Yuwen Shu and all the generals were immediately furious.
Before Yang Guang came to the front line, Pei Shiju's proposal was rejected by Yang Guang, and many people saw the scene where he scolded Pei Shiju, so Shi Youyuan, the commander of Zuo Xiao's guard, also came out and said loudly with a righteous face: "Your Majesty, I think,
This behavior is inconsistent with the virtues of a benevolent king!"
Several other civil servants who had been accompanying Yang Guang also spoke out and believed that this tactic was too cruel.
However, only Yu Wenshu, Wang Rengong, Li Zixiong and other twelve generals knew that if they did not do this, it would be difficult to capture Liaodong City with the current morale.
"Your Majesty, I agree with General Yuwen's suggestion to dig the Daliang River and flood Liaodong City." General Wang Rengong of Zuowuwei became very anxious when he saw this and wanted to kill all these civil servants.
The military generals knew very well that kindness does not control the troops, and they would do anything to win on the battlefield. Although the method of digging the river and flooding the city was a bit harsh, if a flood was released, it is estimated that there would not be a few living people left in the entire Liaodong City.
But this is a clever plan with minimal sacrifice on one's side. Only by removing the stronghold of Liaodong can the army continue to move forward. Otherwise, leaving such a nail behind will always be a disaster.
"Your Majesty, the general also thinks that the recent heavy storms may be a great opportunity for the Sui Dynasty to attack Liaodong City. The water flooded Liaodong City, and then took advantage of the situation to take down Xincheng, Wugu and the country. This winter, the army will be able to attack Liaodong San
We will station horses in the city. When next spring comes, we will cross the Sa River and capture Pyongyang!" Li Zixiong, the manager of Youzhou who had been rarely talking, finally stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, there will be snow in Liaodong in August. If our army
If we can capture the three cities on the north bank of the Sa River this autumn, there will be no danger to defend around Pyongyang. Even if Yuan Taizuo and Gao Jianwu can survive the winter, they will be tied to His Majesty's horse next spring!"
Li Zixiong has been in Liaodong for many years and is well aware of the weather in Liaodong. It is June now, and after August, snow will begin to fall on both sides of the Liaohe River. Therefore, there are only more than two months left for fighting. The army has completely wiped out Liaodong this year.
At this point, it has become an impossible task. Instead of struggling to survive, it is better to gain some results and force the King of Goguryeo to cede territory and surrender.
"Oh, I didn't expect the weather in Liaodong to be so cold!" Yang Guang was startled for a moment, and was a little moved by what Yu Wenshu, Wang Rengong and Li Zixiong said, but he had previously spoken in front of hundreds of civil and military officials and envoys from the Ninety-nine Kingdoms
I have said so much that it is really difficult to change my words for a while.
Then he remembered how smoothly he led his army to attack Nanchen. It was almost invincible and invincible. Now a million troops went to Liao, but they couldn't even capture a city, and after they captured it, they had to attack it.
The battle was divided into two years, which made me feel a little unwilling.
"It's all because of your incompetence that you were delayed for more than a month under Liaodong City!" Yang Guang glanced down angrily and cursed in his heart. He recalled that he sent his troops to capture Jiankang with lightning speed, and captured Jiankang with lightning speed.
The emperor lived in Chen and forced Zhou Luohou, the famous navy general of the upper reaches of Nanchen, and others to surrender. But he forgot that it was Yang Su who led the army there during the expedition to Nanchen. He was only my commander in the clear sense.
Back then, he was far less conceited than he is now. Every time Yang Su proposed a strategy, he would humbly accept it.
Suddenly, Pei Shiju said: "Your Majesty, I have a good idea."
Yang Guang glanced at Pei Shiju and snorted: "Tell me about it."
Pei Shiju remembered the secret message sent by Wang Junlin just before this meeting. He sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the Goguryeo clown dared to deceive your Majesty several times. Your Majesty might as well deceive them once."
Yang Guang frowned and shouted: "If you have any tactics, tell me immediately."
Pei Shiduan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty might as well lead an army of more than 700,000 to besiege and not attack, and select another 100,000 elite soldiers to take a detour and attack the depths of Goguryeo. At the same time, your Majesty sent an imperial edict to Duke An of Qin, ordering him to bring water.
The division will land near Pyongyang. Cooperate with 100,000 elite troops to capture Pyongyang directly. If the Kyoto of Goguryeo is captured, if the leader of Goguryeo, Gao Jianwu, is captured by His Majesty’s army, Yuan Taizuo’s defense of the small Liaodong City will be nothing more than a bandit.
That’s all, that’s all!”
When Yang Guang heard this, he suddenly remembered that the Sui Dynasty had used such a clever strategy when they attacked Nanchen. Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "Yes, this strategy is very clever. Wang Junlin is a victorious general, and he is good at it."
Qisheng will never let me down."
At this moment, Tang Guogong Li Yuan, who was in charge of logistics and food supplies, hurried in and said loudly with an ugly face: "Your Majesty, there is a fever in the army, which is a symptom of typhoid fever."
Yang Guang, who had just decided on a plan to defeat the enemy, was stunned for a moment and said, "What, what did you say?"
Li Yuan said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there is a fever in the army. It first broke out among millions of civilians. Because too many civilians died along the way, most of the corpses were not buried. As the weather got warmer, diseases spread by corpses began to appear.
Moreover, the fever is spreading rapidly, and more and more civilians are falling down. I just went to confirm that the epidemic has also begun to appear among the soldiers."
Yang Guang suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Nayan Yang Da also died of an illness. It seemed that the imperial doctor said it was a fever.
Yang Guang's face was extremely gloomy: "How serious is the epidemic now?"
"Reporting to your majesty, 10% of the people on the civilian side have fallen ill. The situation on the soldiers side is slightly better. I am responsible for food and grass and the treatment of wounded soldiers. I just asked someone to do statistics and found that nearly 10,000 soldiers have been infected.
I suggest that all armies immediately isolate soldiers who have fever, and those who die should be burned and buried deeply, and all supplies should be burned together."
"Your Majesty, once the epidemic breaks out, it will spread rapidly in densely populated areas. There are millions of people on the west bank of the Liao River now. It is difficult to control the epidemic. It is best to leave here and evacuate the troops. Otherwise, when the summer heat comes, the epidemic will spread
If there is a big outbreak, it will be difficult to deal with it." Li Yuan did not explicitly say that the troops would be withdrawn, but said another way.
"no!"
Yang Guang categorically rejected it. He had just made a clever plan to defeat the enemy. How could he give up halfway?
"The attack on Goryeo is a major national strategy. How can it be abandoned halfway? You are responsible for the logistics and should try your best to find a solution to the epidemic. Whether to withdraw the troops or not is not your responsibility."
Li Yuan had no choice but to retreat with a worried look on his face. With one million troops and more than three million civilians, so many people gathered together. It was impossible for the epidemic to break out quickly. If it did break out, how many people would be able to do it?
Survive?
Li Yuan was particularly worried about the people there. The conditions there were harsh, the people were generally weak, and the food was very poor. The epidemic had already broken out there. If the people fled, they would bring the disease back to the Central Plains, and the disease would inevitably spread in the Central Plains. He
I knew there would be such consequences, but I couldn't do anything about it.