Baiyan City is not a strategic location in front of Liaodong, Xincheng, Xuantu, Guiduan and other important cities. Because it is located on the south bank of Daliang River, it is included in the third line of defense. Before the battle, Goguryeo focused on Building the first and second lines of defense led to the hasty activation of the third line of defense. In addition to Liaodong City and Jian'an City on the banks of the Liao River, Baiyan, Xiabao, Prince, and Xia Gucheng south of the Daliang River are not solid. Heavy city. Therefore, the third line of defense, which comes from the north, is more based on the river Daliangshui.
When Daliangshui fell, Baiyan and other cities on the south bank were no longer effective in defending against the enemy.
After escaping all the way back to Baiyan City, Gao Dayang's tense heartstrings finally relaxed. He rubbed his cheeks tiredly, trying to wake himself up. The fiasco at the ferry and his subsequent escape gave him a feeling of exhaustion. Feel. However, escaping did not bring any excitement to Gao Dayang. He knew that once the Sui army came in pursuit, Baiyan City, which was already in panic, would not be able to hold on for long.
At this moment, his only hope is that the armies from other cities will withdraw here as soon as possible. Although this hope is very extravagant and slim, he does not dare to evacuate without permission, because more than two or three hundred miles to the southwest of him is Gao. The Yuan Dynasty was located in Liaodong City. No matter what, Gao Yuan must be given some breathing space and a period of adaptation. Only when the soldiers and civilians in the Liaodong direction have passed the panic can they calm down and fight. Otherwise, once the Sui army arrives, it will inevitably collapse.
"See you, general." He patrolled the city head aimlessly. The morning wind mixed with moisture fell on his face. Many soldiers saw the general coming and saluted.
"Yeah!" Gao Dayang looked at the childish faces under the helmet, his heart was extremely heavy, and he suddenly had the idea of returning to Liaodong City, but the thought was dismissed by him in an instant.
Just when he was thinking about how to hold on, Gao Dayang suddenly heard a rumbling sound, and saw a dark line appearing on the empty wilderness in the northeast. As the black clouds got closer and closer, the city wall under his feet began to tremble. , not long after, a large and powerful Sui army cavalry appeared in sight.
The red flag of the Sui Dynasty was flying in the wind. On one large flag, the red flag was embroidered with a golden word "Sui".
This army numbered about 30,000 people, led by Yang Yichen, deputy general manager of the march in Liaodong Road. In addition to the Liangzhou army of Yang Shanhui and Wei Yunqi, there were also 6,000 Mohe troops from Tudiji and a group headed by Chu and Luo. More than 10,000 Xi tribe troops.
Their arrival changed the faces of the defenders on the city.
The Goguryeo army had just returned from a disastrous defeat at the ferry. When they set off, they had a massive force of 60,000 elite soldiers and troops, as well as a huge supply team. It would be fair to say that they were dispatched in full force. However, the number of soldiers who escaped was less than 4,000. , including the old, weak, sick and disabled who were temporarily recruited to the city, they only numbered about ten thousand people. At this time, the entire city's soldiers and civilians were terrified and in panic. Gao Dayang couldn't even breathe, but the Sui army followed him.
This made everyone's faces turn pale, and they felt a sense of impending disaster.
Looking at some small ladders, well trucks, nest trucks, and rush trucks that were dragged back, Gao Dayang was so angry that he wanted to curse. He asked why the Sui army was so late in arriving. It turned out that the other party had pulled back lighter siege equipment.
With the existence of these equipment, although the Sui army's march was slow, it could ensure that it could attack the city as soon as it arrived, and it could also severely damage the morale of the defenders, laying the foundation for them to conquer Baiyan City.
The Sui army did not attack the city immediately. Following Yang Yichen's order, the Goguryeo army adjusted its lineup in a grand and orderly manner under the eyes of the Goguryeo army.
Not long after the armies were in position, a scout captain who was circling the city to check the enemy's situation came to Yang Yichen on flying horses and reported from a distance: "Manager Yang, the wall of Baiyan City is not high, and our army's arrows are completely within reach. And According to the observations of Bei Shi and others, the number of enemy troops was not large. When Bei Shi and others arrived outside the city, the city was in chaos. However, judging from the appearance of the enemy troops, it seemed that they planned to coexist and die with the city."
There are too many generals surnamed Yang during this expedition. In addition to the army commander Yang Ji, there are also Yang Yichen, Yang Shanhui, Yang Shidao, Yang Yan, Yang Xu, Yang Zhiyun, and Yang Zhiliang. Ignoring those with lower positions, Yang Ji, Yang Yichen, However, Yang Shanhui and Yang Shidao were important figures; in order to distinguish them, the whole army called Yang Ji "king" instead of "general manager" as he should be.
Nowadays, the names "General Manager Yang" or "Deputy General Manager Yang" refer to Yang Yichen. Because Yang Shanhui was the governor of Liang, he also used the title "Yang Changshi" here; and "General Yang" refers to Yang Shidao, who had the 'lowest' position.
"Live and die with the city? Then go die!" Yang Yichen sneered, his eyes moved from the scout captain to the defenders on the city, and said calmly: "Yang Changshi, General Wei, you two each lead two Thousands of soldiers circled the city and fired arrows at random to harass the enemy so that they would not dare to split their troops here. I will lead a large army to defeat the enemy from the east city!"
"General, I obey!" Yang Shanhui and Wei Yunqi bowed to obey the order, each ordered two thousand soldiers and horses, and fired arrows around the city.
This is also a common fighting method used by the Hu people. The essence has been learned by the Liangzhou Army. At this time, combined with the improved strong bow of the Liangzhou Kaitian Department, the arrows have a farther range. Four thousand elite cavalry began to run around the city. , sharp arrows shot through the air, and there was a scream in the city; while the Goguryeo soldiers fired arrows to counterattack, but the enemy flew away as soon as they touched it, and could not hit the enemy at all.
"Attack the city!" Yang Yichen ordered.
The earth-shattering horn sound of "Woo, woo, woo, woo" sounded, and the siege team composed of soldiers from the Xi Army and the Mohe Army suddenly launched an offensive, pushing ladder trucks, well trucks, and ram trucks towards Baiyan City. Rush away.
In an instant, shouts, roars, and galloping horses resounded throughout the wilderness.
When the Sui soldiers came within shooting range, Gao Dayang, who was waiting in full formation, immediately ordered: "Fire the arrows!"
Amidst the sound of the war drums of "Dong Dong Dong Dong", the soldiers on the city missed their arrows, and a dense rain of arrows rose into the sky, intertwining into a black arrow cloud in the air, and instantly turned into black spots, overwhelming the Sui army attacking the city. The soldiers fired head-on.
Missing arrows roared like raindrops, so dense that people could not breathe. Although the Sui army soldiers raised their shields to defend themselves, they were not professionally trained foreign troops after all. Their skills were far from enough. Some soldiers were struck by arrows and fell. The land and the plains were wailing. However, the follow-up soldiers, under the command of the general, immediately made up for it.
The cavalry also fired arrows close to the city wall to cover the siege soldiers.
