Chapter 1119: Qin Qiong asks for help
"This is the city of Pyongyang?" Li Xiu rode a horse and followed Li Shimin, and when he saw the tall walls of Pyongyang City from a distance, he couldn't help but show an expression of interest, Pyongyang in later generations was occupied by North Korea, but because of the existence of the Kim dynasty, Pyongyang was also covered with a veil of mystery, and even made many people feel a little illusory.
In contrast, the Pyongyang city that Li Xiu sees now is much more real, and he sees that this Pyongyang city is almost not much different from the city of the Tang Dynasty from the outside, which is also normal, after all, the Tang Dynasty is the most developed civilization of this generation, and it naturally affects some small countries around, such as Goguryeo, many things in China are copied from the Tang Dynasty, and later Silla and the Wa Kingdom are also imitated everywhere in the Central Plains.
When he got closer, Li Xiu saw that the flag of the Tang Dynasty had been replaced on the head of Pyongyang City, and then he saw the city gate open, and a team of men and horses rushed out to greet him, led by Su Dingfang and Li Daozong, before Li Daozong led the cavalry to support Su Dingfang, but he didn't expect the other party to knock down Pyongyang City, so Li Shimin They were also very surprised when they learned the news.
"The last generals, Su Dingfang and Li Daozong, meet Your Majesty!" I saw Su Dingfang and Li Daozong walking quickly in front of Li Shimin, and then bowed and saluted, both of them were wearing armor, so it was naturally inconvenient to salute.
"There is no need to be polite, especially Dingfang, you really lived up to my high expectations, and even relied on 10,000 cavalry to conquer Pyongyang City, which made me very happy!" Li Shimin raised his hands slightly at this time, and then praised Su Dingfang, he was worried that Su Dingfang would not be able to withstand Quangai Suwen's front and back attacks, but he didn't expect him to give himself such a big surprise.
"The minister can't afford His Majesty's praise, and even let Quangai Suwen and his son escape, and ask Your Majesty to punish him!" At this time, Su Dingfang said to Li Shimin again with a face full of shame, although the task given by Li Shimin was only to attack Pyongyang, so as to facilitate the main force of the Tang army, and he also exceeded the task, but Quangai Suwen fled under his nose, and there was no reason on the battlefield, so he also had to bear some responsibility.
"It's okay, it's just a spring Gai Suwen, even if he runs away, where can he go, it's a big deal that I turn over the entire Goguryeo, I don't believe I can't catch him!" Li Shimin waved his hand very generously at this time, and now Goguryeo has been beaten down by him, so even if Quangai Suwen really runs away, he is not afraid that the other party will stir up any big waves.
Seeing that Li Shimin not only blamed himself, but also comforted him, Su Dingfang couldn't help but be grateful, even if he knew that this was Li Shimin's means to win people's hearts, he still couldn't help but have an urge to throw his head and spill blood for Datang.
"Okay, let's meet in Pyongyang, then the goal set at the beginning has finally been accomplished, as for Quan Gai Suwen, I will talk about it later, today I will have a big banquet in Pyongyang City to reward the soldiers of the three armies!" Li Shimin suddenly raised his voice at this time and announced again, and his words were immediately conveyed, and soon there were cheers from the entire army, after all, after several months of hard fighting, the officers and soldiers of the Tang Army also hoped to have a chance to relax.
At that time, Li Daozong and Su Dingfang welcomed Li Shimin and others into Pyongyang City, but the number of Tang troops was too large to enter the city, so the rest of the army began to camp outside the city. Pyongyang's city had already stored supplies for Quan Gai Suwen, and at this time, it was also continuously transported to the military camp to reward the soldiers, and even the prohibition of alcohol was temporarily relaxed.
After Li Shimin entered the city, he immediately lived in Gaozang's palace, and Gaozang also went out of the city to greet him in person, and even wanted to see Li Shimin, but Li Shimin didn't have time to see him now, in his opinion, rewarding his soldiers was much more important than meeting a dead king, so Gao Zang could only go back and wait aggrievedly, maybe Li Shimin remembered him in two days, and he would naturally be summoned at that time.
At present, Li Shimin held a banquet in the main hall of the palace, Li Xiu, Cheng Yanjin, Li Ji, Qin Qiong and others also participated in this banquet, and Su Dingfang was one of the protagonists of this banquet, after all, Pyongyang City was beaten down by him, so Li Shimin also personally gave wine, which made Su Dingfang grateful.
Halfway through the banquet, Li Shimin asked Su Dingfang and Li Daozong: "Although Quangai Suwen can't affect the overall situation, but the main purpose of my personal expedition this time is to kill this thief, so as to avenge King Rongliu, so naturally I can't let him go, do you know where the other party fled to?" ”
Li Shimin sent troops this time under the banner of avenging the king of Rongliu, and now if he only occupies the territory of Goguryeo, but does not capture Quangai Suwen, it will not sound good to say, at least it will make Li Shimin's face look bad, so Quangai Suwen must grasp the Fa-rectification, and then the annexation of Goguryeo's land will be more confident.
"Your Majesty, the last general once sent someone to investigate, and also asked some Goguryeo people, and finally came to the conclusion that Quangai Suwen is likely to flee to Marudu City, which is the capital of Goguryeo, and the terrain is dangerous and difficult to attack, so Quangai Suwen probably wants to use it as a foundation to resist my Tang Heavenly Army!" Li Daozong immediately rushed to speak at this time.
"Marudu Castle?" Li Shimin couldn't help frowning when he heard Li Daozong's words, he had heard of Marudu City, and he also knew that the terrain there was dangerous, and the most important thing was that Marudu City was located further north, and the surrounding terrain was complicated, it was not easy to rush there, especially now that there was not much time before winter, he was really worried that if winter came, it would be even more difficult to take down Marudu City.
"Your Majesty, the minister is willing to lead the army to Marudu City, and he will definitely bring the document of Quan Gaisu to His Majesty!" At this moment, I suddenly saw Qin Qiong stand up and say loudly, speaking of which, he went out with Li Shimin this time, but he never had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, this is mainly because Li Shimin is worried that he is old, and if something happens on the battlefield, it will also cause a serious blow to the morale of the army.
However, Qin Qiong didn't come to Goguryeo to play in the mountains and rivers, he even quit drinking in order to maintain his body, in order to have the opportunity to fight Goguryeo again, so as to draw a successful end to his career as a military general, and at the same time, it was also his biggest concern, but now seeing that the war is about to end, Li Shimin has not yet sent himself to the battlefield, which makes Qin Qiong finally unable to sit still, so he took the initiative to stand up at the banquet, even if he was desperately told by others that he and the young man grabbed the opportunity, he also admitted it.