Liaodong is bitter and cold in winter, and it is muddy in summer. The terrain is mostly hilly and mountainous, and the mountains and rivers are cut, unlike the Central Plains with large siege and vast plains. Therefore, cities are built more than mountains. Gao** is built on the mountain, and Goguryeo has emerged. Generally, mountain cities established in Liaodong are generally chosen for the steep mountains and the key points of plains, rivers, water and land.

Gaimu City (Note 1) is such a mountain city that covers the entire hill. Gaimu City is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and in front of it is a tributary of Liangshui. From the bottom of the mountain to the city gate, there are three horse-blocking walls, and deer-horn trenches are distributed in the middle. The walls of the mountain city are different from the loess earth city in the Central Plains. They are all built of wedge-shaped stones and interlaced stones. There are horse-faced walls on the city. On the top of the city, they hold sharp iron spears, ox horns and iron pockets, and armored Goguryeo soldiers, coldly looking at the grassland cavalry at the foot of the mountain through the rain and fog.

The terrain of the entire Gaimu City is high in the west and low in the east, in the shape of a dustpan. The rainwater gathers, and is discharged from the culvert in the city wall like a stream, washing it downwards on the bodies of the fallen soldiers of the Cangtou Army under the horse-blocking wall, and blood slowly descends with the rain.

The heavy rain was pouring, and the war horse shivered, throwing away the rain on its body. The mud splashed so hard that everyone looked like mud monkeys. The rain slid down the helmet, and there was a rustling sound of water in his ears. Li Chongjiu looked at the top of the city, as if he wanted to see some flaws from it.

Yang Linfu came in a straw raincoat and stepped forward to Li Chongjiuyan and said, "Prince, it's so hard that it's raining. Let's avoid it first!"

Li Chongjiu raised his whip and pointed at the top of the city, and asked Yang Linfu: "Linfu, what if I want to pull this city of Gaimu?"

After hearing this, Yang Linfu's face changed and hurriedly said, "This Gaimu City is a county city. The enemy chief is stationed at the same time. The city is equivalent to the prefect of a county in the Great Sui Dynasty. The troops stationed at least 3,000 troops, and the enemy troops entering the city are 5,000. In this way, there will be nearly 10,000 enemy troops in the city, and the mountain city is strong enough to defend. It is difficult to capture this city a hundred times more than Liucheng. The prefect has rescued the people now, so we don't have to lose troops and generals at this city, and we will return to Liaoshui immediately!"

Yang Linfu's meaning was to let Li Chongjiu retreat and return immediately. After hearing Yang Linfu's words, Wang Mahan, who was standing beside him, also said: "Xiaojiu, what Yang Taishou said makes sense. Liucheng has only 700 defenders, and our brothers almost broke their teeth before they chewed it. And this Goguryeo City is full of stones, and it can't be eaten or eaten. Forget it, it's time to save it and save it. It's nothing to lose tens of thousands of food and grass. Go back."

When Li Chongjiu heard the words of Wang Ma Han and Yang Linfu, he shook his head and said firmly: "No need to say, I have decided to attack the city and avenge the soldiers who died tragically in Tongding Town. I want to subdue Di Yi for Huaxia, so that I dare not face my Cangtou army, and never set foot in the Liaoshui River again."

"Prefect! Prefect!" Wang Mahan and Yang Linfu were all disgusted.

Li Chongjiu said in a deep voice: "I have my own way to capture this city, so you can do it."

At that moment, Li Chongjiu said firmly, "Send the order, order Etuo, Yinghefu, Wang Mahan, suddenly you lead your own cavalry into the valley and sweep away all Goguryeo villages!" After hearing the order of General Li Chongjiu, the four people agreed and went to the promise.

"The order to make the six thousand infantry marches accelerate their marches, immediately rushed to the city, and prepare to participate in the siege."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu's intention was firm, Yang Linfu didn't believe it. What kind of way did Li Chongjiu have to capture this city with an army of more than ten thousand. It is famous for the people of Goguryeo to defend the city, and Liaodong itself is mostly stone cities and mountain cities, which are more difficult to defend than the rammed earth city built by the Central Plains on the plains. The Sui army conquered Liao for the second time and attacked Liaodong City. Yang Guang attacked Liaodong City with an army of 300,000 for a month and a half, and there were still no more casualties.

Later generations said that Li Shimin, who was unattainable in martial arts, was also frustrated under the city of Anshi and had to retreat his troops when he was conquering Goguryeo when he was conquering Goguryeo.

Yang Linfu sat on the ground, looking up at the sky dejectedly. He remembered his decades of ups and downs in officialdom, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. When he was in the middle of the battle against Liao, he was energetic and determined to make achievements. Yu Zhongwen was under the tent of the military aircraft. He fell ill in the latter half of the way and did not follow the plan to follow Yu Zhongwen, and the thirty army marched east to Pyongyang.

The military rations were insufficient and the logistics was difficult. The Sui army won consecutive battles, but everyone was hungry. When the army had arrived in Pyongyang less than 30 miles, the enemy general Yizhi Wende pretended to surrender and said that if he returned to the army, he would send Gao Yuan to the Eastern Capital to meet Yang Guang. But when the Sui army returned, Yizhi Wende suddenly attacked the Sui army's guards in Sashui...

Yang Linfu was sick at the time. After hearing that 300,000 people finally returned, he couldn't help but screaming at the sky and almost weeping blood because his three sons were also in the army at that time. After the defeat of the army, Yu Zhongwen, who had the kindness of his knowing, was accused by the court officials of the court as a scapegoat for the defeat of the Liao Dynasty and died of anger. When Yang Guang conquered Liao for the second time, Yang Linfu thought he could be determined to take revenge, but he did not expect that Yang Xuangan would rebel and gave up halfway. The third time he conquered Liao, but because of the chaos in various places, he had to cancel it.

Yang Linfu was disheartened, but the emperor thought of his hard work and appointed him as the prefect for Liaoxi County. As a result, Luo Yi rebelled. Now he returned to his former land in Liaodong and advanced along the way of the 300,000 army to conquer Liao. The army was even more majestic at that time, and they were elite soldiers of the court. However, one of the lively and vibrant men today had a great head, but they were erected by the Goguryeo people in Liaodong to establish their authority, and their lonely souls were wandering.

And the tens of thousands of troops in front of him are going to take the lead. Forget it, for nothing, if you can survive on the sickbed, it would be better to die in Liaodong with Dalang Erlang Sanlang and the others. Yang Linfu made up his mind and simply threw away the straw raincoat.

Li Chongjiu glanced at Yang Linfu and asked, "You just said that this Gaimu City is a county town? How do you say it?

At this time, Yang Linfu had already put life and death aside, so he simply talked and said: "In ancient times, when King Goguryeo first decided to Liaodong, he used five tribes to divide the country into Liaodong and governed the country with cities. Later, Goguryeo's national strength became stronger and stronger, claiming to have 176 cities and 697,000 households, so it was changed to the system of counties. The whole country was still divided into five divisions. Before, the five divisions were mattresses, which could be compared to the governors, and the city where they were stationed could be the prefect, and the city where they were stationed was the county town, and the city where they were stationed was the county town."

"The prefect, this city of Gaimu is comparable to a county city."

Yang Linfu shook his head. At that time, Liaodong City was the camp in the west, and Taizuo of the west used this as a prefecture city, using more than 10,000 soldiers to resist the 300,000 troops of the Sui Dynasty. For a month and a half, until Yang Xuangan rebelled, and the Gaimu City in front of him would not be inferior to Liaodong City. Li Chongjiu had 16,000 troops without any assistance from siege equipment, and wanted to capture...

Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "So that's it. There are 176 cities in Goguryeo, 697,000 households, and 1 households in the peak of our Sui Dynasty."

Seeing that Li Chongjiu didn't hear any hidden meaning, Yang Linfu shook his head, but followed his topic and said: "No, this is not the case. It also includes the two divisions of the Marine and Khitan, which were vassals of Goguryeo, which also had a population of hundreds of thousands. At that time, the kings of Goguryeo repeatedly attacked Baekje, Silla, Baekje, and Silla, and the kings of our country asked for help from the Sui Dynasty, saying that once the two countries were destroyed, the territory of Goguryeo could reach the coastal sun, and then they would inevitably invade the west, intending to compete with China."

"After hearing about this, the old emperor agreed, so when he was old, Gao Yang, Duke of Qi, led an army of 300,000 to attack Goguryeo, but due to the epidemic, he lost tenth troops. Today, when my son inherited the ambition of the previous emperor and attacked Goguryeo three times, my Sui Dynasty lost one million troops, but Goguryeo was definitely not a good time, and his national strength was greatly damaged."

Li Chongjiu also showed a deep expression of agreement. Before the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the Northern Di on the Mongolian grassland was a major disaster in the Central Plains dynasty, but after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Liaodong replaced it, and even the Xianbei originated in Liaodong. Therefore, Yang Guang wanted to destroy Goguryeo and eliminate future troubles for his descendants, not to do it recklessly.

Speaking of this, Yang Linfu sighed and said, "I have fought in Liaodong for half my life, and my three sons have been in Liaodong. Now, in the twilight years, if I have a lifetime, I can see Goguryeo destruction, I will be smiling, but the prefect cannot fight like this."

Speaking of this, Yang Linfu held his face in his hands and sighed heavily. I wonder if he thought of his three sons.

Li Chongjiu looked at Yang Linfu and said, "Linfu, I promise you that in your lifetime, you will definitely see Goguryeo destruction for one day." After that, Li Chongjiu turned over and left, and the heavy rain had stopped at this time, and dark clouds were rolling in the sky, forcing people to come.

After the heavy rain cleared, Li Chongjiu's more than 10,000 cavalry immediately swept across the city like a hurricane.

The Goguryeo people were called city people in the city, and in the wild, they were called valley people. There were several villages in the valley, and the valley was under the jurisdiction of the mattress.

The place where Gaimu City is located is quite rich, with countless villages around it. A green crop in the field becomes the best sign of the village. Wherever there are crops, there must be villages. However, Li Chongjiu's cavalry came very quickly, and the cavalrymen along the crops and river valleys were searched along the mountains without missing any trace.

Although the Goguryeo people received warnings from the war, they still had no time to retreat to the deep mountains. In the seventh year of Daye, when the Sui army conquered Liao, Yizhi Wende adopted a strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the fields, forcibly moving the Gumin to the deep mountains or Pyongyang, so the 300,000 Sui troops had no supplies. However, this time Li Chongjiu came suddenly, and the Goguryeo people had no time to respond. As soon as the people got the news, a large group of cavalry had surrounded the village.

The Goguryeo people were very fierce and even in this situation, they still resisted. When the Goguryeo Valley people who refused to obey were all cut by their sabers, all the remaining people were captured. Their villages were then looted. Their villagers were driven toward Gaimu City by cavalry.

Two days later, 30,000 unarmed Goguryeo people, driven by tens of thousands of cavalrymen, appeared under the city of Gaimu City.
Chapter completed!