Chapter 374 The deafening sound awakened the numb two armies
Chapter 374
Looking at his subordinates who could not hide their shock, Eulji Munduk showed a gloomy smile.
"There is one thing. I didn't want to tell you the truth at first, but now, since the Sui army's offensive is sharp."
"I'm afraid this delaying tactic will be used soon..."
"It's false to say that Lu is surrendering, but it's true to delay..." Black Teeth Lasa quickly reacted.
"Yes, and I, Goguryeo, spent a lot of money to buy a piece of news from the Sui people."
"The emperor of the Sui Dynasty had a purpose, and this was to conquer crimes and not to gain fame.
He also strictly ordered the generals of the Sui army that if Goguryeo wanted to surrender, they should appease and accept it and not launch any more attacks.
Therefore, if we intend to surrender Liaodong City, the Sui army will have no choice but to temporarily stop their attacks, and we can repair the city defenses as much as possible."
"Unless their generals don't take the Emperor Sui seriously."
Eulji Zhengguang couldn't help but ask.
"What should the Sui army do if they know that we are only pretending to surrender but not actually surrendering, and continue to attack like this?"
"After all, I feel that the Sui army's ordnance is too sharp, and I am afraid that even if the city defense is repaired, it may not last long."
Black-toothed Lasa had a gloomy face, looking at the messy and broken female wall of the east city wall, as well as the battered city wall along the road.
"Yes, and more importantly, we can't even touch the enemy, we can only sit and watch the city wall be destroyed.
But those Sui troops were hundreds of feet away without losing a single soldier, and used huge rocks to destroy the city fortress that our army relied on..."
"If things continue like this, my subordinates are worried about the low morale of the army and dare not ascend the city to resist the enemy."
Eulji Wende's face couldn't help but look a little sad. He didn't know that one hundred thousand Goguryeo elites were hidden in Liaodong City.
It was originally intended to use Liaodong City as a nail to drive the Sui army into Liaodong, causing the Sui army to pay a heavy price.
Even after being unable to attack for a long time, the Sui army still insisted on advancing eastward, so they had to divide their forces. In this way, the speed of the Sui army's eastward advance could be restrained.
But no one expected that after the Sui army arrived at the banks of the Liao River, they would never give Goguryeo a chance.
Especially the appearance of this kind of ordnance directly ruined his plan.
Eulji Munduk could only sigh sadly.
"If it really comes to a point where nothing can be done, I will personally lead the army out of the city and fight the Sui army in a decisive battle."
"You must not do it, please leave Liaodong City first." Eulji Zhengguang quickly prostrated himself in the tunnel.
"Let's talk about this later." Eulji Wende helped Eulji Zhengguang and looked at the city wall that was still being ravaged by thousands of pounds of stone bullets.
His eyes fell on the bottom of the city. Those tall and majestic ordnances were still moving non-stop. The high-raised poles would send thousands of kilograms of stone bullets flying towards the city wall of Liaodong City.
"Black Teeth Lasa, tonight I will hand over all the 20,000 cavalry in the city to you."
"You break out from the east, and then tell the cities in the east not to gather all your troops in one place."
"It is better to break it into parts as much as possible. It is best to have most of the troops return to the south bank of the Yalu River to set up defenses to stop the enemy."
"Big versus Lu!"
"There is no need to discuss this matter any further. It is settled here. We summon Cui Shenzuo to come over.
Today, those weapons caused him and his brothers to suffer a lot, let’s see if he has the courage to come back with revenge.”
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Finally, all the Wanjun Thunderbolt chariots stopped operating, and nearly a quarter of an hour passed before the Goguryeo defenders arrived.
Then he climbed onto the city tower tremblingly and looked at the city which was already in a mess.
Their faces looked so pale, their eyes so helpless and desperate, they had not even seen the enemy's face.
The solid city wall is already so messy and broken. If we do it a few more times, I really don’t know if the city wall can continue to stand firmly.
On the other hand, the officers and soldiers of the Sui army outside the city, from the commander to the ordinary soldiers, all seemed very relaxed.
Many people were even laughing and joking, pointing towards the city head.
Yu Wenshu also smiled very happily, looking at the Liaodong City wall which obviously had many pitiful dents and even the parapets were in dilapidated condition.
"This actually reminds me of the arrogant remarks made by Duke Zheng in front of His Majesty in the past."
Facing the gazes of his colleagues, Yu Wenshu smiled and stretched out a palm.
"I have invented a new type of thunderbolt car that can destroy castles and fortresses as easily as turning the palm of your hand..."
Having said this, he flipped his palms, causing all his colleagues to laugh exaggeratedly.
"Not to mention other things about Mr. Zheng, but the ability to invent new things is indeed rare..."
"Yes, I got this thing in the Sui Dynasty, it is really like adding wings to a tiger." Xin Shixiong, the general of the Youtun Guard, was deeply convinced and said with great pride.
"In this way, Goguryeo will be pacified."
"Commander, the sharpness of this thing is indeed an eye-opener for the general, but only after today.
I'm afraid those Goguryeo rebels will definitely regard them as something that must be eliminated."
"General Zhao, don't worry. The commander-in-chief has already expected it. He ordered the last general to lead his army to guard day and night, and he will definitely not let those Gao Mingli dog thieves succeed in their sneak attack."
"Since General Qian is here to guard and protect me, I can rest assured. The commander-in-chief is still foresighted..."
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That night, thousands of Goguryeo infantry first attacked the Sui army camp outside the north gate, about two-quarters of an hour later.
More than 20,000 Goguryeo cavalry rushed out from the south gate, but they did not directly attack the Sui army camp outside the south gate.
Instead, they launched a forcible assault towards the junction between Nanying and Dongying. In the end, about 15,000 Goguryeo cavalry broke through the encirclement.
Just at the moment when accidents happened to the north and southeast, thousands of dead Goguryeo soldiers sneaked towards the position of Wanjun Perak Chariot.
Fortunately, the defending Sui army was very vigilant and responded promptly. In the end, after a fierce fight, more than half of the dead Goguryeo soldiers were strangled.
However, there were still five Wanjun Pili chariots that were burned to ashes by the dead soldiers of Goguryeo, and six more were damaged and required several days of repair and replacement of parts before they could be used.
After such an extremely restless night, the next day, a dark-faced Yu Wenshu issued a military order early in the morning.
Let the remaining Wanjun Thunderbolt vehicles, in groups of five, attack one point and continue to attack the Liaodong City wall...
From early morning until almost noon, the east city wall, which was already scarred yesterday, became even more miserable.
At noon, another batch of ammunition was delivered, and the Wanjun Pili truck rested for more than an hour for maintenance before starting work again.
Until dusk, the craftsmen operating the thunder carts were exhausted, and the speed of throwing stone projectiles became slower and slower.
Even the officers and soldiers of the Sui army who admired the smashing of walls had become insensitive after watching the stone-smashing for a day.
Even the Goguryeo defenders were watching the stones falling with dull expressions on their faces, and some were even so bored that they started counting...
The moment a thousand-pound stone bullet swayed across the sky and landed on the wall of Liaodong City.
A deafening sound awakened all the hostile parties who had become numb...
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