At dusk, the sky, which was beautifully rendered by the sunset, gradually darkened. The endless Longtan Mountain in the distance turned into a dark black. The forest became quieter, and some cicadas began to scream excitedly. In the huge military camp in Changtu City that can accommodate nearly 100,000 troops, the Xiaoguo Army has been arranged by Quan Ming into the left camp.
In the spacious tent of the Central Army of Zuoying, more than 300 generals, big and small, were already in place. It can be said that the stars are shining and the heroes are gathered together. Quan Ming looked at Tailang, who was sleeping soundly, and then moved his eyes to the solemn-looking man. Master Yin Shi said, "General Yuan Datou, everyone has arrived, but I wonder if Tai has any important orders for Lu?"
After Yuan Datou entered the camp, he asked him to summon all the generals, large and small, on the grounds that it was related to the life and death of Yuan's group. When he heard that it was Gaoyuan, the king of Goguryeo, who was preparing to unite with the Sui army to deal with them, the actual confrontation between the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo All to get rid of their northern faction. Quan Ming thought that Yuan Ziyou was going to fight with force, so he was confused and frightened when he heard that. However, he did not dare to neglect at all, and immediately followed the request of "Yuan Datou" and issued orders to the generals at all levels, asking them to go forward. Come to the military meeting.
Now, except for some generals who are really inseparable from the military camps outside the city and the Great Wall, all the generals inside and outside the city are here.
"General Quan, are everyone here?" A smile appeared on Master Yin Shi's face.
"Eighty to ninety percent of the generals are here! General, if you have anything to say, you can say it." Quan Ming thought that Yuan Ziyou paused and reminded: "There are some generals here who cannot speak Chinese or understand Chinese. Please also ask the general to speak in his own language.”
"No need to go to such trouble!" Master Yin Shi laughed, stood up, and said loudly: "Come here, I will take down everyone in the tent."
"Here!" Hundreds of Xiaoguo troops were already waiting outside the tent. As soon as they heard the movement inside, they immediately swarmed in and tied up all the Goguryeo generals in the tent.
There was an uproar in the tent. Quan Ming, who was carried forward by Zhu Can, glared at Yin Shishi and asked loudly: "Yuan Datou, what do you mean?"
"Taken? Haha, General Quan Ming, I think this name is more suitable for you." Master Yin Shi looked at Quan Ming with a smile. Seeing his panic and anger, he straightened his face, raised his hand to Quan Ming, and said : "General Quan, let me introduce you again. I am the Yin Shishi of the Great Sui Dynasty. If General Quan hadn't allowed us to enter the city, if General Quan hadn't led generals at all levels to come, it would have been impossible for our army to enter Changtu City without bloodshed. It would have been impossible. It is possible to catch all of General Changtu in one fell swoop. I am deeply grateful to General Quan for his righteous deed of abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side." As he spoke, he bowed to the ground.
Changtu City and Great Wall City were high and deep, and not only had 50,000 elite soldiers, but also 20,000 to 30,000 miners who could assist at any time. If the Sui army attacked by force, they would pay a heavy price. But now, everything is easier to handle. Before Master Yin Shi entered the city, he never dared to think that things would be so simple and so successful, so his gratitude came completely from the bottom of his heart.
But Quan Ming's eyes were splitting and his face was pale. He was so angry that his whole body was shaking, and the veins on his neck were bulging. However, although he was frightened, regretful, resentful, and so angry that he almost vomited blood, he was still a general and his ambition was beyond the reach of others. He tried to steady his mind and gritted his teeth and said: "Master Yin Shi, I am very curious, how do you bring this with you?" How did this large army come here? How did they avoid the scouts and patrol posts at Xifeng Camp?"
"Now that things have happened, there is nothing to hide!" Yin Shishi smiled slightly and said very frankly: "Our army, under the command of Wei Wang Yingming, captured the Xifeng Third Camp last night and this morning. You Goguryeo One hundred thousand troops were defeated like a mountain, and were killed by our army until they were covered with corpses and completely defeated. However, Etaro was defeated in the early morning and became a prisoner of our army."
"As for my army, they completed their mission in the early morning. My king and the military advisor heard the news and the defenders of Changtu were on guard, so they asked our army to quickly leave the battlefield and come to defraud the city. What happened next, You know it too."
"What a great Wei Wang Yang Ji. I told Lu Du that he used his troops like a god. If he didn't move, he would be as fast as the wind and thunderous. I have seen it." Quan Ming smiled sadly and stopped talking.
Because of his negligence, Changtu City, which had a high city, deep pools, and many soldiers, was easily sneaked in by the Sui army without a fight. This also meant that the Changtu defense line, which had high hopes for Lu, had actually been lost.
Although there are many generals in the army, without the command of generals like them, it will become a mess and a bunch of ragtag people, basically unable to play any role.
Changtu City's defense line is over!
"General Quan is not bad!" Master Yin Shi glanced at Quan Ming, who closed his eyes, and said: "Now that things have come to this, general, why don't you surrender me to the Sui Dynasty? As long as the general helps me, glory and wealth will be no problem."
"Don't even think about it, just dream about it!" Quan Ming snorted coldly.
"We have the general's order and seal, and we act in the name of the general and surrender to the Changtu army and people. In the end, regardless of whether the general cooperates or not, in the eyes of the Goguryeo army and people, you are already a member of our Sui Dynasty." Master Yinshi glanced at him and continued: "General Quan, whether you like it or not, you are already a member of the Sui Dynasty. I am telling you this just to inform you. I hope you can adapt to the people of the Sui Dynasty as soon as possible. This status is filled with supreme glory.”
"You are ruthless and insidious enough. You really deserve to be called Yin." Quan Ming almost died when he heard this. This dog-like thing really lives up to his name. He is so naughty.
"General Yang Zhiliang!" Master Yinshi ignored Quan Ming and looked at Yang Zhiliang.
Yang Zhiliang stepped out and said: "The general will be here at the end."
"Immediately lead an army and capture all the Goguryeo soldiers in the left camp without missing a beat." After explaining the task, Master Yinshi warned again: "Remember, soldiers who have been on the battlefield are very sensitive to the smell of blood. Sensitive, if the smell of blood comes out, it will definitely attract attention. You must not kill anyone, just tie him up and gag him."
"General, I will obey your orders." Yang Zhiliang obeyed and left.
Master Yin Shi glanced at the cheerful Zhu Can and called, "General Zhu."
Zhu Can cupped his fists and said, "The end is here!"
Master Yinshi smiled and said: "General Quan is extremely happy and excited about the arrival of the reinforcements. He decided to hold a reception and cleansing banquet in Zuoying. All the generals want to get drunk with Mr. Yuantaro. You will have people move to the warehouse immediately. Liquor pulp.”
These generals in the big tent could neither be killed nor detained for too long, and they were making loud noises and cursing loudly.
Unavoidable that the matter would be exposed, Master Yin Shi decided to use Zhu Can's method, and the high-sounding reason of "receiving the wind and washing the dust" could convince the soldiers of all armies.
"Here!" Zhu Can responded and left.
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Just when Yin Shishi and others convinced Quan Ming and others, and then used Quan Ming to order arrows to act, something happened in Changchun Tun.
Under the hazy night, the more than 2,000 defenders of Changchun Tun suddenly felt the city wall shaking under their feet. The soldiers looked north in surprise, only to feel that the shaking was getting bigger and louder, and a thunderous roar came from the distance.
After a while, a group of dark cavalry appeared on the north bank of Guiduanshui a mile away. Without stopping, they stepped onto the spacious pontoon bridge like a long black dragon at full speed and rushed toward the city.
This is an elite cavalry force of 5,000 people, each equipped with two horses, led by Yang Yichen, deputy general manager of the march of Liaodong Road.
As one of the famous generals of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Yichen had the same ideas as Yang Ji, Yu Wenshu, Han Hong, Hao Yuan, Ling Jing and others; he knew that the tactic of taking the enemy by surprise and attacking the unprepared could never be repeated. Now that you have used it, you must use this unique opportunity to the key points and to the extreme. When he successfully captured Song Zun, Li Yong and others, he wrote a hasty letter to Yang Ji, and then led five thousand elite soldiers to the south from the Xifeng South Camp.
His target was Changchun Tun, the hub of the extremely critical second line of defense, so during the march, he directly ignored all the small and medium-sized cities, fortresses, and towns he encountered on the road, and marched southward with his head indifferent. In just half a day, their army marched more than 300 miles to Changchun Tun.
"General, the front is Changchun Tun!" A scout pointed at the city ahead and reported: "Since the Goguryeo people made this place an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack fortress, people traveling from south to north must pass through this city."
Yang Yichen stood on the horse and looked at it, secretly rejoicing in his heart. Under the dim night, the city wall of Changchuntun connects Longgang Mountain in the east and Guiduanshui in the west, like a majestic and majestic continuous Great Wall. The city wall is dotted with large-scale arrow towers and gates. building. Looking from a distance at this time, it is really the momentum that one man can stand in front of ten thousand others.
Fortunately, he made a correct decision. If he waited until Goguryeo sent heavy troops to defend before attacking, the Sui army would definitely lose troops and generals here and suffer heavy losses.
The two lieutenants following Yang Yichen were Qiang generals Yang Tie, Zhang Ding and his second son Zhang Yan. Yang Tie's eyes moved from the majestic city and city walls to Yang Yichen's side face, and asked in a deep voice: "General Yang, the city. The door is closed, what do we do now?”
Seeing that the defenders on the city were waiting with their bows drawn, Yang Yichen resolutely said to Zhang Yan: "It is not advisable to delay things, and things will change if they are delayed. You should act according to the established plan immediately."
Their plan was to use Song Zun and Li Yong to deceitfully open the city gate, and then rush into the city. At this moment, Yang Yichen didn't know whether the defenders knew about the battle in the north, but since they were here, they would try anyway. Give it a try.
"Yes!" Zhang Yan responded and quickly returned to his team. When he arrived next to Song Zun and Li Yong who were tied to the horse, he saw that the two were already knocked half to death. He saw that the two were trying to raise their heads to look at him. , he took off the horizontal sword, swung the scabbard at Song Zun's neck, knocked him unconscious, and then followed the same pattern and knocked Li Yong violently unconscious. The soldiers next to him knowingly took out the rags from their mouths.
Seeing this, Zhang Yan immediately led 300 soldiers to guard Song Zun and Li Yong. As he walked, Zhang Yan said to a middle-aged scribe next to him: "Li Wenshu, if you want to survive, just cooperate. If not, The first person to die is you, and then your parents, brothers, wife and children will not be able to escape."
Li Wensheng's name was Li Jixian. He was a Han Chinese. When he was a child, there was a war between Zhou and Qi. His father was inevitably in trouble, so his family took refuge in Goguryeo and settled in Beishan City in the north. Because he was proficient in Sinology, he could speak Chinese and Fuyu. He was recruited by Song Zun as a clerk, responsible for recording and counting grain and grass cashier matters.
He is considered one of Songzun's confidants.
"The blood of the Han family flows in my body, and my soul is also from the Han family. If we had not been forced to do so, our family would not have left our hometown and come here. I work for Song Zun, but I hope that my family can have food and live a good life. Just a few! Now that the Japanese army is here and I am in the hands of the heavenly army, how can I do anything detrimental to the heaven?" Li Jixian let out a long sigh and said, "General, don't worry."
"If you think so, that's the best thing. From now on, everything is up to you." Zhang Yan stopped talking and led the team forward slowly.
The rumble of horse hooves had already awakened the defenders on the city. Under the command of the general, they all stood behind the battlements with their bows ready for battle. The general's surname was B. He glanced at the flag and stared at the slowly moving forward. This small team asked loudly: "Who is coming? Which army are you?"
He spoke in Fuyu dialect. Zhang Yan and others could not understand it, but Li Jixian could understand it. He replied in Fuyu dialect: "We are the troops of General Songzun. The Sui army attacked the Xifeng camp last night." , resulting in a disastrous defeat for our army. General Song and General Liyong saw that the situation was unstoppable, so they led their troops to fight and retreat, and asked the general to open the door quickly so that the two generals could go to Liaodong City to meet the king."
He pointed to Song Zun and Li Yong who were being escorted closer, and then said: "These are General Song and General Li. They were so angry that they vomited blood and fell unconscious. We were forced to have no choice but to tie them to the horse. If the general If you don’t believe me, you can ask soldiers who know the two generals to come and identify them.”
As soon as these words came out, the defenders in the city were in an uproar and a commotion.
The Northern Army was actually defeated?
General B's heart also stirred up a storm. He was a noble son of Goguryeo, so he naturally knew Songzun and Liyong. When the soldiers in the city helped Songzun and Liyong to stand up, they recognized them immediately. He swallowed his saliva. Ordered: "Kaicheng!"
Zhang Yan and others breathed a long sigh of relief. It seems that the broken troops from the south camp and the messenger troops from the front have not arrived here yet.
This time, they made the right bet.
When the city gate opened, the entire team entered the north gate one by one.
"These are soldiers of the Sui Army. General Song and I have fallen into the enemy's hands. Let's close the city gate quickly." Just when Zhang Yan and others passed through the city gate and came to the wall of climbing horses, a tear suddenly came from the team. A heartbreaking cry.
The person who spoke was none other than Li Yong who was tied to the horse. When Zhang Yan knocked Song Zun unconscious, he realized that it was his turn next, so in the flash of light and stone, he avoided the vital point and put his body Bursting tightly.
Although he was also knocked unconscious, he was not as badly injured as Song Zun. When he woke up, he saw that he had entered Changchun Tun. He was so frightened that he screamed loudly.
Hearing that the cry came from Li Yong, Zhang Yan realized that something was wrong without Li Jixian's translation, and immediately ordered: "Kill the enemy for me!"
The Sui soldiers who entered the city were concentrating on preparing for battle. As soon as they heard the general's order, they immediately stabbed the Goguryeo soldiers next to them with their spears.
Suddenly, screams broke out everywhere.
The screams from the city also made General B on the city wake up from a dream, and he shouted anxiously: "Warning, close the door!"
"Dang, Dang, Dang" the alarm bell in the city rang, and the hurried bell cut through the night. However, at this time, it was too late to warn.
The Sui soldiers who entered the city had already launched an attack. The soldiers in the front quickly killed all the Goguryeo defenders on the left and right sides, and they followed the walking horse walls on both sides of the avenue to the top of the city. Subsequent soldiers, under the command of Yang Yichen, continued to pour into the city.
There are only 2,000 garrison troops in Changchun Tun, and now there are only 1,000 garrison troops in the North City Tower. General B saw Sui soldiers entering the city in a steady stream, and the Sui troops on the left and right sides of the city killed the crossbowmen. There were so many corpses lying on the ground and they were invincible. Knowing that they could no longer hold on, they immediately ran away.
