The emperor personally marched, and the march of the army was decided by the emperor alone.

Therefore, even if Niu Jinda has a belly of evil spirit, he must first play to Li Shimin before he can command the army to attack the city.

More than 6,000 defenders of Daxing City, the defenders made a stupid move, sent 3,000 defenders with the intention of sneaking up on the Tang Army's forward, but were completely annihilated by Niu Jinda's troops, and there were only more than 3,000 defenders left in Daxing City, and it was not difficult to break through this city.

Niu Jinda's request was quickly passed to the Chinese army commander's account, and soon Li Shimin replied to the will, allowing Niu Jinda to lead his troops to attack the city, and added a sentence after the will, after breaking the city, the whole army was allowed to slaughter the city for three days.

Daxing City is a small city, more than 6,000 defenders, only tens of thousands of people, if the small city of tens of thousands of people is slaughtered by the Tang army for three days, I am afraid that there will not be even a dog left in the city at that time, it is said that it is "slaughtering the city for three days", in fact, Li Shimin's meaning is simply to let the chickens and dogs in this city not stay.

The betrayal and raid of the Yan tribe, the Tang army did not know how many soldiers and grain and grass had lost, which had made Li Shimin angry, so he gave this order not to leave the chickens and dogs.

Niu Jinda was also angry, and did not hesitate to carry out Li Shimin's military order, and after the order was given, the 20,000 army had just swallowed up the 3,000 enemy troops who had sneaked out of the city, and immediately carried the ladder and rushed towards the Daxing city wall like a landslide and tsunami.

Twenty thousand soldiers, wrapped in the anger of being raided, launched a fierce attack on Daxing City.

This time the battle of the city attack and defense is particularly fierce, the Tang army soldiers are not afraid of death to go forward one after another, and the defenders of Daxing City seem to understand that once the Tang army breaks the city, the whole city will be what the fate of the army and the people will be, and the two sides are desperate to survive when defending the city, the two sides are caught in a fierce tug-of-war at the head of the city, often the Tang army soldiers just climbed the city head from the ladder, and the defenders rushed to rush to the Tang army desperately, and even held the idea of dying together with the Tang army and planted the city head.

The siege battle was in a white-hot and fierce state at the beginning, Niu Jinda squinted at the battle situation at the head of the city, and suddenly turned his head to look at the herald beside him.

"What is the situation in the rear of the Chinese army? Can the debris that raid us be annihilated? ”

The herald said: "The total number of enemy troops who raided was about 40,000, of which more than 10,000 were annihilated by our army, and the remaining 30,000 horses have retreated, and Your Majesty and several generals are settling the soldiers. ”

Niu Jinda nodded: "What a miscellaneous, I have the courage to betray my Datang, after this incident, there will be an end after all,...... Go to the Chinese army to pay tribute to Your Majesty, please ask Your Majesty to transfer some thunder throwers over, the siege is almost over, and Daxing City is about to be taken by our army. ”

The herald hurried away.

An hour after the incense, a thousand thunderbolts arrived.

When the cavalry attacked the rear army, the entire battalion was in chaos, and the miners were scattered in the chaos, until the Ya cavalry retreated, Li Shimin, Li Ji and others reorganized the whole army, and ordered the whole army to return to each other.

When Niu Jinda saw more than 1,000 thunder throwers lined up neatly, his eyes were a little more determined.

With a simple command, the miners hurled towards the city wall without saying a word.

The moat under the city wall had already been filled by the Tang soldiers with earthen bags, and the thunder throwers stepped over the wet and soft ground and lined them up, allowing the angry defenders on the city wall to keep shooting arrows at them, because the mine throwers were wearing heavy plate armor, and the arrows had almost no effect on them, and Daxing City was only a small city, and the defenders did not have too powerful weapons such as stone throwers to defend the city, and the maximum damage they could do was only bows and arrows.

The sound of the drums suddenly became rapid, and more than a thousand earth-shattering thunderbolts emitting green smoke were densely thrown into the city, and it was still a familiar rumbling explosion, and the horse road at the head of the city was suddenly blown to a thousand holes, and the stumps were all over the ground.

When the second round of earth-shattering thunder with green smoke flew up to the city, the Tang soldiers below had set up a ladder and climbed towards the city, this time no enemy dared to defend the city, the Tang army climbed the city very smoothly, when the frightened defenders found that the city could no longer hear the explosion, the Tang army soldiers had more than 1,000 people climbed up to the city head and rushed towards the direction of the arrow tower.

The general trend has gone, irretrievable, the defenders are desperately fighting, but there are more and more Tang soldiers who can climb to the head of the city, only more than 3,000 defenders can not resist the Tang army that rushes to the head of the city like a tide, when an unknown government soldier cuts off the head of the defender general under the arrow tower, and carries the head of the guard to spread around the city, the morale of the defenders suddenly collapses across the board, the Tang army is like a bamboo, from the city head along the stone steps to kill the urn city, and open the west city gate, more than 10,000 Tang soldiers waiting outside the gate flocked in.

In the distance, Niu Jinda watched the heavy city gate slowly open, and the soldiers under his command entered the city like tigers and wolves like sheepfolds, and couldn't help but pat their thighs excitedly.

"Come on, go to the Chinese army to report the victory, and the city will be broken!"

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In the Chinese army's commander's account, Li Shimin, who received the good news of Niu Jinda, did not have much joy.

Daxing City is just a small city, and it is only a matter of time before it is taken, but today it was raided by the Yan cavalry, and the Tang army suffered a big loss, and Li Shimin only felt that a blood in his chest kept churning.

The small victory outside of the big defeat really can't add much luster to him as the commander of the first army.

At this moment, the monarchs and ministers in the tent returned to their seats, and Li Shimin had a gloomy face, listening to the military commander Shi Wen's presentation of today's battle damage.

“…… The cavalry launched a surprise attack from the rear of our army, the rear team of more than 5,000 soldiers who escorted grain and grass were caught off guard and suffered more than 3,000 battle losses, and the people who transported the grain were killed and wounded nearly 10,000, and then the cavalry moved towards the Chinese army, killing more than 5,000 soldiers of our army all the way, and then General Li Da, the general of the march of Liaodong Road, led the troops to rush to the rescue, and when the cavalry did not cause more serious consequences, the cavalry was intercepted in the rear of our army, and after the decisive use of the Modao battalion, the offensive of the cavalry was finally suspended, and the battle killed more than 9,600 cavalry, more than 2,000 wounded, He has been taken into custody by our army. ”

“…… When the cavalry raided the rear of our army, the defenders of Daxingcheng took advantage of the situation to attack out of the city, and were completely annihilated by the Langya County Bull Jinda in the forward battalion, and the Niujun Gongquan annihilated the defenders immediately after launching the siege, an hour later, the city of Daxing was broken, our army lost more than 2,000 battles, and the enemy defending the city was completely annihilated, and the Daxing City was in the hands of our army. ”

“…… In this battle, our army killed more than 11,400 soldiers, nearly 10,000 people, and more than 10,000 wounded, and the most important thing is ......"

Sui Jun Changshi looked at Li Shimin's increasingly gloomy face, his lips twitched, and finally continued: "...... The most important thing is that when the cavalry raided the army, they burned nearly 1,000 carts of grain and grass, and our soldiers and civilians fought hard to put out the fire, and the grain and grass they grabbed were not much after all, and there were only more than 200 carts left, which was only enough for our army...... Used for two days. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, his face suddenly turned a little blue-gray, and his cheeks were flushed with a trace of unhealthy and abnormal flushing.

The generals in the tent held their breath and did not dare to squeak.

After a long time, Li Shimin said coldly: "When will the next batch of grain and grass arrive?" ”

"The next batch of grain and grass is still in Yingzhou, nearly a thousand miles away from Daxing City, and it is expected to arrive in ten days at the earliest."

Li Shimin closed his eyes, took a deep breath, his body trembled a few times imperceptibly, and slowly asked a very important question: "Why does the Yan tribe dare to betray my Tang Dynasty, do you know?" ”

None of the generals in the tent answered.

In the end, it was the long history who spoke.

"Your Majesty, our army took down more than 2,000 wounded cavalry, and found the leader of a small tribe, and after interrogation and interpretation, I learned that the tribe that attacked our army today was not the end of Su, but the remaining six, of which the Anche bone department was the head, and the six departments had a total of 40,000 soldiers and horses."

Hearing this, Li Shimin lowered his head and looked at the map in front of him, and said slowly: "If the end of Su did not betray my Tang Dynasty, how did An Chegu and the other six departments unknowingly pass through the territory of Su Mo and go south to launch a surprise attack on our army?" ”

"An Chegu and the other six troops marched unknowingly, after their six troops joined forces, they first pointed directly at the end of the Su, slaughtered the end of the Su, and then went south."

Li Shimin closed his eyes, the unhealthy flushing on his face became more and more obvious, but his expression was as indifferent as before.

"Okay, Su Mo didn't betray my Datang, good! This is the only good news I have heard today......" Li Shimin's body shook suddenly.

All the generals were shocked, and Chang Tu on the side hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Please rest Your Majesty first, and the old slave will invite the imperial doctor in the army to come and ......."

Li Shimin raised his hand and waved weakly: "It's okay, let's discuss ...... then."

"The end of the Su has never borne me, I will never bear the end of the Su, I have ordered to send scouts to find the remnants of the Su Mo with all my might, I want to protect them and help them restore the vitality of the tribe, whether it is Di Yi or the people of Middle-earth, I will treat them alone as one......"

The generals obeyed awe-inspiringly.

Li Shimin's face at this moment has become more and more gray, this big defeat seems to have drained his essence and blood, and the vitality slowly passes away on him.

“…… Is there really not much food and grass left for our army? ”

Changshi hesitated for a moment and said: "If you raise grain nearby, then fill the grain and grass in the official warehouse of Daxing City into the army, and then organize the soldiers to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and hunt...... Taken together, all these means can be enough for our army to use for three days, and if the amount of officers and men of the three armies is reduced, it can barely support five days. ”

Li Shimin smiled sadly: "The next batch of grain and grass is still in Yingzhou, it will take ten days from here, but our army only has five days of surplus grain, is it really the general trend has gone, God does not bless me, this Eastern Expedition is destined to be defeated like Emperor Yang of Sui?" Thousands of years later, how will future generations evaluate my crusade? ”

In the tent, the British Duke Li Ji couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the most important task at the moment is to ensure that the soldiers of the three armies cannot run out of food, if the 200,000 army runs out of food, the consequences are very serious, as for the Eastern Crusade, if it doesn't work this time, we will come again next time, Goguryeo will be included in my Tang Dynasty territory sooner or later, Your Majesty does not have to worry, harvest early and harvest late, it is in our bag after all......"

Cheng Yanjin, who has never been serious, also said solemnly at this time: "What Li Lao Pifu said is reasonable, the minister thinks that we must withdraw the troops immediately, otherwise if the army cuts off the food, it is likely to cause the soldiers to mutiny, and then it will be a big trouble, if the troops are withdrawn to the west now, and then order the Yingzhou grain team to rush to the east day and night, the two armies are opposite each other, and they can almost meet on the fifth day, and the grain and grass in the army will be helped, and if Your Majesty's ambition is not extinguished at that time, we ......will fight back again."

After Cheng Yanjin finished speaking, the generals in the tent agreed and agreed.

Li Shimin smiled silently and bitterly.

What did you say to get the grain and grass and then fight back, Cheng Biting Jin's words were just to comfort himself, hundreds of thousands of troops advanced and retreated, and if they advanced, they would just return, if they retreated, where would it be so easy to fight back? Today's withdrawal is basically the end of the Eastern Crusade.

From ancient times to the present, no matter how the soldiers return to the commander, there is no food and grass, and soon the battalion will mutiny and rebel, and no commander's personality charm is so great that the soldiers would rather go hungry and fight with the enemy, and the patriotic heart is built on the basis of filling the stomach.

Even Li Shimin had to admit that no matter how much he valued the battle of the Eastern Expedition, he would lose all hope without food and grass, and if it dragged on, if the soldiers mutinied, the loss would not only be the failure of the Eastern Expedition, but also the disaster of the entire Li Tang country.

Human nature is complicated, the person who has cut off the grain and grass is not a human being at all in this era, but has become a wolf in an instant, anyone dares to bite, anyone dares to build, and the combat effectiveness is extremely amazing, eating the grain and grass of the court, that is to fight for the court, if there is no food and grass, it is to fight for their own survival, the motivation of the two is completely different.

After a long time, Li Shimin sighed for a long time: "According to what the two generals said, I will pull out the camp and march west today, get in touch with Yingzhou grain and grass as soon as possible, and urge them to travel day and night......

After weighing the pros and cons, Li Shimin finally made this decision with difficulty.

At this moment, Li Shimin's face was already very abnormal, with a little flush in the gray of his cheeks, as if he was dying, and he struggled to burn his remaining vitality.

"Also, all the cities that my king has captured since entering Goguryeo have given up, and immediately searched for the grain and grass of the nearby cities and dwellings, in short, all the things that can be eaten are taken away, as for the six parts of the ......."

Li Shimin paused, gritted his teeth and said: "The six tribes of the Yan Dynasty betrayed me in the Tang Dynasty, and this revenge will be avenged!" In the future, I will personally lead the army, sweep north of Buyeo, and teach him that there are no people for thousands of miles, and there are no livestock on the bare land! ”

After Li Shimin finished speaking, the generals in the tent breathed a sigh of relief.

All the generals are veteran generals who have led the army for many years, and they have fought countless victories in their lives, but the first battle of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was tied down, and they couldn't give full play to their abilities, in the final analysis, it was Li Shimin's personal reasons.

His Majesty the Heavenly Khan has been carried away by the praise from all sides in recent years, and he feels more and more that he is invincible, and he is really the true dragon son of heaven who is destined to return, and he can get what he wants, and gradually develops the bad habit of arrogance and self-preservation, since the beginning of the Eastern Crusade, Li Shimin has been making mistakes, no matter how many times Li Su and other courtiers admonish, Li Shimin does not care, there are many reasons for the failure of this battle, but the most important reason is undoubtedly Li Shimin himself.

“…… The daily ration of grain and grass by the soldiers of the three armies was halved, and they slowly retreated, slaughtering all the cities they passed along the way, and collecting grain and grass with all their might, on the edge of the Liao River, the skull remains of the fallen soldiers of the former Sui Eastern Expedition Jingguan remembered to put them away and bring them back to Chang'an for ......burial "Li Shimin's expression was obviously wrong, but he still suppressed his emotions and slowly arranged the retreat.

The generals took orders one after another.

Just after the explanation, a panicked voice suddenly came from outside the tent.

"Scouts, Goguryeo Quangai Suwen gathered 150,000 troops from Pyongyang, set off in the direction of our Daxingseong, and will arrive in three days."

Li Shimin was stunned, then furious, and stood up suddenly.

"What a thief, you actually deceived me and there is no one in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Come, straighten out the three armies, give him a general, and ...... him"

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin's face turned purple, and he suddenly looked up to the sky and spurted a mouthful of turbid blood, and fell straight down under the horrified gaze of the generals in the tent.