bastard seizes tang

Chapter 690 Liaodong City

For Li Ke, although Lin Mo is an old minister of Li Shimin, he is only a courtier in the final analysis. Li Ke has a lot of ways to move Lin Mo, and he will not pay too much attention to him, but Li Tai is indeed Li Ke and he has to be careful. Copeable.

Right now Li Shimin is going to conquer the country, leaving Prince Li Ke to supervise the country. If Li Ke finds an opportunity at this time to attack his brothers, what should he think of Li Ke after Li Shimin triumphantly returns.

If Li Ke treated his younger brothers so harshly during the prison period, then how unbearable the situation of Li Shimin's sons will be after a hundred years of Li Shimin and after Li Ke ascended the throne, Li Shimin will inevitably worry, which has violated Li Shimin's original intention.

So whether it is for his own reputation, or to avoid Li Shimin's worries and unnecessary troubles, Li Ke will not really do anything to Li Tai. Just as Zhang Yuanyuan said, Li Ke will not severely punish Li Tai. Tai, but it is also necessary for Li Tai to bow his head to Li Ke.

The day after Lin Mo withdrew the gifts that Li Tai had given him in the past, Li Tai began to declare to the outside world that he would chant scriptures and pray for his father's vegetarian diet, and stayed behind closed doors. Changshi Zhang Yuanyuan and the Luozhou Governor's Department went together, that is to say, he was handed over to Li Ke's supervision in a disguised form.

In Luoyang City, Li Tai stayed behind closed doors, Lin Mo was cautious, but only obeyed Li Ke's orders, Li Ke was able to stabilize the situation, and at the same time, Li Shimin also arrived in Liaodong.

This expedition to Liaodong was Li Shimin's first personal conquest since he ascended the throne. Everyone wanted to win meritorious service in front of Li Shimin.

Li Shimin led the forbidden army to pass through Luoyang and head for Liaodong, which arrived in mid-May, and at this time the frontline of Liaodong had already begun to report frequent successes.

Li Daozong and Zhang Jian led the army to cross the Liao River from Tongding. The soldiers forced Xuantu, beheaded thousands of people, and divided Jian'an City and Xincheng. They only returned to defend, and did not help each other. They only supported each other for a few days, and the two cities were destroyed one after another.

Zhang Liang's waterway army was not idle either. Zhang Liang led his army across the sea from Laizhou by boat and landed in Liaodong at Qingnipu. The Goguryeo people were caught off guard.

When Li Shimin's imperial chariot arrived in Liaodong, it happened that Li Ji's army was victorious in a series of battles and forced Liaodong City, so Li Shimin led the imperial army to join forces with Li Ji outside Liaodong City to seek Liaodong.

Liaodong City is an important place in Liaodong. It is as important as Anshi City in the southwest. The city is high and deep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. In the past, the 40 troops of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty fell under the city and returned to the west with hatred. Therefore, Li Shimin is also determined to win Liaodong. , and will not be underestimated.

The importance of Liaodong is not only known by Li Shimin, but also by Goguryeo. In the huge Liaodong, the only strong cities are Liaodong City and Anshi City. Once Liaodong City is lost, Anshi will become an isolated city. If Anshi If it is lost again, the west of the Yalu River will no longer be owned by Goguryeo.

Because of the weight of Liaodong City, coupled with the fact that the Tang army pulled out the city day after day and its troops were scattered, it gave the Goguryeo people confidence. As the news of the Tang army encircling Liaodong City came out, Goguryeo also responded. The Goguryeo people changed their previous fear of war. Gao Qixiang, the defender of Gaimu City, led [-] troops to aid him, and he wanted to cooperate with the defenders of Liaodong City to defeat the Tang army.

Outside the city of Liaodong, on a hillside highland, Tang Jun commanded a tent.

Although the Tang army has taken several cities in a row, it is empty talk if Liaodong City is not destroyed. It has been more than three days since Li Ji led his army to attack Liaodong City, and nearly a thousand soldiers were killed or injured, but there is still no improvement so far. Li Shimin's mood is not very good.

In the commander's tent, Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Li Daozong and others were standing in front of the map of Liaodong, looking up at the map with serious expressions, obviously discussing the strategy of defeating the enemy, but at this moment there was a sound of hurried footsteps But it broke Li Shimin's thoughts.

"Report to Your Majesty, the news from the front-line scouts." Zhang Shigui, the general of the left prison guard, suddenly walked into the big tent and said to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin asked, "What's the matter?"

Zhang Shigui replied: "The news came from the scouts that Goguryeo troops suddenly appeared [-] miles west of Liaodong City, and they came straight to the commander's tent."

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned and asked, "Who is in command and what is the number?"

Zhang Shigui replied: "General Gao Qixiang, the guard of Gaimu City, took command and commanded [-] people to come here. It seems that he intends to go straight to our camp."

Li Shimin said: "Most of our army is attacking the city of Liaodong. Gao Qixiang led people here at this time to understand the siege of Liaodong."

Zhang Shigui said: "Your Majesty's holy driver is here, and there is no room for loss. The only plan now is to order the British Duke to return to the teacher to escort him."

The Tang army split up and pulled out the city. Li Shimin had less than 5 horses in total, and most of the 4 horses went to attack the city with Li Ji. At this time, Li Shimin had only 4 forbidden troops. , Li Shimin is indeed a little dangerous.From Zhang Shigui's point of view, what Zhang Shigui said is not inappropriate for the sake of safety.

But Li Shimin immediately vetoed the words: "No, Li Ji has been besieging the city for several days, if he returns to the army today, it will be a failure. I still have [-] elite soldiers in my hands, so nothing to be afraid of forty thousand Koguryo soldiers."

Li Shimin has always been bold when using troops. Back then, he dared to charge Wang Shichong's [-] troops with [-] cavalry, let alone now.

However, Zhang Shigui insisted: "No matter how important Liaodong City is, how important is your Majesty's safety, Liaodong City can be taken again, but Your Majesty will never allow any loss."

What Zhang Shigui said had his own reasons, Zhang Shigui commanded the Xuanjia Army, and was also the commander of Li Shimin's most confidant guard, in his eyes, Li Shimin's safety was naturally above all else.

Li Shimin wanted to take Liaodong City first, but Zhang Shigui's words were not unreasonable, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while. At this time, Li Daozong came out and said: "Your Majesty, Gao Qixiang led the army here. Tired from a long distance, the last general thought that the Goguryeo army would be defeated, and the last general invited four thousand troops to stop the Goguryeo army, and Gao Qixiang would be defeated."

Li Daozong asked for his order to lead the army to defeat the enemy. If he won, everything would be easy to talk about. Even if he lost, he blocked the enemy's offensive and gave Li Shimin enough time to react.

With four thousand versus forty thousand, it seems that there is a huge gap in numbers, but it is commonplace for the Tang army. Li Daozong's leadership is an elite forbidden army that has experienced many battles. The soldiers are good at fighting and the equipment is even better. However, it is not impossible to defeat Gao Qixiang's 4000 horses.

It is Li Shimin's strength to win with odds and win with less, and Li Daozong's words are also in line with Li Shimin's wishes. Watch the battle on the mountain, and personally help you out."

"No." Li Daozong answered loudly.

(End of this chapter)