Turbulent Times Chapter 1098: Siege

At a quarter o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Junlin led the main force to the outside of Daluo City, surrounded the east, west and west gates and set up camp.

The escaped Goguryeo cavalry fled desperately, and some of them were beheaded by the special forces led by Zhang Tiangang on the way, and some of them lacked horsepower, so they left the official road and fled to the hilly areas on both sides, and some were led by Zhang Tiangang and Yuchi Jingde The troops chased too closely, and fled towards Annan County before they could enter the city. The Goguryeo cavalry who fled into the city were less than 1,000 people. In addition, they were preparing for assistance at the back, but they fled back to the city after getting the news. The total number of infantry in the city is only 5,000, and each city wall can only divide more than 1,000 people.

Surrounded by Zhang Tiangang and Yuchi Jingde, Wang Junlin walked around the south wall to inspect the city. It was found that the city of Daluo City was very tall, far from being comparable to a small city like Nanyangzhai. The height of the city wall was the same as that of the big city in the northern part of the Sui Dynasty. It is six feet and five feet wide, and it belongs to the big city in Annan County of Goguryeo, and its scale far exceeds that of Nanyang Walled City.

Wang Junlin secretly rejoiced that the Goguryeo general Jin Yibei was arrogant, if he couldn't shrink back, it would be difficult to take down the Daluo City for a while.

In addition, the strategic location of Daluo City in Koguryo Annan County is very important. Controlling this place can radiate half of the southern part of Annan County, and if this place is controlled by Goguryeo, then the role of Nanyang Village will be greatly reduced. It is impossible for Wang Junlin to attack the city of Annan County by land. In that case, Wang Junlin's Koguryo Raiders can only go ashore to fight guerrillas. If there is no wharf to land by sea, it is impossible to deliver a large number of cavalry, and the mobility of the infantry is greatly insufficient, so it cannot go deep into the land.

In short, Daluo City is a very important part of Wang Junlin's battle plan against Goguryeo. By capturing Daluo City, Wang Junlin can even control nearly half of Annan County's land for a long time. Wide range of fortifications. This will inevitably restrain many Goguryeo troops, and it will play a huge role in encircling Wei and saving Zhao on Yang Guang's main battlefield in the west.

But Daluo City is more than a hundred miles away from the sea. If Wang Junlin is too happy, Yuan Taizuo and Gao Jianwu, the lord of Goguryeo, get ruthless and mobilize an army of 100,000, even if he digs trenches again to besiege, the consequences will be Also unpredictable.

So Wang Junlin is still hesitating. If there are too few troops invested, there is no point in defending. If it is just shrunk inside the tortoise shell, it will not function as a fortress. The Koguryo army will always have a way to bypass the city and harass the rear. Moreover, if there are too many troops stationed in Daluo City, it will be difficult to retreat. Once besieged by the Goguryeo army, the entire king will be passive.

In view of this situation, when Wang Junlin occupied Nanyang Village, he sent out Luo Shixin and Li Xuanba. Cheng Jun was hiding in a deep mountain valley somewhere in Annan County, where there was a large amount of food and grass that Wang Junlin asked Shen Guoer to hoard quietly a few days ago.

But even so, Wang Junlin was still a little worried. Of course, the main concern was Yang Guang's million-strong army.

Looking at Wang Junlin's expression, Yuchi Jingde was a little puzzled, and said in a low voice, "Is it possible that your lord is worried that we won't be able to defeat the Goguryeo people? From the humble point of view, the main force of Goguryeo is in the west, and they can't go to our side no matter what. There are too many people to mobilize, and the maximum number of people that can be mobilized is 30,000 to 50,000, and we can handle it completely."

Wang Junlin shook his head and said: "Actually, I have never told you clearly that the battle of His Majesty the Emperor commanding a million troops in the west is not very optimistic for some reasons. The pressure of the main force of the Goguryeo people.”

Yuchi Jingde and Zhang Tiangang were taken aback, the former lost his voice and said: "The old emperor brought an army of one million, Goguryeo is a country with 300,000 people, which is already the limit, let us restrain another 50,000 People, the emperor's old man is only facing about 250,000 people, if he is still defeated by the Goguryeo people, he might as well jump into the cesspit and drown."

Wang Junlin was not surprised by Yuchi Jingde's rudeness to Yang Guang, and he didn't mind at all. Originally, Yuchi Jingde was the bandit leader who was forced to go up the mountain by the government's exorbitant taxes. Really disappointed, Yuchi Jingde can have the slightest respect for him, that is strange.

Wang Junlin naturally wouldn't answer Yuchi Jingde's topic. Zhang Tiangang originally wanted to scold at Yuchi Jingde's words, but seeing Wang Junlin's serious expression, he didn't open his mouth. One hundred and twenty miles, there is nothing to rely on during the period."

"It doesn't matter, as long as Da Luo City is captured, in addition to stationing a troop in Da Luo City, Zhang Tiangang, you and the special forces team will be responsible for securing the official road, and in addition, you will be in Nanyang Village and Da Luo City. Build a castle in between, and station Yuchi's 3,000 cavalry in it. They will be responsible for coming and going to rescue them. They can break the enemy's harassment. If the enemy's army exceeds 100,000, we will abandon Daluo City and retreat to the castle. If we lose again, we will directly retreat to the seaside No matter how many Goguryeo people come, I have the confidence to defend this last city, so that the Goguryeo people can't sleep and eat."

Yichi Jingde pondered and said: "With such a garrison, it will be quite difficult to transport grain from Nanyangzhai to Daluo City. I don't know how much grain and grass there are in Daluo City. When we break the city, will the Goguryeo people give it a hand?" The fire is burning."

"Guo'er has now led a team of masters to sneak into the Daluo City, and it will be difficult for the Goguryeo people to burn food and grass at the last moment of breaking the city." Wang Junlin sneered, raised his head and continued: "This is the plan for the time being, but The castle in the middle does not need to be built too tall, it is only used as a cavalry garrison, and it is enough to defend against the enemy's cavalry raid."

After a pause, Wang Junlin said: "After capturing Daluo City, I will give your armies names according to their military achievements. You can let me give names, or you can name them yourself. In addition, in the Sui Dynasty officials The official products on the surface will also be obtained for you.

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Wang Junlin wants to help the world wholeheartedly, and has his own ambitions, but everyone has his own ideas. He himself knows that the Sui Dynasty will perish sooner or later, but the people below don't know, so the Sui Dynasty is still orthodox in the eyes of the people below. Naturally, it is also necessary to find opportunities for advancement for the people below, and give them fame and fortune.

In the past, he was just a prefect, and he didn't have an army under his name, so he could only support the army secretly. The few generals under his name were all shady. After a long time, Wang Junlin was worried that some ideas would inevitably arise in these people's minds.