Chapter 400: Bluffing
The battle began to quit under the city of Pyongyang. Without the Sui army's large-scale siege, it suddenly became very peaceful, which was very different from the scene of fighting and fighting in the sky, and thousands of troops charged into battle.
The Goguryeo soldiers on the top of the city were all stunned, poking their heads out in rows and looking out. If it were the past few days, as long as they appeared, they would easily be shot, pierced through the head, throat, and chest, and died of a bad life. But now there is nothing to do, and it is particularly calm.
The defenders watched the camps around the city. The smoke from cooking was rising, the sound of horse hooves vibrated back and forth, and the sound of going out of the camp, entering the camp, training, and arraying sounds, as if resting.
Yizhi Wende, Gao Hong, Yuangane and others gathered on the city tower with their generals. Seeing the situation of the Sui army, they felt suspicious.
Gao Hong said: "It has been three days since the Sui army has not attacked the city, and I don't know what it is doing?"
Eji Wende analyzed: "It seems that he is resting and preparing to brew a bigger offensive!"
Yuangano said: "Yes, the Sui army has suffered heavy casualties these days. It is possible to rest for a while. Maybe it will be trapped in the city and compare food and supplies with us. If we siege the city for two or three years, we will starve to death in the city!"
"The Sui soldiers are numerous and take turns to attack fiercely, and our army can't resist it for long. Could it be that they want to fight psychological warfare and deliberately do not attack, which makes us timid?"
"It's not that there's no reason, it may also tempt us to go out of the city to attack!"
Yizhi Wende said to a deputy general beside him: "Is the number of smoke in the Sui army camp complete?"
Deputy General Hu Donghai replied: "Nothing is different from before, there are still so many stoves and there seems to be no significant reduction in the number of smoke from cooking stoves."
Yizhi Wende nodded and said, "This shows that the number of Sui troops has not changed much and will not retreat easily."
Yuangane sighed: "How could the Sui army retreat in such a big fight? It's impossible. The last time the Sui army was not prepared enough and underestimated the enemy too much. The time, place and people were on our side. When winter came, the Sui army did not have enough cotton coats, quilts and other supplies, so they were forced to withdraw. This time, after the beginning of spring, they began to conquer Liaodong. It can be seen that the Sui army is well prepared and will not be able to make peace without breaking the city!"
A adviser named Gao Buyi said: "My descendants of the Gao clan of Northern Qi summoned some people in western Liaoning and northern Yan County, trained many warriors and prepared for an uprising. When necessary, they could burn food and grass for the Sui army, which could cause some trouble for the Sui army's rear, but they could not solve the big problem in the end."
At this moment, a harrier eagle flew into the city. Soon, a scout of the eagle trainer ran over and shouted, "Report, there is an emergency secret letter to be submitted to General Yizhi."
A guard walked forward, took a secret letter from a note, and handed it over to Yizhi Wende. After the latter took it, he was stunned at first, then he was overjoyed, and couldn't help laughing: "The rear of the Sui Kingdom is in chaos. Yang Su's son Yang Xuangan raised an army to rebel, relying on many powerful and noble children. There are also people along the way joining the army. More than 100,000 people are sieging the eastern capital Luoyang City. The letter also said that the main force of the Sui army has withdrawn from Liaodong City, leaving only Luo Zhaoyun to lead his troops to cut off the rear."
After all, Gao Hong had the greatest influence on his interests. After hearing this, he immediately said excitedly: "What, such a change happened in the rear of the Sui Kingdom? That's great. God really protects me, Goguryeo, and dare not destroy the country like this."
"Yes, this is a great news, I, Goguryeo, have saved it again."
Yuangano suddenly realized something was wrong and said, "Hey, it's not right. The main force of the Sui army has withdrawn, but the camp outside the city doesn't look like it. As usual, even the pot stove and the training momentum are not reduced. Will there be any fraud?"
"Is the information false, the information was intercepted, and then the new secret letter was replaced?" Some people suspected that they might have problems with the Hawk. They could not just trust a livestock, but ignore what they saw in front of them. After all, seeing is true, hearing is false.
"Yes, this may be the plan of the Sui army to deceive us out of the city. The Harrier Eagle might have been sent by the enemy. Or, there is a gap in the scout camp and replace the information, maybe it may be!"
Yizhi Wende looked solemn. Although he knew that this news was too important and beneficial to his side, he did not blindly trust him and ordered: "Come, come and bring several scouts on duty on the scout camp, and bring all the commanders and lieutenants of the scout camp, interrogate separately, inspect and verify to ensure that the news is true!"
Half an hour later, the military officers and scouts on duty in the scout camp today all asked layers of questions and confirmed that each of them had made a secret letter, and that the handwriting and various secret notes of the secret letter were not tampered with, which made people feel relieved.
Moreover, during this period, another pigeon flew into the city. It was reported from the Liaodong area that the Sui army continued to pour into the city and found the information that was released after finding out the accurate information.
Although the distance is close to Liaodong and far away from Central Plains, the Harrier Eagle is fast and released many days earlier, so they all arrived on this day.
"It seems that the Sui army has really retreated." Yizhi Wende was already convinced.
Gao Hong said: "But, the Sui army did not seem to have sharp declines in the camp outside the city, so how can it be explained?"
"Oh, I have to say that Luo Zhaoyun is simply a natural general, and he is good at using scheming and strategy. He had long expected our psychology. Therefore, after dispersing the troops, he deliberately bluffed. Those stoves may not be cooking or boiling water. The cavalry coming and going in and out were all pretending to be mysterious and trained soldiers, and thousands of people could achieve results. I have been leading troops for more than ten years, but I met such an opponent for the time being. I heard that he is not old and is only in his early twenties. The Sui State has such a genius. If it is used well, why do you need millions of soldiers to attack and make a big fuss?" Yizhi Wende's evaluation of Luo Zhaoyun was very high at this time. After hearing this, everyone suddenly realized and had to admire him.
Gao Buyi was also shocked and nodded with a complicated expression. This time he was ordered by Gao Yuanjian, the grandson of Gao Changgong, the king of Lanling, to assist Goguryeo in defending the city. He learned from Gao Yufei and others that some of Luo Zhaoyun's affairs were indeed civil and military talents. Even Gao Yuanjian wanted to meet Luo Zhaoyun, want to talk to him about marriage and betroth his cousin Yufei, so that Luo Zhaoyun could be pulled into the Gao camp and force him to rebel.
Yuangano analyzed: "General Yizhi, how should we act? This time we must not let Luo Zhaoyun go. Judging from the scale of the city, there are more than 100,000 people everywhere. As long as there is an attack, they can block it once or twice, but after all, it is the Sui army that cut off the rear. They must also want to escape. They will retreat soon, and we can completely intercept them all!"
Yizhi Wende nodded and said, "It's not too late. Since we know Luo Zhaoyun's trick, it's a good idea. If we attack at night, we might have to do it, then attack in the daytime. Their troops were scattered in four battalions, and there was not much number of people. As long as we concentrate our superior forces and attack a camp, we can immediately test the authenticity. After breaking up one battalion, we will immediately return to the city to reorganize. The Sui army knew that the strategy was discovered and we would definitely retreat. That was the great time for us to chase and kill."
Chapter completed!