Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

It turned out that the moment Gao Changyi saw the city wall being breached, he immediately fled towards the east gate with his guards and family.

Although there were several hundred Tang cavalry outside the East Gate, compared with the tens of thousands of Tang troops at the other three gates, the East Gate was the safest breakthrough point.

What Gao Changyi didn't expect was that the fighting power of this group of Tang troops was so terrifying.

In less than half an hour, all 500 guards under his command were wiped out by the Tang army.

Although he and his family immediately dismounted and surrendered, the Tang general's Fang Tian Hua Ji still mercilessly pierced his neck.

Hearing the voice behind him, Hou Junji turned around abruptly. He stared at the head in Xue Rengui's hand and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Rengui, what is this person's identity?"

"Reply to General Hou, this person is Lisa Gao Changyi from Liaodong City, and he is also a relative of the royal family of Goguryeo."

"Hahaha, great, Rengui, you did a great job!"

Hou Junji walked over and took the head from Xue Rengui's hand, patted Xue Rengui's shoulder with appreciation, and then looked at the head without fear.

This scene looks extremely creepy.

After a while.

Hou Junji returned the head to Xue Rengui and said with a smile: "Rengui, you are really lucky. I didn't expect you to catch such a big fish!"

Killing an important enemy general is a great achievement.

Hou Junji then shouted to his guards, "Sixth son, take this general's tiger talisman and go out. Let Xi Junmai and his men burn and bury the bodies in the city."

"After the matter is settled, invite the prince and his men into Liaodong City!"

The city is now littered with the corpses of Goguryeo soldiers and civilians, and it won't be long before heavy rain falls.

If not handled in time, an epidemic can easily occur.

After the guard took the tiger talisman, he saluted respectfully and said, "As you command."

After saying that, he quickly ran out of the City Lord's Mansion.

Two hours later.

Li Chengqian and Du He rode on a sedan chair and entered Liaodong City.

Looking at the towering and tough walls of Liaodong City, Li Chengqian said with emotion.

"No wonder our army of tens of thousands couldn't break the city wall after a day of attack. The wall is just too high!"

"Du He, your brain is still working well!"

"If you hadn't suggested using fire attack, I don't know how much time it would take and how many lives would be lost before we could take it down!"

Standing outside the moat and looking at it from afar, it seems that this city wall is nothing special.

Only by getting close and feeling it can you know its extraordinaryness.

Du He shook his head slightly and said, "Your Highness, the capture of Liaodong City was entirely due to the dedication of the soldiers."

"This battle was extremely difficult and consumed a lot of the soldiers' physical strength. Many of them were exhausted."

Whether it's attacking a city, cutting wood, or pulling a trebuchet, it's not an easy job."

Li Chengqian said solemnly, "Later I will order the slaughter of chickens and sheep to reward the three armies. The army will rest in Liaodong City for the next few days."

It's a pity that he is only a prince now, not an emperor, otherwise he could take out a small portion of the property seized from Liaodong City to reward his soldiers.

Du He continued, "Your Highness, since we have conquered Liaodong City, we can order the destruction of the Jingguan built by Goryeo outside Liaodong City and have people collect the remains of the former Sui soldiers who died in the war."

"After all, these heroes are our Han ancestors. They conquered Goguryeo in order to recover the homeland of Han and Jin. It is time for them to return to their homeland."

Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty launched three expeditions to Goguryeo, in which more than 100,000 soldiers died. The corpses of the soldiers were built into tall Jingguan by Goguryeo.

This was a demonstration to the Sui Dynasty and also to show the powerful strength of Goguryeo.

Du He continued, "Collecting the remains of more than 100,000 heroes and sending them back to the Tang Dynasty may be troublesome, but it will greatly enhance your reputation among the people!"

"And the soldiers will fight even harder when they are in a bloody battle."

Sending the remains of the heroes back to their hometowns can win the gratitude of their descendants.

Moreover, the Tang people all had the desire to return to their roots, and what they feared most was that after dying in battle, their bodies would be scattered in a foreign land.

Li Chengqian nodded solemnly: "Du He, with so many corpses of soldiers, how can we distinguish their identities?"

"You can't just distribute the bones randomly, right?"

The Sui Dynasty had been destroyed for several decades, and there was no list to distinguish which states and counties these soldiers came from.

It is extremely difficult to send the corpses back to their hometown accurately!

Du He knew that this matter was very complicated to deal with. He frowned and thought about a solution, and soon he had an idea.

"Your Highness, why don't we erect a monument in Chang'an for these soldiers whose identities we cannot identify!"

"Let all the people in the world come and admire them!"

When Li Chengqian heard Du He's solution, his eyes lit up.

He clapped his hands and said, "Du He, the idea you mentioned is very good. Let's do it as you said!"

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the City Lord's Mansion.

Hou Junji and Li Ji led a group of military commanders and lined up at the gate of the city lord's mansion in advance.

"Congratulations, Your Royal Highness."

All the soldiers saluted Li Chengqian together.

"No need to formalize, fellow soldiers." Li Chengqian waved his hand and then praised, "You fought very well in this battle. I will hold a banquet to reward the three armies later!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

The lieutenant generals shouted in unison once again.

Everyone was happy about the victory, especially the capture of Liaodong City, a strong city of great historical significance.

More than an hour passed.

Li Daozon and Xi Junmai also led the cavalry back to Liaodong City.

They successfully captured two small cities and annihilated thousands of defenders inside.

The lobby of the City Lord's Mansion.

at the banquet.

Li Chengqian raised his glass and said excitedly: "Although the battle of Liaodong City was extremely difficult, I am very satisfied with the result!"

"Today, except for the soldiers on duty, everyone can drink as much as they want to have fun."

"Come on, generals, please raise your glasses."

The generals in the hall raised their wine glasses with both hands and gestured to Li Chengqian.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

With the help of wine, the soldiers enjoyed the meal very much.

For the next half hour, the soldiers toasted each other and talked about their brave performances during the siege.

After three rounds of wine, the five flavors of food are over.

"Cough cough."

Li Chengqian suddenly coughed twice.

In the hall, all the generals stopped talking and looked in the direction of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian pointed at Du He and said loudly: "Generals, Deputy Chief Du suggested to me that we demolish the Jingguan outside Liaodong City, collect the remains of the former Sui soldiers, and erect a monument to bury the heroic spirits."

"I wonder what the generals think of this suggestion?"

The lobby was quiet for a moment.

Li Ji was the first to stand up and said, "Your Highness, Prince Consort Du's suggestion is very good. I agree with it!"

"If the spirits of these Han ancestors knew about this, they would rest in peace!"

Immediately afterwards, Hou Junji, Li Daozon, Zhang Shigui, Zhang Jian and others stood up one after another, and they spoke in unison with excitement on their faces.

"We agree too!"

"Your Highness, please be merciful!"

Seeing that everyone agreed, Li Chengqian nodded and said, "In that case, this matter will be handed over to General Li Ji to take full charge!"

In order to win Li Ji's favor, Li Chengqian decided to let Li Ji do this task that could bring him great fame.

Li Ji was stunned. He said in a deep voice, "Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

After the banquet.

Li Chengqian kept Du He and Hou Junji.

"General Hou, are you unhappy that I have given the task of dismantling the Jingguan and collecting the remains of our ancestors to General Li Ji?"

Hou Junji smiled dumbly and said, "Your Highness, if you can get the support of the Duke of Ying, it will be of great benefit to your succession."

"Although I am just a warrior, I naturally understand this principle."

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "General Hou is very righteous, I admire him!"