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Chapter 932: Divine Weapon: Dinghai Needle

Even though nearly thirty years have passed, countless people are still deeply afraid of that era full of blood and darkness.

The sun and the moon are dim, the mountains and rivers are weeping blood, the sky is mourning, corpses are lying on both sides of the road, and what flows in the Yellow River is not water, but the tears of soldiers.

Liaodong!

The pain in the heart of the Central Plains, the tall buildings in Beijing, the numbness, resentment, and horror, and the torrential black energy leaking out from the hollow bone eye sockets.

"Since 1,600 years ago, Liaodong has belonged to the Xia Dynasty. For a long time, I have always refused to accept China as the suzerain and the Sui Dynasty was not forceful, so that Xiao Xiao stole the land. I can't help it."

This is what Li Shimin accidentally said in the early years of Zhenguan. If he had to pass through Mobei and the Western Regions, he would have already set out to pacify Liaodong.

In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin sat on a horse with a golden sword, majestic and deep, "Liaodong is in turmoil, and the monarchs and ministers are fighting each other. I will take this opportunity to send troops to conquer the land of China."

All the prime ministers and generals in the palace were sitting solemnly. Today's Tang Dynasty is extremely wealthy and has clear politics. It is not like the Sui Dynasty where the country was rich and the people were miserable.

The well-organized navy has become a reality, with thousands of large and small transport ships, and the grain and grass stored in Qizhou is enough to supply tens of thousands of troops for years.

It can be said that everything is ready, and just waiting for an order, thousands of troops can be sent to conquer Liaodong.

The only thing that worries now is that all the prime ministers said in unison: "Your Majesty has a body of thousands of gold, and the country's reserve position is uncertain. You cannot conquer it yourself!"

After the prince leaves town, it is a big deal for the country to have no heir. In this case, the emperor cannot make any mistakes.

Among the ministers in the palace, they were vaguely divided into two factions. Naturally, many supported Li Tai, but there were also some like Changsun Wuji who had a bad relationship with the powerful Li Tai and instead supported Jin Wang Li Zhi.

Almost everyone didn't know that the emperor had already made up his mind to make Li Zhi the crown prince.

Li Shimin did not explain, but glanced at the ministers he relied on with complex eyes. He slowly sat upright from the throne, looking around like a lion and tiger patrolling the territory, "Liaodong is the land of China, the wings of Zhongxia, Sui Wen conquered once and Sui Yang conquered three times, but they could not win, so that their country was exiled from China, and its people were not illuminated by the light. As a result, our officers and soldiers in Zhongxia killed the whole family and built the first Beijing temple for thirty years. , and the wind and rain, snakes, insects, rats and ants are competing to corrode it, how sad is it?
I am marching eastward now, hoping to take over China's territory, to avenge China's children, to demonstrate the power of Zhongxia, to show the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and to make the world know that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty is incompetent, and it is not my sons in the Xia Dynasty who are incompetent.

As for the reserve position, I will bring King Tai of Wei to Liaodong in person, so that King Jin Zhi will stay in the town to oversee the country. Do you have any objections? "

King Li Tai of Wei followed the emperor to Liaodong, while King Li Zhi of Jin stayed in Chang'an to supervise the country. This arrangement left the smart people in the palace a little confused.

The King of Jin was still a young man, so the use of staying in Chang'an still depended on who was the guarding minister.

Your Majesty brought King Li Tai of Wei with him, did he want King Li Tai of Wei to achieve military merit?
The King of Wei has outstanding talents and has always had a good relationship with the scribes. Now His Majesty has asked him to accompany the army. It seems that he is really going to make the King of Wei the crown prince.

As for the reason why Li Shimin had to go on an expedition in person, all the ministers actually knew why. It was the reason why he had chosen to go on an expedition to Gaochang before. There was no suitable candidate, so he had to go in person.

In the hands of a powerful monarch, only Li Shimin did not want to do or was unwilling to do, but there was nothing that could not be done. After Li Shimin said those words of revenge for the Chinese children, the issue discussed in the palace has become, How to safely attack Liaodong.

"With Luo Xuanling as the general manager of Jizi Road March, he led 30,000 naval troops across the Bohai Sea, attacked the Liaodong Peninsula, and established a stable armament granary to support the land army.

With Li Ji as the general manager of the Liaodong Road march, he led 60,000 infantry and cavalry to attack Liaodong from the land route.

With Yan King Li Ke as the general manager of the march in North Liao Road, he led 50,000 cavalry to attack Liaodong. "

The three-pronged army, Fan Han, totaled 140,000 people. Although it was far less powerful than Yang Guang's army of more than one million, this was already the largest use of foreign troops since the founding of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was prepared to conquer one mountain city after another. He was fully prepared without affecting the country.

One emperor, two princes, eighteen princes, and seven of the twelve generals went to war.

Since the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin can no longer remember how long it has been since he wore this armor.

The blood all over his body is boiling. He is the king on horseback, the founder of the country. The battlefield is his show. When he rides on the tall horse and gallops on the magnificent plains, he establishes the desolation of the forest and the rushing of the river.

He laughed loudly to everyone, "I feel like I have returned to my youth, leaping on my horse and raising my sword, annihilating the enemy chieftains. This has always been the case, and it is the same in Liaodong!"

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"

"Ten thousand years of the Tang Dynasty!"

……

At the dock in Qizhou, countless warships lined up. These warships sailed from Songzhou, Yangzhou and other coastal places all the way to the Shandong Peninsula.

Ji Zidao Marching Chief, this was Luo Xuanling's official position during this expedition. He was also the first naval chief of the Tang Dynasty.

He touched the artifact in his right hand. This was specially given to him by Luo Su. Naturally, it was the Luo Clan's artifact that specialized in water areas, the Sea-Dinging Needle.

[Earth Level·Dinghaishen Needle: Holding this object can make the rivers, lakes and seas calm within a certain range. The range and effect are determined by the amount of luck points spent. 】

An extremely powerful artifact that can perform miraculous effects at critical moments. For the Central Plains Dynasty, the biggest worry when attacking island countries is that the ships have poor technology and are destroyed in the storm.

When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty conquered the Liaodong Kingdom, it was because of the storm that 300,000 troops were wiped out. If this artifact had been available at that time, regardless of the outcome of the war, at least the Chinese children would not have died so aggrieved.

Luo Su told Li Shimin that when the Tang Dynasty attacked Liaodong Kingdom, it would never encounter a storm. This was the confidence given by this artifact.

"This time, His Majesty has appointed me as the Commander-in-Chief of Jizi Road's march to command the navy. You must be a little slack.

I know what you are thinking. Since ancient times, the navy is only needed to conquer the Jianghuai River. The cavalry has always been relied on to conquer the world. But I advise you to put this idea aside and look at the geomancy map. "

Luo Xuanling's voice was very stern, which made Zhang Liang, Cheng Minzhen and others in the camp cheer up. A huge map appeared behind Luo Xuanling. Click on it, "Liaodong City, the gateway to Liaodong, once this city is destroyed, Liaodong will be opened.

Anshi City, the iron wall of Jizi City, once this city is broken, Jizi City will be opened.

Jizi City, the capital of the Liaodong Kingdom, is the city that our Tang Dynasty will finally destroy this time.

Each of these three cities is easy to defend but difficult to attack. They have absorbed the essence of our Luo Casting Mountain City. It is quite difficult to capture one, and the time it takes to capture two is beyond reason.

Liaodong Kingdom is located in the north, and the weather is freezing. When the grass turns yellow and the water dries up, it is difficult for the soldiers to attack, and the horses have no fodder to eat, so they have to retreat. Your Majesty will lead the army to attack from the land. If it is difficult to capture Anshi City, Faced with the choice of bypassing Anshi City.

Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty bypassed Anshi City, but failed to capture Jizi City. In the end, there was a lack of food and grass, which led to the destruction of the entire army.

The most important thing for our army to cross the Bohai Sea is not how many cities can be captured, but to be able to establish a waterway that can stably supply food and grass to the army.

With this food and grass channel that will not be cut off by the Liaodong Kingdom, our army can continue attacking from spring to winter, and from winter to spring, without having to retreat and suffer a loss!
Perhaps His Majesty won a great victory all the way to the north and won't need us, but once we are needed, we will become the decisive factor in the outcome between Datang and Liaodong.

Lords, do you know? "

Luo Xuanling's last words were full of energy and he looked at everyone. As long as he felt that anyone was not paying attention to him, he would immediately kick him out of this dispatch.

For this war, Luo Su allocated a total of 300,000 luck points to Luo Xuanling to use the Dinghai Divine Needle. For the Luo family who only had a total of more than 1.6 million luck points, this was a huge sum of money. invest.

Luo Xuanling naturally hopes to save as much as possible, so everyone needs to work together. If anyone is looking for trouble for him, he doesn't mind letting everyone know what the power of the Luo family is!

When the ship left the dock and completely headed for the sea, the sailors immediately felt that the rivers and the sea felt really different, and the coastline and the distant sea were also very different.

Many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who thought they were not seasick actually became seasick in the waves of the ocean. Fortunately, Luo Xuanling had foreseen this and had doctors on board with medicines for this purpose.

He was in the flagship, savoring the Sea-Dinging Needle. This powerful artifact had been emitting waves invisible to the naked eye to the surroundings since he appeared in the sea.

Luo Xuanling felt that he had become the God of the Ocean. Although he did not have the ability to cause tsunamis, he had the ability to calm those waves.

A little bit of luck was poured into the artifact, and the soul of the artifact possessed the scepter in his hand. His eyes suddenly lit up with crystal light. The scepter in his hand clicked lightly, and a transparent ripple appeared that only he could see. Spreading out from the deck under the scepter, a wave containing majestic force dissipated in an instant. The water splashed in all directions and hit the hull of the ship, but it no longer had any force.

Take control!

This kind of control over the sea is like a god, and Luo Xuanling can't help but indulge in it.

He looked at the scepter in his hand with burning eyes. If there were endless luck points, the sea would be like flat ground, and there would no longer be any waves that could destroy ships.

It's a pity that luck is precious, this is just an unrealistic wish.

……

The Tang Dynasty cannot be said to have conquered the country, but for the Liaodong Kingdom, which was far smaller than the Tang Dynasty, it was still like a disaster. Especially in the Liaodong Kingdom, there were already a large number of pro-Tang factions, and the Tang army had not yet arrived. , already clamoring for surrender.

Yeon Gae Suwen, who had always been arbitrary, gritted his teeth angrily and said sternly: "What about the Chinese army? Millions of them just died in Liaodong. A mere 100,000 people only came back and never came back."

He had a tough talk, but the soldiers of the Liaodong Kingdom were not so tough. The Tang army fought and won consecutive battles. The cities in Liaodong could not figure out the direction of the Tang army's attack and closed themselves off. As a result, they were defeated by the Tang army one by one. Moreover, most of the cities relied on the mountains. It was not foolproof. Facing the siege weapons of the Tang army, they were captured one after another.

After the victory in the first battle, the Tang army fought successively, and its morale became higher and higher. It was still difficult to defend the city, let alone a field battle. Yuengai Suwen was finally frightened when he saw this, and quickly sent troops to defend Liaodong City. He realized that only the real At the pinnacle of the mountain city, only Liaodong City can block the Tang army. Once Liaodong City is lost, the entire Liaodong will be completely lost, and will be forced to the Yalu River next.

The Tang army spent some time thoroughly cleaning up the cities around Liaodong Kingdom, and finally nearly 100,000 troops gathered under Liaodong City.

Li Shimin also met Li Ke again.

In the camp, when Li Ke appeared in front of him, Li Shimin almost didn't recognize him. After fighting hard in Mobei and being exposed to the wind and sun, Li Ke became much darker, with a beard on his face and waist. He was holding a machete in his arms, looking around, with murderous intent.

"Son, see your father. Long live your father and may you be blessed forever!"

As soon as Li Ke walked into the tent, he knelt on the ground and paid homage to Li Shimin. Tears welled up in his eyes almost instantly, but he didn't know how true and how false they were.

His eyes swept over the generals in the camp, most of whom he was familiar with. They were the most famous heroes and generals in the Tang Dynasty, and then he glanced at Wei Wang Li Tai, who had a rather reserved face.

Li Ke naturally knew about Li Chengqian's departure from town. When he thought that the future emperor would be Li Tai, Li Ke felt a little uncomfortable, but he had nothing to do.

Li Shimin still loved Li Ke very much. Seeing Li Ke's appearance, he felt distressed and proud at the same time: "Ke'er, get up quickly. You have worked hard these years."

"My son is unfilial if I worry about my father and the emperor. I serve as a barrier for my father and guard the country's borders. My son does not work hard." Li Ke stood up and looked around. He sat in the first place on Li Shimin's left hand. He was the king of Yan in the outer town. From various treatment and In terms of official positions, he was the second-ranked king among the kings, second only to Li Chengqian, the King of Qin, and he was also the elder brother of King Wei Li Tai, so of course he had a higher status than the King of Wei.

The King of Wei is still in the excitement of becoming the crown prince, especially these days when Li Shimin gives him military advice, which makes him even more excited. He has never guessed that Li Shimin may have other important uses for him. I feel that it is certain that I will become the prince.

King Wei was a little unhappy at the slight disrespect to King Yan Li Ke, and there was a sharp look in his eyes. When he became the emperor in the future, it was absolutely impossible for such a huge power in Mobei to be placed in the hands of Li Ke, otherwise he would It is difficult to live peacefully day and night.

After the arrival of King Yan Li Ke, the operation against Liaodong City officially began. In fact, when they arrived here, the morale of the Tang army exploded.

Because just outside Liaodong City, the largest Beijing Temple in Liaodong was built. Hundreds of thousands of heads were piled together. It seemed that everyone could hear the wails of those Zhongxia disciples.

At that moment, the emperor's edict "I want to avenge the Chinese people" was completely realized, and the momentum of sharing the same hatred and hatred appeared in the hearts of almost everyone.

The military morale is available, but Liaodong City is difficult to fight. The so-called mountain city, as the name suggests, is a city built in the mountains and mainly relies on the mountains for defense. A mountain city can withstand a hundred thousand troops, which is no exaggeration.

Li Shimin said solemnly: "Now a hundred thousand troops have gathered in Liaodong City. The day before yesterday, they persuaded the generals in the city to surrender. However, they have been in Liaodong for a long time and do not know how to do it. Not only do they not surrender, they even mock our Central Plains Heavenly Soldiers. It is impossible for us to surrender without a fight." , the generals will tell you how to attack."

Li Ji was the general who was ridiculed by the soldiers and civilians of Liaodong City. He said angrily: "Your Majesty, I thought that Liaodong City should be destroyed with the power of thunder. The tactics used in Liaodong City cannot be used again. The people of Liaodong City should be wiped out. "

The Tang army attacked many cities in the Liaodong Kingdom along the way, using the King's Master method. After capturing the prisoners of the Liaodong Kingdom, the officers transported them back to the Central Plains, but many of the soldiers were sent back directly. This method helped the Tang Dynasty quickly win A large number of cities, and greatly won the hearts and minds of the people of Liaodong Kingdom.

But now Li Ji believes that there is no morality to deal with the stubborn resisters like Liaodong City, and he has to massacre the entire city. Once he has this idea, there are many tactics.

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a moment, "Aiqing, tell me what you think."

Li Ji pointed to the outside and said sternly: "The trebuchet our army is equipped with this time is so powerful that it can knock down all the watchtowers on the top of Liaodong City. If our army builds a tower outside Liaodong City that is as high as the city wall, it will be even more powerful." If you have a higher earth mountain, you can smash stones into the city, then pour kerosene on the stones, and burn the Liaodong City to ashes. Without the unruly people in Liaodong City to provide assistance to the defenders, see if the defenders can survive. How to defend."

Li Shimin couldn't deny what Li Ji said and looked at the others, "What does King Jiangxia think?"

Li Daozong glanced at Liaodong City, was silent for a moment, and then clasped his fists, "Your Majesty, there is nothing to say. Liaodong City is well-defended and difficult to see in a lifetime. The only option is to attack by force. As for what the British Lord said, we should make a decision after the attack."

Only a strong attack!

This is actually the common view of everyone present. Before the attack on Liaodong Kingdom, this was the consensus.

Li Shimin hoped to win without a fight, but facts proved that there was not always such a chance. He recalled the battle when he besieged Luoyang. The city of Luoyang was besieged from 30,000 households to only 30,000 households. Qianhu, the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty, was reduced to ruins in just a few months. It was the most difficult war in his history.

Now it is another siege war, and Li Shimin has a headache because he doesn't like fighting siege wars.

This type of war always makes him feel particularly dull. He likes to ride on a horse and look for the fleeting fighter plane among the thousands of troops. Dozens of people rush into the formation and win. Thinking of this, he suddenly stood He stood up, unsheathed the sharp sword in his hand, and said in a solemn voice: "Generals, listen to your orders."

"exist!"

"The armies took turns attacking, day and night, to capture Liaodong City. I promise not to seal the sword for three days, except for women and young sons!"

The battle against Liaodong City is destined to be a hard battle with a lot of casualties, so the reward must be high. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin, has always been sympathetic to the sufferings of his soldiers, and he will never let the soldiers who have followed him through life and death suffer. .

"Order!"

Li Jixian was the first to go out excitedly. He did not directly let the soldiers charge to climb the city wall. In front of Liaodong City, it was just a matter of death. He commanded the catapult, "Smash them, smash all those watchtowers, and use the crossbow bed." I will carry them up, cover them with kerosene, and then shoot them after the towers are demolished."

The powerful and heavy trebuchet, which can shoot 800 paces, and the crossbow bed, which can shoot 600 paces, are like heavy artillery in this era, and are the ultimate weapons for siege.

Today's Li Ji is no longer the Amen of Wu Xia. He quickly realized his military talent in war after war. After the trebuchets were scattered and smashed, he quickly realized that it was better to attack the whole area than to attack the whole area. At one point, the trebuchets were concentrated at one point. The towers built to resist the trebuchets were damaged by the falling boulders without any time to repair.

How can one successfully capture a city?
In fact, it is very simple. As long as there are no enemies on the city wall, the city will be easily captured. But how can we make the city wall clear of enemies?

Naturally, it is not about killing them all. If they can really kill them all, then there will be no need to attack the city.

The simplest and most effective way is to temporarily expel them.

The trebuchets drove away the defensible houses on the city wall, exposing the enemy naked to the Tang army, while the kerosene arrows drove away the Liaodong soldiers standing on the city wall.

It would be better if there could be another gust of wind at this time. Will there be wind?

There will be.

If not, then wait. In the land of Liaodong, there is always no shortage of wind. Li Shimin is waiting, and Li Ji is also waiting.

After more than ten days of continuous attacks, the Tang army's casualties were not serious because there was no real charge regardless of casualties. Li Shimin didn't like that style of play.

During these days, the Tang army mainly used trebuchets and crossbow beds to destroy all the various defensive measures in Liaodong City.

In addition to the previous siege tools, the Tang army also made various siege tools during these days, and also built rockeries.

After hundreds of years of war, siege tools in the Central Plains have evolved rapidly. Only flying tools have not yet been produced. Among the many siege tools, there is a tool similar to a ladder truck. It is so powerful that soldiers can stand on it. At the top, you can attack each other with the soldiers of Liaodong City without climbing the city wall. The most important thing is that you can complete the task of setting fire to Liaodong City at the top.

After confirming that arson in the city was effective, the Tang army's attack became more intense, but this intensity was more like concealing the true tactical intention.

God will not always favor one side!
When the strong north wind howled, Li Shimin knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived. He decisively ordered, "Raise fire! Attack with the whole army!"

The suicide squads set up fire on the high ladders and set fire to the city. The trebuchets and crossbows that never rested all day long resounded over Liaodong City again, and flames dozens of times more intense than before were spread across Liaodong City.

From the perspective of the troops in Liaodong City, it seemed as if there were countless extra suns in the sky. This sun did not bring any warmth, but brought destruction. Frightening roars resounded in the city.

Extreme chaos broke out in the city. After a long time, all the generals wore armor and charged into battle in person. Especially Qibi Heli, who led hundreds of death squads, rushed to the top of the city and fought hand-to-hand.

Liaodong City's ability to resist the Tang Army relied on the solidity of the mountain city. Once it was broken through to this point, it would never be a match for the Tang Army.

In today's world, the quality of the individual soldiers of the Tang Army is definitely among the best. Only a few professional guards in the empire can compare with it. However, the size and discipline of the Tang Army make the Tang Army's combat effectiveness absolutely second to none.

Over 10,000 Liaodong City defenders were beheaded.

The fall of Liaodong City was a fatal blow to the entire Liaodong. The most important thing was that the extremely high quality displayed by the Tang Army in this war was terrifying.

It was at the foot of Liaodong City that Yang Guang was defeated several times. He chose to bypass Liaodong City, but ended up sending hundreds of thousands of people to hell.

But now, let Yang Guang destroy the dynasty's city, just like that, it was conquered by Li Shimin.

When the flag of the Tang Dynasty was planted on the head of Liaodong City, Li Shimin cast his eyes south.

The Tang Dynasty's cavalry galloped across Liaodong.

The white mountains and black waters tremble.

All the tribes trembled and came to his camp one after another to offer their loyalty.

The pro-Tang faction in Liaodong Kingdom knelt in front of him and shouted that the emperor was invincible.

The entire Liaodong trembled under Li Shimin's majesty.

In the camp, Li Shimin smiled and asked the generals on the expedition, "I haven't been in a battle for more than ten years. Now I am unsheathing it in Liaodong. How is this sword?"

I haven’t fought for so many years, but now I show off my sword. What do you think of me?

"His majesty is so powerful that no emperor has ever used troops since ancient times."

"Your Majesty, by Heaven, is not an emperor, but should be a famous general from ancient times."

"Your Majesty is approaching the emperor, Liaodong is terrified, and the rats are frightened by it. This is the power of the heavenly dragon."

All the generals expressed their admiration from the bottom of their hearts without hesitation. The Tang Empire's final trump card is always the ruler of the empire.

Li Ke looked at his mighty and powerful father, without any intention of resisting in his heart.

He just wants to stay in Mobei and be his own King of Yan.

Li Shimin listened to these compliments, especially since Wei Zheng, the spoiler, was not around. He felt so happy. He was very ambitious at the moment.

"The Sui Dynasty couldn't take back Liaodong with a million troops, but I can take it back with a hundred thousand people. This is the reason why the Sui Dynasty was destroyed and the Tang Dynasty ruled the world."

Li Shimin mercilessly belittled the Sui Dynasty. When the king reached his current position, he could already look at almost all kings in history with an equal or even overlooking eye. He could look at all kings with a condescending look. King, this is the confidence that his achievements have given him.

"Who else on the Liaodong Peninsula can stop my army?"

Li Shimin asked, and then turned his attention to Anshi City, the last important military town on the Liaodong Peninsula.

He looked at the city with a critical eye. This was just another Liaodong city.

Most of the Liaodong Kingdom has fallen under the iron heel of the Tang Dynasty.

This war against Liaodong Kingdom is mostly over.

Anshi City is nothing more than a stubborn resistance, nothing more than a mantis trying to use its arms as a chariot.

This war will end when Anshi City is destroyed.

"In autumn, the sons of the Tang Dynasty would return to their hometown to enjoy the joy of victory and the harvest in the fields."

Li Shimin said this, and the army set off!
(End of this chapter)