Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 309 Login
That night, taking advantage of the dark moon and high winds, we headed directly to Nampo City, the largest port city at the southern end of Goguryeo, with a local guide leading the way.

Nanpu City is located at the mouth of the Datong River, and the Datong River flows through Lelang City before entering the sea in Nanpu City. This is the most important river in this area.

After preliminary exploration, it was found that only the port of Nanpu City had the conditions for large Sui warships to dock. In order to quickly supply the city, this city must be captured first.

Because Nampo City is a port city with many fishermen, and it is located in the hinterland of Goguryeo with very few wars, the city here has an open structure, the city walls are not high, and there are too many connected rooms outside the city and within the city.

The first batch of more than 2000 people from the Sui army arrived, and these people checked their weapons and equipment in an orderly manner.

The leader, Lai Hu'er, could barely make out his outline in the dark night. He carried a pitch-black spear and said to everyone: "We have rehearsed many steps before entering and seizing the city. His Highness, King Jin, specially sent me here. For this day, everyone should cheer up for me and execute everything according to Li Jing’s plan. The goal is to seize Nanpu City within one day and Lelang City within three days. Follow my attack."

"Come on, General, please give us a chance to make some achievements. We will be responsible for the siege of the city and you will be responsible for the interception. Don't worry, we will not embarrass you."

There is no military general who doesn’t want to make meritorious deeds. These soldiers have gone through a period of training and are now full of confidence in landing operations, and many of them are generals who have followed Yang Guang or have been under Lai Huer for a long time. It is reasonable to want to make meritorious deeds. middle.

And as for Lai Hu'er, the fierce general is a real fierce general, and there is nothing wrong with taking the lead in the charge. But because of this, he is the one who shows up every time, and all the credit goes to him. Everyone has seen how much King Jin attaches to Lai Hu'er. If you say you are not jealous of your son's reward, it would be a lie.

Lai Hu'er couldn't help but smile, remembering what King Jin said when he sent him here, and told him earnestly to give his subordinates more opportunities to get credit, and said to himself: "Sure enough, nothing is as expected by His Highness King Jin. "

"Okay, I'll give you a chance to show your face, but I can say it first. According to our Nanpu City, there are less than 1000 soldiers in total. Their combat effectiveness is not strong, and we don't have firearms and equipment like ours. Our military strength There are more than them, and the equipment is better than them. If you guys don't get killed by me, I will use your own heads to protect you."

The soldiers all said with great interest: "Yes, come General!"

He came to protect the children with spears on the ground, his eyes widened and he said: "Cheer up, everyone. This is the task ordered by His Highness the King of Jin. You must not act like fools. Do not be arrogant in battle. The military exploits of this battle are coming to me." If you don’t want to protect me anymore, go to the rear and lead a small team to intercept and kill the scouts who have escaped to spread the news. I have given you the opportunity. You can choose for yourself whether you will be promoted to a higher rank or be dealt with through military law when you come back."

Everyone was in high spirits.

Lai Hu'er led a small team of less than 200 people and detoured directly to the rear of Nanpu City according to Kanyu's map, ready to intercept and kill those who escaped from Nanpu City at any time.

The Sui Dynasty's army divided into four groups and rushed directly to Nanpu City.

The defenders of Nanpu City suddenly saw a group of people rushing towards the city gate in the dark night. They were confused at first, and then surprised. These defenders had not fought in many years. Seeing such a battle , everyone was panicked in an instant.

The sound of muskets sounded, and the Sui army marched straight in. They encountered little obstruction, and even if there was any, it could not cause a real obstacle to the Sui army.

When the people of Nanpu City heard the sound of fighting, they hid in their houses and did not dare to come out.

The Sui army quickly rushed into the center of Nanpu City and surrounded the city lord's palace here at the deepest night.

Attacking the City Lord's Mansion is a real interception. The soldiers of the City Lord's Mansion are the best equipped and most powerful in the city.

After surrounding the city lord's palace, the gate could not stop the Sui soldiers at all. However, as soon as the gate was opened, countless arrows flew in. The soldiers had no choice but to retreat slightly, and then fired volleys of muskets and individual bows and crossbows. He launched an indiscriminate coverage projectile at the city's main palace to ensure that any enemy troops outside the house could not move before rushing into it.

Killed more than [-] enemies and successfully captured the city lord's mansion before dawn.

At dawn, Lai Hu'er was guarding the main road out of the city to Lelang City. When he saw a small group of people running away in a panic, he took advantage of the situation and arrested them all.

When he saw the young man in the carriage, who was fair and fair, he was so frightened that his buttocks urinated, so he shouted: "Who are you?"

The fair-skinned young man understood the Zhongyuan dialect and said tremblingly: "I am the third son of the King of Pingyuan of Goguryeo. I beg the general to spare my life."

Unexpectedly, this feeble-minded young man claimed to be the third son of the King of Goguryeo. Lai Huer asked him in detail why he appeared here.

It turned out that the King of Pingyuan was worried about changes in the war on the front line, so he sent all his sons, except the Crown Prince, away as an insurance policy.

But who would have thought that the Sui soldiers would come from the rear?
Lai Hu'er smiled awkwardly and said to the subordinates beside him: "Look, His Highness said that we are lucky generals. This is true. We have given away all the credit for the siege. Who would have thought that Goguryeo The prince of ours still drilled into our spear and won military honors inexplicably. Isn’t this a proper surrender?"

"The general throws himself into his arms to describe a woman, and it is inappropriate to use it here."

"This guy looks like a little girl, so I said he threw himself into his arms."

"The general has the final say."

Lai Huer smiled for a while and then began to issue orders.

"Don't miss the main business, occupy the city lord's palace, quickly control the major arteries of Nanpu City, search for horses, send messages to the rear, and let the warships dock quickly."

Business is important. The requirements for this battle must be fast, before they can react.

Subsequent warships coming from the island docked one after another. At dawn, the people of Nanpu City saw more than ten warships docking, as well as small fishing boats.

Densely armed Sui soldiers disembarked from various ships, and continued to carry food and supplies.

Such a horrifying scene made ordinary people dare not speak even if they were dissatisfied, and closed their homes one after another.

And they also discovered that as long as they closed the door and did not come out and walk around at will, the Sui soldiers would not disturb them.

Li Jing appeared at the port. After getting off the warship, he began to observe the surrounding situation.

Lai Huer lifted his crotch and said with a smile: "Li Jing, why are you here as a conductor?"

"Come on, general, we have been planning this battle for a long time. There is only one way to win this battle. If not, I, Li Jing, will stay here and share the joys and sorrows."

"I'm here to protect my children because I like the aura of you Li Jing. Hey, what's the next attack? Are you going to start right away?"

"Soldiers need to be quick. The faster the better, but you must also be well prepared. Tell me how many horses we have captured so far."

Lai Hu'er said with some disgust: "It's less than three hundred, and there aren't many supplies. However, there is a lot of gold and silver in the city lord's mansion. All of them have been put into the treasury for the warships to bring back."

"Three hundred horses are too few. If we want to attack Lelang City by surprise, 300 people will definitely not be enough. We order the army to start now and press towards Lelang City first. All the vanguard troops will mount their horses. According to the pace, in two days After arriving, directly attack Lelang City by surprise."

Lai Huer waved his spear excitedly: "Take the order!"

Here in Nanpu City, supplies are being sorted out, but the regular army has already begun to set off.

They have to be faster than the speed of message transmission.The exchange of information in this era relies on sending messages. Previously, people who ran out of the city to send messages were intercepted, and the news could not be spread. Without fast horses to send messages, ordinary people would never run out according to their footsteps. The soldiers of the Sui Dynasty marched quickly.

In order to speed up the march, Li Jing ordered the soldiers to take off their iron armor and march with light armor.

He concluded that with the Goguryeo army now at the border, there should not be many heavily armored cavalry in Lelang City, and the army's combat effectiveness was not strong, so he added light armor and firearms.

In his opinion, light armor and firearms are the trend of the future battlefield. Trading speed for space, his soldiers are faster than the news.

The road in Goguryeo was not easy, and the official roads established by their court were much smaller than those of the Sui Dynasty. It was really much more convenient for the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty to march with light armor, and they could even march at night under the leadership of a guide.

Lai Huer allocates rest time and induces everyone with rewards after winning the battle, so everyone's mood is high.

Moreover, Yang Guang had previously taught him the eight-minute rest method of the Navy SEALs, and he gave it to the soldiers. After the speed reached the expected speed, he ordered everyone to take a rest first to maintain sufficient physical strength.

On the second night, they finally arrived outside Lelang City.

As one of the few large cities in Goguryeo, the city wall of Lelang City has reached the scale of a second-class city in the Sui Dynasty. If it is attacked directly, it will inevitably be damaged.

However, after some time of observation, Lai Huer found that the number of soldiers in Lelang City was insufficient, at least for a city of the same size as the Sui Dynasty, the number was much less.

Either there is a shortage of manpower, or the defense is loose, either way is good news for the Sui Dynasty.

As soon as the ugly time comes, Lai Huer is ready to attack.

He had defended the city wall before, and when he was ugly, he was lazy and rested. And many people were like him, because this is indeed the time when people are most sleepy and have the lowest defensiveness.

Everyone looked at the commander who came to protect the children and held their breath. Following his gesture, the Sui soldiers in the dark night rushed towards Lelang City.

……

In the early morning, Yang Guang finished washing and put on a suit of armor under the service of Yuan Tiantian and other maids.

Yang Guang has always disliked the heavy weight of battle armor, so even if it looked majestic, he was usually unwilling to wear it, but today he put it on.

Unlike the decorated and embroidered Sichuan armor that the prince likes, this armor is just the general-level armor of the Youzhou frontier army. It is ordinary but has been verified by countless wars. This is the best armor.

A long sword with cold light was unsheathed. Yang Guang said with appreciation: "Today is the time to draw the sword." Then he sheathed the long sword and pinned it to his waist.

Yang Guang was fully armed and walked out of the camp.

At this time, he was not in Youzhou City, but in the tent of the military camp ahead.

As Yang Guang walked out, Master Yinshi led a group of generals to pay homage.

"Excuse me. Master Yinshi, did our army have some friction with the Goguryeo army yesterday?"

"Yes, Your Highness, our army fired artillery across the river yesterday, and the Goguryeo army also fired muskets across the river. Unfortunately, the sound of the muskets was too quiet, so they took a boat and fired guns with the intention of provoking our army."

"How did we do it?"

"Adjust the direction of the artillery and sink the opponent's boat with one shot. Our artillerymen have a better understanding of the accuracy of the artillery."

Yang Guang smiled: "What's the other person's reaction?"

"No response yet."

"Go ahead and fire off the cannons."

Except for Yin Shishi, the other generals were somewhat puzzled and unhappy about Yang Guang's behavior. They set off cannons every day. Apart from showing off their power, it had no effect. Instead, it served as a reminder to Goguryeo to gather more troops.

It was even rumored that Yang Guangchun did this just to get military pay, and he kept eating while fighting. Such rumors made everyone a little disdainful.

Yang Guang looked at the generals who had their own ideas and didn't say much.

Someone saw that Yang Guang was wearing armor today and asked, "His Royal Highness, King Jin, is wearing armor today, but is he going to fight?"

"Do you want to fight?"

"Think about it, why don't you think about it? The Goguryeo people are taking advantage of the current situation to show off their power. When have we ever been so angry? In the past, the Turkic cavalry was even more afraid of the outcome of the battle. What are the Goguryeo people afraid of? It happened suddenly before. Now we are ready, Your Highness King Jin, please let me lead the troops, and I will lead the troops to fight."

Yang Guang smiled: "Hundreds of thousands of armies fought against each other, resulting in countless casualties. I can't bear it."

At this time, military information came to report. Yang Guang took the newspaper from his residence, looked at it carefully, and said calmly: "On the Western Front, our army has broken through Tuyuhun. Now it has reached the capital. We will definitely win in the near future. Our army has no worries." .”

"Your Highness, taking advantage of this good news, why don't we unite our army and fight? Our morale will be like a rainbow. We will definitely win in one battle."

Yang Guang did not answer him, but looked at another fast horse galloping outside the military camp.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin, Shandong Army Report!"

Everyone was wondering, how could there be a military newspaper from Shandong Gao? There was no war in Shandong.

Yang Guang took the military report, glanced at it and handed it to Master Yinshi. Master Yinshi saw that the whole person was in a state of shock, and then showed it to others.

Others were dumbfounded after reading it.

All the ministers were stunned.

Under the sunlight, the cold light iron clothes on Yang Guang's body shone brightly.

"Our army has taken a detour from the sea, captured Goguryeo, put Nanpu and Lelang City, and reached the enemy's rear. The soldiers are still heading towards the inner city of the enemy's capital."

Seeing that the battle on the front line hasn't even started yet, you let the opponent directly start a battle to defend the capital?
(End of this chapter)