Chapter 0299. The brutal siege of the city, the end of the city...
Winter goes to spring, time flies, in a blink of an eye, the bitter cold of Liaodong finally faded its fierce minions, although there is still a piece of ice and snow everywhere, but under the ice and snow is an undercurrent surging, the cold stream is surging down the hillside, and the trees are finally pulling out new shoots, a scene full of vitality. [Eye-fast reading book new domain name., initials, previously registered accounts can still be used]
Although the New Year was spent in Liaodong, the morale of the Tang army has always maintained a high level, all kinds of materials across the country are transported to the front line of Liaodong by sea, and the sea goods that have been hoarded for a long time in Denglai and other states are also carried out, and the 80,000 main troops under the city of Anshi, which is huge and expensive, have even gained a few pounds.
Facing Anshi City, which had been silent for two months, the Tang Army's sharpened swords, guns, swords, and halberds were ready to move.
Liaodong, the seaside near Shabei City is not calm, the sea ice has only melted for a few days, and more than 100 huge point-bottomed sailing ships are crisscrossing the sea.
Just a few days ago, at the Tang New Year dinner in Liaodong City, Tian Khan finally remembered that he and Li Jie were two heroes who worked hard, and each gave Qian Fan a furnace, which even Wei King Li Tai and Prince Li Chengqian had never had.
Not to mention that with Qian Fan, which is equivalent to the ancient money printing machine, he can mint copper coins for circulation, just at the banquet King Li Tai's fat face was ugly like a gourd, which made Li You even happier, Qian Fan This thing was the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and the emperor gave it to his subordinates, only Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan gave it to the hidden prince Li Jiancheng, King Qin, and now His Majesty Li Shimin.
That is of great political significance, whether it is merit or not, the merits of the crown prince King Qin are of great importance in the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, which is a disguised recognition of his and Li Jie's merits and power!
In addition to the meaning, the actual profit is even more amazing, you must know that Datang lacks copper, so the price of copper is high, and after the opening of the port, his Li You's merchant ships can pull back cheap copper from the Wa Kingdom, and the cheap copper of the whole ship! Standing on the bow of the boat blowing the sea breeze, Li You couldn't help but be happier the more he thought about it.
This kung fu happened to be a large vacant area in the center of the fleet, and suddenly more than a dozen water columns spewed out, seeing the huge fish tails with large waves, the fishermen on the boat all shouted in horror, but Li You couldn't help but be shocked, and roared angrily to launch an order.
"Follow this group of dragons, can't you make them afraid, afraid of hair? Is there anything more terrifying than my sea devil Li You? ”
This one really has!
The early morning mist had just dissipated, and the Tang army, which had been idle for half a winter, finally opened its hideous minions on the third day of the return of the heavenly khan Li Shimin, and more than 60,000 Tang troops poured out of the nest and listed the Senran battle formation under the city of Anshi, at the same time, the cavalry that were lined up in the south of the city, the north and even the east of the city also came out of the camp one after another, and the horn sounded loudly.
What is more terrifying than Li You, who calls himself a sea devil? It's hunger!
In the ancient war, the siege of the three missing one, on the one hand, is to give the defenders the hope of escaping, on the other hand, it is also a little humanitarian spirit, after that night of sneak attack, the Tang army's encirclement of Anshi City is completely tight, digging trenches on all sides, going up and down the mountain more than once, the most dangerous east of the rear of Anshi City is to set up 5,000 fine cavalry, and those who go out of the city to collect firewood are all killed.
You must know that the severe cold in Liaodong is notoriously terrifying, before this, Anshi City was besieged for a long time, and there was already little grain left, and it was besieged so harshly for two months, and the city no longer knew what kind of hell it had become.
Push back a hundred years, the most famous battle to defend the city is the Anshi Rebellion of Zhang Xun guarding Suiyang, and Yin Ziqi's rebels fought fiercely for more than ten months, the last few months, after the food supply Zhang Patrol army like the same kind of food, the New Tang Dynasty Book records, in the catastrophe Zhang Patrol Army frantically killed and ate more than 30,000 people in Suiyang, and finally when the rebels broke through Suiyang, the city was full of traces of cooking bones and meat, and almost no living people could be found.
As the army rolled out and passed by the cellar where Yang Xinyi was imprisoned, Li Jie couldn't help pinching his chin and thinking, maybe it is not a bad thing to be captured like this, Zhang Xun's cannibalism overture was started by killing his concubine with his own hands, as Yang Wanchun's beloved daughter, if Yang Xinyi was in the city, would he be taken as a victim by this cold-blooded father who loved the country and was crazy?
Thinking of the scene where Yang Xinyi was chopped into pieces and devoured by hungry ghost-like soldiers, Li Jie shuddered excitedly.
However, for the Tang army, the enemy's misfortune is their own luck, more than 20,000 stinky Goguryeo troops for a winter were frantically filled under the command of Gao Huizhen, and with the more warlike Li Shimin waving his sword and roaring, more than 30 stone throwers opened the prelude to the siege.
In the whistling sound, the burning coal streaked through the black smoke in the sky, and the rare warmth brought to the defenders of Anshi City was a nightmarish disaster, and the defenders of Anshi City, who had not raised fire for thirty days, were as thin as skeletons, and a few pounds of briquettes smashed on the city wall, often able to knock a few people away, and set off a large ball of fire on the dirty clothes wrapped in their bodies.
As soon as the trebuchet and crossbow array stopped, Qi Qi He Li, who had been holding back for a winter, took the lead in launching the first wave of attacks in the sound of sky-shaking drums, and the three thousand Tang troops ran forward with a crazy shout with a rod against their shields, and at the same time, a large rain of arrows was shot down on the city.
The so-called punch rod is a flexible big bamboo, more than ten soldiers who rushed to the city to carry the punch rod roared to stand up the bamboo, holding the punch pole is the most brave person in the whole army, like a pole vault, more than 300 Tang warriors were immediately lifted to the city, and a whirlwind cleared a large piece of space on the city wall.
"What a warrior!" Standing on the command car, looking at the city wall through a telescope, Li Shimin saw that a sturdy young man in Guanzhong had three swords in his body, and the wounds on his face were already bloody, but he still fought fiercely, and cut down more than ten Goguryeo soldiers in a row, and Li Shimin, who was watching, couldn't help but pat his thigh and admire.
However, there is always no shortage of disturbing people in the world, and as soon as Li Shimin finished praising it, he heard a whispered muttering in his ears: "It's just a stupid and bold child." ”
Li Shimin immediately turned his head angrily, and in his sight, because Li Jie was transferred, Xu Jingzong, who had finally climbed to the Grand Governor of the Second Rank Turkic Governor's Mansion, was still holding a pair of binoculars and looking at him with relish, glaring at him angrily, Li Shimin turned his head again.
"Is the battle of Anshi Castle coming to an end? It's boring! ”
Seeing that more and more Tang army soldiers on the city wall climbed up, and the Goguryeo defenders were killed and fled, in a corner of the ground army array, the same dissatisfied voice also sounded, yawning, Xiao Man'er, the eldest lady of the Xiao family who had been playing in Liaodong for almost two months, said with some sexual interest.
"Don't talk nonsense, brute!"
After getting along for so long, the eldest grandson Zhi has a lot of feelings for Xiao Man'er, who made the two of them stupid and bold, uh, what about the heroine among the women, reprimanded Xiao Man'er, this girl also said to Li Jie depressedly: "Lang Jun, the battle is over soon, can't we give our Wuyuan Army a chance to attack the city?" ”
"Finished? It's still early! Holding the binoculars, Li Jie shook his head with a sneer, and his words immediately made the two girls regain their interest, and they all picked up the binoculars and watched here.
"No matter how you look at it, it's about to be over? It's really deceiving, wow, how is that possible? Seeing that fewer and fewer Goguryeo defenders were killed, and there were already thousands of Tang troops on the city wall, Xiao Man'er pouted dissatisfiedly again, but before she could finish complaining, she stared at her eyes again.
Suddenly, a fire suddenly broke out on the city wall, and the rapid fire covered the entire city wall almost in a short time, and the Tang army, which was caught off guard, either fell into the fire, or jumped down the city like dumplings on fire.
"Even burning your own people, this is too ruthless, right?" Holding the binoculars, the little mouth of the eldest grandson weaving was also surprised to grow into an o-line, and after looking at it twice, Li Jie suddenly screamed in sorrow, turned around and jumped off the command platform, and rode out on the second dog.
"What are you doing Lang Jun?"
"yes, rush over by yourself at this time! Isn't he stupid! Following Changsun Zhi's exclamation, Xiao Man'er couldn't help but scold, but before Changsun Zhi, this girl had already rushed down the escalator and didn't run halfway, but she didn't want Changsun Zhi to pull her behind her again.
"Sister Eldest Sun, aren't you going to save the stupid prince?" Tugging on the sleeve of Changsun Weaving, Xiao Man'er asked anxiously, but Changsun Weaving glanced at her strangely, stretched out his little hand and explained, "No need!" ”
In the distance, riding the second dog Li Jie had already beaten the horse and walked back, walking through a large number of red gourd teams, carrying a petite figure with teeth and claws in his hand, carrying people back to the command platform in a circle, slapping twice on the buttocks, only then put the person down, covering his buttocks, Pei Ying was quite unconvinced and shouted: "Why are you beating me, this official is the hand-picked red gourd team!" ”
"Go back!" Turning his head, Li Jie and Changsun Zhi shouted angrily in unison, and Pei Ying, who was shouting, scratched the helmet of the Red Gourd team, and weakly shrank behind Changsun Zhi.
The bloody siege battle is still going on, time is passing minute by minute, preparing for half a winter, even if there are huge casualties, the Tang army will not withdraw from the city today, watching the battlefield in full swing, Li Shimin's hands holding the railing are green tendons.
I also know that at the last moment, the defenders of Goguryeo City also showed all their means, after all, they had the advantage of defending the city, first boiling oil, then beating wood, tearing down the rubble of the houses, raining down, and even the corpses burned in battle, the most courageous armies between the two civilizations faced off in this most barbaric way.
However, even if the Tang army was bound to win, the besieging armies under this disadvantage still retreated like a stream.
Ahead, it was Li Ji's siege army that retreated in the rain-down offive, and seeing the command platform Daxu giving orders, Li Jie couldn't help but be shocked: "It's our turn!" ”
The same two thousand troops roared forward with the ladder, but this time Li Jie, Changsun Zhi, and Xiao Man'er led five hundred cavalry to run in the front, looking at Li Jie's representative red feather helmet, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at the telescope in surprise, and exclaimed in amazement: "What is this kid going to do?" Suicide by crashing into the city? ”
In the sound of surprise, Li Jiejun was still getting closer and closer to the Goguryeo city wall, and he had no intention of slowing down at all, just when Li Shimin was annoyed and wanted people to stop him, suddenly a loud bang shook the heavens and the earth.
In the ashes of the sky, the gate of Anshi, which had been closed for several months, was opened!