Turbulent Times Chapter 1090: Wang Junlin’s decision
A cloud of water splashed high from the bank, engulfing the figures of thousands of Sui soldiers who jumped off the bridge. The water splashed away, and the figures of Sui Bing were presented in front of everyone again, but there were fewer of them, and the river was swift and cold.
The bridge was about to be completely broken and destroyed, and the water was too deep to turn back. The Sui soldiers roared tragically, jumping off the pontoon bridge one by one with red eyes, followed behind Mai Tiezhang, and rushed to the opposite bank. They were actually going to die of.
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The siege on the other side of the river lasted for an entire afternoon, and finally came to an end.
General Zuo Wuwei Mai Tiezhang, Wu Shanglang General Qian Shixiong, Ying Yanglang General Meng Jincha and other eleven generals above rank five were killed on the east bank of the Liao River. None of the more than 43,000 elite soldiers of Zuowu, Zuotun, and Youwu three guards survived.
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, who witnessed this scene with his own eyes, fell into a frenzied rage. Beheaded by the river for public display.
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Three days later, when the news of the emperor's disastrous defeat in the first battle with an army of one million reached Wang Junlin on Bailing Island, although Wang Junlin already knew the result, he still couldn't help cursing inwardly: "This is the same as The historical records are almost exactly the same."
"Sent a message to ask Xu Jingzong, I specially asked him to report in the name of Lanyiwei Mansion to pay attention to the upper reaches of the Liao River, and be careful that the Goguryeo people sent people to destroy the pontoon bridge. Why did this thing still happen?" Wang Junlin shouted with a gloomy expression .
Zhang Tiangang promised to send a letter, at this time Shen Guoer hurried over and said: "Master Xu sent an urgent report to explain, and he wrote three times to remind the emperor that the emperor asked Yu Wenshu to take care of this matter."
"An autocratic emperor, a self-serving minister who dare not take responsibility, I don't expect anything more, if they hit theirs, I will hit mine!" Wang Junlin sighed, and his heart was completely against Yang Guang and him. The court led by him was disappointed.
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After winning the battle, Yuan Taizuo sent an envoy across the Liaohe River that night to meet Yang Guang to discuss peace.
Moreover, when the Koguryo envoys came, they brought the remains of fifteen generals of the Sui Dynasty, including Mai Tiezhang and Qian Shixiong.
Yuan Taizuo expressed the hope that His Majesty the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty would understand the fear of "a small country is afraid of perishing and dares to fight with the trapped beasts", forgive their reckless behavior that they have to fight today, and ask the Sui Dynasty to withdraw its troops.
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty refused the request to withdraw without any hesitation, and gritted his teeth: "One day later, I will order people to continue building bridges. Whether it is war or surrender, the people of small countries can decide for themselves!"
The Goguryeo envoy still wanted to quibble, so Yang Guang ordered to drive them out.
The generals looked at the corpses of fifteen generals and asked the emperor to fight one after another, but they all cautiously stated that after a few days of rest, they would raze Liaodong City to the ground.
However, Yang Guang said: "During this Eastern Expedition, envoys from the Ninety-Nine Kingdoms followed. If you lose your trust, how can you convince them in the future? Goguryeo is a small country of barbarians. We must defeat Goguryeo as soon as possible. Take a rest, otherwise the imperial majesty of Zhen and Da Sui will be ruined."
If Wang Junlin was here, he might think of a word "the burden of the emperor". .
The generals originally wanted to truce for a few days and discuss the battle plan again, but seeing Yang Guang's resoluteness, they had no choice but to obey.
On the second day, Yang Guang personally washed the faces of fifteen generals including Mai Tiezhang with white silk in front of the army. An imperial edict was issued to praise the fifteen generals, saying: "Aspirational and fruitful, long-cherished Xunyong, accompany Mo to question crimes, first climb into the battle, be righteous, and save meritorious deeds. Speak sincerely, cherish sorrow and mourn, it is a great honor. Use it to embellish virtue .”
And posthumously presented him as Doctor Guanglu, Su Guogong, Yi Wulie, and other generals also received awards and posthumous titles.
But from the beginning to the end, Yang Guang never thought about the more than 10,000 craftsmen and civilians who died, and even the more than 40,000 government soldiers did not order any extra rewards for their families.
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"The initial goal of our landing in Annan County, Goguryeo is to capture Nanyangzhai, an important seaside town in Goguryeo, so that Goguryeo will be in a situation where the enemy is on the back."
"According to the information obtained by our spies, Nanyang Village is just a small village with a thousand people stationed there. However, because of the dangerous terrain, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Although we can take it down, it will take at least two days. And there will be at least 500 to 1,000 casualties, so it can only be outsmarted."
"Our spies in Goguryeo have obtained documents and tokens. Guan Xiaotong led 3,000 people dressed up as Goguryeo troops and sneaked up to Annan County in Goguryeo in batches at night. With the help of our spies, they gathered in the Together, they went south from the north, fraudulently opened the gate of Nanyang Village with fake documents and tokens, entered in the name of defense, quickly controlled Nanyang Village, and disarmed a thousand Goguryeo people.”
Wang Junlin pointed to the large map, and issued the decision and plan for the battle that he led the generals to deliberate for many days before finally deciding on it.
"The second combat target is Daluo City. This step will be carried out after controlling Nanyang Village. Daluo City is 120 miles north of Nanyang Village, 26 steps away from the city, and the city wall is 3.5 feet high. There are about 3,000 garrisoned troops. The difficulty of this Daluo City battle is that there are no cities along the way for defense and supplies, and siege battles are unavoidable.”
Yuchi Jingde raised his hand and asked: "Sir, there will always be villages controlled by Goguryeo on the way, and there will be some grain in them. Let's not be polite to these Goguryeo people."
Wang Junlin glared at Yuchi Jingde, and said: "When we invade the enemy's territory, we must try our best not to arouse the common hatred of the Goguryeo army and the people. This is extremely detrimental to us, and I have already ordered Shen Guoer Bring someone into Goguryeo Annan County in advance, and ask her to arrange people to spread rumors
, Said that the Sui army only came to seek revenge from Yuan Taizuo and Yuangai Suwen, so if it is not necessary, do not hurt the people of Goguryeo, of course, as long as the people of the enemy country who dare to attack us, they will be killed. "
Wang Junlin knows how terrible it is to be caught in the people's war of the vast ocean of the enemy. In history, after Yang Guang's army of millions was dispersed, nearly half of the soldiers fell into the people's war of the vast ocean of Goguryeo. I fled back alone, and many years later there were savages transformed by the surviving Sui soldiers in the Goguryeo mountains and forests.
Yuchi Jingde smiled and said, "Your Excellency, please continue."
Wang Junlin continued: "If Goguryeo does not withdraw from the siege after Daluo City is attacked, we will build a tower near Daluo City. Other places are approaching, making a landing gesture, and attacking the border town of Goguryeo along the coast.”
"And after we captured Daluo City, we had to make preparations to attack Annan County City. There were many Goguryeo defenders in Annan County City. Lu Han, Guan Xiaotong, and Yuchi Jingde belonged to the 10,000 Army Army. The main force of the battle, 10,000 sailors, 1,000 people stay in Nanyang Village, 2,000 people stay in Daluo City, and the rest are used as a reserve team. Depending on the battle situation, it is decided whether to transfer to Annan County City..."
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