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Chapter 1199 Send troops eastward

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    Huang Mingyuan sent troops to march eastward on March 5. On March 24, the army had arrived at Huaiyuan Town (now Liaozhong District, Shenyang City, Liaoning Province).  Traveling more than a thousand miles in nineteen days was much faster than last year's lagging Eastern Expedition army.

    Huang Mingyuan also issued a death order. All armies must move forward in accordance with the order. Anyone who fails to do so will be killed, because no one is unafraid.  In order to speed up the march, Huang Mingyuan mobilized more than 100,000 horses from horse farms in the North to serve as foot power and transport supplies.  Food, bed crossbows and other large supplies were transported by sea to Tongding Town via the Liaohe River, all in an effort to reduce the soldiers' marching burden.

    The generals were worried that Huang Mingyuan was in such a hurry and would not wait for Yang Guang.  After all, Yang Guang was rushing here from Luoyang eagerly. If Huang Mingyuan walked so fast, wouldn't it make Yang Guang look bad?

    But Huang Mingyuan said: "Instead of trying so hard to please the emperor, it is better to attack Liaodong City. It is difficult to win the battle. The emperor will be more happy than some flattering actions."

    Huang Mingyuan really didn¡¯t want Yang Guang to come too soon.

    In fact, the total waterway army numbered 300,000 men, which was enough for Huang Mingyuan.  No matter how many people there are, it will affect the commander-in-chief.  If it really costs 600,000 to 700,000 yuan, the place in Liaodong is as big as the palm of your hand, and you can¡¯t even move it. Is it a group trip?  So Huang Mingyuan really doesn't want Yang Guang to come here to point fingers.

    Rather than coming to Liaodong to cause trouble for himself, Yang Guang might as well stay in Luoyang and watch over Yang Xuangan.

    It¡¯s a pity that Yang Guang can¡¯t understand Huang Mingyuan¡¯s mood.

    Therefore, Huang Mingyuan can only act quickly and use the time difference of more than half a month to quickly attack and break Liaodong City. First, he will determine a stable base for advancement. When Yang Guang comes, he will be in a position where he can attack and retreat.  situation.

    Goguryeo originally had 500,000 strong troops. Although the last Sui army was defeated in the Eastern Expedition, it was a serious blow to Goguryeo. Goguryeo's army suffered no less than 200,000 losses, and the entire Liaodong was completely defeated by the Sui army.  From the Yalu River south to Pyongyang, Goguryeo burned down all the food, houses, and farmland along the way in order to strengthen its walls and clear the country.  Therefore, when the Sui army returned in September, Goguryeo was in a mess.

    And a more serious problem is that the Sui army went out in May and June last year and did not completely withdraw until November. Therefore, most of Goguryeo neither completed last year's autumn harvest nor had time to carry out winter plowing.

    In March of this year, before the spring plowing in Goguryeo began, the Sui army came back again, and Goguryeo was almost running out of food.

    But Goguryeo had no choice but to grit its teeth and hold on.

    In order to resist the Sui army, Goguryeo recruited more than 100,000 horses and horses. At the same time, it also recruited a large number of Mohe people from the north for military use.

    And since the field battle with the Sui army last year was a complete failure, this time even the most arrogant Jiang Yishi did not dare to fight with the Sui army again.  Hundreds of thousands of Goguryeo troops were stationed in various cities, unable to retreat, and were bound to fight the Sui army to the end.

    At this time, the Sui army had more than 400,000 troops. Jiang Yishi led 150,000 troops to garrison in Liaodong City and Xincheng (today's north of Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province); Yuan Taizuo led 150,000 troops to garrison in Inner City and Fuyu City (today's north of Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County, Liaoning Province).  The ancient city of Kaiyuan City, Liaoning Province, Huanglong Mansion during the Liao and Jin Dynasties); Eulji Wende led one hundred thousand men to garrison in Wugu City.

    The three parts are in the shape of pin, which support each other.

    It can be said that Goguryeo was fully prepared to resist the Sui army this time.

    But Huang Mingyuan felt dumbfounded. If it was Yang Guang's style of play, with twelve lanes on the left and twelve lanes on the right, attacking all over the screen, there would be no problem with such an arrangement.  It's a pity that Huang Mingyuan's goal has always been clear, that is Liaodong City, so no matter how many ways you arrange it, I will fight you all the way.  For the rest of the Goguryeo tribes, if you come to rescue me, I will surround you and fight for reinforcements; if you don't come, I will push them over bit by bit.

    Anyway, Huang Mingyuan's purpose is very clear, to concentrate superior forces and defeat the enemy one by one.

    At the beginning of this year, Huang Mingyuan ordered Huang Mingzhen to lead more than 10,000 people from Yingzhou to test the combat effectiveness and layout of Goguryeo's armies.  Huang Mingzhen led the cavalry all the way west across the Guiduan River (the Hun River in today's Liaoning Province) and penetrated hundreds of miles into the territory.

    Jiang Yishi saw that Huang Mingzhen had few soldiers, so he ordered General An Dianbao to lead an attack with 30,000 troops, preparing to surround Huang Mingzhen in the east of Guiduan River.  Huang Mingzhen then led his troops to fight fiercely, defeated An Dianbao's front army, and killed more than a thousand people.  They burned a large amount of supplies and many villages in Goguryeo before returning.

    Goguryeo was greatly frightened. Jiang Yishi later saw the Sui army's scouts crossing the river and did not dare to fight.  Therefore, the Sui army's scouts came and went freely in Liaodong, and the intelligence of Goguryeo also entered the Sui army. Huang Mingyuan knew all the truth and truth.

    After that, Huang Mingyuan sent more cavalry to harass them.  The plains of Liaodong are open and flat, with no obstacles. The Sui cavalry canThey galloped sideways, made surprise attacks back and forth, and came and went like the wind, so Goguryeo couldn't bear to be disturbed by them.

    After Huang Mingyuan led his army to Huaiyuan Town, he was greeted by Da Xihao, the governor of Liaodong County.  Last year, because Da Xihao was kidnapped by Yu Zhongwen, Yu Wenshu and others, he lost his entire army and fled all the way back to Liaodong City.  The emperor was so angry that he removed Da Xihao from his official position and ordered him to be imprisoned together with Yu Zhongwen and others.  Later, Cai Zhiyun led the entire army and defeated Goguryeo.  Although Da Xihao was not in the army, he finally took off the hat of losing the entire army and was released.

    However, later Cai Zhiyun and Huang Mingli were appointed two generals, Zuo Wuwei and Da Xihao, respectively.  Huang Mingyuan interceded for Da Xi Hao again, claiming that he was the governor of Liaodong County.

    Da Xihao is not outstanding in terms of his ability to march and fight alone, but his advantage lies in his strong execution ability, proficiency in both civil and military affairs, he is also more cautious, and he also listens to advice.  Being a rear-line supervisor is more than enough, so Huang Mingyuan feels relieved to leave his back to Da Xihao.

    At this time, Huang Mingyuan ordered Wen Yanbo to transport grain and grass with the supervisor in Huaiyuan Town, and he had already led the vanguard across the river.

    This time Goguryeo did not deploy troops in the Liaohe River, but deployed all its troops in Liaodong City.  Jiang Yishi still had fresh memories of the battle outside Liaodong City last year and was really frightened.

    However, Huang Mingyuan's plan to forcefully cross the Liao River failed.

    Huang Mingyuan had long ago sent Jiao Fangjie to lead an army of ten thousand people, take a boat from the outlet of Sangganshui (today's Tianjin section of Haihe River), go all the way north along the coastline, and then go all the way north from Liaoshuikou.  If Goguryeo deployed its troops here, the Sui army would directly land ashore and attack its army from behind.

    "It's a pity that Jiang Yishi was so frightened that he didn't dare to attack in the end.

    But this also made it convenient for Huang Mingyuan, and the entire wilderness became the domain of the Sui army.  Huang Mingyuan ordered Luo Yi and Fengzhou Huang Mingzheng to lead more than 10,000 troops each to attack deep into Liaodong.  The Second Division did not engage in battle with the enemy's main force, but destroyed all the grain fields and villages along the way and attacked the opponent's effective forces as much as possible.

    Before considering victory, consider defeat first, so Huang Mingyuan decided to smash the entire Goguryeo rule in Liaodong to pieces first.

    On April 1, Huang Mingyuan drove an army of more than 200,000 people to Liaodong City.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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