Zhang Xuan slowly walked up to the general, clasped his fists and saluted, "But General Yuwen?" ”

"In Xiayuwen Chengdu!"

Yuwen Chengdu's sharp gaze looked at Zhang Xuan, "I should have seen you!" ”

"Really? Where have you seen me? Zhang Xuan asked with a slight smile.

"In Hongnong County, when I ambushed Yang Xuangan, that person was you! General Zhang. ”

"It's really me!"

Zhang Xuan did not deny it, and praised with a smile: "General Yuwen has good eyesight. ”

Yuwen Chengdu still looked at Zhang Xuan silently, speaking very slowly, with a hint of hesitation, "Then Li Mi was killed by you, right?" ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "General Yuwen is mistaken!" Li Mi didn't die, he went to Wagang, and the person I killed was Li Mi's personal soldier, and he personally told me that he was just Li Mi's stand-in. ”

"Really?"

Yuwen Chengdu was indeed not sure that Li Mi's body was verified by his subordinates, and his main energy at that time was to deal with Yang Xuangan, and he did not ask Li Mi about the situation afterwards, until he finally learned that the deceased was not the real Li Mi, which made him really depressed.

"I don't know if General Yuwen came to me, what advice do you have?"

Although opposite is the famous world general Yuwen Chengdu, Zhang Xuan is not the slightest bit excited in his heart, but very vigilant.

After all, Yuwen Chengdu is Yuwen Taibao, and the grievances between Zhang Xuan and the Yuwen family are too deep, if Yuwen Chengdu wants to wear small shoes for him here, he has no way.

But to Zhang Xuan's surprise, Yuwen Cheng just smiled faintly, "I want to know, how did General Zhang find out that the Goguryeo outpost was hiding near Liaodong City?" ”

"Just in time, a team of Goguryeo outposts was caught by us when they burned forage, and they finally explained the hiding place, what's the matter, does General Yuwen also know?" Zhang Xuan stared at Yuwen Chengdu with blazing eyes.

"I don't know, I don't know anything!"

Yuwen Chengdu raised his slightly long face, looking a little arrogant, "I've only heard of General Zhang's name for a long time." I came to get acquainted, I didn't have any other intentions, General Zhang didn't have to think too much. ”

After speaking, he bowed to Zhang Xuan. Turning around and walking away, the afterglow shone on him, dragging out a long figure, Zhang Xuan looked at his back for a long time, and there was some doubt in his eyes. What exactly does he mean by coming to himself?

"This man is very arrogant!"

Shen Guang didn't know when he appeared next to Zhang Xuan, he forgot Yuwen Chengdu's back and said, "I dealt with him in Liaodong City for a month. ”

"How?" Zhang Xuan asked with a smile.

Shen Guang shook his head, "At that time, he led three thousand troops through Liaodong City like the general, and when I told him that there was a Goguryeo army hidden nearby, he stared at it for a long time, and only said one sentence, it was not his duty, so he drove me out." ”

"And then?"

Then Chuminda wanted to curry favor with him, and sent for him to give him five hundred taels of gold. As a result, he was thrown into the beam water, and Qiu Mingda was so angry that he cursed him for half a month. ”

Zhang Xuan laughed, "Speaking of which, he and Yu Wenshu are indeed a little different. ”

"It's not just a little different, it's the exact opposite, his subordinates say that he is unreasonable and unkind, even if he only gives him a penny, he will be beaten up by him!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, looking at Yuwen Chengdu's disappearing back. He was suddenly full of interest in Yuwen Chengdu.

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Early the next morning, Zhang Xuan hurried to the commander's military office, which was a large house made of bluestone, and more than a dozen civil and military officials were busy in it. Commanded 15,000 elite Sui soldiers.

Zhou Fashang, the main general of the land route, was about sixty years old, and was a very Sven-looking general, who looked like a great Confucian who was teaching in Guozixue, with a tall and thin figure, a thin appearance, and a foot of black beard under his chin. His eyes are clear and penetrating, but his smile is kind enough to inspire a sense of trust.

Zhou Fashang was standing in front of a map and staring at it for a long time, he had received an order from the commander Laihu'er, ordering him to start marching towards Pyongyang, and Laihu'er's army of warships had also arrived at Beilu City and began to sail in the direction of Pyongyang, so how should he attack?

Of course, Zhou Fashang had considered countless plans, but he had never decided on the best plan, which made him a little confused, and at this time, a soldier reported at the door: "General, the partial general Zhang Xuan is here." ”

"Let him in!"

Zhang Xuan is at the fourth level in the military system, the commander, deputy general, tooth general, and partial general, and he belongs to the lowest level of generals.

However, their army is made up of elite patchwork from various armies, and there is no subordinate relationship between the tooth generals and the partial generals, the only difference is the level of their own positions and the number of troops they command, Zhang Xuan is also directly under the jurisdiction of Zhou Fashang.

After a while, Zhang Xuan walked into the room quickly, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Humble Zhang Xuan see the deputy marshal!" ”

"General Zhang, please get up!"

Zhou Fashang hurriedly helped Zhang Xuan up, yesterday he received a quick letter from Laihu'er, only to know that Zhang Xuan was a person from King Yan, Laihu'er's letter told him not to be arrogant Zhang Xuan, and at the same time to give him more opportunities, and hinted that this was the meaning of the saint, which made Zhou Fashang secretly surprised in his heart.

Zhou Fashang invited Zhang Xuan to sit down, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, General Yuwen said that your army is well trained and morale is high, so I will consider giving you a new task." ”

Zhang Xuan hurriedly got up and clenched his fists, "You can set off at any time!" ”

Zhou Fashang smiled and waved his hand, "Don't worry, let me finish speaking." ”

Zhou Fashang pointed to the map and said to Zhang Xuan: "The general's warship fleet has set off from the city of Beilu and sailed to Pyongyang, which is the same path as the first war, if nothing else, the warfleet will still dock in Hunshui Bay, there is only this bay where so many warships can be moored, and General Lai is very worried that the Goguryeo army has been deployed on the shore, so he hopes that I will send an elite army to Hunshui Bay to cooperate with the Sui army to land." ”

Zhang Xuan already understood what Zhou Fashang meant, but he didn't speak, and waited patiently for Zhou Fashang to finish speaking.

Zhou Fashang praised his patience, smiled and continued: "This mission is relatively hidden, you can't send too many troops, so as not to be discovered by the Goguryeo army, about 1,000 people are the most suitable, so I consider you leading the headquarters to Hunshui Bay, today is August 20, and the task must be completed before dark on August 22 at the latest, how about it, are you willing to take over this important task?" ”

Zhang Xuan immediately bowed down and saluted, "The humble position will not disappoint the deputy marshal!" ”

"Good. You go back and get ready, and you'll leave in the morning! ”

Zhang Xuan hesitated, his footsteps did not move, and Zhou Fashang saw that he still had something to say. He smiled and said, "What else do you want?" ”

"I implore the deputy marshal to incorporate Shen Guang into my army!"

Although Shen Guang was with Zhang Xuan's garrison, in terms of establishment, he did not belong to Zhang Xuan's sixteenth battalion, because Shen Guang belonged to the army stationed in Liaodong, and Zhou Fashang didn't know how to arrange him.

However, since Jang Hyun has officially made a request. Zhou Fashang didn't want to disappoint him, besides, Shen Guang's position was low, and it didn't matter if he was included in Zhang Xuan's team, and he Zhou Fashang could afford this little thing.

Zhou Fashang nodded and smiled: "Okay! Let him be your fifth lieutenant, and if you succeed in receiving the general ashore this time, and reward you for both merits, I will apply to the general for permission to expand your army to 1,500 men. ”

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed, "Thank you Vice Marshal Zhou for your compassion and despicability!" ”

Zhou Fashang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "The general who came to you values you very much. Don't let him down. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded silently, time was very tight, and he couldn't delay a little longer.

An hour later, Zhang Xuan led 1,000 soldiers from his headquarters, left the barracks, crossed the Yalu River pontoon bridge, and secretly marched in the direction of Pyongyang

Hunshui is the Taedong River in today's North Korea, and Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, is located on the north bank of Hunshui. The mouth of the water is very wide, and the white water surface is as wide as two miles, which is called the water bay or Chunlai Bay.

Due to the influence of topography and currents, it is difficult for fleets coming from the sea to swim against the current. At most, it can only go backwards for one mile and anchor on the north shore near the estuary.

In the first Goguryeo War in the eighth year of Daye, Laihu'er led an army of 40,000 to land at Hunshui Bay, and then killed Pyongyang City, dozens of miles away. The 40,000-strong army was wiped out, and only a few thousand escaped.

After two years, the Sui army crusaded against Goguryeo for the third time, and Goguryeo was in chaos, and it was quickly divided into two factions, the main battle and the main peace.

The main battle faction was represented by Mo Lizhi Yuan Taizuo and the great general Yizhi Wende, who believed that the Great Sui was in turmoil and could no longer support another large-scale military offensive, and that the Sui army's hundreds of thousands of troops were just in vain, and that they should fight the Sui army with all their might to completely defeat the Sui army, and then take advantage of the internal strife in the Great Sui to counterattack and seize Liaodong.

However, the Juwa faction was represented by the Goguryeo king Gao Yuan, who believed that the population of Goguryeo had lost so much that it was no longer able to resist the Sui army's attack, and that there were Baekje and Silla peeking in the south.

Even if they tried their best to defeat the Sui army, they could not resist the attack of Baekje and Silla in the end, and they would also lose their country, so instead of exhausting the last bit of strength, it was better to surrender and admit defeat and pay tribute to the Great Sui to preserve their strength against Baekje and Silla.

Although King Goyuan's attitude of seeking peace was supported by the Gao royal family, the real power of Goguryeo was in the hands of Yuan Taizuo, so despite the popularity of the peacemakers, if Yuan Taizuo did not nod, Goguryeo would not surrender to the Sui army.

But whether it is Gao Yuan, the king of Yingyang, who seeks peace, or Mo Lizhiyuan Taizuo, who fights the main battle, they have a unified opinion on one thing, that is, the defense of Xishui Bay.

Hun Shui Wan is the back door of Pyongyang, and once the Sui army fights in from behind, it will be difficult for them to be as lucky as they were two years ago, so last year, Goguryeo invested huge resources to build a strong defensive line on the north shore of Hun Shui Bay.

At the landing port of Hunshui Bay, the Goguryeo army had already built a complete fortification, they built a five-mile-long city wall, hundreds of heavy trebuchets were installed on the city wall, blockaded the port warships, and deployed 5,000 elite troops in addition to the 15,000 men who were requisitioned to operate the trebuchets.

Even if the Sui warships were lucky enough to escape the fierce attack of the trebuchet, and a small part of the army was able to go ashore, it would be difficult for them to escape the encirclement and suppression of the 5,000 troops.

At this time, on the city wall, dozens of generals surrounded Goguryeo's number one real power figure, Yuan Taizuo, who was about fifty years old, not tall, but had a bearing of looking down on ten thousand people, he was wearing a purple brocade robe, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and was squinting at the sea in the distance.

"Great Minister, will the Sui army attack by sea this time?" A general asked in a low voice.

"It's not a question of impossibility, the Sui army will definitely attack from the sea, but I can't be sure of their specific landing site right now."

Yuan Taizuo glanced back at everyone again, and said slowly: "Although the Sui army may land at the mouth of the Yalu River, or from Seoul in the south, I think it is most likely to land from here, so you must be vigilant to prevent the Sui army from using the night raid to land, and also to prevent the Sui army from attacking the defense line from behind, from today you will change to wartime defense, do you understand what I mean?" ”

The generals bowed together, "Obey!" ”

Yuan Taizuo nodded and said to the main general, Quan Wenshou: "Once the Sui army launches an attack, this place will become one of the first few battlefields to fight fiercely, the stakes are very high, you must not take it lightly, if there is any situation, you must report it to me in time!" ”

Quan Wenshou stretched his face and said coldly: "I understand my humble position!" ”

Yuan Taizuo and Quan Wenshou's father Quan Huan are political enemies, Yuan Taizuo heard the dissatisfaction in Quan Wenshou's tone, and couldn't help but snort heavily, ignored him, and continued to order other generals.

At this time, a messenger came from a distance, knelt down on one knee and saluted, "Report to the Prime Minister, there is a quick message from the king!" ”

The messenger presented a scroll of silk books, Yuan Taizuo unfolded it, looked at it, and said to all the officers: "I must return to Beijing immediately, I still say the same thing, now that I have entered the war, if this defensive line is lost, you will judge yourself and apologize!" ”

He turned around and strode away, everyone was so frightened that they bowed their heads deeply, but Quan Wenshou sneered and wanted to apologize for his own crimes, he Yuan Taizuo didn't have that ability yet

(To be continued.) )