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Chapter 1181 You come and I go

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    The Goguryeo people traveled dozens of miles, but the Sui army finally did not pursue them.  Eulji Munde was also heartbroken to leave five thousand soldiers behind, but if he wanted to successfully get rid of the Sui army, there was nothing he could do.

    Eulji Mundeok¡¯s face was ugly and he didn¡¯t speak. He was a rare frustrated person in his life.

    Sitting on the horse, Ulji Mundeok has been thinking about the military situation before and after. He always felt that something was wrong, but he just couldn't explain it.  Years of war experience have long developed a suspicious mind, and it is precisely because of this suspicion that he was able to survive and climb to where he is today.

    At this time, he received another letter asking for help from Pyongyang. This was already the tenth letter. There was a letter asking for help almost every hour.

    Eulji Wende opened it and saw that it was still Gao Yuan¡¯s imperial edict.

    Looking at the same letter asking for help as before, Eulji Mundeok had a flash of inspiration, but he was somewhat enlightened.

    "I see!"

    With these letters asking for help, Ulji Mundeok finally figured out what the problem was.  The fact that so many letters asking for help were sent to the army on such a regular basis shows that these letters were uninterrupted, which meant that none of them was captured by the Sui army, and all of them were safely delivered to Pyongyang City.  But this does not make sense. Since the Sui army was besieging the city and must have been closely watching the city for help, how could it be possible that not a single letter asking for help was captured.

    Unless the Sui army did it on purpose.

    Ulchi Mundeok dismounted and asked someone to bring him a map. To the north of Pyongyang City, the terrain is rugged and there are countless mountains. It can be said to be a good place for an ambush.  If the Sui army's attack on Pyongyang City was false, but the return army intending to ambush him was true, it would be troublesome.

    Eulji Wende couldn¡¯t help rubbing his eyebrows. Even if this was true, there was nothing he could do. After all, he still had to return to Pyongyang to aid Pyongyang.

    So he had to follow the path drawn for him by the Sui army.

    Eulji Mundeok thought for a while, and finally ordered his deputy general Yuan Geonron to lead five thousand soldiers and horses to disguise themselves as the main force and continue to return to Pyongyang via the main road according to the original plan.  And he led the rest of the troops to quietly return to Pyongyang City through a small path through the mountains to the east.

    Eulji Wende knew that the enemy was in darkness and we were in the clear, and the Sui army was waiting for him in front.

    Eulji Mundeok decided to divide his troops.  If he does not divide his troops, no matter how he goes, because his destination is certain, he will always be stopped by the Sui army on the road to Pyongyang.  When another Sui army arrived behind them, they were attacking from both front and back.

    It is not clear how many troops there were in the army that besieged Pyongyang City, but it was definitely not the more than 100,000 troops that Go Won said.  Eulji Wende thought that this group of people would not exceed 20,000 to 30,000 people at most, and in addition to setting up an ambush, they also had to watch the city of Pyongyang, so their military strength was actually stretched thin.  This determined that it was absolutely impossible for them to divide their troops into multiple routes, so the Sui army could only set up an ambush along one route.

    Therefore, if he divides his troops into two groups, one of them will not encounter the Sui army.  He didn't know where the Sui army was ambushing, but as long as one of the two armies arrived at Pyongyang City, Pyongyang City would be safe.

    Theoretically, the main road is the most likely place to set up an ambush, so Eulji Mundeok placed five thousand soldiers and horses on the main road.  This is an abandoned son and a weight for victory.

    As for the deputy general Yuan Jianlun, he was the cousin of Yuan Taizuo of Moliji. He was originally the enemy of Eulji Wende, so it was acceptable for him to sacrifice.

    At this time, the Sui army was also closely observing Ulji Mundeok's movements, and the scouts soon came to report the division of the Goguryeo army.  Cai Jiyun knew that Eulji Munduk had seen through his arrangement, so he deliberately tried to hide the truth.  The other party made such a move, and he was in trouble at this time.  He only had so many troops at hand, and he still had two thousand troops left to guard the city of Hanyi. It was impossible to divide the troops.

    The question now is whether to attack the main road or wait for the small road to ambush the Goguryeo army?  By hitting the main road, Eulji Mundeok would have time to rush back to Pyongyang City. If the ambush was on the small road, the army on the main road could also return to Pyongyang City to support him.  The most worrying thing is that if Ulji Mundeok finds a place to hold on and waits for the situation to change, then all the roads and alleys will be in vain.

    In the end, Cai Zhiyun decided to fight the Goguryeo army on the main road.

    The path was rugged and difficult to navigate, and there were mostly mountains and forests along the way. Although the Goguryeo traitors led the way, the Sui army was not familiar with its roads.  Eulji Wende was very resourceful and might have taken the opportunity to set up an ambush here, which was too dangerous.  But with fewer soldiers on the road, it is easier to win.

    The plan to encircle and annihilate the main force of Ulchi Wende failed. Cai Zhiyun ordered Zhang Xikang's troops to immediately burn all siege equipment and return from Pyongyang City. He then ordered Huang Mingli's troops to stand by and prepare to go north.  Finally, Cai Zhiyun sent an order to Yao Junsu to escort all the grain from the city of Humi to meet him. As for the city of Humi, it was immediately burned down and not left to the Goguryeo people.

    For Cai Zhiyun, this choice is a bit difficult.

    ??Giving up on blocking Ulji Mundeok actually meant giving up the advantages and opportunities established previously against Ulji Mundeok's troops.  The battle has reached this point, both sides are exhausted, and whoever has the upper hand will be more likely to win.

    If Eulji Mundeok returns to Pyongyang City and relies on the strong city, the advantage and advantage will not be in the hands of the Sui army.  If we continue to fight at that time, it will just be a battle with Eulji Munduk, which is of little significance.

    So choosing to fight the main road also means that after this battle, they will retreat.

    To be fair, Cai Zhiyun was actually unwilling to give up. It was a shame for the 300,000-strong army to defeat Goguryeo, and for him to give up the advantage he had worked so hard to gain was a cruel blow to his self-esteem.  Hit hard.

    Cai Zhiyun even thought about leading his troops to defend the humiliating city and wait for the navy's assistance.

    With tens of thousands of troops in his hands, he is not afraid of the siege of the main force of Goguryeo, and he believes that Huang Mingyuan will arrange the army to cross the sea from Donglai to rescue the city of Humili as soon as possible.  Materials and food are not a problem either.

    But this still doesn¡¯t make much sense.

    Because even if he could win in the end, it was the Sui Dynasty that won the war, but it was Huang Mingyuan's army that suffered losses.  Cai Zhiyun knew very well that this farce-like war should not end so smoothly. Even if the Sui army wanted to break through Pyongyang City and destroy Goguryeo, it should be done by Huang Mingyuan.

    For Huang Mingyuan and his party, only Wei Gong can win the foreign war is the way of heaven.  In fact, if it weren't for self-rescue, Chae Ji-yun would not have played so many tricks with Eulji Moon-deok anyway.

    It was very quiet in the military camp. Everyone was packing their bags silently and preparing for the final battle.

    "General, we really don't want to attack Pyongyang anymore."

    Zhou Zhongan was a little happy but also a little regretful when he heard Cai Zhiyun's order to retreat.  This time Cai Zhiyun's commanding skills amazed him and made him full of confidence in Cai Zhiyun.  Now that the army has arrived in Pyongyang City, seeing that victory is in sight, it is somewhat unwilling to return now.

    Cai Zhiyun patted Zhou Zhongan on the shoulder and said: "We will come back next time, and we will never let victory slip away from our hands."

    Zhou Zhongan was hesitant, but Cai Zhiyun's eyes were full of hope. Duke Wei never let them down, so the day Duke Wei led the army was the day when Goguryeo fell.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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