Chapter 130: Fighting Again (2)
The muffled sound of a trumpet, coming from the east bank, symbolized the beginning of the war.
The battle of hundreds of thousands of people, the sound of horses' hooves, and the shouts of killing were still so clear when they reached the Chinese army on the West Bank.
However, before noon, there was already good news ahead.
With less than 100,000 troops, the Sui army undoubtedly defeated more than 200,000 Goguryeo troops in the field battle.
The Goguryeo people paid a heavy price for their stubbornness and ignorance.
The Sui army's killings and casualties were not counted, and neither were the captured grain and grass baggage.
However, don't look at the Goguryeo people as vulnerable, but the god of luck has never left them.
In fact, their god of luck, surnamed Yang and Guang, is the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty in the world.
When the good news came, His Majesty the Emperor issued the first inexplicable order for the Battle of Liaodong.
All armies on the east coast were strictly ordered to clean up the battlefield, treat prisoners of war well, and not pursue the fleeing enemy, so as to prevent fraud.
As a result, the Sui army missed the opportunity to expand the results of the battle.
This is not fatal to the Sui army, but the consequences are almost chained.
Because it could not expand the results of the battle, most of the Goguryeo rout army could escape into the city of Liaodong, which caused great trouble to the Sui army besieging the city later.
So that they can't capture the fortified city of Liaodong in one go.
At this time, several generals in front of them faithfully carried out the emperor's edict.
Because they all know that the emperor is angry, and no one wants to bring the emperor's anger to themselves, and there are a few colleagues next to them, so they dare not act rashly.
Who knows what kind of article these colleagues will make if they catch their mistakes?
At this point, as Li Po expected at the beginning, there were millions of troops, there were many people, and the people above were gradually intrigued, and they were tied everywhere, and it was a matter of course that they repeatedly lost their fighters.
At this time, what is even more terrifying is that Emperor Yang Guang of Sui began to gradually adapt to his identity as the protagonist.
For the first time, he began to command this million army in earnest, and soon became addicted to it, unable to extricate himself.
Therefore, the second edict is not very strange.
The emperor's armies returned to the establishment, and those who broke away from the establishment for no reason were beheaded.
Soon, the third edict reached the generals of the various guards.
The emperor clearly divided the 24th Army, front and rear, left and rear, and strictly ordered all guards to restrain their subordinates and soldiers, maintain the formation, and not move lightly.
Obviously, the emperor wants to enter the territory of Goguryeo, crush all the way, and live the addiction of world-famous generals.
This caused a lot of confusion afterwards and delayed the crossing of the river by the army.
And the vanguard of the million-strong army could only stand on the east bank, squeezed forward by the follow-up army, but could not let go of their hands and feet, and went to besiege Liaodong City first.
It took just over two days for the army to cross the river, fight with the Goguryeo people, and defeat the Goguryeo people.
But after that, when the whole army crossed the Liaoshui, it stumbled and took more than ten days.
Such a marching process really makes people have a toothache.
It's not that there are no people who speak up, but at this time, the emperor can't listen to anyone's words, and every word that wants to persuade him to march quickly or divide his troops to sweep around, listening to the emperor's ears, is full of conspiracy.
The emperor's close ministers were scolded, and the general of the Wei Mansion was driven to the front of the army.
After that, no one dared to say anything, they were all thinking, the army suffered very little damage, even if it was slow, it was nothing, and then Liaodong City would have a foothold, and when the time came, the division of troops would be a matter of course, otherwise, would the Supreme still want to personally lead the troops to Pyongyang City?
As a result, the east bank of Liaoshui was gradually covered by the camp built by the Sui army, just like the scene of Zhuo County at the beginning.
When Yang Guang's chariot crossed the Liaoshui, he also deliberately built a new wide pontoon bridge, otherwise, it would really not be able to pass.
What's even more helpless is that the pontoon bridge, which is as wide as a galloping road, is not allowed to pass through the army, just like the royal road in Luoyang City.
Only those who were admired by the emperor could set foot on the pontoon bridge.
Such injustice didn't provoke anything like a mutiny, just looking at the spacious pontoon bridge next to it, Li Po spat viciously when he crossed the Liaoshui.
He is not the only one who is dissatisfied, but this kind of resentment is far from the verge of exploding.
The king regards his ministers as grass seeds, and the ministers must regard them as enemies.
Although Li Po, and even most of the people in the million-strong army, are not enough to be a courtier, the truth is like this.
However, for Yang Guang, who has obvious characteristics of many kings since the end of the Jin Dynasty, even if he understands such a truth, he must be disdainful.
In his more than ten years of royal career, he was full of ways of thinking that he would rather let me bear the world than teach the world to bear me, and he has never changed.
In the continuous spring rain in April, millions of Sui troops finally rose up and entered the siege of Liaodong City.
And then...... The Emperor's edict has arrived again.
Where there is a military, it must be heard of in front of the emperor, and the generals of all armies must not be arbitrary.
What does it mean to have a military? This extraordinarily vague edict puzzled the generals for a long time.
As a result, Zuo Yiwei's general Yu Wenshu, who had always known the emperor's intentions, set an example, and no matter how big or small, he had to report it to the emperor.
The emperor was overjoyed, and felt that Yuwenshu still knew what to do and what not to do, and on the way to Liaodong City, he praised Yuwenshu.
At this time, the generals of the various armies took a look and immediately knew what the emperor was thinking.
Although secretly, they all slandered the emperor for doing more, and they were not afraid of exhausting themselves to death, but they invariably reported everything about the march and even the front visit, no matter how big or small.
When the emperor saw this, he was not distraught, but he was overjoyed, and felt that it was more and more fun.
Of course, this is also the first time that he has really displayed his "military talent", and he has done it very solemnly, and even such a trivial matter as blocking the road has begun to send people to pay attention.
So, no matter how big or small, everything was taken into the hands of the emperor, and at this time, everyone realized that it was a bit of a joke.
But no one dared to tell the enthusiastic emperor, so he could only play with the emperor.
At this time, Emperor Yang Guang, equivalent to himself, tied up the hands and feet of the generals of all armies, and the delay of military orders gradually slowed to the point of outrageousness.
Fortunately, Liaodong City was very close, and before irreversible chaos began to occur in the army, the army had already come to Liaodong City.
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