Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Gai Suwen shouted loudly: "Tang Jun's giant crossbows don't have any bolts, so charge while they are changing the crossbows!"

"Don't give them a chance to change their crossbow bolts!"

Gai Suwen's words reminded all Goguryeo troops that now is their chance.

To escape the terrifying arrow rain just now, all they can do now is race against time.

Although it is not sure whether Datang's crossbow bolts are changing arrows or completely extinguished, it is always safer to confront the enemy a moment earlier.

Inspired by Gai Suwen, the Goguryeo cavalry rushed forward for nearly 200 meters, and they were only [-] meters away from the Tang army's defense.

However, at this moment, the sound of bowstrings sounded in their ears again.

Another round of crossbow shooting has arrived.

Due to the closer distance, the crossbow was more lethal this time. Three rounds of shooting took away nearly [-] Gaisuwen cavalry.

Gai Suwen lost 9000 people before he got close to the Tang army, which made Gai Suwen feel distressed.

You know, these 9000 people are the most elite cavalry under his command, which is the guarantee for him to monopolize the power.

Just after the second round of crossbow arrows was fired, Gai Suwen gave the order to retreat.

"My lord, if we retreat, the previous sacrifices will be in vain!"

One of his subordinates persuaded him distressedly.

Unexpectedly, Gai Suwen didn't answer his words, but took off with a whip first: "Idiot! Even if we rush to the front of the Tang army under the current situation, we will definitely be able to fight!"

There are still two hundred steps from the current position of the Goguryeo army to the Tang army's defense line. If they continue to charge, they will experience another round of arrow rain.

And at a closer distance, the power of the crossbow bolts will also become greater.

If Tang Jun really had a third round of Arrow Rain, then only 4 of the [-] people he brought would be left to fight Tang Jun.

If both sides are Goguryeo troops, Gai Suwen thinks he can definitely win with [-] cavalry in close combat against a [-] navy.

But facing the soldiers of Datang, he hesitated.

The information obtained from Wang Jingzhi, coupled with the deterrent power of the giant crossbow just now, made Gai Suwen afraid.

He went out of the city this time to slow down the advance of the Tang army. Now that the cavalry of the Tang army are scattered, if they want to gather together again, it will definitely not work every one or two days.

Gaining these two days, Gai Suwen's goal of taking the initiative to attack has been achieved.

As long as the army enters the city and relies on the city wall, they don't have to be afraid of these ships.

At that time, he might be able to defeat the enemy without Wang Jingzhi's strategy.

Gai Suwen's rationality told him that although nearly ten thousand people were sacrificed in vain, he was not too bad in this wave.

Watching Gai Suwen's troops recede slowly, Liu Ji beside Li You sighed: "If you say you understand people's hearts, no one would dare to say that you are number one if the prince says you are number two!"

Although the strategy of forcing Gai Suwen to retreat with the huge crossbow of a ship was researched by Liu Ji and Li You together, every step of Gai Suwen was within Li You's expectation, which still made Liu Ji sigh.

Li You smiled slightly and said: "Gai Suwen is also a human being, and as a human being, he will have his own standpoint. As long as the information is sufficient and analyzed from his standpoint, the result will naturally be correct."

"In the situation where intelligence and strength are not equal, even if Gai Suwen has a few more people, his efforts will be in vain."

"Okay. Let's cooperate too. When Xue Rengui and the others come back, have a good rest for a day. After two days, we will send troops to Pyongyang again!"

In two days, Xue Rengui's cavalry fully recovered from the exhaustion of the previous journey, and the Laizhou navy also upgraded the firepower of the ship again.

The places where the giant crossbows were placed before have all been replaced with cannons, and the most elite Italian cannons were also arranged by Li You on the flagship.

"Wait a while, let the brothers have a good round."

Just as Li You rested his troops and arrived outside Pyongyang, Gai Suwen in the city also completed the assembly of troops.

The gathering of nearly 20 people made his complexion much better.

"I am surrounded by a city wall outside Pyongyang. I have more than two years of food inside, plus 20 soldiers. Let me see how you plan to break the city!"

Seeing Li Youjun slowly approaching outside the city, Gai Suwen smiled again.

However, as soon as the laughter fell, he saw a red light emitting from Li You's battleship, heading straight for the city wall.

"boom!"

Violent vibrations accompanied by deafening bangs,

This shot made Gai Suwen feel that the entire city wall was shaking.

However, when Gai Suwen was still in shock, several red lights shone again, followed by another round of earth shaking.

"Quick, check the situation on the city wall!"

Then, Gai Suwen turned his head and looked fiercely at the generals who came back from the coastal defense line.

"Tell me, what's going on here?"

Gai Suwen knew that these Tang Jun's weapons would definitely come in handy when they attacked the coastal defense for the first time.

Now their lack of intelligence all shows that these coastal defense generals have cheated him.

Although Gai Suwen himself was cheated, he was also good at filling the hole.

He waved his hand: "Pull them down to me and bury them!"

Just when the generals were trembling because of Gai Suwen's furious rage, they found out strangely that there was a hint of a smile on the corner of Gai Suwen's mouth.

Then Gai Suwen said: "Generals, please go back and stick to your posts."

"Check again for a while, and things will turn around."

Although the generals felt baffled, they could only do so in the face of a crisis. After all, as a minister, being able to die for the country can be regarded as a worthy death.

After arranging the generals, Gai Suwen hurried into the palace.

As he walked, he also lamented Wang Jingzhi's ingenious plan.

In his opinion, the defense of Pyongyang City, which is like an iron barrel, is now useless in front of Li You's navy.

If Wang Jingzhi hadn't given him a plan, and he couldn't escape from Pyongyang, he might have to live and die with Goguryeo this time.

But now, everything has turned around.

On the other side, Li You, who was sitting at the bow of the boat, was holding a binoculars and looking at the front comfortably.

"Rengui, what do you think you would do if you were Gai Suwen?"

Xue Rengui frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "In the current situation, it is meaningless to continue defending the city."

"If it was me, I would go out of the city from other directions, line up and charge, and try to expand the impact area as much as possible. I hope to rely on the number of people to fight."

"If he can be willing to use all 20 elites as cannon fodder, I think he can defeat Tang Jun."

But Xue Rengui immediately added: "But it won't be long before the Tang army can gather troops to attack again, but Goguryeo no longer has these 20 elites."

"So from a strategic point of view, I think it's better to abandon the city."

Hearing that Xue Rengui, who has always been proud, made the choice to abandon the city, Li You couldn't help but smile again.

"Abandon the city? Shouldn't it be better to surrender directly?"