Will Ming

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In the first month of the eighth year of Sui Daye, the number of armies gathered in Zhuojun reached an astonishing 110 million, and the number of civilians transporting military supplies reached more than 200 million.On the second day of the first lunar month, Daye Emperor Yang Guang ordered the [-] left armies to go out to Loufang, Changcen, Minghai, Gaima, Jian'an, Nansu, Liaodong, Xuantu, Fuyu, Joseon, Woju, Lelang and other roads. , The twelfth army on the right went out to Nianchan, Hanzi, Hunmi, Lintun, Houcheng, Tixi, Tadun, Sushen, Jieshi, Daifang, Xiangping and other roads.

The people from all walks of life were divided into 24 armies, with twelve armies on the left and twelve on the right. Each army had a general and a general; There are four regiments under the jurisdiction of cavalry, infantry, and skirmishers each, commanded by a partial general. The armor, helmet, fringe, and flags of each regiment are different in color; ten teams.

On the third day of the first lunar month, the first army set off, and then one army every day, with a distance of forty miles before and after, and it took forty days for the whole army to set off.The armies are connected head to tail, drums and horns are heard, and banners are connected for 960 miles.Emperor Yangdi's imperial camp consisted of twelve guards, three towers, five provinces, and nine temples, which belonged to the six armies of inner, outer, front, rear, left, and right, respectively.

Such a huge team set up a formation and walked one by one.I don't know how the various itineraries stipulated by the left and right 24th Army were formulated. In fact, even if the map is cut and viewed, there are no 24 roads.Daye Emperor Yang Guang opened up his posture, and the overwhelming army was indeed magnificent.In the history books, this sentence is used to describe this expedition: the prosperity of sending out teachers in modern times is unprecedented!

In March, Yang Guang paraded in Huaiyuan Town and published an impassioned pre-war mobilization.

The morale of the army is high, and the morale is like a rainbow.

On March [-]th, the Sui army arrived in Liaoshui.

On the west bank of the Liaoshui River, countless peasants built a two-foot-high platform early on.Daye Emperor Yang Guang sat on it to watch the battle, and under the high platform were envoys from various countries who were invited to watch the battle.

The platform is two feet high and five feet wide. Yang Guang's large seat is placed in the middle, and important court officials stand on both sides of the seat for the first time.

Around the high platform, nine fiery red battle flags of the Sui Dynasty were planted.Under each battle flag, there is a huge cowhide war drum.Nine sturdy warriors stood bare-chested and held drumsticks under the huge war drum. They only waited for His Majesty's order to beat the war drum to cheer for the soldiers.

Yang Guang didn't wear his black imperial costume, but a set of golden armor.The exquisitely crafted battle helmet inlaid with twelve precious stones covered the faintly visible gray hair on his temples. He was no longer young, and he looked far worse than the one who was worshiped as the generalissimo of the Sui army and horses 25 years ago. Time to be high-spirited.At that time, he was full of vigor and high aspirations. He commanded an army of 51 to destroy Nanchen and point out the country.

He always believed that few emperors in the past could match his achievements. Who could complete the grand plan of unifying the world at the age of 20?Which emperor is respected by the subjects of the world as the Khan of Heaven?Forcibly breaking the powerful Turkic people in half, exterminating Tuyuhun, building Daxing City, and opening canals, one by one, is enough to leave a name in history.The natural moat of the Yangtze River could not stop his ambition to pacify the south of the Yangtze River. Similarly, the Liaoshui River could not stop his ambition to add another piece of land to the Sui Dynasty.

Although, he is no longer young, but he is still full of great plans!What he wants to do is not an ordinary emperor, he wants to be an emperor through the ages!

In his eyes, the little Goguryeo is just a tiny place, with millions of troops marching eastward, how could the Gaoyuan clown be able to stop the mighty might of heaven?In this battle, not only must we win, but we must also act like a great country.

The emperor sitting on the high platform still had sharp eyes.

He glanced at the army that had already lined up by the Liaoshui River, feeling the incomparable power that belonged to him alone.

Wrinkles on his forehead and the corners of his eyes concealed his once handsome face, but the emperor still looked heroic in his military uniform.Holding the sword at his waist, Emperor Yang Guang of Daye stood up and walked to the edge of the high platform. His sharp eyes swept across the audience, and the scene immediately fell silent. He raised his finger and pointed to Liaoshui in the distance and asked loudly : "Who will tell me, what is the opposite place!"

"Liaodong!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison.

"Why did you come here today?!"

"Liberate the people upside down!"

"Then what are you going to do!"

"war!"

The momentum of the three armed forces is like a rainbow, and the fighting spirit is high!

Yang Guang nodded in satisfaction, his eyes swept across the audience: "Who is willing to make the first contribution to open up the territory for me?"

General Mai Tiezhang of Zuo Tunwei took a step forward, performed a standard Sui army salute and said loudly: "I wish to go!"

Yang Guang glanced admiringly, and deliberately said: "Old General Mai was seriously ill a few days ago, why don't you rest for a few more days, and let someone else get the first victory in the Liao campaign? I heard that your sons and daughters advised you not to fight for it. I think it’s fine.”

Mai Tiezhang said loudly: "A man's life is his own. How can he sleep on the bed and die beside his children? Although the minister is no longer young, there is a veteran Huang Zhongqishi who can still fight the enemy in ancient times. Although Lian Po is old, he can fight one after another. Breaking two hard bows, let alone a minister? Since following the late emperor, ministers and ministers have taken the lead in dozens of battles, and today they are conquering Liao, how can they let this work go?"

He laughed loudly: "Could it be that His Majesty is reluctant to reward you?"

Yang Guang laughed loudly and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll just watch Old General Mai make such a great contribution!"

Zuowei General Yu Wenshu also came out and said, "Your Majesty, I also wish to go!"

Yang Guang glanced at him, nodded with a smile and said, "Well then, you and General Mai will be both pioneers, and to see who takes the lead, I will drink the wine myself!"

Mai Tiezhang smiled boldly and said, "Your Majesty's reward is too stingy."

Everyone was stunned, but they heard Mai Tiezhang loudly said: "When I lead the son of Zuo Tunwei to cross the Liao River first, Your Majesty will give me three hundred altars of fine wine!"

Yang Guang laughed loudly and said, "Yes!"

He raised his hand and waved: "Come here, beat the drums and cheer for the two generals!"

Nine huge war drums on the high platform were beating at the same time, not only these nine sides, hundreds of war drums in the battle formation were also beating loudly, and tens of thousands of soldiers shouted in unison: "Fight! Fight! Fight! Destroy Liaodong! "

Yu Wenkai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, dressed in civilian attire, stood up and said: "Let me pave the way for the two generals first. The pontoon bridge has been built, so that the army can cross the Liaoshui River as if walking on flat ground!"

With a wave of his hand, his subordinates waved the flag.Thousands of peasants walked up the two huge pontoon bridges. Yu Wenkai once designed and supervised the construction of Daxing City, the eastern capital, and he is the most skilled craftsman in the world.For this expedition to Liao, he personally supervised the construction of several pontoon bridges with a length of more than ten feet.This pontoon bridge was built in advance, instead of sending people down to the river to drive piles after the water.Many of Yu Wenkai's designs are called ingenious, so these simple pontoon bridges can't help him.

With the waving of the command flag, thousands of civilian workers raised the huge pontoon bridge with the sound of the command, and rushed into the icy Liaoshui River under the supervision of the supervising team.In March, it is warm and cold, and the Liaohe River is icy cold.The peasant husbands with their bare calves stepped into the river, and immediately shivered from the cold.The river water washed over his body, it hurt like a knife cut.With one cry after another, the peasants shouted chant to strengthen themselves and drive away the cold. The long pontoon bridge slowly climbed into the water like a huge centipede. Indistinct legs and feet.

The folk husband who walked in the front carried the heavy pontoon bridge and trudged forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.Soon, their lips were frozen purple.

On the east bank of the Liaoshui River, Goryeo General Ulji Moon-deok watched the two huge pontoon bridges climb into the water like monsters, frowning.

"Come on! Use a ballista to stop the Sui people from building a pontoon bridge!"

he ordered loudly.

Soon, more than [-] ballistas were pushed to the river bank by the soldiers, and following Ulji Wende's order, more than [-] huge crossbow bolts roared and shot over.The three-meter-long heavy crossbow is as thick as an arm, and it is the best weapon for the two armies to kill the enemy in front of the formation!The giant crossbow is so powerful that it can shoot people into a string from a hundred meters away.Due to the distance and shooting angle of the first wave of heavy crossbows, only a few hit the target. Even so, dozens of civilians were still nailed to death in the water.The huge crossbow arrows can split a person in two, which cannot be stopped by manpower at all.

Following the commander's order, the Goryeo soldiers began to adjust their angles, preparing for the second round of salvo.

General Yu Wenshu of Zuowei stood on the west bank of the Liao River, waving the command flag himself: "Calbow cart, go up and smash the Koreans' junk!"

Hundreds of crossbow carts made by Sui Jinggong were slowly pushed up, and more than a hundred heavy crossbows were fired out in an instant.I saw that the Goryeo soldiers on the opposite side were immediately shot to the ground, and the ballista was also smashed to pieces seven or eight.Ulji Wende felt sorry for the few heavy crossbows, and ordered the ballista to retreat, and continued to shoot at the civilians and floating bridges in the river.Four or five heavy crossbows bombarded the front of the pontoon bridge, immediately smashing the pontoon bridge into pieces.

"Push the ballista onto the floating bridge! Archers, push up!"

Yu Wenshu ordered loudly.

The well-trained soldiers of the Sui Dynasty pushed the heavy ballista onto the pontoon bridge. Immediately, the peasants standing in the river felt a sudden sinking on their shoulders.Someone couldn't bear it and let go, but was shot to death in the river by the supervising team.

"Don't let go! No one is allowed to let go!"

The general of the supervising team ran back and forth by the river, shouting loudly.

"Generals!"

The general of Zuo Tunwei, Mai Tiezhang, held an exceptionally heavy iron rod, jumped onto the pontoon bridge and pointed forward: "Zuo Tunwei!"

Behind him, Huben Lang general Qian Shixiong was wearing iron armor, holding a long lance and raised his arms, calling out: "Forward!"

Tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Zuo Tunwei shouted in unison: "Forward!"

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