The corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked: "Originally, I wanted to do this, but Yang Guang was very cunning, and someone made a suggestion to him, saying that the lone army was ambushed in the deep meeting, and there was not enough food and grass, so Yang Guang had already ordered that all armies should keep their distance, echo back and forth, gather in the west of Liaoshui, and then wait for the imperial camp to arrive, and then cross the river together." ”

Yizhi Wende's face changed slightly: "Oh, Yang Guang actually gave such an order?" It seems that this person is also quite familiar with the situation in Goguryeo, do you know who it is? ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly and shook his head: "I also just rushed over from Jiangdu today, you should know, and then just in time for Yang Guang and his generals to finish the military meeting, they issued this order, let me convey the military order to Mai Tiecane, so that he should not rush too far forward as a vanguard." Because those Guanlong military nobles looked down on the Mai Tie Staff who was born in the south, and I had fought side by side with the Mai Tie Staff before, Yang Guang asked me to be the messenger of this order, and also hoped that I could appease the Mai Tie Staff well. ”

Yizhi Wende nodded: "I see, then the Sui army gathered to the west of the Liao River, it is unlikely that a certain army will go deep alone, and even Yang Guang's imperial camp will follow, and it is impossible to break through each one, so how can Yuan Taizuo, who has lost the support of the northern barbarian servant cavalry, come out to die?" ”

Wang Shichong's eyes flashed: "Brother Yizhi, have you heard of the battle of Weishui in our Central Plains?" ”

Yizhi Wende's eyes lit up, this battle of Huangshui is a famous battle in the world, and in the entire history of the Central Plains, its scale and influence are only Changping. Giant deer. These few battles in Chibi can be compared. In this decisive battle that decided whether the Han nationality would be conquered by the minority regime, the 80,000 Beifu army of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, under the command of the famous general Xie Xuan, broke the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Fu Jian, the emperor of the former Qin Dynasty, which broke the Empire of the former Qin Dynasty, and finally collapsed, which also laid the prototype of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in one fell swoop.

Of course, Eji Wende knew about this famous battle, and he smiled slightly: "You mean to say. Let Yuan Taizuo be Xie Xuan, raise the troops of Liaodong, defend the Liao River, and fight a decisive battle with the Sui army? ”

Speaking of this, he shook his head: "The Eastern Jin Dynasty fought Fu Jian, after all, it was 80,000 against 340,000, and the follow-up reinforcements from both sides were still arriving in a steady stream. Compared with the troops of the former Qin, it is much stronger, and the difference in strength is not too big. That's why he was able to defeat the former Qin in one fell swoop, but Yuan Taizuo's department, equipment and combat effectiveness are not as good as your Sui army, and the comparison of the number is 100,000 to 1 million, this gap is too big, I think it is difficult for Yuan Taizuo to lead the army to fight, if I am him, then it is the best choice to hold on to the city. ”

Wang Shichong touched his nose and said with a smile: "This needs the help of your brother Yizhi, in addition to conveying the news to Yuan Taizuo that it is impossible for Gao Taichu to lead the army to arrive in time, you also have to pass another news to him, so that he can make up his mind to gather the defenders of each city, go to the Liao River, and fight with the Sui army!" ”

Yizhi Wendeqi said: "What news? ”

Wang Shichong put away his smile and said: "When Xie Xuan, the chief general of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, led the crowd to attack, he was also worried about the strength of the former Qin army at the beginning, so he hesitated, and did not lead the army to rescue Shouchun City, which was besieged by the Qin army, and many people under his command also had the opinion of abandoning the land of Jiangbei, retreating to Jiankang, and relying on the Yangtze River to block the attack of the former Qin army, so the Beifu army stayed on the Kipshi front line for nearly half a month, and did not discuss whether to meet or retreat. This situation is almost exactly the same as the problem you are facing in Goguryeo today. ”

But just when Xie Xuan was undecided, Zhu Xu, the envoy of Qianqin, came. This Zhu Xu, originally the Xiangyang guard of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was captured by the former Qin after the destruction of Xiangyang City, Fu Jian respected him as a loyal minister and righteous man, did not kill him, and gave him an official. At this time, he was sent to persuade the Beifu soldiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to surrender. ”

"After this Zhu Xu arrived at the Jin camp, he told Xie Xuan all about the situation of the Qin army, urging him to start fighting as soon as possible, because there are still hundreds of thousands of reinforcements on the road in the former Qin, and the longer the time drags on, the more unfavorable it will be to the situation in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, now it is 80,000 against 300,000, and it may become 100,000 against 600,000 in a month."

This made Xie Xuan finally make up his mind, and the whole army was dispatched in advance to fight a decisive battle with the Qin army, relying on the indomitable momentum and the combat effectiveness of the Beifu soldiers, he finally broke the Qin army and saved the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Brother Yizhi, whether you can let Na Yuan Taizuo learn from Xie Xuan back then, it's all up to you. “

Yizhi Wende said with a smile: "You want me to go to Liaodong City and tell Yuan Taizuo that the troops assembled in the west of Liaoshui are only the vanguard of the Sui army, but hundreds of thousands of people, if the time drags on, the millions of Sui troops will be overwhelmed, and he will be even more unable to deal with it at that time." Is that right? ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "Yes, that's exactly the case, and you must tell Yuan Taizuo that once the Sui army crosses the Liaoshui and enters his Liaodong territory, it will definitely burn, kill, and plunder along the way, and do all kinds of evil, all the Goguryeo people they see will be killed, and the heads will be used as military merits, and all the crops and grain in the fields will be robbed as their own military rations, even if he clears the field in advance, the Sui army will trample on his fields and burn his villages, in order to vent his anger that he can't grab things everywhere and can't kill people, In that case, even if he can hold Liaodong, he will suffer heavy losses, and his homeland will be completely ravaged. ”

Yizhi Wende's brows furrowed: "Your Sui Dynasty wants to seize Liaodong as your own territory, will you really do these things?" What's the use of taking it? ”

Wang Shichong said with a smile: "At the beginning, although Yang Guang would emphasize military discipline and say that he wanted a benevolent and righteous army, but after the generals divided their troops to attack the various provinces of Goguryeo, as soon as the battle line was lengthened, the logistics supply would not be able to keep up, and at that time, it would definitely divide the troops to rob the people, and if your Goguryeo army shrinked the cities, so that the generals of the Sui army would be useless, and the siege of the city would consume a lot of food and lose many soldiers, just to vent their anger, they would also slaughter the city in retaliation, which is almost a certain thing." I have participated in hundreds of battles between the Sui army and the internal and external forces in the past 20 years, and I know this very well, and Brother Yizhi is familiar with military books, and I should also know that Sun Tzu said in the Art of War that because of the grain to the enemy, diverting the way and plundering is an important means to maintain supplies and morale. (To be continued......)