A cavalry formation composed of monks with more than 3,000 qi refining stages, as long as their strength is not exhausted, they are almost invincible on the Pyongyang battlefield. Pei Xuan knew very well that his so-called elite cavalry could no longer survive under the iron heels of the Tang cavalry led by Chu Zheng, so he could only pin his hopes on other Goguryeo cavalry.
"I have 100,000 fine cavalry. Even if the headquarters is damaged, the other soldiers can fight across the battlefield. As long as they fight hard and kill the Tang Army's infantry before the Tang Army's cavalry is over, we will still win this battle. !"
Pei Xuanqing knew that he was in a desperate situation. In order not to kill himself on the spot, he had to tell himself that Goguryeo hadn't lost yet.
Right now, he only saw what happened to his own team, so he didn't believe it if he was killed. The other cavalry of the Tang Army were as tough as Chu Zheng's troops, and they were all composed of Qi training monks. In this way, he can still keep his Dao heart from collapsing for the time being.
In comparison, Shen Chongqian, who was sitting at the head of the city, was not so lucky. He had a wider field of vision, and there was no Tang army in front of him to deal with, so he had enough energy to watch the entire battlefield.
Shen Chongqian, who slumped down on the steps in front of the tower, had no color on his face, and his whole body trembled like he was shaking. If he had a choice, he would rather not see anything, so that he would not be so frightened and desperate.
In his vision, the Goguryeo cavalry rushing out of the city were intercepted head-on by the Tang army.
As far as the strength of the two sides is concerned, the Goguryeo cavalry is more than three times that of the Tang army. However, when the two battles intersect, the Goguryeo cavalry will turn their backs on one side. spray.
The cavalry of the Tang army rushed forward like a torrent, and they did not see how they fought. The Goguryeo cavalry standing in front of them was like a weed that was washed away and crushed, and disappeared without a trace!
Outside the three city walls and six city gates, there were twelve elite Goguryeo cavalry. They didn't even see the shadow of the Tang army's infantry formation, and all of them were hit head-on by the Tang army's iron cavalry, and they all fell to the ground.
When Tang Jun's fine horses galloped past, there was blood all over the ground, and countless broken limbs and remains lay long on the ground, which was shocking. Hearing the wailing and screams of the soldiers in the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, Shen Chongqian seemed to have been thrown into the 18th floor of hell, and his internal organs seemed to explode in pain and fright.
The 100,000 Goguryeo cavalry only took a photo with the Tang army's iron cavalry, and just passed by once, and nine out of ten were lost in the battle.
The remaining 10 to 20 percent of the Goguryeo cavalry, most of them were well-cultivated qi-training monks, also abandoned their horses at the critical point of life, and fled away like a flock of frightened birds, which was enough to save their lives.
It's just that although they are alive, their horses are gone, so they are no longer cavalry.
And these people are all too frightened. Facing the cavalry of the Tang army who are like heavenly soldiers and generals, the three souls and seven souls seem to be incomplete. Not to mention that they don't have the fighting spirit to fight the cavalry of the Tang army anymore, and they don't even have the courage to stay on the battlefield. Under the circumstances of the military order, they scrambled to escape back to the city wall, jumped to the top of the city, and never dared to show their faces again.
Shen Chongqian looked at these monks who kept leaping into the city from his side like bereaved dogs, and could no longer bear the despair in his heart, two lines of tears came out of his eyes.
These monks are all the absolute elite of Goguryeo, the strength of the country's pillars. In the past ten years of battle, they are also true warriors who have gone through blood, weather, and battles from the dead!
How many Silla armies have been defeated by them, how many Silla elites have been killed by them, how many Silla strong cities have been breached by them...
But now, with a force several times that of the enemy, they took the initiative to fight against the cavalry of the Tang army. Not to mention that they didn't get the slightest result, they collapsed when they met, and they didn't look like soldiers at all!
This is still an army! Even if a mouse meets a cat, this is the worst situation, right
Shen Chongqian stood up tremblingly, drew out his long sword, and wanted to stand on the top of the city, take on the role of the law enforcement team, and kill all those who dared to run away. However, just as the long sword was raised, it was powerless to hang down.
The defeat of the Goguryeo army was not because the soldiers didn't fight bravely, but because they didn't have to fight at all. Even Shen Chongqian himself was terrified when he saw the cavalry of the Tang army who were all monks above the Qi refining stage, and his legs trembled!
"It's over... It's over, Pyongyang City is over..." Shen Chongqian lost his long sword and sat helplessly on the ground, feeling that he no longer had the strength to stand up.
"Your Majesty, the Goryeo army that left the city has been defeated by the new cavalry of the Spike Army. The final general requests that the Jingqi take advantage of the victory to pursue and directly attack the city, completely occupying Pyongyang City!" Li Ye asks for orders.
Although the battle was short, it was hearty and joyful to watch. At this moment, Zhao Polu didn't want to delay any longer, and he was thinking of directly capturing Pyongyang City.
Previously, the magic weapon trebuchets and magic weapon crossbows bombarded the city head alternately, which had already caused heavy casualties to the Goguryeo army and greatly weakened the morale of the opponent. Now the Goguryeo cavalry who left the city were almost completely wiped out, and the Pyongyang city defenders were bound to collapse. It is the best time to seize the city.
Li Ye agreed with Zhao Polu's judgment.
There is really no reason to disagree, the situation couldn't be more obvious.
Li Ye waved his hand and wrote lightly: "The left and right wings intercepted the enemy army in the acropolis, the main force of the cavalry directly attacked the city, and the infantry followed suit!"
"The last general takes orders!" Zhao Polu turned around and drew his sword, held it high above his head, and then directed towards Pyongyang City, giving the order for the whole army to attack.
Before Pei Xuanqing led 100,000 cavalry out of the city, he had issued a military order, and the infantry of the defenders had to come out to fight, so the gates of the city were not closed, and the Spike Army rushed in.
The new cavalry of the Spike Army defeated the Goguryeo cavalry who left the city. The speed was so fast that the follow-up infantry had not had time to complete their formation behind the city gate. .
Just like the flood broke the dam, the Spike Army entered the city of Pyongyang unstoppably with invincible force!
The Goguryeo cavalry rushing out of the left and right Acropolis just arrived at the battlefield and were about to show off their skills. They cooperated with Pei Xuanqing to encircle several sides and defeated the Tang army in one fell swoop. However, they were only a few hundred steps away when they saw their own cavalry coming out of the city as if they were blown by the wind. Like blown dandelions, they fell down one by one.
The leaders of the two armies were so shocked that their jaws almost fell to the ground. They were hesitating whether to attack or retreat, when they saw Tang Jun's iron cavalry rushing towards them.
The two generals had no choice but to order step by step to meet the enemy. It turned out that there was no surprise, their offensive formation had not completely changed into a defensive formation, and the new cavalry of the Spike Army rushed into the formation, killing them crying for their parents and crying for their mothers, and the formation was in chaos.
The two Spike Army that intercepted the Acropolis of Pyongyang, each with 5,000 riders, killed seven in and seven out of the 40,000 to 50,000 Goguryeo Army in a very short period of time.
When they killed through the crowd of Goguryeo soldiers for the last time, there was a mess behind them. Those Goryeo soldiers in the acropolis failed to even escape back to the city, and most of them lost their lives.
As the Tang Army infantry outside Pyongyang attacked the city aggressively, the defenders in the city retreated like a tide, and there was no suspense about the war situation. At the same time, the big monks in the Tang army also came out almost in full force, besieged the city on all sides, and sniped the Goguryeo monks in the city, especially the big monks.
Seeing this, Li Ye felt his spirits faded. He looked up at the sky, and it was only an hour since the trebuchets started bombarding the city, and the battle was advancing very quickly.
Zhao Polu was very excited, turned around and clasped his fists and said to Li Ye: "Your Majesty, this battle shows that our Tang Dynasty only needs 100,000 troops to conquer all the surrounding states that are not subjects! Good proof, I congratulate Your Majesty!"
When he said this, his eyes were blazing and passionate, and he couldn't help bowing down on one knee after he finished speaking. It seems that if it wasn't for the armor, he would definitely bow down to Li Ye to express his supreme respect for His Majesty the Emperor.
Li Ye smiled and signaled Zhao Polu to stand up, so he didn't have to lose his composure.
Although only 100,000 troops were dispatched to conquer the peninsula, the armaments were extremely good, and there were 30,000 new cavalry from the Spike Army. Li Ye felt that such a result was justified and he had nothing to be proud of.
This is the real combat power of the Tang civilization and the Tang Dynasty. The small country of Goguryeo is just the light of the fireflies, how can it compete with the sun and the moon
Li Ye's eyes fell on a corner of the battlefield, and he saw Pei Xuanqing.
Pei Xuanqing did not return to the city.
Compared with other cavalry teams that went out of the city, his team is actually in the best condition. After all, Pei Xuanqing has a high level of cultivation. Although he has lost his horse, he has been fighting persistently, and his direct descendants are still stronger. .
At this point in the battle, he was still surrounded by more than a hundred people, but he had no horses, and was besieged by hundreds of Tang army infantry. Even so, Pei Xuanqing still swung his saber and fought endlessly, shouting and shouting again and again, without stopping for a moment.
As a Great Cultivator of Yangshen Daoist Realm, knowing that the battle is unfavorable and defeat is inevitable, it is very easy to escape, after all, Shen Chongqian ran away. But Pei Xuanqing didn't say he didn't leave, he was still fighting with a knife on the ground, completely treating himself as an ordinary soldier.
Of course, it was also a big monk in the Tang army who fought against him.
The Tang army did not have the tradition of using ordinary soldiers to go forward to die knowing that the enemy general was strong. The brave generals and great monks in the army were used to deal with strong enemies, and there was absolutely no reason not to take action at this time.
The general situation was over, although Pei Xuanqing fought fearlessly, he was quickly wounded by several great monks of the Tang Dynasty, his battle armor was messed up, his hair was disheveled, he even vomited blood, and he was barely able to stand still. And the Goguryeo warriors behind him quickly fell to the ground, leaving less than ten people.
Li Ye came to the front of the formation and signaled everyone to hold off on their actions. He glanced at Pei Xuanqing, who was soaked in blood and panting like a bull, still holding the Broken Blade saber tightly, and nodded in agreement.
He said: "I don't like Gao Li at all, but I have to say that you are also a man. At this time, Pyongyang City is about to change hands. Your failure is irreversible. It is meaningless for General Pei to fight again. If you are willing to surrender , I can consider giving you a way to survive."
When Pei Xuanqing saw Li Ye calling himself "Zhen", he knew his identity. He looked at him with surprise, admiration, and even a trace of fear that couldn't be concealed.
But after listening to Li Ye's words, Pei Xuanqing straightened his waist, pointed at Li Ye with a long knife, and said through gritted teeth: "As the general of Pyongyang, I am not effective in fighting, and I lost my army and humiliated the country. How can I steal my life? The Tang Dynasty is such a powerful military weapon." , a lot of monks in the army! Pei Xuanqing was unwilling to be defeated, but he was convinced.
"The majesty of the prosperous Tang Dynasty is indeed as bright as the sun, and my empress Goguryeo is hard to resist. But if your majesty wants to persuade me to surrender and humiliate me, you will underestimate me, Pei Xuanqing!"
As soon as the words fell, Pei Xuanqing let out a roar like a wild animal, stepped forward two steps, and raised his knife to slash at Li Ye.
Li Ye shook his head and sighed: "General Pei is indeed very handsome. It's just that he is a hero and I am an enemy. Since you want to die with all your heart, I will help you."
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Li Ye didn't do it himself, and he didn't need to do it himself. The big monks on the left and right rushed up and blasted Pei Xuanqing into a cloud of blood before giving up.
As for the remaining Koguryo fighters, they were naturally hacked to death by the Tang army.
Soon, Zhao Polu came back with an excited expression: "Your Majesty, we have completely captured the city of Pyongyang. The defenders in the city were either killed or captured. Less than 10% of the escapees!"
When the surrounding soldiers heard this, they were all overjoyed, and saluted Li Ye together, "Congratulations to Your Majesty for winning Pyongyang City!"
Compared to the excitement of the crowd, Li Ye looked indifferent. He raised his head with his hands behind his back, looked at the Pyongyang city tower, and said bluntly, "Pyongyang city? My king's 100,000 expeditions this time are not for a Pyongyang city. One Koryo country. Rather, the entire peninsula!"