Chapter 351 Goguryeo's 10,000-step cavalry is building a fortress
Chapter 351
In the early morning of the third day, all 50,000 troops had landed, and the Jianghuai Navy left a hundred warships to patrol the water.
The rest continued to return to Donglai to welcome the following 30,000 troops and horses, as well as a large amount of baggage and food.
And Zhou Fashang, the deputy general manager of the Pyongyang Road March, has also landed, waiting for the military tent to discuss matters.
Yang Qian left the Chinese army tent and did not return to his tent. Instead, he waited outside the tent to meet Zhou Fashang, the deputy general manager of the march.
"I wonder why Supervisor Yang is looking for a certain place?" Zhou Fashang looked at Yang Qian who was blocking his way with some confusion.
"I have something to ask you, General Zhou. I came here to ask General Zhou for advice." Yang Qian raised his hand to the side and said.
The two came to a river bank far away from the dock, and Yang Qian spoke.
"Today's military meeting, the general is going to personally lead 15,000 soldiers and horses out of camp to explore the capital of Goguryeo."
"I wonder if General Zhou thinks it's appropriate?"
Zhou Fashang stroked his long beard and looked at Yang Qian but did not answer.
Yang Qian laughed and said.
"General, please don't misunderstand. I have some doubts in my mind, so I asked the general for advice today."
"The lower officials heard what Qin Changshi said: Goguryeo is afraid of our millions of Sui armies, and is also afraid of our Sui Jiang and Huaihe navy.
Therefore, you hid in the Zhu River to prevent our Sui navy from reaching the royal capital of Pyongyang along the Zhu River."
"Not bad." Zhou Fashang stroked his long beard and looked at the young supervisor with squinted eyes.
"I would like to ask, I wonder, when the general fought with the Goguryeo navy that day, what happened to the Goguryeo navy?"
"Weird?" Zhou Fashang was slightly stunned, and then glanced at Yang Qian, who was standing calmly beside him, looking like he was listening.
"Let's put it this way, on the first day, my commander-in-chief's navy marched to the mouth of the Xishui River.
The other party's boats patrolling the entrance to the sea immediately retreated and garrisoned at the narrow spot of the river.
With the support of soldiers and horses from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, it is very difficult for me."
Therefore, Zhou Fashang decided to adopt the strategy of luring the enemy deep into the river. Five days later, he used a small boat to go deep into the Zhu River and engage in a fierce battle with the enemy.
After that, he pretended to be defeated and retreated. As expected, the opponent attacked with a large force.
"In that battle, almost the entire Goguryeo navy was deployed, and I personally led a fleet to outflank them."
"In the end, most of the Goguryeo navy was wiped out at the mouth of the sea, and only a few ships managed to escape and fled upstream to the Haishui River."
"General Zhou's command is good, and our Sui navy is brave. However, what I can't understand about this battle is.
Why did the Goguryeo Navy dare to go out in full force to pursue the enemy when they knew they were outnumbered?"
"Since the Goguryeo Navy knew that its strength was far inferior to that of our Sui Navy, it had clearly entered the Zhu River to take advantage of the favorable terrain to resist the powerful enemy."
"As a result, just because of luring the enemy once, they all rushed out and the waterway boat division was destroyed.
This enabled me, the Great Sui Dynasty Boat Master, to sail directly into the Xu River and reach the capital of Goguryeo.
The commander of the Goguryeo navy was too reckless, even stupid, right?
How such a reckless and unintelligent person can command the navy of a country is really beyond my comprehension."
Zhou Fashang's face darkened slightly. "Yang Jianjun, are you suspecting that Goguryeo is using a trick to lure the enemy?"
"The general is wise, but the subordinates do have some doubts. I heard that our Sui Navy will destroy the Goguryeo Navy."
"Xiaguan just felt quite relaxed, but our army marched north along the Zhu River safely.
After the destruction of the navy, the Goguryeo people did not know how to throw debris into the water to hinder the advance of our army.
Instead, our Sui Navy was allowed to leisurely move northward. The dock closest to the royal capital of Pyongyang was actually guarded by only a few thousand soldiers.
I, the Great Sui Dynasty, captured this place with almost no effort. Doesn’t the general think there is a problem?"
Zhou Fashang had a stern face, listening to Yang Qian talking in front of him, from being annoyed at the beginning to gradually becoming suspicious.
Indeed, although Yang Qian was too young, he felt that even if Yang Qian had some knowledge of military strategy, he was only as talented as Zhao Kuo.
But after listening to his analysis and carefully replaying the battle that day, Zhou Fashang's face became a little ugly.
"Previously, I led the navy to fight the enemy. I also felt that the navy of Goguryeo was reckless and unwise."
"But now it seems that not only the Goguryeo Navy was reckless, but the entire Goguryeo fleet was also unwise and unscrupulous. This is too unreasonable."
Hearing Zhou Fashang's words, Yang Qian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and bowed to Zhou Fashang.
"What the general said is absolutely true. This is also the reason for the doubts of the lower officials. If this is the case for everyone in Goguryeo."
"And why do you possess such a vast territory and plot against Silla and Baekje?
The suppression has caused the two countries to lose territory one after another, and they can only survive on the coast?"
Zhou Fashang looked at Yang Qian, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "In the opinion of the supervisor, what should we do?"
"No, the lower officials only supervise the army. Marching and fighting are the duties of the general and the general of Zhou."
"I just feel that Goguryeo's behavior is too strange, and I am very confused, so I asked the general for advice."
Looking at Yang Qian who shook his head firmly, adhering to his duties and hinting that he had no intention of overstepping his authority.
Zhou Fashang stroked his long beard and couldn't help but sigh.
"Yang Jianjun, are you really just sixteen?"
Yang Qian let out a deep sigh, turned around, and looked at the figure with the tallest head and the most heroic appearance among his personal guards.
"It's natural. If he had turned sixteen earlier, then the official would have a wife and children by now.
Why wait eagerly for the war to end soon so that we can return to the Eastern Capital to get married."
Seeing Yang Qian who frequently complained about being an unmarried young man, even Zhou Fashang, who already had a grandson, didn't know what to say.
"Thank you very much for your heartfelt words, Supervisor Yang. Well, tomorrow, I will tell the commander directly about this matter. I also ask Supervisor Yang..."
"General Zhou, just state the matter directly. Don't bring the subordinates with you." Yang Qian quickly shook his head and said.
"Xiaguan is only here to make contributions, not to create a rift between the generals. General, please understand Xiaguan's difficulties."
"..." Zhou Fashang's whole body felt bad.
Looking at this sixteen-year-old young man who was so scheming but so sophisticated that he felt ashamed, Zhou Fashang couldn't help but sigh...
What were you doing when you were sixteen? I seemed to be eating, drinking and having fun with a bunch of friends.
When my son was sixteen years old, he seemed to be more naughty than me, playing chicken and fighting with dogs. He was simply the template of a playboy.
Why are people so different from each other? In the early morning of the next day, the Chinese army's tent began to light up.
A group of generals gathered in the Chinese army tent, and Lai Huer nodded with satisfaction.
"Everyone, please sit down. Today, the two strongholds in the north and south have been controlled by my Great Sui Tiger. There is no trace of the enemy for fifty miles up and down the dock."
"In a few days, another 30,000 elite troops will arrive here."
"According to reports from Tanma, Goguryeo's 10,000 horsemen stopped at a mountain col twenty miles away from my camp an hour ago and are building a stronghold."
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