Zhizhang Datang

Chapter 458 stalemate
After eating the 15 Goguryeo reinforcements, even with Lin Sen's appetite, he had to take a good rest.

After all, An Shicheng is a tough guy, and it's impossible not to make adequate preparations, especially without the help of sharp weapons such as burning cans.

And when the fighting on the northern line was in full swing, the Pyongyang army on the southern line, led by Li Daozong, the general manager, also played triumphant songs all the way.

After pushing all the way to Beisha City, of course they did not stand still, because with the help of big killers such as incendiary cans, their advancing speed was much faster than expected.

While consolidating the results of the battle, they are also actively looking for opportunities to advance as far north as possible to achieve a victorious rendezvous with the northern army.

Shicheng and Jili City can be regarded as two strong cities, but they are still not enough to look at in front of Tang Jun who has shown confidence and morale.

Even if the number of Tang troops on the South Road was used to attack the city, they should be considered at a disadvantage, at least not reaching the level of several times that of the defenders, but they still captured two big cities relatively quickly, and killed two reinforcements by the way .

Probably the main force of the reinforcements went to rescue Anshi City, so the number of reinforcements on the southern front was not too many, and they were basically maintained at a scale of [-] to [-]. Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, two invincible generals, led their elite troops respectively. It broke through.

When the defenders who had lost their minds faced the Tang army again, their will to resist was further reduced. In addition, the leading party was not only active on the northern line, but the south was the key area for them to spread negative energy. Who would let the southern line The Tang army is smaller, but there are much more leading parties from the sea.

With several aspects complementing each other, the two fortified cities failed to hold out for too long, and they fell one after another.

While Lin Sen and the others killed the 15 reinforcements, the southern army, led by Li Daozong, also captured Jian'an City, the last barrier in front of Anshi City.

So far, on the entire west line of Goguryeo, there is only a strong city like Anshicheng, which is still in the hands of Goguryeo.

It can't be said that it was in Yuan Gai Suwen's hands, because Yang Wanchun, the city lord, didn't like Yuan Gai Suwen, the rebel leader at all, and he didn't buy it.

This also means that Li Daozong and Li Ji, the two chief executives, led their respective armies, and successfully joined forces under the city of Anshi.

For the Koguryo soldiers and civilians in the city, this is undoubtedly the greatest despair.

The reinforcements are obviously finished. The numerous Goguryeo flags, the disappearing army, and the Tang army that has gone back and forth, and even become larger, undoubtedly indicate the failure of the reinforcements. Even if the entire army is not wiped out, it is not much worse. .

That's a whole army of 15, and they can't do anything in front of the smaller Tang army, and even caused limited damage to the Tang army, and they are facing more Tang troops in Anshi City. Can this city still be defended? ?
After completing the meeting, the two commanders discussed for a while and decided to put enough pressure on the soldiers and civilians in the city first, so they simply started to show off the army outside the city.

At the same time, they shouted to the city that as long as they surrendered in Kaesong, the Tang army would guarantee that Qiu would not commit any crimes and their lives would be safe.

Obviously, the soldiers and civilians in the city didn't believe Tang Jun's guarantee at all. The main reason was that Tang Jun's previous actions were too brutal. Those occupied cities suffered badly, with corpses everywhere.

Who told Goguryeo to build the capital with the heads of the former Sui soldiers? This is a very cruel practice and a great insult.

This is also an important reason why when it comes to fighting Goguryeo, so many people from the Tang Dynasty would rather bring their own equipment than meritorious service, and voluntarily come to the war.

They all have many relatives and friends who died in battle in Goguryeo and were treated like this. Now they finally have the opportunity to counterattack, and they all want to take revenge.

I guess I also understand that this hatred is too deep, and I am afraid that after the Tang army enters the city, they will inevitably kill wantonly.

Or maybe that city lord, Yang Wanchun, poured some ecstasy soup on his soldiers and civilians. After all, he was indeed very loved in the city, and he was undoubtedly a diehard.

As a result, after the Tang army finished the Yao army, not only did it not intend to surrender, but instead wanted to counterattack while the Tang army was resting.

Fortunately, Lin Sen, the vanguard, has been paying attention to the movements in the city and has the duty of night watch, so he has detected the enemy's intentions in advance.

Facing the well-prepared Tang army, the gang of Goguryeo defenders who are like death squads naturally have come and gone.

However, Tang Jun, who was invincible in the field, was still a bit at a loss when he really faced Anshicheng, who was like a tortoise shell.

The city lord, Yang Wanchun, is indeed a guy who is good at defense. The city wall is strong and deep, and the moat and even the urn are all available. It is obvious that he is a tough nut to crack.

There are tens of thousands of defenders in the city, and the Tang army has only one hundred thousand soldiers in total. It is useless to want to take down such a fortified city.

It's not that I didn't expect to continue to use such good things as incendiary cans, but the situation faced by the southern and northern routes is similar. Those ships just sent the more than 4 soldiers from the southern route, and they almost occupied the capacity.

Many warships have to be reserved for battles on the sea. After all, countries such as Goguryeo also have naval forces.Therefore, there is very little capacity left for the combustion tank.

There was no precedent for this kind of thing being used in battle on a large scale before, so Datang didn't pay enough attention to it from top to bottom.I really saw its benefits, and I was a little bit confiscated when I started fighting.

This thing is too effective when attacking the city, and it is even more deterrent to the enemy. It is really a bit miserable for the defenders to die, and it has a mental attack effect.

In addition, Tang Jun really hated Goguryeo so much that it would make them die more miserable, but it would definitely not make them die comfortably. Isn't this burning pot used quickly?

The reserves on the southern line were exhausted after barely washing the walls of Xin'an City.

So when I came to Anshi City, I could only stare at Li Ji and the others, and I couldn't continue to use the burning pot to clean the ground in Anshi City.

Even if you want to wait for the shipping to replenish it, it’s useless for the time being, not to mention the time it takes to go back and forth, most of the transportation capacity is helping to transport food and grass, and the more important thing is that the warship will still be busy with Japan and Baekje. The navy is fighting.

As for the big killers such as incendiary cans, those who are temporarily recruited are obviously not allowed to be recruited, and more civilian ships and transport ships are used to help transport them.

Especially after realizing the great power of this thing, no one dared to let these big killers lose even the slightest possibility.

So facing An Shicheng right now, he was really a little froze.

(End of this chapter)