Gao Jianwu was shocked when he heard the sound and said in a lost voice: "Architecture?"

He naturally knew a little about artillery. After all, Goguryeo also lurked many spies in the Tang Dynasty, so as the King of Goguryeo, he naturally heard of the name of artillery and knew that artillery was a powerful tool for siege and villages.

But he was confused about how powerful the artillery was and how powerful it was.

There were too many rumors and too exaggerated, which made him feel that the news was just nonsense that three people became tigers.

Could it be that Gao Yanshou lost Liaodong in an instant because of the Tang army's artillery?

Gao Jianwu asked in a deep voice: "Gao Yanshou, tell me honestly, is the cannon really that powerful?"

Gao Yanshou nodded and said, "Really, I dare not deceive the king. The Tang army's artillery is really powerful!"

"I followed the emperor's decree and stood firm in the city and never left the city to give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it. The Tang army was discovered by scouts long ago. The soldiers united and guarded the city seriously. I personally went up to the city wall and guarded the city with the soldiers. However, the Liaodong City only lasted for one day. It was not that I was not brave enough, but the enemy's artillery was too strong!"

Gao Jianwu felt a deep heart when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "You have personally stepped on the city wall to guard the city but still haven't defended it?"

Gao Yanshou pointed to his forehead and said in a deep voice: "Please look at my forehead. It is the bricks and stones that were smashed by artillery when I was guarding the city!"

"If it weren't for the protection of God, the bricks and stones were a little bit off, and I would have been loyal to the king in Liaodong City!"

Gao Jianwu's eyes fell on Gao Yanshou's forehead. Gao Yanshou untied the scarf tied to his forehead, revealing the hideous wound on his forehead.

Gao Jianwu carefully observed and found that the wound was very fresh, which indicated that it was a injury I just suffered a few days ago, and the location of the wound was indeed very dangerous. If you hit the temple a little bit, it would really kill someone.

This wound undoubtedly proves that Gao Yanshou's words, which shows that Gao Yanshou has really visited the city wall to defend the city with the soldiers. It can be seen that Gao Yanshou, as the northern saint, has done his best.

Since the defenders in Liaodong did not leave the city to fight in the field, but were ordered to hold on, they still lost the city after only one day. Why?

Then there is only one possibility. The Tang army’s artillery is indeed very powerful!

Gao Jianwu sighed: "Gaoqing, thank you for your hard work. I didn't expect that the cannon was so powerful!"

Gao Yanshou felt relieved after hearing this, which showed that he had passed the test. Although he had lost the city, he should not be very guilty.

At this moment, Gao Yanshou suddenly felt very glad that his forehead was injured, otherwise he would not have known how much verbal would have been spent.

Gao Yanshou said sadly: "I was thinking about living and dying with Liaodong City at that time, so I would be loyal to the king. But I thought that I could not die in Liaodong even if I could not report the truth of the Tang army to the king and try to resist the Tang army's artillery, then even if I die, I would die in vain!"

Gao Jianwu was walking in the hall, his steps were very heavy, and his mood was even heavier. As for whether Gao Yanshou died in Liaodong or not, it was more important to Gao Yanshou's return to tell the situation of the Tang army clearly.

Gao Jianwu frowned and waved his hand: "Forget it, so, Jian'an, Gaimu and even Liaodong City were all broken after only one day?"

Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice: "Yes, the Tang army's artillery is too powerful. If this continues, I am afraid that the city behind me will not be able to hold on."

Since even the Liaodong City has only been holding on for one day, how long can we expect other cities to stay on?

Gao Jianwu's heart was almost sinking to the bottom. He stopped and asked in a deep voice: "Gao Yanshou, you have personally experienced the artillery of the Tang Army. In your opinion, what solutions can you solve?"

Gao Yanshou hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, I have been thinking hard all the way, but I have not come up with any good idea when I compete. The cannon is not only powerful, but also has a long range. There is no way to attack the Tang army's cannon on the city wall!"

"The soldiers guarding the city wall cannot leave and have nowhere to dodge. They are just living targets and can only be bombarded by artillery. The cannons are too powerful to resist at all. The Tang army attacked the city under the cover of artillery. The soldiers were depressed, so it was difficult for the city to defend!"

Gao Jianwu's face became even more gloomy and said in a deep voice: "According to what you say, can I not be able to resist the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty if I have the strength of my whole country?"

Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice: "Of course not, Wang, I have thought about it carefully. Although the cannons are powerful, they move slowly. The soldiers can only be used as live targets on the city wall, but what if they are not on the city wall? Then the Tang army's artillery will have no place to use, and may be able to turn the situation around!"

Gao Jianwu stopped immediately after hearing this, and pondered: "What do you mean is to fight against the Tang army?"

Gao Yanshou said in a deep voice: "In my foolish opinion, I can only do this. Gather troops and fight to the Tang army to the death. If the troops are divided into cities and defend, the Tang army can only defeat them with artillery!"

Gao Jianwu was also thinking quickly in his heart, and had to admit that what Gao Yanshou said made sense. Since the advantage of the Tang army was artillery, then defending the city could only become a living target and be killed by artillery. It would be better to gather troops and fight to the death with the Tang army.

After all, the Tang army had only a hundred thousand soldiers, so it was not scary! The decision to hold on was because Yuan Gai Suwen led a 200,000 elite army to fight outside, and the court could not gather much troops in the country.

Now that Liaodong has been lost, he can only let Yuan Gaisuwen retreat. Although it is a pity that he was unable to conquer Silla, the territory of the country is more important and cannot be lost.

Then have a decisive battle with the Tang Dynasty!

Gao Jianwu turned his head and said in a deep voice: "Eight hundred miles of express orders for the urgent delivery of the order, and immediately lead the troops back after receiving the order. No matter whether or not he captured Jincheng, there will be no delay for a moment!"

After hearing this for so long, the waiters in the hall were already panicked and hurriedly came forward to grind the ink.

Gao Jianwu wrote the order in person, the eunuch stamped the seal, and then ran out of the hall with the order in hand, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment.

Although Gao Yanshou still knelt on the ground and lowered his head, his heart was relieved a lot. It seemed that the king had decided to assemble a large army and fight to the death with the Tang army. The loss of Liaodong could not be considered his guilt.

After all, facing the Tang Dynasty's artillery, it was a wrong decision to stick to the city, and he was just acting according to the will of the king.

If the king did not issue an order to keep his guard and not go to war, he might not have lost Liaodong so soon.

Gao Yanshou felt that the reason why he was defeated was because of the artillery of the Tang army and the perseverance of the order. Of course, he did not dare to say this directly.
Chapter completed!