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Chapter 451 Qin Wang arrives, the war escalates
The four-party battle came to an end, but Goguryeo didn't know if it was crazy, and sent people to drive boats and shoot around.

The coastal area, such as Hebei Road, Henan Road, Lingnan Road, Jiangnan Road, and Huainan Road, totaling more than 20 cities in five provinces and sixteen prefectures, suffered losses to varying degrees.

Li Chengqian was worried, while Fang Xuanling and other veterans in Jingzhong were overjoyed.

"His Royal Highness! He Yuangai Suwen, panicked!"

It is not too much to jump over the wall in a hurry!

Want to delay Datang's reinforcements so that he can quickly take down Li Jing's [-] strong army?
It's easier said than done, the main reason why the Tang Dynasty often fights and its troops are scarce is the garrison troops of the various Taoist and state capitals.

Without the dispersal of these defensive forces, it would be no problem to easily gather millions of troops based on the present Datang alone.

Now that Li Fangchen is double tenth, it has been 12 years since he came to this world!
In the past 15 years, the registered population of the entire Tang Dynasty has exceeded ten million households.

Even for a family of three, there must be at least 3000 million people (mostly newborns).

From the perspective of population, it unilaterally crushes all surrounding countries.Even if they are added together, there may not be more Datang people.

"Order the guards of all the Taoist prefectures to ensure the safety of the people and drive Goguryeo out of the country!"

"Yes!"

"Qin Wangjun, where are you going now?"

"His Royal Highness, in yesterday's letter, His Royal Highness King Qin's army has passed through Xiangzhou, and it will arrive in Xuzhou in five days."

From Maozhou, turn to [-] cities in eight states to get to Xuzhou.

Li Fangchen's whole army marched for [-] days before reaching Xiangzhou, which was far away from Li Jing.

It was during this period of time that Li Jing's pressure doubled.

Yuan Gai Su Wen fired all the firepower, the cannons did not go out, and the war continued.

Attacked Xuzhou frantically, deliberately breaking through the siege of the Tang army, so as to go north to support Yingzhou.

Li Jing expended a lot of effort, all kinds of tactics floated in his mind, trying to find a proper method to help him block Yuan Gai Suwen's Goguryeo army.

After half a year of Lien Chan, the 15 troops who came out of Chang'an at the beginning of the period lost their troops and generals, and now there are less than 3 left.

On Yuangai Suwen's side, 20 people lost 10, and there are still [-] people who can fight.

Fortunately, the reinforcements from Jiangnan Road and Huainan Road arrived first, and 5 people returned blood to Li Jing in time.

Otherwise, if the fight continues, the entire army will inevitably be wiped out.

The subordinates reported that within seven days at most, King Qin led reinforcements to Xuzhou.

Li Jing's sense of urgency was slightly relaxed, but he didn't dare to be careless.

Goguryeo's offensive is very fierce, and it is afraid that it will not be able to attack for a long time, and there will be big moves soon.

It was the next battle that made him worry.

If this battle can be won, Goguryeo's retreat will not be a problem; if it is defeated, the enemy army will drive straight in, and His Majesty's army on Hebei Province will be in danger.

Taking advantage of these few days, Yuan Gai Suwen is also dispatching troops and sending warships back to the country to pick up new soldiers into the Tang Dynasty.

8 people were re-selected, although they are all farmers and the like, with little combat power.

But fortunately, with a little training, it can come in handy.

18 against [-], two days later, a shocking battle broke out in Xuzhou City.

The city of Xuzhou, which was riddled with holes, was completely reduced to the ground by artillery fire. Fortunately, the people in the city were transferred to Chenzhou, Luzhou and other places.

Tang Jun faced twice the enemy's suicide charge. After a long battle, he was defeated!
Li Jing was completely powerless to resist, even with the help of artillery at first, he suppressed Yuan Gai Suwen's 18 troops.

The situation of the battle was tragic, and no one could have predicted it.

In this battle, Goguryeo lost 2 people, and the Tang army left less than [-] people.

So far, Li Jing no longer has the power to block it, but Yuan Gai Suwen has no joy.

Now Xuzhou is no longer a block in the way, he changed his mind, bypassed Dengzhou along the river, and landed in Pingzhou.

And Li Fangchen, who had just arrived, also received the news that Yuan Gai Suwen drove a boat to Pingzhou.

The news spread quickly, and Li Shimin's right eyelid twitched wildly in Yingzhou.

"Quickly order people to guard Pingzhou, we must not let Yuan Gai Suwen go ashore easily!"

Going ashore from Pingzhou is equivalent to Li Shimin having to face the pincer attacks of Yuan Nanchan and Yuan Gai Suwen.

The warships of the Tang army are really no match for the Goguryeo people.

Traveling all the way, you can invade Datang Qingzhou, Cangzhou and other places, and you can return to the sea when you retreat. Yuan Gaisuwen can't wait to take this opportunity to swallow the entire Datang North Road.

Li Fangchen led his troops to Xuzhou and met Li Jing. He couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw Li Jing, the Duke of Wei, with his hair all over his head.

"Duke Wei, don't worry, just go back to Beijing with peace of mind, and leave the rest to this king!"

Li Jing bowed his head and smiled wryly, "I'm old, I have more energy than energy, and if I failed to keep Xuzhou, I really deserve to die!"

"Don't underestimate yourself. If the Duke of Wei is worried about your father being blamed, you should resign from your official position earlier and go back to the school to teach. This king will defend you to your father. This war is not a crime of war. Manpower is irresistible. Duke Wei sticks to it. Half a year is not easy."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your tolerance. The veteran doesn't want to go back to Beijing, so please stay by His Highness's side and be a staff member!"

"No, Duke Wei wants to stay, so this king is naturally happy, but the position of aide will inevitably belittle the status of the Duke, why not take the post of deputy commander in the army?"

"Thank you, Master!"

"Excuse me, this commander ordered your soldiers to repair quickly. Within seven days, our army will rush to Cangzhou!"

"Cangzhou? Why didn't the commander-in-chief go directly to Pingzhou?"

Li Fangchen sighed and said: "Pingzhou is guarded by heavy soldiers, Father will never allow Yuan Gai Suwen to go ashore easily, Cangzhou is the second battlefield!"

"Old minister understands, let's make arrangements now!"

After reorganizing the army, Li Fangchen's army expanded to 11, while Yuan Gai Suwen still had [-] troops.

All of this is full of variables, and the outcome is still unknown.

Before that, there was a piece of good news sent back to Chang'an.

The army led by His Majesty won a great victory and killed [-] enemies!

The confrontation between Yuan Nanchan and Li Shimin has never stopped. He suffered a big loss before, learned from the pain, and Li Shimin divided his troops into three groups to surround him.

In addition, two days and nights of attacking the camp made Yuan Nanchan exhausted, and the final war broke out.

Depending on the First World War, Goguryeo soldiers completely withdrew from the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The 25 troops who used to show off their might, now only have 15 people left.

In the hands of Li Shimin, Tang Jun still has 14.

Li Shimin intends to continue the pursuit, but the army has been exhausted after many days of continuous fighting and needs to be repaired urgently.

After only three days along the river, the news of Yuan Gai Suwen's attack on Pingzhou spread.

With the power of the boat, the artillery can strike across the bank from a distance of a thousand meters, and the Tang army will suffer a lot from the fight.

Although the Tang army had artillery on the shore to fight back, it was really difficult to control the impact of the shells on the ship and at sea.

Faced with the current situation, Li Shimin had no choice but to give up chasing Yuan Nanchan's army and retreat to Pingzhou.

Putting all his eggs in one basket, it seems that Goguryeo will not win this battle.

In the next 20 years, there will be no power to fight!
Li Shimin is facing a difficult situation, Pingzhou must defend, and Yuan Nanchan's army must continue to fight.

However, splitting the troops into two groups may lead to excessive loss of strength, making him unsure of victory, which is really a headache.

For several days, Yuan Gai Suwen also noticed the problem.

Judging from the current situation, he can only fire artillery from a distance from the sea, and the damage that can really be caused to the Tang army can be counted on the fingers.

After a few days, hundreds of warships were damaged, and they couldn't get close to Pingzhou at all.

After re-drawing the tactics, Yuan Gai Suwen left [-] warships and continued to pretend to attack Pingzhou.

He himself led [-] warships to Cangzhou, planning to go ashore first, and then attack Pingzhou!
And after they blasted open the gate of Cangzhou and all the troops went ashore.
(End of this chapter)