Will Ming

The big city blocking the front didn't even know its name, but its defenses were as strong as Liaodong City.It has been nearly two years of preparation, and the Goguryeo people will naturally not waste this precious minute and second.This big city, which is not marked on the map at all, seems to have at least [-] civilians and soldiers crammed into it.There is not a single village with people within a radius of [-] miles, so it can be inferred that the Goguryeo people had already hidden behind the high wall and waited for the attack of the Sui Dynasty.

The right guard of General Yu Zhongwen and the left guard led by Xin Shixiong were in charge of the attack.

Tens of thousands of troops besieged for three days, but failed to capture the city in the end.After being exaggerated by Ulchi Wendeok, every Goguryeo person firmly believed that once the city was broken, they would be massacred.So even women and children stood on the city wall to participate in the defense, holding up the stone with difficulty and smashing it down trying to kill the enemy.

Under the suppression of crossbow carts and large-scale archers, the Sui army once attacked the top of the city, but was soon squeezed down by the city lord who organized heavy armored infantry.Many soldiers of the Sui army fell from the city wall with the corpses of their enemies and their bones were broken. At this moment, their flesh and blood were mixed with the flesh and blood of the enemy, making it difficult to separate each other.

After three days and nights of storming, the Sui army lost no less than [-] soldiers.The Goguryeo people who defended the city suffered much more losses than the Sui army, which shows the fierceness of the Sui army's offensive and the strong combat effectiveness of the soldiers.In ancient battles, it was rare for the defensive side to take advantage of the terrain and suffer greater losses than the offensive side, unless the combat effectiveness of the offensive side had reached an astonishing level.Obviously, compared with the Goguryeo people, the elite of the Sui army is indeed not comparable to them.In fact, if the Goguryeo people had not had nearly two years to prepare for the war, they would have been unable to stop the victorious soldiers of the Sui Dynasty.

At this moment, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty, who had given the enemy nearly two years to prepare for the war, did not know how he would feel after seeing these tragic scenes.

Perhaps it was because Yu Wenshu, who had originally planned to attack the city for only three days, extended the time by another day.But this day passed quickly in bloodshed, and the Sui army still failed to break through the big city.

And on the fourth day, Goguryeo General Ulchi Moon-deok personally led an army of more than 5 horses to attack the Sui army's flank.Yu Wenshu sent the left guard general Jing Yuanheng to lead the troops, and the right guard general Zhang Jin led the army to copy to the flank of the Goguryeo army.

After a bloody battle, Ulji Mundeok was defeated and led his army to retreat.

Zuo Xiaowei and You Yuwei's soldiers chased and killed more than [-] li in a row, killing more than [-] enemies.Eulji Wende fled in embarrassment, and disappeared into the mountains.Worried about an ambush, Jing Yuanheng and Zhang Jin commanded the army to chase for more than [-] miles and then led the army back. The Goguryeo soldiers lay dead for [-] miles, blood flowing like a river.

However, because of Ulji Mundeok's containment, the progress of the Sui army's siege had to be slowed down, and the Goguryeo people defending the city got a chance to breathe and rearranged the city defense.

Seeing that the city could not be conquered within a short period of time, Yu Wenshu had no choice but to order the army to move out.

In another three days, the army crossed Sashui and approached Pyongyang.

At this time, the Nine Expeditionary Army was actually about to run out of food.

After crossing Sashui, Yu Wenshu and others immediately sent scouts to find the location of the Navy that came to General Hu'er. After a day of searching, what the scouts brought back was not the good news they were eagerly waiting for, but that the navy was defeated and had to return. Bad news at sea.That's right, this news is bad news for the Great Sui Expedition Nine Army.According to the news from the scouts, the naval army successfully landed under the command of General Lai Huer, and then advanced all the way, but was defeated because of underestimating the enemy and being ambushed by the Goguryeo people.After losing thousands of troops, they had to retreat to the sea. The Goguryeo people chased them all the way to the sea, but they couldn't do anything to the unparalleled and powerful naval fleet of the Sui Dynasty.The fleet sent by King Gaoyuan of Goguryeo was vulnerable in front of the Sui Navy, and fled back in embarrassment after losing hundreds of small boats.

The news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Yu Wenshu and others speechless for a long time.Without the support of the navy, how can the 30 troops who have run out of food go back?

But already outside the city of Pyongyang, the Sui army had run out of food. If they captured Pyongyang, they might seize enough food for the army to last for a while. If they returned the same way, there would only be a dead end.

Yu Wenshu convened the generals to discuss the matter, and made a difficult decision to attack Pyongyang.

But at this time, Ulji Wende sent someone.

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"Master Captain, do you think we can take down Pyongyang?"

Wang Qinian is still following Li Xian like a tail, but he is good at observing words and demeanor. He knows that the captain has been in a bad mood these days, and he dare not make jokes. He just deliberately finds some topics to talk about when Li Xian is silent. Distract Li Xian's attention.Li Xian could feel his kindness, so he gave Wang Qinian a kind smile.It's just that there is no good mood in this smile, on the contrary, there is a faint but indelible sadness.

"You have to believe in the ability of the generals to lead the army. Pyongyang is just a city. Don't worry, it will be defeated in a few days."

Li Xian said.

He didn't know if such a lie could appease the worries written on Wang Qinian's face, because he couldn't even lie to himself.Zuowuwei, the most severely deprived of food, now the soldiers only have a bowl of porridge to drink every day. This food is what Wang Rengong begged Xin Shixiong to go after his third visit to Zuotunwei.Although it is enough to eat for three days according to the standard of one meal per person per day, what about after three days?Zuo Tunwei's food can't last long.

"Lord Colonel... Dozens of civilians ran away today..."

After thinking about it, Wang Qinian still told Li Xian the bad news.

After crossing the Mazi River, civilian husbands have continued to escape. Before crossing the Sa River, some soldiers even began to flee because they couldn't help being hungry.This kind of situation is not uncommon in the Ninth Army. It can be said that the number of deserters in Zuo Tunwei is still the least so far.At the very least, they can still guarantee to drink two bowls of porridge that can reflect the figure every day.

"Caught it back?"

Li Xian asked casually.

Wang Qinian faltered for a long time, and slowly squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "No... No one was sent to arrest them. They ran if they wanted to. Food... just run a few more. Anyway... Anyway, there is nothing for them to transport now."

Li Xian was startled, then shook his head, but didn't know what to say.

"They escaped... how stupid."

Li Xian said with a wry smile.

Wang Qinian nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, what a fool! They thought they would have something to eat if they escaped? Just kidding, they still have a mouthful of porridge every day when they walk with the army, and they escaped by themselves. Now that they have reached Pyongyang, where else can they escape? Those red-eyed Goguryeo barbarians, can we let the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty be let go?"

Li Xian hummed and said: "Go back to the civilian husband's camp to have a look and tell them that if you want to leave... don't stop them, but if anyone steals military rations, they will be killed without mercy. You must also tell them clearly, at this time Leaving the barracks is a dead end."

Wang Qinian said: "Lord Colonel, you are kind-hearted. If you want me to see it, you don't even say it. If you want to escape, let them escape."

Li Xian shook his head and said: "If you can see hope, who would like to die in a foreign country? If you can live a safe and peaceful life, who would like to be displaced?"

Wang Qinian was startled, speechless.

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When Yu Wenshu and others were discussing how to attack Pyongyang, no one thought that Ulji Mundeok would send someone here at this time.Yu Wenshu and others couldn't guess what Ulji Wendeok sent people to do at this time. Although the Goguryeo people were besieged by soldiers at the capital Pyongyang at this time, the initiative was actually in their hands, so there was no need for Ulji Wendeok to seek peace?

Contrary to the expectations of Yu Wenshu and others, the Goguryeo people really came to seek peace.But it was not the person sent by Eulji Mundeok, but the peace envoy sent by Goguryeo King Gowon.Because the soldiers who captured the envoy didn't understand Goguryeo very well, they barely heard the meaning of peace and thought they were sent by Ulji Mundeok.

Yu Wenshu asked the Goguryeo envoy to wait outside, and discussed with several generals.

"Gao Won and Ulji Moon Deok don't trust each other!"

General Xue Shixiong said.

General Yu Zhongwen of Youwei nodded and said, "Ulji Wende is not in Pyongyang, but is stationed twenty miles south of Pyongyang. It can be seen that he did not plan to guard Pyongyang with real swords and guns. He also has no intention of being loyal to Gao Yuan. What is certain is that he and Gao Yuan are inseparable in appearance, and Gao Yuan does not know the real situation outside!"

"That is to say, Gao Yuan was worried that Ulji Mundeok would not care about the siege of Pyongyang City at all. He was afraid that he would die without a whole body after the city was destroyed, so he rushed to send someone to ask for peace!"

General Jing Yuanheng of Zuo Xiaowei analyzed.

"Good opportunity!"

Right Guard General Zhang Jin glanced at the crowd and couldn't help saying happily.

"Should we talk about it?"

General Yu Zhongwen of Youwei looked at Yu Wenshu, Commander-in-Chief of the Ninth Army. The latter frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then shook his head slowly under the gaze of everyone.

"don't talk"

He suddenly smiled and said: "If you want to talk, let Gao Yuan do it in person, the worst thing is... let Ulji Wende do it too!"

Everyone also laughed, and the depression of the past few days finally eased a bit.

Xin Shixiong thought for a while and said: "Whether Gao Yuan comes to talk in person, or he forces Eulji Wende to talk, as long as one of them can be detained, the army will have no worries."

Yu Wenshu felt relieved, and the feeling of boredom these days has eased a lot.He hasn't smiled all day since he crossed the Mazi River.Even if Zuo Xiaowei and You Yuwei beat Ulji Wende's soldiers severely, beheading more than [-] soldiers did not make him feel happy.In the field battle on the plain, the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty had not encountered an opponent for more than [-] years.kill tens of thousands