The army marched out, covered the banner, and 20,000 light horsemen quietly went out of the city, and then galloped away towards the south.

At this time, the 150,000 troops of Quangai Suwen were still stranded on the side of the Sashui River and could not advance an inch, and the anxious Quangai Suwen ordered to build a pontoon bridge overnight, looking at the verdant mountains and forests on the other side and a vast plain, Quangai Suwen couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that most of them could not catch up with the Tang Army's partial division, 20,000 light cavalry came and went like the wind, and suddenly they could reach thousands of miles away, while his 150,000 army was like a stupid stupid roe deer, and it was extremely difficult to turn around, where could he catch up with that partial division.

Hope...... The Tang army did not destroy his capital city of Pyongyang too much, and I hope that his family in Pyongyang is still alive......

I didn't notice it for a while, but I actually taught Tang Jun to take advantage of such a big loophole, and Quan Gai Suwen was remorseful and annoyed. Who would have thought that these 20,000 soldiers and horses would have such courage and courage to attack the capital of the enemy country? To be honest, if time had come all over again, Quan Gai Suwen thought twice, I am afraid he would not have guessed that the Tang army would dare to do this, originally thought that the main force of the Tang army had been defeated, and Li Shimin had withdrawn in disgrace, which was already a rare victory in the history of Goguryeo.

Now, objectively speaking, the outcome of the war between the two countries can be regarded as evenly matched, neither of them has taken much advantage, and both sides have suffered a severe loss.

The big victory turned into a draw, and the history books covered the coffin, you can imagine how bad Quan Gai Suwen was at the moment, and he had eaten Li Su's heart alive.

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Li Ji and Li Su led the army to gallop south.

The southern plains of Goguryeo gradually increased, and they were more suitable for cavalry horses, which was good news for the Tang army, if the enemy army suddenly encountered the enemy army on this plain, with the invincible prestige of the Tang army's cavalry, the victory of 20,000 cavalry was basically decided, even if Quangai Suwen sent 50,000 cavalry to intercept, Li Ji was sure to break through the enemy formation and retreat safely.

Riding on a horse, enduring the oncoming cold wind blowing on his face like a blade, Li Ji turned his head to look at Li Su, who was riding side by side with him.

"Can you stand it?" Li Ji asked loudly, his voice looming in the howling cold wind.

Li Su's white face was blown purple by the cold wind, and he tried to squeeze out a smile at Li Ji when he heard the words.

"I can't stand it, I'm about to freeze to death, let's get off the horse and find a place to warm up." Li Su replied loudly.

Li Ji: "............"

Why does this unlucky kid never play according to the routine?

Usually when I ask this sentence, the answers I get are "I can stand it", "it's okay" and other words to boost my spirits, and Li Su blurted out a sentence that is decadent and deflated, and it will disturb the morale of the army.

"I can't stand it, I can't stand it! Run for another hour to take a short break and feed the horses......"

"Then what are you doing with this nonsense?"

"The old man thought you would reply with a word of nonsense, but you didn't!"

Li Su pursed his lips and didn't want to pay attention to him.

Turning his head to the other side and looking at Xue Rengui, Li Su asked loudly, "Is the scout sent out back?" Only in our rear can there be Quangai Suwen's pursuers? ”

Xue Rengui said loudly: "The scouts were released a hundred miles away, and after setting off today, three teams have gone out, and the first two teams came back and said that there was no movement, only some local villagers and strong men gathered on guard, and there was no trace of Quangai Suwen's pursuers." ”

Li Su nodded, okay, if nothing else, this time I will be able to get out of the way.

It's incredible, leading 20,000 light cavalry to contain the 150,000 troops of Quangai Suwen, attacking Gyeongju, Pyongyang, fighting thousands of miles from north to south, one battle after another, and actually being able to go back with all the tails, Li Su couldn't help but admire himself, it seems that Li Shimin is really his nemesis, the nemesis is not around, Li Su's thoughts are like springs, inspiration is like a urine collapse, he completely let go of himself, and he is invincible.

Originally, it was just 20,000 light cavalry left behind, and no one expected to actually enter the capital of the enemy country, so that the battle of the Eastern Crusade that was originally a failure, after returning to Chang'an, the victory or defeat is really hard to say, at least it should be a draw between the two sides, no victory or defeat, Li Shimin can also be regarded as having an explanation to his subjects and the family of gate lords, so as not to shake the prestige of the emperor.

Li Su failed to reverse the course of the war, and the wonderful thing is that he reversed the outcome of the war.

Pointing to the plain in front of him, Xue Rengui laughed and said, "Grandpa, run for another day, and we will arrive in Silla Kingdom, and if we enter Silla Kingdom, we will have completed our merits and can return to Chang'an!" ”

Li Su stared at the lush greenery in front of him, and suddenly smiled.

Yes, the merits are complete, and I'm about to go home.

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After a whole night, the pontoon bridge over the Sasu River was finally erected, and Quangai Suwen ordered the whole army to cross the river and march quickly, making sure to reach Pyongyang before dark.

At the same time, scouts were also urgently dispatched to Pyongyang City to inquire about the enemy's situation.

150,000 men marched in a hurry, and after noon, the scouts reported that the Tang army that had broken through the city of Pyongyang had left Pyongyang long before dawn, and as for the situation in Pyongyang, the scouts pursed their lips and did not dare to speak for a long time.

Quangai Suwen didn't say a word, picked up the whip and slapped him in the face, and the scout told him that the city was poisoned by the Tang army and couldn't bear to witness, and the whole city didn't know how many people were killed, how many high-ranking families were broken, and almost all the courtiers were taken out and killed by the Tang army, and the families of these courtiers were also killed.

Quan Gai Suwen's face suddenly turned iron-blue, his eyes were angry, and his teeth were gritted loudly.

The scout looked at him cautiously, and then told him that the person who led the Tang army to slaughter the courtiers everywhere was none other than Goguryeo lord Gozang, and it is unknown whether Gozang took the initiative to lead the way or was coerced by the Tang army.

Quan Gai Suwen sneered, with murderous intent in his eyes.

This puppet lord who was supported by himself obviously underestimated him before, endured humiliation and burdens for many years, never thought that he was an ambitious person, and was almost hidden by him.

The capture of Pyongyang by the Tang army was too great a loss for Quangai Suven, too great to be estimated. The important thing is that Gaozang led the Tang army to kill all the courtiers in the city, the reason why Quangai Suwen was able to usurp the throne and become a powerful minister was because there were these courtiers in Pyongyang who loyally supported him, Goguryeo was not big, and there were not many courtiers in the court, but every courtier who could stand in the court was almost all from his Quangai Suwen's disciples, so to speak, these people were the cornerstone of his power and the capital that he responded to, but now they were slaughtered by the Tang army overnight, and the cornerstone fell to the ground.

Throughout the ages, the consequences of the capital being breached have always been very serious, and the serious place is not how many civilians the enemy has killed and how much money has been looted, but because the capital is the foundation of a country, the concentration of talents from all over the country, and the center of state power. These courtiers in Pyongyang City are still the wings of Quangae Suwen's trust, and the Tang army does not care about cutting them with a knife, but they don't know how hard they dealt Quangae Suwen, and there was a rare vacancy in the power center of the entire country, and the country of Goguryeo was almost paralyzed.

Quan Gai Suwen was so angry that he almost got off his horse, and the scout saw him like this, but he didn't dare to say even worse news, for fear that he would die of anger.

However, Quan Gai Suwen noticed the scout's expression, so he said in a deep voice: "If there is any news, come quickly, not a word is omitted, otherwise the military law will be ruthless!" ”

The scout paused for a moment, and had to bite the bullet and say, "There are ...... The Tang army stayed in the city of Pyongyang for two days and two nights, during these two days and two nights, they burned, killed and looted, and did all kinds of evil, Lord Mo Lizhi, your family also lived in the city of Pyongyang, after the city was broken, the Tang army first looted the palace, and then rushed into your mansion, and all the wives, children, children, and servants of all the families in your mansion, all ...... The slaughter was gone, the money was looted, and the house was burned down with a fire......"

Quangai Suwen's eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and he felt dizzy for a while, straightened up from the horse, pointed the whip in his hand obliquely to the sky, and laughed miserably: "Okay, good!" Tang Jun's prestige, sure enough, his name is true, Li Ji and Li Su are two thieves, in my lifetime, I will ......"

Before he finished speaking, Quan Gai Suwen suddenly raised his head to the sky and spurted out a mouthful of turbid blood, his body shook a little, and finally fell to the ground from the horse.

The generals next to him were in a hurry, hurriedly dismounted and helped him up, and then anxiously called the military medical officer.

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After nightfall, Quangai Suwen finally woke up, and the 150,000 troops under his command also marched outside Pyongyang according to the military order.

Quangai Suwen struggled to prop himself up from the chariot, pointed to the city gate with a few torches lit in the distance at night, and said coldly: "Choose 10,000 elites to follow me into the city, 30,000 people take over the defense of the city gate, and the rest will camp outside the city and wait for orders." ”

The generals were awe-inspiring.

A general saluted and said, "Lord Mo Lizhi, do you go back to the mansion or the palace first after you enter the city?" ”

Quan Gai Suwen stared at the city gate for a long time, tears appeared in his eyes, and he said gloomily: "Let's go to the mansion first, I'll ...... I want to pay tribute to my innocent young children and my wife. ”

Ten thousand elites slowly entered the city with neat steps, and it didn't take long to walk outside the door of Quangai Suwen's mansion.

This was originally the most honorable place in Pyongyang, and its dignity was not even comparable to that of the royal palace, and there were courtiers standing outside the door all day long, waiting for the summons of Quan Gai Suwen, and a cart of gifts was also lined up outside the door in a regular manner, and the officials holding the gift list in their hands carefully bowed their waists, respectfully waiting for Quan Gai Suwen to accept the gifts.

At that time, the Da Mo branch was full of traffic, and the guests were like a forest.

However, tonight, with the support of his guards, Quangai Suwen laboriously stepped out of the chariot, and the scene he saw in front of him made his heart break instantly.

The palatial mansion had been burned to the ground, and in some places there was even curling smoke, and everywhere it could be seen, everything, including houses, forests, rockeries, and ponds, had been destroyed, burned, smashed, not a whole tile, not a single piece of land.

The Tang army slaughtered and looted his mansion very thoroughly, not only killed all the people, but also completely erased the mansion from the world, and the Tang army may have left a hand on the people of Pyongyang City, but for his family and mansion of Quangai Suwen, the Tang army's burning and killing was revenge, and their revenge was that the cavalry burned the Tang army's logistics grain and grass, resulting in the defeat of the Eastern Expedition!

In the distance, there was the sound of broken footsteps, and a group of Goguryeo soldiers walked with corpses and carefully placed them in the open space in front of the mansion.

The general next to him said softly with grief on his face: "These are the wives and wives of the family of Lord Mo Lizhi, the Tang army is too inhumane, after slaughtering them, they actually threw their corpses in the wilderness outside the city, and placed the corpses of the slaughtered people in the city together, and the soldiers took a lot of effort to find out the lord's relatives......

Quangai Suwen staggered forward, looking at the corpses of his relatives in despair, looking at the various tragic situations when they died, for a long time, he suddenly covered his mouth and coughed hard, after coughing, there was a pool of red blood in his palm.

The generals were shocked, and shouted to summon the medical officer, and Quangai Suwen waved his hand, looking disillusioned but trying to cheer up.

"Where is Takazo now?"

"If you go back to your lordship, the lord of the kingdom still resides in the palace."

Quan Gai Suwen's eyes showed a strong murderous intent, and he sneered: "He actually didn't run away with Tang Jun, aren't you afraid that I will kill him when I come back?" ”

"The lord of the country sent people from the palace to spread the word, saying that he did not participate in the Tang army's destruction of the city, as for leading the Tang army to kill the courtiers all over the city, because he was coerced by the Tang army, if he did not obey, he would kill him, the lord of the country said that he was timid and cowardly, and he did not dare to disobey under the blade and neck."

Quan Gai Suwen snorted coldly: "This is his explanation? The lord of a country, when he knows the righteousness of righteousness, the enemy army breaks the capital, he does not think about martyrdom for righteousness, but leads the enemy to kill his own courtiers, such a lord of the country, what is the use of keeping him? ”

The generals were stunned, and they should be.

Looking at the corpses of his relatives in front of him, Quan Gai Suwen's heart fell into endless grief again, and he said with tears in his eyes: "Pass the order to bury my relatives, wife and children with national rites." ”

The generals commanded.

A general said: "My lord, His Royal Highness also said that the lord of the country has fought hard, please enter the palace, the lord of the country has set up a banquet in the palace, invite the lord to the banquet, he will personally explain the reason to the lord at the banquet and make amends, he also said that before the Tang army withdrew from Pyongyang, the general Li Ji left a sentence, let him tell the lord, the lord of the kingdom is waiting in the palace, and convey it to the lord in person. ”

Quan Gai Suwen said sadly: "I am full of relatives and relatives who have been slaughtered, how can I be in the mood to participate in any banquet!" Don't go! ”

The generals retreated and did not dare to say more.

After mourning for a long time, Quan Gai Suwen regained some of his senses and turned to look at the general: "What words did Li Ji of the Tang State leave behind?" ”

"Well, the general doesn't know, the lord of the kingdom said that he would tell him to his face."

Quangai Suwen pondered for a moment, and his face became colder.

"Send troops into the palace first, and search carefully up and down, Gao Zang is becoming more and more difficult, I suspect that he is cheating."

The general was stunned for a moment, and then immediately took the order to leave.

Quan Gai Suwen looked at the capital palace across the wall with an expressionless face, and a sneer appeared on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.

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The puppet is just a puppet, the ministers control the government, as the lord of the country, Gao Zang does not have any decision-making power, and even the right to participate is given to him by Quangai Suwen, what Gaozang has to do every day is to closely observe Quangai Suwen's face in the court, and pretend to be solemn with his face, agree or refuse, determined by Quangai Suwen's face, Gaozang is just a tool to express Quangai Suwen's attitude.

This kind of deformed relationship between the monarch and the minister has actually passed smoothly for many years, Quangai Suwen needs a puppet to occupy the righteous name, and Gao Zang needs to live, the relationship between the monarch and the minister is deformed, but it is peaceful.

When the generals of Quangai Suwen led the army into the palace and searched around in front of Gaozang, looking for possible ambushes or mechanisms, Gaozang could only hold back his anger and watch quietly, not only could not have any emotions, but showed a flattering smile on his face, so that everyone knew that he was just a puppet, without any ambitions, and did not dare to make Izumi Gaisuwen's anti-......

Of course, the search was fruitless, unless Izumi Gai Suwen's subordinates broke into the main hall and dug up the floor laid on the main hall piece by piece, only to find a deadly mechanism buried inside.

Although the 200 people left by Li Su were also in the palace, they had already disguised themselves as palace guards or palace people, and when the wolf-like Goguryeo army rushed into the palace, the 200 Tang army soldiers left behind hid themselves in the panicked crowd, and even their expressions were the same as everyone else.

After searching for a while, the generals made sure that there was no ambush in the palace before they stopped, and of course, this group of searchers took over the defense of the palace, especially the main hall of the palace.

It was evident from the cautiousness of Quangai Suwen that he had gathered his clothes and walked slowly towards the palace after his henchmen had come to tell him that there was no ambush in the palace.

He had no interest in Gao Zang's banquet, because he looked down on Gao Zang's appearance of being a slave anytime and anywhere, saying that he was the lord of the country, but in fact he was no different from Quangai Suwen's house slave, and it was only after hearing that he led the Tang army to kill the court ministers that he aroused his vigilance, so he ordered a search of the palace.

The alarm was lifted, and the defense of the palace had been taken over by his trusted generals, so Quangai Suwen naturally did not have any scruples, so he walked into the palace with a slow but firm pace.

The main hall is located in the middle of the front meridian of the palace, just like the position of the two yi halls of the Taiji Palace. The architectural style of Goguryeo is slightly different from that of the Tang Dynasty, because of the relationship between materials and manpower and material resources, most of the buildings in Goguryeo are made of wood, the royal palace is slightly more magnificent, the walls are made of bricks and stones, and the rest are all wood.

Izumi Gai Suwen walked to the door of the main hall, stared inside, and realized that Takazo was not there, so he snorted dissatisfiedly, and then did not take off his shoes, and stepped into the clean and smooth floor with his shoes on.

When his feet stood still in the main hall, Quan Gai Suwen's heart suddenly throbbed, this feeling was very strange, and it came very suddenly and strangely. Anyway, it didn't feel good, and it was like a premonition of a catastrophe.

Quan Gai Suwen stood still and didn't move, closed his eyes and thought carefully for a moment, and found that he didn't have anything missing, but he was still not at ease, turned around and shouted: "Someone!" ”

A group of guards appeared outside the temple gate and saluted him with their swords.

Quan Gai Suwen flicked the sleeves of his robe and said in a deep voice: "Dispatch two thousand soldiers to search the palace again, every corner must be searched, and then two thousand people will be transferred, and the identities of all palace people, palace maids, janissary guards, miscellaneous servants and others in the palace will be checked one by one, go quickly!" ”

The guards received the order and left in a hurry.