In the afternoon, on the banks of the Xiaoliao River flowing from east to west, flags fluttered in the wilderness of the north bank. The Goguryeo army returning to Liaodong City set up camp here, crowding the wilderness between the north bank of the Xiaoliao River from the new city.

The new city is located more than 200 miles north of Liaodong City (to the east of the north), and is the northwest gateway to the Goguryeo border. Hundreds of miles west of it is the Great Liao River (Liao River) flowing from north to south.

The Liao River is the dividing line between Liaodong and western Liaoning.

Departing from Liaodong City and heading to Liaobei, the Goguryeo army must have passed Xincheng on the way north. When news came from behind that the Zhou army invaded and crossed the Liao River to advance to Liaodong City, the army, which had just left Xincheng for a few days, immediately turned around and headed south.

The commander of the army, Yu Xinde, was in the central tent of the military camp outside the city. Looking at the battle report I just received, I was a little surprised - Gaicheng, located between Xincheng and Liaodong City, fell yesterday.

It took only one day for the Zhou army to break through the solid city, and the speed was shocking.

When Yu Xinde led his army north, he knew that the Zhou army was feinting the attack on Liaobei to force them to divide their troops, and then after the army heading north crossed the Xiao Liao River, it was likely that a "half-behead" would be taken.

The Zhou army may have crossed the Liao River and advanced eastward, separating his team from the Liaodong City.

But unexpectedly, the other party chose Gaicheng, and Gaicheng, who had already made good defense, didn't even last for two days.

The first day, Zhou's army was at the city of Gai, and the next day it broke the city. Today was the third day. Yu Xinde's army had just turned around and returned to Xincheng.

The location of Gaicheng is located in the middle of the road from Liaodong City to Xincheng. That is to say, Gaicheng is about a hundred miles away from Liaodong City to the south and Xincheng to the northeast.

Could it be that Zhou Jun is doing so crazy?

Thinking of this, Yu Xinde was a little uneasy. This time, he was ordered by the commander of the commander, Gao Jianwu from the north, to march north to the north, and was originally trying to use the tricks to lure the enemy to attack.

They had planned that the Zhou army would either set up an ambush halfway in the upper reaches of the Liao River or cut off the return of the army to the north. No matter which choice was, they should wait until his army was far away from Liaodong City before taking action.

As a result, the army actually took action before it reached three hundred miles away from Liaodong City. Isn’t it too much to use troops like this?

Yu Xinde was surprised by this. The Zhou army actually dared to choose Bucheng as a breakthrough point and tried to cut off the return of the army to the north. In this way, they would inevitably face the attack of the north and the south armies. Who would do this under normal circumstances?

The enemy commander dares to make such a choice, either arrogant or...

Be confident and fearless.

Yu Xinde felt that the opponent could break through Gaicheng in one day, probably because he used the rumored powerful siege weapon. Gaicheng defenders had obviously strengthened their defense, but still could not defend it.

And if this weapon is used on the battlefield, it may be of great power.

Therefore, the other party should have reliance, so he is confident and fearless. So when he returns to the army, he must be careful.

Yu Xinde knew that he was carrying heavy responsibilities, so he could not make any mistakes. After receiving the urgent report, he immediately ordered the dispatch of cavalry to go south and approach the Gaicheng Post to detect the enemy situation. At the same time, he checked the downstream (west) area of ​​Xiaoliao River clearly to see if there were any enemy cavalry detours.

If he fought against the simple infantry and cavalry, he would not be afraid of the Zhou army, because he had many soldiers, horses and cavalry under his command, and he would accompany him from various cavalry units. As long as he was more cautious, he would not dare to say that he would win, but he would not be defeated.

But the problem is that it is hard to say whether anyone among these people colluded with the Zhou army in private, and it is difficult to say whether they are in-house supporters for them.

Thinking of this, Yu Xinde pondered and according to the agreement, once the enemy cut off his retreat, the army in Liaodong City would soon go north, while he would go south and rely on the cities along the way to encircle the invading enemies.

Gaicheng is a good place. The brigade of troops only lasted two or three days to march. Therefore, he only had to be careful and take steps to camp. In a few days, he could join forces with the army heading north.

At that time, if the Zhou army defended the city, it might not last long under the attack from the north and south. Therefore, the opponent may choose to defeat one by one, and kill one of them before the two armies of their side meet.

Can the other party do this?

Yu Xinde felt it was unlikely, unless the other party had an internal response, he could cooperate with the inside and outside.

And here, it is very likely that there will be an internal response from the Zhou army.

While thinking, Yu Xinde heard a noise outside, and was about to let his followers come out of the tent to see what was going on, but a general hurriedly entered the tent: "It's the enemy! The enemy is here!"

Yu Xinde was stunned when he heard this, and then blurted out: "What? So fast?"

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In the wilderness on the south bank of the Xiaoliao River, a large number of cavalry roared forward, and the black flag and black armor rushed forward like a black wave. On a hill, the marching chief Yang Ji stood on his horse and looked at the new city far ahead with a thousand-mile mirror.

Looking at the Goguryeo military camp outside the city.

The emperor once told him that all martial arts in the world are invincible, and only the speed is not broken, and the same is true for war.

An army dominated by cavalry has a daily attack radius of one hundred miles, while an army dominated by infantry has a daily attack radius of thirty to forty miles. There is no doubt that whoever is faster and whoever is slower.

Since he now has plenty of cavalry and light artillery that can marches quickly with the cavalry, Yang Ji felt that he had no reason to waste time.

Now, he was certainly happy to see his prey get trapped.

Xincheng is a mountain city in Goguryeo. It is located on the north bank of the Xiaoliao River. The city is quite large and is an important place in Goguryeo. In recent years, the official army has attacked Liaodong and has been outside the Xincheng city several times, but for various reasons, it has not been conquered.

The new city guards the Xiaoliao Water Channel, and walks upstream along the Xiaoliao Water. There is an ancient road that existed during the Han Dynasty, and goes northeast along the ancient road, and finally you can reach the former place of Fuyu Royal City. This is a different journey to the same destination as going north along the Liao River (Da Liao River).

If you turn southeast halfway, you will pass through the former site of Goguryeo County in Xuantu County in the Han Dynasty and cross the mountains, you can reach the domestic city of Goguryeo's capital, which is the former site of Xigaima County in Xuantu County in the Han Dynasty.

This road is an important passage from Liaodong to cross the mountains and reach the Yalu River. It has existed since the Han Dynasty. Now, the Zhou army must take it down so that the east and west armies will join forces.

New City is the first to be hit.

The weak Goguryeo Kingdom that was originally named after Goguryeo County, and then gradually grew stronger, forcing Xuantu County, established in the Former Han Dynasty to move westward and retreat from Yalu River to Liaodong.

Therefore, there were three Xuantu County in history, and the last Xuantu County (the third Xuantu), the former site of Xuantu County is right next to the Xiaoliao Water in front of you, and the desolate ruins next to the Zhou cavalry marching route.

After Goguryeo occupied the land of Xuantu, in order to defend against strong enemies, he built a mountain city on the hills on the north bank of the Xiaoliao River, and used this mountain city that was easy to defend and difficult to attack as the core of Xuantu's rule in the old land of Xuantu.

To distinguish it from the old city, it is called "new city".

Now, Yang Ji looked at the former Xuantu site in front of him, and then looked at the Goguryeo military camp outside the new city in the distance. Thinking about the old things about Xuantu County's continuous migration to the west, he felt that he was full of fighting spirit.

For hundreds of years, the Central Plains have been in chaos. Lelang County, Xuantu County, Zhenfan County and Lintun County, which were located on the frontier during the Former Han Dynasty, were like four helpless orphans who struggled with the continuous invasion of the surrounding tribes and fell one by one.
Chapter completed!