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Text Chapter 75 The Death of King Rongliu

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    Li Min saw the tragic situation in Anshi City opposite, but felt his heart bleeding. At the same time, he scolded Li Ji for being a prodigal and only using black gunpowder to achieve such an effect. God knows how much gunpowder they buried underground?  These all cost money!  I really don¡¯t know how expensive firewood and rice are, so I was worried about wasting gunpowder when I built a mortar.

    Li Ji, who commanded the army to attack, was actually a little confused. The tunnel had been dug a few days ago, but at that time he was worried that the ice on the city wall had not melted, so he used more gunpowder, but he did not expect this.  The weather was getting warmer too fast, and there was not much ice left on the city wall. As a result, the explosion was far more effective than I originally expected.

    The battle went much smoother than everyone expected. The gunpowder not only collapsed the city wall, but also killed the city lord Yang Wanchun on the spot. Thousands of defenders were injured and killed, and nearly half of Anshi City's armed forces were killed in one fell swoop.  All were wiped out, and the remaining defenders were leaderless. When the Tang army attacked the city, except for a few who resisted and were killed, most of them were demoralized by the explosion in Nancheng and did not dare to resist the Tang army.  Therefore, it only took a few hours for Anshi City to be wiped out.

    "King Rongliu, how about you come with me to the city to calm the people?" After receiving the report, Li Shimin said to King Rongliu with a proud look on his face.

    But King Yeongliu had a look of despair. The army of the Tang Dynasty was so sharp that even Yeon Gaesumun's army could not capture Anshi City. They could not hold it for several hours. In this way, who else in Goguryeo could do it?  Can it stop Datang's overwhelming momentum?  In fact, there is no need to think about this question at all. There is only one answer, and that is no.  Their demise of Goguryeo is almost a foregone conclusion.

    Thinking of this, King Rongliu was completely disappointed.  His wife and subordinates were all dead, and there was no hope of restoring the country.  Now, even the country that no longer belongs to us will be destroyed by foreign enemies. Even the name of Goguryeo will become history, and as the last King of Goguryeo, he will also be recorded in the history books.  He was reviled and despised by countless people.

    Li Shimin looked proud and asked King Rongliu to accompany him into the city. Firstly, he wanted to show off as the winner, and secondly, he wanted to use his identity to appease the people in the city.  But after he called the other party, King Rongliu seemed not to hear him and stood there motionless. Therefore, Li Shimin had to shout loudly again: "King Rongliu, accompany me into the city!"

    This finally woke up the dazed King Rongliu. He raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin and the Tang Army soldiers with confused eyes. Then with a look of determination, he suddenly turned around and grabbed a Tang Army soldier from the waist.  A horizontal knife.  He pulled out with a "choking~" sound.

    Li Shimin was stunned when he saw the other party's actions. He was not worried about his own safety. Let alone the guards around him, even if he and the old Rongliu were duel, he could kill the other party within three moves.  However, Li Min was inexperienced and was startled by the opponent's actions. He quickly drew his knife to prevent the opponent from leaping over the wall, which would be detrimental to Li Shimin.

    But after King Rongliu drew out his sword.  He did not rush towards Li Shimin without overestimating his own strength. Instead, he put a sharp horizontal knife on his neck, smiled sadly at Li Shimin and said: "Your Majesty, your Tang army is strong, and the defeat of Goguryeo has been determined, but we can't do anything."  As the king of the country, I, King Rongliu, will never surrender to outsiders!"

    As King Rongliu spoke, he pushed hard with his arm and cut his throat with a sharp knife. Then a stream of hot blood spurted out and fell on the land that had been occupied by the Tang army. Then the body fell heavily to the ground, stirring up a layer of blood.  Dusky soil.  The last ruler of Goguryeo died in front of Li Shimin and Li Min's father and son.

    Everything happened so suddenly, no one thought that the leader of Goguryeo, who was driven out of Pyongyang in embarrassment by the Yuan family, would be so strong-willed that he would rather die than surrender to the Tang army.  Li Shimin didn't even have time to stop him in words, and the surrounding Tang Army soldiers were even more shocked, including Li Min.

    Li Shimin looked at the body of King Rongliu on the ground, his face turned green and red. Once King Rongliu died, it would not be so easy to appease the subjects of Goguryeo in the future, and even future wars would be affected.  Thinking of this, Li Shimin became angry with King Rongliu, but now that everyone was dead, he had nowhere to vent his anger. He couldn't whip the corpse in front of so many people, right?

    Li Min also noticed something unusual about Li Shimin and was afraid that he would make some unwise move, so he stepped forward and said: "Father! Although King Rongliu is ignorant of current affairs, he is still the leader of a country. Now that he is dead, as a sign of my great  Tang Renyi should be buried with the honors of a king!"

    Although Li Shimin was extremely angry, he also knew the seriousness. After listening to Li Min's words, he immediately said in a deep voice: "Well, Liu Lang is right. Come, please take care of King Rongliu's body and bury it tomorrow.  Promise to the outside world that Yang Wanchun, the lord of Anshi City, colluded with the Yuan clan and killed King Rongliu. I, the benevolent and righteous army of the Tang Dynasty, will definitely capture Pyongyang City and seize the Yuan clan to avenge King Rongliu!"

    Li Shimin deserves to be?The king of a country immediately pushed the death of King Rongliu to Yang Wanchun and the Yuan family as agreed in Chang'an City, and took up the banner of revenge for King Rongliu, suddenly standing at the highest point of morality.  Although this reason is full of flaws, and there are many people who know the truth, as long as the Tang Dynasty officials insist that this is the fact, and even record it in the history books, it is estimated that many years later, Li Shimin's words will become a historical fact recognized by countless people.

    Li Min next to him also felt speechless for a while, thinking that history is indeed a little girl who can be dressed up by anyone. Only the winners have always written history. As for the losers, they are just characters in the novels written by the winners. They can make up whatever they want.  , everything depends on the needs and mood of the winner.

    In the Battle of Anshi City, there was no large-scale battle at all, and not many people were injured. Therefore, Li Min, the medical officer, was very free, guiding thousands of medical soldiers to take turns to practice.  What, if there aren¡¯t enough wounded people, why don¡¯t we just open the wounds and treat them again?

    After tossing the wounded, Li Min accompanied Li Shimin to appease the people in the city. Although there were many Han people in Anshi, they had been under the rule of Goguryeo for many years and had no sense of identification with the Tang Dynasty. In addition, the original city lord Yang Wanchun, among the people,  The prestige of the Tang Dynasty was very high, so when the army first entered the city, they attacked the Tang army.

    Regarding this kind of thing, Li Shimin decisively ordered to suppress it with cruel methods, and then used methods such as distributing food to appease him. With the combination of kindness and power, he finally suppressed the unrest in the city. At this time, Li Min had been waiting for a long time.  People finally arrived in Anshi City.

    "What? Isn't Jiulang always with you, Liulang, why are you asking about me instead?" Li Daozong asked with a surprised look on his face when he heard Li Min asking him about Li Yong's whereabouts.  He went to greet Li Shimin a few days ago, but was later sent to the rear to escort a large amount of grain and grass. He was unable to catch up with the battle of Anshi City and did not come back until today.  But as soon as he came back, Li Min came to ask for someone.

    "Uncle Emperor, don't scare me. Where else can Jiulang go besides being here with you?" As soon as Li Min heard Li Daozong's words, there was a buzz in his head, and he was dumbfounded. If Li Min  Yong is not here with Li Daozong, so where has he gone?

    "Liu Lang, what's going on? Has something happened to Jiu Lang?" Li Daozong asked seriously. Judging from Li Min's words and deeds, something must have happened to Li Yong. His relationship with Li Xiaogong  Best of all, he is Li Yong's elder. He usually treats him as his son when he is beaten and scolded. If something happens now, he has no way to explain it to Li Xiaogong.

    It seems that Li Daozong has really never seen Li Yong, and Li Min is really panicking now. He heard Su Dingfang say that after Li Yong said goodbye to them, he went north to find Li Daozong alone, but now Li Daozong has not seen him again.  At that time, countless troops were defeated in Liaodong. If anything happened to Li Yong, he would feel guilty for the rest of his life.

    Seeing Li Min's distraught appearance, Li Daozong became even more anxious and asked Li Yong repeatedly what happened.  Li Min had no choice but to tell what happened to Li Yong. After hearing this, Li Daozong was both happy and worried.  Fortunately, clan brother Li Xiaogong finally has a good son. Although he does things a little thoughtlessly, his ambition is very rare.  But now this ambitious nephew does not know whether he will live or die, which makes him very worried.

    There was no news about Li Yong, which made both Li Min and Li Daozong very anxious. They thought about it, but they couldn't do anything. In the end, they had to go to Li Shimin together and told him the matter, hoping to get him to give an order and send someone.  Searching everywhere, to put it bluntly, even if the person is dead, at least the body must be found.

    Hearing that Li Xiaogong's son was missing, Li Shimin naturally took it very seriously. He first gave Li Min a hard scolding, and then sent people to search for him. However, it had been so long, and the ghost place in Liaodong was so vast and sparsely populated that he wanted to find him.  Being alone is easier said than done, so I searched for several days and couldn't find even a single person.

    Although Li Yong's identity was very important, Li Shimin could not delay the army's schedule just because of him. After ordering the garrison to continue searching, the 100,000 Tang army rose up again, swept all the way east, and captured Goguryeo's last territory in Liaodong.  After establishing a stronghold in Wugu City, the army crossed the Yalu River majestically, and the army officially entered the Korean Peninsula in later generations.

    At the same time, Silla and Baekje, which had been patient a year ago, finally showed their fangs. After asking Li Shimin for instructions, the two countries marched separately and captured the vast territory east of Pyongyang City in one fell swoop. At this time, the Tang army also marched all the way.  Kaige quickly reached the gates of Pyongyang. It can be said that under the attack of the Three Kingdoms, Goguryeo had reached the edge of national subjugation.

    It's just that Li Min was very unhappy with the two small countries of Silla and Baekje. The Tang Dynasty finally beat Goguryeo half to death, but they came out to take a bite of the fat and occupied the land east of Pyongyang.  go, this is simply a steal!  But now he can't take any action. When the war in Goguryeo is determined, he will have plenty of means to deal with them!

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