Yuangai Suwen stayed awake all night, and when the sky was just showing the whiteness of the fish's belly, the fire of the company camp that had burned all night was finally extinguished. Yuangai Suwen sat in the tent of the Chinese military camp with a tired face and listened to the report of his subordinates: "There are still less than 100,000 stones of grain and grass left, and the siege materials have been lost. The soldiers of the front battalion were charged by the cavalry and suffered little losses, only seven thousand casualties. The Chinese military battalion went out to help put out the fire, but before it had time to put on its armor, it suffered the heaviest losses, with more than 10,000 dead and wounded. The soldiers of the rear battalion were the first to catch fire, and then the cavalry charged the camp, and the number of dead and wounded reached nearly 15,000. Our army now has 150,000 troops available. ”

Yuangai Suwen said with a calm face: "This time the Sui army attacked the camp and suffered such heavy losses, who was responsible for the camp layout of the rear camp?" ”

"Back to Dashuai, it's Jin Wu."

"What about Jin Wu? Why did I beat the drums and gather the generals, but he didn't? Yuangai Suwen said angrily.

"Back to the marshal, General Jin Wu led the army to fight the fire yesterday night, and was killed by several knives in the battle with the Sui army attacking the camp."

Yuangai Suwen's face softened slightly, and said: "General Jin Wu's courage is unmatched, although he has the negligence of the garrison, but he is a rare fierce general who moves forward bravely in the battle with the Sui army, no one can match it." The body of General Jin Wu was collected, sent back to his hometown, and buried with the gift of the general. ”

Then Yuangai Suwen led the generals to the three battalions to inspect, and the events of last night made people panic and morale was low, and the commander needed to come forward to appease him at this time. Looking at the wounded soldiers with bandages, Yuangai Suwen said with a smile: "You are all good, in that kind of sneak attack, you can still bravely resist the enemy and repel the enemy army, I am proud of you!" ”

Later, he gave condolences to the soldiers one by one, and in most of the troops in the country that he brought out, he established the image of a benevolent handsome man who loved soldiers like a son, which was also part of his plan. At present, the military rations can still support three to five days, and can support the arrival of the grain transport troops. Because of the attack of the Sui army, Yuangai Suwen was forced to send 20,000 people to escort along the way, and during these days, he also wiped out three teams of cavalry again, which can be regarded as stabilizing the logistics of the grain route.

Yuangai Suwen explained the situation to his ministers and generals, saying that he would save grain and grass for another two days, just like the march of Liaodong City. Moreover, he sent a team of people to wave the Goguryeo banner with great momentum, and ran horses back and forth far away from Liaodong City, telling the reinforcements of Yuan Taizuo in the city that it was not far away, and asked him to insist on it again.

At this time, the city of Liaodong was already in a mess, and most of the buildings were demolished to defend against the Sui army's siege and repair the city wall. Wounded soldiers sitting on the ground can be seen everywhere in the city, as well as a cremation ground in the northeast corner.

Under the long-term influence of the Central Plains Dynasty, Goguryeo also practiced burial. However, during the war, many things had to be kept simple to prevent the corpses from decomposing and causing plague, so they could only be burned on the spot, and the ashes were placed in urns, and the homeland of the Games was buried with clothes and crowns after the war.

The first batch of people in the city have also been used as military supplies, and Yuan Taizuo has recruited a second group of people to help defend the city. The will to resist in the city became weaker and weaker, and the morale of the resisting soldiers in the city became more and more sluggish, and he saw that he was about to lose his ability to hold the city.

Yuan Taizuo said to everyone: "See, my son has come to the rescue with a large army. Let's hold on to Liaodong City, it's a matter of time before we are rescued, and I ask you to help me stabilize the hearts of the people in the city, after all, we won't survive once Liaodong City is broken. ”

The Sui army under the city also suffered heavy losses, and they were not allowed to enter the city every day, and they were all beaten back by the Goguryeo. On this day, Yuwen stated that he was edicted to enter the view of the wind and face the saint and explain the battle situation. Outside, he took off his armor and weapons, and replaced his bloodstained robes with new shirts.

"Yuwen Aiqing, how long will this Liaodong City be broken?" Yang Guang asked with some displeasure.

"Your Majesty, Liaodong City has been an important town in Liaodong since ancient times, and it has been continuously repaired in all dynasties, the city is strong and wide, and the defenders in the city are quite stubborn, so some progress is slow." Yu Wenshu said.

"But the remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty behind us can't hold back, and they have risen up one after another, and this battle must be resolved quickly." Yang Guang put down the fold in his hand and said: "I saw my Great Sui soldiers attacking the city that day, and nine times out of ten, they couldn't climb the cloud ladder to the city? ”

Yu Wenshu nodded and said: "Exactly, my officers and soldiers of the Great Sui fought bravely, even if people kept falling down the ladder, they were not afraid. ”

Yang Guang also nodded: "I know this, how to break the tall wall of Liaodong City, Aiqing, do you have any way?" ”

Yu Wenshu shook his head: "Your Majesty is stupid and has not obtained the law, please make it clear to Your Majesty." ”

Yang Guang looked at Liaodong City in the distance through the window, and said slowly: "Mobilize soldiers, dig the soil of the West Mountain, put it in a cloth bag, base it under Liaodong City, and build Yuliang Avenue to attack the city." ”

Yu Wenshu understood Yang Guang's meaning, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, no matter how many deaths and injuries he had, he would attack the city according to the emperor's order, and he would avoid being held accountable for the crime of besieging the city. He immediately returned to the main camp, dispatched the army to surround the city of Liaodong in a desperate place, and sent the army to camp in front of the army of Yuangai Suwen as a defense. The rest of the soldiers were armed with pickaxes and shovels, and went to the small dirt hill to the west of the camp to dig the earth, put them in the cloth bags prepared in advance, and piled them up in the main camp to prepare for the siege.

Tens of thousands of cloth bags filled with soil were built in three days, and Yu Wenshu thought that it should be enough, so he ordered his soldiers to prepare for the siege again. With the beating of war drums, the Sui soldiers still held their shields, but this time it was no longer a ladder for siege, but bags of cloth bags full of soil.

The soldiers of the Sui army braved the rain of arrows in the city and put the cloth bags in their hands under the city wall. After doing this four or five times, a cloth bag slope with a width of more than 30 steps has begun to show scale. Yuan Taizuo on the city tower also noticed these cloth bags, and remembered that a few days ago, someone reported that the Sui army was digging up the West Mountain, and secretly said that it was not good, and he also understood what the Sui army was going to do.

Even if you understand, you can't organize it, and the city gate has long been sealed with a boulder for the safety of the city, and you can't go out of the city to destroy it. And it's not just this one, there are seven or eight of these earth ramps on one side of the city wall, and they can't be burned even if they are set on fire, so they can only watch with their eyes open. Yuan Taizuo also tried to send people to hang them down from the city in baskets at night and destroy them at night. Unexpectedly, the Sui army had already taken precautions, and shot the Goguryeo soldiers in the basket into hedgehogs under the fire of ten thousand arrows.

Another day later, a high to the head of the city, more than 30 steps wide Yuliang Avenue was built, a large number of Sui soldiers holding huge shields and short knives, with the drum beat of the attack on the Yuliang Avenue rushed to the head of Liaodong City, Yuan Taizuo is commanding the troops to firmly block the exit of Yuliang Avenue. The two armies fought each other in close quarters, and the battle directly entered the climax in an instant.