Upon learning that Li Xiang had advanced to Anshi, the Goguryeo leaders could no longer sit still. Once Li Xiang took this place, their resistance forces north of the Taedong River would not even be able to form a system, and the rest of the army would be separated from the Goguryeo mainland.
"Everyone get ready, fire!"
This was the nth time the artillery had fired. Since we arrived in Anshi, many troops inside wanted to rush out, but according to Li Xiang's orders, they were not annihilated, but simply blown back with artillery shells. These people had no defensive equipment on their bodies, so when they encountered artillery shells, many of them turned into blood gourds, and finally had to retreat into the city.
Niu Jinda saw clearly in the tent that dozens of people had died at once. Tomorrow would be the time for his general attack. If these people just thought about running away, there would probably be only a few people left tomorrow. According to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty, it depends on the number of people you kill and capture. If the number is not high, the credit will not be great!
"If you knew you couldn't get out, you shouldn't have gone out. Running out would be a death sentence. Can't you wait just one day?"
After hearing what Niu Jinda said, Li Xiang and Su Dingfang laughed. In fact, people are like this. If there is no chance to run, then they can only stay in the city and wait for death. But if there is such an opportunity, no matter how many times they try, everyone wants to rush out.
They could also see the Tang army coming from the west continuously on the city wall. If they could escape today, then they would escape. If they couldn't escape today, with the Tang army surrounding them, even if they grew wings, they would probably not be able to escape.
"General Niu, you should sit down and rest. Tomorrow it will be your turn to go to the battlefield. The Goguryeo people are quite capable, especially in the final fight to the death. They still have a certain fighting power."
Su Dingfang had fought with the Goguryeo people many times, so he naturally knew the strength of these desperate criminals. However, Su Dingfang also felt that compared with the last war, the combat effectiveness of these people had declined too quickly.
Of course, it may also be because we had artillery. When the artillery exploded on the battlefield, many people in Goguryeo panicked and their original combat capabilities may not have been able to be exerted. This is also a major reason why we were able to win quickly.
"You are so proud of your achievements, but I am not as relaxed as you. We are both deputy generals, but you can already return to the capital to receive your rewards, while I have nothing under my command. Isn't this why I am so anxious?"
Niu Jinda and Su Dingfang were also quite familiar with each other. If it were someone else, they would not dare to say this at all, but at this moment there was nothing to hide. It was very normal for a man to pursue merit and want to use his military achievements to ennoble his wife and children.
After hearing what Niu Jinda said, Su Dingfang just smiled and said nothing. After all, he was the one who had the upper hand. If he continued to argue, it would be a bit like taking advantage of himself. He had already made up his mind to leave all the tough battles in the future to Niu Jinda.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, and the two generals, Li Renxi, the commander-in-chief of the Goguryeo Northern Territory, has sent a letter..."
Li Xiang closed all channels of communication. No matter whether you send people or send letters, we will not care. It's not that no one surrendered before, but Li Xiang blocked their surrender avenues. The main reason was that we were always attacking at that time. Now we have finally started to rest, and people are sending letters again, and the level is getting higher and higher.
"Is this person also here to surrender?"
Li Xiang was no longer willing to read these letters, so he signaled the young generals below to open them.
"Your Highness, he's not here to surrender. He said that Goguryeo has already sent someone to discuss this matter. It's their Hanjiang King, Gao Xian, the younger brother of the Goguryeo King..."
The captain under him took a look and said, "This can be considered a letter from Goguryeo, but our prince didn't even look at it. This means that you, Goguryeo, don't have such an opportunity anymore. We gave you opportunities before, but you didn't take them well. Now you want to return to the original level. Do you think it's possible?"
"Pass the order down. General Niu Jinda will be the commander-in-chief at noon tomorrow. Capture Anshi for me."
After Li Xiang finished speaking, Niu Jinda immediately knelt in front of Li Xiang to show that he accepted the order.
As for the letter that was sent, the captain threw it directly into the fire. Judging from the intention of our prince, he has no intention of having a dialogue with you.
"Your Highness, aren't we being too ruthless? If we wait a few days, their negotiators might arrive. We could seize the land north of the Taedong River without having to fight a single soldier. Wouldn't that be better?"
Su Dingfang said with some confusion that although their attack went smoothly this time and they quickly captured a large area of land, this was a war after all. If they could take it through negotiation, it would save us a lot of resources and there would be no need to let the brothers suffer.
"What are you talking about? While our brothers' morale is high, let's seize all the land north of the Taedong River in one fell swoop. If we want to negotiate later, will we still want the land north of the Taedong River? We will only want the land south of the Taedong River."
Niu Junda said while eating the roasted lamb leg that people in the army have big appetites and a whole roasted lamb leg can be eaten in a short while.
Li Xiang laughed after hearing what Niu Jinda said. Although the final development might not be like this, what Niu Jinda said was correct. If we stop the attack now, then the object of our negotiation will be the land north of the Taedong River, but if we take Anshi, then the object of our negotiation will be the entire Goguryeo.
"How's the land survey going?"
Li Xiang also thought of another thing. Our army is fighting in the front, and the land in the back must be auctioned as soon as possible. We can't let us lose money in the war. Anyway, these lands belong to Goguryeo. As long as someone buys them, it will be equivalent to making a profit for us.
"The people of Liaodong County have already started working, but because the land area is so vast, it will take some time."
Su Dingfang has already sent someone to do this, but the land area here is too large, and it will take a while to figure it out...