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On the night when Baiyan City was captured, the imperial edict sent from Liaodong City was delivered to Huang Mingyuan¡¯s desk. The emperor was in urgent need of the imperial edict.
Huang Mingyuan's heart couldn't help but sink. Something that could alarm Yang Guang at this time might be Yang Xuangan's rebellion. This year's expedition to Goguryeo was about a month earlier than in history, and Yang Xuangan's rebellion was also a month earlier.
Yang Xuangan¡¯s rebellion meant that the ruling class of the Sui Dynasty began to collapse, and the empire truly came to an end.
It is true that now is the last time to destroy Goguryeo, but no one will settle down and stay in Liaodong. Yang Guang summoned himself urgently, fearing that he would have to return to the Central Plains to put down the rebellion.
Huang Mingyuan forced himself to calm down, his brain spinning rapidly, thinking about the situation.
With the fight in Liaodong reaching this point, it would be a pity to give up, but I must return to the Central Plains. The best way now is for someone to stabilize the situation in Liaodong and then wait for him to return to Liaodong again.
Huang Mingyuan was anxious to return to Liaodong City, so he handed over all the troops to Chen Yuan and ordered him to take command and guard Baiyan City, waiting for the next order. To return to the Central Plains, at least one strong force was required. Huang Mingyuan ordered the cavalry of the Zuowu Guard Division to assemble overnight and march towards Liaodong City.
Huang Mingyuan himself, not caring about rest at all, led hundreds of guards to Liaodong City.
Huang Mingyuan is most worried about whether to capture Xincheng and Gaimou City in the north. Only by conquering these two places can the entire Liaohe Plain be taken over, and the Sui army's defense line can be pushed outward to the Baiyan City, Muti City, and Xiaoliaoshui lines, giving them enough room for maneuver.
On May 12, Huang Mingyuan returned to Liaodong City.
At this time, Emperor Yang Guang was extremely anxious.
Entering the city, Huang Mingyuan happened to meet Li Jing who came to greet him. Li Jing is in Gaimou City, which is closer than Baiyan City.
The news that Li Jing brought to Huang Mingyuan was not very good. Li Jing's troops had conquered Gaimou City, but they had not been able to conquer the new city.
After Li Jing's 50,000 troops left Liaodong City, they headed straight for Gaimou City.
Gaimou City and Xincheng are on both sides of the Xiaoliao River, facing each other. There are floating bridges on the water connecting each other. Li Jing's troops came from the south and prepared to attack Gaimou City first.
Dai Lipeng, the lord of Gaimou City, was a very strategic man. Gaimou City can be said to be the gateway to the northwest of Goguryeo, so it is a must-defend place. There are 10,000 people in the city of Gaimou, and 20,000 people in the new city behind it. In comparison, Li Jing's 50,000 troops did not have an absolute advantage.
Goguryeo has stored a hundred thousand shi of military rations in Gaimou City. This is a great temptation for the armies on both sides, and of course it is also very dangerous for the Sui army.
Li Jing knew very well that with the continuous support of Xincheng, it would be difficult for the Sui army to attack Gaimou City. To conquer Gaimou City, two things must be done: one is to cut off the pontoon bridge, and the other is to draw out the Goguryeo troops in the city.
Although Li Jing grew up in the military, he was not an adventurous person.
He set up camp five miles away from Gaimou City instead of launching a direct attack.
Li Jing looked at the city wall of Gaimou City not far ahead. The tall city wall was covered with flags and filled with Goguryeo soldiers.
The city guard Dai Lipeng also knew very well that his own strength was far inferior to that of the opponent, so he chose to stick to the city and never go to war.
Li Jing sent more than a dozen people to scold the battle in front of the battle, from Dai Lipeng's daughter to the 19th generation of his ancestors. However, Dai Lipeng had made up his mind to be a coward and refused to fight despite the Sui army's scolding. .
There is still no movement in the city, so the only way is to attack by force.
Li Jing finally issued the order to attack the city. The longer the Sui army waited here, the greater the chance of failure, so Li Jing had no choice but to attack Gaimou City by force.
Li Jing originally thought that with the Sui army's superior strength and equipment, Gaimou City would be captured soon, but after attacking for half an hour, Li Jing had to give up the idea of ??a strong attack. The city wall of Gaimou City was built against the mountain. It was too high. Many soldiers climbed to the top of the ladder and still could not reach the top of the city. Before the Sui soldiers could figure out a way, the Goguryeo soldiers had already prepared stone walls. Blocks, wood, and mace boards hit the Sui army's head, and the Sui army's casualties increased instantly.
If we continue fighting like this, there will definitely be no good results in the end.
Li Jing immediately issued an order to stop the attack. There were not many troops in the first place. If the attack continued like this, the Sui army would have to retreat soon.
Facing Gaimou City¡¯s solid defense and the Sui army¡¯s numerous casualties, Li Jing began to think about whether he should cut off the pontoon bridge first and thenLet's lay siege to the city.
Li Jing stayed outside Gaimou City for more than ten days. The Sui army's navy finally came upstream from Liaodong City and arrived outside Gaimou City. The navy of the Sui Army dispatched more than 20 fire ships, sailed upstream and rushed towards the pontoon bridge. The Goguryeo army had no navy and could not stop it, so they had to watch the Sui army burn the pontoon bridge.
The fire on the floating bridge burned so high that both the Sui army and the Goguryeo soldiers in Xincheng and Gaimou City could clearly see it.
After the pontoon was burned down, the situation changed suddenly. Gaimou City changed from the gateway of the new city to a lonely place in the south of Xiaoliao River.
Li Jing also didn't expect that he stayed outside Gaimou City for eleven days, tried his best, and used all the tools to attack the city, but he still failed to capture Gaimou City. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Let's see now. Who has a strong will. The abundant food in Gaimou City gave the Goguryeo army confidence. Li Jing relied on the confidence that he would win.
Unexpectedly, something magical happened. On April 25, Li Jing was thinking about a new offensive strategy. Suddenly, a sentry came to report, and the gates of Gaimou City were opened wide. Li Jing came outside the military camp and found that the city gate was indeed wide open. He felt that this opportunity, even if there was an ambush, must not be given up. So Li Jing led the army into Gaimou City and found that there were only ordinary people in the city and not a single Goguryeo soldier. All Goguryeo soldiers withdrew.
The Sui army miraculously captured Gaimou City and seized a large amount of grain.
It turns out that Goguryeo general Dai Lipeng considered the current situation. After the pontoon was burned, Gaimou City was left alone. In any case, the final result was just that it was captured by the Sui army. He discussed with Andal, the new city lord general, that instead of being defeated individually by the Sui armies, it would be better for both sides to join forces and retreat to the new city.
Andal naturally wanted this. After all, more than 10,000 new troops were added to strengthen the defense of the new city.
In this way, Dai Lipeng fled north at night, and the Sui army captured Gaimou City without a single blow.
As Dai Lipeng expected, after he withdrew to Xincheng, Xincheng's troops increased greatly and backed up the strong city. After Li Jing crossed the Xiaoliao River in the north, he attacked fiercely for several days, but failed to break the city. Finally, he was recalled to Liaodong City, and his troops were still in Gaimou City. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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