Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 426 Anton Protectorate

After bringing together 62 soldiers from Taiyuan Prefecture, the total strength of this expedition to Goguryeo reached [-], which is equivalent to the number of national standing troops in the Tang Dynasty last year!

Including the 70 civil servants recruited, a total of more than 100 million people marched towards the Anton Governor.

It was the twelfth lunar month when Gao Ming set off, and it took him more than half a month to travel from Chang'an to Taiyuan Mansion with his troops, and another half month to go from Taiyuan Mansion to Andong Duhu Mansion.

Therefore, when he arrived at the Anton Protectorate, it was already the spring of the second year.

Thinking of spending his first New Year in Datang during an expedition, Gao Ming felt quite helpless.

"There's nothing I can do about it, I just feel sorry for Wan'er!"

Gao Ming still remembered that he had promised Su Wan'er that he would take her to Huaqing Pool for vacation after the Mid-Autumn Festival, but he was busy developing steam engines after the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he had to postpone this promise until the Chinese New Year.

Now it seems that he broke his promise again.

"I'm giving up my family for everyone. Wan'er is so smart, so she should be able to understand me, but I'll find a way to end this war as soon as possible."

Thinking of this, Gao Ming immediately climbed to the top of the tank, and waved his hand downwards.

"Soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, hurry up, and you must arrive at the Anton Governor's Mansion before sunset today!"

"Yes!"

Under Gao Ming's order, the soldiers hurriedly quickened their pace, and finally arrived at the Anton Governor's Mansion before sunset.

Andong Duhufu is located in the east of Datang, bordering Goguryeo. Originally, the two were in peace, but since Goguryeo attacked Silla at the beginning of the year, the relationship between Datang and Goguryeo became tense.

Later, Gao Ming got Hou Junji to serve as a military governor in the Protectorate of Andong, and asked Li Shimin to order him to send troops to harass the border of Goguryeo. In this way, Datang and Goguryeo are now at war.

When Gao Ming arrived at the Anton Protectorate's Mansion, what he saw were two closed city gates, and at the same time, there were shouts from the tower.

"Whose soldiers and horses are below? Report your name!"

Hearing this shout, Gao Ming frowned immediately.

"Didn't my 10,000+ cavalry front troops arrive here early? What the hell is this Hou Junji doing?"

Seeing that Gao Ming's face was not looking well, Li Jing waved his hand down, and a young general immediately stepped forward and shouted at the people on the tower.

"This is General Tiance of the Tang Dynasty in person. Please don't be rude. We are ordered by His Majesty to lead troops to conquer Goguryeo and open the city gate quickly!"

Hearing this voice, the people on the tower immediately hesitated, and after a while, they shouted at Gao Ming again.

"You say you are from the imperial court, but what proof do you have?"

"Fuck!"

Now Gao Ming was not happy at once, and immediately pointed at the tower and started cursing.

"I brought my brothers here from thousands of miles, but you dare to let me shut the door? I will give you a little time now, you go and call me that old fellow Hou Junji, and open the city immediately. door, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude!”

Having said that, Gao Ming immediately waved his hand to the back.

"Come on, take my Italian cannon... Uh, no, drag me up my super heavy cannon--Thunder God's Fury, load it with gunpowder and shells, and aim it at the broken city gate. I smashed that broken city gate!"

"Yes!"

At this time, the soldiers also felt uncomfortable because they were rejected, but when they heard Gao Ming call them "brothers", the discomfort disappeared immediately, and each one of them seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood. In good spirits.

And when Gao Ming asked people to drag the cannon up, the 10,000+ soldiers under the city gate suddenly shouted loudly.

"Blow that broken city gate!"

"Blow that broken city gate!"

"Blow that broken city gate..."

Seeing this scene, the military management on the tower became anxious, and quickly ordered to his subordinates.

"Quick, quick, quick... Go and tell Chief Governor Hou that Admiral Tiance is here, let him come quickly, and let someone open the city gate, quick! Go now!"

"Yes!"

With the order of the guard officer, with the sound of "squeaky" sounded, the city gate was slowly opened.

Looking at the slowly opened city gate, many soldiers showed disappointment on their faces.

"Why did it open?"

In fact, most of the soldiers present at this time hoped that the city gate would not be opened. They were very curious about these cannons along the way. sharp.

Gao Ming didn't know what the soldiers were thinking, but when he saw the city gate opened, his complexion improved a bit, and he immediately waved his hand.

"All officers and men obey the order and enter the city!"

"Yes!"

Following Gao Ming's order, the large troops began to slowly enter the city.

And when the clever tank drove into the city gate with the roar of the steam engine, many soldiers in the city showed shocked expressions.

"God, what is this?"

"I heard it's the car of Admiral Tiance. If you get run over by this car, you might die, right?"

"Yeah, yeah, it's really scary..."

Seeing the shocked appearance of these soldiers in the city, those soldiers who came with Gao Ming suddenly felt very proud and had a special sense of superiority.

At this time, they completely forgot that they looked like this when they saw the tank, and instead laughed at the soldiers in the city.

"Tch, you don't even know about tanks, you bastard!"

"That's right, they thought the tank was a donkey pulling a mill, and they ran over them!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Hearing their laughter, many soldiers in the city blushed with shame, secretly determined to find out what this so-called "tank" was as soon as possible.

While all the soldiers were talking about tanks, a group of cavalry rushed over quickly.

The leader was a general wearing a golden armor. When he saw the huge tank, his eyes suddenly widened, showing a look of surprise on his face.

"what is this?"

But soon, he came back to his senses, quickly got off his horse, and then cupped his hands towards Gao Ming who was on top of the tank.

"It is unknown that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived, but the old minister failed to meet him far away. I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will forgive me!"

Hearing Hou Junji's words, Gao Ming narrowed his eyes immediately.

"In the name of General Tiance, I am ordered by the sage to lead millions of soldiers to conquer Goguryeo. It is sufficient for Duke Lu to call me a general, or does Duke Lu have objections to this General Tiance? Hmm?" ?”

Gao Ming was obviously looking for faults, or he was trying to show off his power, and Hou Junji had been in the army for many years, so he naturally knew about it.

But as the saying goes, people under the eaves had to bow their heads. Facing Gao Ming's threatening eyes, Hou Junji could only grit his teeth, and then cupped his fists at Gao Ming.

"The last general made a slip of the tongue, absolutely no disrespect, I hope the general will learn from you!"

"is it?"

Seeing Hou Junji's sincerely convinced expression, Gao Ming's mouth suddenly curled into a smile.

"I hope so, well, let's stop gossip and lead the way!"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)