Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 374 Sa Shui
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Qingchuan Jiangkou of later generations.

Luo Cheng frowned. Although he wasted a little time in Dahang City, his left five soldiers all had horses, and their maneuvering speed was much faster than that of the Eighth Army, but now he couldn't catch up with the Eighth Army's speed.

The vanguard scouts came to report that Yu Wenshu and others had already killed Sa Shui in seven battles and seven victories.

After crossing Sashui, it is only two hundred miles to Pyongyang.

"Who is the head coach of Goguryeo?" Luo Cheng asked.

"According to the tongue interrogation caught by our forward scouts, the coach of Goguryeo who lost all seven games was Ulji Moon-deok. He led 3 troops to fight, and ended up losing all seven games. He has lost all the way to Pyongyang."

When Luo Cheng heard the name, he always felt familiar, but he couldn't remember where he heard it.Although he knew a little about the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties before, he didn't know much. He often remembered here and forgot there, and he knew very little about Goguryeo.

"Have you brought the tongue back? I want to ask myself."

Luo Cheng always felt that something was wrong. There must be something wrong with Ulji Wendeok who lost all seven games.After all, in his memory, Yu Wenshu's Ninth Army failed to reach the city of Pyongyang at all, and suffered a major defeat.

Several Koguryo soldiers were brought in front of them, and they were captured alive by the forward scouts with great difficulty.

There had long been an interpreter in charge of the translation, and it took Luo Cheng half a day to review each question one by one.Finally, he corroborated some places in his memory, and he got a terrible result.

"Hou Mo, Chen Changshi, Wei Sima, there is no doubt that the Goguryeo people are cheating. According to my speculation, Ulji Wende is the commander of the Goguryeo army that we have been looking for."

According to the captives, Ulji Wendeok was the most famous general in the Goguryeo royal court, he was the king’s confidant, and he was also the southern governor. At the beginning of the year, the king asked Ulji Wendeok to be in charge of all the areas around the Yalu River and the capital of Pyongyang. strength, put him in charge of defending Pyongyang.

According to their account, there are now a total of 15 horses gathered in Pyongyang.

The coach was Ulji Moon-deok, but Ulji Moon-deok did not put all 15 horses in Pyongyang, but put [-] in Pyongyang, and [-] in Sasu.

"Everyone, there are two pieces of news, good and bad. The good news is that the navy led by Lai Huer has arrived near Pyongyang and is heading towards Pyongyang along the Beishui River. The fleet he leads contains [-] soldiers. The bad news is that Yu Wenshu won all seven battles, but in fact he fell into the trick of Ulchi Wendeok. Eulchi Wendeok had already found out that the Ninth Army was short of food, so he deliberately lost consecutively to lure Yu Wenshu and others to go deep, especially to keep them from resting. The continuous pursuit exhausted the army."

"Is the news accurate?" Hou Mo Chen Yi asked.

On the battlefield, especially in the heart of the enemy's territory thousands of miles away, it can be said that one's eyes are in the dark, and it is difficult to grasp the intelligence from the outside in time.

Sometimes, the news you get is not necessarily true.

And every decision needs to be supported by sufficient information. If the information is wrong, the decision made based on it will naturally be wrong.

In many cases, military defeat is due to insufficient or wrong intelligence.

Under the fog of war, no one can clearly see the situation and make adequate preparations.Sometimes, the fear is not that there is no information, but that there are countless information, true or false, it is difficult to judge.

A smart and seasoned coach must have enough experience to judge true and false information, and be able to adjust and deploy decisions according to the situation at any time.

"It should be close to ten."

Luo Cheng can't guarantee that his inference is completely correct. Although he infers the process from the result, there are countless changes possible.

It can only be said that the possibility is extremely high.

The situation today is that around Pyongyang, there are five armies.

The Sui army had a 26-strong army in the southwest of Pyongyang, including Yuwenshu, and a [-]-strong army in Sashuinan, dozens of miles north of Pyongyang.

In addition, Luo Cheng's 3 people are at the mouth of the Sashui River more than 200 miles north of Pyongyang.

The Goguryeo people have an army of 15, divided into two groups, [-] in Pyongyang, and [-] near Sashui.

Judging from the inference of military strength, the Sui army has a complete advantage, with a full 40 horses.

But the weakness of the Sui army is that the land and water armies are still completely separated, unable to establish contact, and unable to effectively coordinate operations.

Even, Yu Wenshu said that their Eighth Army was short of food and grass, and they had become a tired army after chasing Ulji Wende all the way.

Although Luo Cheng's army has enough food and supplies, and strong mobility, it has few soldiers.

On the contrary, this is the home court of the Goguryeo people, and this is their capital city. The Goguryeo people are obviously superior in terms of location and harmony, especially in terms of their grasp of the entire battlefield situation, they are obviously stronger than the Sui army.

"How far are we from Yu Wenshu and the others?"

Luo Cheng asked.

"About 140 miles, Yu Wenshu and the others are only [-] miles away from the city of Pyongyang."

Luo Cheng calculated the time, Yu Wenshu said that they had marched 440 miles since they crossed the Yalu River, and it only took six days, an average of more than 70 miles a day.

You know, seventy miles a day is a lot, especially now that the Ninth Army has no logistical supplies, they all rely on themselves to carry food, grass and equipment, and they are completely in the heart of the enemy's territory. Seventy miles a day, and seven battles in six days, this is Terrible.

"Then we're 140 miles away from them."

Wei Zheng shook his head, "It's too far away, I can't even catch up."

"Yeah, I can't catch up." Hou Mochen also sighed. Since Ulji Mundeok was cheating, it is obvious that this will all go to the city of Pyongyang, and it is time to counterattack. City, and Pyongyang still has [-] troops.

Another one, Yu Wenshu and the others ran 440 miles in six days, which was already at the end of their strength.

It's really time to fight back at this time.

"I just don't know where Lai Huer is now. If they can appear under the city of Pyongyang now, at least they can restrain the 8 people in Pyongyang, even if they only restrain half of them."

Luo Cheng also felt troubled.

After thinking for a while, he said, "First send a team of light cavalry to catch up with Yu Zhongwen, and tell him that I have received information that Ulji Wende is a fraudulent defeat, and he is going to fight back with heavy troops in his hands. Tell them not to Chase, let them stop the pursuit first, rest on the spot, and say that I am rushing over. Also, tell them that the [-] sailors who came to protect the son will arrive in Pyongyang soon. We will contact them first, and then we will work together March forward and join forces under the city of Pyongyang."

Then Luo Cheng said again, "Send another team to the south of Pyongyang to find the sailors who came to protect the children, try to connect with them, explain the situation here, let them help us share some pressure, and involve the people in Pyongyang. Soldiers and horses."

After finishing speaking, Luo Cheng ordered the whole army to pull out the camp immediately, "Move forward at full speed and rush to Pyongyang!"

(End of this chapter)