Chen Guang shouted lucky and wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead. He knew that this must be the brothers in the woods who saw that their situation was critical, deliberately alarmed Su Bi and attracted the patrol soldiers.

But they were actually in a semi-exposed state. Chen Guang did not hesitate and led two hundred soldiers to run along the city wall towards the west gate.

Mou Wende also heard the sound of the birds singing. He quickly walked to the north wall and looked at the woods in confusion. The birds were actually alarmed. There must be something hidden in the woods. He felt something wrong in his heart. The soldiers from the grain ship were abnormal. Now there was something moving in the woods. Has the Sui army arrived?

At this moment, a shrill scream suddenly came from the riverside. Mou Wende suddenly turned around and heard that this was the voice of the deputy city lord. He turned around and ran towards the city gate, shouting, "Close the city gate!"

Then there were a series of screams. The deputy city lord and his men discovered that the soldiers were not Goguryeo. They turned around and fled and were shot and killed by the Sui soldiers who rushed up.

There was a chaos outside the city gate, and countless civilians and soldiers rushed into the city. Someone stumbled and shouted and ran away: "They are the Sui army! They are the Sui army!"

The city gate was even more panicked, and the gate began to close, but too many people rushed into the city. They blocked the city gate and could not close it.

At this moment, hundreds of Sui soldiers suddenly emerged from the darkness on the left side of the city gate. They had extremely strong combat power and instantly killed dozens of Goguryeo soldiers blocked in front and rushed into the city.

The city was in chaos, and the civilians trampled on each other, scrambling to enter the city. The crying, shouting, screaming, and screaming were accompanied by the squeaking gate. There were three hundred Sui army scouts in the middle. Some of them stood against the city gate, and the other one rushed into the city.

The harsh alarm bell rang on the top of the city, "Dang! Dang! Dang!", and the city lord Mou Wende led hundreds of people to rush down from the top of the city, and happened to meet Chen Guang and a hundred subordinates who were storming into the city. The two sides fought fiercely at the gate of the city.

At this time, horns kept ringing outside the city, and 1,200 Sui soldiers rushed out of the ship. Then, Sui warships appeared in the dark night. Tens of thousands of Sui soldiers, led by the old general Huer, rushed off the ship and rushed to Wugu City. Wugu City fell amid the shouts of killing.

Two days later, Zhang Xuan led tens of thousands of troops to land on more than 600 warships at the mouth of Yalu River. Zhang Xuan then ordered Xu Shiji and Lai Huer to lead 10,000 troops each and march into the domestic city two hundred miles upstream on 300 warships. There were only 1,000 defenders in the domestic city, and the city was not difficult to attack, and it was easy to capture the domestic city, but Zhang Xuan was considering capturing the new city and the Liaodong city, and cutting off the retreat of the Goguryeo army that invaded Liaodong from behind.

On the day Xu Shiji and Lai Hu'er set off, Zhang Xuan left behind Fang Xuanling's Sui army to command Ya Lushui, and he himself led an army of 30,000 to advance to Liaodong City.

Zhang Xuan's strategy was very clear. He temporarily gave up attacking Pyongyang, but instead concentrated his troops to annihilate the 70,000 Goguryeo troops invading Liaodong, and pushed the control to the Yalujiang line to ensure the safety of the Liaodong Peninsula by land.

At the same time, in order to restrain the Goguryeo army in Pyongyang and try to prevent them from going north to rescue, Zhang Xuan ordered Qi Liang and Zhou Meng to lead 5,000 troops and 200 warships to cruise on the water south of Pyongyang, clearing all ships on the water surface, controlling the water, seriously threatening the safety of Pyongyang City.

In front of the Pyongyang royal palace, a carriage ran towards him quickly. As soon as the carriage stopped, the door was pushed open and there was no need for support. Yuan Taizuo walked out of the carriage and hurried into the palace.

In the hall, Quan Huan was reporting the disadvantages of the situation to King Gao Yuan of Yingyang. "Just, there are only 200 warships on the water. Considering that the warships still have to carry supplies, there are only more than 10,000 troops at most. This is not like attacking Pyongyang, and the situation may not be good!"

"You mean, Zhang Xuan is not actually planning to attack Pyongyang. Is that what it means?" Gao Yuan asked with a slit opening of a slit on his swollen eyelids.

At this time, a low voice came from Your Highness, "Your Majesty is right, we have completely misled Zhang Xuan's intention!"

Yuan Taizuo's burly body appeared at the gate of the hall. He was wearing a black robe, which made his face pale, like a piece of jade that had lost its luster, with only a pair of eyes still as sharp as before.

When Quan Huan saw him coming in, he immediately stood up and stood aside from a distance, his eyes becoming cold.

Yuan Taizuo was not in the mood to care about Quan Huan's attitude. He stepped forward and bowed, "Weichen just got the news that the Sui army had captured Wugu City. Weichen dared to assert that Zhang Xuan is now in Wugu City."

"How did Lord Mo Lizhi get the news about Wugu City?" Gao Yuan asked.

"Several soldiers had just escaped from Wugu City, and they brought news of the fall of Wugu City."

"So, the warships on the Yushui River are not the main force of the Sui army?"

"No! They are just coming to threaten Pyongyang and restrain our troops from heading north."

At this time, Quan Huan next to him said coldly: "I remember clearly that Lord Mo Lizhi once swore that if the Sui army wanted to attack us, it would definitely divide the troops from two groups, one by one, and one by one, and one by one, and one by Pyongyang. Why didn't we come to Pyongyang now?"

Yuan Taizuo turned around and glared at Quan Huan, "The Sui army attacked Goguryeo three times, and they all rushed from Beishe City to Pyongyang. This is their usual route of military service. I also judged it based on experience. Who would have thought that Zhang Xuan would give up Pyongyang and kill him at Yalushui?"

"So Lord Mo Lizhi didn't have to be so sure at the beginning, and finally let us make a mistake in the deployment!"

Yuan Taizuo was furious and stared at Quan Huan viciously and said, "Everyone can say sarcastic words. Why didn't you object when you made the decision? Why didn't you foresee that Zhang Hyun was not attacking Pyongyang? Now that you can say such words prove your wisdom?"

"Okay! Don't fight in the internal affairs anymore."

Gao Yuan interrupted their argument unhappily and said in a long voice: "It's over, and I can only make up for it. Tell me what to do!"

Quan Huan snorted, turned his head, and Yuan Taizuo said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Zhang Xuan's strategy must be to concentrate troops against our 70,000 troops in Liaodong. We must support it, otherwise the 70,000 troops will inevitably be wiped out."

"You're actually just worried about your son-"

Quan Huan just sarcastically said, but Gao Yuan waved his hand to stop him. He winked at Quan Huan and signaled him not to stimulate Yuan Taizuo anymore. Quan Huan ignored Yuan Taizuo who was glaring at him and slowly closed his eyes.

Gao Yuan then said to Yuan Taizuo: "With the meaning of Lord Mo Lizhi, how should we help?"

"First of all, the army must go north to seize Wugu City or domestic city, and then open up the passage between them and Liaodong. The army's retreat will be available. We recommend that we immediately send 50,000 troops north to meet the Liaodong army retreat."

Gao Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I have two questions. First, which one should we take back Wugucheng or domestic city, or should we seize both? The second doubt is, once the 50,000 army heads north, who will protect Pyongyang? If Zhang Xuan turns around and attacks Pyongyang, how can we deal with it?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. We will send 50,000 troops north, and Pyongyang still has 20,000 troops. With these 20,000 troops and mobilize the people to help, we can still defend Pyongyang City. Once Zhang Xuan's army turns south again, we will be more sure of regaining the lost land and receiving the army. As long as the army comes back, Pyongyang's danger will be resolved. As for the first question, I think it is better to regain Wugu City."

"Why is Wugu City? I think it's easier to capture domestic cities." Gao Yuan asked in confusion.

Yuan Taizuo hesitated slightly and said, "Your way to Wugu City is an official road, which is beneficial to our grain trucks to follow. After all, it is a 50,000 army, and the logistics supply task is very heavy. Going to the domestic city requires crossing mountains and ridges. The road is difficult and the grain trucks are difficult to travel. Moreover, the domestic city is not much better than Wugu City. We weigh the pros and cons, but Weichen still thinks it is more realistic to retake Wugu City."

At this time, Quan Heng, who had been silent, said: "Your Majesty, if you leave one day late, the general of the Yizhi branch will be more dangerous. Although there is a risk in opening a rescue channel, we must do it. Otherwise, after Zhang Xuan wiped out the Liaodong army, he would turn around and attack Pyongyang. At that time, we may have the worries of destroying the country...

Yuan Taizuo did not expect Quan Huan to help him speak at a critical moment. He was really surprised, but then he thought that there was no end to the collapse of the nest. Quan Huan was actually considering his family, so it was not surprising that he agreed with his suggestion.

Yuan Taizuo quickly added: "In addition, Weichen has another plan, which can ask Gao Lie to inform their forces in the Central Plains, encourage Li Yuan to take advantage of the situation to attack Hebei, and force Zhang Xuan not to fight for a long time in Liaodong. This is a plan to surround Wei and save Zhao. Please adopt it!"

Quan Huan's worries about destroying the country moved Gao Yuan, and Gao Yuan nodded, "Since that's the case, you two will discuss how to send troops and report the final plan to me."

Yuan Taizuo received the agreement and said goodbye first. Quan Huan and Yuan Taizuo walked away, and then slowly said to Gao Yuan: "Your Majesty, we will leave 20,000 troops in the end. We and Yuan Taizuo will each leave 10,000. For the specific generals leading the army, I can oppose Jian Wuqi leading the army, because he was captured by the Sui army. In this way, Yuan Taizuo must have left Jian Wuqi to command the army, but Jian Wuqi is actually my own person. In this way, he will lose all his strength in Pyongyang. Do you understand what the weak minister means?"

Gao Yuan's eyes narrowed suddenly widened, "You want to-"
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