In March of the eighth year of Zhenguan, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin summoned and said: Gao Jianwu, the king of Goguryeo, made the people miserable, and the great pair of Lu Yuan Taizuo invaded the Tang Dynasty many times.

Li Shimin drove the expedition in person, and urgently recruited the crown prince Li Chengqian to supervise the country, and was assisted by the left servant of Shangshu who was over sixty years old, Sun Wuji, the head of the household department, and Fang Xuanling, the minister of finance and commerce.

Li Jing, the Duke of Weiguo, served as the chief of the three armies, Li Ji, the Duke of England, was the deputy, Li Daozong, the king of Chengjun, was the chief of the march of the Liaoxi Road, and Qin Qiong, the Duke of Yiguo, was the deputy to attack Liaodong City.

British Gong Li Ji, Su Guo Gong Cheng bit Jin, and led Cheng Mingzhen, Liu Shili and others to attack Anshi City.

Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, and Chi Gong, the prince of Eguo, led An Xiuren, An Shigui and others to attack Fuyu City.

Liu Hongji, the Duke of Kui Guo, led Zhi Sili and others to send troops from Xincheng to cut off the back roads of Liaodong and other cities.

Li Shimin led Zhang Shigui, Pang Tongshan, General Xiaowei You, Li Mengwei, Duke of Wushui County, General Zuotunwei, Sun Wuda, Duke of Qingshui County, Duke Du Junqi of Huaining County, and Zheng Rentai, Duke of Tong'an County. General Zuojianmen, Xiangcheng County Gong, Fan Xing, Wuyang County Gong Li Daliang, and Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanshu three brothers, sat in the Chinese army.

There are also Wenchen such as the right servant Du Ruhui, the imperial historian Wei Zheng and others.

At the same time, there was also Zhang Liang, the governor of the navy, who led an army of 30,000 to attack the city of Shapei, and Liu Renyuan, the governor of the Lingnan navy, who led an army of 10,000 to feint the city of Goguryeo along the way.

And he ordered Silla to send troops to contain him, and if he didn't, he would bear the consequences and his attitude was quite tough.

After more than a year of preparation, a total of about 500,000 troops were dispatched, including 100,000 civilians and 280,000 prisoners, known as a million-strong army.

Among them, there were 150,000 Turkic warriors, 20,000 Khitans, 10,000 Hui soldiers, 10,000 Nanyang Coalition Army, 8,000 Xi people, 12,000 Murowei, 30,000 Japanese slave death squads, plus 20,000 fanatics in Liaoxi, 5,000 Lux Legions, and 120,000 original 12 elite guards, as well as 5,000 Li Shimin's Xuanjia Army, 5,000 newly established artillery, 1,000 tank soldiers, 10,000 musketeers, and 10,000 medical personnel, totaling nearly 500,000 troops by waterway.

Grain has long been transported to western Liaoning for storage, and it is transported 80 miles by train from western Liaoning, and it is being transported by men and horses, and it will arrive at the front line in one day, so there is basically no need to worry about the food problem.

And the biggest role of all the people, the captives, is to build bridges and roads, so that the army can pass unimpeded.

And after a year of preparation, sixty steel cannons, ten taels of tanks, and countless ammunition were ready.

The navy army was divided into ten steel cannons, Zhang Liang eight, Liu Renyuan two, and the other three armies had fifteen guns each, and Li Shimin's army only had five cannons, but there were ten tanks.

The current steel cannon belongs to the third generation of products, except for the tank, the rest are very huge, the three-foot diameter of the barrel, two zhang long, it is very scary to look at, each giant cannon needs ten horses to pull, and there are thirty soldiers to help transport.

The transportation of ammunition is also for the sake of safety, all ammunition must be transported separately, even if the cannon is captured, it is useless for the enemy to hold it.

Datang can be said to have dispatched the veteran ministers at most this time, which is also an attitude of Li Shimin, after all, the former Sui three expeditions to Goguryeo, the casualties were too great, and how many relatives and friends of the people who are alive now have died here, so letting these old ministers come can be regarded as fulfilling their wishes.

As early as when the Tang Dynasty mobilized the army, Goguryeo discovered the intentions of the Tang Dynasty, after all, Li Shimin was generous this time and did not mean to hide it.

However, what Goguryeo didn't understand was that although Li Shimin was known as a million-strong army, he had more or less water, and his troops were divided into several routes, which made Yuan Taizuo, who was sitting in Liaodong City, and Yang Wanchun puzzled.

The flag was unfurled, the horn sounded, and the golden dragon banner representing Li Shimin was also erected outside the city of Liaodong.

Yang Wanchun saw that the morale outside the city was high and the Tang soldiers who were arrayed, and his doubts became more and more serious.

"General Yang, what's wrong?" Yuan Taizuo saw Yang Wanchun's brows furrowed, obviously preoccupied, so he asked puzzled.

"Look at Lu, Emperor Tang's personal expedition, why are you so many, you must know that Liaodong City is a strong city, and we have 400,000 troops here." Yang Wanchun asked, pointing out of the city.

Yuan Taizuo silently calculated in his heart for a while, nodded and said: "It's really strange, Datang is now only more than 100,000 people outside the city, and it is really strange to divide troops to besiege the city, is there a trick." ”

"The biggest possibility is that Li Shimin uses himself as bait to attract the main force, so that other places can break the city and besiege together." Yang Wanchun looked at it and said thoughtfully.

Why do you think that? Li Shimin actually put himself in danger, isn't he afraid that we will attack him desperately. Yuan Taizuo asked puzzled.

"You see, the other three sides only have more than 10,000 people each, but they are in a defensive formation, obviously not wanting us to go out of the city to support other cities.

Moreover, Li Shimin still has about 100,000 troops around him, and he is not afraid of field battles at all, not to mention that we don't know whether there are ambushes. Yang Wanchun let out a long breath and explained to Yuan Taizuo.

"So what now?" Yuan Taizuo asked without a master.

"There is no good way, you can only see the moves, defend with peace of mind, and when the Tang army suffers too many casualties, it will naturally retreat.

I just hope that Childe will concentrate on defending in Anshi City and not go out of the city, so there is still a glimmer of hope. Yang Wanchun shook his head and said.

"What about Buyeo City and the others? Can it be kept? Yuan Taizuo continued to ask.

"If you can't hold it, the last general has already ordered a retreat, and all places have been abandoned, and all of them have retreated to the domestic city, that is, as the second line of defense, but also to defend our retreat." Yang Wanchun explained.

"You did the right thing, leaving a lot of empty cities, so that Datang could not be supplied, and you also had to divide troops to garrison them and weaken their strength." Yuan Taizuo understood after thinking about it carefully, and nodded in agreement.

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Outside the city

Li Shimin rode his horse on the top of the hill, and saw the city clearly with a telescope in his hand.

"Huh! The mantis arm is a car, I don't think I can do it, I love Qing, take a good look at it, and I am ashamed of it today. Li Shimin saw that the soldiers of the mountain had already lined up in formation, smiled in his mouth, pointed to the city and said to the people around him.

For the attack on Goguryeo, many people were very concerned, and many old ministers were even more in tears.

"Once the snow is shameful, it will be repaid by Goguryeo's blood debt." Many people gritted their teeth and followed.

"Huh! I will definitely not disappoint you! The corners of Li Shimin's mouth rose, and he seemed to be in a very good mood, jumped off the war horse, asked the guards to bring stools, and beckoned everyone to sit down and watch on the hills.

Although these ministers were puzzled, they still dismounted and sat down to watch, and after the battlefield, a group of people sat and watched the play, which seemed strange no matter how they looked at it. Take a look at the latest chapter of "Datang Lingnan Wangpaw Book House" to read for free for the first time.