On the ninth day of the fifth month of the fourteenth year of Zhenguan, 60,000 Tang troops gathered in Youzhou.

His Majesty Li Er issued an edict announcing the official start of the crusade against Goguryeo, and listed five reasons for winning the battle.

First, hit the small with the big. Second, to seek rebellion with obedience. Third, to control the chaos. Fourth, to wait for work, and fifth, to be happy and resentful.

Thousands of words are combined into one sentence, we have a big fist, and this time we are standing on reason, Yuan Nanjian, you have washed your ass and are ready to surrender.

As soon as the edict was issued, the army immediately marched and went straight to Liaodong.

The first thing that stood in front of the Tang army was the Great Wall of Thousands of Miles, which had been built since the time of King Yingyang. The army of Goguryeo had been prepared for a long time and held on to the city.

The terrain is dangerous, the city is strong, if the Tang army and the Goguryeo army go head-to-head, this battle is really not easy to fight.

Of course, this is definitely not difficult for the bull-nosed Xu Maogong, who is famous for his wisdom, ah, no, it should be called the British Duke Li Ji.

He first sent people to bluff near Huaiyuan, attracting most of Goguryeo's main force, and then sent Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia, to raid Liucheng with thousands of elites. After capturing Liucheng, he continued to advance, broke through Dingcheng and crossed Liaoshui, and reached Xincheng.

The defenders of Xincheng surrendered without a fight, and Li Daozong was unforgiving, continued to advance, captured Jian'an City, and defeated 5,000 reinforcements from Goguryeo.

I have to say that Li Ji is wise, Li Daozong is brave, and the two complement each other well, which can be regarded as a pair of golden combinations in this era.

A combination of punches made Goguryeo work hard and lonely, and the thousand-mile Great Wall built after more than ten years of hard work and countless sums of money was completely invalid.

The Tang army won the first battle.

Then, under Li Ji's plan, Li Daozong made another surprise attack and captured the military town of Goguryeo, Gaimu City, captured 20,000 enemies, and obtained more than 100,000 stones.

The significance of the victory in this battle is very significant. Not to mention the fortification of Gaimu City, the Tang army captured this city, even if it gained a firm foothold in Liaodong. Not to mention the important political and military significance of capturing 20,000 enemies.

These hundreds of thousands of stone grains alone are incredible.

A person has to eat about seven stones of grain a year, and the total army led by His Majesty Li Er this time is only 60,000. In other words, even if we didn't rely on logistics, this batch of grain would be enough for the Tang army to last for two or three months.

The logistical pressure has been greatly reduced, and it has become almost impossible for His Majesty Li Er to repeat the mistakes of Emperor Yang of Sui, which His Majesty Li Er feared.

After a short rest, Li Daozong took the Xuanjia army of 5,000 and came to the city of Liaodong. At this time, the reinforcements of Goguryeo's 40,000 infantry cavalry also arrived.

It is worthy of being the trump card army that His Majesty Li Er relied on to sweep the world, and the two sides fought a field battle, and the king of Jiangxia broke 40,000 from 5,000, and he only suffered less than 200 casualties.

At this point, Liaodong City has become a lonely city, trembling under the iron hooves of the Tang army.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was overjoyed when he heard the news, and immediately led the main force to cross the Liaoshui.

However, just when all this was going well, something happened that seemed to be a small thing at the time, but it seemed very important to later generations.

His Majesty Li Er did an extraordinary thing. He ordered people to destroy all the bridges on the Liaoshui River, showing his determination to fight against the water, and declaring that the trip would not be won and no return.

A discerning person can know at a glance that he is emulating the story of the overlord of Western Chu.

But the problem is that Xiang Yu has no choice but to play this hand. 8,000 soldiers, against 400,000 Qin troops, if you can't win, you will die. Whether the kettle is broken or not is just the difference between dying two days early and dying two days late.

But Tang Jun was originally on the strong side, what kind of trouble did he want to play this set of pathos?

The seventh day of the sixth month of the fourteenth year of Zhenguan.

The main force of the Tang Dynasty joined under Liaodong City, and the 60,000 army completely surrounded Liaodong City. His Majesty Li Er encamped on Mashou Mountain in the west of the city.

Inside the tent.

His Majesty Li Er sat upright in the middle, and the British Duke Li Ji, the chief of the march, sat on the left to accompany the prime minister.

Zhang Shigui, Zhang Jian, Zhi Sili, Qi Bi He Li, Ashina Mi She, Jiang Deben, Qu Zhisheng, Wu Heimin, Ma Wenju, Zhang Junyi and other generals will stand around.

Li Daozong was dressed in military uniform and bowed to His Majesty Li Er, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." ”

His Majesty Li Er helped him up with both hands and said, "King Jiangxia is exempt, please sit down quickly." I don't dare to despise you, a great hero. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

As soon as Li Daozong sat down, he coughed lightly and said proudly: "In one month, Weichen broke five fortified cities, captured 20,000 enemies, and defeated nearly 100,000 enemies. Now that the soldiers are coming to Liaodong City, is Your Majesty still satisfied? ”

"Satisfied, of course satisfied. King Jiangxia, you have done a good job as a pioneer, even better than I imagined! Not only did it not take much effort to hit the city of Liaodong. More importantly, more than 100,000 stone of grain was seized, which relieved a piece of my heart disease. ”

"Then Your Majesty thinks that if Guo Ye, the Duke of Qin, is this vanguard officer, can he achieve greater results than me?"

His Majesty Li Er shook his head slowly and said, "It's basically impossible. King Jiangxia's march this time can already be called perfect. Even if the ancient grandson Wu is reborn and resurrected, there will be no good things you have done. ”

"Where, where, Your Majesty has praised it. Sun Wu and Bai Qi can't be compared. ”

He paused for a moment and continued: "Of course, compared to Qin Guogong, Weichen still has a little advantage. Thinking that His Majesty had given up the Duke of Qin and used Weichen as the vanguard officer, it was really a very wise decision. ”

Zhang Junyi, the head of the march, patted his ass on the side and said: "As the saying goes, ginger is still old and spicy." When King Jiangxia made his first meritorious service in front of the battle, the Duke of Qin was probably still wearing open crotch pants! How can I compare with you? ”

Wu Heimin also said: "The Jiangxia King has been fighting in the field for more than 20 years, and this soldier is really getting more and more spicy. Qin Guogong is just a hairy child, compared with him, isn't it self-surrendering? No comparison, no comparison! Even ten Qin Guogongs can't compare to you with a finger! ”

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Li Daozong has made such a great contribution, and most of the generals are his subordinates, and more importantly, Guo Ye is not here.

As a result, a flood of rumors praised Li Daozong above the Nine Heavens. What Sun Wu and Wu Qi are white, which Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, not to mention Han Xin Le Yi, all have to bow down in front of King Jiangxia.

For a time, he simply became the auspicious rui of the Tang Dynasty and the living soldier saint. There is no such talent in heaven, but only one on earth. Without him, His Majesty Li Er is afraid that the country will be unstable and the society will be unstable.

As for Guo Ye, he was relegated to the Nine Shadows by people, and he was simply unworthy of carrying shoes for King Jiangxia. If it weren't for the presence of the emperor, I'm afraid he would have to say that he deceived the world and stole his name, and he was lucky to get in.

Of course, His Majesty Li Er knew that their words were a bit excessive, but now that it was time to employ people, their morale could not be discouraged. can only be left to their sidelines.

In the end, Li Ji couldn't get used to Li Daozong's villainous appearance, so he waited for people's voices to become quieter and changed the topic.

He said: "I think that at the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui conquered Goguryeo, and every time he stopped at the city of Liaodong. Now that the test for us has just begun, we should not take it lightly. ”

Li Daozong waved his hand and said, "Duke Wei Guo doesn't have to worry. It's rare for Emperor Yang of Sui to live in Liaodong City, but it's hard for me! Just give me half a month, and I'll take this city! ”

Li Ji's face sank, and he said: "King Jiangxia knows that there is no joke in the army!" ”

"Of course I do." Li Daozong rolled his eyes and said, "Do you want me to give you a military order to break the city in half a month?" ”

"Okay, it's up to King Jiangxia's words! Come on, take the pen! ”

"Slow!" His Majesty Li Er hurriedly stopped this matter and said, "Half a month is too short, even if it is three months to break through Liaodong City, I am also satisfied." It doesn't matter if this military order is not established! ”

Li Ji shook his head and said, "The time has dragged on for too long, and in winter, I am afraid it will be difficult to use soldiers." This time the troops were sent to destroy Goguryeo, and the delay in Liaodong City should not exceed two months. ”

There is some truth to that. In that case, why don't you give the military writ a two-month deadline? ”

Li Daozong pulled out his chest and said, "The minister said that half a month is half a month!" No grace time! ”

His Majesty Li Er frowned and said, "King Jiangxia must know that his arrogant soldiers will be defeated, and he must not be too arrogant!" In this way, I am in charge, and you are limited to break Liaodong City within a month! An inner city is broken, and the property in the city is not taken, and all the money is given to the meritorious soldiers. ”

Li Ji said: "Then what if King Jiangxia can't break the city within a month?" ”

"King Jiangxia is here to see you!"

Li Daozong immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Obey the order!" Please look at my means, how to conquer Liaodong City, which Emperor Yang of Sui's million-strong army can't defeat within half a month! ”