I Can Control My Ancestors

Chapter 524 - 47: Ravaging Liaodong, Slaughtering Through Goryeo

One division aimed to blockade Liaodong Bay, cutting off Anshi City’s supplies;

The second division feigned an attack on Po Zuo City, tying down the Yalu River garrison.

The third main force, led personally by him, aimed for a frontal assault on Jian’an City, severing the backbone of the Liaodong Peninsula and seizing its granary.

As long as this succeeded, it would completely tear apart the entire Liaodong Peninsula.

At that time, Pyongyang would have no support.

Under normal circumstances, this strategy would be impossible to succeed because the army couldn’t bypass Goguryeo’s Liaodong defenses.

But not now.

Everyone’s eyes were focused on Anshi City, and this was precisely the opportunity Gu Jing sought.

——The army surged forward like a torrent.

Jian’an City was different from Wugushan City or Anshi City.

Its walls were merely rammed earth layered with bricks, not built relying on natural barriers, and its garrison had only about five thousand men.

When Gu Jing personally led his main force pressing the border like thunder, the city’s garrison was completely unprepared!

Who could have thought the Tang Army would overcome a thousand obstacles and appear right here?

"Tang... Tang Army?!"

"It’s the Gu Clan! It’s the Gu Clan’s banner!"

"The Gu Clan is here again! Run!!!"

Panic spread like a plague. Just seeing the black Gu banner flapping in the wind was enough to scatter the souls of the garrison, nearly collapsing them.

"Kill! Leave no one alive!"

Gu Jing’s voice was cold as iron, with a long spear in hand pointing forward, like a god of death descending into the world with an edict.

He ordered the Gu Clan’s banner to be deeply planted into the ground beneath Jian’an City again.

Then——

He personally led warriors unafraid of death, transforming into the sharpest spear, charging straight for the city gate!

"Bang——!"

The first heavy thud was the giant battering ram pushed by dozens of bare-chested strongmen, crashing with immense force against the heavy city gate.

The city gate shook violently, the dull echoes reverberating over the city walls, wood chips and dust cascading down.

"Hold it! Hold the gate!" The hoarse, desperate shout of the chief defender came from the walls, with scattered arrows weakly shooting toward the Tang soldiers pushing the cart below, easily deflected by the shield formation.

"Bang——!!!"

The second strike! Stronger force! The area around the impact point of the gate bent inward with a teeth-gritting sound.

Massive cracks spread over the gate like a spiderweb, the supporting beam behind emitting a straining creak.

The chaos and screams inside the city were clearly audible.

"Put your strength into it! The gate is about to open!" The Tang soldiers bellowed in unison, sweat and blood streaming down as they pushed the massive battering ram back to gain momentum again.

"Bang——————!!!"

The third strike! Earth-shattering!

Accompanied by a deafening sound as if a giant tree had snapped, the heavily battered gate finally collapsed completely!

The heavy gate panels fell inward with a thunderous crash, raising clouds of dust.

Fragments of shattered wood, twisted iron hoops, and broken latches flew everywhere!

In the breach, the terrified faces of the garrison were instantly exposed. They attempted to block the opening with their bodies and hastily piled debris, but they were as fragile as paper against the flood of those breaching the city.

Before the dust settled, Gu Jing’s figure, like an arrow released from a bow, was the first to step over the collapsed remnants of the city gate, spear held high, and fiercely charged in!

The Asura had arrived!

Leaving no survivors.

Even those who had already thrown down their weapons and surrendered would instantaneously lose their lives.

This act was not only to establish authority but also to boost the morale of the Tang Army.

Blood was the baptism of the soldiers.

Not to mention the merits that followed.

All of this was enough to keep the Tang Army increasingly excited, thus following Gu Jing and ravaging across Liaodong.

In just two days, Jian’an City was secured!

The city stockpiled nearly two hundred thousand dan of grain and forage.

Gu Jing had his men complete the resupply.

Then set everything ablaze, completely obliterating it, weakening Goguryeo’s strength from all angles.

——The army marched again.

He didn’t even have anyone occupy the city but immediately led the charge to the next place, beginning to ravage the surrounding area.

The Liaodong defenses of Goguryeo were not just the cities.

There were camps relying on various terrains, and Gu Jing’s current target was these, aiming to completely eliminate all threats to the Tang Army.

Simple destruction and ravaging.

Unlike the cities, these camps could easily be consumed by fire.

And Gu Jing consistently maintained one attitude throughout.

Leave no one alive.

In the end, even some generals began to feel a bit emotionally torn and wanted to persuade Gu Jing.

But Gu Jing’s reply was always so simple.

"The Barbarians fear power but don’t appreciate virtue, this campaign is to frighten them to the bone, and simultaneously weaken their strength!"

"Otherwise——"

"Within twenty years, Liaodong will surely rebel again!"

The Great Tang could no longer spare any effort to indoctrinate Liaodong.

This was his only choice.

As for any infamy, Gu Jing did not care.

The Gu Clan’s descendants were never moral gentlemen, whether it be Gu Xi or Gu Ye, they had killed too many people.

Even Gu Chen had killed a false emperor in the street.

The Gu Clan’s descendants have always moved forward on the path they believed in.

The previous Gu Clan was loyal to one nation.

Now it is the entire Kyushu.

Since Goguryeo poses a threat to Kyushu, Gu Jing will seize every opportunity to eliminate this threat.

All the generals were completely convinced by Gu Jing.

After hearing these words, they too loosened their restraints.

——All of Liaodong descended into complete chaos.

Inside Pyongyang City.

The news of Wuguo City’s fall and Jian’an City’s breach arrived simultaneously.

This was not because those people were too foolish to deliver messages.

But because they were helpless.