The Tang army finally had a fierce collision with the Goguryeo army, especially under the leadership of Xue Li, the Tang vanguard army stabbed Goguryeo's heart like a sharp sword.

Although the vanguard army led by Xue Li also encountered a lot of resistance and fought several major battles with the Goguryeo army, they all relied on thermal weapons such as gunpowder and bullets to win.

There was also a classic battle. At that time, Xue Li led 5,000 Tang troops to attack a grain garrison in the Goguryeo army. When they captured the grain garrison, they were surrounded by an army of nearly 30,000 people in the Goguryeo. The so-called grain garrison was just a trap.

Xue Li led the Tang army and the Goguryeo army to fight and retreat. At the same time, he sent people to the back to use gunpowder bullets to arrange a formation similar to the mine formation. When they led the Goguryeo army to the mine formation, the Goguryeo army was blown to tears and cry.

After Goguryeo's army entered the mine formation, the loss was heavy. When they finally withdrew from the mine formation, the Tang army had already rested at this time and immediately launched a counterattack against them.

In this battle, the Goguryeo army suffered heavy losses. Xue Li's vanguard army killed nearly 20,000 Goguryeo soldiers at the cost of more than 1,000 casualties, greatly hurting the Goguryeo army's vitality.

This battle also made Xue Li's vanguard army vigor Goguryeo. Since then, the Goguryeo army no longer dared to face the edge of Xue Li's vanguard army, and the Tang army's conquest of Goguryeo went very smoothly.

When Xue Li's vanguard army entered Goguryeo for more than 200 miles, most of the Tang army had just arrived at the border between the two countries. At this time, the Goguryeo army was almost killed by Xue Li's vanguard army, and there was still the courage to fight against the large troops of the Tang Dynasty.

However, the Tang Dynasty was going well, and Silla was not so smooth. Under the joint attack of Goguryeo and Baekje, Silla's capital had been heavily besieged. If it weren't for Xue Li's vanguard army's strength, they would have fought to the hinterland of Goguryeo and forced the Goguryeo army to draw troops back to the aid, it's hard to say how long Silla could last.

However, no matter what Silla is, as long as everything goes well in the Tang army, the war will end with the victory of the Tang army in the end.

Not long after, the Tang army and the Goguryeo army also fought the first decisive battle.

More than 50,000 Tang troops fought against 70,000 Goguryeo troops, and in the end the Tang army defeated the Goguryeo army.

Although the overall combat effectiveness of the Tang army is stronger than that of the Goguryeo army, the advantages of various weapons and the application of thermal weapons are the key to the Tang army's victory.

In the first battle, Tang lost less than 10,000 people, while the Goguryeo army lost 70% of them.

This battle also made the Goguryeo people clearly realize the gap between themselves and the Tang Dynasty. Even the army they had endured for many years seemed so vulnerable to the Tang army.

Since Xue Li led a vanguard army of 6,000 people to Goguryeo, until now, the deaths of the Goguryeo army have exceeded 70,000 to 80,000, but the losses of the Tang army are extremely small.

Now, the Tang army is approaching, and the Goguryeo side is just a few scattered soldiers and raids, and they are unable to resist the attack of the Tang army at all.

It can be said that it is retreating step by step.

The only Goguryeo army that is still capable of some combat effectiveness is now besieging Silla Capital with Baekje. It is an elite Goguryeo army of 50,000 people.

If you want to resist the Tang army, you must draw that army back. Once that army is drawn back to the rescue, then Baekje's army alone will not be able to capture the capital of Silla, and may even be counterattacked by the Silla army.

But compared to taking down Silla, Goguryeo's capital is obviously more important. What's more, Xue Li's vanguard army has now come to kill, and it may be possible to reach their capital in a few days.

Given the reputation of that vanguard army, it is probably impossible to defeat them without a 20,000 or 30,000 regular army. Now most of the Goguryeo army is in front of them to resist the main force of the Tang army. There are only 10,000 regular army left behind in the capital. Even if some miscellaneous soldiers are added, it will be difficult to defeat the Tang army's vanguard army.

They can only stick to it and wait for assistance, but where are their reinforcements?

Only the elite army that attacked Silla could be allowed to return to the rescue, which was their only life-saving straw.

Only when that elite army returns to the rescue can they solve their current urgent need, remove the current siege of the capital, and free up the siege of the capital, so that they can free up their hands to support the main forces on the front line, so that they will not be defeated by the Tang army immediately.

Faced with such a battle situation, the King of Goguryeo could never have imagined that the Goguryeo army with a total of more than 100,000 will be so vulnerable to the 60,000 Tang army's Eastern Expedition Army.

Unlike the sad Goguryeo people, the Tang army kept sending good news, while the Tang people were excited, especially when one after another came to Chang'an, the city of Chang'an was even more joyful.

If Goguryeo could be defeated, then all the countries around that were slightly stronger would be defeated by the Tang Dynasty, and then the Tang Dynasty would naturally become the overlord today.

Many times, if a country wants to gain peace, it must adopt war measures to defeat others. Anyone who sees you will have to tremble a few times, so that you will naturally not be bullied by others.

Moreover, the Tang Dynasty has already conquered the surrounding countries not long after its founding. In the years to come, the Tang Dynasty will not have to worry about being invaded by them.

Judging from the current exhibition of the Tang Dynasty, it is now the beginning of its prosperity. As long as they can maintain their current attitude, the Tang Dynasty will only become stronger and stronger, and the lives of the people will become better and better.

Everything will get better and better.

Whether it is the people, the ministers, or Li Er, they are very happy to think of this result.

During this period, Zhang Yi only occasionally inquire about the war ahead. Basically, the news he knew, as long as the common people in the market asked a little, they would know.

He didn't care much. If it weren't for recommending Xue Li, he would have to see how good his performance is now. Zhang Yi wouldn't have paid attention to these things at all.

Now he travels around the country all day long and has a beautiful woman with him. All operations in Zhangjiazhuang are operating normally, so he doesn't need to worry about anything.

Such days are free and comfortable, just like idle clouds and wild cranes. It’s so comfortable. He still wants to care about those secular affairs.
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