Chapter 315: Goryeo Royal City, in the Bag

With the death of the main general Tuoba Liuyun on the battlefield, the Goguryeo Imperial Guards cavalry, who were fighting fiercely near the Datong River, suddenly fell into a chaotic situation with no leader.

After Chen Longxiang killed Tuoba Liuyun with two hammers, he also smashed the Goguryeo Imperial Guards' banner into several pieces.

After losing the guidance of the main general and the banner, the Goguryeo cavalry suddenly lost their morale and fled in all directions.

Yes!

Even General Tuoba, who was the first warrior of Goguryeo, died on the battlefield. The remaining Goguryeo Imperial Guards soldiers, especially those who had seen the bravery of the Tang army's fierce generals, had no fighting spirit.

They squeezed their horses' bellies and beat their horses desperately to escape.

They didn't ask to outrun the cavalry pursuers of the Tang army's navy, but just to run one step faster than their companions.

For a moment, the huge Yipianshi was full of fleeing Goguryeo cavalry, so that the pursuing Tang Navy cavalry officers and soldiers seemed a little flustered at this time, not knowing which group of fleeing soldiers to pursue!

As the vanguard general, Chen Longxiang had expected the victory of defeating the enemy with fewer troops in Yipianshi.

Moreover, he was not satisfied with just defeating the Goguryeo cavalry. He wanted to drive straight into Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, and finally help Su Wan'er and her son to the throne of Goguryeo.

It turned out that last night, Chen Longxiang was drunk and was ordered by the deputy admiral of the navy, Yuan Kai, to help him back to the tent to rest. He woke up in the middle of the night, but found that Su Wan'er had also fallen asleep in front of the bed.

On the table at the head of the bed, there was a bowl of sobering soup that had long been cold.

How could the young and vigorous Chen Longxiang bear such tenderness? Under the influence of alcohol, his eyes looking at the sleeping Su Wan'er began to become fanatical and blurred.

Everything that happened next seemed to be a natural and logical thing.

After the Wushan Clouds and Rains, Chen Longxiang felt a little guilty about Su Wan'er, so he took the initiative to promise her that he would personally push Chen Lingwu to the throne of Goguryeo, so that they could spend the rest of their lives in peace on the Goguryeo Peninsula.

Therefore, in order to fulfill his promise, Chen Longxiang, under the pretext of the oral order of Qi Jiguang, the admiral of the Tang Navy and the Duke of Dingguo, transferred all the 20,000 most elite vanguard troops of the navy out of the camp before dawn and marched towards Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo.

Chen Longxiang was confident that with his bravery and the help of 20,000 elite navy soldiers, he would be able to take down the capital of Goguryeo in a lightning speed.

After everything is settled, Chen Huaian, the eldest brother of the current emperor, probably can't blame himself.

Besides, the former emperor Chen Lingwu was also adopted by the eldest brother Chen Huaian himself. Isn't it reasonable to make him the King of Goryeo?

Speaking of which, I took the initiative to help my eldest brother push Chen Lingwu to the throne of Goguryeo, which is still helping him, so that the civil and military officials in the court don't have to talk nonsense at that time, and let them come to me if they have any problems!

Of course, with Chen Longxiang's intelligence and experience, he definitely can't think of such a "magic trick".

It's just that during the time he and Su Wan'er were together, he was influenced by Su Wan'er's intentional or unintentional chats!

Let's get back to the story.

Just as Chen Longxiang gathered his troops and prepared to continue to pursue the victory and take the Goguryeo capital Pyongyang, he suddenly received news that Yuan Kai, the deputy admiral of the navy and the Marquis of Tongwu, had arrived.

"Report--"

"General, the deputy general is waiting in the central army. Please go to the central army to discuss matters immediately!"

Hmm?

Chen Longxiang raised his eyebrows and thought that the Duke of Dingguo reacted quickly. It took less than three hours for him to personally ask the deputy admiral of the navy, Yuan Kai, to come and retrieve him.

Presumably, the memorial submitted by the Duke of Dingguo to his elder brother has been sent to Jinling City by someone at this time, right?

However, whether going to Jinling City by water first and then by land, or sending a navy warship directly to Jinling, it will take at least ten days to go back and forth.

As long as he can lead his troops to capture the Goguryeo royal city within these ten days, when everything is settled, the order from his elder brother in Jinling City will be too late!

When he thought of this, Chen Longxiang's face regained its former handsomeness. He followed the messenger back to the central army and met the deputy admiral of the navy, Tongwu Hou Yuan Kai.

At the same time

Yuan Kai, who was ordered to pursue, finally caught up with the 20,000-man navy vanguard near Yipanshi after a non-stop chase.

In the army, he saw the former empress dowager and the deposed emperor Su Wan'er and her son, who should not have appeared on the march, and learned that Jin Wang Chen Longxiang had fought a battle with the Goguryeo cavalry.

Fortunately, Jin Wang Chen Longxiang defeated the enemy army at Yipanshi by himself.

Otherwise, if His Royal Highness Jin Wang had any mishap, Su Wan'er and her son would have to be buried with him!

Go, go, go!

Sigh——

Soon, Jin Wang Chen Longxiang, wearing golden armor, rode up on horseback. When he arrived in front of Vice Admiral Yuan Kai, he dismounted gracefully and saluted Yuan Kai: "I am Chen Longxiang, the last general, meeting the Vice General!"

"General Chen, please excuse me!"

"Thank you, Vice General!"

After a brief greeting, Yuan Kai asked Chen Longxiang to leave the large army that was resting there. The two came to a secluded place. Yuan Kai finally couldn't help but scolded: "Your Highness, how can you be so willful?"

"You didn't even bother to tell Duke Dingguo a hello, and you just led 20,000 vanguard troops deep into the enemy's rear. If His Highness makes any mistakes, how will I and the Duke explain to the Emperor?"

Hey——

After saying that, Yuan Kai couldn't help but sigh with lingering fear.

Hehehehe!

Facing Yuan Kai's rebuke, Chen Longxiang grinned and said in defense: "Deputy General, my father and my brother often taught me that when a general is away from home, he is not subject to military orders;"

"The battle opportunities on this battlefield change rapidly and are fleeting..."

As he said this, Chen Longxiang suddenly remembered the face of Tuoba Liuyun, the first warrior of Goguryeo and the commander of 100,000 imperial guards, who had just been sent to the west by his two hammers;

Then he began to make up a story: "Deputy General, you don't know that my spies set out overnight and found that Goguryeo's imperial guards set out overnight with the intention of attacking our Tang Navy fleet;"

"The matter was urgent, and I didn't have time to report to Duke Dingguo and the deputy general, so I went ahead and As the general of the vanguard, he dispatched 20,000 troops from the vanguard camp to the east to meet the enemy;"

"Just half an hour ago, the vanguard of our Tang Navy defeated the enemy at Yipanshi, and defeated tens of thousands of Goguryeo imperial guards;"

"The enemy's main general, Tuoba Liuyun, the first warrior of the Goguryeo Dynasty and the commander of the 100,000 imperial guards, has also been killed by this king;"

Speaking of this, Chen Longxiang danced with joy and said: "If the deputy general had not ordered this king to return to the central army to discuss matters, this king would have led the cavalry vanguard and chased the remnants of the Goguryeo imperial guards all the way!"

After speaking, Chen Longxiang did not forget to ask back: "By the way, this king still doesn't know why the deputy general came here?"

Hmm?

Yuan Kai raised his eyebrows and did not answer Chen Longxiang's question immediately. Instead, he was temporarily "indigested" by Chen Longxiang's series of information like a string of bullets.

Among them, the most important point is that Chen Longxiang actually killed Tuoba Liuyun, the first warrior of the Goguryeo Dynasty and the commander of the 100,000 imperial guards?

In this case, wouldn't the defense of the Goguryeo capital Pyongyang be useless?

Just as Yuan Kai was about to follow up on this topic, he suddenly slapped his head and realized that he was here on the orders of Duke Dingguo to bring His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin and the 20,000 naval vanguard troops back to the naval camp.

Then, Yuan Kai said solemnly: "Your Highness, you led the navy vanguard army to win a great victory in Yipanshi, and the matter of beheading the first warrior of the Goguryeo Dynasty will be discussed later;"

"I am here on the orders of Duke Dingguo, asking Your Highness to return to the camp!"

"No--"

Hearing Yuan Kai asking him to return to the camp, Chen Longxiang immediately objected and said: "Deputy General, do you know what the defeat of the Goguryeo Imperial Guards at Yipanshi and the death of the Imperial Guards commander Tuoba Liuyun mean to our Tang army?"

"It means that at this time, the Goguryeo royal city of Pyongyang, both the military morale and the city defense are useless;"

"The Goguryeo royal city is already in the pocket of our Tang army. Now you order me to return to the camp, you are so stupid!"