The total strength of the Xifeng Third Battalion is 100,000. The northern camp deploys 15,000 northern troops, and the south camp deploys 10,000 southern troops. After dividing the troops in this way, the main camp has 75,000 soldiers. The main camp is also a military camp built on the basis of a small village. It is already late at night, but the Chinese army tent is still brightly lit, and the coach Song Zun is looking at the map.
Songzun was a Confucian general who was over fifty years old. Although he entered the official position as a civil servant, he was not a man who did not know how to fight. When he was in the south, it was because of his stability and caution that Goguryeo was defeated again and again. The Baekje Army and the Silla Army attempted a sneak attack. Being able to serve as the head coach of the three horns this time is actually the result of Yuan Ziyou's recommendation, and what Yuan Ziyou values is his stability.
During his years in the north, Songzun also came into contact with a large amount of information about famous generals and marshals of the Sui Dynasty. He knew that Yang Ji was an aggressive and radical figure. Since the Sui Dynasty appointed him as the coach of the Eastern Route Army, Goguryeo should give up its illusions. ,Ready to fight. Moreover, he knew that the biggest characteristic of Yang Ji's fighting style was his boldness, that he dared to do things that others dare not do, and he had no "resume" of water fighting; so once Yang Ji came, he would never follow the steps. Instead of fighting in the squad, he went straight to the northern battlefield.
Regarding Songzun's analysis, Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou fully agreed with and fully supported his strategy of strict defense. Unfortunately, although Shangfeng was very supportive, the generals below lost their trust and patience because of his years of excessive caution and prudentness. , all think that he is unfounded and no one takes his orders seriously.
Because in the past few years, Song Zun was always worried about the Sui army's attack, and he summoned the generals to discuss matters when he had nothing to do. At the beginning, everyone would rush to the Chinese army to listen to orders as soon as possible, but every so-called attack did not exist. Over time, everyone was tired of Songzun. In addition, there were many conflicts between the north and the south, so the north led by Li Yong Pai increasingly despised Song Zun, who was suffering from "hypothesis", and almost always obeyed his orders.
In fact, not only the northern faction, but also the generals of the southern faction are annoyed; but the southern faction is a member of the same faction after all, and everyone is ridiculed by the northern faction, so they can still stick together.
The news that came back in recent days has cast a layer of gloom in Songzun's heart. The scouts and patrols of Quan Ming, the lord of Changtu City, were killed and annihilated by the Sui army before they even reached Nanfuyu City; Momi City and Yibao, the lord of Maigu City, also encountered this situation. These two unusual incidents made Songzun realize that the Sui army was covering up and did not want to reveal some secrets to the Goguryeo scouts.
In particular, the battle report from the Liaoshui defense line in the south stated that there was no trace of Yang Ji. This allowed Song Zun to judge that the main force of the Sui army had already attacked, and the target was their three horns.
The severe situation made him feel more and more anxious. Originally, he invited deputy commander Li Yong to come together to discuss the matter, but the other party did not buy his account at all.
"Songxian!" Songzun looked at the map for a long time and couldn't tell which of the three horns Yang Ji was targeting, so he called the responsible soldier commander.
"The general is here." Song Xian stepped forward, bowed and asked, "I wonder what the master's orders are?"
"Is there any news about the Sui army?" Song Zun asked worriedly, rubbing his astringent brows.
"No." Song Xian shook his head and replied softly: "Our people have been inquiring about the news. However, our people can hardly enter the Sui army's defense line. Even if someone breaks into it, there is no news. It seems that , they were also killed by the Sui army."
"Tell everyone to step up their vigilance and try not to leave the camp if nothing happens. At the same time, order Quan Ming to step up his vigilance and inquire about the enemy's movements." Although Song Zun felt that compared to Xifeng Camp, Yang Ji was more likely to be in Changtu City. Although he went to make trouble, he still seemed very cautious.
"Yes!" Song Xian agreed and advised: "Master, you haven't slept peacefully in the past few days, so you should take a rest!"
"I can't sleep!" Songzun sighed and said: "Our enemy this time is different from Silla and Baekje before. It is a formidable overlord. Compared with it, Goguryeo is an insignificant and weak country. Weak. When a country faces a strong country, it is not impossible to win, but a weak country cannot make a single mistake, because a single defeat will cause irreparable consequences. But a strong country can afford to lose."
"If our defense line is broken by the Sui army, what we will lose is not simply the land and army, but it means that the Sui army can march straight into Liaodong City."
"But General Li and others ignored my painstaking efforts. It's really..."
Before he finished speaking, someone outside the door shouted loudly: "Fire, fire!"
Song Zun and Song Xian were stunned. The tent door was opened forcefully from the outside, and a soldier shouted: "General, the fire in Beiying is soaring into the sky."
Song Zun hurriedly ran out of the tent and saw flames rising into the sky and red flames flying in the northeast. It was Beiying that was burned.
As he looked at it, a look of horror flashed in his eyes. He turned to look at Song Xian, but saw that the other party also looked defeated. He said sadly: "It must be the Sui army."
"Master, what should we do now?" Song Xian asked quickly.
Song Zun was silent after hearing this, thinking hard about countermeasures.
At this moment, bursts of war drums came from the military camp. After a while, a general galloped over and said loudly: "General, something serious is going wrong. General Li has assembled his army and is preparing to rescue Beiying." .”
After hearing this, Song Zun was so shocked that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. He was so anxious that he shouted: "Quickly, order Li Yong to stop."
"It's too late!" The general said with a wry smile: "General Li's forward has already left the camp."
When Songzun heard these words, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue, which made stars appear in his eyes. At this moment, he had already seen through the Sui army's combat intention. It was clearly a strategy of "encircling the point to bring reinforcements" and "lubing the snake out of the hole". If Li Yong sent troops at this time, what else would he do if he wasn't going to die? Thinking that he had already given orders to Li Yong, he resolutely ordered Song Xian: "Send my general order to order our soldiers to take up positions, stick to the camp, and be ready for battle, and be quick."
"Yes!" Song Xian saluted and left.
At this moment, Songzun's mind calmed down as never before. He took off his sword, handed it to a young general, and said in a deep voice: "Take my sword and go to the south camp, so that they can also prepare for battle. , without my order, not a single soldier is allowed to leave the camp; anyone who violates this will be punished for treason."
"Yes!" The young general took the sword and ran outside with his soldiers.
Songzun took a deep breath, took the reins of the horse from a soldier, and flew on the horse: "Follow me to see General Li."
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At this time, fires shot up into the sky at Xifeng Beiying, and red flames flew from tent to tent, illuminating the night sky in the Kou River Basin. The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood and burnt stench. The Goguryeo rebels in the main camp cried for their fathers and mothers and scrambled for their lives. The Xiaoguo army cut off the escape route to the main camp, killing heads and leaving corpses piled up.
The fire in the camp was getting bigger and bigger, and the smoke was billowing. The whole camp was shrouded in thick smoke, and the troops could not stay any longer. The thick smoke rolled in, making the Sui soldiers cough and choke on their tears and noses. came out, and the war horse was being roasted by the high temperature, and it was also neighing uneasily. Master Yinshi ordered loudly: "Give me the order. The whole army will immediately withdraw from the camp and wait outside to wait for the defeated troops to come and die."
The soldiers of the Sui Army withdrew to guard outside the camp, and the Goguryeo soldiers who were lucky enough not to be killed or burned to death also fled outside. However, the soldiers of the Sui Army had surrounded the camp. Once anyone came out of the fire, they would be killed. He was killed on the spot.
In this battle, there was not much difference in strength between the enemy and ours. The Sui army had a huge advantage, both calculated and unintentional. This made this tragic battle happen quickly and end quickly. Moreover, due to the Yin Shishi's order to kill everyone, order, so the Sui army did not have any prisoners.
Under the guidance of the black and red flags, the Xiaoguo Army spontaneously gathered in groups, their armor and weapons flashing with a dazzling cold light in the firelight. The Xuanwu Guards headed by Zhu Can ran over with several prisoners; from a distance, Zhu Can laughed and said: "General Yin, the last general and others have captured a big strip."
"Oh?" Master Yinshi looked at Zhu Can unexpectedly and asked with a smile: "What big fish did General Zhu catch?"
"The leader of this army, Yuan Tailang, is also Yuan Ziyou's nephew." Zhu Can said with a smile: "Haha, this guy was targeted by us right away. When he led his soldiers to leave the military camp, he would shoot arrows for us. Fell down."
"Wonderful! General Zhu has made a great contribution this time." Master Yinshi's eyes lit up. He looked at Zhu Can, then at Yuan Tailang who was pushed over, and said, "Yuan Tailang? Are you willing to surrender? ?”
Most of Yuantaro's face was covered in blood. Apparently after being hit by an arrow, he and his soldiers fought a battle with the Xuanwu Guards. A flash of hatred flashed in his eyes, and he coldly said to Master Yinshi : "No one from the Yuan family is afraid of death, so go ahead and dream of your dreams!"
"Do you want to be a warrior? I admire you!" Master Yinshi did not shout loudly, but the aura of death in his tone pressed heavily against Yuantaro.
Yuantaro hissed: "Why do you invade my territory?"
"Just regaining the lost ground!" Master Yin Shi raised his eyebrows, ignored Yuan Tailang, and said to Zhu Can: "General Zhu, this man is very useful to the king. You should escort him to the camp immediately; by the way, don't Give him a chance to kill himself.”
"Here!" Zhu Can didn't waste any words. He responded and led the Xuanwu Guards to escort Yuan Tailang and others back to the camp.
Master Yinshi glanced at Yang Zhiyun and Yang Zhiliang and found that Yang Zhiyun was injured, so he said: "Yang Zhiyun, lead your headquarters to stay and clean the battlefield and rescue our wounded soldiers."
"Here!" Yang Zhiyun had a thousand-man team in hand. After hearing the order, he immediately led his troops to withdraw from the army.
"The whole army is heading south, prepare for the next battle." Turning their horses, Yin Shishi led the main army towards the Xifeng Camp.
