Emperor Sui Yang

Laizheng brought more than 500 water-savvy guards, all of them disarmed, with a horizontal knife in their mouth and a short crossbow hanging from their waist, and they just swam towards the opposite bank in the dark.

They, a river vanguard, took away dozens of ropes. As soon as they landed, they would immediately lay down wooden stakes and fix the ropes. The army behind them would lay planks on the ropes and quickly cross the river.

There are two round holes on both sides of each plank, which are used to fix the ropes to prevent the plank from slipping off. This is the simplest pontoon bridge, and the construction is unstable, which is extremely prone to problems.

The Goguryeo army responsible for guarding the dam was small in number, three or four thousand, and all of them were stationed on the opposite bank. The barracks were built according to the mountain. The barracks at the highest point were slightly higher than the water level of the barrier lake, and they were responsible for opening the gates.

If you want to avoid opening the gates immediately after the enemy is alarmed, you need to occupy the highest point of the mountain as quickly as possible.

This requires death squads, and those who are afraid of death cannot do this job.

Tonight is already doomed, relying on a large number of casualties to achieve strategic victory.

Thousands of people crossing the river one after another have already attacked the mountain. Laizheng volunteered and led 1000 people in armor to attack the top of the mountain. Another 2000 people covered him and escorted him to the top. A tragic fight kicked off in the night.

Wu Benlang took Zhang Jun with 3000 people and continued south after crossing the river, looking for favorable terrain to line up in case Goguryeo's reinforcements.

Wei Xuan sat in the rear, watching the situation on the battlefield.

He is the boss, and he has to analyze the specific situation to determine when to notify Yu Wenshu's main force to cross the river urgently.

If he takes down the dam, he will have to defend it, because the enemy will definitely come to rescue him. However, with his current strength, he can withstand it. Jing Yuanheng, Xue Shixiong, and Cui Hongsheng can no longer mobilize people, otherwise the east line of defense will collapse.

So he sent a ranger to inform Li Jing for support.

"After most of the people cross the river, immediately reinforce the pontoon bridge," Wei Xuan ordered.

His nerves are completely tense, but his face is expressionless. As the general, he must not panic at any time, otherwise if he panics, the rest will be chaotic.

At about midnight, the front came to report and found enemy reinforcements, the number of which was unknown.

Wei Xuan immediately ordered the main force to move forward and line up on Zhang Jun's flank, each with horns, to intercept the enemy.

Deputy Chief Husi Wanshan frowned and said: "I didn't expect the enemy to come so fast. Li Jing is at least forty miles away from our troops. I'm afraid they won't be able to catch up."

He is the elder brother of Hu Sizheng, the minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Bian, another soldier who joined the army, are both old subordinates of Wei Xuan.

Wang Bian said: "It is difficult to break through the formation at night. Our army has prepared in advance and the defense line has been formed. We should be able to carry it through tonight. I am afraid that Li Jing will not be there tomorrow morning. I am afraid that the entire army will be wiped out."

Wei Xuan is also nervous to death right now, but he still needs to have the bearing of a general:
"The dam was discovered only after Li Jing notified him to conduct an investigation, and he also asked the general to send troops. This person knows the overall situation, and he will definitely come in time."

In fact, when Li Jing left Yu Zhongwen's side, he had already led his troops to the upper reaches of the Yalu River. When he learned that Wei Xuan had dispatched troops, he accelerated his marching speed.

However, the movement of Wei Xuan's army was discovered by Zhong Shiwei, who was outside the guerrilla. He had already contacted Gao Jianwu, the master of the west, and the two led an army of [-] to the south.

Therefore, Wei Xuan and Li Jing are about to fall into a situation where they are facing enemies from both sides.

After Xue Shixiong of the East Route Army detected this enemy situation, he urgently notified Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen, hoping that they could send troops to intercept.

"If something happens to Chief Wei, they don't even think about going south. They have been resting for four or five days, and they should do something." Xue Shixiong was very dissatisfied with Yu Wenshu and Yu Zhongwen's inaction.

It’s true that you are the main force in the fight against Pyongyang, but the strategy also needs to change according to the situation. Our east and west routes have suffered heavy casualties in order to support you. Now Wei Xuan is in deep danger. If you don’t send troops, I will leave the east route alone.

Xue Shixiong, this is a famous general. He knew very well in his heart that if something happened to Wei Xuan's department, the whole situation would be messed up. Dams are really important.

Pang Hui, deputy chief of the county, said: "I'm afraid the chief will not send troops. Judging by their posture, it seems that they are all counting on us to pave the way for them."

"I count on the fucker's head, if he dares to move, I will let the East Road out, I think they will still move," Xue Shixiong said angrily.

Pang Hui hurriedly persuaded: "Don't do it, withdraw the defense line on the East Road, you and I will be charged with this crime, and His Majesty will not trouble others in the future."

"You don't need to say more, I'm the chief general, and I'll take care of things that happen," Xue Shixiong said coldly, "There are more than 7 elite soldiers, with a company battalion dozens of miles away. It's time to detect the enemy's movements. Do you want me to inform you? Gao Jianwu's tens of thousands of people are heading south, don't they know?"

Pang Hui sighed and said, "I also think they probably won't come. Let's wait until tomorrow morning. If they don't come, we'll leave. It's related to the overall situation. I'm the deputy manager, and I can't let you take all the blame."

This person's ancestors are also very powerful. The ancestor Pang Can was the Taiwei during the Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, and Pang Hui had a son who was more famous in history, Pang Yu, the Duke of Korea in the Tang Dynasty.

Pang Yu is currently in Liaodong City.

Wei Xuan's attack on the dam this time was like Li Yunlong's attack on the county seat, which affected the entire battle situation. Those who could move followed suit. Both the enemy and us knew how important the dam was.

The main force of the king's division who had been hoarding in Sashui rushed to the dam under the command of the great ambassador Gao Dayang.

Gao Dayang is Gao Yuan's half-brother and Gao Jianwu's half-brother.

Goguryeo's official positions are divided into twelve levels: Da Dui Lu, Yu Zhe, Tai Shishi, Bo Yitou Big Brother, Ambassador, Big Brother, High-ranking Envoy, Zhuxiong, Small Envoy, Guojie, Ancestor, Gu Zou Dajia.

What Gao Dayang took away this time was a whole [-] troops, including [-] armored cavalry.

It can be said that if he is eliminated, the road to Pyongyang will be very smooth.

In the early hours of the morning, the bloody battle on the top of the mountain was over, and he was stabbed three times, but fortunately, it was not a serious problem. At this time, the person he is most grateful for is the prince.

I have suffered countless knives, but only three have broken my armor. My life was saved by the prince for me.

Laizhen stood on the top of the mountain, took off his armor and bandaged the wound on his body.

Wash the wound with drinking water first, then sprinkle with hemostatic medicine and wrap it with a cloth strip.

You don't dare to use lake water to clean it, as it is easy to get infected. As for the hemostatic medicine, the doctors accompanying the army carry it with them.

This is compared to minor injuries. If the bleeding continues, you can only wait to die.

There is no way to stop the bleeding. A hot soldering iron can be used to burn red and burn the wound, but most people can't handle this. Besides, there are only five military doctors in each brigade, and only one soldering iron can save how many people?

Some people died of pain before they bleed to death.

Therefore, in the current medical conditions, if an ordinary soldier suffers from trauma or internal injury, whether he can recover depends entirely on luck. The powerful doctors and the first-class medicine are concentrated in the head, and not everyone can enjoy it.

Sun Simiao didn't treat everyone's illnesses.

After Yang Wanshi suffered such a blow, he was afraid that he would die, and it was not without reason.

Looking at the uninjured soldiers collecting the corpses of their comrades, the murderous aura on their bodies gradually settled down, and they secretly called luck in their hearts.

If the refined armor hadn't blocked so many knives for him this time, he would be a cold corpse right now.

"Lainu, pile up the corpses of those who died in battle, burn them, and use the soil from their hometowns to bury them in a place, and the enemy's corpses will also be burned clean."

Laizheng needs to stay here, so the corpse must be disposed of.

Because after a person dies, the corpse will breed various bacteria, and the existence of these bacteria will cause the protein and sugar substances in our body to decompose into inorganic substances, gases, etc., which is the so-called corpse decay.

If it is not dealt with as soon as possible, it will also attract a large number of flies and scavengers. These organisms will become the medium for the spread of pathogenic bacteria. Once infected, it will be fatal.

Especially now that it is June, the weather is getting hotter, and the corpse will rot very quickly.

Laizheng was born as a general. Although he has fought few battles, he is familiar with these things.

Now that the dam was captured, Wei Xuan immediately sent people down the river to tell the main force to step up and cross the river, and he would stick to this place to ensure the safety of the dam.

In his view, as long as Yu Wenshu's main force can cross the river smoothly, the enemy forces against him will inevitably abandon him and go to deal with Yu Wenshu.
Li Jing had already spotted the pursuers, but he had all the cavalry under his command, so he couldn't catch up at all, but it was very strenuous for the cavalry to cross the river, and the pontoon bridge was not stable.

Fortunately, Wei Xuan was able to withstand it, and Li Jing had plenty of time to cross the river.

"Ulji Wendeok also moved, and the main force was fully deployed. It's completely a decisive battle. Something is wrong," Mai Tiezhang, the Chinese army tent twenty miles east of Black Bone City, received the news that the enemy troops in Black Bone City were all out.

"If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. So many natural enemy troops are deliberately avoiding us. As soon as Director Li went upstream, the opposite side moved." General Zhou Shaofan frowned.

Su Lie said: "If Director Li's prediction is not bad, then Director Wei may have appeared at Feiyanling Dam. This is the place where we must attack and the enemy must save. There may be a big battle."

Mai Tiezhang said: "I can't go, the enemy wants to enter again, it's just what I want, order all the troops to regroup, we will fight here with Ulchi Wende."

"No, it still depends on the movement of the main force," Su Lie said: "If Chief Wei takes down the dam, he must immediately notify the Chief Chief to cross the river. If the Chief Chief cannot cross the river, then the dam has not been taken, and our department is not suitable for a decisive battle."

"It's true, we can't worry yet," Mai Mengcai said.

Mai Tiezhang pondered for a while, then nodded: "The materials for building the pontoon bridge have been prepared. As long as the main force moves south, our department will build the bridge immediately." (End of this chapter)