At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 192 Emergency Military Situation?
Liaodong City is located on the east bank of the lower reaches of the Liaohe River, almost across the river from Huaiyuan Town in the Sui Dynasty. It is the largest city on the northwestern border of Goguryeo. The first stop of Sui Emperor Yang Guang's eastward expedition to Goguryeo was Liaodong. Unfortunately, they failed to win in the end, and even fled back to the country in embarrassment. Almost all of the more than 100 million troops were buried in Liaodong. The heavy losses were jaw-dropping, and the whole country was shocked.

Yang Guang's gamble on the fate of the country this time has undoubtedly failed, and it was a crushing defeat. The national power has been hit hard, casting a shadow on the already turbulent domestic situation, and the short-lived Great Sui Dynasty began to enter the countdown.

Standing on the top of Liaodong City, you can clearly see the Liaohe River several miles away.This place belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River. The terrain is flat, the river surface is open, and the water flow is gentle. It is suitable for building a pontoon bridge. At this time, a pontoon bridge was built on the river.

This pontoon bridge was originally built by the Sui army. When Sui Emperor Yang Guang fled, the pontoon bridge was destroyed by the Goguryeo army who went out of the city to pursue it. Basically, the pontoon bridge was rebuilt, and troops were stationed at both ends of the pontoon bridge, and water villages were built.

The night is windy, the moon and stars are sparse, and it is mid-April now, just after the sixteenth, the moon is still quite round, but a small piece is missing, and the misty brilliance is scattered in the river, but the water surface is sparkling , Up and down the pontoon bridge, you can see patrol boats swimming with fishing lights.

Pei Xingyan was hiding in the shadow of a clump of reeds by the river, and behind him were two brothers squatting deeper in the shadow, and less than 30 meters downstream was a water village, and one end of the pontoon bridge was within the scope of the water village. To pass the pontoon, you have to take down the water village first.

After three days of observation, Pei Xingyan has roughly figured out the situation. There are about 100 people stationed in the water village here, and there are 25 large and small ships. Among them, there are six small patrol boats, and they send two bows on the river each time. Patrols change every four hours. In other words, there are patrol boats swimming on the river at twelve hours a day.

The situation in the water village here is almost the same. As for the situation on the other side of the pontoon bridge, because the distance is too far, Pei Xingyan can't spy on it even if he wants to, so I don't know for the time being. It must be similar to this side. There may be more people stationed. After all, the other side is the border of the Sui Dynasty, so it is not surprising to send more people to guard it.

"Boss Pei, this subordinate is in a hurry to urinate, can you relax a couple of catties first?" A brother asked in a low voice, it seemed that he was not uncomfortable, and he was shivering.

"I told you not to drink the river water, you deserve it, hold it back for me!" Pei Xingyan said.

"I can't hold it back anymore, I'm about to pee my pants. I've gotten angry recently, and my urine is yellow and smells a bit strong."

Pei Xingyan secretly said bad luck, so as not to smell the smell of urine in his nose, he had to withdraw quickly.The three of them quietly stayed away from the water village and returned to the place where the horses were hidden upstream. The brother hurriedly urinated a lot into the Liaohe River, and then came back feeling refreshed and tied his trouser belt. One side said: "Boss Pei, we come here every day to squat at the foot of the wall, and almost counted the number of hairs in the garrison in the water village. Don't come again tomorrow night?"

This guy's name is Zhou An. He is clever and agile.

Pei Xingyan scolded: "You know what a fart. There are only 100 people in the water village today, but it doesn't mean that there will be 200 people tomorrow. The battlefield is changing rapidly. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles."

"Boss Pei is really skilled in the art of war, and his subordinates admire him to the death for using it casually. However, you don't need to do this kind of thing yourself, you can just leave it to your subordinates." Zhou An flattered me very pompously. .

"Get out of here!" Pei Xingyan kicked the guy aside unceremoniously, then got on the horse, and Zhou An and another brother quickly got on the horse.

"Boss Pei, everyone has been wandering around Liaodong City for almost ten days, and Mr. Gao hasn't arrived yet, so it must be because of a fall?" Zhou An hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help but ask.

Pei Xingyan frowned. At first he was full of confidence, but as time passed, he couldn't help but waver. It stands to reason that ten days should be enough even for infantry. Could it be that Gao Changqing really stumbled? ?

Another brother said blankly: "If Mr. Gao falls, what should we do? I'm afraid we won't be able to attack the water village with this little manpower."

Zhou An gritted his teeth and said fiercely: "If you can't attack, you have to attack. I have had enough. I have to kill a bloody way or die here. His grandma, after 18 years, I will be a good man again."

Pei Xingyan glanced at this guy and said: "Don't worry, with Gao Changqing's ability, no one can keep him even if he is killed. As long as he is still alive, he will definitely come here to meet up."

Zhou An's eyes lit up and said: "That's right, with Mr. Gao's tyrannical martial arts and riding and archery skills, and Qingyun being such a steed, if he wants to leave, it's really hard for anyone to stop him. This subordinate It's unfounded."

drive……

The three rode their horses and galloped under the moonlight, and returned to the camping place after about a stick of incense.As soon as Pei Xingyan got off his horse, Su Dingyue rushed up to meet him, and said in a low voice: "Xingyan, I caught another one, plus the two caught in the morning and the two caught in the afternoon, this is the fifth one."

Pei Xingyan looked sharply, and by the light of the torch, he saw five Goguryeo messengers tied up and thrown on the ground, their mouths were gagged, and their eyes were terrified.

It is said that the hiding place of Pei Xingyan and others is about five miles south of Liaodong City, in a small forest next to the official road. This morning, everyone found a Goguryeo messenger passing by on horseback, so they caught him and searched for him. Unfortunately, they didn't understand the letters on them, and they couldn't understand Goguryeo, so they had to tie up the courier and detain them. As a result, they arrested five couriers in one day, one of whom was caught just now. of.

Even though they couldn't understand the letters carried by the messengers, but five messengers were sent to interrogate them within one day. Even a fool could guess that it must be an urgent military situation. It's a pity that Pei Xingyan and others don't understand Goguryeo. Valuable news.

Pei Xingyan was not reconciled, so he took out Gao Bufan's original tactic, pointing at the eyebrows of the five captives with a horse lance, and shouted sharply: "Those who understand Da Sui dialect can live."

As a result, the five messengers looked at each other in blank dismay. Even though Pei Xingyan killed one of them cruelly, the remaining four didn't speak a word of Sui language. Obviously, they didn't understand it.

Pei Xingyan had no choice but to give up, and planned to interrogate Gao Bufan after he came. He had an interpreter with the army in his hand.

(End of this chapter)