The last ray of light in the sky has been swallowed up by twilight.

The fiery clouds dimmed, and the iron-gray shadows took up half of the sky.

The water of Gassho Creek has been dyed red. The battlefield was mixed together, and as far as the eye could see, there were corpses everywhere. A Sui army and the Goguryeo people stood frantically together. In the light of the knife, the person fell like chopping grass, and the heavy smell of blood rose to the sky.

Gao Jianwu is less than forty, but his hair is grayish.

The cheeks are thin, like a knife and axe, with sharp edges and corners. At this time, he was standing under a large banner, staring at the final battle on the plain with an eagle-like gaze, without the slightest emotion in his eyes. The miserable shouts continued to reach his ears, and the number of Sui troops became smaller and smaller.

"Your Majesty, there is a battle report from Sashui."

A fast horse galloped forward.

Immediately, the knight dismounted a hundred paces away, trotted all the way, and came to Gao Jianwu, knelt on one knee, and reported in a deep voice.

Gao Jianwu's gaze gradually retracted.

"Speak!"

"Seoul was attacked in the early hours of the morning, and the two military villages outside the city were burned and the horses in the villages were looted. Because it was not dawn at that time, the Seoul military lord could not accurately observe the enemy's situation, so he did not fight. ”

This Seoul is not the Seoul of later generations.

Rather, it was a dock fort about 60 miles from Pyongyang, and a lot of baggage and ordnance were stockpiled. This Seoul was also a baggage base for the Goguryeo people to use troops against Silla Baekje. However, due to the Sui army's crossing of the sea, all the forces of the Goguryeo people were concentrated in the northern part of Pyongyang and the Liaodong line. As a result, in the east and south of Pyongyang, although there were military towns and forts, they did not have too many troops, mainly to defend Silla and Baekje.

Gao Jianwu's pupils shrank, and his thin cheeks twitched slightly.

Since the Goguryeo king Gao Yuan's only son, Gao Baobao, was killed, the Goguryeo royal family issued a hunt and kill order, and Gao Jianwu could not be idle for a moment.

Although the Sui army was defeated, the Goguryeo people did not take it lightly.

From Sha Pei City, from Laizhou Bay...... The Sui army could mobilize sea ships at any time and launch another attack on Pyongyang. After all, the Great Sui Empire was vast and populous. The huge national power is by no means something that the Goguryeo people can bear. Nowadays, the Goguryeo people, with the three-legged stand of Liaodong City, Domestic City and Black Bone City, although they have dragged the footsteps of the Sui army, they have also fallen into a protracted and bitter battle.

Lord Liaodong, Mo Lizhi Yizhi Wende, with his personal wisdom, can hold on for a while, but may not be able to hold on for a lifetime.

At the same time, the Eastern Lord, Da Mo Lizhi Yuan Taizuo, was stationed in the town of Changkou in Namsu to monitor the movements of the Sui army and to deter the soldiers and horses of Baekje Silla. It can be said that the available troops in Gao Jianwu's hands are not too many, and even in the entire Goguryeo hinterland, his troops are not sufficient.

With such a force, it was not an easy task to clear the Sui army scattered across the Pyongyang Plain, as far south as Namsu and as far north as Sasu (present-day Qingchuan River).

How to resolve the war in Pyongyang as soon as possible is already an urgent issue.

For this reason, Gao Jianwu led his troops to clean up, and in just over ten days, more than 20 Sui armies were killed. But the problem is that the general of the Sui army who killed Gao Bao has not been heard from so far. Gao Yuan sent people to urge again and again, so that Gao Jianwu felt the heavy pressure.

His pressure not only came from the rout of the Sui army, but also from the cold gaze of his half-brother in the city of Pyongyang. In the battle of Pyongyang, the Goguryeo people turned defeat into victory and defeated the Sui army, which was planned by Gao Jianwu.

After Laihu'er invaded Pyongyang, Gao Jianwu secretly contacted Yuan Taizuo and asked him to gather the Goguryeo rout and wait for an opportunity outside the city.

He personally led 500 dead soldiers to sneak into Luo Zheng Suikong Temple from the secret passage in Pyongyang, and made a surprise attack when the Sui army was unguarded. At the same time, Yuan Taizuo cooperated with the action outside the city, and under the internal and external attacks, the Sui army was defeated.

To put it bluntly, Gao Jianwu made the first contribution.

However, he felt the killing intent from Gao Yuan.

Since ancient times, there have been countless cases of birds hiding their bows, and since the Western Han Dynasty, the Goguryeo people, who have been closely connected with the Central Plains, have continuously absorbed the essence of Han culture. Gao Jianwu knows very well the meaning of the words 'the bird is hidden by the bow'. Originally, he was going to retire behind the scenes after the battle of Pyongyang, which had dispelled his brother's suspicion of him. didn't think about it, before he could act, Gao Yuan couldn't wait to make a move...... The death of Gao Bao is just an opportunity. An opportunity for Gao Yuan to take action against Gao Jianwu.

Gao Jianwu knew Gao Yuan's intentions, but he was helpless.

He could only lead a small number of men and horses to run back and forth on the Pyongyang Plain, constantly killing the Sui army, in order to find the murderer who killed Gao Baobao.

Zheng Yanqing?

Gao Jianwu kept repeating the name in his heart, but he couldn't remember who it was.

Yanqing's reputation is limited to Shilin in the Central Plains. Especially after the death of the eldest grandson Sheng, he took the eldest grandson Wujian to Minshu to seek medical treatment, and he was naturally unknown for two years. Gao Jianwu can only infer from this surname that Yanqing is from the Kwantung clan, Xingyang Zheng.

But when it comes to what skills he has, Gao Jianwu really doesn't know very well.

killed more than ten teams in a row, and only knew a little clue.

Most of the people who know Zheng Yanqing's origin retreated to Haipu with Lai's children; Most of the people who stayed behind didn't know where Zheng Yanqing was sacred.

Just imagine, a group of ordinary soldiers, who are also from the Lingnan and Jianghuai regions, how much can they know about Zheng Yanqing?

This also gave Gao Jianwu a headache.

At first glance, when he heard that Seoul had been attacked, Gao Jianwu was stunned.

"Get the map!"

He let out a deep sigh, and his servants hurriedly brought the map and lit a torch to illuminate it.

"A few days ago, Yuanshan Town was attacked by the Sui army; There was also news from Sashui before, saying that a Sui army had been discovered...... Now, there are Sui troops in Seoul again? ”

He drew three lines on the map, and his eyes looked pensive.

"Who remembers what items the Sui army looted in the battle report sent by Yi Zhisheng?"

Youhu replied: "General Otochi said that the Sui army that appeared in Sashui did not plunder on a large scale, but only retreated immediately after slaughtering two villages. ”

"But Wonsan and Seoul were all attacked by military villages."

Gao Jianwu clearly felt the difference in these battle reports.

"There are two Sui armies!"

He said in a deep voice: "Bring the battle report of Yizhisheng and the battle report of Wonshan again." ”

Ulji was born as the son of the Ulji family, a noble family in the mountains of Pyongyang. His father is the Lord of Liaodong, Mo Lizhi, Yizhi Wende.

Goguryeo has three major surnames: Gao, Eulji, and Yuan.

Among them, the surname Gao is the royal family name and is the first-class surname, and the surname Yuan and Eulji are the noble surnames of the Goguryeo people. Gao Jianwu read the battle report sent by Yizhisheng carefully, and became more and more certain that two more Sui armies were operating in Goguryeo.

Unlike other defeated Sui armies, these two armies, with extremely strong attack surnames, would take the initiative to launch attacks on the military towns and villages of Goguryeo. The Sui army that retreated in the direction of Sashui to the north had about 1 army and horses, that is, about 800 to 1,000 men.

Their attacks, with a strong revenge surname, often leave chickens and dogs behind.

The other Sui army seems to be different, and the strength of the army is unknown. However, judging from the battle reports of Wonsan and Seoul, their troops will not be too many, at most they will be a regiment of soldiers and horses. However, they act strangely, have a strong mobile surname, and have a very specific target surname.

It is mainly to plunder military horses, and the target is concentrated on small military villages.

Wonsan was robbed of more than 50 military horses, and Seoul lost more than 30 horses...... likes to attack at night, I'm afraid it's just to hide its troops, so that the army guards the generals, and don't dare to attack easily. This is a very cunning Sui army, but the destructive power caused is not too great.

Gao Jianwu made all kinds of analyses in the midst of lightning and flint.

So, which Sui army will Zheng Yanqing be in?

"The king, the Sashui Sui army, obviously wants to move closer to Liaodong and join the main force of Sui Dog. The last general remembered that among the captured Sui generals a few days ago, someone said that this Zheng Yanqing was extremely famous, and he thought he was a big man in Sui Dog. According to the last general, he was probably in the Sui army in the direction of Sashui...... As for the Sui army that appeared in Wonsan and Seoul, the last general still couldn't see their intentions. ”

Gao Jianwu suddenly spoke: "Silla, or Baekje!" ”

"Oh?"

"The goal of this Sui army should be to flee to Silla or Baekje, and then leave by sea from the seaports of Silla or Baekje."

Gao Jianwu's eyes showed a hint of doubt.

"But I don't understand, obviously in the direction of Liaodong, it is easier to join Sui Gou, why do you want to go near and far, and go to Silla and Baekje?"

When the generals heard this, they fell silent.

"I have a gut feeling...... Zheng Yanqing will meet this Sui army in the southeast. ”

"Please clear your mind."

Gao Jianwu said: "Yi Zhisheng said very clearly in the battle report that the chief general of the Sui army in the direction of Sashui is Mu Yi, the commander of the South China Sea. Since Zheng Yanqing is a son of a wealthy clan in Kwantung and has a good reputation in Shilin, how can he be willing to succumb to the account of a Lingnan governor? Didn't you say that Zheng Yanqing once studied under the famous Sui dog general Changsun Sheng? There is no vanity under the fame, Changsun Sheng is a famous general, how can his students not know how to use soldiers?

If I were Zheng Yanqing, I would definitely take this opportunity to lead the people to retreat to Liaodong, which is also a meritorious feat, how can I let others? ”

"That ......"

The generals around him also bowed their heads slightly.

For the children of the clan lords in the Central Plains, they also have some understanding.

Gao Jianwu's analysis is not bad.

"Your Majesty, shall we immediately pursue Zheng Yanqing?"

Gao Jianwu smiled, shook his head and said, "Zheng Yanqing, but the ringworm of scales, it is not difficult to clean him up." He doesn't have many troops and can't pose much of a threat. He only needed to order someone to go to Silla and Baekje to warn Kim Bojing and the others, and then he would have to throw himself into the net.

On the contrary, it is the Sashui Sui army, and the destructive power is really too great.

They have gathered a lot of Sui dogs, and their forces will become more and more powerful, and they must be exterminated as soon as possible. Pass my command to pursue the north at once...... Inform Yizhisheng that he must drag Sui Dog to the south bank of Sashui, and never let him escape from Sashui. As for Zheng Yanqing, I want to wait for us to clean up the Sui dog in the direction of Sashui, and Jin Bo has already sent Zheng Yanqing's head obediently to the case of my king.

Then I will send an order to the army, if the Sui dogs of Seoul escape to Silla Baekje, they are not allowed to be stopped, just let them go.

Hehe, the faster they go, the faster they die...... Inform Da Mo to leave the branch and ask him to feint his troops and horses to put pressure on Silla Baekje. ”

Gao Jianwu's eyes flashed with a cold glint.

Holding the horizontal knife at his waist, the corners of his mouth floated, and he sneered!

(To be continued)