The shouts of killing suddenly became louder. In the crowd, the light of swords flashed and blood burst out.
The fierce and wild Sui soldiers, under the leadership of their officers, moved forward with all their might.
Most of them died on the beach, and no one could rush under the designated flag of the Goguryeo general.
However, this frightening and desperate attack shook the strict formation of the Goguryeo people, making it impossible for the Goguryeo people to block the Sui army that passed quickly on the pontoon bridge.
This battle was a head-on contest of courage and war skills between the two soldiers.
Undoubtedly, the officers and soldiers of the Sui army were superior.
This time, Li Po expected that the gap was even bigger.
After noon, the Sui army landed on the east bank, which took less than an hour.
The Sui army then established a foothold on the east bank.
Three pontoon bridges, three positions, and the fluttering Sui army flag never fell down after they were erected.
Li Po, who was far away, felt the cruelty and tragedy as if he had been there personally.
Fight to the death and never look back.
The will of the Sui army's officers and the crazy energy they showed in field battles surprised Li Po. Is this the combat effectiveness of the Sui army?
Mayi's Sui army has always been known as elite, but what would happen if he led his troops to cross the river to seize the beach?
This is destined to be a question without an answer, but Li Po also vaguely felt that during this war, he did not lack opportunities to prove this question.ยท?h??
This battle also showed that the Sui army did not lack excellent generals and soldiers who dared to fight.
The army of Youtunwei Prefecture quickly passed the pontoon bridge and formed a line. The rain of arrows became denser at once. Those were the archers of the Sui army. They finally passed the pontoon bridge and formed their formation.
In the Goguryeo military formation, there were constant depressions and gaps in many places. There, arrows stuck on the ground like wormwood, and the pieces of corpses and the flowing blood became the most eye-catching marks in the blank spaces.
Where the two armies came into contact, rows of Sui soldiers were waving their swords and guns and marching forward with firm steps. From time to time, someone fell down in the array, but there was never a gap. Someone immediately stepped forward to fill it. go.
By this time, all the resistance of the Goguryeo people had become feeble.
Although they were condescending, they were at an extreme disadvantage. Rows of Goguryeo soldiers were cut down to the ground by the Sui army like they were harvesting wheat.
In the Goguryeo military formation, there were still many small groups of surviving Sui army forwards who were working hard to kill the Goguryeo generals and flags.
As the subsequent Sui army passed through the pontoon bridge, the array became more and more dense and orderly, and their attack power became more and more powerful.
The Goguryeo military formation began to waver.?
As the day progressed to the west, the Goguryeo people finally began to be unable to bear the increasingly heavy casualties and chose to retreat slowly.
It was getting late, and the Sui army did not press. As the military orders were passed down, they gradually distanced themselves from the Goguryeo people.
The Battle of Liao River and the Battle of Crossing the River are over.
On the beachhead of the east coast, there was a mess, with corpses lying in piles. The blood spread over large tracts of wetland, seeped into the soil, and flowed into the river, dyeing the river near the shore light red. , has not subsided for a long time.
That night, the lights were brightly lit above the Liao River, and the Sui army had been increasing its troops on the east bank overnight.
The emperor's chariot has not moved, and the officers and soldiers of the Sui army under Zuo Houwei Mansion have also been watching.
In fact, it would take more than a day or two for a million-strong army to pass through the Liao River. In the following days, people from the Ministry of Industry and others have been working hard to build more pontoon bridges.
I have to say that the courage of the Goguryeo people is worthy of praise.
During the half-day battle, they failed to stop the Sui army from landing, but they did not make them realize what a stupid idea it was to fight the Sui army in the field.
Perhaps they were confused by the many classic battle cases passed down from the Han Chinese in the Central Plains. Perhaps the generals were afraid of going back and being punished by the King of Goguryeo. Perhaps their pride was at work, or perhaps they were confident enough.
Anyway, after losing the most favorable tactical environment on the beach, they did not take advantage of the Sui army to increase their troops and retreat back to Liaodong City. Instead, they continued to line up on the east bank and waited for another battle with the Sui army at dawn.
Obviously, they planned to take advantage of the small number of Sui troops crossing the river to drive the Sui troops down the Liao River in one fell swoop, create another glorious victory, and kill one or two Sui generals.
Moreover, they have many tricks.
Of course, there were Goguryeo warriors who led their troops to sneak attack on the Sui army's east bank camp.
This is simply a joke. On this night when the two armies have just finished fighting, no matter how tired the army is, they will not relax their vigilance when the enemy is so close.
As a result, the so-called warriors all plunged into the gate of hell, and were sent on their way by the Sui army like melons and vegetables.
At dawn the next day, Li Po got up early.
First, I habitually looked at the eye-catching umbrella cover high up, then walked around for a while, then stopped to look at the dark military formation in the distance.
Now, this status as a bystander can no longer bring him any relaxed and comfortable emotions.
Being in the midst of a million-strong army, all he saw were warriors and horses, and all he heard were horns blaring. Unknowingly, he showed signs of integrating into the atmosphere of war.
The turmoil in his heart could stir up his emotions from time to time, making him quite irritable in the past two days.
The whole Sui army in Mayi was actually pretty much the same. If the number of people hadn't been too small and they all knew that they and others had no choice but to do it themselves, otherwise, the voice calling for a fight would probably have become the mainstream by now.
Therefore, people did not sleep well, and soon the camp became noisy.
What made Li Po quite unhappy was that a thin layer of mist had risen over the Liao River, making the scene on the other side blurry, like a mirage, making it difficult to see clearly.
Not long after, Li Bi came over.
In the past two days, the sense of oppression caused by the war made their somewhat strange relationship quickly become normal.
There are fewer and fewer quarrels. There are questions and answers, and it is quite harmonious.
If an ignorant guy like Li Po asks who Mai Tiezhang is, he will get the most detailed answer from Li Bi.
At this moment, Li Po didn't need to ask anything, Li Bi told him that last night, the flags of the two generals had passed the pontoon bridge and reached the east bank.
In other words, the strength of the Sui army on the east coast quickly approached 100,000.
Because there are already four generals stationed there.
It looks like there will be another battle.
The two of them looked at the east bank and gradually became silent.
But they must be thinking about two different things.
What Li Po thought was that it would be better if he could take a closer look.
What Li Bi thought was that it was a pity that he brought too few people. Otherwise, if he went to the east coast at this time, he would definitely be able to earn some military merits. This would be the first achievement of the Northern Expedition.