The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 56

Liaodong!

About fifty miles to the north of Yincheng, there are tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, which is one of the important grain production bases of Goguryeo.

In addition to the vast fertile land, there are low and rolling hills, and there are large forests on the hills, ranging from a few acres to a few hectares, like beautiful gemstones inlaid in the vast and fertile land of the Liaohe Plain.

In the early morning, heavy fog covers the field, and the milky white mist is like a veil falling from the sky, making the world a vast expanse. Only within a hundred steps, you will find a wide and deep water channel on the small half-mountain of the hill!

When you get closer, you will find many soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty in the dry canal. These are the [-] soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty led by Fang Xuanling and Xue Wanjun.

Fang Xuanling's task was to destroy the Goguryeo army supporting Beibuyu City, and the [-] soldiers in Yincheng were their targets.

Fang Xuanling had already received the news that Yang Tong had occupied North Fuyu City. He divided the army into two. He and Xue Wanjun nestled in the canal and waited for the Goguryeo reinforcements.

At this time, a scout got off his horse and said, "See you, my lord, for your humble position!"

Fang Xuanling smiled and asked: "Is there any gain?"

"My lord, [-] Goguryeo troops are eight miles away, and they are coming here quickly."

"Is there any cavalry?"

"No."

Fang Xuanling estimated the time and said, "Notify Your Highness, get ready for battle."

"Here!" The scout walked away.

Xue Wanjun asked excitedly: "My lord, shouldn't it be time for us to prepare?"

Good news came from all parties, and they haven't started yet, so it's no wonder Xue Wanjun is so anxious.

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "It's done!"

Xue Wanjun immediately issued a combat order, and [-] Sui troops were ready, waiting for the order to attack.

The atmosphere between heaven and earth suddenly tensed.

Fang Xuanling focused his attention on the fertile fields at the foot of the mountain. He could clearly see that in the fields after harvest, there were bald and uneven grain and grass handles. Judging from the size and size of the haystacks, this year's Goguryeo welcomed It was a good year, but according to the people of Goguryeo, there is no shortage of water in drought and flood, and the harvest is almost the same every year.It can be seen that this is a treasure land with fertile land. It is still more suitable for growing grain than Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and the output is higher. If it is fully utilized, it will not be said to be rich in the world, but it can make Jizhou self-sufficient.After the war is over, Yang Tong must be persuaded to continue to use this kind of grain instead of using it all as a horse farm.

At this time, the sentry on the big tree shouted in a low voice: "My lord, the enemy army is coming."

Fang Xuanling also saw it, and saw a large number of Goguryeo soldiers rushing from the south. The team was obviously chaotic. With the rising sun, one could even see one or two of them steaming.This is the reason for the long-distance running. He ambushed here fifty miles away. In addition to the good terrain, the more important thing is that when the enemy arrives here, he has no strength. .

Between the Great Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo, there is an endless enemy. In the vast land of Liaodong, too many people of the same race have died. This hatred is no longer a matter between countries, but has risen between nations. The sea of ​​blood is deeply enmity, so Fang Xuanling wants to kill all the Goguryeo reinforcements, leaving no one behind, not even prisoners of war.

The Goguryeo army was getting closer and closer, and Fang Xuanling took a seven-dou bow from the soldiers beside him, opened it vigorously, and fired Mingdi.

The shrill voice resounded instantly.

"Revenge for the dead compatriots!" Fang Xuanling hissed.

"Revenge for the dead compatriots!"

"Revenge for the dead compatriots!"

The Sui army, who was doing the work with ease, roared in unison, and under the command of Xue Wanjun, they immediately roared out from Fang Xuanling's side one by one, and rushed down the mountain.

The Sui army rushed down the hill like a sea tide breaking the dike, and rushed to kill the panic-stricken Goguryeo soldiers. The sudden attack of the Sui army caught the Goguryeo army off guard. They were flustered, and most of them thought of running for their lives.

The Sui army came at a gallop, shooting arrows like rain, and shot all the Goguryeo soldiers on their backs. Although the Sui army did not form a formation, the team was not chaotic. They were in a team of 50 people. Under the leadership of the team leader, they galloped through the Goguryeo army The killings, one by one with a heart of revenge, killed without mercy. Groups of soldiers were like countless sharp daggers, cutting the Goguryeo army to pieces, causing heavy casualties.

Gao Huizhen, the guard of Yincheng City, fled northward under the desperate protection of hundreds of soldiers. Although he knew that the number of Sui troops was not larger than himself, he could not control the army that lost fighting spirit, nor could he organize an effective counterattack. He felt great hatred. Shouted: "Quickly order Yuan Zhizhong to fight back!"

Yuanzhizhong is a child of the Yuan family, the second family of Goguryeo, and the lieutenant general of another army. At this time, he was also distraught and ordered the soldiers to fight back against the Sui army.

But Goguryeo, which had lost its opportunity, was in a mess and was divided and surrounded by the Sui army. Even if Sun Wu was reborn, he would not be able to save the defeat, let alone a mere foreign general?
It was an extremely spectacular and tragic scene. The exhausted Goguryeo army fled for their lives in chaos. Most of them were terrified and had no intention of fighting.

Fifteen thousand Sui troops chased and slaughtered among the enemy groups, laying dead bodies all the way. After chasing for more than ten miles, the fifteen thousand Goguryeo troops were killed or injured more than [-]%.

Xue Wanjun held a bow and arrow in his hand, and kept staring at Gao Huizhen. When more than a dozen personal guards protected him and shot out from the right side, his entire side was exposed to Xue Wanjun's vision. An arrow pierced Gao Huizhen's neck from the side, and Gao Huizhen fell off the horse with a muffled cry.

Xue Wanjun was overjoyed and brandished a big knife, and quickly killed more than a dozen guards in a row. Seeing that Gao Huizhen hadn't died yet, he cut off his head with one knife, and ran back and forth, shouting: "The coach of Goguryeo is dead! The coach of Goguryeo is dead!"

Fang Xuanling was waiting for this moment, when he saw Xue Wanjun flying with the head on his back, he knew that the victory was in hand, and immediately ordered, "Blow the trumpet to fight back!"

'Woo! 'The Sui army blew the horn!The Sui army stopped chasing, quickly rectified the queue, and looked at the fleeing Goguryeo soldiers with malicious eyes.

"Da da da da!"

At this moment, there was a loud sound of horseshoes that shook the world.

Tens of thousands of Sui cavalry were killed from the north.The rain of arrows all over the sky took away the lives of wave after wave of Goguryeo soldiers.

The Goguryeo army fled in all directions, but was hunted down one by one by the cavalry on both wings. Those who turned around and retreated happened to meet the Sui infantry who were waiting for the battle.

"Kill!" Xue Wanjun waved his saber and gave the order to attack.

"Kill!"

Seeing Yang Yu leading the army coming, the morale-boosting infantry redoubled their energy and rushed towards the Goguryeo army like lightning. The belief of victory filled the hearts of every soldier of the Sui army.

In August of the 13th year of Daye, in the northern suburb of Yincheng in Liaodong, the Sui army killed 500 Goguryeo troops at the cost of less than [-] casualties, creating a record of total annihilation!

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When Yang Tong, Fang Xuanling and others finished their work!Xue Wanche, who was in charge of fraudulently opening Yincheng, ran into trouble!

They all pretended to be ten groups of people, and the Yincheng guard not only refused to open the gate, but also let them go south to other small cities. There was an open space around here, and the Sui army dressed up as Goguryeo people could not turn around. Go south with a scalp.

After all these comings and goings, Xue Wanche only has more than 2000 soldiers left on hand!

"I'm stupid, I'm stupid, I'm stupid!" In a black pine forest, seeing that it was getting late, Xue Wanche could only curse anxiously.

This Yincheng is a large city with a history of more than 300 years. It has experienced more than ten wars since the Wei and Jin Dynasties. It is composed of the three acropolises of the East City, West City, South Acropolis, North Acropolis and the southeast corner. An organic war The defensive body of the fortress, with a perimeter of eight miles, has three gates in the north, east and south.

This fortress actually guards the main traffic route from the Liaohe Plain to the north of Liaodong and the peninsula.

After all, the Liaohe Plain is flat, but to the east is a group of undulating mountains, with only a few tunnels passing through it. The Goguryeo people relied on these mountains to build mountain cities at those tunnels.

Except for Liaodong City, Wuyingluo City, Yincheng City, Xincheng City, and Anshi City, which are large flat cities built on open terrain, most of the other cities are mountain fortresses, with a total of more than [-].

If the Sui army wanted to go to the south, they had to pass through these cities by land.

Of course, it is also possible to go around, but if you go around, you have to worry about the Goguryeo army guarding the danger, coming out at any time to kill the supply, grain and grass transportation lines, and be careful of being blocked.

But if we really fight, these mountain cities are all dangerous, and these mountains are divided into several strategic defense clusters, which can support each other.There must be heavy casualties in attacking a fortified position. If there are fewer soldiers, it will be impossible to fight. If there are too many soldiers, the logistical pressure will be great.The Goguryeo people exchanged space for time through these defense groups, and finally used their small to make big, to withstand the many conquests of the Sui Dynasty, and forcibly consumed most of the powerful Sui Dynasty to death!
Yincheng is not a fortified mountain city, but it has tall walls and many people. Although there are only [-] defenders, if you count the people in the city and the countless supplies, even a [-] army is not easy to fight. , will also pay a heavy price.

When Yang Guang conquered a similar Liaodong city, there were only 13 defenders in Liaodong. Under the premise of sufficient siege equipment and many soldiers, Yang Guang paid the price of [-] people. Bring a little siege equipment, even if all the troops are gathered, it is still food.

But Yincheng is very critical. If you can't take it, the "△" section you laid down is not safe at all, and it's not easy to defend!
"Your Highness treats my Xue family with as much kindness as a mountain. If you can't even win a silver city, how can you be worthy of this kindness? It's better to just wipe your neck." Xue Wanche was thinking silently.

"General! I, I..." At this moment, a school captain who participated in the discussion raised his hand and said.

"You have an idea?" Xue Wanche was overjoyed.

The captain said with a bitter face: "I want to pee!"

"Fix it on the spot!" Xue Wanche's face darkened.

"Oh!" The captain turned around and solved it on the spot.

It was obvious that he had endured it for a long time, and he still couldn't finish urinating for a long time. Hearing the sound of urinating, Xue Wanche also became anxious. become!"

(End of this chapter)