Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 580 Competing in the Central Plains (64)

another month later

A news shocked the world. The Sui Kingdom suddenly launched a decisive battle. The 51 troops were divided into eight groups, starting from Jiangdu in the east and reaching Yiling in the west, besieging Chen from various places.

A world-shattering war of annihilating the country begins!

All of a sudden, the Yangtze River was full of ships from the Sui Kingdom.

At the same time, Western Turks sent [-] troops to support the Sui Dynasty, Tuyuhun sent [-] troops to support the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo sent [-] troops to support the Sui Dynasty, and supported the Sui Dynasty. Sui Dynasty.

The total strength of the Sui Dynasty camp reached a staggering 75, which does not include the more than 100 million corvee workers who transported food, grass and luggage in the rear.

The power of the entire empire has been mobilized, which is a terrifying force.

Chen Guo trembled, and rushed to recruit corvees, but it was too late. It would take more than a month to recruit civilians, but the Sui army's crossing of the river was estimated to take only half a month at the earliest.

In desperation, Chen Shubao had no choice but to ask Yan Guo to come forward to coordinate, hoping to preserve Chen Guo's country and society through international mediation.

In the Yanchen camp, Yan has 15 troops, Chen has 40 troops, Khitan has [-] troops, Kumoxi has [-] troops, Fuyu has [-] troops, Wuji has [-] troops, and East Turks has [-] troops. The army of the Yan State is [-], the army of Yan belongs to the State of Wei [-], the army of Yan belongs to the State of Jin is [-], the army of Yan belongs to the State of Liang is [-], the army of Shiwei and Wei is [-], and the total army is [-]. Thousands of logistics workers transporting grain and supplies.

The total combat strength of the two sides has reached 100 million. This is an unprecedented scale of war in the history of China. Even the battle between Qin and Zhao Changping is slightly inferior to this war.

Yan Guo was also taken aback. Although Yan Guo had known in advance that the Sui Dynasty would cross the river for a decisive battle, it really did not expect that the Sui Dynasty would explode with more than 50 troops, which is simply terrifying.

Three days later, the envoy of Yan State arrived in Jiangdu.

"Does your country really want to make the world miserable?" The envoy of Yan State asked Yang Guang, the general manager of Jiangdu's army and horses.

"Surrender! Or die!" Yang Guang's answer was very cold.

"As expected of the Evil Empire." The envoy of Yan Kingdom cursed inwardly before preparing to leave.

However, Yang Guang said indifferently: "Come if you want, and leave if you want?"

"What are you going to do?" The envoy of Yan State felt that something was wrong, and then saw Yang Guang's personal guard coming forward with a sword, and he said in horror: "The two countries are at war, and the envoy will not be beheaded!"

puff!

Yang Guang's personal guard stabbed the long sword into the lower abdomen of the envoy of Yan State, and taunted the dying envoy of Yan State: "Sorry, our rules, when the two countries fight, the envoy must be killed!"

Subsequently, the head of the envoy of Yan State was cut off to sacrifice the flag.

Jiankang
"Quickly invite the envoy of Yan Kingdom to have an audience! Hurry up!"

Chen Shubao was terrified, and could only hope that Yan Guo would help him block the terrifying Sui Dynasty's 50-odd army.

However, when the envoy of the Yan Kingdom came to the palace, he said helplessly, "Your Majesty, please wait a little longer, our reinforcements from the Yan Kingdom will arrive soon."

Chen Shubao heaved a sigh of relief, but after waiting for more than half a month, he didn't even see the shadow of Yan's army, but the army of Sui Dynasty had already started to cross the river.

It turned out that Yan Guo was besieging Goguryeo with his younger brothers.

Compared with defending Jiankang City, Yan State is more concerned about eradicating Goguryeo.

From the very beginning, in the plan of Yan State, Chen State was used as cannon fodder to attract the main force of Sui State, and Yan State's real goal was Goguryeo.

Similarly, from the very beginning, in the plan of the Sui Dynasty, Goguryeo was used as cannon fodder to attract the main force of the Yan State. The real goal of the Sui Dynasty was still the State of Chen.

Yan Guo provided Chen Guo with everything except support!
While attacking Goguryeo, the State of Yan moved the Confucian family from Qufu to Liaodong. With the presence of the Confucian family, they could continue to control the public opinion of the Central Plains scholars in the future.

In the northeast, more than [-] troops besieged Goguryeo from the east, west, south, and north directions, vowing to completely disintegrate Goguryeo.

In the north, the Yan State Navy followed the Heishui (Heilongjiang) river to the downstream area, subduing the indigenous tribes along the way.

In the west, the people of Shiwei went to the hinterland of Goguryeo. All the Goguryeo people they encountered were killed without mercy, and all the cities and villages of Goguryeo they encountered were burned.

In the south, the Fuyu and Wuji people launched a new round of Northern Expedition, targeting the King City of Koguryo and its surrounding areas.

In the east, the puppet army led by the nobles of Goguryeo is marching towards the royal city of Goguryeo under the command of the nobles of Yan State. All the Goguryeo people they met along the way were killed.

"In any case, it's time to eradicate Goguryeo's serious trouble!"

Yan Xu directly ignored Chen Shubao's request for help, and concentrated on commanding the battle to encircle and suppress Goguryeo.

However, he also informed Chen Shubao of the news that the Sui Dynasty was going to be serious in advance, hoping that Chen Shubao would take precautions in advance and hold on for a while.

However, Chen Shubao was obsessed with drinking and sex, and he had been teased so many times before, so he didn't take this matter to heart. He felt that Yan's information was wrong, so he didn't take precautions in advance, but continued to play music and dance.

The Eastern Turks are in a decisive battle with the Western Turks, and the two sides are fighting inextricably, and no one can do anything to the other.

Although Khitan and Kumoxi were weak, they also took the opportunity to go south and captured the Youyun area of ​​the Sui Dynasty.

The Tuyuhun cavalry was dispatched to the Youyun area by the Sui court, and asked them to fight against the Khitan and Kumoxi people.

Kyoguchi
Although many naval ships of the Sui Dynasty were pierced by iron spears at the bottom of the river, the Sui Army sailors trained for a long time, and the number of ships was too large, so a large number of Sui soldiers successfully crossed the river and occupied the gate of Jiankang City. - Jingkou.

Chen Guo's army in Jingzhou was blocked by the Sui army in Jiangling area, and could not advance eastward to support Jiankang.

Chen Shubao asked his favorite minister to lead an army of [-] to Jiankang City to fight a decisive battle with the Sui army crossing the river.

However, Chen Shubao's favored officials were only good at corruption and didn't know how to fight at all. As soon as they left the city, they formed a long snake formation, unable to balance the beginning and the end, and were quickly defeated by the Sui army.

At a critical moment, Xiao Mahe, the famous general of the Chen Kingdom, stepped forward and led the defeated generals to abandon the too large Jiankang City and stick to the smaller Taicheng City.

This narrowing of the frontline reduced the attacking area of ​​the Sui army, so it could be regarded as barely resisting.

But this kind of reluctant resistance is not a long-term solution after all. Although Taicheng City is strong, there is a lack of food in the city, and it is easy to be trapped and run out of food.

After holding on like this for three months, Taicheng was finally broken by the Sui army. Xiao Mahe, the famous general of Chen State, took Chen Shubao and Chen Shubao's favorite concubine Zhang Lihua, broke out of the siege, and fled all the way to Yanzhou Liang State. He went straight to the country of Yan.

Hearing that the emperor fled to the sea, the civil and military ministers of the Chen State had no choice but to surrender to the Sui Dynasty. From then on, they were no longer the scholars of the Chen State, but the scholars of the Great Sui Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)