Goguryeo's Cheongcheon Fortress is located in the center of the confluence of the Daejeong River and the Sa River, and it is the Daejeong River to the west, with the mouth of the West River of Sichuan, and then more than 250 miles west of the river is the Yalu Water, and to the east is the Sa River, there is the mouth of the East of the Sichuan, and from this more than 150 miles to the east of the river is the city of Pyongyang.

The importance of Cheongcheon Castle can be imagined, as it took on the important task of defending Pyongyang in the protracted war with Middle-earth. If Liaoshui and Liaodong City are the first line of defense to defend Pyongyang, then the Fortress and Yalu Water are the second line of defense to defend Pyongyang, and Cheongcheon Fortress and the Tajeong River and Sasu on the east and west sides constitute the third line of defense to defend Pyongyang.

The year before last, the Sashui War was the main battlefield here, a vast ocean, and corpses were everywhere; Last year, the Goguryeo people stationed heavily in Cheongcheon, but the Middle-earth people did not cross the Yalu water, so Cheongcheon Fortress gained precious respite, and the Goguryeo people immediately seized this rare opportunity to do their best to repair, consolidate and strengthen the defense of Cheongcheon Fortress; With the resumption of the war this year, Goguryeo, which was scarred and dying, could no longer continue, and could only fight to the death, and could only use its limited strength on the "blade" to strive for another miracle, and the Yalu Water Defense Line and the Cheongcheon Defense Line became Pyongyang's "life-saving straws", and whether or not they could firmly grasp these two "life-saving straws" directly determined the fate of Goguryeo.

On April 29, Ulji Wende rushed to Cheongcheon and personally commanded the front, determined to take advantage of the favorable terrain of Cheongcheon's two rivers and one city, as well as the 30,000 garrisons of Cheongcheon and the 20,000 elite troops who had just been reinforced from Pyongyang, to build an impassable steel defense line.

After noon, Qingchuan Mori General Shaomurlin, Shi Xin, and Quan Baicao rushed to the mouth of Tsuguchi in eastern Sichuan to greet Etoji Wende.

Yizhi Wende got off the boat, and after a brief greeting with the three generals of Shao Room, Shi Shi, and Quan, he immediately turned to the topic, "Can there be traces of the Tatar people in the southeast foot of Jiangnan Mountain and the middle and upper reaches of the Dading River?" ”

After receiving the news of the defection of the Tatar people, Pyongyang immediately ordered Cheongcheon to send a large number of men to search for the enemy's traces along the Taejeong River to the north. Although Pyongyang still has a glimmer of hope for the situation, believing that even if the Su Mo Ya is robbed by fire, it will not dare to go deep into the surrounding areas of Pyongyang alone to take a dangerous fight, after all, the strength of the Su Ya people is limited, and in order to protect themselves and safety, it is already the limit to capture the domestic city and invade the important towns in the northern part of Goguryeo such as Hamgyong City, and the possibility of fighting in the hinterland of Goguryeo in the south is very small until the situation changes significantly, but this is speculation after all, and Pyongyang does not have an accurate understanding of the current situation of the Su Mo Ya Ya. Therefore, it is impossible to make accurate inferences about the actions of the millet and the arrow, so in order to prevent it, we should be cautious and make every effort to prepare for war.

Eulji Wende asked very casually, and did not expect an answer, after all, the order was only issued by the Pyongyang side the day before yesterday, and even if the Qingchuan side spared no effort to go all out, it was impossible to detect the military situation four or five hundred miles away in such a short period of time, so his purpose was to supervise and urge the generals of the unified army below to strictly implement the order, and not to be perfunctory or even disobedient.

When the three generals of the junior room, the division, and Izumi heard Etoji Wende ask about the military situation, the smile on his face suddenly dissipated, and his expression suddenly became grim.

Knowing the abnormality, Eji Wende was surprised and immediately asked, "You have seen the enemy's traces?" ”

The three generals nodded at the same time. As the commander-in-chief, Shaomuro Lin bowed down and replied, "This morning, there was news from a scout team that they encountered a group of scouts in the mountains and fields about one hundred and twenty miles north of Qingchuan. ”

Ezhi Wende was taken aback, "How many strings does that team of Scouts have?" ”

"More than 100 rides." Shomuro replied.

Ezhi Wende's brows suddenly furrowed, and his expression was very solemn, "The news is accurate?" ”

If there are only a few or a dozen squads of the scouts, it may still be an outpost, but the scout team of more than 100 horsemen is definitely not an enemy outpost, and the main force of the enemy army is nine times out of ten.

Without thinking, Shomuro Lin said, "Exactly. I have sent more men north to search for the enemy, and we will receive more accurate information by tomorrow morning at the latest. ”

Ezhi Wende nodded, and while contemplating, he asked, "Is there any news from the northern border town in the past two days?" ”

"Nope." Shao Mulin said, "In the past two days, we have not received any news from any border town in the north, but today we have appeared in a place more than 100 miles away from Qingchuan City. ”

Eokzhi Wende was silent.

"General, with our understanding of the Tatar people, as well as our understanding of the strong people of the Tatar such as the Sumo chieftain Tie Li and the Hui Ba chieftain Yidian, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is certain that they fell into the well and robbed by fire, but it is very abnormal for the lone army to go deep into Pyongyang and kill Pyongyang directly, putting themselves in the danger of nine deaths." Quan Baicao saw that Eozhi Wende was silent for a long time, so he boldly said, "General, if something goes abnormal, it is a demon, there is a great mystery here, maybe it is not only the people of the Yan who are rushing here, but also the people of Middle-earth, the partial division of Middle-earth, their purpose is to cooperate with and help the main army of Middle-earth to cross the Yalu water quickly." ”

The more gloomy his expression became, the wrinkles on his old face seemed to be deeper, and his straight and thin body seemed to be unable to bear the invisible weight, and gradually became tired and stiff, and the gray beard fluttering in the wind gave people the illusion of turning white in an instant.

"General, although this kind of estimation is alarmist, it is not impossible, as long as there is a glimmer of possibility, we must go all out to guard against it." Shi Xin also interjected in time, "The people of Middle-earth have suffered heavy setbacks, and they hate me Goguryeo to the core, and they will want to kill them as soon as possible." This year, their attacks are more ferocious and swifter, which is enough to prove that they will not die in Goguryeo, and they will definitely do everything to do so, and such despicable and shameless means as buying the Tatars and sneaking into Pyongyang through the middle way will also emerge one after another, and they must be guarded against. ”

Shaomuro Lin followed, and just wanted to speak, but was stopped by Etoshi Wende raising his hand.

"Your speculation is very reasonable, you want to attack head-on and kill the invading enemy, it's not impossible, but ......" Yizhi Wende looked at the three generals and said calmly, "The current military situation is unknown, the battle situation is turbulent, and you can't jump to conclusions." As long as we firmly grasp the initiative, we will have a chance to win this battle. ”

The intention of the three generals is obvious, that is, they want to take the initiative to attack, take advantage of the favorable opportunity of the arrival of reinforcements and abundant troops, give the incoming enemy a head-on attack, and in turn take the enemy by surprise.

"General, the people of Middle-earth are fierce, General Jiang has also retreated to Yalu Water, this crisis under the Yalu people from the flank, if it cannot be defeated with thunder, then our army will fall into the dilemma of suffering from the enemy on the back of the belly, once the Yalu Water defense line is lost, the consequences are unimaginable." Ignoring Otoshi Wende's stopping, Shaomurin resolutely said, "General, the situation is critical, and passive defense will only worsen the situation. ”

Etozhi Wende looked up into the distance, pondered and pondered for a long time, the cold color on his old face gradually dissipated, and a faint smile slowly bloomed, and then he took a deep breath of the fresh air on the riverside, turned to look at the anxious Qingchuan three generals, and said a repeating sentence, "Your speculation is very reasonable. ”

After a pause for a moment, meeting the expectant gaze of the three generals, Ezhi Wende asked slowly, "If this speculation is unfortunate, if there is indeed a Middle-earth army and a Middle-earth division behind the strings of the Middle-earth Commandery, then is your initiative to attack correct?" Will it work? Did you fall for the enemy's tricks? ”

After a little thought, the three generals already understood what Eokchi Wende meant, and the key to the serious differences between the two sides was that they had different judgments on the strength of the attacking enemy army.

The three generals decided that even if there were Middle-earth divisions and the Tatars who came to attack together, the number was very limited, after all, they had to attack by the road, travel long distances, the mountains were high and the roads were far away, rugged and difficult to travel, and the transportation of grain and grass was extremely inconvenient, and the Middle-earth army could not act on a large scale at all, and if the Tatars wanted to preserve their strength, it would be impossible to fight to the death, so as long as they sent out to attack, they would have a chance of winning if they attacked the enemy head-on.

However, Ezhi Wende's judgment is just the opposite, he believes that if there is a Middle-earth division and the Middle-earth people to attack from the middle road, then in order to ensure the chance of victory, to ensure that the expected attack goal is achieved, the Middle-earth division must reach a certain scale, so that if you attack rashly, you will inevitably fall into the opponent's trap and be violently attacked by the opponent.

The three generals looked at each other, although they disagreed, but Eulji Wende is now a god-like existence, and his words and deeds have unquestionable authority, and the Sashui victory is a typical example, who can believe in this almost miraculous victory in Goguryeo before? Therefore, at the critical moment, when it is difficult to choose, everyone still believes in Eulzhi Wende without hesitation.

"Pyongyang has been prepared for the worst for the worst and has predicted the current dire situation, but there is one point that we have overlooked, and it can even be said that it is underestimated." Ulji Wende continued, "The Tatars have a deep grudge with Middle-earth, even if the Tatars change their course and submit to Middle-earth, they will not win the trust of Middle-earth, and the cooperation between the two sides is very difficult, but as far as the current situation is concerned, since the Tatars dare to go deep into Pyongyang alone, they must have received the support and commitment of Middle-earth, and obtained huge benefits that they cannot refuse, and especially importantly, they can make the Middle-earth people, who are impossible to trust, attack Pyongyang with all their strength at any cost. The only possibility is that the Tatars have no choice at all, and the only means that can bring them to their knees is absolute strength, enough to slaughter their great strength, thus forcing the Tatars to obey their words and have to charge for Middle-earth. ”

Hearing this, the three generals nodded again and again, agreeing with Yizhi Wende's analysis.

"Whether the real situation is as we speculated, there is no evidence at present, so it is obviously inappropriate to take the initiative to attack, of course, blindly passive defense is also disadvantageous, and a little carelessness may lose the initiative, so my suggestion is to send an army to the north along the Dading River immediately to support Huicheng, which is 150 miles away, while holding on to the city, delaying the enemy's attack, while probing around, finding out the details of the enemy's army, just wait for the situation to be clear, and then make a decision."

Shao Mulin, Shi Xin, and Quan Baicao bowed down to promise.

"In addition, the matter of the enemy scouts approaching Cheongchon should be reported to Pyongyang, and there should be no delay."

Shaomuro Lin agreed repeatedly, and then asked, "Don't delay the matter of going north to block the attack, and ask the general to give an order." ”

Yizhi Wende did not hesitate, and pointed to Shao Mulin, "You immediately lead an army to the north, follow it lightly, day and night, and be sure to arrive in Huicheng tomorrow morning." ”

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(End of chapter)

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