The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 142 The Battle of An City ([-])

As the Yanmen Army inadvertently rescued [-] Sui soldiers who were captured during the Eastern Expedition.

But in Ma Gong and other generals, they heard the Yanmen generals tell that the Yanmen Army resolutely fought against the Hu Kou in northern Xinjiang.

And how did the Yanmen army break through the natural danger of Goguryeo stationed by virtue of their tenacious will after dividing their troops into 'Lulongsai'.

As a result, he broke through in one fell swoop and swept the entire Liaoxi County.

Therefore, when Zong Zong's deeds spread to the ears of the prisoners of the Sui Army, from the top to the bottom of the horse bow, everyone felt admiration for the Yanmen Army!

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After resting for a few days, Gao Qi once again gathered the whole army to attack the next place.

However, Gao Qi did not choose to rush to the Liaoshui defense line and encircle the Yuangai Suwen Department with Zhang Xutuo's main force.

Instead, he listened to Liu Bowen's suggestion, and the whole army went straight to Anshi, an important hub between western Liaoning and the Koguryo royal city.

According to Liu Bowen's reasoning, attacking Anshi has one of two benefits.

One is that he can continue to lead an army alone, and all the achievements made in this way are Gao Qi alone.

And once the army joins Zhang Xutuo's troops, most of the achievements will be counted on Zhang Xutuo's head.

The second is that Liu Bowen believes that it is better to destroy an arm of Goguryeo than to annihilate Yuangai Suwen.

As we all know, Goguryeo is located in the northeast region and is a combination of three major ethnic groups: farming, nomadic, fishing and hunting.

The combination of the three major ethnic groups also made Goguryeo the most powerful force in the Northeast.

There are millions of soldiers in the country, and hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers.

Therefore, Liu Bowen thought that even if Yuangai Suwen was completely wiped out, at most it would only consume the vitality of Goguryeo, and it would not be enough to shake the foundation.

And if Yuangai Suwen's entire army is wiped out, then Goguryeo will continue to organize troops to guard the gate of the royal city, and they can't get out!

The situation at that time was that as long as winter entered, due to the cold climate, the unaccustomed Sui army had to return, and the Eastern Expedition ended in failure.

It is different to attack Anshi, because Anshi is in the hinterland of Goguryeo.

As long as this place is captured, the Sui army will have a buffer zone and use this place as a springboard.

You can continue to conquer Goguryeo when you advance, and you can also station troops to support the people when you retreat, so that you can spy on Goguryeo at any time.

Thus grasping the initiative, the Sui army will be in an invincible position.

Throughout history, Gao Qi can be said to be very clear. From the Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, he used troops against Goguryeo several times.

But every time the results obtained are negligible!

What is the most fundamental reason?

Gao Qi believes that the reason is that the Sui and Tang armies conquered Goguryeo and did not establish a firm local base.

Every time it was either due to weather reasons, or after a small victory was achieved, the troops were withdrawn.

Therefore, for a long time, Goguryeo was able to stand still under the several conquests of the two dynasties!
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It is worth mentioning that Ma Gong led [-] Sui troops to voluntarily request to join Gao Qi's Yanmen Army and go into battle to kill the enemy.

Gao Qi was very happy about this, and Dang even agreed.

And because the Sui army conquered Goguryeo at the beginning, Gao Qi ordered Ma Gong to lead his troops as the vanguard.

For a time, the banners were strong and the majestic wind was flying, and an elite division of 10 people was marching in long queues.

And their goal is Goguryeo's hinterland hub - Anshicheng.

Because Liu Yuan ended in defeat in several duels with the Yanmen Army.

So he simply arranged a resolute defense in Anshi City directly, vowing not to attack!

Therefore, since marching all the way, the Yanmen army has broken through several cities, and they are all empty!
A few days later, the Yanmen army arrived at the city of Anshi.

Gao Qi on the divine horse 'Bailongyin' looked up at Anshicheng.

Seeing that An City is majestic and tall, the city wall is extremely hard, and the Goguryeo soldiers on the city are guarding the city tightly.

Gao Qi knew that he couldn't capture Anshi City in one go, so he made a decisive decision and waved his hand to signal the whole army to retreat [-] li and set up camp.

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"General, the last general requests to go to war, and it is incomparable to give the Sui army a blow!"

I saw that one of the Goguryeo generals, a tall general, clasped his fists and asked for a fight.

This is obviously the Goguryeo fierce general An Dianbao who came out of the list randomly.

However, upon hearing An Dianbao's invitation to fight, the chief general Liu Yuan verbally refused.

Hearing this, An Dianbao couldn't help but let out a cold snort, and sarcastically said: "Hmph! The general is afraid of being beaten by the Sui army, so he is willing to be a coward."

"The last general is willing to lead a team to attack and kill the prestige of the Sui bandits."

As soon as An Dianbao finished speaking, he saw all the generals below agreeing.

Since An Dianbao's implanted identity was the guard guarding Anshi City, he did not follow Liu Yuan to fight against the Sui army.

Therefore, An Dianbao has a flavor of "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers".

Most importantly, almost all the generals under Liu Yuan's command were killed in the previous wars.

Almost two-thirds of the generals in Anshi City where they are stationed now are subordinates of An Dianbao.

They had also never seen the fighting power of the Sui army, so they agreed with An Dianbao's request.

Seeing that all the generals under his command are in the same faction, Liu Yuan is almost a loner.

In this situation, it has formed a situation where the strong dominate the weak.

The disadvantage of this is that in combat, generals will often defy the will of the leader and attack without authorization.

"Shut up! This general has already said that the Sui army is very powerful in field battles."

"The only way for our army to stick to one path is the right way. Opening the door to attack is tantamount to suicidal!"

Just saying, hearing that the audience would join in, Liu Yuan couldn't help being furious and roared.

"If I am afraid of death, I am afraid of death. How can there be so many reasons?"

Hearing this, An Dianbao couldn't help being extremely dissatisfied in his heart, and muttered in a low voice.

For strong generals like An Dianbao, only fighting on the battlefield is the time to show their value.

But now that they are allowed to stick to the city and limit their abilities, how can they be willing?

Immediately, Liu Yuan slapped the table and shouted: "This general order is issued, and all ministries will defend the city according to the order, and they are not allowed to attack without authorization."

"If anyone goes out to fight without authorization, he will be killed without mercy!"

For a while, Liu Yuan stood up slowly, with a strong murderous aura exuding from his whole body, and gave orders in a murderous aura.

In an instant, all the generals under the rank couldn't help shivering, and dared not speak.

Only An Dianbao's Gao Yi is so bold that he doesn't care about it!
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Following Liu Yuan's refusal to attack, the Yanmen Army is also speeding up the construction of camps.

In fact, today's Yanmen Army has already exhausted its physical strength due to days of marching.

If Liu Yuan made up his mind to lead his army out of the city to fight the Yanmen army, maybe he could really win the battle.

It's just that Liu Yuan was terrified by the Yanmen Army's terrifying combat power, so he dared to lead the army out of the city to meet him?
All of a sudden, the battle of Anshi began!

(End of this chapter)