Chapter 1224 What’s the Point of Holding on Any Longer?
The emperor's mood was a little low.
He was extremely shocked by the solidity of Cangzhou City.
But even so, Cangzhou City was still broken.
Enemies several times greater than our own are now defeated.
Thinking that he had never suffered such a big loss since his youth, he never expected that it would be so difficult in front of this mere Goguryeo.
The emperor's fists were clenched tightly.
"Xue Rengui, bring me my armor." After a long silence, the emperor suddenly spoke. ??
Xue Rengui turned around and saw the emperor staring at him.
He knew what the emperor was thinking.
"Your Majesty, our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are on the frontline and on the battlefield. Your Majesty does not need to go to the battlefield in person." Xue Rengui advised the emperor.
"Then I will just sit here and wait to die?" The emperor was a little angry.
He thought that if he went to the battlefield in person, even if he could not kill a few enemies, he would be able to let the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty know that he, the emperor, was fighting with them.
In this way, it can also boost the morale of the soldiers.
"Your Majesty, that's not what I meant."
"How can your Majesty, who has a body worth thousands of dollars, be personally involved in danger?"
"Furthermore, before General Zhao left Cangzhou, he gave several orders to his ministers to ensure His Majesty's safety."
"If Your Majesty goes to the front line, it will be very difficult for me..."
"You don't need to worry about my affairs. Besides, I believe that boy Zhao Chen can catch up." The emperor waved his hand and said to Xue Rengui.
The emperor has said this, what else can Xue Rengui say?
He had no choice but to go and find the golden armor with the emperor.
The emperor put on his armor and went to Li Jing's command post.
When Li Jing saw the emperor's appearance, he immediately looked at Xue Rengui.
"Look at what he is doing. I am here to cheer up my sons and daughters of the Tang Dynasty." The emperor said, sitting in Li Jing's seat.
"What's the situation now?" The emperor spoke again.
Li Jing did not hold Xue Rengui accountable anymore, but handed over to the emperor and said: "Today the city wall was breached. In the battle for the gap in the city wall, our army lost nearly a hundred people, and Goguryeo lost nearly a hundred people."
The number is about five times that of our army. "
"After the city wall was lost, our army retreated to various streets and alleys, preparing for street fighting."
"Because our army was well prepared, the Goguryeo army suffered heavy losses."
"However, I am worried that Yuengai Suwen will set the whole city on fire." Li Jing told the emperor about today's situation.
He also expressed his current worries.
Yeon Gae So Moon is a ruthless person.
He knew that if he sent people blindly into the city, they would intercept him at every turn.
Not only would a large number of soldiers be injured, it would also delay the capture of Cangzhou City.
Yeon Gaesumun knew very well that the longer it was delayed, the more dangerous it would be for Goguryeo.
Therefore, Li Jing is now very worried that Yuengai Suwen will use kerosene to burn down a large area of Cangzhou City.
If that happens, the entire Cangzhou City will be destroyed.
They will also lose even the last place they hold on to.
"Your Majesty, both my ministers and Duke Wei feel that once Yeon Gaesumun burns the city, Your Majesty should evacuate immediately."
"The city is gone, and there is no point in holding on any longer." Xu Shiji also said.
They were discussing this matter just now.
If Yeon Gaesumun really burned Cangzhou City with fire, then their army should evacuate as soon as possible.
At least, during the days when Cangzhou City was destroyed, this city could still stop the Goguryeo army.
These days are the best time for them to retreat.
The emperor was silent.
He didn't expect that things had developed to this point.
If Cangzhou City is lost, Yuan Gaisuwen's army can march straight into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of the time when the Turkic soldiers forced him to the Weishui River, the emperor's face immediately turned cold and stern.
"Yuan Gaisuwen is so bold, I will destroy all nine of his tribes in the future." The emperor left harsh words, but no one responded.
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It's not certain whether they can escape Yeon Gaesumun's pursuit now, let alone other things.
"Your Majesty, it's late at night, go back and rest early." Li Jing said to the emperor.
He knew that what he said would definitely embarrass the emperor.
But now, the initiative is not with them. ??
Instead of saying harsh words here, it would be better to go back and have a good rest.
"I know." The emperor glanced at Li Jing, but even though he was extremely irritable at the moment, he did not say anything.
"Li Jing, is there any news from Zhao Chen?" The emperor turned to leave, but stopped at the door.
Li Jing was slightly startled and shook his head again.
The last time they received news, they also said that Zhao Chen had captured Li Tai.
There has been no further news since then.
None of them knew what the current situation in Chang'an was.
They don't even know where Zhao Chen is now.
The emperor seemed a little disappointed, sighed softly, turned around and left the room.
Xue Rengui hurriedly followed, and the two people in the room looked at the emperor's back and sighed in the same way.
Perhaps, they all felt that if Zhao Chen were here, there might really be a way to turn things around.
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"Zhao Da, why don't you take a rest today." The continuous running days really made Cheng Chumo feel extremely sleepy.
The four of them came out of Chang'an and didn't have a good rest along the way.
Cheng Chumo felt that he really couldn't hold on.
"We are still two hundred miles away from Cangzhou. Just hold on, we should be able to arrive tomorrow morning." Zhao Chen said.
He didn't know what was going on at the front line, and he was a little worried.
If you can get to Cangzhou as soon as possible, you can feel more at ease.
"That……"
"thump--"
Just as Cheng Chumo was about to agree, he saw Li Ke flipping off his horse.
"Little Plum!" Cheng Chumo was startled.
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Qin Huaiyu had already helped Li Ke up and looked at his condition carefully. Nothing happened.
Just snoring.
He was obviously extremely exhausted.
"Da Zhao, Xiao Lizi is asleep."
"Otherwise, let's take a rest here. If we arrive in Cangzhou at noon tomorrow, we shouldn't miss anything." Qin Huaiyu and Zhao Chen said.
They are really tired.
Otherwise, Li Ke wouldn't be able to fall asleep while riding on horseback.
Fortunately, they stopped to talk now, otherwise Li Ke might have fallen in that corner.
These days, apart from Zhao Chen's sweat and blood, everyone else's horses have to be replaced every time they arrive at the inn.
Otherwise, how could he have gotten here so quickly.
At this moment, even with sweat and blood, he was listless, lying on the side to rest.
"Have a night's rest." Zhao Chen nodded.
Traveling too tiredly is also too dangerous.
Cheng Chumo let out a long sigh of relief and hurriedly took the horse to the side to feed it.
Qin Huaiyu supported Li Ke and rested under a tree nearby.
Zhao Chen took out the dry food from his arms and distributed it to several people.
The night was eerily quiet. No one spoke, they just rested quietly against the tree trunks.
The cry of one or two night owls was particularly clear in the night.
Zhao Chen opened his eyes and saw a group of people coming slowly from the direction of Cangzhou City.
"Cheng Er." Zhao Chen pushed Cheng Chumo.
Cheng Chumo opened his eyes tiredly.
Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw a group of people holding torches appearing in front of him.
"Go and ask." Zhao Chen and Cheng Chumo said.
Cheng Chumo rubbed his eyes and walked quickly towards the person in front of him.
After a while, Cheng Chumo came over with someone.
"Zhao Da is a citizen of Cangzhou City." Cheng Chumo said to Zhao Chen.
"Mr. Zhao, you are Mr. Zhao." Before Zhao Chen could speak, the visitor spoke to Zhao Chen with a look of surprise.