Li Shimin

"That's [-] children, how many of them are from our Eastern tribe? You are the sinners of our Eastern tribe!"

The earliest Goguryeo was composed of five tribes, generally named after the five directions of east, west, south, north, and inner, and the Shunnu tribe where Yuangai Suwen was located was the east.

Yuangai Suwen is the tribal leader of the Shunnu tribe, that is, the Eastern Lord.

The reason why he was able to become Goguryeo's big opponent, that is, the prime minister, who controlled Goguryeo's military and political affairs, and even suppressed Goguryeo King Rongliu, most of the confidence came from the Shunnu tribe.

But now, the [-] Shun slave army that he painstakingly arranged in Yashan Harbor, which is the closest to Goguryeo, was wiped out by the same number of Tang troops in such a silent manner.

Hearing this news, Yuan Gai Suwen felt extremely distressed.

At the same time, there was another burst of rage.

In the hands of Tang Jun, when did he suffer such a big loss?

Without the [-] confidants, Yuan Gai Suwen could imagine that the man on the throne in the neighboring kingdom would start to be dishonest again.

"Come on, quickly dispatch scouts to the surrounding cities to send messages, so that each city's Xisa and Luqin branches will quickly lead troops to guard the royal city!"

Cursing, Yuan Gai Suwen still lost his mind, but ordered to the generals in front of him.

"Yes, my lord!"

All the generals quickly saluted and responded.

"Wait, follow my lord into the palace and meet the king!"

Afterwards, Yuan Gai Suwen shouted to the two defeated generals and a group of generals in front of him.

"Yes!"

As a series of fast riders galloped out of the gates of Pyongyang City, the expressions of pedestrians and common people in the city became even more panicked.

They seem to have seen that there are already [-] ferocious Tang troops outside the city, gradually approaching.

……

Yashan Harbor.

With a large army, Li Xuan was still leveling the entire harbor without haste.

"Report to the chief executive, this time I will send it!"

Just when Li Xuan took Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie to drink tea on the ship.

Cheng Duanbo, Cheng Chusi, Li Chongyi and the others ran in with expressions of money fans.

"Oh? How many good items were seized this time?"

Li Xuan asked curiously.

"Back to the king, there is a full [-] shi of grain!"

Cheng Duanbo grinned and shouted loudly.

"Fifty thousand stone?"

Li Xuan, Cheng Zhijie and others were shocked.

"In this way, our army will have more than one month's rations!"

"Exactly!"

Cheng Duanbo cupped his hands slightly, and reported again: "There are still a hundred large ships and two thousand horses.

In addition, there are [-] intact bows and arrows and [-] arrows.As for weapons such as knives and guns, there are also a total of [-] pieces.

Even the catapults, there are still fifty intact..."

After listening, Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie stood up straight away with surprise on their faces.

"How can there be so many weapons and ordnance?"

"Reporting to the two generals, this time we waited for the army to bomb quickly, and the Goguryeo soldiers were killed before they could react.

As for the remaining Goguryeo hozen, they couldn't escape, and no one would think about destroying these weapons! "

Reported by Cheng Duanbo.

"I see!"

After listening, Li Xuan nodded slightly, "This time, our army has been dispatched!"

"Report!"

At this moment, another school lieutenant walked in quickly.

"Report to the chief executive, and hundreds of fast horses galloped out of Pyongyang City towards the surrounding Goguryeo city."

"Very good!"

Li Xuan's face was happy again, "I didn't expect the execution efficiency of these Goguryeo nobles to be quite high!"

As he said that, Li Xuan's expression turned cold.

"Let me keep an eye on these cities around Goguryeo. When they send troops, they must report back to me accurately!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The school captain responded and ran out quickly.

Inside the handsome account.

Li Xuan stared at the map in front of him again, and murmured.

"Cao Guogong, Su Guogong, tell me, after the reinforcements from Goguryeo City have entered Pyongyang City, how should we attack?"

"Lure those Goguryeo hozens out, and use two waves of arrow bombs?"

"Or, directly use a hundred catapults to rain fire and thunder on the city of Pyongyang?"

"or……"

Chapter 670 The Army Arrives Outside Pyongyang

This was the first time that Li Xuan led an army to formally attack a city like this. Therefore, in some aspects, it was necessary to ask these two experienced generals of the Tang Dynasty for advice.

As for Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie, after listening to Li Xuan's words.

I was startled for a moment, and then I was suddenly startled and reacted.

It seems that although His Royal Highness Prince Jin had a fierce reputation and killed countless enemies before, it seems that he has never served as a commander. He led an army to attack cities and lands.

That is to say, kill but don't bury!

Therefore, at this meeting, they also understood why His Majesty specially sent the two of them here.

A warrior, a wise general.

However, even though they were acting as lieutenants for the King of Jin, Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie were also very active.

Especially, after seeing the power of arrow bombs and hand-thrown bombs in the morning.

I am even more interested in the kind of bomb that is twice as big as a hand-thrown bomb.

Even at this moment, the whole body is still boiling with enthusiasm. This kind of powerful bomb is the weapon used by these generals.

Therefore, for this siege, the catapults must be prepared, and there will be more.

Because the bombs should be thrown at the same time, the overwhelming kind, the power is the greatest, and it can also be the most shocking.

Coincidentally, there are still some catapults prepared by the Goguryeo soldiers in Yashan Harbor.

The tools for making catapults are also very complete.

With an order, the army began to cut down trees and began to build catapults.

In addition, Cheng Zhijie and Li Ji also explained to Li Xuan in detail the various siege equipment they needed to lead troops to attack the city, and the things that need to be paid attention to in the siege.

Li Xuan thought about each of them one by one.

In the end, he discovered that there were only a few things that needed his attention.

Nothing else, especially those siege equipment that needs to be prepared, is needed.

He was not prepared to use his life to attack by force.

As long as there is enough firepower, the city of Pyongyang can be razed to the ground.

"You only need to build enough catapults, as well as trench bridges, shovel carts, nest carts, etc., to supply soldiers to shoot arrows!"

Finally, Li Xuan concluded: "As for the rear? We are carrying a large number of bombs and muskets, and we are not afraid of the Goguryeo hozen encircling us from behind. Therefore, we only need to send some scouts!"

"In addition, we need to leave a partial division in the harbor to guard the fleet. In case a large fleet comes to attack and loses the enemy, we can take the four steel giant ships and lead the fleet to escape."

"Yes, Chief Manager!"

Cheng Zhijie, Li Ji, and several generals in the commander's tent responded in unison.

at the same time.

Those Goguryeo cities around Pyongyang City also received rescue letters from Pyongyang City.

The people of Tang actually captured Yashan Harbor and approached Wangcheng?

While they couldn't believe it, they were also full of fear and didn't dare to delay at all.

The families of more than half of their officials are all in the royal city.

Moreover, it was Quangai Suwen and Rongliu Wang who gave the order together.

Therefore, no matter it was the Sasa, Chulu Jinzhi, Taishou or Zai of each city, they all summoned the defenders of each city, and went to Pyongyang City wearing stars and moons.

Two days later.

Li Xuan then received the report from the scouts.

A total of nine armies entered the city of Pyongyang.

"Report to the chief executive, the minimum number of people is [-], and the maximum number is [-], totaling more than [-] people!"

The scouts sent by Li Xuan to investigate the situation around Pyongyang City reported to Li Xuan.

"Among them, at least half of the Goguryeo soldiers are armed with iron knives, and another [-]% of the soldiers are wearing iron armor!"

"Only two percent?"

Hearing this, Li Xuan couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Hearing this, a trace of strangeness flashed in the scout's eyes.

"From now on, all of these will belong to my Datang!"

Li Xuan said with some regret.

The scout was startled, and then regretted.

"You can find out, how many defenders are there in Pyongyang?"

Li Xuan asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there should be [-] defenders in Pyongyang City!"

The scout hurriedly reported.

Hearing this, a trace of disappointment flashed in Li Xuan's eyes.

"So, there are only [-] soldiers in Pyongyang?"

"Boss, there should be so many!"

Li Ji said.

"Why?"

Li Xuan was a little puzzled.

"General Manager, generally the number of siege troops is more than twice that of the defenders, and it is possible to capture the city!" Li Ji explained.

The scout also quickly said: "Report to the chief executive, there is no sign of reinforcements around Pyongyang City!"

"Short-sighted Goguryeo hozen!"

Li Xuan complained bitterly.

Afterwards, he ordered: "The whole army will be dispatched, and we will try to reach the city of Pyongyang before dark!"