The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 260 Calculation
In Danfeng City, Yang Tong looked at Zhang Zhenzhou's letter and praised loudly: "I handed over the navy to Dudu Zhang. It was really right. He led the troops well, and it only took less than an hour. Gathered [-] sailors from Goguryeo and wiped them out, and only lost [-] Mengchong ships! Now all [-] Turkic slaves have landed and destroyed the villages and towns around Pyongyang."

Goguryeo's [-] troops in Hancheng were destroyed in his own hands. In about the same period of time, Zhang Zhenzong won another great victory on Beishui. The strategic goal of annihilating Goguryeo's vital forces has been completed halfway.

There are currently about [-] to [-] people in Zhuhan City. As long as it is delayed, the entire territory of Goguryeo will no longer have the power to rescue Pyongyang.

"Great!"

"As long as the Goguryeo Navy is destroyed, Dudu Zhang will have no fear of Goguryeo."

"Your Highness, should we do something to support Dudu Zhang from the side?" Fang Xuanling said with a smile.

Yang Tong smiled and said, "Xuanling, what do you think we should do?"

"Send cavalry to besiege Zhu Han City, but do not attack it. At the same time, send back five thousand naval troops to cut off the connection between the two sides of the Yalu River! Isolate it completely, and wait for Yuwen General Zuo and Li Shilang to build large-scale equipment before attacking Zhu Seoul!" Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "During this period, the slaves will be transported to attack Pyongyang City."

"That's right!" Yang Tong exclaimed excitedly, "Gaoguryeo has lost its control over the sea, we can go south at night, but the Goguryeo army who killed Hancheng didn't know how many people we came to help, and they were afraid of the power of my crossbow, so they dared not fight at all. gone."

There was excitement in Du Ruhui's eyes, but he had other thoughts, so he said slowly: "Your Highness, I think the army going south should board the ship with great fanfare under the witness of the defenders of Zhuhan City."

Yang Tong's eyes lit up, and he said knowingly: "Keming, you mean to lure the defenders out of the city?"

"Yuan Taizuo fought in yesterday's battle. Among the five sons, only one Yuan Gai Suwen died, and more than 30 Yuan's children died. He must be scared out of his wits now, whether it is to save Yuan However, Ulji Mundeok is different. He is a loyal minister of Gao Jianwu. Once he sees our army going south, he is worried about Pyongyang and will definitely go out of the city to reinforce him. At that time, one will not dare to go out of the city, but the other will rescue them, and conflicts will arise." Du Ruhui said with a smile, "Zhu Han City is tall and strong, and it will be difficult for us to conquer it, but if they come out, we will be able to deal with it."

"Keming said it well! From today onwards, we will use the Yalu River as the boundary and divide the battlefield into the North and the South! Luo Shixin, Niu Jinda, I, and I will bring the Xuanjia Army and slave soldiers to Pyongyang. Let's meet Gao Jianwu for a while. It would be better to catch him alive." Yang Tong slapped his thigh and ordered: "Fang Xuanling!"

"Here!" Fang Xuanling got up quickly.

"Fang Xuanling, I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the North Route Army, Deng Hao, Zuo Tiancheng, Meng Zhongcai, Yu Chigong, Xue Wanche as the lieutenants, Du Ruhui as the military adviser, and the whole army is at your disposal! In addition, I will leave [-] slave soldiers for You use it." Yang Tong glanced at everyone, and said loudly: "I hope everyone will work together, anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

"Here!"

The crowd responded with a bang.

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Execute the official residence of Seoul!
Yeon Tae-jo and Eulji Moon-deok's eyes were bloodshot, and they looked at the map silently. The two consecutive defeats made them worried. They discussed for a whole night, but they didn't think of a way to defeat the enemy.Because of the powerful crossbows of the Sui army, they dare not leave the city easily.

"Father, big brother!" Yuan Gai Suwen knocked on the door, and after getting permission, he strode into the mansion and saluted, "I have dispatched scouts, but still haven't found anything abnormal."

Yuan Taizuo nodded, and said after a long while: "Continue to stare at Black Bone City and Nanfuyu City. Do everything possible to find out the exact number of Sui troops! Waiting for work with leisure, I don't believe they can bear me."

"Yes!" Yuan Gai Suwen took the order to go down.

The two of them didn't want to sleep, boosting morale on the tower, talking about how they teased Yang Jian and Yang Guang at the beginning, and how they used to be small to fight for big, eating up the million-strong army of the Sui Dynasty.

Until the latest movement of the Sui army came.

"Report to Mo Lizhi, big brother, the Sui army has launched a massive attack." A morale hurriedly reported.

"Haha!" Yuan Taizuo laughed loudly and said: "They finally realized that their plans to attack by force will fail, and what they are waiting for is that the Sui army can't hold their breath."

"The Sui army can't hold back. This is our opportunity for Goguryeo. As long as they come to attack, we can defeat the Sui army again and let the Sui army know that our Goguryeo is their nemesis." Ulji Wende also laughed. , He also thought that the Sui army had fallen into the rhythm of the year again, and he had a well-thought-out plan for the next battle.

Defensive warfare has always been Goguryeo's strong point. Zhuhan City was built on the back of Yalushui. They also specially dug a canal to introduce Yalushui into the moat, making Zhuhancheng surrounded by water, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Yeon Tae-jo and Eulji Moon-deok both have confidence in Juhan City. Even if the Sui army has 30 million troops to fight, and they still have [-] troops, they can rely on Zhuhan City to fight the war of attrition. The army will return to the court.

When the main force of the Sui Dynasty left Liaodong, Goguryeo could recruit 10,000+ soldiers with combat experience in the country. As long as the soldiers were in place, they could immediately climb over the mountains and attack the interior of Liaodong with surprise troops. At that time, the Sui army would be defeated.

Spilled the scouts again, and then went back to the mansion to sleep.

After a sleepless night, Yuan Tae-jo and Ulji Moon-deok also felt sleepy. Seeing that the Sui army had not moved at this time, they felt at ease.

But within three hours of sleep, Yuan Taizuo asked the soldiers to wake up, and the latest news of the Sui army reached him.

The drowsy Yuan Taizuo shuddered and said in surprise, "What? There are more than [-] Sui troops rushing towards Zhuhan City?"

"Exactly! The Sui army is marching along the south of the city." The soldier said.

Yuan Taizuo put on his clothes and hurried to the south of the city.I saw Ulji Wendeok looking worriedly into the distance, and asked loudly, "Brother, what happened?"

"Excuse me, Mo Lizhi." Ulji Wende didn't turn his head.

Yuan Taizuo took a closer look, and immediately took a breath of air-conditioning. What appeared in his vision were thousands of sails like clouds, thousands of masts like forests, and the fleet stretched for more than a hundred miles. Look, it is like a war fortress on the water.

Tens of thousands of Sui troops boarded battles in an orderly manner under his nose.

With a pale face, Ulchi Wende pointed to the big ship not far away and said, "These warships come from the south."

"Not good!" Yuan Taizuo's face was pale, and his face trembled: "Brother, my Goguryeo water army is finished... The warship is to support the Sui army to attack Pyongyang City... What should I do?"

Although the Yuan clan had conflicts with the royal family, they could always hold each other tightly when facing life and death. This is also the secret of the small country of Goguryeo's survival for nearly a thousand years.Because they all know that their country is too small compared to the behemoth of the Central Plains. If the enemy is still fighting among themselves when the enemy invades, then Goguryeo will surely perish. If Pyongyang is lost, Goguryeo will be destroyed Losing his courage, he regarded the Sui army as a scourge, and because of this, even if he didn't deal with Gao Jianwu, Yuan Taizuo's heart trembled when he saw this battle.

Yuan Taizuo looked at the huge fleet that was slowly leaving, pondered for a long time, and asked, "Your eldest brother, how long do you think Pyongyang City can hold on?"

Ulji Wendeok bit his pale lips, clenched his fists in his sleeves, looked at the confident Sui army, and said with some understanding: "It's hard to say, Pyongyang is my first city in Goguryeo. , Zhu Han City is even more majestic. Although there are only [-] soldiers in the city, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the city. And all of them are Goguryeo people. Strength. Pyongyang is tall and strong, rich in money and food, if the king can't hold on, it won't be a problem for a year or so."

"A year and a half?" Yuan Taizuo nodded silently. This value is similar to what he calculated, but the value is not high. He said slowly: "The whole city of Zhu Han is full of soldiers. The common people, that is to say, the city of Pyongyang can hold on longer than ours.”

"That's right!" Ulji Moondeok suddenly flashed a look of excitement, and said calmly: "Although we lost the upper hand, we still have the advantage. Because Pyongyang is the heartland of my Goguryeo, as long as the surrounding cities know that Pyongyang In this difficult situation, it is inevitable to form an army of King Qin to assist, and the Sui army did not get enough supplies there, so it would not last long at all. What we are thinking about now is not to worry about what will happen to Pyongyang, but to defend the city of Zhuhan, so as to prevent the Sui army from joining together."

Yuan Gai Suwen on the side suddenly shouted: "Your Majesty is really wise, the Sui army has made a strategic mistake of carelessly underestimating the enemy and going deep alone. As soon as the reinforcements arrive, the Sui army in Pyongyang will naturally not be afraid. It's the way to die."

"The Central Plains is so divided that the Sui army can't afford to waste time. Since ancient times, siege battles have been tragic victories at the expense of countless lives. Therefore, there is a saying that the siege is the next one. The huge casualties are also It’s not what the current Sui Dynasty can afford.” Ulji Moondeok sneered and said, “I expected the Sui army to understand this too, so when they saw that they could not break through the city of Han with all their strength, they were unwilling to sacrifice too many troops. , this is why they deliberately boarded the ship under our noses with confidence. Their intentions were nothing less than two points. There was confusion and division due to panic. In fact, I almost fell for their tricks and planned to lead a force to rescue Pyongyang."

Yuan Taizuo nodded, and the two visited the west city at the same time.As far as the eye can see, on the Phoenix Mountain not far away, big trees collapsed, and thousands of Sui soldiers were making siege equipment with their chests and arms bare, and they were working in full swing.

The eyes of the two showed worry one after another. If it is said that Zhu Hancheng was safe before, but Yuan Taizuo, who had suffered a big loss, was a little bit shaken in the confidence of Zhu Hancheng, which is high in the city and deep in the city. He was killed by a big arrow eight hundred steps away.

One step is one foot, and eight hundred steps is eight hundred feet. The Qin crossbow in the Qin Dynasty can shoot up to eight hundred feet. It is not surprising that the Sui army's big crossbow can do this, but for the defenders, it is absolutely It's a nightmare, the Sui army has not attacked Zhuhan City for a long time, and what is waiting is the large siege equipment that is being made.

Yuan Taizuo said solemnly: "We must not let them make it successfully."

Ulchi Wende nodded silently: "Wait until they have built a certain number before proceeding! Now prepare some flammable fire oil, and then choose a team of dare-to-die soldiers."

"Yeah!" Yuan Taizuo agreed.

(End of this chapter)