Corpses were strewn outside Beifu City, the blood on the snow was frozen into patches of shocking red, and many wounded soldiers let out pitiful cries. Yuan Taizuo on the city stared at the retreating direction of Sumo Mohe's army, opened his eyes, and finally punched the city battlements angrily.
The previous scene lingered in their hearts like a nightmare. Even in the face of the naked provocation and contempt of the Su Mo Mohe army, Yuan Taizuo could not think of attacking because he felt that this army was different from the previous one. Due to the difference in the army, it is even suspected that these soldiers were dressed as soldiers of the Sui Army. Even if they are not soldiers of the Sui Army, the generals and weapons are probably 90% derived from the Sui Army. Now that the Sui army has "entered the scene", are there more than just these soldiers?
If they pursue this rashly, they will definitely fall into the Sui army's plan. Isn't the tripping horse formation just now the best proof? There was even an ambush not far outside the city. There must be more in the distance.
However, unexpectedly, the "Sumo Mohe" army did not go far. After they withdrew from the battlefield, they quickly formed a lineup and then put on a posture ready for battle.
"Commander, what should we do now?" a general asked Yuan Taizuo.
"The top priority is to treat the wounded soldiers. If left alone, these soldiers will definitely freeze to death. Now we must clear out the city gate, and then move forward step by step to rescue the wounded soldiers in front of the horse formation." Yuan Taizuo said deeply. He glanced at the enemy, turned around, and said to the generals: "They are light cavalry, very fast, but the infantry square formation with all kinds of arms is the nemesis of the light cavalry. He immediately ordered the infantry to leave the city and put up a defensive formation. . Then order the auxiliary troops to go out of the city to rescue the wounded soldiers. The archers and crossbowmen on the city are responsible for suppressing them."
"General, I obey!" the generals responded and immediately went about their business.
Yuan Taizuo ordered to a soldier commander: "Send a messenger to send this news to Da Duilu. At the same time, let all cities prepare for war."
"I humbly obey my orders!" The commander of the soldiers followed the order and left.
Yuan Taizuo frowned and thought for a moment, then said to another commander: "Send a team of messengers and ask the second general to lead the army back to the city. Hurry!"
The Sui army had torn away the mask of hypocrisy. The defense of his brother Yuan Canghai at the border was not only useless, but also in danger of the entire army being destroyed. If he had not been transferred back, the two brothers would have been very likely to be defeated one by one by the other side. At this time, The best response at this moment is to join forces and firmly occupy Beifu Yucheng.
"I humbly obey my orders!"
"I hope it's too late." Yuan Taizuo whispered worriedly. The situation has reached an uncontrollable point, and Yuan Taizuo can no longer control it. Without confirming that the Sui Dynasty would start a war, he did not dare to start a war without authorization. The only way was to ask his father Yuan Ziyou for instructions. However, he was in Yucheng, Beifu, and his father was in Liaodong City. The distance between the two cities was more than a thousand miles, and he didn't know whether his father could receive military information before the war.
"Woo, woo, woo..." At this moment, the desolate horn sounded again in the distance.
"What happened?" Yuan Taizuo was shocked.
"Commander!" A team of scouts galloped from the north of the city and shouted loudly: "Commander, the scouts discovered that a Sumo Mohe army cavalry of about 4,000 people was running towards the north of the city. They were only more than ten miles away from the city. Zhu Yao, looking at the direction of their march, it seems that they are trying to join the enemy forces outside the city."
When Yuan Taizuo heard the news, he broke out in cold sweat. What he was most worried about had come. He looked at the city and immediately ordered: "Close the four gates immediately and order the entire army to prepare for war."
"What should we do with these soldiers outside the city?" asked a general.
Yuan Taizuo looked at the stationary army, gritted his teeth, and said viciously: "The overall situation is of paramount importance, and we order the soldiers to return to the city immediately."
"Here!"
After the order was passed, the soldiers who were about to leave the city immediately stopped, and a large number of lightly wounded soldiers crowded the open city gate. The wounded soldiers wanted to enter the city to avoid the disaster, but the soldiers in the city had already assembled. The city was in chaos. The soldiers responsible for maintaining public security in the city scolded them repeatedly, but it had no effect at all.
"Woooooooo..."
The desolate sound of the trumpet came from afar. Yuan Taizuo heard the sound and looked around, but he saw the light cavalry who had stopped moving suddenly moved out, killing each other from the left and the right.
The distance of several miles on the plain is not a long distance for the cavalry, but the best attacking distance. When Yuan Taizuo saw this enemy army that had won a battle approaching, he knew that if he could not make a decision, If they can't close the city gate, they can fight all the way into the city. If they occupy the city gate, another incoming enemy army will definitely rush into the city and slaughter all the relaxed troops.
He immediately gave the order: "Soldiers outside the city, listen to the order. You should retreat south immediately. Otherwise, you will be regarded as an enemy and will be killed without mercy."
Yuan Taizuo's voice was loud, and the soldiers beside him shouted three times in succession, but the wounded soldiers outside the city ignored him and continued to rush towards the city gate desperately.
For them, their own soldiers have nothing to fear. The scary thing is that the enemy soldiers who have already charged will surely die if they cannot squeeze into the city.
"Fire the arrow!" Yuan Taizuo's eyes turned cold, and he raised his right hand high and swung it down hard in the air.
"Buzz buzz..." In the stunned eyes of the wounded soldiers outside the city, rows of arrows, with the scream of death, fell mercilessly into the crowd. Blood bloomed like red plum blossoms in the crowd, and desperate and shrill screams gathered into a piece of death music.
The fear of death finally made these wounded soldiers realize the reality. Ignoring the urging of the wounded soldiers behind them, they dispersed frantically to both sides.
The Goguryeo troops on the city only fired four rounds of arrows and then stopped shooting. Yuan Taizuo glanced indifferently at the wounded soldiers scrambling to disperse, and then squinted his eyes at the menacing enemy. These cavalry did not attack directly. city, but followed the city wall to chase down the fleeing wounded soldiers.
"Is the city gate closed?" Yuan Taizuo asked loudly.
"Commander Qi, it has been closed."
"That's good!" Yuan Taizuo breathed a sigh of relief.
They had just closed the city gate when they heard the sound of hoofbeats in the distance and a row of small black dots heading towards the northwest end.
As the black spot got closer and closer, the queue became wider and wider, numbering thousands of people. Although the momentum was very large, the speed gradually slowed down and stopped about three miles away from the city. No attack was launched.
The officers and soldiers on the city complained a little about Yuan Taizuo's cruelty, but at this moment, they were more happy. If Yuan Taizuo hadn't handled it properly, the two armies would have joined forces to enter the city.
Under the gaze of everyone, the two enemy armies outside the city slowly stopped. Among the armies that had fought with Tan Yin before, a few horses rode out and marched towards the other army. But those people were beaten to the ground by a general who rushed out on horseback.
Although they couldn't hear what they said, the soldiers on the city also knew that the army behind them was the army of the enemy's commander. The reason why they whipped their own commander was obviously to blame them for not capturing the city gate, which led to the failure of the plan.
Soon, the few people who were knocked to the ground climbed back on their horses. One of them returned to the army, and then led his soldiers slowly towards Nancheng.
"Commander, what should we do now?" The person asking the question was Tan Yin, who had suffered a defeat. When he left the city, he had 6,000 people. When he returned to the city, there were less than 1,000 people left.
He was commanding from behind because he was the general. If he had charged into the battle foolishly, he would have become a cold corpse long ago.
Yuan Taizuo glanced at Tan Yin and said, "What else can we do? Of course we must guard against it."
Tan Yin said nonchalantly: "Where are the enemy troops outside the city? What should we do?"
This time, he failed miserably, and his attitude towards Yuan Taizuo was completely different from before.
"The enemy troops are lightly armed and have no heavy equipment. In my opinion, they only carry a few fur coats and a few days of rations." Yuan Taizuo looked at the two enemy troops outside the city and said coldly: "It's okay if it's summer, but at this time the water can condense into ice, so they won't be able to hold on for long. If they don't retreat, at least one person will freeze to death tomorrow."
"Such a casualty ratio is not something they can bear. They like to stay, so just let them stay." Yuan Taizuo snorted coldly and said to Tan Yun: "The west city gate is handed over to you, I hope you don't want to Let down the thousands of soldiers who died in vain.”
Those who died were all Tan Yun's soldiers.
Yuan Taizuo believed that even if Tan Yin had complaints against him, he would not disappoint his dead soldiers, and the corpses randomly thrown outside the city spurred Tan Yin all the time, so he felt that Tan Yin was more important than anyone else at this moment. They are all suitable to be the guards of Xicheng.
After hearing the last words, Tan Yin's face became extremely ugly, but although the words were unpleasant, they touched his sore spot, so he cupped his hands with a dark face and said, "Commander, please don't worry."
"Well!" Yuan Taizuo is the leader of an army and should be at the center. If he stays here for a long time, he will not be doing his job properly. He nodded, then led a group of soldiers down to the city and walked towards the official office.
. . . . . .
Outside the city, Yang Ji, who was pretending to be angry, watched Liu Quan lead his army away. He glanced at Beifu Yucheng, who was fluttering his flag, turned his horse's head and retreated, leading his personal guards to the temporary Chinese army's tent.
Yang Ji planned to fight this battle with all foreign troops, so the Sui soldiers led by Liu Quan made a false shot and returned to the Da'an County barracks. He himself took over Tudiluo's army. The army he led was the vanguard of the Xi people. The main generals were Li Daliang and Zong Luohu. The generals at the following levels were mainly Liang Erdai.
As for the uniforms and hairstyles of the Xi soldiers, they are not much different from those of the Sumo Mohe people; the flags they display are also those of the Sumo Mohe people, so Yang Ji is not worried about what Goguryeo will see.
Even if they could see it, it wouldn't make much sense. After all, neither the Sui Dynasty nor Goguryeo were ready for a full-scale war. Even if Goguryeo suffered a secret loss, I'm afraid it would be seen and remembered.
Yang Ji took off his cloak, threw it to Zhang Chuchen, and asked Li Daliang: "Where is the main force of the Xi people now?"
"According to reports from the scouts, the main force of the Xi people has crossed the Xinkai River and is speeding up. They should be able to arrive before noon yesterday." Li Daliang answered with his hands in hand.
Yang Ji pondered for a while and said: "As expected, Yuan Taizuo will join forces. If Yuan Canghai's army arrives, it will increase the pressure on our army."
Having said this, Yang Ji took out a command arrow and handed it to Zhu Can: "Old Zhu, let Xi Zhong's troops be divided into two groups, with 20,000 people on one side. This army is mainly to deal with Yuan Canghai; the other group is responsible for intercepting the defeated army and doing its best. Annihilate the enemy soldiers and delay the retreat of the army south."
The territory from Beifucheng to Goguryeo is four to five hundred miles, and the current weather is undoubtedly the best enemy of the defeated army. Once the defeated army abandons their helmets and armor and loses supplies, they will die in large numbers in the snowy fields. Among them, it would be good to have half of those who actually escaped to Goguryeo.
"Here!" Zhu Can took the order arrow and went out of the tent to arrange people.
"Li Daliang, Zong Luohu!" Yang Ji ordered again: "You divide the four thousand troops into four teams. Every once in a while, go around the city to make sure that the Goguryeo army in the city is not safe."
The city of Beifu Yucheng is huge, but they do not have enough troops to surround the city at all. If they defend the four gates separately, it is easy for Goguryeo to defeat them one by one. The previous "whipping" of Liu Quan and Tu Diluo was an illusion created, so that Yuan Taizuo mistakenly thought that they planned to attack by force, and the subsequent arrangement was to draw the enemy's attention to the West City and South City, so that the North City could be freed up so that the surprise troops could move through the secret passage.
"I will obey your orders!" Li Daliang and Zong Luohu agreed.
"Your Majesty, since there are two secret passages in Beifu Yucheng, why not go in at night?" Xue Wanche, who was acting as a guard, cupped his fists and asked in a deep voice.
"Stupid!" Yang Ji glared at him: "Injuring the enemy by 1,000 and damaging yourself by 800 is the result of a reckless man. It is not worth risking the lives of the soldiers."
After the generals retreated, Yang Ji asked Shen Faxing, who had returned, "Are there any Sumo Mohe people in the city?"
"There are thousands of prisoners and thousands of people." Shen Faxing's face changed slightly when he thought of Yang Ji's previous arrangements. He hesitated for a long time, then cupped his hands and said: "According to what I know, the foreign strategy implemented by the king in Liangzhou is: Those who wish to be naturalized are all Sui people; if we burn down Beifu Yucheng with a fire, wouldn't these people who were imprisoned by the Goguryeo army die?"
"Naturalization and transformation are the people's hearts." Yang Ji said: "If Beifu Yucheng is in Liangzhou, or it is wedged into the territory of our dynasty, we only need to spend decades to manage it. There is no difference between Hu and Han; the people among them will also become the people of the Sui Dynasty."
"But the people living here are not from the surrounding areas of Liangzhou or the Xi people. They lack the foundation of Han culture. In addition to migration, it is difficult to naturalize the people here. If the Hu and Han people mix, there is a danger of becoming Hu. This is one of them.”
"Secondly, the Sumo Mohe territory, including Beifu Yucheng, is in the area of the Four War, and I cannot stay here for a long time; once we retreat, the people here are likely to return to their previous way of life, or even It also grew stronger under the banner of our Sui Dynasty, and eventually turned into a country similar to Goguryeo. In this case, what is the use of these Sumo Mohe people in the city?"
After glancing at Shen Faxing, Yang Ji continued: "Our top priority is to annihilate the Goguryeo army in the city as much as possible. As for the Sumo Mohe prisoners, let them serve as the vanguard of the chaos during the chaos."
"This..." Shen Faxing looked at Yang Ji's calm face and felt cold all over. Yang Ji's light words cut off all the remaining Sumo Mohe people in the city.
"We don't carry much military rations, and we don't have anything to keep out the cold. We can't stay here for long." Yang Ji told Shen Faxing: "Go see Tudiji again and tell him that tonight we will go as planned." Act.”
"Here!" Shen Faxing felt chilled in his heart, silently bowed to Yang Ji, said goodbye and left.
——————
(Asking for monthly votes and recommendation votes.)
(Have you ever felt irritable or depressed these days?)
7017k
