Chapter 92: Three Thousand Breaks Twenty Thousand (2)
But he said that Yang Siqi led his army to break through the "rebel" camp. He was very excited, but he was not dazzled by the victory at last. He still had a certain sense of caution in his heart. He didn't sleep at all that night. He just lay down and went to the camp.
It's time for a night patrol.
Fortunately, he managed to save his life and did not lose his life in a confused way like the general with the surname Gao.
When Yang Siqi was about to return after inspecting the camp, he suddenly saw a fire in the Chinese army tent. He was shocked and immediately ordered the soldiers to go put out the fire.
However, he didn't expect that in just the blink of an eye, the fire spread to the surrounding tents. The flames soared in an instant and were difficult to extinguish.
In addition, several unrelated places also suddenly caught fire. The nearby sergeants wanted to search for the arsonist, but found no one, so they had no choice but to put out the fire first.
What made Yang Siqi cry the most was that the defensive equipment originally piled in the camp, including horses, antlers, firewood and other items, instead became tools to start the fire, causing the fire to grow bigger and bigger, and the flames shot into the sky.
It is extremely difficult to extinguish it.
As the fire became more and more intense, some soldiers of the Goguryeo Army saw that it was difficult to extinguish it, so they began to actively put out the fire and then fled from the flames, preparing to leave the camp. Only then did they realize that there was a fire all around them.
It is very difficult to escape from the sea of fire.
But at this time, the only way to die was to be trapped inside, so these soldiers didn't care about anything else. They all found a way and tried their best to escape. Some rushed into the sea of fire and were burned to death, and some were lucky.
The soldiers who rushed through the sea of fire unfortunately fell into the horse trap and were stabbed to death by the sharp swords and spears inside. The screams could not be heard.
At this time, the Goguryeo army was in chaos, and countless people were killed in a stampede. Later, someone discovered that the fire at the east gate was small and the chance of escape was relatively high, so they shouted excitedly.
This shout caused the Goguryeo army to fall into complete chaos. Many soldiers fought against their fellow soldiers in order to fight for their way out. Suddenly, many Goguryeo soldiers were seen killing each other. Yang Siqi had little prestige in the army.
, which makes it even more uncontrollable.
Fortunately, the soldiers around Yang Siqi were loyal and brave. They formed a formation at the critical moment, slashed and killed the rushing soldiers, and then took the opportunity to carve out a bloody path and protected Yang Siqi from escaping from the east gate of the camp.
When Yang Siqi escaped from the camp and looked inside, his vision suddenly went dark and he almost fainted, because 70% to 80% of his 18,000 troops and horses died in the fire.
There were only two to three thousand soldiers, and all of them were dejected and had no fighting spirit. How could this be an elite Goguryeo army? They were clearly just a bunch of zombies.
"Go back to the camp and reorganize the troops. After all, our army still has 2,000 people in the base camp. Plus these sergeants around us, if there are still 4,000 or 5,000 people after training, we will not be less than the opponent in terms of number. At least we can still
Make sure we retreat safely. If you all flee, I'm afraid you will end up dead and have no other way out." Looking at the depressed sergeants, Yang Siqi also lamented in his heart, but after all, he is the commander of an army and the backbone of all soldiers.
We couldn't give up easily at this time, so we had to swallow our worries, reorganize our troops, and prepare to return to the military camp.
Unexpectedly, they had just walked four or five miles when they heard a cry of killing coming from behind. When they took a closer look, they turned out to be the "rebels" they were chasing after. Only then did Yang Siqi suddenly realize that there was a fire tonight.
It was not an accident, but a deliberate move by the rebels.
"The Sumo rebels have always been just brave and reckless men who are not good at military strategies. Why did they come up with such a vicious plan today? Could it be that there is an expert behind the scenes? Or, this so-called rebel is not a Sumo person at all, but...
…Tang people?”
Yang Siqi felt more and more that his guess was correct, and he couldn't help but feel frightened. At this time, an enemy general behind him shouted loudly: "General, listen, I am the general manager of the march of Liaodong Road in the Tang Dynasty, King Zhou Xian. Now,
Leading an army of 100,000 people to come here, how can you dare to compete with the sun and the moon for the light of a candle? If you know what to do, surrender quickly and save the lives of your wife and children. Otherwise, you will definitely kill the Yier tribe."
"Ah?" Although only a few people in Yang Siqi's army heard the man shouting, when they heard that the other party had gathered a hundred thousand troops, the enemy army could not be seen clearly in the dark night, and they could only hear the thunder of horse hooves. From this sound
It sounded like there were at least tens of thousands of war horses. I expected that even though the other party was exaggerating, their numbers were far beyond what we could match, so everyone became frightened and uneasy. At this time, they saw another enemy general holding a gun and riding on horseback to kill him.
When they came over, they didn't dare to resist at all, so they immediately scattered and fled. Some who couldn't escape didn't dare to resist, so they immediately threw away their weapons and raised their hands to surrender.
At this time, Yang Siqi didn't care about gathering his soldiers. Under the protection of his own soldiers, he ran all the way and arrived at his camp. When he saw that his camp was brightly lit and still as quiet as when he left, he sighed quietly.
tone.
No matter what, I finally escaped this time. I believe that with the hundreds of personal guards in my hands, plus the more than 2,000 people left behind, I can stop the enemy's attack. Fortunately, I have always been cautious, and I have also built a camp.
There are many defensive fortifications, otherwise, even the last chance of life may be cut off by the enemy.
"Open the door quickly, General Yang will lead his troops back." When they arrived at the gate of their camp, even the soldiers became arrogant and shouted loudly to everyone in the camp.
But something surprising happened. There was a sound of piercing the sky, and dozens of people screamed and fell off their horses in an instant.
"What are you trying to do? Are you planning to rebel?" Yang Siqi couldn't help but get angry, and shouted loudly while retreating.
But seeing the gate of the camp being opened, one of the generals laughed and said: "Today your camp belongs to the Tang Dynasty. General Xue Ne, the general of Jingzhao Mansion of the Tang Dynasty, is here. If you don't dismount and surrender, we will wait for you."
when?"
"This man is actually a general of the Tang Dynasty! No wonder he is so powerful, and he resorted to many tricks to make our army lose so miserably."
"I didn't expect that the Tang army has already attacked this place. If so, what chance do we have of winning?"
"The Tang army's tactics were indeed astonishing. They burned more than 10,000 of our troops to death in a single fire, and also divided their troops to occupy our camp. How could we survive in this way?"
"Why are you still waiting here? Run away quickly."
After hearing that it was the Tang army that burned down the camp today and divided their troops to occupy their base camp, all the Goguryeo army lieutenants were frightened, and hundreds of people immediately dispersed like birds and beasts.
However, the Tang army did not intend to let them go. They only heard the sound of the horn. Xue Ne had already led his soldiers to rush out from the camp, killing the fleeing Goguryeo soldiers like chopping melons and vegetables, and chased ten
Don't give up until there are more than 10 miles left.
Yang Siqi was able to escape the catastrophe only after his personal guards fought desperately to protect him. After the Tang army retreated, he saw that there were only a dozen cavalry around him. He couldn't help but burst into tears because he accidentally fell into the Tang army's trick and lost 20,000 soldiers.
The army was completely dead and wounded. How should he explain to Da MoLiZhi? How should he explain to his late father?
"Yang Siqi, Yang Siqi, you claim to be proficient in the art of war, but you were defeated so miserably. Are you worthy of those loyal soldiers? How can you live in this world?" Yang Siqi laughed wildly and said while laughing, and at the same time, he held his hand in his hand.
The spear was turned upside down, and he was ready to stab into the belly with all his strength, but unexpectedly, he was hugged desperately by the guards around him.
I saw a personal guard crying and saying: "General, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. As long as the general learns his lesson, there may not be a chance of a comeback in the future. In the past, when the minister died, Duke Wen of Jin was happy. The general should not do this. Those who hate relatives and those who hate enemies will be happy."
It’s something.”
When Yang Siqi heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "Gao Sheji, I know that all of you are loyal and brave men, but I also have self-knowledge. Gao Sheji compares me to the general of Chu who has become a minister. How can I match this? Alas, I know that you are all loyal and brave men.
, I will think very highly of myself when I go to Japan, but now I know that the so-called war cannot be achieved by reading a few military books. If I really compare with the figures of the Southern Dynasties, I can compare with Zhao Kuo, who talked about military affairs on paper, and Ma Di, who lost the street pavilion. More
What's more, I have caused the loss of 20,000 of our troops today, resulting in a serious shortage of frontline defenders. The country is about to perish, and is there any chance of a comeback?"
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard in front of them. It was already daylight. Everyone turned around and saw smoke and dust billowing. The enemy cavalry was chasing them. Everyone was startled and prepared to run away, but they saw that the enemy had already dispersed.
Come, they have been trapped in the core in just a blink of an eye.
"Who are you?" At this point, Yang Siqi knew that death was inevitable. Instead, he abandoned the fear in his heart, stood there solemnly, looked at the enemy general, and asked loudly.
But he saw the enemy general laughing and saying: "This is our General Youwuwei of the Tang Dynasty, the general manager of the march of Liaodong Road. The seventh son of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, King Zhou Xian, was ordered to send out surprise troops to attack Pyongyang City. You are also
Who is he? Although he has been defeated so far, he still retains his grace, but he also has the air of a general."
"It turns out that your Excellency is Zhou Wangxian. I didn't expect to come here. It seems that you are the leader of the Tang Army here. Last night, you carried out the empty city plan, burned down your own camp, and then profited from my base camp. It was all done by your own hand."
?" Yang Siqi looked at Li Xian steadily and sighed softly.
"You also know about the Empty City Strategy? You seem to have extraordinary knowledge. I don't know who his name is?" Li Xian asked this person's name before, just casually, but now that he actually mentioned the Empty City Strategy, he couldn't help but feel slightly surprised, because this
There was no book like Romance of the Three Kingdoms at that time, and the Three Kingdoms drama did not appear. Being able to know about the Empty City Strategy meant that the other party must have read a lot of books. It was precisely because of this that he asked the other party's name again.
But I heard the other party say with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, Yang Siqi, is Yang Siqi, the chief officer under the command of the Goguryeo general Yuon Nanchan. Although he has studied for several years, he dare not claim to be knowledgeable. Otherwise, he would not have been defeated today. Since you are the commander-in-chief of the Tang army,
, We meet today, and I know that I am unlucky. If you want to kill or behead me, please do as you please. Even though I am defeated, my integrity must not be lost. In the future, I will not be embarrassed to see my father under the Nine Springs."