Don't be a prince

Without the city gate, the power of the explosion cannot penetrate deeply.Therefore, as soon as the scout battalion reached the bottom of the city wall, they began to dig the soil, preparing to dig a hole under the city wall.

However, no matter how many gunpowder weapons the cavalry has, they will run out.As soon as the fire suppression was relaxed, hundreds of barrels fell on the head of Koryo City, some of which fell on the ground and broke the year directly, and a large piece of oil spread.

Li Chongyi let go of his shield a little, and after seeing clearly what was in the barrel, his soul came out of the sky, and he said hoarsely: "It's fierce fire oil! Cover the emperor's order to retreat! Retreat!"

Li Chongyi's decision was correct, because a line of fire burned down the city wall, and the city immediately became a sea of ​​flames.Many soldiers with shields could only discard the hot shields.

Fortunately, the Ba Niu crossbow once again spewed out flames, at least it was a cover, otherwise, once the Goryeo soldiers on the top of the city raised their heads, these soldiers without shields would suffer a lot of damage.

After returning to the barracks, Li Chongyi, who had most of his hair burnt and his hands covered in blisters, knelt down in front of the emperor trembling.Withdrawing the troops before claiming the gold was for fleeing the battle. Even if he was the eldest son of King Hejian, he would not be able to bear such a crime.

Glancing at the miserable Li Chongyi and the many soldiers who were scalded, Li Shimin sighed: "The emperor's order was not affected, and the soldiers were not killed or injured. It's not your fault. It's my fault for not ordering the troops to withdraw as soon as possible." In me, take someone down to recuperate."

Gratefully glanced at the emperor who confessed his guilt, after Li Chongyi saluted, he withdrew with a disheartened face.

Who would have thought that the counterattack of the Koreans would hit the nail on the head.Among other things, if the Emperor Minglei was ignited, it was Datang's failure.

In the binoculars, I saw the flag raised again on the head of Koryo City. If the binoculars were not very precious, Li Shimin would definitely smash it.

Bad start!Gao Huizhen is worthy of being a famous general in Korea. Although they are at a disadvantage in terms of equipment, they can still find opportunities to bite back.

Not easy to deal with!

Pointing to Gaimu City, Li Shimin sighed, "Who has a way to destroy the city?"

Asked three times in a row, but no one said anything, and everyone was thinking hard about countermeasures.

Just when Li Shimin was about to issue a helpless order, a voice sounded: "Your Majesty, there will be a plan in the end."

Li Shimin followed the sound and saw that the speaker was Liu Hongji.

Liu Hongji can also be regarded as a good general of the Tang Dynasty, but his reputation is not obvious.

Seeing that Liu Hongji had a countermeasure, Li Shimin said repeatedly: "Tell me."

Liu Hongji came out, pointed to the city wall and said: "The strength of Gaimu City is nothing more than the thickness and firmness of the city wall. Even if we let go of bombarding with gunpowder weapons, we will consume a lot of gunpowder weapons in the end. To open Gaimu City, it is better to say that it was smashed open with money. Presumably, it is because of this that His Majesty did not order to do so."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right, although I sympathize with the lives of the soldiers, I also have to consider the overall situation. However, seeing the miserable appearance of these soldiers just now, I couldn't bear it, so I prepared to give an order and let go of the bombardment."

Liu Hongji cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty loves soldiers like sons, and the general admires them, but we are not helpless."

Li Shimin stood up, took Liu Hongji's hand a few steps forward, and asked, "Do you have a solution? Tell me quickly."

Not only the emperor was curious, but all the generals were very curious about what Liu Hongji's method was.

Liu Hongji pointed to the city wall and said: "The scout battalion dug the corner of the wall, and it took a long time to dig, but they never dug to the bottom. From this, it can be seen that the city wall of the Koreans must have laid a deep foundation. It is not advisable to seek a breakthrough downwards." , If that’s the case, why don’t we throw the Emperor’s Order Thunder directly into the city from the sky?”

The eldest Sun Chong on the side quickly said: "It may be possible to use a trebuchet, but Goryeo also has trebuchets. If they face the bombing and burn us with fierce fire oil, maybe we may not be able to throw the emperor's order thunder."

Liu Hongji laughed loudly: "Yes, what you said is possible. However, my idea is to cast it from the sky, not with a catapult."

"Casted from the sky?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and an answer seemed to come out, but it seemed still vague.

Changsun Wuji clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "Hot air balloon! How could I have forgotten this flying artifact!"

After listening to Changsun Wuji's words, Li Shimin suddenly realized.Hot air balloons are now standard equipment for the Datang military.It's just that, under normal circumstances, hot air balloons are used to fly high and look far, and observe the enemy's dynamics. No one has yet linked it to direct combat.However, if you think about it, you know that the effect of this top-down strike is absolutely astonishing.The distance between the hot air balloon itself and the ground also ensures its safety.

Fly!

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, he had wanted to try a hot air balloon for a long time, but because riding a hot air balloon was full of danger until now, as long as he proposed to ride, he would be condemned to death.

After coughing, Li Shimin said seriously: "Since that's the case, it's better for me to..."

Before he finished speaking, a group of people knelt down in front of him.

"No, Your Majesty, how can you put yourself in danger?"

"Your Majesty, with a body of ten thousand gold, how can you venture into dangerous places lightly?"

...

Amidst the series of dissuading voices, there was a different voice: "Your Majesty, let the old minister go. Back in Youzhou, His Majesty promised the humble minister to light the fire himself, and now, it has come to His Majesty." It's time to keep your promise."

Everyone looked aside in surprise, it was Qin Qiong who spoke.

The once invincible hero is now thin and his breath is messy like a dying old man.If it weren't for the sharp eyes, it would have been unrecognizable.

In any case, Qin Qiong couldn't hold on for any longer.

As people of the same generation, seeing Qin Qiong become like this, Liu Hongji and others felt uncomfortable for a while.

Li Shimin is also suffering. Since Qin Qiong joined his command, he has always been at the forefront in combat, and he has made hundreds of wounds all over his body. "Bloody battle" is really not a joke.Over the years, if Sun Simiao hadn't often adjusted his body for him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have persisted until now.

A hero's twilight and a beauty's gray head are the ultimate pity in the world.

Nodding his head, Li Shimin agreed without hesitation: "I keep my word, how can I break my word. Then count you as one, who else is willing to go?"

Cheng Chusi immediately jumped out: "I would like to share my worries for my emperor!"

Looking at Cheng Chusi with firm eyes, Li Shimin agreed: "Okay, just the two of you."

Since the start of the war, it has not even arrived at noon.The north wind is blowing now, so the hot air balloon can only take off to the north of Gaimu City.

Different from the initial temptation, this time Li Shimin ordered the whole army to be dispatched.It's just that it's a retreat.After the two thunderbolts on the hot air balloon have effectively killed Gaimu City, the scouts will dig into the city and place the third thunderbolt to blow open the city wall.

Everyone was ready and waiting for the hot air balloon to appear.

Since the hot air balloon was launched, although it is not very conspicuous, the imperial court has set up a "hot air balloon troop" specially for manipulating hot air balloons.It's just a high-altitude drop, which is naturally in the training program of the hot air balloon troop.It's just that they are different from Touhuangminglei, they are simulated airlift supplies.

Only when you fly high can you see the whole picture of Gaimu City. The most shocking thing is that the number of troops in Gaimu City definitely exceeds [-].Behind the city wall, there are rows of stone walls specially set up to resist gunpowder weapons.And behind these stone walls, there are trebuchets, fierce fire oil, rolling logs and rocks, etc., all available.

Fortunately, there was no strong attack!The natural danger of Gaimu City itself, coupled with such a complete range of defense equipment, the Tang Army may really not be able to please.

The two brawny soldiers in charge of controlling the hot air balloon visually measured the distance and wind speed, then took out the fuse of Huang Minglei and trimmed it.

After finishing all this, a strong man took out the safety rope and tied it around everyone's waist.

Seeing that they were ready, Qin Qiong took out the fire folder, held the fuse, and waited...

Finally, after calculating the time and opening one side of the basket, a strong man cupped his hands and said, "Duke Yi, you can order now."

Qin Qiong hummed, and ignited the fuze with cold sweaty hands.

Seeing the sparks rising, the two strong men quickly used crowbars to pry Huang Minglei down.

Although there is still some distance from Gaimu City, the Emperor Minglei will move in an arc and finally land over Gaimu City.

Huang Minglei on Cheng Chusi's side also fell, but because of a delay, it was half a beat slower.

High above the sky, the air is thin, especially for a sick patient like Qin Qiong, who can hardly breathe.

However, he was still lying on the edge of the basket, staring at a falling black spot.

There was no sound, only the whirring sound brought by the airflow, but a beautiful flower of smoke bloomed below, and the firelight added a lot of beauty to this flower.

It wasn't until the second flower bloomed that the loud noise was mixed with the air current and passed high into the sky.

Although it was hard to see what was going on below through the smoke, Qin Qiong could still guess that the city of Gaimu had turned into a purgatory.

"It's really enjoyable! No wonder His Majesty always wants to light the fire with his own hands."

After saying this, Qin Qiong fell into the basket of the hot air balloon, panting violently.

A strong man hurriedly covered Duke Yi's thick blanket that had slipped off, and reduced the firepower of the hot air balloon blowtorch.

Taking out the jug, he hesitated for a moment, Qin Qiong poured the liquor into his mouth calmly, and asked the two soldiers with a smile: "Aren't we going down yet? When will this float?"

"Governor Huiyi, we will descend very slowly. Gaimu City is by the sea, and we will probably land by the sea. The worst case is to fall into the sea. But don't worry, the terrain here is very low. It is very clear that His Majesty has also arranged for a boat to search for us, and we will be able to go ashore soon."

Qin Qiong laughed and said: "If you pay for what you pay, I'm afraid we will not end so well. In Gaimu City, let alone more than [-] soldiers, the number of people living in it is unknown. We alone How many ghosts have been created by two Emperor's Fate Thunders!"

Having said that, he didn't have any regrets.

War is such a thing. If you don't want your soldiers to die, you can only give death to the enemy.It is the most stupid way to talk about kindness to the enemy in war.

Driven by the north wind, the two hot air balloons flew away into the distance, leaving only a city filled with screams and black smoke.

Even Tang Jun, who was ten miles away, was taken aback by the explosion of the two thunderbolts.

The emperor's life thunder that exploded in the air near the ground exerted its own shocking power to the extreme.The people near the center of the explosion were directly shattered into pieces, while those in the outer circle had their lungs shattered. Those who fainted were fine, but those who didn't fainted could only suffer tremendous pain while vomiting blood.

The luckiest people are the people in the outermost circle. At most, their eardrums are shattered and they become deaf.The luckiest people, such as Gao Huizhen and others on the city wall, just got a tinnitus from the shock.

However, when he walked out of the city tower and saw the scene in the city, he couldn't help but let out a roar.The smoke dispersed, and the hot air balloon floating leisurely above the sky looked so obvious.

Pulling out the sword and pointing at the air, Gao Huizhen could only let out an impotent roar: "No matter who you are, you are all dead!"

After shouting, he looked outside the city again. Sure enough, the large troops of the Tang army almost came out in full force. The cavalry troops at the forefront, like arrows leaving the string, were rapidly growing in size.

Looking at the screams in the city, Gao Huizhen roared angrily and wanted to kill himself.

He had studied the tactics of the Tang army for too long, especially the gunpowder weapons, and he was already confident that the gunpowder weapons of the Tang army would be useless.However, who would have thought that Tang Jun could combine the most powerful gunpowder weapon with the flying method to launch an attack from the air.

Gaimu City will be destroyed, and he has no face to retreat.

Seeing that the general was about to kill himself, his subordinates hurriedly stopped him, and said with tears, "If you commit suicide, we will have no leader. Now in Korea, who else can lead the army better than you? Today is the Tang Dynasty who won with weapons , Victory is not military. If we fight again in the future, they may not be your opponents. General, let's go."

Seeing that General Gao was still struggling, he punched Gao Huizhen on the neck, knocking him out, and ordered his subordinates to carry him away, while he began to direct the chaotic city defense to retreat.

There is no doubt that the city wall will soon be blasted by the Tang army.Now, Gaimu City can't even do a decent resistance, it can only be passive defense.

Only then did Kim Soo-hyun evacuate the people to the back city, and the city wall was blasted by Datang.

When the falling rocks stopped appearing, the cavalry of the brigade rushed in at the gap in the city wall.

Although many people were deaf and unable to hear, Kim Soo Hyun used his actions to issue orders.

Facing Tang Jun's menacing iron cavalry, he brandished his horizontal knife and greeted them.

However, it was not the cavalry that greeted him first, but a golden sharp arrow.

How could Li Shimin miss the enemy general's first kill? Now he is also in armor, riding a horse with slightly purple fur, rushing to the forefront.

"Kill! Not a single blade of grass will be left in Gaimu City!"

Li Shimin's words are considered to be the death sentence for Gaimu City.

With the only remnant army left in Gaimu City, there is no way to compete with the Tang army.However, what I have to say is that the soldiers of Goryeo were indeed resolute enough. Even though they kept vomiting blood in their mouths, they did not retreat.

Li Shimin, who entered the city, only hacked and killed for a while, then felt that it was boring, put away his knife and started wandering around.Seeing the layout of the city, he couldn't help but feel very lucky for his choice.If Liu Hongji hadn't come up with a solution, and he felt sorry for Qian and refused to let go of using gunpowder weapons, the layout of Gaimu City would have caused heavy casualties to the Tang army.

Although Goryeo is a small country, its generals should not be underestimated!

Thinking of this, Li Shimin immediately ordered: "Search the whole city, Gao Huizhen, I want to see people and dead bodies!"

Encountered setbacks in the first battle, Li Shimin finally let go of his unruly mentality and began to face up to this war.

What is different from the frontal battlefield is that whether it is Li Ji and Zhang Jian's troops in the north, or Zhang Liang's troops fighting across the sea, both of them won the first battle.

After Li Ji and Zhang Jian crossed the Great Wall, they were attacked by the troops of Ku Moxi and Bai Yu.

However, in front of their elite cavalry, the battle situation was one-sided.

When dealing with the prairie cavalry, the Tang army was passive, just because the Central Plains did not have too many good horses, and it was better to use infantry instead of using crappy cavalry to fight.

The victory of this battle told Ku Moxi and Bai Yu's army a truth: even if they were not a race that grew up on horseback, the Tang army's cavalry was still extremely powerful in battle.

Of course, the superiority in the armor was taken away by Li Ji with a stroke of Spring and Autumn.The enemy's scimitar can only scratch one or two armor leaves at most, but Tang Jun's horizontal knife can ignore the defense of leather armor.Even, as long as the horse speeds up, it only needs to put the barrier knife across the horse's back to draw a line of blood.

By the sea, Zhang Liang's fleet encountered the interception of the Korean navy at sea.After only one morning of fierce fighting, Goryeo's naval fleet turned into pieces of wood and was swept away by ocean currents.As for the landing operations, because they have encountered the methods of the Koreans a long time ago, they are also very clear about how to deal with them.

The landing operation was over before dark, Zhang Liang and Li Xiaogong occupied the enemy's seaside camp and firmly established their foothold.

The first battle on the third front line was successful, and the messenger who sent the letter immediately returned to Datang, bringing cheers to every state capital along the line.Such a record, there is no need to brag at all, as long as it is told about it.Of course, no one doubted the authenticity.Especially in Dengzhou, after two days in a row, the fishermen who went to sea hit up the corpses of the Goryeo navy, or after seeing the debris of the Goryeo warships, Zhao Yi, the governor of Dengzhou, had to issue an order to ban fishing.

If Dengzhou people still sell such disgusting fish as usual, their conduct will be questioned.His goal is to make Dengzhou seafood a recognized high-quality product throughout Datang.

Chapter 498 Plan Can't Keep Up With Changes

The battle report from Liaodong was sent to Chang'an in less than seven days.

Li Chengqian, who is used to being in power, has entered his own rhythm.Gradually got used to it.

The courtiers went from being worried at the beginning to amazed later, and they no longer had any doubts about the prince's ability to govern the government.

When the battle report was delivered, Li Chengqian was holding a court meeting.

When the courier who delivered the letter stumbled into the hall, Li Chengqian hurriedly stood up, and Zhang Yun even jumped down directly. As a result, the battle report sent by the courier was delivered to the prince.

He opened the battle report and took a look. Although he knew that the result was inevitable, he couldn't help but get excited.

The Tang army lost more than [-] people in the three-way battle, but they gained a record close to [-].Such a battle loss to gain ratio, in the past, would definitely be considered bragging by everyone.