Ji Tang

Chapter 866 Ji Song’s performance

When Ji Song heard the news, he was also extremely puzzled. Logically speaking, the war has reached this stage and is definitely defeated. Useless struggles have no effect at all. What is Yang Wanchun doing?
Besides increasing unprovoked casualties, what else can it do?
Ji Song didn't understand, but he couldn't help but understand at this time.Once the outer city is broken, it is only a matter of time before the inner city is broken!
Yang Wanchun was able to organize soldiers to resist in such a desperate situation, even the famous generals in ancient times would not do this!
Nothing could be seen on Li Shimin's face, but judging from Ji Song's experience, he might not be in a good mood at this time!
I thought I could win a battle, but now I'm back to the starting point.

The number of troops in Anshi City did not decrease much. The Tang Dynasty lost more than 2 people in several sieges. Goguryeo also lost about 7 people. This time, it lost tens of thousands in the first battle. At this time, there were only [-] soldiers in the city. Less than [-] people remain.

But compared to before, not only was Goguryeo not at a disadvantage, but the outfield was defeated, and all the troops entered the inner city. Compared with the outer city, the advantage of the inner city being small was highlighted.

A city that originally required 6 or 3 people to defend may now only require more than [-] people to defend it without missing a beat!
Moreover, the inner city was taller and also had a moat, making it easier to transport supplies and mobilize troops. As a result, the price for the Tang army to break the city was higher.

What’s even more serious is that it’s already September and the weather has cooled down. According to past experience, it will be completely cold in less than January!

If I want to fill in the soil and build a slope again, I'm afraid I won't have time.

"Order to postpone the attack, control the outer city first, and discuss the rest later!"

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he turned around and left without saying his next plan!

Ji Song understood that Li Shimin also hesitated at this time!

Ji Song returned to the camp, but before he could sit down, he saw Daniel coming in from outside!
"Master Hou, Brother Qing and the others have received a letter."

Ji Song was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Quick, get it here!"

Da Niu did not dare to neglect and quickly handed the letter to Ji Song.

After getting the letter, Ji Song couldn't wait to open it.

The things mentioned above are continuous and brief. They only say that the affairs of Pingxiang City have been properly dealt with, and all the original Goguryeo lands south of Taibai Mountain are under their control. In addition, Baekje and Silla learned that the Tang Dynasty had After taking Pingxiang, he also decisively withdrew his troops. He did not dare to stay at the border for a long time for fear of attracting the attention of the Tang Dynasty!
This letter was to inform him that he would leave for Yudun in Anshi City for a peace meeting in three days, and to ask Ji Song if there was anything else he wanted to explain.

Because the dead falcon delivers the message, the distance is less than a thousand miles and can be reached in half a day.Therefore, even if you write now, they will still receive the message tomorrow morning!

Ji Song pondered for a moment, but did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he washed up a little, dressed neatly and asked Daniel Hao to take care of the falcon, while he rushed to the Chinese army camp!

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Hao is outside asking for an audience. He said he has something important to report!"

Chen Shou glanced at the emperor's back and whispered carefully.

"Let him in!"

Ji Song came in quickly. When he saw the emperor with his back turned to him, he knew that he was not feeling well at this time!

Da Dang came to Liaodong with great promise and confidence. He thought that the battle to destroy the country would be easy to win, but now it has turned into what it is now.

Not only did the soldiers suffer heavy losses, but now it's even more of an anticlimax!
"Your Majesty, I have received a letter from Pingxiang City, saying that the south of Taibai has been controlled by our army, and generals will come to join the army in the near future. They asked your Majesty if they have anything else to explain."

Ji Song said nothing and waited quietly!

After a while, Li Shimin put down the long pole in his hand and looked away from the map hanging on the wall.

He sighed: "As expected of your proud disciple. In just a few months, he joined forces to control the rear of Goguryeo, killed all the enemies, and captured the King of Goguryeo. What a young and talented man!"

"Even if I fail to do my best this time, my face will not be ugly if I capture the enemy chief alive. I have a fig leaf!"

Li Shimin laughed at himself.

"No matter how serious it is, this is just an accident. Anshi City can only survive. When the next spring comes, we will send a general and [-] troops, and Anshi City will be destroyed."

"The weather and the right location are not in our favour. Even I am surprised to be where we are now. It can be seen that this is not because the generals of the Tang Dynasty are not good enough or the soldiers are not brave enough, but because the timing is wrong. This is not your fault!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly laughed, and the laughter became louder and louder, and finally he laughed so much that tears flowed down his face.

Ji Song's head was covered with black lines, and he thought to himself, is it so funny?
"Haha! I didn't expect... I didn't expect that our good Marquis would also flatter me? I haven't seen you say anything good about me in so many years. How can you open up for me now?"

"Because you must be His Majesty the Supreme Khan, and you must not make any mistakes. Even if you are wrong, it is someone else's fault."

"One failure is nothing, let alone if we lose?"

Ji Song shook his head and said: "No, we did not lose. Not only did we not lose, but we also won a great victory. We won hundreds of cities, defeated hundreds of thousands of enemies, and captured countless people. How many such great victories can there be in ancient and modern times?"

"There is no need to worry about the city of Gu'an. Although it is regrettable, with the power of the Tang Dynasty, Goguryeo will definitely be destroyed in the coming year."

"What you are thinking about now should not be how to destroy the city of Goguryeo, but how to govern these new places. Since ancient times, it has been easy to conquer a country, but difficult to defend it. Since Goguryeo has become the territory of the Tang Dynasty, there is no reason to give up. "

"As long as it takes decades to completely bring Goguryeo back to its homeland, and then teach it, learn Chinese characters, speak Chinese, and wear Hanfu, after a few generations, this place will be the inalienable territory of our Tang Dynasty."

"In Song Xin, you will always be invincible. Back then, you were able to attack Dou Jiande's hundreds of thousands of troops without changing a expression. Now, has Anshi City weakened your will?"

Li Shimin was silent. This was probably what Ji Song had said to himself the most over the years. The frankness in it was touching, and the younger generation's admiration for their elders made him even more happy!

Yes, it’s not like he has never failed. He survived many times to become the Tang Dynasty. A temporary failure is nothing, let alone a failure!

So what if we can't break the city now?If it doesn't work twice, if it doesn't work twice, if it doesn't work twice, how can Anshi City be able to make a huge difference in just tens of thousands of years?Wait until next year, it will be broken overnight!
"Okay, why are you trying to stir up emotion? It makes me a little embarrassed." Ji Song rolled his eyes, sorry?I'm afraid this word is not in the dictionary, right?

Of course, I just thought about this in my heart and never dared to say it out loud, lest this stingy emperor would hold a grudge!
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. After what you said, I'm afraid you will laugh at me if I am still like this."

Then he stopped the topic and asked: "How is Pingxiang City now? If the army withdraws, can the backlash be suppressed? But they can't just leave and chaos breaks out behind them. You are right, since it has been captured by the Tang Dynasty. This is my territory of the Tang Dynasty, so don’t be careless!”

Ji Song replied: "Your Majesty, don't worry, those boys are already better than the 'ladies' who were raised in the boudoir and no one knew them. They have traveled tens of thousands of miles over the years, and even I can't say that they are more knowledgeable than them."

"In a wild land thousands of miles away, where the jungle law of the jungle is followed, there is no etiquette, integrity, and no moral restraint, it is no longer simple to be able to live freely for ten years, escape unscathed, and gain a lot of rewards. It’s a question of ability.”

"Visions, abilities, adaptability, personality, etc. will all undergo huge changes!"

"This group of boys is simply lawless. They think they are in a barbaric land. Don't you know? These boys use local spies who have been there for many years as their eyes and ears, and then use the surrendered Goguryeo noble generals, wealthy businessmen, and even members of the royal family as their executioners. In a hurry, all those who were unwilling to cause trouble and wanted to cause trouble were dealt with. It is not an exaggeration to say that there was a river of blood."

Li Shimin listened with interest at first, but why did he feel something was wrong after listening to it?
"Stop, stop, stop!"

Li Shimin waved his hand irritably, interrupted Ji Song's long speech, and said warily: "Why do I hear that you are pleading for those boys?"

"What kind of wild land is the jungle where the strong preys on the strong? What kind of place has it not been restrained and is still clinging to the same place as before?"

Then he stared at Ji Song fiercely and said, "Please tell me clearly, are they causing trouble?"

Ji Song looked confused, as if he didn't know what to fight, let alone what the emperor said.

"Stop pretending to me, tell me, what on earth did they do? To let you, a teacher, beg me for mercy without any hesitation?"

Ji Song looked embarrassed when he heard this, but said firmly: "Everything I said comes from the bottom of my heart, I don't dare."

"Are you going to say it or not?"

Hearing this, Ji immediately said: "Your Majesty, you can't blame them for what happened. It was all done by those Goguryeo people who surrendered. Ji Qing and the others have not even killed an innocent person. They are all those hateful guys." , in order to express his determination in front of the Tang Dynasty, he went so far as to kill those die-hard Goguryeo elements with all his heart."

"As far as I know, Ji Qing and the others not only did not participate, but also spoke out many times to stop their evil deeds, but those people just didn't listen!"

"You also know that they are all newcomers, Ji Qing and the others don't dare to push them too far!"

"And during this period, in order to save innocent people, they repeatedly rescued thousands of people from the Goguryeo family with more than ten surnames such as Cui, Li, and Wang."

Facing Ji Song's vow, Li Shimin's expression became more and more strange, as if he was disgusted.

What kind of person is he? He can see the tricks of Ji Qing and others at a glance!

I don’t know why the newly surrendered Goguryeo people were bewitched by them. They were sold and they helped count the money.

Based on their actions, they will only become die-hard loyalists of the Tang Dynasty in the future. The nation of Goguryeo will definitely not tolerate them.

The benefits, good reputation, and reputation as a great virtuous person all went to those boys, and the bad reputation and bad reputation all belonged to those people.

Black-hearted, ruthless, shameless
But why do I like it so much?Could it be that I am too?
Thinking of this, he quickly stopped. I am the Khan of Heaven recognized by all races, and my image of Wei Guangzheng is the most basic. How can I join them?

It's just a pity for those people. Not only do they have no way out, but they are also tightly grasped by Datang. As long as this matter is in hand, they can only become meat on Datang's chopping board and be slaughtered by others!

If necessary, they can be used to win over a group of people.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter would be of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty, but when he thought that these things were all the work of those boys, he took a deep breath!
Chen Shou on the side was trembling even more, wailing in his heart, thinking who are these people? They are all very dark-hearted at a young age. Thinking of dealing with these people in the future, he made up his mind to be extremely vigilant. Otherwise, if you are sold and paid back, that's it.
Seeing the strange look in the emperor's eyes, Ji Song was also a little embarrassed. It was really too rough.You can definitely wait until they leave. Why are you so impatient?

But it's useless to say all this now. As a teacher, no matter how much I hate Gang, I can only swallow this bitter pill with tears and wipe the butts of these bastards!
Anyway, he had decided that when he saw them, he would definitely give them a beating first.Now everyone has strong wings and has their own ideas.

As a teacher, he was pleased with this, but it made people impatient when the teacher caused trouble for the teacher and asked him to wipe his butt.

Without a good meal, I will definitely not be able to swallow this breath!
They looked at each other in a tacit understanding, and both saw the meaning in the other's eyes, nodded at the same time, and dropped the topic!
"Since there is no further trouble, let them come as soon as possible. If nothing else happens, the war will be over soon, so we can go back together."

"Also tell them that I will dispatch other sects to replace them later. We haven't seen them for almost ten years. No matter what, we can't let them outside."

Li Shimin thought for a while and said: "The naval officers took away the normally needed manpower on the ship and left the rest on standby. Now that Liu Rengui is the commander-in-chief of the army, let him stay in Pingxiang, and the soldiers and horses of the Four Kingdoms Liberation Army will also stay there temporarily. , As for the four countries, I can speak for myself, there is no need for them to worry!"

"There are also envoys from the Yin and Mayan tribes who came with the army. I am also curious, what is the difference between the people across the sea and the people of the Tang Dynasty?"

After listening to the emperor's words, Ji Song was a little hesitant and opened his mouth several times without saying anything!
"If you have something to say, say it. If you have something to say, say it. If you don't want to say it, get out of here!"

Li Shimin said impatiently.

"Your Majesty, the soldiers and horses of the Four Kingdoms were borrowed by Wang Xuance. It was agreed upon at the beginning. If you don't let them go back, won't you be breaking the trust of the Tang Dynasty?"

"Are you worried that your disciples will break their trust? Don't involve everything with the Tang Dynasty. They can't represent the Tang Dynasty."

He glanced at Ji Song who was unwilling to give up, and said quietly: "Besides, has Goguryeo been destroyed? Yang Wanchun is still there, Yeon Gaesumun is still there, and there are nearly [-] troops in Ansi City."

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Ji Song was overjoyed. With the emperor's endorsement, this matter had nothing to do with Wang Xuance. As for what the kings of the four kingdoms would think, this was not something he should consider.
(End of this chapter)