Chapter 286 Soldiers approaching Sashui
Galan announced the secret of the first Eastern Expedition to defeat, focusing on Yizhi Wende's strategy, with the aim of warning his subordinates to learn from bloody lessons, encourage them to defeat Yizhi Wende in the decisive battle, avenge the dead imperial soldiers, and wash away the shame suffered by the Emperor's team on the Eastern Expedition with an unprecedented victory.
It is precisely because of the first Eastern Expedition that the 300,000 imperial soldiers were buried on both sides of the Sashui River, and because a thick layer of haze always enveloped the Imperial Team, whether the Imperial Expeditionary Force can cross the Sashui River again with the courage to move forward will become the key to who can win the final victory of this war.
At a critical moment, Galan unified the ideas of the Long Guard generals, reached a consensus on forcing the crossing of Sashui, and quickly changed and advanced the course of the war.
On May 12, the Dragon Guard Force forced the crossing of the Sa River.
As Galan expected, after a little resistance, the Goguryeo people quickly retreated and made a stance to lure the enemy into the deep.
On the same day, Yang Gongren and Cui Xun received a report from Galan. Cui Xun was very angry, but facing Galan who was rebellious, arrogant and domineering, he could only shake his head and smile bitterly, and had no choice but to do anything.
The purpose of Galan's forced crossing of Sashui was very simple. He forced Yang Gongren and Cui Xun to rush to the Sashui battlefield with the life and death of the Dragon Guards, and then forced Xue Shixiong to rush to the Sashui battlefield with the life and death of the Expeditionary Front Army. When the main force of the Imperial Expeditionary Force entered the Sashui battlefield by land, Peiping fell into a passive position. Due to the success of military victories of the Imperial ** team, it was meaningless to accept Gao Yuan's surrender. On the contrary, if the Imperial ** team was ordered to capture Pyongyang and capture Gao Yuan, Peiping could fully control the life and death of Goguryeo and then control the entire Far East political situation. In this way, Peiping won a huge political victory. How to choose the emperor and the palace? The answer is self-evident.
However, this "bottom-up" approach to forcing the palace to force the emperor and the center to change its established strategies with the development of the war situation will inevitably cause extreme dissatisfaction among the emperor and the center. It will inevitably put the crime of disobedience on Yang Gongren and Cui Xun. The matter was done by Galan, but the blame was borne by Yang Gongren and Cui Xun. It can be imagined. The anger in the hearts of these two people.
Yang Gongren looked cold and said nothing. He was prepared for a long time. Although he rejected Galan's suggestion, he could not stop Galan from forcing his crossing to the Sashui River. Today's result was as expected. Next, he and Cui Xun could only accept the strategy of "The Hidden Dragon in the Abyss". With the expectation that he would stay in the northeastern border, he could only strive for the victory of the expedition to the greatest extent in order to win enough merit for himself and win more benefits in the future.
Yang Gongren and Cui Xun urgently summoned Luo Yi, Wang Bian, Xue brothers and other generals of Ying Yanglang and the main subordinates of the military office to discuss the matter of rushing to the Sashui battlefield.
It was shocked to hear that Jialan and the Dragon Guard were forcing the Sashui River, and the generals were disgraceful. What Jialan did was beyond everyone's imagination. No matter how brave Galan was, he did not dare to ignore Yang Gongren and Cui Xun after the Wugu Massacre caused a shocking disaster. He once again ignored Yang Gongren and Cui Xun, ignored the interests of the Selected Front Army, and ignored the life and death of the Dragon Guard Army. Forced to cross the Sashui River, he was in a desperate situation. You must know that if the Dragon Guard Army was wiped out, the Selected Front Army would basically be finished. If the Selected Front Army is finished, the Eastern Expedition will definitely be severely setbacked. The result can be imagined. It can be foreseeable that there must be someone behind Jialan's move.
If what Galan did was from the instructor of the huge forces behind him, then whether it was Yang Gongren, Cui Xun, Xue Shixiong, Li Jing and Zhao Cai, they were actually "calculated". Once the Eastern Expedition was setback, all those who were "calculated" would pay an immeasurable price.
"Ming Gong, it's not appropriate to go late, and the army rushed to the Sashui River immediately, and there is a chance that changes will occur." Luo Yi did not hesitate and was the first to stand up to fight. "I would like to lead the soldiers of Peking to set out first and travel day and night to the Sashui River."
"Good!" Yang Gongren did not dare to hesitate and decisively ordered the regiments of the Selected Front Army to immediately set up camp and run to Sashui as quickly as possible.
That night, Yang Gongren and Cui Xun urgently reported to Xue Shixiong and jointly submitted a report to Peiping, begging the emperor and the central government to urge the main force of the expeditionary naval and land armies to enter the Pyongyang battlefield as quickly as possible.
On May 13, all the Dragon Guards entered the east coast of Sashui. The Goguryeo people fought back, but were all defeated by the Dragon Guards.
On May 14, Galan led his army to advance thirty miles, tearing open the Goguryeo people's blocking battle formation five times.
The Dragon Guard Army won many battles and had a rainbow of morale. The Goguryeo people were defeated repeatedly and failed to defeat the army.
However, because Galan detailed the devastating defeat of the first Eastern Expedition, the generals of the Long Guard Army maintained a high degree of vigilance and clear mind. What they saw was not a defeated Goguryeo army, but a group of beasts lurking outside Pyongyang. Therefore, when the Dragon Guard Army defeated the Goguryeo for the sixth time, Feng Yi, Liu Heita and others found Galan and reminded Galan to slow down and even retreat appropriately for safety reasons.
On May 15, Galan commanded the Dragon Guards to advance twenty miles.
Just as the Goguryeo people were expecting the enemy to fall into the trap, the enemy suddenly turned around and retreated thirty miles as if they had discovered a trap.
Almost at the same time, Yizhi Wende received an urgent report from the scout that the main force of the enemy was arriving on the west coast of Sashui.
On the afternoon of May 15, Luo Yi led the soldiers of Peking to fly, but instead of crossing the river, he camped on the west bank and built a large camp. The flags in the camp were flying, with a grand momentum, as if there were tens of thousands of troops waiting for them.
On May 16, Yang Gongren, Cui Xun and Wang Bian led Huaiyuan soldiers to Sashui, and after the Beiping Army camp, they built a huge camp with five miles of camp.
On the same day, Galan commanded the Long Guard to retreat ten miles, facing each other from the west coast army across Sashui.
On the same day, Yizhi Wende personally rushed to the shore of the Sashui River to investigate the enemy situation. Facing the enemy camp that had been continuously continually stranded on the west bank of the Sashui River, he felt as if he was full of lead.
As for the current situation, the attack of the Imperial Team changed the hesitation and delay of the previous two Eastern Expeditions and made great strides. The Wugu Massacre City hit the fragile psychology of the Goguryeo, and intensified the conflicts within Pyongyang, triggering a bloody coup. The result of the coup was divided into two politically, pushing Gao Yuan and the ministers who followed him to the edge of the cliff. They had no other way out except to sacrifice their lives to fight.
At the moment of life and death of Goguryeo, Gao Yuan's political enemies resolutely abandoned Gao Yuan and used a bloody battle to draw a line with Gao Yuan. They "fend" Middle Earth with their injured bodies and won the trust of the Middle Earth people with their blood. At this point, the Middle Earth people finally successfully split Goguryeo and split Pyongyang. Next, these "righteous" shameless Goguryeo traitors will devote their efforts to help the Middle Earth people destroy Gao Yuan. They will use the power of the Middle Earth people to "save" their Goguryeo and rebuild their Goguryeo Kingdom.
Today's Battle of Sashui is completely different from that of Sashui. Its political, military and even economic background are completely different. Under such circumstances, can the strategy of defeating the Middle-earth people be successfully implemented again?
Eddie Wende sighed to the sky, and he found sadly. Perhaps because of his fear of the future, he was always immersed in the dreams built by the glory of the past. In fact, the strategies of the past were no longer possible. Not only did the Middle-earth people not repeat the same mistakes, but even within Pyongyang. Under the pressure of the Middle-earth soldiers and bloody revenge, the unity of the king and the subjects no longer exist, and unity is even more luxurious. All interest groups do everything for their own interests. Mutiny may erupt again and again in Pyongyang. For Pyongyang, which is in danger today, once there is another betrayal and division within, it will definitely collapse.
Therefore, today there is only one battle. Taking advantage of the fact that the main army of the Middle-earth people had just arrived at Sashui and had not yet established a foothold. Taking advantage of the chaos inside Pyongyang, there was still a trace of vitality, gather all the power of Goguryeo and fight to the death with the Middle-earth people. If you win, you still have the chance to survive and the possibility of subverting the situation. If you lose, Goguryeo will not destroy the country. What is defeated is only Gao Yuan and his followers and their ambitions and their dreams of rising. As long as Goguryeo exists, Goguryeo will persist from generation to generation.
Edzhi Wende was very decisive and immediately changed his defense strategy, changing the "temptation of the enemy to go deeper" to "taking attack instead of defense". He ordered the front-line troops to quickly arrive at the Sashui line to gather. With the natural danger of Sashui and the advantage of Pyongyang Kyoto, he took advantage of the enemy's half-crossing and attacked him at all costs. He also blocked the Middle-Earth people on the west coast of Sashui at all costs.
Only by taking the initiative, only by attacking resolutely, and only by victory can we revitalize morale and bring together the Goguryeo who are split into pieces.
On the night of the 16th, Galan crossed Sashui and rushed to the commander camp of the selection army to meet Yang Gongren and Cui Xun.
"As you wish." Trixun saw Galan, and did not ask him to sit down, sneered blankly, "General, what will happen next? Should we cross the Sashui River and fight the enemy in a decisive battle?"
With one man's strength, Galan dragged the vanguard army to the decisive battlefield, but the vanguard army had limited strength and the food and grass weapons it carried were also limited. The enemy fought at home and had the right time, place and people. The vanguard army had no chance of winning in this battle. However, if the vanguard army did not fight and did not cross the Sashui and entered the decisive battlefield, it would not be possible to force Xue Shixiong, Li Jing and Zhao Cai to lead the main force into the Sashui battlefield.
Galan didn't sit down, but bowed and gave a gift, which was considered an apology.
"Of course the main force cannot cross the river." Galan smiled and said, "I bluffed the front-selling army, pretended to be the main force, and set up troops on the west bank, and hoarded food and grass to cross the river. This could pose a huge threat to Pyongyang and put heavy pressure on the Goguryeo people." Galan opened his five fingers and then clenched his fist hard. "Under the heavy pressure of Pyongyang, the contradictions will inevitably intensify and break out, so the fighter can be at his fingertips."
Cui Xun frowned and thought, after a moment, he asked, "What if the Goguryeo people took the initiative to attack? In the current situation, Gao Yuan actually has no choice but to gamble and fight to the death. If he wins, he can turn the world in an instant."
"Sa Shui is a natural danger." Jialan smiled and said, "If you don't fight, what can he do to me?"
"How could you not fight?" Yang Gongren couldn't help but sneer, "Isn't your purpose to force the Goguryeo people to the battlefield of decisive battle?"
Galan was speechless, with a cunning look on his eyes, and his eyes turned slightly, and immediately changed the subject, "A few days ago, a mutiny occurred in Pyongyang, and some mutiny losers fled to a certain tent. Today, Gao Yuan's younger brother Gao Lin surrendered, and he was the main planner of the mutiny."
Yang Gongren and Cui Xun looked at each other and their expressions became solemn. The appearance of Gao Lin not only won the opportunity for the selection army to fight, but also brought opportunities for the empire to resolve the Far East crisis politically.
=(To be continued...)
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