The plan failed, and Li Shiji instead arrayed all Tang forces to besiege Gaemo on 15 April. They attacked several castles including Shin and Geonan, to throw the defense system of Goguryeo into disarray. On 1 April 645, under the pretext of marching to camp Huaiyuan, Tang forces led by Li Shiji suddenly turned to invade Goguryeo. For the next year, he began preparations for an invasion, preparing troops, ships, and siege engines, and conducting reconnaissance. The assassination of Yongnu of Goguryeo and other officials by Yeon Gaesomun was used to justify invasion. In the year 644, Taizu of Tang decided to invade Goguryeo in the face of opposition inside the Tang Dynasty.
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