When Cui Ao heard this, he immediately had other thoughts in his heart.
These Yuwen Xianbei in front of them have strong soldiers and horses, and their leader Yuwen Xun Niyan is so confident that he will definitely be able to take care of the Goguryeo people.
Yu Wenxun Niyan was so high-spirited at this time that he wanted to step on the Goguryeo rebels into the ditch.
"Mr. Cui is staying quietly in Liaodong for some time. I heard that the rebels of Goguryeo have established a false king. Not only do they want to destroy Wandu, but they also want to capture the leader of the thief alive!"
Yu Wenxun Ni Yan's words revealed his unwillingness to let Cui Ao go on the expedition together.
If it had been a moment ago, Cui Ao would have definitely agreed.
However, now that he saw Yuwen Xianbei's strong troops and horses, Cui Ao's heart became restless again.
If he could accomplish the feat of breaking through the city and capturing the thieves, it would be enough to outweigh the mistakes he had made before.
It is not impossible to create a feudal lord and open a mansion.
"General Yuwen is unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. He will definitely win this time. However, I heard that the Goguryeo thieves recruited Sushen and Fuyufan from the North. These thieves are best at walking through mountains and forests, and they will make surprise attacks at every turn. Without my troops to protect them, Guard, I’m afraid the general will be in a lot of trouble.”
After some trial and error, the two finally reached an agreement.
Everyone joined forces and marched together. After the thief was defeated, Yu Wenxun and Ni Yan got the credit for destroying the city, and Cui Ao got the credit for capturing the thief's leader.
Yuwen Xun and Ni Yan were originally unwilling to give half of the credit, but Cui Ao repeatedly hinted that several of his nephews and nephews were unmarried and could be married to the Yuwen family forever.
Yuwenxun Niyan immediately agreed to Cui Ao's request.
Born as a barbarian, Yu Wenxun Niyan, who had long admired the teachings of the Central Plains, often felt inferior, especially when facing celebrities in the court.
If he could get married to the Cui family of Qinghe, then for Yu Wenxun Niyan, he would be able to completely straighten his back in Luoyang.
The sister in the family is a concubine, which means she has some respect among the meritorious military generals. And then she is married to the Cui family of Qinghe, which means she has some respect among the scholars.
With the sincere cooperation of the two, the crusade against the Goguryeo rebels went extremely smoothly.
Since leaving the Liaodong frontier fortress, the Goguryeo rebels along the way have not successfully resisted once.
The well-equipped troops and horses of Yuwen Xianbei once gave the Goguryeo people the illusion that the main force of the Han army was in person.
As the leader of the rebels, Goguryeo Siyou suddenly felt that the end was coming.
The main force of the Han army arrived too quickly, and it was almost impossible for both sides to be in peace before the snowfall as expected.
Facing the menacing 'Han Army', King Siyou hurriedly made some hasty defenses. After failing to achieve good results, King Siyou immediately led his army and ran away.
Goguryeo's troops and horses also had no intention of fighting anymore and retreated hastily.
The Han cavalry in front of them is unstoppable, so let's leave them to the severe cold.
When the wind and snow blocked the mountain roads, the Han troops who had no way to replenish their supplies had to withdraw obediently if they wanted to avoid dying of cold and starvation.
Yuwen Xun, Ni Yan and Cui Ao, no one expected that the Goguryeo people could escape so thoroughly.
Just one or two small probing confrontations actually frightened the Goguryeo rebels into retreating.
"These rats, if I had known this, I should have asked the boys to restrain their strength, but I actually scared them away."
Yu Wenxun Niyan said with great regret.
The two days of confrontation had completely confirmed Yu Wenxun Niyan's impression of the weak Goguryeo soldiers and horses.
He is not afraid of confrontation with Goguryeo now, not at all.
What Yu Wenxun Niyan feared most was that the Goguryeo people avoided fighting and stayed in the mountains and forests, and then let a few snowstorms force him to jump.
"General, don't be anxious. The thieves will definitely return to Wandu to set up defenses. It won't be too late to settle the accounts together after the city is broken!"
Cui Ao was still very relaxed at this time.
He felt that no matter how stupid the Goguryeo rebels were, they would not be able to abandon the city and hide in the surrounding mountains and forests.
Thousands of people are cut off from food and drink, and that is the real end of the road.
However, the truth soon hit Cui Ao in the face.
A few days later, Marudo City.
Cui Ao looked at Wandu City with the door open in front of him, and he was almost furious.
"These rats actually abandoned the city and ran away!"
"How could they abandon the city and run away?"
"How could they abandon the city and escape?!"
The credit for breaking the city was given to Yu Wenxun Ni Yan, but his own credit for capturing the thieves had already disappeared.
Cui Ao was so angry that he grabbed several thieves captured from the surrounding area and interrogated them.
"After the king came back from the front, he took away all the soldiers, horses, grain, grass and livestock, leaving only the old and the weak."
When Cui Ao heard this, he understood that these Goguryeo rebels planned to strengthen the walls and clear the country.
The most important livestock, women and children are protected inside.
"Where did Siyou go? Is it the White Mountain in the east or the black water in the north?" Cui Ao asked.
"Blackwater! Many of the troops led by the king are from Northern Fuyu and Sushen."
"Let them lead the way, and you can enter the messy forest roads and escape the pursuit of the Han army."
Cui Jing also knew the whereabouts of Siyou at this time.
He knew that Siyou was a coward and loved money very much, so once Siyou had money, he would choose to run away.
Cui Jing is very sure of this.
This is why he did not let Yu Wenxun Niyan attack Wandu City, but asked Yuwen Xunniyan to attack Baishan.
If Siyou escaped, the main force of the Goguryeo army would definitely no longer be guarding Wandu City.
And he can also use Baishan to attack Wandu City with Yu Wenxun Niyan's coalition forces.
"Send the order, everyone, get ready for me and be ready to attack Marudoshi City at any time."
After the order was issued, Cui Jing also sent people to garrison Wandu City.
Yu Wenshen and Ni Yan also quickly attacked Wandu City.
However, the offensive of these two people seemed extremely slow, as if they were playing with a cat and a mouse, constantly consuming the patience of the Goguryeo people.
"General, the enemy seems to be intending to delay our attack, but our soldiers still have the advantage."
A deputy general reported.
"Well, then we don't have to rush to attack Wandu City. We can just delay it like this. Anyway, the Goguryeo army in Wandu City has been seriously injured and it is impossible to have much fighting power anymore."
Yu Wenxun Niyan was in a very happy mood. He even thought about how he would plunder wealth after he got the position of King of Goguryeo, how he would plunder women, children and female relatives, and send them to his bed and let them sleep in his bed. The crotch gently expressed pleasure, making their moans resound throughout the city.
"General, what should we do now? Should we launch an attack on the main force of the Han army?"
The deputy general suggested.
Yu Wenxun Niyan shook his head and said: "No, we can't fight with the main force of the Han army yet. We have to wait for the reinforcements from Goguryeo to arrive. When the time comes, we will have a decisive battle with the main force of the Han army."
"But the longer we wait, the closer the Goguryeo reinforcements will come."
"Then wait until they arrive. Anyway, their reinforcements won't stay in Wandu City for too long."
Yu Wenxun Niyan said with a sneer.
He felt that it was not a problem to wait like this, so he might as well launch an offensive and attack Marudo City first.
To the north of Marudu Castle, there is a small river, and there is a small wooden house by the river. There are several earth slopes outside the wooden house, and some straw is piled on them to protect it from wind and rain.
There is also a huge stone on the roof of the wooden house to protect it from wind and rain.
Outside the wooden house, there were a dozen Goguryeo soldiers resting there.
"General, Marudo City is ahead."
"The army is resting. Let's rest in Wandu City tonight. We will attack the city again early tomorrow morning."
A burly Goguryeo general said.
The soldiers on the side immediately agreed.
Although these soldiers look like ordinary people, they are actually an extremely powerful army among the Goguryeo people.
The commander of this army is called 'Wang Siyu', and he is the prince of the Goguryeo royal court. In the Goguryeo royal court, he can be said to be a very important general.
In addition to him, there were other princes and princesses in the royal family of Goguryeo.
However, his father has passed away, and he is the only one left. Therefore, in the royal court of Goguryeo, he can call the wind and rain, and he can be said to be a powerful figure with a single word.
"Aren't we being disrespectful to the king by doing this?"
A Goguryeo soldier said worriedly.
"Humph, so what if you are disrespectful? Your Majesty is now the royal family of Goguryeo and is our King's uncle. Among our Goguryeo royal courts, only your Majesty is the master of Goguryeo. Anyone who dares to question the King's words will be killed without mercy!"
Wang Siyou's eyes flickered, showing a bit of ruthlessness.
It can be said that he is now completely confused by power. In his eyes, everything the king does is right, and even the king's mistakes are worthy of forgiveness.
"The general is brave and brave!"
"The general is mighty!"
Everyone immediately complimented him.
Wang Siyou laughed loudly and said: "My fellow soldiers, our current task is to guard Wandu City and wait for our reinforcements to arrive."
"Yes, General!"
A group of Goguryeo soldiers immediately agreed.
"General, should we set up a defense line in Wandu City to avoid being attacked by the main force of the Han army?"
"No need, you should return to the camp immediately and prepare to rest. We will launch an attack early tomorrow morning!"
...
Night gradually fell.
It was pitch black in Marudo City.
There were fires everywhere in Marudu City, and the firelight illuminated the entire city, making it look like daylight.
The Goguryeo soldiers were busy in their respective camps, preparing to attack Wandu City early the next morning.
In a tent in the southwest corner of Wandu City, Yu Wenxun Niyan and a group of counselors under his command were discussing something.
"Your Majesty, I have made inquiries. Fifty miles southwest of Wandu City, there is a Goguryeo army that is constantly harassing our army's logistics supply lines, making our army's food supply very difficult."
Hearing this, Yu Wenxun Niyan pondered for a moment and said: "In that case, then send out scouts to detect the traces of those Goguryeo people as much as possible. In addition, send someone to notify the main force of the Han army and ask them to strengthen their vigilance and not let those The Goguryeo army took the opportunity to sneak attack on our camp."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Immediately, Yu Wenxun Niyan sent out two sentinels and ran towards the northwest.
"General, the Goguryeo reinforcements have probably arrived at Wandu City."
"No way, I just launched the attack, and they arrived in less than half a day?"
Yu Wenxun Niyan was also shocked when he heard this.
He knew that this time, he was in trouble.
"No matter what, we still have to attack Wandu City as soon as possible. No matter what, we can't let those Goguryeo reinforcements reach Wandu City!"
"Yes, General!"
...
In Wandu City, the lights were brightly lit, and countless Goguryeo troops were busy cleaning up their barracks.
Marudo City has now fallen.
In just one day, the Han army's 30,000 troops had already invaded Wandu City.
Moreover, the defense of the Goguryeo Army had no effect at all. It was not until noon the next day that the Goguryeo Army finally discovered this matter.
"General, why are these Han troops so rampant? They even surrounded us."
"General, we can't sit idly by and ignore it! If the Han army really attacks our camp, we will be dead."
"Yes, general, please give the order. We must persist until reinforcements arrive."
The soldiers of Goguryeo tried to dissuade him one after another.
"Hmph, don't worry, I will definitely make the Han army pay the price."
Wang Siyou snorted coldly, and then said to a general: "Go and inform the king that we want to ask for reinforcements from the king. I want to see what else the Han army can do to us."
"promise!"
The general agreed and retreated.
Soon, the generals of the Goguryeo army rushed to the palace and asked for help from the king.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the Han army has captured our Wandu City!"
"What!"
Upon hearing the news, Wang Siyou's eyes suddenly opened wide and his face turned livid.
He never expected that this time they would be defeated by the Han army.
"This is impossible. We have more than 5,000 defenders in Wandu City, and their equipment is better than that of the Han army. How could it be captured by the Han army?"
"General, this time the Han army is repeating their old tricks. They deliberately deceived us and led us into a trap. Now, all the food and ordnance in Wandu City have been robbed by them. We are already We have lost hope of turning defeat into victory."
"No, we can't admit defeat. I want to ask the king for help."
"Yes, we have to ask the king for help. The king will definitely avenge us."
Wang Siyou's words immediately made all the generals excited.
"Okay, let's stop arguing. Please be quiet. We can't let this matter affect our morale. No matter how the Han army conquered Wandu City, we still have to find a way to ensure that Wandu City does not fall to the Han army. In the hands of the army."
Wang Siyou stopped the noisy generals and then said to them.
Wang Siyou felt a little uneasy at this time, and he was not sure that Wang Siyou Ni Yan could really avenge them.
However, he is now in a difficult situation. He can only continue to move forward. No matter what the result is, it is better than sitting still and waiting to die.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
A Goguryeo staff officer came up and said to Wang Siyou.
"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!"
Wang Siyou asked impatiently.
"Your Majesty, I have discovered that a large number of Goguryeo people are gathering in the northeast of Wandu City. They seem to be waiting for something."
"What are they waiting for? What are they waiting for?"
Wang Siyou's brows furrowed.
At this time, the supply of food and grass in Wandu City has been cut off, and the soldiers in Wandu City are already very hungry. They can only survive by transporting food and military supplies.
But now, there are so many Goguryeo people outside Wandu City. Their purpose is definitely not simple.
"King Qi, I suspect that they are waiting for reinforcements!"
The Goguryeo staff officer continued to report.
"What, are they waiting for reinforcements?"
Wang Siyou was even more surprised. He really couldn't understand how these Goguryeo people did it.
"Your Majesty, I have some suspicion. They have already discovered the secret of our Wandu City, so they are preparing to launch a general attack."
The Goguryeo staff officer said.
"How can we withstand so many reinforcements? Will our reinforcements have to be delayed for a while?"
Wang Siyou also felt very embarrassed. He did not expect that the current situation in Wandu City was already so critical, and his army had no fighting capacity at all.
