The big city in front of it didn't even know what it was called, but its city defense was no less strong than that of Liaodong City. After nearly two years of preparation, the Goguryeo people naturally did not waste this precious minute and second. This large city, which is not marked on the map at all, seems to be crammed with at least 50,000 people and soldiers. There was not a single village with people within a radius of 100 miles, so it can be inferred that the Goguryeo people had already hid behind the high walls and waited for the attack of the Great Sui.

In charge of the attack were the right guard of General Yu Zhongwen and the left guard led by Xin Shixiong.

Tens of thousands of troops besieged the city for three days, but finally failed to conquer the city. After being rendered by Eulji Wendeok, every Goguryeo person firmly believed that once the city was broken, it would be slaughtered. So even the women and children stood on the city wall to participate in the defense, picking up the stone with great difficulty and smashing it down with all their might, trying to kill the enemy.

Under the suppression of ballistas and large-scale archers, the Sui army once attacked the city, but was soon squeezed down by the heavy infantry organized by the city lord of the city. Many Sui soldiers fell from the city wall with the enemy's corpse in their arms and broke their bones and tendons, and at this moment, their flesh and blood were mixed with the enemy's flesh and blood, and it was difficult to distinguish each other.

After three days and nights, the Sui army lost no less than 3,000 soldiers. The losses of the Goguryeo people defending the city were much more than those of the Sui army, which shows the fierceness of the Sui army's offensive and the strong combat effectiveness of the soldiers. In ancient conquests, it was rare for the defending side to lose more than the attacking side when it had the advantage of terrain, unless the attacking side had reached an astonishing level of combat effectiveness. Obviously, compared to the Goguryeo people, the elite of the Sui army is indeed not comparable to them. In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the Goguryeo people had nearly two years to prepare for war, they would not have been able to stop the victorious soldiers of the Great Sui.

At this moment, the Great Sui Emperor, who gave the enemy nearly two years to prepare for war, did not know how he would feel after seeing this tragic scene.

Perhaps because he had attacked the city, Yuwenshu, who was originally scheduled to attack only three days, extended the time by another day. But this day passed quickly in bloodshed, and the Sui army still failed to break through this big city.

And on the fourth day, the Goguryeo general Eulji Wende personally led an army of more than 50,000 horses to attack the flank of the Sui army. Yuwenshu sent Jing Yuanheng, the general of the left Xiaowei, to lead the troops, and Zhang Jin, the general of the right imperial guard, led the army to the flank of the Goguryeo army.

After a bloody battle, Eulzhi Wende was defeated and led the army to retreat.

The soldiers of the left Xiaowei and the right imperial guard pursued and killed more than 20,000 enemies in a row. Lost his way into the mountains and disappeared. Because they were worried that there would be an ambush, Jing Yuanheng and Zhang Jin commanded the army to pursue for more than 20 miles and then led the army back, and the Goguryeo soldiers ambushed the corpses for 20 miles, and the blood flowed like a river.

It's just that because of the containment of Eulji Wende, the progress of the Sui army's siege had to slow down, and the Goguryeo people defending the city got a chance to breathe and rearrange the city defenses.

Seeing that the city could not be conquered in a short time, Yuwenshu had no choice but to order the army to be mobilized.

In another three days, the army crossed Sabayu and approached Pyongyang.

At this time, the Ninth Army of the Expedition was actually running out of food.

After crossing the Sashui, Yuwenshu and others immediately sent scouts to find the location of the sailor who came to the general Hu'er, and after a day of searching, the scouts brought back not the good news they were waiting for, but the bad news that the sailor had to retreat to the sea after the defeat of the sailor. That's right, this news can be called bad news for the Ninth Army of the Great Sui Expedition. According to the news from the scouts, the army of the Navy Division landed smoothly under the command of General Laihu'er, and then marched all the way, but was defeated because the enemy was ambushed by the Goguryeo. After losing thousands of men and horses, they had to retreat to the sea, and the Goguryeo people chased them all the way to the sea, but they could not help the powerful naval fleet of the Great Sui Dynasty. The fleet sent by the Goguryeo king Gao Yuan was vulnerable in front of the Great Sui sailors, and fled back in embarrassment after losing hundreds of small boats.

This news was like a thunderbolt from the blue, leaving Yu Wenshu and others speechless for a long time. Without the response of the sailors, what will the 300,000 troops that have run out of food rely on to go back?

But it has already reached the outside of Pyongyang, the Sui army has run out of food, and after conquering Pyongyang, it is possible to capture enough food for the army to eat for a while, and return the same way, there is only a dead end.

U Munsu convened the generals to discuss the matter and made the decision to attack Pyongyang with difficulty.

But at this time, Eulzhi Wende sent someone.

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"Captain, do you think we can take Pyongyang?"

Wang Qinian still followed behind Li Xian like his tail, but he was good at observing words and feelings, and knew that the captain had been in a bad mood since this time, and he didn't dare to say gag jokes, but he deliberately found some topics to distract Li Xian when Li Xian was silent. Li Xian could feel his kindness, so he gave Wang Qinian a kind smile. It's just that there is no good mood in this smile, on the contrary, there is a faint sadness that cannot be dissolved.

"You have to believe in the ability of the generals to lead the troops, just a Pyongyang city, don't worry, it won't take a few days to take down."

Li Xian said.

He didn't know if such a lie could appease the worry written on Wang Qinian's face, because he couldn't even deceive himself. Zuo Wuwei, who has the most serious food shortage, now the soldiers only have one bowl of porridge to drink every day, and this grain is still after Wang Rengong came to Zuo Tunwei for the third time, he pulled down his face and begged Xin Shixiong to go. Although one meal per person per day is enough for three days, what about after three days? Zuo Tunwei's food can't last long.

"Lord Captain...... Today, dozens of people ran away......"

Wang Qinian thought about it, and still told Li Xian the bad news.

Since the crossing of Mazishui, there have been people who have fled, and before crossing Sashui, there have even begun to be cases of soldiers fleeing because they can't bear hunger. This situation is not uncommon in the Ninth Army, and it can be said that so far the deserters of Zuotunwei are still the least. At the very least, they can guarantee to drink two bowls of gruel every day that can reflect the figure of the person.

"Got it back?"

Li Xian asked casually.

Wang Qinian hesitated for a long time, and slowly squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "No...... I didn't send anyone to catch it, they just ran if they wanted, food...... Just run a few more. Anyway...... There's nothing left for them to transport anyway. ”

Li Xian was stunned, then shook his head, but didn't know what to say.

"They fled...... It's silly. ”

Li Xian said with a wry smile.

Wang Qinian nodded vigorously and said, "That's it, it's stupid!" They think they'll have food if they escape? Just kidding, walking with the army, there is still a mouthful of porridge to drink every day, I escaped, and now I have hit Pyongyang, where else can I escape? Those red-eyed Goguryeo barbarians, can they let go when they see our soldiers of the Great Sui? ”

Li Xian hummed and said, "Go back and take a look at the Minfu camp and tell them, if you want to leave...... They will not be stopped, but those who steal military rations will be killed. I also have to make it clear to them that leaving the barracks at this time is a dead end. ”

Wang Qinian said: "Lord Captain, you are kind-hearted, if you want me to see it, you don't even say it, if you are willing to escape, they will escape." ”

Li Xian shook his head and said, "If you can see hope, who wants to die in a foreign country?" If you can have a stable and healthy life, who wants to be displaced? ”

Wang Qinian was stunned and speechless.

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Just when Yu Wenshu and others were discussing how to attack Pyongyang City, no one thought that Eulji Wende would actually send someone at this time. Yuwenshu and others couldn't guess what Ulji Wende sent people to do at this time, although the Goguryeo people at this time were besieged by soldiers in the capital Pyongyang, but the initiative was actually in their hands, there was no need for Ulji Wende to sue for peace, right?

Contrary to the expectations of Yuwenshu and others, the Goguryeo people really came to seek peace. However, it was not a person sent by Eulji Wendeok, but an envoy sent by the king of Goguryeo, Gao Yuan, to sue for peace. Because the soldier who captured this envoy did not know much Goguryeo, he could barely hear the meaning of asking for peace, and thought that he was sent by Ulji Wendeok.

Yuwenshu asked the Goguryeo envoy to wait outside and consulted with several generals.

"Gao Yuan and Etozhi Wende don't trust each other!"

Xue Shixiong, the general of the Left Imperial Guard, said.

Yu Zhongwen, the general of the Right Guard, nodded and said, "Eulzhi Wende is not in Pyongyang City, but leads the troops to be stationed twenty miles south of Pyongyang. It can be seen that he has no intention of guarding Pyongyang City with real swords and guns, and he has no idea of being loyal to Gao Yuan. What is certain is that he and Gao Yuan are inseparable, and Gao Yuan doesn't know the real situation outside! ”

"In other words, Gao Yuan is worried that Eulji Wende will not pay attention to the siege of Pyongyang City at all, and he is afraid that he will not have a whole body after the city is broken, so he will be in a hurry to send someone to sue for peace!"

Zuo Xiaowei's general Jing Yuanheng analyzed.

"What a chance!"

Zhang Jin, the general of the Right Guard, glanced at everyone and couldn't help but say happily.

"To talk?"

Yu Zhongwen, the general of the Right Guard, looked at Yu Wenshu, the commander of the Ninth Army, who frowned slightly and pondered for a while, and slowly shook his head under the gaze of everyone.

"Don't talk about it"

He suddenly smiled and said, "If you want to talk, let Gao Yuan talk about it in person, it's the worst...... Let Eulzhi Wende talk too! ”

Everyone also laughed, and even the depression that had been suppressed finally eased a little.

Xin Shixiong thought for a while and said: "Whether Gao Yuan comes to talk in person, or he forces Yizhi Wende to talk, as long as one of them can be detained, the army will be worry-free." ”

Yu Wenshu's heart was smooth, and the feeling of depression in these days was reduced a lot. He hadn't laughed a day since he had passed the Mazishui. Even if the left guard and the right guard beat the soldiers of Yizhi Wende fiercely, and the beheading of more than 20,000 did not make him feel any happiness. In the plains field battle, the soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion have not encountered an opponent for more than 20 years. The Goguryeo barbarians, who killed tens of thousands of soldiers with equipment and training far inferior to those of the Great Sui Army, had nothing to be happy about compared to the current situation of the Great Army.

"Gao Yuan clown won't come by himself, but he is still the king of a country. No matter how much contradiction he had with Ezhi Wende, he would not go out of the city in person at this time, and if he was not afraid of death, he would not be in such a hurry to send someone to sue for peace. The biggest possibility is that he will force Eozhi Wende to talk. ”

Yu Wenshu nodded.

Xin Shixiong said: "Gao Yuan doesn't have many soldiers in his hands, now Pyongyang is besieged, in addition to the tens of thousands of people defending the city, he can't move a single soldier, the military power is in the hands of Ezhi Wende, but Ezhi Wende must rely on Gao Yuan to command the army, although the two people seem to have a big contradiction, but no one can do without each other." ”

Jing Yuanheng smiled and said: "So, if Gao Yuan really wants to make peace, it must be Yizhi Wende who comes to negotiate." ”

Yu Wenshu clenched his fists hard: "It's not him, it must be him!" Come! Tell the envoys of Goguryeo to ask for peace, and let Ulji Wende say it himself! ”