However, after witnessing the construction of the pontoon bridge that cost thousands of lives, millions of Sui soldiers were undoubtedly excited and filled with murderous intent.
Yang Guang gave an order, and the three vanguards of Zuowuwei, Zuoweiwei and Youwuwei were activated at the same time. They rushed up to the east bank of the Liaohe River against the flow of people who had withdrawn the pontoon bridge. Under the organization of the generals, the soldiers who crossed the bank rushed to the east bank of the Liaohe River.
Quickly form a team.
The military strength of the Sui Dynasty is world-class. For many years, it has been composed of heavy armored soldiers, sword and shield bearers, spearmen, light armored soldiers, and archers. At this time, the heavy armored soldiers and sword and shield bearers are in the front, with spearmen, light armored soldiers in the middle, and archers.
In the end, small square formations were quickly formed on the other side of the river.
Judging from this process alone, the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty are worthy of being called the strongest army in the world. They are much stronger than the elite troops of Goguryeo on the other side of the river at this time. However, these Goguryeo soldiers want to protect
Homeland, so it was angry enough, and its morale and determination were actually higher than those of the Sui army.
There were no less than 100,000 Goguryeo people gathered here. At this time, they howled loudly and angrily, and swarmed over like locusts, overwhelming the sky.
The Goguryeo people tried to seize the river beach and push the Sui army that had just landed ashore into the cold water. However, the phalanx established by the Sui soldiers was as majestic as a rock. It not only smashed the Goguryeo attacks to pieces again and again, but also
Continuously extend the position to both sides of the bridge to make enough space for the brothers who will cross the river later.
However, if it looks like this on the surface, what is the real situation?
General Li Zixiong, the commander-in-chief of the Youzhou march who had been stationed in Liaodong for a long time, felt that something was wrong. He felt that the process of building the pontoon bridge just now was too smooth. Even though the process was tragic, the Goguryeo people could not only shoot the people who built the pontoon bridge, but also
There are other means, but they are not used.
The most important thing is that Li Zixiong knew that the commander of the Goguryeo army was the Prime Minister of Goguryeo Yuan Taizuo. This old thief was known for his cunning and would never be so easy to deal with.
Li Zixiong glanced at Yang Guang, whose face was red and full of excitement. He hesitated for a while and did not dare to tell Yang Guang, because he knew that whether he was right or wrong, it would not do him any good. If his guess was right
Yes, I'm afraid it's too late at this time. Afterwards, Yang Guang would become angry and angry at him. If he said something wrong, he might be punished by Yang Guang on the grounds of disrupting the morale of the army.
At this time, the two generals Qian Shixiong and Mai Tiezhang, who were commanding the vanguard army, were both accomplished generals. They had just witnessed many of their own family members being shot and killed, and they had already rushed to the front with murderous intent.
It can be said to be invincible.
Facts have proved that the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty are still the strongest army in the world, and soon the Goguryeo people can no longer withstand it, but Li Zixiong, Li Yuan, Pei Shiju and others are getting closer and closer. Zhao feels that something is wrong, because everything is going too smoothly today.
But like Li Zixiong, no one dared to talk to Yang Guang.
Until a certain moment, amid the sounds of fighting, a certain sound suddenly came from the upper reaches of the Liao River, and then everyone felt that the world became a little brighter.
Afterwards, many people discovered a fire in the upper reaches of the Liao River.
"No, protect the pontoon." Yu Wenshu was the first to react and shouted loudly with a pale face.
However, it was already too late. The river was so fast that more than two dozen ignited boats came down the river from the upper reaches and crashed directly into the pontoon.
The millions of soldiers of the Sui Dynasty could only watch, because even if they jumped into the river desperately, it was too late.
Yang Guang's face also changed greatly, and he shouted sharply: "Push those people into the river to block the fire boats."
Yu Wenshu immediately implemented Yang Guang's order and fulfilled his mission. Thousands of people who were rushing back from the river were forcibly pushed and forced into the Liao River by bows and arrows.
Yang Guang tried to use these thousands of people to block these dozen fire ships. No matter whether these thousands of people had this ability or not, this was impossible.
This is not to say that these thousands of people will not be able to do this together, but Yang Guang has forgotten that these thousands of people and craftsmen are also living people. Just now they still had some hope of living, thinking that as long as the bridge is built,
If they can, they can live, but it's different now. Now the emperor wants them to die, so why should they die.
Thousands of people could not get on the river, but when they saw the fire boat, no one would stop it. Everyone tried to dodge, and some even took the initiative to destroy the pontoon bridge in anger.
"ah……"
"Boom boom boom boom..."
As millions of Sui soldiers shouted in unison, more than a dozen fire ships crashed into the pontoon, which was not very strong.
The pontoon bridge was immediately knocked apart and a fire broke out. Amidst the screams of the Sui soldiers who were crossing the river, they were either set on fire or knocked into the river.
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Across the Liao River, on a hill behind the battlefield, Yuan Taizuo saw that his plan had succeeded so easily. He was ecstatic and ordered: "All the troops will attack. In front of the Sui Emperor, they will attack the tens of thousands of their most elite troops who have crossed the river."
Kill them all for me."
As the pontoon bridge was destroyed, the previously defeated Goguryeo people suddenly gained courage and launched a counterattack at the Sui soldiers with shouts. In the distant woods and behind the hills, tens of thousands of Goguryeo ambush troops emerged,
Surrounded the more than 40,000 soldiers who had already crossed the river.
On the other side of the river, Yang Guang, with his millions of troops, was jumping with hatred, his eyes were red, and he was yelling, but there was nothing he could do. The craftsmen who built the pontoon bridge did not have enough materials, and they were too late.
Today's defeat is inevitable. Although before the breath was counted, everyone saw that victory was not far away. But the damn Goguryeo people were extremely cunning. They showed weakness, lured the enemy, destroyed bridges, ambushed, and surrounded them all.
ring.
Li Zixiong roared in his heart, if the emperor did not come to chariot him to conquer Goguryeo, and he would lead the battle against Goguryeo, he could swear that he would not be easily fooled.
Yu Wenshu was blaming himself. The Blue Guards claimed to have received information that the Goguryeo people might be doing tricks in the upper reaches of the Liao River. Yang Guang, who was arrogant about the information, did not take a closer look and left it to him to handle.
Yu Wenshu did send someone upstream today, but the person he sent never came back. He was feeling a little uneasy just now, but due to the situation at the scene, he did not dare to give advice to the emperor and ordered the army not to cross the river because he
It is clear that His Majesty will kill anyone who blocks His Majesty's army from crossing the river.
Yang Guang was extremely angry. Until this moment, he still had not thought that the war being fought to such an extent was directly related to him.
Some of the millions of soldiers of the Sui Army were already crying uncontrollably, mourning the bloody battle on the other side of the river for Pao Ze, who was struggling in the river. Some of them, with widened eyes of sadness, watched the brothers on the pontoon finish their last journey of life.
General Qian Shixiong, who led the charge first, was trying to organize the soldiers to form a defensive formation. Mai Tiezhang, who had not yet rushed off the pontoon with the second wave of people, roared and ordered the Sui soldiers who were approaching the shore to take the initiative.
He jumped into the river and waded hard to the other side of the river.