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Seeing the confused look on the face of the general next to him, Li Guangsheng explained with a solemn expression: "As far as I know, Wang Junlin led his people to easily defeat Daluo City, Nanyang Village, and Baishan City. It seems that Wang Junlin is very good at destroying cities.
, so I'm worried that Yeon Gaesooun won't be able to wait for our reinforcements to arrive, and will lose Annan County City. By that time, Wang Junlin's army will defend the city. It will be almost impossible for me to seize the city again. I can only wait for the Prime Minister to take over.
Retake Liaodong City in the west and then send the main force to attack."
"So, if Wang Junlin really divides his troops to ambush us, it will play into my plan. Although our 20,000 reinforcements will suffer a greater loss, as long as we can defeat Wang Junlin's army in one battle, it will be worthwhile, and in one fell swoop
It is not impossible to recapture Daluo City, Baishan City and Nanyang Village and drive the Sui people out of Annan County."
A subordinate general said hesitantly: "But I heard that the army led by Wang Junlin was more powerful than the army led by the Sui Dynasty emperor."
Li Guangsheng sneered and said: "If they were all cavalry, maybe I wouldn't want to fight head-on, but now most of them are infantry. It is said that there are only three thousand cavalry, and our army has 10,000 elite cavalry."
The generals thought so, and the general just now echoed: "The emperor of the Sui Dynasty was defeated by our army in despair, but Wang Junlin didn't retreat obediently, at least he had to huddle in Daluo City and Baishan City! No!
Knowing that Wang Junlin was arrogant or something, he actually took the initiative to send people to attack Annan County. Not to mention their ambush, we had to divide our troops to guard the 8,000 people in Annan County. Even if they came with nearly 20,000 people, how could we do it?
How about it? They are not even as powerful as ours. As long as the general is here and they dare to fight head-on, we can defeat them in one fell swoop."
"Exactly, the only thing the Sui army relied on was the gunpowder. Daluo City was unprepared before, and Baishan County was captured unprepared by Wang Junlin's army because of the traitor Jin Xiaowu. In short, with
When Wang Junlin's army fights, we only need to pay attention to their gunpowder weapons and don't get caught, and we can be invincible." Li Guangsheng said confidently.
Another general said: "Don't worry, general. How to guard against explosive gunpowder weapons? In the past few days, our brothers have developed some countermeasures. The ears of the war horses have been stuffed with linen, so they will not fall into their trap."
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Li Guangsheng nodded, hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice to the generals: "I have thought about it. After defeating Wang Junlin's army or driving them away, we will take the opportunity to completely control Annan County. This is what His Majesty has told us.
, the prime minister’s power is getting stronger and stronger.”
"General, don't worry, we are all members of the Palace Guards, and we naturally take His Majesty's will as our top priority..."
When Li Guangsheng was talking to his generals, an earth-shaking loud noise suddenly came from behind. However, they got off the horses and were only slightly startled before being comforted. Their faces changed slightly. One of the generals said: "Fortunately, we are prepared.
Let the war horses have linen stuffed in their ears, otherwise they will frighten the horses."
Li Guangsheng was overjoyed and said, "I really didn't expect that Wang Junlin would dare to divide his troops to ambush us."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Guangsheng ordered with high spirits: "Stop the entire army, be on guard, and send people to the back to see what's going on."
In fact, without Li Guangsheng's order, Goguryeo's 20,000 reinforcements stopped spontaneously when they heard this sound. The soldiers had already drawn their swords, held their guns, and cocked their bows and arrows, and looked towards a low mountain several miles away on both sides.
"Report..."
"General, the narrowest part of our path has been blasted into a line of tunnels. It is difficult for the cavalry to pass through, and it is also very troublesome for the infantry to pass." A spy galloped over on horseback and jumped off his horse when he was seven steps away.
Kneel down on one knee and speak loudly.
"Send several groups of exploration horses to explore the mountains on both sides, climb up and watch."
"Instruct the whole army to continue marching forward, be vigilant, and be ready for battle at any time. Drive the five hundred Sui army prisoners sent from the west to the front."
As Li Guangsheng's order spread, the 20,000 Goguryeo reinforcements continued to move towards Annan County, but the speed was much slower. Five hundred Sui army prisoners who were specially brought to serve as auxiliary troops were also rushed ahead.
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"They didn't panic. I don't know whether it was because the Goguryeo reinforcements were elite enough, or because Li Guangsheng was so arrogant because he thought he had 6,000 more troops than us." Wang Junlin looked stunned after listening to the spies' report.
Shen Guoer said with a smile: "General Qi, General Yuchi has divided his three thousand cavalry into two groups and ambushed the No. 1 and No. 2 hidden positions. They can launch attacks on the Goguryeo reinforcements from both sides along the predetermined mountain road at any time.
Impact. Zhang Tiangang has also led the special forces to blow up the retreat of the Goguryeo reinforcements. At this time, he has begun to carry out follow-up tasks - killing the Goguryeo reinforcements spies and planting our latest landmines specially sent from Snake Island on some mountain roads on both sides."
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "They were quick. Now it's too late to dig trenches. Fortunately, everything else has been prepared."
While the two were talking, a spy rushed over.
"Report... Sir, the enemy's forward is still five miles away from our position."
"Explore again!"
"Report... Sir, the enemy's horses were not disturbed by the explosion."
"Report... Sir, the enemy has sent five hundred auxiliary soldiers at the front of the army to clear the way. They are suspected to be prisoners of the Sui army who fell into the hands of the Goguryeo people in the west."
Wang Junlin was not surprised that there were prisoners of the Sui army in the Goguryeo army. After the morale and morale of the army led by Yang Guang collapsed, he retreated with the main force. Many Sui soldiers were killed by the Goguryeo people, and some broke up and failed to follow the main force and fled back.
During the Sui Dynasty, many people fled into the barren mountains of Goguryeo, and many people surrendered to the Goguryeo people and became auxiliary soldiers serving as cannon fodder for the Goguryeo people.
Shen Guoer had already found out about this, so Wang Junlin also knew about it.
"As expected, the Goguryeo reinforcements have heard about the power of our gunpowder and are on guard." Wang Junlin said lightly. Obviously, these were already expected - after all, the gunpowder packs were already prepared when they attacked Liaodong City and Daluo City.
appeared, and landmines also appeared in the Battle of Baengnyeong Island.
The Goguryeo people suffered a big loss in the face of gunpowder weapons, and it was impossible for the Goguryeo reinforcements to be unprepared.
"Report... Sir, the enemy's forward is still three miles away from our position."
"Send the order, the trebuchet position begins to prepare for ejection."
"yes!"
"Sir, the enemy's forward is still two miles away from the position."
"Send the order, the whole army is ready for battle."