Chapter 1112: The inside should be combined with the outside
Su Dingfang lurked quietly in a low bush, behind him was a dense Tang army soldiers, many war horses had made a dissatisfied snort because they had waited too long, but because they were wearing a halter on their mouths, and the soldiers next to them also comforted their war horses from time to time, they didn't make too much noise.
Suddenly, I saw a burst of fire suddenly erupt on the head of the opposite city of Pyongyang, and then countless people's shouts and killings sounded, and the screams were all in one piece, which made Su Dingfang and the others also refreshed, and with his order, everyone loosened the cotton cloth on the horse's hooves, and then flew on the horse, ready to charge at any time.
The unrest at the head of the city did not last long, and soon the shouts of killing calmed down, but the fire filled the city, and then the gates were slowly opened, and the occupants of the city began to throw corpses down, as if in this form to show the determination and identity of their side.
"Rush!" Seeing this, Su Dingfang also immediately roared, and rushed out in the first place, and the eight thousand Tang Army cavalry also launched in an instant, and tens of thousands of war horses charged, and the momentum was as great as a mountain and a sea, as if nothing in this world could stop their footsteps.
In fact, since the Tang army besieged the city, he has hardly slept peacefully, on the one hand, he is worried that the Tang army outside the city will come in, on the other hand, he is worried that those restless people in the city will jump out, and compared with the Tang army outside the city, the internal threat is more serious for him.
Speaking of which, the Quan boy didn't expect that his father had only been gone for less than half a month, and all kinds of demons and monsters in Pyongyang City had jumped out, and even rumors had spread on the streets, saying that King Rongliu had died too unjustly, so the Tang Army sent troops to avenge King Rongliu, and the Tang Army only came to kill the father and son of the Quan family this time, and had nothing to do with others, so the people who died on the battlefield now were actually killed for the father and son of the Quan family.
Although the above rumors are indeed true, but the purpose is too damning, so he also ordered a strict ban on the spread of such rumors, but it is useless, such rumors not only spread more and more, but also spread more and more, after all, Quan Gai Suwen not only killed King Rongliu, but also killed hundreds of Goguryeo nobles, although these nobles are dead, but their relatives and friends are still there, most of these people may not have the courage to rebel, but it is no problem to spread the rumors.
However, compared to the rumors in the city, what worries Quan boy more is that he was put on the throne by his father before, originally this Gaozang was just a puppet, and the military and political power in the country was all controlled by their Quan family, before Quan Gai Suwen was in Pyongyang, Gao Zang also behaved very tamely, drinking and having fun in the palace every day, as if he had no ambition, but now that his father is gone, Gao Zang immediately seems to be a different person, not only trying his best every day to take away control of Pyongyang from his hands, They also surreptitiously came into contact with some unidentified people.
As soon as he thought of the above, the Quan boy couldn't wait to raise troops to kill the palace now, pull out that Gao Zang and chop it up and feed it to the dogs, and let him know that the Quan family had the ability to hold him to the throne, and naturally had the ability to let him die without a corpse.
However, the above spring boys only dare to think about it, after all, Pyongyang City is already in turmoil now, if he really kills Gao Zang at this time, I am afraid that someone will immediately rebel, and what's worse is that the 8,000 defenders in the city are not completely loyal to themselves, but have been cobbled together before, and it is impossible to guarantee their loyalty.
When his father left, he didn't expect that Pyongyang City would be besieged by the Tang army, so the remaining defenders were just to maintain law and order in the city, and they didn't expect them to defend the city, but now that the Tang army appeared outside the city, these defenders have panicked, and people run away every day, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid it won't be long before he has no one available.
What's worse is that Izumi boy has also noticed that someone is fighting these defenders' ideas, the most obvious of which is Gao Zang, a few days ago, he even summoned several generals of the defenders into the palace with the king's order, and held a banquet to entertain these generals, but he did not inform himself in advance, or someone later told him about it, and then he learned the news, but he did not have any way about it.
"Father, father, how did you choose this sinister guy in the first place?" Thinking of the above, Quan boy couldn't help but sigh and said, just one Gao Zang is already enough for him to have a headache, if you add those people who are secretly active, he is now a little skeptical that Pyongyang City can still be in his hands?
"Report~" But just when the boy was thinking about the above things, he suddenly heard a shout from outside, and then he saw a person rushing in in a panic and said loudly, "The young master is not good, the west gate has been opened, and the Tang army has rushed in!" ”
"What?" When the boy heard the news, the whole person jumped up all of a sudden, and his face was full of horror, although the Tang army had been surrounded by the Tang army for many days, but he also found that the Tang army came with cavalry, at most, it was to clear the towns around Pyongyang City, cut off Pyongyang City's external connection, and had no ability to attack such a fortified city as Pyongyang, but he didn't expect that someone would open the city gate and take the initiative to let the Tang Army in.
"Young master, now the Tang army has rushed to this side along the street, and the defenders in the city have no intention of fighting, and now I heard that the Tang army has entered the city, and most of them have dispersed, and the rest are not of great use, so please make plans as soon as possible!" I saw that the person who reported the news said anxiously again, he was one of the guards arranged by the Quan family at the head of the city, but as soon as the Tang army entered the city, half of his soldiers ran away, and he was not willing to die for them at all.
"Plans? What else can be planned? At this time, the Quan boy sat down in the tunnel with a dejected face, the Tang army had already entered the city, and the defenders in the city who had pieced together were simply a group of rabble, and now what he could use was nothing more than the 1,000 private soldiers that Quan Gai Suwen left at home, mainly to protect the safety of the Quan family, but only relying on these 1,000 private soldiers, how could they beat the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Tang army?
Quan boy has already given up resistance, in fact, even if he doesn't give up, there is no way, because in addition to most of the defenders of Pyongyang City who have fled, there are still a group of people who have organized and started to help the Tang army open the way, and some people even took the initiative to help the Tang army lead the way, so Su Dingfang and they also successfully entered the city, and surrounded the Da Mo Lizhi Mansion and the palace of Quan Gai Suwen.
Su Dingfang didn't expect that this time it would be so smooth, and he basically didn't encounter any decent resistance after rushing into the city, but now Pyongyang City has fallen into his hands, if he knew that Pyongyang City was so empty, he should have let the cavalry dismount and directly change to infantry to attack the city, so maybe he would have lived in Pyongyang City a few days ago.
But it's not too late, before dawn, Su Dingfang has already cleared the resistance in the city, in addition to the Tang army's own efforts, the biggest reason is that there are a group of Goguryeo people who have been assisting them, and even these people have even rebelled against the defenders, plus the army they organized, resulting in many times the Tang army does not need to contribute at all, and these people help them fight.
And when he controlled the city gate, Su Dingfang also asked people to inform Pei Xingjian, and then Pei Xingjian also led the remaining two thousand Tang troops into the city.
With Pei Xingjian entering the city, a decree to stabilize the situation in the city was also issued, and the Tang army was also divided into small teams to patrol along the streets, and issued martial law, strictly prohibiting anyone from going to the streets, after all, Pyongyang City is the capital of the enemy country, and at this time people are also panicking, so it is necessary to implement military control.
However, although Pyongyang City was taken over by the Tang Army, there are two places that have not yet been defeated, one is the Da Moli Branch Mansion of Quangai Suwen, speaking of which, this is the old nest of Quangai Suwen, which is stronger than the palace, and it looks like a strong fortress from the outside, and there are a thousand defenders inside, Su Dingfang is worried that the hard attack will bring too many casualties to his side, so he let people besiege but not attack, anyway, the entire Pyongyang City has fallen into his hands, and he is not afraid that the people of Quanfu will run away.
The other is the royal palace of Goguryeo, although the palace is also very strong, and there are many guards, but the reason why Su Dingfang did not attack here is because of another reason.
"General, my king has set up a banquet in the palace, I hope to invite the general to the banquet, and then the king still has some important things to discuss with the general!" Outside the Quan family's Da Mo Branch, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a Goguryeo nobleman said to Su Dingfang on the horse with a humble face.
It wasn't until just now that Su Dingfang knew that the person who sent the letter to him before was the current Goguryeo King Gaozang, and this Gaozang also contacted many people and bought many defenders in the city.
"Your king has a heart, but there are his family members in Quangai Suwen's mansion, this person is the person who His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will kill, and his family will also be guilty in the future, so there must be no mistakes, so before I conquer Quanfu, I will not go anywhere!" Su Dingfang said lightly at this time.
"The general is really loyal to his duties, but for this mansion of Quangai Suwen, our king also has a small request, and please consider it!" I saw that the middle-aged man said humbly again, but when he said the end, a trace of ruthless murder suddenly flashed on his smiling face.