Li Zhi was even more nervous than Li Hong and other generals. He had already gotten up when the whole barracks had just begun to move. In the hazy morning, he looked at the groups not far away in front of him, which were dark and glowing. He couldn't help but feel excited about the armored force, and he couldn't wait to join in it.
The strong chilling and icy air in the breeze and the stern and cold momentum, the armored soldiers as quiet as the mountains, and the sharp blades flashing with cold light, filled Li Zhi's chest with great pride. With such an army, there was no reason why the Tang Dynasty could not defeat Goguryeo.
He raised the telescope in his hand and looked to the front. Although there was still a green-black light in front of him, the troops holding crossbows were placed on the front line. Each crossbow had an arrow on the string, always ready to strike. There was a shower of arrows.
Flags were fluttering in the wind, with the Tang Dynasty, Xue and Li written on each side. They were like flags to summon souls, trembling in the air, exuding a strange and cold aura.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" The earth seemed to be trembling. The shouts of killing by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty made everything quiet. Only the heavy and sharp shouts of killing echoed in the mountains, dense forests, and low valleys and plains.
The war drums sounded loudly, the horns wailed and roared on the plain, and the 200,000-strong army roared again in unison: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Li Zhi's hand holding the telescope was trembling involuntarily. Goosebumps appeared all over his body and his scalp was numb. What was more, he was moved and moved by the powerful killing spirit of these Tang Dynasty warriors in front of him. pride.
This was the first time he had seen such a large formation. Each and every team had a murderous aura full of blood, as if they were trying to punch a hole in the sky above their heads.
Compared with when he captured other cities, the scene in front of him was what he had dreamed of, and it was the majesty and domineering emperor should have when he personally conquered the city.
"Stop shouting, stop shouting, if you wake up the sky again, you will be punished by the Tang Dynasty. For the sake of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years, please keep your voice down." Ge Xiyuan stood behind Li Zhi with a group of civil servants. , looking at the military formation that made his legs weak, he muttered with a grimace.
The sound of war drums and horns continued to float rhythmically under Anshi City, and on the three towers of Anshi City, the Goguryeo defenders were already ready. Every soldier's face showed nervousness, and they had bows and arrows in their hands. Tightening and tightening, the palms of the palms were already wet at some point. Looking at the Tang army with murderous intent pouring towards them like a tide under the city, some people had begun to have their calves tremble, and some even began to feel that maybe in this situation If this continues, without the Tang army attacking, the city wall under their feet will be directly broken down by the endless high fighting spirit and cold murderous aura.
A full quarter of an hour later, Li Zhi didn't know what Li Hong was up to. The massive Tang army was highly motivated to fight, but until now, Li Hong hadn't been seen, nor had he waited for the order to attack the city. Order!
Just when he was about to ask Yang Wu and Li Hong next to him what he was doing, a sudden, murderous cry that seemed to fall from the sky drowned out his question.
"Whoosh..."
A loud arrow suddenly shot into the sky and disappeared in the high sky in an instant when the shouts of killing were wandering around every corner of Anshi City.
At the same time as the sound of the arrows, the Tang army's battle formation suddenly appeared with dots of fire. The elusive sniper crossbow troops had already aimed at the explosion point where the sky mine was buried under the city wall last night.
The sound of the sound of the arrows attracted people's eyes to the sky, and the little flames were like ghosts and will-o'-the-wisps. After the sound of the arrows, like lightning, arrows from sniper crossbows with long tail flames were fired from various battle formations. The arrow flashed out of the open space between the Tang military formation and Anshi City in an instant.
Li Zhi tightened his hands and hurriedly raised the telescope to look at the city of Anshi. Suddenly he lost control of his telescope and almost dropped the telescope to the ground. He also suddenly felt that the ground under his feet seemed to be rolling. I couldn't help but take two steps back.
At this time, Li Zhi realized that there was an explosion sounding in his ears that seemed to destroy the world!
"Boom boom boom..."
Explosions like rolling thunder, resounding through the sky, and shaking the earth came one after another. Li Zhi was surprised and looked into the distance with the support of Yang Wu and Lian Tie. He saw a sudden fire in the direction of Anshi City. Dust was flying everywhere, and with the ear-piercing explosion, the entire city of Anshi seemed to be swallowed up by thick smoke.
In front of him, there was only endless smoke and dust billowing into the air, and Anshi City, which was originally like a giant beast, disappeared from sight.
After the thunder disappeared, the whole world fell into a brief silence. There was no sound in the mountains and dense forests. The birds that would have flown out to investigate had already disappeared with the first explosion. Without a trace.
Various animals in the forest, following the birds high in the sky, fled into the mountains in a panic, as if they were flying.
Anshi City was still obscured by billowing dust, as if it had been blown away by thunder, and not even a scream or cry came out.
The entire Tang Dynasty military formation standing at the foot of Anshi City has not changed at all. They are still sitting on horseback, with their waists as straight as javelins. The horse spears, horizontal knives, and crossbows in their hands are motionless, and their expressions are stern. Staring at the billowing smoke in front of him.
Li Hong jumped out of nowhere at this time. When he came to Li Zhi, he saw Li Zhi's face was ruddy, his breathing was rapid, and his eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
"Not attacking the city yet?" Li Zhi glanced at Li Hong. His black armor was glowing with black light, and his helmet covered most of his face. His tall and brave figure looked like a god of death falling from the sky.
If Li Zhi hadn't recognized that look in his eyes, he probably wouldn't have believed that the god-like and demon-like general of the Tang Dynasty in front of him was his unfilial son.
"When the smoke clears, it will be the city's destruction period. The city has been destroyed and will not affect us. Next, it depends on how fast Xue Rengui, Qibi Heli and Li Jinxing can attack and break through. There are three cities: Mudi, Cangyan and Nansu." Li Hong kicked Yang Wu away and helped Li Zhi to the chair that Hua Ji brought and asked his father Long to sit down.
"Attack the three cities of Muti, Cangyan and Nansu? What about this city? Do you think there are no remaining Goguryeo soldiers here?" Li Zhi murmured.
He really didn't expect that Anshi City, which had blocked him for more than twenty days, would be captured by Li Hong in such an instant, which made him feel helpless in his heart.
But he also knew that this had nothing to do with anything, only his personality. His indecisive self was influenced by civil servants and generals, which was the real reason why he was blocked.
Li Hong did not have this problem. The appearance of civil servants on the battlefield was of no use in Li Hong's eyes. He felt it was a waste of time to look at them, let alone listen to their advice.
"Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan will be here to clean up the mess. Similarly, they will also protect your safety." Li Hong said with a smile, but his face, which was mostly covered by the helmet, was scary when he smiled at this moment. .
When Li Zhi heard Li Hong's words, he could only nod silently. The soldiers were very fast and he wasted too much time. Li Hong wanted to work hard to win the other three cities in a short time, but was it right? Is this a bit risky
As soon as he thought of this, Li Zhi couldn't help but remember that when he was in Tubo, he relied on tens of thousands of people to fight back and forth in Tubo, and finally ran to the capital of Tubo.
Not only did he actually control Tubo, but he also persuaded Wencheng to return to Chang'an. Now he eats fast and chants Buddha's name in the Chang'an temple every day.
"What are you going to do?" Li Zhigang was about to continue to nod and praise Li Hong, but suddenly he realized that Liu Rengui and Liu Renyuan stayed to protect him, while Xue Rengui, Qibi Heli, and Li Jinxing went to attack the city. What was he going to do
"After destroying the three cities of Nansu, we only have the one city left in front of us: Humi City, which stands to the west of the Datong River. Only by capturing Humi City can we face the Goguryeo Royal City across the river. Moreover, my son Cui Zhibian, the commander-in-chief of the Navy, will come from the sea for reinforcements in three days. Therefore, the city of Humili must be captured as soon as possible. Goguryeo cannot be given a chance to breathe. Otherwise, they will definitely resist to the death. The shock created today The effect has lost its effect." Li Hong smiled again, but his eyes were as cold as ice.
"Your Highness must not..."
"Brush..." The horizontal sword on Li Hong's waist was unsheathed and flashed in everyone's eyes.
The official hat on Ge Xiyuan's head flew out in an instant. Li Hong flipped his sword horizontally and hit Ge Xiyuan's shoulder with the back of the knife. Ge Xiyuan's legs weakened and he knelt on the ground.
"I've tolerated you Ge Xiyuan for a long time. If you and Shi Zangjie hadn't been giving random advice in the army, our army of the Tang Dynasty would have already arrived at the Datong River! Can you bear the charge of delaying the military plane? There is no joke in the army. , I think you have read yesterday's war regulations more than once. Today, I will spare your life for your first offense. If you dare to make random remarks on the battlefield, disturb the morale of the army, and delay the military aircraft, you will be executed without mercy!"
"Your Highness, minister..."
"Come here, hold me down!" The horizontal knife in Li Hong's hand flipped over again, and the blade hit Ge Xiyuan's face.
The two teeth fell to the ground from Ge Xiyuan's mouth. Jin Wuwei came over quickly. The two of them raised the blade of the knife that was held horizontally in Li Hong's hand. After being slapped on the face, Ge Xiyuan was speechless due to pain and numbness. Xiyuan quickly walked towards the back of the crowd.
Slowly sheathing the sword, wearing black armor and a tall figure that looked like a god and a demon, he slowly turned around to face Shi Zangjie and other civil servants, and his tone was as sharp and cold as the blade of a horizontal sword: "I'm warning you again. Once again, civil servants have their responsibilities, and military generals have their rights. Anyone who dares to do things other than their duties in the military, who dares to make random guesses and criticisms about the military generals' leading troops in battle, or who dares to participate in battlefield decisions for no reason , Kill without mercy!"
All the civil servants were silent. Some were unconvinced but did not dare to contradict him face to face. Others were already frightened and speechless by Li Hong's murderous aura.
The cold eyes of the tiger swept across the civil servants again, and Li Hong said in a gentle tone: "The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty will always be just a sharp blade in the hands of the Tang Dynasty! They will always be loyal only to the royal family of the Tang Dynasty, and to the Tang Dynasty." The interests of the Tang Dynasty! They regard obeying orders as their bounden duty! They are only responsible for leading troops in battle and do not care about the rights and wrongs of the court. Therefore, on the battlefield, put away the little ninety-nine in your heart and want to advance your career, gain merit, and want yourself. There is absolutely no problem in having an official career that is getting wider and wider, but no one should try to gain merit on the battlefield by relying on their sharp tongue and smooth talk in the Tang Army. This is not where you make political achievements and gain achievements. There is only iron and blood here for promotion and merit, only killing and bloodshed. There is only military merit here, but you need to have the courage to get it! If you really feel that you are a military commander, then take off your civilian clothes. Put on the general's armor, I will give you good soldiers and generals, and you will expand my territory for me!"
(End of chapter)