Chapter 136: Out of Liaodong
This time the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, Li Zhonghua did not escape, and was appointed by Li Shimin as the deputy head of the Liaodong Road March, and asked him to lead the trained artifact battalion and escort the artifact to Liaodong, Li Shimin planned to get Goguryeo at one time and avoid worries.
Although Li Zhonghua is thriving in Kangding, he has never been on the battlefield, and he is still very excited to participate in the battle of Goguryeo, after all, as a man, there are people who don't like to fight.
The battle of Liao, but Xue Rengui's opportunity to show his face, Li Zhonghua will certainly not forget him.
But here in Kangding, someone must help him guard it, so that he can rest assured.
Moreover, the soldiers that Kangding can draw are also very limited, but Li Zhonghua transferred Luo Tong, Qin Shoudao, and Cheng Chubi back from Luoqi City, and returned with 50,000 elite soldiers.
The queen of the Subi Kingdom, Tang Peng, with the help of Prime Minister Gar Dongzan, has put the Subi Kingdom on the right track, and with Nazajilie guarding the city of Luo, there should be no chaos.
Li Zhonghua asked Luo Tong to guard in Kangding City, after all, his identity was a little sensitive, and Li Zhonghua also knew that Li Shimin would personally conquer Goguryeo after the year, so Luo Tong should not go to Liaodong for the time being to meet Li Shimin.
Li Zhonghua took 50,000 Subi troops, plus the artifact battalion, and went straight to Liaodong with the artifact that had been produced.
Among the people who traveled with him, there were Xue Rengui, Qin Shoudao, Cheng Chubi, Ka Qinling, etc., Ka Qinling was a very good general, Li Zhonghua certainly would not forget him and buried his talents.
Now that Tubo no longer exists, and his father is the prime minister of the Subi Kingdom, Li Zhonghua is not worried about him and dares to make trouble with him, unless he really doesn't want to live.
Even if Ka Qinling himself is not afraid of death, he still has a family in Kangding City!
There is no shortage of horses in Tibet, there is no shortage of horses in Kangding, and Li Zhonghua is not short of money, so more than 50,000 people, all of them are cavalry, the speed is very fast, and there is not much grain and grass, so they are directly purchased along the way.
After all, when he arrived in Liaodong, it was Goguryeo's sphere of influence, and if he wanted to get enough grain and grass for 50,000 soldiers and horses for a few months, it was something that could not be done with money.
Li Zhonghua let Xue Rengui take care of the affairs of the march, and Li Zhonghua knew that Xue Rengui had this talent, of course, he had to know how to make good use of it.
Although Li Shimin issued an order to conquer Goguryeo in November of the 18th year of Zhenguan, the Tang Dynasty implemented a government military system, serving as a soldier in wartime and farming in leisure time.
This battle of the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is the largest military operation since Li Shimin ascended the throne, so there is a lot of time to prepare.
Li Shimin did not forcibly conscript soldiers and conscripts like Emperor Yang of Sui did in his three conquests of Goguryeo.
Because the number of troops used by Li Shimin this time was far less than that used by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, the burden on the people was far less than that caused by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui.
And because of the emergence of Li Zhonghua, a large number of industries under his name have driven the economic development of the Tang Dynasty and brought a large amount of taxes to the imperial court.
And because Li Zhonghua brought sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes and other high-yield crops, money and grain were very sufficient, so when Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo, the people interrupted their hands and feet to avoid the expedition and conscription, and Li Shimin's expedition to Goguryeo did not appear in this situation, and they rushed to rush to enlist in the army, conquer Goguryeo, make meritorious contributions, and seal their wives and sons.
Li Shimin therefore said to the people around him: "Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty had no way, and when he conquered Liaodong, people interrupted their hands and feet to avoid expeditions and conscription.
I am now conquering Goguryeo, all of them are choosing those who are willing to go on the expedition, raising ten to get hundreds, raising hundreds to get thousands, and some people who failed to follow the expedition are all indignant and depressed. ”
The 60,000 army led by Li Tao was stopped on the south bank of Liaoshui because of the sudden surge in Liaoshui, and he could not advance an inch for a while, which made Li Tao very depressed.
In March, Li Shimin's car arrived in Dingzhou, and many people were left behind in Dingzhou because they fell ill due to the lack of adaptation to the water and soil during the march.
Li Shimin was very concerned about this matter, personally asked the sick soldiers, and entrusted them to the state and county for treatment.
Li Shimin's actions touched many people, and Datang Daily sent reporters with the army to faithfully record all this.
After the news was reported, there were many people who did not enlist in advance and volunteered to join the army in private clothes, and they all said, "I don't ask for a reward from the county officials, but I want to serve Liaodong!" After Li Shimin found out, he resolutely did not allow it.
His Majesty the Emperor had arrived in Dingzhou, and Li Tao, the head of the Liaodong Road march on the south bank of the Liao River, suddenly became anxious, so Li Tao had to attack the route and lead the army to cross the Liaoshui from Tongding and reach Xuansu.
Goguryeo was so frightened that the cities were shut up. Li Daozong led thousands of soldiers to Xincheng, but the lord of Xincheng closed his door and refused to fight.
Under the strong attack of Li Daozong's troops, he quickly took the new city, killed thousands of enemies, captured tens of thousands of people, and tens of thousands of stone of grain.
Zhang Jian led his army across Liaoshui, marched to Jian'an City, defeated the Goguryeo soldiers, beheaded thousands of ranks, and easily took Jian'an City.
Of course, Li Tao is also anxious, do you Goguryeo think that if you don't go out, Lao Tzu will let you go? Didn't that Lao Tzu come in vain?
Instead, Li Tao came to the outside of Gaimu City and ordered a strong attack on Gaimu City.
The lord of Gaimu City is a veteran of Goguryeo, named Goren, who is from the royal family of Goguryeo, and according to his generation, the current Goguryeo king Gozang is also called his uncle.
When Emperor Yang Guangsan of the Sui Dynasty conquered Liaodong, Gao Ren was already the lord of Gaimu City, and defeated the Sui army, killed many people, and captured many Sui prisoners.
He closed the city gate tightly and did not fight with Li Tao, thinking that how strong the city of Gaimu was, and the grain and grass in the city were sufficient, and the Tang army could not capture it, so he would retreat, maybe when the Tang army retreated, he would be able to take it by surprise and get a little benefit from the Tang army.
It's a pity that he didn't know that in the hands of the Tang Army, he had mastered an artifact, and no matter how strong the city wall was, under the artifact, it would collapse.
Gao Renzheng was relieved in his city lord's mansion, holding Xinna's concubine, drinking the Chinese old white dried goods produced by the Tang Dynasty, when his heart was happy, there was a sudden loud noise, and the ground shook like a mountain.
"What's going on? What's going on outside, could it be that the earth dragon has turned over? Gao Ren said in shock.
Before he could finish speaking, a second loud bang rang out, followed by a third, and then a fourth.......
With the help of the artifact, after paying a little casualties, Li Tao sent people to dig a tunnel at night, piled the artifact under the city gate, blew up the city gate, and easily took Gaimu City, and captured Gao Ren, the city lord of Gaimu City
Captured the city of Goguryeo, captured more than 20,000 people, and more than 100,000 stone of grain.
Zhang Liang led his army to cross the sea from Donglai and attack Beisha City. Cheng Mingzhen led the army to arrive at night, with Wang Dadu as the vanguard.
In May, the Tang army captured the city of Beisha and captured 8,000 men and women. The detachment manager Qiu Xiaozhong and other Yao soldiers were in Yalu Shui.
Li Shiyun led his army to the outside of Liaodong City. Goguryeo rode 40,000 to save Liaodong City. Li Daozong met the battle with 4,000 cavalry, and Li Shichang also led troops to help Li Daozong and defeated the Goguryeo army. The Tang army beheaded more than 1,000 enemy troops.
Li Shiyun led the army to attack Liaodong City, and Li Shimin led the elite soldiers to arrive in time at this time.
At this time, Li Zhonghua also rushed to the city of Liaodong with 50,000 soldiers and horses.
After Li Zhonghua received the order to send troops to Liaodong, he transferred troops from Luocheng and rushed to Liaodong City, if it were not all cavalry, and did not bring much grain and grass supplies, he would not have been able to catch up with Liaodong in two or three months.
Li Shimin didn't blame him, this expedition to Liao, the artifact invented by Li Zhonghua, in the siege battle, but it showed great might.
Although there is no artifact to help, Li Shimin is also confident that he will achieve the final victory of the conquest of Liao, but the price paid will definitely be very large.
Of course, it is the best thing to be able to win this battle of Liao at the cost of the smallest casualties, so although Li Zhonghua is a step late, he still has a lot of credit.
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