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Chapter 1160 Battle of Pyongyang (Part 1)

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    When the main land force of the Sui army attacked Liaodong City, the main naval force led by General You Xiaowei Laihuer also crossed the sea from Donglai County and went straight to the rear of Goguryeo.

    At this time, Lai Hu'er was appointed as the military commander of Pyongyang Road and the prefect of Donglai County who inspected the school.  Together with his deputy general Zhou Fashang, he led the Jianghuai navy to cross the sea and attack.  At that time, there were tens of thousands of naval forces, and the ships stretched for hundreds of miles, covering the sky and the sun, which was extremely spectacular.

    As expected, the Goguryeo people transferred all their main forces to Liaodong and were unprepared for the enemy at sea. The troops of Laihuerzhi entered Goguryeo from Huishui (today's Daedong River in North Korea) and attacked all the way to 60 miles away from Pyongyang City.

    This frightened King Gaoyuan of Yingyang.

    Goguryeo has an army of nearly half a million, but at this time Pyongyang City¡¯s troops are stretched thin.  One of them was trapped in Liaodong City by Commander Jiang Yishi; one of about 100,000 people was led by Mo Lizhi (i.e. Prime Minister) Yuan Taizuo to resist the Sui army in the north; most of the remaining main force of nearly 150,000 were captured by Yi  Commander-in-Chief Zhi Wende deployed a second line of defense along the Yalu River (today's Yalu River on the border between China and North Korea).  The main force of the Sui army was pressing down on the territory, and he had no troops to resist.

    At this time, there were less than 40,000 people around Pyongyang City, most of whom were second-line troops with weak combat effectiveness.  At this time, everyone had different opinions on how to resist the Sui army. Gao Yuan's brother-in-law, General Wen Da, advocated strengthening the walls and clearing the country, shrinking the defense line to Pyongyang City, and fighting a protracted war with the Sui army.

    But Gao Yuan¡¯s younger brother Gao Jian disagreed.

    Gao Jian was the general who defended Baekje in the south of Goguryeo. After the Sui Dynasty invaded Goguryeo, a large number of troops were transferred to Liaodong. At this time, Gao Jian only had 20,000 troops.  After receiving news of the critical situation in Pyongyang City, Gao Jian ignored Baekje in the south and immediately led his 20,000 main force back to Pyongyang City to enter the city before the Sui army arrived.

    But Gao Jian disagrees with the persistence strategy.  He believed that once the Goguryeo people retreated and allowed the Sui army to approach the city, it would inevitably lead to a sharp drop in military morale and affect the frontline battle situation.  Although the Sui army pressed forward in large numbers this time, they came across the sea. They were not accustomed to the acclimatization and were exhausted. It was hard to say how much combat power they would have left.  Instead of being trapped in the capital, it would be better to take the initiative and defeat this Sui army that was alone and deep in one fell swoop.

    Furthermore, Gao Jian was responsible for the defense of Baekje and was stationed in Seoul. All his family assets were in Seoul. He was very worried that Baekje would take the opportunity to invade and break his bottles and jars in the south.

    Although Wenda was Gao Yuan's sister-in-law, he was born as a commoner, had a low status, and did not have a strong voice. Therefore, Gao Yuan agreed to Gao Jian's suggestion to go out and led a main force of 50,000 people to the west. They met the Sui army at Sixth Street west of Pyongyang City.  Ten miles away.

    At this time, the Goguryeo army came out with great momentum. The Sui army could not figure out the strength of the opponent, so it was a little worried.  But he was overjoyed when he came to protect his son, and he said to everyone: "I originally thought that the Goguryeo people would fortify their walls and clear the country to wait for the king's army. When the mountains and rivers are blocked, our army's logistics pressure will be great. But now they are rushing here to die.  We can annihilate them within a short period of time.¡±

    So Lai Huer ordered his son to come and reconcile with the general Zhang Changxun, the governor of Donglai County, to lead his troops to attack.

    As expected, the Goguryeo people were very powerful but not very strong.  Except for Gao Jian's troops, the rest of the troops are second-rate and will collapse at the first touch.

    Lai Zheng and Zhang Changxun led their troops to attack the two wings of the Goguryeo army respectively. The Goguryeo army could not stop them, and some troops actually fled.

    Gao Yuan and Gao Jian were both shocked. The situation turned out to be different from what they thought.  But the key point is that this battle has already been fought, and there is no possibility of giving up halfway. But once defeated, I am afraid it will be a huge defeat.

    At this time, the two brothers were also covered in cold sweat.

    Gao Jian hurriedly led the most elite three thousand cavalry in the army, preparing to attack the Sui army's center. Once the Sui army's formation was torn apart, even if the two wings lost, the Goguryeo people would still have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

    This is the only gamble Gao Jian can make at this critical moment.

    Seeing a large group of Goguryeo cavalry coming, Laihuer was not worried but happy. He knew very well that this was the opponent's last counterattack. No matter how strong it was, as long as they were defeated, the opponent would be completely finished.

    Lai Huer waved his command flag and personally led the Chinese cavalry towards the opponent. The battle of thousands of cavalry was filled with dust and blood.  They just killed so many heads that they couldn't tell you from me at all.

    "Obviously Gao Jian's desperate attack did not have much effect. He was defeated by the main force who came to protect the children, and he himself died in the battle.

    Gao Jian's death directly led to the defeat of the Goguryeo people. At this point, the Goguryeo people no longer had the will to fight and fled in all directions.  Gao Yuan fled in embarrassment under the protection of his personal guards, and fled desperately to Pyongyang City.

    The Sui army could not catch up, so Gao Yuan escaped.

    In this battle, the main force of 50,000 Goguryeo people suffered heavy losses. The number of troops who followed Gao Yuan and fled back to Pyongyang City was less than 10,000, and they all lost their courage.

    Gao Yuan fled back to Pyongyang City and looked at the remaining soldiersThe defeated general couldn't help but burst into tears.  Gao Yuan himself hated it deeply. What happened to the Sui people before? He would not lose a piece of meat. He didn't see Qimin Khan kneeling down and licking the Sui people so happily.  I'm good now, I have some backbone, but I'm about to perish.

    If he could do it all over again, Gao Yuan would definitely not provoke Da Sui again, but would call him "Dad" with all his heart.

    At this time, people in Pyongyang were panicked and in chaos.  Gao Yuan called in everyone and asked about countermeasures.

    Some people suggested recruiting Eulji Mundeok back to escort him; others suggested abandoning the city of Pyongyang and temporarily hunting north; some even suggested asking for peace with the Sui Dynasty. As long as they were sincere, the Sui Dynasty was a celestial kingdom and would definitely not destroy Goguryeo.  Sheji¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤¡¤

    Everyone was talking about it, but no one could give Gao Yuan a solid idea.

    At this time, Wenda, Gao Yuan¡¯s brother-in-law, stepped forward and said, ¡°We must defend Pyongyang City.¡±

    In Wenda¡¯s opinion, there are not many big cities that can be defended from Pyongyang City to the north to Sasui.  Once Pyongyang City is abandoned, it means giving up the land south of Sasu River. Even if it retreats to Ulji Mundeok's defense line, it will actually expose Ulchi Mundeok to enemies from both sides.

    Since this battle is unavoidable no matter what, instead of having a decisive battle with the Sui army on the uncertain Sa River, it is better to choose to defend Pyongyang City, where the city is high and the city is strong, to have a better chance of winning.

    However, the military strength of Pyongyang City was a disaster for the brothers Gao Yuan and Gao Jian. Without an army, a clever woman could not make a living without rice, so what could she use to fight the Sui army.

    Wenda suggested that each family in Pyongyang City be invited to send private soldiers as guards.

    ???????????????? Wenda also suggested that all the chamberlains, servants, servants in the palace, and even the tenants, slaves and prisoners in the prison belonging to the royal family in the city should be organized to guard the city.

    Gao Yuan was so happy that he handed over all the troops to Wenda and ordered him to guard Pyongyang City.

    Wenda is the son-in-law of Pingyuan King Gaotang, and his wife is Princess Pinggang.  It is said that he was a fool, but later he was favored by Princess Pinggang, the daughter of King Pyongyeon. He gradually became a famous general and held the position of eldest brother (an official position in Goguryeo). Later, he also led troops to regain the Arishui occupied by Silla.  The land north of the Han River).  However, Wenda was later ostracized by aristocratic families and was idle for many years without being re-employed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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