Tang's dining table

On January 6, the second year of Xianqing's reign, some fishermen saw the body of a giant whale floating in the East China Sea.

This giant whale is eight feet long and weighs one hundred thousand kilograms.

On January 8, the giant whale was pushed to the shore by the waves. It died miserably, with wounds all over its body caused by bites from other sea animals.

The giant fish died, and the princes died!

Just when everyone thought that the death of the giant fish would correspond to the body of Goguryeo King Gozo who was besieged by the army.

As a result, on January 9, Jin Yuxin received the bad news that King Jin Chunqiu of Silla passed away!

Just when the Silla army was in a state of silence, the seemingly indestructible city wall of Pyongyang collapsed with a series of loud noises.

The city wall collapsed almost instantly. At that moment, the Pyongyang city wall began to shake violently, followed by fire, loud noises, and smoke, and then the ground shook and rocks flew everywhere.

After the smoke and dust dissipated, the tall and flat Pyongyang city wall had turned into a jagged jagged shape, with huge gaps everywhere, and the broken walls between the gaps still stood miserably in place. A huge stone fell to the ground.

Guo Daifeng took the lead and led his men to charge to the gap in the city wall. He jumped off his horse and walked over the piles of ruins with his sword.

At the same time, the densely packed armies of the Tang Dynasty also woke up from their fright. They also abandoned their horses and charged into the city that had no intention of resisting through the gap. Then, a large number of civilians entered the scene and began to attack with mules and horses. Drag the scattered stones and city bricks to clear the way for the army behind to enter the city.

The sound of heavy drums began to sound from the center position, and then the sound of horns filled the sky.

The rubble at the entrance to the city wall was dragged away by the civilians. The originally frightened Silla people's greed overcame their fear and they also poured into Pyongyang City.

The armies of Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian did not move. After the Silla army poured into Pyongyang City, these two all-cavalry armies, one from left to right and the other from right to left, entered the military camp before the Silla people had time to close up. .

A Pyongyang city did not require more than 300,000 troops to enter together. Therefore, Li Jizhong's army, which had not moved for a long time, under the leadership of Gao Kan and Qibi Heli, once again cut off the connection between Pyongyang city and the outside. .

Li Ji sat on a hill, overlooking the city of Pyongyang at his feet, holding a wine bowl in his hand, taking a look at the city of Pyongyang with its flames soaring into the sky, and took a sip of wine.

In a short time, Xue Rengui's messenger arrived.

"Commander Qi, the left army marched through the Silla army stronghold, but Jin Yuxin was nowhere to be seen."

Li Ji paused for a moment when he was about to put the wine bowl to his lips, looked at Pei Xingjian's right army messenger who arrived almost at the same time and said: "Prince Jin Famin of Silla is also missing, right?"

The envoy said quickly: "General Pei has searched the camp, but there is no trace of Prince Jin Famin of Silla. Now he is interrogating the surrendered soldiers."

Li Ji nodded and said: "The Xie family treasure tree occasionally has yellow leaves, but it's nothing. When someone comes, order Guo Daifeng to get out of the way and use the Silla army as the vanguard."

Tell the people of Silla that after the war, they will be allowed to plunder the city for three days. "

The messenger hurried away on horseback.

Shi Pang Tongshan, the commander-in-chief of the Liaodong Road Marching Army, said: "These two people have run away. They are in trouble."

Li Jidao: "Everything depends on people, and God decides on it. Lao Su has been ill for so long, should he be cured?"

Pang Tongshan said: "Jin Yuxin and Jin Famin are not here, and presumably the elite members of the Silla army are not here either. Our method of sieging the city to block the news should not be hidden for long. If this move allows the Silla people and the Goguryeo people to join forces, it will This is not a good thing for our soldiers entering the city.

The general never understood what the commander was doing. It was obvious that he could take Goguryeo first and then Silla, and then he would be stable. Why did the commander have to attack both sides in a hurry? "

Li Ji glanced at Pang Tongshan and said, "Otherwise, it would not be enough to show my military might!"

Pang Tongshan saw that the Young Master was becoming unreasonable, so he handed over his hand and said: "The general will naturally know that the Young Master does not think this way..."

Li Ji said angrily: "That's what I think."

When Li Ji was angry, everyone present bowed their heads, hoping that they would not become his punching bag. Even Pang Tongshan had to give up and step down.

Facts have proved that Pang Tongshan was too worried. Since the Silla army entered Pyongyang City, in addition to engaging in extremely cruel street fighting, they also carried out inhumane looting and killing of the Goguryeo people.

It was also because of Li Ji's military order that Guo Daifeng, who had already reached the Goguryeo Palace, roared to the sky and handed over the opportunity to capture the king to the wolf-like tigers of Silla.

At this time, the city of Pyongyang has turned into a pot of boiling porridge.

"Commander Qi, the imperial city has been destroyed. The Silla army searched the imperial city, but King Gojang and Goguryeo's civil and military ministers were nowhere to be seen."

"Commander Qi, the resistance at Yeon Gaesumun's mansion is fierce and the Silla army is in a hurry. General Guo is asking if he can help the Silla people."

"Commander, the Silla people set fire to the city. The fire was so fierce that it has spread to military camps, government offices, and grain depots..."

After listening to the report all day, Li Ji, who remained silent, finally put down the wine bowl in his hand and said to Pang Tongshan, breathing a strong smell of alcohol: "Order the entire army to withdraw from Pyongyang before dark and continue. siege."

After issuing this military order, Li Ji returned to the military tent and fell asleep.

As the sun turned westward and then set, the earth gradually became dark, except for Pyongyang City, which became brighter and brighter as the fire continued to rise.

At dawn, Li Ji washed up, ate something, and returned to the high ground where he had observed Pyongyang City yesterday.

The city of Pyongyang has quieted down from the hustle and bustle. Only many fires that have not been extinguished are still burning, but the intensity of the fires is not as good as before.

Pang Tongshan, who had stayed up all night, stepped forward and said, "Commander, when it got dark last night, the Silla people had already learned that they were being surrounded. They broke out overnight and were repulsed by our army."

Li Ji nodded, opened his mouth and asked, "Has the imperial envoy arrived?"

Pang Tongshan frowned and said, "Never."

Li Ji said: "Then continue the siege. If the Silla people break through, just repel them."

Pang Tongshan took a step forward and said: "Commander, since you have fallen out with the Silla army, you should make a quick decision at this time, and then move to Silla immediately. Otherwise, once Jin Famin becomes the king of Silla, he will have to win over Silla again." It takes time and effort.

Our 380,000-strong army has been out for a long time, and the daily consumption has depleted the imperial treasury. We are running out of food and grass, so we cannot continue to delay. "

This time, probably because he didn't drink, Li Ji looked at Pang Tongshan and said, "Our battle is actually over."

Pang Tongshan looked at Pyongyang City, which was still smoking at the foot of the mountain, and said puzzledly: "The general thought that the war was just over halfway."

Li Ji smiled and said: "Yes, I also think that the war has just passed halfway, but we should wait for the imperial envoy to arrive."

Pang Tongshan looked at Qibi Heli and Gao Kan, who were also silent, and couldn't help but ask: "Is there anything that the general doesn't know?"

Gao Kan said: "Liu Chunlai, the regular servant of Sanqi, sent the commander-in-chief twenty days ago a secret decree from His Majesty, asking us to leave a part of the Silla army and hand it over to the newly appointed Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Shangzhuguo, Le The king of Langjun and the king of Silla.”

Pang Tongshan said angrily: "Is Jin Famin sensitive?"

Gao Kan said: "Jin Renwen, the second son of Jin Chunqiu."

Pang Tongshan said again: "How can we support Jin Renwen to attack directly with the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty?"

So, have our efforts to destroy Silla been in vain? "

Qibi He Li said: "The conquest of Silla was not within the scope of the Eastern Expedition. Supporting Jin Renwen was part of the original Eastern Expedition plan.

Yesterday, the army invited the Silla people to take the initiative to enter the city and let them fight with the Goguryeo people. This was an act beyond the authority of the British Duke.

Now, we can only hope that Su Dingfang will strangle Jin Famin on the border between Goguryeo and Silla, and Jin Yuxin will succeed. "

Pang Tongshan said: "I will not accept the order of the foreign king."

Li Ji couldn't help laughing after listening to Pang Tongshan's words, pointing to his nose and saying: "I can take risks, are you ready to take risks too? Even if you are also ready to take risks, have you asked the other generals?

We want to find a way to destroy Silla, but we cannot let down these soldiers who have already grasped the power of destroying the country. "

Pang Tongshan clenched his fist and waved it in the air bitterly: "When we agreed on the Eastern Expedition, we should have been more courageous."

Qibi Heli said: "We overestimated the power of Goguryeo and underestimated our own power at that time, which led to these terrible and regrettable things happening now."

Pang Tongshan looked around and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "If we kill the Silla people in the city now, I think it will be of great help to the exhausted Silla."

Gao Kan chuckled and said: "There are still more than 50,000 Silla troops in the city, and they are all under the command of Jin Yuxin and Jin Famin. I also think these people will not seek refuge with that Jin Renwen."

Qibi Heli glanced at Pang Tongshan and said, "This will violate His Majesty's will."

Pang Tongshan patted his chest and said, "It's because I, the chief minister, didn't convey the order thoroughly, which caused the army to misunderstand the British military order, and that's why this happened."

Li Ji chuckled and said, "How can I let you bear the responsibility for such a crime? Being drunk in front of the army is also a serious crime.

Since the four of us are in agreement, let’s get started! "

Without waiting for Pang Tongshan, the long-standing official, Gao Kan and Qibi Heli to beat the war drum together.

The drums rumble...

Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up when Xue Rengui was guarding outside the city. He immediately mounted his horse and pointed at the dilapidated Pyongyang city road in front of him: "Attack!"

The drums rumble...

However, Guo Daifeng couldn't muster the slightest interest in fighting. He looked at his subordinates who were as lazy as him and said to the deputy general: "Fight slowly and steadily, and don't be in the vanguard anymore."

When the army approached the dilapidated Pyongyang City with the sound of drums, Guo Daifeng saw that the left and right armies were rushing into Pyongyang City like meteors. He couldn't help but sneered and said: "Idiot."

Seeing Tang troops entering the city one after another, Pang Tongshan frowned, looked at the three deputy commanders Li Ji, Gao Kan, and Qibi Heli, and finally sighed: "Is Mr. Pang so untrustworthy?"

Li Ji smiled and said, "This is a serious matter, and I don't want to embarrass you."

Pang Tongshan said: "For the country and the people, what is there that Pang dare not do?"

Li Ji looked at the rising sun and said calmly: "When the new sun rises, although the sun shines on the earth, at this time, the shadow behind Chang'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda is also the longest.

We can't help but be careless. "

Chapter 2, this chapter has been revised for a long time, I will continue