On April 21, King Qi and Li Zixiong led their troops to reach Huichuan. The tribes were shocked and panicked.

Dahe Duluo, who stayed behind in Haochuan, told the King of Qi and Li Zixiong that Li Fengyun had led all the troops of the Ma army and the Yan Dynasty to control the east into Yalu Water on April 18 and attack the domestic city.

This is somewhat different from the expected situation, and more importantly, before Li Fengyun rushed to the domestic city, he did not write to Li Zixiong, who was on the way to Haochuan, nor did he inform Li Hun who stayed in Buyeo City, but only asked Dahe Luluo to tell Li Zixiong verbally after meeting with him, what does this mean? Did they foresee that Li Hun and Li Zixiong would compromise with the king of Qi and push Anton into an embarrassing situation, so they used this to vent their anger in their hearts, or did they accept the facts, strive for internal unity, and achieve the goal of capturing Pyongyang at any cost?

Judging from what we have learned, the reason why Li Fengyun can't wait to attack the domestic city is because of the important information from Pyongyang brought by the Goguryeo envoy, so it is definitely right to speed up the attack and seize the initiative on the battlefield as soon as possible, but Li Fengyun's attitude towards King Qi, Li Hun and Li Zixiong is very abnormal, which inevitably makes people suspicious and uneasy.

Li Zixiong disagreed. He knew Li Fengyun and knew that Li Fengyun had great ambitions, and his only goal was the Turks, and the short-term goal was to win the Civil War. Of course, being bold does not mean that there is no temper, King Qi, Li Hun and others are pressing Li Fengyun step by step, and Li Zixiong and other powerful people in distress are swaying from side to side, all of which have damaged the vital interests of Anton and Li Fengyun.

What Li Zixiong is really worried about is the change in the war situation, it is Li Fengyun who is blocked under the domestic city, so he can neither surprise the enemy nor attack the enemy unprepared, and then he will inevitably be blocked by the Yalu water, once there is a Goguryeo army defending according to the Yalu water, and there is a serious shortage of grain and grass in the back, and the supply cannot be supplied, the Andong army will be in trouble, and in the worst case, it can only retreat, so that the Eastern Expedition will fall short, and all plans will fail.

"Since your lord is worried that Bai will be blocked in the domestic city, why don't you follow up in a hurry?" Li Min saw that his father was worried, and immediately suggested, "At this time, whether it is the king of Qi or the generals, their morale is like a rainbow, as long as the lord gives an order, the soldiers are bound to work hard and continue to march eastward." ”

Li Zixiong shook his hand, "If Bai is blocked in the domestic city, our plan to attack Pyongyang through the Hachuan River will be completely exposed, the Goguryeo people will increase the army in the domestic city, will build a strong defense line on the east bank of the Yalu River, and will transmit the news back to Pyongyang as soon as possible, the situation will be very unfavorable to us, and in this unfavorable situation, it is meaningless for the army to gather under the domestic city, even if the domestic city is taken?" What if you force your way across the Yalu water? Relying only on the strength of our Anton, in the predicament of having no food and grass inside and no reinforcements outside, it is just a suicide to attack Pyongyang by a lone army. ”

This is a lesson from the past, the first two eastern crusades, the holy lord was blocked under the city of Liaodong, and he could not overcome it for a long time, and paid a huge price but gained nothing, so Li Zixiong did not mean to follow up in a hurry, but planned to temporarily stay in Huichuan, waiting for Li Fengyun's news, once the battle situation was unfavorable, he could meet Li Fengyun's retreat forward, and he could quickly return to Fuyu City backwards, foolproof.

"My lord, Bai's attack is very fast, he didn't delay too much time in Huichuan, and if the domestic city knew that there was a drastic change in Huichuan, the Goguryeo envoy would not set foot in Huichuan, so Bai still has the conditions to surprise the enemy and attack the enemy, he can still hit the domestic city by surprise, and he can still surround it without being prepared in the domestic city, but the domestic city may not be able to go down in one go, after all, the white tent is full of Ma soldiers, and attacking the fortification is just their shortcoming, so ......" Li Min glanced at his thoughtful father and said solemnly, "Bai is too confident, and adults are too cautious, you must know that the fighter plane is fleeting, and once you miss it, you will regret it, please think twice." ”

Li Zixiong was silent.

Li Min strongly admonished, "We have a stake in Bai and share weal and woe, and the victory of the Eastern Crusade is not only what Bai needs, but also what we need, so at such a critical moment, my lord must not be affected by the King of Qi and the Duke of Yu, but should work together with Bai and actively seek war." ”

Li Zixiong hesitated for a moment, and made a decisive decision, "Order Han Shige to immediately lead the Tiger Army, the Fengyun Army and the Leopard Cavalry to rush to the domestic city. ”

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April 22, the city of the country.

Tie Li, the chief commander of the Su Late Army, led thousands of strings to the domestic city, swaggering, and threatened to carry a batch of grain, grass and weapons to the domestic city on the order of the king of Goguryeo.

The domestic city guard will be called Gao Lin, the uncle of the Goguryeo king Gao Yuan. Of course, Gao Lin knew Tie Li, and also knew that the envoys sent by Pyongyang had gone to Huichuan, and according to the experience of cooperation between the two sides in the past two years, Pyongyang should still contribute money, food, and weapons, while the various departments of the Yan Ya contributed people, and the two sides took what they needed and sought their own benefits, so Gao Lin had obviously noticed that there was something abnormal in Hao Chuan, such as some of the Ya nobles who had been secretly bought, and they did not send news within the agreed time recently, but this kind of thing has also happened in the past, so Gao Lin took it for granted that there was another dispute within the Yan Ya, and he did not arouse enough vigilance, In fact, he could not have imagined that Anton would suddenly change drastically, and Anton's army would attack his domestic city through Buyeo and Haochuan.

Tie Li is the strongest person in the Su Mo Ya, and his status is noble in the Ya tribes, and now he is going to the domestic city to ask for grain, grass and weapons, which shows that this matter is very important to the Su Mo Ya, and the amount of money asked for is estimated to be very large. Gao Lin didn't dare to slack off, and personally went out of the city to greet him, but on official business, you said that you were ordered by the king, then take out the king's order, otherwise don't say that you will be given food, grass and weapons, and even the city gate will not let you in. In addition, I have not received an order from Pyongyang, and I cannot judge whether the royal decree you took out is true or false, so you have to ask the special envoy of Pyongyang who rushed to Hachuan to bring out the arraignment as a proof.

Tie Li looked displeased, his face was embarrassed, and he said that the envoy and the chief of the Hui tribe, Yidian, were together, just behind him, about a day's journey.

Gao Lin understood as soon as he heard it, Tie Li hurriedly roared and ran because he planned to strike first and get more grain and grass weapons, so he did not hesitate and categorically refused.

It was not that he deliberately embarrassed Tie Li, but that the grain and grass weapons hoarded in the domestic cities were also limited. The war for three consecutive years exhausted Goguryeo's national strength, although the domestic city is located in the upper reaches of the Yalu River, and has not been poisoned by war so far, but because of this, the troops, money, food and weapons of the domestic city have been transferred to the front line in large quantities, and they have never been replenished, so now it is also difficult to continue, and can only barely support.

Tie Li retreated, since you can't get food, grass and weapons, how about you open the city gate and let me go in and rest? I got up early and ran fast, sleepy, hungry, and in dire need of rest.

Gao Lin wanted to refuse, but he was afraid of offending Tie Li and angering the Yan people. Now is the time of life and death of Goguryeo, and the support of the Jin people is urgently needed, and the people must not offend the Jin people unless they are forced to do so, but today Goguryeo is in danger and crumbling, and the Jin people will live and die with Goguryeo in this unfavorable situation? Obviously impossible, in times of crisis, it is already commendable that the people of the Yan Dynasty did not take advantage of the fire to rob and fall into the well, and did not put a knife in the back of Goguryeo.

Gao Lin weighed it again and again, but still relented and agreed, allowing Tie Li to enter the city to rest, but he could only bring fifty horsemen.

Tie Li was furious, thinking that he had been humiliated, I would not go into the city, I would return to Huichuan, I would not want food, grass and weapons, and I would not help Pyongyang resist the attack of Middle-earth.

Gao Lin had no choice but to compromise and agreed to Tie Li's conditions, allowing him to bring two hundred strings into the city to rest.

Two hundred Su Mo controlled the string to the city gate, suddenly burst into difficulty, for a time arrows flew sideways, swords and guns flew, the sound of killing was like thunder, and the Goguryeo soldiers were caught off guard, one after another, hula fell down a large piece, and the screams were endless.

Gao Lin and Tie Li walked side by side, originally talking very happily, unguarded, but the wind and clouds suddenly changed, the storm and rain roared, and before he could react, Tie Li took action, and smashed Gao Lin under the horse with a horse lance, and captured him alive.

At this moment, Su Mo, who remained outside the city, rushed into the city, quickly expanded the results of the battle, and firmly controlled the city gate.

Soon, thousands of the Immortals also gathered from all directions, rushed through the city gates, and entered the city.

It was followed by the Khitan Left Army led by Yelu Tieli and the Xi Left Army led by Mengba, the king of humiliation, who rushed into the domestic city like a roaring torrent.

By the time Li Fengyun and Ashina Duer led the main horse armies such as Thunder, Dragoon and Changba to the city, the domestic city had already changed hands, and the Yan Ya, Khitan and Xi clans had already slaughtered and looted in the city.

Li Fengyun looked at the raging fire on the beacon tower in the city, and at the billowing smoke that covered half of the sky, his expression was very serious, his brows were tightly locked, and he was anxious.

Ashina Erer shook his head again and again, and the horsewhip in his hand pointed to the east bank of the Yalu River, "The beacon fire has been burned, the wolf smoke has risen, and the enemy army on the other side of the river will definitely fire reinforcements when they see the domestic city calling the police." Without further ado, we should immediately cross the river and seize the Jinkou on the opposite bank, not giving the opponent time to counterattack, and once the Goguryeo people strengthened the defense line on the opposite bank, it would be difficult for us to cross the river. ”

Li Fengyun nodded, and immediately ordered, "Order Erzhu Tianxiao to immediately lead the Thunder Army across the river and seize the Jinkou on the other side." ”

"Order Gao Hu to immediately lead the dragoon army into the inner city and control the situation."

Then he beckoned to the Khitan chieftain Dahe Mohui behind him, "Immediately summon Tie Li, Yelu Tieli and Meng Ba, the king of humiliation, and within an hour, they must withdraw from the domestic city and cross the Yalu River to the east. ”

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(End of chapter)