Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 423

It has to be said that the huge failure of Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goryeo not only gave the Goguryeo people unparalleled confidence, but also left a lot of deterrence to the Central Plains people.

Even Li Shimin is no exception.

"35 soldiers and horses, isn't it a little less?"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming laughed immediately.

"Haha, old man, you think highly of Goguryeo too. 35 troops are more than enough!"

As a time traveler, Gao Ming's failure in Emperor Sui Yang's three expeditions to Goguryeo did not affect him at all.

Especially after analyzing and comparing the strength of Datang and Goguryeo, Gao Ming can be said to be full of confidence.

"To be honest, bringing 35 soldiers and horses is already worthy of them. If I don't want to end this war early, give me 10 people, and I can let those Goguryeo dead sticks know who is the father!"

"..."

Seeing Gao Ming's full confidence, Li Shimin couldn't say anything more, because he didn't want to build up other people's ambitions and destroy his own prestige.

After being silent for a while, Li Shimin turned his attention to Yu Chigong and the others again.

"What do the four lovers think?"

Hearing Li Shimin's question, Yu Chigong immediately burst out laughing.

"Hahahaha, Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that His Highness the Crown Prince is right. Goguryeo is just a mere Goguryeo. I really think highly of them when I dispatched 35 troops from the Tang Dynasty. In today's world, no one can stop my Tang cavalry, the Turkic people No, not even Goguryeo!"

As soon as Yu Chigong finished speaking, Cheng Yaojin stood up with a smile.

"Haha, I, Old Cheng, feel the same way. The last time I and Mao Gong went south with a hundred thousand troops, we ended up running errands without even a chance to move our muscles. This time we must have a good time, haha! "

Seeing Cheng Yaojin who was laughing, Li Ji and Li Jing who were standing at the side immediately looked at each other, and then they all cupped their hands towards Li Shimin.

"Your Majesty, I think 35 troops are enough!"

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks so too!"

Except for Gao Ming, all the people present were veterans of the battlefield. Even they didn't raise any objections, so Li Shimin could only nod his head.

"Okay, if that's the case, let's dispatch 35 people this time, keep 20 people outside Chang'an City, Jingzhao Mansion, Luoyang and Taiyuan, each take 5 people, go back and prepare, and send troops in three days Bar!"

"Yes!"

After agreeing, Yu Chigong and others left the imperial study room. Seeing this scene, Gao Ming was a little dazed.

"Let's go now? I'm here for less than a cup of tea? What about the pre-war meeting?"

Seeing Gao Ming's dazed look, Li Shimin immediately patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, you can go back too, remember to come to the morning court tomorrow!"

Hearing Li Shimin's words, Gao Ming came to his senses this time, and he nodded quickly.

"Uh...Okay, then I'll go back first."

"Well, let's go!"

After getting Li Shimin's consent, Gao Ming bowed his hands towards him, and then left the imperial study room.

Gao Ming knew that Li Shimin was going to announce his pre-war appointment, so early the next morning, he put on his armor and went to court with his tiger.

As Gao Ming guessed, Li Shimin announced the appointment of the generals after he came to court.

As the crown prince, Gao Ming was also the Tiance general of the Tang Dynasty, so he became the main general of the conquest of Goguryeo without any dispute, and Li Jing was the deputy general.

Li Jing is 72 years old this year. To be honest, Gao Ming didn't want to take him on the expedition, but to be honest, he was worried about hurting the veteran's heart.

Therefore, Gao Ming could only secretly decide that once Li Jing felt unwell, he would be sent back.

In addition to Li Jing, Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Ji were naturally also on the expedition, as well as veteran famous generals such as Zhang Liang, Xue Wanche, Su Dingfang, etc., which can be said to be a gathering of famous generals.

Undoubtedly, this campaign to conquer Goguryeo was the largest military campaign in the Tang Dynasty in recent years. Therefore, the faces of the generals who were selected for the campaign were full of excitement.

This is a rare opportunity to make military achievements!

As for the civil servants, their faces were more or less bitter, and they looked at Gao Ming with helplessness, probably because they regretted being knocked out by Gao Ming's "sugar-coated bullets".

But in any case, Datang has declared war on Goguryeo, and the soldiers and horses have assembled. This war against Goguryeo is already a certainty, and there is no possibility of any changes!
In layman's terms, it means that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired!
Three days passed in a flash, and it was time for the expedition in a blink of an eye.

Gao Ming got up before dawn, looked at Su Wan'er who was wiping away tears while helping him put on the armor, he immediately sighed.

"Hey, Wan'er, can you stop crying? Be careful if you get pregnant."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Su Wan'er immediately rolled her eyes at him.

"Mr. Lang is playing tricks on my concubine again. How can you get angry when you cry? You must take care of yourself when you go to Goguryeo this time. My concubine... woo woo woo woo..."

"Uh……"

Looking at Su Wan'er who was crying again, Gao Ming shook his head helplessly again, stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms, and patted her on the back lightly.

"Okay, don't cry. I'm not going to charge. I can't count the number of generals I'm going this time. I'm just going through the motions, so don't worry!"

"Ok!"

After hearing Gao Ming say that, Su Wan'er could only nod her head.

"The concubine knows, the gentleman is solemn all the way!"

Faced with Su Wan'er's expectant eyes, Gao Ming also nodded seriously.

"Okay, wait for me to come back!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming took the saber handed over by Shi Jian, hung it on his waist, then turned and walked out the door.

When he stepped out of the gate, there was another uncontrollable cry from behind him, Gao Ming resisted the thought of turning around, gritted his teeth and strode away from the Furong Garden.

At this time, the soldiers and horses outside the city had been assembled. Although there was still light snow in the air, the soldiers stood up straight. There was no noise in the army formation that could not be seen at a glance, only when the cold wind blew the army flag. The sound of hunting wind.

When the light of dawn illuminated the sky, a roar sounded from the city of Chang'an. Hearing this sound, everyone couldn't help turning their eyes to the direction from which the sound came.

At this time, a scene that shocked them appeared.

Accompanied by a roar, a giant slowly moved out from behind the city gate.

This is a behemoth of more than five meters. Its huge size and armored body make it an unparalleled deterrent. Even the "creak" sound made by its tracks crushing the snow moved many people.

"God, what the hell is this monster?"

Just when everyone was full of shock and doubts, this "monster" stopped in the open space at the gate of the city. At the same time, a figure in golden armor also appeared on the head of this "monster".

Seeing this scene, everyone's eyes widened again.

"That's... Your Highness the Crown Prince?"

(End of this chapter)