Duan Wenjin, who attacked Buyeo City, faced Goguryeo's northern leader, Goguryeo's younger brother, Goyangseong.
In Liaodong City, it was Gao Jianwu, the brother of King Gaoyuan of Goguryeo and a great Westerner.
Wei Xuan's Eastern Route Army faced the Eastern lord Yuan Taizuo, who was Molizhi of Goguryeo. Molizhi's position was equivalent to the prime minister, the highest official position beyond the prime minister, and Yuan Taizuo was the famous Yuan Taizuo.
Ge Suwen's father.
On the Wugu Fortress side, the one whom Mai Tiezhang wanted to hit was Eulji Mundeok, the supreme commander of Pyongyang's defense line and Prime Minister.
Zhu Longsheng's elite infantry of less than 3,000 men were surrounded on the plain outside the Aihe Pier. The ranger responsible for detecting surrounding intelligence discovered this situation and urgently reported it to Mai Tiezhang.
"It seems that Dingfang's guess is correct. The main enemy force in Wugu City is not in the city. They are going to fight guerrillas and consume us," Mai Tiezhang frowned after receiving the military report.
It is difficult for him to divide his troops to rescue Zhu Longsheng now, because all the troops are building a defense line and cannot withdraw to either side.
Shi Wanbao was very anxious, because Zhu Longsheng was his favorite general. He was surrounded by more than 10,000 enemy troops. Life or death was uncertain. Those were all his soldiers. He could not just watch his troops being defeated.
"Give me two thousand people and I will rescue them," Shi Wanbao said.
This man has been learning from his elder brother Shi Wansui since he was a child. However, Shi Wansui seems to be reckless, but is actually careful. Shi Wanbao cannot do that.
Mai Tiezhang shook his head: "This rescue operation has a high risk of disaster. As a general, you cannot take this risk. Let Meng Cai go."
The elder Mai Mengcai stood up and said: "General, I am willing to go. Our army has the advantage of weapons and equipment. The battle the day before Zhu Longsheng proved that our army is invincible. I am willing to lead two thousand heavy cavalry to guide Zhu Yaguan to break out of the encirclement."
"No, Zhu Longsheng underestimated the enemy and advanced so rashly that he was surrounded. It was my failure to discipline him. It's my fault. Let me make up for it," Shi Wanbao said.
Su Lie suddenly said: "Stop arguing. You two have your own defenses and are not allowed to leave without authorization. My job is to provide guerrilla support. I should do this job. Time is tight and there is no time to say more. Please give the order to the manager."
"Okay!" Mai Tiezhang said decisively: "Let's go quickly. I'll order Meng Cai, Zhong Cai, and Ji Cai to lead their troops to pretend to attack Fenghuang Mountain as a countermeasure."
Su Lie nodded, left the military tent, mounted his horse and returned to headquarters to mobilize the cavalry.
To save people, you need to ride heavily. If you don't break the formation, you won't be able to save people.
After all the two thousand guards were armored, Su Lie took this elite Sui cavalry and ran towards the Aihe Pier.
In the wilderness, Zhu Longsheng was really panicked this time. He was careless and hurriedly marched, and was driven into a wilderness by three groups of cavalry.
This was the result of his ignorance of the terrain. If he had known that this was a plain, he would not have retreated this way even if he was killed. Now, the dense enemy troops surrounding them had already surrounded them.
No matter how good the weapons are, they cannot withstand the disparity in military strength.
"If I can escape this scene, how much credit will I have?" Zhu Longsheng laughed at himself.
The soldier beside him had a solemn expression: "Most of the people we bumped into were the main force of Wugu City. Even General Manager Mai came to rescue him personally. It is impossible to escape from this encounter. The hearts of the soldiers are now unstable, and the general needs to step in to appease them."
Zhu Longsheng nodded, jumped on a baggage truck, raised his arms and shouted:
"My sons, we are dead this time."
The first sentence made the surrounding guards dumbfounded? What? No one came to save us? I don’t want to die, I haven’t married yet.
Then, Zhu Longsheng continued to shout:
"If we die, our heads, ears, and noses will be cut off by these barbarians, but your parents, wives, and children back home depend on our fighting for food and clothing. If we die, General Shi will take credit from us.
General Shi also has General Manager Mai, General Manager Li, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Therefore, brothers, don’t worry about this posthumous matter. Tie up all the hometown soil you are carrying and remember it.
The ghosts are going west, and I will lead the way for you."
After saying that, Zhu Longsheng held a spear and struck it on the shield:
"Whether your son will be as cowardly as you, just depends on what happens now, beat the drum and cheer me up!"
His words were just to deceive the guards who came from the lower class. As long as they came from a big family, he couldn't deceive them. My parents, wife and children are living a good life, and I don't want to die.
Most of the leaders of the Sui Dynasty Military Mansion had backgrounds. Zhu Longsheng was an old subordinate of Shi Wansui.
The Goguryeo army swimming around the periphery has begun to form formations. It is surrounded by wind and rain in all directions. Judging from the scene alone, there is no possibility of breaking out.
This time, at such a high cost to surround this lone army, Eulji Wende naturally had a purpose, just for the magic weapons of the Sui army.
This is where Liaodong suffers. Since I can't build it, I'll rob it.
Therefore, after Eulji Mundeok fell from Liaodong City, he made up his mind not to engage in battle with the enemy's main force, but to divide and encroach on it and accumulate strength.
The enemy's large formation, combined with infantry and cavalry, was already heading towards Zhu Longsheng. They were surrounded by enemies on all sides, and they could not save any side that was hit. They could only risk their lives and risk their lives.
But Zhu Longsheng is willing to risk his life, but some people are not.
A brigade commander named Wei Mao led his troops to break out from the east wing.
As soon as he broke through, the formation was in chaos, and everyone else followed in his direction to break out.
Zhu Longsheng's expression changed drastically: "You bitch, I treat you badly, how dare you harm my soldiers?"
He led his bodyguards around him, chased and killed several generals, trying to suppress the momentum, but it was no use, the collapse was complete.
After all, Zhu Long still can't suppress this group of people. If it were Shi Wansui, look at who among them would dare to run away.
Seeing that the defeat was certain, Zhu Longsheng sighed helplessly and said to his followers:
"Even if we go back like this, we won't have the shame to see General Shi. You and I were both brought out by Taiping Gong (Shi Wansui), and we have to die in a certain way."
After saying that, Zhu Longsheng lined up his 700 men in formation, shouted loudly, and took the initiative to charge towards the enemy.
It was at this time that the familiar sounds of drums, cymbals, bamboo pipes, and horns came from the two directions of due north and northeast.
Under the sun, the bright silver armor shone with a cold light, and the sharp horse blades were held in the hands of the knights. Two Sui armored cavalry came from two directions, like gods descending to earth, and began to break the formation.
Su Lie ran into a thousand heavy cavalry led by Yang Yuanqing on the way south. After the two armies joined together, they rushed straight towards the Aihe River.
Li Jing also received military information, so he sent Yang Yuanqing to rescue him. This guy didn't feel that he had too few manpower at all. Instead, he felt that by attacking more with less, I wanted to earn the most military merit.
When charging into the formation with heavy cavalry, you cannot stop. You must keep running and kill wherever you go.
The two groups of cavalry were extremely powerful and almost instantly penetrated Goguryeo's outer defense line. They swam around like two long snakes, and none of the Goguryeo cavalry could stop them.
Eulji Mundeok was extremely cautious, knowing that the chance to achieve maximum results had disappeared, and he expected that the enemy's heavy cavalry would attack Wu Gu and Fenghuang Mountain.
So he ordered the withdrawal of troops.
What comes is steady, and what comes out is steady.
Su Lie did not pursue him, but Yang Yuanqing led a thousand men to pursue him, and his record was brilliant.
Zhu Longsheng survived the catastrophe and immediately led people to chase Wei Mao. He had to kill this bastard himself, otherwise he would not be able to swallow this breath.
The group of people led by Wei Mao knew in their hearts that if they disobeyed orders in battle, it would be difficult for the gods to save them, so they ran away like crazy.
If you run in a group, you will easily be caught up. If you run randomly, you may still have a chance to survive.
"General Su, the prison guard Wei Mao has rebelled and defected. Please capture him," Zhu Longsheng shouted towards Su Lie who was returning from a distance.
He couldn't catch up with Wei Mao on two legs, so he had to ask Su Lie for help.
With a grim look on his face, Su Lie led his troops in pursuit. It took him two full hours to drive more than 400 defecting guards to one place. Knowing that they could not escape, these people threw away their weapons and surrendered.
Wei Mao was escorted in front of Zhu Longsheng. Looking at his boss with a fierce look on his face, Wei Mao hurriedly said: "I am Xiaoyao Gongfang. My father has meritorious service and I can atone for my crime."
"No crime is worth escaping from battle," Zhu Long raised his hand and raised his knife, killing Wei Mao on the spot.
Then, Zhu Longsheng looked at Su Lie: "These people are all the Paoze brothers who followed me out of the pass. Now they are all sentenced to death, but I hope to leave their bodies intact."
Su Lie said coldly: "Escort these people to General Manager Mai's military tent and wait for their fate."
Zhu Longsheng nodded.
When he came out this time, 4,000 men first fought against the enemy's heavy cavalry, and then were surrounded by the enemy's main force. Including the defectors, there were only more than 600 people left, and they were no longer able to attack the dock.
Under the escort of Su Lie, Zhu Longsheng led the remaining troops back south.
And Yang Yuanqing also withdrew his troops. In the enemy formation with more than 10,000 heavy cavalry, he felt like entering an uninhabited country and killed more than 300 enemies, which was a brilliant achievement in battle.
After he sent a cavalry to say hello to Su Lie, he led his troops back to Li Jing.
Eulji Mundeok, who was retreating to Ogu, received news that the enemy was attacking Phoenix Mountain Fortress.
"Ten thousand people are attacking Phoenix Mountain. This is a feint attack. Don't pay attention to him. If Mai Tiezhang doesn't concentrate his main force, he won't be able to attack Phoenix Mountain at all. Now this Sui Army infantry regiment has been crippled by us. This is good.
As a result of the battle, the enemy has the advantage of having soldiers and armor, so I should take advantage of it slowly and gradually consume it, which is the best strategy."
Damo Da Yumoju of Wugu City said: "Is there really no need to station troops at the dock?"
"No, just a few hundred soldiers left behind. As soon as they see most of the Sui army, they will set fire to the boats. I'll see how they can cross the Yalu River."
Yu Moju frowned and said, "In this case, we have no way out."
Eulji Mundeok said with a smile: "Without a retreat, we must fight to the death. Everyone wants to retreat, so how can we fight? Ugu is already the last fortified city in the north of Chang'an City (Pyongyang). Even if it is lost, it will be lost all over the city.
You have to die to lose it."
Yu Moju sighed inwardly, it would be bad luck to follow such a commander in chief, wouldn't he leave a way out for himself?
Even if Wu Gu is lost, isn't there still Sa Shui behind him? The main force of the royal city is all there.