Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Since they sent out their troops in February this year, they have been fighting continuously for more than six months. Although they have won great victories, they are already physically and mentally exhausted.

Qin Huaidao said solemnly: "Let's go!"

When they walked out of the hall, dense Goguryeo reinforcements rushed out from the corner of the avenue ahead.

Wang Jun was stunned as he looked at the group of Goguryeo elite soldiers wearing armor and holding spears. He shouted loudly, "Form a formation and fight a defensive battle!"

"Wait until the main force arrives, then launch a counterattack!"

As his words fell, thousands of elite Tang troops, under the command of the General of the Household and the Commandant of Fruit and Resoluteness, quickly spread out on the high steps in front of the hall.

Spearmen defended in the front, shieldmen protected in the middle, and archers shot arrows in the back.

On the Goguryeo side.

The burly general with a Yanhan chin and a tiger head saw that the Tang army had already broken into the palace and was lined up on the steep steps outside the palace. His face turned extremely pale in an instant.

"I'm late!"

"The palace has been breached, and the king and his court officials may have been killed!"

Thinking of this horrifying result, the sword in his hand almost fell to the ground.

Just as he led his troops to within a hundred steps of the Tang army, he raised his sword and roared.

"Stop!"

The soldiers around him stopped one after another, and they looked breathlessly at the Tang army lined up in front of them.

Yang Shengyong shouted towards the Tang army: "Evil thieves, where are our king and his ministers?"

Wang Jun walked to the front, slammed the end of the lance heavily to the ground, and spoke in a calm tone.

"The traitor Yeon Gaesomun and his accomplices have all been executed!"

wow~

Upon hearing that King Shenwu and all the civil and military officials had been killed by the Tang army, an uproar broke out among the more than 10,000 Goguryeo imperial guards.

They looked around in panic, their faces filled with confusion.

The king and the ministers are all dead, what should they do?

Hearing the discussions behind him, Yang Shengyong felt that the morale of the troops was somewhat weakened, so he shouted loudly.

"Don't worry, everyone. We still have three princes here!"

"Drive out the Tang army, and we will enthronize the new king!"

Yeon Gaesomun had three sons, namely Yeon Nansang, Yeon Nangun and Yeon Nansan. Although they were young, they had noble status and bloodline.

Only when one of them ascends the throne can the interests of the other generals be guaranteed.

When they heard Yang Shengyong mention the three princes, the soldiers seemed to have found their backbone.

After the army's morale had stabilized, Yang Shengyong raised his broadsword with one hand and shouted in the direction of the Tang army.

"Brothers, tear the Tang army apart!"

"kill!"

More than 10,000 Goguryeo imperial guards rushed towards the Tang army, holding spears and shouting.

"clang!"

"Oh!"

The two elite armies fought together in an instant.

"Die, old man!"

Yang Shengyong let out a sinister laugh, and also approached Wang Jun'e with a big knife in his hand, and chopped him down with both hands.

As long as this main general of the Tang army is eliminated, the Tang army will naturally collapse.

Besides, how much strength can a veteran still exert?

"Ridiculous!"

Wang Jun was not afraid at all, and stabbed forward fiercely with the horse spear that was over a meter long.

When both of them attacked, they went all out and every move was aimed at the opponent's vital points.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

More than 10,000 elite Goguryeo soldiers were still unable to shake the Tang army in the slightest, and suddenly a loud shout of killing came from the direction of the palace gate.

Not long after, the soldiers of the Goguryeo rear army shouted in horror.

"Another Tang army is coming!"

When they turned around to deal with the Tang army reinforcements, they saw countless Tang soldiers rushing in through the tall and majestic gate of the imperial palace, quickly filling up the spacious venue.

And outside the gate, there was a steady stream of Tang troops rushing in.

"It's over!"

The Goguryeo imperial guards in the rear army were already trembling in their hands as they held their spears.

When Yang Shengyong heard that the Tang army reinforcements were attacking their rear army, he looked back in panic.

In this brief moment of distraction, Wang Jun'e seized the opportunity and pierced Yang Shengyong's neck with his spear.

Wang Jun was shocked and shouted: "The enemy general is dead!"

The leaderless Goguryeo imperial army was attacked from both sides by tens of thousands of Tang troops. They only held out for less than an hour before they all fell in a pool of blood.

After the battle in the palace ended.

Zhang Liang walked into the hall and looked at the bodies of civil and military officials all over the floor. He turned his head and glanced at Wang Jun'e and Qin Huaidao and said.

“You are lucky!”

"General Wang, I will leave the palace to you to clean up. I will lead the troops to attack the enemy at the north gate!"

Although most of Pyongyang City had been captured, the main force of Goguryeo was still in the north gate. The war would only be over if they were annihilated.

Wang Jun was stunned and respectfully clasped his fists and said, "As you command!"

There was a huge gap between the two of them in terms of identity and status, so when faced with Zhang Liang's orders, Wang Jun'e could only obey and carry them out.

Zhang Liang turned around and waved to Chang He, Cheng Mingzhen and other subordinate generals.

"let's go!"

After saying this, he led his army out of the palace with a gloomy face.

The reason why Zhang Liang was unhappy was that they besieged Pyongyang City for two months, but the final credit was taken by Wang Jun'e and Qin Huaidao who came later.

This really made him feel unwilling!

Wang Jun was shocked and ordered Qin Huaidao: "Duke Hu, please take your men to clear out the people in the palace!"

"The fire is still burning in the harem. I'm afraid it won't be long before it spreads here. I'll lead the soldiers to search for treasures in the palace!"

Qin Huaidao wiped the sweat off his face, then nodded and said.

"it is good!"

...

At the north city gate.

The battle also entered a white-hot stage, because all the Baekje soldiers had been killed in the battle, and now it was the Tang army that was attacking the city.

After the attackers were replaced, the Goguryeo defenders felt that the intensity of the battle had increased dozens of times, and they were defeated in just one charge.

"what's the situation!"

"How come the Tang army's combat effectiveness has suddenly become so much stronger?"

"Could it be that the soldiers killed earlier were not from the Tang army?"

Just as the Goguryeo soldiers were feeling turbulent, an even more horrifying scene occurred.

Their camp in the city was being attacked by the Tang army.

"Why are there Tang troops in the city?"

"Did the other city gates fall?"

Thinking that the city had fallen, the Goguryeo defenders at the north gate were suddenly in chaos. Facing the frenzied attack of the Tang army, they were beaten directly out of the city.

Seeing that the time had come, Hou Junji drew his sword and shouted to the more than 20,000 soldiers lined up behind him.

"Charge the entire army!"

"kill!"

Twenty thousand soldiers who were ready for battle at any time suddenly rushed into Liaodong City through the earthen hills like a tide.

Hou Junji said to Du He beside him: "Nephew Du, you stay outside the city and wait until the battle is over before you go in."

"it is good!"

Du He nodded slightly.

Although victory has been decided, there are still tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers in the city, so it is still relatively risky to go in now.