Chastity Layman

That Great Tang God of War.

It is said that he led the army at the age of 16 and fought in the east and west for more than ten years without a single defeat. He defeated countless enemies and even captured the three kings of the Three Kingdoms.

More and more soldiers and horses poured out of the valley.

Overwhelming, completely blocking their retreat.

But at this time, there was a strong wind.

heavily clouded.

A thunderbolt suddenly fell.

Crazy Thunder Purple Lightning.

Dong Lei shook the sky!

The abnormal Donglei and the dazzling purple lightning at that moment all shocked the Goguryeo army.

Just at this moment, another thunderbolt fell.

Then I saw a group of men and horses coming out from the mountain where the red flags were everywhere.

Countless cavalry rushed down.

Amidst the thunder and lightning, a young general in white robes was even more dazzling. He actually held a painted halberd and rode a pure white war horse.

This young general in white robe and silver halberd, galloping on horses, horses like dragons and halberds like lightning, took the lead, rushed into the Liao army while screaming, killing several people in a row.

the other side.

Cheng Yaojin still stood in front of the battle, and began to give orders to push back.

Countless spearmen formed a dense spear phalanx, holding spears and advancing step by step under the cover of the rain of arrows from the crossbowmen behind.

Always maintain the integrity of the spear array.

The 8,000 forbidden troops on the mountain were condescending and charged into the flank of the Goguryeo army, and Qin Lang led the 100,000 troops to hide and kill them.

For a moment, on the valley plain between Liushan and Yangliu River, the sound of killing shook the ground.

Kill from noon to sunset.

The Goguryeo army was flanked by front and back, and was defeated.

In the end, they had to flee in all directions, but they were blocked by the Tang army and had no way to retreat. In the end, they could only flee up the mountain. Many people fled to the river, but the ice layer couldn't hold back the trampling of people and horses, and it continued to shatter. Many Goguryeo soldiers fell into the ice cave and drowned. freeze to death.

It's dark.

Li Shimin ordered the whole army to surround the six mountains, and surrounded one of the six mountains like an iron barrel, with a hundred weights inside and outside.

The Goguryeo army lost all their food and supplies, and in the bitterly cold night, they could only huddle together on the mountain and blow the north wind.

In just one night, thousands of people were frozen to death.

dawn.

The desperate Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen had no choice but to surrender.

And Mo Lizhiyuan Gai Suwen, who was supposed to be the commander-in-chief of the entire army, once again used his ability to escape. When he saw the banner of Emperor Tang Li Shimin at the foot of the mountain, and Qin Lang's army that came out from behind, he followed his subordinates immediately. The soldiers changed their armor, and then ran retrograde on the battlefield to flee for their lives, first up the mountain, and then over the mountain and across the ridge.

Down the mountain in front of the Tang army.

Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen led the army and generals, bound themselves down the mountain to surrender, and knelt in front of the formation.

In the array.

Qin Lang was pulling a young general to admire him, but this person was the halberd-wielding general on a white horse and silver robe today when the lightning flashed and the thunder rumbled.

"Subordinate Xue Li."

Faced with Taiwei's concern, the young man was very excited.

After some questioning, Qin Lang learned that this person didn't even have a rank, he was just a soldier under Zhang Shigui's command, and he was assigned to the Sixth Division of the Emperor's Pro-Army. Because he was tall, he acted as a guard of honor This is why he took a painting halberd.

Among the emperor's honor guards, there are those who hold halberds, those who hold Jinwu three-legged crow, and of course there are those who hold gold melons and silver hammers. Anyway, they are all relying weapons, not standard weapons. Under normal circumstances, these guards of honor will not go into battle.

Today is quite special.

"Are you from the Xue family in Hedong?" Qin Lang asked.

"Back to Prime Minister Qin, this subordinate is from the Xue family in Hedong."

The Xue family in Hedong is also a famous family in the world. Xue Li's name is Li Rengui. He was born in the ninth year of Daye in the Sui Dynasty, so he is already 27 years old this year. insider.

After careful questioning, I learned that Xue Rengui's family is the southern ancestral home of the Xue family in Hedong. They are descendants of Xue Andu, a famous general in the Liu Song and Northern Wei Dynasties. , Sui Dynasty official.

Qin Lang, Xue An's capital, knew that in the Northern Wei Dynasty, he was a famous general named the King of Hedong.

Xue's family can be regarded as a prominent official's family. Xue Rengui's father was still the magistrate of Xiangcheng during the Sui Dynasty, but he died of illness very early, and then the Sui Dynasty was turbulent.

Therefore, Xue Rengui's family was poor and his status was low when he was young. He farmed for a living and became a farmer long ago. Years ago, Xue Rengui was going to relocate the graves of his ancestors. His wife Liu Shi persuaded him that you practiced martial arts since childhood and were good at riding and shooting. Why don't you seize the opportunity to apply for the job and seek fame, and when you become famous, you can return to your hometown in fine clothes, and it's not too late to relocate and bury you! "

Xue Rengui is capable of riding and shooting, but because of his poor family, he is not qualified to be selected as a soldier, so it is difficult to display his ambitions. Now he listens to his wife's persuasion, so he goes to recruit the imperial army.

His riding and shooting skills were appreciated by recruiting officers, so he was able to enter the army.

Since entering the Liao Dynasty with the emperor, Xue Rengui has been serving as a guard of honor and a halberd soldier, and has no chance to make meritorious service. This time I finally had the opportunity to participate in the battle, so I made preparations quietly.

Sure enough, hard work pays off, and Xue Li, who showed his best in battle, has indeed attracted the attention of many people.

Even Qin Lang was shocked, so he came here to ask questions.

As the emperor's halberd guard of honor, Xue Li didn't wear white robes and silver armor on purpose, but the emperor's guard of honor was originally dressed in five colors. The guards of honor were divided into five colors, and even the horses were divided into five colors. Xue Li happened to belong to the white team. Therefore, his uniform and mount are all white.

The guards of honor are all tall and burly, even handsome, but who would have expected Xue Li to perform so outstandingly while carrying a Fang Tian painted halberd for the guard of honor.

He killed down the mountain, not only rescued his general Liu Junqiong, but also beheaded more than a dozen enemies, and hung their heads on his horse. When he came back, the scene was indescribably shocking.

When Qin Lang patted Xue Li in admiration, the emperor also came over with the support of his ministers.

"Xue Li!"

The emperor called out from a distance, Xue Li's performance today naturally attracted the emperor's attention, the emperor didn't know the name of this soldier of honor, and asked the general of the forbidden army Zhang Shigui specifically. Zhang Shigui didn't know either, so he went to ask his subordinates again. The Zhonglang General Liu Junqiong, who had just been saved by Xue Li, naturally said a lot of good things to Xue Rengui.

"Free gift."

Seeing Xue Li who was so excited that he didn't even know what to say and only knew how to bow when he bowed, Li Shimin smiled and asked him to get up.

"A true warrior!"

There was Ma Wenju before, Qianqi dared to charge thousands of people, and Li Heli was also wronged. I didn't expect that there are such brave but unknown young people in the imperial army.

"Your Majesty, Xue Li is a descendant of Xue Andu, King of Hedong in the Northern Wei Dynasty. His father used to be the governor of Xiangcheng County in the Sui Dynasty. Unfortunately, he passed away early. Therefore, Xue Li grew up in a poor family and worked hard on farming, but he practiced riding and shooting hard when he was young. , suffering from underappreciated talents, learned that the imperial court recruited warriors, but they were recruited at random, and they performed very well in their first battle, so please reward the saints!" Qin Lang said good things on the side.

Li Shimin laughed out loud.

"Such a brave man, of course I should be rewarded, what do you think the Taiwei should reward?"

"Such a pillar of talent should naturally be used in an eclectic and exceptional way. I think Xue Li's talent and today's performance are not too much to award a fifth-rank guerrilla general. As for the job, you can award it to a school." Captain."

"It's good to use talents in an eclectic manner, then I will follow the recommendation of the Taiwei, and Xue Li will accept it!"

Xue Rengui knelt down excitedly to listen to the order.

"I will give you the rank of guerrilla general. As for the job, if you are only a school lieutenant in Zhechong Mansion, it would be too condescending. I will give you the right leader, General Zhonglang, who will be on duty in the forbidden army and guard the north gate of the palace city!"

The right leader Zhonglang general, this is a real fourth-rank military position, a military officer, or a fourth-rank official.

In the sixteen guard mansions of the Southern Yamen of the Great Tang Dynasty, twelve guards lead the mansions. Except for the left and right guards who each lead the pro-Xunyi three guards and five mansions, the remaining ten guards each lead a Yi mansion, and each Yi mansion has a Zhonglang Will be unified.

Therefore, in the capital of the Tang Dynasty, the twelve guards Zhonglang generals commanded the internal guards of the Tang Dynasty. After Zhenguan began to set up the Beiya army, the twelve guards Zhonglang generals were only in charge of the guards of the Panshang Suwei. Although the commander of the soldiers of the Nanya Mansion is not as good as Yulin, Jinwu and other Beiya Forbidden Army, it is still an extremely important military position.

After all, the Nanya Mansion soldiers in the capital also maintained tens of thousands of horses, and they were responsible for defending the capital.

How extraordinary is it for a white man to go straight to the fourth rank and become a general of Zhonglang?

Qin Lang originally suggested conferring a guerrilla general of the fifth rank, but that was only a casual rank, and conferring a lieutenant of the Zhechong Mansion as a real position was only a rank of seventh rank.

But Qin Lang didn't object, how many young people like Xue Li are talented?

This is a rare star in history.

Changsun Wuji and others were in a good mood seeing the emperor's defeat of Goguryeo today, and they didn't spoil the emperor's interest. Only Zheng Yuanxuan and other civil servants came up to dissuade him, thinking that it was unprecedented and too illegal to jump from Baiding to a fourth-rank official.

But why does the emperor care about it?

"Go, follow me to surrender!"

Gao Yanshou, Gao Huizhen and others bowed down and asked to surrender, Li Shimin laughed and agreed.

Ever since, all the Goguryeo troops on the mountain came down to surrender. After a count, a total of more than 86,000 troops surrendered.

A total of 150,000 Goguryeo troops came to attack yesterday. During the battle, the commander Yuan Gai Suwen escaped, causing many Goguryeo troops to flee, which also caused the Koguryo army to be defeated quickly.

However, many Goguryeo troops were able to flee the battlefield because of this.

There were also many captured on the battlefield, more than 38,000 were captured on the battlefield, and more than 12,000 were beheaded, so there were only about 10,000 people who escaped.

For so many captives who surrendered, Li Shimin's treatment was also generous.

Gao Yanshou and other thousands of Goguryeo military officers, led by some generals, awarded the fifth-rank Sanjie, and then all moved to Liangjing.

As for the other 100,000 surrendered prisoners, Li Shimin deliberately selected 3,000 Mohe cavalry, who fought hardest yesterday, and Li Shimin ordered these Mohe cavalry to be killed.

The rest of the Mohe soldiers moved to the Central Plains like those Goguryeo people.

Killing the three thousand Mohe cavalry was also intended to serve as a warning to the monkeys. After all, in recent years, more and more tribes in the Mohe tribes in the Northeast have begun to abandon Goguryeo and join the Tang Dynasty, but there are also some stubborn ones. , Still fighting with the Goguryeo people against Datang.

This time, I want to frighten those Mohe people and wake them up.

Gao Yanshou and others knelt down and begged to release them, and they kept saying that they would respect the Tang Dynasty in the future and be loyal, but Li Shimin had already agreed with the ministers that he would not feel relieved to stay with these Goguryeo people, especially these noble heads. ?

Stay and fight against Datang in the future?

They were all moved to the Central Plains for resettlement. As for whether they went to farming or grazing, or colonizing the frontiers, we will talk about these later, and they will not be allowed to stay in Liaodong anyway.

Even if it will cost a lot of extra energy and financial resources, it will be worth it once and for all. After all, Goguryeo has been established in Liaodong for 700 years, and it has been more than 200 years since they destroyed Houyan and seized Liaodong.

Even though there were many Han adherents here back then, now only the consciousness of Goguryeo is left.

Gao Yanshou expressed that he was willing to take the crime and make meritorious service and lead his troops to attack Anshicheng, but Li Shimin refused.

Letting these people go to fight Anshicheng would probably only cost food, grass and equipment, and they would not really work hard.

Now that winter is coming, Datang doesn't have much time to spend with Anshi City. After defeating this support army, he must go back and take Anshi quickly, otherwise, he can only give up the attack temporarily and wait for next year.

After the war, the whole army swept the battlefield, and sent 20,000 light cavalry to chase down the defeated enemy.

That night, the army camped at the foot of the Six Mountains. Changsun Wuji sent people from the camp to reward the three armies with wine and meat. Li Shimin's imperial tent was placed on the mountain. Out of joy, he directly changed the name of the mountain to Zhubi Mountain.

"Next, Anshicheng should have a fight." Li Shimin said triumphantly while holding his wine glass.

This battle was really refreshing.

The 150,000 reinforcements, this is Goguryeo's last viable force in Liaodong. After this battle was wiped out, the entire Liaodong, up to the banks of the Yalu River, has no more decent troops.

If it weren't for the severe cold, the Tang army would have been able to spread the call, and they would have gone down in one go.

Anshi City, a mere isolated city, how long can it resist?

In the dark night, with bonfires under the mountain, the soldiers of the Tang army could not sleep at all.

The coldness of the north wind cannot blow away the fiery heart.

After a night of hustle and bustle, at dawn, the Tang army continued to clean the battlefield.

The emperor ordered that the corpses of the Goguryeo soldiers who died in battle yesterday be stationed at the foot of the mountain by the Yangliu River, and a grand Beijing temple be built, and a stone stele should be inscribed to commemorate it.

For the 3,000 Mohe cavalry who were specially killed, another Jingguan was also set up.

The emperor sent Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen to the city of Anshi to persuade them to surrender, and brought Yuan Gai Suwen's five treasured swords and handsome flag to display.

However, to the emperor's surprise, Liang Wanchun, the city lord of Anshi, ignored the two men's persuasion to surrender.

Even after Anshicheng was silent for a while, he didn't show how frightened and collapsed, and he still held on to the city.

Qin Lang was not surprised. After all, in history, Li Shimin had besieged Anshi City for two months, but failed to take the city. It is a pity that Liang Wanchun's will to resist is still very strong.

But Qin Lang didn't know that he could still carry it this time. After all, the situation was completely different. The Tang army now had enough food and equipment, and had already wiped out all the vital forces in Liaodong. Anshi was completely isolated. Although the weather was cold , but Tang Jun can still persist now, besides, Datang still has the ultimate nirvana in his hand and hasn't drawn it out yet.

No matter how tenacious An Shicheng was, he couldn't bear it.