As Li Hong's words fell to the ground, the sound of war drums seemed to be spiritual, and began to rumble again, with a slow and powerful rhythm, as if they were mobilizing before the last general attack.
The sound of the horn also became shorter and more rapid, no longer as long and whimpering as before. The rapid cornet made the cavalry and siege soldiers on horseback roar to the sky again: "Kill! Kill! Kill!"
A group of civil servants, whose faces were full of shame and almost ashamed of themselves after being poked by Li Hong, shuddered involuntarily when they heard the ruthless cry of killing.
His Highness the Crown Prince's words really touched the hearts of their little ones. Every civil servant, more or less, hopes to come up with their own unique insights when they follow His Majesty on the expedition, and then set a solid foundation for themselves on the battlefield. Merit allows His Majesty to have his own name when he returns in triumph and rewards various meritorious officials based on their merits.
This cannot be entirely blamed on these civil servants. Nowadays, no more than when the country was first founded, everything is waiting for improvement. Under Taizong, civil servants and generals have a platform to display their talents without interfering with each other.
Now is the time when the world is peaceful and prosperous. Civil servants want to be promoted and have a broad career. If they want to make a career in their place and position, it is even more difficult to attract the attention of the court. It is even more difficult. Forget about being granted an official title.
Therefore, these people naturally seized this rare and only opportunity for His Royal Highness to conduct military expeditions in person, hoping to seize this rare opportunity to perform well in front of the emperor, in order to gain more support for themselves in the future. Officials are promoted to nobility, and ancestors are honored.
Nowadays, there are fewer civil and military officials, and it is even more difficult for them to be rewarded with a title by His Majesty for their meritorious service. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty started from the founding of the country, when the generals were rewarded for their merits and promoted to officials and titles. Until His Majesty ascended the throne today, the title lasted for one year. It is rarer than a year ago, and it is even rarer to be able to successfully advance to the nobility based on merit in the place where you are serving.
If you cannot become a noble, there will always be a huge gap in status between you and those wealthy families with great surnames and meritorious deeds. No matter whether your official position is high or not, no matter how talented you are, if you do not have a noble status, even if you are fifth or fourth grade When officials met those nobles with titles, they immediately asked the dwarves to be first class.
The civil servants felt uneasy under Li Hong's scolding, while Li Zhi looked at the cavalry who started to attack, feeling nervous and excited. This was completely different from the scene when he attacked the city.
Just like the crossbows helped the troops suppress local firepower when they charged in the previous life, as the billowing smoke and dust under Anshi City gradually became lighter and lighter, there was a sound of arrows piercing the air, layer by layer. The arrows rained continuously, scattering on the top of Anshi City as if they were free of charge.
Like wasps in full force, the buzzing sound was endless. Each of the 60 arrows in the quiver of the crossbow unit needed to be shot within a certain time according to the general's requirements.
The goal is not to kill the enemies behind the smoke and inside the city wall, but to buy time for the siege troops behind them so that they can enter the city as much as possible when the enemy's defense is most difficult.
The neighing of war horses, sometimes solemn and sometimes tragic, the shouts and shouts of killing intertwined in the ears, the iron hoofs trampled the weak green grass on the ground, and the entire earth and Anshi City were crumbling in the shaking of the earth and the mountains.
Xue Rengui holds a horse in his hand. Although he is nearly fifty years old, the horse in his hand is really dancing like a tiger. Surrounded by the guards, the gate of the city is already open, but the enemy on top of the city does not know that he has abandoned the city. He escaped because of the thunder explosion that day, which wiped out his entire army.
In short, whether it was Xue Rengui or the other two city gates, the battle situation was surprisingly the same. Li Jinxing and Qibi Heli also took the lead. After firing the last arrow in the crossbow unit, they pulled the reins of their horses and avoided sideways. After that, they drove straight into Anshi City.
During this period, the cavalry of the Tang army could even be said to be nearly invincible in the peninsula of Goguryeo, except for the powerful Tibetans who had strong soldiers and horses in the past.
The long horse spear is used as a sharp weapon for killing and reuniting enemies on horseback. Often, before the enemy has time to resist, the sharp blade that is comparable to a horizontal sword and is nearly one meter long has been pierced through the enemy's heart.
The donated blood spurted out, and poignant blood flowers bloomed immediately on the blade. The donated blood was sprinkled on the ground and immediately penetrated into the ground. The pungent smell of blood began to spread at the city gate.
The three troops were marching non-stop. They were just trying to break up the city defense forces in Anshi City. As for killing or beheading, that was a matter for Liu Rengui's troops.
The shouts of killing in the city were just an effective force to help Liu Rengui eliminate some enemies when they went to the east city gate.
A curfew had already been implemented on the narrow black soil streets in the city. As the huge explosion sounded that could be heard even in the distant royal city, the people of Anshi City had already retreated into their houses, trembling with fear. Huddled with family.
Holding the children in their arms and covering their ears and eyes, the adults listened intently to the sound of horse hooves on the street that struck their heartstrings, as if they were stepping on their hearts.
The screams, shouts of death, shouts, and begging for mercy plunged the entire Anshi City into endless panic and chaos. In a hurry, the cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, led by their respective generals, rushed in, The entire Anshi City was instantly crowded with armored soldiers from the Tang Dynasty.
The nearly 200,000-strong Tang army did not stop, and even ignored the Goguryeo soldiers who were taking off their armor and putting on stolen civilian uniforms. They just waved their horses and tried to open up a smooth path for the troops behind them. Unobstructed passage.
The Goguryeo soldier who was taking off his armor and preparing to put on civilian uniforms saw the Tang army passing by not far away from him, but turned a blind eye to him. He suddenly felt relaxed and his hands that untied the armor sped up a lot.
But just when he took off the armor, he suddenly felt his chest tightening and hot. An arrow had penetrated his chest silently, and the blood-donating shoulder passed through his back and penetrated straight into the window of the house. On the top, a poignant and beautiful blood flower suddenly emerged.
Siege troops, cavalry troops, crossbow troops, and the last crossbow troops were already equipped with pots of arrows. They were followed by the cavalry in front, who had blue cloth strips tied to their arms like themselves, and hurriedly passed along the street. The Goguryeo soldiers who secretly changed into civilian uniforms did so casually.
Of course, it was also to reduce the probability of being attacked by Goguryeo soldiers who put on civilian uniforms after the mopping up troops entered the city.
Liu Rengui came on horseback in a hurry. Before he could get close to Jinwu Guard, he got off his horse and ran two steps quickly and said, "Your Highness, the city has been broken. Xue Rengui, Li Jinxing, and Qibi Heli have all entered the city."
"Enter the city to clean up." Li Hong turned around and gave up scolding the civil servants. He said easily with most of his face covered in his helmet.
"Yes, Your Highness. Do you have any orders?" Liu Rengui asked what to do with the people in Goguryeo's cities, the old, the weak, the sick, and the Goguryeo soldiers who disguised themselves as common people and had no time to escape.
"I will not offend anyone unless they attack me. If you dare to attack secretly, I will kill you." Li Hong's voice was full of cruelty. Even his father Long next to him felt his heart skip a beat when he heard it.
"Yes, Your Highness." Liu Rengui said in high spirits.
After so many years of fighting in Liaodong, no one knows the people of this Goguryeo country better than him. When you reach him, he is a grandson. Take out the knife and stab you in the back of your heart.
The Tang Dynasty had been fighting in Liaodong for many years, and some of the soldiers killed or injured were entirely caused by the common people and soldiers disguised as common people. Therefore, after Liu Rengui took charge of the clean-up task, he naturally paid great attention to how His Highness would deal with these.
At this moment, when he heard Li Hong's order to relieve his anger with his soldiers, he suddenly felt confident in his heart. The old, weak, sick and disabled can be ignored, but if you dare to stab someone secretly, you should fight violence with violence!
Li Zhi responded to Li Hong's words with silence. The civil servant behind him just wanted to speak, but looking at the tall armored figure who had just scolded them, he forcefully suppressed the words that came to his lips.
"Father, Liu Renyuan will work with the Jinwu Guards to protect your safety. All you need to do is arrive at Humi City in three days. I will let Humi City open its gates to welcome you." Li Hong took Hua Meng's delivery Ma Shan came over and said with a tight squeeze.
"Are you sure of going here? My father doesn't need so many people in front of me. You might as well bring some Jinwu guards. They are all elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty." Li Zhi was worried and sent 3,000 people to attack Goguryeo. The last city on the Datong River is a little overstated.
Li Hong smiled slightly and said: "Father, as soon as Anshi City is broken, the defenders of the city on the bank of the Datong River will have been defeated by our Tang Dynasty. What I need is speed, not speed." In number, three thousand soldiers and horses are enough to defeat the humiliating city."
Li Zhi let out a long sigh. The sound of fighting in Anshi City seemed to be getting farther and farther away. The fighting at the city gate had stopped, and now there were only some intermittent shouts of killing in his ears.
"Okay, but remember, you must be careful along the way. If you can't break the city, it's not too late to wait for my army to come and attack the city again." Li Zhi said with great ambition.
After watching the relaxing and joyful scene of the siege battle just now, his frustrated self-confidence suddenly returned to him again. He stood up, patted Li Hong on the shoulder, and said seriously.
"Yes, Father, I will definitely be careful along the way. Don't worry." Li Hong smiled again, then turned around and strode forward. He couldn't wait for the food stamps, and he would pick it up with his hoof from time to time. The ground, urging Li Hong to hurry up, I am ready to gallop on the battlefield.
Hai Dongqing, who was standing on the neck of the food stamps, watched Li Hong coming over and flapped his wings excitedly. When Li Hong got on his horse, he stroked Hai Dongqing's head, and then untied the shackles on his feet. Patted Haidongqing again.
Hearing only an excited cry, Hai Dongqing instantly fluttered his wings from the neck of the food stamp, and instantly turned into a small black shadow and flew forward.
(End of chapter)