April 29, on the east bank of Yalu Water, Iron Mountain City.

Jiang Yiwei received the bad news of the treachery and rebellion of the Yan people, and was inspecting the defense on the eastern front of Yalu Water, although he had expected this, but as long as he was not born, he always held a glimmer of hope for luck, but what should come will come after all, in times of crisis, there are few people who help each other, many people who fall into the well, the law of survival is so cruel.

"Is the message reliable?" Jiang Yi looked at Wen Yang, a confidant who came to deliver the letter, and asked with a blank expression.

"Reliable." Wen Yang grabbed the gray beard under his chin, his thin and haggard face was covered with clouds, and various negative emotions such as depression, helplessness, and frustration were entangled, making him exhausted, but he did not despair, and his low tone revealed a strong sense of determination.

The message was delivered by General Long Lin in person, and it is accurate and credible. Wen Yang told the whole story in detail, and finally said, "The Longlin guard will flee without a fight, and he should be killed according to the law, but he sent out the news of the rebellion of the people of the Yan Dynasty as quickly as possible, but it is meritorious, but the merits and demerits cannot be offset, how to deal with it, please ask the general to show me." ”

Jiang Yiwei shook his hand disapprerovingly, "The enemy is current, and in extraordinary times, you need to be flexible and flexible, don't stick to small sections, so as not to lose big because of small things." In my opinion, the merits and demerits are enough to offset it, or the official is reinstated, so that he can continue to lead the army to fight and serve the country. ”

Wen Yang hesitated slightly, and stopped talking, obviously disagreeing with Jiang Yiwei's disposal method. It is precisely because of the current enemy that military discipline needs to be strict, not relaxed, and not connived at and appeased, otherwise everyone will follow suit, and the consequences will be serious, but Jiang Yiwei is the right general of Goguryeo, and the left general Eulzhi Wende is the same as the supreme commander of the military, questioning Jiang Yiwei's decision is to provoke Jiang Yiwei's authority, so Wen Yang, even if Jiang Yiwei's cronies, does not dare to openly oppose it at this moment.

"I know that military discipline cannot be violated, but at the time of employing people, and when the army is pressing, it is not blindly impulsive to live and die with the city, but very calmly and rationally made the most favorable decision, which is remarkable." Jiang Yiwei knew that Wen Yang had objections, and his handling of this matter was biased, which might have a negative impact, so Zhengse admonished, "For the general, the decision must first maximize the benefits, if you are not cornered, you must not be brave, so in my opinion, the Longlin guard handled it properly at the critical moment, and the credit was great, which was enough to compensate for his abandonment of Longlin." ”

Wen Yang didn't dare to object, and bowed down to promise.

Jiang Yiwei thought for a while, and then said, "You tell the whole army about this matter, and you must clearly tell the officers and soldiers of the whole army that under the current situation, survival comes first, and we can only survive, and only by preserving the vitality can we ensure the safety of our relatives and homes, and the survival of Goguryeo, and in order to survive, we must use all means, we must do everything, we must not die with the enemy, and we must not burn jade in every battle." The soldiers are all dead in battle, the army is finished, who will protect their relatives and homeland? Who will guard Goguryeo? ”

As soon as these words came out, Wen Yang's heart suddenly swelled with an icy chill, even though the summer sun was shining and sweating, but the kind of outright coldness still made him feel like he was falling into an ice cellar, and he was terrified.

The situation is not good, and now even the belligerent and self-confident Jiang Yiwei is no longer optimistic about this battle, and even openly asks the officers and men of the whole army to preserve their strength, and the implication is obvious, once cornered, do not sacrifice yourself to die, and do not want to burn jade, but to live, tenaciously persever, as long as there are people, Goguryeo has hope.

Wen Yang's heart was shocked, and he felt suffocated for a moment, and he couldn't help opening his mouth wide and taking a long breath, and after a little relief, he immediately said, "This is the general's order?" ”

Jiang Yiwei was silent for a moment and nodded, "This is my order, it must be executed." ”

"Has the general ever considered the consequences?"

"You're worried about affecting morale?" Jiang Yi smiled, "I believe in them, I believe in their courage and fighting spirit, but this battlefield is very unfair to my Goguryeo, the opponent is too strong, it is an unprecedented miracle that we have persevered until now, and if we want to continue this miracle, we must first give the soldiers hope for survival, not despair." As long as there is hope, the soldiers can continue to persevere, even if the last drop of blood is shed, they will not give up easily, and what Goguryeo needs most now is to persevere, even if there is only one city, one river, and one person left, Goguryeo must not give up the battle. ”

Wen Yang secretly smiled bitterly, although he didn't know Jiang Yiwei's true thoughts, and he didn't know what was hidden behind Jiang Yiwei's righteous and strict words, but one thing was certain, the betrayal of the Yan people had a great impact on Jiang Yiwei, and even made Jiang Yiwei lose his confidence in this war in an instant, and Jiang Yiwei's pessimistic attitude towards the future war situation directly determined the fate of Goguryeo. It's scary, scary to think about.

Wen Yang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but remind, "This order of the great general will soon be transmitted to Pyongyang, and under the current situation, once the message behind this order is misunderstood by Pyongyang, the position of the misunderstanding general has changed, and the consequences will not only be unfavorable to the general, but also to the survival of Goguryeo." ”

Jiang Yiwei shook his head disappreciatively, "I'm too worried." If the king is scared, and he is already in the dust, and even the Jiang family no longer trusts me and the Jiang family, who else can save Goguryeo? ”

Wen Yang nodded, with no intention of continuing this sensitive topic, and then changed the conversation, "Now that the Yan people are here, they have crossed the water and are roaring down along the southeast foot of Jiangnan Mountain, once they cross the Dading River and the troops are in Qingchuan City, then my back road will be cut off, and I will be in danger of being attacked by the enemy, and what is more serious is that Pyongyang may not know anything about this matter, once it is caught off guard by the Yan people, the situation will be grim, so I think that the top priority is to support Qingchuan City with fire and strengthen the defense of the Dading River and the first line of Sashui, Ensure unimpeded flow between Yalu water and Pyongyang. ”

Jiang Yiwei shook his hand resolutely, "That's Pyongyang's business, and it's the duty of General Ulji." Then he pointed to the surging river with his horsewhip, "My battlefield is here, and guarding the Yalu water is my top priority." Then he pointed his horsewhip at Wenyang, "Immediately inform Pyongyang of the treacherous blow of the Tartery." ”

Wen Yang hesitated a little, but still said, "General, the Yan Ya controls the wind and the wind is extremely fast, and the Dading River and the Sashui line are defenseless, once the sneak attack of the Yan people is successful, Qingchuan is lost, and the grain road is cut off, the battle situation will be very unfavorable to the front line of our Yalu Water." ”

"Although I don't dare to underestimate the strength of the Yin Ya to control the strings, I will not overestimate the courage of the Sumo Chief Tie Li." Wen Yang smiled slightly and asked, "Based on your understanding of the Chieftains of the Spirits and Tie Li, do you think this matter is normal?" Even if the people betray us, they will take advantage of the fire to rob, at most they will capture the domestic city, if they are a little more courageous, that is, they will cross the Yalu water, invade the city of Hamgyong, burn and kill and plunder to make some profits, as for going south to the south of the Jiangnan Mountain, sneaking into the city of Qingchuan, and going deep into the hinterland of our Goguryeo to threaten Pyongyang, how much practical benefit can it bring to them? Obviously, it is unprofitable, the harm outweighs the good, and nine times out of ten it will be attacked head-on by our army, and the gains outweigh the losses. From this, it is not difficult to see that the real purpose of the people of the Tatar is to come to us, to the Yalu water. They broke through our defense line from the flank, outflanked our rear, cut off our food routes, and threatened our security, with the ultimate goal of forcing us to abandon the Yalu River and shrink the whole line to Pyongyang, so as to help the Middle-earth army rush to Pyongyang before the rainy season came, and give the Middle-earth army more time to attack Pyongyang. ”

Wen Yang was able to understand it at a glance, and said in surprise, "The current battle situation just proves that the people of the Middle-earth have fallen to Middle-earth, and they have followed the orders of Middle-earth to fight the Yalu Water left and right with Middle-earth. ”

"You still underestimate the Tatar people and the Sumo chief Tie Li." Jiang Yiwei sneered, "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, Goguryeo's today may be the tomorrow of the Yatar people, and with the hatred between the Yatar people and Middle-earth, as long as the Middle-earth people seize the opportunity, they will definitely be killed, so if the Yatar people want to live well, they must first preserve their strength, the weaker the strength, the faster they will die, so from the standpoint of Tieli and the chieftains of the Yatar tribes, it is okay to surrender to Middle-earth, but it will not charge into battle for Middle-earth to fight my Goguryeo, it is purely looking for death." ”

Wen Yang was more and more surprised, "Could it be that it is an army of Middle-earth?" The Middle-earth army under the banner of the Hindu? ”

"Although there is no evidence to prove that it was a Middle-earth army, it is speculated from the current situation that even if the people surrendered to Middle-earth and actively cooperated with Middle-earth to fight our Goguryeo, it would be impossible for them to risk the annihilation of the entire army and go deep alone." Jiang Yi frowned slightly, and after a short groan, he said slowly, "However, now that the people of the Yan Dynasty are indeed alone, what General Longlin has seen with his own eyes will not be fake, so there is only one possibility." ”

"Behind the Middle-earth army, there is a Middle-earth army, and it is also a large number of Middle-earth troops, otherwise the Middle-earth people will not only not go deep alone, but there will also be tens of thousands of control strings whistling out." Wen Yang immediately made a bold speculation, "This year, the Middle-earth people are abnormal, the degree of advance is very fast, and the army will be in Yalu Water within half a month, and the reason for this may be this, that is, there are partial divisions and the Tatar people to break through our flank defense line, outflank our rear, and form a front and rear attack on us. ”

"It's very likely." Jiang Yiwei said, "So we can't move, no matter what happens to our flanks and rear, we have only one goal, and that is to hold on to the Yalu Water, so that no matter what the opponent's conspiracy is, we will not be fooled." ”

Wen Yang nodded again and again, "Is this speculation informed of Pyongyang together with the news of the betrayal of the Tatar people?" ”

Jiang Yi shook his hand categorically without thinking, "Speculation without evidence is irresponsible nonsense. ”

While the two were discussing, a fast horse galloped over, "General, Pyongyang is in a hurry." ”

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(End of chapter)

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