On April 24, Cui Hongsheng, the general of Zuo Wuwei, led his army to the city of black bones, and the black bones were terrified.

Jiang Yiwei was very surprised to realize that the Middle-earth people had learned the lesson of the failure of the attack in the previous two years, and no longer fought for the gains and losses of one city and one place, and no longer put the main force on attacking Liaodong City, but had a clear goal, and after crossing the Liaoshui River, they would kill Pyongyang with an electric tornado, and do their best to complete the battle, so as to disrupt Goguryeo's established deployment and put Pyongyang in a dangerous situation.

Because Pyongyang tasted the sweetness of the war in the previous two years, it still used the two important towns of Liaodong and Wugu to drag down the Middle-earth army, and did its best to delay the opponent's attack speed and delay the opponent's attack on Pyongyang, and Jiang Yiwei was one of the military bigwigs who adhered to this strategy. Although Pyongyang has overestimated the difficulty of the situation this year, it is still too optimistic about the war situation, perhaps because the victory for two consecutive years has made them seriously underestimate their opponents, and as a result, they have shot themselves in the foot, and they are in a deep crisis as soon as the big war in the third year has just begun.

In the face of changes, Jiang Yi hesitated slightly, and it was difficult to make a decision, whether to actively respond to the situation, retreat to the east bank of Yalu Water with the main force, and stubbornly defend the Yalu Water defense line, or to respond to all changes with the same change, continue to hold on to the black bones with the main force, and do his best to drag the Middle-earth army on the west bank of Yalu Water?

How to make a decision depends on a key factor, that is, whether the Middle-earthers have adjusted their attack strategy this year. And to know this answer, first of all, we must figure out that the current Middle-earth army that has killed under the Black Bone City is the main army of Middle-earth or its vanguard, if it is only the vanguard of the Middle-earth people, and the number is limited, its main purpose is only to deter the opponent, and it does not have the basic conditions for forcibly crossing the Yalu water to kill Pyongyang, then it cannot prove that the Middle-earth people have changed their attack strategy this year, so Jiang Yiwei does not need to quickly transfer the main army deployed on the west bank of the Yalu River to the east bank to defend in danger.

It is very passive to defend the city, and if you want to achieve the goal of containing the opponent with this strategy, you must first have to take the opponent step by step, and be determined to fight for every city and every place. The people of Middle-earth were arrogant, thinking that their strength could crush Goguryeo, so after crossing the Liaoshui in the first two years, they stormed the city of Liaodong, but the result was that they could not overcome it for a long time, which not only consumed manpower but also delayed precious time, and they were defeated in successive battles. The same mistake can be made once and twice, but it is less likely to be made three times.

Jiang Yi hesitated slightly, and his generals also had their own opinions and argued fiercely.

The chief of the General's Palace, Nakamuroji, insisted that judging from the known military situation, after the war entered the third year, the people of Middle-earth were also at the end of the crossbow and could not support it, and the most obvious sign was that so far there had been no news of the Middle-earth Imperial Expedition, nor had they received the news of the increase of troops in Huaiyuan.

"It is understandable that the emperor of Middle-earth did not drive the imperial expedition in person, but the eastern capital has not increased the army in Huaiyuan in the past half a year, which is enough to show that there is a problem within Middle-earth, perhaps it is the decline of national strength caused by the reckless use of force, the supply of grain and grass is not available, or there is a foreign enemy Koubian, which has restrained and dispersed the forces of Middle-earth, in short, at present, Middle-earth does not have much advantage in the battlefield of Liaodong, and it is very difficult to attack Pyongyang, and it is even more difficult to attack Pyongyang for a long time, so we must be calm, confident, and have extraordinary courage to hold on to the city, At all costs, drag the Middle-earth army west of the Yalu River and erect an impenetrable barrier to Pyongyang. ”

Nakamuro's position was clear, and he adhered to the established strategy from Pyongyang's standpoint, but his remarks were immediately sharply questioned by the general of the unified army, Ke Yiwan.

"Do you have any definite information to confirm that the Emperor of Middle-earth did not personally drive a personal expedition, and the Eastern Capital did not increase his troops in Huaiyuan, and the Middle-earth army that invaded our Goguryeo this time was only more than 100,000 people? If you don't, and you just deduce the above conclusions from some inaccurate information, then we have to believe the facts at hand. The fact in front of them is that the Middle-earth army has already killed under the city of black bones, and there are tens of thousands of troops, the speed of attack is very fast, and the desire to attack is very strong, once their goal is Pyongyang, besiege the city without attacking, quickly cross the Yalu water, rush to the city of Pyongyang before the rainy season, and give themselves four to five months to win four to five months of siege time, then Pyongyang is in danger, Goguryeo is in danger, so we must not hesitate, we must make a decision immediately, the main force decisively evacuates the city of black bones, and defends heavily on the east bank of the Yalu water, With the natural danger of Yalu water, the invasion of the Middle-earth people was stopped. ”

Relying on the Yalu water and natural danger to defend is relatively active, even if it is lost, it can still fight and retreat, and it can still retreat to Pyongyang as a last resort, and live and die with Pyongyang, but according to the city, the main army is trapped in the city and cannot move, and can only watch the enemy's main army swagger towards Pyongyang, seeing that Pyongyang is poisoned by the war and is powerless.

"The battle has just begun, the enemy has just reached the foot of the black bone city, the battle situation is still unclear, the situation is not clear, we panicked, we are in chaos, and even the queen hastened to withdraw, without the consent of Pyongyang and the king, this will not only seriously damage the morale and morale of the army, but also undermine Pyongyang's established strategy, and seriously jeopardize the survival of Goguryeo."

Nakamuro couldn't respond to Ke Yiwan's questioning head-on, and in a hurry, he had to indiscriminately put a lot of "hats" on Ke Yiwan, accusing him of being afraid of war and being suspected of escaping.

Ke Yiwan was furious, but the stakes were high, arguing was useless, he had to fight on the basis of reason, and he had to persuade Jiang Yiwei to make the right decision immediately.

"Although the battle has only just begun, the situation is actually clear, and self-deception will not solve the problem, but will only make it worse." Ke Yiwan glared at Nakamuroji angrily, and his tone was very cold, "It is an indisputable fact in front of me that in the past three years of invasion, although the Middle-earth people have attacked after the beginning of summer, the time when the soldiers have come to Yalu Water is very different. In the previous two years, the Middle-earthers had delayed their arrival at Yalu Water until mid-summer or before the rainy season of late summer, but this time the Middle-earthers only reached the city of Black Bones on the twelfth day after the attack began, and there were only more than 100 miles left before Yalu Water. ”

Ke Yiwan looked at the generals in the hall, looked at Jiang Yiwei who was contemplating, and said loudly, "Doesn't this explain the problem?" The battle is not clear enough? The situation is not grim enough? ”

"The scout has just sent an urgent report, and the commander of this galloping Middle-earth army is Cui Hongsheng, the general of Zuo Wuwei. A great general with tens of thousands of soldiers charging into the front line, is it just a blood? Just a threat to Pyongyang? Now there is at least a month and a half before the rainy season, and for such a long time, the great general and tens of thousands of soldiers in Middle-earth do not cross the Yalu water and do not fight Pyongyang, but they continue to storm the city of black bones and linger, is it possible? ”

Ke Yiwan glared at the expressionless Nakamuroji, and couldn't help but ask sharply, "Is this your wishful thinking, or are you turning a blind eye and turning a deaf ear?" ”

Nakamuro's face was red-faced, and he was annoyed, and he argued without thinking, "The sudden acceleration of the attack of the Middle-earthers does not mean that the Middle-earthers will go deep alone, and they will attack Pyongyang in a desperate situation where food and grass are scarce. The defeat of Sashui the year before last was a lesson from the past, even if the people of Middle-earth had an absolute advantage in strength and had sufficient time to attack, but without the support of a steady stream of grain and grass, they were a source of water and a tree without roots, and they were powerless to attack, and more importantly, they could not afford another big defeat, and the generals of Middle-earth did not dare to risk a battle at all. ”

"A lesson from the past?" Ke Yiwan sneered and sneered, "Could it be that in your eyes, we can create another miracle?" Can you defeat the strong again with the weak and play a second Sashui victory? Could it be that Goguryeo is stronger today than it was before the outbreak of war, and Pyongyang today is stronger than it was three years ago? ”

"Why not? Why do you want to destroy your own prestige and increase the morale of others? Why don't you have the faith to do another miracle? Nakamuro waved his hands and shouted.

"Why not?" Ke Yiwan couldn't bear it anymore, pointed to the direction of the Yalu Water, and roared angrily, "Look at how many people have died on both sides of the Yalu Water?" Look at the bones of old and weak women and children on the fields of the bare land? Fighting a war does not depend on confidence and courage, but on strength, on food, grass and weapons. You can see clearly with your eyes open that under the current situation, if we want to hold Pyongyang, we must first preserve our limited strength and concentrate all our forces to hold Pyongyang, instead of scattering our limited forces to large and small cities, and it is pure wishful thinking that the Middle-earthers will compete with us for the gains and losses of one city and one place. If you treat others with oneself and ignore the facts, the final result will definitely harm others and oneself and ruin our country. ”

The fierce controversy in the city of Bones did not stop the advance of the Middle-earth army. The scout's report flew like snowflakes, and the pace of the report became more and more hurried, and the voice became more and more panicked.

"The Middle-earth army has broken through the interception and penetrated deep into the fort three miles away from the western city of Wugu."

"The Middle-earth army launched an attack on the southern city of Wugu, and the southern city called for help."

"The Middle-earth army is attacking and advancing towards the eastern city of Wugu, deliberately cutting off the passage between the city of Wugu and the Yalu water, and the situation is extremely critical."

"The Middle-earth army began to attack the northern city of Wugu, and the northern city of Jinkou was fiercely attacked, and the loss of Jinkou was imminent, so I asked for support."

Seeing that Jiang Yiwei was slow to make a decision, Ke Yiwan was furious, and shouted at him, "General, the people of Middle Earth are besieging the Black Bone City, once the road to the Yalu Water is cut off, we will be trapped on all sides, and it will be difficult to fly. General, dusk is approaching, please make a quick decision, you can't be afraid. ”

Nakamuroji also insisted on his own opinion, and urged Jiang Yiwei vigorously, "General, once we evacuate Wugu and abandon the important town, we will put Liaodong City in isolation, and Liaodong City will be difficult to last if we fight alone in the predicament of lack of strong support. The city of Liaodong fell, the black bones were also abandoned, and the whole territory west of the Yalu water was lost, then the situation was extremely unfavorable to me, and at that time the people of Middle-earth occupied an absolute advantage, even if they no longer attacked Pyongyang, they could also confront me with the danger of the Yalu water, and take all the land west of the Yalu water into the bag, so the consequences were unimaginable, and the day of the death of the country was close at hand. ”

Keyiwan's intention is to give up the land west of the Yalu River, preserve the strength, and try to protect Pyongyang and the land east of the Yalu River, but in this way, the immediate interests are preserved, but the future Goguryeo will be dark, and Nakamuroji hopes that the Middle-earth people will make mistakes, and try to drag the Middle-earth army west of the Yalu River with limited strength, and create another miracle, so that although the immediate interests may not be saved, and even coexist with the city, the jade will be burned, but it will also give the Middle-earth people a heavy blow, In the future, Goguryeo will have the day of a comeback.

However, are Middle-earth and Goguryeo rivals of the same rank?

Jiang Yiwei resolutely decided, he would rather slap himself in the face, deny himself, and go against Pyongyang's established strategy, but also decisively withdraw from the black bones and withdraw to the east of Yalu Water. Staying in Qingshan is not afraid of running out of firewood, as long as the army is still there and the strength is still there, Goguryeo will not perish.

"Withdraw!" Jiang waved his hand slightly and ordered sharply, "The main force retreated east overnight. Then he pointed to Nakamuroji, "Give you 2,000 soldiers, stick to the black bones, be sure to drag the people of Middle-earth, and give the main force at least one day to cross the Yalu water eastward." ”

"100,000 people rushed to Pyongyang and reported to General Ulji. The battle situation suddenly changed, and the people of Middle-earth swept to the Yalu water, pointing their swords at Pyongyang. Our army was caught off guard, so the main force hurriedly withdrew to the east of Yalu Water, and held on to the danger, so as to provide support as soon as possible, so as to ensure that Yalu Water is not lost and that Pyongyang is safe. ”

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