Ba Niu Nu, the infantry team led by Li Chongyi charged forward.They didn't carry weapons, but each of them had a shield, tightly protecting the top of their heads against falling rocks.The people from the scout battalion, escorted by a large shield, approached the city with Huang Minglei.

Chapter 497 All the way to victory

Goryeo's city walls, after all, were still guarded against the emperor's orders, and the city gates did not exist at all. Soldiers used slings to enter and exit the city.