Chapter 4: The Death of the Nation (12)

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Li Wan'er stood beside Li Xu, jumping and shouting. Looking at her excited appearance, Liu Hongji really didn't understand who the hedgehog-like woman was last night. After only one night, she forgot all the unhappiness, put on a stolen soldier's uniform, and shouted for the warriors crossing the river with a million troops.

Li Xu, who was standing beside Li Shimin's sister and brother, had a solemn face, and since the beginning of today's battle, his eyes had never left the other side of the river. This gesture made Liu Hongji feel more and more guilty of his suspicions, and at the same time, he also faintly felt that Li Xu was different. If you use one word to describe Li Xu's state at this moment, the only suitable word is quiet, very quiet. This is a kind of precocious maturity that is not commensurate with his age, Liu Hongji sees it in his eyes, and even has some doubts about whether the current Li Xu is the same person as the young man he first saw on the grassland.

At this moment, Li Xu's eyes saw more than blood and fire. After the initial nervousness and excitement, his mind slowly calmed down. Yue Gong Yang Su's military records, the coppersmith master's explanation, and Xu Dayan's usual and summarized military training outlines are blended together, and all kinds of ambiguities in the past are now compared to the battlefield on the east bank of the Liao River, and suddenly become extremely clear.

"The soldiers of a hundred disciplines, advance and retreat in an orderly manner. With one as ten, melting soup and pouring snow ...... "When he was performing martial arts in the Xiabu, Xu Dayan once summed up the reason why he continued to train his soldiers. On the other side of the Liao River, the battle scene between the government soldiers and the Goguryeo army is a vivid portrayal of this saying. The first wave of Great Sui soldiers who crossed the river were all government soldiers who had been trained for a long time, and their combat cooperation with each other surpassed that of their opponents by more than one grade. At present, the Sui army on the battlefield is far less numerous than the opponent, but firmly controls the initiative on the battlefield. Without the assistance of a suitable strategy, the Goguryeo people were only qualified to be beaten passively under the aggressive offensive of the Sui army.

The two generals who crossed the river, Yu Wenshu and Wang Rengong, echoed each other from afar, showing the military might of the Great Sui in their own good ways. Li Xu found that the combat styles of the two generals were completely different. In the words of the Yue Gong War Chronicle, Wang Rengong focused on gaining momentum with his troops, and as soon as he crossed the river, the attacks of the Zuo Wuwei soldiers were wave after wave, like a boulder pressing an egg, not giving the opponent a chance to breathe and adjust his tactics at all. And General Yuwenshu's use of troops focuses on shape, under his scheduling, the cooperation between the various arms is very tacit, from a distance, thousands of soldiers and horses are like the same person, every move and style are done in an orderly manner.

With Wang Rengong's style of play, soldiers need to have the courage to fight, and they will die without turning their heels. With Yuwenshu's style of play, soldiers usually have to double their training, and non-veterans cannot complete such skillful cooperation. Looking at the heroic posture of the two generals, a thought suddenly surged in Li Xu's heart, if he was in the position of Wang Rengong or Yu Wenshu, what would he do? The thought burned his tongue dry, and his heart felt as uncomfortable as if he was roasting on fire. But at the same time, a cold voice told him: "Save it, you are just a son of grass people, you have no support, and you can't be a general in this life!" ”

"One day, I should be in the army of ten thousand horses, show this majestic posture!" Someone whispered in Li Xu's ear, as if reading his thoughts. Li Xu tilted his head in surprise, and saw Li Shimin's fists clenched tightly, his eyes staring at Wang Rengong's flag on the other side of the river.

Feeling being watched, Li Shimin suddenly realized that he was out of shape, smiled wryly, and asked Li Xu: "Brother Zhongjian, Goguryeo can't support it, do you say yes?" ”

"If they can't destroy the pontoon bridge like last time, it will definitely be a rout!" Liu Hongji preemptively commented for Li Xu. He was no less obsessed with fighting with soldiers than Li Shimin, and he glanced at the ears attracted by his words, and explained in a low voice: "Look at those generals and banners in Goguryeo, they have begun to be chaotic. This shows that the generals of the various ministries have lost confidence in victory. Although they are all moving forward, they are not cooperating with each other. Once a partial failure, it will definitely be completely passive, and there will be no way to save the endgame! ”

"It's useless if the bridge is destroyed, the soldiers who crossed the river have already launched another big formation, at least 10,000 soldiers and horses!" Qin Ziying also came over to join in the fun. Since his wife's disappearance, he has worked martial arts and the art of war, and after watching the fierce battle in front of him, he naturally has some independent opinions in his heart.

"My soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion have been trained for a long time, and they can fight with one enemy and five enemies in the field. 10,000 soldiers and horses crossed the river, and Goguryeo had to take at least 50,000 people to deal with it. Unless they still have ambushes, they are already defeated! Qin Ziying summed up in a whisper. I suddenly thought in surprise, since the government soldiers alone are enough to sweep Liaodong, what is His Majesty the Emperor doing temporarily recruiting so many people into the army. The Goguryeo people were poorly trained, although they were numerous, they could not gain the upper hand, and the training level of the people hastily recruited by His Majesty the Emperor was not as good as that of the Goguryeos, and driving them to the battlefield was not a drag on the government soldiers?

With a thousand courages from him, Qin Ziying didn't dare to raise this issue in public. In fact, the crowd didn't have time to listen to his comments. The situation on the battlefield on the east bank of the Liao River was changing rapidly, and in just a few words, a new team joined the battle group.

"Ambush!" Li Wan'er screamed in surprise. Frightened, everyone's breath stagnated. But the group soon gave her a roll of the eyes at the same time, regardless of dignity, in retaliation for the little girl's surprise.

It was indeed an ambush, but it was not a Goguryeo. The red battle flag and earthy yellow armor conspicuously told the warring sides that a new force of the Great Sui had outflanked it from downstream. In an instant, the situation on the battlefield took a sharp turn. The three Great Sui soldiers and horses who crossed the river head-on began a new round of charging at the same time, and the Great Sui soldiers who had rounded back to the flank leveled their spears and stuck them diagonally into the backs of the Goguryeos.

It was the soldiers and horses of the right imperial guard, and Li Xu recognized the identity of the other party from the banner. Suddenly, he realized the full tactical arrangement of his side. On the night four days ago, a Goryeo envoy came to "sell" the corpse. Although he and Liu Hongji were not qualified to enter the imperial tent of His Majesty the Emperor, they heard that the emperor allowed the Goguryeo people to truce for one day and ordered people to rebuild the pontoon bridge.

It turned out that the so-called armistice and the so-called bridge building were all under the guise of him paralyzing the Goguryeo people. The real killing move is hundreds of miles away, and the officers and soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty are repairing the plank road and secretly crossing Chencang. Even if the forced crossing of the Liao River could not be succeeded today, the army that secretly crossed the river would be able to give the Goguryeo people a surprise "surprise".

Under the double blow, the Goguryeo people were quickly defeated.

Defeated, the sudden appearance of an army completely destroyed their fighting spirit. Without waiting for the commander to give the order to retreat, all the generals, soldiers, and warriors who had been recruited for a lot of money fled, even if the opponent was close at hand, and they would rather be hacked to death from behind than turn back.

"Beat the drums, beat the drums for me!" Yang Guang shouted loudly on the stage. The rumbling drums sounded quickly, and when they heard the drums, the Sui army that had crossed the river quickened their pace, chasing after the Goguryeo like wolves and tearing off pieces of bloody flesh and skin from their opponents.

Wang Rengong was crazy, he didn't expect reinforcements to arrive at a critical moment. In this way, his brave performance today has a perfect ending. Originally, he planned to gather his troops and wait for the army behind him to come forward to support after giving the enemy a certain amount of casualties. Now, all he can think about is how to expand the results.

Charging into battle with a thousand warriors directly led to the collapse of the enemy army, and the history of the Great Sui Expedition to Liao will definitely record his glory today. Thinking of this, Wang Rengong raised the broken spear high: "Zuo Wuwei! ”

"Zuo Wuwei-" Liu Wuzhou and the other less than 500 remaining Zuo Wuwei soldiers shouted mercilessly, they were finally able to avenge the old general Mai Tiecane that day.

"Only decapitation, not prisoners!" Wang Rengong gritted his teeth and ordered loudly.

"Only decapitation, not prisoners!" Liu Wuzhou instinctively passed on the words of the main general. After shouting, he suddenly realized that his general's order did not seem to be in line with His Majesty's forbearance, but looking at the pair of red eyes around him, he suddenly realized the purpose of this order.

The soldiers of Zuo Wuwei faithfully carried out the orders of the commander-in-chief, and four days ago, none of the robes who crossed the river survived. Today, the situation is reversed, and they take revenge on the Goguryeo people with the same means. As for His Majesty the Emperor's blame, don't worry, everything is up to our general.

General Wang Rengong of our family.

The three armies of Zuo Yiwei, Zuo Wuwei, and Right Yuwei marched in unison, and they chased for more than 40 miles before stopping. Liaodong City was already in sight, and fearing that the enemy forces in the city would counterattack, the old general Yuwenshu cautiously ordered the soldiers to stop the pursuit. His qualifications in the army were much higher than those of the other two guards, so as soon as Zuo Yiwei's troops and horses stopped, the other two guards also retracted.

The army returned with a triumphant song, camped on the east bank of the Liao River, and sent people to meet the rest of the million-strong army across the river while clearing the battlefield.

It was a service, and a total of more than 12,000 levels were beheaded. When more than 12,000 heads were presented to His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor as trophies by the soldiers, looking at the heads like mountains, the envoys of various countries who watched the battle with the army were frightened.

He immediately said that the next time he went to war, his troops and horses would be the vanguard of the army. The Western Turkic Khan Chu Luo also enthusiastically announced that when the army was divided, he would personally offer cattle and sheep and wine to wash the dust of the expeditionary heroes. The Baekje envoys simply fell to the ground and wept bitterly, imploring the Holy Khan of the Heavenly Kingdom to plow the Goguryeo bandits and sweep the caves as soon as possible, so as to eliminate the suffering of Baekje being invaded by them every year.

"I have come to relieve the people, not the Lord of Murder. Today's battle is a last resort. A small punishment, hoping that it will make a mistake! His Majesty the Emperor of the Great Sui, the sage Heavenly Khan Yang Guang waved his hand lightly at the envoys of dozens of countries, stopping their praise and flattery, "Today's hanging of the people is not for fame." The army is based on fu, not on killing. ”

Looking back, he was full of ambition and instructed the generals: "In the future, all military advances must be reported to be reported, and they must not be specialized!" If Goryeo surrenders, it is advisable to appease it, and no troops are allowed! ”

"Yes!" The chief general of the 24th Route Army and the envoys of dozens of countries bowed down at the same time.

"Hmph, whoever lied to me once, I lied to him twice!" Looking at Liaodong City in the distance, the sage Khan thought proudly.