From Songak City to the east, the allied forces of Baekje and Japan took the first step of a long march. Although they were chased by the Sui army and suffered heavy losses, no matter what, everyone finally left Songyue City and the entire army was not wiped out.
Being chased all the way was much worse than advancing in a hurry, and what was even worse was that from beginning to end, neither the Baekje nor the Japanese knew where the Sui army was.
The Hulu River, Chilchong River, Han River, and Yecheng River tightly surrounded the Songyue Fortress area. No matter where the Baekje people fled, they seemed to be running into the arms of the Sui army.
Yunzhong first led the remaining soldiers to run wildly, not daring to relax at all, trying to get ahead of the Sui army and cross the Qizhong River along the Qichong City.
Qichong City is the most important city fortress in the middle reaches of Qichong River. From here across the river, they could regain their defence.
But along the way, the Sui army seemed to be racing with them. The river several miles long in front and back was dotted with Sui army scout ships. The Sui army set up a ship-mounted beacon tower on the scout ship. Once the beacon was lit, the ships on both sides would spread to each other, and it could reach hundreds of miles in just half an hour.
As soon as the Baekje Japanese allied forces approached the river bank, beacon fires would be lit. If the Baekje Japanese allied forces crossed the river, they would barely cross less than one-tenth of the way, and a large number of ships from the Sui army arrived. On the river, the small sampans of the Baekje Japanese coalition forces who had smuggled across were almost like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, allowing the Sui army to slaughter them.
After doing this twice, the Baekje Japanese coalition suffered heavy losses. Yunzhong did not dare to force the crossing at all, so he had to look north and flee.
This continued for several days, which greatly weakened the energy and morale of the Baekje Japanese coalition forces. For the Baekje Japanese allied forces, the Sui army was like maggots on the tarsus and could not be shaken off no matter what. This was an almost desperate scene.
The Baekje Japanese allied forces advanced for several days and were already exhausted.
The atmosphere of failure permeated the entire army, and where to go has become a difficult problem for everyone. Some people suggested that Yunzhong go west to follow the Sui army in circles, and even fight back to Songyue City. Anyway, the coalition forces are large in number, and the Sui army may not be able to defeat them if they fight on land.
Yunzhong was also depressed for a while. He didn't fight much in this battle, but he was being chased. It was really heartbreaking. If possible, he really wanted to ignore it and fight the Sui army happily.
It¡¯s just imagination.
At this time, the Baekje Japanese allied forces were about to run out of food, and they were going around in circles with the Sui army. The Sui army did not need to fight, and they would be exhausted and killed. At present, Yunzhong does not dare to deal with the Sui army no matter what.
At this time, the Minister of Environment suggested that Yunzhong should go north. There was news before that the Silla people were approaching Joseon City, so everything from the Hulu River to the north should be controlled by the Silla people. Now that the two sides are allies, they should have food when they get to the Silla people. Moreover, further north, the Hulu River narrowed and the water flow was rapid. Sea ships would be unable to navigate the river, and the Sui army would no longer be able to pursue them.
Yunzhong didn¡¯t want to seek help from the Silla people. After all, there was a feud between the two parties. It felt awkward to seek help from his enemies when he was down and out. However, the food was as big as the sky, and he was about to run out of food. No matter how unwilling he was, Yunzhong had no other choice but to follow the advice of the Minister of the Ministry of Environment.
At this time, the army was short of food and the army could not survive. In order to fill his stomach, Yunzhong had to order the killing of horses to survive, and then all the war horses were eaten. Yunzhong ordered his troops to plunder and survive.
Since it is not a local battle, burning, killing and looting has become inevitable.
The local people suffered a disaster.
This group of Baekje people were newly defeated, with low morale and loose discipline. Once they let go, they will almost become a group of demons, killing, burning, and robbing everyone. This group of people first grabbed food, and then started an organized robbery, plundering everything from food to gold and silver to women.
The crazed soldiers seemed to enjoy this disordered happiness and brutally killed ordinary people.
After the Baekje people passed by, the entire area to the north and east of the Hulu River was covered with red land for thousands of miles, with corpses strewn all over the ground. Everyone's expression changed when they heard about the Baekje army.
Some local people who were unwilling to be slaughtered also organized against the Baekje people, and both sides began crazy massacres and counter-massacres.
Relying on looting everywhere, Yunzhong and Jingbuchen led everyone from Songyue City to Zhangsai to join forces with the Xinluo people. The allied forces of Baekje and the Japanese, which originally numbered 90,000 before the war, now had less than 50,000 left.
The people of Silla welcomed the arrival of the Baekje and Japanese coalition forces. They were suffering from a lack of military strength.
The coach of the Silla people is General Kim Yong-chun. Kim Yongchun was born into a noble family. He was Kim Baekjeong's cousin, his son-in-law, and the son of King Jinji, the previous king of Silla.
King Zhenji was deposed by his countrymen because of his debauchery and immorality, and the throne fell into the hands of his nephew Jin Baijing.
However, there was intermarriage within the Silla royal family. Although Jin Yongchun lost his inheritance rights, it did not affect his noble status at all, and he even married his cousin's daughter.
Send troops by yourselfAfter the Zhang Sai, Jin Longchun had planned to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so he had been standing still in Zhang Sai, waiting for Gao Rennan and the Sui army to fight to the death. Who would have thought that Gao Rennan was so incompetent that he had no power to fight back against the Sui army. They were wiped out by the Sui army in an instant. He didn't even have a chance to reinforce Gao Rennan.
After that, Jin Longchun wanted to march north to seize Gao Rennan's territory. Who would have thought that the Sui army would take the initiative and confront him at Yanshan Fortress.
No matter how far apart the two sides face each other, Jin Longchun can no longer stop moving forward. He was the commander-in-chief, but he was also controlled by the Silla court. He had previously sat back and watched Gao Rennan be annihilated by the Sui army, and was criticized by some for being fearful of the enemy and timid in avoiding battles.
So Jin Longchun took the initiative to attack Yanshan Fortress.
Huang Mingli had elites in his hands who were capable of fighting, and he was holding on to the fortress. How could Jin Longchun be able to defeat it? Jin Yongchun was defeated many times and had to ask the Silla court for support.
By this time, Silla had occupied Cheelwon City and swept through the cities west of the Hulu River. So Jin Baijing ordered General Jin Shuxuan to lead 40,000 troops and 20,000 German troops to support Jin Longchun.
Huang Mingli faced an enemy force several times his own, but he remained unyielding and defended the city. No matter how crazy the Silla people attacked, he never retreated even a step. The two sides remained in a stalemate until the Baekje people arrived.
In Jin Yongchun's view, the Baekje people are coming, and they have an extra batch of cannon fodder to attack Yanshan Fortress.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? It¡¯s not known whether the Sui army was weak or because they were afraid of the Baekje people. After the Baekje people arrived, the Sui army retreated directly from Yanshan Fortress.
The Sui army moved cleanly and even the fortifications were set on fire.
Jin Longchun stood at the head of Yanshan Fortress, full of suspicion.
Huang Mingli left Yanshan Fortress because his purpose of containing the Silla people had been completed. If the fight continues, the Silla people will divide their forces and move behind him.
There are now hundreds of thousands of troops in front of Yanshan Fortress. As long as Jin Longchun is not crazy, he will follow him to Korea City. At that time, its supply lines will be stretched hundreds of miles, and the consumption will be even greater.
Now that the Sui army has control of the sea, the maritime communication line from Liaodong to Korea City has been opened. If necessary, supplies, soldiers, and food will be continuously sent to North Korea.
Huang Mingli was not afraid of fighting a battle to defend Korea City with the Silla people. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com