The Sui army in front of him has reached the end of its war effort. Goguryeo general Eulji Wenxing, who is guarding the west end of Wugu Valley, knows this clearly. In fact, in addition to the fighting power displayed by the heroes in the morning, he was slightly surprised.
He knew everything about the arrival of the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp and the approximate number of people in the entire Xiaoguo Camp.
He knew that the opponent's general was called Li Xu, a brave and foolhardy young man who had just been promoted to the position of general. He also knew that the reason why Yu Wenshu withdrew his troops was because there was a rebellion within the Sui Kingdom, which cut off the food supply for a million-strong army.
Supply. He even knew that the reason why the Sui Kingdom sent such an unknown boy to rescue the Eastern Expedition Army was because some people did not want to see Yu Wenshu return alive. And the reason why he could obtain this information was also very simple.
Because some people in the Sui Dynasty wanted to join forces with Goguryeo to carve up the picturesque country.
The country is not for ordinary people to sell. The person who sent the news was Hu Sizheng, the Minister of War of the Sui Dynasty. In order to repay the kindness of the late Chu Duke Yang Su, he even painted the entire military deployment of the Sui Dynasty in Liaodong.
Drawings, sent trusted followers across the mountains and sent them to Wugucheng. "If the king sends out the righteous army in front, the Duke of Chu will attack from behind..." Husizheng said passionately in the letter asking Eulji Bunheung to pass it to the King of Goguryeo.
Wrote. In order to get the support of the Goguryeo people, he replaced today's Chu Gong Yang Xuangan and promised the Goguryeo people. After the event was completed, the other party could take over the entire Liao Dynasty. The Central Plains soldiers and horses would no longer appear outside the Great Wall. As for what to do with the Goguryeo people
Hu Sizheng did not mention the Sui people who lived in the three counties of western Liaoning.
How could the land of Liao, the land of Liao, satisfy the dreams of generations of Goguryeo? After receiving the secret letter from Husizheng, Ulji Wenxing sent people to swim across the Mazhai River overnight to spread the news of the civil strife in the Sui Dynasty.
It was delivered to the hands of King Gowon and Prime Minister Ulji Mundeok. In order not to delay this golden opportunity, Ulji Munheung mobilized all the manpower he could mobilize in Wugu City and blocked Wugu Valley.
As long as they stay here for three or five days, the king's army will cross the Mazhai River. A hundred thousand troops chasing after him at night will definitely bite Yu Wenshu's tail. Although the Sui expeditionary army is large in number, it is
There was no food and grass, and no way back. What awaited them was the same as last year, the fate of total annihilation.
For the sake of his country, Eulji Munheung was willing to do anything for his country. The long and narrow Wugu Valley was forcibly divided into several sections by him, and each section was built with huge rocks and trees as a fortress. Each of his generals was responsible for defending a fortress, regardless of anyone's position.
When a fortress is breached by the enemy, the generals guarding the fortress will raise their heads to see him.
The effect of this kind of strict defense is very good. Although the soldiers have not seen the embarrassed figure of the 300,000 Eastern Expeditionary Army of the Sui Dynasty who retreated so far, the reinforcements on the west side of the valley were hit by them and their heads were badly bruised.
.Those reinforcements that came in a hurry were neither adapted to the narrow terrain of the valley nor had much combat experience. Although they captured a camp with the bravery of the general, the price they paid was at least a thousand dollars.
"If you are smart, go away!" Eulji Munheung thought with a smile. Throughout the afternoon, he kept sending elite troops to the west side of the valley. He wanted his opponent to recognize his true strength and no longer dare to attack easily. Of course.
, it would be best if you could scare the young boy on the opposite side into retreating obediently. Even if you can't scare him away, Eulji Munheung will be absolutely sure to take back the lost camp at night.
His show-off method seemed to work. Around the end of the afternoon, the Sui army on the west side of the valley voluntarily abandoned the camp they had captured with blood. All the soldiers and horses slowly retreated to the open space outside the valley before restarting felling trees.
Set up a military camp. Through the lookouts arranged in advance at a high place, Eulji Wenxing learned that the opponent brought many war horses. The unknown boy named Li Xu seemed to be very interested in cavalry assault. Since withdrawing from the valley, his
Keep the flag among the horses.
Cavalryman Eulji Munheung didn't believe that the opponent's war horse could pick up speed on the narrow river beach. Besides, with so many temporary fences blocking the way, even if the war horse charged forward, it would only end up being killed alive.
The leader of the Sui army on the opposite side was indeed a novice with no experience in leading troops. Just after Shen hour, smoke was already rising from his troops. When the smoke just started to rise, Eulji Wenheung was afraid that the opponent would jump over the wall and risk a fire attack.
.In the blink of an eye, he saw the surging river water at his feet, and his heart that was in his throat fell back into his stomach.
To be able to set a fire next to such a large flow of water, unless the boy named Li is the reincarnation of the God of Fire!
The boy surnamed Li is not the reincarnation of the God of Fire. He just wants to eat early. The smoke in the distance is getting thicker and thicker, with a faint smell of mugwort. This kind of grass is used by ordinary people to smoke mosquitoes in summer, and it comes from Liaodong.
It grows everywhere in the woods. Eulji Wenxing sniffed proudly. He liked the fragrance of burning mugwort very much. It is said that this thing can refresh the mind, ward off filth and exorcise evil spirits. No, he opened his eyes suddenly,
He desperately looked into the distance. He saw countless puffs of light smoke getting thicker and thicker, and finally gathered into black mist, falling from the sky toward his head like a black dragon.
"The Sui people set fire!" the lookout standing on the branch reported loudly. "It's not fire, it's not fire, they, cough, cough, cough, they set, smoke!" The shout of another lookout was violently interrupted.
Covered by coughing.
"Get, cough, get water, cough, block, block your mouth and nose!" Eulji Munheung ordered while coughing loudly. His soldiers tried their best to repeat the general's instructions, but the shouts were interrupted by a burst of
He was drowned out by a loud cough.
The Sui army did not set fire, they were setting off smoke. Even if they set off a fire beside such a large river, the fire would not spread to the entire valley. But setting off smoke is different from setting off fire. The smoke can drift around with the wind. And the strong westerly wind is just right.
All the smoke outside the valley is poured in continuously from the trumpet-shaped mouth of the valley.
The aromatic smell of mugwort disappeared, replaced by a strong stench. Every time he took a breath, Eulji Wenxing felt dizzy. He saw a long stream of saliva flowing from the corner of the mouth of one of his soldiers, and another
The soldier put his hands on his throat and gasped desperately, his whole body arched into a shrimp shape.
He had to retreat with the help of his own soldiers. The smoke was too thick and seemed to be poisonous. What kind of poison it was, Eulji Wenxing didn't know. But the poisonous smoke had caused many of his soldiers to lose their combat effectiveness. Countless
The person's body was bent into the shape of a shrimp, coughing loudly, and drooling continuously.
"It's horse manure smoke. Get a wet cloth and block your mouth and nose. Block your mouth and nose!" A military doctor stumbled towards the river beach and plunged into the black bone water. The cold river water alleviated his poisoning symptoms, but the blood streaks had already smoothed out.
It flowed out from his nostrils. "It's not just because of the horse manure. The smoke of wet horse manure is not that toxic. The smoke of the wet horse manure is not so toxic. The smoke of the guinea pig, the snake's saliva flower, the five-step fall, the big-leaf mugwort..." With many years of medical experience,
The doctor identified at least a dozen common poisonous weed smells. He looked desperately at the hundreds of feet high cliffs on both sides of the river, and his body fell softly.
The Goguryeo soldiers in the first camp jumped over the wooden fence like frightened birds and ran into the depths of the valley. Then came the second camp, the third camp, and the fourth camp. Regardless of whether the general was scolding or scolding him, he immediately killed someone.
Regardless of the threat, no one is willing to stay where they are and suffer the smoke. They may not be afraid of death, but such a thick smoke cannot be endured by even the toughest people.
Eulji Wenheung retreated to the depths of the valley with the support of his guards. He did not blame his soldiers for retreating before fighting. He could only blame the enemy general for being too despicable and shameless for coming up with such a smoky weapon.
Plan. The reason why he chose Wugu Valley to intercept the enemy was that he took a fancy to the terrain of the valley, which is wide at the front and rear ends, narrow in the middle, and with towering stone walls on the left and right sides. He never expected that this terrain would also serve as a barrier to the opponent's thick smoke.
The offensive created sufficient conditions.
"Withdraw, withdraw, cough, withdraw to the center, cough, cough, there, cough, form the team, form the team!" Eulji Moon-hung gave the order in a daze, telling his trusted generals to collect the broken troops to the center of the valley. This valley
It was long and narrow enough that the thick smoke created by the Sui army could spread to the northwest half of the valley, but it was impossible to fill the entire valley. Moreover, the smoke caused equal damage to both sides. The Sui army could not reach the camp abandoned by the Goguryeo people either.
get.
As soon as he finished speaking, Eulji Wenheung saw a few red lights rushing out of the thick smoke. "Fire, fire!" the panicked soldiers shouted, pushing each other away from the river beach.
Eulji Munheung's face instantly turned pale green. It was impossible for the Sui people to rush through such thick smoke to set fire. But in fact, there were several fireballs rushing down the river, sending the thick smoke to him
Under his eyes. "Bang! Bang!" With the dull "Bang Bang" sound, the fireball at the front broke two nets that the Goguryeo people had pulled in the river in advance, and plunged into the beach. Red Star and Black Star
Smoke immediately rose from the ground, mixed with white water vapor, and was as strange as the poisonous mist spewed by a ghost.
It was indeed a real poisonous mist. There was no one on the raft, only burning firewood and large bags of horse dung. The wet horse dung was mixed with various poisonous weeds, and was roasted by the fire into a deadly thick smoke. "This
The river flows eastward." Eulji Wenxing's eyes showed despair. In order to prevent the Sui army from forcibly breaking through the river, or someone sneaking downstream at night to contact the other 300,000 Sui armies, he ordered people to wait in the river
Hundreds of hidden stakes were set up and hundreds of fishing nets were pulled down. Now, these hidden stakes and fishing nets have become good helpers for the enemy. The poisonous fire rafts washed down from the upper reaches were blocked by wooden stakes and fishing nets.
Blocked, creating countless murderous opportunities in different river sections and locations.
"Stay away, cough, cough, river, stay away, stay away from the smoke, stay away, cough!" Ulji Moon-heung covered his throat and issued the order intermittently.
"This valley is long enough!" he thought dazedly. "There is no way the smoke can fill the entire valley!" He felt that his legs and feet were weak, and he relied entirely on the guards' support to prevent him from falling. "Even if we give up the first half,
The second half of the valley is still available!" He threw away the guard, struggled to bend down, picked up a handful of wet sand from the river beach, put his mouth on it and breathed heavily.
The wind in the valley became stronger and the smoke began to fade. Countless soldiers ran past him, dragging their weapons backwards. Flags, shields, bows and arrows were thrown all over the ground.
"Stand still, they can't capture the valley with the thick smoke alone!" Eulji Moon-heung sounded his trombone. He straightened up and saw the sky in the west, as gorgeous as fire. (To be continued)
