Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 365 Giving the Sword
The horn whimpered.

At dusk, the Sui army once again retreated from the city of Liaodong like a tide.

Under the city, corpses lie on the ground.

Emperor Yang Guang frowned, with impatience in his expression.

"Can the new city be demolished?" the emperor asked.

Pei Shiju, who took over as Minister of the Ministry of War, replied in a low voice, "There is no news yet. Yang Wanchun has been reluctant to open the city and surrender. I'm afraid he will never surrender."

"What about Li Yuan, what is this mother-in-law doing? Why hasn't he been able to enter the new city for a month? Didn't it mean that the new city only has [-] defenders?"

Pei Shiju defended Li Yuan, "There are only 300 people around Li Weiwei."

"How many people does he need? Does he need thousands of troops? Incompetent, useless, pass the decree, stop Li Yuan from the post of Wei Siqing, transfer to the young prison in the palace, tell Li Yuan, I will give him three more days, if three days later If he still cannot enter the new city, then he will never come back to see me."

"Your Majesty, now that Yang Wanchun is clearly unwilling to surrender, how about calling Luo Yi and Li Jing to attack Xincheng first?"

"I have already sent Li Jingbei to attack Jinshan City, and Luo Cheng to attack Baiyan City. Now let them return to attack Xincheng, wouldn't it be a change of order?"

"But if you don't send a general, it's impossible to take the new city just by Li Yuan opening his mouth."

"Send Guo Yan to lead the two armies of the imperial battalion to attack Xincheng." Yang Guang thought for a while and said.Although Liaodong City could not be attacked for a long time, the six armies of the Imperial Battalion surrounded Liaodong City, but it did not have much effect. It would be better to divide the troops to attack Xincheng.

"How is the progress of the Ninth Army?"

Yang Guang asked again.

Pei Shiju knew that the emperor was upset now, so he hurriedly told the good news first.

"Your Majesty, on the side of the Ninth Army, the Fifth Left Army led by Luo Cheng has traveled hundreds of miles to the east and has arrived at the city of Heshenggu. Luo Cheng went to the city and sent people to challenge the city. Yingcheng defended itself and did not fight. Luo Cheng sent people to sweep the surrounding area, captured thousands of Goguryeo's population, and beheaded them under the city. The Goguryeo people came out of the city to attack in anger. Take Heshenggu City, after this battle, the Goguryeo people dare not fight anymore, so they closed the city gate tightly."

"Luo Cheng scolded and fought against the city for three days, and then swaggered and led the whole army to pass by the city. Now Luo Cheng reported that his troops had arrived at the inner city. The defenders of the inner city were defeated by Heshenggu City. Although there were more than [-] troops in the city, But he didn't dare to go out of the city to fight, Luo Cheng continued to travel southeast after three days of cursing and fighting, and now he has reached the Yalu River."

Hearing this news, the emperor really lifted his spirits.

"Sure enough, Luo Cheng is the bravest, and I am most gratified. It's a pity that the Goguryeo thieves in Heshenggu and the domestic city are too cowardly. Otherwise, if they go out to fight in the city, Luo Cheng will definitely take the opportunity to win the city. It's a pity."

The emperor danced and danced excitedly. During the siege of Liaodong during this period, he was exhausted. He originally brought all the elders to watch the battle in order to let them see the powerful fighting power of the Sui Dynasty. They saw that the elite of the Sui army lost troops and generals under the city of Liaodong.

"Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen, where are they?"

"Luo Cheng has reached the Yalu River, why haven't they arrived yet? Logically, their route is much closer than Luo Cheng's."

Pei Shiju told the emperor that the three armies led by Yu Wenshu are now under the Black Bone City, while the three armies led by Yu Zhongwen are under the Stone City, and the other two armies are blocked in Baisha City, which is only two or three hundred miles away from the Yalu River, but it is already more than two hundred miles away. The day has not advanced an inch.

The emperor's face turned from sunny to cloudy.

"It will be the end of May soon, what are they waiting for? Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, I still have to go there. Luo Chengcheng has already arrived at the assembly point, why can't they pass?"

Su Wei said from below, "It is estimated that the generals saw that the cities of Liaodong, Xincheng, Anshi, and Beisha had not yet arrived, so they were worried that the road ahead would be unstable, so they hesitated."

"My previous decree has been clearly stated. When the Yalu River is shallow at the end of May, the nine armies will cross the river together and attack Pyongyang. Now it is almost the end of the month, but they stop at a distance of one or two hundred miles. They Is it to resist the decree?"

"Give me an order to Yu Wenshu, Yu Zhongwen, etc., telling them to rush to the Yalu River immediately. Before the first day of June, if the army does not reach the bank of the Yalu River, the general will be dismissed on the spot, escorted back to Liaodong, and handed over to me, and Ya will take over. "

The emperor got angry, which was not ordinary.

"How's the news over the sea?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, General Hu'er from the Donglai County Naval Camp is reporting back. The fleet is about to set off. The first batch of 10 sailors and boatmen will escort [-] people from the three armed forces to the east. The fleet will cross the Bohai Sea along the Miaodao Islands. Arrive at the Liaodong Peninsula, then continue sailing along the coast of Liaodong, and finally arrive at the mouth of the Beishui River, from Jiangkou lead the fleet to the vicinity of Pyongyang, camp and wait for the nine armies to join together to attack Pyongyang City."

"How long will it take?"

"Around the end of June, we will reach the mouth of the Beishui River."

"So, the first batch of marines who came to Hu'er will reach the city of Pyongyang in more than half a month? Yu Wenshu and the others haven't reached the mouth of the Yalu River yet, you bastards."

At this time, Yang Guang even wanted to send someone to dismiss Yu Wenshu directly.

"Send someone to take my sword and give it to Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen. If you hesitate, you will be killed directly."

"These two bastards, I should have let Luo Cheng lead the Ninth Army in the first place."

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely forbidden. Luo Cheng is not good enough to command the Ninth Army, regardless of his age, qualifications, or prestige. If he is the commander, there will be chaos." Pei Shiju hurriedly dissuaded him.

Not to mention the commander-in-chief of the Ninth Army, even now serving as the general of the Fifth Left Army, I don't know how many people are dissatisfied.

In order to express his determination to win Liaodong City, Yang Guang ordered to build a city near Liaodong City, named Liuhe City. During the war, the generals had to ask the emperor for instructions and report to the emperor every day when they attacked the city.

In order to be able to succeed as soon as possible, Yang Guang only left 10 troops under Liaodong City to continue the siege, and then sent tens of thousands of horses to sweep the nearby fortress mountain city in order to cut off the wings of Liaodong City first.

The emperor's decree was passed on to the generals in Yuwenshu.

"General, what should we do now?"

Yu Wenshu also had a very headache. He originally wanted to wait for Liaodong City to be taken before leaving.Or if Liaodong City has been unable to take it down, the emperor may change his will and let them go back.

But who would have thought, but in the end such a will came.

"Damn it, Luo Chengneng is the only one. Since he is so capable, why didn't he lead the Left Five Army directly to Pyongyang City?"

After scolding, Yu Wenshu faced the imperial sword sent by the emperor, but he had no choice but to issue an order to pull out the camp and send troops to fight to the Yalu River.

"Black bone city, let's go around." Yu Wenshu added at the end.

(End of this chapter)