These days, there is no poem like "shoot the man first, shoot the horse, capture the thief first, capture the king", but as the leader of the film, Bu Sheng knows the principle and value of "capture the thief first, capture the king". When they are defeated The defenders of the "Royal Palace" did not care about what was happening behind them, and only focused on chasing Yuan Taizuo. At this time, Beifu Yucheng's fire was soaring into the sky, almost like daylight, giving Bu Sheng the direction to pursue.
The prisoners of Sumo Mohe ran rampant in the "palace" like cutting through waves. They cut a bloody path and went straight to the core where Yuan Taizuo was. The Goguryeo soldiers in other places lost their lead due to the fire. Even if they came to support, they could not form an organization. Their strength was not as good as that of the Sumo army who broke out of the prison and were quickly killed and dispersed.
Although Bu Sheng wanted to cut Yuan Taizuo into pieces, he also knew that it was difficult to find the target at night, so he led a group of soldiers and rushed under the Goguryeo flag.
The military flag is also the military flag of Goguryeo, and it is the soul of the military. This flag is three feet high, and the flagpole is as thick as a thigh. The flag fluttering in the wind is particularly eye-catching in the firelight.
The Goguryeo soldiers who were behind saw Bu Sheng's intention. They were frightened and came desperately from all directions. The soldiers of the Sumo Army rushed forward one after another and resisted the crazy counterattack of the Goguryeo soldiers.
"Ha" Bu Sheng rushed forward, roared, and slashed at the flagpole with his sword. The sword kept breaking, and then he went around the flagpole and slashed several times. The flagpole was making a sound. Under the drag of the big flag, it collapsed.
Thousands of Sumo soldiers cheered thunderously and their morale was boosted, and they struggled to attack the enemy. When the Goguryeo soldiers saw the commander's flag fall, their morale plummeted and they fled one after another.
The fall of the commander seriously affected the overall situation of the Goguryeo army. The soldiers on the city did not know what was going on. From a distance, they saw thousands of enemy troops with high morale and cheers, while their own soldiers were all killed and scattered. They all thought that the commander had been killed. In the chaos.
At the same time, two more armies came from the West City and the South City respectively. They circled the city and fired arrows just like they did before. The auxiliary soldiers were panicked and collapsed first.
One person led ten people to escape, ten people led hundreds, and one hundred led thousands... The deserters were like snowballs, and the momentum of the escape became more and more massive. The defenders of the two cities soon completely collapsed. They fled along the city wall toward the "silent" North City and East City.
"Hold on! Hold on!" Yuan Taizuo had already escaped from the horse racing road to the North City, but what greeted him was not a stable military formation, but a chaotic group of soldiers. Faced with this scene, he Totally desperate.
"Da da da... wu wu wu..." From the north came bursts of intensive sound of horse hooves, horns, and shouts. Even the city walls trembled. Under the illumination of the fire in the city, I could see a distant figure appearing in the distance. A black straight line.
The generals on the northern city of Goguryeo couldn't find their soldiers, and the soldiers couldn't find their generals, and there was chaos. With such a series of changes, it would take a long time for the enemy to successfully assemble a team even during the day, let alone a frightening night with repeated defeats?
Yuan Taizuo looked at the approaching army, but his army was in chaos. Although there were calm soldiers waiting with their bows drawn, the narrow city walls became an obstacle for the defeated army, and they were knocked to the ground one after another, and the army collapsed. The soldiers trampled over them regardless. This made Yuan Taizuo so anxious that his eyes burst into flames.
The soldiers who were closely protecting Yuan Taizuo suddenly discovered that warning fires were lit in Xicheng and Nancheng successively, and they quickly shouted to Yuan Taizuo: "Commander, look!"
Yuan Taizuo looked back and saw fire burning on the stone platforms on top of the West City Tower and the South City Tower.
These two fires represented that the two cities had reached an extremely critical moment, and at the same time they further damaged the morale and fighting spirit of Yuan Taizuo's soldiers.
"Your Majesty!" In the chaos, a general covered in blood came to the city from the horse racing road. He squeezed out from the crowd and said heartbreakingly: "The city gate has been lost."
"What?" Yuan Taizuo's face changed drastically and he asked urgently: "Which gate?"
"It's the North City Gate at our feet." The general said without waiting for Yuan Taizuo to ask: "There is a secret passage in Beifu City. Tu Diji personally led a group of elite troops to kill them out of the secret passage. They have captured the city gate. .”
When Yuan Taizuo heard this, it was like five thunders struck his head. He finally understood why the fire started. It turned out that the enemy army came out of the secret passage, and the army outside the city stopped when it approached. They were waiting. , it must be this moment.
He opened his mouth, but nothing came out.
"Boom, boom..." The cavalry outside the city started. A group of cavalry advanced at full speed and entered the city without any slack. The cavalry on both sides were not fast. When they got close, they used bows and arrows to suppress the Goguryeo soldiers on the city.
An arrow fell from the sky and hit Yuan Taizuo's right shoulder. The arrow was not strong and the damage caused was not great, but it was enough to wake Yuan Taizuo up. He said decisively: "Beifu Yucheng has been guarded. We can’t hold on anymore, let’s evacuate to the east of the city and leave through the east city gate.”
"Commander, there is no way!" When they finally rushed to the east city, the city was empty.
The city was full of wailing soldiers, but they saw the situation and did not do anything. They jumped down the city one after another, preparing to escape this disaster under the cover of night. However, Beifu Yucheng, after being reinforced and raised several times by Sumo Mohe, is only about three feet tall. If you jump like this, you will be disabled even if you don't die. What's more important is that before the people in front had time to leave, someone else jumped from behind. With so many layers stacked up, all the people above and in the middle were naturally dead, while the people behind had flesh cushions, so there was no damage.
Those who could run now have long since run away, leaving only those who were smashed to pieces.
"Commander, what should we do now?" the soldier commander asked urgently.
At this moment, Yuan Taizuo was calmer than ever before. He leaned over and took a look outside the city. He saw a line of "people" forming a sloping city below, and the remaining height was not very high. He immediately said: "Jump down, and you may break your legs." , try to 'land' on your butt."
With that said, he climbed onto the battlement and bounced forward with all his strength. While he was in the air, he held his feet with his hands and demonstrated to everyone what it meant to "land on his butt first."
"Poof!" Yuan Taizuo hit a wounded soldier on the head with his butt. Although the opponent's head was bent, the hard head also caused him unbearable pain. But at this moment, he could no longer care about it. He didn't stand up, he just rolled on the spot and stood up only when he reached the bottom.
"puff!"
"puff!"
"puff!"
"puff!"
When the soldiers and generals who escaped saw that their commander was fine, they all followed the law and jumped down. Most of them successfully escaped from the slope; but a few could not be as perfect as Yuan Taizuo because their legs were stuck. When he got into the gap, he had no time to pull it out and was hit by the person behind him.
The soldiers escaping from the left and right sides were not as calm as the soldiers. They were panicked and just jumped down without giving the soldiers in front a chance to escape. This killed and injured some people.
For the defeated side, fighting at night also has an advantage, that is, when there is a large-scale escape, it is difficult for officers to control the soldiers under their command. As long as the defeated soldiers escape into the night, the victorious side cannot pursue them. Yuan Taizuo and his soldiers desperately fled to the blind spot where the light could not reach, and couldn't help but look back. They saw the city's flames soaring into the sky, and bursts of excited shouts came from the city. He couldn't help but sigh, He said painfully: "If it is lost, it won't take long for the whole city to fall."
"Commander, what should we do now?" a general asked.
Yuan Taizuo said: "Leave from the southeast!"
"Commander, except for swords, we don't even have a horse to travel with, and we don't even have a morsel of dry food. Tudiji has already gathered all the Sumo Mohe people, which also means that in the next few days, we will There is almost no food to keep out the cold or food to fill our bellies. In this situation, we may not be able to hold on for long." He then cautiously suggested: "How about we go find the second general?"
"This is a long-planned murder. Everything in front of us is caused and directed by Yang Ji. Now that he has taken action against us, how can he let the second brother go? If we go to meet up here, I'm afraid He threw himself into the trap." Yuan Taizuo pondered for a long time and said bitterly: "I hope my second brother will be on guard."
When everyone heard this, they were speechless.
When they thought of Yuan Taizuo's order Yuan Canghai coming to join the order, they felt very heavy.
"The second brother has eight thousand elites, and the Sui army cannot surround him. Even if he is defeated, the soldiers will use the vast wilderness to escape." Yuan Taizuo comforted himself, turned and walked forward, he said as he walked : "We don't need to worry about them. The top priority is to get out of danger. As for everything else, take one step at a time. Let's go, let's go!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded in a low voice and disappeared into the vast night.
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The fire in Beifu City did not stop until the next morning. After a night of burning, the entire city was like a square heating stove, with a warm air filling every place.
Except for the general Liang Laodai and Zhang Zhuque Xuanwu who set the fire, no one from Yang Ji or his soldiers participated in the war. It can be said that the main soldiers always acted as spectators.
"See you, Your Majesty!" When Liu Quan, Tu Diji, Tu Diluo, Bu Sheng, Hu Ci Tai and others arrived at the "royal palace" that had been cleared, it was already the afternoon of that day. Although the fire had not been completely extinguished, the soldiers had already Under the leadership of generals at all levels, the battlefield began to be cleaned.
"Chief Tudi!" Yang Ji smiled slightly: "You and I haven't seen each other for several months, so there is no need to be polite." Then he said to the others: "No need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up straight and involuntarily cast their eyes on Yang Ji, especially Liu Quan, but Tu Diji, Tu Diluo, Bu Sheng, and Hu Zhitai looked at the calm Yang Ji, but felt uncomfortable in their hearts. A chill that pierced the bones -
In this Northern Expedition, Goguryeo first dispatched 30,000 elite soldiers and 30,000 auxiliary troops. Then, Nanfu Yucheng Laisa Tanyin also mobilized 10,000 elite soldiers and more than 10,000 to 20,000 civilians to participate in the battle. Its total military strength was, At least there are about 80,000 people. In the previous war, the Goguryeo army had lost between 30,000 and 40,000 people, and there were still about 40,000 to 50,000 people left.
The current Goguryeo Northern Army is basically finished after yesterday's daytime battle and the fire attack at night. As for the defeated troops who escaped that night, more than 90% lost their transportation horses, food and supplies. How could they hold on to Goguryeo? Territory?
Although the eight thousand fine cavalry commanded by Yuan Canghai are relatively complete, Yang Ji seems to have follow-up means, so this army may not be able to escape the fate of destruction.
This jaw-dropping and unimaginable achievement was accomplished by this seemingly gentle and gentle Prince of the Sui Dynasty, but he himself was just talking and coordinating all parties.
Tu Diji, in particular, was far more frightened than others. He visited Yang Ji years ago. After Yang Ji accepted his "bribery", he not only agreed to all his "requests", but also suggested that he go to Luoyang to worship. Strive for Yang Guang's recognition. This led him to believe that the name "Killing God" was somewhat untrue, and that he lacked sufficient foresight and wisdom, so he inevitably felt a bit of contempt in his heart.
At this moment of reunion, apart from awe and fear, Tu Diji no longer felt any emotions of contempt or conspiracy.
"Chief Tudi! I have arranged for 20,000 elite troops to ambush Yuancanghai's partial division. I believe there will be good news in the next two days. You have another 10,000 elite troops on the border between Sumo Mohe and Goguryeo to intercept the retreat. Soldiers. Therefore, the invading army of Goguryeo is basically destroyed. If you want to regain the lost territory, it is actually very difficult."
After a pause, Yang Ji pointed to the table in front of him, where the golden knives and maps representing Sumo Mohe's highest authority were neatly placed. He smiled and said hypocritically: "These were given to me by Chief Huci on orders. But as the suzerain state recognized by you, how can I, the Sui Dynasty, do anything to add insult to injury? You should take it back!"
With a "pop" sound, Tu Diji knelt down and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, my loyalty to the Sui Dynasty can be seen from the heavens. Now that I have promised to donate the soil, how can I do anything contrary to my promise? What if? If we really did that, it would be hard for the heavens and gods to tolerate us.”
Tu Diji is not stupid. They have lost all their elites now and have more than 100,000 or 200,000 people in Liaozhou. If he dares to take back the things on the table, he will completely offend the Sui Dynasty. What will greet them in the future will be The entire clan was destroyed; and even if the Sui Dynasty did not blame him, how would they deal with Goguryeo's revenge?
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Hu Ci Tai also knelt down and said, "My Majesty, you also know that the inclusion of the Sui Dynasty is the legacy of the previous chief, and it is an inviolable mission for our clan."
Seeing that they were so knowledgeable, Yang Ji pretended to think for a while and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, get up!"
"If the king doesn't agree, I will kill myself here." As he said that, Tu Diji took out a dagger and put it on his neck, looking at Yang Ji resolutely.
It's not that he's showing off, he's serious about it. At this time, their fate as Sumo Mohe was a foregone conclusion, and they had no choice but to surrender to the Sui Dynasty. If Yang Ji didn't believe in him, the whole clan would suffer, so for the sake of the clan and to win Yang Ji's trust, he was willing to Die Mingzhi.
"Forget it, I promise you!" Yang Ji signaled, "Get up and talk!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Tu Diji and Hu Citai stood up one after another, and Tu Diji also inserted the dagger back into the scabbard tied to his boot.
"In the next battle, we will continue to fight in the name of Sumo Mohe." Yang Ji said to Tudiji: "When our army destroys the Yuancanghai tribe and regains the lost territory, you can tell the world about the news contained in the offering of soil."
"I will obey your orders!" Tu Diji agreed.
"The war here is over. I have no intention of staying here, but someone must stay behind." Yang Ji said to Huci Tai and Tudi Luo: "General Huci and General Luo, you two led the soldiers who revolted last night. Stay in Beifu Yucheng, and at the same time, you quickly transfer food and supplies from other places so that the soldiers can have a place to shelter from the wind and snow."
"General, I obey!" The two agreed loudly, but Tu Diluo hesitated for a long time, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, there are still many Goguryeo prisoners in the city. How should we deal with these people?"
Yang Ji replied: "Beifu City was destroyed by fire. The next focus is to rebuild the houses. You just let them do heavy work such as carrying wood and stones. After that, they will all be executed!"
"Here!" Hu Ci Tai and Tu Di Luo responded loudly.
"Tu Diji, Bu Sheng, follow me and lead the army south!" Yang Ji glanced at the generals, and then ordered: "During the war, there is no time to delay. In the afternoon, I will go south together, and get ready!"
"General, I obey!" The generals bowed and retreated.
After everyone left, Yang Ji said to Shen Faxing: "Shen Zhengzheng, you escort a group of prisoners to Da'an City, let Duan Decao and four thousand soldiers pretend to be the Goguryeo army, and then take Nanfu Yucheng for me in the name of defeating the army. .After conquering the city, raise the banner of Sumo Mohe."
Shen Faxing had a difficult life and was forced to become a thief, but he was definitely not a born rebel; now he has the opportunity to correct his evil ways and make achievements, and he has always been running and fighting on the dangerous front line.
Yang Ji is willing to work hard to cultivate such a person.
"I humbly obey my orders!"
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