While Wang Ze was busy looking for iron ore everywhere, the battle situation near the mouth of the Tongmen River was still a quiet stalemate.

The vast plains of the lower reaches of the Tongmen River are surrounded by rolling mountains, and just off the north bank of the plain is a very hidden col that is surrounded by towering hills, and the large stretches of virgin jungle on and around the mountains make it difficult for outsiders to spot.

The area of the mountain col is not small, it is a large area of four or five miles long, more than three miles wide mountain basin, if it is in peacetime, it must be a chicken and dog smell, rarely disturbed by people peach blossom source.

In the innermost part of the small mountain basin, there is a stream that originates from a hot spring, and the hot and clear water emits a curling vapor, which gradually cools down in the mountain flow, and then flows out of a pool in the mountain col, and finally flows out of the mountain pass and into the nearby Tongmen River.

It can be said that this is a natural feng shui treasure used to hide the army, there is not only flat land to set up camp, but also enough stream water to ensure the safety of the army and horses, and this mountain col is so big, even if there are 50,000 or 60,000 troops hidden in it, there is no problem.

Probably because the col is surrounded by high mountains, and there are hot springs in the col, the temperature in this col is two or three degrees higher than outside the col, which also makes the Goguryeo soldiers hidden in the col feel much better, no way, the winter here is too cold.

At this time, this mountain col was really filled with tens of thousands of troops, except for a few soldiers who were stationed near the exit of the mountain col from time to time, the whole camp was quiet and there was no movement, and this alone can show the elite degree of the Goguryeo army.

Due to the fact that there was no wind blowing, even on the towering flagpole next to the big tent of the Chinese army, the big flags with the two big characters of 'Yizhi' written on them were solidified by the cold air, and they hung low weakly, without making a little sound.

It turned out that this army was the Goguryeo reinforcements who came to support Gorwin, with more than 40,000 people, all of whom were the most elite troops in Goguryeo, and their commander was Uljihui, one of the most trusted generals of the Goguryeo king Gao Yangcheng.

This time, Ulzhihui led his army here, in addition to helping Gao Wen capture Zhenhai City, which was established in the northeast by the Xia Kingdom, on the orders of Gao Yangcheng, but also to use the army to deter some of the disgruntled old nobles led by the eastern Goguryeo and Lu Yuan Dazuo.

Yuan Dazuo is one of the five tribes of Goguryeo Shunnu from the Shunnu department, he and his father are Goguryeo's eastern Gansa and Da Tsu Lu, in the past can be said to be a high power, not only in the eastern Gansar here has a relatively independent election and judicial power, but also independent military power, it is simply an independent kingdom.

However, because the successive kings of Goguryeo have continuously reduced the power in the hands of the old nobles such as Dazheng Lu and Wubu Gansa in the past 100 years, these old nobles have some complaints in their hearts, and they have become more and more incompatible with the Goguryeo royal family over the years.

And among these people, especially the Eastern Sayuan Dazuo, the strongest in the hands of the hand, and the prestige he has is also the highest, so this time Gao Yangcheng took the opportunity of Yizhi Hui to lead the army to assist Gao Wen, and was ready to pressure Yuan Dazuo to make concessions to himself in some things.

Speaking of Yuan Dazuo, many people may not know what is going on with this benevolent brother, but he has an eldest son named Yuan Gai Suwen, which everyone should be familiar with.

Yuangai Suwen, also known as Yuangaijin, was a very powerful military dictator of Goguryeo later, and in many Chinese commentaries, such as the biography of the heroes of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the name of Quangai Suwen often appears, and the famous generals of the Sui and Tang dynasties who were extremely brave in the civil war were terrified.

However, Yuangai Suwen was changed to Quangai Suwen because he wanted to avoid the name of Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, and he had to complain, fortunately, the Tang Dynasty would be over in less than three hundred years, otherwise I don't know if everyone can still speak and write if they can still speak and write if they continue to avoid it like this.

Well, to get back to the point, for the deeds of such a super bull as Yuan Gai Suwen, everyone must have listened to the ears grinding out of cocoons, and don't say more, relatively speaking, Yuan Dazuo can have such a giant bull's son, and his own ability is not as good as that.

But at this time, the Yuan clan was not the strongest after all, and in the face of the threat of the two armies of Gao Wen and Eoli Hui sent by Gao Yangcheng, Yuan Dazuo was very wise to bow his head and admit his mistake, so that Gao Yangcheng was very satisfied with Yuan Dazuo's acquaintance, but he didn't know that the Yuan family hated the Goguryeo royal family even more in his heart.

Although Eulzhihui didn't know what Yuan Dazuo thought, he could still feel the resentment and dissatisfaction in Yuan Dazuo's heart, but he still didn't say anything, anyway, he had already met Gao Yangcheng's requirements, and the Goguryeo royal family did not have absolute strength to deal with Yuan Dazuo.

If the Yuan clan is really forced to rebel, a big battle between the two sides, even if their own victory rate is very large, but then they will not have the strength to deal with the Xia Kingdom, it is better to maintain the status quo for the time being, and wait until the royal family gradually expands its strength and has overwhelming strength before dealing with these old nobles such as Yusa, Zhilu, and Xingtai. Daxia Chinese Network

For Ulzhihui, suppressing Yuan Dazuo and bowing his head was just a matter of dealing with Gao Yangcheng, and he was not willing to go against the old aristocratic group that still had strong influence in Goguryeo.

The main task in his heart at present is to help Gao Wen move back to the first game, deal a heavy blow to the Xia army who has been chasing Gao Wen all the way, or even eliminate them all, and then uproot the Xia army's stronghold in the northeast called Zhenhai.

Because there is some friendship between Gawain and Ok Zhi Hui, Otchi Hui is very sympathetic to Gawain's plight, and Otchi Hui was still very appreciative of Gawain's actions before, and was very impressed by what he did when he collected the White Mountain tribe and the Beiwo Fu tribe.

After all, 'grace and power' is the royal way in everything, especially for the natives of the Baishan Department and the Wofu people, who are afraid of power and do not have virtue, in Yizhihui's heart, if this practice can be persisted, all the nearby indigenous tribes will be co-opted.

However, because Gao Wen always felt that he could achieve better results by reporting these credits together, and because of the heavy snow that closed the mountains before, the transportation between the east and west sides of Goguryeo was inconvenient, so Gao Wen also suppressed the general's report, and prepared to report to Gao Yangcheng in Pyongyang City after he captured Zhenhai City of the Xia army.

However, Gao Wen never imagined that he would be defeated by the Xia army, which was only a hundred miles away from Zhenhai, and the number of people was not as large as his own, and more than half of the 20,000 troops were lost.

So after Yizhihui led the army to come, Gao Wen not only cooperated with Yizhihui everywhere, but also begged him very much, and finally made Yizhihui agree to write a letter to Gao Yangcheng to intercede, as for whether it works or not, it can only depend on Gao Yangcheng's mood when he received the letter.

At this time, in the big tent of the Goguryeo Chinese army in the mountain col, Eji Hui was leaning over the case and writing letters carefully, after all, he had some friendship with Gao Wen, and he still had some appreciation for Gao Wen, so he still wanted to exonerate Gao Wen from some crimes, at least to reduce the original crime of killing his head to a minimum.

So under the pen of Yizhi Hui, Gao Wen became a loyal and good general who was loyal to the country, and he wanted to wait for the capture of Zhenhai City, and then report the good news to Gao Yangcheng together, but he never expected the enemy army to use tricks and finally lose.

However, although Gawain was defeated, he did not mess up his position at all, he fought and retreated all the way, and finally blocked the enemy army on the north bank of the Tongmen River, so that the enemy army could not cross the thunder pond one step further.

At this point, Yi Zhi Hui finally stopped, and then spread out the letter on the table and studied it carefully, it is estimated that Yi Zhi Hui himself also felt that if it was all about Gao Wen's good words, it would definitely arouse Gao Yangcheng's disgust.

It would not be good if Gao Yangcheng had another rebellious mentality and cut off the head of Gao Wen, who didn't want to kill him, so after thinking about it carefully for a while, Yi Zhihui added some small mistakes of Gao Wen and some suggested remedial measures.

After all the ink on the letter was dry, Yi Zhihui folded the letter and sealed it, while still muttering: "Brother Gawain, brother, I can only help you help here!" After that, he called a henchman soldier outside the tent in, and after telling him a thousand times, he was asked to send him out urgently.

Looking at the figure of his henchmen and soldiers in the distance, Eulji Hui sighed, he was also very worried about the current situation in Goguryeo, there were strong enemies on the outside, and there were battles between the royal family and the old aristocratic forces inside.

Originally, Goguryeo was partial to the East China Sea, and the Baekje, Silla, and Wa kingdoms in the south were far weaker than themselves, and if they were not united, they were not Goguryeo's opponents at all, and the Central Plains was divided into three countries to contain each other, and Goguryeo could also use this time and space to carry out reforms.

But I didn't want to, and suddenly there was an inexplicable Xia Kingdom in the East China Sea that rose rapidly, and occupied the entire Wa Kingdom in just a few years, and several countries that existed in the East China Sea in the past have now perished, leaving only one Silla sandwiched between Goguryeo and Xia to survive.

If Goguryeo did not have the existence of the Xia Kingdom, it could continue to annex Silla after occupying Baekje, and then seek to acquire the old land of Buyeo and Beji, so that after several decades of development, it would be enough to compete with the Central Plains powers, but now because of the existence of the Xia Kingdom, all this has become floating clouds.

Thinking about these things in his heart, Ulzhihui did not call his own soldiers, but took it himself, took down a kettle that was boiling on the stove, and cooked himself a bowl of tea soup, he and Gao Wen like to drink different things, Ulzhi Hui is more or less a mixed race of Goguryeo's Xianbei and Han Chinese, so he has some habits of drinking tea.

A ball of green tea rises and falls in the boiling water, and from time to time Etozhi Hui will sprinkle some salt, fennel and other spices into it, and some people will add rice to it, which is the traditional custom of cooking tea soup in ancient times.

At this time, it was a time when Yizhi Hui was in a relatively peaceful mood, but just as he was picking up the tea bowl and preparing to drink, suddenly a barnyard general rushed in and said: "The general is not good, the Xia army has reinforcements again, and they have been cheating us!" ”