In the palace of Liaodong City, when Gao Yuan saw that Yuan Ziyou, Yuan Zicheng and other northern forces were opposed to his proposal to give up, he expressed his thoughts.
His idea of giving up the entire Liaodong was by no means nonsense, but almost all of Goguryeo's elite soldiers and young men were concentrated in Liaodong. In addition to staying in the Pyongyang Plain and defending Baekje and Silla in the areas south of Gaimucheng and Ansi City, Except for the 100,000 elite soldiers and the 40,000 navy, the other important cities are all with few soldiers.
If the existing more than 200,000 elite soldiers and more than 200,000 young men are deployed in Liaodong, the Sui army on land will be able to march straight into Pyongyang with the momentum of a great victory, and the northern navy that the Sui Dynasty is building can also Cross the Wuhu Sea of the Bohai Sea and reach the mouth of the Xu River.
And they, Goguryeo, will have no fighting force. In his opinion,
The Liaodong Plain surrounded by "Daliangshui-Liaoshui" is still too large. The five cities of Prince Edward, Xiabao, Baiyan, Yanzhou and Liaodong mentioned by Yuan Ziyou are far apart from each other.
Although there are some small cities and fortresses between the cities, if the Sui army uses more troops to contain the five major cities like they did against Yuwenshu, they can divide their forces to capture the small cities and fortresses in the gaps between the big cities.
In the end, these five big cities fought on their own, and it was impossible to escape the fate of being defeated one by one; so the Liaodong Plain would eventually be lost, the only difference was the length of time.
Rather than make it
"Both people and land are lost", it is better to gather the soldiers and civilians in time before the Sui army arrives in large numbers, retreat to the south of Gaimou City and Anshi City, and then use the two cities to consume the Sui army.
If these two cities are also lost, they still have a large number of elite soldiers and young men, and they can still survive
They fought against the Sui army between the "Second Cities and Yalu River" and used the steep terrain and harsh climate to drag and exhaust the Sui army to death.
"Your Majesty, no!" After listening to Gao Yuan's explanation, Yuan Ziyou said resolutely: "Our country is a small country with few people, and all our food is supplied by Liaodong. We cannot give up lightly. Furthermore, the people of Liaodong have lived here for generations, and their hometown is It's hard to leave. If we evacuate without fighting, how can we explain to the people? How can the people be willing to retreat?" The reasons for the opposition of the northern factions such as Yuan Ziyou: First, they have confidence in the Goguryeo army. They believe that the defeat of the north will The main reason is that during the long-term confrontation between Song Zun, Li Yong, Quan Ming, Yi Bao and others, they developed the bad habit of underestimating the enemy and being paralyzed and negligent. When they were attacked by the Sui army, they suffered a devastating defeat. end.
Now that all the armies are on high alert, it will be difficult for the Sui army to win the previous victory; and with their large number of troops, sophisticated weapons and equipment, and sufficient food and grass supplies, they can completely defend the Sui army between the Daliang River and the Liao River. Otherwise, there is no need to retreat to the south of Gaimou City and Anshi City.
Second, out of self-interest considerations, many of them are Han, Xianbei, Xi, Khitan, Mohe, Rouran, and Turks. Their ancestors had a very humble status in Goguryeo, and they were just the same people. Helping in the war
"Cannon fodder", a bunch of ordinary people and slaves. Their ancestors conquered the Liaodong Plain with their blood and lives for generations, and they prospered because of the Liaodong Plain.
The South was originally very repulsive to the Northern faction. Later, because it could not seize the assets of the Northern faction, the rejection turned into jealousy and resentment.
If they retreat south, they will lose not only their assets, but also their foundation, dignity, and power. They will surely be squeezed, slaughtered, and suppressed by the southern faction like their ancestors.
"Lu Yan is right!" Gao Yuan agreed with the other party's statement, but insisted on his own opinion: "Our strength is not as good as the Sui Dynasty. Just tens of thousands of Sui troops on land will cause us to lose troops. If the Sui Dynasty reacts , Emperor Sui sent another 200,000 to 300,000 troops, and by then they would be able to exhaust us all through sheer attrition. The main reason why Yang Ji was able to conquer Tuyuhun easily was because he had already exhausted all of Tuyuhun's troops and supplies before. ; And Murong Fuyun was also abandoned by the Tuyuhun people because of the endless confrontation and endless food requisition. If we had an endless confrontation with the Sui army, wouldn't we be playing into the hands of Yang Ji? Wouldn't it be wrong? Are you following in the footsteps of Tuyuhun?"
"It is true that retreating south is also a matter of attrition, but as long as we hold Gaimou City and Anshi City, we can use the Thousand Mountain Road to attack the Liaodong Plain, and we can use the ears and eyes on the Liaodong Plain to launch small-scale operations; when the time comes, we will be consumed. It will be the Sui Dynasty with a large number of troops, not our Goguryeo."
"It's just..." Yuan Ziyou frowned and said directly: "If we just retreat, how will we resettle the people of Liaodong? If the fields are redistributed equally, the people in the south will not agree; if not, the people in the north will not agree either. If things go on like this , something big must have happened." After hearing this, Gao Yuan was speechless.
The North and the South have many conflicts and deep grievances. Kings of the past dynasties have allowed the two sides to garrison separately. In addition to geographical and practical needs, they also avoid internal fighting between the two sides at critical moments.
Of course, Gao Yuan was also worried about the Sui Dynasty's penetration of Goguryeo. The Liaodong Plain was far away from the borders of the Central Plains in the past, and there were still many people who committed treason and sought glory on the grounds of admiring and learning the Central Plains culture.
What is depressing is that the Qi, Zhou, and Sui dynasties did not need these people at all. It was purely because these people yearned for the civilization of the Central Plains. It was purely because these people were weak-boned and baseless. They wanted to be the bastards of the previous regimes in the Central Plains. In the end, they were worried that others would not want them.
The Sui Dynasty is now prosperous, powerful and wealthy, and is the well-deserved overlord in the world today. It borders the Liaodong nobles and the descendants of the Han people who yearn for it, and the number of such people will far exceed that of the Qi and Zhou Dynasties.
Once they retreat without a fight, such people will definitely
"Being negative and badmouthing" Goguryeo attracted more people to follow. Faced with this large group of people who would betray their country in times of crisis, he now has no evidence of their collaboration with the enemy, and he is unable to identify them one by one.
If they were brought to the south and the Sui army pressed forward step by step, they would most likely respond to the Sui army's offensive internally.
This matter involved the national destiny of Goguryeo and the inheritance of Guozuo. Gao Yuan saw that the northern faction was extremely resolute, so he gritted his teeth and finally made a difficult decision: "Forget it, Lu Qie ordered the soldiers and civilians north of the Dalian River to retreat to the south bank. Then, rely on the Daliang River and Liao River to resist the Sui army and defend the enemy on the other side."
"Old minister, I obey!" Yuan Ziyou responded.
"Let the meeting end here!" Gao Yuan said to many civil and military officials: "The national situation is difficult and the war is urgent. I hope you will all perform your duties and work together to defeat the invading enemy."
"Yes!" All civil and military officials bowed and left one after another. Looking at the backs of everyone, Gao Yuan could not calm down for a long time.
He understood that the main reason for Yuan Ziyou's opposition was to fight for interests on behalf of the northern forces. Regardless of whether the Liaodong Plain could be defended in the end, it would not affect his status and reputation among the northern forces, because he had already worked hard.
Although he was very dissatisfied, Gao Yuan also knew that Goguryeo's strength could not be compared with that of the Sui Dynasty. If they offended the northern forces at this time and lacked the full strength of the northern forces to fight, their chances of winning would be even slimmer.
For the sake of the general situation and the overall situation, he, the king, can only endure it. It's just that Gao Yuan also understands that he is very unsafe here, but in the face of a powerful enemy, he cannot retreat even if he knows there is danger, otherwise it will shake the morale of the army and affect the will of the soldiers and civilians to fight the enemy.
After pondering for a long time, he turned back to the map and said to Gao Huidun, the clan general who was silently following him without looking back: "The Sui Dynasty's intention to destroy us is obvious, and Da Dui Lu and others are unwilling to retreat. In order to prevent this from happening, Gaimou City and Anshi City must change their generals, and they can no longer be guarded by Da Duilu's people." Gao Huidun was a Lisha of the Guannu Department, and his status was equivalent to that of a member of the tribal alliance. The chief, who is also a relatively knowledgeable person, heard that Gao Yuan wanted to change generals. He hesitated for a moment and then persuaded: "Your Majesty, the enemy is currently in front of us. If we change generals on the spot, I am afraid that we will be in trouble against Lu and the others." I feel that the king is doubting them, which in turn affects their will to fight. If one of their people is appointed as a deputy general, they probably won’t be happy. Moreover, if the main general and deputy general are from different forces, conflicts will easily arise, which will worsen the situation. "
"Hmph! Don't worry about them. They are claiming to be resisting the Sui army at this time, but in fact they are trying to get hundreds of thousands of soldiers and young men to work for them. I am forced to follow the general trend." Gao Yuan snorted coldly and said: " But at this time, they are all focusing on deployment and combat, and they are very confident that they can control the Sui army except Daliang River and Liao River, and will not take the military power of Gaimou City and Anshi City into consideration." Then he turned around and looked at Gao Huidun. Seeing that he was silent, he knew that he thought he wanted to seize power and cause trouble behind his back, so he continued: "I am not trying to seize power, and I will not do anything that hurts my relatives and makes my enemies happy." It's a stupid thing; but, I'm worried that Da's plan for Lu will not be able to stop the Sui army, so we must firmly control Gaimu City and Anshi City, which are extremely critical."
"If these two cities continue to be controlled by the Northern Army, once the soldiers hear that the situation in the north is not good, they will most likely respond to the general's order to fight against Lu and lead troops to fight northward, leaving these two cities defenseless. But if it is replaced by It’s the Southern Army, they can face and treat everything calmly, and they will not leave their posts without authorization.”
"Your Majesty, are you overly worried?" Gao Huidun said disapprovingly: "Yang Ji's army only has more than 100,000 or 200,000 men, and they are mainly infantry and cavalry. How can they threaten the rear of our army? How can they survive the alert? The fortified Daliang River and Liao River?"
"We deployed more than 200,000 troops in the three corners of the north. I thought they could resist the Sui army, and I didn't expect them to be defeated so miserably. But what was the result? Wasn't it completely defeated by Yang Ji?" Gao Yuan looked at it. Gao Huidun glanced at him and said coldly: "Yang Ji is a man with hidden strategies and tricks. He was the minister and military god of the Sui Dynasty. The Turkic Khanate, Khitan, Xi tribe, and Tuyuhun who underestimated him fell one after another; It was also because Da Dui Lu underestimated him that he lost more than 100,000 elite soldiers and Mozhou; Song Zun, Li Yong and others also ended up like this because they underestimated Yang Ji and the Sui army."
"We have suffered so many heavy losses, and we must not take it lightly. If we continue to underestimate Yang Ji and the Sui Dynasty, we will definitely end up with the destruction of the country. You immediately ask Gao Huizhen to lead 20,000 elite troops to take over Gaimou City and Anshi City. As long as With these two cities in hand, we can attack when we advance and defend when we retreat." Hearing this, Gao Huidun felt awe-inspiring in his heart and quickly said, "General, I will obey your order!" Seeing that he finally realized the seriousness of the problem, Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Said: "Go and make arrangements!"
"Here!" Gao Huidun cupped his fists and saluted, and quickly left the palace. Gao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and ordered the guard commander on standby: "Gao Xinggong, you immediately bring two thousand guards and escort the queen and prince back to Pyongyang City." His main purpose of gathering heavy troops at the border this time was actually to send troops to the Sui Dynasty. Showing force and demonstrating to Sui Emperor Yang Guang made the Sui Dynasty emperors and ministers realize that Goguryeo was not easy to mess with when they met for an alliance.
He had no intention of starting a war with the Sui Dynasty, nor did he have the courage to start a war with the Sui Dynasty at its peak, so he brought his children here to let them increase their knowledge.
But Gao Yuan never expected that the Sui Dynasty would react so violently, or that Sui Emperor Yang Guang would be so arrogant and domineering.
Not only did Yang Guang forcefully send a large army, but he also sent Yang Ji, who was famous for his killings, as the commander-in-chief. What was even more terrible was that they started a war at the slightest disagreement and killed so many Goguryeo troops at the slightest disagreement.
At this time, it was no longer safe to live in the north, and he himself was under pressure, so he could only follow Yuan Ziyou and others to persevere to the end, so he decided to send his wife, children and children back to Pyongyang, the safe capital.
As long as Jia Xiaoping left safely, he would have nothing to worry about.
"General, I obey!" Gao Xinggong, the commander of the guards, is a general of the Gao family and has been loyal to the Gao family for generations. He responded, and then asked: "Your Majesty, I don't know when the general and others will set off?" Gao Yuan He looked at the sky outside and found that it was still very early, so he said: "The sooner the better, you will set off in two moments, there is no need to make a special trip to report to me."
"General, I understand, I will leave!" Gao Xinggong cupped his fists and saluted before saying goodbye and leaving. . . . . On the west bank of the Liao River, the Sui army camp.
Li Zixiong, deputy general manager of the Liaodong Road March, sat in the commander's tent. After reading the battle report sent by Yang Ji, he handed it to Li Jing. After the other party read it, he smiled and said: "King Wei is still so sharp. , It’s still so reassuring, after this battle, the whole chess game is alive, at this time Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou may have trouble sleeping and eating.”
"It's true!" Li Jing groped the stubble on his chin and said with deep emotion: "The king, Master Yinshi, and Wang Xingben have led their army to Fengfu City on the south bank of Xiaoliao River, and General Yang Yangyichen's army has also arrived We arrived at Shansong City in the southeast of Fengfu City. In this way, the areas under the jurisdiction of Guiduan, Xincheng, and Xuantu cities that were forcibly taken by Goguryeo, as well as the defenders of these cities, have been surrounded by our Sui army on three sides, and their south It's Daliangshui. So it won't take long for the 'Xiaoliaoshui-Daliangshui' area to be recovered by the king." Li Zixiong nodded after hearing this. He was very relieved about Yang Ji's military level, and
Goguryeo in the "Xiaoliaoshui-Daliangshui" area fought on its own, and it was impossible to defeat Yang Ji.
Therefore, it is only a matter of time before this area is recovered. He asked: "In your opinion, how will Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou respond next?"
"If I were Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou, I would take advantage of the encirclement situation to quickly gather the troops of Guiduan and other cities to the south bank of Daliang River, and then concentrate the troops to occupy Daliang River and Liao River to compete with the opponent. Follow my instructions I see, Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou will do the same thing." Li Jing expressed his opinion, and then said to Li Zixiong: "The king's troops are limited. We are exhausted, and in addition, we must prevent the enemy troops on the south bank of Daliang River from moving north. They have no spare power to deal with the troops retreating south at this time. Although we cannot cross over to a confrontation, we cannot allow the opponent to retreat calmly."
"I think so too!" Li Zixiong pondered for a long time and told Li Jing his tactical composition: "I decided to launch a harassment war against Goguryeo on the other side. At the same time, I ordered Liaodong County Commander Yanxun to send a small boat team eastward from Tongbaoding Town. Cross the Liao River and Liao Ze, and attack the defenders of Xincheng and Xuantu."
"Our army here mainly delays the enemy and creates trouble for Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou. It also creates opportunities for the king. What do you think?" As he said that, Li Zixiong sighed again. They also wanted to send a large army to the east. Cross the Liao River and fully assist Yang Ji in the battle. The problem is that with the small boats and rafts in their hands, they can't even cope with the waves of the Liao River. How can they fight against the Goguryeo army on the other side of the river that is tightly guarded?
"This method is okay!" Li Jingcheng nodded and suggested to Li Zixiong: "General Li, the main force of our army cannot cross the other side. But the Goguryeo army led by Gao Yuan and Yuan Ziyou has been attracted by the king, and their navy They can't cross here either, so the 25,000 Jizhou troops we have are a waste if we keep them. It's better to let them go north along the Liao River and cross the river in the Changtu area to help in the battle."
"Yes!" Li Zixiong responded without hesitation, pondered for a moment, and then said: "King Teng is not here, the Jizhou Army lacks a general to lead it, and the general is the deputy general of the Jizhou Army appointed by the king, so this army should be commanded by the general! "
"Here!" Li Jing stood up and answered the order, and then said: "General, I will assemble the army and set off now. If King Teng has news, I hope it will pass in time." After Yang Lun took the navy and 5,000 Jizhou troops to sea, he had already There was no news and no one knew where they had gone, or even whether they were dead or alive. This really made Mr. Jean extremely worried.
"Of course!" Li Zixiong nodded.
"Farewell!" Li Jing clasped his fists in salute and strode away. . . . Duofa Yuecheng is among the three major horns of the Sui army and belongs to the east.
"horn". It is located at the western foot of the Changbai Mountains and west of Sumo River. To the south of this city are Momi City and Maigu City in Goguryeo.
The three cities present a
In the shape of a "△", Davadake Castle is located at the tip of the triangle, while Momi Castle and Maigok Castle are arranged at two points below, with Momi Castle in the west and Maigok Castle in the east.
To the north and west of Davadake Fortress is
"Laoye Ridge Mountains",
"Laoye Ridge Mountains" is one of the branches of Changbai Mountain.
"Northeast-Southwest" direction, and Yu Zhongwen's military camp was built in
The "Laoye Ridge Mountains" are the south-south veins that slowly extend toward the plains. military camp back
The "Laoye Ridge Mountains" are more than 20 miles away from Duofa Yuecheng in the east. In the commander's tent at this time, Yu Zhongwen was also staring at the map closely, thinking about strategies to defeat the enemy.
