I'm a marquis in Datang

After Ashina Teqin agreed, he immediately dispatched troops to leave.

He was able to gain a foothold on the grassland because of the support of the Tang royal family, and if it wasn't for the support of the Tang Dynasty, he would not have been able to truly gain a foothold.So in the face of Li Shimin's arrangement, even if Ashina Teqin was unwilling, he immediately started to act.

Following Ashina's dispatch of troops, he went straight to the east city.

After Li Shimin arranged Ashina's special service, he was still worried, but he ordered again: "Call Gao Can and Jin Yuzhen to see him."

Gao Can is a general in Goguryeo.

Jin Yuzhen is a general in Silla.

Both of them led their own troops.

Gao Shen and Jin Yuzhen each have 1 soldiers under their command, which is not a weak force.

After all, Goguryeo and Silla are not weak.Not long after, Gao Can and Jin Yuzhen arrived, and they bowed to Li Shimin.The original Goguryeo and Silla were actually not prepared to talk to Li Shimin, and they were unwilling to send troops to attack Du Qi.

For Goguryeo and Silla, Li Shimin and Du Qi went to war, it was a dog bite a dog.

The two parties have little to do with Du Qike.

But there is no way, Datang’s new weapon, gunpowder, is too powerful. It has only been tested in the two countries. Whether it is the king of Goguryeo or the king of Silla, they all admit that they are afraid. They dare not make enemies with Datang. .

So I chose to send troops.

Li Shimin ordered: "Gao Can, you are in charge of leading the troops to attack the southern city of Rouyuan County. Go all out and attack from the southern city."

"As ordered!"

Gao Shen responded immediately.

He took the first step to say goodbye and leave.

Li Shimin's eyes fell on Jin Yuzhen again, and he said, "Jin Yuzhen, you lead 1 people under your command to directly attack Beicheng in Rouyuan County."

"Yes!"

Jin Yuzhen also agreed.

Jin Yuzhen was in his early thirties, in his prime.His idea is actually very simple, that is to stabilize Li Shimin first, and feint to attack Beicheng.The direction of the main attack depends on Li Shimin himself, he will not consume his own strength.

With Jin Yuzhen's departure, Li Shimin once again looked at the East Gate Tower in Rouyuan County, and ordered a fierce attack again.

The soldiers under his command rushed forward wave after wave.

It's just that the soldiers who rushed forward were still unable to climb the tower, because the firepower on the tower was too strong.Countless grenades poured down, and mortars bombarded the rear. Under such a violent bombardment, the

Even with the onslaught of troops under Li Shimin's command, it still didn't make much progress.

On the tower, Xiao Yuanqi and Ma Yuan looked calm.

For the two of them, if they were going out of the city to fight, even if they had mortars, it would not be easy to defeat Li Shimin because of their strength.But when it comes to defense, they have gunpowder, grenades, and mortars, and it is easy to defend Rouyuan County.

When Xiao Yuanqi got the news that the four sides of the city were under attack, he didn't panic at all, but immediately arranged and dispatched soldiers to guard the city gates on all sides.

The two sides fought.

It's just that the fighting at the gates of the four sides, whether it was the Turkic, Silla, or Goguryeo, never really attacked, it was mainly a feint attack, and the real attack was still on Li Shimin's side.

Even if Li Shimin got the news, he was furious, but there was nothing he could do. Even if he ordered to reprimand Ashina Teqin and others, but this

These people must still do their own way, and it is impossible to follow his orders.

Li Shimin had no choice but to order another attack.

The offensive became more and more ferocious.

It's just that even if Li Shimin's soldiers attacked like a wave, they were easily repelled and could not form a large-scale offensive.This kind of offensive continued from morning to evening, and countless corpses piled up outside the city.

The smell of blood permeates.

Corpses piled up into mountains.

The soldiers of the Tang army who were attacked by countless people showed fear on their faces.

Because this fight was beyond everyone's understanding.In the past, when the two sides fought with swords, guns, swords and halberds, it was still good at that time, and they could attack with the help of siege vehicles and ladders, but at this time, the siege vehicles and ladders could not work at all, and they were completely ineffective.

Because the siege vehicles, ladders, etc. approached, the grenades were thrown down and all were blown up.

There is simply no way to gain a foothold.

Li Shimin looked at the corpses piled up on the battlefield, his expression gradually turned bitter.He looked at Changsun Wuji and said, "Auxiliary machine, how many soldiers have we sent to the battlefield today?"

"6 people!"

Changsun Wuji said: "A rough estimate is that the number of soldiers who have died in battle has reached more than [-]. These more than [-] soldiers rushed forward one after another, but still did not break through the city. The current situation is very pessimistic. "

At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji also felt embarrassed.

Because the situation is worrisome.

Li Shimin's face was even more gloomy.

This time when attacking Xia Guo, Li Shimin held great hope that he could destroy Xia Guo in one go.But as soon as he arrived in Rouyuan County, he was hit head-on, which made his originally eager heart feel cold and helpless.

Li Jing suddenly said: "Your Majesty, let's withdraw the troops for now."

Li Shimin saw that it was getting dark, and he also knew that at the moment

, It is definitely impossible to attack again, after all, there is no way to attack overnight, so Li Shimin finally agreed to withdraw.

Tens of thousands of troops retreated, and finally stopped at a distance of six miles.

The army is stationed.

Inside the Chinese army tent.

Li Shimin was sitting on the main seat, waiting for the results of the battle to be counted.At this time, Li Shimin was sitting upright, but his eyes were deep, because even now, Li Shimin still couldn't contain his disappointment and anger towards Xia Guo.The unscrupulous people under his command have exhausted their brains and strength, and finally made a breakthrough. Now Datang also has gunpowder.

What Li Shimin didn't expect was that Xia Guo's weapons were so powerful.

Knowing this, he would never lightly fight.

After a while, there was a rush of footsteps coming from outside the tent. There were Changsun Wuji, Li Jing, Wei Zheng and others.

Generals are also gathered together.

As the chief general of the army, Li Jing said: "Your Majesty, the losses in today's battle have already been counted. The number of troops we lost during the day's battle was actually more than 1. In addition to those who died on the battlefield, many soldiers were injured. In this battle, we did not capture a single bit of the city, and we even had very little time to attack the city."