Chapter 581: Self-Destruction

Gao Yanshou, who lost Liaodong City in one day, actually became the commander of the army again? Li Yong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this information, although he used a counter-plot to divide the relationship between Gao Jianwu and Yuangai Suwen, and wanted to let Gao Jianwu come to the battle to be handsome, but he never expected that Gao Jianwu would let Gao Yanshou, the general of the defeated army, lead the troops, and let Gao Yanshou escape by luck, he thought that Gao Yanshou would be executed by Gao Jianwu! After all, it was a mortal crime to lose Liaodong so quickly, and it was not an exaggeration to kill the head, but why didn't he expect that Gao Jianwu not only did not punish Gao Yanshou, but let Gao Yanshou continue to lead the troops, what kind of logic is this? What does Gao Jianwu think? I can't guess at all! No matter what, this is a good thing after all, Gao Yanshou will not suddenly open up after a big defeat, right?

"Grandpa, the army that returned from Silla, plus the elite soldiers gathered by the King of Goguryeo from other places, totaled about 250,000 soldiers and horses, and it was known as 500,000 troops to the outside world!"

"Okay, very good, your intelligence was sent in a timely manner, this is a great achievement, you go down and rest first!"

Li Yong said with a good smile, although the enemy army has 500,000, but Li Yong is not willing at all, as the saying goes, one soldier will be a nest, not to mention that Gao Yanshou led 250,000 horses, even if he really led 500,000 horses, what can he do? Xue Wanche, Su Dingfang and others came on horseback and said with a smile.

"Grandpa, our Shenji Battalion is starting to enter the city!"

"Let's go, let's go into the city!"

Li Yong laughed heartily.

"Grandpa seems to be happy, huh?"

Xue Wanche said with a smile.

"Of course you're happy to capture the Black Bone City, aren't you happy?"

Li Yong asked, Xue Wanche and Su Dingfang nodded hurriedly after hearing this.

"Happy, of course happy!"

Although they were not as excited and happy as they were to capture Jian'an City and Liaodong City, after all, they were happy to capture the city of Goguryeo, but in addition to this happiness, they were inevitably a little envious in their hearts, especially Xue Wanche, he led the cavalry, and he was also the cavalry of the Shenji Battalion, so there was no chance to go to the battlefield at all on this eastward expedition! It won't be his turn to siege the city, and it won't be his turn to pursue and block, because the credit of the Shenji Battalion is already big enough, so it's not good to grab the credit, right? He doesn't care if he doesn't take credit, he just wants to crisscross the battlefield and fight a fierce battle, as a result, this way to the east, there is nothing for him, except for the march, and then he is watching the play, he knew that Goguryeo was so unsupportive, he might as well not follow the expedition at the beginning, and stay with the princess! It's much more interesting than just marching and not fighting, Li Yong said with a smile.

"However, I am especially happy today."

Xue Wanche asked curiously.

"Oh? Why is Grandpa so happy? ”

Li Yong smiled slightly.

"Because I received the news that the army of Goguryeo has finally returned to Pyongyang City, and Gao Jianwu has sent some elite soldiers, known as 500,000 troops, and has already slaughtered us......"

Before Li Yong finished speaking, Xue Wanche's face already showed a look of great joy, and he couldn't help himself.

"Great, that's great! Now it's finally time to fight hard! ”

As for the 500,000 army, Xue Wanche didn't pay attention to it at all, but felt that Goguryeo should always support some of the troops and horses gathered so many soldiers and horses, right? Su Dingfang groaned.

"Grandpa, does Goguryeo still have 500,000 soldiers and horses?"

If Goguryeo could really gather so many soldiers and horses, then Gao Jianwu would not necessarily let the army that attacked Silla return to his division, after all, the soldiers and horses that attacked Silla almost completely captured Silla, Li Yong said with a smile.

"Of course not so much, in fact, Gao Jianwu only gathered 250,000 horses, claiming to be 500,000!"

Xue Wanche couldn't help pouting when he heard this, and felt sorry in his heart, there were only 250,000 horses, and he didn't know whether to support the fight, but the county prince praised Yuangai Suwen a lot, and thought that Yuangai Suwen should have some ability to lead the troops, and hoped that he could support some of them, otherwise, this crusade would be too boring, Su Dingfang said with a smile.

"200,000 horses, that is, the main army of Goguryeo, if this army is defeated, Goguryeo will no longer be able to resist, this is indeed a great joy!"

Li Yong said with a smile.

"The most surprising thing for me is not this, who do you guess is the commander of the Goguryeo army?"

Guess who is the commander of the army? That means it's definitely not Yuangai Suwen, but how can you guess this? Su Dingfang said with a smile.

"Hearing what my grandfather said, the commander of the Goguryeo army is definitely not Yuangai Suwen, but the last general is stupid, and I really can't guess who it is!"

Li Yong said with a smile.

"The leader of the army is Gao Yanshou!"

Su Dingfang and Xue Wanche shouted together.

"What? Is it high longevity? How is this possible? ”

Gao Yanshou is the general of the defeated army, and he is also the most incompetent and cowardly general of the defeated army, how can the king of Goguryeo still let Gao Yanshou lead the army? Li Yong nodded with a smile.

"That's right, it's Gao Yanshou!"

Su Dingfang and Xue Wanche were very speechless, they really wanted to ask Gao Jianwu, how did you drop your head when it was caught by the door? Who must be the commander, but must choose an incompetent defeated general as the commander? Su Dingfang said happily.

"What a surprise! Gao Jianwu actually asked Gao Yanshou to be the commander of the army, it is difficult for us to lose even if we want to! ”

Xue Wanche nodded.

"That's right, Gao Yanshou may have read the book of war, but he is just a guts waste, he is the commander of Goguryeo, and the Goguryeo army will definitely be finished!"

There was no lack of regret in Xue Wanche's tone, before he expected Yuangai Suwen to lead the troops to hold some of it, but now it's good, if you change Gao Yanshou's waste, I'm afraid that there will be no battle again, Li Yong couldn't help but shake his head when he heard it, and said with a smile.

"Although Gao Yanshou is indeed incompetent and a little incompetent, the Goguryeo army is coming violently, and he can't underestimate the enemy!"

After speaking, Li Yong couldn't help laughing, obviously Goguryeo's troops were 250,000, far more than them, but he said that he couldn't underestimate the enemy, it was funny to think about it, the army slowly entered the city, and the chaos in the city was quickly quelled.

"Just find the nearest route to go, build a bridge when encountering water, if you encounter a city and a mountain, then it's better, just use a cannon to open it!"

Wei Chigong said with a smile.

"What Lao Cheng said is that the army is directly aimed at Pyongyang City, directly attacking Pyongyang City, and capturing Gao Jianwu alive!"

Seeing Li Yong walking in, Cheng Yanjin immediately asked.

"Li Yong, what do you think?"

Before Li Yong could speak, the eldest grandson Wuji had already smiled.

"How can a saint take a risk? Or guard against arrogance and rashness, and fight steadily! ”

Cheng Biting Jin shouted.

"If you go back to Chang'an early after playing early, you can still catch up for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner!" Li Yong, the young man is angry, don't you want your little daughter-in-law? ”

The others laughed when they heard this, but they thought in their hearts, Li Yong really didn't know if he wanted Princess Changle! After all, there is still a Silla princess in the army! Li Yong suddenly felt that there was something strange in everyone's gaze at him, Li Yong just didn't know what everyone thought in their hearts, if he knew, he would definitely shout that he was wronged, because he and Princess Silla were innocent! Li Yong said with a smile.

"In my opinion! Let's stay in the Black Bone City! ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, staying in the Black Bone City? The army is like a bamboo, and it is about to storm the capital of Goguryeo in one go! How can you stop at the Ebony City?

"Stay in the City of Bones? Why stay in the City of Bones? The morale of the army is high, and they are about to take Pyongyang in one go! ”

Li Er wondered, since he ascended the throne, his lifelong dream was to capture Liaodong and even destroy Goguryeo, and now he finally saw the hope of realizing his dream, how could he be willing to stop at Wugu City? Even the eldest grandson Wuji is not willing to stay in the black bone city, although he opposes the rush to enter the army, but the fight is still to be fought, after all, the capture of Pyongyang City is definitely a great victory worthy of the history books, in the face of everyone's doubts, Li Yong explained with a smile.

"Sage, according to the news obtained by the minister, the soldiers and horses of Goguryeo attacking Silla have returned to the capital, and Gao Jianwu has transferred some elite soldiers, a total of 250,000 soldiers and horses, known as 500,000 troops to the outside world, and they have been slaughtered!"

Everyone was not too surprised by this, after all, everyone had long known about the withdrawal of Goguryeo's soldiers and horses from Silla, Li Er said with a smile.

"The marching speed of the Goguryeo soldiers and horses is really not slow, it was withdrawn so quickly, 250,000 soldiers and horses, excluding the soldiers and horses that need to be garrisoned in various places, this should be the largest force that Gao Jianwu can gather!"

The eldest grandson Wuji groaned.

"Two hundred thousand soldiers? Gao Jianwu, this is going to gather all the troops and fight to the death with us! Saints, the combat power of the Goguryeo people should not be underestimated! The combat power of the Goguryeo people cannot be underestimated because of this siege of the city, after all, the usefulness of artillery in field warfare is limited, so the minister feels that Li Yong is right, and the army will stay in the Black Bone City for the time being to rest and recuperate! ”

Hearing that Gao Jianwu had gathered 250,000 soldiers and horses and claimed to be 500,000 troops, although everyone was not afraid, but they were also a lot more solemn, the twenty-five major armies, in terms of strength, were far superior to them, Xu Shiji muttered.

"What Li Yong said makes sense, since the army of Goguryeo has already marched into the army, then we don't have to rush to attack the city anymore."

Zhang Shigui also nodded.

"If we continue to march, we may encounter the army of Goguryeo at any time, and we are not as familiar with the terrain as the Goguryeo people, so it is better to stay in the city of black bones to rest."

Li Er bowed slightly.

"As a certain thought, the army will be temporarily stationed in the Black Bone City, and many scouts will be sent to probe the traces of the Goguryeo army, and a certain will have a good fight with Goguryeo!"

The generals couldn't help but be enthusiastic when they heard this, if this army was defeated, then Goguryeo was afraid that he would have no strength and no morale to fight again, Li Er looked at Li Yong and asked.

"Do you know who the commander of the Goguryeo army is? Did your ploy work? ”

Li Yong smiled slightly.

"Of course it worked, it worked!"

"Oh? So, isn't Yuangai Suwen leading the troops? Who is it? ”

Li Er asked curiously, in fact, he still had some regrets in his heart! Because Li Yong has always been very jealous of Yuangai Suwen, it can be seen that Li Yong recognizes Yuangai Suwen's ability to lead the troops very much, so Li Er really wants to defeat Yuangai Suwen on the battlefield, without him, he just wants to show off in front of Li Yong, and it will be good to brag in front of Li Yong in the future, but unfortunately, now he is bragging dry, after all, Li Yong has never experienced his eventful years when he is young, and he can also pat Li Yong on the shoulder in the future. Isn't it the same as being beaten like a dog by Lao Tzu on the battlefield? It's a pity! Gao Jianwu's fool was fooled, Li Yong said with a smile.

"The handsome is Gao Yanshou, and the deputy marshal is Gao Huizhen!"

Li Er was slightly stunned when he heard this, and asked.

"Who do you say the manager is?"

Not only Li Er was stunned, but everyone else was also stunned, they just pricked up their ears to listen, and at the same time guessed in their hearts the candidate to lead the troops, but they never thought that the candidate for the leader turned out to be Gao Yanshou, Gao Yanshou? Is it the high longevity of Liaodong that fell in a few days? It can't be a duplicate name, right? Li Yong said with a smile.

"It's the northern Weisa Gao Yanshou, and the deputy marshal is the southern Weisa Gao Huizhen!"

The name of the person may be heavy, the official name can never be heavy, everyone couldn't help but look at each other when they heard it, even if Gao Jianwu personally led the troops to the battle, they would not be so surprised, is it true that no one is available in Goguryeo? Even let Gao Yanshou lead the troops? Cheng Yanjin scratched his head a little and said.

"What does Gao Jianwu think? Could it be that Gao Yanshou lost Liaodong, not only innocent but also meritorious? ”

Wei Chigong shook his head and said.

"I don't understand, I don't understand!"

Not only Wei Chigong and Cheng Yanjin couldn't figure it out, but everyone couldn't understand why the king of Goguryeo had to choose a general of the defeated army as the commander? Li Yong explained.

"Gao Yanshou's family is a famous family in Goguryeo, deep-rooted, and has a wide range of connections, and our siege of the city is too smooth, so that Gao Yanshou vigorously advocates the power of artillery, not that he is unfavorable in defending the city, and he also vigorously proclaims that he knows us best, and if we fight in the field, we will be able to win."

Everyone couldn't help but be happy when they heard it, they might not know what kind of virtue Gao Jianwu had for Gao Yanshou, but they all knew that when guarding Liaodong City, Gao Yanshou was so frightened that he hid in the Weisa Mansion and didn't even dare to go to the city, and the city was not broken, Gao Yanshou was ready to slip away, Li Er couldn't help laughing.

"High longevity! It was a good thing that he wasn't captured in the first place! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said respectfully.

"Gao Jianwu actually used Gao Yanshou as the boss, sage, this is the sky that wants to destroy Goguryeo!"

Li Er was very happy to hear it, he raised an army to the east, and the sky was about to destroy Goguryeo, why? Of course, it's because he's the real man! Li Er nodded with satisfaction.

"It's true that the heavens are going to destroy Goguryeo, Li Yong, your little anti-plot has played such a big role!"

Li Yong smiled modestly.

"The minister just said it casually, it was Gao Jianwu who brought about his own destruction!"