The flames of Yantong Mountain soared into the sky, and the night was as bright as day. In the raging fire, the entire camp and the mountains around and behind it quickly turned into a sea of fire; many burning people ran around and fell down. There were very few people who could escape from it. Even if someone could escape from the sea of fire, they were killed by the Xiaoguo Army soldiers who cut off their escape route, leaving heads and corpses everywhere.
In the open space in front of the Sui Army's camp, the Sui Army officers and soldiers had already formed their formation, and everyone's face showed excitement. Xue Ju waved the horse in his hand and said excitedly to Yang Ji: "Your Majesty, the effect of this fire is far better than we expected. Not many enemy troops in the camp could escape at all, and they all headed northeast as expected. Fang, flee to the west. Now that General Wei Yunqi is in the northeast, there is no need for our army to participate. According to the general's opinion, our army can cover up and kill them in the west, and then attack Goguryeo City and the army outside the city with King Teng. army."
"General Wang!" Yang Ji said to Wang Xingben: "The soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army have already joined the battle, and I will leave this place to you. After annihilating the deserters, you and Wei Yunqi join forces and capture the south gate of Liaodong City for me. , Songshugou and Naogoumen. As for this camp, leave it here for the time being, and at the same time order Lishan City Guard General Li Duan to send someone to take over."
"I will obey your orders!" Wang Xingben responded loudly.
"Generals, follow up and attack Goguryeo City." Yang Ji said loudly with a wave of his armor-black golden spear.
"Kill!" With a roar of filial piety, 15,000 elite riders rushed toward the Goguryeo City more than ten miles away like a torrent that broke a dike.
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According to Yuan Ziche's order, the Goguryeo army was divided into three armies: Yantongshan Camp, Goguryeo City, and the camp outside the city. This large army outside the city has 20,000 elite cavalry and 10,000 infantry. The leader of this army is Wu Tai'an. He is also "taken care of" by Hu Lujin. Since the camp is a temporary marching camp, the situation is far away. It was better than Yantongshan Camp, but because they were behind the battlefield, the soldiers were somewhat slack, so many soldiers were buried in the sea of fire in their sleep and died under the iron hoofs of frightened horses.
In front of the camp, there were many terrified Goguryeo soldiers. They gathered in the open space in front of the camp. Many of them were barefoot, and they were all frightened and shivering by the sudden change.
Wu Tai'an escaped from the camp under the protection of his own soldiers. He led a cavalry team to the southwest corner. Sixteen to seven thousand soldiers have gathered here. Most of them have lost their long weapons, armor, and horses, and many of them are still barefoot. About half of them had only a fighting knife left.
"General Wu, what should we do now?" A general followed the guidance of the big flag and gathered towards Wu Tai'an.
Wu Taixin was also at a loss. He looked back at the sea of fire and realized that the situation was already very serious. They could not put out the fire at all. Because the flames in the sky were burning in the howling wind and spreading to the west camp and the south camp at a speed visible to the naked eye, he was silent for a while and said: "This camp is finished. The soldiers' weapons, equipment and horses have basically been destroyed." The fire was engulfed, but our soldiers could not find the generals, and the generals could not find the soldiers, and they were in chaos, so our only way was to return to the city to reorganize before the fire spread to the city."
"Yes!" the general responded, and then whispered: "This fire came suddenly and quickly. Don't you think it's strange, general?"
"Of course it's strange. This is clearly the Sui army who set fire to the mountain." Wu Tai'an also lowered his voice and said: "If nothing else, the situation at General Yuan's place is even less optimistic. Let's go back and collect the weapons and equipment now. Come out, seize the time to organize, wait until tomorrow."
"The general is wise!" the general said, cupping his hands.
"What a wise man!" Wu Tai'an cursed and ordered: "Go and prepare quickly. Don't let the soldiers know that it is arson."
"Here!" The general turned his horse and rushed to gather the soldiers and asked them to return to the city.
Wu Tai'an saw that the soldiers were slowly becoming more orderly and he breathed a sigh of relief. When he saw that the fire continued to spread to the west, he quickly said to a soldier general: "The distance between Goguryeo City and the back mountain is very small. If the wind direction changes, Beicheng will be affected by the fire. Even if it is not affected, the soldiers and horses in Beicheng cannot withstand the heat of the fire. You immediately bring a group of soldiers back to the city and ask General Dong Zhong to gather the soldiers in the city. , and at the same time move some supplies to Nancheng to be ready to meet our army."
Although Dong Chong might have done this when he saw the fire coming, Wu Tai'an still felt uneasy.
"I obey your orders." The general responded, but just as he was about to lead his troops away, Wu Tai'an warned again: "This fire is most likely set by the Sui army. You tell him to be more careful, and at the same time send out reconnaissance cavalry to patrol the surrounding area." .”
"Here!" the captain responded and left.
Wu Tai'an sighed. Just as he was about to lead his troops towards the crowd of soldiers, he heard bursts of thunder-like sounds coming from the east. He knew at first sight that a large group of cavalry was coming at a gallop. Just when he was horrified. , a group of cavalry fled towards this side in embarrassment, shouting as they fled: "The Yantong Mountain camp has been reduced to ashes, and the Sui army is chasing this way. Where is General Wu? Where is General Wu?"
When the soldiers at the front heard this, there was an uproar and chaos. Under their propaganda, the news of the Sui army's approach quickly swept the entire army, and the situation that Wutai Anjun had finally stabilized immediately fell into chaos.
Wu Tai'an was furious and wanted to kill all the cavalry, but at this time, it was obvious that he could not do it.
The sounds of "rumble" and "rumble" were already approaching, and a large black army followed the cavalry and came over.
The earth-shattering sound of the trampling of the subway and the shouts of killing also made the Goguryeo soldiers even more confused.
"Soldiers, follow me to kill the enemy!" Xue Ju, who was leading the way, saw that the enemy army was in chaos and had no intention of fighting at all. He was immediately overjoyed and led 5,000 elite cavalry into the enemy group without stopping.
The soldiers of the Sui army were killing with a loud roar. Under the leadership of the general, they were like an extremely sharp horizontal knife and were rushing through the enemy troops without restraint. Spears were charging, swords were slashing, and a one-sided massacre was staged in the open space.
The joy of the Goguryeo soldiers surviving the disaster was quickly shattered under the iron hooves of the Sui army. Accompanied by heart-rending screams and hysterical roars, a puff of blood mist gradually dyed the earth red.
The mood of the aftermath of the disaster was broken. In this sense of ups and downs, many Goguryeo soldiers rose up and resisted, but more people were running around in panic. Several Goguryeo generals were galloping back and forth in the chaotic formation. , calling the soldiers to resist, but at this time Yang Ji and others had also led their troops to kill, and they joined the battlefield together, working together to strangle the Goguryeo soldiers who were stubbornly resisting.
When Wu Tai'an's Sui army rushed into the chaos, they knew they were unstoppable and took the lead in leading their troops to escape. The main soldiers of the Sui army did not chase down the deserters, but launched a fierce attack on the chaotic soldiers. offensive.
Yang Ji did not participate in the battle. Instead, he and Zhu Can led their own soldiers to cover up the deserters, allowing him to follow the deserters' path and seize the city at an opportunity.
