Chapter 1112: The inside should be combined with the outside
Su Dingfang was quietly lurking in a short bush, with dense Tang army soldiers behind him. Many war horses had already made dissatisfied noises because they had been waiting for too long. However, because they were wearing bridles on their mouths and the soldiers next to them were comforting their war horses from time to time, they did not make too loud noises.
Suddenly, a fire suddenly burst out from the top of Pyongyang city opposite. Then countless people shouted and screamed, which made Su Dingfang and others feel energetic. With his order, everyone let go of the cotton cloth on the horse's hooves, then flew onto the horse, ready to charge at any time.
The turmoil on the city wall did not last long, and the shouts of killing soon calmed down, but the fire filled the city wall. Then the city gate was slowly opened, and the people occupying the city wall also began to throw corpses down, as if in this form, it was to show their determination and identity.
"Run!" Seeing this, Su Dingfang immediately roared, and rushed out with one horse in the first place. Eight thousand Tang army cavalry also started in an instant, and tens of thousands of war horses charged forward. The momentum was as huge as a scattered sea of people. It seemed that nothing in the world could stop them.
Just when the incident occurred in the west gate of Pyongyang City, the boys in the city still did not rest. In fact, since the Tang army besieged the city, he had almost never slept peacefully. On the one hand, he was worried that the Tang army outside the city would invade, and on the other hand, he was worried that the restless people in the city would jump out. Moreover, compared with the Tang army outside the city, the internal threat was even more serious to him.
Speaking of which, the boy Quan did not expect that his father had left less than half a month ago, all kinds of monsters and monsters in Pyongyang City jumped out, and even rumors were rumored on the streets that King Rongliu died was too unjust, so the Tang army sent troops to avenge King Rongliu. Moreover, the Tang army came this time just to kill the father and son of the Quan family, and had nothing to do with other people, so those who died on the battlefield now actually died for the father and son of the Quan family.
Although the rumors above are indeed facts, the purpose is too heartbreaking. Therefore, he ordered that such rumors be strictly prohibited from spreading, but they are useless. Not only does this kind of rumors spread more and more, but they are also spread more and more. After all, Quangai Suwen not only killed King Rongliu, but also killed hundreds of Goguryeo nobles. Although these nobles died, their relatives and friends are still there. Most of these people may not have the courage to rebel, but it is still okay to spread the rumors.
However, compared to the rumors in the city, what made the boys of Quan even more worried was Gao Zang, who was helped to the throne by his father. Originally, Gao Zang was just a puppet, and the military and political power in the country was controlled by their Quan family. When Quan Gai Suwen was in Pyongyang, Gao Zang was also very gentle. He drank and had no ambition every day in the palace, but now that his father left, Gao Zang immediately seemed to have become a different person. Not only did he try his best to take away the control of Pyongyang from his hands every day, but he also secretly contacted some unknown people.
When he thought of the above, the boy Quan wanted to raise his troops to the palace now, pull Gao Zang out and chop it up and feed it to the dog, so that he would know that the Quan family had the ability to support him as the throne, and naturally he had the ability to let him die without a complete body.
However, the boys above only dare to think about it. After all, Pyongyang City is already in a turmoil. If he really kills Gao Zang at this time, someone will rebel immediately. What's worse is that the 8,000 defenders in the city are not completely loyal to him, but have been pieced together before, and it is impossible to guarantee their loyalty.
When the thought of the defenders in the city, the boy Quan couldn't help but feel even more headache. When his father left, he didn't expect that the city of Pyongyang would be besieged by the Tang army. Therefore, the defenders left behind were just to maintain the public order in the city and did not expect them to defend the city. However, now that the Tang army appears outside the city, the defenders are already panicked and people run away every day. If this continues, it will probably not take long for him to be free.
What's worse is that the boy Quan had already noticed that someone was trying to attack these defenders, the most obvious of which was Gao Zang. A few days ago, he even summoned several defenders' generals into the palace with the order of the king to host a banquet for these generals, but he did not notify him in advance. Later, someone reported to him, and then he learned the news, but he had no way of doing so.
"Father, how did you choose this sinister guy, Gao Zang?" Thinking of the above, the boy Izumi couldn't help but sigh. Just Gao Zang alone had already given him a headache. If those people who were operating in secret, he would now have some doubts about how long it would take for Pyongyang City to control it in his hands?
"Report~" But just as the boy Quan was thinking about the above things, he suddenly heard a shout from outside, and then he rushed in in a panic and shouted loudly, "Young Master, the Ximen was opened, and the Tang army has rushed in!"
"What?" When the boy from Quan heard the news, he jumped up suddenly, his face full of horror. Although the Tang army had been surrounded by many days outside, he also found that the Tang army was all cavalry. At most, they would clear the towns around Pyongyang City and cut off the external contact between Pyongyang City. They had no ability to attack a strong city like Pyongyang. However, he did not expect that someone would open the city gate and let the Tang army in.
"Young master, now the Tang army has rushed towards this side along the street. The defenders in the city are not interested in fighting. Now I heard that the Tang army has dispersed and most of the remaining ones are useless, so please make plans early!" The person who reported the news said anxiously again. He was one of the defenders arranged by the Quan family at the top of the city. However, as soon as the Tang army entered the city, half of his soldiers ran away and were unwilling to work hard for them.
"Plan? What else can I have?" The boy Quan sat down on the tunnel with a depressed look on his face. The Tang army had already entered the city, and the defenders in the city were all a group of mobs. What he could use now was nothing more than the thousand private soldiers Quan Gai Suwen stayed at home. It was mainly to protect the safety of the Quan family. However, how could he defeat the tens of thousands of cavalry of the Tang army with just these thousand private soldiers?
The boy from Quan had already given up resisting. In fact, even if he didn't give up, there was nothing he could do, because in addition to most of the escaping troops in Pyongyang City, there were still a group of people who organized and began to help the Tang army open the way. Some people even came to help the Tang army lead the way. So Su Dingfang and the others also successfully entered the city and surrounded Quangai Suwen's Damoli branch mansion and the royal palace.
Su Dingfang did not expect that the battle would be so smooth this time. After rushing into the city, he basically did not encounter any decent resistance. As a result, Pyongyang City has fallen into his hands now. If he had known that Pyongyang City was so empty, he would have let the cavalry dismount and directly attacked the city by changing it to infantry. In this way, he might have moved into Pyongyang City a few days ago.
But it's not too late now. Before dawn, Su Dingfang had already cleared the resistance in the city. In addition to the Tang army's own efforts, the biggest reason was that a group of Goguryeo people had been assisting them, and even these people even instigated a group of defenders. In addition to the army they organized, many times the Tang army did not have to work hard at all, and these people helped them defeat them.
When he controlled the city gate, Su Dingfang also asked someone to inform Pei Xingjian, and then Pei Xingjian also led the remaining two thousand Tang troops into the city. Speaking of which, although Pei Xingjian was learning military tactics with Su Dingfang, his real strength was government affairs. Therefore, Su Dingfang was good at fighting, but to settle the city of Pyongyang, Pei Xingjian needed to do it.
As Pei Xingjian entered the city, one by one, a number of government orders to stabilize the situation in the city were issued. The Tang army also divided into small teams to patrol the streets and issued martial law orders, strictly prohibiting anyone from taking to the streets. After all, Pyongyang City is the capital of the enemy country, and people were in panic at this time, so military control must be implemented.
However, although Pyongyang City was taken over by the Tang army, there were two places that had not been defeated. One was the Damoli Branch of Quangasuwen. Speaking of which, this was Quangasuwen's nest, which was built stronger than the royal palace. From the outside, it looked like a solid fortress, and there were a thousand defenders inside. Su Dingfang was worried that the hard attack would cause too much casualties to his side, so he was surrounded and not attacked. Anyway, the entire Pyongyang City fell into his hands, and he was not afraid of the people from Quangasu's run away.
The other is the royal palace of Goguryeo. Although the palace was built very strongly and had many guards, the reason why Su Dingfang did not attack here was another reason.
"General, my prince has already held a banquet in the palace. I hope I can invite the general to the banquet. Then the prince still has some important things to talk to the general!" Outside the Damoli branch of the Quan family, a middle-aged man with a noble appearance in Goguryeo said to Su Dingfang on the horse with a humble look on his face.
It was not until Su Ding just now that the person who sent his letter to him before was the current Goguryeo King Gaozang, and this Gaozang also contacted many people and bribed many defenders in the city. As soon as the Tang army entered the city, these people immediately assisted Su Dingfang to capture the city of Pyongyang under the command of Gaozang.
"You king is intent, but Quangai Suwen's mansion has his family. This person is the one that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty will be killed. His family will also be punished in the future, so we must not lose it. So I will not go anywhere before capturing the Quan Palace!" Su Dingfang said lightly at this time.
"The general is really loyal to his duties, but our king also has a small request for Quanga Suwen's mansion. Please consider it!" The middle-aged man said humbly again, but at the end, a trace of cold murderous intent suddenly flashed across his smiling face.
Chapter completed!