The people of Guanzhong have fought against nomadic peoples for over a thousand years and have long since thoroughly understood the advantages and disadvantages of cavalry.

Although the Tang Dynasty's military force had no shortage of cavalry, their horsemanship was still far inferior to that of peoples who spent most of their lives on horseback.

Therefore, the majority of the soldiers in the Tang Dynasty's military force were infantrymen who could ride horses.

Li Shiji knew very well that the key to dealing with such heavy cavalry was to "drag them down"—never give them a chance to get close, and the trenches would be enough to wear them down.

Therefore, he did nothing else for the past two days but led the soldiers to dig pits in front of the camp.

Now is the time to test the effectiveness of these pits, and it seems to be working well; Goguryeo's heavy cavalry has been basically wiped out!

Seeing that Goguryeo's heavy cavalry was almost exhausted, Li Shiji immediately sent his own Mo Dao soldiers to reinforce the enemy lines, and then sent cavalry from the left and right flanks to harass them.

Only after the army had advanced more than a hundred paces did he release his trump card: heavy cavalry.

The arrival of the heavy cavalry was like a dark cloud pressing down, instantly shattering the Goguryeo army's will to resist.

"It's over!"

"It's all done!"

"Your Majesty, I am so sorry, sob sob sob..."

Upon seeing this, Gao Yanshou, who was stationed at the front of the army, cried out in grief and indignation and was about to draw his sword to commit suicide.

Fortunately, his men noticed in time and quickly knocked his sword away.

"General, you can't die!"

"Let me go, let me die, I don't want to live anymore, waaaaah..."

"General, think of us brothers..."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yanshou was so moved that he burst into tears on the spot.

"I never imagined you would be so loyal. I used to..."

"loyalty?"

"Hmph!"

Gao Yanshou's deputy, Gao Fu, immediately pulled a rope from his waist and tied Gao Yanshou up tightly.

"Loyalty my ass!"

"I'm afraid that if you die, I won't be able to explain it to the Tang people!"

"Brothers, I've tied up the general, let's take him to the Tang army and surrender!"

As soon as Gao Fu said this, the chaotic camp fell silent. Many people then consciously threw down their weapons and knelt down obediently.

Gao Yanshou was completely bewildered by his subordinates. It turned out that this guy wasn't letting him die, but just wanted to sell him for a good price?

"Gao Fu, you coward!"

"If you dare to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, Da Mo Li Zhi will not let you off!"

Gao Fu sneered disdainfully upon hearing this.

"You should ask the Tang Dynasty if they will let him go!"

"Besides, what kind of good guy is Yeon Gaesomun?"

"He plotted to usurp the throne and persecuted loyal officials; Goguryeo will be destroyed by his own hands sooner or later!"

Gao Huizhen, who was in charge of the central army, quickly realized that something was wrong. Why did the vanguard, which had been shouting battle cries just moments before, suddenly become silent?

However, when he finally managed to assemble his troops and laboriously arrived at the vanguard camp, he found tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers kneeling obediently on the ground, waiting for the Tang people to capture them as prisoners.

Seeing this, Gao Huizhen knew that the situation was hopeless. When she saw that Gao Yanshou had been taken into the Tang army camp, she could only kneel down and beg for surrender in humiliation.

This battle was fought in a disgraceful manner!

From the very beginning, they were led by the nose by the Tang army and never displayed the full strength of their 150,000-strong army!

Although Gao Huizhen was extremely resentful, he had no choice but to lower his proud head and try to make a living for himself and the tens of thousands of people behind him.

Otherwise, given the destructive power of the Tang Dynasty, they could probably have slaughtered them all before nightfall!

Gao Huizhen crawled on her knees all the way to the Tang army camp.

Because Li Shimin was still on the mountain, Li Shiji and the others dared not accept Goguryeo's surrender, so they could only watch helplessly as the two of them crawled on their knees on the ground.

When Li Shimin saw the Goguryeo army trampling on the mountain, he knew the battle was won.

Let alone Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen being just ordinary people, even if it were Li Jing and himself, it would probably be difficult to turn the tide in this situation.

Therefore, he immediately led Li Jue down the mountain, intending to take over the more than 100,000 surrendered soldiers at the foot of the mountain.

The Tang Dynasty's military corps had extensive experience in receiving prisoners of war.

Although so many Goguryeo people surrendered, the Tang officers still easily confiscated their weapons, tied them up, and herded them into circles.

The so-called circle is just a circle drawn randomly on the ground; this is called "drawing a circle on the ground to imprison oneself."

Anyone who dares to step out of the circle will be killed without mercy!

When Li Shimin descended the mountain, enthusiastic cheers erupted wherever he went.

Every soldier in the palace looked at Li Shimin as if he were a god of war.

It was this very emperor who, with only 30,000 men, defeated an enemy that outnumbered them five to one!

Such victories are enough for them to be proud of for a lifetime!

"The Great Tang Dynasty is mighty!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

"The Great Tang Dynasty is mighty!"

"Your Majesty is mighty!"

Hearing the cheers around him, Li Shimin grabbed Li Jue from his horse and lifted him high above his head.

Upon seeing this, the soldiers immediately shouted loudly.

"The eldest grandson is truly mighty!"

Li Jue never expected that he would bask in Li Er's military merits in this way, making him so ashamed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Grandpa, put me down..."

Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"Don't be ungrateful, I'm building up your reputation!"

"Grandpa, if your grandson wants prestige, he can earn it himself; he doesn't need to resort to such opportunistic methods..."

Li Shimin smiled slightly upon hearing this, and then tossed him onto his horse.

"We'll go back and accept their surrender later!"

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