Xin Shixiong entered the Liaodong Peninsula and began to build a defensive line. His first priority was to prevent the enemy forces on the peninsula from leaking out and affecting the main forces moving south. The second priority was to defeat Beishe.
Under what circumstances should we fight against inferiority? First, deal with the dozen or so mountain cities east of Beishe.
Beishe is the Dalian area, which is an offshore area, and Xin Shixiong still has a long way to go before reaching Beishe.
So the best way is to block it and wait for work.
If Beishe does not have naval support and the connection with Wugu City is interrupted, logistical support problems will occur over time.
After the Sui army occupied Liaodong City, an unexpected surprise was that there was a huge amount of grain and grass materials stored here. Some of them were burned by the enemy, and some of them had no time to burn.
Originally, the Sui Dynasty was still short of food, but after conquering Liaodong, they were full all of a sudden.
Historically, Yang Guang's first two attacks on Goguryeo failed to capture Liaodong.
The terrain of the Liaodong Peninsula is high in the middle and low around. The mountains in the middle are the Qianshan Mountains, the remnants of Changbai Mountain. It is a beautiful place with beautiful scenery. It will later be a national-level scenic spot and a 5A-level scenic spot.
Xin Shixiong wanted to intercept the enemy forces on the peninsula here. Heavy troops should be deployed in the low corridors on the north and south sides. As for the high ground in the middle, it was difficult to deploy defenses. He could only capture Lotus City, Xiangyang City, Mingchan Temple, and Lishan City as soon as possible. The four cities built a line of defense.
Shi Wanshou and Linghu Chang deployed their defenses in the lowlands on the north and south sides of the peninsula, nearly three hundred miles apart.
Yang Wanshi led 4,500 men from the Third Armored Division and was responsible for attacking Lianhua City and other four cities. Guo Si's 5,000 men from the Second Qingqi Division provided support.
The remaining armies each occupied favorable terrain, water sources, key access roads, and deployed defense lines.
"Send more mounted scouts to explore the surrounding area. If there is any strange phenomenon, report it immediately," Xin Shixiong said in a temporary camp at the foot of a mountain, studying the terrain of the peninsula.
Pang Ben said at the side: "It's very strange. So far, we have only encountered a small group of enemy troops. They retreated when they saw me. Deng Hao said that there are more than 10,000 enemy troops on the peninsula. I don't know if it is accurate."
General Zhou Zhongan said: "Prefect Deng's military report is accurate so far. There are not many discrepancies. In addition to the navy, Beishe City has about four to five thousand people. There are more than ten other mountain cities, and there are about one person in total." Ten thousand, that’s good, but we don’t know whether Navy Master Beishe has left or not.”
During the Great Sui Dynasty's expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Guang was in charge of twenty-four routes, but Yang Guang could not control only one. That was the navy who came to protect the children. It was not that they did not want to take care of them, but they were out of reach. They were floating on the sea, and communications were completely cut off.
If the Beishe navy had not left, the threat to Xin Shixiong would be quite terrifying, so Xin Shixiong was very careful and did not dare to advance at all.
"As long as the north and south defense lines are formed, it doesn't matter whether the navy is there or not," Xin Shixiong said solemnly: "We still have to be more cautious. After Yang Wanshi takes the four cities, we will be on tight defense and closely monitor the water sources in various places to see what the scouts ahead can detect. What’s the news? If the navy leaves, we can march to the southwest.”
It was not easy for Yang Wanshi to conquer four cities, mainly because he was too tired from climbing mountains.
"It's such a useless place. Why do people live in the mountains?" Yang Wanshi complained to the deputy general next to him.
The deputy general was also puzzled: "There is no water on the mountain, how do they draw water?"
Yang Wanshi squatted down, picked up a clear water from the stream with both hands, took a few sips, and said with a sigh:
"Good water. It's such a waste for these barbarians to drink such good water. This should be downstream. Send a few riders to check upstream to see where this stream comes from."
Mountain spring water must have spring eyes. It mainly comes from the immersion of the mountain. That is, the rainwater falls on the mountain and slowly penetrates downwards, forming water channels in the gaps in the mountain. Then it flows out through the spring eyes to form streams. This kind of spring water sometimes disappears. .
There is also an artesian spring with groundwater backflow, which is usually found in low-lying areas. This kind of spring water has a continuous supply.
From ancient times to the present, wherever people live, there must be water. Yang Wanshi determined that the water for the mountain city must come from the foot of the mountain. Where there are mountains, there is water, and mountains and rivers always depend on each other.
The five riders formed a fire and walked upstream along the stream. After walking around for seven or eight miles, they discovered an enemy camp.
The five people quickly dismounted, tied their horses into the forest, and then cautiously groped forward to check the situation.
This camp is not big, only seven or eight wooden tents of different sizes, covered with grass, making it relatively hidden.
The Ranger team was very patient. They stayed in the grass without making a sound and watched the movement in the distance quietly.
After a while, I saw dozens of strong men dressed as civilians carrying buckets to fetch water. It turned out that behind the camp, there was a pool of water, which was formed by a spring in the mountain. They fetched water from here. Then send it up the mountain.
One of the rangers was sent back to report the situation, while the remaining four were still in place to monitor.
After Yang Wanshi received the news, he immediately allocated 200 troops to brigade commander Li Song and ordered him to go and check.
After Li Song arrived at the destination with his people, he did not say anything, but continued to check the paths of these water carriers up the mountain.
"This road goes uphill and is quite secretive. It may be the main direction of our army's attack," the adjutant returned and whispered.
It was very difficult for Yang Wanshi to fight from the front, mainly because the road up the mountain was really difficult, and the guards were wearing heavy armor. By the time they climbed up, they had no strength.
But the path Li Song discovered, although winding and winding, was very easy to walk, and there was no need for guards to climb up through all the obstacles.
"Everyone is hidden. Let's move at night. First kill all the bastards in the camp, and then go up the mountain along this road." Li Song ordered everyone to hide and wait quietly for nightfall.
After Yang Wanshi received the news, he immediately sent someone to contact Guo Siben's Qingqi Er and asked him to keep a close eye on the water sources, but not to make any noise. He would use the enemy's water transportation route to attack the city.
On their side, they all have refined weapons, while the Goguryeo soldiers on the mountain are poorly equipped. A shield made of wicker and a knife are a qualified soldier.
Mainly because the place is small and resources are limited, and good equipment is given to the big cities. The mountain cities mainly rely on terrain advantages to resist the Sui army.
If nothing else, if you hide behind the city wall and throw stones from a high position, the damage will be no less than that of a bow and arrow.
Yang Wanshi suffered this loss, because the refined armor is not afraid of swords and guns, but he is afraid of stones. If he is hit, it will be an internal injury. Besides, there is no good place to stay on the mountainside. If you are not careful when rushing up, you will be injured. foot.
Once a person sprains his foot, he is useless.
After nightfall, Li Song led two hundred people into the Shuitan camp and killed every one of the less than a hundred Goguryeo soldiers in the camp, leaving no one alive. However, there were only a few wounded on his side.
So the brigade of two hundred people trotted up the mountain along the path. The six people in the vanguard carried a wooden beam unloaded from the water pool camp, which was used to break down the door.
The wall outside the mountain city should have a door. This was Li Song's judgment. How could he carry water inside if there was no door? You can't carry a bucket and climb over the city wall, right?
As soon as they approached the first city wall, several cold arrows were shot out.
But Li Song is not afraid at all. Everyone knows that as long as you don't throw stones, I won't be afraid of you.
"Break down the door!" Li Song shouted, and the guards made way for the six people carrying the wooden beam. Then they separated into seven or eight people, and together they held the wooden beam and smashed into the weak door. past.
In just one move, the door was broken.
"The platoon hands are lined up on both sides, and we continue to go up the mountain. The archers and archers should not shoot arrows, but save them for going up." Li Song held a shield in his left hand and a spear in his right hand. With the light of the torch, he led the people to charge towards the mountain city on the top of the mountain.
He had never fought in such a safe battle in his life. With the refined shield on his back, he felt very relaxed. Moreover, the two hundred of them were fully armored.
In this way, after a fierce battle in the middle of the night, Li Song's 200-man brigade captured Lianhuashan City, killing 600 enemies, capturing more than 2,000 civilians, and wounding 27 of them, none of them dead.
Yang Wanshi inherited the family tradition of the Yang family and ordered that no one be left behind. All the strong men were driven out of the city to work on the mountainside to strengthen the city wall.
By controlling the water source, you can control the mountain city. Yang Wanshi deployed troops in various water sources. His line of defense has begun to take shape as the four cities were captured one after another.
Xin Shixiong also sent Pang Tao's three thousand men to garrison in the four cities, and passed the news to Li Jing.
Only by building a good defense line here can the Iron Rod be able to defeat the black bones with peace of mind.
Wugu City must be captured within ten days, because after ten days, the main force of Yuwen Shu's Chinese army will move south from here.
But Wugu is very difficult to fight. There are many rivers here, including the Ai River, a major tributary of the Yalu River. The Ai River branches into more than 2,000 large and small rivers such as the Jiumaoshan River, Niumaosheng River, Badao River, and Cao River.
Therefore, Aihe is the mother river of Dandong region in Liaoning Province, and Wugu City is located in Dandong.
There are more than 30 mountain cities here. Among them, Fenghuang Mountain City has 15,000 troops and is the largest mountain city in Goguryeo.
"It's impossible for us to capture Wu Gu in ten days. If we fight this way, the main force of the General Manager will not be able to go south as scheduled," Su Lie pointed to the star-studded mountain city on the map and said:
"Looking at their distribution, they all respond to each other. If I divide my troops to fight, I will be easily restrained. It is best to encircle them and wait until the army moves south, and then plan for it slowly."
Mai Tiezhang frowned and said: "Encirclement and suppression is not a long-term plan. There are heavy troops in the Wugu area. Once we break through the defense line, they will invade my main force going south. We should concentrate our forces to attack Wugu and Phoenix Mountain. Other mountain cities will definitely be rescued. Then I can form a containment, which is to use offense instead of defense."
Su Lie objected: "The mission of Wugu City is to stop my main force from going south. If I go to attack, I may not engage in battle. Once I wander around, waiting for an opportunity to find my main force, then I won't be able to surround you. You have to know , Goguryeo knows who is going to attack Pyongyang, they know it is not us."
This was Yang Guang's fault, but Yang Guang corrected himself when he attacked Goguryeo for the second time in history. Unfortunately, Yang Xuangan came out that time.
When the Sui Dynasty fell, Yang Xuangan took the greatest credit. If he hadn't rebelled in the rear and attacked Goguryeo for the second time, he would have won it.
"I agree with Manager Su's intention," the eldest brother Mai Mengcai said: "Since father is hesitant, it is better to report it to Manager Li for a final decision."
Mai Tiezhang pondered for a moment and nodded: "Then let's see what the manager means."
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