Chapter 623
Qin Mu took the lead and charged into the enemy formation.
The heavy cavalry behind him was based on heavy armored cavalry, and they had also covered the warhorses in full armor.
Charging into the enemy formation, the enemy felt there was nowhere to strike.
With only three hundred cavalry, following behind Qin Mu, they drew an arc. They pierced through the left, middle, and right armies of Goguryeo horizontally!
Qin Mu was in golden armor, very dazzling.
Charging and killing back and forth in the enemy formation.
The Goguryeo people were stunned; were these even human?
How could they be this strong?
The long spear danced, and the rain of arrows couldn't penetrate. If they dared to get close, it was a spear point to the throat, hanging them on the spot.
The Goguryeo people were very panicked.
They couldn't charge into the Qin army's defensive circle, and they were being pierced back and forth by a golden-armored god general.
Like a sharp sword, twisting back and forth in their stomach.
How could they bear this?
Seeing the Qin general so fierce, the Goguryeo people already had signs of collapse.
The Goguryeo army was numerous, no less than fifty thousand. But in a short time, the combat losses exceeded five thousand, and the army began to feel terrified.
Are these heavenly soldiers?
How could they be this strong?
Qin Mu saw the timing was about right, and rode his horse straight to the Goguryeo central commander.
He stabbed the commander to death with his spear and cut down the flag.
The Goguryeo army finally collapsed!
Like a bowl of beans poured on the ground, they scattered in all directions.
The most people gathered at the city gate.
At this critical moment, most of the Goguryeo soldiers chose to flee back to the city. As long as they entered the city gate, they would be temporarily safe.
However, the city gate was only so big.
Ten thousand people crowded outside the city gate, and started trampling on each other. The number of people trampled to death or injured was countless.
Qin Mu ordered the Qin army to press forward, using bows and arrows to crazily harvest heads.
This wave of harvesting was more efficient than the previous battle! The sky-filling rain of arrows made those Goguryeo people crowded at the city gate suffer!
Qin Mu had already returned to the main formation.
Looking at the city wall from afar, he sent a provocative gaze.
On the city wall, the Goguryeo King, Gao Jianwu, had eyes spraying fire, looking at Qin Mu across the air.
He couldn't bear the huge losses of his subordinates, while Great Qin hadn't suffered any damage!
He had thought that the Great Qin army should be about the same as the former Sui army.
Who knew, it was completely different!
He remembered this golden-armored general!
With a wave of his hand, the city gate closed.
The defeated soldiers who were crowding into the city gate were all forced back by their own crossbow arrows and locked outside the city gate. They became prey for the Qin army to slaughter.
The first battle, a great victory for the Qin army!
Qin army camp.
This great victory was very uplifting; the soldiers were high in morale, clamoring to kill into the city and capture Gao Jianwu alive.
Qin Mu ordered a victory celebration.
Wine and meat were brought out to reward the soldiers.
It seemed a bit carried away.
This great victory also made Li Er exceptionally excited.
He had had all sorts of worries before, but Qin Mu made a move, and sure enough, he took the first victory without any effort!
However, Li Er felt it was a bit inappropriate to drink victory wine in the army.
He ran to find Qin Mu for a heart-to-heart talk.
"Your Majesty of Great Qin, is it a bit too early to have a victory celebration at this time? If you let those soldiers drink wine, what if the camp is raided at night? We'll have nowhere to die!" Li Er had also led troops before, helping Li Tang conquer half the country.
He had never seen anyone indulge soldiers in drinking victory wine before the battle was over.
He was also in the Qin army, his fate tied to it, and he didn't want to die with the Qin army.
Qin Mu, however, held up a finger and shook it gently at Li Er.
"You don't understand!"
The damage wasn't great, but the insult was extremely strong!
Li Er had always believed that he could be considered a famous general of a generation.
Now, being directly rebuked to his face, saying he didn't understand.
How could he not be angry?
But he didn't dare to lose his temper at Qin Mu. If he did, he would die!
He could only swallow this anger and persuade him with kind words.
"Your Majesty of Great Qin, use troops cautiously; you must not let the soldiers indulge in drinking. Since ancient times, there has been a ban on alcohol in the army; could it be that the famous generals of the past were not as good as you?"
These words were a bit extreme.
Li Er was also excited for a moment and didn't control the sense of proportion in his speech.
Qin Mu glared at Li Er.
"Old Li, considering this is your first offense, I won't punish you this time. If you are ever so disrespectful again and shout at me, I'll use the whip!"
Li Er was so angry.
He had always believed that Qin Mu was actually his own flesh and blood.
Occasionally, he would be a little proud of Qin Mu.
Today, he had just spoken a bit too sharply, with a questioning tone. And he ended up with a comment of being disrespectful!
However, angry as he was, he really didn't dare to stand up to Qin Mu again.
He didn't want to end up like his father Li Yuan, imprisoned in the deep palace, except for having children...
"Your Majesty of Great Qin, think twice!"
Qin Mu saw Old Li was still obsessing over this matter and felt it was a bit laughable.
"Old Li, let me ask you, what does night warfare rely on?"
What is it?
Li Er was stunned.
This question, he seemed to have never thought about it.
"Night raids, it's just catching them unprepared, creating chaos, and then winning in the chaos." Qin Mu looked at Li Er, shaking his head and sighing.
It felt like facing a piece of rotten wood, feeling helpless.
Still having children.
First, he picked up the wine bottle and took a big gulp of wine.
Only then did he say slowly.
"Old Li, it's not that I'm talking about you. Your understanding of war is still stuck in books, talking on paper. You have never used your own thinking to think about it." Li Er was stunned.
In his life, this was the first time he had received such an evaluation.
No one had ever dared to say he was talking on paper; usually, they praised his great talent and bold vision.
In Qin Mu's eyes, was he actually so unbearable?
Qin Mu took another gulp of wine.
"Night warfare, how many opportunities are there to truly catch people by surprise? In most cases, it relies on discipline!"
This was a novel argument.
Li Er thought about it carefully and felt it wasn't wrong.
Night warfare often requires the elite of the elite, people with bits in their mouths, horses with wrapped hooves. It indeed requires very strong discipline.
It seemed that Qin Mu did have some unusual insights!
End of Chapter
