Ji Tang

Chapter 858 Besieged on all sides!

Yeon Gaesumun's heart seemed to have hit rock bottom. Of course he knew this person, but it was because he knew him that he felt a chill come over him!
His political ally is also the reason why he can fight Li Shimin with peace of mind.

Because as long as he is still there, even if he loses, at least Pingxiang City is still there, and he will have the confidence to start over.

But now, looking at Mo Zhili with his eyes wide open, he dared not close his eyes!

He wanted to be quiet, but Li Ji would not give him this chance.

"Yeon Gae So Moon, how do you like this gift from me?"

Looking at Yuengai Suwen with an ugly expression, Li Ji said: "If you think it's not enough, your brother, your tribe, and even Gao Baobao, who you regard as a puppet, can be sent at any time."

"Do you think there are other opportunities now?"

"Surrender! I can guarantee your life!"

Faced with Li Ji's repeated bombings, Yeon Gaesumun finally calmed down, pointed to the soldiers beside him and said: "Put your things away!"

Seeing that the lid was put back on, Yeon Gaesumun took a deep breath and said loudly: "Thank you very much, Mr. Young, for the gift. I like it very much, but there are no eyesight on the battlefield. If you are accidentally captured alive by me, you have to be careful!" "

Li Ji was stunned when he heard this, and then burst into laughter, even crying.

He pointed at Yeon Gaesumun and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the auxiliary minister of Goguryeo, Da Mo, is a powerful man. I originally thought that it was a lie, but what I saw today is that I have underestimated you."

"I would like to advise you that the city of Xiangping has been destroyed. Your kings and their families are in the hands of Datang. It is too late to turn around now. Once the two armies fight, there will be no chance at all."

Yeon Gaesumun waved his hand and said angrily: "That's nonsense. The royal city of Goguryeo is guarded by tens of thousands of the most elite troops, and there are mature and prudent ministers like Mo Zhili in charge of the overall situation. Even a hundred thousand troops can't even think of breaking through the city."

"Er Tang is also considered a big country in the Central Plains, so can it only do these small tricks that don't make it appear on the stage?"

He shouted loudly to the army behind him: "Don't believe what this person says. They are just alarmist. I have just received the news that everything in Pingxiang City is fine. Don't listen to this person's nonsense!"

Then he didn't give Li Ji a chance, and said directly: "If you want to defeat Goguryeo, you can't just rely on these methods. Everyone should see the real results!"

Then he rode back to the army, waved his hand, and the army moved forward!

Li Ji also returned to the army at this time and said to Zhang Shigui: "Act as planned!"

"promise!"

Here, Yeon Gaesumun said to the two generals beside him: "You will lead the army to fight with them later. Remember, don't be careless!"

He looked at the Tang army, which was far less numerous than them, and stood motionless. A trace of gloom flashed in his eyes, and he said: "The person opposite is the second-ranking figure in the Tang army. Only behind Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, he must not be underestimated. You You must be careful and don’t fall into the other party’s trap!”

A tall and mighty general in his 40s thumped his chest with his right hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm in disarray. Just wait and see how I can defeat the Tang army!"

This man is Gao Yanshou, the leader of the north. He has tens of thousands of troops under his command. He is usually arrogant. How has he ever surrendered?
After hearing Yeon Gaesumun's words, he thought that the other party didn't trust him, so he said.

"Yes, the Tang army is not as powerful as ours, but they dare to intercept our army with only 2 troops? They simply don't care about life and death. Let's see how I can defeat the [-] Tang troops."

The southern leader Gao Huizhen said disdainfully.

After saying that, without waiting for Yeon Gaesumun to speak, he loudly said to the soldiers under his command: "You guys, all follow me and kill!"

Not to be outdone, Gao Yanshou also led his soldiers to kill the Tang army.
Seeing that a battle was inevitable, Li Ji was calm and commanding.First, the crossbow formation shoots three rounds. When the opponent is close at hand, the sword and shield men are commanded to come forward, the archers are behind, and the spearmen insert their spears into the gaps in the shields.

Gao Yanshou arrived first, and was the first to rush to the Tang army's formation. He ignored the heavy casualties of the soldiers around him, blocked the rain of arrows, and rushed directly towards the Tang army.

Boom~
When the two armies collided, they were knocked off their backs. The Tang army's shield formation was knocked back by the charge of Gao Yanshou's cavalry.

Many soldiers even had their arms fractured and deformed due to the huge impact.But soon there were soldiers behind him who dragged him to the back for treatment, and others stepped forward to fill his position.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner. Li Ji's [-] troops are all the elites of the Sixteenth Guards. From the founding of the country to the present, they have fought more than a hundred battles?

It can be said that all of them are warriors in the army after fighting hundreds of battles for the rest of their lives.No need for the general to speak, everyone was fighting the enemy bravely under the command of their respective corps commanders, team commanders, and camp commanders, without any fear in their eyes!
After Gao Huizhen arrived, he did not hesitate at all and ordered the army to continue to take over the place of Gao Yanshou, who was unable to succeed, and continued to attack the Tang army's formation.

Li Ji, who was riding a horse, immediately began to change his formation when he saw Gao Huizhen appear.I saw a gap quickly appearing where the two armies met.

The Goguryeo people who didn't understand the reason thought that the Tang army couldn't hold on anymore, and they were overjoyed and began to crawl inside.

Gao Yanshou was also a little puzzled for a moment. They were evenly matched a moment ago, so why were they suddenly unable to follow up?

But when he saw Tang Jun quickly closing his mouth, he suddenly took a breath of air!
"Come back, come back quickly!"

His eyes were red, and he watched helplessly as the mouth was completely closed, while the number of thousands of warriors entering the Tang army's pockets was rapidly decreasing.

It turned out that Li Ji let them in on purpose. The terrain here was small and it was impossible for all the troops to swarm up.

Therefore, after seeing the opponent's eagerness to defeat the enemy, he deliberately leaked a flaw. What he didn't expect was that thousands of people got in at once.

But under the care of thousands of crossbows, it didn't even last for a quarter of an hour before it was completely lost!

"kill!"

Gao Yanshou didn't know whether he felt sorry for his own soldiers or was angered by Li Ji's grand scheme. He took the lead and attacked the Tang army, killing them wantonly!
Gao Huizhen didn't dare to fall behind, and immediately launched an even more violent attack!

Yuengai Suwen frowned slightly when he saw the battle between the two armies. He was a little confused about what the Tang army meant?
Just rely on these 2 people to stop their 15-strong army?
If not, what is their purpose?

If you want to give up a small number of soldiers to lure them deeper, then there is no need to fight to the death here!

"Immediately exclude the scouts from patrolling the mountain to see if there is an ambush by the Tang army. If something is wrong, send a signal immediately!"

"promise!"

Looking at the scouts walking into the forest and the hillside full of bushes and thorns, he still felt that something was wrong.

But the two armies were fighting fiercely in front of him, and he had no time to care about it for the time being!

"Order the two of them to get out of the middle. You immediately lead the cavalry to smash the Tang army's formation for me."

Yeon Gaesumun gritted his teeth and said.

After learning that Pingxiang City was likely to fall, he knew that he had no way out. Only by defeating the Tang army could he survive.

Now it is necessary to break through the Tang army's blockade within a short period of time and meet with Yang Wanchun in Anshi City, so that there is a glimmer of hope.

Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen learned of Yeon Gaesumun's plan, and after a moment's hesitation, they began to retreat to both sides.

Li Ji also discovered the enemy's movements at this time. When he heard the deafening sound of horse hooves, he immediately knew what the enemy wanted to do.

"General Manager, should we withdraw?" Zhang Shigui felt slightly frightened when he saw the enemy's desperate momentum, and stepped forward to persuade him.

But Li Ji refused without thinking and ordered: "Send the army to resist the enemy's offensive for me. Anyone who retreats without my order will be killed!"

"Grand Steward"

"Excuting an order!"

Zhang Shigui wanted to say something else, but when he saw Li Ji's emotionless eyes, he was agitated and said quickly: "No!"

The Tang Army once again faced a fierce impact. At the moment of collision, both the Tang Army and the Goguryeo cavalry were stagnant, but their manpower could not be compared with the cavalry. At that moment, the Tang Army suddenly burst into flames in the formation. A hole was opened.

The soldiers behind had no time to step forward and were knocked away by the cavalry again!

For a time, the Tang army suffered heavy losses!

On the hill, Li Shimin, Du Ruhui, and Ji Song watched the battle below with binoculars. When they saw the enemy attacking the military formation for the third time and breaking through the military formation, their hearts suddenly tightened!
"Why is the British Lord doing this? Our army has set up an ambush. As long as the enemy is introduced, our army can take it by surprise and give Yeon Gaesomun a head-on blow. But now that the time has come, why does he still resist to the death?"

Although Du Ruhui also went to the battlefield, he was not specialized in this field after all, so he was a little confused.

Li Shimin did not answer, but looked down without turning his head, and just said to Ji Song: "You are also a general in the army. Come and explain to Prime Minister Du why Li Ji is like this!"

Ji Song thought for a moment and said, "Look, Prime Minister Du!"

He pointed to the battlefield below and said: "Although it was considered intense just now, it was always less tragic. Yeon Gaesumun is not a fool, but a smart man."

"Smart people like to think a lot and are extremely confident in their own judgment!"

"The blocking of 2 people by 15 people is inherently suspicious. If a sufficient price is not paid, even if the British evacuate, he will not pursue him and even get a glimpse of our army's layout."

Du Ruhui pondered: "Are you saying that Li Ji did it on purpose? Deliberately putting the two armies in a state of evenly matched strength? And then, under the constant attack of Goguryeo when his own strength was insufficient, the decline slowly leaked out?"

Ji Song nodded with a smile and said, "Not bad!"

"Otherwise, what's the point of making Yeon Gaesumun believe that we are really defeated? Only by convincing the other side that our army really cannot stand upright before retreating can we continue to pursue and fall into the trap we set."

Looking at the situation below, Ji Song suddenly revealed an inexplicable smile and said: "If my guess is correct, Yeon Gaesumun has already started to send people to investigate the situation on the mountain."

"report"

"Your Majesty, hundreds of Goguryeo scouts have just begun to go up the mountain to investigate the situation of our army. The general sent me to ask your Majesty whether to attack now?"

Li Shimin put down the telescope in his hand and glared at Ji Song angrily, as if blaming him for his crow's mouth.

"Tell Wuji that this battle is up to them. It is up to them to decide when to attack. I will never interfere. At the same time, I also told him not to ask for my opinion!"

"Follow the order!"

Seeing the leaving messengers, Du Ruhui said anxiously: "Your Majesty, if the enemy discovers the movements of our troops, wouldn't it mean that all our efforts are in vain?"

"The enemy is not within our army's ambush circle yet. Once he attacks, he will definitely alert the enemy. This"

He was in a dilemma at this time. It was neither a fight nor a fight. What should he do?
"Who said they are no longer within our army's ambush circle?"

Li Shimin asked curiously.

Du Ruhui was dumbfounded. He was present at the army layout. It was clear that he had not entered the ambush, but the emperor meant that the other party had already entered?

Is the emperor stupid, or is he stupid?
"kill!"

"Kill!"

Boom~
Suddenly, a cry of killing came, and Du Ruhui was shocked and looked at the rear and left and right sides of the Goguryeo people in disbelief.

There, a cavalry force of several thousand people and an army of tens of thousands rushed down the mountain.

The Goguryeo scouts who were still searching the mountain stood dumbly on the spot, because the enemy troops were right under their noses, but they didn't find any of them?
"How is this possible?" Du Ruhui said in silence.

Because those infantrymen appeared not far from the Goguryeo army. How could they not be noticed at such a close distance?
"You have to ask this kid about this, don't ask me!"

Li Shimin said unhappily.

Ji Song stepped forward and patted Du Ruhui on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Old Du, do you think I was hanging around Anshi City for nothing during this time?"

It turned out that Ji Song had nothing to do, so he went up the mountain to check the terrain. After discovering this place that Goguryeo must pass through, he started making preparations!

He first asked the soldiers to come here at night to dig thousands of small pits, and then planted various thorns next to them.

At this time, when the grass is growing and the orioles are flying, after two months of preparation, these small earthen kangs have completely integrated with the surrounding environment. Even if you walk in front of them, there will be no violation at all.

After learning that Yeon Gaesumun's army was coming, Ji Song first asked Li Shimin for instructions, and then sent more than 1 soldiers to wait in the pit one day in advance.

It is a completely natural ambush. Even scouts who have been scouting for many years will not care about these small shrubs and overgrown thorns.

Li Ji also knew about this, so he fought to the death to resist the attack of the Goguryeo army, just to get the best opportunity.

Now all the Goguryeo cavalry are anxiously together with the Tang army, and the infantry behind them are only less than a hundred steps away from the ambush.

When tens of thousands of troops appeared on both sides of Goguryeo, the stunned Goguryeo soldiers were cut in half by the Tang army before they could react, and they could not look at each other.

At the same time, the army hiding in the open began to attack the enemy with overwhelming force, and thousands of cavalry under Ji Song's banner launched an attack from behind.

For a time, Goguryeo's army of more than [-] troops was surrounded by Tang troops on all sides.

"This battle is a decisive battle, and we should decide the outcome in one battle!"

"This is what Ji Song said before. I never expected that this kid's first casual move would become the last straw that overwhelms Goguryeo!"

"It's so imaginative and far-reaching that the outcome of today's battle was decided a few months ago!"

Ji Song shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty is overly complimentary. I didn't expect it to play such a decisive role. I just feel bored and let the soldiers find something to do!"

But whether it was Du Ruhui or Li Shimin, they looked at him with expressions that they believed in you.

Ji Song asked Heaven speechlessly, could he say that this was really what he did out of boredom?

(End of this chapter)