Chapter 1102: The Imperial Council (1)

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Cui Nan was the first to open his mouth and said: "Don't worry, the king brought 100,000 elite soldiers this time, all of whom are the elite who have been defending Baekje and Silla on the southern border for many years. ”

Speaking of this, Cui Nan boy glanced at Gao Qianhui beside him and said: "If we can get the help of the 80,000 servants and cavalry of the northern lords, we can attack the grain route of the Sui army from the sea to Lianshan Fort, and when the Sui army is short of food and shows fatigue, we will be able to win a big victory if we can attack back and forth." ”

The corners of Gao Qianhui's mouth hooked, and said: "Lord Cui, I don't have any problems here, it's just that this matter of war defense, the king's order, it all depends on Lord Yizhi, Lord Yizhi said that this cavalry is the force of strategic counterattack, and it is used to deal with the main force of the Sui army, without his approval, I can't help." ”

Cui boy's eyelids rolled: "Lord Gao, you are looking for this excuse again, now we are in front of the king, just to make this matter clear, we obviously have an army of 500,000, but we can't concentrate superior forces, eat the hundreds of thousands of Sui troops who crossed the sea in one fell swoop, and divide them into their own troops, the national disaster is at the head, we can't work together yet, we just want to preserve our strength, how can we let the god Tanjun protect us?" Now Prince Jian is defeated and killed, and less than half of the 100,000 troops have returned. Do you have to wait until we, the troops. All of them were broken by the Sui army. Goguryeo is gone, are you happy? ”

Gao Qianhui's face sank, he and this Cui boy have never dealt with each other, this time they each brought troops over, and they also sneered at each other, today Cui boy scolded himself in front of the king for saving his strength, and even pushed the responsibility of Gao Jian's death on himself, how could he bear it!

Gao Qianhui's face turned red. Just as he was about to open his mouth to refute, Yizhi Wende opened his mouth and said coldly: "Lord Cui, it is true that I asked Lord Gao's cavalry not to fight, if you have any opinions, just come to me directly, and you don't need to involve the festival between you and Lord Gao in state affairs." ”

Choi boy and Gao Qianhui are of the same age, both in their early forties, nearly 20 years younger than Eulji Wendeok, and they are very old to Lu Lu, a veteran who has controlled Goguryeo's national politics for many years. He was still a little jealous, but since the cruel words had been released. He couldn't eat it back, so he turned his heart sideways and said: "Lord Yizhi, then please explain in front of the king, why don't you gather troops to destroy the Sui army in one fell swoop when our army is at its strongest, but let Prince Jian fight on his own, and get the current result?" Is it also to preserve the strength and deal with the main force of the Sui army after that? ”

Yizhi Wende nodded: "Yes, because I know very well the combat effectiveness of the Sui army, with the equipment and ability of our army, even if the whole army is dispatched, it is impossible to eat these hundreds of thousands of Sui troops in one bite, they only need to camp and hold on, with their backs to the coast, our army is helpless, only by luring them out to fight and find good fighters, can they be eliminated." ”

This time, Choi Nan led the army to King Qin after secretly reaching a non-aggression agreement with the king of Baekje, so he was the closest to Pyongyang City, but he arrived at the latest, and he arrived here ten days ago, so he was not very clear about the military discussion of the Goguryeo army in front of him, and when he heard Ulji Wendeok's words today, his brows furrowed: "Lord Ulji, I really don't understand what you said, and I want to ask you to explain." ”

Yizhi Wende unhurriedly saluted Gao Yuan: "King, for the death of Prince Jian, Wechen is very sad, and he is willing to take this responsibility, but Wechen did not insist at that time, did not persuade Prince Jian, let him lead the troops away, resulting in this defeat, if the king condemns Weichen for this, Wechen is willing to accept any punishment from you." ”

Gao Yuan sighed, waved his hand, and said: "That's it, it was Gu who didn't listen to you, he relented for a while, and allowed Prince Jian's request to go to war, Lord Yizhi, this matter has nothing to do with you, don't blame yourself, now that the matter has come to this, you tell me how to deal with it!" ”

It turned out that Eulzhi Wende has become the general of the Goguryeo army in Pyongyang since he returned from the Sui Dynasty, and even that Gao Jian has to obey its moderation, but Gao Jian has always been strong and brave, unwilling to live under others, and always wants to ask to go to war, Ezhi Wende resolutely refused, he took advantage of Eulzhi Wende to go to Liaodong, led the troops and horses of the headquarters to block Laihu'er, and wanted to make a contribution in one fell swoop. felt that it was an act of grabbing merit, so today he was defeated and died, and Gao Yuan, who secretly supported him, had nothing to say, so he could only ask Yizhi Wende again.

The corners of Yizhi Wende's mouth hooked, and said: "Weichen has long said that although the Sui army has crossed the sea and comes, the soldiers are sharp and eager to fight quickly, our army cannot be its sharp, and it needs to be avoided temporarily, the battlefield in Nanjinpu is too narrow, and it is impossible for our army to invest hundreds of thousands of troops at once, and can only use about 100,000 people to confront it, so it will become a war of attrition, even if the Sui army is unfavorable to the war, you can also get on the boat and evacuate at any time, so it is the next policy to go to the beach to fight with it, but unfortunately Prince Jian did not listen to me and forced the battle, resulting in this defeat." ”

Gao Yuan nodded: "I won't say much about this, Lord Ulji, you just need to say how to deal with it now, do you want our three troops, plus the defending troops of Pyongyang City, to join forces and counterattack overnight while the Sui army is proud of its victory?" ”

Yizhi Wende waved his hand: "Weichen thinks that this move is impossible, Lai Hu'er is a famous general, Zhou Fashang is Shen Yi and has a lot of plans, after their big victory today, there is no pursuit, and there is no overnight forward, which shows that guards and garrisons are set up in the old camp, even if our army counterattacks overnight, it can't take advantage of anything, and our army is newly defeated, if the counterattack fails, it will only be more demoralized, and it will be more difficult at that time." ”

Cui Nan boy listened to it for a long time, and finally understood what was going on, he said unconvinced: "Then you have to retreat to Lianshan Fort, and defend according to the danger?" Lord Ulji, you said that the cavalry of our army is going to deal with the main force of the Sui army, but this Sui army is going to fight under the city of Pyongyang, and the safety of the king is threatened. ”

Ulzhi Wende's eyes suddenly flashed, and his expression became resolute: "No, Lianshan Fort can't be defended, it needs to be defeated, evacuate, and lead the Sui army to pursue all the way into Pyongyang City!" (To be continued......)