Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 468 Yanjin Fire
"Hey, there are two more people, if you stop, the lamp will run away."

Zhao Gang, who was holding the rope controlling the sky lantern with one hand, was dragged by the big guy who was still rising, moved two steps to the side, and hurriedly called for help. However, it was his action that attracted Zhang Gongjin and Zhao Gang. Longan's eyes were full of light.

"This sky lantern is made big enough to lift people up into the sky."

Zhang Gongjin let out a loud cry.

But Zhao Long continued, "It doesn't need it to pull people up to the sky, as long as there is a certain upward dragging force, the good climbers on our side can use it to climb up to the cliffs on both sides and pass through. Press down on the top and hang down to the other side of the cliff with a rope, so that you can report to His Majesty."

The mountain wall is relatively smooth and steep, but Zhao Long's subordinates have nail claws, hooks, etc. Lingnan soldiers are specially used for climbing equipment, and they can always find some rock peaks to borrow. However, if you climb with bare hands, the success rate is not good. Gao, however, if there is an upward force like Zhao Gang's that can't be held back, it is very likely to succeed.

After all, if the position close to the cliff is leeward, then the sky lantern will rise in a straight line. As long as there is a rope under the cliff to control the speed of the sky lantern's ascent, it will be possible for climbing climbers tied to the sky lantern with a separate rope. Wrestlers, some upward force, with this force, they can climb upwards with the help of nail claws, and it can also prevent the hand or foot from slipping, causing the climber to fall directly from the cliff.

"Hurry up, pull down the sky lantern, transport it to the bottom of the cliff, fill up the fire oil inside, and burn it more vigorously, and make the rest, and use them together..."

With a solution, Zhang Gongjin naturally couldn't wait to implement it. They didn't know the significance of this matter to history and science. They just wanted to send the information to the army as soon as possible to resolve this crisis.

On the battlefield, the fighting was still going on. After the last round of troops went into battle for a few rounds, all of the [-] Tang troops had gone to the battlefield. At this time, Xue Li, who had rested for two or three hours and recovered his strength, The soldiers of Cheng Mingzhen's echelon put on their armor again, ready to take over.

They clearly felt that the Goguryeo coalition forces had become more tenacious in resisting these rounds of attacks. The number of Tang troops killed in battle exceeded a thousand, and the number of wounded exceeded [-].

However, what Li Jing had expected was not bad. In the direction of Yanjin City, there were no more supplementary troops on the battlefield. Moreover, the catapults on the top of the city had stopped throwing stones, and the archers seemed to have left the field.

"Your Majesty, after another round of attack, let's retreat! The movement on the top of the city doesn't seem to be about to collapse, but more like about to evacuate. I'm worried that there may be fraud in it."

Li Jing judged the situation on the battlefield very keenly, and suggested.

Li Shimin also nodded in agreement, but in his heart he was still more willing to believe that Yuan Gai Suwen had been killed by Tang Jun.

There are indeed changes in Yanjin City. Yuan Gai Suwen is no longer in the commander's tent, only where his commander-in-chief flag is erected, the 20 troops who supervised the battle, and the 10,000+ troops originally deployed at the top of the city are also like tides Usually, evacuate to the south gate. At this time, the whole Yanjin city is full of a pungent smell, and the number of Gaoju soldiers fighting against the Tang army in front of the north gate is also decreasing.

"rush······"

As the [-] heavy cavalry led by Xue Li and Cheng Mingzhen rushed into the battlefield like wolves and tigers again, the remaining tens of thousands of Goguryeo coalition forces finally collapsed. When they turned their heads, they found the battle team that had lined up behind them in the city It was already gone, and immediately let go of the girl and rolled back into the city.

"Hey, the Goguryeo army is defeated, and our army can take advantage of the situation to attack the city."

What Li Shimin saw in the binoculars, Li Jing also saw. The Goguryeo army had indeed collapsed and turned back. If the Tang army followed their footsteps and rushed into the city, then Yanjin's breakthrough would be in sight.

However, the trace of doubt in his heart did not dissipate. However, if because of that trace of doubt, he missed an opportunity to destroy the city for nothing, he felt a little sorry for the more than 1000 soldiers who died in battle. After hesitating, Xue Li had already taken the lead , rushed into the city gate hole, and behind him, several columns of heavy cavalry had followed up quickly, rushing all the way to the wide street in the city.

At this time, on the mountain wall on the left side of Yanjin City, Zhao Qiang was hanging down the cliff quickly. He could vaguely see the figure of Tang Jun entering the city. He was so anxious that he almost peed in his crotch.

"Whoa."

The landing was a bit violent, and Zhao Qiang's calf was almost broken. However, he didn't have much time to relieve the pain on the spot, and he rushed towards the Tang army camp with his feet.

"Look, the handsome flag of the Goguryeo army at the top of the city has fallen."

Yuchi Gong let out a bluff, and immediately, Li Shimin's binoculars also looked over there. At this moment, he no longer hesitated in his heart.

"Heading orders, the whole army puts on armor and enters the city..."

Li Shimin's military order quickly resounded through the entire army through the messengers. At this time, Zhao Qiang, who had taken off his full armor due to climbing, was rushing towards the Tang army's big tent.

"Who? Stop him quickly..."

Zhao Qiang immediately saw the place where the gold and iron were placed in the camp, and wanted to rush up to call the gold directly, but the sergeant on duty kicked him to the ground.

"I, I am the guard of Sun Zhengming's mansion, the governor of Anbei. There are frauds in Yanjin City. Hurry up and call Jin to withdraw troops, hurry to call Jin to withdraw troops..."

"The Governor's Mansion in Anbei? Bring him up."

The main body of the army on the way was the Anbei Army. Zhao Qiang reported Sun Zhengming's name, and the military academy naturally did not doubt that he was there. Soon, Zhao Qiang was carried in front of Li Shimin who had already mounted his horse and was about to enter the city.

"Your Majesty, don't enter the city. Yuan Gai Suwen has arranged a lot of fire oil in the city. Once the army enters the city, he will set the city on fire..."

"Set fire to the city?"

Li Shimin was still a little stunned when he heard the words, but Li Jing, who was on the side, finally understood the situation on the battlefield, and immediately got off his horse and said, "Your Majesty, this matter should be true, and the troops should be withdrawn immediately."

"what!"

Suddenly turning from a big victory to a possible defeat, Li Shimin was stunned again.

"Quick, Mingjin."

Li Jing couldn't wait for Li Shimin to give orders in person. Under his shout, the captain who was in charge of Jintie ran to Mingjintai quickly, and hurriedly rang Jintie.

At this time, at the south gate of Yanjin City, Yuan Gai Suwen looked at the Goguryeo soldiers who were still running towards this side in the city, and waved his hand with a painful and tangled expression on his face.

This action of his is tantamount to pronouncing the death penalty for all Gaogu soldiers and people in the city who have not yet escaped.

Dozens of torches were thrown down, and immediately, the flames spread rapidly from the south gate to the city. Before that, Yuan Gai Suwen ordered to smash and dump the fire oil everywhere in the city, and it was ignited in an instant. The flames, dense Smoke, accompanied by various screams, swept from the south gate to the entire city.

"No, take a look."

The thick smoke rose into the sky, Li Shimin quickly grabbed the binoculars hanging on his chest and looked into Yanjin City, his face turned pale instantly.

"How many of us have entered the city?"

"Report to Your Majesty, more than thirty thousand."

"More than thirty thousand? Come on, Ming Jin, let them withdraw."

As soon as his words fell, a raging fire suddenly blocked the entrance of the north city. Since Yuan Gai Suwen decided to use this desperate plan, how could there be no corresponding arrangements!

"what!······"

Tang Jun's extremely tragic shouts came from the gate of Beicheng.

When the flames ignited, Li Shimin suddenly felt his heart shrink, and a feeling of dizziness rushed to his head. If more than 3 Tang soldiers were burned alive, all the honors he had in his life would no longer exist.

"Quick, put out the fire..."

Almost all the generals started to roar at this moment. However, facing the raging fire and the entire burning city wall, the soldiers could not approach at all.

"Hurry up and put out the fire... Poof..."

Li Shimin spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell down on the horse.

"Ah! Your Majesty, medical officer, quickly treat me..."

Yu Chigong turned over, hugged Li Shimin who had fallen from the horse, turned around, made Li Shimin's meat pad with his own body, and started to shout as he got up from the ground. When it fell, it became a mess.

Seeing the fire in Yanjin City, Wang Ming showed a crazy smile in his eyes. It seems that Li Shimin has fallen into Yuan Gai Suwen's trick.

However, Wang Hao did not intend to kill Li Shimin, because only a talented and generous emperor like Li Shimin could realize his dream. Therefore, not all the fierce oil that Wang Ming provided to Yuan Gai Suwen was true. real material.

If there is no accident, there should be a large area in the city that cannot be burned, and it can completely be used by Li Shimin who fell into the city to set the fire and escape.

Wang Hao just wanted Li Shimin to see with his own eyes the scene where most of his soldiers were burned alive, so that he could make an irrational decision. In his opinion, this kind of hatred, Li Shimin would probably have no choice but to slaughter Goguryeo. Genocide can be lifted!
In fact, Wang Hao guessed right. At this moment, Li Shimin really wanted to kill all the Goguryeo rebels who followed Yuangai Suwen. This is equivalent to slaughtering all the young and strong men in Goguryeo. Men, a race, can be regarded as extinct.

In fact, Xue Li and Cheng Mingzhen felt that something was wrong when they first entered the city. However, they did not receive the military order from Mingjin to withdraw troops, so they had to chase and kill the defeated soldiers of Goguryeo all the way until they saw the abyss outside the south gate of the city. The moment Gai Suwen ordered the fire to be lit, they knew they had been tricked.

However, there were still tens of thousands of defeated Goguryeo soldiers in the city, and as many as 10,000+ people. When the flames came together, they had to keep looking for places in the city that were not too hot to hide.

"Look, general, there are people on the mountain outside the city, waving military flags."

"It's the semaphore, follow the direction he commanded."

No matter what Xue Li said, he was a general at the level of a cavalry captain, and Cheng Mingzhen was a veteran general who fought all the way in the former Sui Dynasty. He was no stranger to semaphore, and he could understand it at a glance.

On the cliff, the one waving the flag was Zou Guogong Zhang Gongjin. When the flames ignited and he saw that most of the Tang army in the city had not been damaged, he immediately thought of this method. He only hoped that the remaining places would not catch fire again. , Otherwise, more than 3 Tang troops were burned to death, which would be the largest battle loss in the history of Datang.

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