Chapter 36 Bombardment of the City of An

The fifty-mile journey took almost four hours under the state of rapid march, and the most important cart transporting grain and grass delayed the journey, and it was only five miles away from the city of Anshi at this time.

"Woohoo~~"

Li Shen pulled the reins tightly and said to Su Dingfang beside him: "Pass the order and rest in place for an hour." ”

"No."

Li Shen said to Qin Huaiyu: "Pass the order, prepare the catapult, and surround the soldiers to prevent the Goryeo sneak attack." ”

Qin Huaiyu answered loudly, turned the horse's head, and went with a team of guards to carry out the order.

Li Shen watched Dark San ride over at a high speed, and asked lightly, "What is the current situation in Anshi City?" ”

Dark San stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, took the water bag handed by Li Shen, took a sip, and said, "There are almost more than 10,000 people outside the city, I don't know how many subordinates there are, and there are many children." ”

"More than 10,000 people?" Li Shen said coldly.

Then he asked helplessly: "Is there a way to save it?" ”

Dark San shook his head and said, "They are all chained, and if we want to go over, we can only pass them first." ”

Li Shen closed his eyes and exhaled deeply, more than 10,000 people blocked the way, how could he save these more than 10,000 people? Will his hands be stained with the blood of his own countrymen?

"Dashuai, this is also a matter of no choice." Su Dingfang persuaded him.

Li Shen sighed and said, "I said that I would not stain the blood of my compatriots, but now that the Goryeo thieves are threatening me with the life of my Han family's son, what do you think I should do?" "The lives of 10,000 people, but the blood of hundreds of thousands of Han family sons and daughters was buried on this land, and this revenge has to be avenged."

"Dashuai, which is more important, you should know, the lives of more than 10,000 people are exchanged for hundreds of thousands of blood feuds, and the last general feels that it is worth it." Su Dingfang said with a resolute expression.

"Marshal, the last general feels that General Su is reasonable, let's travel thousands of miles away, why? Or is it not for the revenge of those who died? Qin Huaiyu followed.

"Brother, I feel that they are all right, you also have your considerations, and the younger brother also agrees that your considerations are right, but you can't be kind to women! We're all coming out, if it's for this little bit of people, it's not worth it, it's a big deal to destroy the whole of Goryeo, rob all their women, and in a year's time, won't all these people who lost them come back. Li Chongyi said with a lewd face.

Li Shen glanced at it, saw that his face was full of grievances and pitiful, and he finally swallowed the words he wanted to scold.

After thinking about it for almost half an hour, Li Shen exhaled deeply and said to Qin Huaiyu: "Tell me to go down, pay attention when the time comes, and if you can achieve the minimum casualties, you will have the least casualties." ”

Qin Huaiyu frowned slightly, and said: "Dashuai, the latest catapult is only twenty, and the distance is only five hundred meters, once the bomb explodes, the iron slag that is dispersed can also kill the people." ”

"Try your best." Li Shen said helplessly.

"The last general knows, and the last general will go and tell them." Qin Huaiyu nodded and said.

Anshi is only six or seven hundred meters, under the south gate are ragged Han family children, yellow and thin, iron chains connect all their people, Li Shen sat on the horse with a little ruddy eyes, looking at the city wall fluttering Goryeo flags, the city walls are all archers with bows and arrows, and the two people in armor sitting under the city gate tower are leisurely drinking tea, and the cold on their faces is even more.

"How many gates does this city have?"

"There are three of them." Su Dingfang hurriedly replied.

"You lead 17,000 men and horses to a city gate, Qin Huaiyu and Xue Rengui also lead 17,000 men and horses, Ben Shuai doesn't want to let one go, and each brings 1,700 cans of explosives." Li Shen commanded lightly.

"The last general commands."

The army began to move forward slowly, reaching a distance of two hundred and fifty from the city wall, Li Shen stretched out his hand, and the entire team stopped, raised his head and looked at Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen, who were smiling on the city wall, unsheathed their swords and made a provocative posture.

"Hahaha~~~ Ignorant child, do you think you can provoke the old man like this?" Gao Yanshou shouted loudly with a smile, pointed to a kind of Han people below, and said loudly: "There are a total of 11,000 below, and there are more than 10,000 people on the other two sides of the city gates. ”

Suddenly, the Goryeo soldiers standing on the city wall began to shout loudly, telling the soldiers on the Tang side that the soldiers below are all you Han people, and if you kill your own people, you will step on their flesh and blood to attack the city.

Li Shen's face turned pale when he heard this, and he roared coldly: "Order." ”

The desolate song was sung in the mouths of more than 10,000 people, Li Shen didn't understand what it meant, but the general meaning could still be understood, the song told about the soldiers who died in the Goryeo battlefield in the former Sui, the sons and daughters of the family, the old father and mother, who were still standing at the door of the house every day, looking forward to their return, the bones were built up in Beijing, the cold wind was howling, my brothers and sisters, you have not even been able to rest in death.

Li Shen knew that the more than 10,000 people in front of him were all soldiers left over from the conquest of Goryeo, as well as their descendants, who were detained by Goryeo and became slaves.

The cries rang out from the mouths of more than 10,000 people, and the whole land suddenly became extremely sad.

It's not that Li Shen doesn't save them, and there is no way at all, not one person or two, how can more than 10,000 people be rescued, and I'm afraid that there will be many more people who will die than those rescued.

"Report~~~"

"Dashuai, this is the news that the spy just sent." A soldier hurriedly handed the letter to Li Shen from his chest and said loudly.

Li Shen tore open the envelope, looked at the content written inside, and sneered, it turned out that he wanted to block the Tang Dynasty army for fifteen days, and then Silla would be destroyed, and the whole country would fight with the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shen tore off the letter, stretched out his hand and waved it, his singing suddenly stopped, and he said to the few people around him: "Let the soldiers shout out my words loudly, and tell the compatriots in front of you that they are the good sons of my Han family, and the millions of people in my Tang Dynasty will not forget them." ”

Li Chongyi stretched out his hand to wipe the tears on his face and said, "Brother, you say." ”

"Dashuai, you say." Xiao Rui choked up and said.

It is also some high-sounding reasons, for the blood feud of the Han family who died on this land, your brothers and sisters, deceased parents, for your parents to be able to close their eyes under the spring, think about your comrades-in-arms and brothers, this feud cannot be protected because of you.