Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 395 Throne
Yalu River Estuary.

Dahang City.

Gao Jianwu was a little bit annoyed and attacked fiercely. He seemed to want to break through Dahang City to make up for his previous defeat.

The siege of the city was very urgent, and [-] to [-] Goguryeo troops attacked the city in turn.

Daxing City is just a small city with only a few miles around. It was originally just a little-known small city at the mouth of the Yalu River, but now, more than a hundred thousand Sui and Liao armies are fighting endlessly here.

A small city sometimes has the advantage of a small city, that is, it is easier to arrange troops for defense.

In Dahang City.

In terms of official rank, the highest position is Yu Zhongwen, the general of the First Right Army is also the commander-in-chief of the Fourth Right Army, and his military position in the Twelve Guards is still a general.

Followed by Xue Shixiong, he is the general of the left three armies, and the twelve guards are generals of the right Yiwei.

Then there is Song Laosheng, he is the runner-up general of the fifth left army, but his military position in the twelve guards is only general Huyalang.

Therefore, Yu Zhongwen naturally became the chief general of the more than [-] Sui army in Dahang City, with Xue Shixiong and Song Laosheng as deputy.However, Dahang City was captured by Luo Cheng before, and Song Laosheng was sent to stay behind. In addition, Hou Mo, Chen Yi and Feng Xiaoci brought thousands of troops to break out of Dahang City, so half of the more than [-] soldiers in the city were soldiers. Left Fifth Army.

Therefore, Song Laosheng, Hou Mo, Chen Yi, Feng Xiaoci, and Yan Pi, the generals of the left five armies, are also much stronger than the generals of the third and fourth ranks, but the generals who have few soldiers under their hands are much tougher. Yu Zhongwen and Xue Shixiong During military discussions, they will also seriously ask for their opinions.

For example, now, Song Laosheng is in charge of city defense. Fortunately, Luo Cheng left the supply battalion and chariot battalion here, and left a lot of supplies, food, grass and equipment here, which made the offensive and defensive competition fierce. But until now, Song Laosheng has not let go. A Goguryeo soldier attacked the city.

"How long can you stay?"

Yu Zhongwen, who was patrolling the city, asked.

"With the current offensive, it should be no problem to defend for another ten and a half months."

Yu Zhongwen frowned, "Is it only for so long?"

"The key is the food and grass, and the arrows are consumed too quickly."

Xue Shixiong on one side said, "We can't just passively defend the city like this all the time. There are [-] to [-] Goguryeo people outside now. If we just stick to the defense in the city, we just hold our heads and let others beat us. We can fight as we want. It's too passive. You have to be active on defense, you have to go out and fight."

As an experienced general, Xue Shixiong is well aware of how passive the current fighting style is.

"Yu Shuai, I am willing to lead an elite army to fight out of the city after dark."

"It's true that we can't continue to be passive like this. If General Xue can lead a light cavalry to fight out, seize a high ground outside the city as a stronghold, and rely on each other with Dahang City, then he can effectively contain and threaten the Goguryeo army outside the city. .It would be even better if there is a chance to burn their food supplies."

"But going out of the city now is too dangerous." Song Laosheng reminded.

He didn't set up camp outside the city at the beginning because there were few soldiers.

Although there is no single army, but if the army is weak, you can divide the army into several places, and it is easy to give others a chance to defeat each.

"I don't know how Luo Cheng is doing now. I don't know if he has captured Pyongyang."

Yu Zhongwen regretted that after hearing Luo Cheng's suggestion several times, he went to argue with Yu Wenshu.

Originally, when Luo Cheng said that there would be a Goguryeo heavy army group near Pyongyang, he also listened to it, and even suggested that Yu Wenshu should go to the mouth of the Yalu River to lay down a city or two, but Yu Wenshu didn't listen, and he couldn't insist.In the end, it was Luo Cheng who helped him realize this plan. If Luo Cheng hadn't captured Daxing City, the fifty thousand people would have nowhere to stand, just like the hundreds of thousands of defeated troops by the Sashui and the Yalu River. It is estimated that some of them died, some were captured.

Later, they crossed Sashui and entered the city of Pyongyang. Luo Cheng told them not to attack Pyongyang, but Yu Wenshu refused to listen, and he failed to insist.

Although the biggest responsibility lies with Yu Wenshu, but he, the commander-in-chief of the right army, failed to play a role.

"Before, there were at least 10,000+ Goguryeo troops around here, but these days there are fewer soldiers, and at least half of them left. I guess they went to Pyongyang." Xue Shixiong analyzed that these soldiers probably went to save Pyongyang.

He felt in his heart that Luo Cheng failed to capture Pyongyang.

"Yeah, with 2 people, it's not easy to take Pyongyang in a short period of time." Yu Zhongwen sighed. He thought he was himself, and it was impossible to bring 2 people to Pyongyang in such a short time. meritorious service.

"If Luo Cheng has not broken Pyongyang, and the Goguryeo people have [-] to [-] troops going south, what will happen to Luo Cheng?"

Several generals were silent.

The 2 Sui troops were under the fortified city of Pyongyang, unable to attack by force. At this time, the lone army went deep, but the enemy soldiers came back to help. There was a strong city in the front, and a large army in the back. I am afraid that these [-] people are in danger. ah.

"Now I'm counting on the navy to come to protect my son, but until now there is no news about him, and I don't know where they are!"

"That's right, this Lai Huer has never been seen since the defeat in Pyongyang. When I go back, I will definitely read him a book. If he hadn't been greedy for meritorious deeds, I would never have done it." defeat."

The defenders of Dahang City look forward to the stars and the moon every day, hoping to see a navy ship passing by the sea near Dahang City, but until now, they have not seen a single ship.

"Don't worry, generals. I have sent a few troops to some islands in the Jiangkou Sea to observe according to the arrangement of General Luo. Once a navy ship passes by, I will definitely find something. I will contact you when the time comes." .”

"Listen, the Goguryeo people Mingjin retreated."

"It's still so early today, why did the Goguryeo people withdraw?"

Yu Zhongwen was also a little strange.

Under the city over there, the Koguryo army retreated like a tide, leaving hundreds of corpses under the city.

Goguryeo military tent.

Gao Jianwu was very surprised to see Ulji Moondeok who came in disguise.I don't understand why Ulji Mundeok came here at this time, let alone why he came here disguised as a light cavalry.

"Why is this?"

"General, please ask the personal guards to guard the camp. Anyone who dares to approach him privately will be killed, let alone reveal the slightest news of my arrival. I have important news to share."

Gao Jianwu was puzzled, but in the end it was arranged like this.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"The city of Pyongyang is gone, and the king is gone." Ulji said.

"What do you mean, what does it mean that Pyongyang City is gone, the king is gone?"

"I came back one step too late. Before I returned to Pyongyang, Luo Chengcheng led his troops to break through Pyongyang City, the inner city and the palace city. He captured the king and killed him. He also drove away 20 people from Pyongyang and its surrounding areas. People, demolish and burn the entire city of Pyongyang. Now the city of Pyongyang is gone, and our king is gone. I have come here to ask the general to lead his troops to the country immediately before Yuan Taejo knows the bad news. City, before Yuan Taizuo knows the news, succeed the king in the inner city of the accompanying capital."

"how can that be?"

Gao Jianwu was stunned.

(End of this chapter)