Chapter Seventy-One: The Pass
It was not the first time Li Kong had gone to the battlefield, and he definitely did not have the same tension as when he first went to the battlefield.
In his previous life, he dared to infiltrate tens of thousands of enemy troops alone to carry out decapitation activities, and was active in destroying people's lives among hundreds of thousands of wolf smoke and fire, and in this life, in the face of the upcoming war, the passion and bloodthirsty genes in his heart began to stir again.
Behind him, there are five thousand elite cavalry selected from the Chang'an Praetorian Guard, now the Tang Dynasty has only been established for more than ten years, and the war has only ended for five or six years, at this time, the Chang'an Praetorian Guard is definitely the strongest existence in the entire Tang Dynasty, even if it is placed in the world, it is also the strongest soldier second to none.
At the east gate of Chang'an, Li Shimin took hundreds of civil and military officials to see Li Kong off in person, although this time it is not about the fortune of the country, but its importance is not a lot at all, so at this time, Li Kong has become a hero in the hearts of everyone in the entire Tang Dynasty, at least at this moment, even if it is the eldest grandson Wuji, he is silent at this time.
Maybe he has such and such selfish intentions, but it is undeniable that the eldest grandson Wuji's loyalty to the Tang Dynasty is undoubted, even if he wants Li Kong to die, it is definitely not this time.
"Yunfeng, this time I have appointed you as the head of the march of Liaodong Dao, the general of the Eagle Yang Guard, and I am fully responsible for this battle, I ...... Waiting for your triumphant return! Li Shimin walked up to the front wall, took the drumstick from the soldier next to him, and roared loudly.
Li Kong knelt down on one knee, hugged his fists and said: "Swear to retreat from the enemy and raise the prestige of our country!" ”
"Swear to retreat from the enemy and raise the prestige of our country!" Five thousand soldiers howled angrily, and their voices filled the sky.
Countless people around the crowd shouted in unison: "Datang Wansheng ......"
"All the soldiers obey the order, get on the horse, and set off!" After Li Kong returned the salute, he stood up suddenly, turned over and flew onto the horse's back, waved the horsewhip and whipped it fiercely on the horse's back, and with a neigh, the war horse galloped wildly and plunged into the distance between heaven and earth.
"Brother Kong...... Certain! Be sure to come back, I'm still here waiting for you! A delicate scream came from afar in Chang'an, and finally drifted away with the wind!
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The scope of Liaodong in Datang is very large, almost including the northeast of Hebei in the previous life, the Beijing-Tianjin region, and the northern part of Jilin Province to the north, with an area of at least 800,000 square kilometers or more, or even more.
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, after Gongsun Zan died in battle, Xianbei quickly occupied most of Youzhou, including Jicheng (now Beijing), and the capital of Youzhou was all zoned by Xianbei to its own territory.
The two Jin Dynasty were powerless, and after the Five Hu Chaohua, it became the most headache in everyone's eyes, so it was completely discarded.
It was not until the Yang Guang period that the former Sui army pushed the direction of Liaodong for hundreds of miles, but it still stopped at the city of Liaodong, that is, Liaoning in the previous life, and did not even cross the Yalu River.
The cold wind is howling, although it is only the Mid-Autumn Festival, but here at this time it has entered the rhythm of severe winter, a large area of uninhabited grassland, thousands of strangely dressed cavalry wantonly crisscross, the withered yellow grass is trampled by the horse's hooves, after a long time, you can finally see the figure of these people, only to see on horseback in addition to these cavalry, there are some Han women who are unable to neigh.
They are desperate, helpless, and even lifeless.
And the cavalry shouted one by one, with a sneer and obscenity on their faces.
"General, there is a pass ahead, and after the pass is the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, we can drive straight into Jincheng, which is only a few hundred miles away from the Hetao, should we go directly to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty to have a look? It's so bitter and cold here, even a girl is so unpleasant, I heard that Chang'an is prosperous, if it is...... Hehe......" A cavalryman rushed to the front and said loudly.
The leader of this cavalry is Gao Yanshou of the northern part of Goguryeo, but at this time he is just over 20 years old, which is the time when his sharpness is at its peak, plus he himself is a rare handsome talent, among the young generation, only Yuan Gai Suwen can suppress him, but Gao Yanshou is always unconvinced, and even thinks when he can overturn Yuan Gai Suwen and reach the top of Goguryeo.
The most important thing is that this goods is also a typical hawk, in the history books, after Yuangai Suwen overthrew the king of Goryeo, almost all the ministers were against Yuangai Suwen, but Gao Yanshou expressed his support to the greatest extent, not only handed over his military power, but also charged forward when there was a war, and he was the pawn of Yuangai Suwen.
Therefore, hearing the words of the guards around him at this time, Gao Yanshou just pondered for a moment and said: "Okay, then let's rush inside the Tang Dynasty to see if this so-called Heavenly Empire is really as invincible as rumored, everyone listens to the order, the target pass, and moves forward!" ”
"Roar, roar, roar!" Thousands of cavalry rushed in the direction of the pass.
Pass, located in the northwest of the Hetao Plain, the location is close to the Datong of the previous life, in the middle of Datong and Taiyuan, it is the first checkpoint to guard the west of the Hetao, but the location of this pass is not too good, there is no big mountain around, only a little stretch of hilly veins, the small pass city wall is only a few zhang, the thickness is only one meter, in this era is definitely the most inconspicuous kind of small city.
At this time, the guard at this pass is the famous Tang Dynasty general Liu Renliang, but now Liu Renliang is only a young man in his twenties, although his ability is extraordinary, but his official position is not high.
This place was originally used to deal with the Turks, but since the Turks withdrew from the Hetao and returned Yanmen Pass to the Tang Dynasty, there has been no war here for three years, and the weather is getting colder, Liu Renliang simply stayed in his own mansion, got two appetizers, and poured himself with a pot of hero drunkenness, which is also very funny.
Suddenly, a man dressed as a scribe rushed in, and said with a slightly panicked face: "General, the Goguryeo cavalry over there in Liaodong is coming towards us, according to the report of the patrol soldiers, it is only a few dozen miles away from us at this time, and it can be reached in the time of a stick of incense at most!" ”
Smack~ Liu Renliang directly threw away the wine glass in his hand and said coldly: "Goguryeo cavalry? Possibly sure? ”
"It's been confirmed, but I don't know the people who are the leaders, but we just look at their military discipline is strict, general, do we ask the court for help? After all, we only have 3,000 soldiers here, and if the Goguryeo army follows closely, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”
Liu Renliang snorted coldly, got up and said, "There are only thousands of cavalry, will I, Liu Renliang, be afraid of them?" As for the Goguryeo army, do you really think they have the guts? Let's go, follow Ben to meet this group of barbarians who don't know whether they are alive or dead! ”