About forty miles from the sea, the city is a mountain town with a long stone wall built along the mountain, the city is made of large stones, and it is unusually strong, and a wide mountain road winds down from the castle to the seaside pier.

Since Goguryeo had not yet fully regained control of the Liaodong Peninsula, all the food and materials in the city had to be transported by sea.

At present, Goguryeo's garrison in the Liaodong Peninsula has a total of 1,500 people, of which 1,000 people are stationed in the city of Beixu, 500 people are stationed in the bay, the main general of the city is called Jian Wuqi, he once served as the governor of Liaodong in Goguryeo, an important figure in the military, Gao Yuan appointed him as the general of the city of Beixu, is to hope that he can build the city of Beilu as a springboard for Goguryeo to enter the Central Plains of the Great Sui.

At this time, the alarm bell of the humble city suddenly rang, 'Dang! While! While! The alarm bell sounded, and countless Goguryeo soldiers rushed to the head of the city, and the armor-clad Ken Wuqi also ran to the highest point of the city, looking out in the direction of the bay in the distance.

Although they were dozens of miles away, he could still clearly see the light of the fire burning on the watchtower, which indicated that there were ships of unknown origin on the sea.

Jian Wuqi was very confused in his heart, who would want to invade the bay?

The Sui army he thought it was unlikely, the Sui Dynasty naval army had been disbanded, and the domestic chaos was beginning to appear, at this time, the Great Sui Emperor would never think of attacking Goguryeo again, and retreated 10,000 steps, even if the Sui army attacked Goguryeo again, it was impossible to attack from the waterway.

"General, is it a pirate, or a merchant ship taking refuge?" A general next to him whispered.

"It can't be a merchant ship, only a warship will ignite a warning shot, and there is more than one, it is very likely to be a pirate, it is not Guo Xudong."

Guo Xudong is a well-known pirate active in the East China Sea. He was originally a captain of the Sui Army's naval division, and after the disbandment of the Sui Army's naval division, he became a pirate, with more than 1,000 soldiers and hundreds of warships, all of which were former Sui warships. Repeatedly infested the coasts of Silla and Baekje.

"General, what are we going to do?" A few of his men asked.

Jian Wuqi said without hesitation: "Since the watchtower is alerting, we are going to support the bay." ”

He said to the deputy general Quan Baiping: "I will lead 700 people to support the bay, and you will lead 300 people to stay in the humble city, and you are not allowed to be careless!" ”

"Obey the order!"

Jian Wuqi waved his hand, "The army is assembled immediately!" ”

In a moment, the gate of the city of humble luxury opened, and Jian Wuqi led seven hundred soldiers to rush out of the city gate and run down the mountain along the avenue. Whatever the situation, he had to get to the bay before dawn

Although the city was about forty miles from the bay, after descending the mountain, it was less than thirty miles from the bay, and the army galloped all the way, and at the fifth watch, the army was less than three miles from the bay, and the military camp could be reached through a hilly valley.

The Goguryeo army quickly entered the valley. The valley is about two miles long, and the hills on both sides are not high. Covered by dense forests.

At this time, Jian Wuqi suddenly had an uneasy feeling in his heart, seeing that he was about to arrive at the barracks, how could he not meet a soldier, not even the soldier who reported the news, he suddenly waved his hand and shouted: "Stop advancing!" ”

The army stopped. Jian Wuqi looked to both sides again, and at this time the night had become thin, with a hint of blue-gray, and he could vaguely see the situation in the woods on both sides, at this time. He suddenly saw a figure, and his scalp exploded, and he shouted, "Retreat!" ”

But it was too late, the sound of bangzi in the valley suddenly sounded, thousands of arrows were fired on both sides, and the dense arrows shot at the Goguryeo soldiers in the valley, the Goguryeo soldiers were caught off guard, they were hit by the arrows and screamed, and suddenly fell a large piece, and hundreds of soldiers turned back and fled in horror.

At this time, the drums beat loudly, and thousands of Sui soldiers came out from both sides, shouting and killing resounded through the valley, surrounding hundreds of Goguryeo troops.

Jian Wuqi desperately broke through, but met the Sui army commander Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan has not been single-handedly with the enemy general for a long time, but it does not mean that his martial arts have regressed, on the contrary, his halberd method is more mature, more free to send and receive, I saw his halberd wave, blood splashed, Jian Wuqi's crotch war horse suddenly separated, throwing Jian Wuqi out of a zhang away, Jian Wuqi just wanted to get up, only to feel a pain in the back of his neck, the sharp halberd tip has pierced his skin.

"Move, and you'll hit the ground!"

Jian Wuqi let out a long sigh and closed his eyes, and several Sui soldiers rushed up and tied him with his backarm.

At this time, the battle was over, more than 400 Goguryeo soldiers died in the indiscriminate arrows and the Sui army rushed to kill, and the remaining more than 200 people all surrendered.

Zhang Xuan looked at these Goguryeo soldiers, about 700 people, and he smiled: "It seems that there are only 300 defenders left in the city of Beixuan." ”

The partial general Su Dingfang stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Qiqi Marshal, I am willing to lead the army to seize the humble city, if I die, it will not be a merit!" ”

Zhang Xuan pointed at the dejected Jian Wuqi and said with a smile: "Their lord will be here, you take him to call the city, there is no need to attack, I believe they will surrender with interest." ”

Jian Wuqi was born in a Goguryeo aristocracy and could speak fluent Chinese, he suddenly understood who the general in front of him was, and immediately said urgently: "General Zhang, the war between our two countries has ended, why do you still attack the city of despicable luxury?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, "I never thought that this place belonged to Goguryeo, I was just recovering the hometown of the Han Dynasty, this is Dongyu County, Liaodong County, the Han Dynasty, isn't it?" ”

Jian Wuqi's heart was suddenly a little messy, and he actually took out the Han Dynasty to talk about things, Pyongyang still belongs to Lelang County of the Han Dynasty, does he want to recover Pyongyang together?

Zhang Xuan didn't give him a chance to speak, Zhang Xuan waved his hand and ordered: "Take him to the city!" ”

In mid-June of the twelfth year of the Great Cause, Zhang Xuan, the commander of the Qinghe River and Hebei Commander, led 5,000 naval troops to raid the humble city of Liaodong Peninsula, and completely annihilated more than 1,500 Goguryeo defenders, seizing this important strategic place in one fell swoop.

He then ordered Qi Liang, the general of the navy, to lead 2,000 sailors to defend the city and the bay, and he himself led the army back to Donglai County by boat.

………

With the advent of midsummer, the weather is getting hotter and hotter day by day, especially at noon, the streets are like a fire falling from the sky, the ground is hot, unbearable, people have taken refuge in their homes, and the streets and alleys have become extraordinarily quiet. 、

At noon on this day, more than a dozen horseback riders entered Yidu County from the North City Gate, led by a young man with a tall figure, elegant temperament, and handsome appearance, which was Luo Cheng, who was known as 'Pretty Nezha'.

Behind him was Shi Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Youzhou, Zhang Gongjin came to Qingzhou on the order of Luo Yi, and Luo Cheng followed Zhang Gongjin to visit his old friend Zhang Xuan.

"Uncle Shi, it seems to be a little more stuffy here than us, it's like a steamer." Luo Cheng kept wiping the sweat on his neck with a towel and complained.

Zhang Gongjin smiled, "It's very close to the sea here, and there is plenty of moisture, so it's like a steamer, but it's warmer in winter." ”

The weather was so hot and humid that everyone didn't want to talk anymore, so they continued to move forward, looking at the buildings on both sides from time to time.

At this time, Luo Cheng pointed to an official office in front of him and said to Zhang Gongjin: "Uncle Shi, we have arrived, that is!" ”

Zhang Gongjin smiled, "That's the county government, we should find the military office!" ”

Luo Cheng blinked and smiled: "I think there should be no military officials in Yidu County." ”

Zhang Gongjin suddenly woke up, Zhang Xuan is the general guard of the Qinghe, Hebei recruiting envoys, how can Beihai County have his military office, he will not leave this kind of low-level handle to the imperial court.

Zhang Gongjin went south to Qingzhou this time was not abrupt, as early as a month ago, Tongtai sent a dozen high-quality stallions, and hinted that Bayegu might have to start a war with the Khitan, Zhang Xuan wrote two letters, one letter was addressed to Yang Qi, the king of Yan, asking the imperial court to strengthen the armament of the Zhuojun warehouse to prevent Hebei bandits from peeping.

Another letter was written to Luo Yi, hoping that the two families would join forces to exterminate the Liaodong rebel Guo Xudong, and a month after this letter was written, Luo Yi finally responded.

In contrast, the imperial court's action was very fast, only half a month later, Li Jing, the general of the Right Wuwei, led 5,000 troops from Feihu Road into Youzhou, stationed in Luxian, together with the original 3,000 garrisons, formed a force of 8,000, responsible for guarding the Lushui warehouse, which stored countless strategic materials, and to some extent restrained Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou.

When the group came to the county office, several soldiers standing in the shade greeted them, "Who are you?" ”

Zhang Gongjin arched his hand and smiled: "We are from Youzhou, and we came to see Zhang Dashuai on the order of the Governor of Luodu, please inform us!" ”

A soldier recognized Luo Cheng and whispered a few words to the brigade commander who was the leader, and the brigade commander glanced at Luo Cheng, then nodded and said, "Everyone, please wait, I'll go and report!" ”

The brigade commander turned around and ran towards the county office, and after a while, Zhang Xuan walked out of the county office quickly, and said with a smile: "Everyone, I haven't seen you for a long time, welcome to Qi County!" ”

Luo Cheng stepped forward and gave a salute, "The younger brother gave the eldest brother a salute, and this time the younger brother came to visit his nephew." ”

Zhang Xuan smiled and punched him in the shoulder, "If you come here, but you want to give a meeting gift, what kind of meeting gift are you going to give my son?" ”

"Of course there is a meeting gift, big brother rest assured."

At this time, Zhang Gongjin stepped forward and saluted, "See Dashuai!" ”

Zhang Xuan knew that Luo Cheng was just coming to play, and Zhang Gongjin was the official representative of Luo Yi, so he put away his casual smile, hugged his fists and saluted: "In such a hot weather, Zhang Changshi has worked hard all the way, everyone please go in first!" ”

"Zhang Dashuai, please!"

Everyone followed Zhang Xuan into the gate of the county office.....

Zhang Xuan ordered his men to go to the post house to arrange for Zhang Gongjin's entourage to stay first, and he invited Zhang Gongjin and Luo Cheng to the inner hall. (To be continued.) )