Among the three major corners of Goguryeo, Changtu County is located south of Fuyu City in Mozhou County, east of Huanglong City in Liaodong County, and west of Chengzi Mountain City Camp. The existence of this corner allows Goguryeo to attack, retreat, and defend. To deter the Sui Dynasty from three important places, its strategic position can be imagined.
In addition to its strategic position, Changtu County is also a large and prosperous county, with a total population of more than 200,000. The county has abundant water resources, and its west is the Liao River alluvial plain with fertile land and good fields; however, compared with agriculture, minerals The mining industry in the rich Changtu County is more developed. The copper and iron produced in this county have continuously become sharp weapons and strong armor for the Goguryeo army.
As the saying goes, people who rely on mountains and rivers rely on water. There are more than 20,000 people engaged in mining and smelting in the county alone. Adding their family records, there are more than 100,000 people who make a living from copper and iron mines alone. .
Yuan Ziyou was worried about losing Changtu County, a strategically important place with important resources. He also felt the urgency of time and the lack of manpower and material resources, so he had to shelve the established Great Wall plan and let his son Yuan Taizuo first build it in this area. The city of Changtujian was built on the land.
The fortified city rises from the ground and is ten miles long. The wall is three feet high and one foot wide at the top. Stone turrets and arrow towers are scattered all over the city wall. But despite this, Keyuanziyou was still worried that the lonely Changtu City would one day be surrounded by the Sui army, so he built a Great Wall from the west of the city to the east bank of the Liao River in the southwest, thereby easing the pressure on the west and southwest of Changtu County. face pressure.
This corner is different from the Xifeng Camp. The Xifeng Camp is dominated by generals from the south, while Changtu is located in the north. All its assets belong to the Yuan Group. For the sake of caution, the chief general appointed by Yuan Ziyou has the right to The Ming Dynasty and its 50,000 defenders were all from the northern faction headed by the Yuan family.
To a certain extent, Quan obviously followed Song Zun's orders, but in reality, he mainly relied on Yuan Ziyou's orders. If Yuan Ziyou didn't speak, Song Zun couldn't send him at all. Fortunately, Yuanzi had a general understanding of travel and not only recommended Songzun, but also asked Quanming to follow his orders.
However, the three feet of ice did not freeze in a day. The contradiction between the north and the south has been around for a long time. Yuan Ziyou can put the overall situation first, but the people below may not. For example, Li Yong and Yuan Tailang did not put the overly prudent Song Zunfang. In the eyes.
Among the 50,000 troops, Quan Ming deployed 20,000 in Changtu City and 20,000 on the Great Wall. The remaining 10,000 are in the large camp deployed in the north of the city. Once the Sui army attacks from Nanfu Yucheng, the soldiers of this battalion can resist it immediately and buy time for the city. When the city is ready, they can Fight and retreat.
This place is hundreds of miles away from the West Camp. The Sui army in Nanyufu City and Changtu Goguryeo had been facing off at the border for several years. Although there were no major battles, there were constant small-scale conflicts. This was a big problem for the people of Changtu. , only the appearance of a large group of soldiers will remind them that the clouds of war are still hanging over Changtu County.
At the same time that Yang Ji and others were concocting a mutiny among the prisoners, a cavalry force of seven to eight thousand people appeared in the eastern suburbs of Changtu City under the banner of Goguryeo.
Horse hooves rumbled, and the soldiers in armor were all energetic and murderous. They walked on the official road in an orderly manner, like a slowly flowing steel river heading towards the East City Gate.
The people on the road looked at the rolling iron flow passing through the official road and talked excitedly.
"Are these the soldiers and horses of our great Goguryeo?"
"Nonsense, could it be that it's still from the Sui Dynasty?"
"Not only have I seen such a mighty army, but I have never even heard of it."
"I'm afraid only Da Dui Lu can train such a strong army."
In front of the army, a clean oil truck with no walls and towed by two horses stood out. In the car, Yuantaro was full of alcohol and his eyes were hazy.
"Yutaro, I hope you will cooperate with our army to take Changtu City, otherwise I, Zhu Can, will throw you into the wine vat and make you drunk to death." In the car, Zhu Can, who was tall and thick, said threateningly.
Lao Zhu is a real person and knows that his IQ is insufficient. After listening to the orders of Hao Yuan and Ling Jing, the deputy general managers of the palace, he didn't even bother to think about it, and brought Yuan Tailang back to Yin Shishi in a hurry, saying that this boy He is Yuan Ziyou's nephew, and Quan Ming must obey his orders. As long as he is brought here sooner or later, he can use his identity to defraud Changtu City.
Yinshishi thought it right, and also thought that the armors of the two armies were very similar, so he led the Xiaoguo army and ran all the way without even pretending. Because they ran along the right path, the Goguryeo troops in Beida camp lost their horses in the night attack and fire, and stopped and stopped on the road. When they were overtaken by the "Goguryeo" army, they naturally became victims of the sword. ghost.
By the time they arrived a hundred miles away from Changtu City, all the defeated soldiers who had fled this way had been completely killed by their group of fakes.
As for Yuantaro, he definitely couldn't kill him, not even to tie him up, but he was worried that he wouldn't cooperate, so Zhu Can made him drunk with alcohol used to disinfect.
"Dream!" Although Yuantaro was too drunk to move at this time, his mind was still relatively clear and his thinking was clear. After listening to Zhu Can's words, he weakly replied with two words.
He reluctantly raised his head and looked forward. The outline of a majestic city appeared in front of him. That was Changtu City, and he was about to reach the moment he least wanted to face.
However, he didn't even have the strength to commit suicide at this moment, so what could he do? Besides, these Sui soldiers obviously knew that Quan Ming was from the Yuan clan, and as long as this damn fat man got him completely drunk, he could still cheat his way out of the city.
Quan Ming didn't know what was going on, so he must have run outside the city to pick him up.
So no matter how you look at it, the loss of Changtu City is a foregone conclusion, and even gods can't save it.
"Old Zhu, Changtu City is three or four miles away. What does this guy say?" At this time, Master Yinshi rode over and asked Zhu Can.
Zhu Can grinned: "He said I was dreaming!"
"Keep pouring, and make sure to get him drunk until he's unconscious." To be honest, Master Yin Shi admired Zhu Can's damaging move because he couldn't figure it out.
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"Okay!" Zhu Can immediately took out a bulging skin bag and pulled out the stopper. When a Xuanwu guard next to him pressed Yuan Tailang, he skillfully pinched Yuan Tailang's nose and filled it, waiting for him to open his mouth to breathe. Immediately the skin bag was stuffed into his mouth.
Although Entaro didn't want to drink, he instinctively swallowed the drink in order to breathe, and soon two or three kilograms of strong liquor entered his stomach.
After about a moment, he passed out from drunkenness.
Zhu Can was sure he wasn't pretending to be drunk, so he let him go.
And the large army also arrived outside the city.
The defenders had long since discovered this large army. They had already pulled up the suspension bridge and closed the city gate. While being on tight alert, they also invited General Quan Ming to come.
Quan Ming walked to the battlements, leaned out and looked outside, and saw the unexpected army stopped half a mile away, while more than two hundred soldiers were slowly approaching with an oil truck. When he saw the guards on the vehicle, The surrounding soldiers only wore short blades and waved their hands to the rear.
The crossbowmen who were ready to shoot immediately retracted their bows and arrows, and pointed the arrows at the top and bottom of the city. However, their eyes were fixed on the approaching crowd, and they would release the arrows as soon as the opponent made the slightest mistake.
Under the city, Zhu Can asked someone to help Yuan Tailang upright, and said, "Master Tailang is here, where is Quan Ming? Why don't you open the city gate quickly? Go out of the city to greet him?"
He didn't speak Fuyu language and didn't know anything about Quan Ming, so he would attack in Chinese first.
"I am Quan Ming, how come the young master is so drunk?" Quan Ming knows Yuan Tailang, and martial arts have better eyesight. He can tell at a glance that Yuan Tailang has drunk too much. As for Zhu Can speaking Chinese, he has no doubts at all. After all, Everyone in Goguryeo is proud to speak Chinese. The master is the same, and the servants naturally learn and speak accordingly.
Since he was a nobleman, what he said to Zhu Can was naturally in Chinese. Wouldn't it be extremely embarrassing if he was compared to the Yuan family's servants?
"Isn't Songzun that coward who is greedy for life and afraid of death?" Zhu Can said disdainfully: "The young master really couldn't stand his birdiness, so he had a few big quarrels with him. Songzun was able to suppress General Li Yong, but Unable to suppress the young master, he had no choice but to write to Da Duilu to complain. Da Duilu put the overall situation first and was afraid that the generals would fall out of harmony, so he gave the Sui people an opportunity, so he transferred the young master here to serve as the general in power. Lieutenant General. The young master felt that he was not wrong, and it was Song Zun, the coward, who should get out, but he could not disobey Da Dui Lu's order, so he drank too much because of his frustration. "
"Da Dui Lu was very resourceful. He predicted that the war was coming. Feeling the huge pressure here, he mobilized the direct army he had built in recent years to assist in the war."
As he said that, he pointed to Master Yin Shi next to him and said: "This is the general of this army. He is the general of Da Dui Lu's confidant. His name is Yuan Datou."
Master Yinshi's face turned dark when he heard this. More than 90% of the people in the Sui Dynasty had never heard of the term "taken advantage of", but as an "old man" from the Wei Wang family, he heard it from Yang Ji many years ago. Now that I have come to this word, I know its meaning.
Zhu Can obviously couldn't make up a name for a while, so he simply took advantage of him.
But he couldn't admit it at this time. He immediately clasped his fists towards Quan Ming and said: "Bei Zhiyuan Datou met General Quan. Bei Zhiyuan came to help in the battle under the order of the Lord. He also has an important secret order in his hand. Without further ado, Wang Quan General, open the city as soon as possible."
"Kaicheng, please invite Young Master and General Yuan Datou to enter the city." Due to the lack of information and the inconvenience of communication, Quan Ming only knew that the Liao River battle was clouded, but both the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo were careful not to completely quarrel with each other. Yuuta Rōzai, who has always been tough, ordered the door to be opened without any suspicion or precautions.
"General Quan, why don't you check the sergeant first?" In order to further reduce the other party's wariness, Master Yinshi pretended to be considerate of Quan Ming and said: "After all, these are extraordinary times. If Song Zun and those southerners Compared to the real thing, it’s hard for you to be a human being.”
"We are all our own, what is there to check?" Quan Ming's face turned cold and he said proudly: "For us in the north, when did it become the turn of the rats in the south to call the shots? What can that coward Song Zun do to me?"
"The general is wise! The general is mighty!" Master Yinshi said with admiration.
Quan Ming was greatly benefited and laughed boldly: "Kaicheng!"
The suspension bridge was slowly lowered, and the city gate rumbled open.
The Xiaoguo Army entered Changtu City one after another openly and swaggeringly.
