Chapter 721: The Beginning of Defeat
Of course, Lai Hu'er refused to listen to Zhou Fashang's words, what Yang Guang said when he summoned the generals before was ruthless enough, if he didn't show some skills, he was afraid that His Majesty would think that he was perfunctory, and when the time came, he would cut off his own head, but there was nowhere to reason.
Laihu'er was an old man who followed Yang Guang, and when Yang Jian was there, he had already followed Yang Guangnan to fight in the north. Yang Guang's temperament has changed greatly over the years, and even old people like Hu'er can't help but feel frightened, and they can't touch the temper of the Son of Heaven.
Looking at Zhou Fashang, Lai Hu'er shook his head, without explanation, and directly led an army of 40,000 to the city.
However, it is said that the Goryeo ambush soldiers and Luoguo Neikong Temple sent troops to fight with Laihu'er, and then pretended to be defeated and chased Laihu'er into the city.
"Hahaha, just the land of Goguryeo projectiles, dare to compete with my Great Sui! Command to go down and plunder casually!" Everyone marches and fights to make a fortune, and now that they have invaded the city, they are naturally looting on a large scale.
The army of 40,000 disbanded and began to loot in the city. At this moment, the soldiers who were ambushed in the Luoguo Neikong Temple suddenly rushed out, and the 40,000 army did not have time to gather.
After a chase and killing, Laihu'er was defeated, and there were only a few thousand survivors. At this time, fortunately, Zhou Fa was still prepared, and Chen soldiers were waiting, looking at the neat formation of the Great Sui soldiers, Goguryeo had to retreat.
Laihu'er was defeated, and the troops were returned to Tunhaipu, not daring to stay and respond to the army.
Come to Hu'er, the rest of the generals can't sit still, Yang Guang is staring not far away, it's strange that you can sit safely.
Left Yiwei General Yuwen Shu out of Fuyu Road, right Yiwei General Yu Zhongwen out of Lelang Road, left Xiaowei General Jing Yuanheng out of Liaodong Road, right Yiwei General Xue Shixiong out of Wofu Road, right Tunwei General Xin Shixiong out of Xuanfu Road, right Imperial Guard General Zhang Jin out of Xiangping Road, right Wu General Zhao Xiaocai out of Jieshi Road, Zhuojun Taishou Inspection School Zuo Wuwei General Cui Hongsheng out of Suicheng Road, inspection of the right Imperial Guard Hu Benlang Wei Wensheng out of the Zengdi Road, all in Yalu Shuixi.
Yu Wenshu and others sent troops from Luhe and Huaiyuan two towns, and the men and horses were given 100 days of food, and they were also given platoon armor, guns and lances, clothing, military equipment, and fire curtains. Each person carried three stones of grain, but because the food was too heavy, he could not win, and the armies were defeated.
Goguryeo also had some ability, and after defeating the soldiers of the Great Sui, they continued to pursue. As a last resort, the armies from all walks of life were chased like lost dogs, and Mi Li became a burden. Food or heads?
Before the soldiers could abandon the grain, the general had already expected to order the army: "Those who abandon rice millet will be beheaded!"
Although the generals were defeated, they still had their heads, and they knew that rice chestnuts were important materials and could not abandon the enemy.
The so-called policy at the top, there are countermeasures at the bottom. Countless soldiers took advantage of the night to dig a pit and bury the grain. The march without food is indeed fast, and there is no need to worry about being caught up by Goguryeo and cutting off your head, but halfway through the march, the food has already been eaten.
What is the most painful thing in the world?
The people are alive, the pursuers have not arrived, but the food is gone.
Looking at the secret report in his hand, Zhang Bairen's brain suddenly boomed, and he sat there dumbfounded for a long time.
He finally knew why the conquest of Goguryeo had failed.
The defeat of hundreds of thousands of troops in the imperial court immediately shocked the entire Great Sui camp. Defeated unjustly, it was too light for the enemy, I thought that Goryeo was a small country and vulnerable, who would have thought that Goguryeo would be able to counterattack and turn over?
Once they entered the city, they plundered on a large scale, and the soldiers fought separately, making it difficult to gather, and if they were not defeated, there was no reason for them to be killed.
"Bang!"
Yang Guang suddenly overturned the case in front of him, and jumped like thunder: "Waste! Waste! A group of waste!"
Unfortunately, it was too late when the news came back.
"Your Majesty is angry!" Hu Sizheng hurriedly comforted.
"A group of waste, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Great Sui were actually defeated by Goguryeo, what kind of face do they have to face the people of the world?" Yang Guang's eyes were full of anger, and the defeat at Goguryeo had the greatest impact on Yang Guang's plans, so Yang Guang couldn't help but be in a hurry.
"Hurry up and invite the Metropolitan Governor Zhang Bairen!" Yang Guang's voice was eager.
The guards took the order and left, Hu Sizheng was very smart at this time and did not speak, knowing that Yang Guang was anxious at this time, and did not dare to speak indiscriminately so as not to be used as a punching bag.
Inside the big tent
Zhang Bairen looked at the secret report, his brows furrowed, and his face was gloomy and dripping.
Too light, too careless!
It was obviously the advantage of crushing, but at this time, it was actually overturned by the ants of Goryeo.
Zhang Bairen's face was gloomy at this time, and the letter in his hand fell: "The number of days? Could it be that the number of days in the Great Sui is like this? Even if I support and personally supervise all the way, I still can't change the final result? Could it be that all my previous efforts have been in vain?"
Zhang Bairen's face was pale and extremely ugly.
Yang Guang is stubborn and has his own plans, what can he do if he doesn't listen to his own words? Don't say it's Zhang Bairen, even if you change a traverser to come here, Yang Guang doesn't listen to you, even if you are clever and talkative, what can you do?
Don't be kidding, the Great Sui has a million-strong army, do you think Yang Guang will believe it? The Manchu Dynasty will believe in it? The Great Sui will have more than 10 times the strength of Goryeo, so why should Goryeo win?
But the reality is so dramatic, Goryeo wins.
The defeat was like a mountain, the army could not gather, and in the face of the neatly formed Goryeo army, there was only a dead end.
"Governor, Your Majesty, please go over and speak," said the waiter outside the door.
"Got it" Zhang Bairen stood up happily, turned the letter in his hand into powder, and followed the attendant to Yang Guang's tent.
"Ping Pong"
Yang Guang didn't know what he was smashing in the big tent.
Zhang Bairen stood outside the big tent for a while, and only after the sound of smashing inside the big tent disappeared did he slowly step forward and open the curtain: "I've seen Your Majesty." ”
"Aiqing is here, let's take a seat quickly!" Yang Guang's face returned to calm at this time, and a guard cautiously walked into the big tent to clean up the debris on the ground.
"Aiqing, does you know the situation on the front line?" Yang Guang looked at Zhang Bairen.
Zhang Bairen nodded.
"The armies of all walks of life have been defeated, I don't know if Aiqing has the power to return to heaven?" Yang Guang's eyes were eager.
Zhang Bairen looked at Hu Sizheng, who was standing on the side, like a wooden man: "There is a soldier Cao Lang here, where is the need for the lower officials to give advice." The current situation is under the control of Bing Cao Lang, how dare the subordinate show ugliness in front of Bing Cao Lang?"
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the big tent was solemn, Hu Sizheng stared at Zhang Bairen with shame and indignation, and Yang Guang also frowned, knowing that Zhang Bairen was resentful.
But at such a juncture, there is no way to change the general.
"Aiqing don't care about this, the current situation is still important!" Yang Guang forced a stiff smile on his face.
Zhang Bairen shook his head: "The lower officials have no power to return to the sky, the defeat is like a mountain, Your Majesty will not listen to what the lower officials say as soon as possible, what is the plan of the lower officials now?"
Yang Guangyan's face was gloomy and uncertain when he heard this, and he didn't know if Zhang Bairen really had no choice, or if he deliberately didn't say it in revenge for what happened a few days ago.
Of course, Zhang Bairen knew the thoughts in Yang Guang's heart, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, don't think too much, the lower officials are just people, not gods, and now that all the armies have been defeated, don't say that the lower officials, even if the general Yu Juluo is here, he has no power to return to the sky." His Majesty should ask Bing Cao Lang about this matter, maybe it was just Bing Cao Lang who made a strategy, deliberately paralyzed Goryeo, and then surrounded and suppressed Goryeo in one fell swoop. ”
Hearing Zhang Bairen's words, Hu Sizheng's face suddenly became even more ugly, and his face was extremely pale, for fear that Yang Guang would be angry and cut himself down.
"Paralysis. Paralyze your ringgit"
"Your Majesty, the lower officials are guilty, and please punish Your Majesty" Hu Sizheng fell to his knees with a 'poof'.
Yang Guang shook his head: "I'm not confused, it's obviously caused by the generals underestimating the enemy, and it's not your fault." ”
In fact, it is true that no matter how the battle of the Great Sui is fought, it will be won while lying down. But the armies from all walks of life underestimated the enemy, and Goryeo seized the opportunity to beat him into a dead dog.
"There are masters in Goryeo, and I don't know which way the masters broke the game, but I want to see it if I have the chance" Zhang Bairen's heart rose with interest.
At this moment, I only heard the door say: "Your Majesty, there is a messenger in Goryeo who wants to see Your Majesty, and if you want to surrender, please ask Your Majesty to cut it off." ”
However, it is said that Goryeo sent the minister Eulji Wendeok to the camp of the Great Sui to surrender, in fact, he wanted to watch the reality of the Great Sui.
Now that Goguryeo has overturned the lion of the Great Sui so easily, he is uneasy in his heart, thinking that the Great Sui is cheating.
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