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In the evening, the results of the Sui army's inventory made everyone overjoyed.

After the eldest grandson Wuji sent people to count, there were more than 1,000 corpses of the Goryeo army who died by the river, plus those drowned in the river, it is estimated that less than 1,000 of the 5,000 Goryeo troops finally fled back. The Sui army suffered less than six losses, and more than one of them died in the first volley of the Goryeo archers.

The biggest gain of this battle was the capture of a large number of wolf tooth arrows from the Goryeo army, which was one of the sharpest arrows. It can be used by Sui archers to shoot back at the enemy.

The generals of the Sui army couldn't help but sigh: Even the Sui army only used the wolf's tooth arrows by the pro-guards of the various government soldiers, but they didn't expect the Goryeo army to use it as well. It seems that most of them were the Sui army's material baggage captured during their first expedition to Goryeo last year.

Just as everyone sighed, there was more exciting news.

Together with Wei Chi Jingde, Yu Ming led the army to the high mountains where the Goryeo army was lurking, and took advantage of the wind to drop a large number of Kong Ming lanterns loaded with fire oil and sulfur. The entire dense forest on the top of the mountain was set on fire. So that the Goryeo army lurking in the mountains had to flee in panic.

But when they fled down the mountain, they found that several trenches had been dug at the mouth of the mountain, and the trenches were covered with fire oil, which became a fire barrier that people could not cross. And the fire under the mountain is also burning down the dry grass on the mountain.

Under the attack of fire from both sides, many of the Goryeo soldiers chose to jump off the cliff, but they were all smashed to pieces, and those who did not jump off the cliff were finally burned alive.

When the soldiers of the Sui army who set fire to the mountain afterwards went up the mountain to clean up the battlefield, they found that the mountain was full of charred bones, and the condition was unbearable.

However, war is so cruel, and to be merciful to the enemy is to be cruel to one's own people, so the Sui army did not feel that there was anything wrong with doing so.

After this battle, those who were originally suspicious in the army disappeared without a trace of the last doubt about Yuming, the young commander.

In this battle on the banks of the Yalu River, the Goryeo army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, while the Sui army only suffered more than six casualties. It can be described as a complete victory. Some Sui generals were carried away by the victory, hoping for a decisive battle with the Goryeo army on the Yalu River, not wanting to retreat to Liaodong City, and wanting to resist the enemy on the Yalu River.

However, this proposal was immediately rejected by Yuming. Yu Ming knew that he had only suffered a big loss by taking advantage of the enemy's carelessness and being defenseless against his own fire attack. When the Goryeo army attacks next time, with the ability of Gao Jianwu and Eulzhi Lourdes, he will never be so good.

Sure enough, two days later, the Goryeo army launched a second river-crossing attack.

This time they committed 20,000 men, and at the same time sent several elite troops into battle. It seems that it was a fiasco two days ago, nearly 10,000 troops were wiped out, and the earth pierced Gao Jianwu's nerves.

Although the Sui army also had more than 20,000 people at this time, it may not be impossible to defend it if it is fully defended. But Yu Ming obviously doesn't want to fight hard with the enemy at this time, otherwise he will run out of capital, what will he use to defend Liaodong City? You must know that there are still 70,000 people in the Goryeo army who have not been dispatched.

Yuming then ordered to give up the position on the bank of the river, retreat to the camp en masse, and defend it with the fortifications and traps in front of the camp.

After nightfall, the Goryeo army had arrived five miles in front of the Sui army's camp, and they had obviously made preparations for a long time, dismantling the arrow blocking vehicles, siege vehicles, and catapults and transporting them across the river, and then reassembling them.

When dozens of chariots slowly approached the Sui camp, the Goryeo heavy cavalry on the flanks and the hoplites in the middle. The total number of troops crossing the river was close to 10,000.

Some of the junior officers turned pale with fright, apparently struck by the enemy's clever tactics and superior forces. It is conceivable that if the enemy had not been eliminated to smuggle across the river with 5,000 people. When the two sides were fighting in full swing at the camp gate, they were outflanked by 5,000 Goryeo troops behind their backs, and they were afraid that their 20,000 troops would immediately collapse and even be wiped out.

They couldn't help but secretly rejoice, fortunately, the commander of their side was a wise and brave general like Yu Ming, so they finally saved the Sui army from danger.

At this time, the catapults of the Goryeo army had already begun to bombard Sui's camp, and some soldiers who could not avoid it at the gate of the camp were suddenly hit and smashed into a pile of meat paste.

After Yu Ming witnessed the enemy's fierce attack, he pondered for a moment before ordering: "Tell Lieutenant Chi Jingde to lead the shield soldiers and archers to shoot the enemy's trebuchet operators." At the same time, let Luo Cheng's heavy cavalry team prepare. If the enemy's heavy cavalry rushes up, he is responsible for interception. ”

As soon as Yuming delivered the order, he heard the sound of killing again, and a group of archers of more than 1,000 people from the Goryeo army poured up, all of whom mounted rockets and shot at the Sui army camp, and it seemed that they also wanted to attack with fire.

However, Wooming had thought of this before, so on the side of the camp facing the Yalu River, the fortifications built were mainly sand and stones, and the camp tents were all far away from the enemy's bows and arrows, so the rockets fired by the Goryeo army did not play a big role.

At this time, the gate of the Sui army's camp was wide open, and thousands of shield soldiers and archers poured out, reflecting back to the group of Goryeo archers who shot rockets, and the enemy was forced to retreat.

The operators of the catapults also became the focus of the Sui archers, and they also suffered heavy casualties under the fire of sharp arrows. The operation of throwing boulders into the camp of the Sui army was aborted.

At this time, only to hear the war drums in the Goryeo army, more than 5,000 heavy cavalry on the left and right flanks poured up and launched a surprise attack on the archers and shield soldiers of the Sui army.

Naturally, Yuming was not to be outdone, and sent all his 4,000 cavalry to charge the enemy, pinning down the cavalry of the Goryeo army and preventing them from launching a surprise attack on their archers.

For a time, nearly 10,000 cavalry on both sides started a big battle in front of the Sui army camp, and the corpses were all over the field, and the blood flowed like a river.

At this time, everyone discovered the strength of the cavalry of the Goryeo army. Luo Cheng used 4,000 heavy cavalry against the 5,000 cavalry of the Goryeo Army, and when his equipment was superior to that of the other party, he barely fought a draw. The cavalry and bravery of the Goryeo cavalry were still above the cavalry of the Sui army, and it was estimated that only the ironclad cavalry that had been hiding in the snow could defeat the opponent.

Only then did the generals understand why Yuming had to fight the final decisive battle with the Goryeo army under the city of Liaodong. If you engage in a war of attrition with the Goryeo army here, you have a good chance of defeat.

At this time, the war drums sounded again, and the pikemen of the Sui army swarmed out, and the cavalry that received them retreated to the camp, while the accompanying archers also retreated while firing.

The Goryeo cavalry faced the black pikemen who rushed out of the Sui army, and knew that it would not please them to rush forward, so they also retreated one after another.

However, Woo Ming knew that the Goryeo army would not give up, and that all the trap trenches in his front line had been destroyed, and many of the fences and gates had been destroyed by boulders thrown by trebuchets or burned by rockets. It was decided to take advantage of the gap between battles to withdraw the troops in batches to the second line of sniper defense.

Sure enough, just after Yu Ming ordered the first batch of personnel to evacuate, the 10,000 heavy infantry in the center of the Goryeo army's formation, followed behind the arrow blocking vehicles and siege vehicles, and attacked the Sui army camp in different directions.

The offensive and defensive battles were carried out in such thrilling conditions, and lasted until dusk.

The wounded were constantly being transported out of the camp and into the rear. And the first line of defense is also in vain. Luckily, it was getting dark just as it was about to fall. Both the Goryeo and Sui armies were exhausted. And Yizhide suffered a few losses before this, for fear that Yuming would have some tricks in the night, so he didn't dare to attack again. Instead, they camped and rested by the river.

Yu Ming knew that the defeat of this battle by the Yalu River was decided, and if he didn't retreat tonight, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to run if he wanted to run tomorrow. He immediately ordered the fire to be lit in the camp, and then the whole army withdrew to the second line of defense.

The Goryeo army saw the Sui army's camp on fire and knew that the Sui army was going to retreat, so they immediately sent light cavalry to chase after them. However, it was blocked by the trenches filled with fire oil in the camp tent, and could not chase after him.

The next afternoon, the Goryeo army advanced to the second line of defense. At this time, the Sui army had rested for a day, and after the two armies had fought for two days in the second line of defense, Yu Ming ordered to withdraw to the first line of defense. Along the way, there are various horse pits, trenches, traps, etc. Prevents the enemy's cavalry from catching up at full speed.

On the eighth day, Yuming finally led his troops back to the city of Liaodong. The Goryeo army also arrived twenty miles outside Liaodong and camped there. The decisive battle of the Broken Rear Army is finally coming.

As soon as he walked to the gate of Liaodong City, Yu Ming saw a large group of cavalry waiting for him in front of him, and the one standing at the forefront of the cavalry was Lin Mo.

"Boss! You're finally back! Seeing Yu Ming and the other generals coming over, Lin Mo immediately galloped over happily.

"Mo, you've worked hard too, how is the defense going?" Yu Ming asked with a smile.

The two walked side by side towards the city, and Yuming saw that the fortifications outside the city had been built, and all the commanding heights were built with earth and stone fortresses. Outside the city, a second moat was dug in the case of the original moat and a moat.

Lin Mo patted his chest and said: "Boss, as soon as I return to Liaodong City, I will immediately organize the people to dig fortifications outside the city, and everyone will know that you are going to lure the enemy deep and drag the enemy army into a tired army." And set up a heavy ambush under the city of Liaodong, so as to annihilate the Goryeo army in one fell swoop, they were very happy, originally thought that it would take ten days to build the fortifications, only took seven days to build. ”

"I didn't expect you to know how to spread these rumors that can boost the morale of the people, it seems that you are really smarter than before." Yu Ming couldn't help laughing, and punched him in the chest.

"Hehe, boss, I'm not with you yet, you obviously only brought more than 10,000 troops to resist the enemy, but you insisted on telling the soldiers that the saint also sent 80,000 troops to support and outflank the enemy from the rear. I'm just following you to draw a gourd. Lin Mo said with a grin.

While speaking, the group had already crossed the moat and entered the city of Liaodong City through the lowered suspension bridge. As soon as he entered, the lively and vigorous scene startled Yuming and the other generals who had withdrawn from the front line.

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