Chapter 24: Liaodong Counterattacks
The mouth of Su Ande, the general of the large battalion, was dry for a while, and he trembled, this was also a type of soldier he had never seen before, he knew that this was a Sui army soldier wearing heavy armor, but the long blades in their hands were terrifying.
A deep ditch was dug around the camp, but in front of the gate was a flat avenue about several zhang wide, and at this time, the Modao heavy infantry had changed their ranks, from a row of fifty people to a row of thirty people, and they were approaching the camp step by step, and they were less than a hundred steps away from the gate.
"Shoot!" Su Ande finally shouted, and the soldiers of the Goryeo Army suddenly fired arrows in a chaotic manner, and the dense arrows shot at the Modao heavy armor soldiers.
The arrows rained down on the heavily armored soldiers, making a clanging sound, unable to penetrate the armor, and the three thousand heavily armored soldiers braved the storm of arrows and approached the camp step by step.
The Goryeo soldiers began to panic and retreated one after another, and Li Chongwei suddenly shouted, "Kill!" ”
The three thousand heavily armored infantry suddenly accelerated and ran hard, they smashed open the camp gate with ten thousand strengths, dozens of strange knives slashed out, screaming, limbs flying, and blood mist filled the air......
The Modao heavy infantry entered the enemy camp, and Yang Yuanqing in the rear waved his sword and shouted the order: "Kill into the enemy camp!" ”
Twelve thousand troops were also mobilized, shouting, waving spears and swords, and slaughtered into the Goryeo army camp...... Almost at the same moment, the army led by Cheng Yanjin also arrived at the Goryeo army camp three miles west of Huaiyuan Town, where there were also 2,000 garrisons.
From a distance, this military camp is not large, standing quietly on the field, and the five thousand cavalry of the Sui army have reached three miles away, but they still can't see the panic of the enemy soldiers.
Cheng Yanjin brandished a big axe, turned around and shouted: "Brothers, kill!" ”
His barracks gave the order, and five thousand cavalry suddenly launched, and the war horses galloped. The shouting of killing shook the sky, and the five thousand cavalry slaughtered the enemy camp like a frenzy, and instantly rushed into the enemy camp, and the tents were trampled over by the war horses, but the soldiers were stunned, and the big tent was empty, and there was no enemy.
"He's ***, what about the Koreans? Where did they all die? "There was only the angry scolding of the Sui general Cheng biting gold in the camp.
At this time, a group of Sui army scouts arrived with flying horses, and the person at the head was Xiao Yannian. He ran to the camp and asked, "We are the scouts under General Luo, may I ask who your lord will be?" ”
Cheng Biting Jin separated everyone and rushed out of the camp. Grinning, "Xiao Rabbit, it's you!" ”
Xiao Yannian saw that it was Cheng Biting Jin, and he also had a kind of joy when he met his old man in a foreign land, "Uncle Cheng Shi." It's me! ”
Cheng Yanjin stepped forward and sighed, "Hey! Bad luck, I was ordered to attack the enemy camp, and the damn thing turned out to be an empty camp, and they all ran away. ”
Cheng Yanjin suddenly glanced at him suspiciously. "Is there a mistake in your kid's intelligence, this is originally an empty camp?"
Xiao Yannian has known him for more than half a year and has known him for a long time. However, he liked this funny Uncle Shi very much, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Shi, I'll show you someone." ”
He waved his hand back, "Bring it on!" ”
Several scouts dragged a Goryeo soldier up, and Xiao Yannian pointed at this person and smiled, "Uncle Shi." This is one of the Korean army deserters we captured. ”
Cheng Biting Jin frowned, "You kid just catch someone." They came to coax me, saying that they were deserters. ”
Xiao Yannian said helplessly: "Uncle Shi, if you say so, then I have no choice." ”
Cheng Yanjin had no choice but to curse secretly, and then glanced at the Goryeo soldier and asked, "Will he speak our words?" ”
"Will speak!"
Cheng Yanjin strode forward, grabbed the soldier's shirt, and asked viciously: "Where are all your people dead?" ”
The soldier trembled with fear, "They all ran away, and when I heard that a fleet had killed, everyone was scared away." ”
"Fuck, it's all a bunch of rabbits!"
Cheng Biting Jin scolded and threw the soldier to the ground, he was very annoyed in his heart, this feeling was like visiting a brothel and not meeting a woman, and he was extremely unhappy, which meant that his credit should be at least discounted.
Xiao Yannian understood his thoughts, and said with a smile: "If Uncle Shi wants credit, I can give Uncle Shi one." ”
Cheng Yanjin hurriedly asked, "Where is the credit?" ”
Xiao Yannian whispered a few words to him in his ear, and Cheng bit Jin Daxi, "If it can be done, I will invite my virtuous nephew to drink, and there will be no jokes...... Yang Yuanqing exterminated the logistics battalion of the Goryeo army, he ordered the soldiers and boatmen to carry all the grain and grass materials onto the boat, and the army crossed the Liaoshui by boat, and formed a team on the west bank of the Liaoshui, and the 20,000-strong army marched towards Yancheng County.
Liucheng County, the Goryeo Army and the 90,000 allied troops of Gao Kaidao have besieged the city for two days, they did not have heavy siege weapons, so they cut down trees to make hundreds of simple siege ladders, the army attacked for a day and a night, the two sides fought fiercely, the city and the city suffered heavy casualties, corpses were everywhere, blood stained the moat red, but the city still stood majestically.
In the big tent, Yuan Taizuo stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, his face was gloomy as water, and he was extremely dissatisfied with Gao Kaidao in his heart, if Gao Kaidao's army could hold Liucheng, then they would not need to attack the city with such heavy losses, in just one day, his army had more than 5,000 casualties, but there was no gain, this huge price made his heart ache.
At this time, a report from the soldiers came from the front of the big tent: "King, General Gao asks to see." ”
The last thing Yuan Taizuo wants to see now is Gao Kaidao, he flicked his sleeves and said angrily: "I don't see!" ”
As soon as he said that, he came back to his senses, and he had to hold back his anger and say, "Please let him in." ”
Soon, Gao Kaidao hurriedly walked into the big tent, bowed down and saluted: "King, it is not a way to attack the city like this. ”
Yuan Taizuo said angrily: "I know it's not a way, but what can you do? But if you defend Liucheng, will you be as passive as you are today? ”
Gao Kaidao's heart was burning with anger, could he not hold it? I repeatedly asked him to send troops, but he just didn't come, which led to the loss of Liucheng, and now he can't capture Liucheng, but he puts the responsibility on himself.
Gao Kaidao endured it again and again, but he didn't hold back, he sneered: "If the king had sent troops earlier, the people sitting in Liucheng now should be us." ”
Yuan Taizuo turned around suddenly, stared at him, with a fierce light in his eyes, and after a while, he asked in a dark voice: "What General Gao means, this is my responsibility, is this so?" ”
Gao Kaidao sighed secretly, now is not the time to turn his face into hatred, he still needs the Goryeo, he had to endure and said: "King, it is my clan brother who is incompetent and has not been able to defend Liucheng, but there is still a way to break the dilemma of Liucheng." ”
"Tell me, what's the solution?"
After all, Yuan Taizuo was the prime minister of Goryeo, and he also knew that he had to focus on the overall situation, so he held back his breath.
Gao Kaidao hurriedly said: "The city wall of Liucheng County is tall and strong, and there is no heavy siege weapon, so it is almost impossible to take it, but we can not attack it, but instead attack Linyu Pass, Linyu Pass is very difficult to attack from the south, but it is much easier to attack from the north, we can send an army to attack Linyu Pass in the south, and the other army retreats to Yancheng and guards the back road, so that the Sui army will inevitably give up Liucheng and go south to rescue Linyu Pass, so that our two sides will attack back and forth, and the Sui army will be defeated!" ”
Yuan Taizuo nodded, this is a feasible plan, he was about to speak, when suddenly a frightened report came from outside the tent: "King, a soldier fled back, saying that something happened in the rear." ”
Yuan Taizuo was startled, and said urgently: "Where are the people who fled back?" ”
Gao Kaidao's heart also hung up, his grain, grass and military resources were also concentrated in the big camp in Yancheng County, but what happened?
At this time, an officer who had fled back was brought into the big tent, and he knelt down and cried: "King, the Sui army has captured the logistics camp, and there are tens of thousands of Sui troops!" ”
Yuan Taizuo's eyes were red, and he grabbed him by the placket and shouted: "How can there be a Sui army, falling from the sky?" ”
"It's not! They came by big ship, came from the sea, entered Liaoshui, and captured our logistics battalion. ”
Yuan Taizuo seemed to be struck by lightning, he froze, he never thought of coming by boat from the sea, he never dreamed, he suddenly shook his body, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.
The soldiers hurriedly supported him, "King! King! ”
Yuan Taizuo waved his hand, signaling that he was out of the way, he took a deep breath, and asked the officer, "How many Sui troops are there?" ”
"It's not very clear, the pontoon bridge has been broken, the news on the east coast can't be reached, the other side has about 100 big ships, and war horses, it is estimated that there will be no more than 20,000 people."
At this time, Gao Kaidao also stepped forward and hurriedly asked, "What is happening to Yancheng County now?" ”
The officer shook his head, "It's okay on the way here, I don't know now." ”
Gao Kaidao hurriedly said to Yuan Taizuo: "We can't last five days with the army's food and grass, we must go back and recapture the camp, otherwise everyone will starve to death!" ”
Yuan Taizuo showed a fierce gaze in his eyes, gritted his teeth and said: "First concentrate your forces, destroy the Sui army on the Eastern Road, and open the way back to Goryeo." ”
The sudden military situation in Liaoshui disrupted the plan of the coalition army, and Yuan Taizuo was forced to withdraw his troops overnight in order to open the way back to Goryeo, and 80,000 coalition troops rushed to Yanjun.
Just when the coalition army had just retreated, Xiao Yannian, who had been waiting on the periphery, immediately led his men to ride horses to the outside of the city, at this time the gate of Liucheng had been opened, and in the night, thousands of Sui soldiers were cleaning the battlefield, a day of fierce fighting, the siege coalition army suffered nearly 10,000 casualties, and the Sui army defending the city also paid the price of more than 2,000 casualties.
Xiao Yannian met Luo Shixin, who was inspecting the situation on the battlefield, and Luo Shixin also guessed the reason for the enemy's retreat, but he was also worried that it was the enemy's plan.
"The last general, Xiao Yannian, see the general!" Xiao Yannian stepped forward and knelt down on one knee to salute.
Luo Shixin didn't expect him to come, so he was immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly helped him up and asked, "How is the situation in Liaoshui now?" ”
"Report to the general, now the general manager has led the army to occupy the Yancheng camp, and the enemy's logistics and grass have been cut off."
Luo Shixin was overjoyed, so according to the plan, it was time for him to send troops, and he immediately turned back and ordered: "Pass my order, all the troops will go out of the city and concentrate." ”
Luo Shixin immediately ordered Niu Jinda to lead 3,000 troops to defend Liucheng County, and he personally led 20,000 elite soldiers to chase after the combined forces of Goryeo and Gao Kaidao......