Chapter 247: The Empire is a Double Empire

Zhang Xutuo, the famous general of Dog Sui!

At the beginning of the Great Sui Dynasty, the stars were brilliant, and countless generals scattered their light in the war to unify the Central Plains. Among these countless generals, such as the unequaled fierce general Shi Wansui, he never needs formation discipline to lead the troops, but his troops are never defeated, because as long as the commander Shi Wansui is there, this army is a division of tigers and wolves.

Cobra Viper Yang Su, this is a general-in-a-phase hero, from a small officer to countless struggles, and finally stepped on everyone's heads. He is most commendable for his political methods, and half of the credit for the opening of the emperor's prosperous era is his credit. But he is such a prime minister, and he is also a general. Yang Su has commanded the army alone dozens of times in his life, and he has not lost a single defeat, no matter what kind of enemy he faces, he is a victory. Yang Su is also known as the most cruel person who leads the troops, and every time he fights, he will send one person to fight first, and those who dare to retreat will be killed. If one dies, another thousand will be sent, and if a thousand die, ten thousand will die, and then ten thousand. Under such a bloody and cruel art of war, in every battle, his combat effectiveness of soldiers and horses is the highest. Similarly, although Yang Su is cruel, he is also the most generous. He took nothing of all the spoils, and gave them all to the soldiers, even the dead, and the same rich pension.

Therefore, his troops are invincible and invincible.

Other famous generals include Gao Ying, who is also a famous minister of Kaisu, he is the best war planner, and the war at the beginning of the Great Sui was basically planned by him. The rest are such as Li Jing's uncle Han Baohu, and the general He Ruobi, who are all fierce generals.

And Zhang Xutuo was just a small middle-level general with little reputation at the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, but he first came from Shi Wansui and then from Yang Su, and was born from the two strongest soldiers and horses of the Great Sui. There are no weak soldiers under the famous generals, and the generals who go out under the famous marshal also have no weak generals.

Zhang Xutuo's successive victories prove this truth. The generals who founded the entire Great Sui continued to grow old and even die, and when the powerful military aristocratic families in the past were constantly suppressed, this general, who was born under the accounts of the two famous marshals, became the most dazzling general in the entire Great Sui today.

Veteran Zhang Xutuo, young marshal Chen Pojun and Sui Shuangbi! This is a saying that is widely circulated in the Great Sui Army today, and today, these two are the most popular among all military generals. Even many people seem to think that Chen Kefu is just luckier, and compared with the real two, Zhang Xutuo is more sè.

Not only is there such a rumor in the entire Great Sui, but even the entire western and eastern Liaoxi are also thunderous to this famous general of the Great Sui. A general like Luohu, who can kill more than 10 rebel troops who claimed to be 100,000 again and again with just 10,000 horses is too powerful.

Tie Da'an, Huang Ge and Fuyu Zhang's faces suddenly became very ugly, and they couldn't beat a single Chen Kefu. Now Yizhi Wende actually wants them to fight Zhang Xutuo, the number one general of the Great Sui, isn't this looking for death?

Gao Jianwu saw that everyone's fear was himself, and he also had no bottom in his heart about attacking Zhang Xutuo. But now there is no way out, between Chen Kefu and Zhang Xutuo in Liaodong City, he feels that Zhang Xutuo is even more powerful.

But at this time, let him choose an opponent between the two, he will still choose Zhang Xutuo without hesitation. Chen Kefu of Liaodong City has a strong city in Liaodong to defend, countless sophisticated equipment, and even endless grain and grass, as long as Chen Kefu can't come out, he will have no problem staying for three or five years.

Although Zhang Xutuo made him fearful and famous, Zhang Xutuo came from thousands of miles and had only about 20,000 soldiers and horses. What's more important is that in order to be able to come to Liaodong in the fastest time, this army of soldiers and horses is advancing on light horses. 20,000 tired light cavalry, in Lou Jianwu's opinion, this is their only chance.

Even if these 20,000 people are the best at fighting, they are still only 20,000. Although the coalition army has now lost a lot of soldiers and horses, it also has 130,000 soldiers and horses, plus 1780,000 slave husbands. No matter how good the 20,000 soldiers are, fighting in the field, 300,000 people can drown 20,000 people with sea tactics.

"Generals, this is our only chance, and if we miss it, we will regret it. Even if we withdraw our troops now, do you think the Sui army that has been reinforced will let us go? Everyone, fight! No matter how strong Zhang Xutuo is, he is only a human being and not a god. Back then, the 300,000 army of the Sui army was not the same as the soldiers and horses, but so what? It's not that he was annihilated by Ben Shuai in a battle! Ulzhi Wende began to persuade the people. ,

Huang Ge hesitated and said, "But, but that's Zhang Xutuo!" Although there are only 20,000 people, these 20,000 people are the commander of Zhang Xutuo, is the marshal really so confident? ”

Yizhi Wende gritted his teeth and said, "The strength of the Sui army lies in the fact that they have strong armor and sophisticated equipment. Just like the Sui army at the head of Liaodong City, those crossbow arrows were extremely sharp. If there is a strong city to defend, the Sui army is indeed difficult to fight. But now we don't have to be afraid of Zhang Xutuo, who has come from afar, he has come on a light ride for thousands of miles, without large equipment, and the people and horses are tired, and there will be no strong city to rely on. What's even more important is that we can use the plan to ambush! ”

Tie Da'an shook his head, "Since that Zhang Sutuo became a general, he has not been defeated so far. I heard that he once defeated 50,000 with five people, how did we beat such a person? As soon as he thought of Zhang Xutuo's achievements sung by those people on the grassland, Tie Da'an did not have the slightest confidence. The people on the grassland are the most heroes, and people like Zhang Xutuo, in his heart, are a hero.

"Zhang Xutuo is brave and fierce, which can be compared with the overlord Xiang Yu. His army will win every battle,

So far, the well has not failed, but this is also a hidden danger. But as long as there are such soldiers and horses, the officers and men in the army will inevitably be both jiāo and ruthless, and there will be nothing to do with victory, but once defeated, they will inevitably be the same as Xiang Yu, and there is no possibility of turning over once defeated. "If you fight, you will live, and if you retreat, you will die, everyone, whether you choose to live in war or choose to die in cowardice, it is all in your thoughts! Tonight, Ben Shuai and the prince will order all the soldiers and horses to fight against Zhang Xutuo, and Ben Shuai wants to see if Zhang Xutuo really gave birth to three heads and six arms. "Please be not as good as jī, the key moment is to speak out of the word. A general, what he cares most about is the honor of a soldier. It is a great insult to be called cowardly and cowardly.

Tie Da'an's face was blue and red for a while, and after a long time, he finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth and jumped up, "Okay, I will also order my troops and horses to go to Zhangxutuo for a while, but Goguryeo must first cede Buyeo City to my Murwei, otherwise I will immediately lead my troops back to the grassland." "Since he took a big risk, he had to get back the same high return.

Tie Da'an was unceremonious, and directly opened his mouth and asked for Fuyu City, the second fortress in Liaodong.

"Okay, no problem!" Gao Jianwu was afraid of repentance, so he immediately agreed. Now everything is based on defeating the Sui army as the first priority, and as for the rest, everything can be promised first.

Huang Ge, who had already made up his mind to return home, saw that the Murowei people had agreed, and saw that they had asked for such a generous condition, and he was worried that he would be hated by the Goguryeo people if he withdrew alone, and he couldn't stand the huge amount of yòuhuò, so he also hurriedly made a very high condition, saying that as long as the Goguryeo people could meet it, he would stay.

Regarding the requirements of the Jihe Mohe people who followed closely, Gao Jianwu did not hesitate at all, and agreed to them all. For the sake of solemnity, he also wrote a contract directly and printed it with blood.

On the same day, the coalition army ate the last grain and everyone had a good rest for the day. When the evening came, 20,000 old and weak soldiers and horses left behind with 70,000 slaves and slaves came to Liaodong City again with countless torches and made a feint.

In the camp of the coalition army in Goguryeo, 110,000 soldiers of the coalition army and 100,000 slaves began to leave the camp overnight. 210,000 horses, with their titles and horses, secretly mōmō, did not make any major movements, and went straight to the Liao River under the cover of those feints that made huge movements.

It was night, and heavy snow fell, but the fluttering snow huā covered up the traces of the 210,000 coalition troops very well. At dawn, the army finally arrived near the east bank of the Liao River.

"Report to the marshal, the Sui army has crossed the Liao River and is rushing all the way to our army!"

When there were still more than ten miles away from the Liao River, the scout came quickly to report that the Sui army had arrived.

The cold north wind cut the faces of the generals like a knife, looking at the vast snow in front of them, everyone was indescribably nervous.

"The whole army stopped advancing and lined up to meet the enemy!"

The sky is faint, and after a night of heavy snow on the ground, it is already a white patch, and it is covered with silver. The howling north wind continued to blow, blowing everyone's body as cold as their heart at this time.

The earth shook slightly, and a black line suddenly appeared in the vast snow on the horizon in the distance. The black line slowly became clear, and a grand cavalry came head-on. The other party was obviously aware of their existence at this time, and all the cavalry were slowly stepping in a neat array.

Gao Jianwu knew that this was the enemy adjusting his formation and preparing to start attacking. At the same time, it is also for the last rest and recovery of the physical strength consumed along the way.

In the cavalry formation lined up on the vast snow, a tall banner was waving in the wind, and a huge word was written on the battle flag. He was a general, dressed in black iron armor with a thick beard on his face. He stepped on a large black horse, not carrying a mallet in his hand, but a thick iron spear. He slowly drove the war horse, looking at the array of more than 100,000 people in the distance, his brows furrowed, and his eyes were full of worry.

Behind him, there were more than ten generals standing in a row, among which the three young generals who were also cavalry captains were particularly conspicuous, they were Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, and Luo Shixin. Different from Zhang Xutuo's worries, the faces of the three of them were full of the excitement of the current war, and each of them crossed the horse and jumped to try.