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Chapter 424 Sunrise and Shadow

On January [-]th of the second year of Xianqing, some fishermen saw the dead body of a giant whale floating in the East China Sea.

This giant whale is eight feet long and weighs one hundred thousand catties.

On January [-], the giant whale was pushed to the shore by the waves. It died in a terrible condition, with wounds all over its body from being bitten by other sea animals.

When the giant fish dies, the princes die!
Just as everyone thought that the death of the giant fish would correspond to Gao Zang, the king of Goguryeo who was besieged by the army.

As a result, on January [-]th, Jin Yuxin received the bad news that Silla King Kim Chunqiu died!

Just when the entire Silla army was gone, the seemingly indestructible city wall of Pyongyang collapsed in a series of loud bangs.

The city wall collapsed almost instantly. At that moment, the city wall of Pyongyang only shook violently at first, followed by flames, loud noises, and smoke, and then the earth trembled, mountains shook, and rocks flew across.

After the smoke and dust dissipated, the lofty, tall and flat Pyongyang City Wall had become jagged and jagged, with huge gaps everywhere, and the broken walls between the gaps still stood miserably in place, from time to time A huge boulder fell on the ground.

Guo Daifeng took the lead, led his men to charge to the gap in the city wall, jumped off his horse, swung his sword, and walked over the pile of ruins on foot.

At the same time, the dense army of the Tang Dynasty also woke up from the horror. They also threw away their horses and rushed into the city that had no intention of resisting from the gap. After that, a large number of civilians entered the field and began to use mules and horses. Drag the scattered stones and city bricks to clear the way for the army behind to enter the city.

Heavy drums sounded from the position of the central army, followed by the sound of horns resounding through the sky.

The rocks at the entrance of the city wall were dragged away by the peasants. At this time, the greedy hearts of the panic-stricken Silla people overcame their fear, and they also poured into Pyongyang City.

The army of Xue Rengui and Pei Xingjian did not move. After the Silla army poured into Pyongyang, the two all-cavalry troops rushed into the army camp from left to right and from right to left. .

It takes less than [-] troops to enter a city of Pyongyang. Therefore, under the command of Gao Kan and Qibi Heli, Li Ji's army, who has not moved for a long time, once again cut off the connection between Pyongyang city and the outside of the city. .

Sitting on a hill, Li Ji looked down at the city of Pyongyang below him, holding a wine bowl in his hand, took a sip of wine after seeing the burning city of Pyongyang.

After a while, the messenger from Xue Rengui arrived.

"Commander, Zuo Jun traveled all over the Silla army camp, but he didn't see Jin Yuxin."

The wine bowl that Li Ji was about to deliver to his mouth paused for a moment, looked at the messenger of Pei Xingjian's right army who rushed over almost at the same time, and asked, "The prince of Silla, Jin Famin, is also missing, right?"

The envoy hurriedly said: "General Pei searched the camp, but there is no trace of Silla Crown Prince Jin Famin, and now he is torturing his subordinates."

Li Ji nodded and said: "Xiejiabao tree, there are occasional yellow leaves, it's nothing, come here, order Guo Daifeng to make way, and use the Xinluo army as the vanguard.

Tell the Silla people that after the war, they are allowed to plunder the city for three days. "

The messenger hurried away on horseback.

Shi Pang Tongshan, chief officer of the Liaodong Road, said: "These two have escaped, they are in trouble."

Li Jidao: "It's up to man to make things happen. Old Su has been ill for so long, so he should recover, right?"

Pang Tongshan said: "Jin Yuxin, Jin Famin is not here, presumably the elite of the Silla army is also not there. We should not hide it for a long time to block the news by besieging the city. If this move allows the Silla people to join forces with the Goguryeo people, yes For our soldiers who entered the city, it is not a good thing.

The last general has never understood the commander's move. It is obvious that he can take Goguryeo first and then Silla. This is the only way to be safe. Why did the commander have to attack both sides in a hurry? "

Li Ji glanced at Pang Tongshan and said, "It's not enough to show the might of my commander!"

Seeing that Yinggong had started to be unreasonable, Pang Tongshan cupped his hands and said, "The general knows that Yinggong doesn't think so..."

Li Ji said angrily: "This is what the old man thinks."

When Li Ji got angry, everyone bowed their heads, hoping that they would not become his punching bag, and even Pang Tongshan had to back down.

Facts have proved that Pang Tongshan was overwhelmed. Since the Silla army entered Pyongyang, in addition to carrying out extremely brutal street fighting, they also carried out inhumane looting and killing of the Goguryeo people.

It was also because of Li Ji's military order that Guo Daifeng, who had already killed Goguryeo's palace, roared up to the sky and handed over the chance of capturing the king at his fingertips to the wolf-like Silla people.

At this time, the city of Pyongyang has become a boiling pot of porridge.

"Commander, the imperial city has been destroyed, and the Silla army searched the imperial city, but they did not see King Gaozang and the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Goguryeo."

"Commander, Yuangai Suwen's mansion resisted fiercely, and the Silla army was impatient. General Guo asked if he could help the Silla people."

"Commander, the people of Silla set fire to the city. The fire is so fierce that it has spread to military camps, government offices, and grain depots..."

After listening to the report all day, Li Ji, who was silent, finally put down the wine bowl in his hand, and said to Pang Tongshan with a strong smell of alcohol: "Order all the soldiers in the city to withdraw from Pyongyang before dark, and continue to fight." siege."

After issuing this military order, Li Ji went back to the military tent and fell asleep.

As the sun moved to the west and then set, the land gradually darkened, except for the city of Pyongyang, which became brighter and brighter as the fire continued to rise.

At dawn, Li Ji washed up, ate something, and returned to the high ground where he observed Pyongyang City yesterday.

The city of Pyongyang has quieted down from the hustle and bustle, only many fires that have not been extinguished are still burning, but the fires are not as strong as before.

Pang Tongshan, who had stayed up all night, stepped forward and said, "Commander, when it was dark last night, the Silla people had already learned of the siege, broke through overnight, and were repelled by our army."

Li Ji nodded, opened his mouth and asked, "Has the envoy from the imperial court arrived?"

Pang Tongshan frowned and said, "Never."

Li Ji said: "Then continue the siege. If the Silla people break through, they must repel them."

Pang Tongshan stepped forward and said: "Commander, since you have turned against the Silla army, you should make a quick decision at this time, and then move to Silla immediately, otherwise, once Jin Famin becomes the king of Silla, if you want to win Silla, you will have to fight again." Time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Our 38 troops have been away for a long time, and the daily consumption has already emptied the imperial treasury, and the food and grass are not enough. We cannot continue to delay. "

This time, probably because he didn't drink, Li Ji looked at Pang Tongshan and said, "Our battle is actually over."

Pang Tongshan looked at the still smoking Pyongyang city at the foot of the mountain and said in puzzlement: "The general thinks that the war is just over halfway now."

Li Ji smiled and said: "Yes, the old man also thinks that the battle is just over halfway, but let's wait for the imperial envoy to arrive."

Pang Tongshan looked at Qibi Heli and Gao Kan who were also silent, and couldn't help asking: "Is there anything the general doesn't know?"

Gao Kan said: "Sanqi's regular attendant Liu Chunlai sent a secret decree from His Majesty to the Marshal 20 days ago, asking us to leave a part of the Silla army and hand it over to the newly appointed Kaifuyitong Sansi, Shangzhuguo, and Lelang. The king of the county, the king of Silla."

Pang Tongshan said angrily, "Is Jin Famin?"

Gao Kan said: "Jin Renwen, the second son of Jin Chunqiu."

"Pang Tongshan said again: "Support Jin Ren and ask the superior, why should we attack directly with soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty?

In this way, my efforts to destroy Silla have been in vain? "

Qibi He Li said: "Conquering Silla is not within the scope of the Eastern Expedition, and supporting Jin Renwen is a part of the original Eastern Expedition plan.

Yesterday, the army invited the Silla people to take the initiative to enter the city and let them fight the Goguryeo people.

Now, we can only hope that Su Dingfang strangles Kim Famin on the border between Goguryeo and Silla, and Kim Yushin will succeed. "

Pang Tongshan said: "You will not accept the orders of the emperor abroad."

Li Ji couldn't help laughing when he heard Pang Tongshan's words, pointed to his nose and said, "The old man can take risks, are you ready to take risks too? Even if you are also ready to follow suit, have you asked the rest of the generals?
We want to find a way to destroy Silla, but we cannot disappoint these soldiers who have already grasped the power of destroying the country. "

Pang Tongshan clenched his fist and waved it in the air angrily: "When we agreed on the Eastern Expedition, we should have more courage."

Qibi He Li said: "We overestimated the power of Goguryeo and underestimated our own power, which led to these terrible things that are regrettable."

Pang Tongshan looked around, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "If we strangle the Silla people in the city now, I think it will be of great help to the exhausted Silla."

Gao Kan said with a chuckle: "There are more than [-] Silla soldiers in the city, and they are all under the command of Jin Yuxin and Jin Famin. I also think that these people should not seek refuge with that Jin Renwen."

Qibi Heli glanced at Pang Tongshan and said, "If this is the case, it will go against His Majesty's will."

Pang Tongshan patted his chest and said, "It's because I, the long-time historian, didn't pass on the order thoroughly, which caused the army to misunderstand the British military order, and this happened."

Li Ji laughed and said: "How can you bear this kind of crime alone, the old man was drunk in front of the army, it is also a serious crime.

Since the four of us agree, let's order the boys to start! "

Without waiting for Pang Tongshan's long-historical order, Gao Kan and Qibi Heli beat the war drum together.

The drums are rumbling...

Xue Rengui, who was guarding outside the city, and Pei Xingjian's eyes lit up, immediately got on his horse, pointed at the broken Pyongyang city road in front of him: "Attack!"

The drums are rumbling...

But Guo Daifeng couldn't arouse the slightest interest in fighting. Looking at his subordinates who were as lazy as him, he said to the lieutenant general: "Fight steadily, don't go forward again."

When the army was approaching the dilapidated Pyongyang City with the sound of drums, Guo Daifeng saw that the two armies on the left and right had rushed into Pyongyang City like meteors, and couldn't help but sneered and said, "Idiot."

Seeing the Tang army entering the city one after another, Pang Tongshan frowned, looked at Li Ji, Gao Kan, and Qibi Heli, the three deputy commanders, and finally sighed: "Is Pang so untrustworthy?"

Li Ji smiled and said: "This is a big matter, I don't want to embarrass you."

Pang Tongshan said: "For the sake of the country and the people, why wouldn't Pang dare?"

Li Ji looked at the rising sun and said calmly: "When the new sun rises, although the sun shines all over the earth, at this time, the shadow behind the Chang'an Big Wild Goose Pagoda is also the longest moment.

We can't help being careless. "

　Chapter 2, this chapter has been revised for a long time, I will continue
　　
　
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