Chapter 358: Soldiers approach the Liaoshui
The Great Sui Dynasty attacked Goguryeo, and it was already a powerful force, and it was difficult to change. All the troops arrived one after another, waiting for the army to set off, and the cavalry rushed into the border of Goguryeo.
On this day, Emperor Yang of Sui ascended the altar and conferred generals, and reported to the sky to sacrifice flags. A hundred thousand troops were arranged in formation to participate in the ceremony.
Regarding the reason for the war, Emperor Yang of Sui had ordered Yu Shiji to write an edict, which was spread out for nearly a thousand words. It can be summarized in two points: First, the Great Sui Dynasty established the order of the world, and all countries came to the court, but Goryeo dared not come, and was obsessed with it, united with the Khitan and the Mohe invaded the border, making our old land of China a barbaric species; and then congested the roads to arrest the envoys from the court.
The second reason is that it directly criticized the tyranny of Goguryeo's internal affairs, indicating that the Sui Dynasty wanted to "demolite the people and punish the crimes", and personally led the army to the emperor as the king of the world to carry out the way for heaven to fulfill his father's original unsuccessful concept. This exaggerated element is mostly because he did not understand Goguryeo's internal affairs, which was just an excuse to find fault.
The army was vast, with one army separated by another, one tail after another, drums and horns heard each other, and flags were continuous for nearly a hundred miles. Such a magnificent event was the best in history. Ancient history said: There has never been a victory in recent times! Perhaps, the grand occasion of Fu Jian's advance in the Former Qin Dynasty was able to compare the grand occasion of the Southern Expedition, but the number of people was more than 500,000, which was nearly half less.
The thirty army soldiers, Zhuojun, went east, passed Yuyang County, Beiping County, and reached the border Yan County, which was in western Liaoning. The vanguard army cleared out some posts and passes set up in the western Liaoning area, and was separated from Goguryeo by a Liao River, and the war was about to begin.
All the Sui generals felt that this was a good opportunity to destroy Goguryeo and make a contribution. From then on, the Sui Dynasty would have no enemies in foreign countries, and it would be difficult to make contributions in the future.
There was an envoy who received surrender, and the supervisor reported the generals' mentality to Emperor Yang of Sui, which made Yang Guang feel a little unhappy.
He personally wrote an edict, admonishing the generals: "Now, those who punish the people for crimes are not for fame and fortune. The generals may not recognize my intentions, and want to attack lightly, fight alone, and establish a reputation for asking for merits and rewards. It is not a method of large-scale military advancement. If you advance, you should divide it into three ways. If you attack, you must know each other in three ways. Do not advance lightly, and you will lose your life. All military advances must be reported and received for retribution, and you must not be able to be proficient!"
The edict was formulated, and no one dared to refute civil officials, including Su Wei, Yu Shiji, Pei Yun, etc., praised His Majesty for his wisdom.
A general proposed that the battlefield was changing rapidly, and such a request might miss the opportunity for war, but Emperor Yang of Sui scolded him and did not understand the meaning of the holy heart.
Luo Zhaoyun sighed softly and said nothing. He felt that Yang Guang was already possessed by the demon at this time, extremely arrogant, and could not hear anyone's advice at all.
"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"
The war drums thunder were thundering, like waves of thunder, and the horns roared, cutting through the sky in a low voice.
On the other side of the Liaoshui River is the chassis of Goguryeo, and opposite is the towering Liaodong City!
On the river beach, Goguryeo had already built stone walls of earthen castles, trenches and barbed trenches, and dense wooden fences and railings to block them. At the head of the castle, countless Goguryeo people stood, wearing leather armor and iron armor, not completely neat. There was a temporary team of hunters and fishermen from tribes such as Marine, Khitan, etc.
Goguryeo is a complex country with many ethnic minorities outside the pass, as well as people from the Korean Peninsula, Han people who fled outside the pass during the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China, some deceased people from the Northern Qi Dynasty, etc., combined together, they have strong combat power, including shepherds who are good at rafting and Han people who are migrants from the inside and know how to defend the city. It is far more complicated than Tuyuhun.
clang clang clang!
The soldiers and armor were rubbing, the footsteps were rhythmic, and the murderous aura dissipated.
The five armies of the Great Sui Dynasty became the main force in today's battle of crossing the river, stretching from the upper reaches of the Liao River to the lower reaches of the river, preparing for today's battle of crossing the river.
There were also many Goguryeo soldiers on the other side, occupying the cliffs and dense forests, and there were also earthen castles ready to deal with the Sui army's crossing the river.
"Sui Feng!" "Sui Feng!" "Sui Feng!"
The soldiers of the Great Sui Dynasty shouted, and their momentum was constantly gathering. Following the slogan, they used the spear, spear, and horse spear to hit the ground, calm and heavy, and murderous intent.
Yu Zhongwen, Zhao Cai, Mai Tiebang, Xue Shixiong, and Zhang Jin were responsible for crossing the river today to command the five armies. They were all golden helmets and iron armor, wearing heavy armor, standing on the chariot, staring at the front, holding a flag in their hands, and commanding the battle at any time.
After the five armies, there were three armies as substitutes, and then the Imperial Camp Army was in the distance.
Emperor Yang of Sui was about fifteen miles away from the Liao River, standing on a high hill, sitting on a golden dragon chaise, looking down at the front line in front.
"Send the order and you can attack." Yang Guang opened the mouth of Jin Zun, deciding to the opening of the National War.
"Abide by the order!" Several eunuchs received oral orders, and under the protection of several guards, they conveyed their orders to the front layer by layer.
"Your Majesty has the order, attack immediately!" The eunuch sang loudly in his sharp voice.
Generals such as Yu Zhongwen received the orders of the emperor, waved the flag, shouted the war drum, and ordered the orders to attack.
"Arrowman, prepare!"
"The ferry starts!"
Different side generals and regiment captains were commanding their own thousand-person regiments and began to enter the offensive mode.
The warship started to leave, just one-third of it left, and had reached the enemy's range.
"Shoot—" Goguryeo's generals issued a shooting order.
Suddenly, the arrow feathers flew up like locusts, like dark clouds, densely packed, breaking through the air and making a rapid sound.
"Swish swish swish!"
Although some Great Sui soldiers on the ship were blocked by shields, they would still be injured and killed by the arrow.
"Archer, shoot!" The Sui army archers on the ship also began to fight back.
Chapter completed!