Huang Mingli completely wiped out the Baekje army at the bottom of Yinquan Valley and beheaded the famous Baekje general Qiwei, which greatly shocked his morale. Huang Mingli was preparing to continue southward to meet the Baekje reinforcements. At this time, Chosun City reported urgently that the main force of the Goguryeo Restoration Organization was besieging Chosun City, and the main force of the Silla Army from the southwest was also approaching Chosun City.
As the only mobile force on Lelang Peninsula, Huang Mingli did not dare to stay west of Daishui, so he led his army to retreat towards North Korea City.
Before leaving, he had figured out the reason for the persistence of Changkou City. He was deeply impressed by Shen Na's bravery, so he appointed Shen Na as General Quanying Yanglang to control the cities to the west and regain the lost territory.
Shen Na was an unexpected surprise in Changkou City. Anyway, the Sui army didn't care about taking the water to the west now, so it was better to let him toss around here, just in case he could get results.
Huang Mingli’s main force was heading north. At this time, Gao Rennan had led tens of thousands of troops to the gates of North Korea.
The Goguryeo Restoration Organization of Gao Rennan could develop so fast without the support of the Silla people. For the Silla people, the Goguryeo Restoration Organization was used to deal with the Sui people, and their final outcome was to be eliminated through attrition. Therefore, although they supported Gao Baobao, they also supported Gao Rennan.
This time, seeing Gao Rennan's huge momentum in Lelang Peninsula, in order to consume the Sui army and contain the Sui army in Joseon City, Jin Baijing sent people to Gao Rennan to express his support for him to become the king of Goguryeo and gave him a gift. A large number of weapons and equipment were obtained.
Gao Rennan received the material resources donated by Silla, and hoped to completely overwhelm Gao Baobao in the south, so he organized troops from various places to besiege Joseon City.
In fact, Doufanglou and others suggested that the Sui army should clear out the surrounding areas and then finally encircle Korea City. Originally Gao Rennan agreed, but when the Silla people persuaded him, he lost his mind again.
For this battle, Gao Rennan gathered nearly 50,000 troops, including the old, weak, sick and disabled, just to build momentum.
The Goguryeo people approached Chosun City along the Xu River and formed a semi-siege of Chosun City.
In fact, Gao Rennan and Silla made an agreement that the two sides would jointly attack the city, but Gao Rennan also had small thoughts. Once the Silla people broke the city, what would happen to them, so he tried to break the city before the Silla people, and then the Silla people would have nothing to say.
On the other hand, the Silla people seemed to intend to use these Goguryeo people to consume the Sui army, so the main force stopped at Zhangsai (now Sui'an County, North Korea).
Tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers came to the city, densely packed and as terrifying as lice.
There are more than 10,000 soldiers in North Korea, which is enough to hold the enemy in check, but the morale of the people in the city is insufficient. After Huang Mingli went south, he won a series of battles, but no one knew whether it was true or not, so he couldn't expect the morale of the people in the city to rise. On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of the three armies were excited and vowed to fight to the death with the remnants of Goguryeo.
The Goguryeo people came from the northeast, and their main attack directions were north and east.
汜 minus z. com 汜. Fang Xuanling dug a trench outside the city and connected it to the Xishui River. The trench was three feet wide, and neither man nor horse could cross it. On the inside of the trench, a row of knife carts was set up to prevent the enemy from laying planks.
The Sui army built a ring of fortifications outside the city and inside the trench, and placed many archers and crossbowmen inside to prevent the enemy from filling the trench. Dozens of trebuchets were placed outside the four corners of the city for long-range strikes.
Attacking and defending the city all the year round, the Sui army's defense was not loose. If the elites of Goguryeo fought with him, both sides might have to show their own special abilities. However, at this time, the members of the Goguryeo Restoration Organization were empty in numbers, but insufficient in combat power and severely lacking in equipment. It would be extremely difficult to break such a defense.
Gao Rennan ordered Doufanglou and Wenshamen to lead an army separately and launch an attack from the north gate and east gate of Chosun City. He also knew that what he could rely on was numerical superiority, so he did not hesitate to take human lives in order to attack the city.
A small trench, Gao Rennan didn’t take it seriously.
So Gao Rennan gave an order, and a large number of Goguryeo people carrying sandbags rushed towards the Sui army's position. Zhang Xikang was ordered to take command in front of the formation. When he saw the Goguryeo people entering the shooting range, he gave the order and the Sui army's crossbows were thrown into the sky like dense rain.
These Goguryeo people at most have weapons, but as for armor, most of them don’t have any. So under the flying arrows, swarms of Goguryeo people fell on the way forward.
Although these Goguryeo people are fanatical and even crazy, they are still flesh and blood and cannot withstand swords and guns. So the entire Sui army's position was covered with the corpses of Goguryeo people.
Gao Rennan was furious when he saw it behind the army, but he could do nothing. He was well aware of the combat power of these subordinates, and he had not originally expected them to fight.He was at the forefront, but he couldn't even fill a trench, which still made him angry.
At this time, Doufang Lou also saw that although they had many people, they would collapse if they continued to consume them. So he advised Gao Rennan: "It's better to use armored soldiers to rush forward to cover and then fill in the trench."
Although Gao Rennan has mostly rabble-rousers, he also has some soldiers. These people are all veterans of former Goguryeo and have rich combat experience. Moreover, the Silla people also gave them a batch of ordnance, so that Gao Rennan could arm more soldiers.
For these soldiers, Gao Rennan regarded them as treasures and did not dare to consume them on weekdays. He only has these capital, and the less he loses, the less he loses.
However, the current situation is urgent and the attack is not going well. If we retreat like this, our morale will be greatly reduced, and this siege may end in an anticlimactic end.
"Order An Ji to lead the army to attack."
Gao Rennan was afraid that the loss would be too great, so he also told Anji not to fight head-on.
Anji led more than 2,000 soldiers to cover the trench-filling troops and continued to attack. With armor defense, it can barely reach the damage of the crossbow.
Seeing that the other party had changed soldiers, Zhang Xikang did not panic.
Although the opponent is wearing armor, his mobility is also greatly reduced. The Sui army had crossbows and artillery carriages, and the soldiers they fought were soldiers.
Seeing the opponent rushing to the front of the formation, Zhang Xikang gave an order, and the cannons in front of the city and on the top of the city began to roar, while the crossbows and crossbows on the top of the city also began to fire thousands of arrows.
Sure enough, the Goguryeo people rushed all the way to the trench and filled it up cumbersomely. But with thousands of stones coming from the opposite side, even wearing heavy armor was of no use.
The Goguryeo people were knocked upside down after being hit by huge rocks, and their formation was completely confused.
Mihe z.com Mi. Gao Rennan's eyes were red when he saw the battle behind the formation, and he immediately ordered Anji to retreat and let his precious little boy fight in this kind of battle. He was heartbroken.
The Goguryeo people began to retreat.
At this moment, the suspension bridge in the Sui army's formation fell, and hundreds of heavily armed heavy cavalry suddenly rushed out. These people were armed with heavy weapons and attacked the retreating Goguryeo people from behind.
The Goguryeo people originally thought that the Sui army was determined to defend and were not alert to the Sui army's attack. Therefore, the chaotic and disorderly retreat became a target for the Sui army's pursuing troops.
The Sui cavalry rushed forward, attacking and smashing like chopping melons and vegetables, killing hundreds of people, and then retreated smoothly