Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

Yeon Gaesomun was wearing armor on the devastated scorched earth of the Silla border.

Yeon Gaesomun's face was calm, without a trace of emotion.

His eyes were icy cold as he stared intently at the miserable appearance of the Silla soldiers who were struggling desperately and resisting stubbornly behind the tattered city defenses.

The Silla soldiers on the city wall looked exhausted, but they were still fighting their last desperate battle. They waved their weapons and shouted weakly, trying to stop the Goguryeo's surging offensive.

Even in winter, the battlefield was filled with the pungent smell of blood. The strong smell of blood lingered in everyone's nose like a substance, making people nauseous.

But all this could not disturb Yeon Gaesomun's unshakable heart. He had only one belief in his heart, which was to conquer Silla and realize a more ambitious blueprint for hegemony.

"Da Molizhi, something's not right. Silla is losing ground, and the Tang Dynasty hasn't reacted at all. I'm afraid there's a trap!"

Liu Shangzai's face was full of worry, and his originally smooth forehead was now furrowed into a deep "chuan" shape.

His eyes were filled with panic as he looked around and spoke to Yeon Gaesomun cautiously, fearing that he would anger the tyrant.

Yeon Gaesomun glanced sideways slightly, and instantly looked at Liu Shangzai with cold eyes. There was displeasure in his eyes for his cowardly behavior, and he blamed him for being timid.

He raised his head arrogantly.

"Don't worry. Since the Tang Dynasty doesn't care, we can just keep fighting. Even if they send envoys, our Goguryeo army won't necessarily be afraid of the Tang army."

His voice was rich and fearless.

Liu Shangzai was still worried. He gritted his teeth, as if he had made some kind of decision, took a few quick steps forward, and approached Yeon Gaesomun.

He lowered his voice and said, "Da Molizhi, the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty is ruthless. He has pacified the Xueyantuo and destroyed the Tubo."

"He even burned down the ancient Tang dynasty. Da Molizhi, you must not underestimate his methods!"

As he spoke, he rubbed his hands unconsciously, his palms full of sweat, to relieve the tension in his heart.

Seeing Liu Shangzai's frightened look, Yeon Gaesomun couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The laughter was so loud that it attracted the attention of the surrounding soldiers and even the neighing of the horses.

"Liu Sangzai, why are you so timid now?"

He said this with a sarcastic tone, and after the laughter died down, Yeon Gaesomun's eyes revealed a look of disdain.

"Although the new Tang Emperor has some tricks, in my opinion, they are nothing more than that."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

"Even if Li Shimin came in person, he couldn't defeat Goguryeo."

"What was the final outcome of Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo?"

"It's not the fall of the Sui Dynasty."

"As long as the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty is not mentally ill, he will not invade Goguryeo."

"We just need to focus on defeating Silla!"

There was a glint of crazy ambition in Yeon Gaesomun's eyes, and the grand blueprint of hegemony in his heart was constantly surging.

A beast that has been imprisoned for a long time is about to roar wildly.

Every breath carries with it a desire to conquer and dominate.

In the eyes of the Tang Dynasty, Silla was perhaps just a tiny country, and Goguryeo was not much bigger.

However, in Yeon Gaesomun's strategic layout, the land of Silla was a key of decisive significance to Goguryeo.

Once the unification of the peninsula is successfully achieved, the situation will be completely stable, and it will not be so easy for the Tang Dynasty to deal with it.

In the future, it may be possible to rely on this foundation to embark on the road to dominate the Central Plains.

Silla, as an important ally of the Tang Dynasty on the Korean Peninsula, was now subjected to such a large-scale and fierce invasion by Goguryeo, which directly threatened the political and military balance that the Tang Dynasty had carefully constructed in the region.

However, Yeon Gaesomun was taking a gamble at this moment.

He bet that the Tang Dynasty would not send troops to rescue Silla because it was entangled in internal affairs, such as party disputes in the court, the governance and appeasement of the people's livelihood, and many other complicated matters, or because it looked down on Silla.

It would be a waste of time to gamble that the newly enthroned emperor would be short-sighted and fail to see the potential threat to the Tang Dynasty from Goguryeo's actions, or that he would not go to war with a small Silla because of Goguryeo's fighting power.

As long as this wave can stabilize the situation, Goguryeo will be able to truly achieve self-sufficiency and have enough capital to plan more ambitious goals.

Looking at the current situation, the Tang Dynasty has not made any move and has not even sent a decent envoy.

Such passive and inactive behavior made Yeon Gaesomun look down on the new emperor of the Tang Dynasty even more. In his mind, the new emperor had no sense of the overall situation at all and was simply a fool.

He even speculated that the new emperor had seized power from Li Shimin in the palace power struggle, leading to the current weak situation.

If Li Shimin was in power, Yeon Gaesomun knew that he would definitely send troops to attack him because of his understanding of Li Shimin's excellent overall situation.

But even so, Yeon Gaesomun had full confidence in dealing with it. He firmly believed that even if Li Shimin came in person, it would be difficult to break through Goguryeo's defense line and defeat his army.

Now the so-called "stupid" behavior of the new emperor made Yeon Gaesomun feel a twisted pleasure.

He had already seen the brilliant future of Goguryeo, and secretly hoped that one day Goguryeo would replace the Tang Dynasty and become the master of this vast land, ruling the world.

In his mind emerged the image of Goguryeo's flags flying in every corner of the Central Plains, with the people kneeling on the ground in submission. That was the scene he most desired.

In the entire Goguryeo, no one could see through his ambition, which was as deep as the abyss.

No! Those incompetent officials and ignorant people didn't even dare to think about such a grand and crazy goal.

In Yeon Gaesomun's eyes, they were all cowards, and they were only worthy of living a miserable life in this tiny country, being mediocre subjects, and always looking up to his greatness.

But Yeon Gaesomun was different. He wanted to expand the territory of Goguryeo to its maximum limit.

As long as Silla is successfully conquered and after ten years of recuperation and recuperation, the Tang Dynasty will be able to witness the unstoppable military force of Goguryeo.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the Tang Dynasty did not attack during this period.

He had been a little afraid of Li Shimin before, but now he was completely relieved.

As Silla retreated again and again under the fierce attacks of Goguryeo, he felt that the chances were getting bigger and bigger, and victory was right in front of him and within reach.

Within half a year, Silla would completely become the territory of Goguryeo, and this was just the first step in his great journey.