In the wilderness west of Pyongyang, 50,000 Goguryeo troops had already established their positions, archers, crossbowmen, spearmen, swords and shields, and cavalry lined up in turn.

The 5,000 sharpest Goguryeo light cavalry was the Chinese army, and the main general Ulji Wende was surrounded in the middle of the ranks, and Ulji Wende was immediately under a Goguryeo royal flag, looking at a black line that appeared in the distance with complicated eyes.

Ulji Wendeok was under great pressure, although he showed his skills two years earlier, using the trick of fake surrender to lure the enemy deeper and defeat the Sui army, and was praised as the first general of Goguryeo.

But Yizhi Wende knew in his heart that his victory over the Sui army two years ago was somewhat of a fluke, he took advantage of the weakness of the Sui army's light enemy, and the Sui army was full of internal contradictions, so he could break through each one.

But this time in the face of the elite of the Sui army, how sure is he that he will be brilliant again? He really didn't have the slightest certainty in his heart.

Yizhi Wende couldn't help but glance back at the city wall, there was a cyan Luo umbrella on the high city wall, it was Mo Lizhi Yuan Taizuo watching the battle on the city wall.

Yuan Taizuo's tough attitude thought that they would definitely be able to defeat the Sui army, which more or less gave Ezhi Wende a little confidence, and reminded him that there were still 80,000 reserve troops in the city, and once the two armies were in a stalemate and the reserve army was killed in time, their hope of victory would be much greater.

The decisive battle between the two armies was arranged about five miles away from Pyongyang City, which ≈∵was flat and open enough to open the battlefield, and the reserve army in the city could also arrive in time, and the position was not far or close, which was very beneficial to the Goguryeo army.

In the distance, a black line is getting closer and closer, gradually becoming clearer, waving flags and spears like a forest. The morale of the Sui army was high and murderous.

But the 30,000 Sui troops did not attack immediately, but stopped three miles away, and they waited patiently for the other party to attack first.

Yizhi Wende waved his hand lightly, "Beat the drums, the cavalry array!" ”

Drums rumbled. Five thousand cavalry slowly came out of battle,

At this time, the commander of the Sui army, Lai Hu'er, had heard the faint sound of drums from the position of the Goguryeo army in the distance, and a lookout soldier on the high platform shouted: "Great marshal, the enemy cavalry has begun to line up!" ”

Laihu'er stared into the distance, it was morning, and a few rays of sunlight shone through the dense dark clouds, illuminating the wilderness and highlands in the distance, and I saw that the cavalry formation of Ezhi Wende was moving forward step by step. They seem to be ready to take the initiative.

Laihu'er immediately coldly ordered: "The army is ready for battle immediately!" ”

"Uhhh

The low sound of trumpets echoed in the sky above the Sui army, the rumbling war drums sounded, the Sui soldiers got up to prepare for battle, and a thousand cavalry mounted their horses, tightened their reins, stretched their bows and arrows, and slowly raised their spears.

The width of the Sui army stretched for three miles, and 7,000 crossbowmen lined up in three rows. Brushing raised his longbow and crossbow and stood ready for battle. They expected the Goguryeo cavalry to attack first so that their bows and arrows could be used.

The dark clouds closed again, the sunlight disappeared, and under the gloomy dark clouds, the Sui army formed an inverted triangular army formation, and the flags fluttered. The armor is jet black, the spears form a sharp forest, and the gloomy heaven and earth are full of murderous aura, enough to make any opponent dare not underestimate the enemy.

Yizhi Wende did not immediately order the cavalry to attack, he just tested how the Sui army could deal with the onslaught of the cavalry.

The Sui army did not attack, both sides were waiting, and the main general of the left wing, Zhou Fashang, whispered to Meng Yunfei, the general beside him: "General Meng has not seen it, although the enemy army has sent cavalry, it has no intention of attacking at all, and it is estimated that they are still afraid of our bow and crossbow army." ”

Meng Yunfei sighed slightly: "This battle is related to the national fortunes of the two countries, and no one dares to act rashly!" ”

Time is passing little by little, the two sides are facing each other, and neither of them takes the initiative to attack, as if they are testing perseverance and endurance to see who can't hold on first.

The leader of the Goguryeo cavalry was called Daegaan, and he was not a Goguryeo, but a Khitan nobleman, but his wife was a Goguryeo royal family.

Three years ago, Goguryeo exchanged the pig iron that the Khitan urgently needed for 5,000 war horses to form their cavalry, but Goguryeo lacked a general to lead the cavalry, so Daegaan volunteered to go south to help the Goguryeo people build cavalry, and also served as the commander of the cavalry.

Da He'an is burly, shaved and dyed his face, his appearance is very fierce, he holds a fifty-pound axe, his martial arts are strong, he has a brave reputation in Khitan, his crotch war horse is called Lielong, red all over, strong and strong, it is a one-in-a-million BMW, it was one of the three most beloved BMWs of the Khitan King, and it was given to Dahe'an last year.

At this time, his heart was also full of expectations, and he trained cavalry in Goguryeo for three years, waiting for this moment of fierce battle with the Sui army.

At this time, a cavalry general suddenly pointed to the opposing camp and said, "General Oga, the other party seems to be moving!" ”

Da He'an looked into the distance, only to see that the position of the Sui army began to change, and a Sui cavalry of about 1,000 people left the main formation and ran diagonally to the right side of the Goguryeo army, one mile away from the Goguryeo army, obviously to attack the flank of the Goguryeo crossbowmen.

This is a great threat to the crossbowmen, if the Goguryeo army does not change the formation, the crossbowmen will be fatally impacted, Oga Anhuo looked back at the main formation, only to see the main general Eulji Wendeok with a solemn expression, still standing still.

But Da He'an found that the crossbow army itself had changed formation, and the three thousand crossbowmen turned to the east, just against the Sui cavalry on the flank, and Da He'an put his heart down.

In front of the Sui army's big array, Laihu'er was doing the final war mobilization, the black horse galloped in the wind, the big sword in his hand collided on the soldier's spear, and shouted loudly: "Great Sui soldiers, follow me on the expedition, today will be our decisive battle with the Goguryeo army, and the time to maintain the glory of our Great Sui has come, and we must use our lives and blood to prove that we are the strongest army in the world, sons, follow me to fight bravely to kill the enemy!" ”

"I am willing to serve the commander to the death!"

The soldiers of the Sui army shouted, and the spears were raised high, as if a forest was erected, and the sound was like undulating thunder: "Fight bravely to kill the enemy!" ”

An hour had passed since the confrontation between the two sides, and the time had gradually reached noon, and there was another burst of flying sand and rocks, and the yellow dust in the sky filled the air, and the Sui army in the distant wilderness became a little blurred.

The city gate had been opened, and hundreds of brightly armored cavalrymen surrounded Yuan Taizuo from the city, and they ran up a small hill. Here is closer to the battlefield and can be seen more clearly.

Yuan Taizuo was wearing gold armor and a golden helmet, riding on a majestic and shiny black-maned horse, holding a sharp lance about one zhang and three feet long, majestic and majestic.

He's like a general who wants to rush into battle. stared coldly at the large array of the Sui army, and his face could not hide the look of anticipation for a big battle with the Sui army.

At this time, Yuan Taizuo finally couldn't bear it anymore, and if it dragged on, the morale of the army would gradually disappear, and he had completely forgotten that Eji Wende was the commander of the army, and turned back to the soldiers and ordered: "Beat the drum and urge the battle!" ”

His eldest son, Yuan Gai Suwen, was startled and persuaded his father in a low voice: "Father should let General Etoji command the battle!" ”

"No!"

Yuan Taizuo looked at the calm military formation of the Sui army, and said coldly: "He is just a general, and I am the commander of the army." Give me the drums! ”

The war drums that urged the battle rumbled, and Yizhi Wende looked back in surprise, he saw a group of cavalry on the hill in the distance, as if he also saw Yuan Taizuo's cold gaze, this is Yuan Taizuo forcing him to fight.

Eji Wende was very helpless in his heart, although he knew what it meant to take the initiative, he had no choice, and he actually knew it very well in his heart. The fundamental reason is that Goguryeo's financial resources can no longer afford the huge expenses of these 5,000 cavalry, and Yuan Taizuo wants to use this cavalry to paint a gorgeous sunset.

Echiwende gritted his teeth. Urging the horses to gallop in front of the cavalry, he shouted sharply: "The Sui army will burn down your houses, rob your belongings, kill your wives and children, and your homes can only be protected by yourself, warriors." The honor belongs to you, to the Goguryeo people, to kill the Sui army and drive them out of our land! ”

"Get out of our land!" The national group of the Goguryeo people was ignited by Eulji Moondeok, who held his spear aloft. Shout in unison.

Yizhi Wende's spear pointed at the Sui army's big array, "Kill!" ”

The offensive of the Goguryeo cavalry was launched, and the five thousand cavalry urged the war horses to kill the Sui army overwhelmingly, and the shouts and roars and the galloping hooves of horses resounded throughout the field.

The Sui army's large array remained quiet, but behind a fence dozens of paces wide blocking horses, seven thousand Sui army crossbowmen were ready, they were divided into three teams, each holding a strong crossbow, and the crossbow arrows were pointed obliquely at the sky.

What the Goguryeo people never dreamed of was that behind the crossbowmen there were two hundred small trebuchets, each operated by ten people, and the trebuchets were tightened with cowhide noose, and thirty pounds of stones were placed in the pockets, and the crossbow arrows and trebuchets formed two striking defense lines near and far, and the Sui army was already in full array.

Lai Hu'er watched as thousands of troops and horses swept in the distance, and the five thousand Goguryeo cavalry were like turbulent waves, undulating and galloping in the wilderness, and Lai Hu'er also showed a cold smile in his eyes, he had been waiting for this day for two years.

The humiliation of the first attack on Goguryeo kept him awake at night, and in order to wash away the shame, he carefully studied the strengths and weaknesses of the Goguryeo army, especially the 5,000-strong cavalry.

He knew that this cavalry was trained by the Khitans, and the Great Sui had dealt with the Khitan cavalry countless times, and he knew the combat characteristics of the Khitan cavalry well.

So will this Goguryeo cavalry have the same problem, from their desperate attack, Laihu'er seems to see the shadow of the Khitan cavalry.

Not far behind him, Li Jing looked a little uneasy, although he had a deep study of military affairs, but it was the first time he was facing the test of actual combat, but he still felt that some details of the deployment of troops were inappropriate.

It was the first time he had encountered this kind of garrison defense tactic, the horse blocking fence was far from being as strong as the big camp fence, once the enemy rushed up, it was easy to knock them away, injuring the crossbow soldiers, and behind it was trebuchet, the Sui army lacked open space to change formations, which was not conducive to defense and organizing a counteroffensive.

He urged his horse to step forward and reminded Laihu'er in a low voice, "Great Shuai, trebuchets are not conducive to the retreat of the crossbow soldiers, and they will also hinder the spearmen from entering battle!" ”

Lai Hu'er was engrossed in looking at the cavalry rushing in the distance, his eyes were full of excitement about the battle, as if he hadn't heard Li Jing's reminder at all