As Li Ye expected, the envoys who went to Bohai Kingdom brought back news ten days later that Bohai King Da Weizhen was willing to submit to Datang again and obey the edict of Datang. The envoys from Bohai Kingdom came back together.
Li Ye did not summon the envoy of the Bohai Kingdom in Liaodong City, but arranged for the envoy to go directly to Chang'an to pay tribute. As for the letter of credence presented by the envoy, Bohai King Da Weizhen offered to send an army of monks to fight with the Tang army, but Li Ye politely rejected it.
He despises the power of Bohai State, and if they are allowed to participate in the war, it will probably only be a hindrance.
The next action was a matter of course. Tang Jun crossed the Yalu River in batches and went straight to the Datong River Basin.
At this time, the situation on the peninsula was that the post-Koryo dynasty established by Gong descendants in the north, also known as post-Koguryo, still had the largest territory, the southwest was the post-Baekje dynasty established by Zhenxuan, and the southeast was still the Silla dynasty.
Therefore, the opponents that the Tang army will attack first are not much different from those two hundred years ago. They are all Goguryeo. It's just that compared with Goguryeo back then, the current Goguryeo territory is too small, and a large area of land in the north has fallen into the hands of Balhae.
Because the upper reaches of the Taedong River are in the hands of the Bohai State, while the lower reaches to the mouth of the sea are in the hands of Goguryeo, so the first important goal of the army is the city of Pyongyang.
"Ten years ago, there were civil strife in Silla, thieves were everywhere, and rioting soldiers were rampant. The first to raise the banner was the current King Zhenxuan of Hou Baekje. This so-called descendant of King Goguryeo was originally a descendant of the royal family of Goguryeo. The place where he raised his troops was not Not in the territory of the original Baekje, but in the north.
"Later, he gradually occupied a large area of the original Koguryo territory. Zhenxuan claimed to be the queen of the post-Baekje, and also called himself the post-King of Koguryo.
During the rest of the march, Niu Dan chatted with Er Gouzi about the opponent to be eliminated in this battle.
Now, Niudan is no longer the head of the capital, but the commander of the deputy capital. Er Gouzi is already the commander, and because he has been in Chang'an Practice Academy for two years, his name has also been changed. top ranking.
Both of them are soldiers of the Forbidden Army, and they are stationed in Youzhou on weekdays. This time when the army marches eastward, all the troops from the Forbidden Army near the northern border will be mobilized, and they will also join the battle.
"Compared with the Khitan people, aren't these Korean people much worse? It seems that this time the battle will be smoother, and the military achievements will be easy to obtain." Er Gouzi laughed twice, gearing up.
Niudan slapped him on the head and scolded angrily: "You are already a commander, why are you still so unsteady? On the battlefield, can you underestimate the enemy? All opponents, before they become dead, It's all worth your effort!"
Er Gouzi nodded quickly, yes, but the laughter didn't stop, obviously he didn't listen to Niudan's words too much, his face was full of beautiful yearning for military achievements.
Niudan understands Er Gouzi's feelings very well. After all, the other party has not been married for long, and has just had a child. Now he is full of thoughts of building a career and striving for a future for his wife. Men are like this. After getting married, they want to develop their careers quickly so that their wives can enjoy prosperity and wealth.
As someone who has been there, Niudan has to give Er Gouzi some ideological education every day. The core is to let him take it easy, don't remember to fight desperately when he is on the battlefield, and the greatest responsibility to his wife is to be able to go back alive.
At this time, when Hou Goguryeo went to Gongyi, he also learned the news that the Tang army was about to attack.
As a descendant of the royal family, Gong Yi is far-sighted and has a big heart. Ten years of battles on the battlefield have also cultivated him in all aspects.
The quality of the hero in front of him-although he has been fighting for ten years, he has not won a territory with a radius of thousands of miles.
When the whole world attacked Tang before, it was Gong Yi who sent monks to respond to Khitan's call.
The Silla Dynasty was already rotten, and the chaos in the country could not be pacified, so naturally there was no time for distraction. Besides, Silla's territory is far away from Datang, while Baekje is in a safe corner, so they don't have so many ideas.
Only the descendant of Gong felt that he belonged to the royal family of Goguryeo, and had a deep hatred with the Tang Dynasty left over from history. From an emotional point of view, he did not want to see the Tang Dynasty become stronger again. Send troops to Goguryeo.
So he sent some monks to participate in the grand event with Khitan.
Unfortunately, the final result was not very good. The mighty offensive against the Tang Dynasty from all over the world, let alone failed to destroy the Tang Dynasty, even failed to prevent the great prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. This has made Gong Yi very unhappy for the past two years.
Most of the reasons for unhappiness are due to worry.
Knowing the Tang army's attack this time, Gong Yi was almost startled. After repeatedly confirming that the news was correct, he quickly summoned his important officials to discuss the strategy to deal with the Tang army's attack.
Most of the civil servants and military generals who were in Goguryeo before, who were also regarded as swaying, heard that the Tang Dynasty came to attack. Most of them were terrified, and they were too scared to come up with an effective strategy for a long time.
A small number are immersed in the glorious achievements of the past battles, and they can't understand the strength of the Tang Dynasty at all. They keep saying that the soldiers will block the water and cover them with earth. This time, they must follow the example of the previous king who defeated the army of the Sui Dynasty and kill the Tang army. , and build another Jingguan.
Facing the noisy courtiers, Gong Yi was extremely worried.
His family knows his own family affairs, among other things, he is still clear about the strength of the Khitan army and the strength of the monks. Even the predicament caused by the Khitan alliance with the Quartet was torn apart by the Tang army in less than a year. How dare he Yelang arrogant
Just when Gong Yi couldn't sleep at night, a turning point appeared.
The monk who went to spy on the military reported back that the Tang army had only dispatched 100,000 cavalry to attack this time.
"Only 100,000 paces?" Hearing this number, Gong Yi felt like a person standing on a cliff, suddenly realizing that the so-called cliff was actually only one foot high, and would not bring him any danger at all. He couldn't help laughing out loud in surprise .
"It's too underestimating to attack us with only 100,000 cavalry!"
"The Tang Dynasty is too proud and complacent, they are just humiliating themselves!"
"One hundred thousand soldiers and horses, this is simply to die!"
After being told the news by Gong Yi, the civil servants and generals cheered up almost at the same time. In their eyes, the Tang Dynasty was so complacent that they didn't take them seriously. This kind of arrogant and arrogant military strategy undoubtedly gave them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"My lord! The Tang Dynasty deceived people too much, and the general will not tolerate it. Please allow the general to go to war, and the general will definitely let the Tang Dynasty know what it means to be an elite soldier!"
"My lord, the last general please be the vanguard!"
When the generals were happy, they immediately asked for a fight. Even the most pessimistic person before, after learning that Tang Jun only has 100,000, has the heart to fight.
The bow descendant was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. The current Goguryeo is indeed not strong, and it is not comparable to the Goguryeo of more than two hundred years ago. If the Tang Dynasty came to attack with heavy troops, he would really feel restless.
But now it seems that Li Ye, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is not as legendary as others.
Is, like everyone else, inevitably bloated. Now they just want to use 100,000 troops to destroy Goguryeo. This is making a mistake and giving themselves a chance!
Gong Yi smiled and twirled his beard for a while, thinking for a while, still thinking that it should not be careless, the Tang army is still very powerful, and must go all out to defeat the Tang army cleanly and decisively, and beat the Tang Dynasty to death, so that they know how powerful it is , will no longer covet this piece of land all day long.
Thinking of this, Gong Yi began to order generals: "Pei Xuanqing, the king ordered you to be the defense envoy of the northern camp, and he will rush to Pyongyang city today to preside over the Pyongyang war. Shen Chongqian, the king ordered you to be the consolation envoy of the northern camp and cooperate with General Pei in the battle. You The two of you must not allow Tang Jun to cross the Datong River during this trip!"
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Pei Xuanqing is the most valiant general under Gong Yi's command, and Shen Chongqian is the most resourceful and resourceful strategist under his command. If these two go out together, Gong Yi has no reservations.
Pei Xuanqing and Shen Chongqian stood up to take orders one after another, both of them were full of fighting spirit and confidence, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will definitely let the Tang army come and go!"
In late July, the Tang army completed its assembly outside Pyongyang.
After Zhao Polu inspected the Pyongyang city defense, he turned around and reported to Li Ye: "Your Majesty, the city defense of Pyongyang City is very tight. The moat has been urgently speeded up and dug deeper. The city wall has also been reinforced and raised a lot. All kinds of defensive equipment are complete. , it seems that Goryeo has made up his mind to guard against death."
After the Tang army entered the territory of Goguryeo, they did not encounter any large-scale resistance along the way. Not to mention that the Goguryeo army and monks did not appear in the wild, even several large and small cities on the border were directly abandoned by the opponent.
Obviously, Goguryeo concentrated its forces on the front line of Pyongyang City, in order not to give the Tang army the opportunity to break through each one. The five fingers were clenched into fists, and the Tang army was unable to attack the strong city with an absolutely superior force. In the end, it could only fail. return.
Li Ye was not surprised by Goguryeo's strategy, it was a very wise choice, "How many defenders are there in Pyongyang?"
Zhao Polu replied: "According to the general's observation and comprehensive information from all aspects, there are no less than 200,000 defenders in Pyongyang, and there are no less than 50,000 elite soldiers in the two guard cities on the left and right!"
The city of Pyongyang and the two acropolises on the left and right formed a defense system in the shape of a character with the help of the terrain, and they are horns of each other, which is quite difficult to understand from a strategic point of view.
Li Ye showed an inexplicable smile, "In the face of 100,000 cavalry, 300,000 soldiers and horses are defending the city. I have fought a lot in my life, but I have never fought such a strange war."
Zhao Polu naturally understood Li Ye's meaning, and he also smiled and said: "If it were in our country, the war would not be fought in this way, and Tang people have no habit of being a coward. In my opinion, these The Koreans must have been scared..."
The strength of the attacking side must be several times that of the defending side. This is the normal state of war. In the same way, if the defender has several times the strength, he will not stick to the city wall, but will take the initiative to fight the enemy in the field.
After all, although defending the city has an advantage, it will cause great harm to the city itself. The houses, buildings, wealth and people in the city will suffer great losses in the war. Therefore, defending the city is often the last resort to resort to.
Li Ye waved his hand, signaling Zhao Polu not to say more, and said directly: "Gaoli thought that she could save her life by being a tortoise, but she didn't know that the tortoise's shell was hard enough. Order the three armies to attack the city tomorrow, and I will let you go." The Koreans know that the 70,000 infantry of the Tang Dynasty are enough to conquer any fortified city in the world!"
"The minister takes orders!"