Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 529
Under Yu Zhongwen's command is You Yiwei, whose combat effectiveness is extremely terrifying, but there are enemy troops in the east and west, and there is a big river in the south. In this case, he can only break out to the north, and then find favorable terrain to re-arrange.

But when he withdrew, he ruined the wheat iron stick.

Hit a snake to hit three inches, attack the enemy and attack the weak point, which is the weak point of Mai Tiezhang right now.

Ulchi Wende could see that Yu Zhongwen's department was not easy to chew on, and without the Mai Tiezhang of Su Liebu, Xue Zuobu, Mai Mengcai's department, and Zhu Yongshengbu, there was only a remnant left.

Gao Jianwu saw that Ulchi Wende's black bone army gave up Yu Zhongwen and surrounded Mai Tiezhang. He adjusted his troops very cooperatively and gradually approached Mai Tiezhang to encircle him.

The strength of the army can be seen at a glance, because in the Sui Dynasty, the left and right Yiwei were the most elite of the twelve guards, and the left and right Beishenfu were the most elite in the world.

The two mansions and guards can be distinguished just by their size. Five feet and seven inches is the minimum standard, which is equivalent to 1.7 meters.

That is to say, Zuo Yiwei and Zuo Beishenfu have a minimum height of 1.7 meters, and they are all burly and strong people, so you don't need you if you are thin.

In Goguryeo, there are a lot of short people, who are thin and small, and the small people are a little bit embarrassed when they see the big ones.

So Ulchi Wende intends to eat Mai Tiezhang first, and then turn to clean up Yu Zhongwen.

But Yu Zhongwen didn't eat dry food, otherwise Yang Guang wouldn't let him command You Yiwei who came to protect his son.

When retreating to the north, Tian Shishi, who was in charge of the rear, noticed that something was wrong with the enemy army. The barbarians chasing after him seemed to be driving them away, not really chasing them.

So he directly ordered that the army at the back of the palace stop, adjust their shape, and line up towards the rear, while the Goguryeo soldiers chasing behind him also stopped.

"What, they are pretending to chase?" Tian Shishi hurriedly said to the flag official: "Report to the chief, there is a change in the rear, and Mai Tiezhang may be in danger of being surrounded."

From Yu Zhongwen's point of view, Mai Tiezhang cannot be hung. He has just been knighted and is His Majesty's darling. If he lets Mai Tiezhang die here, I'm afraid the emperor will settle accounts with him after he returns.

However, in the absence of reinforcements, he and the two armies of Eulji, Wende, and Gao Jianwu were fighting to death. If Youyiwei lost too much and was unable to go south, he could not bear the responsibility.

After thinking about it, he planned to stop the northward retreat, line up around, and ask Liaodong for help.

There should be more than 1 people in Mai Tiezhang's headquarters, and it should be able to carry it for a few days.

"Let's fight. It will take at least ten days to wait for the reinforcements. Now that Mai Tiezhang is besieged, he can't stand it for so long," advised Zheng Detong, who joined the army.

Yu Zhongwen waved his hand: "It won't take ten days. I ask His Majesty to send troops to support Xue Shixiong to the east. I have sent someone to send a message to Xue Shixiong. Be sure to approach our troops in two days. After joining forces, we will go south again."

Xue Shixiong is not far from him, that is, a day's journey.

Wei Xuan was the general manager of the East Route Army, but when he went to Feiyanling, he only took away more than 1 people, while the East Route Army had a total of more than 13 people.

Since Xue Shixiong received the news that Yu Wenshu was crossing the river from Feiyan Ridge, he guessed that something happened to Yu Zhongwen, and his task was to protect the main force, so he dispatched a total of 8000 people under his command, Duan Ji, Li Xuantong, and Huang Junhan, to rush in the direction of Yu Zhongwen.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, otherwise, according to Yu Zhongwen's plan, Mai Tiezhang would be dead.

Ulchi Wende wanted to kill Mai Tiezhang first at any cost, and Gao Jianwu and Mai Tiezhang had a feud against Liaodong, and they also wanted to kill each other wholeheartedly.

Mai Tiezhang couldn't stand it anymore, and kept retreating to the south. If he retreated again, he would be ducked into the water, and there was no way out.

The eldest son Mai Mengcai died in battle, his head was cut off by the enemy, and he was carried by a long spear, standing in the army formation of Yizhi Wende.

Mai Tiezhang, who had retreated to the forest near the shore, said to Shi Wanbao beside him:

"Our army is doomed, and the remaining troops are less than [-]. Take your headquarters across the river quickly, and I will help you out here. It is better than annihilation of the entire army."

When Shi Wanbao heard the words, his heart moved. He really wanted to obey the military order and just lead people across the river.

But at this moment, he thought of his elder brother Shi Wansui. If the elder brother was in the current situation, would he leave the wheat stick behind?
The answer is no, Shi Wansui would rather lose than run away.

Shi Wanbao gritted his teeth fiercely: "It is the honor of the last general to fight the enemy side by side with General Mai. This time we will live and die together, so don't mention crossing the river again."

Mai Tiezhang was quite moved, but he still persuaded him: "The South Bank War has started, if all my troops are buried here, even if I die, I will be ashamed of Your Majesty, listen to me, let's go."

Shi Wanbao shook his head: "If I really leave this time, for the rest of my life, I will never be able to count on my elder brother. He was relegated by the late emperor to be a soldier in Dunhuang. He single-handedly made a name for himself outside the Great Wall, so that the East and West Turks, who heard the name of Long Live Shi, were terrified. I followed suit for half a lifetime, but today I just die."

After finishing speaking, Shi Wanbao returned to the headquarters, fastened the armor on his body tightly, left shield and right spear, and said to the soldiers behind him:

"It's said that the son of Zuo Tunwei is not as good as Zuo Yiwei. I think they are farting. Whether they can fight or not, we will see the truth on the battlefield."

There are still 3000 people left under his command, all of them are the old troops of Shi Wansui from Zuo Tunwei. They used to follow Shi Wansui to put down the rebellion of the King of Han, but they all came out of the sea of ​​swords and guns.

Then, Shi Wanbao looked at his confidant Zhu Longsheng: "You bring 500 people as the supervisor team, whoever dares to take a step back and kill on the spot, even me."

Zhu Longsheng showed a ferocious face, and nodded fiercely.

After all, Shi Wanbao took a long breath and looked towards the road directly ahead, where the enemy scouts could already be vaguely seen.

"Boys, kill me!"

Three thousand infantry just went northward along the road, and plunged into the army of Ulji Wende.

About an hour later, there was a report from the other side of the ranger. Pei Xingyan came with four thousand heavy riders and was about to cross the river.

Ever since Li Jing learned that Yu Wenshu was crossing the river through the dam, he was worried that there would be problems here, but he didn't have many soldiers under his command, so he could only join forces with Su Lie's heavy cavalry to make up 4000 men and hand them over to Pei Xingyan, ordering him to rush to Mai Tiezhang as soon as possible.

These 4000 people are life-saving.

"Director Zhou sent someone to report that the enemy troops in Pyongyang City have moved. It seems that a large group of people left the city to go north last night, and the number is difficult to judge," General Fei Qingnu said: "Shall we test it?"

Lai Huer shook his head: "It's not the time, just wait and see, it's almost July, and Yu Wenshu will be here soon, we can't be in a hurry, we will send rangers to the north again, to make sure if there are really enemy troops going north, if there are, find out the strength of the troops, and then I can make arrangements."

The eldest son Lai Kai said: "Our food and grass can only be used for another fifteen days. After ten days, we must attack the city, otherwise we will not be able to return the remaining food."

The navy expedition that came to Hu'er carried a certain amount of food and grass, and they couldn't bring too much, otherwise they wouldn't be able to carry an army of [-], and there were only [-] warships.

To be precise, they did not bring food for the return trip, because the entire Sui Dynasty believed that they would definitely win Goguryeo this time.

Didn't eat or drink?Don't be afraid, if you take Pyongyang, you will have everything.

Since Zhou Fashang stationed troops in the front county, he has had several contacts with Goguryeo's army. Although both sides suffered casualties, Zhou Fashang's losses were very small.

Firstly, occupying the county seat would be beneficial for defense, and there would be an army of guardians sitting in the rear, ready to support at any time. Furthermore, Zhou Fashang led the troops very steadily. If you let him attack the fortress, maybe it won’t work. If you let him defend, you will be safe.

Shi Wansui often ridiculed Zhou Fashang as a coward, and cowards have the benefits of cowards.

The general's character often directly determines the personality of the army under his command.

Fan Zigai on the side smiled and said, "We didn't intend to go back empty-handed, and we will return with a full load. The chief executive will go south and will fight Sashui with the main force of the enemy's king. At that time, it will be our opportunity to storm Pyongyang. The south of Goguryeo is trapped by Silla and Baekje, and there is no longer any army. So as long as we take Pyongyang, this expedition will be considered a success."

Cai Ju also followed suit and said: "Our army has [-] troops stationed here, and it has been half a month. During this period, the enemy has only tried a few times. It can be seen that they are afraid of my power and dare not go out of the city. From the general's point of view, when the chief commander's main force arrives, the enemy will surely surrender."

He was right. Pyongyang City now has only [-] defenders. If it is successfully surrounded by Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen, it will be almost impossible to defend.

However, Gao Yuan can delay, as long as the delay is long enough, Yuwen Shuhe will not have enough food and grass to protect his children.

How to drag?Fake surrender.

First send envoys to contact, and then start to discuss the terms of surrender. For example, if I surrender, can Tai Sui make me a king and let me continue to manage this place?

Negotiations are very time-consuming because of the need to bargain.

Historically, at the end of Goguryeo, after the death of Yuan Gai Suwen, a power minister, his three sons fought for power.

Among them, the eldest son, Yuan boy, was the first to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and followed Li Ji back to fight Pyongyang, and later became the right guard general and Bian Guogong of the Tang Dynasty.

The third son, Yuan Nan, carried it to the end and surrendered, and was named the founding father of Liaoyang County by Wu Zetian.

So, if you surrender, you may not necessarily die, but you may still live a very healthy life.

Chu Luo Khan also surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. Although he is living a miserable life right now, it is better than being killed.

The lord of a country like Gao Yuan cannot be killed casually, because the feelings of the entire Goguryeo people must be taken into account. To be precise, it is the Goguryeo noble group under Gao Yuan's command.

When Li Yuan killed Dou Jiande, Hebei turned around and turned around, that's the reason.

It has been a rule in China since ancient times not to kill the surrenders, in order to show the name of benevolence and righteousness, but in fact, there are too many people who kill the surrenders.

Before the two armies fought, the envoys had not been killed, and those who killed the envoys had gone.

Since Sima Yi broke the Luoshui oath, such things as integrity have disappeared.

(End of this chapter)