Since he successively captured the entire territory of Daluo City and Baishan County, and occupied most of the land of Annan County, Wang Junlin's men and horses have remained unmoved, silently digesting and stabilizing the occupied territory.

However, on the twenty-first day after the Great Sui Emperor had already led the remnants of the main army to retreat from Liaodong, the Sui army to which Wang Junlin belonged in Annan County suddenly moved.

However, instead of leading people to retreat to the sea, as the Goguryeo monarchs and ministers speculated and ridiculed, they did not retreat but advanced, and suddenly sent troops to the county town of Annam.

In addition to the 3,000 cavalry led by Wei Chi Jingde, Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong each dispatched 3,000 men and horses, not to mention, Liu Yidong and Luo Chunlai's 5,000 officers and soldiers of the 5,000 naval divisions also dispatched from Nanyang Village and Da Luocheng to Annan County.

Wang Junlin's military actions surprised Yuangai Suwen, who was stationed in the county town of Annan, because this was all the horses under Wang Junlin's command, and all of them were dispatched, who would garrison Nanyang Village, Daluo City and Baishan County occupied by the Sui people, is it an empty city?

Of course, these three cities are not empty cities, when Wang Junlin exposed the gunpowder in front of Yang Guang, he decisively sent a message with a sea eagle, so that Huang Shaoqiu had a mutiny among the 30,000 Fanyang County Water Divisions, easily overturning Zhao Chen in the air, and completely controlling the Dawan Water Division in his hands.

Taking advantage of these days, half of the 30,000 water divisions, a total of 15,000 Fanyang County water divisions, have landed from Nanyang Village, and completed the exchange of defense with Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, Liu Yidong and Luo Chunlai, that is to say, today's Da Luocheng, Nanyang Village and Baishan County are each garrisoned by 5,000 officers and soldiers of the Fanyang County Water Division.

And the descendants of nearly 20,000 kings who were vacated were able to send troops to the county seat of Annan.

The sixth year of the Great Cause, June 77.

Goguryeo's Annan County Town, the county guard's mansion, Yuangai Suwen knelt on the futon, and sat next to Cui Shengjun, Jin Yibei and other confidant generals, they had just received news that Wang Junlin's army had rushed to the county town of Annan, less than two days away from them.

Although they had received the news a few days earlier, under the pressure of the army, everyone was in a heavy mood and their faces were ugly.

Because of the millions of Sui troops in the west in the early stage, Yuan Taizuo removed most of the troops from all over Goguryeo to the west to deal with the main force of the Great Sui, so there were not many soldiers and horses left behind in the counties.

Even the county town of Annam was only 8,000 men, and only 4,000 of the 8,000 defenders were regulars, and the remaining 4,000 were made up of nobles' guards and forcibly transferred people.

Now the main force of the Sui army has been defeated in the west, but Yang Guang in order to maintain his last bit of dignity, Liaodong City, which was finally captured, did not give up, and ordered Li Zixiong, the head of the Youzhou march, to lead 50,000 elites to firmly hold Liaodong City, Yuan Taizuo led 150,000 Goguryeo main forces to attack for more than ten days and did not take it, while other Goguryeo main forces are still chasing and killing hundreds of thousands of remnants who have fled to various parts of Goguryeo.

In short, at present, the main force of the army, which originally belonged to Annan County, is still unable to return to Annan County to support Yuangai Suwen.

Therefore, after Yuangai Suwen's urgent letter for help was sent to Pyongyang City, Gao Jianwu had no choice but to transfer 7,000 troops from the 10,000 troops stationed in the capital, and 13,000 men and horses in various counties, a total of 20,000 people to help Annam County.

"General, it's a big deal for us to fight with them, as long as we hold on until reinforcements arrive, the situation will naturally be very different. However, if the county town of Annam is lost, it will be too big a blow to the prestige of the young lord in the court. So we have to fight with them to the end, they are working on expeditions, the soldiers can't help, and the cost of grain and grass is even greater, as long as we grit our teeth and hold on, we will definitely be able to hold on until Wang Junlin retreats. Jin Yibei said impassionedly and loudly.

Cui Shengjun smiled coldly and said: "General Jin, what are we going to fight with others, you led 10,000 horses to garrison Daluo City, including 5,000 of the most elite cavalry of Annan County, but how did you fail in front of Wang Junlin's army, you failed for more than ten days." And although there are 8,000 people in our city, 4,000 of them are only people who have been trained for a month or two, and you think that we can hold out for a few days under the kind of terrifying weapons that the Sui people can use to blow up the city walls. ”

Jin Yibei shouted: "I still have 8,000 men and horses in the county town of Annan, there is still a city to defend, and there are more than 80,000 people to rely on, and Pyongyang has sent reinforcements over, we will definitely be able to defeat them." ”

Cui Shengjun intercepted: "General Jin, don't forget, in the battle of Bailing Island, we had more than 30,000 men and horses on land and water, and how we failed miserably against Wang Junlin's less than 10,000 people. The reinforcements sent by our Annan county and the lord of the country are only nearly 30,000 at most, how can they be the opponent of Wang Junlin. ”

Jin Yibei's face turned red, and he wanted to refute, but he had never been good at arguing, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and Cui Shengjun asked Jin Yibei, turned his head and said in a deep voice to Yuan Gai Suwen: "General, according to the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to retreat temporarily, and after the prime minister clears the Sui army in the west, send the main army, and then drive Wang Junlin out." ”

Yuangai Suwen's expression was always gloomy, and he sighed at this time and said: "General Cui, my Bailing Island has been defeated, and the losses of the troops are serious, if it weren't for my father's support, I would have been taken down by the lord of the country for questioning, let alone being in charge of the military affairs of Annan County." If I don't fight hard, I will give up this Annan county town, even if I still have my father to support me, but I don't have the face to be an official and a general in the court anymore. ”

Jin Yibei echoed: "So this battle must be fought." ”

Cui Shengjun still wanted to speak, but Yuan Gai Suwen nodded and said: "That's right, it's too early for us to discuss at this time, and when Wang Junlin's army arrives, whether to fight and then retreat, or to wait for reinforcements, it's not too late to talk about it when the time comes." As long as reinforcements arrive, we will have a fight with the army of King's Landing. ”

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It is not far from Daluo City and Baishan County to Annan County respectively, but because there are a large number of siege equipment and baggage with them, and the weather is hot and dry. Therefore, at the speed of the march of the king's army, it will take at least three days.

On the evening of the first day of the two armies setting out at the same time, they camped at a place called Hook Plain, which was scheduled to meet the divisions.

After dinner, in the tent of the Chinese army's camp, Wang Junlin, who had just returned from Pyongyang with Shen Guo'er, held a combat meeting.

Shen Guo'er first briefed on the information he had, and said it in detail, so that everyone was deeply amazed by Shen Guo'er's ability to lead people to probe for intelligence, especially Jin Sanhu and Jin Xiaowu, Cui Hongguang and other Goguryeo generals who had taken refuge in Wang Junlin's not long ago, and they secretly sighed with emotion, thinking that not to mention how powerful the army led by Wang Junlin was, how powerful the weapons and equipment were, and his ability to spy on intelligence alone had already allowed Wang Junlin's army to take the lead.