Ji Tang

Chapter 870 The speed of life and death

In the early morning, the heavy snow had stopped, but the severe cold weather became even colder. After one night, both the Tang army and the Goguryeo army suffered a large number of casualties.

It's not that he went through another war, but he froze to death. Yes, he froze to death!

I fell asleep well last night, but when I woke up in the morning, I never woke up again!
Li Shimin came out of the simple tent he had set up. When he saw the soldiers who seemed to be standing outside but were actually dead, he couldn't help but feel a pinch in his heart.

"Write down everyone's names. Regardless of whether I can go back or not, you must inform Cheng Qian of these people's names, addresses, and achievements!"

"Tell him that these people died for his father, and they died so that his father could live."

Changsun Wuji nodded silently. He was also very cold now, his hands and feet could no longer feel anything, and his ears had turned blue.

Boom boom boom!
At this time, the sound of war drums of the enemy's attack came from the bottom of the mountain.

He picked up the telescope tremblingly, but when he saw that the enemy army had begun to move towards this direction, Li Shimin had no expression on his face, because this was an expected thing and there was nothing surprising.

If Yeon Gaesumun doesn’t seize all the time, he will look down on him!

As the Goguryeo people began to attack, as expected, the Tang army's voice calling for death again came from the other side of the mountain road.

This is the only thing Li Ji can do for his emperor, that is, try his best to contain the enemy's troops, at least not to allow those people to support here.

In the ice and snow, the obstacles on the mountain road are even more difficult to clear. This is not a task that can be completed in a day or two!

The sound was getting closer and closer. In order to avoid the cold last night, Tang Jun made a snow nest in the snow. Although it still couldn't prevent the soldiers from dying, it could at least block the howling cold wind.

This is what everyone learned during the Battle of Mobei, but the difference is that now they are not the victors, but the besieged party.

Everyone, you help me, I help you, and each of us walks out of the snow nest with support.Move your stiff limbs slowly, at least so that you won't be sluggish before the big battle comes.

Compared with the Tang army, the Goguryeo people were not much better!

It can be said that it was worse than the Tang Army. At least the clothes on the Tang Army were many times better than them!
Everyone was wearing thin clothes. Only a few generals wore clothes made of animal skins, but they were very few!
"Let's go! No matter what, I can't sit still and wait for death. If I don't stand up now to boost morale, the soldiers don't know whether they can survive."

"This should be the last battle. Regardless of victory or defeat, I have no regrets!"

"My will has been transmitted through the falcon. If nothing else happens, Ji Song should have received it."

Changsun Wuji was shocked when he heard this and said quickly: "Your Majesty! You..."

Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that he didn't need to say anything.

"I know what you are thinking and what you want to say. But it is not important anymore. As for why I gave the will to Ji Song?"

He breathed a sigh of relief and said with some relief: "Because I can only trust him now, and the rest can only be left to fate."

Clang!
Pulling out the accessories from his waist, this sword has been with him for decades. He still remembers what his father said when it was given to him. It is still fresh in his mind!

"When you grow up, when you pick up this sword, your father will no longer treat you as a child. You must carry on your own actions. Use this sword to open up your own future!"

He didn't know why, but he seemed to see the way his father looked at him!

At that time, my father was not the emperor yet, and he was just a young man in full bloom.When he heard that the Turks were besieging Yang Guang, he went to rescue him with less than a thousand people regardless.

In the end, he was assigned to the subordinate named Yun. Not only did he not listen to his advice, he also hit himself with a military stick.

From that moment on, he swore that he would never leave his destiny to the hands of others easily in this life.

From then on, after learning that the world was in rebellion and Kyushu lost its owner, he did not hesitate to persuade his father to raise an army.

After that, he became Duke of Dunhuang, King of Qin, General Tiance, and finally the emperor, becoming the most powerful person in the world.

but now.
Seeing the enemy troops getting closer and closer, he regained his fighting spirit!

Goguryeo thief, let me see if you have the qualifications to defeat me!

"kill!"

Li Shimin took the lead and rushed down first!

The soldiers in front were stunned for a moment, and when they saw who the figure was that rushed out, they were all stunned.

The emperor actually killed them first?Are you afraid that you are dreaming?

"Soldiers, kill me!"

Yuchi Gong's eyes were red, he picked up his weapon and rushed down.

Then Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, Li Simo and others also rushed forward without hesitation.

In a war that originally only required defense, the Tang army, which did not have the upper hand, took the lead in launching an attack under the leadership of the emperor!

The Tang army's offensive was like a fire, and with the emperor taking the lead, all the soldiers no longer hesitated!

Yes, such a noble person as the emperor has begun to fight for his life. What is there to regret if they die?
He looked at the emperor who was in a state of embarrassment but was no less heroic. With such an emperor, so what if you sold your life to him?

Since there is no way out, there is no need to look forward or backward, just kill!
"Kill, kill one to get enough money, kill two to earn a profit. Guys, follow me and kill!"

"If you die, your eggs will fall into the sky. If you don't die for tens of thousands of years, follow me and kill the Goguryeo cubs!"

"Damn it, I fought hard today!"

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One, two, three.
Everyone forgot the fear of death and rushed down the mountain following the figure at the front who had never let them down.

It would be an honor for them to fight side by side with such an emperor. If they could go back alive, they would be able to fight with their descendants. They had also fought side by side with His Majesty.

They can brag about this kind of bullshit for a lifetime...

In the mountain road, Li Ji was so anxious that he kept walking back and forth on the spot, but no matter what, it could not reduce the chill in his heart!

He heard the sounds outside, and the sound of shouting "Long Live the Mountain" made him restless!

If nothing else happened, His Majesty would have fought in person, otherwise there would not have been such a big movement!

Although the army could not pass by, you could still see the figures of the two armies fighting from a high place. Who else could the man at the front be if he wasn't His Majesty?

"No, we can't just wait. What must we do?"

Zhang Shigui said helplessly after hearing this: "But we can't do anything now!"

"That mountain road is too narrow, and the Goguryeo people have deployed heavy troops there. Even if we have more people, we can't rush through it!"

Li Ji became more and more irritable and said angrily: "Then can we just wait like this? If something happens to His Majesty, I will die without redemption!"

"Where is Ji Song? You haven't heard from him yet?"

Thinking of Ji Song who was daring this way, Li Ji said quickly.

Zhang Shigui shook his head with a wry smile and said, "No, but according to the distance, it will have to be at least in the afternoon. We simply can't wait."

"What about the naval fleet? I don't believe that Ji Song didn't write to his disciples, not to mention that Tang Jian is still here. It's impossible not to go to war, and there is no news about them?" He has no hope for the Tang army on the other side of the Liao River. They don't have many ships, and according to the information from the scouts, Yeon Gaesumun somehow managed to move the barbarian tribes in the mountains. They actually sent thousands of people to cause trouble on the other side of the Liao River. There were also varying degrees of violence in many cities. mess.Maybe the defenders on the other side of the Liao River are too busy to take care of themselves, so how can they have any spare power to help themselves?

It seems that this time Yeon Gaesumun has used all his back tricks and trump cards. If he doesn't succeed, Seong In is ready to burn the boat!

Just when Li Shimin was fighting in person and Li Ji was extremely anxious.

Less than fifty miles away from the battlefield, Ji Song, with Xue Wanche and more than ten thousand cavalry, was heading towards the battlefield.

"report"

A scout with a face turned blue from the cold came forward and said urgently: "General Manager, the mountain road ahead is blocked by someone. It is now frozen together and it will be impossible to pass in a short time!"

When Ji Song heard this, he was in a trance and almost fell off the horse!

"Master Hou!"

"Master Chief!"

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Ji Song waved his hand to indicate that he was fine!

"Except for that mountain road, how long does it take to walk the nearest road to the battlefield?"

There was nothing he could do now, the mountain road was blocked, and he could only find other ways.

"Go back to the Chief Manager. The mountain road is the closest road to the Liaohe River. It would be impossible to take a detour."

"I ask you how long it will take? If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will kill you."

Ji Song doesn't have much patience anymore, and now he is competing with the King of Hell every quarter of an hour for time.

"One day, even if you don't take a break in the middle, it still takes one day!"

Finished!

Ji Song felt dizzy. One day?One day later, the day lilies were already cold, so why bother trying to save them?

"Brother, what do you think we should do now?"

Xue Wanche also felt something was wrong. Although he was naive, he was not stupid. In one day, he rushed to the battlefield and could only collect the corpses for them.

"What should I do? Do I know what to do? Now that the road ahead is blocked and I don't have enough time to make a detour, what else can I do?"

Ji Song sat on the ground dejectedly, lowering his head. He really felt a sense of powerlessness!

Xue Wanche said "hey" and squatted on the ground in a daze. Ziyi had no choice. What could he do?
"I have a solution!"

Suddenly, Xue Wanche stood up and ran towards a tree behind him like a madman, and started chopping down the tree without saying a word.

Ji Song wanted to scold him, but when he saw Shu Shu seemed to have thought of something, he patted his head and said with some annoyance: "Why did I forget this!"

Then he waved his big hand and shouted: "Everyone chop down trees for me!"

After saying that, without waiting for anyone else, he picked up the horizontal knife and started chopping down the tree.After a while, he cut down a tree, but it wasn't over yet. He saw that he had broken down the trunk into about five feet in size, and then started to repair it!
At this time, Xue Wanche was like a groundhog, cutting the tree trunk with his knife. As time passed, the things in their hands began to take shape.

Only two five-foot-long wooden boards with slightly raised ends appeared in front of him.

"sled?"

Others don't know it, but the soldiers who have been following him know it.These more than 1 people are basically soldiers of the Sixteenth Guards, and many of them participated in the Battle of Mobei that year.

Everyone is familiar with Ji Song's night attack of hundreds of miles and the deeds of conquering the Turkic royal court.Among them, the sled that can run hundreds of miles at night is also well known!Even if they have never seen it, they have heard of it. When the thing appears in front of their eyes, everyone knows what he is going to do.

Without Ji Song's words of greeting, many people started cutting down trees to make sleds themselves.

"Everyone, listen first!"

Ji Song quickly stopped him.

"Your Majesty is in danger now. I have no time to wait for you. Now listen to my general's orders!"

Although everyone was puzzled, they still stopped what they were doing and looked at Ji Song.

"From now on, the captains of each school will lead the soldiers to make sleds, and the other schools will follow the orders without making any mistakes!"

"promise!"

Ji Song nodded and said, "Those who are skilled in using sleds will come forward!"

Everyone looked at each other. Many people knew about this thing, but few had actually used it.

After waiting for a while, less than 300 people came forward, which made Ji Song a little disappointed.But it's just a disappointment. Originally, he was planning to take Xue Wanche and his soldiers there, but now it's good to have 300 more people.

"Okay, from now on, everyone will work hard to build four hundred sleighs, and the other doors will be built later!"

With an order, four hundred sleighs were soon ready.

Although the workmanship is rough, it is pretty good at this time and there is nothing to criticize.

Then several captains were called over and said, "Now I tell you to listen and don't say too much!"

"promise!"

Ji Song took a deep breath and said: "I don't have time to wait. After I leave, Li Ji builds the sled, and then after I get a little familiar with it, follow immediately. If it really can't be used, then build it bigger and use the war horse." If you run up and down, you won’t lose your strength on the battlefield.”

After the explanation, Ji Song waved his hand, and the more than [-] people who had been prepared were all ready to go!

He hired a scout who was familiar with the road to lead the way. He didn't want to get lost.

"set off!"

Swish!
With a roar, Ji Song took the lead and ran out like a fox in the snow. As he swayed from side to side, his speed became faster and faster.Then Xue Wanche also paddled out. Although it was a little clumsy, it was not bad, at least he had a good balance!
There were more than [-] people. Except for dozens of people who were left to teach everyone how to sled, all the other soldiers who knew how to sled were taken away by Ji Song.

Seeing Ji Song's leaving figure, several captains looked at each other without any hesitation, and then the Taoist began to build the sled.

At the same time, the dozens of people who stayed behind were not idle. Instead, they taught the dexterous soldiers how to sled. They started learning immediately after making one.

After a few times of clever guidance, I mastered the technique and started paddling slowly!

They are all cavalry, and they are all good at mastering balance. If they know one thing, they know everything. They quickly became familiar with each other!

After more than an hour, thousands of copies had been made, and several captains could not wait.During this time, they have selected soldiers who quickly mastered the skills.

Others are either clumsy or forgetful, and they are so angry that they want to hit someone.

No more waiting, thousands of people are enough, others will follow.

As a result, thousands of figures appeared on the snow. They slid on the snow, from clumsy to familiar, from slow to fast, and disappeared into the vast snowfield.
(End of this chapter)