The low sound of the horn came from the east coast, which symbolized the beginning of the war.
Hundreds of thousands of people fighting, the sound of horse hooves, and the shouts of killing were still so clear when they reached the Chinese army on the west bank.
However, before noon, good news came from the front.
The Sui army, with less than 100,000 men, undoubtedly defeated the Goguryeo army of more than 200,000 men in a field battle.
The Goguryeo people paid a heavy price for their stubbornness and ignorance.
The Sui army's killings and injuries were in vain, and the seizure of grain, grass and baggage was also in vain.
However, despite the vulnerability of the Goguryeo people, the god of luck has never left them.
In fact, their lucky god had a surname of Yang and a given name of Guang, and his identity in the human world was the Supreme Emperor of the Sui Dynasty.
When the good news came, His Majesty the Emperor issued the first inexplicable order of the Liaodong Campaign.
All troops on the east coast are strictly ordered to clean the battlefield, treat prisoners of war well, and not to pursue fleeing enemies to prevent fraud.
As a result, the Sui army missed the opportunity to expand their victory.
This was not fatal to the Sui army, but the consequences were almost chain-like.
Because they could not expand their victory, most of the defeated Goguryeo troops were able to flee into Liaodong City, which later caused a lot of trouble for the Sui army besieging the city.
It was impossible for them to capture Liaodong Fort in one go.
At this time, several generals in front faithfully carried out the emperor's order.
Because they all knew that the emperor was angry, and no one wanted to draw the emperor's anger onto themselves. Moreover, there were several colleagues nearby, so they did not dare to act rashly.
Who knows what kind of article will be produced if these colleagues catch their mistakes?
At this point, just as Li Po had expected, a million-strong army was outnumbered, and the number of people on top gradually became more and more intrigues and intrigues. It was a matter of course that they were tied up everywhere and repeatedly lost their chances of fighting.
At this time, what is even more frightening is that Sui Emperor Yang Guang began to gradually adapt to his role as the protagonist.
For the first time, he began to seriously command an army of millions, and he soon became addicted to it and could not extricate himself.
Therefore, the second edict is not very surprising.
The emperor's troops will return to the formation, and those who leave the establishment without any reason will be killed.
Soon, the third edict was passed to the generals of the guards.
The emperor clearly divided the twenty-fourth army into front, rear, left and rear, and strictly ordered each guard house to restrain his soldiers, maintain their formation, and not move lightly.
The emperor obviously wanted to bring his majestic troops into Goguryeo and crush them all the way to live the life of a world-famous general.
This later caused a lot of confusion and delayed the army's crossing of the river.
The vanguard of the million-strong army could only stand on the east bank and was squeezed forward by the following armies, but they could not let go and surrounded Liaodong City first.
The army crossed the river, fought with the Goguryeo people in the wild, and defeated the Goguryeo people. It only took more than two days.
But later, when the entire army crossed the Liao River, it took more than ten days with stumbling steps.
This kind of marching process really gives people a toothache when they watch it.
There were people who made suggestions, but at this time, the emperor could no longer listen to anyone's words. Every word that tried to persuade him to rush into the army quickly or divide his troops to plunder was full of conspiracy in the emperor's ears.
The emperor's ministers were scolded, and the generals of the Wei Mansion were driven to the front of the army.
After that, no one dared to say anything. They were all thinking that the army suffered very little losses. Even if it was slower, it would not be a big deal. By the time Liaodong City was reached, the army would have a foothold. At that time, the troops would be divided.
It's only natural. Otherwise, would the Supreme Leader still want to personally lead his troops to Pyongyang City?
As a result, the east bank of the Liao River was gradually covered by the camps built by the Sui army, just like the scene in Zhuojun.
When Yang Guang's chariot crossed the Liao River, he specially built a huge pontoon bridge, otherwise it would have been impossible to cross.
What is even more frustrating is that the pontoon bridge, which is as wide as a galloping road, is not allowed to pass by the army, just like the imperial road in Luoyang City.
Only those who are approved by the emperor can set foot on the floating bridge.
Such injustice did not trigger a mutiny or anything like that. He just looked at the extremely spacious pontoon next to him, and when Li Po was crossing the Liao River, he spat viciously.
He was not the only one who was dissatisfied, but this resentment was far from the edge of exploding.
The king treats his ministers like grass seeds, and his ministers must regard him as a bandit.
Although Li Po and even most of the people in the million-strong army are not worthy of being called ministers, the truth is this.
However, for Yang Guang, who has obvious characteristics of many kings since the late Jin Dynasty, even if he understands this truth, he must be dismissive of it.
During his more than ten years as a king, he was filled with a way of thinking that he would rather tell me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me, and this has never changed.
In the continuous spring rain in April, millions of Sui troops finally broke out of camp and surrounded Liaodong City.
Then...the emperor's edict arrived again.
Whenever there is a military operation, it must be reported to the emperor, and the generals of each army must not specialize.
The extremely vague edict on what military affairs meant had confused the generals for a long time.
Therefore, General Zuo Yiwei Yu Wenshu, who always knew the emperor's thoughts, set an example and reported everything to the emperor, no matter how big or small it was.
The emperor was overjoyed and felt that Yuwenshu still knew what to do and what not to do. On the way to Liaodong City, he praised Yuwenshu greatly.
At this time, the generals of the army took a look and immediately knew what the emperor was thinking.
Although secretly they all criticized the emperor for doing unnecessary things and were not afraid of exhausting themselves to death, they unanimously reported all the marching matters and even the scouting ahead, no matter how big or small.
When the emperor saw it, he was not upset at all, but was overjoyed and found it even more fun.
Of course, this was also the first time that he really displayed his "military talent", and he did it very seriously, and even started to send people to pay attention to such trivial matters as blocking the road.
So, everything, no matter how big or small, was put into the hands of the emperor. At this time, everyone realized that they were a little out of control.
But no one dared to tell the enthusiastic emperor anymore, so they could only play with the emperor.
At this time, Emperor Yang Guang was like personally tying up the hands and feet of all the military generals. The delay in military orders gradually reached an outrageous level.
Fortunately, Liaodong City was very close, and the army had already arrived at Liaodong City before irreversible chaos began to occur in the army.
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