Chapter 558: The Nameless
The generals couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this, they felt that what Weisa said was right, because they didn't think that the Tang army would be able to take two cities in a few days, let alone attack the city, a few days would only be enough to march, how could there be time to attack the city? Even if the Tang army is brave and good at fighting, how can it take more than ten days to capture a city, right? Therefore, there is only one possibility, the Tang army is in a suspicious formation, and wants to lure them out of the city and consume their troops, maybe there is an ambush ahead! In fact, their scouts and spies were all cleaned up by the ghost special forces, and the ghosts shot, how could anyone escape, in one of their words, those who could run away from their ghosts, they collectively stood upside down.
"What Lord Cissa said is that this is all they do!"
"If you want to lead us into battle, you can't help but underestimate us!"
"Let's defend Liaodong City and wait for them to attack! Let's see if they can capture this Liaodong City! ”
Gao Yanshou smiled faintly.
"Want to attack Liaodong City? Let's go through the two levels of Jian'an and Gaimu first! Even if the Tang army is lucky enough to defeat the two cities of Jian'an and Gaimu, it will inevitably take a long time, and the troops will be lost, and how many soldiers and horses will the Tang army have left at that time? Our ancestors can stop the millions of troops of the former Sui, can't we stop the 100,000 Tang soldiers and horses? Let's wait in Liaodong City, let them let the horses come! ”
"Lord Weisa is right, let's wait for them in Liaodong City, let them let the horses come!"
"Listen to the little ones, the Tang army is only 100,000 soldiers and horses, there is nothing to be afraid of, let's wait for them in Liaodong City, let them let the horses come over, let them try whether our bows and arrows are sharp or not!"
The city wall of Liaodong City is very noisy and shouting, and outside Liaodong City, there are people rushing to kill, Li Zhitong and Song Ruiyuan are covered in blood, and they are rushing left and right with their own soldiers, and now they are completely stunned, they rushed out of Gaimu City and encountered the pursuit, which is not an accident, it took a lot of effort to rush out under the protection of the pro-soldiers, originally thought that rushing out would be a disaster, but I didn't expect that not only there were chasing soldiers behind, but also ambushes in front, and the closer to Liaodong City, there were more and more ambushes, That's why they're completely stupid, what the hell is going on? How could there be so many cavalry from the Tang Dynasty near Liaodong City? Could it be that Liaodong City has been captured by the Tang Army? If it was before, of course they didn't dare to think so, but Jian'an City and Gaimu City were only held for one day and then lost, then it is not impossible for Liaodong City to be lost, of course, this is only possible, now they not only have no back road, there is no other way to go, they can only rush to Liaodong City, at this moment, they are on the verge of despair but have the determination to break the cauldron and sink the boat, since there is no way back, there is no way to live, then kill a bloody road, everyone rushed forward with one team, rushed through one team after another of the cavalry intercepted, Getting closer and closer to Liaodong City, they suddenly found that the gate of Liaodong City was closed, and the flag of Goguryeo fluttering on the head of the city was clearly their Goguryeo, and it turned out that Liaodong City had not been breached at all! At this moment, they suddenly felt very puzzled and resentful, the main force of the Tang army was not here at all, there were only 10,000 cavalry outside the city, but there were 50,000 defenders in Liaodong City, could they just let the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty show off their might outside the city and wantonly intercept and kill? Can't you see them being intercepted and killed? Can't you just come out and answer it? The people on the city wall have actually noticed that there are hundreds of cavalry rushing towards Liaodong City, and they are constantly being intercepted and killed by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, obviously these hundreds of cavalry are their cavalry in Liaodong! Looking at the direction in which these cavalry came, it was obvious that they were coming from Gaimu City.
"Lord Weiza, those hundreds of cavalry are from Gaimu City, and they are being intercepted and killed by the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that they will not be able to rush forward like this, should we go out to respond?"
The general asked, Gao Yanshou's face was ugly, and he said in a deep voice.
"Nonsense, why are these cavalrymen here? It must have fallen into the tricks of the Tang army, so we went out of the city to fight, we must not repeat the mistakes of the past, the order, no one is allowed to go out of the city, the king's will to us is to stick to it, and it is our top priority to stick to Liaodong City! ”
Just when Li Zhitong and Song Ruiyuan were indignant, hundreds of cavalry appeared in front of them, blocking their way, and the first person was wearing battle armor and holding a long lance, looking majestic, obviously the general of the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Shigui waved the lance and shouted.
"Whoever comes, report your name!"
"A certain is the defender of Jian'an City, Song Ruiyuan!"
"A certain is the guard of Gaimu City, Li Zhitong, who are you?"
Unexpectedly caught two big fish, Zhang Shigui was overjoyed and laughed.
"It turned out that they were two generals of the defeated army, and they lost the city after holding on for less than a day, do you still have the courage to return to Liaodong City? Aren't you afraid of being cut off by Gao Yanshou? It's better to abandon the darkness and surrender to our Datang! A certain is Zhang Shigui, the pioneer of the Tang Dynasty cavalry, but you can be promoted as an official, how about it? ”
Li Zhitong and Song Ruiyuan glanced at each other when they heard this, and shook their heads in unison.
"Zhang Shigui? I've never heard of it! It turned out to be a nobody! ”
Originally, they thought that the general blocking the road was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, but they didn't expect it to be a nameless person, this is really a desperate situation! Zhang Shigui has been stationed in southwest Sichuan for many years, and Zhang Shigui himself is also very low-key, so his reputation is naturally not as famous as other generals, and they regard Zhang Shigui as a nobody? Although Zhang Shigui is not old, he has also experienced the battle at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and has followed Dou Jiande and Liu Heimin to fight repeatedly, and he can be regarded as a famous general at a young age, otherwise Li Er would not have put him in the southwest like a Dinghai god needle, and later asked him to lead the defense of Xuanwu Gate, seeing that these people regarded themselves as unknowns, Zhang Shigui just sneered, clenched the lance in his hand, and thought to himself When Lao Tzu killed people and fought wars, you people were all in the womb of your mother, since you despise me, Then let you Goguryeo people know my prestige from now on, then start with Liaodong! Zhang Shigui laughed.
"Nobody? I think that from now on, the people of Goguryeo will remember my name Zhang Shigui, so let's start with you! ”
"Don't be ashamed! Come on! ”
Li Zhitong shouted, brandished a spear and attacked Zhang Shigui, Zhang Shigui slapped the war horse, waved the lance to meet him, Li Zhitong stabbed with a spear, Zhang Shigui went straight to the spear, Li Zhitong only felt a strong force, the spear in his hand almost couldn't hold it, swinging to the side, the white light flashed, Li Zhitong suddenly felt a pain in his chest, the lance had passed through his chest, this is going to die? Li Zhitong was very unwilling, however, he was powerless to do anything, because the vitality was passing rapidly, Zhang Shigui waved a long lance to throw Li Zhitong down, and then drove the horse straight to Song Ruiyuan, Song Ruiyuan was already stunned, he knew Li Zhitong's martial arts very well, and he was half a catty, but he never thought that Li Zhitong would be picked up and dropped in one round, isn't this just a nobody? Why is it so fierce? Song Ruiyuan is very panicked now, why is Datang so fierce when he jumps out of a person casually? Seeing that the man was galloping with a horse lance, Song Ruiyuan had no intention of fighting, and fled, Zhang Shigui led the cavalry to chase after him, shouting.
"Song Ruiyuan, don't run, do you dare to fight me?"
Isn't this nonsense, if he dares to fight, how can he turn around and run? Song Ruiyuan felt that this Tang Dynasty general must be a fool without brains, but this fool's martial arts are too strong! When he saw the cavalry blocking in front of him, Song Ruiyuan was completely desperate...... The battle outside the city finally ended, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty gradually went away, the calm outside the city was restored, and the Liaodong City also returned to calm, and even the generals in the Liaodong City felt that it seemed to be an illusion, what they didn't know was that the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were advancing towards Liaodong City, although there were still smaller cities in the northwest of Liaodong City that had not been breached, but Li Er led the army straight to Liaodong City, thinking of taking Liaodong City directly, once Liaodong City was captured, the other cities in Liaodong would inevitably collapse, The Tang army set up camp thirty miles away from Liaodong City, Zhang Shigui galloped with hundreds of cavalry, and immediately hung two heads that looked very strong, Li Yong, who was originally going to the emperor's camp, strangled Xiaohong, Zhang Shigui saw Li Yong in front of him and hurriedly drove forward to salute on the horse, and said respectfully.
"Li Yong!"
Li Yong asked curiously.
"Uncle Zhang, why did you bring two heads back?"
Zhang Shigui stroked his beard and laughed.
"This is the head of the guards of Gaimu City and Jian'an City, and it happened that he was met by the old man and took it and dedicated it to the saint!"
Li Yong couldn't help but praise when he heard it.
"Uncle Zhang beheaded two Goguryeo generals in a row, and the name of bravery is well deserved! Congratulations on your great work! ”
Zhang Shigui was even happier when he heard it.
"I'm old, but the other party has a few boys who don't know what to call it, the old man is still okay, but in front of your kid, I don't dare to take credit, this crusade, your kid is the one who has made immortal achievements!"
If it is in front of others, he can straighten his waist and say that he is a great merit, but in the face of Li Yong, he really can't straighten his waist, this credit is not enough in front of Li Yong, he is just lucky to pick up a leak, but Li Yong is really an immortal achievement! The two cities of Jian'an and Gaimu were all breached in one day, which would surely deter Goguryeo, and even if it was transmitted back to China, it would be praised by the government and the opposition.
"Let's go, let's go in together, the saint must be very happy to know!"
Li Yong said with a smile, he still admires Zhang Shigui very much, Zhang Shigui is not only brave and strategic, but he is the same as Li Jing and Xu Shiji, these veterans, they will eventually grow old, and they will still need young generals such as Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui in the future, although many famous generals in history are in the hands of Li Yong, but they finally returned to the right track and returned to the imperial court, but the time has not yet come, the emperor's camp is very lively, and everyone did not expect to be able to hit Liaodong City soon before the expedition, Zhang Shigui stood in front of the military tent, was about to let the guards report, but he didn't expect Li Yong to stop and pull him in directly, which made him feel shocked, he didn't have as much courage as Li Yong, he knew the saint behind Li Yong, but he didn't think he was so bold.
"Saint, the old prince has brought a big surprise to the saint!"
Li Yong laughed before he entered the big tent, Zhang Shigui was not as rude as Li Yong, he greeted Li Er unhurriedly, Li Er asked curiously.
"Oh? Surprise? What surprises? ”
Li Yong smashed Zhang Shigui with one arm, and Zhang Shigui hurriedly said.
"Qiqi saint, the last general luckily met the guards of Jian'an City and Gaimu City, and the last general has already taken their heads, and he has come to present them to the saint!"
Jian'an City and Gaimu City are located in key places, and the two guards can be sent to defend the generals of Goguryeo, but these two cities were captured too quickly, so these two guards are a bit overlooked, but in any case, killing the enemy generals is a great achievement after all, Li Er nodded approvingly.
"Okay, good, Zhang Shigui, the sword is not old! Hahaha...... You killed two guards, remember it, and when the army triumphs, you will definitely reward you! ”
Zhang Shigui hurriedly said.
"Those two guards are ordinary in martial arts, taking their heads is like probing for things, how dare the last general take credit?"
Li Er said with a smile.
"It's still my Datang talent! By the way, how about you blockade Liaodong City and prevent the defeated soldiers from entering Liaodong City? ”
Zhang Shigui hurriedly said.
"Qiqi sage, the last general took the cavalry to intercept and kill the defeated soldiers, and never let the defeated soldiers approach Liaodong City, and the four gates of Liaodong City have never been opened, there should be no defeated soldiers entering Liaodong City, but those defeats are too many, and the last general is inexhaustible, and some defeated soldiers have escaped and gone to Yanjin City and Xincheng!"
Li Er nodded with great satisfaction.
"There are so many defeated soldiers all over the wilderness, how can you kill them all, it is already a great achievement that you can prevent the defeated soldiers from entering Liaodong City, it doesn't matter if these defeated soldiers go to Yanjin City and Xincheng, Zhang Shigui, you did a good job!"
Zhang Shigui said respectfully.
"The last general is fortunate not to be dishonored!"
Li Er said with a smile.
"As for the two Goguryeo guards, although the martial arts and tactics are a little worse, they are also Goguryeo generals after all, so let's bury them!"
Cheng Yanjin said with a smile.
"Speaking of which, these two Goguryeo guards can be regarded as the heroes of our Tang Dynasty, and it is also appropriate to bury them."
The generals in the big tent couldn't help but laugh when they heard this, these two Goguryeo generals were able to lose the city so quickly, they were the criminals of Goguryeo, and they were not the heroes of their Tang Dynasty! Li Yong said with a smile.
"Sage, although these two Goguryeo guards have some waste, but the waste can also be reused, isn't it a pity to be buried?"
Li Er raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Oh? Recycle? How can I reuse it? ”
Li Yong said with a smile.
"Why don't you send these two heads to Liaodong City? Just send a surprise to Liaodong City! ”
The eldest grandson Wuji clapped his hands and shouted.
"Wonderful! Presumably, the defenders of Liaodong City still don't know that Gaimu and Jian'an City have been captured, which is really a big surprise! ”
Li Er's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked around at the guards on the left and right, and asked.
"Which of you dares to go to Liaodong City and give Liaodong City this great gift!"
A group of guards are worried that they have no chance to make meritorious contributions, and they suddenly became enthusiastic when they heard this errand, this errand does require courage, but it is not too dangerous, after all, the two countries are at war without cutting down, of course, if the people of Liaodong City turn their faces and do not recognize people, then they will definitely die on the spot, of course, the risk is there, but the wealth is in danger, as long as it comes back smoothly, it is not a small credit! Li Er ordered two guards and asked them to pack the two heads in a precious wooden box and go directly to Liaodong City.