Chapter 4 National Memorial (Part 6) The appearance of Liaodong City is blue and black, which contrasts with the surrounding white mountains and black waters, making it particularly spectacular. The Sui Dynasty prepared for two years to conquer the Liao Dynasty. The Goguryeo people also increased the thickness of the walls of Liaodong City for defense.
After two rounds of reinforcements, the outer wall of this city is now covered with a layer of stone strips, while the inner wall is cast with three-component soil and rice slurry. Even if the most powerful ballista is fired at it, it can only hit first-class sparks outside the wall.
The city wall cannot be destroyed at all.
In order to deal with the Sui army climbing the city, many horse faces were built outside Liaodong City. Each of the protruding horse faces has a masonry watchtower. The defenders can seal any defensive corners with bows, arrows and stones in the watchtower, and attack
If the party wants to break the will of the defender, it will have to pay a price three times higher than in ordinary battles.
After the defeat of the Liao River battle, Eulji Wenhui withdrew all his troops into the Liaodong city. No matter how the Sui army challenged them outside the city, the Goguryeo people would not come forward. The Sui troops came to understand the people. Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor
The officers of the Sui Dynasty were benevolent and righteous soldiers who harassed the nearby people. Therefore, the unkind tactics of digging up large beams to pour water into Liaodong and driving the people as vanguards were also banned by His Majesty the Emperor.
"I want the small barbarian country to experience the mercy of the Celestial Empire!" His Majesty the Emperor said to the civil and military officials that only the benevolent can be invincible in the world. The Goguryeo people destroyed the pontoon bridge and sold the body of General Mai. They had already paid their dues in the Battle of Liaohe River.
The price is enough. In the next battle, the Sui Dynasty will show kindness and power at the same time, and use kindness to make the people of Liaodong feel grateful and return home.
"Hi! I wonder if the Goguryeo people will be merciful to us one day after we are defeated!" Liu Hongji secretly muttered to a few friends while looking at the Liaodong City that had been unable to be conquered for a long time.
"How can our army of one million be defeated?" Qi Poning widened his eyes and protested loudly against Liu Hongji's irresponsible speculation. Although he did not have the courage to go to the battlefield, after all, it was the people of the Sui Dynasty who cursed their own army for defeat.
He would not want to hear this kind of words at all.
Most of the people in the food protection army had the same thoughts as Qi Po Ningzhi, including Li Xu and Li Shimin, who had always been pessimistic about the invasion of Liao. They often hoped that their previous judgments were wrong based on the performance of the soldiers on the banks of the Liao River that day.
Judging from the combat effectiveness, it is indeed a matter of time to capture Goguryeo. The premise is that His Majesty the Emperor is willing to let everyone do what they want, instead of always being held back in the name of benevolence and righteousness like now.
"God will bless the Sui Dynasty. Hasn't it already sent a good omen in Wanghaidun?" Wang Yuantong is not very good at military strategy, but he cares about the Book of Changes, Bagua and folk songs. According to his deduction, the Five Elements Bagua and
The revelations from heaven foreshadowed the victory of the Liao Dynasty, but the Goguryeo people were ignorant and did not know how to follow the weather (Note 1) Liu Hongji sneered at Wang Yuantong's words, "If God wanted the Sui Dynasty to win, why not cause an earthquake?"
How about destroying the Liaodong city wall and letting the guard Yi Zhiwenhui understand the shame of a warrior?"
Everyone smiled helplessly, knowing that the two hypotheses were absolutely impossible to realize. God had recently given Sui many good omens. First, someone saw a giant whale about twenty feet long stranded in Wanghaidun. After killing it, the whale bones were
It was presented to the altar built by His Majesty the Emperor when he passed by. Then, two colorful giant birds appeared on the seaside. Their wings were spread out about a foot wide. They sang day and night, and the sound resounded ten miles away.
The land of Goguryeo is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The death of the giant whale stranded naturally means that Goguryeo is about to perish. The two giant birds should be the legendary phoenix and phoenix. They only appear when the saint is dying. For this auspicious sign, His Majesty the Emperor has already
He took most of the civil servants to Wanghaidun and recited poems to remember it.
The problem is that the Goguryeo generals refused to accept Tianming's order. They relied on the fortification of the city and their face to fight stubbornly. Whenever the Sui soldiers gained the initiative in the siege, the Goguryeo generals immediately raised the white flag, announced their readiness to surrender, and asked the Sui army to give them a certain amount of time to restrain themselves.
After the Sui army evacuated the city wall, the defenders immediately repaired the gaps and replenished stones and crossbow arrows. When the agreed time for surrender came, they raised the battle flag again.
Within a month and a half, the Goguryeo people had surrendered three times. Each time, they were groveling and pretending to be repentant. Every time they succeeded, they immediately turned against each other and stood on the enemy tower and cursed the Sui army officers for being stupid and responsible for comforting the people of Liaodong.
Liu Shilong, the right minister of Shangshu Youcheng, has the final decision-making power. If he doesn't nod, the generals will not be able to enter the city even if they are angry.
"This is the fourth time. If anyone still believes in the Goguryeo people, he must have been kicked in the head by a donkey!" A few days later, Li Shimin complained in a low voice.
"This matter must be decided by the Emperor. Before His Majesty went to visit the sea and watch the phoenix dancing, he once ordered that no matter what the situation, as long as the Goguryeo people ask for surrender, they are not allowed to attack without authorization." Li Jiancheng has handled government affairs for several years and knows the reason why Liu Shilong, the Minister of Finance, Youcheng, repeatedly
He had some unspeakable reasons for being deceived, so he defended him in a low voice.
"Then why don't you just ask the emperor for instructions!" Li Shimin said angrily. He didn't believe that all officials were stupid, and the emperor also made the same mistake.
The strategy of swimming slowly fully demonstrated his extraordinary wisdom.
"Master Yu Wenshu has sent a messenger to report to His Majesty, and the news will come back in three days!" Liu Hongji replied with a sigh, his face full of helplessness.
One million troops have been dragged down by Liaodong City for nearly two months. Everyone feels bored. The food guard army is the most boring group among them. At first, everyone was still interested in going to the city wall to cheer for their own warriors. Now, even
I no longer have any interest in watching the battle.
No matter how the battle is fought, the final result will be the same. As long as the Goguryeo people raise the white flag, the Sui army will have to withdraw. As for the brothers who died under the city wall, it seems that they are not their own robes, and no one considers whether their previous sacrifices
worth
Three days later, the messenger brought back His Majesty's imperial edict from Wanghaidun, allowing the Goguryeo people to surrender for the fourth time. In the edict, His Majesty taught all officials to be generous. The emperors and ministers of the heaven should not behave like barbarians and clowns. In the past, Prime Minister Zhuge had captured seven times.
Meng Huo finally pacified the Southern Barbarians. Today, the Goguryeo generals have only repeated it four times. Sooner or later, they will be convinced.
General Yuwenshu sent someone to deliver His Majesty's decree to Liaodong City. Guarding General Eulji Wenhui was grateful and in return for his gratitude, he opened the west city gate the next day and trapped the first wave of Sui soldiers and horses who entered the city to surrender in Wengcheng.
Yu Wenshu was furious when he was shot and turned into a hedgehog. He launched his troops to attack the city. The army smashed the outer gate of the West City with a siege ram. The Goguryeo people could not resist and raised the lowering flag for the fifth time.
"General Gao Qiang forced me to do this. He is my king's nephew. The foreign minister has to obey the order. The foreign minister has already killed him. I hope the general's anger will be temporarily relieved!" Eulji Moonhui personally climbed up the tower and used a
The bloody head apologized to the Sui army
"Do you think I'm a fool?" Old General Yu Wenshu scolded and urged the army to continue the attack on Goguryeo. Seeing that their plan failed, the people used all their abilities to resist the army. After attacking for a whole day, they failed to break through the gate of Wengcheng.
Liaodong City has been dyed blood red, half the blood of the Sui soldiers and half the blood of the Goguryeo defenders. The Goguryeo battle flag at the top of the city is still erected. No one can predict how long it will remain erect. Wang Rengong is famous for his bravery. The general led Zuo Wuwei to rush up, but was hit by rocks again. General Yuwenshu, who was famous for his wisdom, used various methods such as attacking in the east and attacking in the west, encircling three without one, defrauding the city with aid, etc., but the Goguryeo people still did not give up their resistance.
The attackers climbed up to the top of the city and were cut down. The defenders poked their heads out and were shot into hedgehogs. When the game of surrender and care was exhausted, the enemy and we finally used their full strength to fight in scenes of blood and fire. Tragedy happens outside the city walls every day, and the same story is repeated every day
Slowly, Li Xu found that he was beginning to become numb. He was no longer as angry as when he first saw the enemy being shot down from the city wall by crossbows, and he was no longer as angry as when he first entered the battlefield. Exciting death and fighting seem to have become a part of life. We can encounter it every day and there is nothing new about it.
Sometimes, he suddenly felt that those soldiers who died in battle were like crops in the field. Maybe one day, they would crawl out of the soil. This thought made him feel very scared. He even wondered if he had encountered too many things recently. However, after seeing the behavior of his companions around him, Li Xu finally felt relieved. He was not the only one who went "crazy" due to the long battle. Many people began to act abnormally, but each behaved differently.
Wang Yuantong's performance was to repeatedly flip through a rolled-up "Book of Changes". After his research, various situations showed that the Goguryeo defenders could not support it later this month. As for whether the Book of Changes from the Central Plains would be affected by water and soil when it arrived in Liaodong. If it fails due to dissatisfaction, there will be no way to know.
Qin Ziying's performance is to repeatedly study what tactics can be used to destroy Liaodong City as soon as possible. Although his position has no chance to propose to the generals, this does not prevent him and Li Shimin from making plans on the ground every day. In his plan, the Goguryeo people had been slaughtered three times, and the guard Eulji Moonhui was chopped into minced meat and thrown into the river to feed the fish. The fish did not even bother to eat the meat of this shameless guy. Only the turtle did not mind that it was pickled.
The way the samurai Yu passed his time was to bet money with the soldiers on whether the emperor would allow the Goguryeo general to surrender for the fifth time. General Yuwenshu refused to surrender this time and stormed the city. The civil servants who advocated appeasement had already complained about it. His Majesty the Emperor, it’s just that His Majesty’s imperial edict has not been returned yet.
His Majesty the Emperor's decree came late, and he could not bear it anymore and allowed the armies to attack. However, the rainy season also followed the decree, turning the land of Liaodong into mud.
In mid-May, it started to rain in Liaodong. The rain never ended. The humid weather greatly reduced the power of crossbows and catapults. Without the support of these two siege weapons, no matter how well the soldiers trained, You can't even gain the upper hand in a strong attack.
Both the offensive and defensive sides stopped the fighting in unison, allowing the soldiers to recharge their batteries while waiting for the arrival of sunny weather. The generals on both sides understood that each other's morale was on the verge of collapse. Whether Liaodong City could be captured or defended depended on the weather. The first meeting between the two sides later
"It's better to dig up the Daliang River. It's less than two miles away from the northeast wall of Liaoning!" Qin Ziying reminded everyone in a low voice as he looked at the increasingly wider Daliang River, a tributary of the Liaohe River.
This was a method that was vetoed by Liu Shilong, Minister Youcheng, two months ago, but that was two months ago, and everyone had not completely despaired of the credibility of the Goguryeo people at that time. Now, except for a few civil servants, no one in the Sui Dynasty
No longer doubt the enemy’s determination to fight to the end
Except for Liu Hongji, everyone in the food protection army was very soft-spoken and had no qualifications to advise the generals. Liu Hongji could not resist everyone's requests and went to visit General Yuwenshu with the detailed siege strategy written by Qin Ziying. He went there for a whole
Oh my god, I finally returned to the military camp with a dark face.
"The Emperor has returned from Wanghaidun North and will arrive in ten days. His Majesty has given orders that no attacks are allowed on Liaodong City before his arrival!" Liu Hongji threw Qin Ziying's siege plan on the table and said bitterly.
Note 1: Wanghaidun is located on the seaside of present-day Liaoxi County
Note 2: I’m so depressed. The more I read the description of the attack on Liao in the history books, the more depressed I become. Please give me some subscriptions and VIP recommendations to comfort me. I’ll update today. I’ll make up my debt this Saturday.
