Updated: 2012-05-24

The big city that was blocking in front of me was even known as it was, but its city defense was not as strong as that of Liaodong City. After nearly two years of preparation, the Goguryeo people naturally would not waste this precious minute and second. This big city that was not marked on the map seemed to have at least 50,000 people and soldiers. There was no village with people within a radius of 100 miles, so it can be inferred that the Goguryeo people had already hid behind the high walls and waited for the attack of the Sui Dynasty.

The people responsible for the attack were General Yu Zhongwen's Right Guard and the Zuo Tun Guard led by Xin Shixiong.

Tens of thousands of troops besieged for three days, but ultimately failed to conquer the city. After being exaggerated by Yizhi Wende, every Goguryeo believed that once the city was broken, it would be massacred. So even women and children stood on the wall to participate in the defense, and they picked up the stones with difficulty and smashed them down hard to try to kill the enemy.

Under the suppression of crossbows and large-scale archers, the Sui army once attacked the city, but was soon squeezed down by the heavy armored infantry of the city lord of the city. Many Sui soldiers fell from the city wall with their enemies' bodies and fell to their bones and tendons. At this moment, their flesh and blood and the enemy's flesh and blood were mixed together, making it difficult to separate each other.

After three days and nights, the Sui army lost no less than three thousand soldiers. The Goguryeo defending the city actually suffered much more losses than the Sui army. This shows that the Sui army's offensive was fierce and the soldiers' combat effectiveness. In ancient times, few defense parties lost more than the attacking party when they had the advantage of terrain, unless the attacking party had reached an astonishing level. Obviously, compared with the Goguryeo, the elite of the Sui army was indeed not comparable to them. In fact, if the Goguryeo had not been prepared for the war for nearly two years, they would not have been able to stop the powerful soldiers who had won every battle in the Sui army.

At this moment, the Emperor of Sui, who had given the enemy nearly two years to prepare for war, would not know what he would feel after seeing this tragic scene.

Perhaps because he had attacked the city, Yuwen Shu, who had been scheduled to attack for only three days, extended the time by one day. But this day passed quickly in blood, and the Sui army still failed to break through the big city.

On the fourth day, Goguryeo General Yizhi Wende personally led an army of more than 50,000 troops to attack the flanks of the Sui army. Yuwenshu sent the left guard general Jing Yuanheng to lead troops to fight, and the right guard general Zhang Jin led his army to capture the flanks of the Goguryeo Army.

After a bloody battle, Yizhi Wende was defeated and led his army to retreat.

The soldiers of the Left Xiaogu and the Right Imperial Guard chased for more than 20 miles in a row, killing more than 20,000 enemies. Yizhi Wende fled in a panic and disappeared into the mountains. Because he was worried about an ambush, Jing Yuanheng and Zhang Jin commanded the army to pursue for more than 20 miles and then led the army back. The Goguryeo soldiers were buried in their bodies for twenty miles, and blood flowed into a river.

However, due to the restraint of Yizhi Wende, the Sui army's siege had to slow down. The Goguryeo who were guarding the city had a chance to breathe and re-arranged the city defense.

Seeing that the city was unable to be conquered within a short period of time, Yuwen Shu had no choice but to order the army to set off.

Three more days later, the army crossed the Sashui River and approached Pyongyang.

At this time, the Expeditionary Ninth Army was actually out of food.

After crossing the Sa River, Yuwen Shu and others immediately sent scouts to find the location of General Hu'er's naval command. After a day of search, the scouts brought back not the good news they were waiting for, but the bad news that the navy had to retreat to the sea because they were defeated in the war. That's right, this news was called bad news for the Ninth Army of the Great Sui Dynasty. According to the news that the scouts found, the navy army successfully landed under the command of General Hu'er, and then advanced rapidly, but was defeated because of underestimating the enemy and beset by the Goguryeo people. After losing thousands of people, they had to retreat to the sea. The Goguryeo people chased to the beach, but they could not do anything to the powerful naval fleet that was unparalleled in the Sui Dynasty. The fleet sent by King Gao Yuan of Goguryeo was vulnerable to the Great Sui Navy, lost hundreds of small boats and fled back in a panic.

This news was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Yuwen Shu and others speechless for a long time. Without the navy's support, how could the 300,000 troops who had run out of food go back?

But when he arrived outside Pyongyang, the Sui army had no food. If he captured Pyongyang, he might seize enough food that the army could eat for a while. If he returned the same way, he would have to die.

Yuwen Shu summoned all the generals to discuss matters and made a difficult decision to attack Pyongyang.

But at this moment, Yizhi Wende sent someone to come.

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"Sir, do you think we can conquer Pyongyang?"

Wang Qinian still followed Li Xian with his tail, but he was good at observing his expression and knew that the captain had been in a bad mood for the past few days. He didn't dare to say jokes about jokes, but he deliberately found some topics to distract Li Xian's attention when Li Xian was silent. Li Xian could feel his kindness, so he gave Wang Qinian a kind smile. However, there was no good mood in this smile. On the contrary, there was a faint but unreleased sadness.

"You have to believe in the generals' ability to lead troops, just a Pyongyang city. Don't worry, it will take less than a few days to defeat it."

Li Xian said.

He didn't know if such a lie could appease the worries written on Wang Qinian's face, because he couldn't even cheat himself. The Zuo Wu Guard, who had the worst food cuts, now only has one bowl of porridge to drink every day. This food was the third time that Wang Rengong came to Zuo Tun Guard and asked Xin Shixiong to go. Although it was enough to eat for three days according to the standard of one meal per person a day, what about three days? Zuo Tun Guard's food could not last long.

"Sir, the Captain... dozens of civilians ran away today..."

Wang Qinian thought about it and told Li Xian the bad news.

Since the Mazi River, civilians have been constantly fleeing. Before the Sashui River, warriors have even begun to escape because they can't help but starve. This situation is not uncommon among the Nine Army. It can be said that the Zuo Tun Guard has the fewest deserters so far. At least, they can guarantee that they can drink two bowls of porridge that reflects the figure.

"Catch it back?"

Li Xian asked casually.

Wang Qinian hesitated for a long time and slowly squeezed out a few words from his teeth: "No... I haven't sent someone to catch me. If they want to run away, just run away. Food... I'll run a few more. Anyway... I don't have anything to get them away now."

Li Xian was stunned, then shook his head, but didn't know what to say.

"They ran away... so stupid."

Li Xian said with a wry smile.

Wang Qinian nodded vigorously and said, "That's right, it's so stupid! They thought they would have food to eat if they escaped? Just kidding, they followed the army and had a mouthful of porridge every day. They ran away. Now they have reached Pyongyang. Where can they escape? Those Goguryeo barbarians with red eyes, can they see that our Great Sui soldiers can let go?"

Li Xian said huh, "Let's go back and see the civil servant camp and tell them, if you want to leave... you won't stop them, but if someone steals military rations, you will be killed without mercy. You must also explain to them clearly that leaving the military camp is a dead end at this time."

Wang Qinian said: "You are kind-hearted, Master Captain. You want me to see that you don't even say anything. If you are willing to escape, they will escape."

Li Xian shook his head and said, "If I could see hope, who would want to die in a foreign country? If I could have a stable and peaceful life, who would want to be displaced?"

Wang Qinian was stunned and speechless.

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Just when Yuwen Shu and others were discussing how to attack Pyongyang City, no one expected that Yizhi Wende actually sent someone to come at this time. Yuwen Shu and others could not guess what Yizhi Wende sent someone to do at this time. Although the Goguryeo people were surrounded by soldiers in the capital Pyongyang, the initiative was actually in their hands. There was no need for Yizhi Wende to come and ask for peace, right?

To Yuwen Shu and others expected, the Goguryeo people really came to seek peace. But they were not sent by Yizhi Wende, but the envoy sent by Gao Yuan, the Goguryeo king. Because the soldiers who captured this envoy did not understand Goguryeo very much, they could barely hear the meaning of seeking peace and thought it was sent by Yizhi Wende.

Yuwen Shu asked the Goguryeo envoy to wait outside and discussed with several generals.

"Gao Yuan and Yizhi Wende do not trust each other!"

Xue Shixiongdao, the general of the left guard.

Yu Zhongwen, the General of the Right Guard, nodded and said, "Erzhi Wende was not in Pyongyang City, but led his troops to station twenty miles south of Pyongyang. From this, it can be seen that he did not intend to guard Pyongyang City with real swords and spears, nor did he think of loyalty to Gao Yuan. It is certain that he and Gao Yuan were in harmony with each other, and Gao Yuan did not know the real situation outside!"

"In other words, Gao Yuan was worried that Eji Wende would ignore the besieged of Pyongyang City. He was afraid that he would die after the city was destroyed, so he was in a hurry to send someone to ask for peace!"

General Jing Yuanheng, the Zuo Xiaogu, analyzed.

"What a great opportunity!"

General Zhang Jin of the Right Guard glanced at everyone and couldn't help but say with joy.

"Do you want to talk?"

The General of the Right Guard, Yu Zhongwen, looked at the commander of the Ninth Army, Yu Wenshu, who frowned slightly and pondered for a while, and slowly shook his head under the gaze of everyone.

"Not talking"

He suddenly smiled and said, "If you want to talk, let Gao Yuan come to talk in person, the least... you should also let Yizhi Wende come to talk!"

Everyone also laughed, and the depression that had been over the past few days finally eased a little.

Xin Shixiong thought for a while and said, "Whether Gao Yuan comes to discuss in person or he forces Yizhi Wende to discuss, as long as one of them can be detained, the army will be free of worries."

Yuwen Shu felt relieved. The feeling of depression these days has been reduced a lot. Since he passed the Mazishui, he has not laughed for a day. Even the left guard and the right guard beat Yizhi Wende's soldiers hard and beheaded more than 20,000 yuan, but he did not feel any happiness. In the plains and fields, the soldiers of the Great Sui Mansion had not met an opponent for more than 20 years. The Goguryeo barbarians who were far inferior to those of the Great Sui Mansion were far inferior to those of the Great Sui Mansion. Compared with the current situation of the army, there was nothing to be happy about.

"The clown Gao Yuan would not come by himself. After all, he is still the king of a country. No matter how conflicted he and Yizhi Wende have, he would not leave the city in person at this time. If he was not afraid of death, he would not be so anxious to send people to seek peace. The biggest possibility is that he would force Yizhi Wende to discuss."

Yuwen Shu nodded and said.

Xin Shixiong said: "Gao Yuan doesn't have many soldiers. Now Pyongyang is surrounded. He cannot mobilize one soldiers except for the tens of thousands of people guarding the city. The military power is in the hands of Yizhi Wende, but Yizhi Wende must rely on Gao Yuan to command the army. Although the two seem to be very conflicted, neither can do without the other."

Jing Yuanheng smiled and said, "So, if Gao Yuan really wants to seek peace, the one who comes to negotiate must be Yizhi Wende."

Yuwen Shu clenched his fists hard: "It's not him, it must be him! Come on! Tell the envoy of Goguryeo to ask for peace, so let Yizhi Wende say it himself!"

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