Chapter 438 Arriving at the battlefield early

"What do you think I'm doing? Didn't you see what happened just now? In these years, the Tang army first defeated the Turks, then defeated Tuyuhun, and then made Tubo a mess. It can almost be said that it was a war. Wu Wei Sheng, don't you know what's going on in our country? Do you think they can withstand Datang's attack with a bunch of corrupt officials?"

Mr. Lu said while packing his things, if he had not seen the military power of the Tang Dynasty in front of him, he might not have said these words, but he had been looking at it for half an hour just now, and all these things were the Tang Dynasty. The most elite army, you can tell by the pace of those people's actions, and there are people like His Royal Highness Taisun leading the team. If Goguryeo is immortal, it will be a hell.

"But aren't we in Goguryeo protected by gods? The Sui army was also very powerful in the past. Hundreds of thousands of people could not defeat us. We even chopped off their heads and built a Jingguan, right?" "

When the young man said this, he was immediately blocked by the adults.

"Shut up, do you still want to live? Not many people in the Tang Dynasty know about this matter. Only some people at the top know about it. If the people below know about it, then we people in Goguryeo still have Is there a way to survive? There are still many Goguryeo people in the Tang Dynasty. If they know that we have piled up the heads of Han people, then all of us will have our heads thrown to the ground."

Goguryeo has its glory, that is, it once defeated Emperor Yang of Sui and Li Shimin, but it is a small country after all, and it does not have much strategic depth. And with the development of time, the development speed of the Central Plains dynasty will exceed theirs. In addition to civil strife, they Except for this, there has been no other progress in the past two years. Once the two sides meet on the battlefield, Goguryeo's defeat is certain.

"But we also have to be loyal to the king. We can't just leave like this. Shouldn't we follow their team to Goguryeo? We should send messages to the king at every step, otherwise those pigeons..."

Before the young man finished speaking, a dagger was already inserted into his stomach. Originally, Mr. Lu wanted to save his life. The two of them would live in the Tang Dynasty from now on. It couldn't be seen from his face anyway. , they have been hiding in the Tang Dynasty for several years, and it is impossible to tell that they are from Goguryeo.

But this young man is really ignorant. I have already decided to betray Goguryeo. You still say you want to be loyal. If this is the case, then I can only send you to the Palace of Hell. After you arrive at the Palace of Hell , you can be loyal as much as you want, but I will definitely not accompany you.

"He who knows the current affairs is a hero. You are such a ignorant boy. Just pretend that we have never seen each other before. Don't blame me on the way to hell. If you blame me, blame your own bad mouth. If you are allowed to live, then I can't survive in the lobby. Aren't you willing to be loyal to the king? Then you can continue to serve him after you die, and I will not accompany you."

Mr. Lu looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he stabbed the boy a few more times. As for those pigeons, they had to find a place to kill them. Otherwise, if so many pigeons flew back to Goguryeo, they would always attract some people. Suspicious, he only has one idea now, how to regard himself as a common people of the Tang Dynasty, and cannot find any flaws in himself. Only in this way can he continue his life. As for the people of Goguryeo, they can't take care of you.

When the spy chief of Goguryeo was killing people here, Li Xiang also discussed with General Li Jing. General Li Jing would continue to lead the army forward, and Li Xiang would lead a small group of troops on the road ahead of time.

Everyone thought that Li Xiang was in the army. If Li Xiang rushed to Liaodong as quickly as possible, he would be able to catch Goguryeo off guard. They thought that the army had just set off from Chang'an and the real battle would not start until two months later. , this time is the least vigilant.

But if Li Xiang brings an elite force to the border area, and combines it with General Su Dingfang's army, he can attack the major cities in the border area first. After General Li Jing and others arrive, the border cities of Goguryeo will also be beaten. , we also have a base for attack.

According to Li Shimin's order, we are not going to conquer them this time. This time we are going to occupy the entire Goguryeo. From now on, Goguryeo can only set up the Protectorate. Ten years later, we will start to set up counties. There will be no The theory of vassal state.

General Li Jing originally disagreed, but considering the complicated situation in Goguryeo, he still agreed to Li Xiang's plan. Su Dingfang was in the border area anyway, and that person was relatively reliable, and it was impossible to let Li Xiang do it. Out of temper, General Li Jing wrote a letter to Su Dingfang, asking him to watch Li Xiang in everything and not to go too deep, lest something happened and he would not be able to withdraw.

As for Niu Jinda, he felt that His Highness Taisun trusted him. Although the commander of the entire army was General Li Jing, General Li Jing was ill and could only run around in the carriage all the time. It was still Niu Jinda. The fact that His Highness Taisun could entrust this task to him was enough to show that he valued him very much.

At sunset that day, the army was already a hundred miles away from Chang'an City, but Li Xiang and the others had already reached a distance of 210 miles. If it hadn't been for the reason they had just left, Li Xiang would have even wanted to advance under the stars tonight.

Li Xiang only took away 8,000 soldiers. Although there were only 8,000 soldiers, they were the most important in the army. Three thousand of them were cavalry and five thousand were artillery. The word artillery was also just mentioned by Li Xiang. .

When leaving Chang'an City, Li Xiang also improved the crossbow arrows used by these people. The maximum range reached three thousand meters. However, this is also the limit of the crossbow arrows. If you still want the crossbow arrows to have a longer range, come now It seems impossible. Li Xiang is already ready. After this battle is over, Li Xiang will definitely form an all-firearms force.

When facing Li Shimin, Li Xiang had various difficulties with gunpowder, but now that Li Xiang is the general of the Zhengdong Campaign, these so-called difficulties will disappear immediately, and there is no need for these people to make gunpowder on the road. Li Xiang directly It can be exchanged in the system, and the exchanged product is purer...