The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 252 Four Advantages

Yang Wanchun retreated to "Zhuhan City" which was about twenty miles away from Danfeng City and by the Yalu River. Thinking of the [-] troops he had brought with him, and looking at the hundreds of lonely horsemen, there was a deep hatred in his eyes, and he couldn't help but With a long sigh, he drew out his sword and was about to commit suicide. The guard who had sensed something was wrong with him rushed out, knocked him to the ground, and the sword flew several feet away.

The commander of the personal guard said loudly: "General, if you die, how will you explain to the brothers who died? If you die, who will avenge the brothers?"

Yang Wanchun sat on the ground blankly, and after a long time, he got up, picked up the sword, cut off his left thumb with a sword, and said sharply: "God forensic, I, Yang Wanchun, cut off my finger today and swear that today's shame will never be forgotten." .The day of return will surely avenge this blood..."

After taking the oath, he rode his horse into the city and shouted: "Let's go!" Then he didn't bandage up or care for the injury of his severed finger, and led the troops into the "Zhu Han City".

"Mo Lizhi, big brother! The final sentence is death!" On the tower, Yang Wanchun knelt on the ground, pleading guilty to Yuan Taejo and Eulji Wende.

"General Yang, what are you...?" Yuan Tae-jo and Eulji Moon-deok glanced at each other, shocked.

"The last general is defeated, a fiasco!" Yang Wanchun looked at the sky with a look of despair on his face and muttered: "The crime will wipe out the whole army! Please punish me, my lords."

As he spoke, he presented the bloody sword with both hands.

"Wanchun, what's going on with you?" Yuan Taizuo frowned and pulled him up.

Yang Wanchun immediately told the story of the battle with ashen face.

Yeon Tae-jo and Ulji Moon-deok were stunned.

Yang Wanchun is not well-known in Goguryeo, but no one who knows him dare to underestimate the 01:30 point.Yang Wanchun came from a very ordinary family, but he was eager to learn since he was a child, and he had great ambitions at a young age. Yang Wanchun studied under the Han people who lived in Goguryeo. While studying Confucianism, he was very interested in military affairs. Art of war strategy, study hard.Especially proficient in "Sun Tzu's Art of War".

When Yang Guang made his first expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Wanchun was determined to join the army. He performed well in the war and was valued by Yuan Ziyou, and he betrothed him with his beloved daughter.

But Yang Wanchun did not become a member of the Yuan family because of Yuan Ziyou's respect, because he learned the way of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in the Central Plains, he got very close to the royal family of Goguryeo, and he and Ulji Wende became inseparable, and became friends for many years .

However, although Yang Wanchun is the core figure of the Goguryeo royal family, he has been wooed by the Yuan family, and because of his status as the son-in-law of the Yuan family, he has not received the attention of Gao Yuan and Gao Jianwu, and has remained silent in Goguryeo.

But now, Yeon Tae-jo and Eulji Moon-deok, who are both highly valued, have returned with their entire army wiped out.

Yuan Taejo glanced at Ulji Moondeok, and then said to Yang Wanchun: "Wanchun don't blame yourself too much, the defeat in this battle is not your fault, I underestimated the Sui army, I didn't expect that after fighting for more than half a month, the Sui army still has more These powerful cavalry are my fault. If I encounter such tactics, I will be helpless. Brother! This is not a crime of war! What do you think of you?"

After hearing this, Ulji Moondeok's face immediately eased a little, and his mood calmed down. A young man on the side looked at Yuan Taejo with admiration. He is the master, but he should first blame himself and then the public, so that all people can be united. .

This young man has a great beard and appearance, and a handsome body. Yin Wu's eyes are very similar to Yuan Taizuo's. His name is Yuan Gai Suwen, and he is Yuan Taizuo's eldest son.

"Su Wen, take your uncle to bandage the wound!" Yuan Taizuo ordered.

"Here!" Yuan Gai Suwen gently helped Yang Wanchun out of the tower.

"The Sui army held on for more than half a month, but today they suddenly rushed out of the city. It is estimated that reinforcements have arrived, and our army lacks cavalry. This battle is not easy! How do you think we should fight this battle?" Yuan Tai Zuo said slowly.

Goguryeo's horse farms have been taken away by the Sui Dynasty, and there are no more horse farms in the territory. They have been fighting in Silla for the past two years, and the horses are almost exhausted. Now the whole country can barely raise [-] horses.

Ulchi Wende bowed and said calmly: "Lord Mo Lizhi, don't worry, now that you know yourself and don't know your enemy, you can't make a judgment. The two of us will go and see where each other comes from tomorrow, and then we can make a decision!"

"good."

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As the saying goes, some families are happy and some are sad, Zhu Hancheng is in a gloomy time.In the Great Sui Dynasty, Danfeng City was full of enthusiasm for returning from a great victory, and the Xuanjia Army headed by Yang Tong was treated as a hero.

But Yang Tong was surrounded by a group of people and suffered a lot of complaints, especially Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were so desperate that they almost jumped.

"What's the matter? Didn't you win? The more than 1 Goguryeo troops were easily settled." Yang Tong said nonchalantly. To be honest, this war was really easy with mental arithmetic and unintentional.

"The situation of Goguryeo must be very clear to everyone." When everyone had finished talking, Yang Tong returned to the subject and said, "The strength of Goguryeo is not strong now, especially after losing Ma Yuan, it has dropped a lot. But it can Let me shake the foundation of Da Sui, so it can be seen that it must be superior!"

Although he understood that Yang Guang deliberately failed miserably in order to consume the imperial guards, Yang Tong could only tell the lie to the end: "So, we must not take it lightly and repeat the same mistakes. We must face up to Goguryeo and face up to their difficult places to deal with, that's the only way , we can remain invincible.”

Deng Hao nodded and said: "Your Highness is right. Goguryeo is indeed a tough nut to crack. According to my opinion, this battle is to win with prudence. First, put yourself in an invincible position. If you don't give Goguryeo the opportunity , and then the winning fighter.”

Zuo Tiancheng went on to say: "After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, there was no decent threat from the surrounding area. After the Nanchen was easily eliminated, the Turks, the only powerful enemy, were repeatedly split by our Great Sui's tricks. It can be said that throughout the ages, there has been no dynasty as big as ours. Sui is so relaxed."

Seeing that Zuo Tiancheng couldn't let go when he said this, Yang Tong said with a smile: "General Zuo, we don't have any worries here, everything is for victory, so it doesn't matter if you have any ideas."

"Here!" Zuo Tiancheng said, "Let's take Goguryeo as an example. In terms of real combat power, it's actually not that strong. But my Sui Dynasty was too smooth, so when Goguryeo was trying to expand to the west of Liaoning, Emperor Wen didn't hesitate. 30 troops were mobilized for conquest. From the generals in charge at the time, it can be seen that Emperor Wen did not take Goguryeo seriously at all."

Everyone also knew about this period of history, and they very much agreed with Zuo Tiancheng's statement.

At that time, Yang Jian, with Yang Liang as his commander, sent Gao Jiong, Wang Shiji and general Zhou Luohu to attack Goguryeo with 30 land and water troops.

Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji are both well-known generals of the Sui Dynasty who have experienced many battles. Invincible, invincible.

However, when attacking Goguryeo, they advanced lightly, and drove straight in with the army of land and water advancing hand in hand.As a result, the navy encountered strong winds and waves, and many ships sank.Zhou Luohu, the commander of the waterway, had lost his troops and generals, and was seriously injured. He was just about to take a rest, but was defeated by Goguryeo in one fell swoop.However, after Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji could not conquer the key fortresses, they simply abandoned them and went deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo. The battle line was too long, and the supply of food, grass and logistics could not be supplied, which led to the defeat of the army, and [-]% of the soldiers and horses were left on the land of Liaodong.

In all fairness, if Goguryeo hadn't been underestimated from top to bottom at that time, even if Gao Jiong and Wang Shiji couldn't win Goguryeo, they could have retreated calmly after obtaining rich results like Li Shimin.But because the previous wars of the Sui Dynasty had always been to crush the enemy with strong troops, everyone carelessly underestimated the enemy, and the result was a big defeat.

This mentality of underestimating the enemy and being careless has continued until Zhang Xutuo, Xue Shixiong, Song Laosheng and other counter-insurgency generals. It can be seen that this is a matter of national conditions.

"As for Emperor Wu's expedition to Goguryeo... I won't talk about it... In short, everyone despises Goguryeo!" Zuo Tiancheng ignored Yang Guangzhi's expedition, paused, and concluded: "Gaoguryeo has a unique geographical advantage. And it is very good at using the weather, Because of the advantage of the geographical location, I suffered a lot from Chaocai again and again!"

Yang Tong nodded, looked at the Goguryeo map carefully made by Deng Hao and others, and asked: "In war, you must know yourself and your enemy. Let General Deng summarize the geographical advantages of Goguryeo."

"Here!"

Deng Hao stood up, and said without hesitation: "Combining the gains of these years, plus many arguments with General Zuo, we have summed up four major advantages for Goguryeo!"

"First, the road! Goguryeo's terrain is high in the north and low in the south. It is mountainous and steep. There are not many routes that can accommodate a large army. The best way is to go east along the sea, but the weather is also unpredictable. Sometimes There will be sea breezes, and sometimes there will be landslides, so the logistics support task is difficult."

"Second, water! In addition to the high and steep mountains, there are also large and small rivers in Goguryeo. From west to east, there are Daran River, Yalu River, Sa River, and Wei River before reaching its capital city—Ping Yao. "

"Third, the city! The biggest feature of Goguryeo is that it is good at imitating. Relying on various fortification techniques learned from the Central Plains, it uses its own terrain characteristics to improve and build the city on the mountain. Nine out of ten cities are adjacent to steep mountains. There are four big cities, namely the Domestic City and Xuantu City in the northwest of Yalushui, and the "Zhuhan City" that corresponds to Danfeng City. , may not be as good as Daxing and Luoyang, but it is not much inferior. The location is also dangerous and difficult to defend! The northern part of Goguryeo is mountainous, which is not conducive to the movement of the army. If we march, we can only advance along the sea. , Zhu Hancheng is the first obstacle our army has to overcome! In order to prevent the back road from being cut off, the domestic city and Xuantu city west of Yalushui must also restrain themselves."

"Fourth, the people, refers to the people of Goguryeo!" Deng Hao glanced at the people who were listening carefully, and said: "The Goguryeo country is small and the people live in a harsh environment, and everyone is brave and good at fighting. Warriors who dare to die, the so-called poor mountains and evils rarely produce troublesome people is not an exaggeration to describe them. In addition, Goguryeo is extremely hostile to us and Tai Sui. Don't expect their soldiers to surrender, only by killing them can they go into battle lightly. They The so-called surrender is all fake, and once you are fooled, all previous efforts will be wasted."

"So..." Deng Hao said resolutely: "If I, Da Sui, want to defeat Goguryeo, I must overcome the opponent's four major advantages."

(End of this chapter)