Gao Yanshou entered Pyongyang City with his own soldiers, and the surrounding people stopped along the way, thanks to Gao Yanshou was also a merry man from a high family in Pyongyang City, so the people on the road recognized him, and it was because he recognized Gao Yanshou that he was shocked, Gao Yanshou, as a northern Daisa, shouldn't he be guarding in Liaodong to resist the attack of the Tang army? How did it appear in the city of Pyongyang? Could it be that the Tang Army has already retreated from the difficulties? But even if the Tang army retreated, Gao Yanshou should not have returned to Pyongyang so soon, what if the Tang army made a false shot? Moreover, looking at the expression on Gao Yanshou's face, it doesn't seem to be a victory! Could it be that something happened in the city of Pyongyang, so the king recalled Gao Yanshou to the capital? It shouldn't be! If there is something in the king to recall Gao Yanshou, then it is impossible for them not to know! From beginning to end, no one thought that Liaodong had fallen, after all, Liaodong was easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Tang army only had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, although it may not be easy to defeat the Tang army, but it was also difficult for the Tang army to capture Liaodong, in the palace, the atmosphere was no longer the nervous when he knew that the Tang Emperor was going to drive the Eastern Expedition, however, Gao Jianwu, the king of Goguryeo, still felt heavy in his heart, turned over the music in front of him, put the music aside casually, and asked in a deep voice.

"Isn't there a Liaodong concerto?"

The attendant next to him hurriedly smiled.

"Back to the king, there is no Liaodong concert."

Gao Jianwu said worriedly.

"I don't know how the war in Liaodong is going."

The chamberlain laughed.

"Your Majesty, now the Tang Army is still in a hurry outside Jian'an City, so Gao Weisa doesn't feel the need to play the chapter, this is a good thing!"

Gao Jianwu nodded when he heard this.

"That's right, Gu now just hopes that Jian'an City can hold on for a few more days, and I hope that Yuangai Suwen can capture Jincheng as soon as possible."

The chamberlain laughed.

"Maybe there will be good news tomorrow, so don't worry about it."

At this moment, a little chamberlain hurriedly entered the main hall and said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, Gao Jianwu of the northern Weisa asks to see you!"

Gao Jianwu couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, with a suspicious look, thinking that he had heard it wrong? Not only did Gao Jianwu feel that he was hallucinating, but the attendants in the hall were a little suspicious of whether they had heard it wrong, anyway, either they had heard it wrong, or the attendant had said it wrong, because Gao Yanshou was still guarding the city in Liaodong! How could it be possible to be here? How is it possible to enter the palace and ask to see you? Gao Jianwu asked.

"What do you say? Gao Yanshou asks to see you? ”

The little chamberlain said tremblingly.

"King Qiqi, it is Gao Weisa who asks to see, and the slave has confirmed it again and again, there will be no mistake!"

At this moment, Gao Jianwu really thought that the chamberlain had made a mistake, but no, how could Gao Yanshou be in Pyongyang City? And what about Liaodong? Gao Jianwu's heart shook violently, and he suddenly stood up and asked.

"Didn't Gao Yanshou guard Liaodong City on the order of Lonely? How did it end up here? ”

The little chamberlain said tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, this slave doesn't know either, but the guards at the palace gate are so polite!"

"Quickly spread the high life extension to see the lonely!"

Gao Jianwu shouted, the little chamberlain listened to the smoke and went, Gao Jianwu asked the chamberlain beside him with a sinking face.

"You say, why did Gao Yanshou return to Pyongyang? Could Liaodong have already fallen? ”

The attendants in the hall actually have this question in their hearts, but who dares to say it?

"Your Majesty, the Tang army only has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and Liaodong City is impregnable, how can it fall? Gao Weisa must have something important to report to the king when he returned to the capital! ”

The chamberlain said with relief. Gao Jianwu said in a deep voice.

"What could be more important than guarding Liaodong?"

The waiter searched the intestines and scraped the belly.

"Maybe, maybe, the war in Liaodong is not tight, or perhaps, the Tang Army has withdrawn, or maybe there will be peace talks!"

It's not that this possibility is impossible, but Gao Yanshou can send someone to report it, and there is no need to leave Liaodong without authorization, after all, Gao Yanshou's first task is to guard Liaodong, and Liaodong must not be lost! At the palace gate, Gao Yanshou waited at the palace gate for a while and attracted the attention of many officials, after all, Gao Yanshou should be guarding Liaodong at the moment, how could he appear here?

"Gao Weisa, when will you return to the capital?"

"Gao Weisa, why are you here?"

"Yes, aren't you supposed to be guarding Liaodong?"

"How's the battle going in Liaodong?"

Gao Yanshou's face was a little unsightly, and he said calmly.

"I have important things to report to the king!"

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at each other, what important things can't be written or do they have to face each other? After all, now is a special period, how can Gao Yanshou, as the chief general guarding Liaodong, leave Liaodong without permission? What if Liaodong loses? The little waiter ran panting and said loudly.

"Gao Weisa, summoned by the king, please enter the palace quickly!"

Gao Yanshou nodded to the officials next to him, and then strode towards the palace, and the little chamberlain next to him trotted to follow, his face was a little pale, and he didn't dare to say a word.

"Your Majesty, Gao Weisa has arrived!"

In the main hall, Gao Jianwu was pacing anxiously, and when he heard Gao Yanshou coming, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart, and took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Let him in!"

Gao Yanshou walked into the main hall with his head down, and said respectfully.

"The minister Gao Yanshou greets the king!"

Gao Jianwu paused, stared at Gao Yanshou and asked in a deep voice.

"Gao Yanshou, you are not guarding Liaodong, why did you return to the capital without permission?"

Gao Yanshou knelt on the ground with a puff and choked up.

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty, Liaodong has been lost!"

Although he had already guessed in his heart, Gao Yanshou didn't want to believe it at all, but now that he heard it from Gao Yanshou's mouth, Gao Jianwu still felt unbelievable, and took two steps back and asked in a daze.

"How is that possible? How could Liaodong have fallen so quickly? That's Liaodong! Didn't the Tang Army only have more than 100,000 soldiers and horses? Didn't you say that you should hold on for at least half a year? It's not even half a month! ”

In the end, Gao Jianwu was already full of emotion, staring at Gao Yanshou fiercely, and even had the heart to eat Gao Yanshou, and Gao Yanshou began to justify.

"Your Majesty, the original minister was confident to hold on for half a year, but he never expected that the Tang Army would have artillery!"

Gao Jianwu asked in a daze.

"Artillery? Just because of artillery? ”

Gao Yanshou nodded with a sad face.

"Your Majesty, the artillery is so powerful, not only is it like thunder, but it can also tear the city wall apart from a few miles away, a cannonball can kill and wound dozens of soldiers, I don't know how many artillery pieces are hidden in the army of the Tang Dynasty, and countless artillery pieces are fired in unison, and they can't resist it at all!"

Gao Jianwu listened to the shock in his heart and lost his voice.

"Artillery?"

He naturally knows a little about artillery, after all, Goguryeo also has a lot of spies lurking in the Tang Dynasty, so as the king of Goguryeo, he has naturally heard of the name of artillery, and knows that artillery is a sharp weapon for attacking cities, but if you want to talk about how powerful artillery is, how powerful it is, he is confused, there are too many rumors, and it is too exaggerated, making him feel that those news are just nonsense about three people becoming tigers, is it because the Tang army has artillery, so that Gao Yanshou lost Liaodong all of a sudden? Gao Jianwu asked in a deep voice.

"Gao Yanshou, you tell Gu honestly, is the artillery really that powerful?"

Gao Yanshou nodded like pounding garlic.

"Really, the minister doesn't dare to deceive the king, the Tang army's artillery is really powerful! The ministers obeyed the king's edict, held the city, never went out of the city to give the enemy a chance, the Tang army was already discovered by the scouts, the soldiers united as one, carefully defended the city, and the ministers also personally went to the city wall and the soldiers guarded the city together, but Liaodong City still only held on for one day, not that the ministers were not brave, but the enemy's artillery was too strong. ”

Gao Jianwu's heart sank when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice.

"Did you personally go up to the city wall and defend the city?"

Gao Yanshou pointed to his forehead and said in a deep voice.

"The king, please look at the forehead of the minister, that is, when the minister was defending the city in the city, the bricks and stones that were broken by the artillery hit the forehead, if it were not for the protection of God, the bricks and stones would be slightly off, and the ministers would be loyal to the king in Liaodong City!"

Gao Jianwu's eyes fell on Gao Yanshou's forehead, Gao Yanshou untied the turban tied on his forehead, revealing the hideous wound on his forehead, Gao Jianwu carefully observed, this wound is still very fresh, indicating that it was injured just a few days ago, and the location of the wound is indeed very dangerous, and if it hits the temple a little more, it will really kill people, this wound undoubtedly proves Gao Yanshou's words, it can be seen that Gao Yanshou really came to the city wall to defend the city with the soldiers, it can be seen that Gao Yanshou has tried his best as a northern Sa, Since the defenders of Liaodong did not go out of the city to fight, but were ordered to hold on, they still lost the city after only holding on for one day, why? Then there is only one possibility, the artillery of the Tang Army is indeed very powerful, Gao Jianwu sighed.

"Gao Aiqing, you have worked hard, I didn't expect that the artillery would be so powerful!"

Gao Yanshou breathed a sigh of relief in his heart when he heard this, which shows that he has passed the test, although he lost the city, but there should not be much guilt, at this moment, Gao Yanshou was suddenly very glad that his forehead was injured, otherwise he didn't know how much it would take! Gao Yanshou said abruptly.

"At that time, the minister wanted to live and die with Liaodong City, and be loyal to the king, but the minister thought that the minister could not die in Liaodong, if he couldn't report the truth of the Tang army to the king, and wanted to resist the Tang army's artillery, then the minister would die in vain even if he died!"

Gao Jianwu paced in the main hall, his steps were very heavy, and his mood was even heavier, as for whether Gao Yanshou died in Liaodong or not, it was not important that Gao Yanshou could come back and tell the situation of the Tang Army clearly, Gao Jianwu frowned and waved his hand.

"That's it, so to speak, Jian'an, Gaimu and even Liaodong City were breached after only one day?"

Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice.

"Yes, the king, the artillery of the Tang army is too powerful, if it goes on like this, the ministers are afraid, and the ministers are afraid that the cities behind will not be able to hold on."

Since even Liaodong City has only held out for one day, how long can we expect other cities to hold on? Gao Jianwu's heart was about to sink to the bottom, so he stopped and asked in a deep voice.

"Gao Yanshou, you have personally experienced the artillery of the Tang Army, in your opinion, what is the way to crack it?"

Gao Yanshou hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty, the minister has been thinking and meditating all the way, but the minister has not come up with any good way, the artillery is not only powerful, but also has a long range, and there is no way to attack the artillery of the Tang army on the city wall, and the soldiers guarding the city wall can not leave and have nowhere to dodge, it is a living target, can only be bombarded by artillery, and the power of the artillery is too great, it is impossible to resist at all, and the Tang army is attacking the city under the cover of artillery, and the soldiers are demoralized, and the city is difficult to hold!"

Gao Jianwu's face became even more gloomy when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice.

"According to what you say, can't I resist the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of Datang with the strength of my whole country?"

Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice.

"Of course not, the king, the minister has thought about it carefully, although the artillery is powerful, but it moves slowly, and the soldiers can only be live targets on the city wall, but what if it is not on the city wall? Then the artillery of the Tang Army will have no place to use, or it may be able to turn the tide of the war! ”

Gao Jianwu suddenly stopped when he heard this, and said in a deep voice.

"You mean, field battles with the Tang Army?"

Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice.

"In the humble opinion of the ministers, it can only be like this, gather troops and fight to the death with the Tang army, if the troops are divided to defend the city, they can only let the Tang army break through each with artillery!"

Gao Jianwu was also thinking quickly in his heart, and had to admit that what Gao Yanshou said made sense, since the advantage of the Tang army was artillery, then defending the city could only become a live target and be killed by artillery, but it was better to gather troops and fight to the death with the Tang army, after all, the Tang army only had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, so it was not to be feared, and it was decided to hold on because Yuangai Suwen led 200,000 elite troops to fight outside, and there was really no way to gather many troops in the court. But the domestic territory is more important, and there is no room for loss, so let's have a decisive battle with Datang, Gao Jianwu turned his head and said in a deep voice.

"Eight hundred miles to urgently pass the decree to Yuan Gai Suwen, and immediately lead the troops back after receiving the order, whether or not the golden city is captured, there must be no delay for a moment!"

The attendants in the hall listened to it for so long, and they were already panicked in their hearts, and hurriedly came forward to study the ink, Gao Jianwu wrote the will in his own hand, the eunuch stamped it, and then trotted out of the hall with the will, he really didn't dare to delay for a moment, although Gao Yanshou still knelt on the ground and lowered his head, but his heart had relaxed a lot, it seemed that the king had decided to gather the army and fight to the death with the Tang army, so the loss of Liaodong could not be regarded as his guilt, after all, in the face of the Tang Dynasty's artillery, it was a wrong decision to stick to the city, He is just acting according to the king's orders, if the king did not decree that he must hold the city and not fight, then he may not lose Liaodong so quickly, Gao Yanshou felt that the reason why he was defeated was that he was defeated by the artillery of the Tang army, and he was defeated by the order to stick, of course, he did not dare to say it directly.