Ji Tang

Chapter 797 Migration!

The emperor is here.

After conquering Huai'en City, Li Shimin did not move forward. Instead, he sent Zhihu Sili, Ashina Simo, Qibi and others to lead the army north and west to attack the Goguryeo city.

In addition to the cities, there are still many grassland tribes attached to Goguryeo in the vast land of Liaodong. These uncertain factors must be eradicated.

Since its founding, Goguryeo has not been a purely agricultural country, but a semi-agricultural and semi-pastoral country.This also allowed them to gain recognition quickly after conquering the grassland tribes.

"The sand city is broken!"

Li Shimin patted the memorial and said, "If nothing happens, Su Lie should have gone north to Shicheng. I just don't know how long it will take to Shicheng?"

Li Shimin did not hide Su Lie's use of gunpowder. There was no need to hide it at this time, because Huaien City was so broken.

If he could take the city at the minimum cost, why would he use the lives of his soldiers to do so?

Li Shimin was never worried about whether Su Lie could take Shicheng. It would be strange if he couldn't.With the power of gunpowder, it is easy to conquer a city. Now the question is how long will it take?
The longer the time goes, the more disadvantageous it will be to Datang, and the advantages of Datang will decrease with each passing day.It would be fun if the war raged until after the Beginning of Autumn.

In the severe cold climate, even if the enemy does nothing, Datang must be prepared to suffer heavy losses.

He is not Yang Guang, and he cannot regard the lives of soldiers as trivial.

We cannot bear the consequences of Datang's failure. Once we fail, it will be difficult next time!

With the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty, it would be no problem even if it comes three more times, but this is not the problem.Yang Guang's actions caused the Central Plains to have different opinions on the conquest of Goguryeo.

Those who are short-sighted believe that Liaodong is a barren land, and if it is occupied, it will be occupied, and it is no big deal.

Even those who can see the situation clearly have a pessimistic view of the conquest of Goguryeo.It's not that we shouldn't fight, but if we fight, even if we win, it will be a miserable victory, and maybe there will be chaos in the country.

If he hadn't fought against everyone's opinion this time, who knows what the result would have been!

"Your Majesty, don't worry for now. With the help of gunpowder, it will not be difficult to capture Shicheng!"

Du Ruhui stepped forward and said.

"I know all this, and I'm not worried about Jian'an City in the future. The only thing I'm worried about is Anshi City, which is a tough nut to crack."

He came to the map, looked at the location of Anshi, and frowned, showing his worry about this place.

Anshi City is too important. Once Anshi is captured, the entire Liaodong Peninsula will be in the hands of the Tang Dynasty.As long as the Goguryeo army is blocked in the Changbai Mountains, Liaodong will have no worries!

"Your Majesty, you also know what Su Lie is capable of. He is brave and resourceful. After years of hard work, he has begun to show his talents. With Ji Song behind him, a coach who is full of wisdom and scheming, nothing will go wrong. You have to believe in your Your Majesty will not let you down."

Li Shimin nodded, but he still didn't understand Anshi's worries.

"Your Majesty, General Li Ji has come to report that Xincheng has been captured."

Whoa!
Li Shimin and Li Ji stood up to receive the good news in Chen Shou's hands. After reading it, they came to the map. After understanding the whole process, they immediately burst into laughter.

He couldn't help but be unhappy. The new city was the northwest barrier of Liaodong City. After taking this place, all dangers in the northwest would be lifted.

Yanjin, Jinshan, South Suzhou and other places to the north of the new city will also have no resistance at all and will be completely exposed to Datang's cavalry.

Buyeo in the north is not worth mentioning. They have already sent people to offer surrender and sent cattle and sheep to reward the army.

Su Shen has also expressed his surrender, so the problem in the north has been solved.

From then on, the land west of the Liao River was completely owned by the Tang Dynasty.One of the four counties of Han Dynasty has been obtained, and Lelang and other places will also return to the embrace of the Central Plains. "Your Majesty, the land west of the Liao River is now owned by the Tang Dynasty. I believe that all the cities west of the Liao River should be completely wiped out. All Goguryeo generals, officials, wealthy businessmen, and other people should be controlled. If necessary, they should even be removed. If they move to the interior, they must not be allowed to stay in Liaodong."

Hearing this, Li Shimin asked doubtfully: "Keming, why is this happening? Now that the Goguryeo army has been defeated, can those people still make a difference?"

Du Ruhui had time to calm down and said: "Your Majesty, if our army continues to win, these people will only have the same thoughts and courage. If our army falls into a bitter battle, or the war is unfavorable, these people are the biggest uncertainties. They will not achieve anything, but they will lose. There is plenty of work to do, so we must not take it lightly, Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin pondered for a moment and said: "Yes, before you think about victory, you should think about defeat first, so that you can be invincible. This is what the sages said, and I have to be cautious."

He understood Du Ruhui's concerns. No one knew what would happen in the end until the war was over.But as long as these uncertain factors are eliminated, even if they are defeated, they can rely on the power of the navy to hold on to the Liao River.

At least the territory west of the Liao River that was captured now will not be lost and regained.

"The order!"

"Chen is here!"

Du Ruhui was shocked and said quickly.

"Instruct Li Ji that after the city is broken, all surrendered troops, officers, officials, wealthy families, wealthy merchants, etc. will be relocated inland, and officials from Hebei Province, Henan Province and other places will be ready to receive them."

"If you dare to resist, kill!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

In the camp of the marching general manager of Liaodong Road, Li Ji bowed and saluted after listening to the emperor's order.

"My lord, Li Ji has accepted the order!"

After the official who conveyed the order left, all the generals in the big tent looked at Li Ji.

"Do you all know what His Majesty means? I won't say much more about what to do. I just want to remind you."

He looked around, especially at several generals from aristocratic families, and said: "This is not the Central Plains, and those people are not the aristocratic families in the Central Plains, and Liaodong is not a lawless place. After the army passes through, we must leave a cadre to the Tang Dynasty." A clean Liaodong must not leave any hidden dangers to those who come after us."

"Okay, Niu Jinda, Zhang Liang and others stay, everyone else can go down!"

"promise!"

Li Ji stared at the map blankly, especially the location of Anshi City for a long time.

"Is the chief manager worried about Ji Song?"

Niu Jinda stepped forward and said.

"Yes, the west of the Liao River is now owned by the Tang Dynasty. As long as these people are eliminated, it will be difficult for Goguryeo to return. Now as long as Anshi City is built, Xuantu County in the Liaodong Peninsula will also belong to the Tang Dynasty."

"But if not, Goguryeo reinforcements will continue to reinforce Liaodong from the Changbai Mountains."

Li Ji didn't hide anything. Now that Shacheng has been destroyed, Shicheng is no longer a concern. In this way, only Anshi City is left.

"You said that Your Majesty is the same. He sent a young boy to be the chief naval officer. If something goes wrong, what will Ji Song do?"

"How can we leave the key points of the Tang Dynasty's Eastern Expedition to him? Isn't this nonsense?"

Zhang Liang has always been worried about not being able to become the naval commander. If anyone above the court can be the naval commander, it must be him.

But now Ji Song is allowed to go?How could he be willing to do this?
(End of this chapter)