At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 595 put a long line to catch big fish
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the north wind blows the ground and the grass breaks, and the weather is so cold that peeing turns into ice.In Huaiyuan City, Liaodong County, Luo Yi led the remnant troops to hide in the city, while the Qi troops led by Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde were stationed outside the west gate and south gate respectively. The weather was probably too cold, and the Qi army had not launched an attack on the city for several days.

It is said that ever since Wen Yanbo went to Khitan and persuaded the Khitan tribes not to attack the Qi army's grain roads, Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde no longer had any worries, and the pace of attack has also increased. They successively conquered Yan County and Liaoxi County And dozens of cities in Liaodong County, Luo Yi was driven to this Huaiyuan city in early October this year.

Huaiyuan City is located on the west bank of the Liaohe River. It was the "bridgehead" of Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo. After crossing the Liaohe River, the Liaodong City was occupied by Goguryeo. Therefore, Huaiyuan City was built very strong. When Wang Rengong guarded Huaiyuan City, in order to resist Goguryeo Therefore, it is not easy for the Qi army to break through Huaiyuan City. Even if they can break through in the end, the price they pay must be quite heavy.

Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde have been besieging Huaiyuan City since the beginning of October, and it has been almost two months since the twelfth lunar month, and they still have not been able to take it. Since entering the twelfth lunar month, the Qi army has stopped attacking directly, probably because the weather is too cold. It's cold, and the attack will not resume until the beginning of spring next year.

At this moment, Luo Yi was standing on the top of Huaiyuan City, braving the fierce north wind to observe the movement of the Qi Army's camp, but saw that the Qi Army's camp was covered with snow, and the military flag outside the gate was also frozen hard. There was no one around, not even a ghost was seen, it is estimated that those Qi soldiers hid in the army tents to warm themselves by the fire.

Xue Wanjun said bitterly: "It would be great if there was another white snow, and these bastards would be frozen to death."

Luo Yi breathed a sigh of relief for the time being. It seemed that before the beginning of spring next year, the Qi army was unlikely to attack the city again. However, spring will always come, and the food in the city is unlikely to be able to support the spring. Still can't escape the end of defeat, unless they find a way to defeat the Qi army before the beginning of spring.

Is it just possible?

This year, Luo Yi was frightened by Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde. He used to have four counties, but now he only has Huaiyuan City under his feet. When he was at his peak, he had 80,000 people, but now he has less than five Qian, they are still some remnant soldiers and defeated generals, and the defense of the city is not enough. It is undoubtedly a dream to go out of the city to counterattack.

Luo Yi looked expectantly to the east, where the Liaohe River was, the river had already frozen, and Liaodong City was faintly visible on the other side of the river.

At the beginning, Luo Yi persuaded the Khitan people and Goguryeo to support them, which really caused a lot of trouble for the Qi army, but later the Khitan people turned their backs and refused to send cavalry to attack the Qi army's grain roads. The Qi army was strong, and Luo Yi was defeated steadily, so he also withdrew the reinforcements and retreated to the east bank of the Liao River to watch the fire.

Luo Yi was very annoyed by this, but there was nothing he could do. Not long ago, he sent an envoy to Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo, to ask Goguryeo to send a large army to support him, and promised that as long as the Qi army was defeated, the land of the two counties of Liaodong and Liaoxi would be destroyed. They were all ceded to Goguryeo, but they have not received a reply from the King of Goguryeo until now. The latter neither agrees nor refuses, and seems to be weighing the pros and cons.

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At this time, in the central army tent of the Qi army, charcoal fires were raging in the fire pond, and a whole roasted lamb had become golden and sizzling, and the air was filled with a tempting smell of meat.

Gao Bufan was using a brush to skillfully smear the seasoning on the roasted whole lamb. The aroma evaporating, even Xu Shiji couldn't help but swallow his saliva. As for Yuchi Jingde, Wang Duo, Xue Wanche and others, they had long been salivating. up.

It is said that after Xue Wanche was captured, Gao Bufan did not kill him, but kept him under house arrest, and did not treat him poorly in terms of food and housing. He also figured it out, so he turned to Gao Bufan and swore allegiance in public.

Xu Shiji deliberately brought Xue Wanche along with him during this expedition to Yingzhou. On the surface, he was trustworthy, but in fact he meant to test his loyalty. Fortunately, Xu Shiji was very satisfied with Xue Wanche's performance. This son fought bravely. Even with his elder brother Xue Wanjun, he didn't show favoritism, and he fought as he wanted, and finally won Xu Shiji's trust.

At this time, Gao Bufan tore a small piece of mutton and threw it into his mouth. When he found that the heat was enough, he cut off a leg of mutton with a dagger and handed it to Yuchi Jingde. Gobble it up.

Gao Bufan quickly cut off pieces of mutton and distributed them to the generals. When Xue Wanche took a piece of mutton from the former, he couldn't help being flattered, and quickly stood up and said, "Thank you, Duke Qi, for the reward!"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Sit down quickly, there are bloody men in front of you, there is not so much red tape."

Yuchi Jingde grinned and said: "If Wei Heimian were here, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to eat the roasted whole lamb made by Qi Guogong himself today."

"More than that, if Wei Changshi was here, his subordinates wouldn't even dare to fart loudly," Wang Duo said.

"You still dare to fart? If I definitely hold back, I would rather suffocate to death than provoke Wei Heimian's mouth."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, it's funny, everyone present is a bloody warrior, but they are all a little afraid of Wei Heimian, if Wei Zheng was here, they would definitely not dare to enjoy the roast mutton made by the Duke of the country with peace of mind, no Method, Wei Heimian's mouth is too poisonous, it can poison your heart and lungs as soon as you open it, but you can't use it violently.

Gao Bufan laughed and said, "You can't discriminate against Old Wei!"

Xu Shiji said slowly: "On the contrary, it is Old Wei who discriminates against all of us."

Everyone roared with laughter again, Gao Bufan cut a piece of mutton belly and threw it into his mouth, he chewed and said with a smile: "Let's stop arranging old Wei, it's already the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Shiji, do you think Goguryeo will send troops? "

When it came to business, everyone consciously calmed down. Xu Shiji nodded and said, "It's very possible. The king of Goguryeo has a lot of ambitions. He has long coveted the land of Yingzhou. How could he let go of such a great opportunity? At this moment, their spies Probably spying on our camp."

It is said that Xu Shiji and Yuchi Jingde besieged Huaiyuan City for nearly two months but failed to capture it, Gao Bufan felt strange, there must be something hidden in it, so he came to Liaodong to see what happened.

Sure enough, as Gao Bufan expected, it turned out that the reason why Xu Shiji did not capture Huaiyuan City for a long time was actually to catch a big fish with a long line. Huaiyuan City was just a bait, and his real target was the Goguryeo army.

Due to the failure of Yang Guang's three conquests of Goguryeo, Gao Yuan, the king of Goguryeo, is now arrogant, his tail is almost up to the sky, and he is full of ambitions, trying to take advantage of the chaos in the Sui Dynasty to annex the land of Yingzhou in one fell swoop, so Xu Shiji felt that it was necessary to fight Rabbit, take advantage of the opportunity to give Goguryeo King Gao Yuan a head-on blow, so that he can wake up completely and put away his idea of ​​attacking Yingzhou.

Naturally, Gao Bufan has no objection to this. As the saying goes, only those who dare to fight can stop fighting, and those who are able to fight can stop fighting. Once he hurt Goguryeo, and let Gao Yuan know that he is not easy to mess with, he will wisely put away his coveted camp. The heart of the state, otherwise, if this guy sends troops to harass him every now and then, it will be a troublesome matter.

Xu Shiji guessed right. At this moment, two Goguryeo spies wearing white cloaks were lying on the snowdrifts and watching what happened in the Qi army camp. It was not until noon that the other two spies came to change shifts, and the original two spies quietly left. , quickly touched the Liaohe River, and returned to Liaodong City.

At the moment guarding Liaodong City is the half-brother of King Gao Yuan of Goguryeo—Yingyang King Gao Jianwu. This character has appeared before. vomiting blood.

Let's say that after the two spies entered Liaodong City, they immediately went to see Gao Jianwu and reported the situation of the Qi army's camp.After hearing this, Gao Jianwu was overjoyed and said: "It seems that the Qi army is indeed exhausted from the long battle, and will resume its offensive before the spring of next year."

One of the spies said: "The weather is too cold, and the city walls are covered with ice. The Qi army is attacking the city at this time, but it is nothing more than losing their lives. I have observed it for a long time, and now the soldiers of the Qi army are all huddled in their tents." To keep warm, even the number of soldiers patrolling in the camp has been reduced by half, and the interval between patrols is getting longer and longer, very slack."

A cold light flashed in Gao Jianwu's eyes, and he said with a faint smile, "After waiting for so long, the opportunity has finally come, Xu Shiji, Yuchi Jingde, hehe, do you still have a chance to see the hydrolysis of ice in the Liaohe River next year?"

Gao Jianwu immediately ordered to gather troops and wait for an opportunity to cross the river to attack the camp of the Qi army after dark. Out of sight.

The sun was setting, and the temperature became colder after nightfall. Two Goguryeo troops quietly left Liaodong City. The total strength was only about [-], but they were all well-equipped elite soldiers. When crossing the river, the flags and drums died down, and the soles of all the boots were tied with hemp ropes to prevent slipping, so that they could move quickly on the ice.

(End of this chapter)