My father, Li Shimin, please call me Crown Prince

Chapter 227 The main force of the Tang army is not the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty

The battle of Anshi City was in full swing.

Li Chengqian does not have an absolute advantage.

The battle lasted for three days.

Nor was there an overwhelming advantage.

At this moment, there was an amazing burst of morale in the Goryeo army.

This originated from Yeon Gaesomun's mobilization.

Let all Goryeo soldiers understand that this war is a battle for Goryeo's survival.

If they fail, Goryeo will be destroyed.

As a result, the morale of the Goryeo soldiers increased by 30% out of nowhere.

This was not a good situation for Li Chengqian at the moment.

Although they achieved an evenly matched situation on the battlefield, the Tang army was actually at a disadvantage in subsequent battles.

This involves rotations on the battlefield.

Goryeo had more sufficient soldiers and could open up more battlefields, and in most cases, it faced the Tang army with its numerical advantage.

According to the current normal development, if this situation continues.

In the end, Li Chengqian had to withdraw his troops in disgrace.

Of course, this was before Hou Junji and Li Ji's armies arrived at Anshi City.

"Your Highness, the armies of Hou Junji and Li Ji are less than 200 miles away from Anshi City."

Helan Chushi came over happily to report the situation.

He can't do it, but his father-in-law can.

If his father-in-law shines at this moment, then his status will also rise.

"Pass on the order from the Crown Prince, ordering them to immediately surround Anshi City."

Li Chengqian gave the order calmly.

In fact, if all the explosive packs were used up, Li Chengqian could have already captured Anshi City at this moment at a certain cost.

But he didn't do that, not just to train his troops.

More importantly, he was waiting for Hou Junji and Li Ji to arrive.

Although the losses these days were not small, almost most of them came from the surrendered Goryeo soldiers.

The number of Tang troops itself was only 25,000, of which the main force was the Goryeo garrison in Liaodong City. The second was the Goryeo soldiers who were forcibly recruited during the sieges during this period.

Letting Li Ji and Hou Junji join the war was not to give them credit.

It's about dragging them into this war.

Because only by letting them participate can Li Chengqian interact with them and have the opportunity to seize Li Ji's military power.

Fighting all the way to Pyongyang may seem like a great success, but we will also lose the opportunity to seize Li Ji's military power.
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Anshi City.

Yeon Gaesomun frowned.

"The two armies of the Tang army in the north are approaching. What do you think we should do about it?"

For Anshi City, now is the most dangerous time.

Originally, when fighting against the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the opponent had not yet used thunder and fire, and there was no complete suppression.

Now, to make matters worse, the Tang army from the north was approaching.

Once the northern defense line is broken, it will mean the collapse of the entire situation.

"We should mobilize enough troops to deal with the Tang army coming from the north."

"As far as I know, the Tang army in the north does not have siege weapons such as thunder and fire."

"So we can build fortifications, send more civilians over, build a fortress, and hinder the Tang army's attack."

"If father agrees, then I can lead the army myself and will definitely stop the Tang army."

The person who spoke was very confident. He was Yeon Nam-geon, the second son of Yeon Gaesomun.

He had made many contributions on the battlefield and was also the main general of Yeon Gaesomun in military terms.

Hearing this, Yeon Nanchan, the third son of Yeon Gaesomun, also echoed, "My second brother will definitely be able to stop the Tang army."

When the eldest son Yuan heard this, his eyes turned sinister.

Among the three brothers.

The two younger brothers almost united to deal with him, the eldest brother.

The most important thing is that his two younger brothers control a lot of military power, which is what he fears the most.

Thinking of this, Yuan Nansheng turned his gaze slightly and looked at a commander, signaling with his eyes.

Feeling Molizhi's signal, the commander immediately said: "This time, the northern army is leading the army to destroy Gaochang Kingdom and Tuyuhun. The famous Tang general Hou Junji is also the main force of the Tang army this time."

"Mr. Damolizhi, although the momentum of the Great Tang Crown Prince is far greater than that of the main force of the Tang army, in terms of actual soldiers and combat experience, it is obvious that the main force of the Tang army is superior."

"The reason why the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is so powerful is not because of the troops under his command, but because of the thunder and fire siege equipment he controls."

"The reason why we cannot completely defeat the Tang prince's army is because the army we are fighting now is not the Tang army, but the defenders of Liaodong City of Goryeo."

Having said this, the commander paused slightly.

The looks from the people around him suddenly became somewhat ugly.

Especially Yeon Gaesomun.

What this means is simply that after fighting for so many days, so many people have died.

The result was that Koreans fought against Koreans.

It's so fucking frustrating.

You know, Liaodong City, as the capital of the east, is close to the Tang Dynasty.

The combat effectiveness of its troops is also the most elite in the Goryeo army.

The most shameless person here is Yuan Junyue.

As the former Lord of the East, Liaodong City was abandoned by him.

Those Goryeo soldiers who were fighting against Goryeo were all his subordinates.

Now he is his enemy.

But no one blames him now, given the situation back then.

Facing the thunder and fire of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty for the first time, even the Great Molizhi Yuan Gaisuwen might not be able to do better than him.

"Wen Shamen, what do you mean by that?"

"Do you think I can't resist the Tang army?"

Yuan Nanjian asked angrily.

He felt slighted.

And he also understood that this was his eldest brother's man.

Wen Shamen, a common family in Goryeo, has a high military talent and is the original head of Anshi City, equivalent to the city lord. He is also the prototype of Yang Wanchun.

Yang Wanchun was a descendant of Silla, and he fabricated the story of the man who shot Li Shimin blind.

Yang Wanchun is a character from the Ming Dynasty novel "Popular Romance of the Tang Dynasty". It was originally about the Battle of Anshi City. It wrote that Yang Wanchun was the lord of Anshi City. With the help of Anshi City's strong defense and his own military strategy, he successfully resisted the attack of Tang Army and made it impossible for Tang Army to capture the city for a long time.

Finally, Li Shimin decided to return to the capital due to the drop in temperature and shortage of supplies. Liang Wanchun climbed up the city wall to see Li Shimin off.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Imjin War broke out in Korea and the Ming dynasty sent troops to rescue it. At that time, Ming army general Wu Zongdao mentioned in the "Tang Shu Zhichuan Tongsu" that the lord of Anshi City was named Liang Wanchun during their communication with the Korean official Yin Gensu. Another Korean official Li Shifa also read the book from the Ming army, and thus Liang Wanchun's name began to spread in Korea.

After the novel was introduced to Korea, due to the Korean head sound rule, the word "梁" was pronounced as "yang", and thus the Chinese character writing of Yang Wanchun gradually appeared.

Later, Korean novelists linked Yang Wanchun with the Korean legend that Emperor Taizong of Tang was blinded by an arrow. This gave rise to the saying that Li Shimin was shot and blinded in one eye when he attacked the city of Anshi.

At first, North Koreans just read it as a novel.

Later, at the beginning of the 20th century, the Korean Peninsula, which was facing the crisis of national extinction, launched a "patriotic enlightenment movement". Enlightenment thinkers represented by Park Eun-sik and Shin Chae-ho vigorously promoted the "glorious history" of ancient Korea in an effort to awaken the nationalism of the Korean people.
They regard Yang Wanchun as a real person and the legend of him shooting and blinding Emperor Taizong of Tang as a real historical event. They regard it as an important historical resource for constructing the "Korean soul" and Korean nationalism, making the legend widely circulated on the Korean Peninsula and accepted by the public.

This is why the descendants of Silla in later generations believed that Yang Wanchun shot Li Shimin blind and that this was true history.

To be honest, Wen Shamen is Yang Wanchun.

In real history, he did make many contributions in the Battle of Anshi City.

He was also a staunch supporter of Yeon Gaesomun's eldest son.

At this moment, Wen Shamen did not give any face to Yuan Nanjian's questioning.

"That's right. The main force of the Tang army is so powerful that even the most elite troops of Goryeo cannot compete with it."

"Those soldiers and generals accompanying the main force of the Tang army are all veterans of hundreds of battles, and have destroyed countless countries."

"Hou Junji is the most outstanding general in the Tang Dynasty. Looking at our Goryeo, the only one who can compare with him is Lord Molizhi."

"Where does the Second Young Master get the confidence to withstand the attack of the most elite army of the Tang Dynasty without the solid defense of the city wall?"

Although Wen Shamen's words were harsh, his logic was sound.

At this time, everyone, including Yeon Gaesomun, remembered that the two Tang armies coming from the north were the main forces attacking Goryeo this time.

It was simply because the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty was too powerful and exerted the greatest pressure on Goryeo, to the point that he overshadowed them.

Yeon Gaesomun also had to thank Wen Shamen for the reminder.

Because everyone, including himself, was concentrating on dealing with the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty and subconsciously ignored this matter.

"General Wen is right. The Tang army in the north should not be underestimated. We should even take them more seriously than the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty."

"If the prince of the Tang Dynasty didn't have the thunder and fire, he would definitely not be able to break through Liaodong City."

Yeon Gaesomun spoke and approved of Onsamon's statement.

But then he added: "Then who do you think should be sent to fight against the Tang army in the north?"

Wen Shamen hasn't spoken yet.

Yuan Junyue stood up and said, "Please, Your Excellency Da Molizhi, give me another chance to atone for my sins."

"If the Tang army in the north wants to come to Anshi City, they will have to walk over my dead body."

Yuan Junyue was eager to prove himself.

There was actually another reason why he was so eager to stand up. He already had a psychological shadow about the Lei Huo, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

If we were to deal with the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, I'm afraid he would be scared before he even starts.

He understood this matter well, so he simply chose to resist the Tang army in the north.

They didn't have thunder and fire, and although it was a stretch, they still fought the same way as before.

Yeon Gaesomun pondered for a moment and asked, "The current military strength is limited. The main force of the Tang army is already strong. How many troops do you think are needed to resist?"

After thinking for a while, Yuan Junyue said: "The main force of the Tang army has 80,000 troops. I need 100,000 troops to stop them."

Yeon Gaesomun frowned and said, "How can I mobilize 100,000 troops for you?"

There is no way around it.

There are a total of 220,000 troops, most of which will be used to fight against the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Yeon Gaesomun still wants to capture the Crown Prince of Tang alive. If 100,000 troops are given to Yeon Junyue, there will only be 120,000 troops left. How can he fight the Crown Prince of Tang?

Even if he was barely defeated, the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty would be able to retreat calmly and there would be no chance of being captured alive.

After a brief silence, Yuan Junyue said, "Please ask Da Moli to give me 30,000 soldiers and 300,000 civilians."

Yeon Gaesomun raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you want to train new soldiers to fight against the main force of the Tang army?"

Yuan Nanjian sneered, "Yuan Junyue, I think you are out of your mind. Even if father gives you 300,000 civilians, what can you do? Do you have so many weapons?"

"Do you want these civilians to go head-to-head with the main force of the Tang army with hoes in hand?"

"Using a hoe to break the armor of the Tang army, what a good idea you have."

The reason why Yuan Nanjian targeted Yuan Junyue was because Yuan Junyue had a very good relationship with the eldest brother Yuan Nanjian and was considered half like the eldest brother.

Although Yuan Nansheng did not personally control the military power, as Molizhi and the eldest son of Yuan Gaesomun, he also had many heavyweight supporters.

Yeon Gaesomun's original intention was to let Yeon Nansang inherit his position as the Great Moli branch.

In other words, become the new King of Goryeo.

Yuan Junyue replied: "Since I said so, I am sure of it."

Yeon Gaesomun did not scold his second son for mocking him, which can be regarded as a balance of power.

"Appreciate further details."

Yuan Junyue narrated: "Armament is indeed the biggest problem, but there are actually ways to deal with it."

"We are currently engaged in a large-scale battle with the Tang army, with large numbers of casualties every day."

"These broken armors and weapons can be used to equip civilians and form combat power."

"Sir Damo Lizhi, perhaps we can arrange a new army, wait until night every day, sneak into the battlefield, steal weapons, and then send them to me to fight against the main force of the Tang army."

Normally, battlefield cleaning is rarely done on the same day, unless military equipment is in urgent need and it is necessary to do so.

After all, after a whole day of war, everyone was exhausted and it was impossible for them to drag the corpses along.

The recovery of arms often depends on the area of ​​the battlefield.

Things like touching a corpse can easily break the tacit understanding between the two parties, just like the Luoshui Oath and the White Robe Crossing the River.

Of course, this also depends on who you are fighting against.

Although Goryeo had its own language and writing system, its culture was closely related to the Central Plains dynasty.

Therefore, the war situation between the two sides basically maintained this tacit understanding.

Now, Yuan Junyue wanted to break this tacit understanding, strike first, and get a batch of armaments before the Tang army could react.

With sufficient armaments, his recruits will have the most basic combat effectiveness.

Yuan Junyue's purpose was actually very clear, which was to rely entirely on the advantage of numbers and use the lives of the Goryeo people to fill the offensive of the main force of the Tang army.

That's 300,000 people. Even if they were just 300,000 pigs, it would be enough for the main force of the Tang army to kill them for a long time.

In the current situation, as long as the mission can be completed, it will be worth it no matter how many people die.

(End of this chapter)