It seems that the first did not seriously underestimate the hatred of the Goguryeo soldiers for the Middle-earth people who provoked this war and brought them great disasters, and also seriously underestimated the hatred of the Goguryeo soldiers for the treacherous and fallen into the ground, and the death of tens of thousands of soldiers detonated this hatred.

When the Goguryeo soldiers thought that they had successfully resisted the opponent's attack and were on a par with the opponent, they did not know that they had fallen into the opponent's trap and were running wildly on the road to defeat.

At dusk, Anton's infantry army entered the battlefield and surrounded the Shomuro Rinbu. Due to the continuous fighting, the young room Lin suffered heavy casualties and a sharp reduction in combat effectiveness, so it was natural that he became the prey of the Middle-earthers.

Li Fengyun personally commanded the front line, and the four armies of Huben, Fengyun, Leopard Cavalry and Beiping besieged the enemy army on all sides.

At the same time, Ashina Commander commanded the Turkic Strings, the Thunder Army, and the Dragoons, feigning the main army, and launched an attack on the Quanbaicao Division. The back of the Dading River seems to be the first Buyun tribe was also besieged by the Yan people and Donghu control strings on all sides, panic, it seems that the first Buyun decisively ordered to shrink the defense, back to the water.

The battlefield under the dark night seemed to be chaotic, but in fact, the Anton Army was in control. The three armies of Goguryeo were not only divided and surrounded, but also besieged by Andong's army at the same time, and without knowing the truth, Quan Baicao and Seexian Buyi both thought that they were attacked by the enemy's main army, so they did their best to form a formation to protect themselves, and stubbornly waited for reinforcements, even if they had the idea of quickly approaching each other to support each other, but under the fierce siege of the enemy, they did not dare to take risks easily, so as not to loosen their positions and bring about their own defeat.

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Late at night, Qingchuan Castle.

Ezhi Wende received the battle report of the Dading River, and a sense of foreboding arose.

Although the enemy side paid a huge price for this, seeing that the enemy's strength was so strong, the enemy's intention to attack was so obvious, and the impact on Pyongyang's security and the survival of Goguryeo was so great, the price was still worth it, and it provided a real basis for its own side to formulate correct countermeasures, and it might even help Goguryeo win the battlefield.

However, what chances did Goguryeo have of winning this war?

From the destruction of the division Xinbu, it can be roughly estimated that the enemy's strength is at least twice or three times that of his own, otherwise the enemy will not dare to move the idea of encirclement and annihilation, and if the enemy's strength is twice as large as his own, it will be 60,000 troops, and if it is three times his own, it will be 100,000 troops, that is to say, the third eastern crusade of Middle-earth, the main force of which is to attack Pyongyang from the middle road, and the army of Chen soldiers on the west bank of the Yalu River is a veritable partial division, but is this possible?

That's impossible. With Echiwende's knowledge of the Middle-earth army, this is absolutely impossible. Fighting a war is about money and grain, especially expeditions, which must be supported by a steady stream of grain and grass, otherwise they will definitely be defeated. The main army rushed to Pyongyang by the intermittent road, and the first thing that could not be solved was the grain and grass, so it could only be fought by the partial division, but even if it was an army of 60,000, it could not be regarded as a partial division, and more importantly, how to solve the grain and grass weapons of the 60,000 army? Taking a step back, even if 30,000 of the 60,000 troops were controlled by the Tatars and the Donghu tribes, and only 30,000 Middle-earth troops, and the Tatars and Donghu tribes provided cattle, sheep and other food to alleviate their own lack of food and grass, more questions followed, and the 30,000 Middle-earth troops could coerce the Tatars and the Donghu tribes to fight deep into the hinterland of Goguryeo?

This is obviously impossible, the only explanation is that after the withdrawal of Goguryeo from China last year, a large number of troops were sent to conquer the Khitan and other Donghu tribes and the Yan tribes, and this has information to check, at the end of last year, Xue Shixiong, the general of the left imperial guard of Middle Earth, had gone north to attack Buyeo in the name of patrolling the border, and once went deep into the lower reaches of the weak Luoshui area, so it is speculated that the commander of the Middle Earth army on the battlefield of the Dading River is Xue Shixiong, and the Middle Earth army is the army that Xue Shixiong led to attack Buyeo at the end of last year, and the number of this army is exactly between 50,000 and 60,000.

If this speculation is close to the truth or even the truth, then the crisis is far more serious than previously expected, the famous general Xue Shixiong of Middle-earth, 60,000 troops of Middle-earth, 30,000 of the Middle-earth and Donghu tribes, a total of 90,000 troops, plus the cattle and sheep and other food provided by the Middle-earth people and the Donghu tribes, and even a huge baggage transport team composed of their tribesmen and cattle and horses, this is a strong main force, enough to destroy Pyongyang's army that destroyed Goguryeo.

The more he thought about it, the more shocked he became, and the sense of foreboding became stronger and stronger.

In the early morning, this enemy army completely annihilated the division of Xin, and after a short rest, this afternoon it began to attack the three divisions of Shaomurin, Quanbaicao, and Seexian Buyi, which in fact confirmed their suspicions.

Yizhi Wende urgently summoned Gai Baowen.

Send another army to support the Dading River? Gai Baowen almost suspected that he had misheard, now there were 40,000 troops entering the battlefield of Dading River, and only his own army was left in Qingchuan City, if he led the army to support Dading River again, Qingchuan would be an empty city. What is the purpose of Echiwende? Empty city plan?

Gai Bao couldn't help it, although Yizhi Wende was a god-like existence in his mind, but this order was really beyond common sense, so he hesitated a little, and said cautiously, "General, I will lead the army to support Dading River, Qingchuan is an empty city." ”

Eulji Wende nodded, "Pyongyang reinforcements will arrive tomorrow, and the enemy is still on the north bank of the Dading River, as long as you hold the Dading River, Qingchuan will have peace of mind." ”

In the early morning of the fourth day of the first day of the first month, Eulchi Wende asked Pyongyang for reinforcements, which is enough to show that the battle situation in Qingchuan is very tense, and Gao Jianwu of Pyongyang must support it unconditionally, but Pyongyang's defense has made some adjustments due to the secondary, so the reinforcements will not arrive in Qingchuan until tomorrow, but the situation is not up to anyone, Eulchi Wende did not expect the battle situation to change so quickly, and he was also caught off guard, so he could only make this decision.

Gai Baowen immediately heard the abnormality from Etozhi Wende's words. As long as you hold the Dading River? 50,000 troops entering the battlefield of Dading River, can not defeat the enemy? The enemy army is so strong?

"General, has the situation of the battle changed?" Gai Bao asked tentatively.

Ezhi Wende nodded solemnly, "The division has been wiped out in the early morning today. ”

Gai Bao smelled Huo Ran's discoloration in disbelief. The whole army of the division was wiped out? How is it possible that 40,000 troops fought on the Dading River and were eaten by the enemy 10,000 people?

Seeing Gai Baowen's shocked face, Yizhi Wende couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "It's my fault, I underestimated the opponent and made a wrong judgment on the battle situation, although we have found out the truth of the opponent after days of fierce battles, but we have paid a huge price for it." It's my fault. ”

"General, how many enemy troops are there on the north bank of the Dading River?"

"There is no specific number at present, but it is speculated from the changes in the battle situation that it should be between 60,000 and 90,000." Eulzhi Wende briefly said his speculation, "Xue Shixiong is a famous general in Middle-earth, which should not be underestimated, and the control strings of the Yan and Donghu are used by him, and they are even more powerful, so the battle of Dading River is very important, which directly affects and even determines the victory or defeat of this year's war, and even determines the life and death of my Goguryeo, so we must go all out and defeat the opponent at all costs." ”

Gai Bao heard that he understood, his heart was heavy, and the weight of the mountain made him suffocated, this battle could only be won and not lost, even if he was broken.

"The enemy's offensive is fierce, fighting during the day and at night, taking advantage of their large forces, trying to destroy our living forces on the north bank of the Dading River to the greatest extent, once they succeed, the whole battle situation will be very unfavorable to us, fortunately, they have traveled a long distance, there is a shortage of food and grass, and we must fight quickly, and if we want to defeat them, we can only take advantage of their key point, do the opposite, do our best to drag them, stalemate with them, and finally drag them down and drag them to death." Ulzhi Wende said, "If we want to achieve this goal, it is far from enough to rely on the five armies of Qingchuan, of course, if the five armies of Qingchuan have the determination to burn jade, they can still block the enemy army on the front line of the Dading River, but this is not enough, it is far from our goal of defeating this enemy army, so we must ask for help from Pyongyang, ask for help from Yalu Shui, and continue to increase troops to the Dading River until we completely defeat the enemy." ”

Gai Bao understood when he heard this, "The general wants to annihilate the enemy army?" ”

"The enemy army has traveled a long way, fought dangerously, and the lone army has gone deep, and can only win but not lose, if it loses, because the retreat is too far, and there is no food, grass and weapons to replenish, it is difficult to escape the doom of the whole army." Ezhi Wende sneered, "But since they are here, they have hit my door, and they have killed and injured so many of my brothers, how can I let them go?" Besides, this war has entered the third year, our country is weak and weak, it is difficult to continue, if we let Middle-earth drag this war to the fourth year, the result can be imagined, so this is a godsend, as long as we completely annihilate this enemy army and inflict heavy losses on Middle-earth again, Middle-earth will be difficult to continue, and we will be able to end this war victoriously. ”

Gai Baowen suddenly realized, "The general wants to sacrifice the Qingchuan army to drag down the enemy army, consume the enemy army, and when the enemy's food and grass are cut off and it is difficult to continue, we will gather all the reinforcements from Pyongyang and Yalu Water, and surround them on all sides, and decide on a battle?" ”

Ulji Wende did not deny or affirm, "The current situation is very unfavorable to me, the Yalu water defense line may be fiercely attacked by the enemy at any time, and Pyongyang's internal contradictions are fierce, and those who plot against the law are ready to move, and they may start a riot at any time. ”

Gai Bao sighed secretly when he heard this, and did not say a word. Whether it was the attack of the Middle-earth army on the Yalu water defense line or the outbreak of a rebellion in Pyongyang, the Goguryeo soldiers who were fighting on the battlefield were all attacked by the enemy, and once the situation deteriorated to such a point, even if Eulji Bundeok defeated the enemy army on the north bank of the Dading River at any cost, it would be difficult to turn the tide.

Gai Bao heard the order and left, and led the army to support the Dading River overnight.

Eulji Wendeok wrote to King Gao Yuan, Pyongyang's Gao Jianwu, and Jiang Yiwei of the Yalu Water Defense Line, informing them in detail of the drastic changes in the battle situation in Qingchuan, the latest judgment on the enemy's situation, and the countermeasures to turn the tide, and again asked Gao Jianwu and Jiang Yiwei to reinforce Qingchuan on the premise of ensuring the safety of Pyongyang and the stability of the Yalu Water Defense Line.

However, what Yizhi Wende did not expect was that just as he was planning how to completely annihilate the enemy army on the north bank of the Dading River, this army dealt him a heavy blow again.

On the sixth day of the fifth month, in the early morning, the entire army of the Shaomuro Lin Department was annihilated.

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(End of chapter)