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Chapter 1349 The Battle of Liaodong (4)

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    After winning the battle at Wohu Gang, Huang Mingzhen, who was already exhausted, still couldn't stop and immediately commanded the army to rush south to Baiyan City.

    The nearly 300-mile journey from Muti City to the south to Baiyan City is full of mountainous terrain, with rugged roads and crisscrossing ravines, making it extremely difficult to walk.

    Huang Mingzhen ignored the fatigue of his soldiers and marched through the night with his main force, trying to reach Baiyan City before the Goguryeo army on the southern front could react and encircle the enemy.

    Wenda has led his troops to attack Baiyan City for several days.  The city of Baiyan City is steep, the soldiers are well-equipped, and the defense is very stable.  Wenda was unable to do anything about the city, so he ordered his cavalry to divide into several groups and go deep into the hinterland of Baiyan City, destroying grain fields and villages and damaging the morale of the Sui army.

    When Huang Mingzhen came south, he encountered a Goguryeo cavalry and defeated them immediately.

    At this time, the main force of the Sui army was dozens of miles away from Baiyan City. Huang Mingzhen was ready to repeat his old tricks and use the method he used to defeat Yuan Maha before to lure the Goguryeo people into taking the bait again.

    A partial division of the Sui army appeared on the right side of the Goguryeo army, and the generals requested to attack.

    However, Wenda was cautious. Baiyan City controlled traffic in the east-west direction. If he wanted to block Sui army reinforcements, he would have to make a large-scale detour. He did not dare to take this risk.

    Seeing that Wen Da was not fooled, Huang Mingzhen had no choice but to lead his troops into Baiyan City and confront the opponent.

    Three days later, Wenda was shocked when he finally received the news of Yuan Maha's defeat.  At this time, he did not dare to stay under Baiyan City anymore, so he immediately ordered the entire army to retreat.

    Huang Mingzhen knew that Wen Da was a cautious person and was worried about an ambush, so he had no choice but to let the other party retreat.

    After the battle in Baiyan City ended, Huang Mingzhen turned north again, preparing to rescue Gaimou City.

    The bloody battle in Gaimou City at this time was no less brutal than the previous battle in Mudi City.

    Yuan Taizuo's development in Goguryeo has reached a bottleneck at this time. If he wants to completely defeat the power of the monarch Gao Yuan and take full power, he has to win this war and then use his power to overwhelm others.  Therefore, Yuan Taizuo worked very hard to attack the Sui Dynasty. He almost mobilized all the troops and brought all the trump cards.

    The two sides face each other between Xincheng and Gaimou City. The two cities are across the river and are extremely close.  Unlike the other two groups, Yuan Taizuo has the attack base of Xincheng, with sufficient supplies, convenient transportation, and stronger strength.

    The two sides were one hundred thousand against thirty thousand, and Goguryeo had an absolute advantage in terms of army numbers.  But there is Xiaoliao River running across it, which is a natural barrier for both sides.

    Shi Xiang ordered Huang Mingpu to defend the city, while he led his army to set up a formation on the south bank of Xiaoliao River.

    Looking at the Sui army on the other side, Yuan Taizuo launched a cross-river attack.  The Goguryeo Navy was weak and the Sui Navy was strong, but the Sui Navy was located downstream of the Xiaoliao River and did not have an advantage in terrain.

    The Goguryeo people rowed small boats and rushed southward in overwhelming numbers. The water was full of Goguryeo ships.

    Shi Xiang had already built dozens of catapults and kept bombarding the river.

    ??Above the river, beacon smoke is everywhere, and arrows are flowing like rain.  The Goguryeo people struggled to cross the river despite all their efforts.  In fact, this is normal. Without a navy that has an absolute advantage, it is basically impossible to win a landing battle.

    At this time, some subordinates suggested to Yuan Taizuo that in order to facilitate the attack, a pontoon bridge could be built on the Xiaoliao River. Through the pontoon bridge, heavy weapons and soldiers could be continuously transported to Gaimou City.

    Yuan Taizuo then ordered the navy to attack westward and engage in a decisive battle with the Sui navy to gain time to repair the bridge.  The rest of the troops desperately attacked the Sui army's positions. The bridge repair troops followed the landing ships and extended southward little by little.

    This bridge connects north and south and divides east and west.

    The navies of both sides engaged in a fierce battle on the Xiaoliao River. Although the Goguryeo navy occupied the upper reaches, the Sui navy's ships were strong and powerful. The two sides fought fiercely for more than an hour. The Goguryeo navy was defeated miserably and was blocked by the pontoon bridge. It was annihilated by the Sui army.

    For the Goguryeo people, although there are many large rivers such as Liaohe River and Yalu River in the territory, they are not good at water warfare. The existing navy is basically just a transportation force.

    The Sui navy won, so they took the opportunity to swim upstream from the lower reaches and launch an attack eastward.  Among the navy, more than 20 fire ships rushed towards the newly built pontoon bridge built by the Goguryeo people. The pontoon bridge was washed into several sections, raging fires ignited above the water, and countless Goguryeo troops fell into the water.

    At this time, the Goguryeo troops who landed through the pontoon bridge had no way to retreat, so Shi Xiangnai strangled them by the waterside.  This group of people was not Han Xin, and they were not able to defeat the enemy with their backs on the water, so they were annihilated one after another on the river bank.

    After the war, the river was full of unburned warships, and the corpses of the Goguryeo army were filled with Xiaoliao River.  The Goguryeo army suffered a disastrous defeat and suffered heavy casualties.

      After this battle, the Sui Navy completely controlled the Xiaoliao River, and Yuan Taizuo lost almost all of his water power. After that, he commanded the Goguryeo army to cross the river several times, but was defeated in the water by the Sui Navy.

    Yuan Taizuo was helpless, but there was nothing he could do.

    Not long after, the news came that Yuan Mohe's entire army had been wiped out, and Yuan Taizuo was shocked.  This younger brother was the most courageous person in the family. He was good at military affairs and had many military exploits. Unexpectedly, he died in the battle at Muti City. Yuan Taizuo couldn't help but burst into tears.  All the soldiers in the hall felt sad when they heard Yuan Taizuo's cry.

    At this time, this group of Goguryeo talents once again remembered the power of the Sui army. The atmosphere of panic and failure was permeated in the army. The original arrogance and eagerness to try had long been thrown away.

    In the end, Yuan Taejo had no choice but to order his entire army to retreat, except for the new city defenders, and return to Buyeo City.  By the time Huang Mingzhen's reinforcements arrived, Yuan Taizuo had already fled without a trace.

    Everyone advised Huang Mingzhen to take the opportunity to capture the new city, but Huang Mingzhen refused.  The Xiaoliao River is a natural barrier. The Sui army relied on the navy to defend it with a small number of troops.  Although the new city was taken, this place was isolated to the north of Xiaoliao River and bore the brunt of the attack.

    Huang Mingzhen then returned to Liaodong City.

    This time Goguryeo's three-pronged attack on the Sui Dynasty was the best opportunity to defeat the Sui army.  However, there was chaos in the court, and Yuan Taizuo and Wen Da were wary of each other, and they were already in trouble.  For this war, Goguryeo sent more than 200,000 troops and lost countless supplies, food and pay. However, it lost 60,700 to 70,000 main troops and suffered a great loss of morale. After that, it was no longer able to attack Liaodong.

    And Huang Mingzhen relied on this beautiful counterattack to completely subdue the evil-minded Liaodong tribes and create a powerful environment for the immigrants from the Central Plains.

    In early September, Huang Mingzhen ordered General Quan Xu to take the initiative to attack south, conquering dozens of castles and entering Beishe City, which was originally occupied by the nursery, and wiped out the remaining Goguryeo forces in the entire southern Liaoning.

    At the end of December, Gao Nie led his army to attack on a snowy night and suddenly defeated Goguryeo's important town of Shicheng (now Zhuanghe City, Zhuanghe City, Liaoning Province), completely closing the land road from Goguryeo to southern Liaoning.

    Wenda stationed troops in Wugu City, but was unable to attack, so he had to watch Liaonan being completely lost.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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