Mythical Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Sui and Tang Dynasties, establishment of empire

Chapter 154 Goguryeo’s ambitions
Just when Youzhou's reinforcements began to actively prepare for war, the Goryeo army was blocked by three fortified cities and was overwhelmed.

Although the three cities are not that dangerous, they can be completely bypassed, but fighting with a large army is different from fighting with a small army. If you bypass them, what will happen to the logistics?What about supply lines?
Will we really turn around the army and come back to suppress it at that time?That is completely unrealistic. They can only move forward by taking these three strong cities.

Fortunately, Youzhou has been guarding the border for a long time. Every year, it reserves a large amount of supplies to deal with the barbarians who come to fight the autumn wind. It can be said that one-third of the supplies in Youzhou flow to several cities in the border counties. The Youzhou army is mixed with young and strong people to hold on to the city. Not a big problem.

What's more, Xue Li, Zhou Yafu, and Xie Xuan were stationed in a city respectively, and Goryeo couldn't take it down at all for a while.

"Still can't take it?" Yuengai Suwen, who was sitting in the main camp seat, asked.

"Please forgive me, Mr. Du Lu. Our army has been attacking for several days without success. We are really not afraid of fighting!" Jiang Hanzan, who had done the trick, quickly knelt down and apologized.

"Hmph! Even if we can't defeat the city where Xue Li is stationed, why can't we defeat the other two cities? How dare you say that you are serious!" Yeon Gaesumun immediately shouted loudly, not only resenting the incompetence of his subordinates, but also Resentment towards Xue Rengui.

Originally invincible in Goryeo, he was directly defeated at the first stop abroad, and the defeat was extremely ugly. If Xue Rengui had not been alone for a long time, he would not have seriously injured Xue Rengui.

Even when facing an exhausted Xue Li, he still suffered minor injuries before severely injuring Xue Li. What's more, he let Xue Li run away in the end, which was a shame and was thrown into his grandma's house.

Using oneself to save others, he had nothing to say about his subordinates being afraid of Xue Li, but the generals in the other two cities were just his defeated generals, so why were they so difficult to deal with.

Yuan Gaisu Wenshu didn't know that the commanders in the two cities were not Liu Laozhi and Le Jin, but Xie Xuan. Even Liu Laozhi and Le Jin were not generals that his generals could easily deal with.

Obviously Xie Xuan has not shown his ability to lead the army so far. Yeon Gaesumun took advantage of the loophole and caused Xue Rengui to be seriously injured. Xie Xuan was undoubtedly furious and was ready to give the Goryeo army a fatal blow at any time.

At this time, Zhou Yafu was still leading the main force of his Ling Yi Army to station in the northeast. If Zhou Yafu had been stationed in the northeast, Goguryeo would have been met with a huge defeat.

In his opinion, this may be his subordinates questioning his majesty, and now he must kill the chicken to scare the monkeys.

"Kang Hanzan and Eulji Mundeok, you two each lead your own elite troops to attack. Give them seven days. If they can't take it again, behead them all." Yeon Gaesooun glanced at the generals under his command and said decisively, he No one is allowed to question his majesty.

"Yes, Da Du Lu!" The two people who were called out grimaced, but they still took on the task. It was unknown whether they could win it, but if they dared not to accept the order, they would definitely be beheaded by someone who was afraid of fighting. At the end of the day, no one can save them.

Eulji Mundeok and Kang Hanzan were both famous generals who saved the country in Goguryeo's history, and they were very capable.

Historically, Ulchi Wende was the biggest opponent of Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang in his three campaigns against Goguryeo.

When Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo for the third time, he sent millions of Sui troops to attack Goguryeo. Eulji Wende, who had been familiar with the art of war since childhood, first strengthened the walls and cleared the country, cut off the Sui army's supply lines, and then led the Sui army to the Sa River area and used water attacks to deal with it. A large number of Sui troops were drowned. This was the decisive battle in which Goguryeo defeated the Sui Dynasty. It was known in history as the "Great Victory of Sa River".

Jiang Hanzan is not an ordinary general. His opponent in history is the Liao Kingdom.

It was also the third time that the Liao Kingdom conquered Goryeo, but this time, Jiang Hanzan, a famous Goryeo general who was proficient in military art, strongly advocated resistance to the end, so the King of Goryeo handed over military power to Jiang Hanzan.Jiang Hanzan personally led a large army to resist the Liao army. In the Guizhou area of ​​Korea, he used tactics such as surprise attacks and supply cuts to almost completely annihilate the Liao army. This is known as the "Guizhou Victory" in history. Goryeo resisted the Liao war, and in the end Goryeo won a decisive victory. victory.

But these two famous generals are good at defense but not at offense, and their opponents are not ordinary generals.After the two named people left with their men, Yeon Gaesumun ordered four generals to lead their troops to surround the city where Xue Rengui was stationed. After several people left, Yeon Gaesumon looked at the confidants in the camp and sighed. Take a breath.

"Why did you sigh to Lu? I am willing to relieve the general's worries!" Immediately, some of his subordinates stood up and asked for orders.

"Xianzhi, several of the commanders acted in favor of others, so our army missed the best time to attack the city. If this continues, even if our army can win, we will suffer heavy losses, and we will only be taken advantage of by the navies in the south."

Yeon Gae Suwen looked at Gao Xianzhi, the most capable man under his command, and sighed and said, they sent troops from the north and the south of Goryeo together, this is not a reconciliation, this is a battle for power between the north and the south, and it is also a decision made by the top leaders of both sides. final decision.

In the internal strife between the north and the south, it is better to go all out and send out all the strength. Whoever achieves the greatest results will win.

It has to be said that Goguryeo suddenly launched an attack on Youzhou. It was completely shocked by the battle between the Youzhou army and Xianbei Dingling. It quickly wanted to divert the conflict between the north and the south, so it decisively stepped out of the country and marched towards Youzhou, hoping that While Youzhou is recuperating, catch Youzhou off guard so that Goguryeo can achieve better development.

"Da Dui Lu, my subordinates are willing to lead an ambush force to surround a point in the middle of the road for reinforcements. I beg Da Dui Lu to agree!" Gao Xianzhi is so perceptive. After Yun Gaesu Wen finished speaking, he understood Yun Gaesu Wen's thoughts. Resolutely ask for help.

"Very good! Xianzhi is worthy of being the pillar of Goguryeo. Our Goguryeo Imperial Guards will be left to your command. We must return victorious!" Yeon Gaesumun nodded happily, and then casually ordered a few more confidants to send troops to ambush.

Yeon Gaesumun believed that the other party must have a way to know that these three cities had not fallen. It would also be a good way to focus on the reinforcements on the road.

"Qin Empire! Humph, I want to see how much weight your empire has!" Yuan Gaisuwen thought of the intelligence collected by sending spies, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes. He lost because of his personal bravery, but Xue Rengui finally He was seriously injured, and he didn't believe that the opponent could still produce such a general.

Yeon Gaesumun knew that the Qin Empire had fallen into civil strife. In Yeon Gaesumun's view, there was no civil strife that could not be quelled for decades. As long as he could get a bite of fat from the Qin Empire, it would be enough to accelerate the development of Goguryeo. decades.

Thinking about their Gao Li, he is the only one as strong as him. The others are all one level behind. Even the most outstanding Gao Xianzhi is just a dragon general, and there is a big gap between him and his world-breaking ability.

He believed that Xue Li was specially deployed on the border because the Youzhou Army was afraid of the power of the Goryeo Army. Otherwise, how could such a strong man be willing to stay in such a bitter and cold place.

"Hmph, as long as we can win this county, the north will win this battle!" Yeon Gaesowun is very rational. After receiving many messages sent to him by spies, he realized that it is impossible to fight abroad all at once. The battle was bulldozed.

The advantage of fighting in the local area is too great. No matter how conceited he is, he has no idea of ​​​​tying down Youzhou in one battle.

Unlike other generals who received a one-sided education, he received a comprehensive education since childhood. He knew the differences between empires and kingdoms very well, and after mastering the information transmitted by spies, he understood the difficulty of destroying a country in one battle.

That is simply not something that can be accomplished in one generation. Even the Qin Empire spent a huge amount of money to defeat the Huns and failed to eliminate them.

What's more, the split between the north and the south of their country is really unrealistic. He just wants to win the final victory and win the supreme seat of Goryeo. As for fighting Da Qin, he really has no interest.

(End of this chapter)