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

Chapter 398 Guiying is trapped, Xinghe is in danger

Dongyang River, South Bank
At this time, Yelu Abaoji, the leader of the Khitan, personally led the elite troops and galloped towards Xinghe City.

However, what was unexpected was that Yelu Abaoji did not go to attack Xinghe City, but instead gathered a crowd of soldiers and wandered around the Dongyang River.

Its momentum is also extremely huge, and there is no move to hide its whereabouts at all.

Obviously, Yelu Abaoji's actions were deliberately telling the Xinghe defenders that their own troops had already attacked!

So, what is Yelu Abaoji's intention?

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Xinghe City, Military Mansion
Before leaving, Gao Qi knew that Mu Guiying was better suited to lead the army than Qin Liangyu, so he ordered him to be the city guard.

At this time, the Khitan army's actions in Dongyang River could not be hidden from the Qi army who was close at hand.

After learning about the military situation, Mu Guiying immediately summoned the lieutenant general and all the counselors.

"Everyone, Guiying is valued by the King of Qi. She is temporarily acting as the chief general in the army and is responsible for guarding the city. She wakes up every day and sleeps at night, for fear of any mistakes."

"But now the scouts heard that Yelu Abaoji, the leader of the Khitan, was wandering on the south bank of the Dongyang River with unknown intentions!"

"I don't know what you guys think?"

Immediately after seeing that everyone had arrived, Mu Guiying took the lead, and unhurriedly handed out his military report.

It has to be said that Mu Guiying was worthy of being a handsome talent in charge of conquering Liao in her previous life, her mentality was extremely stable, without the slightest panic.

As soon as the words fell, Qin Liangyu on the side said slowly: "Could this be Hu Kou's trick, the purpose is to lure our army out of the city, annihilate our army, and then seize the city?"

"General Qin is right, there is a possibility."

Hearing this, Pei Ju, Guo Jia and other counselors expressed their support for Qin Liangyu's statement.

After thinking for a long time, Pei Ju slowly analyzed: "According to the rules, there are only two possibilities for Hu Kou wandering by the Dongyang River."

"One of them is to confuse our army by using tricks. Its real purpose is to win Xinghe."

"Secondly, the golden beach is on the north bank of the Dongyang River. If the Khitan army really cuts off the south bank of the river, I am afraid that the main force led by King Qi will be blocked and the retreat route will be cut off."

Following Pei Ju's words, the thoughts of all the generals present immediately unfolded, and the situation of the battle suddenly became clear.

Hearing this, Mu Guiying couldn't help being caught in a choice, and didn't know how to choose between these two situations.

It can be said that Mu Guiying has two approaches now, one is to continue to stick to the city and ignore the Khitan soldiers in Dongyang River.

The advantage of this plan is that Xinghe City is as stable as Mount Tai and will not fall, but the consequence is that the main force of our army is in danger!

The second option is to lead the army out of the city and go to the riverside to investigate carefully to find out the real purpose of the Hu people.

After thinking for a long time, Mu Guiying was still clueless, and could not help turning her eyes around, and gathered around Pei Ju.

"Mr. Pei, I don't know what you care about, but do you think you should go out of the city to find out?"

For a moment, Mu Guiying couldn't help throwing the ball to Pei Ju, asked him for advice, and implemented the plan!

Hearing this, Pei Ju thought about it, and said slowly: "Standing and going out of the city have their own advantages and disadvantages!"

"However, there is a word from the moment, and General Mu, please remember that if you lead the army out of the city to investigate the news of the Hu Kou, you must not underestimate the enemy and rush forward, so as not to fall into the Hu Kou's trap."

"As long as you move forward steadily, you should be fine!"

The plan this time has changed so much that even the resourceful Guo Jia and Pei Ju are not sure about their own plan.

Afterwards, Mu Guiying continued to increase his scouts and sneaked to the south bank of the river to inquire about news.

If you want to be sure to find out the exact actions of the Khitan army.

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Several hours passed, and the bloody battle in the direction of Jinshatan continued.

On the south bank, by the river, the Khitan army was stationed here instead, not moving.

On the Xinghe city wall, Mu Guiying stood there, looking anxiously at the riverside.

Just to say, for these few hours, Mu Guiying was not only worried about the safety of Gao Qi in the direction of the Golden Beach.

There was no sign of the Khitan army staying by the river, and Mu Guiying couldn't figure out what to do, which made Mu Guiying even more flustered!

After a long time, the sentry cavalry of the Qi army came back in an emergency, and reported in a rough voice: "General Mu, the Khitan army has already stationed at the riverside, and they are still building dams and constructing defense lines."

"Huh? Terrible!"

All of a sudden, after hearing the report of the scouts' military situation, Mu Guiying suddenly felt that things were getting tricky.

Building defense lines and building dams, these signs of abnormality, are not all for the purpose of cutting off the main force of the Qi army and annihilating them on the golden beach?

This also caused Mu Guiying to turn pale with fright after hearing about the military situation!

In the end, after negotiation, Mu Guiying led [-] soldiers out of the city, and Qin Liangyu led [-] soldiers to stay in the city and take precautions.

Moreover, for the sake of safety, the two parties also agreed to show each other with firelight.

Since the distance between Dongyang River and Xinghe City is only [-] to [-] miles, as long as a fire is set up at the top of the city, it will be found outside the city.

In this way, Mu Guiying will know that there is a change in the city, and then immediately lead the army back to the defense.

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On the official road to Dongyang River, Mu Guiying was worried about Gao Qi's safety, so he urged the soldiers to move forward quickly.

Strive to arrive at Dongyang River as soon as possible and find out the exact news.

By the river, the Khitan barracks
"Report, leader, the defenders in the city have already left the city, and are now attacking here!"

He only said that the scouts scattered in Xinghe City immediately reported the situation to Yelu Abaoji.

Hearing this, all the generals in the tent were overjoyed, and praised Yelu Abaoji's superior strategy, which can be described as unmatched!

For a while, Yelu Abaoji didn't object, just laughed without saying a word!
It turned out that Yelu Abao invited Gao Qi to the Double Dragon Club at the Golden Beach and took the opportunity to attack and kill him.

This is not the final plan, the raid on Xinghe City to cut off the main force of the Yanmen and Qi Sui allied forces is the final goal.

However, after crossing the Dongyang River, Yelu Abaoji learned from the scouts that there were about thousands of troops defending the city at this time, and the defense was very dense.

Therefore, Yelu Abaoji knew on the spot that this must be Gao Qi's defense against his own surprise attack.

Immediately, after careful consideration, coupled with the layout of Yelu Chucai, the think tank beside him, he wandered around the river, constructing defense lines and building dams.

Using this as a blindfold, the Qi army mistakenly believed that they had no intention of attacking Xinghe, but were blocking the main force of Qi and Sui.

However, it now appears that the plan was implemented perfectly, and the Qi army was successfully lured out of the city.

Immediately, Yelu Abaoji's burly body stood upright, and he ordered boldly: "Accord with the plan!"

"Send Deguang to let him launch an attack on Xinghe immediately according to the plan, and must attack the city in one go."

"The rest of the generals, together with this leader, lead the army to stop this Qi army and prevent it from returning to defense."

When the order was issued, the Khitan army immediately moved into action, heading in the designated direction.

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"Report, General Mu, the city is lit with fire."

Hearing this, Mu Guiying immediately prepared to return to defense, and another battle report came urgently.

"Report, General Mu, a Khitan cavalry is galloping in front of our army, and it is less than five miles away!"

In the blink of an eye, the soldiers of the Qi army were shocked, not knowing how to deal with it.

At this moment, Mu Guiying breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Hu Kou is attacking with all his strength, it means that his main target is still Xinghe City, there is no doubt about this!
Immediately afterwards, Mu Guiying knew that it was not advisable to retreat, so she immediately raised her gun and ordered to form a formation to meet the enemy.

For a time, the fierce battle between the two armies was on the verge of breaking out!
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But at this time, everyone didn't notice that a soldier was hiding behind, waiting for the opportunity to move!

(End of this chapter)